Seriously, who doesn’t love a good Wes Anderson film? The cast alone for the famed director’s upcoming film “The French Dispatch” is amazing and now we have our first trailer as well. The film is set in France and stars Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Lois Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Christoph Waltz, Rupert Friend, and Anjelica Huston. Talk about an amazing cast! Check out the first trailer for “The French Dispatch” below: The official synopsis reads: The French Dispatch’ is a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th Century French city. The film follows the team at The French Dispatch, an imaginary supplement (based on The New Yorker) issued with an American newspaper, the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun. Their offices are located at Ennui-sur-Blasé,...
- 2/16/2020
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Based on what we’re hearing from Disney, the seventh and final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, now on Disney Plus, will be with us on February 17th, 2020. One of the more challenging aspects of the animated series, though, is that you won’t get a chronological experience by just following the released episode order. Thankfully, then, we now have a correct viewing order courtesy of the official Star Wars site, which tells us all you need to know to catch up on The Clone Wars before its return.
The Clone Wars bridges the gap between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, providing a significant level of detail for anyone wondering what was going on in between the two prequel movies. When aired, episodes could often be bundled together as arcs, linked by one-off episodes that might explore a different part of the galaxy adjacent...
The Clone Wars bridges the gap between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, providing a significant level of detail for anyone wondering what was going on in between the two prequel movies. When aired, episodes could often be bundled together as arcs, linked by one-off episodes that might explore a different part of the galaxy adjacent...
- 1/7/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
Lizzo's 2019 glow-up has truly been an inspiration. To close out her unforgettable year, the superstar made her Saturday Night Live debut this weekend, serving as the show's musical guest during the Eddie Murphy-hosted episode. Following her successful turn on the show, the star took to Twitter to inspire her followers to keep on dreaming. The tweet consisted of two photos. On the right was a promo shot from SNL that showed the "Truth Hurts" singer dressed as the Statue of Liberty, opting for a black dress, crown and torch instead of the classic seafoam green. On the left was a shot of her in a more traditional Lady Liberty look from when she was younger. And the side-by-side ended up...
- 12/23/2019
- E! Online
Garin Hovannisian’s documentary I Am Not Alone wins 2019 edition audience award.
AFI Fest has moved up its 2020 edition to October as festival brass take advantage of a “more competitive” slot that will see the event start within one month of Toronto.
Next year’s edition will run from October 15-22, 2020, bringing the festival out of its traditional November slot and positioning it not long after Toronto International Film Festival, which will take place from September 10-20, 2020.
A festival spokesperson said, “As the calendar gets more congested at this time of year, we saw this an as opportunity to shift...
AFI Fest has moved up its 2020 edition to October as festival brass take advantage of a “more competitive” slot that will see the event start within one month of Toronto.
Next year’s edition will run from October 15-22, 2020, bringing the festival out of its traditional November slot and positioning it not long after Toronto International Film Festival, which will take place from September 10-20, 2020.
A festival spokesperson said, “As the calendar gets more congested at this time of year, we saw this an as opportunity to shift...
- 11/22/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
John Malone has completed a selloff of his stake in Lionsgate, with the studio’s chairman Mark Rachesky agreeing to purchase 2,399,571 Class A voting shares from the media mogul and his personal affiliated entities for $22.05 million.
Malone previously sold off a total of 517,437 Class A voting shares between September 23-30, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. It indicated Malone now “beneficially owns no shares of Class A Voting Shares” in the film and TV studio.
Rachesky via his Mhr Fund Management Llc upped his stake to 22.1% with the deal, according to another SEC filing today.
Malone still has stakes in Lionsgate via both his Liberty Global and Discovery, the latter of which recently merged with Scripps Networks Interactive. Liberty also has a stake in Stx Entertainment.
The movement comes at a delicate moment for Lionsgate shares, which closed Thursday at $9.06, up a fraction. In 2019, they have plunged...
Malone previously sold off a total of 517,437 Class A voting shares between September 23-30, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. It indicated Malone now “beneficially owns no shares of Class A Voting Shares” in the film and TV studio.
Rachesky via his Mhr Fund Management Llc upped his stake to 22.1% with the deal, according to another SEC filing today.
Malone still has stakes in Lionsgate via both his Liberty Global and Discovery, the latter of which recently merged with Scripps Networks Interactive. Liberty also has a stake in Stx Entertainment.
The movement comes at a delicate moment for Lionsgate shares, which closed Thursday at $9.06, up a fraction. In 2019, they have plunged...
- 10/4/2019
- by Patrick Hipes and Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
In October 2016, as co-directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato began shooting their new HBO documentary, “Liberty: Mother of Exiles,” their plan was straightforward. The film, which premieres Oct. 17, would trace the history of the Statue of Liberty, and follow the designer Diane von Furstenberg’s efforts to raise money for the new Statue of Liberty Museum in New York City.
But then Donald Trump was elected, and the statue became contested ground — and because of his anti-immigration stance, a significant political symbol. Since Trump took office, the Statue of Liberty has not only been the site of two protests shown in “Liberty” — one of which shut down Liberty Island on July 4, 2018 — but also was the subject of a heated exchange between Trump adviser Stephen Miller and CNN’s Jim Acosta about the famous Emma Lazarus poem, ”The New Colossus,” inscribed on a plaque on its pedestal.
“We wanted to avoid...
But then Donald Trump was elected, and the statue became contested ground — and because of his anti-immigration stance, a significant political symbol. Since Trump took office, the Statue of Liberty has not only been the site of two protests shown in “Liberty” — one of which shut down Liberty Island on July 4, 2018 — but also was the subject of a heated exchange between Trump adviser Stephen Miller and CNN’s Jim Acosta about the famous Emma Lazarus poem, ”The New Colossus,” inscribed on a plaque on its pedestal.
“We wanted to avoid...
- 10/3/2019
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
For better or worse, Rockstar Games has a tendency to unveil their upcoming projects only after they’re very late into development and nearing release. On the one hand, this ensures that gamers don’t have to wait too long to get their hands on the title after an official announcement, and it does seem to mitigate the risk of an unexpected last-minute delay.
On the other hand, this means that Rockstar tends to go silent for years at a time as they chip away at their next game. As a result, their franchises (which are already popular enough as is) are subject to a steady stream of unconfirmed leaks and rumors. With Red Dead Redemption 2 having released last year to critical acclaim, much of the public’s attention has now been turned towards Grand Theft Auto 6, which, for the record, has yet to be officially announced or even confirmed as of this writing.
On the other hand, this means that Rockstar tends to go silent for years at a time as they chip away at their next game. As a result, their franchises (which are already popular enough as is) are subject to a steady stream of unconfirmed leaks and rumors. With Red Dead Redemption 2 having released last year to critical acclaim, much of the public’s attention has now been turned towards Grand Theft Auto 6, which, for the record, has yet to be officially announced or even confirmed as of this writing.
- 8/14/2019
- by Shaan Joshi
- We Got This Covered
Tony Sokol Aug 3, 2019
D.A. Pennebaker made truth musical and brought reality to music.
Legendary documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker died of natural causes at his home at Sag Harbor, Long Island, on August 1, according to Variety. The director and cinematographer of the 1967 Bob Dylan documentary Don’t Look Back, as well as the films Monterey Pop (1968) and The War Room (1993) was 94. He is survived by his wife, filmmaker Chris Hegedus, who was his most consistent artistic collaborator. He was working on his memoir.
Pennebaker's influence on the art of the documentary is immeasurable, but evidentiary. Paradise Lost, Making a Murderer, Fahrenheit 911 and Madonna's concert film Truth or Dare all share the D.A. DNA.
Donn Alan Pennebaker was born in Evanston, Illinois, on July 15, 1925. He was an engineer in the Naval Air Corps during World War II. Before he turned his attention to the camera, Pennebaker attended MIT and...
D.A. Pennebaker made truth musical and brought reality to music.
Legendary documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker died of natural causes at his home at Sag Harbor, Long Island, on August 1, according to Variety. The director and cinematographer of the 1967 Bob Dylan documentary Don’t Look Back, as well as the films Monterey Pop (1968) and The War Room (1993) was 94. He is survived by his wife, filmmaker Chris Hegedus, who was his most consistent artistic collaborator. He was working on his memoir.
Pennebaker's influence on the art of the documentary is immeasurable, but evidentiary. Paradise Lost, Making a Murderer, Fahrenheit 911 and Madonna's concert film Truth or Dare all share the D.A. DNA.
Donn Alan Pennebaker was born in Evanston, Illinois, on July 15, 1925. He was an engineer in the Naval Air Corps during World War II. Before he turned his attention to the camera, Pennebaker attended MIT and...
- 8/4/2019
- Den of Geek
D.A. Pennebaker, a director and cinematographer known for his documentaries, including the classic “Dont Look Back” (1967), “Monterey Pop” (1968) and “The War Room” (1993) and “Elaine Stritch at Liberty” (2002), died Thursday night of natural causes, Variety has confirmed. He was 94.
Pennebaker’s many other films included the 1973 David Bowie concert film “Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars,” 1989 Depeche Mode road movie “101” and “Down From the Mountain” (2000), about the musicians who performed the songs in the Coen Brothers’ film “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
Pennebaker won an honorary Oscar in 2013.
In a 1997 article the U.K.’s the Independent described Pennebaker as arguably the preeminent chronicler of ’60s counterculture.
Pennebaker did not reserve his camera exclusively for the musical arena, however.
He and his wife, Chris Hegedus, with whom he made most of his films in the past several decades, were Oscar nominated in 1994 for best documentary for “The War Room,” a witty,...
Pennebaker’s many other films included the 1973 David Bowie concert film “Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars,” 1989 Depeche Mode road movie “101” and “Down From the Mountain” (2000), about the musicians who performed the songs in the Coen Brothers’ film “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
Pennebaker won an honorary Oscar in 2013.
In a 1997 article the U.K.’s the Independent described Pennebaker as arguably the preeminent chronicler of ’60s counterculture.
Pennebaker did not reserve his camera exclusively for the musical arena, however.
He and his wife, Chris Hegedus, with whom he made most of his films in the past several decades, were Oscar nominated in 1994 for best documentary for “The War Room,” a witty,...
- 8/3/2019
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Ron Howard doesn’t remember meeting Luciano Pavarotti so much as feeling his presence. “My memory has less to do with my brief handshake and fleeting eye contact with the maestro and more to do with the fact that it was at this giant Golden Globes event with major movie stars and elite television stars,” the film director says. “But even with those people there, when he arrived, he was it. And that was in the early Eighties, before the Three Tenors even. He was beginning to have that kind of impact,...
- 6/4/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The cast of Barry Jenkins’s adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s bestselling novel The Underground Railroad is starting to come together. Thuso Mbedu, Aaron Pierre and Chase W. Dillon have been set to play Cora, Caesar and Homer respectively in the forthcoming Amazon series.
A native of South Africa, Mbedu has starred in shows including Liberty, Shuga as well as Is’thunzi for which she received two International Emmy Award nominations. She is repped by ICM and Creative Partners Group.
Pierre recently starred in another Amazon series, Brittania and appeared in the ITV miniseries Prime Suspect 1973. He can be seen in the upcoming second season of David S. Goyer’s Krypton on Syfy. He is repped by Hamilton Hodell in the UK and Anonymous Content in the Us.
Dillon has a recurring role on First Wives Clubs on Bet and has been cast in the role of Young Igwe in Little America at Apple.
A native of South Africa, Mbedu has starred in shows including Liberty, Shuga as well as Is’thunzi for which she received two International Emmy Award nominations. She is repped by ICM and Creative Partners Group.
Pierre recently starred in another Amazon series, Brittania and appeared in the ITV miniseries Prime Suspect 1973. He can be seen in the upcoming second season of David S. Goyer’s Krypton on Syfy. He is repped by Hamilton Hodell in the UK and Anonymous Content in the Us.
Dillon has a recurring role on First Wives Clubs on Bet and has been cast in the role of Young Igwe in Little America at Apple.
- 4/16/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Barry Jenkins’ Amazon series based on the Colson Whitehead book “The Underground Railroad” is beginning to take shape.
Variety has learned that the cast will be led by Thuso Mbedu as Cora, with Chase W. Dillon as Homer, and Aaron Pierre as Caesar. The project was first set up more than two years ago on the heels of Jenkins’ Oscar wins for the film “Moonlight,” with Amazon officially ordering it to series last June.
Mbedu is an established star in her native South Africa. She is known for roles in shows such as “Is’thunzi,” “Liberty,” and “Shuga.” In both 2018 and 2019 she received an International Emmy Award nomination for her role in “Is’thunzi.” Also in 2018, Mbedu was featured on the cover of Forbes Africa’s annual “Under 30” issue highlighting young African stars and leaders.
Dillon currently has a recurring role in the upcoming BET series “First Wives Club” from Tracy Oliver.
Variety has learned that the cast will be led by Thuso Mbedu as Cora, with Chase W. Dillon as Homer, and Aaron Pierre as Caesar. The project was first set up more than two years ago on the heels of Jenkins’ Oscar wins for the film “Moonlight,” with Amazon officially ordering it to series last June.
Mbedu is an established star in her native South Africa. She is known for roles in shows such as “Is’thunzi,” “Liberty,” and “Shuga.” In both 2018 and 2019 she received an International Emmy Award nomination for her role in “Is’thunzi.” Also in 2018, Mbedu was featured on the cover of Forbes Africa’s annual “Under 30” issue highlighting young African stars and leaders.
Dillon currently has a recurring role in the upcoming BET series “First Wives Club” from Tracy Oliver.
- 4/16/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Audience award for best feature went to Billy Corben’s documentary Screwball.
Birds Of Passage by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra has won the $40,000 Knight Marimbas Award at the 36th Miami Film Festival.
The filmmakers’ Ciudad Lunar Productions will split the festival’s top jury prize with the film’s Us distributor The Orchard, which will distribute the film in select markets including Miami on March 15.
Sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the award is presented to the film “that best exemplifies richness and resonance for cinema’s future”. The Audience Award for Best Feature went...
Birds Of Passage by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra has won the $40,000 Knight Marimbas Award at the 36th Miami Film Festival.
The filmmakers’ Ciudad Lunar Productions will split the festival’s top jury prize with the film’s Us distributor The Orchard, which will distribute the film in select markets including Miami on March 15.
Sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the award is presented to the film “that best exemplifies richness and resonance for cinema’s future”. The Audience Award for Best Feature went...
- 3/11/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“Birds of Passage,” Cristina Gallego’s and Ciro Guerra’s sprawling epic film tracing the origins of the Colombian drug trade, took home the $40,000 Knight Marimbas Award (the top grand jury prize) Saturday night at Miami Dade College’s 36th annual Miami Film Festival.
The south Florida gathering celebrated cinema with an eclectic and diverse slate of films, including “Screwball,” Billy Corben’s documentary about a Major League Baseball scandal. Produced by the Miami-based production company Rakontur, “Screwball” won the fest’s audience award for best feature.
The $40,000 Knight Made in Mia Award for films taking place and shot in south Florida from West Palm to the Keys, went to two films: $30,000 to “Pahokee,” directed by Ivette Lucas and Patrick Bresnan, which won best feature, and $5,000 each to Faren Humes’ “Liberty” and Jayme Gershen’s “Six Degrees of Immigration,” which tied for best short.
Other honors included the $5,000 HBO Ibero-American Short Film Award,...
The south Florida gathering celebrated cinema with an eclectic and diverse slate of films, including “Screwball,” Billy Corben’s documentary about a Major League Baseball scandal. Produced by the Miami-based production company Rakontur, “Screwball” won the fest’s audience award for best feature.
The $40,000 Knight Made in Mia Award for films taking place and shot in south Florida from West Palm to the Keys, went to two films: $30,000 to “Pahokee,” directed by Ivette Lucas and Patrick Bresnan, which won best feature, and $5,000 each to Faren Humes’ “Liberty” and Jayme Gershen’s “Six Degrees of Immigration,” which tied for best short.
Other honors included the $5,000 HBO Ibero-American Short Film Award,...
- 3/10/2019
- by Malina Saval
- Variety Film + TV
The Liberty LP has proven to be exceptionally fertile territory for Lindi Ortega, who is preparing to release Liberty: Piano Songbook, a track-by-track instrumental reinterpretation of the 2018 collection, on January 25th.
Ortega already released a batch of stripped-down Liberty recordings late last summer, the three-song Liberty: Parkhill Sessions Ep, which were recorded in her native Canada. The Piano Songbook is more ambitious, pulling 12 of the original album’s 15 tracks and reimagining them with the help of multi-instrumentalist Robbie Crowell (Kesha, Midland) and Liberty producer Skyler Wilson. Beyond the obvious absence of Ortega’s lyrics,...
Ortega already released a batch of stripped-down Liberty recordings late last summer, the three-song Liberty: Parkhill Sessions Ep, which were recorded in her native Canada. The Piano Songbook is more ambitious, pulling 12 of the original album’s 15 tracks and reimagining them with the help of multi-instrumentalist Robbie Crowell (Kesha, Midland) and Liberty producer Skyler Wilson. Beyond the obvious absence of Ortega’s lyrics,...
- 1/16/2019
- by Jeff Gage
- Rollingstone.com
Buenos Aires — Vicente Canales’ Film Factory Entertainment has boarded “Araña,” directed by one of Chile’s foremost filmmakers, Andrés Wood, and distributed in North and Latin America by 20th Century Fox.
Produced by Alejandra García at Santiago de Chile’s Wood Producciones, “Araña” is co-produced by Brazil’s BossaNovaFilms and Argentina’s Magma Cine, two of Southern America’s most ambitious co-production players.
BossaNovaFilms already teamed on Wood’s Sundance winner, “Violeta Went to Heaven.”
Written by Wood and Guillermo Calderón, co-writer of Pablo Larrain’s “The Club” and writer of his “Neruda,” regarded by some as his finest film to date, “Araña,” a political thriller, also joins a lineage of Latin American movies which in their multi-lateral co-production structure, stars – such as Mercedes Morán, who plays Inés, more mainstream tropes, and above norm budget, set out to score audiences outside their country of origin.
Wood’s credits include “Sundance winner “Violeta Went to Heaven,...
Produced by Alejandra García at Santiago de Chile’s Wood Producciones, “Araña” is co-produced by Brazil’s BossaNovaFilms and Argentina’s Magma Cine, two of Southern America’s most ambitious co-production players.
BossaNovaFilms already teamed on Wood’s Sundance winner, “Violeta Went to Heaven.”
Written by Wood and Guillermo Calderón, co-writer of Pablo Larrain’s “The Club” and writer of his “Neruda,” regarded by some as his finest film to date, “Araña,” a political thriller, also joins a lineage of Latin American movies which in their multi-lateral co-production structure, stars – such as Mercedes Morán, who plays Inés, more mainstream tropes, and above norm budget, set out to score audiences outside their country of origin.
Wood’s credits include “Sundance winner “Violeta Went to Heaven,...
- 12/10/2018
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The Supergirl season 4 opener sows the seeds of a season’s worth of conflict while being a great episode in its own right
This Supergirl review contains spoilers.
Supergirl Season 4 Episode 1
Supergirl season 4 opens with a great episode that encapsulates so much of what the show does best that’s both solid in its own right and sows the seeds of a season’s worth of conflict. Lynda Carter’s return pays off a bread crumb dropped back in season 2 episode 3, “Welcome to Earth”, and the episode introduces villain Liberty, the country of Kasnia, and cub reporter/soon-to-be-hero Nia.
The season opener has a focus on how we presentation and perception – how we present ourselves, how others perceive us, and what we overlook when perception fails us or we get too caught up in presentation. Kara gets a lesson in passing privilege and letting privilege obscure what’s right in front of you,...
This Supergirl review contains spoilers.
Supergirl Season 4 Episode 1
Supergirl season 4 opens with a great episode that encapsulates so much of what the show does best that’s both solid in its own right and sows the seeds of a season’s worth of conflict. Lynda Carter’s return pays off a bread crumb dropped back in season 2 episode 3, “Welcome to Earth”, and the episode introduces villain Liberty, the country of Kasnia, and cub reporter/soon-to-be-hero Nia.
The season opener has a focus on how we presentation and perception – how we present ourselves, how others perceive us, and what we overlook when perception fails us or we get too caught up in presentation. Kara gets a lesson in passing privilege and letting privilege obscure what’s right in front of you,...
- 10/15/2018
- Den of Geek
As someone still very new to the Coin (Counter-Insurgency) series of games, I certainly wish that I had begun my time playing them with Volume VII – Colonial Twilight: The French-Algerian War, rather than Liberty or Death, which I reviewed earlier this year. I’m not saying that Liberty or Death is bad – far from it; I absolutely loved it! But, with only two factions to contend with and a few other slightly simpler mechanics, Colonial Twilight is a better place to start for an outright novice. Set around the French and Algerian War from 1954 to 1962, Colonial Twilight focuses on a less well trodden part of history, but learning and deepening the players understanding of different conflicts is one of the prime reasons why I love war games.
Let’s begin with the components. Colonial Twilight positions the French army and its local police and Algerian military allies on one side,...
Let’s begin with the components. Colonial Twilight positions the French army and its local police and Algerian military allies on one side,...
- 10/3/2018
- by Matthew Smail
- Nerdly
Eric Church’s soulful “Heart Like a Wheel,” Jillian Jacqueline’s riveting duet with Keith Urban and Aaron Watson’s uplifting “Higher Ground” are among the 10 country and Americana tracks you must hear this week.
Eric Church, “Heart Like a Wheel”
For all its talk about wheels, Eric Church’s newest release from Desperate Man rolls forward at a deliberately relaxed pace. The song’s cruising speed is set by its drumbeat, whose casual swing is reminiscent of old Stax Records. Gospel harmonies, church organ and a cyclical, soul-inspired melody only strengthen those comparisons,...
Eric Church, “Heart Like a Wheel”
For all its talk about wheels, Eric Church’s newest release from Desperate Man rolls forward at a deliberately relaxed pace. The song’s cruising speed is set by its drumbeat, whose casual swing is reminiscent of old Stax Records. Gospel harmonies, church organ and a cyclical, soul-inspired melody only strengthen those comparisons,...
- 8/24/2018
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
Endemol Shine is dancing towards a new future with a coterie of former top lieutenants potentially leading the waltz.
The superindie is up for sale, a process that could see a romantic recoupling with the likes of founder John De Mol and ex-creative chief Peter Bazalgette, who is now Chairman of UK’s ITV, or international bosses such as Marco Bassetti and Stéphane Courbit, who now run France’s Banijay.
Deadline, which revealed the news that the Big Brother and Black Mirror producer was on block with suitors including ITV in April, has spoken to a raft of senior figures in the global television business to analyse which companies are most likely to takeover and what the company’s future would like look, if as expected, a sale is triggered.
Earlier this month, Endemol Shine owners Apollo Global and 21st Century Fox hired Deutsche Bank and Liontree to advise on a deal,...
The superindie is up for sale, a process that could see a romantic recoupling with the likes of founder John De Mol and ex-creative chief Peter Bazalgette, who is now Chairman of UK’s ITV, or international bosses such as Marco Bassetti and Stéphane Courbit, who now run France’s Banijay.
Deadline, which revealed the news that the Big Brother and Black Mirror producer was on block with suitors including ITV in April, has spoken to a raft of senior figures in the global television business to analyse which companies are most likely to takeover and what the company’s future would like look, if as expected, a sale is triggered.
Earlier this month, Endemol Shine owners Apollo Global and 21st Century Fox hired Deutsche Bank and Liontree to advise on a deal,...
- 7/19/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Prior to playing 878 Vikings earlier this year, I hadn’t played a single war game. Since then, including 878, I’ve played and reviewed seven and this, Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection will be the eighth. It’s also, by far, the most complex. Liberty or Death may be the heaviest game I’ve played to date; but let me tell you right now – it is also incredibly powerful, with undoubtedly the most challenging solo play that I’ve encountered and support for up to four real humans that is just sublime.
I may have anticipated my conclusion somewhat in the opening, but the reality is that I have been gushing about Liberty or Death with all of my gaming friends, so it seems only fair that I do so in this review as well. It’s also fair to say that I’m giving you an easy out – this...
I may have anticipated my conclusion somewhat in the opening, but the reality is that I have been gushing about Liberty or Death with all of my gaming friends, so it seems only fair that I do so in this review as well. It’s also fair to say that I’m giving you an easy out – this...
- 5/23/2018
- by Matthew Smail
- Nerdly
Lille, France — Walter Presents, one of Europe’s barometers for cool in international TV sales, announced today at Series Mania that it have secured the U.K. rights to the Scandinavian thriller “Greyzone.”
Since its launch on commercial channel TV2, the series has competed head-to-head with Dr’s flagship series “Liberty,” in the 8pm Thursday night slot, with “Liberty” winning the timeslot, but each enjoying favorable ratings, as well as audience and critical praise. According to the Nordisk Film & TV Fond news site, “Greyzone” opened with a 28% market share, and a satisfaction evaluation of 4.1 out of a possible 5.
Set in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Frankfurt, the series follows Victoria, played by “Borgen” star Brigitte Hjort Sørensen, a drone engineer who is taken hostage by a group of terrorists. Before being abducted, she manages to get a message to the secret services about a potential attack on Scandinavian soil.
With its...
Since its launch on commercial channel TV2, the series has competed head-to-head with Dr’s flagship series “Liberty,” in the 8pm Thursday night slot, with “Liberty” winning the timeslot, but each enjoying favorable ratings, as well as audience and critical praise. According to the Nordisk Film & TV Fond news site, “Greyzone” opened with a 28% market share, and a satisfaction evaluation of 4.1 out of a possible 5.
Set in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Frankfurt, the series follows Victoria, played by “Borgen” star Brigitte Hjort Sørensen, a drone engineer who is taken hostage by a group of terrorists. Before being abducted, she manages to get a message to the secret services about a potential attack on Scandinavian soil.
With its...
- 5/3/2018
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
In this episode of America's Next Top Model, titled "Beauty is Pride," the women perform in a pop-up fashion show during Pride Week, Liberty's conservative political views alienate her from some of the other women in the house and the girls get a chance to pose with some living legends.
If Christina thought the spanking she got during the judges' panel was bad, what she has to endure from the other girls during the ride home is even worse. Shanice asks Christina if she thinks the judges made the wrong choice by sending Coura home, which means Shanice believes they did. Of course, Christina is going to say no. Brendi also calls Christina out for mouthing off to the panel. Brendi warns Christina that she needs to start being more respectful and "come correct," or she's going to wind up going home for her attitude and not her modeling skills.
If Christina thought the spanking she got during the judges' panel was bad, what she has to endure from the other girls during the ride home is even worse. Shanice asks Christina if she thinks the judges made the wrong choice by sending Coura home, which means Shanice believes they did. Of course, Christina is going to say no. Brendi also calls Christina out for mouthing off to the panel. Brendi warns Christina that she needs to start being more respectful and "come correct," or she's going to wind up going home for her attitude and not her modeling skills.
- 2/13/2018
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Featuring a string of international key-players, the Drama Series Days Conference presents inspiring talks on the latest trends and developments in serial content. The detailed list of panels, speakers and their topics is below.Monday, Feb 19
10–10.45 am
Zoo 2
Opening Session
Kick-Off Drama Series Days 2018
with Matthijs Wouter Knol (Efm), Petra Müller (Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw)
Moderated by Ali May
11–11.45 am
Zoo 2
Panel
How to Make Series Travel
with Rola Bauer, Sarah Doole, Ivar Køhn, Moritz von Kruedener
European key players from the fields of production, development and sales give insights into the business of internationally co-produced serial drama and share their recipes for success. What are their strategies to place serial content with an international audience? What are important factors in story development, casting and international financing?
In cooperation with Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw
Moderated by Stewart Clarke, Variety
1–1.45 pm
Zoo 4
Presentation
Follow the Money: Financing Series in Europe
Based...
10–10.45 am
Zoo 2
Opening Session
Kick-Off Drama Series Days 2018
with Matthijs Wouter Knol (Efm), Petra Müller (Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw)
Moderated by Ali May
11–11.45 am
Zoo 2
Panel
How to Make Series Travel
with Rola Bauer, Sarah Doole, Ivar Køhn, Moritz von Kruedener
European key players from the fields of production, development and sales give insights into the business of internationally co-produced serial drama and share their recipes for success. What are their strategies to place serial content with an international audience? What are important factors in story development, casting and international financing?
In cooperation with Film- und Medienstiftung Nrw
Moderated by Stewart Clarke, Variety
1–1.45 pm
Zoo 4
Presentation
Follow the Money: Financing Series in Europe
Based...
- 2/9/2018
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Joseph Baxter Aug 16, 2019
Oscar-winning Moonlight director Barry Jenkins jumps to the Amazon series, The Underground Railroad.
After Moonlight surprised Oscar audiences in 2017 after nabbing the Best Motion Picture of the Year prize, the entertainment industry became the proverbial oyster of its writer/director, Barry Jenkins. Indeed, after following up this past Christmas with drama If Beale Street Could Talk, Jenkins will continue to parlay his momentum into the small screen medium, adapting an acclaimed alternate-history novel depicting the escape journey of two slaves from an antebellum U.S. South.
Jenkins will write and direct a limited series for Amazon called The Underground Railroad, adapting the 2016 novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead, into an 11-episode season of hour-long episodes. The 19th-century-set story depicts Cora, a slave in a Georgia plantation – an outcast even amongst her peers – joining new male arrival Caesar on a harrowing and arduous escape Northward. However,...
Oscar-winning Moonlight director Barry Jenkins jumps to the Amazon series, The Underground Railroad.
After Moonlight surprised Oscar audiences in 2017 after nabbing the Best Motion Picture of the Year prize, the entertainment industry became the proverbial oyster of its writer/director, Barry Jenkins. Indeed, after following up this past Christmas with drama If Beale Street Could Talk, Jenkins will continue to parlay his momentum into the small screen medium, adapting an acclaimed alternate-history novel depicting the escape journey of two slaves from an antebellum U.S. South.
Jenkins will write and direct a limited series for Amazon called The Underground Railroad, adapting the 2016 novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead, into an 11-episode season of hour-long episodes. The 19th-century-set story depicts Cora, a slave in a Georgia plantation – an outcast even amongst her peers – joining new male arrival Caesar on a harrowing and arduous escape Northward. However,...
- 3/27/2017
- Den of Geek
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