For its first-ever upfronts presentation, Netflix took a page out of broadcast networks’ traditional playbook and boasted about not just what series it has launching in the coming months, or even through the end of the year, but specifically calling out its fall 2023 slate.
A staple of upfronts week — though not as much lately, first because of the Covid-19 pandemic and now because of the writers strike — has been the unveiling of ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox’s fall lineups. This was done so advertisers knew what they were buying ads against and therefore what demos and audience size it would be most likely to reach by promoting products during those programs.
For Netflix, which doesn’t follow the September-to-May season that broadcast still lives by but now has an ad-supported tier it needs to supply with commercials, to take this approach is potentially a move for the streamer to...
A staple of upfronts week — though not as much lately, first because of the Covid-19 pandemic and now because of the writers strike — has been the unveiling of ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox’s fall lineups. This was done so advertisers knew what they were buying ads against and therefore what demos and audience size it would be most likely to reach by promoting products during those programs.
For Netflix, which doesn’t follow the September-to-May season that broadcast still lives by but now has an ad-supported tier it needs to supply with commercials, to take this approach is potentially a move for the streamer to...
- 5/17/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Range Media Partners has signed iconic actress, producer and director Halle Berry, who to this day, remains the only Black winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress.
The trailblazer won the prize for her performance opposite Billy Bob Thornton in the 2001 Marc Forster drama Monster’s Ball, with her role also garnering her Best Actress awards from the Berlin Film Festival, the Screen Actors Guild and the National Board of Review.
Over the course of her more than three decades in Hollywood, Berry has featured in such major franchises as X-Men, Kingsman, John Wick and James Bond, working with a who’s who of talent while appearing in films of every imaginable genre — from thrillers like Gothika, Perfect Stranger and The Call, to dramas like Things We Lpost in the Fire, sci-fi epics like the Wachowskis’ Cloud Atlas, action-comedies including The Last Boy Scout, and rom-coms like Boomerang with Eddie Murphy.
The trailblazer won the prize for her performance opposite Billy Bob Thornton in the 2001 Marc Forster drama Monster’s Ball, with her role also garnering her Best Actress awards from the Berlin Film Festival, the Screen Actors Guild and the National Board of Review.
Over the course of her more than three decades in Hollywood, Berry has featured in such major franchises as X-Men, Kingsman, John Wick and James Bond, working with a who’s who of talent while appearing in films of every imaginable genre — from thrillers like Gothika, Perfect Stranger and The Call, to dramas like Things We Lpost in the Fire, sci-fi epics like the Wachowskis’ Cloud Atlas, action-comedies including The Last Boy Scout, and rom-coms like Boomerang with Eddie Murphy.
- 1/31/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Cameron Crowe has signed on to produce BMG’s documentary about David Crosby, the mustachioed one-third of the great Crosby Stills & Nash classic rock trio. The film will be directed by A.J. Eaton.
“It’s just such a compelling story,” said Crowe. “David Crosby has been near the forefront of music and social change for the last four decades. Now 76, he’s forging a new path by seeking out younger musicians and trying to make a mark in a world now so different from the generation he came to define in the ’60s.”
Crowe said the untitled doc will be “a raw and moving portrait, rough edges and all,” and that Eaton (pictured, with Crosby and Crowe) has been “filming Croz for the last several years.”
The Crosby film will be produced by Michele Farinola for Pch Films and Greg Mariotti for Vinyl Films, in addition to Crowe. Executive producers...
“It’s just such a compelling story,” said Crowe. “David Crosby has been near the forefront of music and social change for the last four decades. Now 76, he’s forging a new path by seeking out younger musicians and trying to make a mark in a world now so different from the generation he came to define in the ’60s.”
Crowe said the untitled doc will be “a raw and moving portrait, rough edges and all,” and that Eaton (pictured, with Crosby and Crowe) has been “filming Croz for the last several years.”
The Crosby film will be produced by Michele Farinola for Pch Films and Greg Mariotti for Vinyl Films, in addition to Crowe. Executive producers...
- 4/3/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
BMG announced today that Oscar-winning filmmaker Cameron Crowe, best known for rock-themed films such as “Singles” and “Almost Famous,” has signed a deal with the company to produce a documentary on the life of rock icon David Crosby. It is the first documentary about the veteran rocker — a founding member of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young — to be fully authorized by the artist. BMG is both financier and executive producer of the film, with all rights available worldwide.
The still-untitled film is helmed by first time feature-doc director A.J. Eaton (pictured above with Crosby, center, and Crowe, right), who has been following the singer for several years. In addition to producing the documentary, Crowe has conducted multiple interviews with Crosby. Crowe previously wrote and directed the musical documentaries “Pearl Jam Twenty (PJ20)” and “The Union,” on the 2011 collaboration between Elton John and Leon Russell.
“It’s just such a compelling story.
The still-untitled film is helmed by first time feature-doc director A.J. Eaton (pictured above with Crosby, center, and Crowe, right), who has been following the singer for several years. In addition to producing the documentary, Crowe has conducted multiple interviews with Crosby. Crowe previously wrote and directed the musical documentaries “Pearl Jam Twenty (PJ20)” and “The Union,” on the 2011 collaboration between Elton John and Leon Russell.
“It’s just such a compelling story.
- 4/3/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Leon Russell, musician and songwriter known for his work with the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and George Harrison, died in his sleep today. He was 74.
Read More: Leon Russell Gets Reflective at ‘A Poem is a Naked Person’ NYC Opening
Russell first rose to acclaim as a session musician in the 1950’s and 60’s, playing with a diverse range of artists, from Ray Charles to Gram Parsons. His piano playing can be heard on the Beach Boys’ early albums, including their landmark “Pet Sounds,” The Rolling Stones’ “Live with Me” off of the album “Let It Bleed” and The Byrds’ version of “Mr. Tambourine Man.” Many of his songs have become hits for other artists, such as “Delta Lady” for Joe Cocker, “Superstar” for The Carpenters and “The Masquerade” for George Benson.
On top of his work with other artists, he has also produced plenty of original hit songs. His...
Read More: Leon Russell Gets Reflective at ‘A Poem is a Naked Person’ NYC Opening
Russell first rose to acclaim as a session musician in the 1950’s and 60’s, playing with a diverse range of artists, from Ray Charles to Gram Parsons. His piano playing can be heard on the Beach Boys’ early albums, including their landmark “Pet Sounds,” The Rolling Stones’ “Live with Me” off of the album “Let It Bleed” and The Byrds’ version of “Mr. Tambourine Man.” Many of his songs have become hits for other artists, such as “Delta Lady” for Joe Cocker, “Superstar” for The Carpenters and “The Masquerade” for George Benson.
On top of his work with other artists, he has also produced plenty of original hit songs. His...
- 11/13/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Leon Russell, known as one of rock ‘n roll’s most dynamic musicians, died on Sunday morning, according to his website. Referring to Russell as the “Master of Space and Time,” the post included that his wife said Russell died in his sleep at his home in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 74.
Hailing from Tulsa, Oklahoma, the musician and songwriter spent five decades performing his unique, “gospel-infused southern boogie piano rock, blues, and country music,” according to his site.
Russell emerged on the rock scene in the 1970s and at one point, Elton John was his opening act. In 2010, the two musicians collaborated on an album,...
Hailing from Tulsa, Oklahoma, the musician and songwriter spent five decades performing his unique, “gospel-infused southern boogie piano rock, blues, and country music,” according to his site.
Russell emerged on the rock scene in the 1970s and at one point, Elton John was his opening act. In 2010, the two musicians collaborated on an album,...
- 11/13/2016
- by Blake Bakkila
- PEOPLE.com
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Einstein once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Clearly, Johnny Depp, Kevin James, Adam Sandler, Liam Neeson, Neill Blomkamp and the Wachowskis were not scholars of Einstein.
Once more that band of cinematic rascals is part of an offensive list of the year’s worst film talents. Let’s be honest, most of them are veterans of the list by now, but thanks to the human centipede of talent agents and casting directors that seem to completely ignore recent track records and overall ability, they still get work.
They will continue to get work. They will continue to be horrendous. And that’s why we can’t have nice things.
All in all, 2015 has actually been a fairly poor year for film. It feels like the nervous deep breath before the excitement of 2016’s blockbuster packed slate,...
Einstein once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Clearly, Johnny Depp, Kevin James, Adam Sandler, Liam Neeson, Neill Blomkamp and the Wachowskis were not scholars of Einstein.
Once more that band of cinematic rascals is part of an offensive list of the year’s worst film talents. Let’s be honest, most of them are veterans of the list by now, but thanks to the human centipede of talent agents and casting directors that seem to completely ignore recent track records and overall ability, they still get work.
They will continue to get work. They will continue to be horrendous. And that’s why we can’t have nice things.
All in all, 2015 has actually been a fairly poor year for film. It feels like the nervous deep breath before the excitement of 2016’s blockbuster packed slate,...
- 12/9/2015
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Cameron Crowe went from seemingly Mia to furiously busy in recent years. That is to say after 2005’s "Elizabethtown," the director hadn't made a feature film in six years. That all changed in 2011 when he released three films in one year: “We Bought A Zoo,” a documentary on Pearl Jam, and another on Elton John and Leon Russell's collaborative album, "The Union.” During this same fruitful period he wrote a screenplay, maybe not unlike “Jerry Maguire,” set in Hawaii, called “Deep Tiki.” It almost got off the ground several years ago with an entirely different cast, but was halted for all the various reasons studio films can go sideways. Fast-forward to present day and the project is in the can and done. Titled "Aloha," the movie stars Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone and Rachel McAdams, and the first trailer for the movie is here. “Aloha” centers on a celebrated military...
- 2/12/2015
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Today, Showtime confirmed that it had given a pilot order to Roadies, a rock comedy series from Jerry Maguire filmmaker Cameron Crowe, My So-Called Life creator Winnie Holzman and Star Trek director J.J. Abrams. Crowe, whose experiences working as a music journalist for Rolling Stone and directing The Union and Pearl Jam Twenty partially inspired the show, will both script and direct the pilot.
The series, which takes place during a successful rock tour, will focus on “the reckless, romantic, funny and often poignant lives of a committed group of characters who live for music and the de facto family they’ve formed along the way.” It will mark a return to musical territory for Crowe, whose semi-autobiographical feature Almost Famous dealt with similar material (and won him a Best Original Screenplay Oscar).
Crowe said of the show’s premise:
“We’re fans of crews, those workers up on the rigging towers,...
The series, which takes place during a successful rock tour, will focus on “the reckless, romantic, funny and often poignant lives of a committed group of characters who live for music and the de facto family they’ve formed along the way.” It will mark a return to musical territory for Crowe, whose semi-autobiographical feature Almost Famous dealt with similar material (and won him a Best Original Screenplay Oscar).
Crowe said of the show’s premise:
“We’re fans of crews, those workers up on the rigging towers,...
- 6/18/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
With such feel-good dramas as Say Anything…, Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Elizabethtown and We Bought A Zoo on his resume, Cameron Crowe has carved out a pretty well-defined niche for himself in cinema. Now, however, it appears that the director, whose still-untitled romantic comedy with Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper is slated for release this December, is about to make the leap to the small screen. Today, we’re hearing that Crowe is collaborating with premium cable network Showtime to develop a series called Roadies.
The ensemble comedy series, to be set during a U.S. rock tour, is being produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot. If the series works out, Crowe will direct the pilot later this year. The helmer’s involvement in a musically-driven show shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, given his past. Crowe worked as a Rolling Stone music journalist in the 1970s, which...
The ensemble comedy series, to be set during a U.S. rock tour, is being produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot. If the series works out, Crowe will direct the pilot later this year. The helmer’s involvement in a musically-driven show shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, given his past. Crowe worked as a Rolling Stone music journalist in the 1970s, which...
- 6/13/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
New York (AP) — The raw New York lyricism of Nas kicked off the 13th annual Tribeca Film Festival with an exuberant hip-hop beat. Tribeca opened Wednesday night with the premiere of "Time Is Illmatic," a documentary about the creation of Nas' landmark 1994 debut album, "Illmatic." The Queens native Nas followed the screening at Manhattan's Beacon Theatre with a performance of the nine-track album, widely considered a rap classic for its angry but earnest street poetry. Tribeca co-founder Robert De Niro introduced the film as not just about the making of an album, but "about the making of an artist here in our hometown." Whereas many films about an album have stuck largely to the song-writing process and track recording, "Time Is Illmatic," directed by the filmmaker One9, summons the Queensbridge housing projects upbringing of Nas and the forces — his parents, 1980s Queens, early hip-hop — that shaped his music. The...
- 4/17/2014
- by Jake Coyle, AP
- Hitfix
In the first of many announcements, the Tribeca Film Festival has revealed its opening night film. This year's edition will kick off with the world premiere of "Time is Illmatic," a documentary directed by multimedia artist One9 that follows the trajectory of rapper Nas' 1994 landmark debut album "Illmatic." Nas will be on hand to perform the entire album from front to back following the April 16th screening. This isn't the first time the festival has selected a music documentary followed by a live performance for its opening night event. In 2011, Tribeca opened with "The Union," Cameron Crowe's documentary about the musical collaboration between Leon Russell and Elton John, who both performed after the outdoor screening. "Like the festival itself, 'Time is Illmatic' and the groundbreaking body of work it recognizes has roots grounded in New York City, but represents and reaches communities far beyond," said Jane Rosenthal, CEO and Co-founder of Tribeca Film Festival.
- 2/19/2014
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
Who doesn’t love Cameron Crowe? The talented American director has made his mark with a filmography of well-received, original, character-driven movies, many positively stunning in the pure sense of joy and optimism that they communicate. Lack of cynicism is a rare gift in Hollywood indeed.
The director is currently hard at work on his latest film, an untitled romantic comedy starring Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Danny McBride and Alec Baldwin. That’s quite an impressive cast, but it doesn’t end there as today we’re hearing that the project has picked up yet another star in the form of This Is The End‘s Jay Baruchel.
The Hawaii-set film, based on an original screenplay by Crowe, will apparently center on a military contractor (Cooper) who recruits an Air Force pilot (Stone) to prevent a top-secret military launch he’s supposed to be helping to facilitate. Inevitably,...
The director is currently hard at work on his latest film, an untitled romantic comedy starring Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Danny McBride and Alec Baldwin. That’s quite an impressive cast, but it doesn’t end there as today we’re hearing that the project has picked up yet another star in the form of This Is The End‘s Jay Baruchel.
The Hawaii-set film, based on an original screenplay by Crowe, will apparently center on a military contractor (Cooper) who recruits an Air Force pilot (Stone) to prevent a top-secret military launch he’s supposed to be helping to facilitate. Inevitably,...
- 10/12/2013
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
(Photo courtesy Eric Himan)
Eric Himan is a tattooed rocker from Tulsa, but his approach to songwriting is folkier than you’d expect, jazzy in a timeless way, and consummately sensitive. The out musician has also written many songs that represent a specifically gay point of view, and that still qualifies as a novel and kickass idea in 2013. He values his personal perspective and independence, and that comes across loud and clear — albeit breezily — in his cool and distinct music.
Himan’s new album Gracefully showcases that fierce honesty, and the disc’s striking video “Red Hot Tears” tells you almost everything you need to know about him: He’s commanding even when he’s announcing a teary-eyed weakness. And as you might remember, I personally can’t get enough of the song.
We caught up with Himan to discuss his songwriting influences, living in Tulsa, and his gay artistic hero of choice.
Eric Himan is a tattooed rocker from Tulsa, but his approach to songwriting is folkier than you’d expect, jazzy in a timeless way, and consummately sensitive. The out musician has also written many songs that represent a specifically gay point of view, and that still qualifies as a novel and kickass idea in 2013. He values his personal perspective and independence, and that comes across loud and clear — albeit breezily — in his cool and distinct music.
Himan’s new album Gracefully showcases that fierce honesty, and the disc’s striking video “Red Hot Tears” tells you almost everything you need to know about him: He’s commanding even when he’s announcing a teary-eyed weakness. And as you might remember, I personally can’t get enough of the song.
We caught up with Himan to discuss his songwriting influences, living in Tulsa, and his gay artistic hero of choice.
- 9/9/2013
- by Louis Virtel
- The Backlot
Elton John is set to release his first solo LP in seven years this September, a much-anticipated collection of 12 new songs and three piano interludes. In a new video premiering exclusively on HuffPost Entertainment, the legendary performer takes viewers into the production of "The Diving Board."
The record was produced by T-Bone Burnett and features lyrics by John's longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin. In the above video, John and Burnett chat about the album, with some piano playing to boot.
“In many ways, I feel like I’m starting again, making records," John said when announcing the album. "Several years ago when beginning to work with T-Bone and being in the studio with Leon Russell for 'The Union,' I had to ask myself, ‘What kind of music do I really want to make?’, and I realized that I had to go back to go forward again. I needed to...
The record was produced by T-Bone Burnett and features lyrics by John's longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin. In the above video, John and Burnett chat about the album, with some piano playing to boot.
“In many ways, I feel like I’m starting again, making records," John said when announcing the album. "Several years ago when beginning to work with T-Bone and being in the studio with Leon Russell for 'The Union,' I had to ask myself, ‘What kind of music do I really want to make?’, and I realized that I had to go back to go forward again. I needed to...
- 7/16/2013
- by Kia Makarechi
- Huffington Post
New York -- The Tribeca Film Festival opened in a spirit of brotherly love – both on the screen, and in thoughts for the people for Boston.
Richard Belzer began by dedicating this year's festival, the 12th annual, to Boston following Monday's deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon. Tribeca is no stranger to such horror: It was founded by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal after the Sept. 11 terror attacks as a way to revitalize downtown Manhattan.
"Tonight, we're all Bostonians," said Belzer at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
Belzer, De Niro and Rosenthal introduced the festival's opening night attraction, the documentary "Mistaken for Strangers." It was made by Tom Berninger, brother of the leader singer of the Brooklyn indie rock band the National, Matt Berninger.
Though an amateur filmmaker, Tom Berninger filmed his experience as a roadie on tour with his older brother's band. He called an "a small, little,...
Richard Belzer began by dedicating this year's festival, the 12th annual, to Boston following Monday's deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon. Tribeca is no stranger to such horror: It was founded by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal after the Sept. 11 terror attacks as a way to revitalize downtown Manhattan.
"Tonight, we're all Bostonians," said Belzer at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
Belzer, De Niro and Rosenthal introduced the festival's opening night attraction, the documentary "Mistaken for Strangers." It was made by Tom Berninger, brother of the leader singer of the Brooklyn indie rock band the National, Matt Berninger.
Though an amateur filmmaker, Tom Berninger filmed his experience as a roadie on tour with his older brother's band. He called an "a small, little,...
- 4/18/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
The National documentary Mistaken for Strangers will open this year's Tribeca Film Festival in New York, the band has confirmed.
The film will premiere on April 17 followed by a live performance from the group. The rock documentary is directed by Tom Berninger, younger brother of The National lead singer Matt Berninger.
"Mistaken For Strangers" the documentary made by Tom Berninger debuts April 17, opening night of Tribeca Film Festival!
— The National (@The_National) February 28, 2013
Mistaken for Strangers, which takes its name from a single on the band's fourth album Boxer, is described by Tribeca as "a hilarious and touching look at two very different brothers, and an entertaining story of artistic aspiration".
"We're really happy to premiere this movie at Tribeca, as New York has been home to us for these past 15 years," Matt Berninger said. "I was happy to give my brother whatever access he needed. I just didn't expect...
The film will premiere on April 17 followed by a live performance from the group. The rock documentary is directed by Tom Berninger, younger brother of The National lead singer Matt Berninger.
"Mistaken For Strangers" the documentary made by Tom Berninger debuts April 17, opening night of Tribeca Film Festival!
— The National (@The_National) February 28, 2013
Mistaken for Strangers, which takes its name from a single on the band's fourth album Boxer, is described by Tribeca as "a hilarious and touching look at two very different brothers, and an entertaining story of artistic aspiration".
"We're really happy to premiere this movie at Tribeca, as New York has been home to us for these past 15 years," Matt Berninger said. "I was happy to give my brother whatever access he needed. I just didn't expect...
- 2/28/2013
- Digital Spy
You might have forgotten, but in 2011 Cameron Crowe dropped three movies after being absent from the big screen for six years: the Matt Damon dramedy "We Bought a Zoo" and two music documentaries, "The Union" and "Pearl Jam Twenty." And heading into 2012, he isn't slowing down one bit. At the end of last month, his once-aborted romantic comedy "Deep Tiki" came back to life over at Sony with Emma Stone attached, and now he's got two more projects brewing that he'll tackle once that picture is in the can. The Wrap reveals that the drug addiction memoir "Beautiful Boy" is being prepped as Crowe's followup effort to "Deep Tiki." This one has been in the works for a while as well, and in early 2011 it was reported that Crowe's adapation of David Sheff's memoir -- which chronicled his son's meth addiction -- was rejected by Brad Pitt's Plan B...
- 8/25/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
It looks like the Avengers are assembling a few days early to celebrate the 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival. Organizers announced on Wednesday that Marvel's "The Avengers" will close out the New York-set film fest on April 28, six days before the film's release on May 4.
The Saturday night screening will welcome various "local heroes" from New York City, ranging from first responders to police and fire officials to members of the U.S. military.
"We are proud that Marvel's 'The Avengers' is the closing film of this year's Tribeca Film Festival and we are excited to welcome local heroes to the screening as special guests," Marvel's Kevin Feige said in a statement. "We all know and love our iconic Super Heroes, but when it really counts, it's our real-life heroes who save the world every day by making it a better place for all of us."
This is...
The Saturday night screening will welcome various "local heroes" from New York City, ranging from first responders to police and fire officials to members of the U.S. military.
"We are proud that Marvel's 'The Avengers' is the closing film of this year's Tribeca Film Festival and we are excited to welcome local heroes to the screening as special guests," Marvel's Kevin Feige said in a statement. "We all know and love our iconic Super Heroes, but when it really counts, it's our real-life heroes who save the world every day by making it a better place for all of us."
This is...
- 3/28/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
A documentary portrait by filmmaker and avid music lover Cameron Crowe ("Almost Famous," "Pearl Jam Twenty"), "The Union" has a pretty simple concept: chronicling the making of The Union, the eponymously titled album by Elton John and the ultimate rock & roll session man Leon Russell, a musician also known for a solo career featuring his angelic yet gravely voice in songs that blend rock, country, blues, and gospel. What makes that premise notable is the fact that these two music legends are uniting for the first time in almost 40 years, after their '70s heyday. Beginning in 2010, "The Union" starts with John's after-the-fact raison d'etre: after 40-some records, what should one of the most iconic musicians in rock do for an encore? Emotionally affected by an old Leon Russell song -- Russell being one of his musical idols and peers from the '70s -- John decides what might be...
- 2/3/2012
- The Playlist
Joseph Guay/HBO Elton John (left) and Leon Russell in ‘The Union.’
In 2010, Leon Russell and Elton John released “The Union,” an album that marked their first collaboration since 1970. In the intervening years, John had continued on to superstardom, while Russell — a legendary songwriter, pianist and arranger whose height of popularity came in the 1960s and ’70s — fell into relative obscurity.
John decided one day to call Russell and propose recording a new album together. He recruited producer T Bone Burnett,...
In 2010, Leon Russell and Elton John released “The Union,” an album that marked their first collaboration since 1970. In the intervening years, John had continued on to superstardom, while Russell — a legendary songwriter, pianist and arranger whose height of popularity came in the 1960s and ’70s — fell into relative obscurity.
John decided one day to call Russell and propose recording a new album together. He recruited producer T Bone Burnett,...
- 2/3/2012
- by Barbara Chai
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
While on the surface it appeared as if Cameron Crowe laid dormant after 2005's "Elizabethtown," the truth is quite the opposite. The "Vanilla Sky" filmmaker wrote a Marvin Gaye film (still unproduced as of now) and a "Jerry Maguire"-like romantic comedy set in Hawaii with a spiritual element to it ("Deep Tiki," also unproduced), and in 2011, released two films: the documentary, "Pearl Jam Twenty," and the feature-length effort, "We Bought a Zoo" starring Matt Damon (which grossed almost $72 million domestically; not bad for a film which some called a box-office dude at first). Crowe also debuted another documentary last year called "The Union," which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film is a look at the making of Elton John and Leon Russell's collaborative album of the same name, The Union, produced by T-Bone Burnett, and the documentary airs on HBO tomorrow. Below we have four clips of.
- 2/1/2012
- The Playlist
On Saturday the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced this year.s winning motion picture and television productions at the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
In addition to the competitive awards, the PGA honored several individuals with tribute awards including Leslie Moonves (Milestone Award), Steven Spielberg (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), Don Mischer (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), Stan Lee (Vanguard Award), and In The Land Of Blood And Honey (The Stanley Kramer Award). The 2012 Producers Guild Awards were co-chaired by Paula Wagner and Michael Manheim.
The 2012 Producers Guild nominated films and television programs are listed below in alphabetical order by category, along with producers. The producers. names listed for each nominated production are listed in alphabetical order and are not necessarily the proper order of credits.
The theatrical motion picture nominees and winners are:
The...
In addition to the competitive awards, the PGA honored several individuals with tribute awards including Leslie Moonves (Milestone Award), Steven Spielberg (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), Don Mischer (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), Stan Lee (Vanguard Award), and In The Land Of Blood And Honey (The Stanley Kramer Award). The 2012 Producers Guild Awards were co-chaired by Paula Wagner and Michael Manheim.
The 2012 Producers Guild nominated films and television programs are listed below in alphabetical order by category, along with producers. The producers. names listed for each nominated production are listed in alphabetical order and are not necessarily the proper order of credits.
The theatrical motion picture nominees and winners are:
The...
- 1/23/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Last night the Producers Guild of America (PGA) gave out awards for achievement in films and television released in 2011. The big winner was The Artist, which took home the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. As the winner of this award takes the Best Picture Oscar three times out of four, any betting on the top Oscar honor is pretty much over at this point. Read on for the full list of winners. The PGA website provides the list. In each case I've left the full slate of nominees, and winners are bolded. I'm happy to see the excellent A Tribe Calle Quest doc, Beats, Rhymes and Life, picking up the award for best documentary. The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: The Artist Producer: Thomas Langmann Bridesmaids Producers: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend The Descendants Producers: Jim Burke,...
- 1/22/2012
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: It’s beginning to look a bit like a landslide. The Producers Guild of America is the latest group to reward Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Artist” with its year-end Best Picture honors, paving the way for what could be Oscar domination next month.
The black-and-white and predominantly silent film has been picking up top prizes throughout the season, winning Best Picture awards at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and the Golden Globes. On accepting the PGA distinction, producer Thomas Langmann said that when they “dreamed of making ‘The Artist,’ we knew we were dreaming of writing a love letter to American cinema.”
Oscar nominations arrive on Tuesday morning, and “The Artist” is expected to lead all films with the most nominations. It’s best to caution against landslide victories in what amounts to “the primaries.” Last year, David Fincher’s “The Social Network” did very...
hollywoodnews.com: It’s beginning to look a bit like a landslide. The Producers Guild of America is the latest group to reward Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Artist” with its year-end Best Picture honors, paving the way for what could be Oscar domination next month.
The black-and-white and predominantly silent film has been picking up top prizes throughout the season, winning Best Picture awards at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and the Golden Globes. On accepting the PGA distinction, producer Thomas Langmann said that when they “dreamed of making ‘The Artist,’ we knew we were dreaming of writing a love letter to American cinema.”
Oscar nominations arrive on Tuesday morning, and “The Artist” is expected to lead all films with the most nominations. It’s best to caution against landslide victories in what amounts to “the primaries.” Last year, David Fincher’s “The Social Network” did very...
- 1/22/2012
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
John Goodman, The Artist Motion Pictures Darryl F. Zanuck Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures * The Artist Producer: Thomas Langmann Bridesmaids Producers: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend The Descendants Producers: Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Producers: Ceán Chaffin, Scott Rudin The Help Producers: Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Brunson Green Hugo Producers: Graham King, Martin Scorsese The Ides Of March Producers: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Brian Oliver Midnight In Paris Producers: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum Moneyball Producers: Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt War Horse Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures * The Adventures Of Tintin Producers: Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg Cars 2 Producer: Denise Ream Kung Fu Panda 2 Producer: Melissa Cobb Puss In Boots Producers: Joe M. Aguilar, Latifa Ouaou Rango Producers: John B. Carls, Gore Verbinski Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures * Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels...
- 1/22/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Cameron Crowe's "The Union," which premiered at Tribeca 2011, will have its television debut exclusively on HBO February 2. The film follows the recent musical collaboration of Leon Russell and Elton John. Crowe began shooting in 2009, following John's writing and recording of his collaborative album with Russell, the man who was his idol early in his career. Their collaboration was prompted when John was listening to Russell's Greatest Hits album while on safari. He was distraught that the musician had fallen into obscurity and made it his mission to collaborate with him. T-Bone Burnett produced the film. Crowe stepped into The Village studio in Los Angeles to...
- 1/19/2012
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Producers Guild of America has announced the nominees for their 2012 film and TV awards.
The Producers Guild Awards (PGA) nominees include the obvious choices such as The Artist, The Descendants, and Hugo, but also some films that have not often been mentioned in the build-up to the Oscars, including Moneyball, The Help, The Ides of March. Among the TV nominees, as well, are 30 Rock, Modern Family, Game of Thrones, and Mad Men.
The PGA has also chosen ten nominees this year for Best picture, but the Oscars will choose between five and ten. Here are the nominees:
The theatrical motion picture nominees are:
Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures:
The Artist
Producer: Thomas Langmann
Bridesmaids
Producers: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend
The Descendants
Producers: Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Producers: Ceán Chaffin, Scott Rudin
The Help
Producers: Michael Barnathan,...
The Producers Guild Awards (PGA) nominees include the obvious choices such as The Artist, The Descendants, and Hugo, but also some films that have not often been mentioned in the build-up to the Oscars, including Moneyball, The Help, The Ides of March. Among the TV nominees, as well, are 30 Rock, Modern Family, Game of Thrones, and Mad Men.
The PGA has also chosen ten nominees this year for Best picture, but the Oscars will choose between five and ten. Here are the nominees:
The theatrical motion picture nominees are:
Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures:
The Artist
Producer: Thomas Langmann
Bridesmaids
Producers: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend
The Descendants
Producers: Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Producers: Ceán Chaffin, Scott Rudin
The Help
Producers: Michael Barnathan,...
- 1/4/2012
- by Charlie Derry
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards. The categories include: The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures; The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; and The David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television. The documentary film category and other television category nominations were already announced by the Guild in December 2011.
All 2012 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 21, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This year, the Producers Guild will also award special honors to Leslie Moonves (Milestone Award), Steven Spielberg (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), Don Mischer (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), Stan Lee (Vanguard Award), and In The Land Of Blood And Honey (The Stanley Kramer Award). The 2012 Producers...
All 2012 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 21, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This year, the Producers Guild will also award special honors to Leslie Moonves (Milestone Award), Steven Spielberg (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), Don Mischer (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), Stan Lee (Vanguard Award), and In The Land Of Blood And Honey (The Stanley Kramer Award). The 2012 Producers...
- 1/3/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Producers Guild of America has announced their nominations for the PGA Awards and it's hard not to agree with every movie on the list. All of the ones I've seen are great films, and the ones I haven't seen I've heard are amazing. The only two on the list I haven't watched are The Artist and The Descendants, both of which I'm looking forward to seeing. I'd love Hugo or War Horse to take home the top prize though. Those were my two favorite movies of 2011. The winners will be announced on January 21st, 2012; check out the full press released with the list of nominations below and tell us what you think! What would you like to see win?
Here's the Press Release:
Los Angeles, CA (January 3, 2012) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards.
Here's the Press Release:
Los Angeles, CA (January 3, 2012) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards.
- 1/3/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Universal Pictures Kristen Wiig in “Bridesmaids”
The movies “Bridesmaids,” “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “Midnight in Paris” were among the nominees announced today for the 2012 Producers Guild Awards.
The awards, which go to TV and film producers, often help forecast the Oscar nominees and winners.
The fact that “Bridesmaids” made the list is an indication that the light comedy may be in the running for some major nominations when the Oscars roll around. A number of expected movies,...
The movies “Bridesmaids,” “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “Midnight in Paris” were among the nominees announced today for the 2012 Producers Guild Awards.
The awards, which go to TV and film producers, often help forecast the Oscar nominees and winners.
The fact that “Bridesmaids” made the list is an indication that the light comedy may be in the running for some major nominations when the Oscars roll around. A number of expected movies,...
- 1/3/2012
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Chicago – The Producers Guild of America announced their final nominees this morning for the Producers Guild Awards, celebrating the year of producing in film and television. While documentary film categories and multiple television categories had already been announced, the nominees for motion pictures, animated motion pictures, and long-form television were official this morning.
The nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures went to the producers of the following films: The Artist, Bridesmaids, The Descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, Hugo, The Ides of March, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, and War Horse.
The producers nominated from animated films are the producers of The Adventures of Tintin, Cars 2, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots, and Rango. The long-form television nominees, which includes movies of the week and mini-series, were the producers of Cinema Verite, Downton Abbey, The Kennedys, Mildred Pierce,...
The nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures went to the producers of the following films: The Artist, Bridesmaids, The Descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, Hugo, The Ides of March, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, and War Horse.
The producers nominated from animated films are the producers of The Adventures of Tintin, Cars 2, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss in Boots, and Rango. The long-form television nominees, which includes movies of the week and mini-series, were the producers of Cinema Verite, Downton Abbey, The Kennedys, Mildred Pierce,...
- 1/3/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
We really can’t say that 2011 is behind us until award season is finished, and as we get closer to the coveted Academy Awards in February, various other guilds and organizations are recognizing the best that 2011 had to offer. Today the Producers Guild of America announced their nominees for Best Picture. The PGA is generally a good indicator as to which movies will be nominated for best Picture when the Oscars roll around.
There are some pretty safe picks. Movies like War Horse, The Artist, The Descendants, and Hugo all made the list, but its Bridesmaids that came completely out of no where.
Below is the full press release of those that are nominated. This includes animated films and television shows. As you can see there are a lot of movies you expect to see on this list with a few surprises on it as well.
Los Angeles, CA (January...
There are some pretty safe picks. Movies like War Horse, The Artist, The Descendants, and Hugo all made the list, but its Bridesmaids that came completely out of no where.
Below is the full press release of those that are nominated. This includes animated films and television shows. As you can see there are a lot of movies you expect to see on this list with a few surprises on it as well.
Los Angeles, CA (January...
- 1/3/2012
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
George Clooney, The Ides of March Terrence Malick/The Tree Of Life, Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive, Clint Eastwood/J. Edgar Bypassed: PGA Award Nominations Motion Pictures Darryl F. Zanuck Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures The Artist Producer: Thomas Langmann Bridesmaids Producers: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend The Descendants Producers: Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Producers: Ceán Chaffin, Scott Rudin The Help Producers: Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Brunson Green Hugo Producers: Graham King, Martin Scorsese The Ides Of March Producers: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Brian Oliver Midnight In Paris Producers: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum Moneyball Producers: Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz, Brad Pitt War Horse Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures The Adventures Of Tintin Producers: Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven Spielberg Cars 2 Producer: Denise Ream Kung Fu Panda 2 Producer: Melissa Cobb Puss In Boots Producers: Joe M. Aguilar,...
- 1/3/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Justin Timberlake better dust off his best pair of statement sunglasses because word on the street is that Elton John has set his sights on the pop star-turned-actor. Get excited all you tiny dancers out there, because if John gets his way, J.T. will be strutting across that silver screen as the lead in "Rocket Man."
The biopic, which will combine events of John's life along with a few "surreal elements," is "going to be in the manner of 'Moulin Rouge!'" John declares. (Though we're guessing it will probably feature fewer shots of Nicole Kidman crooning on an oversized swing.)
So, why does John want J.T.? John explains, "Number one on my wish list is Justin Timberlake, because he played me before in a David Lachapelle video of 'Rocket Man' and was superb."
Ok, so technically, Timberlake actually played him in a video for "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore,...
The biopic, which will combine events of John's life along with a few "surreal elements," is "going to be in the manner of 'Moulin Rouge!'" John declares. (Though we're guessing it will probably feature fewer shots of Nicole Kidman crooning on an oversized swing.)
So, why does John want J.T.? John explains, "Number one on my wish list is Justin Timberlake, because he played me before in a David Lachapelle video of 'Rocket Man' and was superb."
Ok, so technically, Timberlake actually played him in a video for "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore,...
- 1/3/2012
- by Elizabeth Durand
- NextMovie
Nim in James Marsh's documentary Project Nim The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced last Dec. 2 the Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture nominees of 2011. The nominated films are: • Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest directed by Michael Rapaport • Bill Cunningham New York directed by Richard Press • Project Nim directed by James Marsh • Senna directed by Asif Kapadia • The Union directed by Cameron Crowe As per the PGA's press release, "Producers Guild arbitrations for individual producer credit determination for all film and television categories were still underway" at the time. Hence, no producers' credits as yet. (Those will come out today.) Of the five PGA nominees, only Richard Press' Bill Cunningham New York, about fashion photographer Cunningham, and James Marsh's Project Nim, about a chimpanzee raised as a human, are to be found on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences list of Best Documentary Feature semi-finalists.
- 1/3/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Here's your best indicator yet as to what the crop of nominations for the Best Picture Oscar is likely to be. The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced its nominations for 2011 awards, which will be doled out on January 21. The ten films nominated for the PGA's top honor include expected pictures such as The Artist, The Descendants and War Horse. There are no real surprises, but the growing Oscar chances for The Help won't be hurt by getting a PGA nomination (would be slightly wild to see Chris Columbus, a producer on The Help, with an Oscar), and Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris makes an appearance on the list, too. There are a couple surprises, though, in the form of Bridesmaids and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo -- the Judd Apatow and Scott Rudin effects in full force there. With 5-10 Best Picture nominations possible for this year's Oscars,...
- 1/3/2012
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Justin Timberlake better get his tiny dancing pants on, because Elton John has his eye on him.
In September, it was announced that the singer-songwriter will be the focus and executive producer of "Rocketman," a biopic combining elements of John's life and a few surreal elements. "It's going to be in the manner of 'Moulin Rouge!'" he tells the Los Angeles Times.
To play the Rocket Man himself, John is targeting the popstar-turned-actor. "Number on my wish list is Justin Timberlake, because he played me before in a David Lachapelle video of 'Rocket Man' and was superb," John says (as Rolling Stone notes, Timberlake actually played him in a video for ""This Train Don't Stop There Anymore.") Despite his recent flop "In Time," Timberlake isn't ditching the big screen for the recording studio anytime soon; the six-time grammy winner recently signed on to play Dave Van Ronk in...
In September, it was announced that the singer-songwriter will be the focus and executive producer of "Rocketman," a biopic combining elements of John's life and a few surreal elements. "It's going to be in the manner of 'Moulin Rouge!'" he tells the Los Angeles Times.
To play the Rocket Man himself, John is targeting the popstar-turned-actor. "Number on my wish list is Justin Timberlake, because he played me before in a David Lachapelle video of 'Rocket Man' and was superb," John says (as Rolling Stone notes, Timberlake actually played him in a video for ""This Train Don't Stop There Anymore.") Despite his recent flop "In Time," Timberlake isn't ditching the big screen for the recording studio anytime soon; the six-time grammy winner recently signed on to play Dave Van Ronk in...
- 1/3/2012
- by Leigh Weingus
- Huffington Post
HollywoodNews.com: The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards. The categories include: The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures; The Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; and The David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television. The documentary film category and other television category nominations were already announced by the Guild in December 2011.
All 2012 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 21, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This year, the Producers Guild will also award special honors to Leslie Moonves (Milestone Award), Steven Spielberg (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), Don Mischer (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), Stan Lee (Vanguard Award), and In The Land Of Blood And Honey (The Stanley Kramer Award...
All 2012 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 21, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. This year, the Producers Guild will also award special honors to Leslie Moonves (Milestone Award), Steven Spielberg (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), Don Mischer (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), Stan Lee (Vanguard Award), and In The Land Of Blood And Honey (The Stanley Kramer Award...
- 1/3/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Patricio Guzmán's Nostalgia for the Light won Best Feature at the International Documentary Association's Awards ceremony in Los Angeles last night. The La Times' Susan King: "Set in northern Chile's Atacama Desert, the documentary juxtaposes scenes of astronomers in observatories scanning the galaxies, while nearby, archaeologists and elderly women dig through the sand searching for the human remains of pre-Columbian mummies, 19th century miners who labored in slave conditions and the bodies of victims of Gen Augusto Pinochet's regime who were taken to the Atacama as political prisoners and dumped there." Michael Guillén interviewed Guzmán in October 2010.
TheWrap's Steve Pond notes that neither Nostalgia nor any of the other docs nominated for the Ida's top award — Better This World, How to Die in Oregon, The Redemption of General Butt Naked and The Tiniest Place — have made the Academy's shortlist of 15 films left in the race for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar.
TheWrap's Steve Pond notes that neither Nostalgia nor any of the other docs nominated for the Ida's top award — Better This World, How to Die in Oregon, The Redemption of General Butt Naked and The Tiniest Place — have made the Academy's shortlist of 15 films left in the race for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar.
- 12/3/2011
- MUBI
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced the nominees for their Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture category. The Television series nominations for the 2012 Producers Guild Awards will be announced on December 7, and the rest of the nominations will be announced January 3.
Winners of the 2012 Producers Guild Award will be announced on January 21 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel where Steven Spielberg, Leslie Moonves, Don Mischer, and Stan Lee, will be honored.
Here are the Documentary nominees of the 2012 Producers Guild Awards:
"Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest"
Actor Michael Rapaport documents the influential band A Tribe Called Quest.
"Bill Cunningham New York"
Profiling veteran New York City fashion photographer, Bill Cunningham.
"Project Nim"
The unbelievable story of a chimpanzee who was raised as a human child by a family.
"Senna"
A documentary on Ayrton Senna, a Brazilian Formula One racing driver who won the F1 world championship three times!
Winners of the 2012 Producers Guild Award will be announced on January 21 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel where Steven Spielberg, Leslie Moonves, Don Mischer, and Stan Lee, will be honored.
Here are the Documentary nominees of the 2012 Producers Guild Awards:
"Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest"
Actor Michael Rapaport documents the influential band A Tribe Called Quest.
"Bill Cunningham New York"
Profiling veteran New York City fashion photographer, Bill Cunningham.
"Project Nim"
The unbelievable story of a chimpanzee who was raised as a human child by a family.
"Senna"
A documentary on Ayrton Senna, a Brazilian Formula One racing driver who won the F1 world championship three times!
- 12/2/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Cameron Crowe has returned this year with a vengeance, with three pictures in the form of two music documentaries -- the Elton John centered "The Union" and "Pearl Jam Twenty" -- and in just a few short weeks, "We Bought A Zoo." And the material is a bit different than what we've seen from the diretor so far. Based on the best-selling memoir by Benjamin Mee, and penned by "The Devil Wears Prada" writer Aline Brosh McKenna (and fine tuned by Crowe to fit his sensibilties), the story centers on a widowed father (Matt Damon), who keeps a promise to his dead wife and buys a ramshackle home that also happens to adjoin an animal sanctuary. From here he strikes up a relationship with a zookeeper, played by Scarlett Johansson, as the family heals its wounds. The movie had a sneak preview over the Thanksgiving weekend and confirmed our suspicions...
- 12/2/2011
- The Playlist
While Cameron Crowe directed “We Bought A Zoo,” he and his team juggled completing this fall’s “Pearl Jam Twenty” documentary and “The Union,” his film about the making of Elton John and Leon Russell’s 2010 album of the same name, which comes out in January. “They all fueled each other,” Crowe says, noting that he’s hardly the first moviemaker to multi-task. “To me, the best documentary certainly in the last 25 years was [2005’s] ‘No Direction Home,’ and I heard [Martin] Scorsese did that while he was doing ‘The Departed’.” For “We Bought A Zoo,” which had a sneak peak this...
- 11/29/2011
- Hitfix
Cameron Crowe is a big fan of Pearl Jam, the Seattle-borne band now entering its second decade. You might have heard of it – and you might've heard of Crowe, the writer/director of Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, and Vanilla Sky among others. Following the release of Crowe's The Union (the film opened this year's Tribeca Film Festival), Pearl Jam Twenty is a different breed of music doc – where The Union logged studio time with Elton John and Leon Russell, Pj Twenty covers years of Pearl Jam history, the trials and tribulations of the band – and Eddie Vedder. Vedder is undoubtedly the face, voice and image most people associate with the band and Crowe, while unabashedly admiring the musicians, doesn't deny Vedder's looming over the band as a whole and the resulting conflicts.
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- 11/16/2011
- by Mark Zhuravsky
- JustPressPlay.net
Cameron Crowe has to bounce back. He just has to. There.s no way the heartfelt filmmaker responsible for Say Anything, Jerry Maguire and the masterful Almost Famous can deliver another misfire after Elizabethtown. While he has flexed his creative muscle on two impressive musical documentaries in The Union and Pearl Jam Twenty (both worth your time), Crowe fans are waiting with bated breath for his next feature, We Bought a Zoo, to see if the beloved storyteller can get back on track. Today, a poster dropped on TheUncool.com, Crowe.s official fan site. We have it below: It.s a simple design for what could be a simple drama about a wayward soul (Matt Damon) who moves his young family to a large tract of California land that happens to house a semi-defunct zoo. It.s a rebuilding project, much like Crowe, himself. But I love when Crowe...
- 11/9/2011
- cinemablend.com
[1] After directing only six feature films over the course of 16 years (the last of those being 2005's Elizabethtown) director Cameron Crowe has had an unusually busy 2011. He's already released two documentaries this year -- the Elton John picture The Union and Pearl Jam Twenty -- and has We Bought a Zoo due out in December. And apparently, he plans to keep up this pace for the time being, with one film prepped for a March start and another one planned for after that. More details after the jump. Crowe laid out his plans in an interview with The New York Times [2]. When asked whether he would wait as long as he did between Elizabethtown and We Bought a Zoo to make his next film, he responded, "Not anymore, baby." Crowe then revealed that he had just finished writing a comedy script that he hopes to start shooting in March, and...
- 10/31/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Will it be six years until we see the next Cameron Crowe film? That was the hiatus taken between the critical and financial disaster that was Elizabethtown and the upcoming dramedy We Bought A Zoo, starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson [The Playlist].
It would appear not. Crowe has completed his next screenplay and wants to start shooting in March. The man is always generating ideas, whether its a Marvin Gaye biopic, a poten Say Anything… sequel (which he’s admitted is more a pipe dream than anything else) and a film inspired by the slew of talented child actors that auditioned for Zoo.
It would appear this latter idea is the script Crowe spoke of to the New York Times in a recent profile. Features aside, it’s been a busy year for the music lover, premiering two music documentaries (The Union, focusing on Elton John and Leon Russell’s T. Bone...
It would appear not. Crowe has completed his next screenplay and wants to start shooting in March. The man is always generating ideas, whether its a Marvin Gaye biopic, a poten Say Anything… sequel (which he’s admitted is more a pipe dream than anything else) and a film inspired by the slew of talented child actors that auditioned for Zoo.
It would appear this latter idea is the script Crowe spoke of to the New York Times in a recent profile. Features aside, it’s been a busy year for the music lover, premiering two music documentaries (The Union, focusing on Elton John and Leon Russell’s T. Bone...
- 10/28/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
New Picture From 'We Bought A Zoo' To say that Cameron Crowe has been busy would be an understatement. The director, returning to the cinema world after a long absence following 2005's "Elizabethtown," has had an insanely busy 2011. This spring he premiered his Elton John documentary "The Union" at the Tribeca Film Festival which you'll get to see on HBO in January; just this week saw the release of his comprehensive "Pearl Jam 20," an indepth look at the iconic alternative band on their twentieth anniversary and in December, he'll unveil his first feature length movie in six years,…...
- 10/28/2011
- The Playlist
HollywoodNews.com: Oh, the agony of the Grammy Awards. The deadline for membership voting in the Recording Academy is coming up this Friday. Members of the Academy are winnowing down zillions of entries into five slots per category for things like Album, Song, and Record of the Year in general, rock, pop, R&B, country, etc. The nominations will be announced in December, and the awards will be given in February.
Do you have five choices for Best Album? That is, if Best Album were open to everything that’s been released? The front runners right now are Adele‘s “21″ and Lady Gaga‘s “Born this Way.” Everything else will just be interesting. My guess is Kanye and Jay Z‘s “Watching the Throne,” Tony Bennett‘s “Duets II,” and two terrific albums by “legacy” artists will be included somewhere–Elton John and Leon Russell’s “The Union,” and Paul Simon‘s “So Beautiful,...
Do you have five choices for Best Album? That is, if Best Album were open to everything that’s been released? The front runners right now are Adele‘s “21″ and Lady Gaga‘s “Born this Way.” Everything else will just be interesting. My guess is Kanye and Jay Z‘s “Watching the Throne,” Tony Bennett‘s “Duets II,” and two terrific albums by “legacy” artists will be included somewhere–Elton John and Leon Russell’s “The Union,” and Paul Simon‘s “So Beautiful,...
- 10/26/2011
- by Roger Friedman
- Hollywoodnews.com
Why wait until you're dead and let someone else tell the story of your life? For Elton John, he's gonna make sure his life is done right on the big screen by executive producing the "Rocketman" biopic his own damn self through his shingle Rocket Pictures (most recently behind "Gnomeo & Juliet"), with Steve Hamilton Shaw and David Furnish lending a helping hand. The musician, who has already had a crazy busy year with a tour (that will take him through the end of the year) and movie (directed by Cameron Crowe) to support his last album The Union, is…...
- 9/22/2011
- The Playlist
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