Barbie, Poor Things and Saltburn were among the winners at the 2024 Costume Designers Guild Awards.
Barbie‘s Jacqueline Durran won excellence in sci-fi/fantasy film while Poor Things‘ Holly Waddington took the excellence in period film award, and Saltburn‘s Sophie Canale received the excellence in contemporary film trophy.
Both Barbie and Poor Things are nominated for the Oscar for best costume design, alongside fellow Cdga nominees Killers of the Flower Moon (Jacqueline West), Napoleon (Janty Yates and Dave Crossman) and Oppenheimer (Ellen Mirojnick).
In the TV categories, Beef, The Great and Ahsoka won excellence in contemporary, period and sci-fi/fantasy television, respectively.
Wendi McLendon-Covey hosted the Cdga Awards, where Annette Bening, Billie Eilish and Francine Jamison-Tanchuck were among the honorees.
Bening received the Spotlight Award, given to an actor whose talent and career personify an enduring commitment to excellence, including an awareness of the role and importance of costume design.
Barbie‘s Jacqueline Durran won excellence in sci-fi/fantasy film while Poor Things‘ Holly Waddington took the excellence in period film award, and Saltburn‘s Sophie Canale received the excellence in contemporary film trophy.
Both Barbie and Poor Things are nominated for the Oscar for best costume design, alongside fellow Cdga nominees Killers of the Flower Moon (Jacqueline West), Napoleon (Janty Yates and Dave Crossman) and Oppenheimer (Ellen Mirojnick).
In the TV categories, Beef, The Great and Ahsoka won excellence in contemporary, period and sci-fi/fantasy television, respectively.
Wendi McLendon-Covey hosted the Cdga Awards, where Annette Bening, Billie Eilish and Francine Jamison-Tanchuck were among the honorees.
Bening received the Spotlight Award, given to an actor whose talent and career personify an enduring commitment to excellence, including an awareness of the role and importance of costume design.
- 2/22/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Barbie” and “Poor Things” led the 26th Costume Designers Guild Awards.
In the excellence in period film category, Oscar nominee Holly Waddington won for her work on “Poor Things.” Jacqueline Durran, who is also an Oscar nominee, was recognized for her work on “Barbie,” winning the excellence in sci-fi/fantasy film award.
In contemporary costume, “Saltburn’s” costume designer Sophie Canale won there.
Shawna Trpcic who passed away last year, posthumously won for her work on the Disney+ show “Ahsoka.”
Wendi McLendon-Covey served as the night’s host. Annette Bening received the Spotlight Award. Bening has worked alongside costume designers such as Albert Wolsky and Julie Weiss, and was recognized for her special awareness of the role and importance of costume design. However, due to Covid, Bening was unable to accept the speech in person.
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck was presented with the career achievement award. She thanked mentors including Ann Roth and Edith Head.
In the excellence in period film category, Oscar nominee Holly Waddington won for her work on “Poor Things.” Jacqueline Durran, who is also an Oscar nominee, was recognized for her work on “Barbie,” winning the excellence in sci-fi/fantasy film award.
In contemporary costume, “Saltburn’s” costume designer Sophie Canale won there.
Shawna Trpcic who passed away last year, posthumously won for her work on the Disney+ show “Ahsoka.”
Wendi McLendon-Covey served as the night’s host. Annette Bening received the Spotlight Award. Bening has worked alongside costume designers such as Albert Wolsky and Julie Weiss, and was recognized for her special awareness of the role and importance of costume design. However, due to Covid, Bening was unable to accept the speech in person.
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck was presented with the career achievement award. She thanked mentors including Ann Roth and Edith Head.
- 2/22/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
We’ve come a long way, baby. But we’re finally ready to start handing out the 2023 Emmy Awards, a full four months after they were initially scheduled. The successful resolutions of two strikes later, the winners of the Creative Arts Emmys will be announced on January 6 (scripted programming) and January 7 (non-scripted programming), starting at 8 p.m. Et, prior to an edited broadcast of the ceremonies airing on Fxx January 13.
Just how long have the 2023 Emmys been in the making? Well, nominees include “The White Lotus,” which hasn’t aired since December 2022. Likewise, Hulu’s “Fire Island,” “Welcome to Chippendales,” and “Hocus Pocus 2” (remember that?!) are all among the TV projects nominated, as well as more recent shows like “Poker Face.”
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards are a helpful bellwether for the Primetime Emmy Awards winners, signaling whether or not we might expect a sweep. And this season brought plenty of critical favorites,...
Just how long have the 2023 Emmys been in the making? Well, nominees include “The White Lotus,” which hasn’t aired since December 2022. Likewise, Hulu’s “Fire Island,” “Welcome to Chippendales,” and “Hocus Pocus 2” (remember that?!) are all among the TV projects nominated, as well as more recent shows like “Poker Face.”
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards are a helpful bellwether for the Primetime Emmy Awards winners, signaling whether or not we might expect a sweep. And this season brought plenty of critical favorites,...
- 1/7/2024
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards saw ‘The Last of Us’, ‘The White Lotus’, ‘The Bear’ and ‘Beef’, gaining momentum as each show picked up big wins at the Awards. ‘The Last of Us’ was by far the dominant favourite with eight wins, reports Variety. ‘The Bear’, Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ and HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’ won four apiece. ‘Beef’ took home three trophies on the first night of the two-night Creative Arts Awards at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
Wins for ‘Last of Us’ included guest actor and actress in a drama series for Nick Offerman and Storm Reid, respectively. The series also won for visual effects, picture editing, sound editing and other key craft categories.
As per Variety, Judith Light prevailed as guest actress in a comedy for ‘Poker Face’ while ‘Ted Lasso’ favourite Sam Richardson took the statuette for guest actor in a comedy. Roku Channel...
Wins for ‘Last of Us’ included guest actor and actress in a drama series for Nick Offerman and Storm Reid, respectively. The series also won for visual effects, picture editing, sound editing and other key craft categories.
As per Variety, Judith Light prevailed as guest actress in a comedy for ‘Poker Face’ while ‘Ted Lasso’ favourite Sam Richardson took the statuette for guest actor in a comedy. Roku Channel...
- 1/7/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
“The Last of Us,” “The White Lotus,” “The Bear” and “Beef” gained momentum Saturday night as each show picked up big wins at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
HBO’s “The Last of Us” was by far the dominant favorite with eight wins. FX’s “The Bear,” Netflix’s “Wednesday” and HBO’s “The White Lotus” won four apiece. Netflix’s “Beef” took home three trophies on the first night of the two-night Creative Arts Awards at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
Wins for “Last of Us” included guest actor and actress in a drama series for Nick Offerman and Storm Reid, respectively. The series also won for visual effects, picture editing, sound editing and other key craft categories.
Judith Light prevailed as guest actress in a comedy for “Poker Face” while “Ted Lasso” favorite Sam Richardson took the statuette for guest actor in a comedy.
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HBO’s “The Last of Us” was by far the dominant favorite with eight wins. FX’s “The Bear,” Netflix’s “Wednesday” and HBO’s “The White Lotus” won four apiece. Netflix’s “Beef” took home three trophies on the first night of the two-night Creative Arts Awards at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
Wins for “Last of Us” included guest actor and actress in a drama series for Nick Offerman and Storm Reid, respectively. The series also won for visual effects, picture editing, sound editing and other key craft categories.
Judith Light prevailed as guest actress in a comedy for “Poker Face” while “Ted Lasso” favorite Sam Richardson took the statuette for guest actor in a comedy.
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- 1/7/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay and Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
The Costume Designers Guild has fashioned the nominees for its 2024 awards.
The two top-grossing live-action films of the year — Barbie and Oppenheimer — will vie in the marquee Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Period Film categories, respectively, along with such awards-season favorites as Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things, Maestro, May December, Saltburn and others.
See the full list of nominations for film, TV, shortform costume design and costume illustration below. The 26th Cdga ceremony is set for Wednesday, February 21, at NeueHouse Hollywood.
Barbie‘s Jacqueline Durran will go up against the costume designers behind Haunted Mansion (Jeffrey Kurland), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Trish Summerville), The Little Mermaid (Colleen Atwood & Christine Cantella) and Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (Stephanie Porter).
Oppenheimer‘s Ellen Mirojnick will compete with Killers of the Flower Moon‘s Jacqueline West, Mark Bridges’ Maestro, Janty Yates & Dave Crossman...
The two top-grossing live-action films of the year — Barbie and Oppenheimer — will vie in the marquee Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Period Film categories, respectively, along with such awards-season favorites as Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things, Maestro, May December, Saltburn and others.
See the full list of nominations for film, TV, shortform costume design and costume illustration below. The 26th Cdga ceremony is set for Wednesday, February 21, at NeueHouse Hollywood.
Barbie‘s Jacqueline Durran will go up against the costume designers behind Haunted Mansion (Jeffrey Kurland), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Trish Summerville), The Little Mermaid (Colleen Atwood & Christine Cantella) and Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (Stephanie Porter).
Oppenheimer‘s Ellen Mirojnick will compete with Killers of the Flower Moon‘s Jacqueline West, Mark Bridges’ Maestro, Janty Yates & Dave Crossman...
- 1/4/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The Costume Designers Guild has announced nominations for the 26th Costume Designers Guild Awards, with “Maestro,” “Barbie,” “Poor Things” and “Oppenheimer” among those landing nominations.
The costume designers behind “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Napoleon” will vie for the top prize in excellence in period film, while the artisans behind “American Fiction,” “May December,” “Nyad,” “Renfield” and “Saltburn” will compete for excellence in contemporary costume.
Notably missing from the lineup were the costume designers behind “The Color Purple,” “Wonka” and “Ferrari.”
Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” has been an Oscars frontrunner for costume with Jacqueline Durran’s designs translating from the big screen into mainstream when the film became a cultural phenomenon last summer. Thousands emulated Beach Barbie and Ken looks as they showed up at movie theaters in various shades of pink. For the film, Durran created hundreds of looks for the various Barbies and Kens.
Don’t discount Holly Waddington,...
The costume designers behind “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Napoleon” will vie for the top prize in excellence in period film, while the artisans behind “American Fiction,” “May December,” “Nyad,” “Renfield” and “Saltburn” will compete for excellence in contemporary costume.
Notably missing from the lineup were the costume designers behind “The Color Purple,” “Wonka” and “Ferrari.”
Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” has been an Oscars frontrunner for costume with Jacqueline Durran’s designs translating from the big screen into mainstream when the film became a cultural phenomenon last summer. Thousands emulated Beach Barbie and Ken looks as they showed up at movie theaters in various shades of pink. For the film, Durran created hundreds of looks for the various Barbies and Kens.
Don’t discount Holly Waddington,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
The Oscar chances for Best Costume Design frontrunners “Barbie,” “Poor Things,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” and “Oppenheimer” were bolstered by their nominations for the 26th Costume Designer Guild Awards on January 4. The Cdga will be held February 21, 2024, at Neuehouse Hollywood.
While “Barbie” was nominated in the sci-fi/fantasy category — and should prevail over “Haunted Mansion,” “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire” — the other four compete in the period category against “Napoleon,” with “Poor Things” as the clear favorite here.
Meanwhile, the contemporary contenders include “American Fiction,” “May December,” “Nyad,” “Renfield,” and “Saltburn.” None is expected to make the final Oscar cut, but “Saltburn” is the flashy favorite here.
In terms of the Oscar race, it looks like a feminist battle between Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar blockbuster “Barbie” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.
While “Barbie” was nominated in the sci-fi/fantasy category — and should prevail over “Haunted Mansion,” “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire” — the other four compete in the period category against “Napoleon,” with “Poor Things” as the clear favorite here.
Meanwhile, the contemporary contenders include “American Fiction,” “May December,” “Nyad,” “Renfield,” and “Saltburn.” None is expected to make the final Oscar cut, but “Saltburn” is the flashy favorite here.
In terms of the Oscar race, it looks like a feminist battle between Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar blockbuster “Barbie” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.
- 1/4/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The Costume Designers Guild (IATSE Local 892) has revealed the nominees for its 26th CDG Awards, which will be handed out Feb. 21 at Neuehouse Hollywood.
Nominations for features and TV include categories for contemporary, period and sci fi/fantasy costumes. Feature nominees across those categories include Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, The Little Mermaid, May December, Oppenheimer, Poor Things and Saltburn.
Among the television nominees are period dramas The Golden Age, The Crown, Daisy Jones & the Six and The Great and contemporary dramas including The Morning Show, The Bear, What We Do in the Shadows, The Mandalorian and Loki.
The complete list of nominees follows:
Excellence in Contemporary Film
American Fiction – Rudy Mance
May December – April Napier
Nyad – Kelli Jones
Renfield – Lisa Lovaas
Saltburn – Sophie Canale
Excellence in Period Film
Killers of the Flower Moon – Jacqueline West
Maestro – Mark Bridges
Napoleon – Janty Yates & Dave Crossman
Oppenheimer – Ellen Mirojnick
Poor Things...
Nominations for features and TV include categories for contemporary, period and sci fi/fantasy costumes. Feature nominees across those categories include Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, The Little Mermaid, May December, Oppenheimer, Poor Things and Saltburn.
Among the television nominees are period dramas The Golden Age, The Crown, Daisy Jones & the Six and The Great and contemporary dramas including The Morning Show, The Bear, What We Do in the Shadows, The Mandalorian and Loki.
The complete list of nominees follows:
Excellence in Contemporary Film
American Fiction – Rudy Mance
May December – April Napier
Nyad – Kelli Jones
Renfield – Lisa Lovaas
Saltburn – Sophie Canale
Excellence in Period Film
Killers of the Flower Moon – Jacqueline West
Maestro – Mark Bridges
Napoleon – Janty Yates & Dave Crossman
Oppenheimer – Ellen Mirojnick
Poor Things...
- 1/4/2024
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There’s something almost mythical about the great bands of the ’70s. The era had just the right mix of freedom, turmoil, changing mores, and freely available drugs to power some truly epic albums (and behavior). But because there is such a collective sense of what a rock band romance looks like in real life, it’s pretty tricky to write one that feels fresh and new within the context of the time — and the history of Fleetwood Mac.
But “Daisy Jones and the Six” — adapted from Taylor Reid Jenkins’ novel — not only adapts to its setting but thrives within it. This is in no small part due to the Prime Video series committing to the most organic approach possible to music and the time period. Titular frontwoman Daisy (Riley Keough), troubled lead guitarist Billy (Sam Claflin), and the rest of the Six needed to feel like a band, so...
But “Daisy Jones and the Six” — adapted from Taylor Reid Jenkins’ novel — not only adapts to its setting but thrives within it. This is in no small part due to the Prime Video series committing to the most organic approach possible to music and the time period. Titular frontwoman Daisy (Riley Keough), troubled lead guitarist Billy (Sam Claflin), and the rest of the Six needed to feel like a band, so...
- 11/13/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
The Emmy-nominated creatives behind Prime Video‘s shows have sat down for another series of Master Crafts conversations with Variety‘s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay, drawing back the curtain on the complex process of bringing these wide-ranging series to the small screen.
In five separate conversations, Tangcay spoke with the teams behind “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Daisy Jones and the Six,” “Jury Duty,” “Swarm” and “I’m a Virgo,” broaching everything from last-minute script changes to set building. In another conversation, Tangcay also spoke with the “Gen V” team.
Here are five takeaways from the creatives behind Prime Video’s latest hits:
‘Daisy Jones and the Six’: Collaborative Problem Solving
Costume designer Denise Wingate, production designer Jessica Kender; music supervisor Frankie Pine; co-creator, co-showrunner and executive producer Scott Neustadter and executive producer Lauren Neustadter gathered to discuss their adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel about a 1970s band reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac.
In five separate conversations, Tangcay spoke with the teams behind “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Daisy Jones and the Six,” “Jury Duty,” “Swarm” and “I’m a Virgo,” broaching everything from last-minute script changes to set building. In another conversation, Tangcay also spoke with the “Gen V” team.
Here are five takeaways from the creatives behind Prime Video’s latest hits:
‘Daisy Jones and the Six’: Collaborative Problem Solving
Costume designer Denise Wingate, production designer Jessica Kender; music supervisor Frankie Pine; co-creator, co-showrunner and executive producer Scott Neustadter and executive producer Lauren Neustadter gathered to discuss their adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel about a 1970s band reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac.
- 11/6/2023
- by Jaden Thompson and Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
“Making a show about sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll at the height of Covid was another challenge that we did not anticipate,” Daisy Jones & The Six executive producer Lauren Levy Neustadter said of the very real-world hurdles the Prime Video series about a fictional 1970s supergroup faced making it from the page to the screen.
“But, I think, the silver lining was this group of actors really became a band,” added Neustadter, Hello Sunshine’s president of Film & TV, about the script-flipping moment for the limited series led by Riley Keough and Sam Claflin. “They took advantage of that year and trained with their voices and their instruments and became a real rock band, which is pretty amazing.”
Clearly the effort paid off.
Daisy Jones & The Six has proved a hit for the Jeff Bezos-owned streamer – on the screen and on the record charts too. The cherry on...
“But, I think, the silver lining was this group of actors really became a band,” added Neustadter, Hello Sunshine’s president of Film & TV, about the script-flipping moment for the limited series led by Riley Keough and Sam Claflin. “They took advantage of that year and trained with their voices and their instruments and became a real rock band, which is pretty amazing.”
Clearly the effort paid off.
Daisy Jones & The Six has proved a hit for the Jeff Bezos-owned streamer – on the screen and on the record charts too. The cherry on...
- 8/12/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Celebrating television might feel like a wasted effort right now, especially since 11,500 writers and 160,000 actors are walking the picket lines for the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. But it would be unfair to overlook the extraordinary work of so many Emmy-worthy creatives, even if the ongoing dispute between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers prevents writers and actors from talking about the very series that got them a ticket to the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in the first place. Sadly, everyone will have to wait until January 2024 to see who will accept their just rewards. But this year’s Contenders Television: The Nominees virtual livestream event that kicks off Saturday at 10 a.m. Pt will certainly make it worth the wait.
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Talk of the streamers may be dominating the picket lines, but it’s the cable networks like HBO,...
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- 8/12/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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Fans of the Amazon Prime original series Daisy Jones & the Six (which premiered in March) know that it’s not just the Fleetwood Mac-inspired music or the real-life Sunset Strip shooting locations that set the tone for the show. It’s also the ‘70s fashion that gives it a distinct sense of time and place. The fringed vests, peasant dresses, flared pants and crochet tops worn by the women leads on the show also communicate important aspects of the characters as their stories develop.
Related: Where to Watch Daisy Jones & The Six and Listen to the Soundtrack Online
Of course, it probably comes as no surprise to many viewers that much of Daisy Jones’ (Riley Keough) bohemian style is inspired by Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks.
Fans of the Amazon Prime original series Daisy Jones & the Six (which premiered in March) know that it’s not just the Fleetwood Mac-inspired music or the real-life Sunset Strip shooting locations that set the tone for the show. It’s also the ‘70s fashion that gives it a distinct sense of time and place. The fringed vests, peasant dresses, flared pants and crochet tops worn by the women leads on the show also communicate important aspects of the characters as their stories develop.
Related: Where to Watch Daisy Jones & The Six and Listen to the Soundtrack Online
Of course, it probably comes as no surprise to many viewers that much of Daisy Jones’ (Riley Keough) bohemian style is inspired by Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks.
- 7/10/2023
- by Jamie Ballard
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hair department head MaryAnn Hennings first heard about the television adaptation of “Daisy Jones and the Six” while working on the film adaptation of “Where the Crawdads Sing,” two big projects produced by Hello Sunshine, the company founded by Reese Witherspoon.
“[Executive producer and Hello Sunshine film and television president] Lauren Neustadter hired me on ‘Where the Crawdads Sing,’” Hennings says in an exclusive video interview with Gold Derby. “So we did that movie, and she was always talking about ‘Daisy Jones’ and how it’s their love child. She was so excited about it that I had a tease before I even went in.”
Based on the book by Taylor Jenkins Reid and co-created by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, the Oscar-nominated screenwriters behind “The Disaster Artist” and “(500) Days of Summer,” “Daisy Jones and the Six” tells the story of a fictional rock band in the 1970s as they rise and fall. Riley Keough stars as...
“[Executive producer and Hello Sunshine film and television president] Lauren Neustadter hired me on ‘Where the Crawdads Sing,’” Hennings says in an exclusive video interview with Gold Derby. “So we did that movie, and she was always talking about ‘Daisy Jones’ and how it’s their love child. She was so excited about it that I had a tease before I even went in.”
Based on the book by Taylor Jenkins Reid and co-created by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, the Oscar-nominated screenwriters behind “The Disaster Artist” and “(500) Days of Summer,” “Daisy Jones and the Six” tells the story of a fictional rock band in the 1970s as they rise and fall. Riley Keough stars as...
- 6/13/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
The detail in costume design can define a character — especially for Amazon Prime’s epic “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and its retro “Daisy Jones & the Six.”
Whether creating costumes for sea guards and Harfoots, “Lotr” costume designer Kate Hawley created over 2,000 outfits for the series. Hawley used blue rather extensively in stones and costumes to reflect the regal presence of Morfydd Clark’s elf, Galadriel, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson’s Míriel, Queen-Regent of Númenor.
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Costume Design) -Credit: Prime Video
She created garments for the nomadic Harfoots that would shield them at night. The idea was that, like wild animals, they avoid detection from perceived enemies by just sitting still and blending into their environment.
While she drew on author J.R.R. Tolkien’s books for inspiration, Hawley also looked at 1920s Expressionist films and Greek armor and statues.
Whether creating costumes for sea guards and Harfoots, “Lotr” costume designer Kate Hawley created over 2,000 outfits for the series. Hawley used blue rather extensively in stones and costumes to reflect the regal presence of Morfydd Clark’s elf, Galadriel, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson’s Míriel, Queen-Regent of Númenor.
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Costume Design) -Credit: Prime Video
She created garments for the nomadic Harfoots that would shield them at night. The idea was that, like wild animals, they avoid detection from perceived enemies by just sitting still and blending into their environment.
While she drew on author J.R.R. Tolkien’s books for inspiration, Hawley also looked at 1920s Expressionist films and Greek armor and statues.
- 6/5/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Six TV costume designers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2023 Emmy Awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, May 23, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Joyce Eng and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Emmy contenders:
The Boys (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
Bio: Laura Jean Shannon’s career has included “Elf,” “Iron Man,” “Black Lightning,” “Titans” and “Doom Patrol.”
Daisy Jones and the Six...
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Emmy contenders:
The Boys (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
Bio: Laura Jean Shannon’s career has included “Elf,” “Iron Man,” “Black Lightning,” “Titans” and “Doom Patrol.”
Daisy Jones and the Six...
- 5/16/2023
- by Chris Beachum and Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Daisy Jones & The Six is the newest series to make waves on Amazon Prime. The show, based on a hugely popular novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, tells the story of a fictional ’70s band led by the talented singer Daisy Jones.
There are many actors featured in the ensemble series, including Sam Claflin – who first rose to fame due to his roles in high-profile franchises like The Hunger Games. In a recent interview, Claflin opened up about what it was like to make Daisy Jones & The Six, revealing that he actually likes how “boring” his wardrobe is in the series.
Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne | Lacey Terrell/Prime Video Sam Claflin plays Billy Dunne in ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’
Daisy Jones & The Six focuses on a band, with many players making up the group – but it primarily tells the star-crossed love story of Daisy Jones, played by Riley Keough,...
There are many actors featured in the ensemble series, including Sam Claflin – who first rose to fame due to his roles in high-profile franchises like The Hunger Games. In a recent interview, Claflin opened up about what it was like to make Daisy Jones & The Six, revealing that he actually likes how “boring” his wardrobe is in the series.
Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne | Lacey Terrell/Prime Video Sam Claflin plays Billy Dunne in ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’
Daisy Jones & The Six focuses on a band, with many players making up the group – but it primarily tells the star-crossed love story of Daisy Jones, played by Riley Keough,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Christina Nunn
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Daisy Jones & The Six is a love letter to the ’70s, complete with the decade’s unparalleled rock’n’roll flavor and sense of style. The limited series on Amazon Prime is based on the bestselling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and follows a fictional band that’s loosely based on the rise and fall of Fleetwood Mac in its heyday.
Several of the cast members took inspiration from the real-life band, but Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie weren’t the only women who served as models for the actors. Some, like Linda Ronstadt and Cher, became part of the fabric of the show as well.
[Editor’s Note: Minor spoilers through Episode 3 of Daisy Jones & The Six follow below.]
Camila Morrone plays a woman trapped in a love triangle in ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ Camila Morrone as Camila Dunne in ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ | Lacey Terrell/Prime Video
The series stars Riley Keough as Daisy Jones,...
Several of the cast members took inspiration from the real-life band, but Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie weren’t the only women who served as models for the actors. Some, like Linda Ronstadt and Cher, became part of the fabric of the show as well.
[Editor’s Note: Minor spoilers through Episode 3 of Daisy Jones & The Six follow below.]
Camila Morrone plays a woman trapped in a love triangle in ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ Camila Morrone as Camila Dunne in ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ | Lacey Terrell/Prime Video
The series stars Riley Keough as Daisy Jones,...
- 3/18/2023
- by Nikelle Murphy
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Riley Keough stars in the adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s best-selling book “Daisy Jones & The Six,” and the show’s costumes contain a touching nod to the actress’s late grandfather, Elvis Presley.
Read More: ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ – Fans Can’t Wait For The Rest Of The Show: ‘The Best 90 Minutes Of My Life’
Costume designer Denise Wingate also worked with Love Melody, a designer from the ’70s who worked with Elvis Presley. Melody’s recommendation came from Levi’s when she was searching for vintage and archival pieces.
“They said I should call this woman who did really cool clothing from the ’70s and that she was the real deal. She asked me ‘Who’s in your show?’ and I said, ‘Riley Keough.’ She goes, ‘Oh, I made jumpsuits for Elvis.’ Isn’t that crazy?”
‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ — Prime Video
“Melody made two coats for Wingate that Keough wears,...
Read More: ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ – Fans Can’t Wait For The Rest Of The Show: ‘The Best 90 Minutes Of My Life’
Costume designer Denise Wingate also worked with Love Melody, a designer from the ’70s who worked with Elvis Presley. Melody’s recommendation came from Levi’s when she was searching for vintage and archival pieces.
“They said I should call this woman who did really cool clothing from the ’70s and that she was the real deal. She asked me ‘Who’s in your show?’ and I said, ‘Riley Keough.’ She goes, ‘Oh, I made jumpsuits for Elvis.’ Isn’t that crazy?”
‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ — Prime Video
“Melody made two coats for Wingate that Keough wears,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Aashna Shah
- ET Canada
The vibe for costumes in Amazon’s “Daisy Jones & the Six” ranges from boho chic to lots of denim and earthtones oozing ‘70s California vibes. Costume designer Denise Wingate spent many weekends scouring thrift shops and flea markets to build the wardrobe that consisted of over 1500 changes for the series based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Riley Keough stars as Daisy Jones, the lead singer of the rock band The Six, which is shown as it climbs the music charts. Showrunner Scott Neustadter wanted the visuals to look “realistic and not costumey,” says Wingate, who started by putting together individual mood boards for the principals.
She explains the ideas for each character, with authenticity being the key. “For keyboardist Karen Sirko (Suki Waterhouse), Karen was tougher and inspired by Patti Smith, Suzi Quatro and Chrissie Hynde. Camila (Camila Morrone) was her own separate animal. She was...
Riley Keough stars as Daisy Jones, the lead singer of the rock band The Six, which is shown as it climbs the music charts. Showrunner Scott Neustadter wanted the visuals to look “realistic and not costumey,” says Wingate, who started by putting together individual mood boards for the principals.
She explains the ideas for each character, with authenticity being the key. “For keyboardist Karen Sirko (Suki Waterhouse), Karen was tougher and inspired by Patti Smith, Suzi Quatro and Chrissie Hynde. Camila (Camila Morrone) was her own separate animal. She was...
- 3/16/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
The Prime Video series Daisy Jones & The Six referenced several of the 1970s most infamous bars and clubs of the Sunset Strip. One club with a colorful name was an actual bar that named celebrities, including Elvis Presley and Mick Jagger, as patrons. Here’s the history of Filthy McNasty’s.
Sam Claflin (Billy), Suki Waterhouse (Karen), Josh Whitehouse (Eddie), Will Harrison (Graham), Sebastian Chacon (Warren) before becoming Daisy Jones & The Six | Lacey Terrell/Prime Video ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ is set in the LA rock clubs of the 1970s
To keep the feel of the Prime Video film authentic, Daisy Jones & The Six did a lot of location shooting in Los Angeles. This allowed the series to appear grounded in the era.
But, the production designer, Jessica Kender, told Variety it was essential to use as many of the existing vintage locations that remained from that era. She claimed...
Sam Claflin (Billy), Suki Waterhouse (Karen), Josh Whitehouse (Eddie), Will Harrison (Graham), Sebastian Chacon (Warren) before becoming Daisy Jones & The Six | Lacey Terrell/Prime Video ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ is set in the LA rock clubs of the 1970s
To keep the feel of the Prime Video film authentic, Daisy Jones & The Six did a lot of location shooting in Los Angeles. This allowed the series to appear grounded in the era.
But, the production designer, Jessica Kender, told Variety it was essential to use as many of the existing vintage locations that remained from that era. She claimed...
- 3/15/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Riley Keough, who plays Daisy Jones in Daisy Jones & The Six, dropped several Elvis Presley Easter Eggs in the Prime Video series. What surprise elements from her famous grandfather did Keough use in the film? We have all the details.
Riley Keough and Elvis Presley | Prime Video/Getty Images/Frank Carroll/Gary Null Riley Keough is Elvis Presley’s first grandchild
Elvis Presley’s first grandchild is Riley Keough. She was born to Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, and her then-husband, Danny Keough, in May 1989.
She was the first of four children born to Lisa Marie, whose second child with Danny, Benjamin Storm Presley Keough, was born on Oct. 21, 1992. In 2008, Lisa Marie welcomed twin daughters, Harper and Finley Lockwood, with then-husband Michael Lockwood.
Keough was raised by her mother to respect their family’s legacy in the entertainment business. In September 2007, Riley explained to Oprah Winfrey that while...
Riley Keough and Elvis Presley | Prime Video/Getty Images/Frank Carroll/Gary Null Riley Keough is Elvis Presley’s first grandchild
Elvis Presley’s first grandchild is Riley Keough. She was born to Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, and her then-husband, Danny Keough, in May 1989.
She was the first of four children born to Lisa Marie, whose second child with Danny, Benjamin Storm Presley Keough, was born on Oct. 21, 1992. In 2008, Lisa Marie welcomed twin daughters, Harper and Finley Lockwood, with then-husband Michael Lockwood.
Keough was raised by her mother to respect their family’s legacy in the entertainment business. In September 2007, Riley explained to Oprah Winfrey that while...
- 3/8/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In one of their very first arguments, Billy (Sam Claflin) bristles at Daisy (Riley Keough) reworking the lyrics to the song he’s just written. From his perspective, it’s fine as the straightforward declaration of love that it is; from hers, it’s missed potential to dig deeper. To Billy’s great irritation, their producer Teddy (Tom Wright) sides with Daisy. “You wrote a good song,” he tells Billy. “Not a great one.”
Daisy Jones & The Six, Amazon’s adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel about a fictional band in the 1970s Los Angeles rock scene, is a good show, not a great one. There’s much about it worth celebrating, especially for readers who’ve long dreamt of seeing these characters brought to life and listening to their hit album Aurora for real. But somewhere in the process of trying to deliver exactly what’s expected of it,...
Daisy Jones & The Six, Amazon’s adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel about a fictional band in the 1970s Los Angeles rock scene, is a good show, not a great one. There’s much about it worth celebrating, especially for readers who’ve long dreamt of seeing these characters brought to life and listening to their hit album Aurora for real. But somewhere in the process of trying to deliver exactly what’s expected of it,...
- 3/1/2023
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The costume designer behind Daisy Jones & The Six has revealed how the show managed to include a sweet tribute Elvis Presley.
Amazon Prime Video’s adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s best-selling 2019 novel of the same name sees the King’s granddaughter, Riley Keough, lead the show as eclectic musician Daisy Jones.
Set in the Seventies, the 10-episode miniseries uncovers the truth behind what led to the downfall of the fictional rock band, Daisy Jones & The Six.
In a new interview with People, Denise Wingate shared her process for creating an “authentic” yet “timeless” wardrobe for the show, and how she was able to subtly honour Elvis through Keough’s costuming.
“I just feel like Riley and Daisy, they’re these free-spirited people who wear whatever they want whenever they want,” she said.
“I wanted it to feel real,” she explained, adding that a lot of her research came from...
Amazon Prime Video’s adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s best-selling 2019 novel of the same name sees the King’s granddaughter, Riley Keough, lead the show as eclectic musician Daisy Jones.
Set in the Seventies, the 10-episode miniseries uncovers the truth behind what led to the downfall of the fictional rock band, Daisy Jones & The Six.
In a new interview with People, Denise Wingate shared her process for creating an “authentic” yet “timeless” wardrobe for the show, and how she was able to subtly honour Elvis through Keough’s costuming.
“I just feel like Riley and Daisy, they’re these free-spirited people who wear whatever they want whenever they want,” she said.
“I wanted it to feel real,” she explained, adding that a lot of her research came from...
- 2/22/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - TV
The debut of Prime Video’s upcoming “Daisy Jones & The Six” is right around the corner, and in advance of the highly anticipated musical miniseries, based on the bestseller by Taylor Jenkins Reid, costume designer Denise Wingate spoke with People about the significance of the characters’ clothing choices.
In the series, Riley Keough stars as the titular Daisy Jones, lead singer in a rock band that goes from obscurity to stardom in the 1970s.
Given Keough’s family heritage — her grandfather is none other than the late Elvis Presley — Wingate felt it was appropriate that some of the fashions in the show pay tribute to the King of Rock ‘n Roll.
Read More: Riley Keough Skips ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ Event Amid Trust Dispute With Grandmother Priscilla Presley
According to Wingate, she purchased two coats on Etsy that she felt were reminiscent of Presley’s iconic style.
As Wingate noted,...
In the series, Riley Keough stars as the titular Daisy Jones, lead singer in a rock band that goes from obscurity to stardom in the 1970s.
Given Keough’s family heritage — her grandfather is none other than the late Elvis Presley — Wingate felt it was appropriate that some of the fashions in the show pay tribute to the King of Rock ‘n Roll.
Read More: Riley Keough Skips ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ Event Amid Trust Dispute With Grandmother Priscilla Presley
According to Wingate, she purchased two coats on Etsy that she felt were reminiscent of Presley’s iconic style.
As Wingate noted,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
You have to watch these hilarious and clever new videos featuring Russell Crowe as he promotes Solstice Studios’ Unhinged. As this is the first movie to open in theaters since the quarantine, these light, funny vids are the perfect way to get moviegoers to see film.
Directed by Derrick Borte and co-starring Caren Pistorius, this edge of your seat thriller takes something we’ve all experienced – road rage – to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion.
See it only in theaters This Friday, August 21st.
Click here for tickets.
Academy Award winner Russell Crowe stars in Unhinged, a timely psychological thriller that explores the fragile balance of a society pushed to the edge, taking something we’ve all experienced- road rage – to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion. Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is running late to work when she has an altercation at a traffic light with a stranger (Crowe) whose life has left him feeling powerless and invisible.
Directed by Derrick Borte and co-starring Caren Pistorius, this edge of your seat thriller takes something we’ve all experienced – road rage – to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion.
See it only in theaters This Friday, August 21st.
Click here for tickets.
Academy Award winner Russell Crowe stars in Unhinged, a timely psychological thriller that explores the fragile balance of a society pushed to the edge, taking something we’ve all experienced- road rage – to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion. Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is running late to work when she has an altercation at a traffic light with a stranger (Crowe) whose life has left him feeling powerless and invisible.
- 8/19/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“Its time to leave the house and hit the road, because movie theaters are open!”
Solstice Studios’ Unhinged, starring Academy Award winner Russell Crowe, will be releasing nationally on Friday, August 21st across the United States.
Wamg is giving away Unhinged Fandango Gift Cards good for 2 so you can see it in theaters!
In The Comments Section Below, Tell US Your Favorite Russell Crowe Movie And The Name Of The Character He Played In The Film.
Leave you answer, name and email address.
No purchase necessary. Open to U.S. residents only. Only one per household.
Unhinged marks the first new studio film to open with a wide release since the Covid-19 shutdown nearly five months ago, and we are confident that the edge-of-your-seat thriller will remind you what you’ve missed about seeing movies on the big screen.
Exhibition partners around the nation have gone to extensive lengths to...
Solstice Studios’ Unhinged, starring Academy Award winner Russell Crowe, will be releasing nationally on Friday, August 21st across the United States.
Wamg is giving away Unhinged Fandango Gift Cards good for 2 so you can see it in theaters!
In The Comments Section Below, Tell US Your Favorite Russell Crowe Movie And The Name Of The Character He Played In The Film.
Leave you answer, name and email address.
No purchase necessary. Open to U.S. residents only. Only one per household.
Unhinged marks the first new studio film to open with a wide release since the Covid-19 shutdown nearly five months ago, and we are confident that the edge-of-your-seat thriller will remind you what you’ve missed about seeing movies on the big screen.
Exhibition partners around the nation have gone to extensive lengths to...
- 8/18/2020
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Is Meghan Markle just as inspired by Jennifer Lopez as the rest of us? It’s possible!
As any rom-com fan will remember, wedding planner Mary Fiore (Lopez) marries her childhood friend Mossimo at a town hall, wearing a dress with three-quarter length sleeves and a boat neckline in 2001’s The Wedding Planner.
The marriage didn’t last long — thanks to an interference by charming pediatrician Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey) — but Lopez looked beautiful in the traditional gown and vintage veil nonetheless. And the film’s costume designer, Pam Chilton, just revealed a royal fun fact about the iconic movie look in speaking with Glamour.
As any rom-com fan will remember, wedding planner Mary Fiore (Lopez) marries her childhood friend Mossimo at a town hall, wearing a dress with three-quarter length sleeves and a boat neckline in 2001’s The Wedding Planner.
The marriage didn’t last long — thanks to an interference by charming pediatrician Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey) — but Lopez looked beautiful in the traditional gown and vintage veil nonetheless. And the film’s costume designer, Pam Chilton, just revealed a royal fun fact about the iconic movie look in speaking with Glamour.
- 10/22/2019
- by Hanna Flanagan
- PEOPLE.com
Tag opens in theaters on June 15 and Wamg has your passes to the advance screening in St. Louis.
For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade—risking their necks, their jobs and their relationships to take each other down with the battle cry: “You’re It!”
This year, the game coincides with the wedding of their only undefeated player, which should finally make him an easy target. But he knows they’re coming…and he’s ready.
Based on a true story, the New Line Cinema comedy “Tag” shows how far some guys will go to be the last man standing.
“Tag” is directed by Jeff Tomsic (Comedy Central’s “Broad City”), with a starring ensemble cast led by Ed Helms, Jake Johnson (TV’s “New Girl”), Annabelle Wallis (“The Mummy...
For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade—risking their necks, their jobs and their relationships to take each other down with the battle cry: “You’re It!”
This year, the game coincides with the wedding of their only undefeated player, which should finally make him an easy target. But he knows they’re coming…and he’s ready.
Based on a true story, the New Line Cinema comedy “Tag” shows how far some guys will go to be the last man standing.
“Tag” is directed by Jeff Tomsic (Comedy Central’s “Broad City”), with a starring ensemble cast led by Ed Helms, Jake Johnson (TV’s “New Girl”), Annabelle Wallis (“The Mummy...
- 6/4/2018
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade—risking their necks, their jobs and their relationships to take each other down with the battle cry: “You’re It!”
This year, the game coincides with the wedding of their only undefeated player, which should finally make him an easy target. But he knows they’re coming…and he’s ready.
Based on a true story, the New Line Cinema comedy Tag shows how far some guys will go to be the last man standing.
Tag is directed by Jeff Tomsic (Comedy Central’s “Broad City”), with a starring ensemble cast led by Ed Helms (The “Hangover” movies, “We’re the Millers”), Jake Johnson (TV’s “New Girl”), Annabelle Wallis (“The Mummy”), Rashida Jones (TV’s “Parks and Recreation”), Isla Fisher (“Now You See Me...
This year, the game coincides with the wedding of their only undefeated player, which should finally make him an easy target. But he knows they’re coming…and he’s ready.
Based on a true story, the New Line Cinema comedy Tag shows how far some guys will go to be the last man standing.
Tag is directed by Jeff Tomsic (Comedy Central’s “Broad City”), with a starring ensemble cast led by Ed Helms (The “Hangover” movies, “We’re the Millers”), Jake Johnson (TV’s “New Girl”), Annabelle Wallis (“The Mummy”), Rashida Jones (TV’s “Parks and Recreation”), Isla Fisher (“Now You See Me...
- 3/21/2018
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner began production on the film, Tag, as friends pursuing a lifelong game of tag. Production is currently shooting in Atlanta for the new comedy Tag, directed by Jeff Tomsic (Comedy Central’s “Broad City”) for New Line Cinema.
The film’s starring ensemble cast is led by Ed Helms (The “Hangover” movies, “We’re the Millers”), Jake Johnson (TV’s “New Girl”), and Hannibal Buress (“Neighbors”), with Jon Hamm (“Baby Driver,” TV’s “Mad Men”) and Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker, “The Town”).
For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade—risking their necks, their jobs and their relationships to take each other down with the battle cry “You’re It!” This year, the game coincides with the...
The film’s starring ensemble cast is led by Ed Helms (The “Hangover” movies, “We’re the Millers”), Jake Johnson (TV’s “New Girl”), and Hannibal Buress (“Neighbors”), with Jon Hamm (“Baby Driver,” TV’s “Mad Men”) and Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker, “The Town”).
For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade—risking their necks, their jobs and their relationships to take each other down with the battle cry “You’re It!” This year, the game coincides with the...
- 7/12/2017
- by info@cinemovie.tv (Super User)
- CineMovie
Following the global success of 2014’s “Godzilla” and this year’s “Kong: Skull Island,” comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ cinematic MonsterVerse: an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.
The film, which began principal photography on June 19, is being directed by Michael Dougherty (“Krampus”), and stars Oscar nominees Vera Farmiga (“Up in the Air,” “The Conjuring” films), and Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai”) and Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”), both reprising their “Godzilla” roles; Kyle Chandler (“The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Manchester by the Sea”); Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”) in her feature film debut; Bradley Whitford (“Get Out”); Thomas Middleditch (HBO’s “Silicon Valley”); Charles Dance (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”); O’Shea Jackson Jr. (“Straight Outta Compton”); Aisha Hinds (“Star Trek Into Darkness”); and Golden Globe nominee Zhang Ziyi (“Memoirs of a Geisha,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”).
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species—thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.
Dougherty directs from a script he wrote with Zach Shields. The film is being produced by Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Brian Rogers and Thomas Tull, with Barry H. Waldman, Zach Shields, Yoshimitsu Banno and Kenji Okuhira serving as executive producers and Alexandra Mendes co-producing for Legendary.
Behind the scenes, Dougherty’s creative team includes director of photography Lawrence Sher, whose past credits include “War Dogs” and “Godzilla,” for which he handled additional photography; production designer Scott Chambliss (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” “Star Trek Into Darkness”); editor Roger Barton (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” the “Transformers” films); costume designer Louise Migenbach (the “X-Men” and “Hangover” films); and Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Guillaume Rocheron (“Godzilla,” “Ghost in the Shell,” and part of the Oscar-winning team behind “Life of Pi ”).
Filming is taking place mainly in Atlanta, Georgia. A presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, the film is currently scheduled for release in March 2019, and will be distributed in 3D and 2D and in select IMAX theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd.
Meanwhile, Tag! You’re It!
Production begins this week on location in Atlanta for the new comedy “Tag,” directed by Jeff Tomsic (Comedy Central’s “Broad City”) for New Line Cinema. The film’s starring ensemble cast is led by Ed Helms (The “Hangover” movies, “We’re the Millers”), Jake Johnson (TV’s “New Girl”), and Hannibal Buress (“Neighbors”), with Jon Hamm (“Baby Driver,” TV’s “Mad Men”) and Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker, “The Town”).
For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade—risking their necks, their jobs and their relationships to take each other down with the battle cry “You’re It!” This year, the game coincides with the wedding of their only undefeated player, which should finally make him an easy target. But he knows they’re coming…and he’s ready. Based on a true story, “Tag” shows how far some guys will go to be the last man standing.
The film also stars Annabelle Wallis (“The Mummy”), Rashida Jones (TV’s “Parks and Recreation”), Isla Fisher (“Now You See Me”) and Leslie Bibb (“Iron Man 2”).
Tomsic directs from a screenplay written by Mark Steilen (TV’s “Mozart in the Jungle”) and Rob McKittrick (“Waiting”), based on the Wall Street Journal article entitled “It Takes Planning, Caution to Avoid Being It.” The film is produced by Todd Garner, Mark Steilen and Sean Robins, with Hans Ritter serving as executive producer. The creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Larry Blanford, editor Josh Crockett, production designer David Sandefur, and costume designer Denise Wingate.
“Tag” is set for a June 29, 2018, release.
The post Warner Bros. Pictures’ Next Godzilla Film And Tag Movie Begin Production appeared first on We Are Movie Geeks.
The film, which began principal photography on June 19, is being directed by Michael Dougherty (“Krampus”), and stars Oscar nominees Vera Farmiga (“Up in the Air,” “The Conjuring” films), and Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai”) and Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”), both reprising their “Godzilla” roles; Kyle Chandler (“The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Manchester by the Sea”); Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”) in her feature film debut; Bradley Whitford (“Get Out”); Thomas Middleditch (HBO’s “Silicon Valley”); Charles Dance (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”); O’Shea Jackson Jr. (“Straight Outta Compton”); Aisha Hinds (“Star Trek Into Darkness”); and Golden Globe nominee Zhang Ziyi (“Memoirs of a Geisha,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”).
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species—thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.
Dougherty directs from a script he wrote with Zach Shields. The film is being produced by Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Brian Rogers and Thomas Tull, with Barry H. Waldman, Zach Shields, Yoshimitsu Banno and Kenji Okuhira serving as executive producers and Alexandra Mendes co-producing for Legendary.
Behind the scenes, Dougherty’s creative team includes director of photography Lawrence Sher, whose past credits include “War Dogs” and “Godzilla,” for which he handled additional photography; production designer Scott Chambliss (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” “Star Trek Into Darkness”); editor Roger Barton (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” the “Transformers” films); costume designer Louise Migenbach (the “X-Men” and “Hangover” films); and Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Guillaume Rocheron (“Godzilla,” “Ghost in the Shell,” and part of the Oscar-winning team behind “Life of Pi ”).
Filming is taking place mainly in Atlanta, Georgia. A presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, the film is currently scheduled for release in March 2019, and will be distributed in 3D and 2D and in select IMAX theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd.
Meanwhile, Tag! You’re It!
Production begins this week on location in Atlanta for the new comedy “Tag,” directed by Jeff Tomsic (Comedy Central’s “Broad City”) for New Line Cinema. The film’s starring ensemble cast is led by Ed Helms (The “Hangover” movies, “We’re the Millers”), Jake Johnson (TV’s “New Girl”), and Hannibal Buress (“Neighbors”), with Jon Hamm (“Baby Driver,” TV’s “Mad Men”) and Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker, “The Town”).
For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade—risking their necks, their jobs and their relationships to take each other down with the battle cry “You’re It!” This year, the game coincides with the wedding of their only undefeated player, which should finally make him an easy target. But he knows they’re coming…and he’s ready. Based on a true story, “Tag” shows how far some guys will go to be the last man standing.
The film also stars Annabelle Wallis (“The Mummy”), Rashida Jones (TV’s “Parks and Recreation”), Isla Fisher (“Now You See Me”) and Leslie Bibb (“Iron Man 2”).
Tomsic directs from a screenplay written by Mark Steilen (TV’s “Mozart in the Jungle”) and Rob McKittrick (“Waiting”), based on the Wall Street Journal article entitled “It Takes Planning, Caution to Avoid Being It.” The film is produced by Todd Garner, Mark Steilen and Sean Robins, with Hans Ritter serving as executive producer. The creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Larry Blanford, editor Josh Crockett, production designer David Sandefur, and costume designer Denise Wingate.
“Tag” is set for a June 29, 2018, release.
The post Warner Bros. Pictures’ Next Godzilla Film And Tag Movie Begin Production appeared first on We Are Movie Geeks.
- 6/23/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ice Cube and Charlie Day star as high school teachers prepared to solve their differences the hard way in the comedy Fist Fight directed by Richie Keen (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”).
On the last day of the year, mild-mannered high school English teacher Andy Campbell (Day) is trying his best to keep it together amidst senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration and budget cuts that put jobs on the line. But things go from bad to worse when he accidentally crosses his much tougher and deeply feared colleague, Ron Strickland (Ice Cube), who challenges Campbell to an old-fashioned throw down after school. News of the fight spreads like wildfire and ends up becoming the very thing this school, and Campbell, needed.
Fist Fight also stars Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”), Jillian Bell (“22 Jump Street”), Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad”), Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men”), Dennis Haysbert (“The Unit”), JoAnna Garcia Swisher (“The Astronaut Wives Club...
On the last day of the year, mild-mannered high school English teacher Andy Campbell (Day) is trying his best to keep it together amidst senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration and budget cuts that put jobs on the line. But things go from bad to worse when he accidentally crosses his much tougher and deeply feared colleague, Ron Strickland (Ice Cube), who challenges Campbell to an old-fashioned throw down after school. News of the fight spreads like wildfire and ends up becoming the very thing this school, and Campbell, needed.
Fist Fight also stars Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”), Jillian Bell (“22 Jump Street”), Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad”), Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men”), Dennis Haysbert (“The Unit”), JoAnna Garcia Swisher (“The Astronaut Wives Club...
- 12/7/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Production is now underway on location in Atlanta, Georgia, on New Line Cinema’s comedy Fist Fight, starring Ice Cube and Charlie Day as high school teachers prepared to solve their differences the hard way. The film is being directed by Richie Keen (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”).
On the last day of the year, mild-mannered high school English teacher Andy Campbell (Charlie Day) is trying his best to keep it together amidst senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration and budget cuts that put jobs on the line. But things go from bad to worse when he accidentally crosses his much tougher and deeply feared colleague, Ron Strickland (Ice Cube), who challenges Campbell to an old-fashioned throwdown after school. News of the fight spreads like wildfire and ends up becoming the very thing this school, and Campbell, needed.
Fist Fight also stars Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”), Jillian Bell (“22 Jump Street”), Dean Norris...
On the last day of the year, mild-mannered high school English teacher Andy Campbell (Charlie Day) is trying his best to keep it together amidst senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration and budget cuts that put jobs on the line. But things go from bad to worse when he accidentally crosses his much tougher and deeply feared colleague, Ron Strickland (Ice Cube), who challenges Campbell to an old-fashioned throwdown after school. News of the fight spreads like wildfire and ends up becoming the very thing this school, and Campbell, needed.
Fist Fight also stars Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”), Jillian Bell (“22 Jump Street”), Dean Norris...
- 10/5/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A costume designer for John Travolta’s upcoming film ‘Killing Season’ is saying the second masseur claiming the actor sexually assaulted him is lying, TMZ is reporting. Denise Wingate said she was with the actor in his suite at The Greenwich Hotel in New York for most of the afternoon on January 16, the day the masseur is claiming the assault happened in Beverly Hills. Wingate said there were four other people in the suite with Travolta and herself. She added that she took pictures during the session that lasted around three-and-a-half hours. She is also saying that the actor was in his room for almost the entire day, running his [ Read More ]...
- 5/11/2012
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
A costume designer who shot the photos of John Travolta at a New York hotel says there is no way in hell Travolta met up with a masseur in L.A.. the same day.Denise Wingate, who worked as the costume designer for Travolta's movie, "Killing Season," tells TMZ she was in the actor's New York suite at The Greenwich Hotel for most of the afternoon on January 16 -- the day a masseur claims Travolta...
- 5/10/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
In theaters on February 10th, 2012, watch the new trailer for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island directed by Brad Peyton (Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore).
Josh Hutcherson reprises his role as young adventurer Sean Anderson in this exciting follow-up to the 2008 worldwide hit Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3D, the first live-action film ever to be shot in digital 3D. Dwayne Johnson stars as Sean’s stepfather, Hank Parsons; Michael Caine as Sean’s grandfather, Alexander Anderson; Vanessa Hudgens and Luis Guzman as a father-daughter tour guide team; and Kristin Davis as Sean’s mom, Liz Anderson.
The new journey begins when Sean receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist – a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. Unable to stop him from going, Sean’s new stepfather joins the quest.
Josh Hutcherson reprises his role as young adventurer Sean Anderson in this exciting follow-up to the 2008 worldwide hit Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3D, the first live-action film ever to be shot in digital 3D. Dwayne Johnson stars as Sean’s stepfather, Hank Parsons; Michael Caine as Sean’s grandfather, Alexander Anderson; Vanessa Hudgens and Luis Guzman as a father-daughter tour guide team; and Kristin Davis as Sean’s mom, Liz Anderson.
The new journey begins when Sean receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist – a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. Unable to stop him from going, Sean’s new stepfather joins the quest.
- 11/10/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – This 29-image slideshow contains the official images from Warner Brothers’ “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,” starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas, Emma Stone, Breckin Meyer, Lacey Chabert, Robert Forster, and Anne Archer. The film, directed by Mark Waters, opens on May 1st, 2009.
Synopsis:
“Celebrity photographer Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey) loves freedom, fun and women…in that order. A committed bachelor with a no-strings policy, he thinks nothing of breaking up with multiple women on a conference call while prepping his next date.
Connor’s brother Paul is more the romantic type. In fact, he’s about to be married. Unfortunately, on the eve of the big event, Connor’s mockery of romance proves a real buzz-kill for Paul, the wedding party and a houseful of well wishers—including Connor’s childhood friend Jenny (Jennifer Garner), the one woman in his life who has always seemed immune to his considerable charm.
Synopsis:
“Celebrity photographer Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey) loves freedom, fun and women…in that order. A committed bachelor with a no-strings policy, he thinks nothing of breaking up with multiple women on a conference call while prepping his next date.
Connor’s brother Paul is more the romantic type. In fact, he’s about to be married. Unfortunately, on the eve of the big event, Connor’s mockery of romance proves a real buzz-kill for Paul, the wedding party and a houseful of well wishers—including Connor’s childhood friend Jenny (Jennifer Garner), the one woman in his life who has always seemed immune to his considerable charm.
- 4/14/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
We have new images in from Warner Bros. Pictures' "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Lacey Chabert, Emma Stone, Christina Milian, Noureen DeWolf, Amanda Walsh, Michael Douglas, Breckin Meyer, Robert Forster and Anne Archer. Mark Waters ("The Spiderwick Chronicles," "Mean Girls," "Freaky Friday") directs from the writing by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the writing duo of "Four Christmases." The film sees release next month on May 1st. See all the images in the gallery! What's "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" about? Celebrity photographer Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey) loves freedom, fun and women...in that order. A committed bachelor with a no-strings policy, he thinks nothing of breaking up with multiple women on a conference call while prepping his next date. Connor's brother Paul is more the romantic type. In fact, he's about to be married. Unfortunately, on the eve of the big event, Connor's mockery of...
- 4/7/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The premise is a winner, the two key roles are wonderfully cast with Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn and the gross-but-not-too-gross humor will score with young moviegoers -- at least those able to get into an R-rated comedy. But Wedding Crashers is still a letdown. The film never quite lives up to the promise of its premise. The film starts out quirky, but settles for the routine. And characters, instead of deepening, flatten out.
Nevertheless, pairing Wilson and Vaughn strengthens the weaker moments and makes the better ones explode with comic energy. Wedding Crashers is enough of a laugh-getter that New Line can anticipate a boxoffice hit.
Wilson and Vaughn play John and Jeremy, a couple of guys making a living in Washington, D.C., as divorce mediators -- this gets established in a funny opening scene -- but that's not their real claim to fame. No, what makes them very special guys is this great girl-catching gimmick they have developed: They crash weddings. Weddings, you see, bring out a lot of hot women, the ceremonies get them all romantic and the parties lessen their inhibitions. As long as the two have a well-rehearsed explanation as to who they are and how they are related to the bride or groom, the game is almost too easy.
Then the inevitable -- read predictable -- happens: One of the guys breaks the rules of the game by falling in love. This happens when they crash the wedding of the daughter of Treasury Secretary William Cleary (Christopher Walken) and hit on bridesmaids Claire (Rachel McAdams) and Gloria (Isla Fisher) Cleary. Each spells trouble.
For John, Claire presents a double challenge. He not only falls for her but also is blocked by an obstacle in the form of her highly competitive boyfriend, Sack (Bradley Cooper), scion of another East Coast political clan. For Jeremy, Gloria turns out to be a "clinger." After a satisfying tryst on the beach, Gloria refuses to leave her new love's side. She even gets her father to invite the boys back to the family compound for an exclusive post-wedding party.
Jeremy wants to flee fast, but John clearly needs more time with Claire to win her over -- a whole lot more time. So John insists that Jeremy must tarry and back him up. Soon their cover stories are looking shaky.
The central feature of the midsection of the movie are the eccentricities of the Cleary clan, who are Kennedy-esque only much naughtier. The secretary is a self-centered philanderer; his wife, Kathleen (Jane Seymour), a lush on the make for younger men like John; Gloria, a virtual nymphomaniac; and brother Todd (Keir O'Donnell), a bad artist and, as Grandma Cleary so inelegantly puts it, "a homo."
Then a funny thing happens to this comedy with an edge of political satire: It takes a detour into SitcomLand. Characters turn into caricatures, and soon the family is more crackpot than eccentric. None is capable of getting appointed rat catcher much less Secretary of the Treasury.
It's a loss but a minor one as the film still has merry fun with Wilson and Vaughn cutting loose in this loony household. And McAdams and Fisher are more than just good-looking actresses; each has a solid knack for comedy. Walken always makes more of such roles than is really there, but much more should have been done with Seymour's character.
Director David Dobkin (Shanghai Knights) moves the two-hour comedy quickly enough so few viewers will dwell on plot holes or character deficiencies. The technical side is bright, especially a montage by editor Mark Livolsi of the boys working their amorous magic at a series of Jewish, Irish and Italian weddings. Julio Macat's cinematography is sharp, and Barry Robison's sets and Denise Wingate's costumes portray a class of people exceedingly comfortable with their undeserved riches.
THE WEDDING CRASHERS
New Line Cinema
A Tapestry Films production
Credits:
Director: David Dobkin
Screenwriters: Steve Faber & Bob Fisher
Producers: Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy, Andrew Panay
Executive producers: Guy Riedel
Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, Cale Boyter
Director of photography: Julio Macat
Production designer: Barry Robison
Music: Rolfe Kent
Costumes: Denise Wingate
Editor: Mark Livolsi
Cast:
John Beckwith: Owen Wilson
Jeremy Klein: Vince Vaughn
Secretary Cleary: Christopher Walken
Claire Cleary: Rachel McAdams
Gloria Cleary: Isla Fisher
Kathleen Cleary: Jane Seymour
Grandma Cleary: Ellen Albertini Dow
Todd Cleary: Keir O'Donnell
Sack Lodge: Bradley Cooper
MPAA rating: R
Running time -- 119 minutes...
Nevertheless, pairing Wilson and Vaughn strengthens the weaker moments and makes the better ones explode with comic energy. Wedding Crashers is enough of a laugh-getter that New Line can anticipate a boxoffice hit.
Wilson and Vaughn play John and Jeremy, a couple of guys making a living in Washington, D.C., as divorce mediators -- this gets established in a funny opening scene -- but that's not their real claim to fame. No, what makes them very special guys is this great girl-catching gimmick they have developed: They crash weddings. Weddings, you see, bring out a lot of hot women, the ceremonies get them all romantic and the parties lessen their inhibitions. As long as the two have a well-rehearsed explanation as to who they are and how they are related to the bride or groom, the game is almost too easy.
Then the inevitable -- read predictable -- happens: One of the guys breaks the rules of the game by falling in love. This happens when they crash the wedding of the daughter of Treasury Secretary William Cleary (Christopher Walken) and hit on bridesmaids Claire (Rachel McAdams) and Gloria (Isla Fisher) Cleary. Each spells trouble.
For John, Claire presents a double challenge. He not only falls for her but also is blocked by an obstacle in the form of her highly competitive boyfriend, Sack (Bradley Cooper), scion of another East Coast political clan. For Jeremy, Gloria turns out to be a "clinger." After a satisfying tryst on the beach, Gloria refuses to leave her new love's side. She even gets her father to invite the boys back to the family compound for an exclusive post-wedding party.
Jeremy wants to flee fast, but John clearly needs more time with Claire to win her over -- a whole lot more time. So John insists that Jeremy must tarry and back him up. Soon their cover stories are looking shaky.
The central feature of the midsection of the movie are the eccentricities of the Cleary clan, who are Kennedy-esque only much naughtier. The secretary is a self-centered philanderer; his wife, Kathleen (Jane Seymour), a lush on the make for younger men like John; Gloria, a virtual nymphomaniac; and brother Todd (Keir O'Donnell), a bad artist and, as Grandma Cleary so inelegantly puts it, "a homo."
Then a funny thing happens to this comedy with an edge of political satire: It takes a detour into SitcomLand. Characters turn into caricatures, and soon the family is more crackpot than eccentric. None is capable of getting appointed rat catcher much less Secretary of the Treasury.
It's a loss but a minor one as the film still has merry fun with Wilson and Vaughn cutting loose in this loony household. And McAdams and Fisher are more than just good-looking actresses; each has a solid knack for comedy. Walken always makes more of such roles than is really there, but much more should have been done with Seymour's character.
Director David Dobkin (Shanghai Knights) moves the two-hour comedy quickly enough so few viewers will dwell on plot holes or character deficiencies. The technical side is bright, especially a montage by editor Mark Livolsi of the boys working their amorous magic at a series of Jewish, Irish and Italian weddings. Julio Macat's cinematography is sharp, and Barry Robison's sets and Denise Wingate's costumes portray a class of people exceedingly comfortable with their undeserved riches.
THE WEDDING CRASHERS
New Line Cinema
A Tapestry Films production
Credits:
Director: David Dobkin
Screenwriters: Steve Faber & Bob Fisher
Producers: Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy, Andrew Panay
Executive producers: Guy Riedel
Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, Cale Boyter
Director of photography: Julio Macat
Production designer: Barry Robison
Music: Rolfe Kent
Costumes: Denise Wingate
Editor: Mark Livolsi
Cast:
John Beckwith: Owen Wilson
Jeremy Klein: Vince Vaughn
Secretary Cleary: Christopher Walken
Claire Cleary: Rachel McAdams
Gloria Cleary: Isla Fisher
Kathleen Cleary: Jane Seymour
Grandma Cleary: Ellen Albertini Dow
Todd Cleary: Keir O'Donnell
Sack Lodge: Bradley Cooper
MPAA rating: R
Running time -- 119 minutes...
- 7/29/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The magic is gone in this latest screen version of "Cinderella". From its uninspiring title -- and certain turnoff for young males -- to its limp slapstick and uneven acting, "A Cinderella Story" arrives with a dull thud. It doesn't help that this contemporary take on the classic fairy tale re-explores ground already covered this year by such movies as "Mean Girls" and "Ella Enchanted".
Thanks to popular young star Hilary Duff, the film might see a brisk boxoffice opening weekend. But word-of-mouth and more attractive options in the multiplexes should lead to a sharp drop-off by the second week.
Wicked stepmothers and Prince Charmings are awkward concepts in a contemporary setting. There is little evidence that writer Leigh Dunlap or her producers thought through how to re-imagine the fairy tale for modern day. Having Cinderella leave behind a cell phone instead of a glass slipper as the clock strikes midnight is not nearly enough.
First of all, the film never makes the case that our Cinderella, Valley high school senior Sam Montgomery (Duff), is truly abused. When her dear dad dies in the Northridge earthquake -- how exactly? we wonder -- her self-indulgent, plastic surgery-obsessed stepmom, Fiona (Jennifer Coolidge in an amusing but over-the-top performance), banishes Sam to the attic and puts her to work in her dad's '50s diner. The trouble is, designer Charles Breen turns that attic into a very cool-looking loft, Sam's paycheck goes to her college education and must we really feel sorry for a girl who complains that she has to drive a "beat-up old car"? The car runs, doesn't it?
Her high school is similarly disconnected from reality but not in the fairy tale sort of way. Not to put too fine a point on it, but Duff is a beauty, and costume designer Denise Wingate does nothing to make her seem otherwise. So why is Sam so unpopular with the boys? They mock her as "Diner Girl" -- what, no one else at school has a job? -- and her only male friend, geeky Carter (Dan Byrd), seems oblivious to her charms as well. Then she puts on a gown and mask and everyone is knocked out by her presence. Go figure.
Her dreamboat is popular football star Austin Ames Chad Michael Murray). He's a good-looking lad, but the script makes him into a boob. He's afraid of his dad, in a dead-end relationship with a shallow cheerleader (Julie Gonzalo), easily cowed by his buddies and unable or unwilling to pursue his Cinderella. They don't make Prince Charmings the way they used to.
Director Mark Rosman and Dunlap search for laughs in all the wrong places. Fiona's complete body makeover with implants, Botox, plastic surgery and a tanning machine earns a few laughs but gets old fast. The slapstick bumbling of Sam's "out-of-step-sisters," Brianna (Madeline Zima) and Gabriella (Andrea Avery), is thoroughly unfunny.
Duff and Byrd anchor the film in a perky though realistic acting style. But too many other actors resort to overblown shtick in a vain attempt to bring cartoonish characters to life. The diner sequences work the best: Regina King, Paul Rodriguez and others form a neat ensemble of characters who work hard, support one another and share a mutual contempt for the owner. Conversely, the sequences in high school or at home feel tired if not belabored.
Tech credits are pro though unexciting.
A Cinderella Story
Warner Bros. Oictures
A Clifford Werber production
Credits:
Director: Mark Rosman
Screenwriter: Leigh Dunlap
Producers: Clifford Werber, Ilyssa Goodman, Hunt Lowry, Dylan Sellers
Executive producers: Michael Rachmil, Peter Greene, Keith Giglio
Director of photography: Anthony B. Richmond
Production designer: Charles Breen
Music: Christophe Beck
Costume designer: Denise Wingate
Editor: Cara Silverman
Cast:
Sam: Hilary Duff
Fiona: Jennifer Coolidge
Austin: Chad Michael Murray
Carter: Dan Byrd
Rhonda: Regina King, Shelby: Julie Gonzalo
Mrs. Wells: Lin Shaye
Brianna: Madeline Zima
Gabriella: Andrea Avery
MPAA rating PG
Running time -- 95 minutes...
Thanks to popular young star Hilary Duff, the film might see a brisk boxoffice opening weekend. But word-of-mouth and more attractive options in the multiplexes should lead to a sharp drop-off by the second week.
Wicked stepmothers and Prince Charmings are awkward concepts in a contemporary setting. There is little evidence that writer Leigh Dunlap or her producers thought through how to re-imagine the fairy tale for modern day. Having Cinderella leave behind a cell phone instead of a glass slipper as the clock strikes midnight is not nearly enough.
First of all, the film never makes the case that our Cinderella, Valley high school senior Sam Montgomery (Duff), is truly abused. When her dear dad dies in the Northridge earthquake -- how exactly? we wonder -- her self-indulgent, plastic surgery-obsessed stepmom, Fiona (Jennifer Coolidge in an amusing but over-the-top performance), banishes Sam to the attic and puts her to work in her dad's '50s diner. The trouble is, designer Charles Breen turns that attic into a very cool-looking loft, Sam's paycheck goes to her college education and must we really feel sorry for a girl who complains that she has to drive a "beat-up old car"? The car runs, doesn't it?
Her high school is similarly disconnected from reality but not in the fairy tale sort of way. Not to put too fine a point on it, but Duff is a beauty, and costume designer Denise Wingate does nothing to make her seem otherwise. So why is Sam so unpopular with the boys? They mock her as "Diner Girl" -- what, no one else at school has a job? -- and her only male friend, geeky Carter (Dan Byrd), seems oblivious to her charms as well. Then she puts on a gown and mask and everyone is knocked out by her presence. Go figure.
Her dreamboat is popular football star Austin Ames Chad Michael Murray). He's a good-looking lad, but the script makes him into a boob. He's afraid of his dad, in a dead-end relationship with a shallow cheerleader (Julie Gonzalo), easily cowed by his buddies and unable or unwilling to pursue his Cinderella. They don't make Prince Charmings the way they used to.
Director Mark Rosman and Dunlap search for laughs in all the wrong places. Fiona's complete body makeover with implants, Botox, plastic surgery and a tanning machine earns a few laughs but gets old fast. The slapstick bumbling of Sam's "out-of-step-sisters," Brianna (Madeline Zima) and Gabriella (Andrea Avery), is thoroughly unfunny.
Duff and Byrd anchor the film in a perky though realistic acting style. But too many other actors resort to overblown shtick in a vain attempt to bring cartoonish characters to life. The diner sequences work the best: Regina King, Paul Rodriguez and others form a neat ensemble of characters who work hard, support one another and share a mutual contempt for the owner. Conversely, the sequences in high school or at home feel tired if not belabored.
Tech credits are pro though unexciting.
A Cinderella Story
Warner Bros. Oictures
A Clifford Werber production
Credits:
Director: Mark Rosman
Screenwriter: Leigh Dunlap
Producers: Clifford Werber, Ilyssa Goodman, Hunt Lowry, Dylan Sellers
Executive producers: Michael Rachmil, Peter Greene, Keith Giglio
Director of photography: Anthony B. Richmond
Production designer: Charles Breen
Music: Christophe Beck
Costume designer: Denise Wingate
Editor: Cara Silverman
Cast:
Sam: Hilary Duff
Fiona: Jennifer Coolidge
Austin: Chad Michael Murray
Carter: Dan Byrd
Rhonda: Regina King, Shelby: Julie Gonzalo
Mrs. Wells: Lin Shaye
Brianna: Madeline Zima
Gabriella: Andrea Avery
MPAA rating PG
Running time -- 95 minutes...
- 7/23/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It's "Dangerous Liaisons" for the "She's All That" set.
A shrewd update of classic Choderlos De Laclos novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses", "Cruel Intentions" is a lewd and rude guilty pleasure of "Wild Things" proportions.
Boasting a very game cast, including a pair of delectably wicked performances by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe, this bright feature debut of writer-director Roger Kumble should handily seduce its targeted youth market audience and entice an older demographic.
While it isn't the first time the scandalous 1782 book has been in refitted in modern dress -- Roger Vadim's 1959 version starred Jeanne Moreau and Gerard Philipe in contemporary attire -- playwright Kumble's adaptation is such a natural it's practically a no-brainer.
Playing their parts with great relish, Gellar and Phillippe are stepsiblings Kathryn Merteuil and Sebastian Valmont, respectively, a pair of bored little rich kids who get their kicks at the expense of their unwitting conquests.
Deciding to raise the stakes somewhat, Sebastian has set his sights on Annette (Reese Witherspoon), a chaste headmaster's daughter who recently declared her decision to remain that way until she marries her boyfriend in an article she wrote for Seventeen magazine.
Sebastian makes Kathryn a little wager that he can change Annette's mind before the start of the school year. If he fails, Kathryn gets his beloved 1956 Jaguar. If he succeeds, then she must indulge his fantasy involving one night catering to his every sensual whim.
It should be pointed out that they each have a separate set of parents, but you get the impression they wouldn't let a little thing like incest stand in their way had the situation been otherwise.
Meanwhile, as Sebastian begins to circle his prey, Kathryn has a separate agenda of her own involving the painfully innocent Cecile (the very funny Selma Blair), for whom she was dumped by her former boyfriend. By the summer's end, Kathryn is determined to see to the utter and complete besmirching of Cecile's naive reputation.
While the latter challenge turns out to be a piece of cake, the former hits a bit of a snag when Sebastian ends up falling big time for Annette, causing spurned sis to take drastic retaliatory measures.
Despite the salacious tone, "Cruel Intentions" actually infers more than it shows, save for a tauntingly graphic (at least for mainstream movies) girl-girl kiss. Writer-director Kumble, an award-winning playwright whose works include "d-girl" and "Pay or Play", is quite faithful to the dynamics of the original story, while at the same time injecting a nasty sensibility that is entirely au courant.
Admittedly the picture wimps out a bit toward the end and the pacing isn't always all it could be, but Kumble's youthful cast keeps things percolating. Gellar and Phillippe, who worked together on "I Know What You Did Last Summer," use that previous rapport to good advantage as they continually spur each other on here, although there are times when Phillippe's delivery suggests he may have been too good a study of John Malkovich's performance in "Dangerous Liaisons".
As the film's reworking of the original's virtuous Mme. De Tourvel character, Witherspoon puts in another smart, believable performance, while Blair's bratty Cecile provides some adept comic relief.
While old pros Christine Baranski, Swoosie Kurtz and Louise Fletcher are also on hand, they've been pretty much relegated to the background as the young players occupy the spotlight.
Giving it all an austere gleam are cinematographer Theo Van de Sande, production designer Jon Gary Steele and costume designer Denise Wingate, while composer Edward Shearmur's score pulsates with a light techno undercurrent.
CRUEL INTENTIONS
Columbia
Columbia Pictures presents
In association with Original Film and Newmarket Capital Group
A Neal H. Moritz production
A film by Roger Kumble
Director-screenwriter: Roger Kumble
Producer: Neal H. Moritz
Suggested by the novel: "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" by Choderlos De Laclos
Executive producer: Michael Fottrell
Director of photography: Theo Van de Sande
Production designer: Jon Gary Steele
Editor: Jeff Freeman
Costume designer: Denise Wingate
Music: Edward Shearmur
Casting: Mary Vernieu, Anne McCarthy
Color/stereo
Cast:
Kathryn Merteuil: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sebastian Valmont: Ryan Phillippe
Annette Hargrove: Reese Witherspoon
Cecile Caldwell: Selma Blair
Blaine Tuttle: Joshua Jackson
Ronald Clifford: Sean Patrick Thomas
Mrs. Caldwell: Christine Baranski
Dr. Greenbaum: Swoosie Kurtz
Aunt Helen: Louise Fletcher
Running time -- 97 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
A shrewd update of classic Choderlos De Laclos novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses", "Cruel Intentions" is a lewd and rude guilty pleasure of "Wild Things" proportions.
Boasting a very game cast, including a pair of delectably wicked performances by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe, this bright feature debut of writer-director Roger Kumble should handily seduce its targeted youth market audience and entice an older demographic.
While it isn't the first time the scandalous 1782 book has been in refitted in modern dress -- Roger Vadim's 1959 version starred Jeanne Moreau and Gerard Philipe in contemporary attire -- playwright Kumble's adaptation is such a natural it's practically a no-brainer.
Playing their parts with great relish, Gellar and Phillippe are stepsiblings Kathryn Merteuil and Sebastian Valmont, respectively, a pair of bored little rich kids who get their kicks at the expense of their unwitting conquests.
Deciding to raise the stakes somewhat, Sebastian has set his sights on Annette (Reese Witherspoon), a chaste headmaster's daughter who recently declared her decision to remain that way until she marries her boyfriend in an article she wrote for Seventeen magazine.
Sebastian makes Kathryn a little wager that he can change Annette's mind before the start of the school year. If he fails, Kathryn gets his beloved 1956 Jaguar. If he succeeds, then she must indulge his fantasy involving one night catering to his every sensual whim.
It should be pointed out that they each have a separate set of parents, but you get the impression they wouldn't let a little thing like incest stand in their way had the situation been otherwise.
Meanwhile, as Sebastian begins to circle his prey, Kathryn has a separate agenda of her own involving the painfully innocent Cecile (the very funny Selma Blair), for whom she was dumped by her former boyfriend. By the summer's end, Kathryn is determined to see to the utter and complete besmirching of Cecile's naive reputation.
While the latter challenge turns out to be a piece of cake, the former hits a bit of a snag when Sebastian ends up falling big time for Annette, causing spurned sis to take drastic retaliatory measures.
Despite the salacious tone, "Cruel Intentions" actually infers more than it shows, save for a tauntingly graphic (at least for mainstream movies) girl-girl kiss. Writer-director Kumble, an award-winning playwright whose works include "d-girl" and "Pay or Play", is quite faithful to the dynamics of the original story, while at the same time injecting a nasty sensibility that is entirely au courant.
Admittedly the picture wimps out a bit toward the end and the pacing isn't always all it could be, but Kumble's youthful cast keeps things percolating. Gellar and Phillippe, who worked together on "I Know What You Did Last Summer," use that previous rapport to good advantage as they continually spur each other on here, although there are times when Phillippe's delivery suggests he may have been too good a study of John Malkovich's performance in "Dangerous Liaisons".
As the film's reworking of the original's virtuous Mme. De Tourvel character, Witherspoon puts in another smart, believable performance, while Blair's bratty Cecile provides some adept comic relief.
While old pros Christine Baranski, Swoosie Kurtz and Louise Fletcher are also on hand, they've been pretty much relegated to the background as the young players occupy the spotlight.
Giving it all an austere gleam are cinematographer Theo Van de Sande, production designer Jon Gary Steele and costume designer Denise Wingate, while composer Edward Shearmur's score pulsates with a light techno undercurrent.
CRUEL INTENTIONS
Columbia
Columbia Pictures presents
In association with Original Film and Newmarket Capital Group
A Neal H. Moritz production
A film by Roger Kumble
Director-screenwriter: Roger Kumble
Producer: Neal H. Moritz
Suggested by the novel: "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" by Choderlos De Laclos
Executive producer: Michael Fottrell
Director of photography: Theo Van de Sande
Production designer: Jon Gary Steele
Editor: Jeff Freeman
Costume designer: Denise Wingate
Music: Edward Shearmur
Casting: Mary Vernieu, Anne McCarthy
Color/stereo
Cast:
Kathryn Merteuil: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sebastian Valmont: Ryan Phillippe
Annette Hargrove: Reese Witherspoon
Cecile Caldwell: Selma Blair
Blaine Tuttle: Joshua Jackson
Ronald Clifford: Sean Patrick Thomas
Mrs. Caldwell: Christine Baranski
Dr. Greenbaum: Swoosie Kurtz
Aunt Helen: Louise Fletcher
Running time -- 97 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 2/26/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The latest careening comedy-romance in an avalanche of high school-themed films, "She's All That" is an upscale teen version of "My Fair Lady" starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook in Robert Iscove's (ABC's acclaimed "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella") feature directorial debut.
The Miramax release is not doomed, and all that, at the boxoffice, but it won't dance away with much as adults will stay away. The few virtues in this blandly written, cliche-riddled fairy tale are limited to the performances. Not even the target audience will line up in big numbers for such recycled flub dub.
Screenwriter R. Lee Fleming Jr. is also a newcomer to features after working on such projects as MTV's "Dead at 21". One is surprised that Fleming and Iscove do not strive for a zestier flavor to the satiric elements of "She's All That", although some of the gags involving a bogus cast member from MTV's "The Real World" are winners.
Set in Pacific Palisades, Calif., with an almost Homeric rivalry between senior gods Zach (Prinze) and Dean (Paul Walker), the story takes place in the eight weeks between spring break and graduation. When Zach's longtime girlfriend Taylor (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe), the evil queen of the realm, dumps him for "Real World" loser Brock (Matthew Lillard), sadistic Dean goads our hero into betting he can transform any girl into a winner on prom night.
Scarily egotistical and aggressive, Dean laughingly picks out the school dweeb, artist and free thinker Laney (Cook), anticipating Zach's utter humiliation and defeat. Indeed, "bitch-magnet" Zach is vaguely confused and upset, but he quickly takes a hankering to sweet, sharp Laney. She doesn't make it easy for him, and he has to pull off "Pretty Woman"-like feats of materialistic wizardry from time to time.
Zach's combat-tested sister (Anna Paquin) and Laney's loose-cannon brother (Kieran Culkin) stand out in the crowded supporting cast that includes parents, an annoying DJ, many brainless inhabitants of the city and friends of the leads. From wild parties to peachy beach volleyball games, Zach woos and makes over Laney, climaxing in the prom and a sudden switcheroo when she finds out about the bet.
Prinze and Cook do more than go through the paces, but it's safe to say they're destined for better things. The latter is quite successful at the appealing character's grubby-to-glamorous transformation, while Prinze manages to find some angles to flesh out the sometimes thick-headed Zach.
Visually, the film is skin and bones. Iscove and cinematographer Francis Kenny ("A Night at the Roxbury") have the most fun with "Grease"-like dance numbers in the finale.
SHE'S ALL THAT
Miramax Films
A Tapestry Films and Film Colony production
Director: Robert Iscove
Producers: Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy, Richard N. Gladstein
Screenwriter: R. Lee Fleming Jr.
Executive producers: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Director of photography: Francis Kenny
Production designer: Charles Breen
Editor: Casey O. Rohrs
Costume designer: Denise Wingate
Music: Stewart Copeland
Color/stereo
Cast:
Zach: Freddie Prinze Jr.
Laney: Rachael Leigh Cook
Dean: Paul Walker
Taylor: Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Mackenzie: Anna Paquin
Simon: Kieran Culkin
Running time -- 95 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
The Miramax release is not doomed, and all that, at the boxoffice, but it won't dance away with much as adults will stay away. The few virtues in this blandly written, cliche-riddled fairy tale are limited to the performances. Not even the target audience will line up in big numbers for such recycled flub dub.
Screenwriter R. Lee Fleming Jr. is also a newcomer to features after working on such projects as MTV's "Dead at 21". One is surprised that Fleming and Iscove do not strive for a zestier flavor to the satiric elements of "She's All That", although some of the gags involving a bogus cast member from MTV's "The Real World" are winners.
Set in Pacific Palisades, Calif., with an almost Homeric rivalry between senior gods Zach (Prinze) and Dean (Paul Walker), the story takes place in the eight weeks between spring break and graduation. When Zach's longtime girlfriend Taylor (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe), the evil queen of the realm, dumps him for "Real World" loser Brock (Matthew Lillard), sadistic Dean goads our hero into betting he can transform any girl into a winner on prom night.
Scarily egotistical and aggressive, Dean laughingly picks out the school dweeb, artist and free thinker Laney (Cook), anticipating Zach's utter humiliation and defeat. Indeed, "bitch-magnet" Zach is vaguely confused and upset, but he quickly takes a hankering to sweet, sharp Laney. She doesn't make it easy for him, and he has to pull off "Pretty Woman"-like feats of materialistic wizardry from time to time.
Zach's combat-tested sister (Anna Paquin) and Laney's loose-cannon brother (Kieran Culkin) stand out in the crowded supporting cast that includes parents, an annoying DJ, many brainless inhabitants of the city and friends of the leads. From wild parties to peachy beach volleyball games, Zach woos and makes over Laney, climaxing in the prom and a sudden switcheroo when she finds out about the bet.
Prinze and Cook do more than go through the paces, but it's safe to say they're destined for better things. The latter is quite successful at the appealing character's grubby-to-glamorous transformation, while Prinze manages to find some angles to flesh out the sometimes thick-headed Zach.
Visually, the film is skin and bones. Iscove and cinematographer Francis Kenny ("A Night at the Roxbury") have the most fun with "Grease"-like dance numbers in the finale.
SHE'S ALL THAT
Miramax Films
A Tapestry Films and Film Colony production
Director: Robert Iscove
Producers: Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy, Richard N. Gladstein
Screenwriter: R. Lee Fleming Jr.
Executive producers: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Director of photography: Francis Kenny
Production designer: Charles Breen
Editor: Casey O. Rohrs
Costume designer: Denise Wingate
Music: Stewart Copeland
Color/stereo
Cast:
Zach: Freddie Prinze Jr.
Laney: Rachael Leigh Cook
Dean: Paul Walker
Taylor: Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Mackenzie: Anna Paquin
Simon: Kieran Culkin
Running time -- 95 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 1/27/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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