Fans of The Simpsons are shocked by how different Mr. Burns sounds in the latest episode of the series. On May 12, in the episode titled “The Tipping Point,” Homer loses his mind over tipping culture run amok. Mr. Burns, Homer’s greedy boss, makes a familiar appearance though his voice sounded very different. Fans took to social media to express their disdain and concern for the change in vocal tone. “Burns’ voice is just brutal man. Let these people retire in peace,” said one fan. “I was not prepared for how bad this would be,” said another. “It sounds like a fan dub.” Mr. Burns, a series regular though he does not appear in every episode, is currently voiced by Harry Shearer, who is 80 years old. Shearer succeeded Christopher Collins who originally voiced the evil, green-suit-wearing character. Shearer, who joined The Simpsons in 1989, still voices multiple roles including Ned Flanders,...
- 5/15/2024
- TV Insider
The character of Dr. Marvin Monroe (Harry Shearer) first appeared in the "The Simpsons" episode "There's No Disgrace Like Home". He would show up during the show's early seasons when Homer (Dan Castellaneta) was preoccupied with his family's perceived normal-ness. Homer looked at his home and saw the suburban ideals of a nuclear family slowly exploding. To combat this, Homer pawned the family TV -- an object he saw as problematic anyway -- and bought therapy sessions with Dr. Marvin Monroe, a family psychiatrist who promised "family bliss or double your money back." It seems the Simpsons were so dysfunctional that even Dr. Monroe couldn't cure them (a shock therapy session goes horribly awry).
Dr. Monroe typically appeared whenever "The Simpsons" required the word of a psychiatric specialist to aid in plot points. He was one of the show's many regular supporting characters, relegated to the background. However, the character...
Dr. Monroe typically appeared whenever "The Simpsons" required the word of a psychiatric specialist to aid in plot points. He was one of the show's many regular supporting characters, relegated to the background. However, the character...
- 3/17/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Season 7 of “Somebody Feed Phil” sees the titular comedy writer and globetrotter visit eight all-new locations — Mumbai, Washington, D.C., Kyoto, Iceland, Dubai, Orlando, Taipei and Scotland — as seen in a new trailer.
The series follows Phil Rosenthal, best known for creating and showrunning “Everybody Loves Raymond” for nine seasons on CBS from 1996 to 2005, as he travels to different cities throughout the world. Per the official logline, Season 7 is spent “uncovering hidden gems and encountering the heart and soul of each city with each bite. Phil forges connections through the universal language of food, celebrating the joy of discovery; and the shared experience of breaking bread together.”
Rosenthal’s travels are punctuated in the series by interactions with his friends and family. Notably, one episode of Season 6 was titled “Tribute to Helen and Max” and featured Rosenthal, his brother, their wives and their family friends reflecting on the lives of Rosenthal’s parents,...
The series follows Phil Rosenthal, best known for creating and showrunning “Everybody Loves Raymond” for nine seasons on CBS from 1996 to 2005, as he travels to different cities throughout the world. Per the official logline, Season 7 is spent “uncovering hidden gems and encountering the heart and soul of each city with each bite. Phil forges connections through the universal language of food, celebrating the joy of discovery; and the shared experience of breaking bread together.”
Rosenthal’s travels are punctuated in the series by interactions with his friends and family. Notably, one episode of Season 6 was titled “Tribute to Helen and Max” and featured Rosenthal, his brother, their wives and their family friends reflecting on the lives of Rosenthal’s parents,...
- 2/15/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount+ has set Tuesday, November 7 as the premiere date for journalist Nick Barili’s new docuseries De La Calle in the U.S. and Canada.
Across 8 episodes, Barili explores Latino urban music from the U.S. to Panama, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Spain and beyond. The series takes a journey into the Latine diaspora to map the evolution of Urbano music and cultures that ignited the musical revolution of Rap, Reggaeton, Bachata, Latin trap, Cumbia and other sounds that influence music and culture worldwide.
Interviewees include Fat Joe, Nore, Residente, Mala Rodriguez, Nicky Jam, Nicki Nicole, Villano Antillano, Sech, Goyo, Nathy Peluso, Santa Fe Klan, Jessie Reyes, Feid, Aleman and Gente De Zona, among others.
“As a first-generation immigrant who learned how to speak English through Hip Hop at Malcolm X Elementary, I grew up straddling two worlds, speaking English at school and Spanish at home,” Barili, the project’s co-creator,...
Across 8 episodes, Barili explores Latino urban music from the U.S. to Panama, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Spain and beyond. The series takes a journey into the Latine diaspora to map the evolution of Urbano music and cultures that ignited the musical revolution of Rap, Reggaeton, Bachata, Latin trap, Cumbia and other sounds that influence music and culture worldwide.
Interviewees include Fat Joe, Nore, Residente, Mala Rodriguez, Nicky Jam, Nicki Nicole, Villano Antillano, Sech, Goyo, Nathy Peluso, Santa Fe Klan, Jessie Reyes, Feid, Aleman and Gente De Zona, among others.
“As a first-generation immigrant who learned how to speak English through Hip Hop at Malcolm X Elementary, I grew up straddling two worlds, speaking English at school and Spanish at home,” Barili, the project’s co-creator,...
- 10/5/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Discovery Channel has set September 23 for the premiere of Ellen DeGeneres’ Saving The Gorillas: Ellen’s Next Adventure two-hour special. The documentary will air at 8 Pm Et/Pt on Discovery Channel and, in honor of World Gorilla Day, will be followed with an encore presentation on Sunday, September 24 at 10 Pm Et/Pt on Animal Planet. It also will be available to stream on Max and discovery+.
The documentary follows DeGeneres as she fulfills her dream of protecting the legacy of world-renowned primatologist, Dian Fossey, by building the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda.
The documentary project began as a birthday gift from DeGeneres’ wife, Portia de Rossi and snowballed into one of the largest architectural and landscaping projects in the history of Rwanda, along with challenges like volcanoes, earthquakes, and a global pandemic. It culminates with the opening of The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund,
“Every...
The documentary follows DeGeneres as she fulfills her dream of protecting the legacy of world-renowned primatologist, Dian Fossey, by building the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda.
The documentary project began as a birthday gift from DeGeneres’ wife, Portia de Rossi and snowballed into one of the largest architectural and landscaping projects in the history of Rwanda, along with challenges like volcanoes, earthquakes, and a global pandemic. It culminates with the opening of The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund,
“Every...
- 9/13/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Ellen DeGeneres has a new adventure on the horizon.
The TV icon has set a new two-hour special, Saving the Gorillas: Ellen’s Next Adventure, that will premiere on Sept. 23 on streaming services Discovery+ and Max. In addition to streaming those platforms, the special will have an encore presentation on Sept. 24 in honor of World Gorilla Day. The doc project follows her as she fulfills a dream of protecting the legacy of primatologist Dian Fossey in building the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda.
As previously reported, the campus opened in early 2022, located outside Volcanoes National Park. The multi-acre, eco-friendly spread was designed to provide the Fossey Fund with a space that helps amplify its mission of protecting and studying gorillas, training the next generation of conservationists and building the conservation capacity of local communities.
“Every single thing has led me to just have a big enough platform to say,...
The TV icon has set a new two-hour special, Saving the Gorillas: Ellen’s Next Adventure, that will premiere on Sept. 23 on streaming services Discovery+ and Max. In addition to streaming those platforms, the special will have an encore presentation on Sept. 24 in honor of World Gorilla Day. The doc project follows her as she fulfills a dream of protecting the legacy of primatologist Dian Fossey in building the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda.
As previously reported, the campus opened in early 2022, located outside Volcanoes National Park. The multi-acre, eco-friendly spread was designed to provide the Fossey Fund with a space that helps amplify its mission of protecting and studying gorillas, training the next generation of conservationists and building the conservation capacity of local communities.
“Every single thing has led me to just have a big enough platform to say,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
More than a year after her daytime show went off the air, Ellen DeGeneres is returning to television — in a much different capacity.
DeGeneres is bringing a passion project, showing her love for animals, to Discovery Channel with a two-hour documentary special, “Saving the Gorillas: Ellen’s Next Adventure.”
The special will air on Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. on Discovery Channel, and then again on World Gorilla Day, Sept. 24 at 10 p.m., on Animal Planet. The documentary will also be streaming on discovery+ and Max.
The doc showcases DeGeneres’s passion for animals and her respect for the primatologist Dian Fossey as she works to build The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda. Since opening in 2022, the campus has helped with gorilla conservation and biodiversity in the area; it also hosts visitors, including local school children.
“Every single thing has led me to just have a big enough platform to say,...
DeGeneres is bringing a passion project, showing her love for animals, to Discovery Channel with a two-hour documentary special, “Saving the Gorillas: Ellen’s Next Adventure.”
The special will air on Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. on Discovery Channel, and then again on World Gorilla Day, Sept. 24 at 10 p.m., on Animal Planet. The documentary will also be streaming on discovery+ and Max.
The doc showcases DeGeneres’s passion for animals and her respect for the primatologist Dian Fossey as she works to build The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda. Since opening in 2022, the campus has helped with gorilla conservation and biodiversity in the area; it also hosts visitors, including local school children.
“Every single thing has led me to just have a big enough platform to say,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Voice actor David Kaye still remembers getting the news he'd been cast on "Transformers: Animated." Two weeks after a callback where he read for multiple characters, he got a call from his agent. Kaye, who was driving in downtown LA, answered his phone and heard the news: he'd got the part ... of Optimus Prime. Kaye's response as he swerved his car: "Who?!"
While Kaye had read for Optimus Prime (and noticed voice director Susan Blu liked what he was doing), he walked into the audition expecting to get a different part. The part, in fact, that was furthest from Optimus Prime — Megatron. At the time, Kaye had been voicing Megatron for about a decade, first in "Beast Wars."
During the 1990s and 2000s, Kaye was a staple of Canada's voice-acting pool. Mainframe Entertainment, based in Vancouver, developed "Beast Wars" and recruited local talent, Kaye among them. A few years later,...
While Kaye had read for Optimus Prime (and noticed voice director Susan Blu liked what he was doing), he walked into the audition expecting to get a different part. The part, in fact, that was furthest from Optimus Prime — Megatron. At the time, Kaye had been voicing Megatron for about a decade, first in "Beast Wars."
During the 1990s and 2000s, Kaye was a staple of Canada's voice-acting pool. Mainframe Entertainment, based in Vancouver, developed "Beast Wars" and recruited local talent, Kaye among them. A few years later,...
- 9/10/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Tribeca Festival 2023 TV Lineup: Steven Soderbergh’s Max Series ‘Full Circle’ Set for World Premiere
The 2023 Tribeca Festival, which announced its film lineup on Tuesday, has now also revealed this year’s TV offerings — including eight series premieres and two first looks at fan favorites. Leading the world premieres is “Full Circle,” from Max (the soon-to-be renamed streamer formerly known as HBO Max) and director Steven Soderbergh. The show, about a botched kidnapping in New York, stars starring Dennis Quaid, Claire Danes, Timothy Olyphant, Zazie Beetz and Jharrel Jerome.
Networks and streamers represented at this year’s Tribeca Festival include Disney+, Max, Apple TV+, Starz, AMC, A&e and BET+. Other premieres include Amazon Prime Video’s “The Horror Of Dolores Roach,” starring Justina Machado; and BET+’s “Diarra From Detroit,” a dark comedy about a divorcing school teacher, from writer and star Diarra Kilpatrick, as well as executive producer Kenya Barris.
Also on tap is the HBO Sports doc “The Golden Boy,” about Oscar De La Hoya,...
Networks and streamers represented at this year’s Tribeca Festival include Disney+, Max, Apple TV+, Starz, AMC, A&e and BET+. Other premieres include Amazon Prime Video’s “The Horror Of Dolores Roach,” starring Justina Machado; and BET+’s “Diarra From Detroit,” a dark comedy about a divorcing school teacher, from writer and star Diarra Kilpatrick, as well as executive producer Kenya Barris.
Also on tap is the HBO Sports doc “The Golden Boy,” about Oscar De La Hoya,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The 2023 Tribeca Festival has announced its lineup of world premieres of new and returning television, including the world premieres of Steven Soderbergh’s Max series Full Circle about a botched kidnapping that reveals long-held secrets in present-day New York City, Prime Video’s Sweeney Todd-inspired The Horror of Dolores Roach and BET+’s Diarra From Detroit, a dark comedy executive produced by Kenya Barris that centers on a divorcing school teacher.
The fest, which runs June 7-18, announced its film slate earlier this week.
The eight series premieres and two first looks also include The Golden Boy, a documentary about Oscar De La Hoya, Disney+’s Choir, the story behind America’s Got Talent finalists the Detroit Youth Choir, A&e’s Exposing Parchman, an investigative documentary about the efforts to reform the Mississippi correctional system and Paramount+’s De La Calle, a docu-series that delves into the Latino diaspora.
Also...
The fest, which runs June 7-18, announced its film slate earlier this week.
The eight series premieres and two first looks also include The Golden Boy, a documentary about Oscar De La Hoya, Disney+’s Choir, the story behind America’s Got Talent finalists the Detroit Youth Choir, A&e’s Exposing Parchman, an investigative documentary about the efforts to reform the Mississippi correctional system and Paramount+’s De La Calle, a docu-series that delves into the Latino diaspora.
Also...
- 4/20/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In 1984, a lot of laws about what was and wasn't allowed in children's TV programming began to loosen. Throughout the decade, more and more companies became incredibly brazen about including advertising content directly into their TV shows, transforming many shows into 30-minute commercials for toys. An '80s child would watch a show, knowing they could soon hound their parents to buy them the toy counterparts of their favorite characters. This branding became deeply insidious, and many children of the 1980s grew up with a deep and abiding nostalgia for their favorite toy ads. Artistry, character, writing, storytelling, and mythology were all distant, tertiary concerns during this era, and the bulk of animated shows from the '80s are deeply, deeply terrible as a result.
The Transformers toy line was launched in 1984 after Hasbro repurposed multiple robot molds from a Japanese toy line. The Transformers were robots who could be...
The Transformers toy line was launched in 1984 after Hasbro repurposed multiple robot molds from a Japanese toy line. The Transformers were robots who could be...
- 3/5/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Bel-Air creator Morgan Cooper and season two showrunner Carla Banks Waddles are defending executive producer Will Smith following criticisms of his character after he slapped Chris Rock onstage at the 2022 Oscars.
In a new interview published ahead of the second season debut of Bel-Air on Feb. 24, Cooper spoke to Yahoo! Entertainment about the support Smith has given the show and its creative team day in and day out. For the show’s writer and director, he’s “got nothing but good things to say about Will.”
“Will is a great guy, and he’s demonstrated that with his actions throughout the whole Bel-Air development process, back when this was just my short film,” Cooper explained. “I’ve seen the content of his character on a day-to-day basis with this crew, this cast, my producing partners, the network and the studio.”
Morgan added that when it came to Smith’s behavior...
In a new interview published ahead of the second season debut of Bel-Air on Feb. 24, Cooper spoke to Yahoo! Entertainment about the support Smith has given the show and its creative team day in and day out. For the show’s writer and director, he’s “got nothing but good things to say about Will.”
“Will is a great guy, and he’s demonstrated that with his actions throughout the whole Bel-Air development process, back when this was just my short film,” Cooper explained. “I’ve seen the content of his character on a day-to-day basis with this crew, this cast, my producing partners, the network and the studio.”
Morgan added that when it came to Smith’s behavior...
- 2/24/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has ordered a seventh season of one of its longest-running docuseries, Somebody Feed Phil, created and hosted by Emmy winner Phil Rosenthal.
The series, whose sixth season was released in October 2022, will once again follow the Everybody Loves Raymond creator on his culinary adventures as he takes in the local cuisine and cultures of cities around the world.
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Somebody Feed Phil is produced by Lucky Bastards and Zero Point Zero Production. For Lucky Bastards, executive producers are Phil Rosenthal, his brother Rich Rosenthal and John Bedolis.
The series, whose sixth season was released in October 2022, will once again follow the Everybody Loves Raymond creator on his culinary adventures as he takes in the local cuisine and cultures of cities around the world.
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Somebody Feed Phil is produced by Lucky Bastards and Zero Point Zero Production. For Lucky Bastards, executive producers are Phil Rosenthal, his brother Rich Rosenthal and John Bedolis.
- 1/27/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has renewed Phil Rosenthal’s food and travel show “Somebody Feed Phil” for its seventh season.
The series follows Rosenthal, best known as the creator and showrunner of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” as he travels to different cities throughout the world and experiences different cuisines and cultures.
In an interview with Variety, Rosenthal explained how his comedy background informs his work on “Somebody Feed Phil”: “What I borrow from sitcoms is I’m always looking for characters. I understand that I am a character. My brother [Richard Rosenthal] who produces the show with me, understands by putting me in certain situations that, for instance, Anthony Bourdain would be very brave and fearless in. He understands that I would not fare as well as him. And that’s fun!”
This is Rosenthal’s second food and travel series, with the first being “I’ll Have What Phil’s Having” on PBS. The...
The series follows Rosenthal, best known as the creator and showrunner of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” as he travels to different cities throughout the world and experiences different cuisines and cultures.
In an interview with Variety, Rosenthal explained how his comedy background informs his work on “Somebody Feed Phil”: “What I borrow from sitcoms is I’m always looking for characters. I understand that I am a character. My brother [Richard Rosenthal] who produces the show with me, understands by putting me in certain situations that, for instance, Anthony Bourdain would be very brave and fearless in. He understands that I would not fare as well as him. And that’s fun!”
This is Rosenthal’s second food and travel series, with the first being “I’ll Have What Phil’s Having” on PBS. The...
- 1/27/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
The animation studio Illumination has made a feature film based on the 1985 Nintendo game "Super Mario Bros." and every decision they have made has been baffling. Making the film at all seemed like a dodgy proposition from the start, as the last attempt to make a Mario movie -- a strange dinosaur-themed dystopian movie with Dennis Hopper, Bob Hoskins, and John Leguizamo -- resulted in critical panning and box office losses. This author feels that 1993's "Super Mario Bros." was a perfectly entertaining, delightfully weird, high-octane version of the game, but few agree. Now, 29 years later, attempt number two has arrived.
A second strange choice for Aaron Horvath's and Michael Jelenic's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" was its all-star American voice cast. For many years, in the video games, Mario had been voiced by Charles Martinet, who also voiced series staples Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi. Martinet gave Mario a high-pitched,...
A second strange choice for Aaron Horvath's and Michael Jelenic's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" was its all-star American voice cast. For many years, in the video games, Mario had been voiced by Charles Martinet, who also voiced series staples Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi. Martinet gave Mario a high-pitched,...
- 10/6/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
CNN announced that Alison Roman’s new project (More Than) A Cooking Show will join the network’s lineup this fall.
It’s the latest CNN+ series to get a new home in the Warner Bros. Discovery universe. Roman’s show had yet to debut when the subscription streaming service was shut down after one month last April.
The new CNN Original Series will be produced by Zero Point Zero Production.
According to CNN, Roman will embark “on a journey to learn about some of her favorite ingredients – where they come from, how to cook them, and why we should and must love eating them as much as she does.” She will share recipes and journey to New York and the Amalfi Coast.
In a statement, Roman said that they set out to “reimagine what a cooking show can be, to make something new and have the best time doing it.
It’s the latest CNN+ series to get a new home in the Warner Bros. Discovery universe. Roman’s show had yet to debut when the subscription streaming service was shut down after one month last April.
The new CNN Original Series will be produced by Zero Point Zero Production.
According to CNN, Roman will embark “on a journey to learn about some of her favorite ingredients – where they come from, how to cook them, and why we should and must love eating them as much as she does.” She will share recipes and journey to New York and the Amalfi Coast.
In a statement, Roman said that they set out to “reimagine what a cooking show can be, to make something new and have the best time doing it.
- 9/22/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN is tweaking its programming recipe for noted food author Alison Roman.
After unveiling an alliance with the culinary influencer that would have put a new original series with her at the center on streaming hub CNN+, the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet will launch a program from her on its flagship cable outlet this fall.
A four-episode series, “(More Than) A Cooking Show,” featuring Roman learning about ingredients, traveling, and trying recipes, will debut on CNN in the fall. The series is produced by Zero Point Zero Productions, the company that was to have created her CNN+ program, and its announcement suggests that CNN is continuing to work to find roosts for several of the concepts it created for the broadband service. CNN+ was quickly scuttled after its launch by a corporate parent eager to cut costs and place CNN content in other parts of its streaming portfolio.
“I...
After unveiling an alliance with the culinary influencer that would have put a new original series with her at the center on streaming hub CNN+, the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet will launch a program from her on its flagship cable outlet this fall.
A four-episode series, “(More Than) A Cooking Show,” featuring Roman learning about ingredients, traveling, and trying recipes, will debut on CNN in the fall. The series is produced by Zero Point Zero Productions, the company that was to have created her CNN+ program, and its announcement suggests that CNN is continuing to work to find roosts for several of the concepts it created for the broadband service. CNN+ was quickly scuttled after its launch by a corporate parent eager to cut costs and place CNN content in other parts of its streaming portfolio.
“I...
- 9/22/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The sixth season of Paramount+ original series “Seal Team” has a new official trailer ahead of its September 18 premiere. Produced by CBS Studios, the series will debut episodes of its ten-episode season weekly on Sundays on Paramount+.
The show stars David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Neil Brown, Jr., A.J. Buckley, Toni Trucks and Raffi Barsoumian. The military drama follows the professional and personal lives of an elite unit of Navy SEALs, who are often deployed on missions worldwide at a moment’s notice.
“Seal Team” is produced by CBS Studios and executive produced by Spencer Hudnut, Christopher Chulack, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Mark Owen and David Boreanaz. The series is distributed worldwide by Paramount Global Content Distribution. Watch the full trailer below.
Also in today’s TV news:
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The CNN Originals hub on Discovery+ debuted today in the United States giving subscribers access to a library of CNN content from...
The show stars David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Neil Brown, Jr., A.J. Buckley, Toni Trucks and Raffi Barsoumian. The military drama follows the professional and personal lives of an elite unit of Navy SEALs, who are often deployed on missions worldwide at a moment’s notice.
“Seal Team” is produced by CBS Studios and executive produced by Spencer Hudnut, Christopher Chulack, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Mark Owen and David Boreanaz. The series is distributed worldwide by Paramount Global Content Distribution. Watch the full trailer below.
Also in today’s TV news:
Streaming
The CNN Originals hub on Discovery+ debuted today in the United States giving subscribers access to a library of CNN content from...
- 8/19/2022
- by EJ Panaligan and Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: MTV Entertainment Studios has greenlit the docuseries De La Calle from creator and host Nick Barili in partnership with Zero Point Zero Productions.
The project will take viewers on a journey into the Latino diaspora to explore (and map) the evolution of Urbano music and cultures that ignited the musical revolution of Hip Hop, Reggaeton, Bachata, Latin trap, Cumbia, and other sounds that are influencing music and culture worldwide.
Featured artists include Ivy Queen, Residente, Snow Tha Product, Nicky Jam, Youtel of Orishas, Goyo of Chocquibtown, Sech, Arcangel, Renato, Dimelo Flow, Vico C, El Aleman, and Duki.
The partnership builds on MTV Entertainment Group’s key strategy and commitment to diverse storytelling and fostering global connections and communities. The series connects the dots of a global movement that has never been told before in this magnitude. Uniting Latino urban music from the US to Panama, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic,...
The project will take viewers on a journey into the Latino diaspora to explore (and map) the evolution of Urbano music and cultures that ignited the musical revolution of Hip Hop, Reggaeton, Bachata, Latin trap, Cumbia, and other sounds that are influencing music and culture worldwide.
Featured artists include Ivy Queen, Residente, Snow Tha Product, Nicky Jam, Youtel of Orishas, Goyo of Chocquibtown, Sech, Arcangel, Renato, Dimelo Flow, Vico C, El Aleman, and Duki.
The partnership builds on MTV Entertainment Group’s key strategy and commitment to diverse storytelling and fostering global connections and communities. The series connects the dots of a global movement that has never been told before in this magnitude. Uniting Latino urban music from the US to Panama, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic,...
- 5/19/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
“Somebody Feed Phil” has been renewed for Season 6 at Netflix ahead of its fifth season premiere, Variety has learned exclusively.
The five-episode “Somebody Feed Phil” Season 5, which debuts May 25, was filmed back to back with Season 6, which also consists of five episodes.
“We filmed 10 episodes in the sweet spot between Delta and Omicron. Remember that? So from August to January, we pretty much filmed everything,” Rosenthal told Variety. “We only had to postpone one location because of Omicron, but we swapped in another one in the United States for that. And we’ll go back to [that other location eventually].”
For Season 5, episodes will feature Rosenthal heading to Oaxaca, Portland (Maine), Helsinki, Portland (Oregon) and Madrid.
Rosenthal says Netflix is targeting a fall premiere for Season 6, though no official date has been set for those already taped episodes to be released.
“Somebody Feed Phil” is produced by Lucky Bastards and Zero Point Zero Production,...
The five-episode “Somebody Feed Phil” Season 5, which debuts May 25, was filmed back to back with Season 6, which also consists of five episodes.
“We filmed 10 episodes in the sweet spot between Delta and Omicron. Remember that? So from August to January, we pretty much filmed everything,” Rosenthal told Variety. “We only had to postpone one location because of Omicron, but we swapped in another one in the United States for that. And we’ll go back to [that other location eventually].”
For Season 5, episodes will feature Rosenthal heading to Oaxaca, Portland (Maine), Helsinki, Portland (Oregon) and Madrid.
Rosenthal says Netflix is targeting a fall premiere for Season 6, though no official date has been set for those already taped episodes to be released.
“Somebody Feed Phil” is produced by Lucky Bastards and Zero Point Zero Production,...
- 5/12/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Imagine being the son of NBA great Dwyane Wade – one of the game’s all-time greats – and wanting to play basketball too.
That’s the reality for Zaire Wade, Dwyane’s eldest son, who was drafted last October by the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. Zaire, who turns 20 on Friday, has got some skills like his father, who just turned 40.
“Now, when I ask him to play [1-on-1],” Zaire said in a recent interview, “he doesn’t want to play me no more. He says he’s too old.”
Joking aside, those are some big shoes to fill. The six-part documentary series Legacy: In the Shadow of Greatness, launching on the Discovery+ streaming platform on March 8, explores what it’s like to be the offspring of a famous athlete and, like your dad, wanting to excel in sport.
Jonathan Hock, winner of 11 Emmys, directs the series...
That’s the reality for Zaire Wade, Dwyane’s eldest son, who was drafted last October by the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. Zaire, who turns 20 on Friday, has got some skills like his father, who just turned 40.
“Now, when I ask him to play [1-on-1],” Zaire said in a recent interview, “he doesn’t want to play me no more. He says he’s too old.”
Joking aside, those are some big shoes to fill. The six-part documentary series Legacy: In the Shadow of Greatness, launching on the Discovery+ streaming platform on March 8, explores what it’s like to be the offspring of a famous athlete and, like your dad, wanting to excel in sport.
Jonathan Hock, winner of 11 Emmys, directs the series...
- 2/3/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
“Fries! The Movie,” a documentary created by Anthony Bourdain’s Emmy-award-winning production company Zero Point Zero and Chrissy Teigen’s Huntley Productions banner, will debut on Peacock in the U.S. tomorrow, Aug. 10.
The movie, which premiered earlier in the year at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, is described as a lively exploration of what makes fries so ubiquitous and beloved throughout the world. The documentary scours the globe uncovering local flavors and untold stories from well-known chefs, celebrities, food scientists and farmers, along with an eclectic mix of fry aficionados from all walks of life.
Celebrities in the culinary landscape and beyond are featured throughout the documentary, including Teigen, in which she shares her fanatical love for the fried potato side dish. Other well-known participants include best-selling author and host of the hit podcast “Revisionist History” Malcolm Gladwell, world-renowned Michelin Star chef Eric Riper and founder and president of the...
The movie, which premiered earlier in the year at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, is described as a lively exploration of what makes fries so ubiquitous and beloved throughout the world. The documentary scours the globe uncovering local flavors and untold stories from well-known chefs, celebrities, food scientists and farmers, along with an eclectic mix of fry aficionados from all walks of life.
Celebrities in the culinary landscape and beyond are featured throughout the documentary, including Teigen, in which she shares her fanatical love for the fried potato side dish. Other well-known participants include best-selling author and host of the hit podcast “Revisionist History” Malcolm Gladwell, world-renowned Michelin Star chef Eric Riper and founder and president of the...
- 8/10/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Documentarian Morgan Neville didn’t know Anthony Bourdain personally, but he felt the globe-trotting chef and author was a kindred spirit. “In many ways, we were doing the same kind of work,” says the Oscar-winning director, whose raw and personal documentary “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” premieres Friday at the Tribeca Festival ahead of a theatrical opening on July 16.
In Neville’s eyes, Bourdain was “this champion of the democratization of food, of treating street foods seriously and ethnic foods seriously, breaking down the border of Michelin star cooking.” With “Roadrunner,” Neville wanted to explore that adventurous side of the man who traveled hundreds of days every year, from Iran to the Congo to L.A.’s Koreatown. But, he says, there was also a question mark over his life: “How does that happen? How does a guy like that kill himself?”
Neville did know several people in Bourdain’s orbit,...
In Neville’s eyes, Bourdain was “this champion of the democratization of food, of treating street foods seriously and ethnic foods seriously, breaking down the border of Michelin star cooking.” With “Roadrunner,” Neville wanted to explore that adventurous side of the man who traveled hundreds of days every year, from Iran to the Congo to L.A.’s Koreatown. But, he says, there was also a question mark over his life: “How does that happen? How does a guy like that kill himself?”
Neville did know several people in Bourdain’s orbit,...
- 6/10/2021
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Courtney Hope will reprise her “The Bold and the Beautiful” role on “The Young and the Restless,” and HBO Max announced a premiere date for “Chelsea Handler: Evolution.”
Casting
Courtney Hope will reprise her role from “The Bold and the Beautiful” on “The Young and the Restless.” Hope’s character Sally Spectra, a dynamic fashion designer based in Los Angeles, will move to Genoa City to join the CBS soap opera. The actor originated the role in 2017 and last appeared on “The Bold and the Beautiful” in August, when Sally left town after her scheme to win back her ex-boyfriend didn’t pan out. “The Young and the Restless” also stars Marla Adams, Lauralee Bell, Peter Bergman, Donny Boaz and Eric Braeden, among others.
Dates
HBO Max will debut “Chelsea Handler: Evolution” on Oct. 22. The hour-long special will mark Handler’s return to stand-up after a six-year hiatus.
Casting
Courtney Hope will reprise her role from “The Bold and the Beautiful” on “The Young and the Restless.” Hope’s character Sally Spectra, a dynamic fashion designer based in Los Angeles, will move to Genoa City to join the CBS soap opera. The actor originated the role in 2017 and last appeared on “The Bold and the Beautiful” in August, when Sally left town after her scheme to win back her ex-boyfriend didn’t pan out. “The Young and the Restless” also stars Marla Adams, Lauralee Bell, Peter Bergman, Donny Boaz and Eric Braeden, among others.
Dates
HBO Max will debut “Chelsea Handler: Evolution” on Oct. 22. The hour-long special will mark Handler’s return to stand-up after a six-year hiatus.
- 10/7/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, the cast and creator of “The West Wing” will reunite for a voting special, and Syfy greenlit “The Pole,” an animated adult comedy show featuring Bobby Moynihan and Jillian Bell, with Nicole Byer and Colin Jost.
Dates
“Somebody Feed Phil,” a show where creator and host Phil Rosenthal travels the world and explores different cuisines, will have its Season 4 premiere Oct. 30 on Netflix. The upcoming season will see Rosenthal travel to Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Singapore, The Mississippi Delta and Hawaii on his food-tasting mission, which also combines comedy into the mix. Rosenthal also serves as an executive producer for “Somebody Feed Phil” alongside Rich Rosenthal, John Bedolis, Christopher Collins and Lydia Tenaglia.
HBO Max revealed a that its upcoming project starring fashion designer Jenna Lyons, “Stylish with Jenna Lyons,” will premiere on Nov. 26. She previously served as the creative director and president of J. Crew,...
Dates
“Somebody Feed Phil,” a show where creator and host Phil Rosenthal travels the world and explores different cuisines, will have its Season 4 premiere Oct. 30 on Netflix. The upcoming season will see Rosenthal travel to Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Singapore, The Mississippi Delta and Hawaii on his food-tasting mission, which also combines comedy into the mix. Rosenthal also serves as an executive producer for “Somebody Feed Phil” alongside Rich Rosenthal, John Bedolis, Christopher Collins and Lydia Tenaglia.
HBO Max revealed a that its upcoming project starring fashion designer Jenna Lyons, “Stylish with Jenna Lyons,” will premiere on Nov. 26. She previously served as the creative director and president of J. Crew,...
- 9/22/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
Are you hungry for more “Somebody Feed Phil”? Good, because Netflix has set the premiere date for the fourth season of Phil Rosenthal’s adorable travel series.
The “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator announced the news himself, telling fans in a video posted to Twitter on Tuesday that Season 4 will premiere Oct. 30.
The third season of “Somebody Feed Phil” launched May 29 and consisted of five episodes, with Rosenthal and friends traveling to Marrakesh, Chicago, London, Seoul, and Montreal.
At the time of Season 3’s premiere, Phil told TheWrap to expect Season 4 of his Emmy-nominated series to hit some time this fall or winter. And that (yummy) scoop has proven to be accurate.
“We filmed Season 3 and 4 back to back. We filmed from August through the middle of January,” Rosenthal told TheWrap in May. “So we got it in just under the wire [before the pandemic]. So Season 4 will come out in the fall or the winter.
The “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator announced the news himself, telling fans in a video posted to Twitter on Tuesday that Season 4 will premiere Oct. 30.
The third season of “Somebody Feed Phil” launched May 29 and consisted of five episodes, with Rosenthal and friends traveling to Marrakesh, Chicago, London, Seoul, and Montreal.
At the time of Season 3’s premiere, Phil told TheWrap to expect Season 4 of his Emmy-nominated series to hit some time this fall or winter. And that (yummy) scoop has proven to be accurate.
“We filmed Season 3 and 4 back to back. We filmed from August through the middle of January,” Rosenthal told TheWrap in May. “So we got it in just under the wire [before the pandemic]. So Season 4 will come out in the fall or the winter.
- 9/22/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Chrissy Teigen is hitting the big screen, signed on to produce a documentary about French fries, called “Fries! The Movie.”
The documentary dives into the reasoning behind the universal love for fried potatoes and will include appearances by Teigen, best-selling author and podcast host Malcolm Gladwell, chef Eric Ripert and founder and president of the Museum of Food and Drink Dave Arnold. The film, produced by Teigen’s Suit & Thai Productions company, will follow chefs, celebrities, farmers, food scientists and more as they tap into the stories and flavors behind the French fry.
“I always knew my love of fries and years of experience in the field were meant to serve a higher purpose. Thrilled to work alongside this incredible team and share our findings,” said Teigen in a statement.
Zero Point Zero Productions’ co-founders Christopher Collins and Lydia Tenaglia are also producing the documentary with Unilever Entertainment’s Kelly Mullen,...
The documentary dives into the reasoning behind the universal love for fried potatoes and will include appearances by Teigen, best-selling author and podcast host Malcolm Gladwell, chef Eric Ripert and founder and president of the Museum of Food and Drink Dave Arnold. The film, produced by Teigen’s Suit & Thai Productions company, will follow chefs, celebrities, farmers, food scientists and more as they tap into the stories and flavors behind the French fry.
“I always knew my love of fries and years of experience in the field were meant to serve a higher purpose. Thrilled to work alongside this incredible team and share our findings,” said Teigen in a statement.
Zero Point Zero Productions’ co-founders Christopher Collins and Lydia Tenaglia are also producing the documentary with Unilever Entertainment’s Kelly Mullen,...
- 12/18/2019
- by Mackenzie Nichols
- Variety Film + TV
Anthony Bourdain Documentary Directed By Morgan Neville Set From CNN Films, HBO Max & Focus Features
Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom) will direct and produce a documentary about the late Anthony Bourdain for CNN Films, HBO Max and Focus Features.
Described in the announcement as a film about the “uncommon life of the late storyteller, explorer and chef,” the documentary first will be released in theaters worldwide exclusively by Focus Features, with TV premieres following on CNN and streams via HBO Max.
CNN Films and HBO Max will executive produce the film. Neville’s Tremolo Productions will produce the film.
“Anthony Bourdain did more to help us understand each other than just about anyone in the history of television,” said Neville, who also directed last year’s Mister Rogers docu Won’t You Be My Neighbor? for Focus Features. “He connected with people not in spite of his flaws but because of them. To have the opportunity to tell his story is humbling.
Described in the announcement as a film about the “uncommon life of the late storyteller, explorer and chef,” the documentary first will be released in theaters worldwide exclusively by Focus Features, with TV premieres following on CNN and streams via HBO Max.
CNN Films and HBO Max will executive produce the film. Neville’s Tremolo Productions will produce the film.
“Anthony Bourdain did more to help us understand each other than just about anyone in the history of television,” said Neville, who also directed last year’s Mister Rogers docu Won’t You Be My Neighbor? for Focus Features. “He connected with people not in spite of his flaws but because of them. To have the opportunity to tell his story is humbling.
- 10/25/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A documentary on the life and times of late celebrity chef and author Anthony Bourdain is in the works from the director of the Oscar-winning doc “20 Feet From Stardom” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” Morgan Neville.
CNN Films HBO Max and Focus Features are partnering for the documentary film, which Focus Features will release in theaters before it makes its TV premiere on CNN and streams on HBO Max. CNN Films and HBO Max will executive produce the film. Neville’s Tremolo Productions will produce the film.
“Morgan is the top of the game when it comes to documentary filmmaking and we’re delighted to be working with him again on this project with our great collaborators at CNN Films and HBO Max,” Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski said in a statement.
Also Read: Anthony Bourdain Gets 2 (More) Posthumous Emmy Nominations for 'Parts Unknown'
Bourdain, who died...
CNN Films HBO Max and Focus Features are partnering for the documentary film, which Focus Features will release in theaters before it makes its TV premiere on CNN and streams on HBO Max. CNN Films and HBO Max will executive produce the film. Neville’s Tremolo Productions will produce the film.
“Morgan is the top of the game when it comes to documentary filmmaking and we’re delighted to be working with him again on this project with our great collaborators at CNN Films and HBO Max,” Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski said in a statement.
Also Read: Anthony Bourdain Gets 2 (More) Posthumous Emmy Nominations for 'Parts Unknown'
Bourdain, who died...
- 10/25/2019
- by Trey Williams and Brian Welk
- The Wrap
HBO Max and Focus Features have teamed with CNN Films and filmmaker Morgan Neville for a documentary about the life of Anthony Bourdain, the influential chef, writer and TV host who died by his own hand in June 2018.
The untitled docu will be released in theaters by Focus before airing on CNN and being made available on the HBO Max streaming service, which is scheduled to launch next spring. Lydia Tenaglia and Christopher Collins, Bourdain’s longtime producing partners on his acclaimed TV series “Parts Unknown” and “No Reservations,” will be consulting producers for the film. Kimberly Witherspoon, Bourdain’s longtime agent and literary executor, will also be a consulting producer. The Bourdain estate is cooperating with the production.
“Anthony Bourdain did more to help us understand each other than just about anyone in the history of television,” Neville said. “He connected with people not in spite of his flaws,...
The untitled docu will be released in theaters by Focus before airing on CNN and being made available on the HBO Max streaming service, which is scheduled to launch next spring. Lydia Tenaglia and Christopher Collins, Bourdain’s longtime producing partners on his acclaimed TV series “Parts Unknown” and “No Reservations,” will be consulting producers for the film. Kimberly Witherspoon, Bourdain’s longtime agent and literary executor, will also be a consulting producer. The Bourdain estate is cooperating with the production.
“Anthony Bourdain did more to help us understand each other than just about anyone in the history of television,” Neville said. “He connected with people not in spite of his flaws,...
- 10/25/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Focus to release exclusively in theatres worldwide before TV premiere on CNN, streaming launch on HBO Max.
CNN Films, HBO Max and Focus Features are partnering on a documentary feature about the late traveller, chef and broadcaster Anthony Bourdain, to be directed and produced by Morgan Neville.
Focus Features will release the documentary exclusively in theatres worldwide before the film premieres on television on CNN and streams via WarnerMedia stablemate HBO Max. CNN Films and HBO Max will serve as executive producers, and Neville’s Tremolo Productions will produce the film.
The Bourdain estate will provide access to family photos,...
CNN Films, HBO Max and Focus Features are partnering on a documentary feature about the late traveller, chef and broadcaster Anthony Bourdain, to be directed and produced by Morgan Neville.
Focus Features will release the documentary exclusively in theatres worldwide before the film premieres on television on CNN and streams via WarnerMedia stablemate HBO Max. CNN Films and HBO Max will serve as executive producers, and Neville’s Tremolo Productions will produce the film.
The Bourdain estate will provide access to family photos,...
- 10/25/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Focus to release exclusively in theatres worldwide before TV premiere on CNN, streaming launch on HBO Max.
CNN Films, HBO Max and Focus Features are partnering on a documentary feature about the late traveller, chef and broadcaster Anthony Bourdain, to be directed and produced by Morgan Neville.
Focus Features will release the documentary exclusively in theatres worldwide before the film premieres on television on CNN and streams via WarnerMedia stablemate HBO Max. CNN Films and HBO Max will serve as executive producers, and Neville’s Tremolo Productions will produce the film.
The Bourdain estate will provide access to family photos,...
CNN Films, HBO Max and Focus Features are partnering on a documentary feature about the late traveller, chef and broadcaster Anthony Bourdain, to be directed and produced by Morgan Neville.
Focus Features will release the documentary exclusively in theatres worldwide before the film premieres on television on CNN and streams via WarnerMedia stablemate HBO Max. CNN Films and HBO Max will serve as executive producers, and Neville’s Tremolo Productions will produce the film.
The Bourdain estate will provide access to family photos,...
- 10/25/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has announced the return of its long-running documentary series Chef’s Table and new episodes of Somebody Feed Phil, featuring Phil Rosenthal. They join the new The Chef Show with Jon Favreau and Chef Roy Choi on the Netflix menu, the latter show announced earlier today.
The new and returning series were unveiled during Netflix’s Fysee Food Day at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles. Guests enjoyed a variety of panels and activations, hosted by Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski. The day celebrated Netflix’s food content, including interactive demonstrations with Samin Nosrat of Salt Fat Acid Heat with Samin Nosrat, and Nicole Byer and Jacques Torres of Nailed It!.
The long-running, Emmy-nominated documentary series Chef’s Table will return with two new seasons. Currently in its sixth season, the series follows celebrated chefs from around the globe as they pave their own path in the culinary world. The...
The new and returning series were unveiled during Netflix’s Fysee Food Day at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles. Guests enjoyed a variety of panels and activations, hosted by Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski. The day celebrated Netflix’s food content, including interactive demonstrations with Samin Nosrat of Salt Fat Acid Heat with Samin Nosrat, and Nicole Byer and Jacques Torres of Nailed It!.
The long-running, Emmy-nominated documentary series Chef’s Table will return with two new seasons. Currently in its sixth season, the series follows celebrated chefs from around the globe as they pave their own path in the culinary world. The...
- 5/19/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Green Book walked away with the marquee prize at the 30th annual Producers Guild Awards, which were handed out Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse followed up its Golden Globes win and beat out a tough field to snare the statuette for Animated Feature, and the Mister Rogers pic Won’t You Be My Neighbor? laced up the Documentary Feature prize, also topping a solid field..
On the TV side, the final season of FX’s The Americans won the drama series awards, following up its Globes win two weeks ago. Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel continued its remarkable awards run, up its Emmy and Golden Globes triumph with its second consecutive Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy at the PGAs. Its creator-ep Amy Sherman-Palladino was among tonight’s career award recipients – the Norman Lear Award for Achievement in Television.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse followed up its Golden Globes win and beat out a tough field to snare the statuette for Animated Feature, and the Mister Rogers pic Won’t You Be My Neighbor? laced up the Documentary Feature prize, also topping a solid field..
On the TV side, the final season of FX’s The Americans won the drama series awards, following up its Globes win two weeks ago. Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel continued its remarkable awards run, up its Emmy and Golden Globes triumph with its second consecutive Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy at the PGAs. Its creator-ep Amy Sherman-Palladino was among tonight’s career award recipients – the Norman Lear Award for Achievement in Television.
- 1/20/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The International Documentary Assn. announced nominees for the 34th annual Ida Awards Wednesday, spotlighting the best in documentary filmmaking.
Among the feature nominees were mainstays on the circuit so far this year like Hulu’s “Crime + Punishment” and “Minding the Gap,” as well as National Geographic’s “Free Solo” and Focus Features’ “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
In recognition of another banner year for non-fiction cinema, which has been reflected in box office spikes around key titles this year, the Ida expanded the number of nominees in the best feature and short films categories to 10 films.
In “creative recognition” fields, winners and nominees were announced. “Distant Constellation” won the cinematography prize, while “Minding the Gap” took editing. “The Other Side of Everything” won the writing award, and the music category saw a tie, between “Bisbee ’17” and “Hale County This Morning, This Evening.”
Additionally, the Ida’s Courage Under...
Among the feature nominees were mainstays on the circuit so far this year like Hulu’s “Crime + Punishment” and “Minding the Gap,” as well as National Geographic’s “Free Solo” and Focus Features’ “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
In recognition of another banner year for non-fiction cinema, which has been reflected in box office spikes around key titles this year, the Ida expanded the number of nominees in the best feature and short films categories to 10 films.
In “creative recognition” fields, winners and nominees were announced. “Distant Constellation” won the cinematography prize, while “Minding the Gap” took editing. “The Other Side of Everything” won the writing award, and the music category saw a tie, between “Bisbee ’17” and “Hale County This Morning, This Evening.”
Additionally, the Ida’s Courage Under...
- 10/24/2018
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Variety Film + TV
The International Documentary Association is out with the nominees for its 2018 Ida Documentary Awards. Winners of the 34th edition will be announced December 8 duyring a ceremony hosted by Ricki Lake at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. See the full list of nominees below.
Up for Best Feature — which has been expanded to 10 nominees this year — are Stephen Maing’s Crime + Punishment, Kimberly Reed’s Dark Money, E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s Free Solo, RaMell Ross’ Hale County This Morning, This Evening, Bing Liu’s Minding the Gap, Talal Derki’s Of Fathers and Sons, Talya Tibbon and Joshua Bennett’s Sky and Ground, Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar’s The Silence of Others, Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown’s United Skates and Morgan Neville’s Won’t You Be My Neighbor.
“This year’s nominees and winners of the Ida Awards reflects that 2018 has been a remarkable...
Up for Best Feature — which has been expanded to 10 nominees this year — are Stephen Maing’s Crime + Punishment, Kimberly Reed’s Dark Money, E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s Free Solo, RaMell Ross’ Hale County This Morning, This Evening, Bing Liu’s Minding the Gap, Talal Derki’s Of Fathers and Sons, Talya Tibbon and Joshua Bennett’s Sky and Ground, Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar’s The Silence of Others, Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown’s United Skates and Morgan Neville’s Won’t You Be My Neighbor.
“This year’s nominees and winners of the Ida Awards reflects that 2018 has been a remarkable...
- 10/24/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The TV Academy showered Anthony Bourdain with posthumous Emmys this evening, including Best Nonfiction Writing and Best Informational Series or Special, for CNN’s Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown.
By the time the dust settled, Bourdain’s program had bagged five Emmys – the most for one year in the series history.
Producer Lydia Tenaglia noted it was Bourdain’s first best-writing statuette.
“Tony was nominated for this Emmy many times, but it had always eluded him. So it is with tremendous bittersweetness that I accept it on his behalf,” she said pointedly, accepting Bourdain’s writing win.
Describing Bourdain’s writing as “always fiercely intelligent, very real, no bullshit” she nonetheless said he would have thanked his longtime lit agent, CNN execs, etc.
“Actually, he wouldn’t have done that at all,” she continued, giving attendees whiplash and something to think about.
“But he’s really off on a journey to Parts Unknown,...
By the time the dust settled, Bourdain’s program had bagged five Emmys – the most for one year in the series history.
Producer Lydia Tenaglia noted it was Bourdain’s first best-writing statuette.
“Tony was nominated for this Emmy many times, but it had always eluded him. So it is with tremendous bittersweetness that I accept it on his behalf,” she said pointedly, accepting Bourdain’s writing win.
Describing Bourdain’s writing as “always fiercely intelligent, very real, no bullshit” she nonetheless said he would have thanked his longtime lit agent, CNN execs, etc.
“Actually, he wouldn’t have done that at all,” she continued, giving attendees whiplash and something to think about.
“But he’s really off on a journey to Parts Unknown,...
- 9/9/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
After premiering current Emmy nominees “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Sinner” in 2017, this year’s Tribeca TV Festival is looking to make an impact at the end of summer 2018. Featured in its second edition are new season premieres of Showtime’s “Ray Donovan,” the CBS drama “Madam Secretary,” Crackle’s “StartUp,” HBO’s “Tracey Ullman’s Show” — including a conversation between the star and Meryl Streep — as well as the 20th season of “Law & Order: Svu.”
Despite the excitement surrounding those series, one premiere is likely to stand out from the rest: The festival will host the world premiere of CNN’s “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” featuring Bourdain and W. Kamau Bell in Kenya. The first episode of Season 12 is a special presentation: an extended cut of the final episode finished with Anthony Bourdain’s full involvement and the last to feature his narration. Following the screening, Bell...
Despite the excitement surrounding those series, one premiere is likely to stand out from the rest: The festival will host the world premiere of CNN’s “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” featuring Bourdain and W. Kamau Bell in Kenya. The first episode of Season 12 is a special presentation: an extended cut of the final episode finished with Anthony Bourdain’s full involvement and the last to feature his narration. Following the screening, Bell...
- 8/22/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Conversations with Bryan Cranston, Tracey Ullman, and Rosario Dawson and the world premieres of Nat Geo TV’s “Valley of the Boom” and YouTube’s “Wayne” are among the events set are set for the lineup of the second Tribeca TV Festival running Sept. 20-23.
The gathering at New York’s Spring Studios will feature premieres of the 20th season of “Law & Order: Svu,” along with new season premieres for CBS’ “Madam Secretary,” Showtime’s “Ray Donovan,” and HBO’s “Tracey Ullman’s Show.” CNN’s “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” will have the first public screening of one of the last episodes Bourdain filmed before his death in June.
Also set is a 10-year retrospective look at ABC’s “Shark Tank” entrepreneur competition series. Investors and panelists Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary, and Lori Grenier will be on hand.
The festival will again feature “Fall...
The gathering at New York’s Spring Studios will feature premieres of the 20th season of “Law & Order: Svu,” along with new season premieres for CBS’ “Madam Secretary,” Showtime’s “Ray Donovan,” and HBO’s “Tracey Ullman’s Show.” CNN’s “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” will have the first public screening of one of the last episodes Bourdain filmed before his death in June.
Also set is a 10-year retrospective look at ABC’s “Shark Tank” entrepreneur competition series. Investors and panelists Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary, and Lori Grenier will be on hand.
The festival will again feature “Fall...
- 8/22/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Coca-Cola is spreading its #MakeItHappy campaign across multiple platforms. The latest creator joining in on the quest to make the Internet a more positive place is Ryan Seacrest, who teamed up with Kurt Hugo Schneider and a combination traditional and new media performers for a music video called "Come On #MakeItHappy".
The three-and-a-half minute video is directed by Schneider, who has more than five million subscribers on YouTube, and hosted on Seacrest's YouTube channel. There's plenty of talent in front of the camera, too. Traditional media stars Jordin Sparks, Janel Parrish, Victoria Justice, Bea Miller, and Nolan Gould appear, as do online content creators Jack & Jack, Andrea Russett, Brent Rivera, Sam Tsui and Chris Collins. Schneider and Seacrest lead this group through an "Uptown Funk"-esque song that spreads the titular campaign's positive message.
The video arrived just after the Super Bowl, where Coke also ran an ad supporting #MakeItHappy...
The three-and-a-half minute video is directed by Schneider, who has more than five million subscribers on YouTube, and hosted on Seacrest's YouTube channel. There's plenty of talent in front of the camera, too. Traditional media stars Jordin Sparks, Janel Parrish, Victoria Justice, Bea Miller, and Nolan Gould appear, as do online content creators Jack & Jack, Andrea Russett, Brent Rivera, Sam Tsui and Chris Collins. Schneider and Seacrest lead this group through an "Uptown Funk"-esque song that spreads the titular campaign's positive message.
The video arrived just after the Super Bowl, where Coke also ran an ad supporting #MakeItHappy...
- 2/2/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
20th Century Fox
The bulk of The Simpsons’ expanded universe is voiced by four people: Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Harry Shearer. This article will focus on the second main-voice actor who does not voice a member of the Simpsons’ household: a founding member of Spın̈al Tap and former cast member on Saturday Night Live, Harry Shearer.
Shearer has been on The Simpsons since the very beginning, voicing neighbor-ino Ned Flanders in the very first episode “Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire.” All told, Shearer voices over 180 characters in Springfield: some of those characters are one-offs, meant to deliver one line and then move on; some were created as one-offs, but were brought back time and time again; and some have grown with The Simpsons, both the TV family and the TV show.
These 10 Secondary Simpsons’ Characters Voiced by Harry Shearer are characters who rarely appear for...
The bulk of The Simpsons’ expanded universe is voiced by four people: Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Harry Shearer. This article will focus on the second main-voice actor who does not voice a member of the Simpsons’ household: a founding member of Spın̈al Tap and former cast member on Saturday Night Live, Harry Shearer.
Shearer has been on The Simpsons since the very beginning, voicing neighbor-ino Ned Flanders in the very first episode “Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire.” All told, Shearer voices over 180 characters in Springfield: some of those characters are one-offs, meant to deliver one line and then move on; some were created as one-offs, but were brought back time and time again; and some have grown with The Simpsons, both the TV family and the TV show.
These 10 Secondary Simpsons’ Characters Voiced by Harry Shearer are characters who rarely appear for...
- 4/22/2014
- by The 'House
- Obsessed with Film
Fox
The bulk of The Simpsons’ expanded universe is voiced by four people: Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Harry Shearer. Each has their main characters they bring life to every recording session, but each also is asked to provide distinct voices and personalities for another dozen (or several dozen) characters. And no one is asked to do that more than the star of such films as The Birdcage, Mystery Men, and The Smurfs, Hank Azaria.
Hank Azaria is not just the voice of Springfield residents Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Chief Clancy Wiggum, and Moe Syzslak: he is credited with voicing more than 200 Springfieldites since his first appearance as Moe (redubbing the voiceover originally done by former cast member Christopher Collins) in “Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire.” Some of those characters are one-offs, meant to deliver one line and then move on; some were created as one-offs, but were brought...
The bulk of The Simpsons’ expanded universe is voiced by four people: Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Harry Shearer. Each has their main characters they bring life to every recording session, but each also is asked to provide distinct voices and personalities for another dozen (or several dozen) characters. And no one is asked to do that more than the star of such films as The Birdcage, Mystery Men, and The Smurfs, Hank Azaria.
Hank Azaria is not just the voice of Springfield residents Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Chief Clancy Wiggum, and Moe Syzslak: he is credited with voicing more than 200 Springfieldites since his first appearance as Moe (redubbing the voiceover originally done by former cast member Christopher Collins) in “Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire.” Some of those characters are one-offs, meant to deliver one line and then move on; some were created as one-offs, but were brought...
- 4/17/2014
- by The 'House
- Obsessed with Film
Know this: Whatever your preconceived notions are about "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" -- especially if those notions are based on what you saw in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" -- Jon Chu, the director of this "G.I. Joe" sequel, is actually a G.I. Joe fan. So, yes, gone are the skin-tight black G.I. Joe uniforms from the first film. Also gone is the monstrosity of an outfit that was designed in place of the iconic Cobra Commander uniform. (It's replaced here by an outfit that looks like the iconic Cobra Commander uniform.) In other words: Chu was concerned with making "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" feel like G.I. Joe again.
In "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," the story picks up at the end of the first film. Criminal master of disguise, Zartan, is still in the White House and masquerading as the president. Zartan orders the execution of what turns out to be most...
In "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," the story picks up at the end of the first film. Criminal master of disguise, Zartan, is still in the White House and masquerading as the president. Zartan orders the execution of what turns out to be most...
- 3/26/2013
- by Mike Ryan
- Huffington Post
As a child growing up the late 1980s and early 1990s, there was a trio of favourite cartoon shows which aired on American television networks after school and on Saturday mornings The Real Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Transformers. As is probably still the case with children shows today, there was plenty of marketing synergy at work. You would watch the show for an half and hour, only to be followed by an obsessive need to own the toys, comics and any other expensive, officially licensed product. Lest we overlook the obvious, there were movies to see as well.
There were of course other popular shows than the three mentioned above, but for me (and my little sister!), they represented the holy trinity of fantastical adventures, memorably one-dimensional characters and the sort of humour any kid could enjoy. Who needed to do homework when characters like Egon, Ray,...
There were of course other popular shows than the three mentioned above, but for me (and my little sister!), they represented the holy trinity of fantastical adventures, memorably one-dimensional characters and the sort of humour any kid could enjoy. Who needed to do homework when characters like Egon, Ray,...
- 3/16/2013
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
• 15 awful chick flicks you probably had no idea existed. Don't click if you'd like to keep it that way. [BuzzFeed]
• The Top 50 Best Picture nominees that lost the Oscar. "Good Will Hunting" forever! [Film.com]
• Oscar Hall of Shame: The bad movie pasts of the nominees. Stay humble with "House at the End of the Street," J.Law. [BuzzSugar]
• The 25 worst movies that won Oscars. Hey, we like "Flashdance," you maniac on the floor! [Complex]
• The First Annual Fonies Awards: Honoring 2012's most overlooked films and stars. Go "Chronicle"! [Moviefone]
• Alison Brie is more gangsta than you ever realized. And more hot. [Heavy]
• Death by Goo, Death by Bed and other worst death scenes in the history of cinema. [ScreenCrush]
• Here's a new pic from "Ender's Game." The little kids as space pilots thing might take some getting used to. [Hypable]
• Here's a trailer featuring Wesley Snipes and Diamond Dallas Page as zombie-fighting cowboys. [FilmDrunk]
• This behind-the-scenes look at the...
• The Top 50 Best Picture nominees that lost the Oscar. "Good Will Hunting" forever! [Film.com]
• Oscar Hall of Shame: The bad movie pasts of the nominees. Stay humble with "House at the End of the Street," J.Law. [BuzzSugar]
• The 25 worst movies that won Oscars. Hey, we like "Flashdance," you maniac on the floor! [Complex]
• The First Annual Fonies Awards: Honoring 2012's most overlooked films and stars. Go "Chronicle"! [Moviefone]
• Alison Brie is more gangsta than you ever realized. And more hot. [Heavy]
• Death by Goo, Death by Bed and other worst death scenes in the history of cinema. [ScreenCrush]
• Here's a new pic from "Ender's Game." The little kids as space pilots thing might take some getting used to. [Hypable]
• Here's a trailer featuring Wesley Snipes and Diamond Dallas Page as zombie-fighting cowboys. [FilmDrunk]
• This behind-the-scenes look at the...
- 2/21/2013
- by NextMovie Staff
- NextMovie
One of your "Heroes" and ours, Milo Ventimiglia, is bringing us a new original series entitled Chosen on the Crackle multi-platform entertainment network. The mysterious story and the veteran cast alone are sure to draw you into this new project.
Chosen will be created for Crackle, an exciting new digital platform distributing original content and traditional programming. For more info visit Crackle.com or "like" Crackle on Facebook.
From the Press Release
Crackle, the multi-platform entertainment network, announced the Los Angeles-based production of its new original series Chosen, starring Milo Ventimiglia (“Heroes”). Ventimiglia will executive produce along with creators Ben Ketai (30 Days of Night: Dark Days) and Ryan Lewis (High School, Fat Kid Rules the World). Ketai also wrote and will direct the series, which is slated to premiere this winter across all Crackle platforms. Additional talent attached to the action thriller include Diedrich Bader (Office Space, Napoleon Dynamite), Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass,...
Chosen will be created for Crackle, an exciting new digital platform distributing original content and traditional programming. For more info visit Crackle.com or "like" Crackle on Facebook.
From the Press Release
Crackle, the multi-platform entertainment network, announced the Los Angeles-based production of its new original series Chosen, starring Milo Ventimiglia (“Heroes”). Ventimiglia will executive produce along with creators Ben Ketai (30 Days of Night: Dark Days) and Ryan Lewis (High School, Fat Kid Rules the World). Ketai also wrote and will direct the series, which is slated to premiere this winter across all Crackle platforms. Additional talent attached to the action thriller include Diedrich Bader (Office Space, Napoleon Dynamite), Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass,...
- 9/5/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
The Movie Pool thinks the G.I. Joe Series 2 Season 2 DVD set seriously misfires!
The Set-up
Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Duke and Scarlett join General Hawk as they continue to battle Cobra and assorted enemies in the final season of G.I. Joe's second series. This three disc DVD set includes all 20 episodes of season two.
The Delivery
For die-hard G.I Joe fans, there is a huge dividing line between series one (which was produced by Sunbow in the 1980s and featured the guiding hand of Buzz Dixon) and series two (which ran from 1990 to 1992). Where Series One became a classic 1980s cartoon, the 1990s Series Two did not quite catch on. Fans of the original handily rejected the changes made to the brand and its characters.
Series Two tries to recapture the look and feel of the 1980s series, but does not quite live up to the original. Of course,...
The Set-up
Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Duke and Scarlett join General Hawk as they continue to battle Cobra and assorted enemies in the final season of G.I. Joe's second series. This three disc DVD set includes all 20 episodes of season two.
The Delivery
For die-hard G.I Joe fans, there is a huge dividing line between series one (which was produced by Sunbow in the 1980s and featured the guiding hand of Buzz Dixon) and series two (which ran from 1990 to 1992). Where Series One became a classic 1980s cartoon, the 1990s Series Two did not quite catch on. Fans of the original handily rejected the changes made to the brand and its characters.
Series Two tries to recapture the look and feel of the 1980s series, but does not quite live up to the original. Of course,...
- 7/11/2012
- by feeds@themoviepool.com (Victor Medina)
- Cinelinx
Rumors had been circling of a retreat from web originals over at Sony’s 4-year-old online video network Crackle, as the usually heavy flow of short-form web series that would be its bread and butter over the past few years had dried to a trickle. Previous short-form (sub 10-min episode) web tentpoles like The Bannen Way, Angel of Death and Jailbait had found a business a morphing themselves into whatever medium was buying. But not enough to greenlight dozens of them this year. Then comes a bit of a bombshell yesterday afternoon in Variety, as Eric Berger, Executive VP of digital networks at Sony Pictures Television who oversees Crackle and other properties, announced the network was moving to a long-form strategy. It’s a pivot for the network, citing a shift in the marketplace and amongst its own audience who had grown fond of the site’s heavy helpings of...
- 5/6/2011
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
Director/writer: Timothy Friend.
When vampires start to become involved in the pulp world of the 30’s, with some good ol’ gangbuster action, there are only a few good choices producers can make to represent an era. Here, Bonnie and Clyde vs. Dracula provides the formula. In the solution, what the film delivers is an oddball mix of character development and weird science.
The idea seems sound. The gangster couple's exploits stirred the public imagination in a time that's been polarized as highly criminal. Certain gangsters ran amok. To include the undead implies that the influence of the mafia is indeed eternal. No matter how hard the law tries, they cannot be put down.
For most of the film, Bonnie (Tiffany Shepis) and Clyde (Trent Haaga) are simply hiding out from the law. In the shack they are in, they are slowly just learning about what's happening nearby. They don't...
When vampires start to become involved in the pulp world of the 30’s, with some good ol’ gangbuster action, there are only a few good choices producers can make to represent an era. Here, Bonnie and Clyde vs. Dracula provides the formula. In the solution, what the film delivers is an oddball mix of character development and weird science.
The idea seems sound. The gangster couple's exploits stirred the public imagination in a time that's been polarized as highly criminal. Certain gangsters ran amok. To include the undead implies that the influence of the mafia is indeed eternal. No matter how hard the law tries, they cannot be put down.
For most of the film, Bonnie (Tiffany Shepis) and Clyde (Trent Haaga) are simply hiding out from the law. In the shack they are in, they are slowly just learning about what's happening nearby. They don't...
- 2/25/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
With the resurgence of movies based on toys in recent years, it was high time to reach into the past and dust off the hidden gem that started it all. Many people who grew up watching the “Transformers” television show will remember that in 1986 Hasbro released a full length animated feature film called “The Transformers: The Movie.” This film contains a fairly predictable “Transformers” plot, meaning it’s convoluted and features loads of meaningless action and prolonged fighting. Awesome.
The movie begins with a cold open: the “camera” casually flies us through the quiet beauties of outer space. Planets, stars, galaxies and celestial debris float peacefully and gracefully through the great black expanse. We gradually close in on a small Death Star-like planet bustling with all sorts of alien robotic life forms. Suddenly, a giant spherical machine, known as Unicron, targets the planet and without warning begins to suck it in like a vacuum,...
The movie begins with a cold open: the “camera” casually flies us through the quiet beauties of outer space. Planets, stars, galaxies and celestial debris float peacefully and gracefully through the great black expanse. We gradually close in on a small Death Star-like planet bustling with all sorts of alien robotic life forms. Suddenly, a giant spherical machine, known as Unicron, targets the planet and without warning begins to suck it in like a vacuum,...
- 9/5/2010
- by Greg Kita
- The Moving Arts Journal
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