Hollywood’s sound pros nominated Birdman and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes for three awards apiece as the Motion Picture Sound Editors unveiled nods for its 62nd Mpse Golden Reel Awards, honoring the best feature film, television, animation and computer entertainment work of the year.
“2014 was a fantastic year for sound,” said Mpse president Frank Morrone. “The advent of new distribution channels, streaming services and gaming platforms is creating additional opportunities for sound artists to practice their craft beyond the traditional venues of film and television. This year’s nominations reflect that change, spanning an amazing diversity of mediums and genres, all executed at the highest level of creativity. We are truly inspired and impressed by the work of our colleagues.”
This year’s Golden Reels will additionally honor Noah director Darren Aronofsky with the Mpse’s annual Filmmaker Award. Oscar winner Skip Lievsay, known for his work...
“2014 was a fantastic year for sound,” said Mpse president Frank Morrone. “The advent of new distribution channels, streaming services and gaming platforms is creating additional opportunities for sound artists to practice their craft beyond the traditional venues of film and television. This year’s nominations reflect that change, spanning an amazing diversity of mediums and genres, all executed at the highest level of creativity. We are truly inspired and impressed by the work of our colleagues.”
This year’s Golden Reels will additionally honor Noah director Darren Aronofsky with the Mpse’s annual Filmmaker Award. Oscar winner Skip Lievsay, known for his work...
- 1/14/2015
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
What was supposed to be a weekend celebration of the musical TV series Glee turned into an impromptu memorial of song and dance for Cory Monteith after news of the Glee co-star’s death rocked a Glee fan convention in England.
The hundreds of “gleeks,” as they’re known – joined a chorus of thousands worldwide who took to social media with similar expressions about Monteith’s passing. The actor’s struggles with addiction echoed those of other young stars whose premature deaths also left young fans grieving.
“The whole day was simultaneously the best and worst experience of my life,...
The hundreds of “gleeks,” as they’re known – joined a chorus of thousands worldwide who took to social media with similar expressions about Monteith’s passing. The actor’s struggles with addiction echoed those of other young stars whose premature deaths also left young fans grieving.
“The whole day was simultaneously the best and worst experience of my life,...
- 7/15/2013
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside TV
What was supposed to be a weekend celebration of the musical TV series "Glee" turned into an impromptu memorial of song and dance for Cory
Monteith after news of the "Glee" co-star's death rocked a "Glee" fan convention in England.
The hundreds of "gleeks," as they're known – joined a chorus of thousands worldwide who took to social media with similar expressions about Monteith's passing. The actor's struggles with addiction echoed those of other young stars whose premature deaths also left young fans grieving.
"The whole day was simultaneously the best and worst experience of my life," said Chloe Harvey, an 18-year-old fan from Portsmouth, England. "The news was devastating. No one had any idea what to say or do. It just shows how much of a truly amazing guy Cory was that everyone was so shocked and emotional about the news. Everyone was crying and sharing their stories."
Monteith, 31, was found dead in his Vancouver,...
Monteith after news of the "Glee" co-star's death rocked a "Glee" fan convention in England.
The hundreds of "gleeks," as they're known – joined a chorus of thousands worldwide who took to social media with similar expressions about Monteith's passing. The actor's struggles with addiction echoed those of other young stars whose premature deaths also left young fans grieving.
"The whole day was simultaneously the best and worst experience of my life," said Chloe Harvey, an 18-year-old fan from Portsmouth, England. "The news was devastating. No one had any idea what to say or do. It just shows how much of a truly amazing guy Cory was that everyone was so shocked and emotional about the news. Everyone was crying and sharing their stories."
Monteith, 31, was found dead in his Vancouver,...
- 7/15/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
1. DeAndre "Soulja Boy Tell'em" Way, rapper/producer The 18-year-old Web wunderkind took a crazy song and dance, and propelled it via YouTube and MySpace fame into an Interscope recording contract and platinum record sales. And to prove he was no one-hit wonder, he returned with a chart topping sophomore set. Now he's branched out into a live-action animation series and an endorsement deal with Yums footwear and fashions. Next up: a video game for Xbox 360, and acting.
2. Tim Westergren, Chief Strategy Officer & Founder, Pandora An award-winning composer, an accomplished musician, and a record producer, Westergren founded the Music Genome Music Project, a technology that uses over 400 attributes to describe songs and a complex mathematical algorithm to organize them and launched it with Pandora in January 2000. Nine years later, it's the world's favorite Internet and mobile radio station, with the best built-in system for music discovery ever.
3. Alexandra Patsavas, Owner, Chop Shop...
2. Tim Westergren, Chief Strategy Officer & Founder, Pandora An award-winning composer, an accomplished musician, and a record producer, Westergren founded the Music Genome Music Project, a technology that uses over 400 attributes to describe songs and a complex mathematical algorithm to organize them and launched it with Pandora in January 2000. Nine years later, it's the world's favorite Internet and mobile radio station, with the best built-in system for music discovery ever.
3. Alexandra Patsavas, Owner, Chop Shop...
- 6/16/2009
- by Lynne d Johnson
- Fast Company
ABC's "Limelight" pilot has secured a slew of familiar faces. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Noah Gray-Cabey, Oded Fehr, Kyle Riabko and Jessy Schram set set for the soap, which focuses on teachers and students at a New York performing arts academy. Fehr, whose credits include Showtime's "Sleeper Cell" and an assortment of "Resident Evil" and "Mummy" films, will play the school's "overbearing artistic director." Riabko and Schram ("Life," "Veronica Mars") will play aspiring actors auditioning for the academy. Gray-Cabey, best known as Micah from NBC's "Heroes," was also a regular on ABC's "My Wife and Kids" back in the day....
- 3/17/2009
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
Two "Heroes" alums, Nick D'Agosto and Noah Gray-Cabey, have booked pilots, along with former "Smallville" star Michael Rosenbaum.
D'Agosto and Rosenbaum are set to star in NBC's untitled Justin Adler comedy, while Gray-Cabey will get to show off his musical talents in ABC's performance-arts drama "Limelight."
Also cast in "Limelight" are Oded Fehr, Kyle Riabko and Jessy Schram.
Additionally, Sam Neill has joined ABC's drama pilot "Happy Town," and Rochelle Aytes has been added to ABC's untitled Jerry Bruckheimer drama pilot.
The Adler project, from Sony/Tantamount, revolves around a grown-up family. D'Agosto will play the youngest sibling, who brings his girlfriend to meet the family.
Also showing a lighter side is former "Smallville" villain Rosenbaum, who will play the married middle sibling freaked out over his recently adopted baby.
Wbtv/Wonderland's "Limelight" is a soap about the teachers and the students at a New York performing-arts academy.
Fehr, repped by Ifa and Rain Management,...
D'Agosto and Rosenbaum are set to star in NBC's untitled Justin Adler comedy, while Gray-Cabey will get to show off his musical talents in ABC's performance-arts drama "Limelight."
Also cast in "Limelight" are Oded Fehr, Kyle Riabko and Jessy Schram.
Additionally, Sam Neill has joined ABC's drama pilot "Happy Town," and Rochelle Aytes has been added to ABC's untitled Jerry Bruckheimer drama pilot.
The Adler project, from Sony/Tantamount, revolves around a grown-up family. D'Agosto will play the youngest sibling, who brings his girlfriend to meet the family.
Also showing a lighter side is former "Smallville" villain Rosenbaum, who will play the married middle sibling freaked out over his recently adopted baby.
Wbtv/Wonderland's "Limelight" is a soap about the teachers and the students at a New York performing-arts academy.
Fehr, repped by Ifa and Rain Management,...
- 3/16/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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