The winners of this year’s recipients of the Walter Cronkite Awards had a common theme: Combating misinformation.
So when award sponsor USC Annenberg’s Norman Lear Center held a National Press Club luncheon for the honorees last week, there was a bit of reminder of the stakes: During the ceremony news unfolded of the unsealing of former President Donald Trump’s federal indictment.
Many of the winners reported on Trump and his false claims of a stolen 2020 election, something that he has repeated during his current election campaign. He’s also called the indictment itself the “boxes hoax.”
Martin Kaplan, director of The Norman Lear Center, said, “Disinformation is an apt focus in particular for the Cronkite award, not only because it feels like disinformation is everywhere all at once, but because the namesake of this award is Walter Cronkite” who was known as “the most trusted man in America.
So when award sponsor USC Annenberg’s Norman Lear Center held a National Press Club luncheon for the honorees last week, there was a bit of reminder of the stakes: During the ceremony news unfolded of the unsealing of former President Donald Trump’s federal indictment.
Many of the winners reported on Trump and his false claims of a stolen 2020 election, something that he has repeated during his current election campaign. He’s also called the indictment itself the “boxes hoax.”
Martin Kaplan, director of The Norman Lear Center, said, “Disinformation is an apt focus in particular for the Cronkite award, not only because it feels like disinformation is everywhere all at once, but because the namesake of this award is Walter Cronkite” who was known as “the most trusted man in America.
- 6/12/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Once, no serious documentary could be without its authoritative voiceover in perfect English. But film-makers are now rejecting the whole idea. Are social media and post-truth politics to blame?
At the 1990 Academy Awards, the nominations for documentary featured a surprising number of actors. Dustin Hoffman lent his voice to a film about the Aids memorial quilt, Joe Mantegna told the tale of one US county’s crack epidemic, while Gregory Peck narrated a biography of chief justice Earl Warren. Fast forward to this year’s ceremony and the actors had gone quiet. With the exception of Riz Ahmed’s dubbing on the English-language version of Flee, the shortlisted films had no booming star narrator. In fact, they had no traditional narrators at all.
This could, of course, be a quirk of the Academy’s ever-changing preferences, or an anomalous year. But, says Dr Catalin Brylla, principal lecturer in film and television at Bournemouth University,...
At the 1990 Academy Awards, the nominations for documentary featured a surprising number of actors. Dustin Hoffman lent his voice to a film about the Aids memorial quilt, Joe Mantegna told the tale of one US county’s crack epidemic, while Gregory Peck narrated a biography of chief justice Earl Warren. Fast forward to this year’s ceremony and the actors had gone quiet. With the exception of Riz Ahmed’s dubbing on the English-language version of Flee, the shortlisted films had no booming star narrator. In fact, they had no traditional narrators at all.
This could, of course, be a quirk of the Academy’s ever-changing preferences, or an anomalous year. But, says Dr Catalin Brylla, principal lecturer in film and television at Bournemouth University,...
- 7/13/2022
- by Barbara Speed
- The Guardian - Film News
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is premiering footage from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Pt. 2 at New York Comic-Con. Read more about the the epic animated conclusion of the adaptation of Frank Miller’s landmark story in the attached press release.
Press Release:
The footage will be revealed at a panel on Saturday, October 13 from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the IGN Theater at the Jacob Javitz Center. Executive producer Bruce Timm, dialogue/casting director Andrea Romano and special guests will discuss the making of the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie and show some clips. The panel will also announce the 2013 slate of Dcu animated films.
Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 will arrive from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment in early 2013.
An autograph session with Timm & Romano will follow the panel at 2:00 p.m. in the DC Entertainment booth.
Press Release:
The footage will be revealed at a panel on Saturday, October 13 from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the IGN Theater at the Jacob Javitz Center. Executive producer Bruce Timm, dialogue/casting director Andrea Romano and special guests will discuss the making of the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie and show some clips. The panel will also announce the 2013 slate of Dcu animated films.
Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 will arrive from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment in early 2013.
An autograph session with Timm & Romano will follow the panel at 2:00 p.m. in the DC Entertainment booth.
- 10/5/2012
- by Jim Napier
- GeekTyrant
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment spotlights first footage of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 and premiere screening of The Batmobile documentary at New York Comic Con.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 and The Batmobile documentary
will be the spotlight offerings from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
at New York Comic Con.
Attendees of the Con will be the first to see footage from Batman: The
Dark Knight Returns, Part 2, the highly anticipated epic animated
conclusion to Frank Miller’s landmark story. On Saturday, October 13
from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the IGN Theater at the Jacob Javitz Center,
executive producer Bruce Timm, dialogue/casting director Andrea Romano
and special guests will discuss the making of the next DC Universe
Animated Original Movie and show some tantalizing clips. Also
anticipated during the panel is the announcement of the 2013 slate of
Dcu animated films. Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and
Warner Bros. Animation,...
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 and The Batmobile documentary
will be the spotlight offerings from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
at New York Comic Con.
Attendees of the Con will be the first to see footage from Batman: The
Dark Knight Returns, Part 2, the highly anticipated epic animated
conclusion to Frank Miller’s landmark story. On Saturday, October 13
from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the IGN Theater at the Jacob Javitz Center,
executive producer Bruce Timm, dialogue/casting director Andrea Romano
and special guests will discuss the making of the next DC Universe
Animated Original Movie and show some tantalizing clips. Also
anticipated during the panel is the announcement of the 2013 slate of
Dcu animated films. Produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and
Warner Bros. Animation,...
- 10/5/2012
- by THE LEGION fan network
- Legions of Gotham
Late last month Warner Bros. released what is arguably their best DC animated adventure in The Dark Knight Returns Part 1, and adaptation of Frank Miller's classic story of the same name. Fans are now eager to see what's in store for them in the consclusion. WB announced today that the first footage from the upcoming release will debut at New York Comic Con, and attached the first still from the film in case you can't wait that long.
Seriously, if you haven't taken the time to watch Tdkr: Part 1, go out and buy it now. I doubt you'll be disappointed with the purchase. It's well worth your time, and in my opinion the best WB has put out in their animated features. Anyway, below is the first image from the upcoming Part 2 (it's not incredibly impressive, but it's got me excited), and the full press release. The release also...
Seriously, if you haven't taken the time to watch Tdkr: Part 1, go out and buy it now. I doubt you'll be disappointed with the purchase. It's well worth your time, and in my opinion the best WB has put out in their animated features. Anyway, below is the first image from the upcoming Part 2 (it's not incredibly impressive, but it's got me excited), and the full press release. The release also...
- 10/5/2012
- by feeds@themoviepool.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
In addition to releasing the first still image from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has also issued a press release that confirms they will be premiering the first bit of footage from the upcoming film at the New York Comic Con later this month. The press release also goes into detail about The Batmobile documentary that will be premiering on Friday, October 12th at the convention.
Click to see larger image.
Press Release:
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 and The Batmobile documentary will be the spotlight offerings from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment at New York Comic Con.
Attendees of the Con will be the first to see footage from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2, the highly anticipated epic animated conclusion to Frank Miller’s landmark story. On Saturday, October 13 from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the IGN Theater at the Jacob Javitz Center,...
Click to see larger image.
Press Release:
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 and The Batmobile documentary will be the spotlight offerings from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment at New York Comic Con.
Attendees of the Con will be the first to see footage from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2, the highly anticipated epic animated conclusion to Frank Miller’s landmark story. On Saturday, October 13 from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the IGN Theater at the Jacob Javitz Center,...
- 10/5/2012
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
“The Batmobile” Documentary Special Premieres Monday July 16 At 8:00 Pmon The CW Network
July 9, 2012 (Burbank, CA) ─ The broadcast network premiere of the new half-hour special on the history and evolution of the Batmobile – The Batmobile – will air on Monday, July 16, 8:00-8:30pm Et on The CW. An encore of the special will air from 8:30-9:00pm Et.
The special will have its world premiere screening at Comic Con in San Diego on July 12, where all six of the Batmobiles from film and television will also appear for the first time together.
From its inception in the late 1930s, the Batmobile has been a symbol of power, hope and justice, as well as the pinnacle of technology as the most awe-inspiring weapon in Batman’s arsenal. In its contemporary and most robust form as the Tumbler, the Batmobile is a combination of unbridled creativity, advanced technology and...
July 9, 2012 (Burbank, CA) ─ The broadcast network premiere of the new half-hour special on the history and evolution of the Batmobile – The Batmobile – will air on Monday, July 16, 8:00-8:30pm Et on The CW. An encore of the special will air from 8:30-9:00pm Et.
The special will have its world premiere screening at Comic Con in San Diego on July 12, where all six of the Batmobiles from film and television will also appear for the first time together.
From its inception in the late 1930s, the Batmobile has been a symbol of power, hope and justice, as well as the pinnacle of technology as the most awe-inspiring weapon in Batman’s arsenal. In its contemporary and most robust form as the Tumbler, the Batmobile is a combination of unbridled creativity, advanced technology and...
- 7/10/2012
- by THE LEGION fan network
- Legions of Gotham
My So Called Life may have had the World Happiness dance, but Academy Award nominated documentarian Roko Belic (Genghis Blues) is doing them one better with World Happy Day tomorrow, Saturday February 11. Belic promises that “thousands of people will join together in communities across the globe to experience the film Happy and begin their journeys toward healthier and happier lives.” As part of the event, the film will screen in 600 locations in 60 countries over all seven continents. Learn more at the film’s website here. Oh Happy Day!...
- 2/10/2012
- Pastemagazine.com
A scene from Roko Belic’s documentary, ‘Happy.’
Documentary filmmaker Roko Belic learned a lot about happiness over the five years he spent making “Happy,” a look at the scientific and spiritual underpinnings of that most elusive emotion. Now, in an effort to spread some happiness—and his film—Belic is launching World Happy Day on Feb. 11, a day of coordinated screenings of “Happy” around the globe.
Belic, 40, who shared an Academy Award nomination in 1999 with his brother Adrian for their documentary “Genghis Blues,...
Documentary filmmaker Roko Belic learned a lot about happiness over the five years he spent making “Happy,” a look at the scientific and spiritual underpinnings of that most elusive emotion. Now, in an effort to spread some happiness—and his film—Belic is launching World Happy Day on Feb. 11, a day of coordinated screenings of “Happy” around the globe.
Belic, 40, who shared an Academy Award nomination in 1999 with his brother Adrian for their documentary “Genghis Blues,...
- 1/30/2012
- by Miguel Gonzalez Jr.
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Joseph Gordon-Levitt might only be 30 years old, but he has already distinguished himself as an actor with a wide range. Beginning in commercials as a young child, he made his film debut in 1992′s Beethoven, but it wasn’t until 1996 that he became a household name, co-starring in the television sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. After a hiatus during which he attended Columbia University, Gordon-Levitt left television for film acting, and ever since, his career has continued to grow year after year. Levitt has been one of my favourite upcoming actors of the past decade, starring in some of my favourite indie films. Of course there are many reasons to love Jgl. I could mention his gorgeous slanted smile, his dark wavy hair or his noirish and intense eyes – I mean, this dude even looks hot in drag (see above photo). But with that said, lets instead focus on his film career.
- 8/31/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
It would be easy to describe Totally F***ed Up (1993), an early film from New Queer Cinema pioneer Gregg Araki, as a “relationship drama”. The film deals mostly with the highs and lows of romance for a group of young gay friends in La in the early Nineties: Andy (James Duvall); Tommy (Roko Belic); and two couples, Michele (Susan Behshid) and Patricia (Jenee Gill), and Steven (Gilbert Luna) and Deric (Lance May).
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- 8/8/2011
- by Daniel Green
- CineVue
In 2005, Executive Producer Tom Shadyac (Director/Producer Liar Liar, Patch Adams, Bruce Almighty) handed Director Roko Belic a New York Times article that ranked the United States 23rd on its list of happiest countries. Shadyac, himself dissatisfied with his luxurious Beverly Hills lifestyle, asked Belic to make a documentary investigation into the origins of human happiness-and why the U.S. ranks so low. This simple inquiry led to a global exploration of happiness.
- 8/6/2011
- Arizona Reporter
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
Curmudgeons, look the other way: Happiness is gaining momentum on the big screen.
A few years ago, we saw how joy could reframe life in 'Happy-Go-Lucky,' and now there's a new documentary striving to understand happiness. The latest feature from Oscar-nominated director Roko Belic ('Genghis Blues'), 'Happy' uses interviews with scientists and everyday people to showcase "a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy."
When one subject in the trailer leads with "When I was run over by a truck," it sounds a lot like that conversation about happiness from 'Before Sunset.' Remember it? "I read this study where they followed people who won the lottery, and people who had become paraplegic. ... After about six months, as soon as people got used to their new situation,...
Curmudgeons, look the other way: Happiness is gaining momentum on the big screen.
A few years ago, we saw how joy could reframe life in 'Happy-Go-Lucky,' and now there's a new documentary striving to understand happiness. The latest feature from Oscar-nominated director Roko Belic ('Genghis Blues'), 'Happy' uses interviews with scientists and everyday people to showcase "a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy."
When one subject in the trailer leads with "When I was run over by a truck," it sounds a lot like that conversation about happiness from 'Before Sunset.' Remember it? "I read this study where they followed people who won the lottery, and people who had become paraplegic. ... After about six months, as soon as people got used to their new situation,...
- 2/15/2011
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Moviefone
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
Curmudgeons, look the other way: Happiness is gaining momentum on the big screen.
A few years ago, we saw how joy could reframe life in 'Happy-Go-Lucky,' and now there's a new documentary striving to understand happiness. The latest feature from Oscar-nominated director Roko Belic ('Genghis Blues'), 'Happy' uses interviews with scientists and everyday people to showcase "a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy."
When one subject in the trailer leads with "When I was run over by a truck," it sounds a lot like that conversation about happiness from 'Before Sunset.' Remember it? "I read this study where they followed people who won the lottery, and people who had become paraplegic. ... After about six months, as soon as people got used to their new situation,...
Curmudgeons, look the other way: Happiness is gaining momentum on the big screen.
A few years ago, we saw how joy could reframe life in 'Happy-Go-Lucky,' and now there's a new documentary striving to understand happiness. The latest feature from Oscar-nominated director Roko Belic ('Genghis Blues'), 'Happy' uses interviews with scientists and everyday people to showcase "a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy."
When one subject in the trailer leads with "When I was run over by a truck," it sounds a lot like that conversation about happiness from 'Before Sunset.' Remember it? "I read this study where they followed people who won the lottery, and people who had become paraplegic. ... After about six months, as soon as people got used to their new situation,...
- 2/15/2011
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
A Happy Update! By Roko Belic Kickstarter has been the main social networking tool for this movie. After initial funding, the filmmaker Roko raised another $33,000 for post-production through Kickstarter. Here's a little bit about what's been going on with the film and the Happy world in general! We're making excellent progress (thanks to all of you) and we hope to have further updates down the line as the film creeps ever closer to completion. - Music Composing/Graphics and Animation: Nearing completion! We'll be posting some cool video blogs about this soon, and maybe some other things too! - Sound…...
- 8/26/2010
- Sydney's Buzz
Not only does Joseph Gordon-Levitt run the acting gamut, moving from indie dramas like Brick to major blockbusters like G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra , he's an actor in tune with the filmmaking process. Through his own production company, hitRECord , Gordon-Levitt aims to get at the collaborative nature of film, establishing an online community focused on shared works and combined artistic contributions. For Inception , Gordon-Levitt pulled a double duty. Not only does he star as Arthur, a member of the Cobb's (Leonardo DiCaprio) team of extractors, but, behind the scenes, hitRECord contributed to a dream-focused documentary directed by Roko Belic. In an exclusive conversation with ComingSoon.net, Gordon-Levitt discusses Inception , hitRECord's work behind the scenes, and...
- 7/14/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is launching an interesting project on hitRecord.org in conjunction with Christopher Nolan's Inception. I just recieved an e-mail asking /Film readers to be a part of it. You can read more about the project, direct for Joe, after the jump. From Joe: Inception is coming out soon, and in conjunction with its release, they're making a documentary on dreams. When I was asked to participate, I suggested that hitRECord contribute to the project. This is gonna be fucking awesome. The documentarian directing it is a guy named Roko Belic. He and I recently sat down to discuss how we can best throw our flavor into the mix. Largely, it seems he's looking for dreamy visuals for cutaways. He mentioned five archetypal dreams and asked us to create visual/graphic/animated/cinematic interpretations. 1. Inappropriate Dress 2. Teeth Falling Out 3. Flying 4. Being Chased 5. Falling If you want to shoot...
- 5/6/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
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