Seeking to step up its production efforts, The Solution Entertainment Group has brought on the Circle Of Confusion executive as evp of acquisitions and development.
Emery will report to co-founders and partners Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel and focus on the development of commercial, high-calibre features to produce and finance in-house.
He will also source third-party titles for the international sales slate.
At Circle Of Confusion Emery assembled a production slate and served as executive producer on action comedy Mr. Right and horror film Satanic.
Prior to that he ran Bill Gerber’s production company at Warner Bros, served as the production executive at Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Motion and worked at Focus Features on Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and 21 Grams.
Emery will report to co-founders and partners Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel and focus on the development of commercial, high-calibre features to produce and finance in-house.
He will also source third-party titles for the international sales slate.
At Circle Of Confusion Emery assembled a production slate and served as executive producer on action comedy Mr. Right and horror film Satanic.
Prior to that he ran Bill Gerber’s production company at Warner Bros, served as the production executive at Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Motion and worked at Focus Features on Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and 21 Grams.
- 1/13/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Rko's final in-house production is a good end-of-an-era film, a spirited and well-made musical comedy. Bright-eyed Jane Powell can't stop accepting marriage proposals, from nerdy Tommy Noonan, dreamboat kisser Cliff Robertson and zillionare Keith Andes. She imagines her future with each man in musical terms, through production numbers staged by Gower Champion. The Girl Most Likely DVD-r The Warner Archive Collection 1956 / Color / 1:78 enhanced widescreen / 98 min. / Street Date November 17, 2015 / available through the WBshop / 21.99 Starring Jane Powell, Cliff Robertson, Keith Andes, Kaye Ballard, Tommy Noonan, Una Merkel, Kelly Brown, Judy Nugent, Frank Cady, Joseph Kearns, Marjorie Stapp, Robert Banas. Cinematography Robert H. Planck Film Editor Doane Harrison Original Music Nelson Riddle Choreographer Gower Champion Written by Devery Freeman, Paul Jarrico (uncredited) Produced by Stanley Rubin Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
From roughly 1925 to 1957, the powerful men in charge of the big studios controlled most aspects of production. That...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
From roughly 1925 to 1957, the powerful men in charge of the big studios controlled most aspects of production. That...
- 1/1/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
[[tmz:video id="0_r5bero1k"]] So much for a reconciliation ... Michael Sam tells TMZ Sports he and his ex-fiance Vito Cammisano are Not back together ... despite the fact they hit the L.A. club scene together Sunday. Michael and Vito broke off their engagement back in June ... 6 months after Michael popped the question. They hooked back up to shoot an anti-bullying video last month ... and then were spotted out in Hollywood together having dinner and then hitting up a nightclub.
- 11/25/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It's only been four months since her divorce from Blake Shelton, but Miranda Lambert has already taken off on a new journey. And she won't let anything, including her ex-husband's new romance, keep her from getting where she wants to be—or stop her from meeting Mr. Right. In fact, Lambert, who just turned 32, may be country music's most eligible bachelorette. "She can't wait to one day have children if it's meant to be and have a husband again. She has not given up on love," a source told E! News. But in the meantime, she's been hanging out with girlfriends in Nashville and is "excited to start the new chapter in her life." Known as one of...
- 11/23/2015
- E! Online
Dolores Hart, Pamela Tiffin and Lois Nettleton are flight attendants aiming to snag three attractive, wealthy husbands right out of the air -- Karl Boehm, Hugh O'Brien and Karl Malden. There's more social comment in this 'coffee, tea or me' romantic comedy than can be found in a graduate thesis about the sexual habits of liberated stewardesses. And Hey, Frankie Avalon warbles the classy title tune! Come Fly with Me DVD-r The Warner Archive Collection 1963 / Color / 2:35 enhanced widescreen / 109 min. / Street Date June 30, 2015 / available through the WBshop / 18.49 Starring Dolores Hart, Hugh O'Brian, Karlheinz Bohm, Pamela Tiffin, Lois Nettleton, Karl Malden, Dawn Addams, Richard Wattis, Andrew Cruickshank, James Dobson, Lois Maxwell, John Crawford, Robert Easton, Maurice Marsac, George Coulouris, Ferdy Mayne. Cinematography Oswald Morris Film Editor Frank Clarke Original Music Lyn Murray Written by William Roberts from a book by Bernard Glemser Produced by Anatole De Grunwald Directed by Henry Levin
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
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Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
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- 11/17/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Thursday’s Vampire Diaries offered a warning to all Salvatore admirers out there: If you want to become Damon or Stefan’s main squeeze, prepare to also become collateral damage.
RelatedVampire Diaries‘ Michael Malarkey Defends Enzo’s ‘Friendly’ Betrayal
As punishment for ripping out Malcolm’s heart — what, did you think Damon was going to get away with that? — Mama Salvatore commanded her army of freaks “children” to retrieve Elena’s body from its crypt and dump it in the river. (You know, because Elena hasn’t had enough close calls with water in her young life.)
Damon agreed to...
RelatedVampire Diaries‘ Michael Malarkey Defends Enzo’s ‘Friendly’ Betrayal
As punishment for ripping out Malcolm’s heart — what, did you think Damon was going to get away with that? — Mama Salvatore commanded her army of freaks “children” to retrieve Elena’s body from its crypt and dump it in the river. (You know, because Elena hasn’t had enough close calls with water in her young life.)
Damon agreed to...
- 10/16/2015
- TVLine.com
Kate Winslet may be an Oscar winner -- but that doesn't mean she feels like a movie star! The actress stuns on the cover of WSJ Magazine's October issue, looking sleek and sophisticated with understated makeup, slicked back hair and a crisp white blouse. Inside, the gorgeous 39-year-old gets candid on divorce, marriage and reveals the unexpected place she keeps her coveted Academy Award. The star, who turns the big 4-0 early next month, has managed to keep most aspects of her life private. After having her first and second marriages end in divorce, it's something she's thankful for. "No one really knows what has happened in my life," she reveals. "No one really knows why my first marriage didn’t last; no one knows why my second didn’t. And I’m proud of those silences.” The star, is now happily married to Ned RocknRoll, and makes no apologies...
- 9/30/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
As Toronto came to a close the Industry Office reported that the number of attending buyers climbed 9% over last year as observers bemoaned a lack of activity.
However, complaints about a muted acquisitions scene would be harsh and do not paint the full picture of Toronto 2015.
The abiding memory of this year’s event might well be one framed by legal disputes. The festival pulled the Aretha Franklin documentary Amazing Grace after the soul star went to court in Colorado to withdraw it from Telluride.
The Toronto hierarchy also removed London Fields after internecine warfare broke out among the filmmakers.
Acquisitions teams came ready to buy and in fact the biggest deals made more noise collectively than those of 2014. Unfortunately the festival selections themselves mostly came and went without much fanfare.
Whereas last year Paramount’s $12.5m move on Chris Rock’s Top Five was the headline-grabber, 2015 saw the same studio pay at least $15m in total...
However, complaints about a muted acquisitions scene would be harsh and do not paint the full picture of Toronto 2015.
The abiding memory of this year’s event might well be one framed by legal disputes. The festival pulled the Aretha Franklin documentary Amazing Grace after the soul star went to court in Colorado to withdraw it from Telluride.
The Toronto hierarchy also removed London Fields after internecine warfare broke out among the filmmakers.
Acquisitions teams came ready to buy and in fact the biggest deals made more noise collectively than those of 2014. Unfortunately the festival selections themselves mostly came and went without much fanfare.
Whereas last year Paramount’s $12.5m move on Chris Rock’s Top Five was the headline-grabber, 2015 saw the same studio pay at least $15m in total...
- 9/21/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Performer | Andy Daly
The Show | Review
The Episode | “Buried Alive/6 Star Review/Public Speaking” (Sept. 10, 2015)
The Performance | As Review life critic Forrest MacNeil, Daly is making one of TV’s biggest jackasses a lovable sad-sack with whom you can almost empathize, thanks in part to the character’s unmatched naiveté.
His work in Thursday’s episode was a thing of beauty and horror, as the willing-to-do-anything reviewer found himself buried alive and getting kicked in the nuts repeatedly — not that life itself wasn’t already kicking Forrest where it hurts.
But the moment that truly earned Daly TVLine’s...
The Show | Review
The Episode | “Buried Alive/6 Star Review/Public Speaking” (Sept. 10, 2015)
The Performance | As Review life critic Forrest MacNeil, Daly is making one of TV’s biggest jackasses a lovable sad-sack with whom you can almost empathize, thanks in part to the character’s unmatched naiveté.
His work in Thursday’s episode was a thing of beauty and horror, as the willing-to-do-anything reviewer found himself buried alive and getting kicked in the nuts repeatedly — not that life itself wasn’t already kicking Forrest where it hurts.
But the moment that truly earned Daly TVLine’s...
- 9/12/2015
- TVLine.com
Read More: Toronto International Film Festival Adds New Galas and Special Presentations, Including 'Mr. Right,' 'I Saw the Light,' 'Our Brand is Crisis' and 'Equals' "Angry Indian Goddesses," the freewheeling new feature from Pan Nalin ("Samsara") is already being called "India's first female buddy movie." A celebration of female friendship and freedom, the film promises to confound genre expectations and tackle issues of gender and society in contemporary India. "Angry Indian Goddesses" follows newly betrothed Frieda (Sarah Jane Dias) as she gathers her six closest friends (including Sandhya Mridul, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Amrit Maghera) for her bachelorette party on the eve of her wedding. Relying heavily upon improvisational dialogue, the film is loaded with humor and pathos as the women embark on a "roller-coaster of girl bonding." But as the night goes on, we begin to see the power of the women's bond, and...
- 9/11/2015
- by Aubrey Page
- Indiewire
Read More: Toronto International Film Festival Reveals First Slate of Titles: New Ridley Scott and Cary Fukunaga Films Top List, 'Demolition' to Open Leena Yadav's drama "Parched," which will premiere in Tiff's Special Presentations slate tomorrow, has released an exclusive clip. The film, written and directed by Yadav, tells the story of four ordinary women in a rural Indian village who begin to defy the traditions that bind them in order to remove themselves from servitude. The film stars Tannishtha Chatterjee and Radhika Apte and was shot by "Titanic" Dp Russell Carpenter. "Parched," which Yadav identifies as a "passion project," is her third feature film. Watch the exclusive clip above. Read More: Toronto International Film Festival Adds New Galas and Special Presentations, Including 'Mr. Right,' 'I Saw the Light,' 'Our Brand is Crisis' and 'Equals' ...
- 9/11/2015
- by Aubrey Page
- Indiewire
Elaine could never catch a break on Seinfeld, especially when it came to her love life. Never backing down from a chance at meeting Mr. Right, Elaine's selection of suitors was . . . interesting, to say the least. We take a look back at the worst boyfriends she had in her nine seasons of Seinfeld. From the much older, to the on-again, off-agains, here's a better look at the men who almost stole Elaine's heart.
- 9/10/2015
- by Brendan-Lahr
- Popsugar.com
Read More: Toronto International Film Festival Adds New Galas and Special Presentations, Including 'Mr. Right,' 'I Saw the Light,' 'Our Brand is Crisis' and 'Equals' The few times indie filmmaker David Gordon Green has gone to the mainstream, it's been for hard R-rated comedies like "Pineapple Express" and "The Sitter," though all of that's about to change thanks to the upcoming political comedy-drama "Our Brand is Crisis." Loosely adapted from the 2005 documentary of the same name and starring Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton, Zoe Kazan, Ann Dowd and Joaquim de Almeida, the film looks to be the director's most accessible title yet. "Our Brand is Crisis" centers on political consultant "Calamity" Jane Bodine (Bullock), who comes out of retirement to mount a campaign for a presidential hopeful in the upcoming Bolivian election. Complicating matters is her candidate's tough personality and the fact that her PR rival.
- 9/8/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
He might seem too good to be true. And if he's in a thriller, you should probably just bet that Mr. Right is a Mr. Wrong beneath his charming façade. That's the premise behind the three-hander The Perfect Guy, which stars Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy and Morris Chestnut. With this torrid tale set to hit theaters, we thought we'd look back at some the best bad movie boyfriends that we’ve fallen for. Mark Wahlberg, Fear (1996) David and...
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- 9/8/2015
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Read More: Toronto International Film Festival Adds New Galas and Special Presentations, Including 'Mr. Right,' 'I Saw the Light,' 'Our Brand is Crisis' and 'Equals' In what looks to be a visually stunning and potentially disturbing tale of star crossed lovers, "Black", the second feature from directors Adil El Arbi and Bilal Fillah, is set to play at the Toronto International Film Festival this month. The film will also play at the 42nd Film Festival Gent this October. The film comes from Caviar, who also produced the indie darling "The Diary of a Teenage Girl," with Bert Hamelinck, Frank Van Passel and Ivy Vanhaecke all producing the feature. The official synopsis reads, "Worlds collide when Mavela, a teenage girl with ties to Brussels' Black Bronx gang, meets Marwan, a member of a rival Moroccan gang, at a police station. Keenly aware of the consequences of...
- 9/4/2015
- by Aubrey Page
- Indiewire
"Bachelor In Paradise" star Ashley Iaconetti did not serve Jared anything with a cherry on top -- not her's anyway, because Monday's episode was just a tease, or at least that's her story. TMZ has learned Ashley I.'s telling friends ... producers fed her those lines about possibly losing her famous virginity. If you missed it, Ashley's chastity seemed up for grabs when she drunkenly slurred that she dug Jared enough to give it up to him.
- 9/2/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Read More: Toronto International Film Festival Adds New Galas and Special Presentations, Including 'Mr. Right,' 'I Saw the Light,' 'Our Brand is Crisis' and 'Equals' Catherine Hardwicke has spent her post-"Twilight" years experimenting with big-budget fairytales ("Red Riding Hood") and scrappy indie rock dramas ("Plush"), but it looks like the filmmaker's new drama, "Miss You Already," should give the filmmaker her most accessible film yet. With a tearjerker-ready story and what looks to be two infectious lead performances by Drew Barrymore and Toni Colllete, expect the film to make a splash at its Tiff world premiere before opening in theaters November 6. The official synopsis reads: "'Miss You Already' is an honest and powerful story following two best friends, Milly (Toni Collette) and Jess (Drew Barrymore), as they navigate life's highs and lows. Inseparable since they were young girls, they can't remember a time they didn't.
- 9/1/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Read More: Toronto International Film Festival Adds New Galas and Special Presentations, Including 'Mr. Right,' 'I Saw the Light,' 'Our Brand is Crisis' and 'Equals' The Toronto International Film Festival describes Jean-Paul Rappeneau's "Families" (aka "Belles Familles") as a "rollicking and romantic country-house farce," something the exclusive trailer above helps define with an impassioned energy. Starring Mathieu Amalric, Marine Vacth, Gilles Lellouche and Nicole Garcia, the comedy will have its world premiere in the Special Presentations section at Tiff this September. "Families" centers on Jerome (Amalric), who visits Paris on vacation from Shanghai to see his old family home, which is now at the center of a local conflict. Unbeknownst to him, Jerome's trip will forever change his life, thanks to the madcap family entanglements that ensue. Watch the exclusive trailer above. Read More: 10 Rising French Talents...
- 8/20/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Ifd Australia’s head of acquisitions and development will leave the company after three years.
Susan Boehm, the head of acquisitions and development at Icon Film Distribution Australia, is leaving the company after three years.
Boehm plans to focus on new opportunities in Australia and the Us and will be taking meetings at Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 10-20).
During her three-year tenure, Icon acquired the Oscar-winning Still Alice and Love & Mercy, as well as Toronto galas The Man Who Knew Infinity and Mr. Right, and upcoming titles Alone In Berlin, War On Everyone and The Wife.
She had previously held the position of development executive at Screen Australia where she developed festival hit The Rocket, Looking For Grace and Last Cab To Darwin.
She later acquired Last Cab To Darwin for Icon and the film will screen at Toronto next month.
“Susan has made a significant contribution to Icon’s acquisitions and development capabilities over the...
Susan Boehm, the head of acquisitions and development at Icon Film Distribution Australia, is leaving the company after three years.
Boehm plans to focus on new opportunities in Australia and the Us and will be taking meetings at Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 10-20).
During her three-year tenure, Icon acquired the Oscar-winning Still Alice and Love & Mercy, as well as Toronto galas The Man Who Knew Infinity and Mr. Right, and upcoming titles Alone In Berlin, War On Everyone and The Wife.
She had previously held the position of development executive at Screen Australia where she developed festival hit The Rocket, Looking For Grace and Last Cab To Darwin.
She later acquired Last Cab To Darwin for Icon and the film will screen at Toronto next month.
“Susan has made a significant contribution to Icon’s acquisitions and development capabilities over the...
- 8/20/2015
- ScreenDaily
Potential awards season contenders Truth from James Vanderbilt and Marc Abraham’s I Saw The Light starring Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams land world premiere slots, while Paco Cabezas’s Mr. Right will close the festival.
London is the subject of the seventh annual City To City programme that features world premieres of Tom Geens’ Couple In A Hole starring Paul Higgins and Kate Dickie and Michael Caton-Jones’ Urban Hymn with Letitia Wright and Shirley Henderson. Elaine Constantine’s Northern Soul gets a North American premiere.
The world premiere of Catherine Hardwicke’s Miss You Already is among five additions to the galas alongside Mr. Right, an action comedy starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.
Matthew Cullen’s Martin Amis adaptation London Fields and David Gordon Green’s Our Brand Is Crisis get first public screenings in the Special Presentations roster with I Saw The Light.
Tiff top brass also unveiled the Contemporary World Cinema section, featuring...
London is the subject of the seventh annual City To City programme that features world premieres of Tom Geens’ Couple In A Hole starring Paul Higgins and Kate Dickie and Michael Caton-Jones’ Urban Hymn with Letitia Wright and Shirley Henderson. Elaine Constantine’s Northern Soul gets a North American premiere.
The world premiere of Catherine Hardwicke’s Miss You Already is among five additions to the galas alongside Mr. Right, an action comedy starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick.
Matthew Cullen’s Martin Amis adaptation London Fields and David Gordon Green’s Our Brand Is Crisis get first public screenings in the Special Presentations roster with I Saw The Light.
Tiff top brass also unveiled the Contemporary World Cinema section, featuring...
- 8/18/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Read More: Toronto International Film Festival Reveals First Slate of Titles: New Ridley Scott and Cary Fukunaga Films Top List, 'Demolition' to Open This year's Toronto International Film Festival has already unveiled a number of its Gala and Special Presentations screenings -- including "Freeheld," "The Martian," "Stonewall," "Black Mass," "The Lobster," "Room" and many more -- but the festival has now added to that slate, rounding out its list of star-studded features with still more impressive picks. The festival's newest additions include films like Catherine Hardwicke's friendship drama "Miss You Already," Drake Doremus' sci-fi-skewing "Equals," Marc Abraham's Tom Hiddleston-starring Hank Williams biopic "I Saw the Light" and David Gordon Green's "Our Brand Is Crisis." The new batch of titles also includes the festival's Closing Night Film: Paco Cabeza's "Mr. Right," a...
- 8/18/2015
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Today's MPAA ratings bulletin delivers a couple of potential Oscar contenders beginning with Steven Spielberg's Cold War thriller starring Tom Hanks, Bridge of Spies. No surprise this one is rated PG-13 and a tame one at that and it's not much different when it comes to Peter Landesman's NFL head injury drama Concussion starring Will Smith. A lengthy bit of reasoning accompanies the PG-13 for Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and there's a lot said about Paramount's R-rated Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse. A24's Room, however, starring Brie Larson gets a concise and to the point R rating for language. Nuff said. Also included is Incarnate, a new Blumhouse horror from director Brad Peyton (San Andreas) and starring Carice van Houten, Aaron Eckhart, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Keir O'Donnell. IMDb says the thriller will play in Belgium in September, but I wouldn't be surprised to hear...
- 8/4/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
With his starring role in the Marvel superhero blockbuster Ant-Man, Paul Rudd seems set to embark on a new phase in his career: action hero. But there's a scene late in the movie when, caught kissing another character, his ex-con-turned-insect-controlling-good-guy Scott Lang starts to faux-blame the deed on his partner before gracefully skirting away. It's a classic Rudd moment, and a reminder of what he brings to the table even when he's playing a comic-book character.
What is that exactly, you ask? In general, his characters tend to be earnest and romantic,...
What is that exactly, you ask? In general, his characters tend to be earnest and romantic,...
- 7/16/2015
- Rollingstone.com
"Jane the Virgin" closed out its freshman season Monday with an episode that served as a perfect bookend to the pilot. Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez), began the series as a young woman determined to maintain her virtue until she met Mr. Right. After being accidentally artificially inseminated, she faces her fears and her family and decides to keep the baby. Spoilers Ahead -Break- Twenty-two episodes later, Jane goes into labor. Interspersed with the usual comic high-jinks that are par for the course when it comes to giving birth on a sitcom, are some touching moments as our heroine struggles to choose between an ex-beau (Brett Dier) and her dream man (Justin Baldoni). Then, in keeping with the spirit of the original Venezuelan telenovela, this CW hit concludes with a cliffhanger sure to have viewers tuning in next fall. Before we find out what happens to the baby, we will know...
- 5/12/2015
- Gold Derby
Some of us would feel destined for an eternity of nothing but Lifetime movies and ice cream after a few really bad online dates, but what about going on over 130 dates and still not finding Mr. Right? Meet Belinda Stuckey, a 35-year-old school teacher from Sydney who claims she has gone on 136 dates in 17 months and has never taken her perspective suitors out for a second date. The popular eHarmony girl says she has matched with an astounding 4,700 men since joining the site back in December 2013. eHarmony tells E! News that they do not gague the popularity of their clients. For all the dates and rejections on her end, Stuckey says she is not giving up and knows her perfect mate is still out...
- 5/8/2015
- E! Online
"Picking Cotton" to be directed by Jessica Sanders is one of the four 2015 grantees of the Sloan Filmmaker Fund which were recently announced by the Tribeca Film Institute. This year's recipients will receive a collective total of $150,000 in grants.
This is a riveting true story of rape survivor Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton, whom she had wrongfully identified as her rapist. After 11 years in prison, DNA evidence cleared Ronald of the crime. Jennifer and Ronald are now friends and activists, improving the criminal justice system. See all the engagements, awards and attention that Ronald and Jennifer are pursuing for social justice here.
The film is in early development. Jessica Sanders is an Academy Award®-nominated, Sundance and Cannes winning filmmaker and commercial director. Jessica directed “After Innocence”, a feature documentary film about innocent men wrongfully convicted of crimes, cleared by DNA evidence and their struggle to reenter society after spending decades in prison.
The Tribeca Film Institute jury included producer Anne Carey, actors Raul Esparza and Danny Glover, physicist Ben Lillie and neuroscientist Daniela Schiller. Tfi Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees who've seen great success include "The Imitation Game," nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture, and Andrew Bujalski's 2012 "Computer Chess," which was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards.
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The 2015 Tfi Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees include some familiar faces. Ben Lewin directed the critically adored 2012 "The Sessions," nabbing Helen Hunt a Best Supporting Actress nomination.
Documentarian Jessica Sanders was Oscar-nominated for her short film "Sing!" in 2002 and directed another documentary about the judicial powers of DNA evidence, "After Innocence" which premiered at Sundance in ’05.
“After Innocence” which featured an appearance by Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton whom she introduced to her friend, writer Erin Torneo, because she knew that Thompson and Cotton wanted to write a book about their experiences. After reading about their case and speaking with Jennifer on the phone, Ms. Torneo flew to North Carolina to meet the pair. The three of them hit it off immediately and Erin states that writing about such a compelling story is intimate and she felt honored to be a part of Picking Cotton published on March 9, 2009 which by March 22 went on to become a N.Y. Times best seller.
Author and editor Erin Torneo is a highly praised and accomplished in the world of literary achievements. She is a 2007 Fellow in Nonfiction Literature at the New York Foundation for the Arts and a 2008 Soros Justice Media Fellow at the Open Society Institute. She also won the 2010 American Society of Journalists & Authors Arlene Award for Books That Make a Difference. Her literary awards are accompanied by a significant number of publications in magazines such as our own Indiewire, Soma, Seed, Lucky, The Kyoto Journal, The Independent, Variety, and Seal Press.
Ms. Torneo is a former editor for Cosmopolitan magazine and has written two nonfiction works, including The Bridal Wave: A Survival Guide to the Everyone-i-Know-is-Getting-Married Years, and the New York Times best seller Picking Cotton.
Erin grew up in a small suburb of Hartford, Connecticut, but ventured far from home when she decided to attend UCLA for her undergraduate degree. She was a creative writing major and worked in film, but did not pursue writing passionately until she moved to Japan and began writing for magazines.
Ms. Torneo said once she began getting paid to write, she was hooked on the profession. While in Japan, she lived with her friend Valerie Cabrera Krause who was the coauthor of The Bridal Wave. The book focused on "waiting for Mr. Right" and the pressures of getting married at a certain age. Ms. Torneo was struggling with this concept herself; however, the day after she turned in her manuscript for the book, her boyfriend proposed.
Erin Torneo lives in Dublin, Ireland with her husband and two sons.
Partially written by Sarah Christian, student author
Jennifer Thompson-Cannino
Now an avid activist for judicial reform, Jennifer Thompson has been through much in her lifetime. She was born in 1962 to Jim and Janet Thompson, who were originally from Winston Salem, where Jennifer would reside for the majority of her life. Her childhood was typical of rural North Carolina. In her own words, she had "lots of siblings and pets to play with." From the age of nine to sixteen, she and her family lived on a farm with cows, chickens, goats, and sheep. Just a couple of short years after moving from the farm, Jennifer began college at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, pursuing a degree in sports management.
On July 29, 1984 her life was changed forever. A man broke into her apartment and raped her. After the accused was sentenced to life in prison, Jennifer struggled to put her life back together.
Following the trial, she married Vinny Cannino and two years later they had triplets, Blake, Morgan, and Brittany. Although her beautiful family made it easier to cope with her past, she was never able to accept completely what happened to her on that dreadful July night. Eleven years after putting the man that she was sure had raped her behind bars, she found out that he was innocent. She lived in constant fear and guilt until she finally agreed to meet him face to face. She and the accused formed a lifelong friendship.
After Jennifer's divorce from her first husband, she married Frank Baumgartner, and she currently resides in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Her daughters are successful college students, one of whom currently attends Elon University. Her son works in the lobster industry in Maine. She and Ronald remain great friends and have been able to deal with their grief by publishing their story in an inspiring, uplifting memoir. They now work with many organizations, such as the North Carolina Center of Actual Innocence, in order to advocate the need for judicial reform.
Jennifer began writing Picking Cotton with co-authors Ronald Cotton and Erin Torneo in 2006. After forgiving her rapist, forming a friendship with Ronald, and accepting everything that has happened to her, Jennifer is now able to share her story with others without the humiliation and guilt she once felt before. After years of remembering and writing every gruesome detail of her rape.
Written by: Alexis Luther & Madelon Wygand, student authors
Ronald Cotton
Ronald Cotton had a troubled childhood that included jail time at sixteen years old for breaking and entering with the intent to rape. When drunk, he snuck into his white girlfriend’s house thinking they could “fool around”, but her mom caught them and had him arrested. A little later he dropped out of high school. His lack of education and previous charges led to his arrest on 1 August 1984 for the rape of Jenifer Thompson.
Ronald spent eleven years in prison and was finally released in June of 1995, when he was exonerated by DNA evidence. Ronald struggled to adapt to life outside of prison, but he eventually came to live a more normal life. He originally found a job at Lab Corp, a DNA testing center, but is now working at an insulation plant. He has a beautiful wife and a daughter; they live together in Burlington, Nc.
In August 2011, Ronald suffered a stroke that gave him a useless right arm, bad right leg, and a droopy face. Ronald has teamed up with Jennifer and is traveling the United States talking to exonerees, law students, and audiences interested in his book and experience. He and Jennifer are attempting to transform the legal system to prevent future wrongful convictions and to free those who have been wrongfully convicted.
Written by Andrew Geddes, student author...
This is a riveting true story of rape survivor Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton, whom she had wrongfully identified as her rapist. After 11 years in prison, DNA evidence cleared Ronald of the crime. Jennifer and Ronald are now friends and activists, improving the criminal justice system. See all the engagements, awards and attention that Ronald and Jennifer are pursuing for social justice here.
The film is in early development. Jessica Sanders is an Academy Award®-nominated, Sundance and Cannes winning filmmaker and commercial director. Jessica directed “After Innocence”, a feature documentary film about innocent men wrongfully convicted of crimes, cleared by DNA evidence and their struggle to reenter society after spending decades in prison.
The Tribeca Film Institute jury included producer Anne Carey, actors Raul Esparza and Danny Glover, physicist Ben Lillie and neuroscientist Daniela Schiller. Tfi Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees who've seen great success include "The Imitation Game," nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture, and Andrew Bujalski's 2012 "Computer Chess," which was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards.
Read More: Tribeca 2015 Skews Young, Female
The 2015 Tfi Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees include some familiar faces. Ben Lewin directed the critically adored 2012 "The Sessions," nabbing Helen Hunt a Best Supporting Actress nomination.
Documentarian Jessica Sanders was Oscar-nominated for her short film "Sing!" in 2002 and directed another documentary about the judicial powers of DNA evidence, "After Innocence" which premiered at Sundance in ’05.
“After Innocence” which featured an appearance by Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton whom she introduced to her friend, writer Erin Torneo, because she knew that Thompson and Cotton wanted to write a book about their experiences. After reading about their case and speaking with Jennifer on the phone, Ms. Torneo flew to North Carolina to meet the pair. The three of them hit it off immediately and Erin states that writing about such a compelling story is intimate and she felt honored to be a part of Picking Cotton published on March 9, 2009 which by March 22 went on to become a N.Y. Times best seller.
Author and editor Erin Torneo is a highly praised and accomplished in the world of literary achievements. She is a 2007 Fellow in Nonfiction Literature at the New York Foundation for the Arts and a 2008 Soros Justice Media Fellow at the Open Society Institute. She also won the 2010 American Society of Journalists & Authors Arlene Award for Books That Make a Difference. Her literary awards are accompanied by a significant number of publications in magazines such as our own Indiewire, Soma, Seed, Lucky, The Kyoto Journal, The Independent, Variety, and Seal Press.
Ms. Torneo is a former editor for Cosmopolitan magazine and has written two nonfiction works, including The Bridal Wave: A Survival Guide to the Everyone-i-Know-is-Getting-Married Years, and the New York Times best seller Picking Cotton.
Erin grew up in a small suburb of Hartford, Connecticut, but ventured far from home when she decided to attend UCLA for her undergraduate degree. She was a creative writing major and worked in film, but did not pursue writing passionately until she moved to Japan and began writing for magazines.
Ms. Torneo said once she began getting paid to write, she was hooked on the profession. While in Japan, she lived with her friend Valerie Cabrera Krause who was the coauthor of The Bridal Wave. The book focused on "waiting for Mr. Right" and the pressures of getting married at a certain age. Ms. Torneo was struggling with this concept herself; however, the day after she turned in her manuscript for the book, her boyfriend proposed.
Erin Torneo lives in Dublin, Ireland with her husband and two sons.
Partially written by Sarah Christian, student author
Jennifer Thompson-Cannino
Now an avid activist for judicial reform, Jennifer Thompson has been through much in her lifetime. She was born in 1962 to Jim and Janet Thompson, who were originally from Winston Salem, where Jennifer would reside for the majority of her life. Her childhood was typical of rural North Carolina. In her own words, she had "lots of siblings and pets to play with." From the age of nine to sixteen, she and her family lived on a farm with cows, chickens, goats, and sheep. Just a couple of short years after moving from the farm, Jennifer began college at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, pursuing a degree in sports management.
On July 29, 1984 her life was changed forever. A man broke into her apartment and raped her. After the accused was sentenced to life in prison, Jennifer struggled to put her life back together.
Following the trial, she married Vinny Cannino and two years later they had triplets, Blake, Morgan, and Brittany. Although her beautiful family made it easier to cope with her past, she was never able to accept completely what happened to her on that dreadful July night. Eleven years after putting the man that she was sure had raped her behind bars, she found out that he was innocent. She lived in constant fear and guilt until she finally agreed to meet him face to face. She and the accused formed a lifelong friendship.
After Jennifer's divorce from her first husband, she married Frank Baumgartner, and she currently resides in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Her daughters are successful college students, one of whom currently attends Elon University. Her son works in the lobster industry in Maine. She and Ronald remain great friends and have been able to deal with their grief by publishing their story in an inspiring, uplifting memoir. They now work with many organizations, such as the North Carolina Center of Actual Innocence, in order to advocate the need for judicial reform.
Jennifer began writing Picking Cotton with co-authors Ronald Cotton and Erin Torneo in 2006. After forgiving her rapist, forming a friendship with Ronald, and accepting everything that has happened to her, Jennifer is now able to share her story with others without the humiliation and guilt she once felt before. After years of remembering and writing every gruesome detail of her rape.
Written by: Alexis Luther & Madelon Wygand, student authors
Ronald Cotton
Ronald Cotton had a troubled childhood that included jail time at sixteen years old for breaking and entering with the intent to rape. When drunk, he snuck into his white girlfriend’s house thinking they could “fool around”, but her mom caught them and had him arrested. A little later he dropped out of high school. His lack of education and previous charges led to his arrest on 1 August 1984 for the rape of Jenifer Thompson.
Ronald spent eleven years in prison and was finally released in June of 1995, when he was exonerated by DNA evidence. Ronald struggled to adapt to life outside of prison, but he eventually came to live a more normal life. He originally found a job at Lab Corp, a DNA testing center, but is now working at an insulation plant. He has a beautiful wife and a daughter; they live together in Burlington, Nc.
In August 2011, Ronald suffered a stroke that gave him a useless right arm, bad right leg, and a droopy face. Ronald has teamed up with Jennifer and is traveling the United States talking to exonerees, law students, and audiences interested in his book and experience. He and Jennifer are attempting to transform the legal system to prevent future wrongful convictions and to free those who have been wrongfully convicted.
Written by Andrew Geddes, student author...
- 4/14/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Even Angelina Jolie had to wait a while to find her Mr. Right! "At 20, we're all looking for Prince Charming, the big handsome hunk, only we're generally disappointed because of his instability," the actress tells France's Dandy magazine. "At 40, you know what you want: a real man." Jolie, 39, found her "real man" in Brad Pitt, 51, and opened up about their family-centric wedding at their French estate. "It wasn't a wedding in grand style, but we were all very at ease, very cool," she tells the mag. "It was absolutely adorable to see how excited [our children] were by the idea, and how much they were all involved.
- 2/13/2015
- by Gabrielle Olya, @GabyOlya
- PEOPLE.com
Even Angelina Jolie had to wait a while to find her Mr. Right! "At 20, we're all looking for Prince Charming, the big handsome hunk, only we're generally disappointed because of his instability," the actress tells France's Dandy magazine. "At 40, you know what you want: a real man." Jolie, 39, found her "real man" in Brad Pitt, 51, and opened up about their family-centric wedding at their French estate. "It wasn't a wedding in grand style, but we were all very at ease, very cool," she tells the mag. "It was absolutely adorable to see how excited [our children] were by the idea, and how much they were all involved.
- 2/13/2015
- by Gabrielle Olya, @GabyOlya
- PEOPLE.com
Jill Scott and Eve Jeffers Cooper co-star in this Lifetime original movie about three friends who vow to tie the knot within a year
After breakout roles in the “Scary Movie,” “Think Like a Man” and “The Best Man” franchises, Regina Hall is stepping into her first lead role in the Lifetime original movie “With This Ring.”
The romantic comedy centers on three single friends who vow to find Mr. Right within a year, after attending their best friend’s wedding without dates. It co-stars Grammy Award winners Jill Scott (“Get on Up” ), rapper-turned-actress Eve Jeffers Cooper (“Whip It”), Brooklyn Sudano...
After breakout roles in the “Scary Movie,” “Think Like a Man” and “The Best Man” franchises, Regina Hall is stepping into her first lead role in the Lifetime original movie “With This Ring.”
The romantic comedy centers on three single friends who vow to find Mr. Right within a year, after attending their best friend’s wedding without dates. It co-stars Grammy Award winners Jill Scott (“Get on Up” ), rapper-turned-actress Eve Jeffers Cooper (“Whip It”), Brooklyn Sudano...
- 1/24/2015
- by Anita Bennett
- The Wrap
Do you have a “golden year”, the year where everything seemed to come together? Maybe you got the perfect job and met Ms. or Mr. Right all within just a few months. Well, for Mr. Jim Carrey a good case could be made for 1994. After putting in several years on TV (“The Duck Factory” “In Living Color”) along with sporadic screen roles (from The Dead Pool to Once Bitten), his career went super-nova with the unexpected smash Ace Ventura, Pet Detective in the first few months of that year. In the Summer it was another box office bonanza with The Mask. But the icing on the cake may have been his holiday-time hit Dumb And Dumber. In the ensuing two decades, Jim’s had his highs and lows, even supporting up and coming new comedy flick stars like Steve Carrell in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone last year. He’s also tackled some dramatic roles,...
- 11/14/2014
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
He's a TV host, pop culture junkie and now Andy Cohen is dishing the dirt in another book, The Andy Cohen Diaries. Andy has long been on the other side of the hot seat so we decided to turn the tables on him and have him grilled by his best friend, Graciela Meltzer. And no question was off limits!
Andy is the mastermind behind the wildly popular Real Housewives franchise and he admits, "what goes on behind the scenes is as dramatic as what goes on in front of the camera."
Watch: Andy Cohen Weighs In On How Jail Will Affect Joe & Teresa Giudice
The first version, The Real Housewives of Orange County, premiered in 2006. Since then, the franchise has had its fair share of tragic story lines, from lawsuits, divorces, custody battles and suicide, that have continued long after the cameras stopped rolling.
When asked whether he feels partly responsible for the drama, including [link=nm...
Andy is the mastermind behind the wildly popular Real Housewives franchise and he admits, "what goes on behind the scenes is as dramatic as what goes on in front of the camera."
Watch: Andy Cohen Weighs In On How Jail Will Affect Joe & Teresa Giudice
The first version, The Real Housewives of Orange County, premiered in 2006. Since then, the franchise has had its fair share of tragic story lines, from lawsuits, divorces, custody battles and suicide, that have continued long after the cameras stopped rolling.
When asked whether he feels partly responsible for the drama, including [link=nm...
- 11/12/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Is the 100th time the charm? Blogger Lisa Allison has been chronicling her search for Mr. Right on her website 100 First Dates. Having been on 99 dates in four years, she asked men to audition for date No. 100 - and she revealed her pick Friday on People Now. The winner? David, who offered Lisa a shot of whisky in his audition video. He beat out fellow finalists Ron and Ben after the three were chosen by fans who followed the project on social media and voted for their favorites. The idea for the campaign started four years ago, when Allison, 36, a New York-based writer and comedian,...
- 10/17/2014
- by Michelle Tauber, @michelletauber
- PEOPLE.com
Is the 100th time the charm? Blogger Lisa Allison has been chronicling her search for Mr. Right on her website 100 First Dates. Having been on 99 dates in four years, she asked men to audition for date No. 100 - and she revealed her pick Friday on People Now. The winner? David, who offered Lisa a shot of whisky in his audition video. He beat out fellow finalists Ron and Ben after the three were were chosen by fans who followed the project on social media and voted for their favorites. The idea for the campaign started four years ago, when Allison,...
- 10/17/2014
- by Michelle Tauber, @michelletauber
- PEOPLE.com
Taylor Swift is an independent woman! The "Shake It Off" singer covers People magazine's 40th anniversary issue, where she opens up about loving her single status. "The last couple of years have been about defining life on my own terms," she tells the mag. Swift has spent the last year or so out of the dating scene and making her family and friends her main priority. "Being on my own, prioritizing my girlfriends, my family and my music above everything else and trying things I never thought I'd try," Taylor tells the mag of her recent life changes. "It's really been a liberating and freeing time." The "Begin Again" singer also says that she's been trying to avoid the constant tabloid fodder about her boyfriends and breakups, and just focus on finding herself and her career. "I made the decision to spend time on my own and figure out who I am,...
- 10/8/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Paris Hilton finally said screw finding Mr. Right, and settled for Mr. Amazing -- that's his name -- but she had to drop $13,000 to get him. Paris' new guy is the world's smallest Pomeranian -- according to "Betty's Teacup Yorkies" ... the place where Paris bought him. We're told he weighs 11.6 ounces and stands (kinda) 2.5 inches tall. As for that price tag? Betty says 5-month-old Mr. Amazing hails from a super-fancy breeder in Calgary. Whatevs. He'll...
- 9/12/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Anne Rice may find one of her own sexy tales on TV soon! Televisa USA (the masterminds behind Devious Maids) decided that TV needed its own Bdsm tale. Thus they searched high and lo to see if they could find one that they adored. Luckily for Anne Rice, they did. The trio of books is entitled as The Sleeping Beauty. Much like 50 Shades of Grey, it follows a tale of a sleeping beauty with a princess from medieval times finds her Mr. Right who is frisky. Anne’s series was considered one of the most controversial ones from the 90s. Rachel Winter pitched the idea to Rice back in 2012 and will produce it with her. It will air on Showtime and no words on premier or cast yet.
Yikes, I am not sure how the world is going to react to the news. Many consider Bdsm stories to be far...
Yikes, I am not sure how the world is going to react to the news. Many consider Bdsm stories to be far...
- 9/11/2014
- by Sarah Peel
- Boomtron
Britney Spears is back on the market ... and on Tinder!The newly-single pop star appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night, where the late night host hooked her up with a profile on the popular dating app.The 32-year-old recently split from her boyfriend David Lucado after he allegedly cheated on her with a porn star ... and was caught doing it on video. But, with Jimmy's help, hopefully Brit Brit will find a brand new Mr. Right!Check out the video above to see the profile he created for Spears and a list of Pros and Cons when it comes to dating her.The appearance on "The Tonight Show" comes after the big New York Fashion Week debut of the singer's new lingerie line, The Intimate Britney Spears.Check out the sexy photos from the runway show below! Read more...
- 9/10/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
After three failed marriages, a high-profile broken engagement and a recent split from Casper Smart, Jennifer Lopez has officially been around the block romantically - and she knows it. But the multifaceted entertainer, 45, says she's self-aware enough to learn from her blunders, and is trying her best to not repeat them. "Everybody has seen that I make mistakes," she tells Elle U.K. for its October cover story. "Each time it goes wrong it's hard. I get really hurt but I have to let myself go: 'What did I do? What can I learn?' And as hard and as hurtful as things get,...
- 9/2/2014
- by Kathy Ehrich Dowd, @kathyehrichdowd
- PEOPLE.com
After three failed marriages, a high-profile broken engagement and a recent split from Casper Smart, Jennifer Lopez has officially been around the block romantically - and she knows it. But the multifaceted entertainer, 45, says she's self-aware enough to learn from her blunders, and is trying her best to not repeat them. "Everybody has seen that I make mistakes," she tells Elle U.K. for its October cover story. "Each time it goes wrong it's hard. I get really hurt but I have to let myself go: 'What did I do? What can I learn?' And as hard and as hurtful as things get,...
- 9/2/2014
- by Kathy Ehrich Dowd, @kathyehrichdowd
- PEOPLE.com
Jennifer Lopez has definitely dealt with her fair share of heartbreak! The singer covers the latest issue of Elle UK magazine (via Daily Mail), where she shows off her amazing booty and opens up about finding "the one." Lopez -- who split from longtime beau Casper Smart earlier this year -- says she's still optimistic about love ... even though the breakup was tough. "Everybody has seen that I make mistakes," she says. "I rush in, I get swept up and I ignore the signs. But so many of us are guilty of these things."Photos: Jennifer Lopez & Iggy Azalea Flaunt Backsides on "Booty" Single!"Each time it goes wrong, it’s hard. I get really hurt but I have to let myself go: 'What did I do? What can I learn?' And as hard and as hurtful as things get, I want to believe I will be able to go one step higher.
- 9/2/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
After the announcement that the pairings on Dating Naked have resulted in an upcoming wedding (brought to you by the love-makers at VH1), we have to actually start taking naked dating seriously as a legitimate relationship catalyst. And, since VH1 isn’t revealing the names of the happy lovebirds, we have to look at every potential date as the date where Mr. Right met His Mrs. Right, and vice versa. Will tonight’s dates result in “forever love?” or just love for a minute. Let’s find out. Chuck From Miami, Fl. Age 33. He sells ladies’ swimwear. So he knows exactly what … Continue reading →
The post Dating Naked Recap: Episode 4, Chuck and Camille appeared first on Channel Guide Magazine.
The post Dating Naked Recap: Episode 4, Chuck and Camille appeared first on Channel Guide Magazine.
- 8/8/2014
- by Kellie Freeze
- ChannelGuideMag
Katy Perry's an independent woman! The "Roar" singer graces the cover of Rolling Stone magazine (for the second time this year) and opens up about her critics and starting a family one day. Perry's been dealing with backlash for some of the costumes on her Prism tour and latest music videos, with some accusing the singer of lacking "cultural sensitivity." Most recently, the 29-year-old was slammed for having back-up dancers dressed as mummies with big backsides, large breasts, and plump lips ... supposedly stereotyping the black female body. But Katy says people are just missing the point."As far as the mummy thing, I based it on plastic surgery," she says. "Look at someone like Kim Kardashian or Ice-t's wife, Coco. Those girls aren't African-American. But it's actually a representation of our culture wanting to be plastic, and that's why there's bandages and it's mummies. I thought that would really correlate well together…...
- 7/30/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Kristin Chenoweth and Gayle King are getting candid about their personal lives! The gorgeous stars sat down with Andy Cohen on Thursday's "Watch What Happens Live," where they opened up about their sexual preferences. Check out the video above to see if Kristin and Gayle are "down with the swirl"! We love how honest the ladies were, and while the twosome said they're more attracted to their own race, both Kristin and Gayle admitted they'd be open if Mr. Right came along! While the "Glee" star has been dating "50 Shades of Grey" producer Dana Brunetti, King's on the market! Andy also put Oprah Winfrey's bff in the hot seat, by asking her which eligible Hollywood bachelors she'd consider having a "fling" with. See the CBS anchor's answers below! What do you think about the ladies' candid comments? Tell toofab below! Read more...
- 7/25/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Zoe Saldana is a no Bs kind of woman! The "Center Stage" star covers the August issue of Marie Claire, where she opens up about her failed relationships and meeting Mr. Right. Saldana -- who married Marco Perego in 2013 -- has had a few high profile past relationships. The actress was previously engaged to businessman Keith Britton and dated Bradley Cooper before saying "I do" to Perego. But, the brunette beauty doesn't care if she's "cool" with her exes -- telling the mag that when she breaks up with someone, they are completely cut from her life! "I have been in relationships where a man has disrespected me, and I don't need to be friends with that man anymore," Saldana tells the mag. "I don't want to be the one going, 'I'm cool, because I'm friends with all my exes.' There's a reason why you're called an ex. I crossed you off my list.
- 7/14/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
The Immigrant
Written by Richard Menello and James Gray
Directed by James Gray
USA, 2014
Coming to America in the early 1920′s was supposed to signify a new start and generate fresh cultural experiences for Polish sisters Ewa Cybulski (Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose”) and Magda (Angela Sarafyan) in co-writer/director James Gray’s elegant, sweeping and moody melodrama The Immigrant. Gray’s (“The Yard”, “We Own the Night”, “Little Odessa”, “Two Lovers”) character-driven expose of the American dream turned nightmarish hard knocks has some guaranteed richness in its vintage soap opera-esque sophistication.
The Immigrant echoes the lost ambitions, evasive opportunities and seedy-minded expectations of people roaming around but not quite reaching their intended destinations. Gray and his screenwriter collaborator Richard Menello create a tawdry, sullen and cluttered universe in an early turn of the century New York City where foreign visitors gravitate to Ellis Island looking to share...
Written by Richard Menello and James Gray
Directed by James Gray
USA, 2014
Coming to America in the early 1920′s was supposed to signify a new start and generate fresh cultural experiences for Polish sisters Ewa Cybulski (Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose”) and Magda (Angela Sarafyan) in co-writer/director James Gray’s elegant, sweeping and moody melodrama The Immigrant. Gray’s (“The Yard”, “We Own the Night”, “Little Odessa”, “Two Lovers”) character-driven expose of the American dream turned nightmarish hard knocks has some guaranteed richness in its vintage soap opera-esque sophistication.
The Immigrant echoes the lost ambitions, evasive opportunities and seedy-minded expectations of people roaming around but not quite reaching their intended destinations. Gray and his screenwriter collaborator Richard Menello create a tawdry, sullen and cluttered universe in an early turn of the century New York City where foreign visitors gravitate to Ellis Island looking to share...
- 6/13/2014
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
Martha Stewart has a lot to offer a man! The buisness woman chats with Haute Living, where she opens up about aging gracefully and her desire for a companion. The 72-year-old -- who looks flawless for her age -- must be doing something right! So what are Martha's anti-aging secrets? "The minute you are born, you start to get old. The more you take care of yourself and pay attention to your diet, exercise, skin, and intake, the better off you will be in the long run," she says. "I think that I have discovered a lot of ways to stay pretty and maintain good health and vitality," she explains. "I have impeccable eyes and impeccable hearing, and it has a lot to do with genetics, but it also has a lot to do with how I take care of myself. For instance, I don’t put earplugs in my ears.
- 6/12/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
It's gonna be way harder to find good help for rapper Mickey Avalon ... whose housekeeper claims she was practically electrocuted by his dirty oven.Lula Malone claims she was cleaning the oven in Avalon's L.A. home last month when she was jolted by an electric shock ... according to the lawsuit she just filed.Malone says she suffered serious injury and in the legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- she blames Avalon because his...
- 6/10/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Columbus Short is going back in front of the camera -- instead of appearing in front of a judge -- starring in a new romantic comedy ... and TMZ has a photo from the set.Short is shooting the movie, "Mr. Right" in Atlanta and took this pic with a couple of his co-stars. The film also stars Erica Tazel from "Justified" (awesome show).Short is due back in an L.A. courtroom Monday for a...
- 6/5/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
If there’s one glimmering positive to take away from Disney’s Maleficent, it’s easily the notion that all big-budget 3D epics don’t have to be three hour long, over-bloated CGI wankfests. Gasp, a tentpole film just above the 90 minute mark?
Sadly, I wasn’t admiring the decision because my buttocks couldn’t become any more numb, but because I couldn’t possibly digest another minute of Robert Stromberg’s latest spin on the tale of Sleeping Beauty. This hour-and-a-half-long date-rape PSA simply needed more than Angelina Jolie dressed up as a winged dominatrix, as some intern simply must have shredded entire pages of story work only to have Stromberg not notice. Or maybe an editor fell asleep re-watching this murky drivel and accidentally deleted crucial scenes – you know, that connective tissue that binds films into a wholly functioning experience?
Do you not know the story of Maleficent...
Sadly, I wasn’t admiring the decision because my buttocks couldn’t become any more numb, but because I couldn’t possibly digest another minute of Robert Stromberg’s latest spin on the tale of Sleeping Beauty. This hour-and-a-half-long date-rape PSA simply needed more than Angelina Jolie dressed up as a winged dominatrix, as some intern simply must have shredded entire pages of story work only to have Stromberg not notice. Or maybe an editor fell asleep re-watching this murky drivel and accidentally deleted crucial scenes – you know, that connective tissue that binds films into a wholly functioning experience?
Do you not know the story of Maleficent...
- 5/29/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Judging by his resume in recent years, Nicolas Cage has an axe to grind. Has he suffered an injustice in his personal life? Who knows – but two things are for certain: he’s all about payback, and short, one-word titles. We’ve had Stolen, we’ve had Trespass, we’e had Justice (alright, it was known as Seeking Justice in the Us.) Now we have his latest cinematic effort, Rage, (previously titled Tokarev) and it appears to be treading similar ground as evidenced in the newest trailer released today.
The distinctly Taken-esque plot revolves around Paul Maguire (Cage); a reformed criminal whose daughter is kidnapped by Russian mobsters. The wise choice might be to give Interpol a call, but Maguire’s steely pride gets in the way. As it should – as the ‘napping is payback for his earlier crimes. Rallying a troupe of his former crew, against the advice of a local cop,...
The distinctly Taken-esque plot revolves around Paul Maguire (Cage); a reformed criminal whose daughter is kidnapped by Russian mobsters. The wise choice might be to give Interpol a call, but Maguire’s steely pride gets in the way. As it should – as the ‘napping is payback for his earlier crimes. Rallying a troupe of his former crew, against the advice of a local cop,...
- 5/8/2014
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
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