“La La Land” (Lionsgate) more than met its high-end expectations. It scored $855,000 in five theaters with an astounding per theater average of $171,000: beat only by “Grand Budapest Hotel,” opening against far less competition early in the year.
The critically hailed Hollywood musical already won Best Film from the New York Film Critics, and is primed to shine during the ongoing awards season. But part of any major Oscar contender’s profile is its popular reception. And it scored a huge initial audience response this weekend in New York and Los Angeles. Likely to factor in both Sunday’s Critics’ Choice Awards and Monday’s Golden Globes nominations Monday, “La La Land”‘s Oscar momentum just got stronger.
This early December weekend is a dead zone except for just this type of top-of-the-line awards entry. “The Big Short” opened this weekend in 2015 in eight multi-city initial dates and grossed $705,000. “La...
The critically hailed Hollywood musical already won Best Film from the New York Film Critics, and is primed to shine during the ongoing awards season. But part of any major Oscar contender’s profile is its popular reception. And it scored a huge initial audience response this weekend in New York and Los Angeles. Likely to factor in both Sunday’s Critics’ Choice Awards and Monday’s Golden Globes nominations Monday, “La La Land”‘s Oscar momentum just got stronger.
This early December weekend is a dead zone except for just this type of top-of-the-line awards entry. “The Big Short” opened this weekend in 2015 in eight multi-city initial dates and grossed $705,000. “La...
- 12/11/2016
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
In an age where we have gone so far as to add the word “selfies” to the Oxford Dictionary, Harry Benson: Shoot First is a vital reminder of what it’s really like to take a picture. Yes, it’s time to get on that soapbox. Put down your iPhone for a second, because directors Justin Bare and Matthew Miele have crafted a film that explores photography at its pinnacle of creativity — all via the life and work of a quirky Scottish man named Harry Benson.
Most of the world knows him for his iconic images of The Beatles (you know, those black and white shots of John, Paul, George, and Ringo going at it with pillows in the George V Hotel, seen below), but Benson’s career spans much further and wider than that. Harry Benson: Shoot First takes you through it all. From the cocaine left behind in...
Most of the world knows him for his iconic images of The Beatles (you know, those black and white shots of John, Paul, George, and Ringo going at it with pillows in the George V Hotel, seen below), but Benson’s career spans much further and wider than that. Harry Benson: Shoot First takes you through it all. From the cocaine left behind in...
- 12/8/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
See me! Feel me! Touch me! That’s a lyric from the Who's Tommy, but it also describes the sensations that swim in your head when you look at photos by Harry Benson. There's music in them, as well as spontaneity and heat; they're alive in ways still camera images rarely are. That vitality is an essential part of the great Scot himself, a livewire from Glasgow who just turned 87 without losing the sharp burr on his tongue, the green pocket squares that dot his jackets or the witty glint...
- 12/7/2016
- Rollingstone.com
At first, photographer Harry Benson said no to taking pictures of The Beatles.
It was 1964 and the Scottish-born photojournalist wanted to travel to Uganda for a story about its newfound independence, not take pictures of some British rock-and-roll band on its way up, which his editor had asked him to cover.
“I knew who The Beatles were, but they hadn’t had their big breakthrough yet,” Benson, now 87, tells People.
His trip to Africa was not to be. At 11 p.m., the night before Benson was set to fly there, his editor at The Daily Express in London called him and told him that indeed,...
It was 1964 and the Scottish-born photojournalist wanted to travel to Uganda for a story about its newfound independence, not take pictures of some British rock-and-roll band on its way up, which his editor had asked him to cover.
“I knew who The Beatles were, but they hadn’t had their big breakthrough yet,” Benson, now 87, tells People.
His trip to Africa was not to be. At 11 p.m., the night before Benson was set to fly there, his editor at The Daily Express in London called him and told him that indeed,...
- 12/1/2016
- by kcbakerpeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
Photographer Harry Benson may be best known for his photos of The Beatles on their first trip to America in 1964, but there are very few notable people he hasn’t photographed. From world leaders to celebrities to The Royal Family, at 86 years old Benson is renowned as one of the most prolific photographers in the world. And now, Magnolia Pictures and directors Justin Bare and Matthew Miele give an inside look at Benson’s career in “Harry Benson: Shoot First,” a new documentary which is on its way to the big screen.
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- 10/17/2016
- by Stephanie Ashe
- The Playlist
"If I don't take a photograph, I've made a terrible mistake." Magnolia Pictures has debuted a trailer for a documentary titled Harry Benson: Shoot First, about the life and work of famed photographer Harry Benson. He gained notoriety in the 60s when he was assigned to shoot The Beatles during their inaugural trip to the United States in 1964. He has since gone on to photograph many famous musicians, politicians, and celebrities, and is still working today at age 86. There have been some superb docs about photographers recently (The Salt of the Earth, Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, Smash His Camera, Finding Vivian Maier are the best of the bunch) and this looks like yet another fantastic profile of a talented artist. Enjoy. Here's a trailer (+ poster) for Justin Bare & Matthew Miele's doc Harry Benson: Shoot First, on Apple: Harry Benson: Shoot First charts the illustrious career of the renowned...
- 10/14/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Read More: Watch: Baz Luhrmann's 'The Get Down' Trailer Beautifully Blends '70s Soul Music and Modern Struggles Ever since it was immortalized by Audrey Hepburn over half a century ago, Tiffany & Co. remains the ultimate ideal in luxury and high fashion, both in New York City and around the world. However, few know what it is really like behind the scenes, but a brand new documentary is here to put all questions to rest. Directed by Matthew Miele ("Harry Benson: Shoot First"), "Crazy About Tiffany's" has been acquired by distributor Gravitas Ventures, who plans to release the film in select theaters and VOD on February 19. The film digs deep into the history and legacy of the famed jewelry store. It's impact on pop culture is covered through interviews with Baz Luhrmann Jessica Biel, Katie Couric and celebrity stylists Kate Young and Rachel Zoe. "It’s a...
- 1/14/2016
- by Mike Lown
- Indiewire
The distributor has acquired world rights to Harry Benson: Shoot First and will commence international sales in Berlin next month. Separately, HBO Documentary Films has moved on upcoming Sundance premiere Jim: The James Foley Story.
Matthew Miele and Justin Bare wrote and directed Harry Benson: Shoot First, about the legendary photographer who rose to fame covering The Beatles’ first trip to the Us in 1964.
The film premiered at the 2015 Hamptons International Film Festival and will open theatrically later in the year.
Magnolia brokered the deal with Cinetic Media, which retains all remaining Us rights.
HBO Documentary Films has acquired Us TV rights to Brian Oakes’ documentary Jim: The James Foley Story ahead of its world premiere in Park City later this month. The film follows the life of the Us journalist beheaded by Isis in 2014. Eva Lipman, George Kunhardt and Teddy Kunhardt produced and Peter Kunhardt served as executive producer. Cinetic Media brokered...
Matthew Miele and Justin Bare wrote and directed Harry Benson: Shoot First, about the legendary photographer who rose to fame covering The Beatles’ first trip to the Us in 1964.
The film premiered at the 2015 Hamptons International Film Festival and will open theatrically later in the year.
Magnolia brokered the deal with Cinetic Media, which retains all remaining Us rights.
HBO Documentary Films has acquired Us TV rights to Brian Oakes’ documentary Jim: The James Foley Story ahead of its world premiere in Park City later this month. The film follows the life of the Us journalist beheaded by Isis in 2014. Eva Lipman, George Kunhardt and Teddy Kunhardt produced and Peter Kunhardt served as executive producer. Cinetic Media brokered...
- 1/5/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Maybe you're not familiar with the name, but Harry Benson is responsible for photographs of the most important iconoclast figures of the last century. Benson's photographs have become a prominent part of the visual lexicon of the 20th century. When The Beatles came to America in 1964, for instance, he brought us candid images of the iconic group. Benson also brought some of the darker moments in history to print, including mages of Robert Kennedy's lifeless body, which marked the end of an era. "Harry Benson: Shoot First" is the documentary portrait of the legendary photographer, directed by Justin Bare and Matthew Miele. The documentary had its premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival last year and has now found a formidable home at Magnolia. The company will be handling worldwide distribution rights to the film, which features interviews from politicos, actors, filmmakers and sports stars, from Donald Trump to Dan Rather,...
- 1/5/2016
- by J. Carlos Menjivar
- Indiewire
Magnolia Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary “Harry Benson: Shoot First,” the company announced Tuesday. The film, which had its world premiere at the 2015 Hamptons International Film Festival, chronicles the life of renowned photographer Harry Benson, who initially rose to fame alongside The Beatles, having been assigned to cover the band’s inaugural trip to the U.S. in 1964. Also Read: Beatles Songs Stream 50 Million Times in Just 48 Hours The doc features interviews with Sharon Stone, Alec Baldwin, Donald Trump, Piers Morgan, Dan Rather, James L. Brooks, Henry Kissinger, Ralph Lauren and Joe Namath. Magnolia is targeting a 2016 theatrical release.
- 1/5/2016
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
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