Collect your sugar, butter, and flour to bake something sweet because you’ll need a treat to enjoy alongside the newly-released Waitress: The Musical. The Broadway Show from writers Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson is based on the 2007 film Waitress starring Keri Russell and written by the late Adrienne Shelly. The musical, which first debuted on Broadway in 2016, follows Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert pie maker who is stuck in a small town and loveless marriage. (Credit: Courtesy of Bleecker Street) When a baking contest in a nearby country offers her a path to potential freedom, Jenna fights to reclaim the forgotten parts of herself with the help of her fellow waitresses and an unexpected romance. Celebrating friendships, dreams, and chosen family, Waitress has become a fan-favorite musical in recent years, making it the perfect time to tune in with the film now being available on video on demand.
- 1/11/2024
- TV Insider
Bleecker Street said it’s extending the theatrical run of Waitress: The Musical through the holiday season after its “exceptional performance and sellouts nationwide.”
The distributor had initially planned for a one-week run, releasing the film of the hugely popular musical on 1,214 screens across the U.S. and Canada last weekend. It grossed $3.5 million from Thursday to Sunday and nabbed the no. 8 spot at the North America box office with $3.2 million for the weekend — alone among the top ten in seeing ticket sales rise from Saturday to Sunday.
The film toplined by Sarah Bareilles will play on 800+ screens.
“We’re thrilled with the success of Waitress: The Musical at this weekend’s box office,” said Bleecker Street’s president of distribution Kyle Davies. “The word-of-mouth around this film has been tremendous and we’re looking forward to carrying this momentum into the extension of the film’s run.”
Bareilles noted...
The distributor had initially planned for a one-week run, releasing the film of the hugely popular musical on 1,214 screens across the U.S. and Canada last weekend. It grossed $3.5 million from Thursday to Sunday and nabbed the no. 8 spot at the North America box office with $3.2 million for the weekend — alone among the top ten in seeing ticket sales rise from Saturday to Sunday.
The film toplined by Sarah Bareilles will play on 800+ screens.
“We’re thrilled with the success of Waitress: The Musical at this weekend’s box office,” said Bleecker Street’s president of distribution Kyle Davies. “The word-of-mouth around this film has been tremendous and we’re looking forward to carrying this momentum into the extension of the film’s run.”
Bareilles noted...
- 12/12/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
This weekend was a relatively slow one with Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron landing in first place with $12.8 million. While that number may seem a little low for a first place finish, it is actually quite the feat as it becomes Gkids (American distributor of Indie Animation titles) and Studio Ghibli’s (Japan Animation Studio) highest domestic opening of all time. The film also becomes Academy Award Winner Miyazaki’s highest domestic opening of all time while only about $5 million away from becoming his highest grossing domestic release of all time (a title currently held by 2008’s Ponyo with $15.7 million)
The story of The Hunger Games; The Battle of Songbirds and Snakes is an interesting one. The movie was released three weeks ago where it came in under predictions with just a $44.6 million domestic debut. The following week, Thanksgiving week, the movie was expected to have a...
The story of The Hunger Games; The Battle of Songbirds and Snakes is an interesting one. The movie was released three weeks ago where it came in under predictions with just a $44.6 million domestic debut. The following week, Thanksgiving week, the movie was expected to have a...
- 12/10/2023
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
After Broadway shut down due to the pandemic, “Waitress” received an arts grant from Chuck Schumer’s office that allowed the production to reopen in 2021. Sara Bareilles, who wrote the music and lyrics, said this opportunity inspired her and the team to make the most of their time back on stage by shooting a live recording.
Bleecker Street and Fathom Events will release “Waitress: The Musical” in theaters for a five-day series of nationwide special-event screenings, starting Dec. 7. Bareilles, who also plays the lead role of Jenna Hunterson in the film production, said shooting this live-capture helped bring the audience “closer to the emotionality of the performances.”
“The shift from just being in front of a live audience and then adding a camera is almost to just lean into the intimacy of it, to let each moment feel really truthful between two people or three people or whoever’s on stage,...
Bleecker Street and Fathom Events will release “Waitress: The Musical” in theaters for a five-day series of nationwide special-event screenings, starting Dec. 7. Bareilles, who also plays the lead role of Jenna Hunterson in the film production, said shooting this live-capture helped bring the audience “closer to the emotionality of the performances.”
“The shift from just being in front of a live audience and then adding a camera is almost to just lean into the intimacy of it, to let each moment feel really truthful between two people or three people or whoever’s on stage,...
- 12/7/2023
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
This past weekend was a bit erratic with a few movies doing surprisingly better than others, but this weekend, there’s really only one new wide release, as much of December’s big holiday releases don’t hit until next week. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.
The one wide release is Gkids’ release of Hayao Miyazaki‘s latest animated feature, “The Boy and the Heron,” which has been playing in select cities but will get a nationwide release into roughly 1,800 theaters in both subtitled and dubbed versions, the latter often being the chosen format for parents with young kids. Miyazaki always gets amazing Western voice casts, this one including Robert Pattinson, Christian Bale, Mark Hamill, Willem Dafoe and many more.
Although Miyazaki’s “Ponyo,” distributed by Disney, is still seen as his biggest box office success in North America with just $15 million, his movies always do...
The one wide release is Gkids’ release of Hayao Miyazaki‘s latest animated feature, “The Boy and the Heron,” which has been playing in select cities but will get a nationwide release into roughly 1,800 theaters in both subtitled and dubbed versions, the latter often being the chosen format for parents with young kids. Miyazaki always gets amazing Western voice casts, this one including Robert Pattinson, Christian Bale, Mark Hamill, Willem Dafoe and many more.
Although Miyazaki’s “Ponyo,” distributed by Disney, is still seen as his biggest box office success in North America with just $15 million, his movies always do...
- 12/6/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Here’s a little Broadway secret: A lot of musical adaptations of movies are fun because the film is beloved, but as a unique product the songs — and therefore the theatrical experience — are so-so.
That’s not the case with “Waitress,” the 2016 Broadway musical based on the 2007 film by the beloved late filmmaker and actress Adrienne Shelly. With Tony-nominated music and lyrics by singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles, each song is a thrilling addition that both sheds light on the characters’ interior lives but also has that piano-pop earworm quality that makes you want to add the songs to a Spotify playlist asap.
The show — a live capture film version of which will hit movie theaters nationwide on December 7 — follows Jenna (Bareilles in the filmed version), a waitress and pie maker working at a dead-end diner who dreams of a bigger life for herself away from her abusive husband Earl. An unexpected pregnancy,...
That’s not the case with “Waitress,” the 2016 Broadway musical based on the 2007 film by the beloved late filmmaker and actress Adrienne Shelly. With Tony-nominated music and lyrics by singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles, each song is a thrilling addition that both sheds light on the characters’ interior lives but also has that piano-pop earworm quality that makes you want to add the songs to a Spotify playlist asap.
The show — a live capture film version of which will hit movie theaters nationwide on December 7 — follows Jenna (Bareilles in the filmed version), a waitress and pie maker working at a dead-end diner who dreams of a bigger life for herself away from her abusive husband Earl. An unexpected pregnancy,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire
The 2016 Tony Awards were something of a rout: With its 11 wins, Hamilton was the only new musical to take home any trophies at all. But it wasn’t the only Broadway smash of the season. Waitress, the smaller-scale, utterly lovely adaptation of writer-director Adrienne Shelly’s 2007 film, ran for nearly four years, finally closing in January 2020.
Like Hamilton, Waitress’s composer-lyricist would come to also star in the production: Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles appeared for three short stints in the lead role, causing the box office to surge each time. When theaters reopened, so, too, did Waitress, in a limited remounting in late 2021, designed in part to allow the cameras to capture Bareilles’s performance. This film was no doubt inspired by the artistic and commercial success of Hamilton’s “pro-shot,” as official films of stage performances have come to be known in the theater community.
As a film, this pro-shot...
Like Hamilton, Waitress’s composer-lyricist would come to also star in the production: Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles appeared for three short stints in the lead role, causing the box office to surge each time. When theaters reopened, so, too, did Waitress, in a limited remounting in late 2021, designed in part to allow the cameras to capture Bareilles’s performance. This film was no doubt inspired by the artistic and commercial success of Hamilton’s “pro-shot,” as official films of stage performances have come to be known in the theater community.
As a film, this pro-shot...
- 12/3/2023
- by Dan Rubins
- Slant Magazine
With more than 1,500 performances during its initial 2016-2020 Broadway run, and a subsequent three-month post-Covid-shutdown remount, Waitress: The Musical baked its way into the hearts of theatergoers, and in December folks who didn’t make it to New York City will get a chance to see what the fuss was about: Bleecker Street and Fathom Events have set nationwide special-event screenings for five nights only beginning December 7.
Bleecker and Fathom released a trailer today. Watch it above.
Starring composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles as small-town waitress and pie-maker Jenna Hunterson, the musical, with book by Jessie Nelson, is based on the 2007 motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly. Synopsis: When a baking contest in a nearby county offers Jenna a chance at escape a loveless marriage, the expert baker fights to reclaim a long-forgotten part of herself, and through the support of her fellow waitresses and an unexpected romance, begins to find the...
Bleecker and Fathom released a trailer today. Watch it above.
Starring composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles as small-town waitress and pie-maker Jenna Hunterson, the musical, with book by Jessie Nelson, is based on the 2007 motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly. Synopsis: When a baking contest in a nearby county offers Jenna a chance at escape a loveless marriage, the expert baker fights to reclaim a long-forgotten part of herself, and through the support of her fellow waitresses and an unexpected romance, begins to find the...
- 10/19/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
"When there's a whisk, there's a way." Bleecker Street has revealed an official trailer for the film version of the hit Broadway show Waitress: The Musical, which is coming to movie theaters nationwide in early December. Based on the 2007 movie written by Adrienne Shelly (and starring Keri Russell), the Waitress musical was one of the longest-running shows in recent Broadway history, playing a total of more than 1500 performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. It first opened in Broadway in 2016. The show returned for a limited engagement at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre to celebrate Broadway's re-opening in the fall of 2021. The Broadway show stars Sara Bareilles (who also wrote the music & lyrics) as Jenna, who's joined by Drew Gehling, Charity Dawson, Dakin Matthews, Christopher Fitzgerald, Eric Anderson, and Anastacia McCleskey. Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married small-town pie baker with big dreams. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls...
- 10/19/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Tony-nominated Waitress arrives in theaters on December 7, 2023 to kick off a five-day series of screenings. Starring composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles, the Broadway musical is based on Adrienne Shelly’s 2007 film that starred Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, and Jeremy Sisto.
The production entered the record books as the first Broadway musical with a top creative team comprised of four women – book by Jessie Nelson, music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, choreography by Lorin Latarro, and direction by Diane Paulus. Opening in 2016, the Brooks Atkinson Theatre hosted 1,500+ performances of the musical, making it one of the longest-running shows in recent history.
Bareilles says Waitress changed her life, and composing the music was a gift.
“The film is funny and dark and feminine and irreverent and emotional and so very, very musical,” said Bareilles, recalling watching Shelly’s film for the first time. “I found a piece of myself in each of these...
The production entered the record books as the first Broadway musical with a top creative team comprised of four women – book by Jessie Nelson, music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, choreography by Lorin Latarro, and direction by Diane Paulus. Opening in 2016, the Brooks Atkinson Theatre hosted 1,500+ performances of the musical, making it one of the longest-running shows in recent history.
Bareilles says Waitress changed her life, and composing the music was a gift.
“The film is funny and dark and feminine and irreverent and emotional and so very, very musical,” said Bareilles, recalling watching Shelly’s film for the first time. “I found a piece of myself in each of these...
- 10/19/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
For those who wanted to see “Waitress” on stage but couldn’t, or for those who want a more convenient route to see it again, Bleecker Street and Fathom Events are bringing it to a theater near you.
Tickets are on sale now for the five-day engagement, which will run from Dec. 7 through Dec. 11 with one or two shows offered daily. This isn’t unusual for Fathom, but it’s another example of theaters filling seats with less-conventional programming and demographically specific event films.
“Waitress” stars Sara Bareilles, who also wrote the music and lyrics, as a waitress and pie maker stuck in a loveless marriage with a baby on the way. A baking contest offers a chance at escape, as does an unexpected romance with a man who treats her right.
The show is based on the 2007 feature film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly. The film gained infamy...
Tickets are on sale now for the five-day engagement, which will run from Dec. 7 through Dec. 11 with one or two shows offered daily. This isn’t unusual for Fathom, but it’s another example of theaters filling seats with less-conventional programming and demographically specific event films.
“Waitress” stars Sara Bareilles, who also wrote the music and lyrics, as a waitress and pie maker stuck in a loveless marriage with a baby on the way. A baking contest offers a chance at escape, as does an unexpected romance with a man who treats her right.
The show is based on the 2007 feature film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly. The film gained infamy...
- 10/19/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Based on Adrienne Shelly‘s 2008 film “Waitress” with Keri Russell, “Waitress: The Musical” is one of Broadway’s longest-running musicals in recent history. It ran for more than 1500 performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, and returned for a limited engagement at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre after Broadway reopened after the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021.
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- 10/19/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
The scene was right out of a Halloween horror movie. A man who wore a big bad wolf mask took an axe to a pregnant woman and her unborn child on Halloween night 1984.
The body of Doreen Rae Hitchens and her fetus were dismembered. Blood covered the home and investigators were greeted with one horror after another as they toured the house. Who savagely murdered Hitchens and why? Investigators raced against the clock to find the killer before the Halloween wolf-masked murderer struck again.
The Halloween wolf mask was a big clue in the double murder
Investigators recalled the scene in the latest Halloween true crime special Homicide for the Holidays on Oxygen. In a sneak peek clip, they recounted seeing a wolf mask as they made their way into the San Jose, California house, which was decorated for Halloween.
“It was something that an adult would wear or an older teenager,...
The body of Doreen Rae Hitchens and her fetus were dismembered. Blood covered the home and investigators were greeted with one horror after another as they toured the house. Who savagely murdered Hitchens and why? Investigators raced against the clock to find the killer before the Halloween wolf-masked murderer struck again.
The Halloween wolf mask was a big clue in the double murder
Investigators recalled the scene in the latest Halloween true crime special Homicide for the Holidays on Oxygen. In a sneak peek clip, they recounted seeing a wolf mask as they made their way into the San Jose, California house, which was decorated for Halloween.
“It was something that an adult would wear or an older teenager,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Oxygen’s true crime series Buried in the Backyard explores, “Death in Christmas Town,” a case that uncovers a chilling serial killer stalking North Pole, Alaska.
Glinda Sodemann was a beloved mother, who was found brutally murdered near the military town of North Pole, Alaska. Soon four more girls met the same fate. Investigators struggled to catch a serial murderer before another victim fell on the last frontier.
The case ultimately became one of the worst murders in Alaska, which was committed at the hands of serial killer Thomas Bunday.
Investigators find the first victim of the North Pole serial killer
Sodemann was Thomas Bunday’s first victim. In an exclusive clip shared with Showbiz Cheat Sheet, 19-year-old Sodemann went missing. Her family hoped she would be found safe, but are informed of her tragic demise. “In October of 1979, a couple of months after Glinda Sodemann’s disappearance, the trooper...
Glinda Sodemann was a beloved mother, who was found brutally murdered near the military town of North Pole, Alaska. Soon four more girls met the same fate. Investigators struggled to catch a serial murderer before another victim fell on the last frontier.
The case ultimately became one of the worst murders in Alaska, which was committed at the hands of serial killer Thomas Bunday.
Investigators find the first victim of the North Pole serial killer
Sodemann was Thomas Bunday’s first victim. In an exclusive clip shared with Showbiz Cheat Sheet, 19-year-old Sodemann went missing. Her family hoped she would be found safe, but are informed of her tragic demise. “In October of 1979, a couple of months after Glinda Sodemann’s disappearance, the trooper...
- 9/22/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The indie film world was rocked when actor/director Adrienne Shelly was found dead in her Greenwich Village apartment. The scene appeared to be a suicide, but soon detectives learned that Shelly was murdered.
True crime series New York Homcide reopens the 2006 case, exploring the shocking discovery of Shelly dead in her apartment. Detectives explained that murder wasn’t commonplace in the neighborhood. The Village was known as a haven for artists, Hollywood players – and certainly not murder.
In an exclusive clip shared with Showbiz Cheat Sheet, detectives describe the scene when they arrived at Shelly’s apartment. What appeared to be an act of suicide immediately appeared to be suspicious.
Adrienne Shelly’s murder initially looked like an apparent suicide
Retired NYPD Detective John Cantone recalled getting the call from a man who found his wife “unresponsive” in their Greenwich Village apartment. New York Homicide set the scene, describing...
True crime series New York Homcide reopens the 2006 case, exploring the shocking discovery of Shelly dead in her apartment. Detectives explained that murder wasn’t commonplace in the neighborhood. The Village was known as a haven for artists, Hollywood players – and certainly not murder.
In an exclusive clip shared with Showbiz Cheat Sheet, detectives describe the scene when they arrived at Shelly’s apartment. What appeared to be an act of suicide immediately appeared to be suspicious.
Adrienne Shelly’s murder initially looked like an apparent suicide
Retired NYPD Detective John Cantone recalled getting the call from a man who found his wife “unresponsive” in their Greenwich Village apartment. New York Homicide set the scene, describing...
- 9/15/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Following its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson’s “Waitress: The Musical,” which is set for a nationwide release on Dec. 7, the studio announced Wednesday.
“Waitress: The Musical” will transform the Tony-nominated production to the big screen for audiences. Bareilles stars as Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and pie maker who finds herself stuck in a small town and loveless marriage. However, when Jenna gets the opportunity to take part in a baking contest outside of her town, she leaps at the chance to change her life.
Alongside Bareilles, “Waitress” stars Eric Anderson, Charity Angél Dawson, Christopher Fitzgerald, Drew Gehling, Caitlin Houlahan, Dakin Matthews and Joe Tippett. Michael Roiff, Barry and Fran Weissler, Bareilles, Nelson, and Paul Morphos serve as producers, with Alecia Parker as an executive producer.
The musical was one of the longest-running shows in recent Broadway history,...
“Waitress: The Musical” will transform the Tony-nominated production to the big screen for audiences. Bareilles stars as Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and pie maker who finds herself stuck in a small town and loveless marriage. However, when Jenna gets the opportunity to take part in a baking contest outside of her town, she leaps at the chance to change her life.
Alongside Bareilles, “Waitress” stars Eric Anderson, Charity Angél Dawson, Christopher Fitzgerald, Drew Gehling, Caitlin Houlahan, Dakin Matthews and Joe Tippett. Michael Roiff, Barry and Fran Weissler, Bareilles, Nelson, and Paul Morphos serve as producers, with Alecia Parker as an executive producer.
The musical was one of the longest-running shows in recent Broadway history,...
- 9/6/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to the filmed capture of Sara Bareilles’ Waitress: The Musical.
The film, which made its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, was captured in 2021, during the musical’s run on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Bareilles, who wrote the score to the musical, alongside a book by Jessie Nelson, also stars in the lead role.
Waitress: The Musical is scheduled to be released Dec. 7, 2023, in partnership with Fathom Events. This is the second partnership between Bleecker Street, the studio behind the upcoming Meg Ryan film, What Happens Later, and Fathom Events, after Guy Nattiv’s Golda, which was released with Fathom on August 23 in advance of its wider theatrical release. Bleecker Street is also behind the upcoming films Jules starring Sir Ben Kingsley and Mafia Mamma starring Toni Collette and Monica Bellucci.
Fathom has previously released other filmed musicals, including Bandstand,...
The film, which made its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, was captured in 2021, during the musical’s run on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Bareilles, who wrote the score to the musical, alongside a book by Jessie Nelson, also stars in the lead role.
Waitress: The Musical is scheduled to be released Dec. 7, 2023, in partnership with Fathom Events. This is the second partnership between Bleecker Street, the studio behind the upcoming Meg Ryan film, What Happens Later, and Fathom Events, after Guy Nattiv’s Golda, which was released with Fathom on August 23 in advance of its wider theatrical release. Bleecker Street is also behind the upcoming films Jules starring Sir Ben Kingsley and Mafia Mamma starring Toni Collette and Monica Bellucci.
Fathom has previously released other filmed musicals, including Bandstand,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bleecker Street has picked up U.S. rights to hit musical production Waitress: The Musical, from composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson, following its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June. The distributor is teaming with Fathom Events for a December 7 nationwide release of the show, which was captured live onstage in 2021 during its long Broadway run.
Based on Adrienne Shelly’s 2007 indie feature, Waitress: The Musical stars Bareilles as Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert piemaker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking contest in a nearby county offers her a chance at escape, Jenna fights to reclaim a long-forgotten part of herself. Through the support of her fellow waitresses and an unexpected romance, Jenna begins to find the courage to take a long-abandoned dream off the shelf.
The film was directed by Brett Sullivan, while Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus directs for the...
Based on Adrienne Shelly’s 2007 indie feature, Waitress: The Musical stars Bareilles as Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert piemaker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking contest in a nearby county offers her a chance at escape, Jenna fights to reclaim a long-forgotten part of herself. Through the support of her fellow waitresses and an unexpected romance, Jenna begins to find the courage to take a long-abandoned dream off the shelf.
The film was directed by Brett Sullivan, while Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus directs for the...
- 9/6/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Release marks second collaboration after Golda.
Bleecker Street has acquired US rights to Waitress: The Musical following its Tribeca world premiere and will partner with Fathom Events on a December 7 nationwide release.
The content was captured live on stage in 2021 during the musical’s reprise on Broadway and stars composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles in the lead role.
Based on the 2007 film directed by Adrienne Shelly and starring Keri Russell, the musical follows an expert pie baker stuck in a small town and loveless marriage who enters a life-changing baking contest.
Brett Sullivan directed the film and Jessie Nelson is creative advisor.
Bleecker Street has acquired US rights to Waitress: The Musical following its Tribeca world premiere and will partner with Fathom Events on a December 7 nationwide release.
The content was captured live on stage in 2021 during the musical’s reprise on Broadway and stars composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles in the lead role.
Based on the 2007 film directed by Adrienne Shelly and starring Keri Russell, the musical follows an expert pie baker stuck in a small town and loveless marriage who enters a life-changing baking contest.
Brett Sullivan directed the film and Jessie Nelson is creative advisor.
- 9/6/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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Adrienne Shelly FoundationAlzheimer's AssociationArtists for Peace and JusticeCancer Research InstituteCommunities in SchoolsDonorsChoose.orgEntertainment Industry FoundationGlobal FundMelanoma Research AllianceMotion Picture and Television Fund FoundationMoveOnRacing for Kids(Red)Stand Up For GusStand Up To CancerSt. Jude Children's Research HospitalVine Group Read more about Jon Hamm's charity work and events. Related articles Celebrities Take A Gamble On CharityKeanu Reeves To Race For CharityBid On Dinner With Your Favorite CelebsStars Join Elephant Project Auction For Alzheimer'sSAG Foundation Launches Online Celebrity Charity Auction
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- 8/23/2023
- Look to the Stars
“This inescapable truth about our lives today that any given moment each and every one of us could become a broken and confused animal scratching the surface of the Earth for some small sign of life.”
In August 1988, Steven Soderbergh shot his first narrative feature film, “sex, lies, and videotape,” in one month with a budget $1.2 million. Five months later, it premiered at the U.S. Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where it won the first-ever Audience Award. A few months after that, it screened at Cannes and won the Palme d’Or over “Do the Right Thing.” “sex, lies, and videotape” hit theaters in August 1989, a year after it went into production, and earned over $36 million worldwide. The rest is history.
The film’s commercial success quickly turned the American independent film scene into a hot commodity, while the U.S. Film Festival rebranded as Sundance and become...
In August 1988, Steven Soderbergh shot his first narrative feature film, “sex, lies, and videotape,” in one month with a budget $1.2 million. Five months later, it premiered at the U.S. Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where it won the first-ever Audience Award. A few months after that, it screened at Cannes and won the Palme d’Or over “Do the Right Thing.” “sex, lies, and videotape” hit theaters in August 1989, a year after it went into production, and earned over $36 million worldwide. The rest is history.
The film’s commercial success quickly turned the American independent film scene into a hot commodity, while the U.S. Film Festival rebranded as Sundance and become...
- 8/16/2023
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
In hindsight, it’s quite amazing that anyone could watch Adrienne Shelly’s final film as a director and see it as anything but a movie. It was a good one, a simple story about a small-town woman who falls pregnant by her abusive lover and complicates matters by having an affair with her gynecologist. Starring Keri Russell, the film was funny, romantic, frankly feminist and pulled no punches when it needed to, and its modest success of the box office made it all the more tragic that Shelly, murdered in her own apartment by a construction worker in 2006, would never make another.
Taking that and putting it on the Broadway stage was probably not on anyone’s bingo card, yet this production — directed by Diane Paulus with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, and book by Jessie Nelson — sails by, even though it adds 40 minutes of running time to Shelly’s slender story.
Taking that and putting it on the Broadway stage was probably not on anyone’s bingo card, yet this production — directed by Diane Paulus with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, and book by Jessie Nelson — sails by, even though it adds 40 minutes of running time to Shelly’s slender story.
- 6/14/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Waitress, the Musical – Live on Broadway! will make history when it debuts during the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival as the first film to be broadcast in Times Square as part of the annual New York festival’s programming slate.
The film will play simultaneously for free on Tsx Entertainment’s 18,000-square-foot digital screen overlooking Times Square on Monday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m. Et, with sound for the broadcast available for viewers through the Tsx mobile app. The broadcast will coincide with the world-premiere screening of the filmed version of the Tony-winning musical produced, starring and written by Grammy-winning artist Sara Bareilles at the Bmcc theater.
“Tribeca Festival and Broadway are both NYC institutions, and I’m proud to have Waitress, the Musical – Live on Broadway! bring together these audiences for the first time,” said Bareilles, who wrote the music and lyrics for the show. “It is a tremendous honor to...
The film will play simultaneously for free on Tsx Entertainment’s 18,000-square-foot digital screen overlooking Times Square on Monday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m. Et, with sound for the broadcast available for viewers through the Tsx mobile app. The broadcast will coincide with the world-premiere screening of the filmed version of the Tony-winning musical produced, starring and written by Grammy-winning artist Sara Bareilles at the Bmcc theater.
“Tribeca Festival and Broadway are both NYC institutions, and I’m proud to have Waitress, the Musical – Live on Broadway! bring together these audiences for the first time,” said Bareilles, who wrote the music and lyrics for the show. “It is a tremendous honor to...
- 6/2/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Formed in January 2007, the Adrienne Shelly Foundation supports the artistic achievements of female filmmakers through a series of grants distributed through partnerships with Women in Film, IFP, Nantucket Film Festival, Sundance Institute, Tribeca Film Institute, Columbia University, Boston University, Rooftop Films and American Film Institute. Since its inception, it has awarded forty-six grants.
Actress Adrienne Shelly was murdered in 2006.
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Adrienne Shelly Foundation has 23 known supporters, including Sting, Rachael Ray, and Sarah Silverman
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Actress Adrienne Shelly was murdered in 2006.
Celebrity supporters
Adrienne Shelly Foundation has 23 known supporters, including Sting, Rachael Ray, and Sarah Silverman
Areas of work Creative Arts Read more about Adrienne Shelly Foundation's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Bid On Dinner With Your Favorite CelebsCharity Names Celebrity Mothers Who Make A DifferenceAdrienne Shelly Foundation Launches Annual Celebrity Charity AuctionSharon Lawrence To Take Part In Women Of Vision SaluteAdrienne Shelly Foundation Launches 7th Annual Celebrity Auction
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- 4/20/2023
- Look to the Stars
Charities & foundations supported
Emily Deschanel has supported the following charities:
Adrienne Shelly FoundationAmberWatch FoundationAnimal Defenders InternationalEntertainment Industry FoundationFarm SanctuaryMercy For AnimalsNatural Resources Defense CouncilPETASea Shepherd Conservation SocietySomaly Mam FoundationStand Up To CancerThe Humane Society Read more about Emily Deschanel's charity work and events. Related articles Heather Mills Hosts 2008 Farm Sanctuary GalaStars Flock To Farm Sanctuary GalaJenna Fischer Hosts Fur BallCelebrities Attend An Evening Of New DreamsEllen DeGeneres Awarded By The Humane Society
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Emily Deschanel has supported the following charities:
Adrienne Shelly FoundationAmberWatch FoundationAnimal Defenders InternationalEntertainment Industry FoundationFarm SanctuaryMercy For AnimalsNatural Resources Defense CouncilPETASea Shepherd Conservation SocietySomaly Mam FoundationStand Up To CancerThe Humane Society Read more about Emily Deschanel's charity work and events. Related articles Heather Mills Hosts 2008 Farm Sanctuary GalaStars Flock To Farm Sanctuary GalaJenna Fischer Hosts Fur BallCelebrities Attend An Evening Of New DreamsEllen DeGeneres Awarded By The Humane Society
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- 3/30/2023
- Look to the Stars
Charities & foundations supported
Sarah Silverman has supported the following charities:
Adrienne Shelly FoundationAid Still RequiredAlzheimer's AssociationAmnesty InternationalAnte Up For AfricaAutism SpeaksBID 2 Beat AIDSBoys & Girls Clubs of AmericaChildren Affected by AIDS FoundationCOREDeclare YourselfGLSENIt Gets Better ProjectLos Angeles LGBT CenterPETAStand Up For GusThe Trevor Project Read more about Sarah Silverman's charity work and events. Related articles Stewart to Host Night Of Too Many StarsCelebrities Raising Voices For BurmaHollywood Urges US To VoteCelebrity Endorsement Pulls Young VotersRay Romano To Raise Laughs For Sick Kids
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Sarah Silverman has supported the following charities:
Adrienne Shelly FoundationAid Still RequiredAlzheimer's AssociationAmnesty InternationalAnte Up For AfricaAutism SpeaksBID 2 Beat AIDSBoys & Girls Clubs of AmericaChildren Affected by AIDS FoundationCOREDeclare YourselfGLSENIt Gets Better ProjectLos Angeles LGBT CenterPETAStand Up For GusThe Trevor Project Read more about Sarah Silverman's charity work and events. Related articles Stewart to Host Night Of Too Many StarsCelebrities Raising Voices For BurmaHollywood Urges US To VoteCelebrity Endorsement Pulls Young VotersRay Romano To Raise Laughs For Sick Kids
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- 1/5/2023
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Sara Bareilles is ringing in 2023 by announcing plans to marry longtime boyfriend Joe Tippett.
The musician and Girls5Eva star took to Instagram on New Year’s Day to reveal that she said “yes to marrying” the Mare of Easttown actor.
“You are exactly who I want,” Bareilles wrote of Tippett in an Instagram caption alongside a photo of the two of them looking into each other’s eyes, with Bareilles wearing a gold band on her left ring finger.
“The more I know you the more I know I love you…and you have introduced me to parts of myself I was afraid to love. And now I love Me more because of you,” she continued before joking. “So really this is all about me. Just kidding.”
Getting serious again, she wrote, “What a gift you are. Let the games begin. Onward into absolutely everything with you.
Sara Bareilles is ringing in 2023 by announcing plans to marry longtime boyfriend Joe Tippett.
The musician and Girls5Eva star took to Instagram on New Year’s Day to reveal that she said “yes to marrying” the Mare of Easttown actor.
“You are exactly who I want,” Bareilles wrote of Tippett in an Instagram caption alongside a photo of the two of them looking into each other’s eyes, with Bareilles wearing a gold band on her left ring finger.
“The more I know you the more I know I love you…and you have introduced me to parts of myself I was afraid to love. And now I love Me more because of you,” she continued before joking. “So really this is all about me. Just kidding.”
Getting serious again, she wrote, “What a gift you are. Let the games begin. Onward into absolutely everything with you.
- 1/1/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rosario hosted the 10th Anniversary Benefit for the Lower East Side Girls Club.
Dawson took part in the “Stay Close” campaign for Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
Rosario hosted a concert event in support of Global Darfur Awareness Day, with the proceeds of the evening going to the International Rescue Committee.
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Rosario Dawson has supported the following charities:
Adrienne Shelly FoundationAmerican Foundation for AIDS ResearchAmnesty InternationalArtists for Peace and JusticeChildren's Defense FundDeclare YourselfDoSomething.orgGlobal CoolGlobal GreenHuman Rights WatchInternational Rescue CommitteeLower East Side Girls ClubMake-a-Wish FoundationONE CampaignOxfamParents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and GaysPeace Over ViolenceRock the VoteShoe4AfricaUNEPV-DayVoto Latino Read more about Rosario Dawson's charity work and events. Related articles Stars Send "Cool" TextsHill, McGraw and More Become Cartier Lovecharity AmbassadorsCelebrities To Attend V-Day In New OrleansBig Names Flock To End Violence Against WomenAffleck Tops Charity Stars in Denver
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Dawson took part in the “Stay Close” campaign for Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
Rosario hosted a concert event in support of Global Darfur Awareness Day, with the proceeds of the evening going to the International Rescue Committee.
Charities & foundations supported
Rosario Dawson has supported the following charities:
Adrienne Shelly FoundationAmerican Foundation for AIDS ResearchAmnesty InternationalArtists for Peace and JusticeChildren's Defense FundDeclare YourselfDoSomething.orgGlobal CoolGlobal GreenHuman Rights WatchInternational Rescue CommitteeLower East Side Girls ClubMake-a-Wish FoundationONE CampaignOxfamParents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and GaysPeace Over ViolenceRock the VoteShoe4AfricaUNEPV-DayVoto Latino Read more about Rosario Dawson's charity work and events. Related articles Stars Send "Cool" TextsHill, McGraw and More Become Cartier Lovecharity AmbassadorsCelebrities To Attend V-Day In New OrleansBig Names Flock To End Violence Against WomenAffleck Tops Charity Stars in Denver
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- 11/15/2022
- Look to the Stars
In October, 2006, talk show host Rachael Ray rang De’Shauntae Ford, a 10-year-old brain tumor sufferer who couldn’t go to her show due to her illness.
In 2007, with the help of Bill Clinton, Ray established Yum-o! to help children eat healthier.
Rachael Ray Nutrish pet foods were created from recipes Ray makes for her own dog. All proceeds go to Rachael’s Rescue, a charity founded by Ray for at-risk animals.
Charities & foundations supported
Rachael Ray has supported the following charities:
Adrienne Shelly FoundationAlliance for a Healthier GenerationAmerican Association of Retired PersonsAmerican Stroke AssociationASPCABlue Planet Run FoundationCentre For Environmental EducationClothes Off Our BackElizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS FoundationExploring The ArtsFeeding AmericaFisher House FoundationFood Bank For New York CityHeifer InternationalHope NorthIntrepid Fallen Heroes FundKeep A Child AliveMayor's Fund to Advance New York CityNorth Shore Animal LeagueNorth Shore Animal League AmericaPartnership for a Healthier AmericaRobert F Kennedy MemorialShare Our Strength: No Kid...
In 2007, with the help of Bill Clinton, Ray established Yum-o! to help children eat healthier.
Rachael Ray Nutrish pet foods were created from recipes Ray makes for her own dog. All proceeds go to Rachael’s Rescue, a charity founded by Ray for at-risk animals.
Charities & foundations supported
Rachael Ray has supported the following charities:
Adrienne Shelly FoundationAlliance for a Healthier GenerationAmerican Association of Retired PersonsAmerican Stroke AssociationASPCABlue Planet Run FoundationCentre For Environmental EducationClothes Off Our BackElizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS FoundationExploring The ArtsFeeding AmericaFisher House FoundationFood Bank For New York CityHeifer InternationalHope NorthIntrepid Fallen Heroes FundKeep A Child AliveMayor's Fund to Advance New York CityNorth Shore Animal LeagueNorth Shore Animal League AmericaPartnership for a Healthier AmericaRobert F Kennedy MemorialShare Our Strength: No Kid...
- 8/22/2022
- Look to the Stars
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
See our comprehensive guide to where to stream the best films of 2021.
Adrienne (Andy Ostroy)
I hadn’t seen any of Adrienne Shelly’s work at the time of her death, but you couldn’t follow the film world in 2006 without hearing about what happened. News sites first latched onto the assumption of suicide only to discover what happened was murder—the culprit found, arrested, and confessed shortly afterwards. And amidst that tragic whirlwind during the final two months of that year, Shelly’s latest film as writer-director-star, Waitress, was in submission at Sundance. It would eventually bow at the festival, find distribution, become an overnight indie darling, and spawn a Broadway musical adaptation with songs by Sara Bareilles. She unfortunately never...
See our comprehensive guide to where to stream the best films of 2021.
Adrienne (Andy Ostroy)
I hadn’t seen any of Adrienne Shelly’s work at the time of her death, but you couldn’t follow the film world in 2006 without hearing about what happened. News sites first latched onto the assumption of suicide only to discover what happened was murder—the culprit found, arrested, and confessed shortly afterwards. And amidst that tragic whirlwind during the final two months of that year, Shelly’s latest film as writer-director-star, Waitress, was in submission at Sundance. It would eventually bow at the festival, find distribution, become an overnight indie darling, and spawn a Broadway musical adaptation with songs by Sara Bareilles. She unfortunately never...
- 12/3/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Like most who discovered the work of actor/writer/director Adrienne Shelly, I first noticed her in the breakout 2007 film “Waitress,” a (literally) confectious film starring a pre-“Americans” Keri Russell as the most decent woman ever to begin an affair. While technically Shelly’s third directorial feature, “Waitress” announced a bold — and, more importantly, humane — filmmaker who may have trafficked in the pretensive whimsy of early aughts Sundance dramas, but also overcame those limitations through sheer force of personality.
Continue reading ‘Adrienne’ Review: Andy Ostroy’s Doc Is A Remarkably Personal Introduction To An Underappreciated Filmmaker at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Adrienne’ Review: Andy Ostroy’s Doc Is A Remarkably Personal Introduction To An Underappreciated Filmmaker at The Playlist.
- 12/2/2021
- by Christian Gallichio
- The Playlist
It's awards season, which means that some of the best documentaries of the year are set to debut all within a few weeks of one another. Many are headed directly to streaming platforms, so you don't even have to leave your house to enjoy them. We found five films that intrigued us in particular. From an animated biography, to a harrowing look inside the first months of the pandemic, the films on this list all bring intense stories to audiences and ask us to examine the darker aspects of our humanity.
"Adrienne" follows the creative passion and untimely death of actress and filmmaker Adrienne Shelly. After starring in 20...
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"Adrienne" follows the creative passion and untimely death of actress and filmmaker Adrienne Shelly. After starring in 20...
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- 12/2/2021
- by Lindsay Duke
- Slash Film
Toward the beginning of the new HBO documentary Adrienne, director Andy Ostroy walks up and down the line at a Broadway theater asking people if they’d heard of Adrienne Shelly.
One after another, potential attendees of the musical Waitress sheepishly admit that they have not, before finally one guy looks up at the marquee and notices “Based Upon the Motion Picture Written By Adrienne Shelly.”
This captures the strange and specific and tragic nature of Shelly’s fame. Movie nerds know her as the star of several pivotal Hal Hartley films, but Waitress has been a theatrical blockbuster in New York,...
One after another, potential attendees of the musical Waitress sheepishly admit that they have not, before finally one guy looks up at the marquee and notices “Based Upon the Motion Picture Written By Adrienne Shelly.”
This captures the strange and specific and tragic nature of Shelly’s fame. Movie nerds know her as the star of several pivotal Hal Hartley films, but Waitress has been a theatrical blockbuster in New York,...
- 12/1/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Toward the beginning of the new HBO documentary Adrienne, director Andy Ostroy walks up and down the line at a Broadway theater asking people if they’d heard of Adrienne Shelly.
One after another, potential attendees of the musical Waitress sheepishly admit that they have not, before finally one guy looks up at the marquee and notices “Based Upon the Motion Picture Written By Adrienne Shelly.”
This captures the strange and specific and tragic nature of Shelly’s fame. Movie nerds know her as the star of several pivotal Hal Hartley films, but Waitress has been a theatrical blockbuster in New York,...
One after another, potential attendees of the musical Waitress sheepishly admit that they have not, before finally one guy looks up at the marquee and notices “Based Upon the Motion Picture Written By Adrienne Shelly.”
This captures the strange and specific and tragic nature of Shelly’s fame. Movie nerds know her as the star of several pivotal Hal Hartley films, but Waitress has been a theatrical blockbuster in New York,...
- 12/1/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Adrienne’ Review: A Heartbreaking Love Letter to Director Adrienne Shelly Showcases Her Bright Life
I came to discover the talent of actress and director Adrienne Shelly in a weird place: the 1991 movie “Big Girls Don’t Cry, They Get Even.” Is it the best movie? No, but as a child I remember being struck by the beauty and empathy of Shelly’s performance. It’s something I continue to notice whenever I revisit the movie, which I maintain is actually very darling. The next time I heard Shelly’s name it was the announcement of her tragic murder at the age of 40, and like the death of Heath Ledger I always remembered where I was. Ironically, I saw “Waitress” soon after and was again reminded of what we lost.
Maybe because her death was so heinous, so senseless, but the people who remember Shelly’s name and work remain affected by it. So almost immediately you should expect an emotional rollercoaster going into HBO...
Maybe because her death was so heinous, so senseless, but the people who remember Shelly’s name and work remain affected by it. So almost immediately you should expect an emotional rollercoaster going into HBO...
- 11/30/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSZhang Yimou's One Second (2020)China has released a new five-year film plan. Spanning from 2021 to 2025, the plan includes goals such as the release of 10 "major" films a year, new cinemas in rural areas, a stronger presence at international film festivals like Cannes, and more. The Cinemateca Portuguesa has announced that the Cinemateca Brasileira will be reopening after a prolonged closure, in a first step towards a full recovery of the institution and its staff. Shooting has begun on Lisandro Alonso's long-awaited four-part film Eureka. The film is said to "examine the indigenous peoples of the Americas and how they’ve inhabited their specific environments across the centuries." The first part takes place on the US-Mexico border in 1870 and stars Viggo Mortensen and Maria de Medeiros. Chiara Mastroianni will also star in the film in a still undisclosed part.
- 11/17/2021
- MUBI
I hadn’t seen any of Adrienne Shelly’s work at the time of her death, but you couldn’t follow the film world in 2006 without hearing about what happened. News sites first latched onto the assumption of suicide only to discover what happened was murder—the culprit found, arrested, and confessed shortly afterwards. And amidst that tragic whirlwind during the final two months of that year, Shelly’s latest film as writer-director-star, Waitress, was in submission at Sundance. It would eventually bow at the festival, find distribution, become an overnight indie darling, and spawn a Broadway musical adaptation with songs by Sara Bareilles. She unfortunately never got to enjoy any of that success and, more importantly, never got to watch her daughter Sophie grow up alongside husband Andy Ostroy.
Because our collective memories are short, however, some probably don’t realize Waitress was a movie upon sitting down to the stage show.
Because our collective memories are short, however, some probably don’t realize Waitress was a movie upon sitting down to the stage show.
- 11/16/2021
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
"This was going to be her moment - how are we here, and she's not" HBO will unveiled an official trailer for Adrienne, a documentary film about the late actress / director / writer Adrienne Shelly. This is playing at Doc NYC this week, and will be available on HBO starting in December. Adrienne Shelly starred in over 25 including Hal Hartley's indie classics The Unbelievable Truth and Trust. She also wrote & directed shorts and feature films including the critically acclaimed Waitress. A devoted young mother, her life was right on track until her husband Andy Ostroy found her murdered. With Adrienne, Andy set out on a very personal journey to bring her back to life for viewers, to discover the truth about his wife's murder, and offer a rare window into how a family confronts the unthinkable. With Paul Rudd, Keri Russell, Cheryl Hines, Nathan Fillion, Lew Temple, Jessie Mueller, director Hal Hartley; and Sara Bareilles.
- 11/15/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Adrienne Shelly may be known to many as an actress whose life was tragically cut short, but her story was far more than that. The HBO feature documentary “Adrienne” presents an intimate portrait of the woman with a zest for life and creative elements. Shelly’s husband — Andy Ostroy — guides this journey as both producer and director.
Continue reading ‘Adrienne’ Trailer: HBO Docs Looks Back On Actor & Director Adrienne Shelly at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Adrienne’ Trailer: HBO Docs Looks Back On Actor & Director Adrienne Shelly at The Playlist.
- 11/13/2021
- by Valerie Thompson
- The Playlist
Writer/director Stephen Chbosky discusses his favorite films with host Josh Olson.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Rent (2005)
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
Mean Girls (2004)
Footloose (1984)
Grease (1978)
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
Wonder (2017)
Trainspotting (1996)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Shop Around The Corner (1940)
You’ve Got Mail (1998)
Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Live Like A Cop Die Like A Man (1976)
The Wizard Of Oz (1939) – John Badham’s trailer commentary
Once (2007)
Mean Streets (1973)
Invaders From Mars (1986)
Cabaret (1972) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Heathers (1989) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary
Sing Street (2016)
Star 80 (1983)
All That Jazz (1979) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
The Sound Of Music (1965)
Fiddler On The Roof (1971)
Blow-Up (1966) – Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Graduate (1967) – Neil Labute’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Vertigo (1958) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary, Brian Trenchard-Smith...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Rent (2005)
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
Mean Girls (2004)
Footloose (1984)
Grease (1978)
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
Wonder (2017)
Trainspotting (1996)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Shop Around The Corner (1940)
You’ve Got Mail (1998)
Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Live Like A Cop Die Like A Man (1976)
The Wizard Of Oz (1939) – John Badham’s trailer commentary
Once (2007)
Mean Streets (1973)
Invaders From Mars (1986)
Cabaret (1972) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Heathers (1989) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary
Sing Street (2016)
Star 80 (1983)
All That Jazz (1979) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
The Sound Of Music (1965)
Fiddler On The Roof (1971)
Blow-Up (1966) – Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Graduate (1967) – Neil Labute’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Vertigo (1958) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary, Brian Trenchard-Smith...
- 9/21/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Waitress, the hit Broadway musical that played more than 1,500 performances during its 2016-2020 run, will return for a limited, four-month engagement this September, with composer Sara Bareilles in the lead role, producers announced today.
Bareilles will star as the pie-making Jenna Hunterson when the show begins performances Sept. 2 at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre, continuing in the role through Oct. 17. Waitress, produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, will then continue through Jan. 9, 2022. Her replacement for the remainder of the run, as well as additional cast, was not announced.
“I couldn’t miss the opportunity to be there when Broadway welcomes audiences back into theaters that have been sitting dark for over a year,” Bareilles said in a statement. “It is a gift to get to revisit the beautiful story of Waitress, centered around hope, resilience, and the support of our chosen family. It’s so special to be able to...
Bareilles will star as the pie-making Jenna Hunterson when the show begins performances Sept. 2 at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre, continuing in the role through Oct. 17. Waitress, produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, will then continue through Jan. 9, 2022. Her replacement for the remainder of the run, as well as additional cast, was not announced.
“I couldn’t miss the opportunity to be there when Broadway welcomes audiences back into theaters that have been sitting dark for over a year,” Bareilles said in a statement. “It is a gift to get to revisit the beautiful story of Waitress, centered around hope, resilience, and the support of our chosen family. It’s so special to be able to...
- 7/7/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
As the weather gets hotter and the film industry continues to face an uncertain future, one thing is crystal clear: There will be plenty of new movies to watch this summer — good ones, in fact — but there isn’t going to be a Summer Movie Season. There isn’t going to be a major blockbuster that makes you feel like a kid again (unless “Tenet” surprises); there isn’t going to be a silly comedy that you’ll associate with the smell of artificial popcorn butter for the rest of your life; there isn’t going to be a small movie with mass appeal that plays in arthouse circuit until the end of August. And though it’s still only the start of May, we can already tell that we’re going to miss the cancelled 2020 Summer Movie Season more than we ever would have guessed.
So we decided to...
So we decided to...
- 5/7/2020
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSAbel Ferrara's SiberiaThe Berlin Film Festival Competition lineup has finally been unveiled, revealing a roster of heavy hitters that includes Ilya Khrzhanovsky's controversial installation project Dau, Abel Ferrara's long-delayed Siberia, Hong Sang-soo's latest The Woman Who Ran, and the anticipated return of Christian Petzold, Rithy Panh, Tsai Ming-liang, Sally Potter, and Philippe Garrel. Actor, writer, and director Terry Jones, best known for his involvement in the Monty Python comedy group and for directing the 1983 Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, has died. Recommended VIEWINGGrasshopper Films has released a trailer for Pedro Costa's bold Vitalina Varela, about a woman who arrives in Lisbon from Cape Verde to attend her estranged husband's funeral. Upon its premiere at 2019's Locarno Film Festival, editor Daniel Kasman described it as "a film of fierce determination and paramount resonance.
- 1/29/2020
- MUBI
Social activist, global public speaker, and Vanity Fair Contributing Editor Monica Lewinsky announces the launch today of “The Epidemic”, her latest anti-bullying campaign.
Following the success of her previous campaigns – the 2017’s Emmy nominated “In Real Life” and 2018’s “#DefyTheName,” – this year’s PSA impactfully builds on their earlier work, tackling the issue of online bullying which has reached epidemic proportions.
“The Epidemic” presents viewers with an average American teenager, Hailey, as she shows symptoms of a mysterious illness. But there’s more than meets the eye. After watching the film, viewers will be prompted to enter their phone number. They will then watch the film again, but this time they’ll receive the same bullying text messages as Hailey receives them throughout the story. The text messages will reveal the true epidemic taking place. Mixing the mediums of video and text, the spot illuminates how digital transgressions like cyberbullying can have very dire,...
Following the success of her previous campaigns – the 2017’s Emmy nominated “In Real Life” and 2018’s “#DefyTheName,” – this year’s PSA impactfully builds on their earlier work, tackling the issue of online bullying which has reached epidemic proportions.
“The Epidemic” presents viewers with an average American teenager, Hailey, as she shows symptoms of a mysterious illness. But there’s more than meets the eye. After watching the film, viewers will be prompted to enter their phone number. They will then watch the film again, but this time they’ll receive the same bullying text messages as Hailey receives them throughout the story. The text messages will reveal the true epidemic taking place. Mixing the mediums of video and text, the spot illuminates how digital transgressions like cyberbullying can have very dire,...
- 10/18/2019
- Look to the Stars
Broadway’s Waitress will close Jan. 5, 2020, the show’s producers announced today. The Sara Bareilles musical, directed by Diane Paulus, began previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on March 25, 2016, opened on April 24, and will have played 33 previews and 1,544 regular performances by closing night.
The announcement was made by lead producers Barry and Fran Weissler.
With a book by Jessie Nelson, music and lyrics by Bareilles and choreography by Lorin Latarro, Waitress was based on the 2007 film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly starring Keri Russell.
The musical adaptation premiered at Boston’s American Repertory Theatre in summer 2015 before moving to Broadway.
Broadway’s Waitress originally starred Jessie Mueller as Jenna, the pie-maker stuck in an abusive marriage. In its nearly four-year run, the production has featured cast members Adam Shapiro, Al Roker, Betsy Wolfe, Christopher Fitzgerald, Colleen Ballinger, Dakin Matthews, Drew Gehling, Eddie Jemison, Erich Bergen, Gavin Creel, Jason Mraz,...
The announcement was made by lead producers Barry and Fran Weissler.
With a book by Jessie Nelson, music and lyrics by Bareilles and choreography by Lorin Latarro, Waitress was based on the 2007 film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly starring Keri Russell.
The musical adaptation premiered at Boston’s American Repertory Theatre in summer 2015 before moving to Broadway.
Broadway’s Waitress originally starred Jessie Mueller as Jenna, the pie-maker stuck in an abusive marriage. In its nearly four-year run, the production has featured cast members Adam Shapiro, Al Roker, Betsy Wolfe, Christopher Fitzgerald, Colleen Ballinger, Dakin Matthews, Drew Gehling, Eddie Jemison, Erich Bergen, Gavin Creel, Jason Mraz,...
- 7/16/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Memorial Day holiday is a fairly busy one this year for Specialty films. Headlining the weekend’s new limited release titles is writer-director Noble Jones’ Sundance debut The Tomorrow Man, starring John Lithgow and Blythe Danner via Bleecker Street. The title began its roll out on Wednesday. Following up his successful documentary Dior And I, director Frédéric Tcheng is out this Friday with Halston, about the famous American designer. 1091, known as The Orchard when it released Dior and I, is taking Halston to theaters Friday. Oscilloscope’s 2018 Tribeca fest doc, Jill Magid’s The Proposal about architect Luis Barragán, has an exclusive New York run before heading to L.A. next weekend, while Greenwich Entertainment will play L.A. exclusively with doc Echo In the Canyon before heading East in its second frame. Blue Fox Entertainment, meanwhile is opening Slamdance 2018 tragic comedy Funny Story day and date Friday.
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- 5/24/2019
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: ICM Partners has inked multi-hyphenate and multi-Emmy nominated actress Cheryl Hines.
The former Groundlings alum is best known for her role as Cheryl David, the foil and former wife to Larry David’s Larry David on HBO’s Emmy winning series, Curb Your Enthusiasm which landed her two Comedy Supporting Actress Primetime Emmy noms and three SAG ensemble noms.
Hines made her feature directorial debut with the 2009 pic Serious Moonlight which starred Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Kristen Bell, and Justin Long. The pic was from a script by late actress-filmmaker Adrienne Shelly, and followed a high-powered attorney who duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet prior to their home being invaded by burglars. Hines starred in Waitress, the 2007 film Shelly directed, wrote and starred in and which went on to inspire a posthumous successful Broadway musical.
Hines’ credits include such films as Bad Moms Christmas, Along Came Polly,...
The former Groundlings alum is best known for her role as Cheryl David, the foil and former wife to Larry David’s Larry David on HBO’s Emmy winning series, Curb Your Enthusiasm which landed her two Comedy Supporting Actress Primetime Emmy noms and three SAG ensemble noms.
Hines made her feature directorial debut with the 2009 pic Serious Moonlight which starred Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Kristen Bell, and Justin Long. The pic was from a script by late actress-filmmaker Adrienne Shelly, and followed a high-powered attorney who duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet prior to their home being invaded by burglars. Hines starred in Waitress, the 2007 film Shelly directed, wrote and starred in and which went on to inspire a posthumous successful Broadway musical.
Hines’ credits include such films as Bad Moms Christmas, Along Came Polly,...
- 3/19/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Swedish documentary filmmaker Anastasia Kirillova and “Negative Space” co-directors Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter are among the filmmakers who will receive grants from Rooftop Films to help complete their upcoming projects.
Kirilova will be awarded $20,000 to finish her film, “In the Shadows of Love,” while collaborators Kuwahata and Porter will receive $10,000 for “Dandelion Seed.”
Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization founded to showcase and fund the work of rising filmmakers and musicians in New York City. They provide cash grants to artists, rent equipment at affordable costs and organize film screenings.
“One of the great pleasures of working at Rooftop Films is that we have the opportunity to not only witness the growth of tenacious artists, but to support their visionary works as well,” said Dan Nuxoll, Rooftop Films’ artistic director. “This year’s grantees are among the most promising in all our years of championing independent cinema, and we...
Kirilova will be awarded $20,000 to finish her film, “In the Shadows of Love,” while collaborators Kuwahata and Porter will receive $10,000 for “Dandelion Seed.”
Rooftop Films is a non-profit organization founded to showcase and fund the work of rising filmmakers and musicians in New York City. They provide cash grants to artists, rent equipment at affordable costs and organize film screenings.
“One of the great pleasures of working at Rooftop Films is that we have the opportunity to not only witness the growth of tenacious artists, but to support their visionary works as well,” said Dan Nuxoll, Rooftop Films’ artistic director. “This year’s grantees are among the most promising in all our years of championing independent cinema, and we...
- 2/20/2019
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: In the wake of their film Sister Aimee making its world premiere at Sundance in the Next section, married writing/directing duo Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann have inked with ICM partners.
The pic, starring Anna Margaret Hollyman and Amy Hargreaves tells the story of America’s most famous evangelist, a woman, in 1926. Fed up with her own success, she gets swept up in her lover’s daydreams about Mexico and finds herself on a wild road trip towards the border, hoping to escape her career. The pic will next play SXSW.
Buck and Schlingmann are currently in development on their second feature The Big D with producers Bettina Barrow and Lily Rabe, who is also attached to star in the film.
Buck and Schlingmann’s credits include the short films The Mink Catcher and Canary which played Telluride, SXSW, Palm Springs International Shortsfest and Provincetown, among others.
Buck...
The pic, starring Anna Margaret Hollyman and Amy Hargreaves tells the story of America’s most famous evangelist, a woman, in 1926. Fed up with her own success, she gets swept up in her lover’s daydreams about Mexico and finds herself on a wild road trip towards the border, hoping to escape her career. The pic will next play SXSW.
Buck and Schlingmann are currently in development on their second feature The Big D with producers Bettina Barrow and Lily Rabe, who is also attached to star in the film.
Buck and Schlingmann’s credits include the short films The Mink Catcher and Canary which played Telluride, SXSW, Palm Springs International Shortsfest and Provincetown, among others.
Buck...
- 2/8/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The hit musical Waitress opened on November 9, 2018, at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, Rcbc Plaza, Makati City, Manila, Philippines. Based on the beloved film by Adrienne Shelly, Waitress features music and lyrics from six-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles 'Love Song,' 'Brave' and book by Jessie Nelson. Waitress tells the story of a pie maker named Jenna who, despite the mundanity of her life, finds comfort and reckoning in the simple magic of baking. With the help of her two friends, Dawn and Becky, she dreams of a way out of her loveless marriage and musters the courage to change her life for the better.
- 11/9/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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