Songbird’S Sorrow
Atlas Distribution Company, a U.S. indie distributor, has set Vietnamese-American co-production film “A Fragile Flower” on course for a theatrical release in the U.S. Produced by the duo Mai Thu Huyen and Jacqueline Thu Thao, the romantic musical drama, with a screenplay by Vietnamese singing sensation Nhat Ha, is set debut from Mar. 29.
“A Fragile Flower” tells the tale of resilience and hope through the eyes of a blossoming Vietnamese songstress blessed with both a mesmerizing voice and a gentle soul. Much of the cast are professional singers including Trizzie Phuong Trinh, Nhat Ha, Anh Dung, Khanh Hoang, Lam Tuyet Trang, Ho Xuan Dao, Jacky Tai, Jinstar Nguyen Duy, Maya, Quoc Cuong and Mai Thu Huyen.
Production was by Tincom Media with Rakesh Tammabattula, the film’s executive producer.
Leeding Lady
Prominent Korean actor Lee Young-ae is to be presented with the Excellence in Asian...
Atlas Distribution Company, a U.S. indie distributor, has set Vietnamese-American co-production film “A Fragile Flower” on course for a theatrical release in the U.S. Produced by the duo Mai Thu Huyen and Jacqueline Thu Thao, the romantic musical drama, with a screenplay by Vietnamese singing sensation Nhat Ha, is set debut from Mar. 29.
“A Fragile Flower” tells the tale of resilience and hope through the eyes of a blossoming Vietnamese songstress blessed with both a mesmerizing voice and a gentle soul. Much of the cast are professional singers including Trizzie Phuong Trinh, Nhat Ha, Anh Dung, Khanh Hoang, Lam Tuyet Trang, Ho Xuan Dao, Jacky Tai, Jinstar Nguyen Duy, Maya, Quoc Cuong and Mai Thu Huyen.
Production was by Tincom Media with Rakesh Tammabattula, the film’s executive producer.
Leeding Lady
Prominent Korean actor Lee Young-ae is to be presented with the Excellence in Asian...
- 3/1/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Los Angeles, Feb 27 (Ians) ‘Barbie’ may have been out-awarded by ‘Oppenheimer’, but Ryan Gosling, according to ‘Variety’, ended months of speculation to say he will officially perform ‘I’m Just Ken’ live at the Oscars.
Sources tell ‘Variety’ that the actor will sing the Academy Award-nominated song from ‘Barbie’ during the 96th annual ceremony on March 10. The Academy declined to comment.
Whether he would agree to show off his singing chops on the Oscars stage has been a big question ever since both Gosling and the song picked up nominations in January.
In his ‘Variety’ cover story in early February, Gosling insisted the Academy hadn’t yet asked him to perform. “It might be too much of a risk to have me do it,” said Gosling, who is up for an acting Oscar for his work as Ken. “I don’t know how that would work. But I’m open to it.
Sources tell ‘Variety’ that the actor will sing the Academy Award-nominated song from ‘Barbie’ during the 96th annual ceremony on March 10. The Academy declined to comment.
Whether he would agree to show off his singing chops on the Oscars stage has been a big question ever since both Gosling and the song picked up nominations in January.
In his ‘Variety’ cover story in early February, Gosling insisted the Academy hadn’t yet asked him to perform. “It might be too much of a risk to have me do it,” said Gosling, who is up for an acting Oscar for his work as Ken. “I don’t know how that would work. But I’m open to it.
- 2/27/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Caleb Landry Jones is “DogMan,” whatever that moniker means.
The indie actor, who has appeared in the acclaimed likes of “Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri” and “Nitram,” leads controversial French director Luc Besson’s latest feature. Per the elusive logline, “DogMan” tells the story of a man who, following a traumatic childhood, finds salvation and justice through his connection with dogs.
Yet, there’s more to the twisted crime thriller than just that: Jones plays Douglas Munrow, a victim of childhood abuse who relives his past while being interviewed by a psychiatrist (Jojo T. Gibbs) after Douglas is accused of murder. Turns out Douglas’ childhood was far from fetching, with his only source of love being the dogs his father (Clemens Schick) would lock him in cages with.
As an adult, Douglas balances performing in drag as iconic stars like Edith Piaf, Marlene Dietrich, and Marilyn Monroe with a crime spree.
The indie actor, who has appeared in the acclaimed likes of “Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri” and “Nitram,” leads controversial French director Luc Besson’s latest feature. Per the elusive logline, “DogMan” tells the story of a man who, following a traumatic childhood, finds salvation and justice through his connection with dogs.
Yet, there’s more to the twisted crime thriller than just that: Jones plays Douglas Munrow, a victim of childhood abuse who relives his past while being interviewed by a psychiatrist (Jojo T. Gibbs) after Douglas is accused of murder. Turns out Douglas’ childhood was far from fetching, with his only source of love being the dogs his father (Clemens Schick) would lock him in cages with.
As an adult, Douglas balances performing in drag as iconic stars like Edith Piaf, Marlene Dietrich, and Marilyn Monroe with a crime spree.
- 2/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Consider the career of one Joseph McGinty Nichol, better known by the nom de plume McG. This is a man whose directorial debut as a feature filmmaker in 2000 was the paradigm-shifting, zeitgeist-grabbing, new millennium bar-setter "Charlie's Angels." Sit with that for a moment. His next film? The extraordinary sequel "Full Throttle." Mind you these were gigs that star and producer Drew Barrymore personally sought out McG for based on the music videos he made for the band Sugar Ray. One of the more significant sliding doors moments in modern American history is the fact that McG was the original frontman for the band that would become Sugar Ray, before humbly realizing his talents lay elsewhere and convincing high school buddy Mark McGrath to take over.
McG helped launch and executive produce both "The Oc" and "Supernatural," he produced "Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll" and "Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious,...
McG helped launch and executive produce both "The Oc" and "Supernatural," he produced "Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll" and "Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious,...
- 11/27/2023
- by Ryan Coleman
- Slash Film
Week 5 brings an SEC college football matchup that will see the undefeated Missouri Tigers take on a reeling Vanderbilt Commodores team that has lost three games in a row. Kick-off is set for Saturday, Sept. 30 at 4:00 p.m. Et. Mizzou is coming off a 34-27 win over the Memphis Tigers that wasn’t necessarily pretty, but a win’s a win. Meanwhile, the Kentucky Wildcats took Vanderbilt to the cleaners in their last outing, winning 45-28, and dropping Vanderbilt to 2-3 this year. Can Vanderbilt stop their skid? Find out by watching all the action exclusively on SEC Network, which you can stream with a 50% off subscription to Sling TV.
How to Watch the Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Missouri Tigers When: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. Et Where: FirstBank Stadium | 2601 Jess Neely Dr, Nashville, Tn 37212 TV: SEC Network Stream: Watch with a 50% off subscription to Sling TV. Watch Vandy vs.
How to Watch the Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Missouri Tigers When: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. Et Where: FirstBank Stadium | 2601 Jess Neely Dr, Nashville, Tn 37212 TV: SEC Network Stream: Watch with a 50% off subscription to Sling TV. Watch Vandy vs.
- 9/30/2023
- by Thomas Waschenfelder
- The Streamable
Exclusive: Cord Jefferson’s feature directorial debut American Fiction is changing up its release plan, shifting from a November 3 limited opening to December 15.
The MGM/MRC theatrical release, which stars Jeffrey Wright, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross and Skyler Wright and just won the Toronto Film Festival’s People Choice Award for the fest’s top film, is a scathing satire on the publishing industry and its treatment of serious works by Black writers. One of those writers is Thelonious “Monk” Ellison (Wright). He travels back to his hometown of Boston to attend a book festival, but the turnout is low in favor of another book seminar with author Sintara Golden’s (Issa Rae) bestseller We Lives in Da Ghetto.
Originally, MGM planned to expand American Fiction on November 10 and November 17. Now following a mid-December release, an expansion is planned for December 22. Given the pic’s response...
The MGM/MRC theatrical release, which stars Jeffrey Wright, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross and Skyler Wright and just won the Toronto Film Festival’s People Choice Award for the fest’s top film, is a scathing satire on the publishing industry and its treatment of serious works by Black writers. One of those writers is Thelonious “Monk” Ellison (Wright). He travels back to his hometown of Boston to attend a book festival, but the turnout is low in favor of another book seminar with author Sintara Golden’s (Issa Rae) bestseller We Lives in Da Ghetto.
Originally, MGM planned to expand American Fiction on November 10 and November 17. Now following a mid-December release, an expansion is planned for December 22. Given the pic’s response...
- 9/21/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s probably unsurprising to hear that winning the Toronto International Film Festival’s prestigious People’s Choice Award is the prime reaction writer-director Cord Jefferson hoped his feature debut would get, but it was far from guaranteed. The film starring Jeffrey Wright is very a much commentary on the types of films that have haphazardly tackled Black issues and gone on to win the same award, like “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” or “Green Book.”
In a conversation with IndieWire shortly after the premiere, Jefferson said watching his film with its first TIFF audience was “one of the most terrifying moments of my entire life.” Hearing of other Black audience members being hyper-aware of all the jokes about stereotypical Black protagonists quarreling with baby mamas and dealing crack cocaine to survive the streets as the film’s protagonist Thelonious “Monk” Ellison writes a mock-novel that ends up being elevated...
In a conversation with IndieWire shortly after the premiere, Jefferson said watching his film with its first TIFF audience was “one of the most terrifying moments of my entire life.” Hearing of other Black audience members being hyper-aware of all the jokes about stereotypical Black protagonists quarreling with baby mamas and dealing crack cocaine to survive the streets as the film’s protagonist Thelonious “Monk” Ellison writes a mock-novel that ends up being elevated...
- 9/17/2023
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Former head of 20th Century Fox Film Distribution Marc Wooldridge has launched his own integrated distribution and production development company, Maslow Entertainment.
Wooldridge worked for Fox for some 27 years, including 10 as MD, before departing amidst the Disney takeover last June.
In the past year, he has bolstered connections with the creative side of the industry, ultimately envisioning a new company that brings the production and distribution sectors closer together, and contributes to a “varied and vibrant” Australian film culture.
While the distribution landscape remains in unprecedented flux due to the pandemic, the veteran sees opportunity for businesses that are “entrepreneurially-oriented”.
“Obviously there have been some massive changes across the industry, accelerated by recent events,” Wooldridge tells If.
“I think there’s going to be more consolidation. I think corporate priorities are going to shift – even more so – amongst the major studios. There’s a risk that certain genres of movies...
Wooldridge worked for Fox for some 27 years, including 10 as MD, before departing amidst the Disney takeover last June.
In the past year, he has bolstered connections with the creative side of the industry, ultimately envisioning a new company that brings the production and distribution sectors closer together, and contributes to a “varied and vibrant” Australian film culture.
While the distribution landscape remains in unprecedented flux due to the pandemic, the veteran sees opportunity for businesses that are “entrepreneurially-oriented”.
“Obviously there have been some massive changes across the industry, accelerated by recent events,” Wooldridge tells If.
“I think there’s going to be more consolidation. I think corporate priorities are going to shift – even more so – amongst the major studios. There’s a risk that certain genres of movies...
- 10/22/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Ward Davis, a contemporary and collaborator of modern-day outlaws Cody Jinks and Kendell Marvel, has announced his new album Black Cats and Crows. Due November 20th, the announcement arrives with the brooding title track, an ominous piano ballad in which Davis questions why the deck is stacked against him.
“God must have it in for me,” Davis wails. “Every road I walk I see black cats and crows.”
Written by Davis with Jinks and Tennessee Jet during what the singer-songwriter calls a “dark chapter of my life,” “Black Cats and Crows” became therapy for Davis,...
“God must have it in for me,” Davis wails. “Every road I walk I see black cats and crows.”
Written by Davis with Jinks and Tennessee Jet during what the singer-songwriter calls a “dark chapter of my life,” “Black Cats and Crows” became therapy for Davis,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Ricardo Montalban, the dashing Mexican actor who gained fame for two iconic television roles -- that of the vengeful Khan in Star Trek and the mysterious Mr. Roark in Fantasy Island -- died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles; he was 88. No cause of death was given, though it was known that Montalban had suffered from complications after undergoing 9 1/2 hours of spinal surgery in 1993 to alleviate an injury he suffered in 1951 while filming the western Across the Wide Missouri. The surgery, however, did not resolve his medical problems, and he found himself primarily confined to a wheelchair. A career in Mexican films led to Hollywood and an MGM contract in 1946, and he was cast in a number of Esther Williams films (his American feature debut was in 1946's Fiesta opposite the swimming star) as well as westerns and dramas opposite such stars as Lana Turner and Jane Powell.
After leaving MGM in the mid-fifties, Montalban appeared on numerous television shows, though it was his singular turn as the villainous Khan Noonien Singh, one of a group of genetically engineered "supermen" in the "Space Seed" episode of Star Trek for which he became most remembered, and he reprised that role in the 1982 box office hit Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. By the time that film was released, Montalban had also become famous to a new generation of television viewers as the enigmatic Mr. Rourke, the host of the ABC Saturday night staple Fantasy Island (1978-1984), where he would preside over cautionary tales of those who wished to have their most desired fantasies fulfilled. (Around the same time, Montalban did a number of commercials for the Chrysler Cordoba, where his exhortations of the cars "rich Corinthian leather" would become an affectionate pop culture reference.)
After his role as Khan, Montalban continued to appear in television (most notably on the Dynasty spin-off The Colbys) and in film (as the villain of the comedy The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!) until his surgery curtailed his acting career. Montalban continued to work, however, appearing in all three of the Spy Kids films and doing voice work for the television shows Kim Possible and Family Guy. Montalban's wife, Georgiana Young (the younger sister of actress Loretta Young) died in 2007; the two had been married since 1944 and had four children.
After leaving MGM in the mid-fifties, Montalban appeared on numerous television shows, though it was his singular turn as the villainous Khan Noonien Singh, one of a group of genetically engineered "supermen" in the "Space Seed" episode of Star Trek for which he became most remembered, and he reprised that role in the 1982 box office hit Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. By the time that film was released, Montalban had also become famous to a new generation of television viewers as the enigmatic Mr. Rourke, the host of the ABC Saturday night staple Fantasy Island (1978-1984), where he would preside over cautionary tales of those who wished to have their most desired fantasies fulfilled. (Around the same time, Montalban did a number of commercials for the Chrysler Cordoba, where his exhortations of the cars "rich Corinthian leather" would become an affectionate pop culture reference.)
After his role as Khan, Montalban continued to appear in television (most notably on the Dynasty spin-off The Colbys) and in film (as the villain of the comedy The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!) until his surgery curtailed his acting career. Montalban continued to work, however, appearing in all three of the Spy Kids films and doing voice work for the television shows Kim Possible and Family Guy. Montalban's wife, Georgiana Young (the younger sister of actress Loretta Young) died in 2007; the two had been married since 1944 and had four children.
- 1/14/2009
- IMDb News
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