Well, the Directors Guild of America has had their say this evening. A few minutes ago, Sam Mendes was awarded the top prize from the DGA, wrapping up an Academy Award win in the process. Mark it down, folks. Mendes will win his second Oscar in Best Director for 1917, coming up the middle in the latter stages of the awards season. This Directors Guild win makes it all but a certainty. Read on for the rest of the results, which also included the Best First Time Feature prize going to Alma Har’el for Honey Boy. Congrats to all of the winners! Here are all of the DGA results: Theatrical Feature Film Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite” (Neon) Mr. Bong’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Park Min Chul First Assistant Director: Kim Seong Sik Winner: Sam Mendes, “1917” (Universal Pictures) Mr. Mendes’s Directorial Team: Unit Production Managers: Callum McDougall, Hannah Godwin...
- 1/26/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
In case you thought it was going to be a quiet Saturday, think again. Tonight is one of the bigger precursor days of the season, with several awards being given out that could tangibly impact the Oscar race. Without question, Academy Award voters will be paying attention, as American Society of Cinematographers Awards, the Annie Awards, the Cinema Audio Society Awards, the USC Scripter Awards, and of course the Directors Guild of America Awards are being announced. Look for the results to be posted later today here on the site, but for the moment, just settle in and expect an evening that shapes the race in its final days… As a reminder, here are the nominees at these precursors: Directors Guild Of America Awards The nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Theatrical Feature Film For 2019 are (in alphabetical order): Bong Joon Ho Parasite (Neon) Mr. Bong’s Directorial Team:...
- 1/25/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Writer/Director Taika Waititi on the set of Jojo Rabbit. Photo by Larry Horricks. © 2019 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved
Directors Guild of America President Thomas Schlamme today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2019.
“In a year full of excellent films, DGA members have chosen an extraordinary group of filmmakers to nominate for this year’s Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Award,” said Schlamme. “These directors represent the highest standard of filmmaking, and their films are a testament to innovative storytelling, artistic achievement, and the passion that filmmakers share with their audiences. Being nominated by their peers is what makes this award particularly meaningful for directors, and I congratulate all of the nominees for their outstanding work.”
The 72nd Annual DGA Awards will take place at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday,...
Directors Guild of America President Thomas Schlamme today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2019.
“In a year full of excellent films, DGA members have chosen an extraordinary group of filmmakers to nominate for this year’s Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Award,” said Schlamme. “These directors represent the highest standard of filmmaking, and their films are a testament to innovative storytelling, artistic achievement, and the passion that filmmakers share with their audiences. Being nominated by their peers is what makes this award particularly meaningful for directors, and I congratulate all of the nominees for their outstanding work.”
The 72nd Annual DGA Awards will take place at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday,...
- 1/7/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Directors Guild of America has nominated Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite,” Sam Mendes for “1917,” Martin Scorsese for “The Irishman,” Quentin Tarantino for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” and Taika Waititi for “Jojo Rabbit.”
The DGAs are seen as a stepping stone to the Oscars, where the last six best director winners also went home with an Academy Award. Last year, “Roma” filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón scored the feature film directing award, beating out Bradley Cooper for “A Star Is Born,” Spike Lee for “BlacKkKlansman,” Adam McKay for “Vice,” and Peter Farrelly for “Green Book.”
Three female filmmakers — Mati Diop for “Atlantics,” Alma Ha’rel for “Honey Boy” and Melina Matsoukas for “Queen & Slim” — were recognized by the Directors Guild in the first-time feature film award category differing from the Golden Globe Awards and the BAFTA Awards, which both failed to nominate female directors this year.
Some surprise...
The DGAs are seen as a stepping stone to the Oscars, where the last six best director winners also went home with an Academy Award. Last year, “Roma” filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón scored the feature film directing award, beating out Bradley Cooper for “A Star Is Born,” Spike Lee for “BlacKkKlansman,” Adam McKay for “Vice,” and Peter Farrelly for “Green Book.”
Three female filmmakers — Mati Diop for “Atlantics,” Alma Ha’rel for “Honey Boy” and Melina Matsoukas for “Queen & Slim” — were recognized by the Directors Guild in the first-time feature film award category differing from the Golden Globe Awards and the BAFTA Awards, which both failed to nominate female directors this year.
Some surprise...
- 1/7/2020
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Hot on the heels of the Producers Guild announcing today (as well as BAFTA last night), the Directors Guild of America has followed. The DGA, along with the aforementioned PGA, combine to be reliable Oscar predictors, so this morning/afternoon is proving to be a vital one, especially as Academy Award voting closes tonight. So, you should be paying close attention to these Guilds. DGA is a strong indicator of Best Director, that goes without saying. Highlighting the lineup for the DGA were the expected names in the main category, such as Bong Joon Ho for Parasite, Sam Mendes for 1917, Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, and Quentin Tarantino for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The final slot was the one everyone had their eye on, and the Guild went for a surprise. Instead of Noah Baumbach for Marriage Story, Greta Gerwig for Little Women, James Mangold for Ford v Ferrari,...
- 1/7/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Annnd … action! The Directors Guild has raised the curtain on the film nominees for its 72nd annual DGA Awards.
Vying for the marquee Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film prize are Bong Joon Ho (Parasite), newly minted Golden Globe winner Sam Mendes (1917), Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Martin Scorsese (The Irishman) and Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit).
“In a year full of excellent films, DGA members have chosen an extraordinary group of filmmakers to nominate for this year’s Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Award,” Directors Guild President Thomas Schlamme said. “These directors represent the highest standard of filmmaking, and their films are a testament to innovative storytelling, artistic achievement and the passion that filmmakers share with their audiences. Being nominated by their peers is what makes this award particularly meaningful for directors, and I congratulate all of the nominees for their outstanding work.”
Notably absent...
Vying for the marquee Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film prize are Bong Joon Ho (Parasite), newly minted Golden Globe winner Sam Mendes (1917), Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Martin Scorsese (The Irishman) and Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit).
“In a year full of excellent films, DGA members have chosen an extraordinary group of filmmakers to nominate for this year’s Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Award,” Directors Guild President Thomas Schlamme said. “These directors represent the highest standard of filmmaking, and their films are a testament to innovative storytelling, artistic achievement and the passion that filmmakers share with their audiences. Being nominated by their peers is what makes this award particularly meaningful for directors, and I congratulate all of the nominees for their outstanding work.”
Notably absent...
- 1/7/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The Directors Guild of America’s feature-film nominations contain a lineup of acknowledged masters including Martin Scorsese for “The Irishman,” Quentin Tarantino for “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” Sam Mendes for “1917” and Korean auteur Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite.”
Taika Waititi may not have been mentioned in their company when he was best known for making comedies and horror flicks like “What We Do in the Shadows” and “Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” but he joined the ranks of those other directors on Tuesday morning when the Directors Guild nominated him for “Jojo Rabbit.”
But the slate of nominees also means that the DGA will face some of the same questions that were aimed at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association when it nominated an all-male slate of directors for the Golden Globe.
Also Read: Taika Waititi Says He Didn't Even Try to Pitch Studios on His WWII Comedy 'Jojo Rabbit...
Taika Waititi may not have been mentioned in their company when he was best known for making comedies and horror flicks like “What We Do in the Shadows” and “Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” but he joined the ranks of those other directors on Tuesday morning when the Directors Guild nominated him for “Jojo Rabbit.”
But the slate of nominees also means that the DGA will face some of the same questions that were aimed at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association when it nominated an all-male slate of directors for the Golden Globe.
Also Read: Taika Waititi Says He Didn't Even Try to Pitch Studios on His WWII Comedy 'Jojo Rabbit...
- 1/7/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Academy Award winner[1] Leonardo DiCaprio and Academy Award nominee[2] Brad Pitt give “explosively funny and emotionally complex performances”[3] as actor Rick Dalton and his longtime friend and stuntman Cliff Booth, alongside Academy Award nominee[4] Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate in the blockbuster ninth film from writer and director Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood, coming to digital on November 22 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD December 10.
Also arriving December 10 is a limited 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition of the film, sure to make any Tarantino fan’s holiday wish list. Premium collectible packaging will contain a 7” vinyl record with two of the soundtrack’s grooviest tunes (complete with turntable adapter), a collectible vintage poster for the Rick Dalton film Operazione Dyn-o-mite! and an exclusive new Mad Magazine parody of the Rick Dalton TV series “Bounty Law,” Lousy Law. The collector’s edition is available for pre-order today from Amazon.com,...
Also arriving December 10 is a limited 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition of the film, sure to make any Tarantino fan’s holiday wish list. Premium collectible packaging will contain a 7” vinyl record with two of the soundtrack’s grooviest tunes (complete with turntable adapter), a collectible vintage poster for the Rick Dalton film Operazione Dyn-o-mite! and an exclusive new Mad Magazine parody of the Rick Dalton TV series “Bounty Law,” Lousy Law. The collector’s edition is available for pre-order today from Amazon.com,...
- 12/10/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It’s so easy to make a bad movie, and so hard to produce a great one. Two producers this year each managed the rare feat of producing not one, but two movies that are in the race for 2020 Oscars. Emma Tillinger Koskoff produced Martin Scorsese’s big-budget period epic “The Irishman” as well as Todd Phillips’ “Joker,” while David Heyman supported two writer-directors, Quentin Tarantino and Noah Baumbach, with sprawling showbiz mosaic “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and bicoastal tug-of-war divorce drama “Marriage Story,” respectively. All required a range of skills learned over many years, not least of which is knowing when to say no, and when to say yes.
“A producer is only as good as the director you work with,” Heyman told IndieWire. “You can make a great film with a great director, but you can’t make a great film with a bad director.”
1. Hitch yourself to an A-list director.
“A producer is only as good as the director you work with,” Heyman told IndieWire. “You can make a great film with a great director, but you can’t make a great film with a bad director.”
1. Hitch yourself to an A-list director.
- 12/2/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
It’s so easy to make a bad movie, and so hard to produce a great one. Two producers this year each managed the rare feat of producing not one, but two movies that are in the race for 2020 Oscars. Emma Tillinger Koskoff produced Martin Scorsese’s big-budget period epic “The Irishman” as well as Todd Phillips’ “Joker,” while David Heyman supported two writer-directors, Quentin Tarantino and Noah Baumbach, with sprawling showbiz mosaic “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and bicoastal tug-of-war divorce drama “Marriage Story,” respectively. All required a range of skills learned over many years, not least of which is knowing when to say no, and when to say yes.
“A producer is only as good as the director you work with,” Heyman told IndieWire. “You can make a great film with a great director, but you can’t make a great film with a bad director.”
1. Hitch yourself to an A-list director.
“A producer is only as good as the director you work with,” Heyman told IndieWire. “You can make a great film with a great director, but you can’t make a great film with a bad director.”
1. Hitch yourself to an A-list director.
- 12/2/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Culver City, Calif. – Academy Award winner[1] Leonardo DiCaprio and Academy Award nominee[2] Brad Pitt give “explosively funny and emotionally complex performances”[3] as actor Rick Dalton and his longtime friend and stuntman Cliff Booth, alongside Academy Award nominee[4] Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate in the blockbuster ninth film from writer and director Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood, coming to digital on November 26 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD December 10.
Also arriving December 10 is a limited 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition of the film, sure to make any Tarantino fan’s holiday wish list. Premium collectible packaging will contain a 7” vinyl record with two of the soundtrack’s grooviest tunes (complete with turntable adapter), a collectible vintage poster for the Rick Dalton film Operazione Dyn-o-mite! and an exclusive new Mad Magazine parody of the Rick Dalton TV series “Bounty Law,” Lousy Law. The collector’s edition is...
Also arriving December 10 is a limited 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition of the film, sure to make any Tarantino fan’s holiday wish list. Premium collectible packaging will contain a 7” vinyl record with two of the soundtrack’s grooviest tunes (complete with turntable adapter), a collectible vintage poster for the Rick Dalton film Operazione Dyn-o-mite! and an exclusive new Mad Magazine parody of the Rick Dalton TV series “Bounty Law,” Lousy Law. The collector’s edition is...
- 10/28/2019
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
There was always talks that Quentin Tarantino would add more scenes to his ninth movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood following its premiere at Cannes, finally, here it is, a new cut, just in time for awards season that Sony will re-release in around 1,500 theaters on Friday. Four never-before-scenes will be added, book-ending the new print. The movie, Tarantino’s first outside of his partnership with the Weinsteins, is his second-grossing ever stateside with $139.8M, $368.3M worldwide behind Django Unchained. The pic opened during the final weekend of July to $41M and one of the few pieces of counter-programming in a Disney-filled IP summer to work.
For those living in La and happened to catch Hollywood at Tarantino’s Beverly Cinema, that print offered up an extended cut of a Bounty Law segment (the TV show starring DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton character). The movie follows Dalton, a fading...
For those living in La and happened to catch Hollywood at Tarantino’s Beverly Cinema, that print offered up an extended cut of a Bounty Law segment (the TV show starring DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton character). The movie follows Dalton, a fading...
- 10/23/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
From the stark contrast “Stuck In The Middle With You” provided for Mr. Blonde torturing a cop in “Reservior Dogs” to Mia Wallace and Vincent Vega’s iconic dance to Chuck Berry’s “You Never Can Tell” in “Pulp Fiction,” Quentin Tarantino is a proven master in choosing just the right song, and the extensive track list in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” is no exception.
Tarantino discussed the music of his latest film during a 90-minute event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles this week alongside guests who included Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & the Raiders, a band that contributed three pieces of sonic ’60s history to the movie.
Here are five things we learned from the event.
For the opening credits, the song made the sequence
The director said he had two songs in mind for the opening-credit sequence, which involves scenes of Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie...
Tarantino discussed the music of his latest film during a 90-minute event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles this week alongside guests who included Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & the Raiders, a band that contributed three pieces of sonic ’60s history to the movie.
Here are five things we learned from the event.
For the opening credits, the song made the sequence
The director said he had two songs in mind for the opening-credit sequence, which involves scenes of Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie...
- 10/6/2019
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” has opened with a solid $5.8 million at 3,318 North American locations in Thursday previews.
Sony’s much-anticipated comedy drama, starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Brad Pitt, will expand to 3,659 sites against the second weekend of Disney’s blockbuster remake of “The Lion King.” “Once Upon a Time” is promising R-rated counter-programming and should deliver a $30 million opening weekend, according to forecasts.
DiCaprio and Pitt share the big-screen with Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, Dakota Fanning, Kurt Russell, Lena Dunham and the late Luke Perry. The movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, 25 years after Tarantino’s signature “Pulp Fiction” debuted at the same site.
Reviews have been strong with a current 88% score on Rotten Tomatoes. DiCaprio portrays an aging actor with Pitt as his longtime stunt double in a drama set in 1969 Hollywood with Sharon Tate (Robbie) moving in next door prior to the Manson family murders.
Sony’s much-anticipated comedy drama, starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Brad Pitt, will expand to 3,659 sites against the second weekend of Disney’s blockbuster remake of “The Lion King.” “Once Upon a Time” is promising R-rated counter-programming and should deliver a $30 million opening weekend, according to forecasts.
DiCaprio and Pitt share the big-screen with Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, Dakota Fanning, Kurt Russell, Lena Dunham and the late Luke Perry. The movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, 25 years after Tarantino’s signature “Pulp Fiction” debuted at the same site.
Reviews have been strong with a current 88% score on Rotten Tomatoes. DiCaprio portrays an aging actor with Pitt as his longtime stunt double in a drama set in 1969 Hollywood with Sharon Tate (Robbie) moving in next door prior to the Manson family murders.
- 7/26/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Quentin Tarantino has teamed with Sony Pictures Television on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Quentin Tarantino Present the Swinging Sixties. It’s a series of 10 films personally curated by Tarantino, including Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and Easy Rider — all of which served as a specific influence in the creation of his upcoming 1969-set film.
The 10 films from the Columbia Pictures library, dating from 1958-70, will air over consecutive nights in more than 80 territories worldwide beginning about one week before Sony’s July 26 theatrical release of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in each market. Interstitial segments featuring specially created conversations between Tarantino and film writer and historian Kim Morgan will accompany each film, along with a first look at scenes from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
The film series will premiere in the U.S. on Sony Movie Channel from July 21-25, with two films airing...
The 10 films from the Columbia Pictures library, dating from 1958-70, will air over consecutive nights in more than 80 territories worldwide beginning about one week before Sony’s July 26 theatrical release of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in each market. Interstitial segments featuring specially created conversations between Tarantino and film writer and historian Kim Morgan will accompany each film, along with a first look at scenes from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
The film series will premiere in the U.S. on Sony Movie Channel from July 21-25, with two films airing...
- 7/15/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Image Source: Getty / Hulton Deutsch / Christopher Polk
It's clear by now that Quentin Tarantino isn't afraid of diving into some pretty gruesome stories, and his next project only further confirms it. In July 2017, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Tarantino is in the early stages of putting together a film described as "a unique take on the Manson Family murders." Here are the scraps of information we've been able to pull together so far:
The Production Team
The drama, which would be his follow-up to 2015's The Hateful Eight, will be called Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and a source confirmed that Tarantino both penned the script for Sony and will direct. The movie is being produced by Tarantino, Harry Potter's David Heyman, and Shannon McIntosh, with Georgia Kacandes serving as executive producer.
The Cast
On the casting front, Leonardo DiCaprio will be playing the role of struggling actor...
It's clear by now that Quentin Tarantino isn't afraid of diving into some pretty gruesome stories, and his next project only further confirms it. In July 2017, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Tarantino is in the early stages of putting together a film described as "a unique take on the Manson Family murders." Here are the scraps of information we've been able to pull together so far:
The Production Team
The drama, which would be his follow-up to 2015's The Hateful Eight, will be called Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and a source confirmed that Tarantino both penned the script for Sony and will direct. The movie is being produced by Tarantino, Harry Potter's David Heyman, and Shannon McIntosh, with Georgia Kacandes serving as executive producer.
The Cast
On the casting front, Leonardo DiCaprio will be playing the role of struggling actor...
- 5/12/2018
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film will be released on August 9, 2019, TheWrap has learned. The untitled film is set in Los Angeles in the 1960s and ’70s and is believed to involve the actress and model Sharon Tate, who was murdered by members of Charles Manson’s notorious “family” in 1969. Perhaps not coincidentally, August 9, 2019, will mark the 50th anniversary of Tate’s death. The movie, which will be the first for Tarantino without his longtime producer-distributor Harvey Weinstein, does not yet have a cast. Tarantino will produce along with David Heyman and Shannon McIntosh. Georgia Kacandes will serve as executive producer.
- 12/1/2017
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
Sony Pictures has won the showdown for the right to finance and distribute Quentin Tarantino’s next movie, which has the working title #9.
Sony Pictures acquired worldwide rights for an unknown price tag. A source tells The Hollywood Reporter that the Tarantino film has to make $375 million worldwide to break even.
Set in the late 1960s/early 1970s in L.A., the film is an ensemble feature. Its working title comes from this being Tarantino's ninth feature.
The director is understood to be looking to get a star-studded cast for the film.
David Heyman, Tarantino and Shannon McIntosh are producing, with Georgia Kacandes...
Sony Pictures acquired worldwide rights for an unknown price tag. A source tells The Hollywood Reporter that the Tarantino film has to make $375 million worldwide to break even.
Set in the late 1960s/early 1970s in L.A., the film is an ensemble feature. Its working title comes from this being Tarantino's ninth feature.
The director is understood to be looking to get a star-studded cast for the film.
David Heyman, Tarantino and Shannon McIntosh are producing, with Georgia Kacandes...
- 11/17/2017
- by Tatiana Siegel,Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that Academy Award® winning writer/director Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming feature The Hateful Eight, will premiere in 70mm on December 25, 2015exclusively for a 1-week roadshow opening that will be featured in glorious 70mm in 100 theaters nationwide. Following the 1-week engagement, the film will open with a theatrical digital release nationwide on December 31, 2015, while continuing to be shown in 70mm as well. The film premieres tonight in New York in 70mm at the Ziegfeld theater.
Starting today, moviegoers can purchase tickets for the 70mm roadshow showings at tickets.thehatefuleight.com. To mark the occasion, Quentin and TWC are commemorating the opening with the “12 Days of Hateful Eight Giveaways”, where each day a different Hateful Eight prize, memorabilia or once-in-a-lifetime experience will be given away to moviegoers who buy roadshow tickets in advance leading up to the Christmas day opening.
The exclusive roadshow engagement that...
Starting today, moviegoers can purchase tickets for the 70mm roadshow showings at tickets.thehatefuleight.com. To mark the occasion, Quentin and TWC are commemorating the opening with the “12 Days of Hateful Eight Giveaways”, where each day a different Hateful Eight prize, memorabilia or once-in-a-lifetime experience will be given away to moviegoers who buy roadshow tickets in advance leading up to the Christmas day opening.
The exclusive roadshow engagement that...
- 12/14/2015
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
The Weinstein Company announced today that Academy Award winning writer/director Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming feature The Hateful Eight, will premiere in 70mm on December 25, 2015 exclusively for a 1-week roadshow opening that will be featured in glorious 70mm in 100 theaters nationwide. Following the 1-week engagement, the film will open with a theatrical digital release nationwide on December 31, 2015, while continuing to be shown in 70mm as well. The film premieres tonight in New York in 70mm at the Ziegfeld theater.
Starting today, moviegoers can purchase tickets for the 70mm roadshow showings at tickets.thehatefuleight.com.
To mark the occasion, Quentin and TWC are commemorating the opening with the “12 Days of Hateful Eight Giveaways”, where each day a different Hateful Eight prize, memorabilia or once-in-a-lifetime experience will be given away to moviegoers who buy roadshow tickets in advance leading up to the Christmas day opening.
The exclusive roadshow engagement that The Hateful Eight...
Starting today, moviegoers can purchase tickets for the 70mm roadshow showings at tickets.thehatefuleight.com.
To mark the occasion, Quentin and TWC are commemorating the opening with the “12 Days of Hateful Eight Giveaways”, where each day a different Hateful Eight prize, memorabilia or once-in-a-lifetime experience will be given away to moviegoers who buy roadshow tickets in advance leading up to the Christmas day opening.
The exclusive roadshow engagement that The Hateful Eight...
- 12/14/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A new trailer for Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight has been released, showcasing more of Samuel L. Jackson's character Major Marquis Warren. Check it out below:
The Weinstein Company will release The Hateful Eight in select theaters on December 25, 2015 with an exclusive two-week roadshow opening in 70mm. Following the two-week engagement, the film will open with a digital theatrical release nationwide on January 8, 2016, while continuing to be shown in 70mm as well.
The lead cast includes Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, and Bruce Dern. Written and directed by Tarantino,The Hateful Eight is produced by Richard N. Gladstein, Stacey Sher and Shannon McIntosh. Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and Georgia Kacandes are executive producing, and Coco Francini and William Paul Clark are associate producing. Spaghetti-western legend Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly) is expected to provide an original score.
The Weinstein Company will release The Hateful Eight in select theaters on December 25, 2015 with an exclusive two-week roadshow opening in 70mm. Following the two-week engagement, the film will open with a digital theatrical release nationwide on January 8, 2016, while continuing to be shown in 70mm as well.
The lead cast includes Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, and Bruce Dern. Written and directed by Tarantino,The Hateful Eight is produced by Richard N. Gladstein, Stacey Sher and Shannon McIntosh. Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and Georgia Kacandes are executive producing, and Coco Francini and William Paul Clark are associate producing. Spaghetti-western legend Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly) is expected to provide an original score.
- 11/21/2015
- by Laura Frances
- LRMonline.com
The 19th annual Hollywood Film Awards will be launching the awards campaigns of contenders both big and small, but few are bigger than Quentin Tarantino’s new movie The Hateful Eight. The film and its cast will be honored with the Hollywood Ensemble Award, which bodes well for its chances with Oscar. The ensemble consists of a group that includes Zoë Bell, Demian Bichir, Bruce Dern, Walton Goggins, Dana Gourrier, Lee Horsley, Samuel L. Jackson, Keith Jefferson, Gene Jones, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Belinda Owino, James Parks, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Craig Stark, and Channing Tatum, with some to compete for Academy Awards this year as well. It’s a heck of a cast, one that Tarantino seems to have had a blast playing with. The Hollywood Film Awards have recognized the ensemble with this honor, one that seems very appropriate to me… Here’s part of the press...
- 10/31/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Quentin Tarantino’s film The Hateful Eight will be honored with the “Hollywood Ensemble Award” at the “19th Annual Hollywood Film Awards.” The Hateful Eight stars Zoë Bell, Demian Bichir, Bruce Dern, Walton Goggins, Dana Gourrier, Lee Horsley, Samuel L. Jackson, Keith Jefferson, Gene Jones, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Belinda Owino, James Parks, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Craig Stark and Channing Tatum among others. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight is produced by Richard N. Gladstein, Stacey Sher and Shannon McIntosh. Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and Georgia Kacandes are executive producers, and Coco Francini and William Paul Clark are associate producers. The ceremony will be hosted by critically and globally acclaimed actor, comedian and late night talk show host, James Corden and will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, on November 1, 2015. The Hollywood Film Awards, the official launch of the awards season...
- 10/26/2015
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has unveiled its plans for the distribution of Quentin Tarantino’s next film.
The Hateful Eight will premiere in 70mm on December 25 in the Us as part of an exclusive two-week roadshow in select theatres.
The Civil War era ensemble about a group of dangerous characters holed up in a tavern during a blizzard will then go on nationwide release in today’s more conventional digital theatrical format on January 8 2016.
During this time it will continue to play in 70mm in what TWC brass claim will be the widest of its kind for the format in more than two decades.
TWC distributed Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master in 70mm in 2012. The company, along with Tarantino and a coterie of unnamed directors and studios, says it has negotiated deals with Kodak to continue production of 70mm and other film formats to honour the vision of those filmmakers who wish to use it.
Samuel...
The Hateful Eight will premiere in 70mm on December 25 in the Us as part of an exclusive two-week roadshow in select theatres.
The Civil War era ensemble about a group of dangerous characters holed up in a tavern during a blizzard will then go on nationwide release in today’s more conventional digital theatrical format on January 8 2016.
During this time it will continue to play in 70mm in what TWC brass claim will be the widest of its kind for the format in more than two decades.
TWC distributed Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master in 70mm in 2012. The company, along with Tarantino and a coterie of unnamed directors and studios, says it has negotiated deals with Kodak to continue production of 70mm and other film formats to honour the vision of those filmmakers who wish to use it.
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- 6/12/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The ensemble is led by Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Channing Tatum
The Weinstein Company has unveiled the supporting cast of Quentin Tarantino‘s “The Hateful Eight,” which the Oscar-winning writer-director has begun shooting in Telluride, Colorado. The film will be presented in glorious 70mm later this year.
Tarantino has rounded up a group of supporting actors he has worked with in the past, including Zoe Bell (“Death Proof”), James Parks (“Kill Bill”) “Django Unchained” actors Dana Gourrier, Keith Jefferson, Lee Horsley, Craig Stark and Belinda Owino, as well as Gene Jones (“No Country for Old Men...
The Weinstein Company has unveiled the supporting cast of Quentin Tarantino‘s “The Hateful Eight,” which the Oscar-winning writer-director has begun shooting in Telluride, Colorado. The film will be presented in glorious 70mm later this year.
Tarantino has rounded up a group of supporting actors he has worked with in the past, including Zoe Bell (“Death Proof”), James Parks (“Kill Bill”) “Django Unchained” actors Dana Gourrier, Keith Jefferson, Lee Horsley, Craig Stark and Belinda Owino, as well as Gene Jones (“No Country for Old Men...
- 1/23/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Christy Grosz is an Awardsline contributor When director Ryan Murphy met with choreographer Michael Arnold, the first question Murphy asked was, “So how did you get into this line of work?” That might have been merely an ice-breaker had Arnold been tapped to work on Murphy’s Fox series Glee, but this job was about re-creating the uninhibited sex-fueled parties of 1970s-era Fire Island for HBO’s The Normal Heart. After performing as a dancer in more than a dozen Broadway musicals, Arnold has parlayed his flair for movement into a new career as a sex-scene choreographer. The short answer about how he got started is the usual Hollywood networking story—albeit with a splash of Oscar gold—when a friend of a friend was looking for some help on Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street. “I got a call from (executive producer) Georgia Kacandes, and she said,...
- 6/10/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Producer and exec producer Georgia Kacandes has signed with Gersh. Kacandes is a veteran exec producer and on-set physical producer who is currently in production on Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, the finanacial drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio. This is Kacandes’ second movie with Scorsese, after working with the filmmaker on the Oscar-winning Hugo, on which she served as an exec producer. Story: 'Wolf of Wall Street' Producers Settle Dueling Lawsuits Other exec producer and unit production manager credits include the Cameron Diaz comedy Bad Teacher, Stephen Gaghan’s Syriana, James Mangold's Angelina Jolie drama Girl, Interrupted and
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- 10/18/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: There is life after The Walking Dead. Jon Bernthal, whose demise from AMC’s zombie drama was one of the most shocking things in recent episodic TV history, has just joined the cast of the Martin Scorsese-directed The Wolf Of Wall Street. He’ll play a drug dealer and money launderer in the film that stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill. The film’s being financed by Red Granite and produced by Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland, DiCaprio, Scorsese and Emma Koskoff, and Alexandra Milchan. Terence Winter wrote the script about the rise and fall of Wall Streeter Jordan Belfort (DiCaprio). Irwin Winkler and Georgia Kacandes are executive producers. The film shoots in New York in August. Related: Margot Robbie In ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’ Talks Bernthal is currently in production as the lead in Frank Darabont’s new TNT series L.A. Noir. For the big screen, Bernthal...
- 6/19/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Young Australian actress Margot Robbie may be about to get a gigantic break. She is in talks to join the cast of “The Wolf of Wall Street” for director Martin Scorsese as the wife of the main character, Jordan Belfort, being played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Terence Winter ("The Sopranos") adapted the screenplay, which details Belfort's Wall Street travails, which included a high-flying lifestyle, drug and alcohol addiction, and eventually prison. Production is scheduled to begin in August in New York. Red Granite Pictures owns the rights to Belfort’s memoir and is financing the film. The company’s Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland are producing along with DiCaprio, Scorsese and his Sikelia Productions partner Emma Koskoff, and Alexandra Milchan. Irwin Winkler and Georgia Kacandes are executive producers. Repped by CAA and Management 360, Robbie starred on the ABC series “Pan Am” and the long-running Aussie series...
- 6/19/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Australian actress Margot Robbie (Pan Am) is in talks to play the female lead in The Wolf Of Wall Street, the Martin Scorsese-directed drama that stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill. Robbie is in talks to play Nadine, the wife of Jordan Belfort, the title character being played by DiCaprio. Poducers are Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland (Red Granite Pictures), DiCaprio (Appian Way), Scorsese and Emma Koskoff (Sikelia Productions) and Alexandra Milchan (Emjag Productions). Red Granite Pictures owns the rights to Belfort’s best-selling memoir and is financing the film. Irwin Winkler and Georgia Kacandes are executive producers. Terence Winter adapted a memoir that chronicles Belfort’s dramatic rise and fall on Wall Street, along with his hard-partying lifestyle and tumultuous personal life that included drug and alcohol addiction. Production on the film is slated to begin in August in New York. Robbie is repped by CAA and Management 360.
- 6/19/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Breaking: After getting an Oscar nomination playing Brad Pitt’s wing man in Moneyball, Jonah Hill has just been set to star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf Of Wall Street, the Martin Scorsese-directed adaptation of the Jordan Belfort memoir. Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter wrote the script. The film chronicles Belfort’s dramatic rise and fall on Wall Street, along with his hard-partying lifestyle and tumultuous personal life, which included drug and alcohol addiction. Hill will play his close friend, who becomes Belfort’s business partner when the charismatic stock broker persuades him to quit his job in the furniture business to jump into the lucrative, volatile world of stocks. Red Granite Pictures principals Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland stepped up to make the picture happen, and they are producing along with Appian Way’s DiCaprio, Sikelia Production’ Scorsese and Emma Koskoff, and Emjag Productions’ Alexandra Milchan. Irwin Winkler...
- 5/4/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
As of today, director Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are officially signed on to make another movie they've been wanting to do together called The Wolf of Wall Street. The film is based on the memoir by Jordan Belfort and tells the story of "his days as a hard partying, drug addicted stockbroker who was indicted in 1998 for security fraud and money laundering and served a 22-month federal prison stretch."
I love watching the films of Scorsese and DiCaprio. They're a great team of awesome talent that knows how to make solidly amazing films. I expect nothing less but complete greatness from these guys, and I'm sure they'll bring it with their fifth collaboration.
Executive producer and writer of HBO's The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire, Terence Winter, wrote the script for the movie. For those of you not familiar with they guy, the movie is based off of his coming...
I love watching the films of Scorsese and DiCaprio. They're a great team of awesome talent that knows how to make solidly amazing films. I expect nothing less but complete greatness from these guys, and I'm sure they'll bring it with their fifth collaboration.
Executive producer and writer of HBO's The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire, Terence Winter, wrote the script for the movie. For those of you not familiar with they guy, the movie is based off of his coming...
- 4/19/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
There isn’t much news here to speak of, only that the third time is the charm, after news of a Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio reunion was once and twice confirmed. An official press release lets us know that everything has come together for a summer shoot for The Wolf of Wall Street, which sees DiCaprio playing stockbroker Jordan Belfort in the film written by Terrence Winter (The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire).
ScreenDaily also chimes that the film is a budgeted at a fairly large $85 million, somewhat surprising after his last film, Hugo, wasn’t a box office hit. But Scorsese tends to get what he wants regardless and considering his last DiCaprio collaboration, Shutter Island, was the biggest success of his career, the pattern could certainly be repeated. Check out the press release below.
Los Angeles, CA – April 19, 2012 – Martin Scorsese will direct “The Wolf of Wall Street” starring Leonardo Dicraprio.
ScreenDaily also chimes that the film is a budgeted at a fairly large $85 million, somewhat surprising after his last film, Hugo, wasn’t a box office hit. But Scorsese tends to get what he wants regardless and considering his last DiCaprio collaboration, Shutter Island, was the biggest success of his career, the pattern could certainly be repeated. Check out the press release below.
Los Angeles, CA – April 19, 2012 – Martin Scorsese will direct “The Wolf of Wall Street” starring Leonardo Dicraprio.
- 4/19/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Back in March, Deadline revealed that Martin Scorsese would next direct The Wolf Of Wall Street, with Leonardo DiCaprio playing the title character after the upstart Red Granite stepped up with the funding. Here’s the official release: Los Angeles, CA – April 19, 2012 – Martin Scorsese will direct “The Wolf of Wall Street” starring Leonardo Dicraprio. The deal, which brings Scorsese and DiCaprio together for their fifth feature collaboration, was made official today. Red Granite Pictures owns the rights to Jordan Belfort’s best-selling memoir The Wolf of Wall Street, on which the film is based. Red Granite principals Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland are producing along with Leonardo DiCaprio (Appian Way), Martin Scorsese and Emma Koskoff (Sikelia Productions) and Alexandra Milchan (Emjag Productions). Irwin Winkler and Georgia Kacandes will executive produce. Leonardo DiCaprio will star as Jordan Belfort – the ‘Wolf of Wall Street.’ Terence Winter (“The Sopranos,” “Boardwalk Empire”) adapted the screenplay,...
- 4/19/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Martin Scorsese will direct The Wolf of Wall Street starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The deal, which brings Scorsese and DiCaprio together for their fifth feature collaboration, was made official today. Red Granite Pictures owns the rights to Jordan Belfort's best-selling memoir "The Wolf of Wall Street," on which the film is based. Red Granite principals Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland are producing along with Leonardo DiCaprio (Appian Way), Martin Scorsese and Emma Koskoff (Sikelia Productions) and Alexandra Milchan (Emjag Productions). Irwin Winkler and Georgia Kacandes will executive produce. Leonardo DiCaprio will star as Jordan Belfort . the .Wolf of Wall Street.. Terence Winter (.The Sopranos,. .Boardwalk Empire.) adapted the screenplay, which chronicles Belfort.s...
- 4/19/2012
- Comingsoon.net
“Work from your most generous place,” producer and keynote speaker Sarah Green advised during today’s annual Sundance Producers Brunch at the Sundance Film Festival. Green has had an amazing year, producing the works of masters old and young (Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life and Jeff Nichols’ Take Shelter), but her speech focused not on her accomplishments but on the sustenance provided by her web of professional associates and collaborators. She laughingly described her own beginnings, watching “Maggie Renzi get City of Hope financed over lunch. I thought it was easy.” She talked about mentoring the producer Georgia Kacandes from Apoc to Poc to Upm, learning, in the process, “not to micromanage.” Indeed, in a field in which becoming a veteran is as much about keeping up with new technologies, shifting production landscapes, and youthful energies, her advice to “learn from your trainees” was especially apt. “Form a producers group,...
- 1/23/2012
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
David Fincher, Woody Allen, and the other nominations for the 2011 Directors Guild of America Awards have been announced. The 64th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards are sponsored by the Directors Guild of America (DGA), which is “the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry…the DGA is a craft union. It represents directors, assistant directors, stage managers, and production associates in television, and directors, assistant directors, unit production managers, technical coordinators, and location managers (New York & Chicago only) in film as well as similar positions in television commercials production.”
The winner of 2011 Directors Guild of America Awards (DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2011) will be announced at the 63rd Annual DGA Awards Dinner on January 28, 2012.
The full listing of the 2011 Directors Guild of America Awards nominations is below.
Woody Allen
Midnight in Paris
(Sony Pictures Classics...
The winner of 2011 Directors Guild of America Awards (DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2011) will be announced at the 63rd Annual DGA Awards Dinner on January 28, 2012.
The full listing of the 2011 Directors Guild of America Awards nominations is below.
Woody Allen
Midnight in Paris
(Sony Pictures Classics...
- 1/10/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Earlier today Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2011. It's a solid list of nominations, but I'm surprised that Steven Spielberg isn't on the list for his work on War Horse. I still haven't seen The Artist or The Descendants, but I'm hoping to see those soon.
The directors nominated this year for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Award have each demonstrated an inspired command of the medium. The fact that their prodigious talents have been recognized by their peers is the highest honor a director can achieve," said Hackford. "I offer my most sincere congratulations to each of the nominees.
The winner will be announced at the 64th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 28th, 2012, and here are the list of nominations. Who would you like to win the award this year?...
The directors nominated this year for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Award have each demonstrated an inspired command of the medium. The fact that their prodigious talents have been recognized by their peers is the highest honor a director can achieve," said Hackford. "I offer my most sincere congratulations to each of the nominees.
The winner will be announced at the 64th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 28th, 2012, and here are the list of nominations. Who would you like to win the award this year?...
- 1/9/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
The Directors Guild of America, one of the biggest precursors for the Academy Awards, have announced their nominations today. They are David Fincher for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris, Alexander Payne for The Descendants, Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist and Martin Scorsese for Hugo.
The two biggest snubs would be Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life and Steven Spielberg for War Horse. The latter of the two is more surprising, considering the Academy’s fondness for the blockbuster maker. In better news, Tate Taylor is out of the running for The Help, a film that will likely ride into awards season on its performances and syrupy optimism. Out of the five, I’m surprised Fincher made the cut, considering many perceived Dragon Tattoo to not be an awards contender. Check out more information on the nominees below.
David Fincher
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(Columbia Pictures,...
The two biggest snubs would be Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life and Steven Spielberg for War Horse. The latter of the two is more surprising, considering the Academy’s fondness for the blockbuster maker. In better news, Tate Taylor is out of the running for The Help, a film that will likely ride into awards season on its performances and syrupy optimism. Out of the five, I’m surprised Fincher made the cut, considering many perceived Dragon Tattoo to not be an awards contender. Check out more information on the nominees below.
David Fincher
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(Columbia Pictures,...
- 1/9/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
HollywoodNews.com: Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2011.
The directors nominated this year for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Award have each demonstrated an inspired command of the medium. The fact that their prodigious talents have been recognized by their peers is the highest honor a director can achieve,? said Hackford. ?I offer my most sincere congratulations to each of the nominees.?
The winner will be named at the 64th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. The nominees are (in alphabetical order):
Woody Allen
Midnight in Paris
(Sony Pictures Classics)
Mr. Allen?s Directorial Team:
· Unit Production Managers: Matthieu Rubin, Helen Robin
· First Assistant Director: Gil Kenny
· Second Assistant Director: Delphine Bertrand
This is Mr. Allen?s fifth DGA Feature Film Award nomination.
The directors nominated this year for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Award have each demonstrated an inspired command of the medium. The fact that their prodigious talents have been recognized by their peers is the highest honor a director can achieve,? said Hackford. ?I offer my most sincere congratulations to each of the nominees.?
The winner will be named at the 64th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. The nominees are (in alphabetical order):
Woody Allen
Midnight in Paris
(Sony Pictures Classics)
Mr. Allen?s Directorial Team:
· Unit Production Managers: Matthieu Rubin, Helen Robin
· First Assistant Director: Gil Kenny
· Second Assistant Director: Delphine Bertrand
This is Mr. Allen?s fifth DGA Feature Film Award nomination.
- 1/9/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Paramount Pictures convulsed with more staff reductions Tuesday. The studio disbanded its New York literary department, including head Aimee Shieh, as it eliminated 31 positions among studio production departments.
Among those affected by the restructuring are head of physical production Georgia Kacandes, casting head Gail Levin, senior vps of production Ben Cosgrove and Dan Levine and Paramount Vantage executive vp production and acquisitions, Guy Stodel.
Newly installed Film Group president Adam Goodman notified employees of the changes Tuesday morning.
Layoffs, job eliminations and reorganization account for the total reduction in positions in the creative, casting and physical production departments, as well as at the Vantage label. The rest of the studio's New York office remains intact, including its publicity and marketing departments and a few distribution personnel.
A decision is forthcoming about whether the studio will revive a lit presence in New York or Los Angeles.
These most recent cost-cutting moves...
Among those affected by the restructuring are head of physical production Georgia Kacandes, casting head Gail Levin, senior vps of production Ben Cosgrove and Dan Levine and Paramount Vantage executive vp production and acquisitions, Guy Stodel.
Newly installed Film Group president Adam Goodman notified employees of the changes Tuesday morning.
Layoffs, job eliminations and reorganization account for the total reduction in positions in the creative, casting and physical production departments, as well as at the Vantage label. The rest of the studio's New York office remains intact, including its publicity and marketing departments and a few distribution personnel.
A decision is forthcoming about whether the studio will revive a lit presence in New York or Los Angeles.
These most recent cost-cutting moves...
- 6/30/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez and Steven Zeitchik
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As studio specialty labels continue to contract, Paramount Pictures is downsizing 2-year-old Paramount Vantage, merging it more tightly with its parent studio.
While Vantage will continue as a production label under president Nick Meyer, the functions of Vantage's marketing, distribution and physical production departments are merging with the corresponding departments at Paramount. Three senior positions are being eliminated, including that of Vantage distribution executive vp Rob Shulze.
Vantage's Megan Colligan has been named co-president of domestic marketing along with Paramount executive Josh Greenstein, and both will report to Gerry Rich, president of worldwide motion picture marketing.
Jim Tharp, Paramount president of domestic marketing, will oversee the consolidated distribution department. Vantage's Georgia Kacandes, as exec vp physical production, will head the combined physical production department.
While Vantage will continue as a production label under president Nick Meyer, the functions of Vantage's marketing, distribution and physical production departments are merging with the corresponding departments at Paramount. Three senior positions are being eliminated, including that of Vantage distribution executive vp Rob Shulze.
Vantage's Megan Colligan has been named co-president of domestic marketing along with Paramount executive Josh Greenstein, and both will report to Gerry Rich, president of worldwide motion picture marketing.
Jim Tharp, Paramount president of domestic marketing, will oversee the consolidated distribution department. Vantage's Georgia Kacandes, as exec vp physical production, will head the combined physical production department.
Austin Film Festival
AUSTIN -- How do you get to the Hammersmith Odeon? Practice, practice, practice -- or, you could steal a magic guitar pick carved from the pointy tooth of Beelzebub himself.
A pair of chunky dreamers try the latter route in "Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny," which isn't as fresh or weird as the short films that made Tenacious D cult heroes but does capture enough of their spirit to please fans. The theatrical draw isn't likely to extend far beyond the already-converted, but repeat business could be good, especially in areas where dime bags are easy to come by.
Front-loaded with laughs, the tale launches with an origin told in song: Actor Troy Gentile, who portrayed a young Jack Black in "Nacho Libre", returns to depict our hero's formative teenage rebellion, perfectly imitating Black's ecstasies of stagecraft and communing with the spirit of Ronnie James Dio. Before the laughs have subsided, little JB is all grown up and seeking stardom with new bandmate Kyle Gass.
Frustrated by a lack of inspiration and the ever-present question of rent, the eager young rockers learn of a magic pick that has been passed from one guitar hero to another and is now carefully guarded in a museum of rock 'n' roll history. The movie loses some steam once the boys actually hit the road, despite a trippy sequence involving Sasquatch and a slightly too-goofy cameo by Tim Robbins. By the time the pair gets caught up in a televised car chase with the fuzz, the skimpy plot feels as familiar as twice-reheated pizza.
In concocting their first feature-length outing, Black and Gass (with director Liam Lynch) borrow bits of plot from their music videos and sadly short-lived HBO series, stopping just shy of outright cannibalism. Viewers familiar with the group's "complete masterworks" may find that the adventures had more charm in miniature, where their delusions of grandeur would be thwarted and reborn in a dozen minutes or so. However, some story elements (like a climactic showdown with Satan) benefit from this larger scale.
Left to the realm of daydreams is what the band might have done with a bigger budget: Given a serious special effects allowance and a director like Spike Jonze (who made their "Wonderboy" video), could they have gotten more mileage out of playing the wannabes' penny-ante realities against epic fantasy sequences incorporating the mythological themes of their heavy metal dreams? (Ideally, Black's "King Kong" director Peter Jackson could guest-direct a sequence with some leftover "Rings" gear.) The material certainly lends itself to that sort of thing.
Then again, the TV show proved the value of one special effect -- the innocent debauchery and eternal optimism of these two guys who really believe they can wear the boots of Black Sabbath -- that didn't cost a dime.
TENACIOUS D: THE PICK OF DESTINY
New Line Cinema
Red Hour Films
Credits:
Director: Liam Lynch
Screenwriters: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Liam Lynch
Producers: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Stuart Cornfeld
Executive producers: Georgia Kacandes, Ben Stiller
Director of photography: Robert Brinkmann
Production designer: Martin Whist
Costume designer: Dayna Pink
Music: Andrew Gross, John King
Editor: David Rennie
Cast:
JB: Jack Black
KG: Kyle Gass
Lee: Jason Reed
The Stranger: Tim Robbins
Guitar Store Dude: Ben Stiller
Open Mic Host: Paul F. Tompkins.
Running time -- 98 minutes
No MPAA rating...
AUSTIN -- How do you get to the Hammersmith Odeon? Practice, practice, practice -- or, you could steal a magic guitar pick carved from the pointy tooth of Beelzebub himself.
A pair of chunky dreamers try the latter route in "Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny," which isn't as fresh or weird as the short films that made Tenacious D cult heroes but does capture enough of their spirit to please fans. The theatrical draw isn't likely to extend far beyond the already-converted, but repeat business could be good, especially in areas where dime bags are easy to come by.
Front-loaded with laughs, the tale launches with an origin told in song: Actor Troy Gentile, who portrayed a young Jack Black in "Nacho Libre", returns to depict our hero's formative teenage rebellion, perfectly imitating Black's ecstasies of stagecraft and communing with the spirit of Ronnie James Dio. Before the laughs have subsided, little JB is all grown up and seeking stardom with new bandmate Kyle Gass.
Frustrated by a lack of inspiration and the ever-present question of rent, the eager young rockers learn of a magic pick that has been passed from one guitar hero to another and is now carefully guarded in a museum of rock 'n' roll history. The movie loses some steam once the boys actually hit the road, despite a trippy sequence involving Sasquatch and a slightly too-goofy cameo by Tim Robbins. By the time the pair gets caught up in a televised car chase with the fuzz, the skimpy plot feels as familiar as twice-reheated pizza.
In concocting their first feature-length outing, Black and Gass (with director Liam Lynch) borrow bits of plot from their music videos and sadly short-lived HBO series, stopping just shy of outright cannibalism. Viewers familiar with the group's "complete masterworks" may find that the adventures had more charm in miniature, where their delusions of grandeur would be thwarted and reborn in a dozen minutes or so. However, some story elements (like a climactic showdown with Satan) benefit from this larger scale.
Left to the realm of daydreams is what the band might have done with a bigger budget: Given a serious special effects allowance and a director like Spike Jonze (who made their "Wonderboy" video), could they have gotten more mileage out of playing the wannabes' penny-ante realities against epic fantasy sequences incorporating the mythological themes of their heavy metal dreams? (Ideally, Black's "King Kong" director Peter Jackson could guest-direct a sequence with some leftover "Rings" gear.) The material certainly lends itself to that sort of thing.
Then again, the TV show proved the value of one special effect -- the innocent debauchery and eternal optimism of these two guys who really believe they can wear the boots of Black Sabbath -- that didn't cost a dime.
TENACIOUS D: THE PICK OF DESTINY
New Line Cinema
Red Hour Films
Credits:
Director: Liam Lynch
Screenwriters: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Liam Lynch
Producers: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Stuart Cornfeld
Executive producers: Georgia Kacandes, Ben Stiller
Director of photography: Robert Brinkmann
Production designer: Martin Whist
Costume designer: Dayna Pink
Music: Andrew Gross, John King
Editor: David Rennie
Cast:
JB: Jack Black
KG: Kyle Gass
Lee: Jason Reed
The Stranger: Tim Robbins
Guitar Store Dude: Ben Stiller
Open Mic Host: Paul F. Tompkins.
Running time -- 98 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 10/30/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paramount's new specialty films division has tapped producer Georgia Kacandes as executive vp physical production. In her new post, she will oversee all aspects of physical production and report to president John Lesher. "I have known Georgia for many years, and her experience, reputation and stature in the business made her truly the ideal candidate for us to help create the kind of company that can work with both newer talent as well as more established filmmakers," Lesher said.
- 1/24/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you believed everything you see in the movies, you would never leave your home for fear of running into the seemingly endless spate of con men attempting to relieve you of your money. The latest example of the cinematic grifter genre, which only last year produced Matchstick Men, is this remake of the acclaimed Argentine drama Nine Queens, with its locale transplanted to Los Angeles. Although Criminal retains its source material's cleverness and intricate plotting, something seems to have been lost in the translation -- as is so often the case with American remakes. It premiered at the Venice International Film Festival.
The story, which takes place over a span of 24 hours, begins in a casino, where we see baby-faced Rodrigo (Diego Luna) attempting to pull a two-bit money-changing scam on a beleaguered waitress. When she gets wise to him and starts screaming bloody murder, a police detective who happens to be nearby intervenes and roughly pulls Rodrigo out of the place.
Of course, the cop is no cop, he's Richard (John C. Reilly), a con artist himself who sees in the amateurish but good-looking Rodrigo the makings of a new partner. The two set off on a spree of low-level cons, with Richard making full use of Rodrigo's innocent demeanor to snare the unwitting marks, even an elderly woman who thinks she's giving her money to her grandson's friend.
It doesn't take long for the new partners to tumble into a possibly highly lucrative scam involving a forged rare-currency certificate to be sold to a rapacious Scottish businessman (Peter Mullan) who's due to leave town the next day. As the pair get involved in a series of complex interactions to further their scheme, they also must cope with the family dispute between Richard and his beautiful but estranged sister, Valerie (Maggie Gyllenhaal). She hates him, quite reasonably, because he tried to screw her and her younger brother out of the family inheritance.
As with every con artist flick, Criminal displays the sort of complex plotting in which the details of the sting as well as the true nature of the participants are never quite what they seem. Depending on the execution, this can be great fun or highly annoying, but the middling Criminal winds up somewhere in between.
First-time director Gregory Jacobs, working from a screenplay he co-authored with Sam Lowry, takes a gritty, low-key approach to the material, concentrating as much on characterization and social and ethnic issues in contemporary Los Angeles as on the details of the con. The result is a more realistic example of the genre than usual, but such subplots as the interpersonal conflict between Richard and his sister don't have the intended impact, and the film never achieves the giddy heights of the best of its predecessors.
Reilly, in a rare leading turn, delivers his usual expertly modulated performance, and his unconventional looks make Richard's need for an appealing partner all the more believable. Luna certainly fits the bill, infusing Rodrigo with an appropriate puppy-dog quality. Although Gyllenhaal never seems entirely convincing conveying the sister's aggressive edge, she ultimately acquits herself, and Mullan, much like Robert Shaw in The Sting, uses his steely charisma to excellent effect as the intended mark.
Criminal
A Warner Independent Pictures presentation in association with 2929 Entertainment
A Section Eight production
Credits:
Director: Gregory Jacobs
Screenwriters: Gregory Jacobs, Sam Lowry
Producers: Gregory Jacobs, George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh
Executive producers: Jennifer Fox, Ben Cosgrove, Georgia Kacandes, Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban
Director of photography: Chris Menges
Production design: Philip Messina
Editor: Stephen Mirrione
Costume design: Jeffrey Kurland
Music: Alex Wurman
Cast:
Richard Gaddis: John C. Reilly
Rodrigo: Diego Luna
Valerie: Maggie Gyllenhaal
William Hannigan: Peter Mullan
Ochoa: Zitto Kazann
Michael: Jonathan Tucker
MPAA rating: R
Running time -- 87 minutes...
The story, which takes place over a span of 24 hours, begins in a casino, where we see baby-faced Rodrigo (Diego Luna) attempting to pull a two-bit money-changing scam on a beleaguered waitress. When she gets wise to him and starts screaming bloody murder, a police detective who happens to be nearby intervenes and roughly pulls Rodrigo out of the place.
Of course, the cop is no cop, he's Richard (John C. Reilly), a con artist himself who sees in the amateurish but good-looking Rodrigo the makings of a new partner. The two set off on a spree of low-level cons, with Richard making full use of Rodrigo's innocent demeanor to snare the unwitting marks, even an elderly woman who thinks she's giving her money to her grandson's friend.
It doesn't take long for the new partners to tumble into a possibly highly lucrative scam involving a forged rare-currency certificate to be sold to a rapacious Scottish businessman (Peter Mullan) who's due to leave town the next day. As the pair get involved in a series of complex interactions to further their scheme, they also must cope with the family dispute between Richard and his beautiful but estranged sister, Valerie (Maggie Gyllenhaal). She hates him, quite reasonably, because he tried to screw her and her younger brother out of the family inheritance.
As with every con artist flick, Criminal displays the sort of complex plotting in which the details of the sting as well as the true nature of the participants are never quite what they seem. Depending on the execution, this can be great fun or highly annoying, but the middling Criminal winds up somewhere in between.
First-time director Gregory Jacobs, working from a screenplay he co-authored with Sam Lowry, takes a gritty, low-key approach to the material, concentrating as much on characterization and social and ethnic issues in contemporary Los Angeles as on the details of the con. The result is a more realistic example of the genre than usual, but such subplots as the interpersonal conflict between Richard and his sister don't have the intended impact, and the film never achieves the giddy heights of the best of its predecessors.
Reilly, in a rare leading turn, delivers his usual expertly modulated performance, and his unconventional looks make Richard's need for an appealing partner all the more believable. Luna certainly fits the bill, infusing Rodrigo with an appropriate puppy-dog quality. Although Gyllenhaal never seems entirely convincing conveying the sister's aggressive edge, she ultimately acquits herself, and Mullan, much like Robert Shaw in The Sting, uses his steely charisma to excellent effect as the intended mark.
Criminal
A Warner Independent Pictures presentation in association with 2929 Entertainment
A Section Eight production
Credits:
Director: Gregory Jacobs
Screenwriters: Gregory Jacobs, Sam Lowry
Producers: Gregory Jacobs, George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh
Executive producers: Jennifer Fox, Ben Cosgrove, Georgia Kacandes, Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban
Director of photography: Chris Menges
Production design: Philip Messina
Editor: Stephen Mirrione
Costume design: Jeffrey Kurland
Music: Alex Wurman
Cast:
Richard Gaddis: John C. Reilly
Rodrigo: Diego Luna
Valerie: Maggie Gyllenhaal
William Hannigan: Peter Mullan
Ochoa: Zitto Kazann
Michael: Jonathan Tucker
MPAA rating: R
Running time -- 87 minutes...
- 9/24/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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