In 2019, the Best TV Movie and Best Limited Series PGA Awards categories were introduced as replacements for a consolidated one that had existed since 1995. Prior to the split, the organization honored 12 telefilms, almost all of which are based on true stories. Of the few proper biopics in that group, only 2013’s “Behind the Candelabra” – which stars Michael Douglas as Liberace – focuses on the life of a musician. Now, after nearly a decade, the HBO movie is expected to gain some company in that distinction since The Roku Channel’s “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” is the odds-on favorite to take this year’s made-for-tv movie prize.
Naturally, “Weird” differs significantly from a typical biopic in that it parodies the genre’s traditional formula at every turn. Al Yankovic, who co-wrote the script with director Eric Appel, gets across the main beats of the story of his career beginnings while taking increasingly outlandish liberties,...
Naturally, “Weird” differs significantly from a typical biopic in that it parodies the genre’s traditional formula at every turn. Al Yankovic, who co-wrote the script with director Eric Appel, gets across the main beats of the story of his career beginnings while taking increasingly outlandish liberties,...
- 2/24/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
The “overdue” narrative isn’t discussed as much for the Golden Globes compared to the Oscars, but Helena Bonham Carter has certainly reached that point with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Bonham Carter is Golden Globe-nominated for the second consecutive year for playing Princess Margaret on “The Crown,” which marks her ninth nomination overall. Numerous prognosticators were predicting she would win her first Golden Globe last year, considering the sizable impression she left on “The Crown’s” third season, but she lost yet again. Globes voters might make it up to her by finally rewarding her with a trophy in Best TV Supporting Actress.
SEECan ‘The Crown’ actresses overcome vote-splitting at the Golden Globes?
Bonham Carter’s competition this year includes her “Crown” co-star Gillian Anderson, “Ratched” standout Cynthia Nixon and recent Emmy winners Julia Garner (“Ozark”) and Annie Murphy (“Schitt’s Creek”). Of this group, only Anderson is a previous Globes champ,...
SEECan ‘The Crown’ actresses overcome vote-splitting at the Golden Globes?
Bonham Carter’s competition this year includes her “Crown” co-star Gillian Anderson, “Ratched” standout Cynthia Nixon and recent Emmy winners Julia Garner (“Ozark”) and Annie Murphy (“Schitt’s Creek”). Of this group, only Anderson is a previous Globes champ,...
- 2/28/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Helena Bonham Carter was the presumed favorite to win Best Drama Supporting Actress at the Emmys this year for her performance as Princess Margaret in “The Crown.” She ultimately lost to Julia Garner, winning for the second consecutive year for “Ozark.” Both have a chance of being nominated at the upcoming Golden Globes where Bonham Carter might just be able to pick up some gold for her scene-stealing role.
For Season 3 of “The Crown,” Bonham Carter contended at every televised award show including the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards, the Critics’ Choice Awards and the Emmys. Despite favorable buzz throughout the season, she only shared in a SAG Award for Best Drama Ensemble alongside the rest of her “Crown” cast. While the ensemble award is undoubtedly a great honor, “The Crown” fans were disappointed to not see her pick up any individual victories along the way. Voters will have one...
For Season 3 of “The Crown,” Bonham Carter contended at every televised award show including the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards, the Critics’ Choice Awards and the Emmys. Despite favorable buzz throughout the season, she only shared in a SAG Award for Best Drama Ensemble alongside the rest of her “Crown” cast. While the ensemble award is undoubtedly a great honor, “The Crown” fans were disappointed to not see her pick up any individual victories along the way. Voters will have one...
- 10/21/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
The Emmy race for Drama Supporting Actress features four women in roles they previously won for, a first time nominee, and acting legends. We have sifted through every actress’ submission to analyze the pros and cons of their episodes. Who has the episode that will help them take home the Emmy on Sunday, September 20? Follow the links below to each episode analysis as you consider your final Emmy predictions.
See 2020 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 72nd Emmy Awards
Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”
This is Helena Bonham Carter’s fourth Emmy nomination. She was previously nominated for “Merlin,” “Live From Baghdad,” and “Burton and Taylor.” The actress has submitted the episode “Cri de Coeur” for consideration: Princess Margaret consoles her sister Queen Elizabeth II that she shouldn’t have self-doubt or blame over the current state of England. The eventual divorce of Margaret and Tony will set a royal precedent.
See 2020 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 72nd Emmy Awards
Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”
This is Helena Bonham Carter’s fourth Emmy nomination. She was previously nominated for “Merlin,” “Live From Baghdad,” and “Burton and Taylor.” The actress has submitted the episode “Cri de Coeur” for consideration: Princess Margaret consoles her sister Queen Elizabeth II that she shouldn’t have self-doubt or blame over the current state of England. The eventual divorce of Margaret and Tony will set a royal precedent.
- 9/19/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
In the third season of Netflix’s acclaimed revolving-cast drama series “The Crown,” Helena Bonham Carter plays the middle-aged version of Princess Margaret, taking over for previous Emmy nominee Vanessa Kirby from the first two seasons. For her performance, Bonham Carter has received her fourth career Emmy nomination after bids for “Merlin,” “Live from Baghdad” and “Burton and Taylor.” Her Emmy episode submission for Best Drama Supporting Actress is the season three finale, “Cri de Coeur.”
For this 2020 contest, she is up against reigning champ Julia Garner (“Ozark”), past winners Laura Dern (“Big Little Lies”), Thandie Newton (“Westworld”), Meryl Streep (“Big Little Lies”) and Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), previous nominee Fiona Shaw (“Killing Eve”) and rookie contender Sarah Snook (“Succession”).
Bonham Carter is yet to win an Emmy, or an Oscar for that matter, having been nominated twice, for “The Wings of the Dove” and “The King’s Speech”. This year,...
For this 2020 contest, she is up against reigning champ Julia Garner (“Ozark”), past winners Laura Dern (“Big Little Lies”), Thandie Newton (“Westworld”), Meryl Streep (“Big Little Lies”) and Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), previous nominee Fiona Shaw (“Killing Eve”) and rookie contender Sarah Snook (“Succession”).
Bonham Carter is yet to win an Emmy, or an Oscar for that matter, having been nominated twice, for “The Wings of the Dove” and “The King’s Speech”. This year,...
- 9/13/2020
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Gold Derby can exclusively reveal that Helena Bonham Carter is entering “The Crown” episode “Cri de Coeur” as her 2020 Emmy Awards submission for Best Drama Supporting Actress. This program streamed November 17 and was the 10th episode of the third season for the Netflix show.
In this installment, Princess Margaret (Bonham Carter) consoles her sister Queen Elizabeth II that she shouldn’t have self-doubt or blame over the current state of England. The eventual divorce of Margaret and Tony will set a royal precedent. She almost overdoses on anxiety pills and is supported by her sister and chastised by the Queen Mother.
See 2020 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 72nd Emmy Awards
Bonham Carter now has her fourth career Emmy nomination after bids for “Merlin,” “Live from Baghdad” and “Burton and Taylor.” For this 2020 contest, she is up against reigning champ Julia Garner (“Ozark”), past winners Laura Dern...
In this installment, Princess Margaret (Bonham Carter) consoles her sister Queen Elizabeth II that she shouldn’t have self-doubt or blame over the current state of England. The eventual divorce of Margaret and Tony will set a royal precedent. She almost overdoses on anxiety pills and is supported by her sister and chastised by the Queen Mother.
See 2020 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 72nd Emmy Awards
Bonham Carter now has her fourth career Emmy nomination after bids for “Merlin,” “Live from Baghdad” and “Burton and Taylor.” For this 2020 contest, she is up against reigning champ Julia Garner (“Ozark”), past winners Laura Dern...
- 8/11/2020
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Nominations for the 2020 Emmy Awards were just announced on July 28, but already we have ourselves a front-runner in Best Drama Supporting Actress: Helena Bonham Carter for “The Crown.” Shockingly, the esteemed English actress has never won an Oscar, a Golden Globe or an Emmy, but that could change this year as she leads Gold Derby’s early odds. On Netflix’s revolving-cast regal drama she’s taken over the role of Princess Margaret from Vanessa Kirby, who earned a nom in 2018 but lost to Thandie Newton (“Westworld”). Can Carter now avenge Kirby’s Emmy loss?
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Previously Carter earned three Emmy bids in the movie/miniseries categories: “Merlin”, “Live from Baghdad” and “Burton and Taylor”. She’s also a two-time Oscar nominee for “The Wings of the Dove” and “The King’s Speech”. Carter has been recognized eight times...
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Previously Carter earned three Emmy bids in the movie/miniseries categories: “Merlin”, “Live from Baghdad” and “Burton and Taylor”. She’s also a two-time Oscar nominee for “The Wings of the Dove” and “The King’s Speech”. Carter has been recognized eight times...
- 7/30/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Would you believe it if we told you esteemed English actress Helena Bonham Carter has never won an Oscar, a Golden Globe or an Emmy Award? According to the predictions of Gold Derby’s Emmy Experts, her unfortunate losing streak will end this year thanks to her can’t-look-away performance in “The Crown.” Carter portrays the middle-aged version of Princess Margaret in Netflix’s revolving-cast drama, taking over for Vanessa Kirby, who earned an Emmy bid in 2018.
SEEMartin Phipps (‘The Crown’) on taking over as composer: ‘I couldn’t say no!’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Carter is the front-runner to win Best Drama Supporting Actress as she has the backing of these 16 (out of 28) awards pundits: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Debbie Day (Rotten Tomatoes), Eric Deggans (NPR), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Tim Gray (Variety), Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood), Chris Harnick (E!), Libby Hill (Indiewire), Matthew Jacobs (HuffPo), Wilson Morales (BlackFilm), Mary Murphy (Gold Derby...
SEEMartin Phipps (‘The Crown’) on taking over as composer: ‘I couldn’t say no!’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Carter is the front-runner to win Best Drama Supporting Actress as she has the backing of these 16 (out of 28) awards pundits: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Debbie Day (Rotten Tomatoes), Eric Deggans (NPR), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Tim Gray (Variety), Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood), Chris Harnick (E!), Libby Hill (Indiewire), Matthew Jacobs (HuffPo), Wilson Morales (BlackFilm), Mary Murphy (Gold Derby...
- 6/24/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Helena Bonham Carter is primarily known for her big-screen roles ranging from her 1985 debut, “A Room With a View,” to being villainous Bellatrix Lestrange in the “Harry Potter” franchise. She was Oscar-nominated as a lead in 1997’s “The Wings of the Dove” and for her supporting role as King George VI’s wife and mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret in 2010’s “The King’s Speech.”
But Bonham Carter has also been lauded for a fair number of her TV efforts as well. In fact, she has received more recognition for her small-screen work at the Golden Globes, with four previous nominations for a miniseries or a TV film: 1993’s “Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald,” 1998’s “Merlin,” 2002’s “Live From Baghdad” and 2013’s “Burton and Taylor.” As for Emmys, her lone win was an International Emmy for her performance in 2009’s “Enid” as British children’s author Enid Blyton.
But Bonham Carter has also been lauded for a fair number of her TV efforts as well. In fact, she has received more recognition for her small-screen work at the Golden Globes, with four previous nominations for a miniseries or a TV film: 1993’s “Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald,” 1998’s “Merlin,” 2002’s “Live From Baghdad” and 2013’s “Burton and Taylor.” As for Emmys, her lone win was an International Emmy for her performance in 2009’s “Enid” as British children’s author Enid Blyton.
- 12/19/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Throughout her career, Helena Bonham Carter received seven prior Golden Globe nominations, but has yet to win one. As she now just received her eighth nomination this year for the third season of the acclaimed Netflix series “The Crown” (taking over for Vanessa Kirby from the first two seasons as Princess Margaret), will Carter finally win a Globe herself this year?
“The Crown” traces the life of Queen Elizabeth II (Olivia Colman) from her wedding in 1947 through to the present day. Season 3 covers the time period between 1964 and 1977, beginning with Harold Wilson‘ (Jason Watkins) election as Prime Minister and ending with the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Events depicted include the unmasking of the Queen’s art adviser Sir Anthony Blunt (Samuel West) as a Soviet spy, Wilson’s time as Prime Minister, the Aberfan disaster, the Apollo 11 moon landing, the 1969 Investiture of Prince Charles (Josh O’Connor), the decolonization of Africa and the Caribbean,...
“The Crown” traces the life of Queen Elizabeth II (Olivia Colman) from her wedding in 1947 through to the present day. Season 3 covers the time period between 1964 and 1977, beginning with Harold Wilson‘ (Jason Watkins) election as Prime Minister and ending with the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Events depicted include the unmasking of the Queen’s art adviser Sir Anthony Blunt (Samuel West) as a Soviet spy, Wilson’s time as Prime Minister, the Aberfan disaster, the Apollo 11 moon landing, the 1969 Investiture of Prince Charles (Josh O’Connor), the decolonization of Africa and the Caribbean,...
- 12/12/2019
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Veteran television executive Scott Nemes has been hired as Evp Development and Current Programming at Ucp, where he will oversee all programming for the NBCUniversal-owned studio. His new role reunites him with Dawn Olmstead, President, Ucp and Wilshire Studios, to whom he reports, and with whom he worked when he ran the film division of Olmstead’s Adelstein/Parouse Productions. Additionally, Ucp veteran Garrett Kemble has been promoted to Svp Head of Development, reporting into Nemes. The moves follow the April departure of Svp of Development Elise Henderson who became President of TV at Mrc.
Nemes most recently headed the television arm of Brad Weston’s Makeready, where he oversaw all aspects of television for the startup studio. He sold a number of projects to cable networks and streaming platforms and recently completed production on Hombre pilot for Showtime and executive produced Snapchat’s first scripted series Class Of Lies.
Nemes most recently headed the television arm of Brad Weston’s Makeready, where he oversaw all aspects of television for the startup studio. He sold a number of projects to cable networks and streaming platforms and recently completed production on Hombre pilot for Showtime and executive produced Snapchat’s first scripted series Class Of Lies.
- 7/8/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Elaine Chin has been named Svp Narrative Film at Participant Media, having most recently served as VP Production-China at Walt Disney Studios. She will report to Jonathan King, Participant’s president of Narrative Film & Television, and help manage the development and production of the company’s slate of original films.
While at Disney, Chin supervised the studio’s film development and production initiative for the China market and produced Mandarin-language romantic comedy The Dreaming Man starring Lin Yun and Chen Bolin. Previously, she was president of production for Justin Lin’s Barnstorm Pictures under its first-look deal with Universal Pictures. Together, they co-founded Yomyomf, an Asian pop culture blog and online digital company that became one of the first YouTube Original channels funded by Google.
Chin also served as production executive at 20th Century Fox and HBO Films. While at HBO, she worked on films and miniseries including Elephant (2003 Palme...
While at Disney, Chin supervised the studio’s film development and production initiative for the China market and produced Mandarin-language romantic comedy The Dreaming Man starring Lin Yun and Chen Bolin. Previously, she was president of production for Justin Lin’s Barnstorm Pictures under its first-look deal with Universal Pictures. Together, they co-founded Yomyomf, an Asian pop culture blog and online digital company that became one of the first YouTube Original channels funded by Google.
Chin also served as production executive at 20th Century Fox and HBO Films. While at HBO, she worked on films and miniseries including Elephant (2003 Palme...
- 4/23/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
by Eric Blume
It’s kind of surprising how good Denial isn’t. The new film is about a Holocaust historian (Rachel Weisz) who has libel charges thrown against her by a racist Holocaust denier (Timothy Spall). The basic story is absorbing and filled with potentially interesting ideas but it's executed in the most perfunctory manner. It’s as if the actors, director, and crew showed up every morning and said, “okay we know the scene we need to shoot today -- maybe let’s try cameras here and turn on some of these lights we have sitting around. Let’s do this!”.
Director Mick Jackson has previously won an Emmy for the lovely Temple Grandin for HBO, and previously made L.A. Story and Live from Baghdad; he's not without talent. But Denial proves shapeless, not only in the shot construction, but all of the beats, and even in our feelings towards the main character.
It’s kind of surprising how good Denial isn’t. The new film is about a Holocaust historian (Rachel Weisz) who has libel charges thrown against her by a racist Holocaust denier (Timothy Spall). The basic story is absorbing and filled with potentially interesting ideas but it's executed in the most perfunctory manner. It’s as if the actors, director, and crew showed up every morning and said, “okay we know the scene we need to shoot today -- maybe let’s try cameras here and turn on some of these lights we have sitting around. Let’s do this!”.
Director Mick Jackson has previously won an Emmy for the lovely Temple Grandin for HBO, and previously made L.A. Story and Live from Baghdad; he's not without talent. But Denial proves shapeless, not only in the shot construction, but all of the beats, and even in our feelings towards the main character.
- 10/6/2016
- by Eric Blume
- FilmExperience
Santa Monica — It's been really easy for the media to talk about "Birdman" and Michael Keaton's award-winning performance in terms of being a "comeback," and of course, the meta angle of playing an actor who formerly starred as a superhero is just begging for attention. On one hand it's a fortunate hook to help sell the movie, but on the other, it's been a pretty simplistic reduction, not necessarily one that Keaton has had a big problem with, but one that could certainly be discussed with a little more nuance. You might have to go back to the late '90s for examples of the actor's work that really landed culturally, but in the time since, while he's certainly taken a few breathers, he's worked very consistently. He's done TV spots on popular shows. He's starred in acclaimed TV movies like "Live from Baghdad" and the TNT miniseries "The Company.
- 1/29/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Santa Monica — A brief interlude today in our on-going series of chats with "Birdman" star Michael Keaton. An interesting note in his filmography is the handful of journalism films he has under his belt. Between Ron Howard's "The Paper," HBO's "Live from Baghdad" and the upcoming "Spotlight" from director Tom McCarthy, Keaton has seen his share of journalist characters. And it's something he's been fascinated by since he was a young man trying to find his way. Indeed, follow him on Instagram and you're not going to be confronted by a bunch of selfies from his life on the circuit. You'll see snapshot after snapshot of newspaper stories that he devours every morning while kicking back at the coffee shop we're meeting the a day before he'll get the news that he has landed his first Oscar nomination. It seemed an interesting sidebar so I pursued it. Read through...
- 1/27/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Santa Monica — Michael Keaton is having the time of his life. Cruising along an awards circuit that has brought him plenty of kudos for his performance in Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" and probably more opportunities to talk about himself than he'd prefer, he seems consistently high on life and not at all phased by the grind. He's not someone who has really sought out this kind of attention and acclaim, often retreating to his ranch in Montana away from the Hollywood fray, but now that he's feeling the love? Let's just say I doubt anyone's having as much fun with all of this than he is. On the eve of this year's Oscar nominations announcement, I met Keaton for coffee and a light lunch at one of his favorite Santa Monica spots to chew on as much of his career and the awards...
- 1/26/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
The Blair Witch Project celebrates its 15th anniversary in the UK today (October 22).
The frightening, low-budget, found-footage horror movie was written and directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, and featured an unknown cast who used their own names in the film.
The Blair Witch Project 15 years on: The horror movie that changed everything
It became the first of its kind in Hollywood due to its commercial success and viral online campaign, which was created to make the production look like a real documentary. The Blair Witch website with details on the made-up mythology still exists.
And the clever campaign worked on some gullible and vulnerable viewers. We remember witnessing real tears of fear being shed by some audience members in the cinema (and definitely not ours...).
It purports to be a documentary shot by three inquisitive, daring, and at times daft students investigating the local Blair Witch legend in the Maryland forest.
The frightening, low-budget, found-footage horror movie was written and directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, and featured an unknown cast who used their own names in the film.
The Blair Witch Project 15 years on: The horror movie that changed everything
It became the first of its kind in Hollywood due to its commercial success and viral online campaign, which was created to make the production look like a real documentary. The Blair Witch website with details on the made-up mythology still exists.
And the clever campaign worked on some gullible and vulnerable viewers. We remember witnessing real tears of fear being shed by some audience members in the cinema (and definitely not ours...).
It purports to be a documentary shot by three inquisitive, daring, and at times daft students investigating the local Blair Witch legend in the Maryland forest.
- 10/22/2014
- Digital Spy
Twenty-five years after he first donned the cape as Batman, Michael Keaton is back and exploring his superhero past.
Keaton got his start on "Mister Rogers," though, most of his work was surprisingly behind the scenes. It really wouldn't be until 1982 that the actor would break out in Ron Howard's "Night Shift," and a few years later, his career went into overdrive. After collaborating with Tim Burton on "Beetlejuice" (1988), the director cast him as the legendary Bruce Wayne in "Batman" (1989). This fall, he revisits his superhero past in Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman," and the acclaim is already rolling in.
From his connection to "Lost" to his history with Larry David, here are 29 things you probably don't know about Michael Keaton.
1. Michael Keaton was born September 5, 1951 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania to Leona Loftus and George A. Douglas.
2. His father worked as a civil engineer and surveyor, while his mother was a homemaker.
Keaton got his start on "Mister Rogers," though, most of his work was surprisingly behind the scenes. It really wouldn't be until 1982 that the actor would break out in Ron Howard's "Night Shift," and a few years later, his career went into overdrive. After collaborating with Tim Burton on "Beetlejuice" (1988), the director cast him as the legendary Bruce Wayne in "Batman" (1989). This fall, he revisits his superhero past in Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman," and the acclaim is already rolling in.
From his connection to "Lost" to his history with Larry David, here are 29 things you probably don't know about Michael Keaton.
1. Michael Keaton was born September 5, 1951 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania to Leona Loftus and George A. Douglas.
2. His father worked as a civil engineer and surveyor, while his mother was a homemaker.
- 9/5/2014
- by Jonny Black
- Moviefone
It isn’t news to most of us that some cable networks have a target audience, whether or not we agree that their programming actually serves that target. A case in point is Lifetime, which calls itself “female-focused” though my remote hasn’t landed on the channel in years. I’ve heard good things about Witches of East End but honestly haven’t checked it out just because it’s on that Army Wives network.
That may change, now that Lifetime is testing the waters of dystopia with its pickup of the series The Lottery. I can see how it would be considered female-skewed, given that the premise is a lottery to determine who will serve as surrogates for the 100 embryos still in existence, but I’m intrigued that they’re calling it a “conspiracy thriller.” Okay, Lifetime, you have my attention.
Lifetime Greenlights Conspiracy Thriller The Lottery Project is...
That may change, now that Lifetime is testing the waters of dystopia with its pickup of the series The Lottery. I can see how it would be considered female-skewed, given that the premise is a lottery to determine who will serve as surrogates for the 100 embryos still in existence, but I’m intrigued that they’re calling it a “conspiracy thriller.” Okay, Lifetime, you have my attention.
Lifetime Greenlights Conspiracy Thriller The Lottery Project is...
- 2/12/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
The score album for Summit Entertainment’s epic adventure Ender’S Game, featuring music composed by Steve Jablonsky, will be available in stores and through all digital retailers on October 22, 2013 on Varèse Sarabande Records, the label announced today.
Jablonsky brings his composing experience to the film, experimenting with musical sound design in which he took human vocal recordings and processed them heavily to create an otherworldly vocal sound.
Have a listen to Jablonsky’s rousing score.
“Ender’s Game is big but also very personal, which is an interesting combination for any composer,” says Jablonsky. “For some scenes, I’m using an 80 piece orchestra and 32 member choir, while in other scenes I am using a simple solo instrument. Ender is a very isolated character for much of the film so I felt that a solo cello would play that isolation nicely and it became an important element in the score.
Jablonsky brings his composing experience to the film, experimenting with musical sound design in which he took human vocal recordings and processed them heavily to create an otherworldly vocal sound.
Have a listen to Jablonsky’s rousing score.
“Ender’s Game is big but also very personal, which is an interesting combination for any composer,” says Jablonsky. “For some scenes, I’m using an 80 piece orchestra and 32 member choir, while in other scenes I am using a simple solo instrument. Ender is a very isolated character for much of the film so I felt that a solo cello would play that isolation nicely and it became an important element in the score.
- 10/15/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Sundance Institute has announced four new members of their Board of Trustees: Ava DuVernay, Rob Epstein, Nadine Schiff and Liesl Tommy. They are now part of the 22-person board, overseen by president and founder Robert Redford and exec director Keri Putnam, responsible for the governance of the Institute. As a Trustee, Schiff will draw on her experience as a television journalist for Dan Rather CBS Evening News and film producer ("Made in America," "Live from Baghdad") to actively advance Sundance Institute’s creative and financial support for independent artists. DuVernay ("Middle of Nowhere," "Venus Vs."), Epstein ("The Times of Harvey Milk," "Lovelace") and Tommy (theater director of "Party People," "The White Man -- A Complex Declaration of Love") join the Board as Artist Trustees, who are participants from Institute programs, including the Sundance Film Festival, artistic Labs and direct granting, who share with the Board their perspectives and act...
- 9/26/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
The closer we get to the Oscars, the more likely The Social Network may just lose out to the King’s Speech. The Director’s Guild has selected The King’s Speech’s director Tom Hooper as the winner of Outstanding Directorial Achievement this year.
Since 1948, the Academy and the DGA have only disagreed on Best Director six times.
Hit the jump for the full list of winners
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2010:
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Co.)
Mr. Hooper’s Directorial Team:
Production Manager: Erica Bensly First Assistant Director: Martin Harrison Second Assistant Director: Chris Stoaling
This is Hooper’s first DGA Feature Film Award Nomination. He was previously nominated for the DGA Award for Movies for Television/Miniseries for John Adams in 2008.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for 2010:
Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin (HBO)
Mr. Jackson’s...
Since 1948, the Academy and the DGA have only disagreed on Best Director six times.
Hit the jump for the full list of winners
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2010:
Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Co.)
Mr. Hooper’s Directorial Team:
Production Manager: Erica Bensly First Assistant Director: Martin Harrison Second Assistant Director: Chris Stoaling
This is Hooper’s first DGA Feature Film Award Nomination. He was previously nominated for the DGA Award for Movies for Television/Miniseries for John Adams in 2008.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for 2010:
Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin (HBO)
Mr. Jackson’s...
- 1/31/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
HollywoodNews.com: The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2010 were announced tonight during the 63rd Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Tom Hooper won the DGA’s Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The King’s Speech.
Following the welcome by DGA President Taylor Hackford to an audience of more than 1,600 guests, director/actor Carl Reiner hosted the ceremony.
Presenters included (in alphabetical order): Amy Adams (The Fighter); DGA 75th Anniversary Chair Michael Apted; DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay; 75th Anniversary Co-Chair and 2009 DGA Feature Film Award winner Kathryn Bigelow; Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire); 75th Anniversary Co-Chair James Cameron; Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech); DGA Secretary/Treasurer Gil Cates; 75th Anniversary Co-Chair Francis Ford Coppola; Claire Danes (Temple Grandin); Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception); 75th Anniversary Co-Chair Clint Eastwood; Colin Firth (The King...
Following the welcome by DGA President Taylor Hackford to an audience of more than 1,600 guests, director/actor Carl Reiner hosted the ceremony.
Presenters included (in alphabetical order): Amy Adams (The Fighter); DGA 75th Anniversary Chair Michael Apted; DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay; 75th Anniversary Co-Chair and 2009 DGA Feature Film Award winner Kathryn Bigelow; Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire); 75th Anniversary Co-Chair James Cameron; Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech); DGA Secretary/Treasurer Gil Cates; 75th Anniversary Co-Chair Francis Ford Coppola; Claire Danes (Temple Grandin); Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception); 75th Anniversary Co-Chair Clint Eastwood; Colin Firth (The King...
- 1/30/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Los Angeles .The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2010 were announced tonight during the 63rd Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Tom Hooper won the DGA’s Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The King’s Speech
Following the welcome by DGA President Taylor Hackford to an audience of more than 1,600 guests, director/actor Carl Reiner hosted the ceremony.
Presenters included (in alphabetical order): Amy Adams (The Fighter); DGA 75th Anniversary Chair Michael Apted; DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay; 75th Anniversary Co-Chair and 2009 DGA Feature Film Award winner Kathryn Bigelow; Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire); 75th Anniversary Co-Chair James Cameron; Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech); DGA Secretary/Treasurer Gil Cates; 75th Anniversary Co-Chair Francis Ford Coppola; Claire Danes (Temple Grandin); Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception); 75th Anniversary Co-Chair Clint Eastwood; Colin Firth (The King...
Following the welcome by DGA President Taylor Hackford to an audience of more than 1,600 guests, director/actor Carl Reiner hosted the ceremony.
Presenters included (in alphabetical order): Amy Adams (The Fighter); DGA 75th Anniversary Chair Michael Apted; DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay; 75th Anniversary Co-Chair and 2009 DGA Feature Film Award winner Kathryn Bigelow; Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire); 75th Anniversary Co-Chair James Cameron; Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech); DGA Secretary/Treasurer Gil Cates; 75th Anniversary Co-Chair Francis Ford Coppola; Claire Danes (Temple Grandin); Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception); 75th Anniversary Co-Chair Clint Eastwood; Colin Firth (The King...
- 1/30/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Los Angeles, CA: The 63rd Annual Directors Guild of America Awards were held tonight at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Only 6 times has the DGA Award winner not won the Academy Award for Best Director (1968/Carol Reed for Oliver!; 1972/Bob Fosse for Cabaret; 1985/Sydney Pollack for Out of Africa; 1995/Mel Gibson for Braveheart); 2000/Steven Soderbergh for Traffic; 2002/Roman Polanski for The Pianist) Here are the winners (in progress): Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2010: Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Co.) Hooper’s Directorial Team: Production Manager: Erica Bensly First Assistant Director: Martin Harrison Second Assistant Director: Chris Stoaling This is Hooper’s first DGA Feature Film Award Nomination. He was previously nominated for the DGA Award for Movies for Television/Miniseries for John Adams in 2008. Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2010: Charles Ferguson, Inside Job Representational Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics...
- 1/30/2011
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
Deadline reported yesterday that "Borat" creator Sacha Baron Cohen is set to star in "The Dictator," a comedy hased on the novel "Zabibah and The King" by Saddam Hussein. According to the press release from Paramount Pictures -- who will release "The Dictator" on May 11, 2012, the film "tells the heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed." The film will be directed by Larry Charles, who also directed Cohen's "Borat" and "Bruno" movies.
It sounds like a clever pairing of talent and subject matter, but when Cohen straps on that familiar beret and mustache, he won't be the first guy to play Saddam Hussein for laughs onscreen. For my money, we've already had a definitive comic Saddam. That's actor Jerry Haleva, who played Hussein in several '90s comedies, most notably as the big bad...
It sounds like a clever pairing of talent and subject matter, but when Cohen straps on that familiar beret and mustache, he won't be the first guy to play Saddam Hussein for laughs onscreen. For my money, we've already had a definitive comic Saddam. That's actor Jerry Haleva, who played Hussein in several '90s comedies, most notably as the big bad...
- 1/21/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
The DGA revealed their nominees for the best direction of 2010 today and for the most part, they were pretty expected. Modern Family, Boardwalk Empire, and The Pacific all had multiple episodes/installments nominated in their respective categories, but joining them in being nominated (though not necessarily in the same category) were an episode from The Hills, an episode of Glee that wasn't received terribly well, and Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. You can read the full list of nominees below in the press release.
Los Angeles – Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the DGA’s nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2010.
“Whether it’s a 30-second commercial or a multi-part miniseries, television directors are crucial to the success of any television project.” said Hackford. “As the DGA celebrates its 75th anniversary this year,...
Los Angeles – Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the DGA’s nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2010.
“Whether it’s a 30-second commercial or a multi-part miniseries, television directors are crucial to the success of any television project.” said Hackford. “As the DGA celebrates its 75th anniversary this year,...
- 1/11/2011
- by Shilo Adams
- TVovermind.com
hollywoodnews.com: Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the DGA’s nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2010.
‘Whether it’s a 30-second commercial or a multi-part miniseries, television directors are crucial to the success of any television project.’ said Hackford. ‘As the DGA celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, we salute the critical role of the director in TV and are proud to honor the tremendous range of excellence found in the projects nominated today. Congratulations to all of the nominees.’
The winners will be announced at the 63rd Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles.
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Movies For Television And Mini-series
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for 2010 are (in alphabetical order):
Mick Jackson
Temple Grandin
(HBO...
‘Whether it’s a 30-second commercial or a multi-part miniseries, television directors are crucial to the success of any television project.’ said Hackford. ‘As the DGA celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, we salute the critical role of the director in TV and are proud to honor the tremendous range of excellence found in the projects nominated today. Congratulations to all of the nominees.’
The winners will be announced at the 63rd Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles.
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Movies For Television And Mini-series
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for 2010 are (in alphabetical order):
Mick Jackson
Temple Grandin
(HBO...
- 1/11/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
(We inadvertently cut off the list. The full list has been restored now.) Los Angeles – Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the DGA’s nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2010. “Whether it’s a 30-second commercial or a multi-part miniseries, television directors are crucial to the success of any television project.” said Hackford. “As the DGA celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, we salute the critical role of the director in TV and are proud to honor the tremendous range of excellence found in the projects nominated today. Congratulations to all of the nominees.” The winners will be announced at the 63rd Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. *** Movies For Television And Mini-series The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television...
- 1/11/2011
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
Los Angeles, California (X17online) - HBO has struck a wide-ranging deal with Michael Keaton to develop a string of projects for the cable network. The First-look pact calls for Keaton to executive produce, direct and star in projects for HBO. The network may also build a series around Keaton's life, as well as multiple longform ventures, according to Variety. Keaton is not new to HBO, he previously stared in the 2002's Live From Baghdad, in which he played a CNN producer covering the 1991 Gulf War. Michael Lombardo of HBO Programming exclaimed: "Michael Keaton is a multifaceted talent who never fails to engage the audience in fresh ways. We're thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with him." "When you look at the overall landscape out there and see what's getting done, you realize it's not only the types of things HBO is doing, but how extraordinarily well they do them.
- 11/15/2010
- x17online.com
Breaking: Rosalie Swedlin has left an 11-year run at Industry Entertainment to join Anonymous Content as manager and producer. Current clients making the move with Swedlin include David Frankel, Richard Shepard, Lynn Shelton, Nigel Cole, Kirsten Sheridan, Gary Winick, Michael Engler, Tommy Schlamme, Jane Anderson and John Riggi. Swedlin will also bring several of her film and TV projects with her. Swedlin left Icm to join Industry in 1999, and produced Clockers, Red Corner and the HBO film Live from Baghdad. Swedlin started at CAA.
- 10/11/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Made-for-tv movies often get a bad rap. They're sometimes looked at as being saccharine stories of people overcoming adversity, focusing on individuals who bravely overcome diseases, disabilities, or gut-wrenching issues. But every now and then, especially in the hands of HBO, a telepic comes along that is just as good as--if not better than--feature films shown in cinemas, projects that change your perception of the world around you, make you question some hard truths, and make you a better person just by dint of watching them. One such project is HBO's superlative and imaginative film, Temple Grandin, which airs this Saturday night on the pay cabler. Focusing on the courageous spirit and inquisitive mind of inventor, author, advocate, and teacher Temple Grandin, the film unfolds in a nonlinear fashion to reconstruct the struggles of autistic Grandin from her childhood as a mute four-year-old girl to her emergence as a brilliant scientific mind,...
- 2/4/2010
- by Jace
- Televisionary
Well, if there was any doubt about whether or not we’re at Earth, this seems to have settled it: “Nine days after the discovery of a devastated Earth,” says the intro at the beginning of this webisode, “Lt. Felix Gaeta will find himself here.” Here. Okay, then... Oh, my: Felix with the foot and the drugs and the... boyfriend? And an oh, my for webisodes, too. If there any better indication that the people who make TV know that the Web is where TV is gonna be at in five years, webisodes are it. They’re training us for that with webisodes (even if half the people involved with producing them and promoting them right now don’t realize it). I’m sitting in a Starbucks as I write this, headphones in my ears drowning out the Christmas muzak, and I’m watching new Battlestar Galactica. Five years from now,...
- 12/17/2008
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
HBO's long-gestating Temple Grandin project is moving forward, with Claire Danes in negotiations to star and Mick Jackson set to direct the biopic.
Grandin, one of the leading speakers on autism, overcame the limitations imposed by the disorder to become one of the top scientists in humane livestock handling.
High school was especially harsh for Grandin, who was called "tape recorder" by other kids because she repeated things over and over. She also was hypersensitive to all sorts of sensory stimulation. She eventually graduated with degrees from several universities, going on to write influential essays on animal welfare and designing humane slaughterhouses. Grandin appears regularly on the news talk show circuit and was the subject of a BBC documentary titled "The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow" and Errol Morris' "First Person: Stairway to Heaven."
Danes will play Grandin from her high school years to her post-academic period.
Christopher Monger wrote the script, and an October start date in Austin is being eyed.
Emily Gerson Saines, Gil Bellows, Anthony Edwards, Dante Di Loreto, Paul Lister and Allison Owen are exec producing, while Scott Ferguson serves as producer.
If everything falls into place, it will be a project nine years in the making for Saines, a one-time agent and now manager-producer for whom this has been a passion project. Saines has seen several directors, including David O. Russell and Moises Kaufman, come and go.
"I made a commitment to Temple that I was going to make it and make it right," said Saines, who has a son with autism. "I never pushed to get it made until now, because now we got it right.
"When I first brought this to HBO, and I started talking to Richard Plepler about the increasing (number of people with autism), he turned to me and said, 'Your numbers have got to be wrong, otherwise it would be an epidemic.' And I told him it is," she added.
Saines credited such past and present exec chiefs at HBO as Colin Callender, Keri Putnam and Jenny Sherwood for championing the project. "It's a testament to the material on which this is based that no one ever gave up on this," she said.
Danes will next be seen starring in Richard Linklater's "Me and Orson Welles," which premieres in September at the Toronto International Film Festival. She is repped by Icm and Signpost Management.
Jackson, repped by Icm, has credits that include "The Bodyguard," "Traffic" the television series and HBO's "Live From Baghdad."...
Grandin, one of the leading speakers on autism, overcame the limitations imposed by the disorder to become one of the top scientists in humane livestock handling.
High school was especially harsh for Grandin, who was called "tape recorder" by other kids because she repeated things over and over. She also was hypersensitive to all sorts of sensory stimulation. She eventually graduated with degrees from several universities, going on to write influential essays on animal welfare and designing humane slaughterhouses. Grandin appears regularly on the news talk show circuit and was the subject of a BBC documentary titled "The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow" and Errol Morris' "First Person: Stairway to Heaven."
Danes will play Grandin from her high school years to her post-academic period.
Christopher Monger wrote the script, and an October start date in Austin is being eyed.
Emily Gerson Saines, Gil Bellows, Anthony Edwards, Dante Di Loreto, Paul Lister and Allison Owen are exec producing, while Scott Ferguson serves as producer.
If everything falls into place, it will be a project nine years in the making for Saines, a one-time agent and now manager-producer for whom this has been a passion project. Saines has seen several directors, including David O. Russell and Moises Kaufman, come and go.
"I made a commitment to Temple that I was going to make it and make it right," said Saines, who has a son with autism. "I never pushed to get it made until now, because now we got it right.
"When I first brought this to HBO, and I started talking to Richard Plepler about the increasing (number of people with autism), he turned to me and said, 'Your numbers have got to be wrong, otherwise it would be an epidemic.' And I told him it is," she added.
Saines credited such past and present exec chiefs at HBO as Colin Callender, Keri Putnam and Jenny Sherwood for championing the project. "It's a testament to the material on which this is based that no one ever gave up on this," she said.
Danes will next be seen starring in Richard Linklater's "Me and Orson Welles," which premieres in September at the Toronto International Film Festival. She is repped by Icm and Signpost Management.
Jackson, repped by Icm, has credits that include "The Bodyguard," "Traffic" the television series and HBO's "Live From Baghdad."...
- 8/15/2008
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
United Artists has recruited Timothy J. Sexton to pen Timecrimes, the adaptation of Nacho Vigalondo's Spanish-language film Los Cronocrimenes.
Steven Zaillian and Agnes Metre are producing the feature, a noirish thriller about a man who travels back in time half an hour to prevent a serious crime. UA picked up the remake rights back in January, when the original film -- for which Magnolia holds the U.S. distribution rights -- played the Sundance Film Festival.
Sexton, repped by Endeavor, scored the sought-after assignment on the strength of his work on the feature Children of Men, nominated for an Academy Award, and TV projects like HBO's Live From Baghdad.
Steven Zaillian and Agnes Metre are producing the feature, a noirish thriller about a man who travels back in time half an hour to prevent a serious crime. UA picked up the remake rights back in January, when the original film -- for which Magnolia holds the U.S. distribution rights -- played the Sundance Film Festival.
Sexton, repped by Endeavor, scored the sought-after assignment on the strength of his work on the feature Children of Men, nominated for an Academy Award, and TV projects like HBO's Live From Baghdad.
- 4/13/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Samuel Dickerman and Jonathan Krauss have joined Columbia Pictures as senior vps production, reporting to Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, the studio's presidents of production. Most recently president of Radiant Prods., Dickerman, a graduate of Stanford University and the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC, began his career at Chestnut Hill Prods. He joined the Samuel Goldwyn Co. in 1994 and moved on to Radiant, Wolfgang Petersen's production company, in 1996. There, he worked on Air Force One, The Perfect Storm, Troy and the upcoming The Poseidon Adventure. Krauss was vp at HBO Films since 1999, overseeing such films as Live From Baghdad and Conspiracy. A graduate of Brown University, he began his career as a television department assistant at CAA and went on to join Illusion Entertainment, where he worked on such Oliver Stone films as U Turn and Any Given Sunday.
- 3/30/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taylor Hackford, nominated for an Oscar for directing the biopic Ray, is venturing into television with Jerry Bruckheimer's drama pilot for NBC, E-Ring. Hackford has come on board to helm the defense-themed project, which hails from Warner Bros. TV and Jerry Bruckheimer TV. In other pilot directing news, Stephen Hopkins, hot off helming HBO's The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, is set to do NBC's drama World of Trouble, and Mick Jackson (HBO's Live From Baghdad) is directing ABC's In Justice. Described as The West Wing set at the Pentagon, E-Ring focuses on the fight for America's safety revealed through the inner workings of the U.S. military headquarters. Created by David McKenna and Ken Robinson, the pilot was written by McKenna, who is exec producing with Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman. Robinson is producing.
LONDON -- The top brass from HBO Films and HBO Video turned out Tuesday in London to spark a campaign to establish HBO's video label for the company's ancillary output in the United Kingdom. The charm offensive, led by HBO Films president Colin Callender and HBO Video president Henry McGee, saw the company map out plans for its fledgling British video label. HBO Video intends to release output from the U.S. stable of television movies straight to DVD, even before they are sold to U.K. broadcasters. Titles to go through the video label directly include Hysterical Blindness, Live From Baghdad, And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself and Normal, from HBO Films.
NBC's Emmy-winning comedy Will & Grace and HBO's original movie Live From Baghdad took an early lead in the Emmy derby, nabbing three trophies each Saturday during the creative arts portion of the 55th annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The gay-themed comedy and the film about CNN's coverage of the Gulf War tied the broadcast of The 75th Annual Academy Awards for the most victories during the ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium. Winners in the remaining 28 categories will be revealed Sept. 21 in a ceremony televised on Fox. Will & Grace was honored for guest actor, Gene Wilder, in addition to its kudos for cinematography and art direction. Life From Baghdad's haul included casting, editing and sound mixing for a miniseries, movie or a special, while The 75th Academy Awards was acknowledged for music direction as well as for art direction and lighting direction for a variety or music program. The leader in the Emmy nominations race for a second consecutive year with 16 bids, HBO's drama Six Feet Under scored one win in the creative arts categories, for best casting for a drama series.
- 9/15/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael Keaton is headed for the Oval Office as he has signed on for a starring role as the president of the United States in the Regency Enterprises romantic comedy First Daughter. Keaton will star as a president whose daughter (Katie Holmes) goes to college and falls into a fairy-tale romance with a dashing graduate student (Marc Blucas) only to find that her prince has a secret agenda. First Daughter is being directed by Forest Whitaker from a Jessica Bendinger script. John Davis is producing through his Davis Entertainment banner, with Davis Entertainment president Wyck Godfrey also producing. Regency senior vp production Kara Francis and president Sanford Panitch are overseeing the project, which is being fully financed by Regency. Keaton, who most recently starred in the HBO telefilm Live From Baghdad, has appeared in such films as Out of Sight, Jackie Brown and Multiplicity. He is repped by Endeavor.
- 6/19/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael Keaton is headed for the Oval Office as he has signed on for a starring role as the president of the United States in the Regency Enterprises romantic comedy First Daughter. Keaton will star as a president whose daughter (Katie Holmes) goes to college and falls into a fairy-tale romance with a dashing graduate student (Marc Blucas) only to find that her prince has a secret agenda. First Daughter is being directed by Forest Whitaker from a Jessica Bendinger script. John Davis is producing through his Davis Entertainment banner, with Davis Entertainment president Wyck Godfrey also producing. Regency senior vp production Kara Francis and president Sanford Panitch are overseeing the project, which is being fully financed by Regency. Keaton, who most recently starred in the HBO telefilm Live From Baghdad, has appeared in such films as Out of Sight, Jackie Brown and Multiplicity. He is repped by Endeavor.
- 6/19/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Joshua Leonard and Jordan Ladd have nabbed lead roles in the horror-thriller Madhouse for helmer William Butler. Shooting is scheduled to start in mid-May in Romania. The project, penned by Butler and Aaron Strongoni, centers on a young psychiatric intern who unearths dark secrets about the mental health facility in which he works. Ladd is set to star as a nurse at the hospital. Robert Bernacchi is producing for Madhouse Prods. Lakeshore International is handling international sales rights for the film. There is no domestic distributor yet on board. Leonard is repped by Innovative Artists, Untitled Entertainment and attorney Kevin Morris. He is best known for his work in The Blair Witch Project. His other credits include Men of Honor and Live From Baghdad. He is producing Live From Death Row, the Mumia Abu-Jamal story. Ladd is repped by Innovative Artists and 3 Arts Entertainment. Her credits include Never Been Kissed and the upcoming films Broken Lizard's Club Dread and Eli Roth's Cabin Fever.
- 4/23/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael J. Fox has stayed close to home in casting the female lead in Hench at Home, his ABC comedy pilot inspired by his family life, as real-life wife Tracy Pollan has been tapped for the role. Meanwhile, Tony Award winner Audra McDonald has been cast to replace Theresa Randle as one of the two leads on CBS' drama pilot Violent Crime. Production on the pilot, which was halted earlier in the week, will resume this weekend, with new director Thomas Carter replacing Stephen Gyllenhaal. In other pilot casting news, Susan Gibney (NBC's Crossing Jordan) and Hamish Linklater (HBO's Live From Baghdad) have joined the NBC/NBC Studios comedy pilot Happy Family.
- 3/28/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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