One of the great joys in my movie-going life was seeing the epic Indian action movie "Rrr" at Chicago's Music Box Theatre in its original Telugu language with a jam-packed house of raucous fans. The vibe in that room on that November evening, which was months after the initial theatrical run, an encore engagement, and a Netflix release, was so joyous. It was truly a celebration of cinema. Filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli was even in attendance to participate in a post-film Q&a, where he expressed that he was blown away by the overwhelmingly positive reaction of this historical fiction about friendship and revolution.
In addition to discussing his filmmaking process and further offering his gratitude for the warm reception in the Windy City and all over the world, Rajamouli revealed that talks of a sequel had begun. At that time, the conversations were purely preliminary, but his father and story...
In addition to discussing his filmmaking process and further offering his gratitude for the warm reception in the Windy City and all over the world, Rajamouli revealed that talks of a sequel had begun. At that time, the conversations were purely preliminary, but his father and story...
- 12/19/2022
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
Conrad Nagel, the handsome matinee idol and co-founder of the Academy Motion Picture Arts & Sciences was the host of the fifth annual Academy Awards on Nov. 18, 1932. The evening marked Nagel’s second stint at Oscars host; the then-academy prez had hosted the festivities two years earlier. He turned on the charm in his sophomore outing at the glamorous banquet at the Fiesta Room of the Ambassador Hotel honoring films released between Aug. 1, 1931 and July 31, 1932. (Nagel would later co-host the first televised Oscars with Bob Hope in 1953.)
Eight films vied for Best Picture: John Ford’s medical drama “Arrowsmith”; Frank Borzage’s marital drama “Bad Girl”; Mervyn LeRoy’s examination of tabloid journalism “Five Star Final,” Edmund Goulding’s stylish drama “Grand Hotel”; Ernst Lubitsch’s pre-Code musical comedies “One Hour with You” and “The Smiling Lieutenant”; and Josef von Sternberg’s luscious pre-Code melodrama “Shanghai Express,” starring his muse Marlene Dietrich.
Eight films vied for Best Picture: John Ford’s medical drama “Arrowsmith”; Frank Borzage’s marital drama “Bad Girl”; Mervyn LeRoy’s examination of tabloid journalism “Five Star Final,” Edmund Goulding’s stylish drama “Grand Hotel”; Ernst Lubitsch’s pre-Code musical comedies “One Hour with You” and “The Smiling Lieutenant”; and Josef von Sternberg’s luscious pre-Code melodrama “Shanghai Express,” starring his muse Marlene Dietrich.
- 2/23/2022
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Nia DaCosta‘s “Candyman” is a sequel to the 1992 horror classic, which features a beloved score by Philip Glass, and for composer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, it was a matter of finding the right balance of tie-ins to the original while putting his own spin on it.
“We had a lot of conversations very early on in the process about the score … and for me it was very important to be able to reference the original film in some way but to try to steer clear of anything that was too concretely connected to the film,” Lowe tells Gold Derby during our Meet the Experts: Composers panel (watch above). “I did in the end rework one of Philip Glass’ original pieces [‘The Music Box’] but that was the last thing I did. I had completed the entire score before I even approached a consideration of what that would be because...
“We had a lot of conversations very early on in the process about the score … and for me it was very important to be able to reference the original film in some way but to try to steer clear of anything that was too concretely connected to the film,” Lowe tells Gold Derby during our Meet the Experts: Composers panel (watch above). “I did in the end rework one of Philip Glass’ original pieces [‘The Music Box’] but that was the last thing I did. I had completed the entire score before I even approached a consideration of what that would be because...
- 1/22/2022
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Last year, Renee Zellweger became the seventh actress to win both categories at the Oscars. She prevailed in Best Actress for her riveting portrayal of Judy Garland in “Judy.” She’d taken home the Supporting Actress award in 2004 for “Cold Mountain.” This year, Viola Davis is poised to do the same, with a win for her star turn in the Netflix drama “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” As of this writing she sits atop the chart for Best Actress for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” according to our exclusive predictions. She won four years ago for her featured role in “Fences.”
The first half dozen women to win both Academy Awards were:
1. Helen Hayes: Best Actress for “The Sin of Madelon Claudet” (1932) and Best Supporting Actress for “Airport” (1971);
2. Ingrid Bergman: Best Actress for “Gaslight” (1945) and “Anastasia” (1957), and Best Supporting Actress for “Murder on the Orient Express” (1975);
3. Maggie Smith: Best Actress...
The first half dozen women to win both Academy Awards were:
1. Helen Hayes: Best Actress for “The Sin of Madelon Claudet” (1932) and Best Supporting Actress for “Airport” (1971);
2. Ingrid Bergman: Best Actress for “Gaslight” (1945) and “Anastasia” (1957), and Best Supporting Actress for “Murder on the Orient Express” (1975);
3. Maggie Smith: Best Actress...
- 1/26/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
A version of this story about Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty first appeared in the Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
“After 35 years of writing musicals, I’m beginning to realize that I am sort of a political writer,” said lyricist Lynn Ahrens, whose work has ranged from the Broadway musicals “Ragtime” and “Once on This Island” to the animated film “Anastasia” and the TV series “Schoolhouse Rock.” “There’s sometimes a subliminal political message in what I write, and songwriting can make a difference even if it’s not what you intended.”
She first realized this, Ahrens said, when the climactic song from the 1998 musical “Ragtime,” “Make Them Hear You,” took on a life of its own outside that show, including a spectacular version by Aretha Franklin in honor of Nelson Mandela. “That song made me understand that even if I’m writing for a specific purpose,...
“After 35 years of writing musicals, I’m beginning to realize that I am sort of a political writer,” said lyricist Lynn Ahrens, whose work has ranged from the Broadway musicals “Ragtime” and “Once on This Island” to the animated film “Anastasia” and the TV series “Schoolhouse Rock.” “There’s sometimes a subliminal political message in what I write, and songwriting can make a difference even if it’s not what you intended.”
She first realized this, Ahrens said, when the climactic song from the 1998 musical “Ragtime,” “Make Them Hear You,” took on a life of its own outside that show, including a spectacular version by Aretha Franklin in honor of Nelson Mandela. “That song made me understand that even if I’m writing for a specific purpose,...
- 1/12/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
“Her story is so compelling… there’s no way that you couldn’t do it,” says composer Stephen Flaherty of crafting a song for the documentary “Nasrin,” about Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. Filmmaker Jeff Kaufman showed Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens a rough cut of his film, and the Tony winning songwriting team was so moved they didn’t even need to discuss whether they would write a tune or not. “The movie is so emotional,” recounts Ahrens, “it just seemed to call for something that was human and intimate, yet stirring.” The pair quickly came up with a song that lives up to those requirements: “How Can I Tell You?” Watch the exclusive video interview above.
The lyrics appear to conjure Sotoudeh herself, referencing the activist lawyer’s time in jail. That’s no accident. “As theatre writers, we tend to channel characters… you try to become the character you’re writing,...
The lyrics appear to conjure Sotoudeh herself, referencing the activist lawyer’s time in jail. That’s no accident. “As theatre writers, we tend to channel characters… you try to become the character you’re writing,...
- 1/6/2021
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
4 random things that happened on this day, December 13th, in showbiz history
1956 Historical drama Anastasia is released starring Yul Brynner and Ingrid Bergman. It will bring Bergman back into Hollywood's graces after her banishment due to her extramarital affair and win her her second Best Actress Oscar (though she doesn't attend the ceremony).
1957 Peyton Place which we discussed quite a bit this past summer premieres in NYC, becomes a smash hit and Oscar contender. The soapy drama about a mother and daughter and a small gossipy town is quickly adapted into a TV series...
1956 Historical drama Anastasia is released starring Yul Brynner and Ingrid Bergman. It will bring Bergman back into Hollywood's graces after her banishment due to her extramarital affair and win her her second Best Actress Oscar (though she doesn't attend the ceremony).
1957 Peyton Place which we discussed quite a bit this past summer premieres in NYC, becomes a smash hit and Oscar contender. The soapy drama about a mother and daughter and a small gossipy town is quickly adapted into a TV series...
- 12/13/2020
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Given the sheer strength in depth of the Mouse House’s back catalogue that includes Star Wars, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Pixar, The Simpsons and a wide selection of animated titles, not to mention the production line of live-action remakes based on the studio’s extensive roster of classics, there’s more than enough on Disney Plus to keep subscribers occupied for years.
In terms of original content, though, the platform is lagging far behind the likes of Netflix, Amazon and even HBO Max. Then again, that clearly doesn’t matter in the slightest when the customer count blew past 73 million in just twelve months, which is way ahead of even the most optimistic projections being made in the boardroom.
Today brings an eclectic mix of new additions to the streaming service, and for those who were unwilling to shell out $30 for the privilege of viewing Niki Caro’s Mulan,...
In terms of original content, though, the platform is lagging far behind the likes of Netflix, Amazon and even HBO Max. Then again, that clearly doesn’t matter in the slightest when the customer count blew past 73 million in just twelve months, which is way ahead of even the most optimistic projections being made in the boardroom.
Today brings an eclectic mix of new additions to the streaming service, and for those who were unwilling to shell out $30 for the privilege of viewing Niki Caro’s Mulan,...
- 12/4/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
November is the last month of the year for sensible viewing, before our TV screens become full-time broadcasters of golden retrievers saving Christmas and Will Ferrell wearing tights. Take the opportunity then, to get some good stuff in before the festivities.
In terms of good stuff, Netflix is offering the second series of the brilliantly wry and surprisingly touching The End of the F***ing World for any UK viewers who didn’t catch it on Channel 4. There’s also the excellent animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (we loved it. 5 stars.) as well as Boots Riley’s inventive, funny, political satire Sorry to Bother You (we also loved it. 4.5 stars.) On top of that, you can take a nostalgic trip to Capeside with all six seasons of Dawson’s Creek or watch emotionally repressed royals deal with the advent of the 1980s in season four of The Crown.
Here, in alphabetical and date order,...
In terms of good stuff, Netflix is offering the second series of the brilliantly wry and surprisingly touching The End of the F***ing World for any UK viewers who didn’t catch it on Channel 4. There’s also the excellent animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (we loved it. 5 stars.) as well as Boots Riley’s inventive, funny, political satire Sorry to Bother You (we also loved it. 4.5 stars.) On top of that, you can take a nostalgic trip to Capeside with all six seasons of Dawson’s Creek or watch emotionally repressed royals deal with the advent of the 1980s in season four of The Crown.
Here, in alphabetical and date order,...
- 10/27/2020
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Don Bluth made waves in the 1980s and 1990s as an animation alternative to what was being made by Walt Disney Animation Studios. With titles like The Secret of Nimh, The Land Before Time, An American Tail, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Rock-a-Doodle, and Anastasia, Don Bluth Productions carved out a nice niche for themselves […]
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- 9/11/2020
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
As Disney quietly disappears huge swathes of film history into its vaults, I'm going to spend 2020 celebrating Twentieth Century Fox and the Fox Film Corporation's films, what one might call their output if only someone were putting it out.And now they've quietly disappeared William Fox's name from the company: guilty by association with Rupert Murdoch, even though he never associated with him.***There are some films where, lacking access to one's own personal cinematheque, one has to speculate. For example, some of Fox's fifties films, shot in CinemaScope as all movies at that studio had to be, have never been made available in widescreen formats. Richard Fleischer was one the directors who adapted zestfully to that format, so it's a crying shame that Crack in the Mirror (1960) seems to exist only in blurry, 4:3 TV recordings. His other Orson Welles film, Compulsion (1959), is a cracker.Anatole Litvak's...
- 8/20/2020
- MUBI
With the Emmy Awards nominations set for Tuesday, it is a good time to back at a few of the greatest Emmy-winning and Emmy-nominated performances from some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.
Ingrid Bergman, “The Turn of the Screw” (1959)
The Oscar-winning Swedish actress certainly ended the 1950s on a different note than she began the decade. After making her U.S. film debut opposite Leslie Howard in 1939’s “Intermezzo,” Bergman became one of the top Hollywood stars earning her first Oscar for 1944’s “Gaslight.” Married with a young daughter, she shocked the U.S. when she had an affair and became pregnant by famed Italian director Roberto Rossellini during the production of “Stromboli.” She was even denounced in Congress for her affair. The couple did marry, have three children including actress Isabella Rossellini and made several films together before they divorced in 1957. All was forgiven by 1956 when she won...
Ingrid Bergman, “The Turn of the Screw” (1959)
The Oscar-winning Swedish actress certainly ended the 1950s on a different note than she began the decade. After making her U.S. film debut opposite Leslie Howard in 1939’s “Intermezzo,” Bergman became one of the top Hollywood stars earning her first Oscar for 1944’s “Gaslight.” Married with a young daughter, she shocked the U.S. when she had an affair and became pregnant by famed Italian director Roberto Rossellini during the production of “Stromboli.” She was even denounced in Congress for her affair. The couple did marry, have three children including actress Isabella Rossellini and made several films together before they divorced in 1957. All was forgiven by 1956 when she won...
- 7/24/2020
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
While everyone is house-bound this hot summer, time to check out what’s streaming. One service to sign up for is HBO Max.
HBO Max will eventually feature a library of more than 2,000 films within the first year, but one of the movies streaming now is the superb Doctor Sleep. In ca se you missed it in cinemas last year, then you can catch it as well as the director’s cut. Clocking in at 3 hours, this sequel to Stephen King’s “The Shining,” is about the troubled, now-adult Dan Torrance (Ewan McGregor) who meets a teen who shares his extrasensory gift of the “shine” and tries to protect her from a cult whose members feed off the shine of innocents to become immortal.
The movie is directed by Mike Flanagan along with a fantastic score by The Newton Brothers.
interview: http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2018/10/newton-brothers-talk-netflixs-haunting-hill-house-director-mike-flanagan/
Read Wamg’s review...
HBO Max will eventually feature a library of more than 2,000 films within the first year, but one of the movies streaming now is the superb Doctor Sleep. In ca se you missed it in cinemas last year, then you can catch it as well as the director’s cut. Clocking in at 3 hours, this sequel to Stephen King’s “The Shining,” is about the troubled, now-adult Dan Torrance (Ewan McGregor) who meets a teen who shares his extrasensory gift of the “shine” and tries to protect her from a cult whose members feed off the shine of innocents to become immortal.
The movie is directed by Mike Flanagan along with a fantastic score by The Newton Brothers.
interview: http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2018/10/newton-brothers-talk-netflixs-haunting-hill-house-director-mike-flanagan/
Read Wamg’s review...
- 7/10/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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“A Gorgeous Nice Mess”
By Raymond Benson and Doug Gerbino
Nobody wants the legacy of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy to disappear. Young people may have heard of the comic duo, but few have seen them these days. This is understandably disturbing to cinephiles or those of us of an older generation who have admired since childhood the genius on display when the pair performed in front of the camera. While Rhi Entertainment issued a fabulous DVD set in 2011 (10 disks in the U.S.) that contained most of Laurel and Hardy’s output for Hal Roach after sound kicked in, a new Blu-ray treasure chest has just been released by MVDvisual that contains stunning restorations in high definition of a respectable number of titles.
Laurel and Hardy—The Definitive Restorations could be a holy grail for members of Sons of the Desert, the...
“A Gorgeous Nice Mess”
By Raymond Benson and Doug Gerbino
Nobody wants the legacy of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy to disappear. Young people may have heard of the comic duo, but few have seen them these days. This is understandably disturbing to cinephiles or those of us of an older generation who have admired since childhood the genius on display when the pair performed in front of the camera. While Rhi Entertainment issued a fabulous DVD set in 2011 (10 disks in the U.S.) that contained most of Laurel and Hardy’s output for Hal Roach after sound kicked in, a new Blu-ray treasure chest has just been released by MVDvisual that contains stunning restorations in high definition of a respectable number of titles.
Laurel and Hardy—The Definitive Restorations could be a holy grail for members of Sons of the Desert, the...
- 7/10/2020
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Daniel Walber's series on Production Design. Click on the images to see them in magnified detail.
Yul Brynner, who were celebrating this week for his centennial, was in a lot of very expensive movies. His biggest year was 1956, with The King & I, Anastasia and The Ten Commandments - a combined budget of over $20 million. But there were plenty to follow. Studios saw Brynner as a generic racial and ethnic “other,” which got him cast in all sorts of bloated historical, international, orientalist pictures. Which also means, of course, that many of his movies are entirely worthy of consignment to the dustbin of Hollywood history.
Intriguingly, though, he did occasionally work beyond Hollywood. In the late 1960s he joined Orson Welles, Sergei Bondarchuk, Franco Nero and Curd Jürgens in Yugoslavia for The Battle of Neretva. A World War Two Partisan film directed by Veljko Bulajić, a Partisan veteran himself, it...
Yul Brynner, who were celebrating this week for his centennial, was in a lot of very expensive movies. His biggest year was 1956, with The King & I, Anastasia and The Ten Commandments - a combined budget of over $20 million. But there were plenty to follow. Studios saw Brynner as a generic racial and ethnic “other,” which got him cast in all sorts of bloated historical, international, orientalist pictures. Which also means, of course, that many of his movies are entirely worthy of consignment to the dustbin of Hollywood history.
Intriguingly, though, he did occasionally work beyond Hollywood. In the late 1960s he joined Orson Welles, Sergei Bondarchuk, Franco Nero and Curd Jürgens in Yugoslavia for The Battle of Neretva. A World War Two Partisan film directed by Veljko Bulajić, a Partisan veteran himself, it...
- 7/8/2020
- by Daniel Walber
- FilmExperience
Stars: Fiona Whitelaw, Antonio Lujak, Antonella Salvucci, Rachel Daigh, Cearl Pepper, Anita Tenerelli, Melissa Leone | Written by Adriana Marzagalli, John Real | Directed by John Real
What could be scary about a music box? Your first thought is probably not a lot and you would more or less be correct but that hasn’t stopped them featuring in quite a few horror movies. Usually as silence is broken from them mysteriously playing on their own. But could a whole movie be based around this idea?! I found out soon enough with The Music Box.
Perhaps the most annoying thing about this movie for me is that it doesn’t need to be a music box. It could be anything – a bucket, a cup, a fish tank, a cardboard box would do – there’s simply no reason for it to be a music box of some sort. It doesn’t help with the story,...
What could be scary about a music box? Your first thought is probably not a lot and you would more or less be correct but that hasn’t stopped them featuring in quite a few horror movies. Usually as silence is broken from them mysteriously playing on their own. But could a whole movie be based around this idea?! I found out soon enough with The Music Box.
Perhaps the most annoying thing about this movie for me is that it doesn’t need to be a music box. It could be anything – a bucket, a cup, a fish tank, a cardboard box would do – there’s simply no reason for it to be a music box of some sort. It doesn’t help with the story,...
- 7/3/2020
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
HBO Max has sweetened the elixir for “Harry Potter” fans: It launched Wednesday with all eight of Warner Bros.’s movies based on J.K. Rowling’s popular fantasy book series.
HBO Max’s film lineup — which will serve up more than 2,000 movies in the first year — includes all of the “Harry Potter” titles, which star Daniel Radcliffe as the titular wizard whiz-kid, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley.
The films now available on HBO Max are: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001); “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (2002); “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004); “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005); “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (2007); “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2009); and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” Part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011).
In addition to those, Harry Potter spinoff “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” will also be available...
HBO Max’s film lineup — which will serve up more than 2,000 movies in the first year — includes all of the “Harry Potter” titles, which star Daniel Radcliffe as the titular wizard whiz-kid, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley.
The films now available on HBO Max are: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001); “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (2002); “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004); “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005); “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (2007); “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2009); and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” Part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011).
In addition to those, Harry Potter spinoff “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” will also be available...
- 5/27/2020
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
All eight Harry Potter movies are available for streaming on HBO Max, the WarnerMedia service that launched Wednesday in the U.S.
Released between 2001 and 2011, the films based on J.K. Rowling’s family-friendly series of books collectively grossed $7.7 billion for Warner Bros. Like other Warner titles, they had premium cable releases on HBO and in 2018 became available via the HBO Go and HBO Now streaming apps. (Go is for pay-tv subscribers to HBO and Now is a stand-alone version of HBO.) Digitally, they were available for rental and purchase but not via subscription streaming through a single outlet for non-hbo subscribers.
As was the case when Disney secured the Star Wars feature lineup for Disney+, WarnerMedia wanted to avoid any perception issue by herding all of the films into the HBO Max pen. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, a spinoff of the Potter films, will also be available on HBO Max.
Released between 2001 and 2011, the films based on J.K. Rowling’s family-friendly series of books collectively grossed $7.7 billion for Warner Bros. Like other Warner titles, they had premium cable releases on HBO and in 2018 became available via the HBO Go and HBO Now streaming apps. (Go is for pay-tv subscribers to HBO and Now is a stand-alone version of HBO.) Digitally, they were available for rental and purchase but not via subscription streaming through a single outlet for non-hbo subscribers.
As was the case when Disney secured the Star Wars feature lineup for Disney+, WarnerMedia wanted to avoid any perception issue by herding all of the films into the HBO Max pen. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, a spinoff of the Potter films, will also be available on HBO Max.
- 5/27/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max will launch with an extensive library and a handful of original series and films May 27 — but those titles are just the WarnerMedia-owned streaming service’s initial offerings.
On Wednesday, HBO Max revealed the new shows and movies coming to the platform this summer, including “Doom Patrol” Season 2 (which will launch simultaneously on DC Universe and HBO Max June 25), the first “Adventure Time: Distant Lands” special, “Search Party” Season 3, Seth Rogen’s comedy feature “American Pickle,” Amy Schumer’s three-part doc “Expecting Amy,” comedy “Frayed,” family docusoap “The House of Ho,” adult animated series “Close Enough,” unscripted animal rescue series “The Dog House,” kids’ competition “Karma,” animated show “Tig N’ Seek” and Sesame Workshop’s “Esme & Roy.”
These originals will begin to roll out on HBO Max on June 18 and be accompanied on the platform by HBO’s summer series “I May Destroy You,” “Perry Mason,” “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,...
On Wednesday, HBO Max revealed the new shows and movies coming to the platform this summer, including “Doom Patrol” Season 2 (which will launch simultaneously on DC Universe and HBO Max June 25), the first “Adventure Time: Distant Lands” special, “Search Party” Season 3, Seth Rogen’s comedy feature “American Pickle,” Amy Schumer’s three-part doc “Expecting Amy,” comedy “Frayed,” family docusoap “The House of Ho,” adult animated series “Close Enough,” unscripted animal rescue series “The Dog House,” kids’ competition “Karma,” animated show “Tig N’ Seek” and Sesame Workshop’s “Esme & Roy.”
These originals will begin to roll out on HBO Max on June 18 and be accompanied on the platform by HBO’s summer series “I May Destroy You,” “Perry Mason,” “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,...
- 5/13/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
This week HBO takes us on a journey down the star-studded history of Hollywood. No, we’re not talking about the fact and fiction mix of Ryan Murphy’s new streaming miniseries. It’s a look at one particular star, but it’s not a “bio-pic” similar to last year’s big award winners Rocketman and Judy, though it owes a bit to the latter. No mimics or makeup are involved here since it’s a documentary chocked full of feature film clips, archival interviews and little-seen family home movies and photos. She began as a child star, but her career blossomed as she matured, so it’s not the old “rags to riches back to rags” melodrama. But her story ends far too early in tragedy. We don’t see her on lots of merchandise, nor any campy imitators even though she starred in several iconic cinema classics. Unfortunately,...
- 5/5/2020
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The company image of HBO may not instantly bring to mind family films, but the streaming service has a really fun selection of movies to enjoy at home with your kids. While you’re spending more time in the house, you can check out these family-friendly features to stream on HBO.
Alpha and Omega (2010)
This animated tale of star-crossed lovers features two wolves taken from their national park by rangers to help repopulate another site. Alpha-daughter Kate is determined to get back home, where she’s supposed to marry another alpha; Humphrey, an omega wolf, puts aside his unrequited love for Kate to help her in her quest. But as the pair become closer, they realize that their growing fondness for each other will upend everything if they make it home. The film is a clever wilderness spin on some old romantic themes.
Anastasia (1997)
In a film that would have...
Alpha and Omega (2010)
This animated tale of star-crossed lovers features two wolves taken from their national park by rangers to help repopulate another site. Alpha-daughter Kate is determined to get back home, where she’s supposed to marry another alpha; Humphrey, an omega wolf, puts aside his unrequited love for Kate to help her in her quest. But as the pair become closer, they realize that their growing fondness for each other will upend everything if they make it home. The film is a clever wilderness spin on some old romantic themes.
Anastasia (1997)
In a film that would have...
- 4/17/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Stuck at home and in need of something to watch that your whole family can enjoy together? Let TheWrap help by highlighting family friendly movies that are available to stream, right now, on HBO Now and HBO Go. From animated films like “The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part,” to superhero movies like “Shazam!,” and classics like “The Mighty Ducks,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” and “Big,” there’s something for everyone in the family to enjoy and plenty to keep kids distracted while parents are working from home.
Big (1988)
“Big” is a fantasy comedy film directed by the late Penny Marshall, and stars Tom Hanks as Adult Josh Baskin, a young boy who makes a wish “to be big” and is then aged to adulthood overnight.
The Little Rascals (1994)
The original “Little Rascals” was a series of short films from the 1930s featuring the antics of small children. This 1994 children’s movie...
Big (1988)
“Big” is a fantasy comedy film directed by the late Penny Marshall, and stars Tom Hanks as Adult Josh Baskin, a young boy who makes a wish “to be big” and is then aged to adulthood overnight.
The Little Rascals (1994)
The original “Little Rascals” was a series of short films from the 1930s featuring the antics of small children. This 1994 children’s movie...
- 4/1/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Acclaimed playwright Terrence McNally has died of complications due to coronavirus. The author of Master Class, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune and Love! Valour! Compassion!, among many other major works, was a lung cancer survivor with chronic pulmonary disease, and died Tuesday at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Fl. He was 81.
McNally’s death was confirmed by his spokesperson Matt Polk. The Tony Award-winning playwright is survived by his husband, Broadway producer Tom Kirdahy.
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One of the greatest American playwrights of his generation, McNally was a four-time Tony Award winner, recipient of the 2019 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, and 1994 Pulitzer Prize nominee.
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One of the greatest American playwrights of his generation, McNally was a four-time Tony Award winner, recipient of the 2019 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, and 1994 Pulitzer Prize nominee.
- 3/24/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Thank God for Edgar Wright. The “Shaun of the Dead” and “Baby Driver” director has teamed up with Letterboxd to publish a giant list of his 100 favorite comedy films. Wright stresses these 100 films are just a selection of some of the best comedies ever made and not his definitive list of the absolute best. Regardless, Wright has offered up an amazing list just when cinephiles need it most. The list is presented in chronological order, starting with Harold Lloyd’s 1923 silent comedy classic “Safety Last” and ending with Shinichiro Ueda’s zombie comedy “One Cut of the Dead.” Wright did not include any of his own comedies on the list.
Any Wright fan won’t be too surprised to see Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton films dominate the early side of his list. Chaplin’s “The Gold Rush,” “The Circus,” and “City Lights” all appear in the first 10 selections, as do Keaton’s “Our Hospitality,...
Any Wright fan won’t be too surprised to see Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton films dominate the early side of his list. Chaplin’s “The Gold Rush,” “The Circus,” and “City Lights” all appear in the first 10 selections, as do Keaton’s “Our Hospitality,...
- 3/24/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
by Cláudio Alves
In the past 92 years, only a handful of performers have managed to win more than one Oscar. More than two is even rarer and more than three is a feat only ever achieved by Katharine Hepburn. In the relatively exclusive club of three-time Oscar-winning actors, we can find six names, four men and two women. Despite their golden prizes, perusing their winning performances can be a sad affair with most of them having at least one terrible victory in their collection. For Meryl Streep it's The Iron Lady, for Ingrid Bergman Anastasia and Murder on the Orient Express. Jack Nicholso's win for As Good As It Gets isn't very well-regarded and Walter Brennan's first two victories are rather dire.
Only one rises above the others as a perfect case of the Academy honoring an actor for the right performances. It's Daniel Day-Lewis, of course…...
In the past 92 years, only a handful of performers have managed to win more than one Oscar. More than two is even rarer and more than three is a feat only ever achieved by Katharine Hepburn. In the relatively exclusive club of three-time Oscar-winning actors, we can find six names, four men and two women. Despite their golden prizes, perusing their winning performances can be a sad affair with most of them having at least one terrible victory in their collection. For Meryl Streep it's The Iron Lady, for Ingrid Bergman Anastasia and Murder on the Orient Express. Jack Nicholso's win for As Good As It Gets isn't very well-regarded and Walter Brennan's first two victories are rather dire.
Only one rises above the others as a perfect case of the Academy honoring an actor for the right performances. It's Daniel Day-Lewis, of course…...
- 3/12/2020
- by Cláudio Alves
- FilmExperience
” Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into.”
The comedy films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have been beloved around the world since they were first released between 1927 and 1940. So beloved that many of the available copies are blurred dupes printed from worn-out negatives. Now, the best of their short comedies and two of their finest features have been fully restored. They look and sound as spectacular as when they were first released..
Features
* New! 2K and 4K transfers from the finest original 35mm materials in the world.
* World Premieres! Laurel and Hardy’s legendary 1927 silent “pie fight” film The Battle Of The Century makes its video debut after being “lost” for 90 years! The only reel of L&h bloopers and out-takes, That’S That!
* Classic short comedies Berth Marks, Brats, Hog Wild, Come Clean, One Good Turn, Helpmates, The Music Box (the legendary Academy Award...
The comedy films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have been beloved around the world since they were first released between 1927 and 1940. So beloved that many of the available copies are blurred dupes printed from worn-out negatives. Now, the best of their short comedies and two of their finest features have been fully restored. They look and sound as spectacular as when they were first released..
Features
* New! 2K and 4K transfers from the finest original 35mm materials in the world.
* World Premieres! Laurel and Hardy’s legendary 1927 silent “pie fight” film The Battle Of The Century makes its video debut after being “lost” for 90 years! The only reel of L&h bloopers and out-takes, That’S That!
* Classic short comedies Berth Marks, Brats, Hog Wild, Come Clean, One Good Turn, Helpmates, The Music Box (the legendary Academy Award...
- 3/3/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It’s seventh heaven for Renee Zellweger. She took home her second Oscar on Sunday, this time for her lead turn in “Judy,” which now makes her the seventh person to win Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress.
The first six are:
1. Helen Hayes: Best Actress for “The Sin of Madelon Claudet” (1931/32) and Best Supporting Actress for “Airport” (1970)
2. Ingrid Bergman: Best Actress for “Gaslight” (1944) and “Anastasia” (1956), and Best Supporting Actress for “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974)
3. Maggie Smith: Best Actress for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” (1969) and Best Supporting Actress for “California Suite” (1978)
4. Meryl Streep: Best Supporting Actress for “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979), and Best Actress for “Sophie’s Choice” (1982) and “The Iron Lady” (2011)
5. Jessica Lange: Best Supporting Actress for “Tootsie” (1982) and Best Actress for “Blue Sky” (1994)
6. Cate Blanchett: Best Supporting Actress for “The Aviator” (2004) and Best Actress for “Blue Jasmine” (2013)
See Here’s the full list of Oscar winners
Zellweger,...
The first six are:
1. Helen Hayes: Best Actress for “The Sin of Madelon Claudet” (1931/32) and Best Supporting Actress for “Airport” (1970)
2. Ingrid Bergman: Best Actress for “Gaslight” (1944) and “Anastasia” (1956), and Best Supporting Actress for “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974)
3. Maggie Smith: Best Actress for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” (1969) and Best Supporting Actress for “California Suite” (1978)
4. Meryl Streep: Best Supporting Actress for “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979), and Best Actress for “Sophie’s Choice” (1982) and “The Iron Lady” (2011)
5. Jessica Lange: Best Supporting Actress for “Tootsie” (1982) and Best Actress for “Blue Sky” (1994)
6. Cate Blanchett: Best Supporting Actress for “The Aviator” (2004) and Best Actress for “Blue Jasmine” (2013)
See Here’s the full list of Oscar winners
Zellweger,...
- 2/10/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
After becoming the first solo female composer to win a Golden Globe for original score, Iceland native Hildur Guonadottir became the third solo woman to ever win an Oscar in the category, thanks to her haunting music for “Joker” — a gender-related feat that was 22 years in the making. She also is just the ninth female ever nominated for Best Musical Score, earning one of the 11 bids – the most for any 2019 release — for the comic-book-inspired drama starring Joaquin Phoenix.
The first female to compete for a musical score Academy Award was Angela Morley, who collaborated with Douglas Gamley to adapt Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe‘s music for 1974’s “The Little Prince.” She would get a second chance with the Sherman Brothers with her adapted score for 1977’s “The Slipper and the Rose.” Marilyn Bergman would become the first-ever female winner in 1983 along with husband Alan Bergman and Michel Legrand,...
The first female to compete for a musical score Academy Award was Angela Morley, who collaborated with Douglas Gamley to adapt Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe‘s music for 1974’s “The Little Prince.” She would get a second chance with the Sherman Brothers with her adapted score for 1977’s “The Slipper and the Rose.” Marilyn Bergman would become the first-ever female winner in 1983 along with husband Alan Bergman and Michel Legrand,...
- 2/10/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
After becoming the first solo female composer to win a Golden Globe for original score, Iceland native Hildur Guonadottir is the ninth woman Oscar-nominated in the Best Musical Score category for her work on “Joker,” earning one of the 11 bids – the most for any 2019 release — for the comic-book-inspired drama starring Joaquin Phoenix.
The first woman to compete for a musical score Academy Award was Angela Morley, who collaborated with Douglas Gamley to adapt Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe‘s music for 1974’s “The Little Prince.” She would compete a second time with the Sherman Brothers with her adapted score for 1977’s “The Slipper and the Rose.” Marilyn Bergman would become the first-ever female winner in 1983 along with husband Alan Bergman and Michel Legrand, for Barbra Streisand‘s “Yentl.”
Two more Oscar-nabbing woman composers would follow: Rachel Portman for 1996’s “Emma” and Anne Dudley for 1997’s “The Full Monty.” Lyn...
The first woman to compete for a musical score Academy Award was Angela Morley, who collaborated with Douglas Gamley to adapt Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe‘s music for 1974’s “The Little Prince.” She would compete a second time with the Sherman Brothers with her adapted score for 1977’s “The Slipper and the Rose.” Marilyn Bergman would become the first-ever female winner in 1983 along with husband Alan Bergman and Michel Legrand, for Barbra Streisand‘s “Yentl.”
Two more Oscar-nabbing woman composers would follow: Rachel Portman for 1996’s “Emma” and Anne Dudley for 1997’s “The Full Monty.” Lyn...
- 1/14/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
The history of the Academy Awards is the history of outside observers complaining that the voters got it wrong. And while our perceptions of Oscar mistakes often have a lot to do with how movies age and how tastes change, sometimes it’s immediately apparent that a mistake was made. Here are some examples of choices from the major categories that seemed like flubs right out of the gate.
Best Picture: “Crash” over “Brokeback Mountain” (2005)
Fifteen years later, this one still stings. A genuinely great film, one that’s both historically significant and still emotionally powerful, gets beaten by a gimmicky movie that takes an important subject and grinds it into ham-fisted theatrics and excessively on-the-nose writing. There are many theories behind the “Crash” win — from its studio’s blanket coverage of awards voters with early DVD screeners to older Hollywood veterans refusing to watch the gay-cowboy movie — but no matter why it happened,...
Best Picture: “Crash” over “Brokeback Mountain” (2005)
Fifteen years later, this one still stings. A genuinely great film, one that’s both historically significant and still emotionally powerful, gets beaten by a gimmicky movie that takes an important subject and grinds it into ham-fisted theatrics and excessively on-the-nose writing. There are many theories behind the “Crash” win — from its studio’s blanket coverage of awards voters with early DVD screeners to older Hollywood veterans refusing to watch the gay-cowboy movie — but no matter why it happened,...
- 1/8/2020
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
We asked, and you answered To get ready for this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, we asked BroadwayWorld readers to name their favorite Broadway performances from the parade have been their favorites in years past. Now we've compiled of the most popular answers for you to enjoy, including Mean Girls, The Prom, Anastasia, Newsies, and more. Check them all out...
- 11/27/2019
- by Linnae Medeiros
- BroadwayWorld.com
Joaquin Phoenix has swallowed up most of the attention for “Joker,” but another aspect of the Warner Bros. film has managed to impress moviegoers: the original score. Composer Hildur Guonadottir was honored with the Best Soundtrack award at the Venice Film Festival for her work on “Joker,” and now she is in the hunt to score her first Oscar nomination.
Should “Joker” earn that original score bid, it would be only the seventh comic book film to do so in Oscar history, following “The Mask of Zorro” (1940), “Superman” (1978), “Dick Tracy” (1990), “Men in Black” (1997), “The Adventures of Tintin” (2011) and last year’s winner “Black Panther.” It would be the first nomination in this category for a film based on characters in the Batman universe, with even “The Dark Knight” failing to score a bid in 2008. This would suggest a bias against such films, so “Joker” would seemingly be at a disadvantage.
Should “Joker” earn that original score bid, it would be only the seventh comic book film to do so in Oscar history, following “The Mask of Zorro” (1940), “Superman” (1978), “Dick Tracy” (1990), “Men in Black” (1997), “The Adventures of Tintin” (2011) and last year’s winner “Black Panther.” It would be the first nomination in this category for a film based on characters in the Batman universe, with even “The Dark Knight” failing to score a bid in 2008. This would suggest a bias against such films, so “Joker” would seemingly be at a disadvantage.
- 11/24/2019
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
With a nickname like ‘Stassiebaby’, this girl is going to be as difficult to forget as her name is to say. While Stassie Karanikolaou was born ‘Anastasia’, most of the world simply knows her as Stassie, and she is the social media whirlwind who just happens to be best friends with Kylie and Kendall Jenner. The fact that she has more than five-million Instagram followers is a bigger claim to fame, in the opinion of many. So, who is Stassie Karankolaou, and where did she come from? Does she act, sing, or dance, or does the extent of her talent
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Stassie Karanikolaou...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Stassie Karanikolaou...
- 11/11/2019
- by Jennifer Borama
- TVovermind.com
Today, the Dramatists Guild Foundation Dgf announced critically acclaimed performers for its annual Dgf Gala on Monday, November 4 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in NYC. Hosted by Emmy and Golden Globe nominee and Tony Award Winner Jason Alexander Seinfeld, Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Merrily We Roll Along, the fundraising evening will feature special performances by Tony Award Winner Betty Buckley Cats, Sunset Boulevard, Pippin, Tony Award Winner Brian Stokes Mitchell Kiss Me, Kate, Ragtime, Man of La Mancha, Oscar, Grammy and Tony Award winning songwriting duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land, The Greatest Showman, Tony nominatee Michael Arden Once On This Island, Spring Awakening, Big River , Tony Nominee Liz Callaway Anastasia, Baby, Miss Saigon, Tony Nominee Christiane Noll Ragtime Jekyll Hyde, Urinetown, Betsy Wolfe Falsettos, Waitress, and Charlotte Maltby Les Miserables, The Sound of Music national tour.
- 10/29/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Is there another Oscar at the end of the rainbow awards season for Renee Zellweger? According to our odds, yes, as she’s the solid favorite to nab Best Actress for her turn as Judy Garland in “Judy.” If it comes to fruition, Zellweger would be the seventh actress who’ve won both acting categories.
The first six are:
1. Helen Hayes: Best Actress for “The Sin of Madelon Claudet” (1931/32) and Best Supporting Actress for “Airport” (1970)
2. Ingrid Bergman: Best Actress for “Gaslight” (1944) and “Anastasia” (1956), and Best Supporting Actress for “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974)
3. Maggie Smith: Best Actress for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” (1969) and Best Supporting Actress for “California Suite” (1978)
4. Meryl Streep: Best Supporting Actress for “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979), and Best Actress for “Sophie’s Choice” (1982) and “The Iron Lady” (2011)
5. Jessica Lange: Best Supporting Actress for “Tootsie” (1982) and Best Actress for “Blue Sky” (1994)
6. Cate Blanchett:...
The first six are:
1. Helen Hayes: Best Actress for “The Sin of Madelon Claudet” (1931/32) and Best Supporting Actress for “Airport” (1970)
2. Ingrid Bergman: Best Actress for “Gaslight” (1944) and “Anastasia” (1956), and Best Supporting Actress for “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974)
3. Maggie Smith: Best Actress for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” (1969) and Best Supporting Actress for “California Suite” (1978)
4. Meryl Streep: Best Supporting Actress for “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979), and Best Actress for “Sophie’s Choice” (1982) and “The Iron Lady” (2011)
5. Jessica Lange: Best Supporting Actress for “Tootsie” (1982) and Best Actress for “Blue Sky” (1994)
6. Cate Blanchett:...
- 10/21/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Cody Simpson is a singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor who was born on January 11, 1997, in Gold Coast, Queensland. He is both a solo artist and a member of the band ‘Tide’. Simpson has also enjoyed success in musical theater, and he played the role of Dimitry in the Broadway musical ‘Anastasia’ from November 2018 to March 2019. In addition to his career in the music industry and his theater performances, he has also become well known for his romantic liaisons with high-profile celebrities. This means that he has raised his profile and is now relatively well-known. Despite this, there
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Cody Simpson...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Cody Simpson...
- 10/17/2019
- by Liz Flynn
- TVovermind.com
On September 21, SiriusXM’s Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley, were joined by stars of the stage, screen, and dance floor for the latest iteration of their critically acclaimed Concert For America.
The evening was filled with moving and thrilling performances, and calls to action from members of the entertainment community, as well as those who have been most impacted by the recent immigration crisis. Newlyweds Chris Wood (Supergirl) and Melissa Benoist (Supergirl herself!) dazzled the audience with their own rendition of “An Old-Fashioned Wedding” from Annie Get Your Gun. Dancing With The Stars couple Kate Flannery and Pasha Pashkov were joined by Pasha’s wife Daniella Karagach to show off their moves. Flannery also performed alongside her longtime friend and collaborator, and recent Emmy Award winner, Jane Lynch.
While there was fun to be had by all, the stars were there to bring attention to an incredibly...
The evening was filled with moving and thrilling performances, and calls to action from members of the entertainment community, as well as those who have been most impacted by the recent immigration crisis. Newlyweds Chris Wood (Supergirl) and Melissa Benoist (Supergirl herself!) dazzled the audience with their own rendition of “An Old-Fashioned Wedding” from Annie Get Your Gun. Dancing With The Stars couple Kate Flannery and Pasha Pashkov were joined by Pasha’s wife Daniella Karagach to show off their moves. Flannery also performed alongside her longtime friend and collaborator, and recent Emmy Award winner, Jane Lynch.
While there was fun to be had by all, the stars were there to bring attention to an incredibly...
- 10/3/2019
- Look to the Stars
They say it’s an honor to be nominated, but let’s face it: winning is even better. So prevailing a second, third or even fourth time has got to be the greatest feeling in the world. Since 1927, only 20 women have won more than one Oscar for acting, making them a rarified group to join. Tour our photo gallery above to see which performers tickled the Academy’s fancy more than once.
Katharine Hepburn holds the record among actors (men and women) with four trophies, all for Best Actress: “Morning Glory” (1933), “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” (1967), “The Lion in Winter” (1968) and “On Golden Pond” (1981). Her win for “The Lion in Winter” is of special note because she actually tied with Barbra Streisand (“Funny Girl”), the only time two thespians have pulled off that rare feat in Academy history.
Close behind Hepburn among actresses with three Oscars each are Ingrid Bergman and Meryl Streep,...
Katharine Hepburn holds the record among actors (men and women) with four trophies, all for Best Actress: “Morning Glory” (1933), “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” (1967), “The Lion in Winter” (1968) and “On Golden Pond” (1981). Her win for “The Lion in Winter” is of special note because she actually tied with Barbra Streisand (“Funny Girl”), the only time two thespians have pulled off that rare feat in Academy history.
Close behind Hepburn among actresses with three Oscars each are Ingrid Bergman and Meryl Streep,...
- 9/30/2019
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Billy Porter is a sartorial idol, Broadway legend, Lgbtq+ trailblazer, and very nearly a member of the Egot club. Of course, he dazzled in more ways than one at the 2019 Emmys. Donning an oversize, asymmetrical hat and a stunning pinstripe suit, the star made a historic Emmy win for his work on Pose as the character Pray Tell. His victory marked the first honor for an openly gay black man in a lead actor role in a drama series, or the category of love, as he so charmingly calls it. After breaking this ceiling on his first Emmy triumph, just how close is Porter to an Egot? As it turns out, he's pretty damn close to joining the ranks of Rita Moreno and John Legend.
The 50-year-old actor knocked out the "G" and "T" in Egot for his musical theater work. His work on stage has truly been stacked, including...
The 50-year-old actor knocked out the "G" and "T" in Egot for his musical theater work. His work on stage has truly been stacked, including...
- 9/23/2019
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley have announced casting for the next iteration of their critically-acclaimed Concert For America, an evening leveraging the power of music and performance to support vulnerable people in crisis.
The benefit event, which will take place at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Saturday, September 21, will feature performances and calls to action from recent newlyweds Chris Wood (Supergirl) and Melissa Benoist (Supergirl herself!), Emmy Award winner Wayne Brady (Let’s Make A Deal), Liz Callaway (singing her Oscar-nominated song from the film Anastasia), Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives), Kate Flannery (The Office), Grant Gustin (singing Pasek & Paul’s “Running Home To You” from The Flash), Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story), Tony Award winner Rachel Bay Jones (Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen), Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch(The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Emmy and Tony Award winner Laurie Metcalf (The Conners), Grammy Award winner Melissa Manchester, Emmy Award winner Eric McCormack...
The benefit event, which will take place at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Saturday, September 21, will feature performances and calls to action from recent newlyweds Chris Wood (Supergirl) and Melissa Benoist (Supergirl herself!), Emmy Award winner Wayne Brady (Let’s Make A Deal), Liz Callaway (singing her Oscar-nominated song from the film Anastasia), Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives), Kate Flannery (The Office), Grant Gustin (singing Pasek & Paul’s “Running Home To You” from The Flash), Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story), Tony Award winner Rachel Bay Jones (Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen), Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch(The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Emmy and Tony Award winner Laurie Metcalf (The Conners), Grammy Award winner Melissa Manchester, Emmy Award winner Eric McCormack...
- 9/17/2019
- Look to the Stars
Walt Disney Studios has debuted the first official look at the woman playing Anita in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” played by newcomer Ariana DeBose. Funny and strong-willed, Anita is a scene-stealing supporting character who sings the classic song “America.” The role was originally played onscreen by Rita Moreno in Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins’ 1961 “West Side Story” movie. Moreno, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work as Anita, is serving as one of the film’s executive producers. The project, based on the iconic Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim musical of the same name, casts “Baby Driver” star Ansel Elgort and newcomer Rachel Zegler as star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria, respectively.
The rest of the supporting cast includes Ana Isabelle as Rosalia, Corey Stoll as Lieutenant Schrank, Brian d’Arcy James as Officer Krupke, Curtiss Cook as Abe, and Rita Moreno as Valentina. Wise and Robbins’ film won 10 Academy Awards,...
The rest of the supporting cast includes Ana Isabelle as Rosalia, Corey Stoll as Lieutenant Schrank, Brian d’Arcy James as Officer Krupke, Curtiss Cook as Abe, and Rita Moreno as Valentina. Wise and Robbins’ film won 10 Academy Awards,...
- 7/14/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
If you still find yourself rewatching old episodes of Netflix's The Crown as you wait for the highly anticipated third season to arrive, might we suggest adding The Last Czars to your queue?
The upcoming historical series arrives on the streaming platform on July 3 and will be an intriguing mix of both a documentary and a drama as it chronicles the politics, betrayals, and social upheavals that led to the revolution that set fire to Russia and ended a dynasty in the early 20th century. Czar Nicholas II is at the center of the story; he finds himself resisting the change that's sweeping his country as his wife strikes up a dangerous relationship with a man named Rasputin. Both choices end up putting their family in grave danger.
The fatal true story of the Romanov dynasty has been the inspiration for film and TV projects before, like the 1997 animated...
The upcoming historical series arrives on the streaming platform on July 3 and will be an intriguing mix of both a documentary and a drama as it chronicles the politics, betrayals, and social upheavals that led to the revolution that set fire to Russia and ended a dynasty in the early 20th century. Czar Nicholas II is at the center of the story; he finds himself resisting the change that's sweeping his country as his wife strikes up a dangerous relationship with a man named Rasputin. Both choices end up putting their family in grave danger.
The fatal true story of the Romanov dynasty has been the inspiration for film and TV projects before, like the 1997 animated...
- 7/2/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
In today’s roundup, a behind the scenes Seinfeld attraction called “The Seinfeld Experience” will open in New York City in the fall.
Casting
Juliette Lewis, Ryan Kwanten and Jordan Alexander are set to star in the second season of the Blumhouse TV anthology series “Sacred Lies: The Singing Bones,” which airs on Facebook Watch.
Season 2 of the show will feature a new cast and a storyline that draws inspiration from a Brothers Grimm story, “The Singing Bone,” as well as real-life murder cases.
Deals
Paramount Worldwide Television Licensing has acquired the international television distribution rights to “Anastasia,” “Santa in Training,” and “Trico Tri Happy Halloween,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The former is a musical/fantasy which stars Brandon Routh (“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”), Donna Murphy (“Tangled: The Series”), Emily Carey (“Wonder Woman”), Armando Gutierrez (“The Little Mermaid”) and Amiah Miller (“War for the Planet of the Apes”). It...
Casting
Juliette Lewis, Ryan Kwanten and Jordan Alexander are set to star in the second season of the Blumhouse TV anthology series “Sacred Lies: The Singing Bones,” which airs on Facebook Watch.
Season 2 of the show will feature a new cast and a storyline that draws inspiration from a Brothers Grimm story, “The Singing Bone,” as well as real-life murder cases.
Deals
Paramount Worldwide Television Licensing has acquired the international television distribution rights to “Anastasia,” “Santa in Training,” and “Trico Tri Happy Halloween,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The former is a musical/fantasy which stars Brandon Routh (“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”), Donna Murphy (“Tangled: The Series”), Emily Carey (“Wonder Woman”), Armando Gutierrez (“The Little Mermaid”) and Amiah Miller (“War for the Planet of the Apes”). It...
- 6/27/2019
- by Dano Nissen
- Variety Film + TV
Walt Disney Studios has debuted the first official look at Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” pictured above. The project, based on the iconic Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim musical of the same name, casts “Baby Driver” star Ansel Elgort and newcomer Rachel Zegler as star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria, respectively. The first look photo above features the two characters surrounded by the film’s rival gangs, the Sharks and the Jets.
Pictured left to right are Jets members Anybodys (Ezra Menas), Mouthpiece (Ben Cook), Action (Sean Harrison Jones); Jets leader Riff (Mike Faist); Baby John (Patrick Higgins); Tony (Ansel Elgort) and Maria (Rachel Zegler); Maria’s brother and Sharks leader Bernardo (David Alvarez); and Sharks members Quique (Julius Anthony Rubio), Chago (Ricardo Zayas), Chino (Josh Andrés Rivera), Braulio (Sebastian Serra) and Pipo (Carlos Sánchez Falú).
The supporting cast also includes Ariana DeBose as Anita, Ana Isabelle as Rosalia, Corey Stoll as Lieutenant Schrank,...
Pictured left to right are Jets members Anybodys (Ezra Menas), Mouthpiece (Ben Cook), Action (Sean Harrison Jones); Jets leader Riff (Mike Faist); Baby John (Patrick Higgins); Tony (Ansel Elgort) and Maria (Rachel Zegler); Maria’s brother and Sharks leader Bernardo (David Alvarez); and Sharks members Quique (Julius Anthony Rubio), Chago (Ricardo Zayas), Chino (Josh Andrés Rivera), Braulio (Sebastian Serra) and Pipo (Carlos Sánchez Falú).
The supporting cast also includes Ariana DeBose as Anita, Ana Isabelle as Rosalia, Corey Stoll as Lieutenant Schrank,...
- 6/17/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Steven Spielberg has assembled an award-winning group of music veterans to revive Leonard Bernstein's iconic score for his adaptation of West Side Story.
Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the recording of the score. The Venezuelan-born conductor, the music director of the L.A. Philharmonic, earned the Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society from the Longy School of Music.
Oscar nominee David Newman (Anastasia) will arrange the score for the new adaptation, while Tony Award winner Jeanine Tesori (Broadway’s Thoroughly Modern Millie) will be working with the cast on vocals. Rounding out the team ...
Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the recording of the score. The Venezuelan-born conductor, the music director of the L.A. Philharmonic, earned the Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society from the Longy School of Music.
Oscar nominee David Newman (Anastasia) will arrange the score for the new adaptation, while Tony Award winner Jeanine Tesori (Broadway’s Thoroughly Modern Millie) will be working with the cast on vocals. Rounding out the team ...
- 5/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Steven Spielberg has assembled an award-winning group of music veterans to revive Leonard Bernstein's iconic score for his adaptation of West Side Story.
Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the recording of the score. The Venezuelan-born conductor, the music director of the L.A. Philharmonic, earned the Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society from the Longy School of Music.
Oscar nominee David Newman (Anastasia) will arrange the score for the new adaptation, while Tony Award winner Jeanine Tesori (Broadway’s Thoroughly Modern Millie) will be working with the cast on vocals. Rounding out the team ...
Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the recording of the score. The Venezuelan-born conductor, the music director of the L.A. Philharmonic, earned the Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society from the Longy School of Music.
Oscar nominee David Newman (Anastasia) will arrange the score for the new adaptation, while Tony Award winner Jeanine Tesori (Broadway’s Thoroughly Modern Millie) will be working with the cast on vocals. Rounding out the team ...
- 5/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Broadway’s Temptations jukebox musical Ain’t Too Proud sang to the tune of $1 million-plus last week, joining the upper reaches of a generally on-key 35-show box office roster. In all, Broadway grossed $34,204,242, a 4% bump over the previous week’s take.
Attendance for the 35 productions during Week 43 (ending March 24) was up a commensurate 4% to 298,672.
Opening to mixed-to-positive reviews, the full-titled Ain’t Too Proud: The Life And Times of The Temptations grossed $1,102,218, a $152,437 increase over the previous week – and that’s with opening comps and press nights. Seats at the Imperial Theatre were 99.9% filled.
The Temps tale certainly got Broadway’s spring off to a fine start, with plenty of other hopefuls in the wings. What the Constitution Means to Me, writer-performer Heidi Schreck’s Off Broadway smash now in previews at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre, played to nearly full houses — 98.2% of capacity, to be exact — and grossing $387,553, about...
Attendance for the 35 productions during Week 43 (ending March 24) was up a commensurate 4% to 298,672.
Opening to mixed-to-positive reviews, the full-titled Ain’t Too Proud: The Life And Times of The Temptations grossed $1,102,218, a $152,437 increase over the previous week – and that’s with opening comps and press nights. Seats at the Imperial Theatre were 99.9% filled.
The Temps tale certainly got Broadway’s spring off to a fine start, with plenty of other hopefuls in the wings. What the Constitution Means to Me, writer-performer Heidi Schreck’s Off Broadway smash now in previews at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre, played to nearly full houses — 98.2% of capacity, to be exact — and grossing $387,553, about...
- 3/25/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
This week, Disney officially closed a $71.3 billion deal with 20th Century Fox after announcing the acquisition back in December 2017. Naturally, the news is a game-changer in a myriad of ways. Suddenly, Disney technically owns The Simpsons (something the show itself predicted over 20 years ago), but that's not all. The beloved animated film Anastasia, long mistaken to be a part of the Disney brand, technically is now part of the brand. Meaning, like, Anastasia could become a Disney princess in a weird, retroactive way. And then there's an even bigger shakeup to consider.
Fox has long held the rights for the entire X-Men franchise, as well as Deadpool and Fantastic Four. These superhero stories are technically a part of the Marvel Comics Universe, insofar as they live underneath the Marvel umbrella rather than the DC Comics umbrella. But since Fox had maintained legal control over all those characters, they were all...
Fox has long held the rights for the entire X-Men franchise, as well as Deadpool and Fantastic Four. These superhero stories are technically a part of the Marvel Comics Universe, insofar as they live underneath the Marvel umbrella rather than the DC Comics umbrella. But since Fox had maintained legal control over all those characters, they were all...
- 3/21/2019
- by Ryan Roschke
- Popsugar.com
Olivia Colman pulled off a surprise victory in Best Actress for playing a frail Queen Anne in “The Favourite.” She became the 92nd person in history to clinch that prize, beating out Yalitza Aparicio (“Roma”), Glenn Close (“The Wife”), Lady Gaga (“A Star is Born”), and Melissa McCarthy (“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”). Tour our photo gallery above of every Academy Award winner for Best Actress, from the most recent winner to the very first one. And find out when there was a tie in the 91-year history of this Oscar.
SEE2019 Oscars: Full list of winners (and losers) at the 91st Academy Awards
Since 1927, only 14 actresses have won this prize more than once. Katharine Hepburn holds the record for most victories amongst all performers with four: “Morning Glory” (1933), “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” (1967), “The Lion in Winter” (1968), and “On Golden Pond” (1981). 13 other actresses have received two Best Actress...
SEE2019 Oscars: Full list of winners (and losers) at the 91st Academy Awards
Since 1927, only 14 actresses have won this prize more than once. Katharine Hepburn holds the record for most victories amongst all performers with four: “Morning Glory” (1933), “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” (1967), “The Lion in Winter” (1968), and “On Golden Pond” (1981). 13 other actresses have received two Best Actress...
- 2/25/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
The Hollywood Pantages on Tuesday unveiled its 2019-2020 Broadway in Hollywood season, which will include eight Los Angeles premieres of national tours direct from their Main Stem runs. The shows, all musicals, include 10-time Tony winner The Band’s Visit among film-to-stage adaptations that includes Frozen, Mean Girls, Anastasia and The SpongeBob Musical.
And a bonus as a season add-on: Hamilton is returning to L.A. for a special run in March 2020.
The season for the first time will be split between the Pantages and the Dolby Theatre, just down the road on Hollywood Boulevard.
The first three shows in the season that begins in the fall – Anastasia (October 8-27), Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (November 5-24) and Disney’s Frozen — will be at the Pantages.
The next four — Jimmy Buffet’s Escape to Margaritaville, The SpongeBob Musical, Mean Girls, the Lincoln...
And a bonus as a season add-on: Hamilton is returning to L.A. for a special run in March 2020.
The season for the first time will be split between the Pantages and the Dolby Theatre, just down the road on Hollywood Boulevard.
The first three shows in the season that begins in the fall – Anastasia (October 8-27), Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (November 5-24) and Disney’s Frozen — will be at the Pantages.
The next four — Jimmy Buffet’s Escape to Margaritaville, The SpongeBob Musical, Mean Girls, the Lincoln...
- 2/5/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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