Tommy “Tiny” Lister, the professional wrestler-turned-actor perhaps best known for his turn as the bully Deebo in the “Friday” films, passed away on Thursday, his manager confirmed. He was 62.
According to TMZ, Lister was found unconscious in his Marina Del Rey home on Thursday afternoon. He was pronounced dead on the scene and there is no word as of yet as to the cause of death.
Lister — who stood 6 feet, 5 inches tall — started his career as a wrestler before moving on to films. His early roles included “Beverly Hills Cop II,” “No Holds Barred” and the HBO football series “1st & Ten.”
After his appearance in “No Holds Barred” — which starred Hulk Hogan — he transferred the Zeus character from the film over the wrestling ring. He wrestled against Hogan as part of a tag team match at SummerSlam in 1989, where he was pinned by Hogan. His final appearance in the WWF came later that year,...
According to TMZ, Lister was found unconscious in his Marina Del Rey home on Thursday afternoon. He was pronounced dead on the scene and there is no word as of yet as to the cause of death.
Lister — who stood 6 feet, 5 inches tall — started his career as a wrestler before moving on to films. His early roles included “Beverly Hills Cop II,” “No Holds Barred” and the HBO football series “1st & Ten.”
After his appearance in “No Holds Barred” — which starred Hulk Hogan — he transferred the Zeus character from the film over the wrestling ring. He wrestled against Hogan as part of a tag team match at SummerSlam in 1989, where he was pinned by Hogan. His final appearance in the WWF came later that year,...
- 12/11/2020
- by Daniel Goldblatt
- The Wrap
Keeping Up With The Kardashians producer Bunim/Murray Productions is to introduce data and analytics into its pitches after investing in digital marketing accelerator Shareability.
The Banijay-owned producer has invested in the Marina Del Rey-based company to bolster its projects before they are brought to networks and platforms.
Shareability, founded by Tim Staples and Nick Reed in 2013, has worked with the likes of The Olympics and The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and will help Bunim/Murray Productions to help incubate certain digital series from the producer’s development slate before being taken to the market. Shareability will also lend its knowledge to creating socially-optimized content, and the two companies will present a new model for producing and marketing programming by building pitch packages for select show buyers, traditional networks and streaming platforms that harness marketing with production expertise.
Shareability campaigns include John Cena’s collaboration with Cricket Wireless, the Baby...
The Banijay-owned producer has invested in the Marina Del Rey-based company to bolster its projects before they are brought to networks and platforms.
Shareability, founded by Tim Staples and Nick Reed in 2013, has worked with the likes of The Olympics and The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and will help Bunim/Murray Productions to help incubate certain digital series from the producer’s development slate before being taken to the market. Shareability will also lend its knowledge to creating socially-optimized content, and the two companies will present a new model for producing and marketing programming by building pitch packages for select show buyers, traditional networks and streaming platforms that harness marketing with production expertise.
Shareability campaigns include John Cena’s collaboration with Cricket Wireless, the Baby...
- 10/10/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Susan Kelechi Watson has reason to celebrate. Her NBC series, This Is Us, is up for an Emmy and returns for a fourth season on Tuesday, Sept. 24—and it gets better: She's engaged. Watson, who stepped out on the Emmys red carpet with her brother, is engaged to Jaime Lincoln Smith. And she's named her new accessory: Marina. Yep, her ring is named Marina. "He took me to Marina Del Rey as part of the day," Watson told E!'s Jason Kennedy at the 2019 Emmys. So, she's at the Emmys, her show is coming back, she's engaged. That's enough to celebrate, right? It is, but it gets better for the woman who brings Beth Pearson to life week after week: She's costarring opposite Tom...
- 9/22/2019
- E! Online
In the past two decades, economic incentives such as tax credits have drawn a significant portion of U.S. film and TV production away from Southern California. But many of the cities that now serve as centers for the entertainment business have something in common with Los Angeles — beachfront real estate.
In the coming decades, production hubs such as New York, New Orleans, Vancouver and the coastal Los Angeles area are likely to experience more frequent severe flooding related to higher sea levels.
“Low-level flooding could block roads, and it can slow transportation,” says Maya Buchanan of the organization Climate Central. “That could make it harder for actors and film crews to get to work. It could also damage sets and other property. Later in the century, sea level rise will increase more. It could inundate coastal property, and it could change the accessibility of culturally important landscapes.”
Citing what...
In the coming decades, production hubs such as New York, New Orleans, Vancouver and the coastal Los Angeles area are likely to experience more frequent severe flooding related to higher sea levels.
“Low-level flooding could block roads, and it can slow transportation,” says Maya Buchanan of the organization Climate Central. “That could make it harder for actors and film crews to get to work. It could also damage sets and other property. Later in the century, sea level rise will increase more. It could inundate coastal property, and it could change the accessibility of culturally important landscapes.”
Citing what...
- 9/12/2019
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
There’s only one show on TV that has an Oscar Micheaux tribute, John Legend jokingly (?) referring to himself as “Lord Egot,” one-liners roasting Von Dutch, and a tiny dancing robot named the Funk-a-tron. As close as “Peaky Blinders” got last year, the only place you’ll find all of those is on “Sherman’s Showcase,” the excellent new series wrapping up its debut season on IFC.
Told in a broad infomercial format that pieces together the best moments from a long-running (and not entirely real) series in the style of “Soul Train”-era variety shows, the premise of “Sherman’s Showcase” lets it play with pretty much anything that happened in the culture over the last 47 years. Created and written by Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin, the pair also star in the series, with Salahuddin playing the fictional show’s host Sherman McDaniels and Riddle as announcer/producer Dutch Shepherd.
Told in a broad infomercial format that pieces together the best moments from a long-running (and not entirely real) series in the style of “Soul Train”-era variety shows, the premise of “Sherman’s Showcase” lets it play with pretty much anything that happened in the culture over the last 47 years. Created and written by Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin, the pair also star in the series, with Salahuddin playing the fictional show’s host Sherman McDaniels and Riddle as announcer/producer Dutch Shepherd.
- 9/11/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Kumail Nanjiani finally had his sit-down with Conan O’Brien, a little late, away from viewers’ eyes (but not their ears) and not a hard feeling to be found. Three nights after the Silicon Valley star had to last-minute-cancel his appearance on TBS’s Conan, Nanjiani joined O’Brien on the podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend to explain what happened.
“You are famously a very nice guy,” O’Brien said at the start of the podcast conversation about the cancellation. “You are extremely hard working, you are punctual, this is not your Mo at all. This was something that was out of your control.”
Nanjiani had been booked on the show to promote his new movie Stuber, but was in Marina del Rey taping HBO’s Silicon Valley when, well, let him tell it:
“I was shooting Silicon Valley, and they said they would have me out at a certain time.
“You are famously a very nice guy,” O’Brien said at the start of the podcast conversation about the cancellation. “You are extremely hard working, you are punctual, this is not your Mo at all. This was something that was out of your control.”
Nanjiani had been booked on the show to promote his new movie Stuber, but was in Marina del Rey taping HBO’s Silicon Valley when, well, let him tell it:
“I was shooting Silicon Valley, and they said they would have me out at a certain time.
- 7/15/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
When Shane Salerno co-wrote the Shaft remake with John Singleton, they started a friendship that lasted until the filmmaker’s untimely passing. Here he writes about his friend.
When John Singleton told you a joke, he would share it with you like it was a secret. When he delivered the punch line, he would lock on your eyes so he could study your reaction, just like a director watching a take on a monitor. If you didn’t laugh as hard as he hoped you would, he would tap you a few times on the arms or chest with his hand and repeat the punch line again to elicit the laugh he felt the joke deserved.
John was a dedicated reader and a voracious consumer of films, TV shows, games, books, comic books, and graphic novels. If it had a good story and images, John would buy it, watch it,...
When John Singleton told you a joke, he would share it with you like it was a secret. When he delivered the punch line, he would lock on your eyes so he could study your reaction, just like a director watching a take on a monitor. If you didn’t laugh as hard as he hoped you would, he would tap you a few times on the arms or chest with his hand and repeat the punch line again to elicit the laugh he felt the joke deserved.
John was a dedicated reader and a voracious consumer of films, TV shows, games, books, comic books, and graphic novels. If it had a good story and images, John would buy it, watch it,...
- 5/15/2019
- by Shane Salerno
- Deadline Film + TV
John Singleton‘s funeral was attended by his family and many of his closest friends in Hollywood.
The late director’s funeral was held in Los Angeles on Monday and attended by Tyrese Gibson, who worked with Singleton on the 2003 film 2 Fast 2 Furious.
Gibson, 40, attended the funeral wearing a black suit. Also in attendance was Tina Knowles and her husband Richard Lawson, U.S. Representative Maxine Waters, Ice Cube and Ludacris.
Actress Nia Long, who starred in his 1991 film Boyz n the Hood, was also there to pay her respects.
A larger memorial service for Singleton will be held in the coming weeks,...
The late director’s funeral was held in Los Angeles on Monday and attended by Tyrese Gibson, who worked with Singleton on the 2003 film 2 Fast 2 Furious.
Gibson, 40, attended the funeral wearing a black suit. Also in attendance was Tina Knowles and her husband Richard Lawson, U.S. Representative Maxine Waters, Ice Cube and Ludacris.
Actress Nia Long, who starred in his 1991 film Boyz n the Hood, was also there to pay her respects.
A larger memorial service for Singleton will be held in the coming weeks,...
- 5/6/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Oscar-nominated director John Singleton will be laid to rest in a private funeral for family and friends on Monday, followed by a larger memorial in the coming weeks.
Singleton died on April 29 after being taken off of life support following a stroke. He was 51.
A rep for the late director said in a statement obtained by People that Monday’s funeral will be held in Los Angeles and closed to the public.
“The funeral will be a very small, intimate goodbye for family and very close friends and will not be open to the public or media,” the statement read.
Singleton died on April 29 after being taken off of life support following a stroke. He was 51.
A rep for the late director said in a statement obtained by People that Monday’s funeral will be held in Los Angeles and closed to the public.
“The funeral will be a very small, intimate goodbye for family and very close friends and will not be open to the public or media,” the statement read.
- 5/4/2019
- by Helen Murphy
- PEOPLE.com
John Singleton was reportedly worth around $35 million at the time of his death.
Singleton, the first African-American man to be nominated for a Best Directing Oscar, died on Monday after being taken off of life support following a stroke. He was 51.
Several outlets have since reported that the director was worth around $35 million before he died.
Singleton suffered a “major stroke” after arriving back in the U.S. from a trip to Costa Rica. His mother, Shelia Ward, filed an application to establish a temporary conservatorship for his estate in April.
Singleton’s reported $35 million estate has caused conflict between his surviving family members.
Singleton, the first African-American man to be nominated for a Best Directing Oscar, died on Monday after being taken off of life support following a stroke. He was 51.
Several outlets have since reported that the director was worth around $35 million before he died.
Singleton suffered a “major stroke” after arriving back in the U.S. from a trip to Costa Rica. His mother, Shelia Ward, filed an application to establish a temporary conservatorship for his estate in April.
Singleton’s reported $35 million estate has caused conflict between his surviving family members.
- 4/30/2019
- by Helen Murphy
- PEOPLE.com
Tyrese Gibson is mourning the death of Hollywood director John Singleton following the news that the 51-year-old died after complications from a stroke on Monday.
Gibson used Instagram to express his sentiments about losing his close friend and former director a day after his death.
“You were just at the house……. Holding our new angel in your arms……. I asked you that day would you be Soraya’s God Father….. ,” the actor wrote. “Your response was classic John.”
Added Gibson, “Love you bro… my heart hurts.” Gibson welcomed daughter Soraya with his wife Samantha last October.
Singleton directed the 2003 film...
Gibson used Instagram to express his sentiments about losing his close friend and former director a day after his death.
“You were just at the house……. Holding our new angel in your arms……. I asked you that day would you be Soraya’s God Father….. ,” the actor wrote. “Your response was classic John.”
Added Gibson, “Love you bro… my heart hurts.” Gibson welcomed daughter Soraya with his wife Samantha last October.
Singleton directed the 2003 film...
- 4/30/2019
- by Morgan M. Evans
- PEOPLE.com
John Singleton, the first African-American man to be nominated for a Best Directing Oscar, has died. He was 51.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton passed away today due to complications from a stroke he suffered last Wednesday,” his family wrote in a statement obtained by People.
The statement continued, “John Singleton was a prolific, groundbreaking director who changed the game and opened doors in Hollywood, a world that was just a few miles away, yet worlds away, from the neighborhood in which he grew up.”
“In his private life,...
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton passed away today due to complications from a stroke he suffered last Wednesday,” his family wrote in a statement obtained by People.
The statement continued, “John Singleton was a prolific, groundbreaking director who changed the game and opened doors in Hollywood, a world that was just a few miles away, yet worlds away, from the neighborhood in which he grew up.”
“In his private life,...
- 4/29/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Filmmaker John Singleton will be removed from life support Monday, his family said in a statement.
Singleton suffered a stroke 13 days ago. Court documents filed last Thursday by his mother said that the “Boyz N the Hood” director was in a coma.
“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be taken off of life support today,” the Singleton family said in a statement. “This was an agonizing decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with the careful counsel of John’s doctors.”
More to come…
Read the full statement below:
It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be taken off of life support today. This was an agonizing decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with the careful counsel of John’s doctors.
Singleton suffered a stroke 13 days ago. Court documents filed last Thursday by his mother said that the “Boyz N the Hood” director was in a coma.
“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be taken off of life support today,” the Singleton family said in a statement. “This was an agonizing decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with the careful counsel of John’s doctors.”
More to come…
Read the full statement below:
It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be taken off of life support today. This was an agonizing decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with the careful counsel of John’s doctors.
- 4/29/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
John Singleton, the Oscar-nominated writer and director of Boyz N the Hood, will be taken off life support Monday, 13 days after suffering a major stroke while at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. He had been in the ICU ever since.
“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be taken off of life support today,” a spokesperson for the family said in a statement to Deadline. “This was an agonizing decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with the careful counsel of John’s doctors.” (Read the family’s full statement below.)
Singleton, 51, had struggled with hypertension, the spokesman said, and that “his family wants to share the message with all to please recognize the symptoms by going to Heart.org.”
“We are grateful to his fans, friends and colleagues for the outpour of love and...
“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be taken off of life support today,” a spokesperson for the family said in a statement to Deadline. “This was an agonizing decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with the careful counsel of John’s doctors.” (Read the family’s full statement below.)
Singleton, 51, had struggled with hypertension, the spokesman said, and that “his family wants to share the message with all to please recognize the symptoms by going to Heart.org.”
“We are grateful to his fans, friends and colleagues for the outpour of love and...
- 4/29/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Scheana Shay's late grandmother has some opinions about the state of her granddaughter's love life. And just like she wasn't afraid to share them while she was still alive, grandma Maxine is continuing to offer relationship commentary from beyond the grave in this clip from Thursday's new Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry. "There's something funny about grandma being able to see that a man wasn't good for a woman and verbalizing it. And then at the end, the relationship didn't end up working out and she was like, 'Told ya so!' But in a loving way," explains Tyler Henry after sitting down with the Vanderpump Rules star at her home in Marina Del Rey. As the clairvoyant is...
- 4/3/2019
- E! Online
Jimmy Bennett has yet to file a police report against Asia Argento for allegedly sexually assaulting him when he was 17 and cops haven't been able to reach him ... so the case is on ice. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... officers have tried contacting Bennett several times, but he's gone radio silent. Jimmy was last heard from in September when he sat down for an interview on Italian television, and got skewered by the host over...
- 12/24/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Brad Paisley sings one for the perpetually unlucky in love with his new single “Bucked Off,” released on Tuesday. The song is Paisley’s first release since the 2017 single “Heaven South,” which appeared on his LP Love and War.
Penned by Paisley with frequent collaborators Chris DuBois and Kelley Lovelace, “Bucked Off” is an upbeat meditation on the emotional risks of dating and relationships. Paisley makes the comparison that putting oneself in that vulnerable situation feels like riding a bull at the rodeo, with its various attendant risks. “This ain’t a wild bull,...
Penned by Paisley with frequent collaborators Chris DuBois and Kelley Lovelace, “Bucked Off” is an upbeat meditation on the emotional risks of dating and relationships. Paisley makes the comparison that putting oneself in that vulnerable situation feels like riding a bull at the rodeo, with its various attendant risks. “This ain’t a wild bull,...
- 11/13/2018
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Asia Argento's attorney fired off a stern warning to Jimmy Bennett -- be very careful with what you say about me ... or you're gonna regret it. Asia's attorney, Mark Heller, fired off a letter to Jimmy's lawyer Thursday -- obtained by TMZ -- regarding the reported upcoming interview he's got scheduled on an Italian television station to address their sexual encounter on May 9, 2013. According to the letter ... Bennett's words will be carefully monitored for any "slanderous,...
- 9/21/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Asia Argento Says She Is ‘Seeking Substantial Damages’ From Rose McGowan for ‘Deception’ and ‘Libel’
One day after threatening “immediate legal action” against Rose McGowan, Asia Argento said Tuesday that she’s now seeking “substantial damages for deception, fraud, coercion and libel” from her former friend and fellow Harvey Weinstein accuser.
“To @rosemcgowan. The 24hr deadline given to retract your recent false statements about me has now passed,” Argento tweeted on Tuesday. “I must inform you & @raindovemodel that I’ve instructed Mishcon de Reya to seek substantial damages for deception, fraud, coercion and libel. You will hear from them shortly.”
On Monday, Argento demanded in a tweet that McGowan retract the contents of an August 27 statement about sexual misconduct accusations lodged against Argento.
Also Read: Asia Argento Threatens Rose McGowan With 'Immediate Legal Action' Unless She Retracts 'Horrendous Lies'
Argento is incensed about a lengthy declaration issued by McGowan, distancing herself after Argento was accused of sexually assaulting a former male co-star named Jimmy Bennett.
“To @rosemcgowan. The 24hr deadline given to retract your recent false statements about me has now passed,” Argento tweeted on Tuesday. “I must inform you & @raindovemodel that I’ve instructed Mishcon de Reya to seek substantial damages for deception, fraud, coercion and libel. You will hear from them shortly.”
On Monday, Argento demanded in a tweet that McGowan retract the contents of an August 27 statement about sexual misconduct accusations lodged against Argento.
Also Read: Asia Argento Threatens Rose McGowan With 'Immediate Legal Action' Unless She Retracts 'Horrendous Lies'
Argento is incensed about a lengthy declaration issued by McGowan, distancing herself after Argento was accused of sexually assaulting a former male co-star named Jimmy Bennett.
- 9/18/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Asia Argento on Monday threatened “immediate legal action” against Rose McGowan, demanding in a tweet that her former friend and fellow Harvey Weinstein accuser retract the contents of an August 27 statement about sexual misconduct accusations lodged against Argento.
“It is with genuine regret that I am giving you 24 hours to retract and apologise for the horrendous lies made against me in your statement of August 27th,” said Argento in the tweet, tagging McGowan personally.
“If you fail to address this libel I will have no option other than to take immediate legal action.”
Dear @RoseMcGowan. It is with genuine regret that I am giving you 24 hours to retract and apologise for the horrendous lies made against me in your statement of August 27th. If you fail to address this libel I will have no option other than to take immediate legal action.
— Asia Argento (@AsiaArgento) September 17, 2018
Also Read: CNN Pulls...
“It is with genuine regret that I am giving you 24 hours to retract and apologise for the horrendous lies made against me in your statement of August 27th,” said Argento in the tweet, tagging McGowan personally.
“If you fail to address this libel I will have no option other than to take immediate legal action.”
Dear @RoseMcGowan. It is with genuine regret that I am giving you 24 hours to retract and apologise for the horrendous lies made against me in your statement of August 27th. If you fail to address this libel I will have no option other than to take immediate legal action.
— Asia Argento (@AsiaArgento) September 17, 2018
Also Read: CNN Pulls...
- 9/17/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Rose McGowan, the star of “Scream” and “Charmed,” says she refuses to let the media reduce her “life’s work to a hotel room rape” despite the spotlight placed on her harrowing accusations against disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein.
The actress, who has become a leading figure in the #MeToo movement since she accused Weinstein of raping her at a Sundance Film Festival hotel in the late ’90s, told TheWrap that the last year had been marked by extreme highs and lows.
“I had not anticipated the American — and I stress American — press tour being as salacious and triggering as it was,” she said.
Also Read: #AfterMeToo: 12 Accusers Share What Happened Next, From Firing to More Trauma
Since coming forward with her story last fall, she has starred in “Citizen Rose,” a four-part docu-series on E!, become the first woman to win the Inspiration prize at the GQ Men Of The Year awards,...
The actress, who has become a leading figure in the #MeToo movement since she accused Weinstein of raping her at a Sundance Film Festival hotel in the late ’90s, told TheWrap that the last year had been marked by extreme highs and lows.
“I had not anticipated the American — and I stress American — press tour being as salacious and triggering as it was,” she said.
Also Read: #AfterMeToo: 12 Accusers Share What Happened Next, From Firing to More Trauma
Since coming forward with her story last fall, she has starred in “Citizen Rose,” a four-part docu-series on E!, become the first woman to win the Inspiration prize at the GQ Men Of The Year awards,...
- 9/14/2018
- by Sharon Waxman and Itay Hod
- The Wrap
Asia Argento will not pay the remaining $130,000 to her accuser Jimmy Bennett, according to her attorney Mark Jay Heller. Heller said in his statement obtained by E! News, "Asia will not permit any portion of the balance of the $380,000 payment to be paid to Bennett." In August, a New York Times article reported that Italian actress Argento agreed to pay Bennett the sum of money after he accused her of sexual battery stemming from an alleged incident that occurred in May 2013. Bennett claims the two of them met in a Marina Del Rey, Calif. hotel room where she performed oral sex and then the two allegedly had intercourse. At the time of the allegations, Bennett was 17 and Argento 37. The age of...
- 9/5/2018
- E! Online
Two days after the New York Times reported that Asia Argento paid $380,000 to a young actor who had accused her of sexual assault when he was just 17, the actress issued a denial that raises almost as many questions as it answers.
“I strongly deny and oppose the contents of the New York Times article,” she said in a statement on Tuesday after the Times reported on a payment to Jimmy Bennett, a now-22-year-old actor-musician who had accused her of assault in 2013.
“I am deeply shocked and hurt by having read news that is absolutely false,” wrote Argento, who had directed Bennett and played his mother in the 2004 film “The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things.” “I have never had any sexual relationship with Bennett.”
Also Read: Asia Argento Strongly Denies 'Absolutely False' Sexual Assault Accusation
Argento, who has become a leading figure in the #MeToo movement since accusing disgraced...
“I strongly deny and oppose the contents of the New York Times article,” she said in a statement on Tuesday after the Times reported on a payment to Jimmy Bennett, a now-22-year-old actor-musician who had accused her of assault in 2013.
“I am deeply shocked and hurt by having read news that is absolutely false,” wrote Argento, who had directed Bennett and played his mother in the 2004 film “The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things.” “I have never had any sexual relationship with Bennett.”
Also Read: Asia Argento Strongly Denies 'Absolutely False' Sexual Assault Accusation
Argento, who has become a leading figure in the #MeToo movement since accusing disgraced...
- 8/21/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Two major performance-rights organizations announced this week the launch of workshops designed to aid up-and-coming film and TV composers: Ascap, for film scoring; and Bmi, for conducting.
Both are multi-week events for which hundreds apply annually, and the two will culminate in live recording sessions at Los Angeles area studios later this month.
Ascap began its 30th annual Film Scoring Workshop today, with Emmy-winning composer Richard Bellis as mentor and Ascap film and TV executives Michael Todd and Jennifer Harmon producing.
It’s a comprehensive, four-week program that has proven a launching pad for many composers in the past, including Jim Dooley (“Pushing Daisies”), Rob Duncan (“Castle”), Matthew Margeson (the “Kingsman” movies), Cliff Martinez (“Drive”), Mateo Messina (“Juno”) and Austin Wintory (“Journey”).
This year’s 12 composers — chosen from nearly 400 applicants — include Shaun Crawford of Cape Town, South Africa; Damien Lane of Cambewarra, Australia; Kyle Laporte of Playa Del Rey, Calif.
Both are multi-week events for which hundreds apply annually, and the two will culminate in live recording sessions at Los Angeles area studios later this month.
Ascap began its 30th annual Film Scoring Workshop today, with Emmy-winning composer Richard Bellis as mentor and Ascap film and TV executives Michael Todd and Jennifer Harmon producing.
It’s a comprehensive, four-week program that has proven a launching pad for many composers in the past, including Jim Dooley (“Pushing Daisies”), Rob Duncan (“Castle”), Matthew Margeson (the “Kingsman” movies), Cliff Martinez (“Drive”), Mateo Messina (“Juno”) and Austin Wintory (“Journey”).
This year’s 12 composers — chosen from nearly 400 applicants — include Shaun Crawford of Cape Town, South Africa; Damien Lane of Cambewarra, Australia; Kyle Laporte of Playa Del Rey, Calif.
- 7/9/2018
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Justin Bieber was spotted playing soccer in Marina del Rey, California, last weekend weekend. The singer was also seen playing soccer with friends over a week beforehand, on St. Patrick’s Day. He had posted a comical photo on his Instagram from the earlier game with his face distorted. Slideshow: Check Out 16 Best Grammys Looks! […]
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- 3/28/2018
- by Natasha Roy
- Uinterview
Hiep Thi Le, the actress best-known for her critically acclaimed role in Oliver Stone’s 1994 film Heaven and Earth, died Tuesday. She was 46.
According to Deadline, Le died of complications from stomach cancer. The actress starred opposite Tommy Lee Jones in Stone’s film and followed the story of a woman living in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
Le was born in Vietnam but fled the country as a refugee with her younger sister at the age of 8 when she was placed on a boat by her mother in 1979 in an attempt to reunite with her father in Hong Kong,...
According to Deadline, Le died of complications from stomach cancer. The actress starred opposite Tommy Lee Jones in Stone’s film and followed the story of a woman living in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
Le was born in Vietnam but fled the country as a refugee with her younger sister at the age of 8 when she was placed on a boat by her mother in 1979 in an attempt to reunite with her father in Hong Kong,...
- 12/20/2017
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Beatrice Guapo was the first contestant to be "out" from season 10 of Project Runway, which premiered Thursday on Lifetime, and the designer says her biggest regret is not staying true to her vision.
Guapo -- a 28-year-old designer based in Marina Del Rey, Calif., who admitted on the show that she can't sew that well -- did keep her creations within her specialty, knitwear, for the first challenge, which saw contestants create two looks for a runway show in New York's Times Square.
Photos: Paris Fashion Week
One of her outfits was a gray knit dress featuring a ...
Guapo -- a 28-year-old designer based in Marina Del Rey, Calif., who admitted on the show that she can't sew that well -- did keep her creations within her specialty, knitwear, for the first challenge, which saw contestants create two looks for a runway show in New York's Times Square.
Photos: Paris Fashion Week
One of her outfits was a gray knit dress featuring a ...
- 7/20/2012
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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