"They were besotted - my sweetheart, my angel..." Giant Pictures has released a brand new trailer for My Darling Vivian, a documentary film exploring the romance and embittered relationship between Johnny Cash and his lover Vivian Liberto. This was originally a SXSW Film Festival premiere, but it also played at numerous other festivals this summer after that one was cancelled. In My Darling Vivian, director Matt Riddlehoover traces the romantic, wrenching, and dizzying journey of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Produced by Dustin Tittle, the grandson of Vivian Liberto and Johnny Cash, the film has exclusive, unprecedented access to never-before-seen footage and photographs, as well as to Vivian and Johnny's daughters themselves. Meet the very first Mrs. Cash as her daughters — Rosanne Cash, Kathy Cash Tittle, Cindy Cash, and Tara Cash Schwoebel — share first hand, and for the first time, the entire story of love,...
- 11/4/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Geena Davis’s inclusive Bentonville Film Festival has unveiled its jury prize winners for their sixth annual festival. The fest, which was a hybrid of in-person and virtual events, had its most diverse festival to-date with over 70 films where over 80% were directed by women, 65% Bipoc and 45% Lgbtqia+.
Isabel Sandoval’s Lingua Franca took home the top trophy, winning the jury award for Best Narrative Feature. The drama made history at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival Venice Days program as the first film directed and starring an openly trans woman of color to screen in competition. In July, Ava DuVernay’s Array Releasing acquired the title and it is set to debut on Netflix and open theatrically in select cities on August 26.
On the docu side, Alice Gu’s The Donut King was crowned Best Documentary. In March, the film won the award Special Jury Recognition for Achievement in Documentary Storytelling at SXSW.
Isabel Sandoval’s Lingua Franca took home the top trophy, winning the jury award for Best Narrative Feature. The drama made history at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival Venice Days program as the first film directed and starring an openly trans woman of color to screen in competition. In July, Ava DuVernay’s Array Releasing acquired the title and it is set to debut on Netflix and open theatrically in select cities on August 26.
On the docu side, Alice Gu’s The Donut King was crowned Best Documentary. In March, the film won the award Special Jury Recognition for Achievement in Documentary Storytelling at SXSW.
- 8/16/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Rewriting Hollywood’s fictionalized version of events, My Darling Vivian tells the true story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash’s first wife and the mother of his four daughters. This acclaimed new documentary feature had its world premiere at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival and played other top festivals. Click Here for All Virtual Cinema Bookings
A story that was lost or misinterpreted to serve a myth comes to life in this revealing new film that is painful but compassionate, wrenching but true.
In 1951, Catholic schoolgirl Vivian Liberto meets handsome Air Force cadet Johnny Cash at her local San Antonio, Texas skating rink. Their whirlwind summer romance lays the foundation for a feverish three-year-long correspondence while Johnny is stationed in Germany. Thousands of letters later, the two marry upon his return in 1954. Within a year, a career blossoms and a family is started. By 1961, Johnny Cash is a household name, number one on the music charts,...
A story that was lost or misinterpreted to serve a myth comes to life in this revealing new film that is painful but compassionate, wrenching but true.
In 1951, Catholic schoolgirl Vivian Liberto meets handsome Air Force cadet Johnny Cash at her local San Antonio, Texas skating rink. Their whirlwind summer romance lays the foundation for a feverish three-year-long correspondence while Johnny is stationed in Germany. Thousands of letters later, the two marry upon his return in 1954. Within a year, a career blossoms and a family is started. By 1961, Johnny Cash is a household name, number one on the music charts,...
- 6/5/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Think of Johnny Cash and any number of images will spring to mind, not the least of which is his relationship with his wife of 35 years, June Carter Cash. While their love story has been elevated to epic status thanks to a number of media portrayals, like 2005’s Walk the Line, Cash’s marriage to his first wife Vivian Liberto has been a blind spot.
My Darling Vivian, a thoroughly engrossing, often heartbreaking documentary directed by Nashville filmmaker Matt Riddlehoover and produced by Riddlehoover and Dustin Tittle, aims to change that.
My Darling Vivian, a thoroughly engrossing, often heartbreaking documentary directed by Nashville filmmaker Matt Riddlehoover and produced by Riddlehoover and Dustin Tittle, aims to change that.
- 4/29/2020
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
The “soulmate” narrative can be hard to resist. Star-crossed lovers, fate, destiny — the amount of art that’s been created trying to persuade readers, viewers and lovers to embrace those ideals is considerable, to say the least. And it definitely includes the story of Johnny Cash, who, according to the legend, had his life saved by the love of one good woman: June Carter.
But what if that one great love happens twice? What if there’s not one soulmate, but two? Is that blasphemy or reality?
In a way, that’s the question that “My Darling Vivian” asks. A documentary that was scheduled to premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival and is now one of the SXSW films screening for free on Amazon Prime for a limited period, it’s the story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash’s first wife, the mother of his four daughters and...
But what if that one great love happens twice? What if there’s not one soulmate, but two? Is that blasphemy or reality?
In a way, that’s the question that “My Darling Vivian” asks. A documentary that was scheduled to premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival and is now one of the SXSW films screening for free on Amazon Prime for a limited period, it’s the story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash’s first wife, the mother of his four daughters and...
- 4/29/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
[Editor’s note: “My Darling Vivian” is one of more than 100 movies originally scheduled to screen at the SXSW Film Festival in March. After the coronavirus outbreak forced the festival to cancel, event organizers partnered with Amazon Prime to make seven of those features available to stream for free through Weds., May 6.]
A fascinating and affecting corrective counterpoint to the Johnny Cash mythos, “My Darling Vivian”
To be sure, director Matt Riddlehoover’s documentary often has the air of an authorized biography, in that it consists almost entirely of talking-heads testimonies by the couple’s four daughters, ranging in age from late 50s to mid-60s: singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, Kathy Cash Tittle, Cindy Cash, Tara Cash Schwoebel. But neither they nor the movie as a whole seem overly intent on revisionist score-settling with June Carter Cash, Johnny’s second wife, whom the women indicate took far more credit than she was entitled when it came to raising them,...
A fascinating and affecting corrective counterpoint to the Johnny Cash mythos, “My Darling Vivian”
To be sure, director Matt Riddlehoover’s documentary often has the air of an authorized biography, in that it consists almost entirely of talking-heads testimonies by the couple’s four daughters, ranging in age from late 50s to mid-60s: singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, Kathy Cash Tittle, Cindy Cash, Tara Cash Schwoebel. But neither they nor the movie as a whole seem overly intent on revisionist score-settling with June Carter Cash, Johnny’s second wife, whom the women indicate took far more credit than she was entitled when it came to raising them,...
- 4/27/2020
- by Joe Leydon
- Variety Film + TV
At the start of April, SXSW and Amazon announced that films from this year’s canceled SXSW would stream for free on Prime Video, giving some filmmakers the opportunity to get their projects seen by Us audiences after the Covid-19 pandemic nixed plans for the annual festival, and now the full lineup has been confirmed.
Only a small section of filmmakers who were set to debut their titles at SXSW have taken Amazon up on its streaming offer, but 39 projects will be available to watch from April 27 to May 6.
“This is really an unprecedented time. People are waiting for the new normal. And others are waiting for the return to normal,” SXSW director of film Janet Pierson remarked to THR. “We’re just trying to make best of a complicated situation. And this was a concrete and exciting offer from Amazon to give a wider swath of filmmakers an opportunity...
Only a small section of filmmakers who were set to debut their titles at SXSW have taken Amazon up on its streaming offer, but 39 projects will be available to watch from April 27 to May 6.
“This is really an unprecedented time. People are waiting for the new normal. And others are waiting for the return to normal,” SXSW director of film Janet Pierson remarked to THR. “We’re just trying to make best of a complicated situation. And this was a concrete and exciting offer from Amazon to give a wider swath of filmmakers an opportunity...
- 4/22/2020
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Online film festival to include narrative and documentary features, shorts and episodics.
Udated: A little over five percent of the 135 features originally selected for SXSW 2020 have opted in to Amazon Prime Video and SXSW’s Prime Video presents the SXSW 2020 Film Festival Collection, set to stream from April 27-May 6.
The online festival will comprise 39 films overall – seven narrative and documentary features, short films and episodic titles – and will be available in front of the Prime Video paywall, free to all Us audiences with or without an Amazon Prime membership.
Prior to Tuesday’s publication of the list, several leading sales...
Udated: A little over five percent of the 135 features originally selected for SXSW 2020 have opted in to Amazon Prime Video and SXSW’s Prime Video presents the SXSW 2020 Film Festival Collection, set to stream from April 27-May 6.
The online festival will comprise 39 films overall – seven narrative and documentary features, short films and episodic titles – and will be available in front of the Prime Video paywall, free to all Us audiences with or without an Amazon Prime membership.
Prior to Tuesday’s publication of the list, several leading sales...
- 4/21/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Birthday shoutouts go to Charlie Hunnam (above), who is 35, Cynthia Nixon is 48, Marc Jacobs is 51, and Dennis Quaid is 60.
Comic Book Publisher Ends Relationship With Vendor Over Marriage Equality
Beyonce Liberated.
Billy Porter On Inspiring Gay Kids, Finding Forgiveness
Here’s the trailer for Matt Riddlehoover‘s More Scenes From A Gay Marriage, co-starring Charlie David and Rodiney
And no one would give up their seat. For shame.
Here’s Jimmy Fallon and Anne Hathaway performing Broadway versions of rap songs.
Jeremy Irvine will star in Roland Emmerich big-screen Stonewall. The only thing I know about him is he starred in War Horse, and this.
Veet Pulls Its Ad After Creating Hairy Controversy. That was … quick. What do you think? Offensive?
And here’s The Weekly ShoutOUT™. Each week we’re going to focus on one out athlete/performer and feature a daily pic and career timeline. We’ll be showcasing the big names,...
Comic Book Publisher Ends Relationship With Vendor Over Marriage Equality
Beyonce Liberated.
Billy Porter On Inspiring Gay Kids, Finding Forgiveness
Here’s the trailer for Matt Riddlehoover‘s More Scenes From A Gay Marriage, co-starring Charlie David and Rodiney
And no one would give up their seat. For shame.
Here’s Jimmy Fallon and Anne Hathaway performing Broadway versions of rap songs.
Jeremy Irvine will star in Roland Emmerich big-screen Stonewall. The only thing I know about him is he starred in War Horse, and this.
Veet Pulls Its Ad After Creating Hairy Controversy. That was … quick. What do you think? Offensive?
And here’s The Weekly ShoutOUT™. Each week we’re going to focus on one out athlete/performer and feature a daily pic and career timeline. We’ll be showcasing the big names,...
- 4/9/2014
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Cutie Matt Doyle is joining the Broadway production of The Book of Mormon as Elder Price. Current Elder Price Nic Rouleau has been tapped to lead the second touring company of the hit musical. Matt is really one of the sweetest guys on Broadway, and I couldn't be more thrilled for him.
Bradlee Manning is offering to plead guilty to some charges in the WikiLeaks case, but not the major charges the government has levied against him, such as providing aid and comfort to the enemy.
McG is set to direct the upcoming film about the Magic Castle. I'm somewhat interested because Neil Patrick Harris is deeply involved with the Magic Castle, serving on the board, so maybe we can get some Magical Doogie?
In what was a clear attempt to gain official (as opposed to their existing shadow power) power, Hank the Cat came in third in the Senate race in Virginia,...
Bradlee Manning is offering to plead guilty to some charges in the WikiLeaks case, but not the major charges the government has levied against him, such as providing aid and comfort to the enemy.
McG is set to direct the upcoming film about the Magic Castle. I'm somewhat interested because Neil Patrick Harris is deeply involved with the Magic Castle, serving on the board, so maybe we can get some Magical Doogie?
In what was a clear attempt to gain official (as opposed to their existing shadow power) power, Hank the Cat came in third in the Senate race in Virginia,...
- 11/9/2012
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
Birthday shoutouts go to Chace Crawford, (above) who is 27, Vin Diesel is 45, and Wendy Williams is 48. As expected, Frank Ocean's Channel Orange debuted at #2 on the Billboard Album Chart.The Harry Potter fan convention LeakyCon will present a one-time only staged reading of A Very Potter 3D: A Very Potter Senior Year on August 11th, with Darren Criss participating.. Hopefully, this is just the beginning.
Espn sportscaster Jared Max discusses his coming out.The Backstreet Boys will reunite for a 20th Anniversary Tour later this year with all five members. Ricky Martin calls out Miss Peru.No, not Miss Coco Peru, the other one, whose comments go far beyond Carrie Prejean. Camp Pride, for youth Glbt activism, kicks off this week in Nashville.Below you can see the trailer for Matt Riddlehoover's Scenes From A Gay Marriage.
Below you can see Zach Wahls talk to CNN about Bsa's Bs.
Espn sportscaster Jared Max discusses his coming out.The Backstreet Boys will reunite for a 20th Anniversary Tour later this year with all five members. Ricky Martin calls out Miss Peru.No, not Miss Coco Peru, the other one, whose comments go far beyond Carrie Prejean. Camp Pride, for youth Glbt activism, kicks off this week in Nashville.Below you can see the trailer for Matt Riddlehoover's Scenes From A Gay Marriage.
Below you can see Zach Wahls talk to CNN about Bsa's Bs.
- 7/18/2012
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Here's last week's caption pic winner. This week's caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...
That's Justin's little known lesbian twin sister Justine beside him in the plaid.
Thanks to Morgan for this week's winning caption.
Happy 64th Birthday to Sir Elton John! Okay, name your top five Elton songs! What's your favorite? "That's What Friends Are For," "Candle in the Wind," "Don't Go Breaking My Heart?" I'll get the ball rolling by naming my top five 80's Elton singles: 5. "Empty Garden;" 4. "I'm Still Standing;" 3. "Little Jeannie;" 2. "Flames of Paradise," (neglected duet with the incomparable Jennifer Rush); 1. "Blue Eyes." DVD Watch! This week sees the release of the underperforming James L. Brooks comedy How Do You Know, featuring Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd. Also out is the much maligned The Tourist with Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. And the certain-to-be...
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...
That's Justin's little known lesbian twin sister Justine beside him in the plaid.
Thanks to Morgan for this week's winning caption.
Happy 64th Birthday to Sir Elton John! Okay, name your top five Elton songs! What's your favorite? "That's What Friends Are For," "Candle in the Wind," "Don't Go Breaking My Heart?" I'll get the ball rolling by naming my top five 80's Elton singles: 5. "Empty Garden;" 4. "I'm Still Standing;" 3. "Little Jeannie;" 2. "Flames of Paradise," (neglected duet with the incomparable Jennifer Rush); 1. "Blue Eyes." DVD Watch! This week sees the release of the underperforming James L. Brooks comedy How Do You Know, featuring Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd. Also out is the much maligned The Tourist with Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. And the certain-to-be...
- 3/25/2011
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Grizzly Bear
The week's new DVDs are all over the map, but there are lots of options for indie music fans.
Read on for more!
The curated All Tomorrow's Parties is an annual gathering of the coolest bands your mom has never heard of, and this new documentary of the same name—co-directed by gay filmmaker Jonathan Caouette (Tarnation)— features a staggering lineup, including The Gossip, Nick Cave, Iggy Pop, Grizzly Bear (the gay-inclusive band is pictured above), Sonic Youth, Portishead, Daniel Johnston, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Belle and Sebastian, Patti Smith, The Mars Volta and many more.
Queer-inclusive British band Placebo tells their story in the new documentary The Sun Also Rises, which weaves together news reports, exclusive interviews, performance footage and other archival footage of the glam pansexual trio.
You can't get much sexier than a group that releases a new CD box that comes complete with, uh,...
The week's new DVDs are all over the map, but there are lots of options for indie music fans.
Read on for more!
The curated All Tomorrow's Parties is an annual gathering of the coolest bands your mom has never heard of, and this new documentary of the same name—co-directed by gay filmmaker Jonathan Caouette (Tarnation)— features a staggering lineup, including The Gossip, Nick Cave, Iggy Pop, Grizzly Bear (the gay-inclusive band is pictured above), Sonic Youth, Portishead, Daniel Johnston, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Belle and Sebastian, Patti Smith, The Mars Volta and many more.
Queer-inclusive British band Placebo tells their story in the new documentary The Sun Also Rises, which weaves together news reports, exclusive interviews, performance footage and other archival footage of the glam pansexual trio.
You can't get much sexier than a group that releases a new CD box that comes complete with, uh,...
- 11/25/2009
- by ADuralde
- The Backlot
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