The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival on Friday night handed its top jury prize to a film about Mexico's immigration crisis.
Mexican director Pau Ortiz's The Other Side of the Wall, a film about two undocumented Honduran immigrants forced to fend for themselves after their mother is jailed in Mexico on trumped-up charges, nabbed the best international feature doc prize.
Irish filmmaker Chris Kelly's A Cambodian Spring, a documentary about land rights in Cambodia, earned a special jury prize in the international feature doc category. The prize-giving at North America's biggest documentary festival follows 230 films from...
Mexican director Pau Ortiz's The Other Side of the Wall, a film about two undocumented Honduran immigrants forced to fend for themselves after their mother is jailed in Mexico on trumped-up charges, nabbed the best international feature doc prize.
Irish filmmaker Chris Kelly's A Cambodian Spring, a documentary about land rights in Cambodia, earned a special jury prize in the international feature doc category. The prize-giving at North America's biggest documentary festival follows 230 films from...
- 5/6/2017
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Comedy Central’s latest development slate is diverse in more ways than one.
Not only has the cable network put together several new series with performers of color at the center, but the three shows picked up Tuesday by Comedy Central are all very different.
Ordered to series are the stand-up/musical show “The New Negroes,” the comedy game show “Taskmaster” and the scripted comedy “Corporate.” In development are shows from creators including Awkwafina, Neal Brennan, Arturo Castro, Franchesca Ramsey, Noël Wells and Flint Wainess, among others.
“The network when I got here was pretty traditionally targeted toward young white guys, both in terms of who the audience was and who was creating the shows for the audience,” said Comedy Central president Kent Alterman. “We started changing that a few years ago by expanding that into having funny women on the network, with Amy Schumer and Broad City and a lot more since.
Not only has the cable network put together several new series with performers of color at the center, but the three shows picked up Tuesday by Comedy Central are all very different.
Ordered to series are the stand-up/musical show “The New Negroes,” the comedy game show “Taskmaster” and the scripted comedy “Corporate.” In development are shows from creators including Awkwafina, Neal Brennan, Arturo Castro, Franchesca Ramsey, Noël Wells and Flint Wainess, among others.
“The network when I got here was pretty traditionally targeted toward young white guys, both in terms of who the audience was and who was creating the shows for the audience,” said Comedy Central president Kent Alterman. “We started changing that a few years ago by expanding that into having funny women on the network, with Amy Schumer and Broad City and a lot more since.
- 4/18/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Comedy Central has unveiled its 2017-2018 development slate, which includes three series pick-ups and nine pilot orders. The newly picked up series include scripted comedy Corporate; stand-up and music hybrid variety series The New Negroes, based on the comedy show; and Reggie Watts-hosted game show Taskmaster, based on the U.K. format. The nine pilots come from such auspices as Awkwfina, Neal Brennan, Arturo Castro, Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, Jak Knight, Franchesca…...
- 4/18/2017
- Deadline TV
“Soon, all the poor people will be gone. Only the rich will be left.”
This powerful quote fully captures the struggle depicted in the documentary “A Cambodian Spring,” set to hit theaters later this year. IndieWire has the exclusive trailer for the upcoming documentary, which is slated to premiere at this year’s Hot Docs International Documentary Festival in Toronto.
Read More: ‘Manic’ Trailer: A Woman Explores Her Father’s Multiple Identities in Eye-Opening Hot Docs Documentary — Watch
“A Cambodian Spring” has been in the making for the past six years by the award-winning filmmaker Chris Kelly. Kelly, who is on the shortlist for the prestigious One World Media Award, chronicled the conflict between the citizens of Cambodia and their government — leading to innocent people being driven off of their own land as the nation began to modernize itself.
Filmed over the last six years, “A Cambodian Spring” follows three citizens,...
This powerful quote fully captures the struggle depicted in the documentary “A Cambodian Spring,” set to hit theaters later this year. IndieWire has the exclusive trailer for the upcoming documentary, which is slated to premiere at this year’s Hot Docs International Documentary Festival in Toronto.
Read More: ‘Manic’ Trailer: A Woman Explores Her Father’s Multiple Identities in Eye-Opening Hot Docs Documentary — Watch
“A Cambodian Spring” has been in the making for the past six years by the award-winning filmmaker Chris Kelly. Kelly, who is on the shortlist for the prestigious One World Media Award, chronicled the conflict between the citizens of Cambodia and their government — leading to innocent people being driven off of their own land as the nation began to modernize itself.
Filmed over the last six years, “A Cambodian Spring” follows three citizens,...
- 4/11/2017
- by Juan Diaz
- Indiewire
Let's hear it for the writers!
The Writer's Guild of America held their annual awards show on Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, where Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Donald Glover's breakout series, Atlanta were among those recognized for their achievement of the written word.
Read on below to see the full list of winners.
More: John Legend, Justin Timberlake and Lin-Manuel Miranda Among 2017 Oscars Performers
Film Winners
Original Screenplay
Moonlight, Screenplay by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney; A24
Adapted Screenplay
Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Command and Control, Telescript by Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Based on the book Command and Control by Eric Schlosser; American Experience Films
Television And New Media Winners
Drama Series
The Americans, Written...
The Writer's Guild of America held their annual awards show on Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, where Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Donald Glover's breakout series, Atlanta were among those recognized for their achievement of the written word.
Read on below to see the full list of winners.
More: John Legend, Justin Timberlake and Lin-Manuel Miranda Among 2017 Oscars Performers
Film Winners
Original Screenplay
Moonlight, Screenplay by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney; A24
Adapted Screenplay
Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
Command and Control, Telescript by Robert Kenner & Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Based on the book Command and Control by Eric Schlosser; American Experience Films
Television And New Media Winners
Drama Series
The Americans, Written...
- 2/20/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The Writers Guild Awards and the Academy writing nominees always don’t line up; many films are ineligible. This year, those included Oscar-writing nominees “Lion” and “The Lobster.”
This year, the WGA and the Academy differed dramatically. While the WGA deemed “Moonlight” and “Loving” as Original Screenplays, the Academy considered both as Adapted; only “Moonlight” landed a nomination.
At the WGA, as at the BAFTAs, Barry Jenkins’ script for “Moonlight” competed for the Original Screenplay Award against both Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea” and Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land.” Unlike the BAFTAs, Jenkins emerged the winner over Lonergan, a sign of strength for “Moonlight,” which is nominated for eight Oscars.
Read More: Yes, Damien Chazelle’s ‘La La Land’ Really Will Win Director and Picture Oscars — Here’s Why
However, in the Oscars’ Original Screenplay contest, lauded playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,...
This year, the WGA and the Academy differed dramatically. While the WGA deemed “Moonlight” and “Loving” as Original Screenplays, the Academy considered both as Adapted; only “Moonlight” landed a nomination.
At the WGA, as at the BAFTAs, Barry Jenkins’ script for “Moonlight” competed for the Original Screenplay Award against both Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea” and Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land.” Unlike the BAFTAs, Jenkins emerged the winner over Lonergan, a sign of strength for “Moonlight,” which is nominated for eight Oscars.
Read More: Yes, Damien Chazelle’s ‘La La Land’ Really Will Win Director and Picture Oscars — Here’s Why
However, in the Oscars’ Original Screenplay contest, lauded playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,...
- 2/20/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Trump International’s response to the existence of “You’ve Been Trumped Too,” director Anthony Baxter’s follow-up to his 2011 documentary “You’ve Been Trumped,” was a lawsuit threat. Baxter’s response to that response is to show his movie for free on Facebook Live tonight at 8 p.m. Est.
Read More: ‘You’ve Been Trumped Too’ Review: Anthony Baxter’s Maddening New Doc Shows Why Donald J. Trump Is An International Threat
“You’ve Trumped Too” follows those affected by Donald Trump’s golf course in Scotland, including a 92-year-old woman named Molly Forbes who claims her water supply was cut off during construction. It received a limited release late last month, and Baxter cites “the bullying” of Trump as his reason for making the film free to watch tonight. The climate-change documentary “Before the Flood” recently employed a similar strategy — albeit for different reasons — and National Geographic says...
Read More: ‘You’ve Been Trumped Too’ Review: Anthony Baxter’s Maddening New Doc Shows Why Donald J. Trump Is An International Threat
“You’ve Trumped Too” follows those affected by Donald Trump’s golf course in Scotland, including a 92-year-old woman named Molly Forbes who claims her water supply was cut off during construction. It received a limited release late last month, and Baxter cites “the bullying” of Trump as his reason for making the film free to watch tonight. The climate-change documentary “Before the Flood” recently employed a similar strategy — albeit for different reasons — and National Geographic says...
- 11/3/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Tom Ford is not holding back on his thoughts about the upcoming election and Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Named Out Magazine’s 2016 Artist of the Year for its annual OUT100 portfolio, the fashion designer-turned-director had a few choice words about Trump, saying, “Unfortunately, a lot of people are not educated enough to realize that he actually doesn’t have a plan, cannot even make a sentence, and that’s where we have failed as a country — through education.”
Read More: ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Trailer: Tom Ford Unravels Crime and Melodrama With Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal
Ford, who’s mentioned before that he’s voting for Hillary Clinton, previously told CNBC that he’s “shocked” that Trump is even a candidate. “I think that he’s living in a post factual era. Nothing seems to matter. He can say things, do things,” he explained.
He also told Sky News that the...
Named Out Magazine’s 2016 Artist of the Year for its annual OUT100 portfolio, the fashion designer-turned-director had a few choice words about Trump, saying, “Unfortunately, a lot of people are not educated enough to realize that he actually doesn’t have a plan, cannot even make a sentence, and that’s where we have failed as a country — through education.”
Read More: ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Trailer: Tom Ford Unravels Crime and Melodrama With Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal
Ford, who’s mentioned before that he’s voting for Hillary Clinton, previously told CNBC that he’s “shocked” that Trump is even a candidate. “I think that he’s living in a post factual era. Nothing seems to matter. He can say things, do things,” he explained.
He also told Sky News that the...
- 11/1/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Katie Aselton, Toni Collette and Molly Shannon headline the mom-com from director Alethea Jones.
Voltage Pictures, which is representing five films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (Aug 8-18) – Colossal, The Headhunter’s Calling, Lbj, The Secret Scripture and The Journey Is The Destination – will launch international sales this week on Fun Mom Dinner.
The ensemble comedy from June Pictures and Gettin’ Rad Productions stars Katie Aselton, Toni Collette [pictured], Bridget Everett and Molly Shannon and is timely in light of the $100m-plus Us box-office success of Bad Moms.
Alethea Jones wrapped the Los Angeles production in July and makes her feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Julie Yaeger Rudd. Wme Global handles North American rights to the story about a quartet of pre-school mothers who get together for a night of frivolity that takes an unexpected turn.
Adam Scott, who runs Gettin’ Rad Productions with Naomi Scott, rounds out the...
Voltage Pictures, which is representing five films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (Aug 8-18) – Colossal, The Headhunter’s Calling, Lbj, The Secret Scripture and The Journey Is The Destination – will launch international sales this week on Fun Mom Dinner.
The ensemble comedy from June Pictures and Gettin’ Rad Productions stars Katie Aselton, Toni Collette [pictured], Bridget Everett and Molly Shannon and is timely in light of the $100m-plus Us box-office success of Bad Moms.
Alethea Jones wrapped the Los Angeles production in July and makes her feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Julie Yaeger Rudd. Wme Global handles North American rights to the story about a quartet of pre-school mothers who get together for a night of frivolity that takes an unexpected turn.
Adam Scott, who runs Gettin’ Rad Productions with Naomi Scott, rounds out the...
- 9/8/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” has promoted Sarah Schneider and Chris Kelly as co-head writers for season 42 of the sketch comedy show, TheWrap has learned. Schneider and Kelly have been responsible for some of the show’s most recently popular sketches, such as “Bern Your Enthusiasm,” featuring Larry David as Bernie Sanders, “Bar Talk” with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, “The Beygency,” “Back Home Ballers,” and the Emmy-nominated “(Do It On My) Twin Bed.” NBC declined to comment on whether or not Rob Klein and Bryan Tucker, the co-head writers for season 41, have been ousted and if replacements for Schneider and Kelly on the writing.
- 8/12/2016
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
Molly Shannon’s post-“Saturday Night Live” career is a diverse one: supporting turns in festival favorites like “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” and “Life After Beth,” memorable roles in studio comedies like “Talladega Nights” and “Evan Almighty” and plenty of off-beat television for small screen fans. Later this year, she’ll co-star in the much-hyped HBO comedy “Divorce,” starring Sarah Jessica Parker. If it seems like she’s casting her net all over the place, it’s at least partly by design. For Shannon, the key to both Hollywood success and creative fulfillment is simple: Working hard and always looking for something different.
Every now and then, the industry takes notice. At the recent Nantucket Film Festival, Shannon accepted the Compass Rose Acting Award. While there, she also supported first-time filmmaker’s Chris Kelly’s Audience Award winner, “Other People,” which opened the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year,...
Every now and then, the industry takes notice. At the recent Nantucket Film Festival, Shannon accepted the Compass Rose Acting Award. While there, she also supported first-time filmmaker’s Chris Kelly’s Audience Award winner, “Other People,” which opened the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year,...
- 6/29/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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Preacher introduces two of the funniest characters on TV in this week's deftly balanced episode, The Possibilities...
This review contains spoilers.
1.3 The Possibilities
Preacher is a world full of interesting, weird characters. There's not a person on the show who isn't messed up in some way or another, from the stars all the way down to the one-off characters. Preacher has one of the deepest benches of interesting characters that you'll find on TV, and one of the highlights of this particular episode is the two mysterious men who are trying to recover the parasite from within Jesse Custer. Fiore and DeBlanc are two of the funniest characters on TV, and any episode that features them hanging out with Cassidy is going to be a funny one indeed.
Every moment with Tom Brooke and Anatol Yusef on screen is a delight, and the angels get to have a couple of fun scenes this week. Their first scene is squaring off with Sheriff Root, which is just a wonderful bit of comedy. Root is questioning, quite rightly, why the two men are there, and why they aren't seeking help from the local authorities if they are the government. The fact that Fiore and DeBlanc didn't actually have a cover story set up before Root shows up is clear from the very beginning, as the two contradict one another or talk over one another with every question before DeBlanc asserts himself and takes over the conversation. Root undercuts the comedy with a pretty horrible story about child abuse and murder (why wouldn't he?) but when Fiore and DeBlanc uncover their cache of weapons, it only underscores just how little attention the two angels actually pay to human suffering; they just wanted Hugo to leave so they could get into their combat gear and go after Genesis.
Of course, since it's Fiore and DeBlanc, they fail miserably. Armed with heavy weapons and bullet-proof vests and helmets, the two make their walk towards Jesse's church only to be run down by Cassidy driving the church van; Scott Winant makes sure this scene comes out of nowhere, and we get a build-up for a huge payoff laugh. Two more bodies to dispose of. At least, until, the two men show up again while Cassidy is looking for garbage bags to dispose of the bodies he'd left outside. Cassidy's 'kill first, ask questions never' paranoia works out in his favour, usually, but it doesn't help the angels any. However, the scenes are very funny, and Brook and Yusef deserve all the screen time they get, because their deadpan comedy is very much needed as the rest of the episode gets a little bit heavier.
That's one of the interesting tonal dilemmas that Preacher has. Just what kind of show is it? Is it a supernatural drama? Certainly, Jesse Custer seems to be wrestling with his tremendous power. Is it a conspiracy drama? Well, Danni (Julie Dretzin) wasn't dropping off information to a man at a snuff film convention just for fun. There must be some power behind the appearance of the angels, as well. Cassidy and Jesse could easily fill out the lead roles in a buddy comedy, while Tulip seems determined to turn every episode into a crime caper. It's funny, but it's also very dark, usually at the same time. There's some serious philosophical discussions, but also plenty of pop culture references.
Chris Kelly, who wrote tonight's episode, gets some credit for being able to work that delicate balance. I mean, there's an implied snuff film, and one of the characters is abusing both his wife and son, and yet the show packs laughs in wherever possible. Every horrible thing is counterbalanced by some comedy, be it dark like the many deaths of Fiore and DeBlanc or light like Cassidy wandering around in a poncho and giant straw hat to hide from the sun. There's just enough lightness to counterbalance the terrible things that are going on just below the surface. I mean, in one small town you've got a paedophile, a failed suicide, at least one wife-beater, and that's not even going into the mysterious stranger watching snuff films or the fact that Odin Quincannon has to be some kind of monster given he's being played by Jackie Earle Haley.
Will the show be able to keep up that deft balance between light and dark? I don't know, but I can certainly appreciate the great pains they're taking to stay true to the source material while making it slightly more palatable for cable television purposes. Those are the big questions for the show as a viable television entity. Can it keep Preacher fans happy without running afoul of television marketing executives? Can the show delve into dark places or philosophically difficult areas without alienating viewers? So far so good, but if this show doesn't get any protest think-pieces written about it before the end of the season, I think it's not doing its job.
Read Ron's review of the previous episode, See, here.
Us Correspondent Ron Hogan does not look Hungarian. Fortunately, he also doesn't speed through Nowhere, Texas, either. Find more by Ron daily at Shaktronics and PopFi.
See related Preacher episode 2 review: See Preacher episode 1 review: Pilot Preacher: what can we expect from the TV adaptation? Preacher: new title sequence features a cow TV Review Ron Hogan Preacher 13 Jun 2016 - 08:55 Dominic Cooper Ruth Negga Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg Joseph Gilgun Garth Ennis...
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Preacher introduces two of the funniest characters on TV in this week's deftly balanced episode, The Possibilities...
This review contains spoilers.
1.3 The Possibilities
Preacher is a world full of interesting, weird characters. There's not a person on the show who isn't messed up in some way or another, from the stars all the way down to the one-off characters. Preacher has one of the deepest benches of interesting characters that you'll find on TV, and one of the highlights of this particular episode is the two mysterious men who are trying to recover the parasite from within Jesse Custer. Fiore and DeBlanc are two of the funniest characters on TV, and any episode that features them hanging out with Cassidy is going to be a funny one indeed.
Every moment with Tom Brooke and Anatol Yusef on screen is a delight, and the angels get to have a couple of fun scenes this week. Their first scene is squaring off with Sheriff Root, which is just a wonderful bit of comedy. Root is questioning, quite rightly, why the two men are there, and why they aren't seeking help from the local authorities if they are the government. The fact that Fiore and DeBlanc didn't actually have a cover story set up before Root shows up is clear from the very beginning, as the two contradict one another or talk over one another with every question before DeBlanc asserts himself and takes over the conversation. Root undercuts the comedy with a pretty horrible story about child abuse and murder (why wouldn't he?) but when Fiore and DeBlanc uncover their cache of weapons, it only underscores just how little attention the two angels actually pay to human suffering; they just wanted Hugo to leave so they could get into their combat gear and go after Genesis.
Of course, since it's Fiore and DeBlanc, they fail miserably. Armed with heavy weapons and bullet-proof vests and helmets, the two make their walk towards Jesse's church only to be run down by Cassidy driving the church van; Scott Winant makes sure this scene comes out of nowhere, and we get a build-up for a huge payoff laugh. Two more bodies to dispose of. At least, until, the two men show up again while Cassidy is looking for garbage bags to dispose of the bodies he'd left outside. Cassidy's 'kill first, ask questions never' paranoia works out in his favour, usually, but it doesn't help the angels any. However, the scenes are very funny, and Brook and Yusef deserve all the screen time they get, because their deadpan comedy is very much needed as the rest of the episode gets a little bit heavier.
That's one of the interesting tonal dilemmas that Preacher has. Just what kind of show is it? Is it a supernatural drama? Certainly, Jesse Custer seems to be wrestling with his tremendous power. Is it a conspiracy drama? Well, Danni (Julie Dretzin) wasn't dropping off information to a man at a snuff film convention just for fun. There must be some power behind the appearance of the angels, as well. Cassidy and Jesse could easily fill out the lead roles in a buddy comedy, while Tulip seems determined to turn every episode into a crime caper. It's funny, but it's also very dark, usually at the same time. There's some serious philosophical discussions, but also plenty of pop culture references.
Chris Kelly, who wrote tonight's episode, gets some credit for being able to work that delicate balance. I mean, there's an implied snuff film, and one of the characters is abusing both his wife and son, and yet the show packs laughs in wherever possible. Every horrible thing is counterbalanced by some comedy, be it dark like the many deaths of Fiore and DeBlanc or light like Cassidy wandering around in a poncho and giant straw hat to hide from the sun. There's just enough lightness to counterbalance the terrible things that are going on just below the surface. I mean, in one small town you've got a paedophile, a failed suicide, at least one wife-beater, and that's not even going into the mysterious stranger watching snuff films or the fact that Odin Quincannon has to be some kind of monster given he's being played by Jackie Earle Haley.
Will the show be able to keep up that deft balance between light and dark? I don't know, but I can certainly appreciate the great pains they're taking to stay true to the source material while making it slightly more palatable for cable television purposes. Those are the big questions for the show as a viable television entity. Can it keep Preacher fans happy without running afoul of television marketing executives? Can the show delve into dark places or philosophically difficult areas without alienating viewers? So far so good, but if this show doesn't get any protest think-pieces written about it before the end of the season, I think it's not doing its job.
Read Ron's review of the previous episode, See, here.
Us Correspondent Ron Hogan does not look Hungarian. Fortunately, he also doesn't speed through Nowhere, Texas, either. Find more by Ron daily at Shaktronics and PopFi.
See related Preacher episode 2 review: See Preacher episode 1 review: Pilot Preacher: what can we expect from the TV adaptation? Preacher: new title sequence features a cow TV Review Ron Hogan Preacher 13 Jun 2016 - 08:55 Dominic Cooper Ruth Negga Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg Joseph Gilgun Garth Ennis...
- 6/13/2016
- Den of Geek
As Bernie Sanders's profile grew over the past couple years, so, too, did the number of people saying he reminded them of Larry David. It makes sense, considering the hair, the glasses, the volume, and the, well, Jewishness. That's why, when David first appeared as Sanders on Saturday Night Live, during the Tracy Morgan–hosted October 17 episode, the response was rapturous. Everyone agreed David was perfect, if not pretty, pretty, pretty good. Last week, after talking about the recent "Screen Guild Awards" sketch, SNL co–head writer Rob Klein answered a few questions about how Larry as Bernie came to be, and what it was like in the room where it happened. Larry David playing Bernie Sanders seems so obvious that it almost feels destined. How did it actually come together? We knew Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider were going to write the debate sketch. They write the Hillary pieces,...
- 2/3/2016
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
As Sundance and Slamdance prepare to kick off this week some insiders have predicted there could be a surge of activity from digital platforms besides Netflix and Amazon Studios.
The latter two are expected to be active – and indeed have already taken a few Park City titles off the table – yet there is talk of other well-capitalised companies mulling over a splashy entry into the acquisitions arena.
The Sundance Film Festival runs from January 21-31.
Nimble digital platforms challenge traditional buyers
Faced with sharp digital rivals unencumbered by the need to spend on costly P&A and plugged into transactional data that enables them to target audiences with forensic precision, theatrical buyers will need to be on their toes.
The distribution landscape is crowded and unforgiving, yet creative marketing campaigns can pave the way to success.
Among others, A24 did it with Ex Machina and Fox Searchlight reaped rewards with its 2015 Sundance pick-up Brooklyn, earning Oscar nods...
The latter two are expected to be active – and indeed have already taken a few Park City titles off the table – yet there is talk of other well-capitalised companies mulling over a splashy entry into the acquisitions arena.
The Sundance Film Festival runs from January 21-31.
Nimble digital platforms challenge traditional buyers
Faced with sharp digital rivals unencumbered by the need to spend on costly P&A and plugged into transactional data that enables them to target audiences with forensic precision, theatrical buyers will need to be on their toes.
The distribution landscape is crowded and unforgiving, yet creative marketing campaigns can pave the way to success.
Among others, A24 did it with Ex Machina and Fox Searchlight reaped rewards with its 2015 Sundance pick-up Brooklyn, earning Oscar nods...
- 1/18/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
As Sundance and Slamdance prepare to kick off this week some insiders have predicted there could be a surge of activity from digital platforms besides Netflix and Amazon Studios.
The latter two are expected to be active – and indeed have already taken a few Park City titles off the table – yet there is talk of other well-capitalised companies mulling over a splashy entry into the acquisitions arena. The Sundance Film Festival runs from January 21-31.
Nimble digital platforms challenge traditional buyers
Faced with sharp digital rivals unencumbered by the need to spend on costly P&A and plugged into transactional data that enables them to target audiences with forensic precision, theatrical buyers will need to be on their toes.
The distribution landscape is crowded and unforgiving, yet creative marketing campaigns can pave the way to success.
Among others, A24 did it with Ex Machina and Fox Searchlight reaped rewards with its 2015 Sundance pick-up Brooklyn, earning Oscar nods...
The latter two are expected to be active – and indeed have already taken a few Park City titles off the table – yet there is talk of other well-capitalised companies mulling over a splashy entry into the acquisitions arena. The Sundance Film Festival runs from January 21-31.
Nimble digital platforms challenge traditional buyers
Faced with sharp digital rivals unencumbered by the need to spend on costly P&A and plugged into transactional data that enables them to target audiences with forensic precision, theatrical buyers will need to be on their toes.
The distribution landscape is crowded and unforgiving, yet creative marketing campaigns can pave the way to success.
Among others, A24 did it with Ex Machina and Fox Searchlight reaped rewards with its 2015 Sundance pick-up Brooklyn, earning Oscar nods...
- 1/18/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Writers Guild of America has just announced the nominations for their annual awards for Best Screenplays (by writers who are guild signatories). That’s right, before you get nervous thinking that your favorite may have been left off the list, you must remember that the WGA is the group that is not all-inclusive and leaves out several of the top contenders each year due to them not being part of the guild or not following their very specific rules. For this reason, you won’t see Inside Out, The Hateful Eight, and Ex Machina in the Original Screenplay category or Room, Brooklyn, or Anomalisa in the Adapted screenplay category.
Taking a look at what’s left over for the nominations, we find many that were expected to make a showing, including Spotlight and Bridge of Spies for Original Screenplay, though they apparently had to sink to really low depths...
Taking a look at what’s left over for the nominations, we find many that were expected to make a showing, including Spotlight and Bridge of Spies for Original Screenplay, though they apparently had to sink to really low depths...
- 1/6/2016
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
Kate Plays ChristineThe lineup for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, taking place between January 21 -31, has been announced.U.S. Dramatic COMPETITIONAs You Are (Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, USA): As You Are is the telling and retelling of a relationship between three teenagers as it traces the course of their friendship through a construction of disparate memories prompted by a police investigation. Cast: Owen Campbell, Charlie Heaton, Amandla Stenberg, John Scurti, Scott Cohen, Mary Stuart Masterson. World Premiere The Birth of a Nation (Nate Parker, USA): Set against the antebellum South, this story follows Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner, accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. After witnessing countless atrocities against fellow slaves, Nat devises a plan to lead his people to freedom. Cast: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle Union, Mark Boone Jr. World PremiereChristine (Antonio Campos,...
- 12/7/2015
- by Notebook
- MUBI
The Writers Guild of America announced some of its nominees for its 2015 awards on Thursday, including television, new media, and radio, and among the TV nominees are series both new and old, and all beloved.
In the comedy series category, freshman Netflix show "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" scored a nomination for best series, as well as an overall best new series nod. "The Last Man on Earth" also landed in that latter category, and was singled out for its pilot episode writing, too.
On the drama side of the equation, lauded "Breaking Bad" spinoff "Better Call Saul" also got best series and best new series nominations, in addition to a an episode writing nod. Newly-minted Emmy winner "Game of Thrones" also scored a best drama citation, as well as an episodic writing nomination.
The full list of nominees released this week are below. Nominations in the theatrical and documentary categories will...
In the comedy series category, freshman Netflix show "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" scored a nomination for best series, as well as an overall best new series nod. "The Last Man on Earth" also landed in that latter category, and was singled out for its pilot episode writing, too.
On the drama side of the equation, lauded "Breaking Bad" spinoff "Better Call Saul" also got best series and best new series nominations, in addition to a an episode writing nod. Newly-minted Emmy winner "Game of Thrones" also scored a best drama citation, as well as an episodic writing nomination.
The full list of nominees released this week are below. Nominations in the theatrical and documentary categories will...
- 12/3/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
The Weinstein Company has licensed Us and Canadian rights from Hat Trick International to Julian Fellowes’ mini-series ahead of Mipcom.
Tom Hollander, Ian McShane, Alison Brie and Rebecca Front will star in the three one-hour episodes based on the Anthony Trollope novel about love and social ambition.
Executive producers are Harvey and Bob Weinstein, Hat Trick’s head of drama Mark Redhead, Fellowes, Chris Kelly and Ted Childs.
Robert Walak and Michal Podell Steinberg negotiated on behalf of TWC with Paul Cohen at Hat Trick.
Dimension Television is to adapt Stephen King novella The Mist for television from Christian Torpe, the writer of Danish show Rita.
Tom Hollander, Ian McShane, Alison Brie and Rebecca Front will star in the three one-hour episodes based on the Anthony Trollope novel about love and social ambition.
Executive producers are Harvey and Bob Weinstein, Hat Trick’s head of drama Mark Redhead, Fellowes, Chris Kelly and Ted Childs.
Robert Walak and Michal Podell Steinberg negotiated on behalf of TWC with Paul Cohen at Hat Trick.
Dimension Television is to adapt Stephen King novella The Mist for television from Christian Torpe, the writer of Danish show Rita.
- 9/16/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
While Downton Abbey is preparing for its final season on the UK’s ITV, creator Julian Fellowes will be returning to the network with a new drama to begin shooting later this year. Fellowes is to adapt Anthony Trollope’s Victorian era novel Doctor Thorne as a three-part drama. Hat Trick Productions is producing with Mark Redhead (Critical) and Fellowes exec producing with Chris Kelly and Ted Childs. The story centers on Dr Thomas Thorne, who lives in the village of…...
- 4/25/2015
- Deadline TV
Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" won the Original Screenplay honor at the recently concluded Writers Guild Awards while Morten Tyldum's "The Imitation Game" took home the Adapted Screenplay trophy. "The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swarts" written by Brian Knappenberger won Documentary Screenplay award. The film is not nominated for an Academy award.
In TV land, HBO's "True Detective" won the Drama Series award and FX's "Louie" received the Comedy Series trophy.
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 2015 Writers Guild Awards:
Feature Film
Original Screenplay
Boyhood, Written by Richard Linklater; IFC Films
Foxcatcher, Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman; Sony Pictures Classics
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; Fox Searchlight Winner
Nightcrawler, Written by Dan Gilroy; Open Road Films
Whiplash, Written by Damien Chazelle; Sony Pictures Classics
Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper,...
In TV land, HBO's "True Detective" won the Drama Series award and FX's "Louie" received the Comedy Series trophy.
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 2015 Writers Guild Awards:
Feature Film
Original Screenplay
Boyhood, Written by Richard Linklater; IFC Films
Foxcatcher, Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman; Sony Pictures Classics
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; Fox Searchlight Winner
Nightcrawler, Written by Dan Gilroy; Open Road Films
Whiplash, Written by Damien Chazelle; Sony Pictures Classics
Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper,...
- 2/16/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Directors Guild President Paris Barclay has announced the TV, documentary and commercial nominees for this year's DGA Awards. “The spectrum of directorial excellence across today's nine television and documentary categories is revelatory for the breadth and depth in what each of these women and men have directed – from 30-second commercials to multi-hour miniseries,” said Barclay in a statement. “As fellow filmmakers, we’re inspired by the quality, imagination and creativity demonstrated by these impressive nominees; as audience members, we’re incredibly fortunate to enjoy the fruits of their labors. Our congratulations to all of the nominees.” First-time nominees include Jodie Foster ("House of Cards," "Orange is the New Black"), Cary Fukunaga ("True Detective"), Mike Judge ("Silicon Valley"), Lisa Cholodenko ("Olive Kitteridge"), Michael Wilson ("The Trip to Bountiful") and Jill Soloway ("Transparent"). Winners will be announced Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles at a ceremony hosted by Jane Lynch.
- 1/14/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
As lead investor and former Facebook General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly today stepped in as interim head of the curated film streaming service Fandor after CEO Ted Hope left for another gig, speculation is building on where Hope will go next. We’re hearing it might be a top post at Amazon Studios steering its fledgling film production unit. Hope took the Fandor job last January with the intention of doing for festival and foreign films what Netflix does for mainstream film and TV series. Before that he ran the San Francisco Film Society and prior to that he had a number of producing gigs, and in the 90s formed Good Machine with James Schamus and become a force in indie fare.
Amazon Studios has already gotten underway on the small screen, and made its first significant feature screenplay buy late last year when it has acquired The Wall,...
Amazon Studios has already gotten underway on the small screen, and made its first significant feature screenplay buy late last year when it has acquired The Wall,...
- 1/8/2015
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
CBS President and CEO Les Moonves raged against traditional ratings metrics on Wednesday during his Consumer Electronics Show keynote speech in Las Vegas.
“Overnight ratings are worthless right now,” Moonves told MediaLink CEO Michael Kassan. “We have to be more patient. Our information is now coming from so many different places, over much longer time.”
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He then married technology — which is clearly the theme of CES — with the “content is king” mindset that permeates the business he works in, television.
“For many years, technology and content were at war,...
“Overnight ratings are worthless right now,” Moonves told MediaLink CEO Michael Kassan. “We have to be more patient. Our information is now coming from so many different places, over much longer time.”
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He then married technology — which is clearly the theme of CES — with the “content is king” mindset that permeates the business he works in, television.
“For many years, technology and content were at war,...
- 1/7/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Chris Kelly, the former general counsel and chief privacy officer at Facebook, is stepping in as interim chief executive at Fandor.
He will replace current CEO Ted Hope, who is exiting to pursue a new film production venture, the curated online service for independent and international films announced on Wednesday.
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“Fandor is keenly situated now for real growth,” said Kelly. “Ted and the Fandor team have positioned us very well for continued expansion in 2015. While Fandor represents the next evolution of the film industry...
He will replace current CEO Ted Hope, who is exiting to pursue a new film production venture, the curated online service for independent and international films announced on Wednesday.
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“Fandor is keenly situated now for real growth,” said Kelly. “Ted and the Fandor team have positioned us very well for continued expansion in 2015. While Fandor represents the next evolution of the film industry...
- 1/7/2015
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Lead investor Chris Kelly, former Facebook General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, is stepping in as interim CEO to replace outgoing Ted Hope, whose avocation film producer reigns supreme. He came in just a year ago, after leaving another short-term gig as executive director of the San Francisco Film Society. Hope will be "pursuing a new film production venture, and will remain a close advisor to the company," according to a press release. Last January, Kelly and Fandor founder and then-ceo Dan Aronson and chief content officer Jonathan Marlow approached Hope to take over as CEO. He was impressed with their curated collection of 5000 high quality indie and foreign films as well as the ways they share revenues with filmmakers and rights holders. In 2013, Fandor brought in over three dozen new partners and individual filmmakers to its curated service. Fandor has also launched in Canada and expanded its services on a wide array of mobile.
- 1/7/2015
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Gabriel and Daniel Hammond’s ambitious finance, production and distribution upstart has led a Series A investment round in the cinema-on-demand player.
Broad Green Pictures led the round with existing and new investors, who include Aspiration Investment Group, Preferred Ventures – the micro Vc focused on digital media run by Preferred Content founder Kevin Iwashina, freecreditreport.com founder Ed Ojdana and former Facebook chief privacy officer Chris Kelly – and Western Capital Ventures launched by Joseph Krigsfeld.
Tugg will remain autonomous and comes off a year that saw it broaden the catalogue, grow month-on-month sales and expand the user base through word-of-mouth referrals.
“As an industry we’re still realising how powerful content marketing can be when combined with direct-to-fan sales and promotion,” said Tugg Co-founder and CEO Nicolas Gonda.
“Having the financial support, extraordinary business acumen, and tenaciously innovative mindset of our investors behind us will help fuel the next generation of Tugg’s growth in building audience-engagement...
Broad Green Pictures led the round with existing and new investors, who include Aspiration Investment Group, Preferred Ventures – the micro Vc focused on digital media run by Preferred Content founder Kevin Iwashina, freecreditreport.com founder Ed Ojdana and former Facebook chief privacy officer Chris Kelly – and Western Capital Ventures launched by Joseph Krigsfeld.
Tugg will remain autonomous and comes off a year that saw it broaden the catalogue, grow month-on-month sales and expand the user base through word-of-mouth referrals.
“As an industry we’re still realising how powerful content marketing can be when combined with direct-to-fan sales and promotion,” said Tugg Co-founder and CEO Nicolas Gonda.
“Having the financial support, extraordinary business acumen, and tenaciously innovative mindset of our investors behind us will help fuel the next generation of Tugg’s growth in building audience-engagement...
- 12/10/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Writers Guild of America announced the TV nominees for the 2015 WGA Awards on Thursday (December 4) morning and several new shows broke into the fields in a big way. And, of course, there were a number of big WGA Award nomination head-scratchers. Specifically, where the heck was FX's "Fargo"? The answer is below. Making perhaps the biggest splash was "Transparent," which earned three nominations and, since "Orange Is The New Black" earned two nods and "House of Cards" pick up one, that meant that Amazon Prime and Netflix are, at least for one award-giving organization, on equal footing as creators of original programming. The Jill Soloway-created "Transparent" is nominated for New Series, where it will go against "The Affair," "The Knick," "Silicon Valley" and "True Detective." "Transparent" and "Silicon Valley" are also up for Comedy Series, going against "Louie," "Veep" and "Orange Is The New Black." Lest you panic...
- 12/5/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Millennium Entertainment has made its first buy since the management take-over earlier this year led by Bill Lee and acquired the La operations of Amplify in a move that demonstrates its digital ambitions.
Amplify’s Logan Mulvey will serve as Millennium svp of digital distribution, effective immediately.
Amplify’s Los Angeles-based employees will join Millennium Entertainment in various roles within marketing and digital distribution.
Amplify, financed by Preferred Ventures and digital media investor Chris Kelly, will continue to operate exclusively from New York as a theatrical and digital content distribution company under Dylan Marchetti. That company is expected to announce separate details of a restructure in the coming months.
Preferred Ventures managing partner Kevin Iwashina brokered the deal on behalf of Amplify with Millennium Entertainment CEO Lee (pictured).
“Acquiring Amplify’s Los Angeles operation allows us to further enhance our premiere digital service which will maximise digital opportunities for Millennium,” said Lee. “We...
Amplify’s Logan Mulvey will serve as Millennium svp of digital distribution, effective immediately.
Amplify’s Los Angeles-based employees will join Millennium Entertainment in various roles within marketing and digital distribution.
Amplify, financed by Preferred Ventures and digital media investor Chris Kelly, will continue to operate exclusively from New York as a theatrical and digital content distribution company under Dylan Marchetti. That company is expected to announce separate details of a restructure in the coming months.
Preferred Ventures managing partner Kevin Iwashina brokered the deal on behalf of Amplify with Millennium Entertainment CEO Lee (pictured).
“Acquiring Amplify’s Los Angeles operation allows us to further enhance our premiere digital service which will maximise digital opportunities for Millennium,” said Lee. “We...
- 11/21/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Millennium Entertainment continues to beef up it digital distribution capabilities with the acquisition of Amplify’s Los Angeles operation, the multi-platform distrib banner financed by Preferred Ventures and Digital Media investor Chris Kelly.
As part of the deal, Amplify’s Logan Mulvey, who has served as CEO for the past year, will serve as Millennium’s Svp of Digital Distribution, effective immediately. Along with Mulvey, Amplify’s La-based employees will be joining Millennium in various roles within marketing and digital distribution. Amplify will continue to operate exclusively from New York as a theatrical and digital content distribution company.
“Following our acquisition of Variance Films in March of this year, our goal has been to consolidate the digital and theatrical distribution operations of Amplify into New York. It was also important to us that those working in our La office find an opportunity that would allow them to remain in La.
As part of the deal, Amplify’s Logan Mulvey, who has served as CEO for the past year, will serve as Millennium’s Svp of Digital Distribution, effective immediately. Along with Mulvey, Amplify’s La-based employees will be joining Millennium in various roles within marketing and digital distribution. Amplify will continue to operate exclusively from New York as a theatrical and digital content distribution company.
“Following our acquisition of Variance Films in March of this year, our goal has been to consolidate the digital and theatrical distribution operations of Amplify into New York. It was also important to us that those working in our La office find an opportunity that would allow them to remain in La.
- 11/21/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
Billy versus Burger King! This comedian is taking on fast-food royalty.
Billy Eichner is taking on fast-food royalty with the help of his famous friends.
The Funny Or Die star has beef with Burger King, claiming the chain ripped off his Billy On the Street sketches in their new commercial. The ad shows a man with a microphone asking people questions about Bk food and then yelling at them following their response.
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In Eichner's bits, he too carries around a microphone, doing fast-paced interviews and yelling at his subjects.
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While Burger King has yet to comment on the comedian's claims, Eichner can't seem to stop tweeting about the commercial. "Hey @BurgerKing-thanks for stealing my act for ur new commercial!!" he tweeted on Sunday, Oct. 12. "Except it's not as funny & everyone knows u stole...
Billy Eichner is taking on fast-food royalty with the help of his famous friends.
The Funny Or Die star has beef with Burger King, claiming the chain ripped off his Billy On the Street sketches in their new commercial. The ad shows a man with a microphone asking people questions about Bk food and then yelling at them following their response.
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In Eichner's bits, he too carries around a microphone, doing fast-paced interviews and yelling at his subjects.
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While Burger King has yet to comment on the comedian's claims, Eichner can't seem to stop tweeting about the commercial. "Hey @BurgerKing-thanks for stealing my act for ur new commercial!!" he tweeted on Sunday, Oct. 12. "Except it's not as funny & everyone knows u stole...
- 10/13/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
It's not everyday that one sees grown men worshipping a children's show, but director Brent Hodge proves the shocking commonality of such a phenomenon as he documents the seemingly inexplicable fascination of a group of adult males with the cartoon "My Little Pony." Particular admiration is bestowed on Ashleigh Ball, who voiced one of the beloved characters and won the hearts of this growing subculture known as 'the bronies.' Tell us about yourself. My friends call me Hodgee and I started Hodgee Films a few years ago. I've been traveling the world with a camera in hand ever since. It's been my ticket to the party and now have a great team of people who have come along for the ride. What was your biggest challenge in completing this project? The biggest challenge was sound and music, and getting that exactly how we wanted it. I worked in radio...
- 4/15/2014
- by Ziyad Saadi
- Indiewire
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 20 Feb 2014 - 05:40
The unloved films of 2009 provide the focus in our final list of the 2000s' overlooked greats...
The year 2009 will partly be remembered as the year Avatar dominating the box office, with audiences flocking to see James Cameron's leafy pulp epic in shimmering 3D. Making almost $2.8bn worldwide, Avatar was a true behemoth, besting Cameron's own Titanic as the highest-grossing film of all time (not adjusted for inflation) and hastening a rush of 3D films in the years that followed.
Films such as 2012, Sherlock Holmes and boozy comedy The Hangover were also among the top 10, but as always, some of the most memorable and individual films of the year were far from the most financially successful. So to round off our series of underrated flicks of the 2000s, here's our selection of 2009's overlooked films...
25. A Perfect Getaway
A really good,...
The unloved films of 2009 provide the focus in our final list of the 2000s' overlooked greats...
The year 2009 will partly be remembered as the year Avatar dominating the box office, with audiences flocking to see James Cameron's leafy pulp epic in shimmering 3D. Making almost $2.8bn worldwide, Avatar was a true behemoth, besting Cameron's own Titanic as the highest-grossing film of all time (not adjusted for inflation) and hastening a rush of 3D films in the years that followed.
Films such as 2012, Sherlock Holmes and boozy comedy The Hangover were also among the top 10, but as always, some of the most memorable and individual films of the year were far from the most financially successful. So to round off our series of underrated flicks of the 2000s, here's our selection of 2009's overlooked films...
25. A Perfect Getaway
A really good,...
- 2/19/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
The best and the brightest in TV came together at the Nokia Theatre this evening (September 22) for the 65th Annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
Neil Patrick Harris held down the fort as the year’s Mc, entertaining the star-studded crowd with show-stopping performances and hilarious skits with “How I Met Your Mother” cast members and former Emmy hosts.
As for the winners, Claire Danes scored a big win, taking home a trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, while Jeff Daniels took home the prize in the Lead Actor category.
Meanwhile, Jim Parsons won his third Emmy for Lead Actor in a comedy for his role in “Big Bang Theory,” and Julia Louis-Dreyfus scored the prize for her lead role in “Veep.”
And last but not least, the cast of "Modern Family" and "Breaking Bad" were honored with Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series, respectively.
Check out the...
Neil Patrick Harris held down the fort as the year’s Mc, entertaining the star-studded crowd with show-stopping performances and hilarious skits with “How I Met Your Mother” cast members and former Emmy hosts.
As for the winners, Claire Danes scored a big win, taking home a trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, while Jeff Daniels took home the prize in the Lead Actor category.
Meanwhile, Jim Parsons won his third Emmy for Lead Actor in a comedy for his role in “Big Bang Theory,” and Julia Louis-Dreyfus scored the prize for her lead role in “Veep.”
And last but not least, the cast of "Modern Family" and "Breaking Bad" were honored with Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series, respectively.
Check out the...
- 9/23/2013
- GossipCenter
Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul were upset in their respective acting categories, but Breaking Bad won the night’s top prize, taking home its first Emmy for Best Drama. It was an unpredictable night in several major categories: In addition to The Newsroom’s Jeff Daniels taking home the trophy for Best Actor in a Drama and Boardwalk Empire’s Bobby Cannavale winning for Supporting Actor, Veep’s Tony Hale and Nurse Jackie’s Merritt Wever were surprise winners — Wever was so shocked that she practically ran off the stage without delivering an acceptance speech.
Not every category yielded a stunner,...
Not every category yielded a stunner,...
- 9/23/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside TV
When Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight reunited July 2 to record a video thanking supporters, they could not hold back their emotions. "They cried and hugged. They have genuine happiness to be alive, to be out there, to just Be," Chris Kelly, the lawyer managing the Cleveland Courage Fund on behalf of the women, says in this week's People. In the video that posted Tuesday on YouTube, they thank family, friends and complete strangers for the outpouring of support they've received since escaping alleged kidnapper Ariel Castro after a decade in captivity. Castro has pleaded not guilty to 329 counts including 139 charges of rape.
- 7/10/2013
- by Sandra Sobieraj Westfall
- PEOPLE.com
Such sad news. Pierce Brosnan’s daughter, Charlotte, sadly passed away at the young age of 41 after a battle with ovarian cancer. Click through our gallery to see photos of the beautiful actress.
Charlotte Brosnan, daughter of actor Pierce Brosnan, sadly lost a three-year battle with ovarian cancer on June 28.
Pierce Brosnan Speaks Out About Death Of Charlotte
Pierce released the following statement to Us Weekly after the sad news:
On June 28 at 2pm my darling daughter Charlotte Emily passed on to eternal life having succumbed to ovarian cancer. She was surrounded by her husband Alex, her children Isabella and Lucas and her brothers Christopher and Sean. Charlotte fought her cancer with grace and humanity, courage and dignity. Our hearts are heavy with the loss of our beautiful dear girl. We pray for her and that the cure for this wretched disease will be close at hand soon. We thank everyone for their heartfelt condolences.
Charlotte Brosnan, daughter of actor Pierce Brosnan, sadly lost a three-year battle with ovarian cancer on June 28.
Pierce Brosnan Speaks Out About Death Of Charlotte
Pierce released the following statement to Us Weekly after the sad news:
On June 28 at 2pm my darling daughter Charlotte Emily passed on to eternal life having succumbed to ovarian cancer. She was surrounded by her husband Alex, her children Isabella and Lucas and her brothers Christopher and Sean. Charlotte fought her cancer with grace and humanity, courage and dignity. Our hearts are heavy with the loss of our beautiful dear girl. We pray for her and that the cure for this wretched disease will be close at hand soon. We thank everyone for their heartfelt condolences.
- 7/2/2013
- by Emily Longeretta
- HollywoodLife
A toxicology screening has revealed that Chris Kelly, a member of the musical group Kris Kross, died of a drug overdose. Medical investigators told the Associated Press that Kelly had a combination of drugs in his system. Last May, police were called to Kelly's Atlanta-area home in response to reports that he was unresponsive. Emergency workers administered CPR and he was later transferred to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office in Atlanta told the Associated Press that it was not clear what...
- 7/2/2013
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Chris Kelly of the '90s rap duo Kriss Kross died of a drug overdose, a medical office investigator said Monday. A toxicology screening revealed that Kelly, 34, had a mixture of drugs in his system when he was pronounced dead on May 1, said Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office in Atlanta. Paramedics found Kelly unresponsive on a living room couch at his Atlanta home and tried to resuscitate him. Kelly, known as "Mac Daddy," was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Honey said she did not know which specific drugs Kelly had used before his death.
- 7/2/2013
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Chris Kelly's cause of death has been confirmed. The Kris Kross rapper died May 1 due to a drug overdose, a medical office investigator told The Associated Press on Monday, July 1. According to the toxicology screening, Kelly passed away at the age of 34 after consuming a lethal mixture of drugs. The "Jump" rapper was found unresponsive in his Atlanta-area home and died shortly after at a nearby hospital. Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office said the drugs found in Kelly's system at the [...]...
- 7/2/2013
- Us Weekly
Chris Kelly, half of the '90s rap duo Kris Kross, died of a drug overdose, according to a medical examiner. Kelly was only 34 at the time of his death on May 1, 2013.
On Monday (July 1), the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office of Atlanta released the information that Kelly had a mixture of drugs in his system. It was not revealed which drugs may have contributed to the artist's death, but Kelly's mother told police that he had used cocaine and heroin.
Also known as "Mac Daddy," Kelly was found by police on his living room couch in Atlanta. Attempts to resuscitate him failed, and Kelly was pronounced dead at the hospital.
As part of the young teen duo, Kris Kross, Kelly rocketed to fame in 1992 with the hit single, "Jump." Kelly and partner Chris Smith (aka "Daddy Mac") gained prominence for their youth and for their rapping. Even the kids'...
On Monday (July 1), the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office of Atlanta released the information that Kelly had a mixture of drugs in his system. It was not revealed which drugs may have contributed to the artist's death, but Kelly's mother told police that he had used cocaine and heroin.
Also known as "Mac Daddy," Kelly was found by police on his living room couch in Atlanta. Attempts to resuscitate him failed, and Kelly was pronounced dead at the hospital.
As part of the young teen duo, Kris Kross, Kelly rocketed to fame in 1992 with the hit single, "Jump." Kelly and partner Chris Smith (aka "Daddy Mac") gained prominence for their youth and for their rapping. Even the kids'...
- 7/2/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
It's been two months since his unfortunate passing, and the official results of Chris Kelly's cause of death have finally been revealed.
On Monday (July 1), TMZ announced that a toxicology screening from the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office in Atlanta showed a "fatal mixture of drugs" in the Kris Kross rapper's system.
At this time, the specifics on which drugs Chris took are unknown, however his mother previously told police the rapper had been doing cocaine and heroin the night before his death.
As previously reported by GossipCenter, Kelly was declared dead at the Atlanta Medical Center after being found at home on May 1st.
On Monday (July 1), TMZ announced that a toxicology screening from the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office in Atlanta showed a "fatal mixture of drugs" in the Kris Kross rapper's system.
At this time, the specifics on which drugs Chris took are unknown, however his mother previously told police the rapper had been doing cocaine and heroin the night before his death.
As previously reported by GossipCenter, Kelly was declared dead at the Atlanta Medical Center after being found at home on May 1st.
- 7/2/2013
- GossipCenter
Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly died of a drug overdose. CNN and the Associated Press report that the medical office investigator said a toxicology screening revealed the cause of death was directly due to a mixture of drugs in Kelly.s system at the time of his May 1 death. Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner.s office in Atlanta said it was not clear which specific drugs Kelly had used before his death. Kelly sadly was found unresponsive in the living room of his Atlanta home, where paramedics attempted to resuscitate him. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Kelly professionally was known as .Mac Daddy,. and with his partner Chris Smith aka .Daddy Mac., were Kriss...
- 7/2/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
A cause of death has been named in the case of Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly: drug overdose. Photos: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2013 A medical office investigator said Monday that a toxicology screening found a mixture of drugs in Kelly’s system at the time of his May 1 death, the Associated Press reports. Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office in Atlanta said it was not clear which specific drugs Kelly had used before his death, though the 34-year-old’s mother had previously told police that Kelly used cocaine and heroin the night before he died
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- 7/2/2013
- by Sophie Schillaci
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Atlanta -- Chris Kelly of the `90s rap duo Kris Kross died of a drug overdose, a medical office investigator said Monday.
A toxicology screening revealed that Kelly, 34, had a mixture of drugs in his system when he was pronounced dead on May 1, said Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office in Atlanta.
Paramedics found Kelly unresponsive on a living room couch at his Atlanta home and tried to resuscitate him. Kelly, known as "Mac Daddy," was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Honey said she did not know which specific drugs Kelly had used before his death. However, a police report from the night of Kelly's death said his mother told investigators her son used cocaine and heroin the night before he died and had a history of drug abuse.
Kris Kross was introduced to the music world in 1992 by music producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri...
A toxicology screening revealed that Kelly, 34, had a mixture of drugs in his system when he was pronounced dead on May 1, said Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office in Atlanta.
Paramedics found Kelly unresponsive on a living room couch at his Atlanta home and tried to resuscitate him. Kelly, known as "Mac Daddy," was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Honey said she did not know which specific drugs Kelly had used before his death. However, a police report from the night of Kelly's death said his mother told investigators her son used cocaine and heroin the night before he died and had a history of drug abuse.
Kris Kross was introduced to the music world in 1992 by music producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri...
- 7/2/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
It's not surprising, but it's official ... Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly died from a drug overdose.An investigator from the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office in Atlanta said a toxicology screening showed the 34-year-old died with a fatal mixture of drugs in his system.The investigator didn't specify which drugs, but as we reported, Chris' mother told police the rapper had been doing cocaine and heroin the night before he died on May 1st.The...
- 7/1/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Atlanta police had their suspicions about Chris Kelly's sudden death at 34—and they were right. The Kris Kross rapper died of a drug overdose, according to autopsy findings released today by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office. Kelly was found unresponsive in his Atlanta home on the night of May 1 and was pronounced dead shortly afterward at a nearby hospital. Police later said that their investigation turned up evidence that pointed to a possible drug overdose. Coroner's investigator Betty Honey said that a toxicology screening turned up a mixture of drugs was found in Kelly's system, but she could not say which ones. The "Jump" rapper's uncle told...
- 7/1/2013
- E! Online
Lil Snupe was shot and killed on June 20. One week before his passing, Lil Snupe sent out a number of positive tweets, making his death that much more upsetting. So sad.
On week after tweeting, “Alotta People Thought i Wouldn’t Make it 2 See This Day,” on his 18th birthday, Lil Snupe — real name Adarren Ross — was reportedly shot twice and killed on June 20.
Lil Snupe Died: Shot & Killed After Positive Twitter Messages
Emerging rapper Lil Snupe, a recent signee to Meek Mill‘s Dream Chaser’s label, was proud to have made it to his 18th birthday. While that may seem like a strange thought to some, Lil Snupe felt “blessed 2 see 18,” he tweeted on June 13.
Lil Snupe Dies At A Young Age
Sadly, Lil Snupe only lived for seven more days before he was reportedly shot and killed.
Winnfield Police say that Snupe was killed just after 4:00 a.
On week after tweeting, “Alotta People Thought i Wouldn’t Make it 2 See This Day,” on his 18th birthday, Lil Snupe — real name Adarren Ross — was reportedly shot twice and killed on June 20.
Lil Snupe Died: Shot & Killed After Positive Twitter Messages
Emerging rapper Lil Snupe, a recent signee to Meek Mill‘s Dream Chaser’s label, was proud to have made it to his 18th birthday. While that may seem like a strange thought to some, Lil Snupe felt “blessed 2 see 18,” he tweeted on June 13.
Lil Snupe Dies At A Young Age
Sadly, Lil Snupe only lived for seven more days before he was reportedly shot and killed.
Winnfield Police say that Snupe was killed just after 4:00 a.
- 6/21/2013
- by Christopher Rogers
- HollywoodLife
One week after turning 18-years-old, aspiring rapper Lil Snupe was killed in an shooting in his hometown of Winnfield, La. A suspect is in custody.
This is so sad. One week after tweeting “Blessed 2 See 18,” emerging rapper Lil Snupe, a recent signee to Meek Mill‘s Dream Chaser’s label, was killed in a shooting. In the early hours of June 20, Lil Snupe — real name Adarren Ross — was reportedly shot twice and has since died.
Lil Snupe Dies At 18 Years Old
Lil Snupe celebrated his 18th birthday on June 13, and posted a series of pictures of his birthday cake on Instagram, and wrote “Blessed 2 See 18.”
Winnfield Police say that Snupe was killed just after 4:00 a.m. at an apartment where he was visiting in Winnfield, Louisiana, reports Knoe 8 News. Officials say the shooting happened at Maplewood Apartments at S. Jones Streets.
There is a suspect, but no one has been arrested.
This is so sad. One week after tweeting “Blessed 2 See 18,” emerging rapper Lil Snupe, a recent signee to Meek Mill‘s Dream Chaser’s label, was killed in a shooting. In the early hours of June 20, Lil Snupe — real name Adarren Ross — was reportedly shot twice and has since died.
Lil Snupe Dies At 18 Years Old
Lil Snupe celebrated his 18th birthday on June 13, and posted a series of pictures of his birthday cake on Instagram, and wrote “Blessed 2 See 18.”
Winnfield Police say that Snupe was killed just after 4:00 a.m. at an apartment where he was visiting in Winnfield, Louisiana, reports Knoe 8 News. Officials say the shooting happened at Maplewood Apartments at S. Jones Streets.
There is a suspect, but no one has been arrested.
- 6/20/2013
- by Eleanore Hutch
- HollywoodLife
A new song by Lauryn Hill has raised eyebrows for its seemingly anti-gay undertones.
In her new song, "Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)," the 38-year-old activist sings about the ills of society. Coupled with lyrics about psychological massacre and superficial vanity, Hill's song seems to make anti-gay statements, slamming ”drag queens,” "girl men" and ”social transvestism," Bet's Monica Miller notes.
Though she's a musician who consistently advocates on behalf of the oppressed, Hill "might not extend her concerns to gay and lesbian communities," Miller writes.
Via Bet:
Whether or not Hill is merely using these comments as examples of the smokescreens and sleight-of-hands that pervade this “Neurotic Society” is unclear. Beyond intention, these sorts of statements suggest that society is in a shambles because it’s been taking too many cues from the Lgbtq community, acting like “girl men,” “drag queens” and “transvestites.” Is her beef with oppressive society or is...
In her new song, "Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)," the 38-year-old activist sings about the ills of society. Coupled with lyrics about psychological massacre and superficial vanity, Hill's song seems to make anti-gay statements, slamming ”drag queens,” "girl men" and ”social transvestism," Bet's Monica Miller notes.
Though she's a musician who consistently advocates on behalf of the oppressed, Hill "might not extend her concerns to gay and lesbian communities," Miller writes.
Via Bet:
Whether or not Hill is merely using these comments as examples of the smokescreens and sleight-of-hands that pervade this “Neurotic Society” is unclear. Beyond intention, these sorts of statements suggest that society is in a shambles because it’s been taking too many cues from the Lgbtq community, acting like “girl men,” “drag queens” and “transvestites.” Is her beef with oppressive society or is...
- 5/28/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
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