After Disney acquired Lucasfilm, one of their biggest creative decisions regarding the "Star Wars" franchise was to completely disregard the entirety of the Expanded Universe, opting to turn all the novels, comics, video games, and other assorted media surrounding the "Star Wars" movies into what is now known as Legends and removing them from the overall canon of the galaxy far, far away.
However, since then, several "Star Wars" projects have brought some of the Expanded Universe content back under the canon umbrella, such as the villainous, master strategist Grand Admiral Thrawn. The character originated in the "Heir to the Empire" trilogy of novels by author Timothy Zahn, which is largely considered to be among the best "Star Wars" books ever written.
But just because that story was relegated to Legends doesn't mean Lucasfilm is ignoring it. Not only is a version of this storyline slowly coming to fruition in...
However, since then, several "Star Wars" projects have brought some of the Expanded Universe content back under the canon umbrella, such as the villainous, master strategist Grand Admiral Thrawn. The character originated in the "Heir to the Empire" trilogy of novels by author Timothy Zahn, which is largely considered to be among the best "Star Wars" books ever written.
But just because that story was relegated to Legends doesn't mean Lucasfilm is ignoring it. Not only is a version of this storyline slowly coming to fruition in...
- 4/9/2024
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Given that the last Best Actor Oscar recipient with less than an hour of screen time was Jean Dujardin, it’s clear that modern academy voters strongly prefer lengthy lead male roles. That hasn’t always been the case, however, as indicated by the fact that 30 briefer turns than Dujardin’s have been awarded during the category’s 96-year history. Scroll through our photo gallery to find out which 10 Best Actor-winning performances are the shortest of all time.
This countdown is presented in terms of physical screen time, meaning any time an actor actually appears on screen or can be heard off screen. Moments involving non-visible or audible scene presence are not factored in. Unfortunately, one of this category’s 98 winning performances – Emil Jannings – could not be counted since the film is lost, but his concurrently honored and still-intact turn in “The Last Command” puts him in 13th place here.
This countdown is presented in terms of physical screen time, meaning any time an actor actually appears on screen or can be heard off screen. Moments involving non-visible or audible scene presence are not factored in. Unfortunately, one of this category’s 98 winning performances – Emil Jannings – could not be counted since the film is lost, but his concurrently honored and still-intact turn in “The Last Command” puts him in 13th place here.
- 3/28/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Given that the last Best Actor Oscar recipient with less than an hour of screen time was Jean Dujardin, it’s clear that modern academy voters strongly prefer lengthy lead male roles. That hasn’t always been the case, however, as indicated by the fact that 30 briefer turns than Dujardin’s have been awarded during the category’s 96-year history. Scroll through our photo gallery to find out which 10 Best Actor-winning performances are the shortest of all time.
This countdown is presented in terms of physical screen time, meaning any time an actor actually appears on screen or can be heard off screen. Moments involving non-visible or audible scene presence are not factored in. Unfortunately, one of this category’s 98 winning performances – Emil Jannings – could not be counted since the film is lost, but his concurrently honored and still-intact turn in “The Last Command” puts him in 13th place here.
This countdown is presented in terms of physical screen time, meaning any time an actor actually appears on screen or can be heard off screen. Moments involving non-visible or audible scene presence are not factored in. Unfortunately, one of this category’s 98 winning performances – Emil Jannings – could not be counted since the film is lost, but his concurrently honored and still-intact turn in “The Last Command” puts him in 13th place here.
- 3/28/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Since the inception of the Academy Awards, the U.S.-based organization behind them has always strived to honor worldwide film achievements. Their extensive roster of competitive acting winners alone consists of artists from 30 unique countries, three of which first gained representation during the 2020s. The last full decade’s worth of triumphant performers hail from eight countries, while 42.1% of the individual actors nominated during that time originate from outside of America.
The academy’s history of recognizing acting talent on a global scale dates all the way back to the inaugural Oscars ceremony in 1929, when Swiss-born Emil Jannings (who was of German and American parentage) won Best Actor for his work in both “The Last Command” and “The Way of All Flesh.” Over the next three years, the Best Actress prize was exclusively awarded to Canadians: Mary Pickford (“Coquette”), Norma Shearer (“The Divorcee”), and Marie Dressler (“Min and Bill...
The academy’s history of recognizing acting talent on a global scale dates all the way back to the inaugural Oscars ceremony in 1929, when Swiss-born Emil Jannings (who was of German and American parentage) won Best Actor for his work in both “The Last Command” and “The Way of All Flesh.” Over the next three years, the Best Actress prize was exclusively awarded to Canadians: Mary Pickford (“Coquette”), Norma Shearer (“The Divorcee”), and Marie Dressler (“Min and Bill...
- 3/18/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Star Wars Celebration is underway in the U.K. and Lucasfilm kicked things off with a panel that showcased the future of "Star Wars," both on the big and small screen. It turns out, these worlds are going to intersect, as Dave Filoni is directing a new movie that will bring together all of the Disney+ shows like "The Mandalorian" and the upcoming "Ahsoka." And, speaking of Ahsoka Tano, a trailer for her solo series dropped a big hint in regards to where this is all headed: an adaptation of a classic storyline that is worth getting excited about.
In the trailer, Rosario Dawson's Ahsoka Tano says "something's coming, something dark. I sense it." For the first time ever, brief though it may be, we get a glimpse at Grand Admiral Thrawn in live-action (even if it's just the back of his head). Building on that, Ahsoka also says to Sabine,...
In the trailer, Rosario Dawson's Ahsoka Tano says "something's coming, something dark. I sense it." For the first time ever, brief though it may be, we get a glimpse at Grand Admiral Thrawn in live-action (even if it's just the back of his head). Building on that, Ahsoka also says to Sabine,...
- 4/7/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Ahead of ‘Love & Death’ Debut, Texas Monthly Enters Three-Year Development Pact With HBO and HBO Max
Texas Monthly has entered a three-year, first-look development pact with HBO and HBO Max ahead of the debut of the limited series “Love & Death,” inspired by the Texas Monthly Press book “Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs” and articles from Texas Monthly by Jim Atkinson and John Bloom (“Love and Death in Silicon Prairie”). Under the deal, Texas Monthly will develop new projects with the WarnerMedia premium cabler and streamer.
Since its first issue in Feb. 1973, Texas Monthly has chronicled the politics and personalities (and barbecues and honky-tonks) of the Lone Star State. Texas Monthly doesn’t just limit itself to tacos, hiking and business news — it also dabbles in true crime. “Love & Death,” which hails from Lionsgate Television and is helmed by writing and executive producing duo David E. Kelley and Nicole Kidman, centers on the true story of a suburban housewife...
Since its first issue in Feb. 1973, Texas Monthly has chronicled the politics and personalities (and barbecues and honky-tonks) of the Lone Star State. Texas Monthly doesn’t just limit itself to tacos, hiking and business news — it also dabbles in true crime. “Love & Death,” which hails from Lionsgate Television and is helmed by writing and executive producing duo David E. Kelley and Nicole Kidman, centers on the true story of a suburban housewife...
- 12/17/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has a new horror movie on the way. In fact, you could call it a classic horror story – because that’s what it’s called, A Classic Horror Story. The Italian film is being described (by Netflix) as Midsommar meets The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and that’s a combination bound to get some attention. The story follows […]
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- 5/22/2021
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Eddie Hassell, an actor who appeared in the Oscar-nominated 2010 film The Kids Are All Right and NBC’s 2005-06 sci-fi series Surface, died Sunday morning, his manager confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 30.
TMZ reported that Hassell was shot and killed early Sunday morning in Texas in what appears to be a carjacking.
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the incident happened outside Hassell’s girlfriend’s apartment, which is located in Grand Prairie, Texas. He was taken to the hospital, where he passed away.
The shooting is currently under investigation. There is no suspect in custody, and the motive is ...
TMZ reported that Hassell was shot and killed early Sunday morning in Texas in what appears to be a carjacking.
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the incident happened outside Hassell’s girlfriend’s apartment, which is located in Grand Prairie, Texas. He was taken to the hospital, where he passed away.
The shooting is currently under investigation. There is no suspect in custody, and the motive is ...
- 11/1/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
“Spell” adds to the significant recent growth of African American horror cinema, though really only in casting terms. Otherwise, this reasonably suspenseful if implausible tale is just another variation on the familiar formula of “city folk” making a big mistake going to the country, where every primitive peril awaits them. Here, instead of homicidal hillbillies à la “Texas Chainsaw” and “The Hills Have Eyes,” it’s an Appalachian enclave of Black hoodoo practitioners, with upwardly mobile Omari Hardwick at the “Misery”-esque mercy of witchy Loretta Devine.
Shot in South Africa, British-Zimbabwean director Mark Tonderai and veteran Hollywood scribe Kurt Wimmer’s film isn’t aiming for regional authenticity, though it might have poured on the bad-dream atmospherics a bit thicker to make up for that lack. Nonetheless, this is a decently stylish thriller with occult elements that should satisfy viewers’ genre requirements, though few will demand a second watch...
Shot in South Africa, British-Zimbabwean director Mark Tonderai and veteran Hollywood scribe Kurt Wimmer’s film isn’t aiming for regional authenticity, though it might have poured on the bad-dream atmospherics a bit thicker to make up for that lack. Nonetheless, this is a decently stylish thriller with occult elements that should satisfy viewers’ genre requirements, though few will demand a second watch...
- 10/28/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Mary Pat Gleason, a prolific character actress with more than 100 TV and film credits, including CBS’ sitcom Mom and A Cinderella Story, died of cancer June 2, according to a post on her Facebook page. She was 70.
Born in Lake City, Mn, Gleason began her decades-long career in 1982 with a role in NBC soap opera Texas. She went on to star as Jane Hogan in daytime drama The Guiding Light, and won a daytime Emmy as part of the writing team on the show, which ran for 72 seasons on CBS.
Since then she has appeared on dozens of television series including Full House, Dear John, Murphy Brown, Empty Nest, L.A. Law, Saved by the Bell, Murder, She Wrote, Friends, Step by Step, Suddenly Susan, Will & Grace, Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives, Family Matters, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Middleman, Up All Night, 1600 Penn, Motive, Baby Daddy, Grey’s Anatomy, Partners,...
Born in Lake City, Mn, Gleason began her decades-long career in 1982 with a role in NBC soap opera Texas. She went on to star as Jane Hogan in daytime drama The Guiding Light, and won a daytime Emmy as part of the writing team on the show, which ran for 72 seasons on CBS.
Since then she has appeared on dozens of television series including Full House, Dear John, Murphy Brown, Empty Nest, L.A. Law, Saved by the Bell, Murder, She Wrote, Friends, Step by Step, Suddenly Susan, Will & Grace, Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives, Family Matters, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Middleman, Up All Night, 1600 Penn, Motive, Baby Daddy, Grey’s Anatomy, Partners,...
- 6/3/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Mary Pat Gleason, whose extensive list of film and television credits includes “A Cinderella Story” and more recently the CBS sitcom “Mom,” died of cancer on June 2. She was 70.
Gleason’s manager confirmed the news, telling Variety that “she was a fighter to the end.”
The actress began her career in 1982, with her first on-screen role being in an episode of the NBC soap opera “Texas.” Four years later, Gleason won a daytime Emmy as part of the writing team on “Guiding Light,” the long-running radio and soap opera which ran for a whopping 72 seasons across both mediums, before being canceled by CBS in 2009. Gleason also starred in the series as Jane Horgan.
Many viewers will recognize Gleason for her recurring role on CBS’s “Mom.” She played Mary, an AA member who was frequently interrupted by Bonnie (Allison Janney) when she shared her problems with the group. The character...
Gleason’s manager confirmed the news, telling Variety that “she was a fighter to the end.”
The actress began her career in 1982, with her first on-screen role being in an episode of the NBC soap opera “Texas.” Four years later, Gleason won a daytime Emmy as part of the writing team on “Guiding Light,” the long-running radio and soap opera which ran for a whopping 72 seasons across both mediums, before being canceled by CBS in 2009. Gleason also starred in the series as Jane Horgan.
Many viewers will recognize Gleason for her recurring role on CBS’s “Mom.” She played Mary, an AA member who was frequently interrupted by Bonnie (Allison Janney) when she shared her problems with the group. The character...
- 6/3/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
If you haven’t seen the Netflix documentary ‘Tiger King’ focusing on the crazy antics of big cat owner Joe Exotic, where have you been? Well, a new scripted series is in the works with Nicolas Cage set to play Exotic for his first-ever TV role.
Based on the Texas Monthly article “Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild,” by Leif Reigstad, the series will consist of eight episodes and centre around Joe Schreibvogel, a.k.a Joe Exotic, an eccentric, exotic zookeeper in Oklahoma who fights to keep his park even at the risk of losing his sanity. The series will live in the lion’s den with Joe, explore how he became Joe Exotic, and how he lost himself to a character of his own creation.
The series will be produced by Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios. Dan Lagana will serve as writer,...
Based on the Texas Monthly article “Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild,” by Leif Reigstad, the series will consist of eight episodes and centre around Joe Schreibvogel, a.k.a Joe Exotic, an eccentric, exotic zookeeper in Oklahoma who fights to keep his park even at the risk of losing his sanity. The series will live in the lion’s den with Joe, explore how he became Joe Exotic, and how he lost himself to a character of his own creation.
The series will be produced by Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios. Dan Lagana will serve as writer,...
- 5/5/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Nicolas Cage will portray Joe Exotic in a new scripted series about the over-the-top roadside zookeeper at the center of the Netflix docuseries, Tiger King, Rolling Stone can confirm.
The eight-episode series is based not on the docuseries, but Leif Reigstad’s June 2019 Texas Monthly article, “Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild.” CBS Television, which is producing the series with Imagine Television, optioned the rights to the article back in 2019.
Cage is the only actor attached to the show so far, and he...
The eight-episode series is based not on the docuseries, but Leif Reigstad’s June 2019 Texas Monthly article, “Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild.” CBS Television, which is producing the series with Imagine Television, optioned the rights to the article back in 2019.
Cage is the only actor attached to the show so far, and he...
- 5/4/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Heeellpppppp, the simulation is being weird again!
According to a report from Variety, and definitely not a fever-dream you just had last night, Nicolas Cage is set to play “Tiger King” Joe Exotic in a new scripted series.
The show is being developed by Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios. It does not have a network or streaming entity lined up yet but this is sure to be one of those “competitive situations” you hear so much about. While real-life eccentric former private zoo owner Joe Exotic is best known in the public eye for Netflix’s Tiger King docuseries, this project will be based on the Texas Monthly article “Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild,” by Leif Reigstad.
Dan Lagana (American Vandal) and Paul Young (Key & Peele) optioned the project back in June of 2019, well before Tiger King set the world aflame.
According to a report from Variety, and definitely not a fever-dream you just had last night, Nicolas Cage is set to play “Tiger King” Joe Exotic in a new scripted series.
The show is being developed by Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios. It does not have a network or streaming entity lined up yet but this is sure to be one of those “competitive situations” you hear so much about. While real-life eccentric former private zoo owner Joe Exotic is best known in the public eye for Netflix’s Tiger King docuseries, this project will be based on the Texas Monthly article “Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild,” by Leif Reigstad.
Dan Lagana (American Vandal) and Paul Young (Key & Peele) optioned the project back in June of 2019, well before Tiger King set the world aflame.
- 5/4/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
A scripted series centered around Tiger King‘s Joe Exotic with Nicolas Cage attached to star and executive produce is in the works, Deadline has confirmed. The project hails from American Vandal showrunner Dan Lagana, Paul Young (Key & Peele), Imagine Television Studios and CBS TV Studios. The eight-episode limited series will go to market in the next few days.
Based on the Texas Monthly article Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild by Leif Reigstad, the story centers around Joe Shreibvogel, an eccentric, exotic zookeeper in Oklahoma who fights to keep his park — even at the risk of losing his sanity. The series will live in the lion’s den with Joe, explore how he became Joe Exotic, and how he lost himself to a character of his own creation.
Lagana will write and executive produce. Brian Grazer and Samie Kim Falvey will executive produce with Imagine,...
Based on the Texas Monthly article Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild by Leif Reigstad, the story centers around Joe Shreibvogel, an eccentric, exotic zookeeper in Oklahoma who fights to keep his park — even at the risk of losing his sanity. The series will live in the lion’s den with Joe, explore how he became Joe Exotic, and how he lost himself to a character of his own creation.
Lagana will write and executive produce. Brian Grazer and Samie Kim Falvey will executive produce with Imagine,...
- 5/4/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicolas Cage will portray “Tiger King” subject Joe Exotic in an eight-episode scripted series about the now-imprisoned big-cat breeder, TheWrap has learned.
The limited series — which is not to be confused with the Kate McKinnon “Tiger King” scripted show in the works at Ucp — hails from Imagine Television and CBS Television Studios. No network or platform is currently attached to the show, working title “Joe Exotic,” but an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap it will be taken to market in the next few days.
The series centers around Joe Shreibvogel (also known as Joseph Maldonado-Passage), “an eccentric, exotic zookeeper in Oklahoma who fights to keep his park — even at the risk of losing his sanity,” per its logline. “The series will live in the lion’s den with Joe, explore how he became Joe Exotic, and how he lost himself to a character of his own creation.
The limited series — which is not to be confused with the Kate McKinnon “Tiger King” scripted show in the works at Ucp — hails from Imagine Television and CBS Television Studios. No network or platform is currently attached to the show, working title “Joe Exotic,” but an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap it will be taken to market in the next few days.
The series centers around Joe Shreibvogel (also known as Joseph Maldonado-Passage), “an eccentric, exotic zookeeper in Oklahoma who fights to keep his park — even at the risk of losing his sanity,” per its logline. “The series will live in the lion’s den with Joe, explore how he became Joe Exotic, and how he lost himself to a character of his own creation.
- 5/4/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Nicolas Cage is set to star in a scripted series centered on Joe Exotic, the subject of the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The eight-episode series is being produced by Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios. It will be taken to market in the coming days. It is based on the Texas Monthly article “Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild,” by Leif Reigstad.
CBS TV Studios optioned the article in June of 2019. Dan Lagana will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer under his overall deal at CBS TV Studios with Paul Young executive producing via Make Good Content. Imagine’s Brian Grazer and Samie Kim Falvey will executive produce for Imagine. Cage will executive produce via Saturn Films. Scott Brown and Megan Creydt will executive produce for Texas Monthly. Imagine’s James Seidman and Natalie Berkus are overseeing the project for the company.
The eight-episode series is being produced by Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios. It will be taken to market in the coming days. It is based on the Texas Monthly article “Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild,” by Leif Reigstad.
CBS TV Studios optioned the article in June of 2019. Dan Lagana will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer under his overall deal at CBS TV Studios with Paul Young executive producing via Make Good Content. Imagine’s Brian Grazer and Samie Kim Falvey will executive produce for Imagine. Cage will executive produce via Saturn Films. Scott Brown and Megan Creydt will executive produce for Texas Monthly. Imagine’s James Seidman and Natalie Berkus are overseeing the project for the company.
- 5/4/2020
- by Joe Otterson and Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Nicolas Cage is headed to television — as Joe Exotic, the subject of Netflix's breakout docuseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.
Cage will play Joe in an eight-episode scripted series from CBS Television Studios and Imagine Television. It is based on a Texas Monthly story published in 2019.
American Vandal showrunner Dan Lagana, who has an overall deal at CBS TV Studios, and Paul Young optioned the article in June 2019, well before Tiger King became a word-of-mouth phenomenon. Cage had been in talks to play the lead role since April. CBS TV Studios and Imagine are taking the show out to ...
Cage will play Joe in an eight-episode scripted series from CBS Television Studios and Imagine Television. It is based on a Texas Monthly story published in 2019.
American Vandal showrunner Dan Lagana, who has an overall deal at CBS TV Studios, and Paul Young optioned the article in June 2019, well before Tiger King became a word-of-mouth phenomenon. Cage had been in talks to play the lead role since April. CBS TV Studios and Imagine are taking the show out to ...
Look out, it’s an X-Ray Death Ray! We rushed this review out, and it’s only 104 years late. One of the feature films on a new disc devoted to an unheralded woman filmmaker is The Intrigue, a nascent science-fiction thriller of the ‘deadly invention’ variety. It’s all from 1916, when WW1 was being fought. Julia Crawford Ivers’ adept screenplay offers good espionage twists and Frank Lloyd’s direction incorporates some interesting visual effects. The show stays smart until a ‘pacifist finale’ that will elicit justified jeers from the hawkish among us.
The Intrigue
Part of the Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers Series
Blu-ray
Kino Lorber Kino Classics
1916 / B&w with Tints / 1:33 Silent Ap. / 64 min. (197 minutes in all) / Street Date March 17, 2020 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Lenore Ulric, Cecil Van Auker, Howard Davies, Florence Vidor, Paul Weigel, Herbert Standing.
Cinematography: James Van Trees
Written by Julia Crawford Ivers
Directed by...
The Intrigue
Part of the Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers Series
Blu-ray
Kino Lorber Kino Classics
1916 / B&w with Tints / 1:33 Silent Ap. / 64 min. (197 minutes in all) / Street Date March 17, 2020 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Lenore Ulric, Cecil Van Auker, Howard Davies, Florence Vidor, Paul Weigel, Herbert Standing.
Cinematography: James Van Trees
Written by Julia Crawford Ivers
Directed by...
- 3/31/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals has announced its 2020 Jury and Special Award winners for this year’s film festival, despite it having been cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus earlier this month.
The SXSW Film Festival had several Special Awards juries set up, but after the cancellation, the organization expanded to the juried competitions.
“When we curated and announced our slate for the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, filled with an array of wonderful films we were excited to share with our unique audience, we had no idea of the unprecedented impact that Coronavirus would have on all our lives,” Janet Pierson, Director of Film, said. “Our hearts were broken for all the filmmakers who invested so much time and talent in their work, hoping for a transformative experience at our event. We’re honored to at least be able to present our juried and special awards.
The SXSW Film Festival had several Special Awards juries set up, but after the cancellation, the organization expanded to the juried competitions.
“When we curated and announced our slate for the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, filled with an array of wonderful films we were excited to share with our unique audience, we had no idea of the unprecedented impact that Coronavirus would have on all our lives,” Janet Pierson, Director of Film, said. “Our hearts were broken for all the filmmakers who invested so much time and talent in their work, hoping for a transformative experience at our event. We’re honored to at least be able to present our juried and special awards.
- 3/24/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Following its abrupt cancellation earlier this month due concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, SXSW on Tuesday announced the 2020 award winners for the 27th annual film festival.
After being forced to shut down a week before its scheduled March 13 kickoff, SXSW director of film Janet Pierson revealed alternative plans that included providing screening links to allow jurors to see and hand out awards to the fest’s competition films.
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While no Audience Awards were handed out, Jury Awards were selected from the narrative feature and documentary feature competition categories as well as short films and other juried sections such as the Film Design award.
After being forced to shut down a week before its scheduled March 13 kickoff, SXSW director of film Janet Pierson revealed alternative plans that included providing screening links to allow jurors to see and hand out awards to the fest’s competition films.
More from DeadlineCoping With Covid-19 Crisis: Tt The Artist On A Directing Debut Dream Dashed By SXSW CancellationFox News Says Two More Employees Tested Positive For Coronavirus; Will Further Restrict In-Studio Guests, In-Office WorkPatrick Stewart Engages 'Picard' Fans & More With Free Month Of CBS All Access During Coronavirus Crisis
While no Audience Awards were handed out, Jury Awards were selected from the narrative feature and documentary feature competition categories as well as short films and other juried sections such as the Film Design award.
- 3/24/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
10 random things that happened on this day (July 23rd) in showbiz history.
1884 Emil Jannings born in Switzerland. In 1928 he will become the first man to ever win the Best Actor Oscar. He won for his roles in the silent films The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. He was the only man to ever win for a silent film until Jean DuJardin took the Oscar for The Artist (2011)
Montgomery Clift, Amy Adams, Woody Harrelson, Vanessa Williams and more after the jump...
1884 Emil Jannings born in Switzerland. In 1928 he will become the first man to ever win the Best Actor Oscar. He won for his roles in the silent films The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh. He was the only man to ever win for a silent film until Jean DuJardin took the Oscar for The Artist (2011)
Montgomery Clift, Amy Adams, Woody Harrelson, Vanessa Williams and more after the jump...
- 7/23/2018
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
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