The final film from documentarian and ocean conservationist Rob Stewart, “Sharkwater Extinction” goes to amazing lengths to expose the illegal shark-finning industry, a highly controversial practice endangering the misunderstood predator. The film is a follow-up to the highly-successful 2006 Canadian film “Sharkwater,” a deep-dive into the corrupt shark-hunting industries in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. “Sharkwater” is credited with changing laws and public policy worldwide and creating hundreds of conservation groups, with more than 90 countries banning shark finning today.
“Sharkwater Extinction” continues Stewart’s crusade through the oceans and across four continents to investigate the corruption behind a multi-billion-dollar pirate fishing trade and massive illegal shark fin industry, from West Africa, Spain, Panama, Costa Rica, France, and even North America. Shot in vivid 6k, the trailer boasts mind-blowing cinematography and action-packed scenes of Stewart provoking members of the mafia-controlled industry.
Tragically, Stewart died...
“Sharkwater Extinction” continues Stewart’s crusade through the oceans and across four continents to investigate the corruption behind a multi-billion-dollar pirate fishing trade and massive illegal shark fin industry, from West Africa, Spain, Panama, Costa Rica, France, and even North America. Shot in vivid 6k, the trailer boasts mind-blowing cinematography and action-packed scenes of Stewart provoking members of the mafia-controlled industry.
Tragically, Stewart died...
- 8/8/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart was honoured with a Senate 150 Anniversary medal on Wednesday, reports Tribute, during a ceremony in Ottawa attended by the late “Sharkwater” director’s parents, Brian and Sandy Stewart, in addition to their daughter Alexandra and son-in-law Roger. Stewart, who passed away in early February while diving in the Florida Keys, was honoured posthumously […]...
- 11/29/2017
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
A research and expedition vessel has been named in honour of the late Rob Stewart, the director and environmental activist behind the award-winning documentary “Sharkwater”. Marine research and conservation non-profit organization Fins Attached has partnered with Stewart’s “Sharkwater” team to christen the boat and help them finish the film, “Sharkwater Extinction”. Stewart went missing in […]...
- 7/31/2017
- by Rachel West
- ET Canada
The family of Toronto filmmaker and conservationist Rob Stewart who died during a shark filming excursion in the Florida Keys is supporting a motion by Coun. Kristyn Wong-Tam to ban the sale of shark fins. Brian, Sandy, and Alexandra Stewart, the parents and sister of Rob, will speak to the media at Toronto City Hall […]...
- 4/27/2017
- by Jordan Appugliesi
- ET Canada
Brian and Sandy Stewart are opening up about the tragic passing of their son, documentary filmmaker Rob Stewart, who went missing off the Florida Keys following a night dive in January. Recalling the frightening moments after they received the disturbing news that their son had gone missing, Brian tells Et Canada, “We dropped everything and ran home, […]...
- 3/30/2017
- by Cat Williams
- ET Canada
Following the unfortunate passing of Rob Stewart, his family is now filing a lawsuit. The lawsuit is against several businesses and the people involved in Stewart’s deathly dive. Related: Rob Stewart’s Family Thanks Fans For ‘Outpouring Of Love, Support’ The family is looking for legal action that’ll change how diving businesses operate, but to also help […]...
- 3/28/2017
- by Jordan Appugliesi
- ET Canada
In this week's video, we look at a couple films that provide very different views of mixed-race relationships, the historical drama A United Kingdom and the horror/dark comedy from Jordan Peele Get Out. We also consider I Am Not Your Negro, an extraordinary doc that takes the writings of James Baldwin about his friends and civil rights icons and brings the words to life. Finally, a brief tribute to Sharkwater director Rob Stewart, who recently died while shooting another of his nature films....
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- 2/21/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart, director of the documentary Sharkwater, left us earlier this month in a tragic diving accident while he was filming the follow up to his hit film. To honor his legacy and to help continue the work he so firmly believed in Cineplex, Entertainment One and the Stewart family have arranged free screenings of Sharkwater across Canada on February 25th. Tickets will be free at the participating cinemas in exchange for a donation to WWF-Canada. Please read the full press release below for a list of participating cinemas near you. Toronto, On (Tsx: Cgx), February 14, 2017 – To honour the career and legacy of the late Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart, Cineplex, in partnership with Entertainment One and the Stewart family, is...
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- 2/14/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Celebrate Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart’s legacy with free screenings of SharkwaterCelebrate Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart’s legacy with free screenings of SharkwaterAdriana Floridia2/14/2017 10:00:00 Am
We recently lost one of Canada’s best documentary filmmakers, Rob Stewart. He was a wildlife photographer, activist, educator and filmmaker who fought for shark conservation, and made the award-winning film Sharkwater. The film focused on the decline of the shark population due to human actions. Sharkwater is widely credited with creating the shark conservation movement, and spurring actions to change government policy on shark finning worldwide.
When Sharkwater first played at the Toronto International Film Festival back in 2006, it was received with both critical and popular acclaim. It made Tiff’s list of the top ten Canadian films of the year, and had the largest opening weekend box office of any Canadian documentary.
On February 25th, Sharkwater- A Tribute to Rob Stewart...
We recently lost one of Canada’s best documentary filmmakers, Rob Stewart. He was a wildlife photographer, activist, educator and filmmaker who fought for shark conservation, and made the award-winning film Sharkwater. The film focused on the decline of the shark population due to human actions. Sharkwater is widely credited with creating the shark conservation movement, and spurring actions to change government policy on shark finning worldwide.
When Sharkwater first played at the Toronto International Film Festival back in 2006, it was received with both critical and popular acclaim. It made Tiff’s list of the top ten Canadian films of the year, and had the largest opening weekend box office of any Canadian documentary.
On February 25th, Sharkwater- A Tribute to Rob Stewart...
- 2/14/2017
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
The family of Rob Stewart has issued an official statement, thanking the world for its overwhelming reaction following his death last week. “The outpouring of love, support, encouragement and prayers we’ve received from across the globe since Rob went missing continues to be overwhelming,” the statement began. “We’d like to reiterate our profound appreciation and respect for […]...
- 2/7/2017
- by Sylvia Ogweng
- ET Canada
Rob Stewart, the 37-year-old documentarian and conservationist who went missing a couple days ago, was found dead after his body was recovered off the Florida Keys, according to Variety. The Us Coast Guard confirmed the news on Friday, February 3, after days of searching for Stewart and soliciting volunteer help.
Body of diver Mr Stewart reportedly found @ depth of 220 ft by Rov assist to Key Largo Vol Fire Dept.
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) February 4, 2017
The Canadian filmmaker had been on a deep-water dive, exploring the wreck of Queen of Nassau and shooting “Sharkwater: Extinction,” a follow-up to his 2006 documentary, “Sharkwater,” about how to get shark finning banned worldwide.
Read More: Rob Stewart Missing: Documentarian and Conservationist Was Shooting ‘Sharkwater’ Follow-Up
His family posted the following message on the “Sharkwater” website:
“Rob has been found, peacefully in the ocean. There are no words. We are so deeply grateful to everyone who helped search, and...
Body of diver Mr Stewart reportedly found @ depth of 220 ft by Rov assist to Key Largo Vol Fire Dept.
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) February 4, 2017
The Canadian filmmaker had been on a deep-water dive, exploring the wreck of Queen of Nassau and shooting “Sharkwater: Extinction,” a follow-up to his 2006 documentary, “Sharkwater,” about how to get shark finning banned worldwide.
Read More: Rob Stewart Missing: Documentarian and Conservationist Was Shooting ‘Sharkwater’ Follow-Up
His family posted the following message on the “Sharkwater” website:
“Rob has been found, peacefully in the ocean. There are no words. We are so deeply grateful to everyone who helped search, and...
- 2/4/2017
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Canadian filmmaker and marine biologist Rob Stewart was found dead on Friday. ‘Sharkwater’ Filmmaker Rob Stewart Found Dead His body was recovered off the Florida Keys, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed. Stewart, 37, went missing after going deep sea scuba diving Tuesday, visiting the wreck of the Queen of Nassau ship. Body of diver Mr Stewart reportedly found […]
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- 2/4/2017
- by Aleks Simeonova
- Uinterview
Rob Stewart is best known around the world for being an acclaimed documentarian. Stewart rose to public acclaim upon the release of his 2006 film Sharkwater which helped raise awareness of shark finning which lead to the eventual bad of the practice in 2013. Shark finning refers to the removal and retention of shark fins and the discard at sea of the carcass. The shark is most often still alive when it is tossed back into the water. Unable to swim, the shark slowly sinks toward the bottom where it is eaten alive by other fish. Stewart had been reported
Sharkwater Filmmaker Rob Stewart Found Dead at 37...
Sharkwater Filmmaker Rob Stewart Found Dead at 37...
- 2/4/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Rob Stewart, a Canadian filmmaker and marine biologist best known for his environmental documentary 2006 Sharkwater, was found dead in Florida after going missing while deep sea scuba diving on Tuesday. He was 37.
According to Variety, Stewart was working on a sequel to his critically acclaimed film — which earned 31 awards internationally — when he went missing underwater. His body was recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard. In a tweet, the Coast Guard wrote, “Body of diver Mr Stewart reportedly found @ depth of 220 ft by ROV assist to Key Largo Vol Fire Dept.”
Friends, family members and organizations tried to find the...
According to Variety, Stewart was working on a sequel to his critically acclaimed film — which earned 31 awards internationally — when he went missing underwater. His body was recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard. In a tweet, the Coast Guard wrote, “Body of diver Mr Stewart reportedly found @ depth of 220 ft by ROV assist to Key Largo Vol Fire Dept.”
Friends, family members and organizations tried to find the...
- 2/4/2017
- by Blake Bakkila
- PEOPLE.com
The body of Canadian documentarian and conservationist Rob Stewart was found by divers today off the coast of Islamorada in the Florida Keys. Stewart went missing Tuesday during a deep-water dive near Islamorada’s Alligator Reef. The recovery by a Key Largo Volunteer Fire Department dive team was confirmed by Capt. Jeffrey Janszen, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West. The Miami Herald reported that Janszen said Stewart’s body “was very close to where he…...
- 2/4/2017
- Deadline
Update: Rob Stewart’s sister Alexandra gave Et Canada the following update on the active search and rescue efforts to locate her brother as of Friday, Feb. 3 afternoon: “We desperately need local volunteers to walk the shores and be spotters on boats. We’ve have almost spent what we’ve raised and the search is not over […]...
- 2/3/2017
- by Rachel West
- ET Canada
Rob Stewart is still missing off the coast of Florida, reports FLKeysNews. The 37-year-old documentarian and conservationist went missing two days ago during a deep-water dive exploring the wreck of Queen of Nassau, where he and a small group were filming “Sharkwater: Extinction,” a follow-up to 2006’s “Sharkwater.” The search is ongoing: “We don’t have any suspension plans at this time,” Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Eric Woodall said.
Read More: Salma Hayek Responds to Sundance Controversy: ‘I Was Disappointed That the Conversation Was Cut Short’
Stewart and one of his team members resurfaced at approximately 5:15 in the afternoon on Tuesday. Per the report, Stewart and his colleague “got onto their dive boat boat and passed out. When the boat crew went to retrieve Stewart, he was no longer in sight. According to an email from the conservation group Sea Shepherd, colleagues think Stewart passed out as well and floated off.
Read More: Salma Hayek Responds to Sundance Controversy: ‘I Was Disappointed That the Conversation Was Cut Short’
Stewart and one of his team members resurfaced at approximately 5:15 in the afternoon on Tuesday. Per the report, Stewart and his colleague “got onto their dive boat boat and passed out. When the boat crew went to retrieve Stewart, he was no longer in sight. According to an email from the conservation group Sea Shepherd, colleagues think Stewart passed out as well and floated off.
- 2/2/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Filmmaker Rob Stewart was diving off of the Florida Keys for part of his Sharkwater documentary series when he went missing. Sharkwater Filmmaker Rob Stewart Missing He and a small group were diving near Alligator Reef off Lower Matecumbe Key when he and a fellow diver resurfaced, with the other diver passed out. The boat crew got […]
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- 2/2/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for Canadian filmmaker and marine biologist Rob Stewart after he went missing during a scuba dive off the Upper Florida Keys on Tuesday night.
Stewart is best known for his 2006 documentary Sharkwater, which debuted at the Toronto Film Festival and explored global shark hunting and its impact on the ocean ecosystem.
The U.S. Coast Guard said it responded Tuesday around 5:13 p.m. to a report of a missing diver near Alligator Reef made by a crewmember aboard the vessel Pisces. Coast Guard boat and helicopter crews joined the search, which continued at daybreak...
Stewart is best known for his 2006 documentary Sharkwater, which debuted at the Toronto Film Festival and explored global shark hunting and its impact on the ocean ecosystem.
The U.S. Coast Guard said it responded Tuesday around 5:13 p.m. to a report of a missing diver near Alligator Reef made by a crewmember aboard the vessel Pisces. Coast Guard boat and helicopter crews joined the search, which continued at daybreak...
- 2/1/2017
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto filmmaker and shark conservationist Rob Stewart has gone missing following a night dive off the coast of Florida on Tuesday, January 31. Stewart was diving with three companions near Islamorada in the Florida Keys, part of the chain of islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, 20 kilometres off the state’s southern […]...
- 2/1/2017
- by kmorawetz
- ET Canada
Cyberattacks are common happenings. Some are more serious than others but with more and more devices connected to the web and more and more people able and willing to hack them, the fear of a full out cyberwar is not a futuristic "what-if" scenario but rather a very realistic question of "when."
In AFK_, actor/writer/director Tyler Hanes considers the role of one hacker at the beginning of a cyberwar. The movie stars Hanes as the hacker and Canadian stalwart Rob Stewart as the arresting officer who is trying to get to the bottom of the hacker's involvement in the still hypothetical war. What he doesn't realize is that the war has already been set into motion and he's too late to stop it.
Shot by Christian Bielz (also responsible for the great look of outback h [Continued ...]...
In AFK_, actor/writer/director Tyler Hanes considers the role of one hacker at the beginning of a cyberwar. The movie stars Hanes as the hacker and Canadian stalwart Rob Stewart as the arresting officer who is trying to get to the bottom of the hacker's involvement in the still hypothetical war. What he doesn't realize is that the war has already been set into motion and he's too late to stop it.
Shot by Christian Bielz (also responsible for the great look of outback h [Continued ...]...
- 3/22/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Director Rob Stewart commits a tactical error common to contemporary documentary filmmakers whose work rings the alarm on the damage we do to global ecology: He so painstakingly outlines what is almost irreparable harm that the shoehorned optimism at the film's end seems misplaced to the point of naïveté. Revolution, about the destruction being wrought on the world's oceans, was inspired by a post-screening question an audience member asked when Stewart was promoting his 2007 documentary Sharkwater: "What's the point in trying to save sharks when U.N. reports suggest that by 2048 the world's natural fisheries will be wiped out?" Unable to answer, Stewart set out to discover what was causing the collapse of the world's fish supply. The culprit,...
- 4/22/2015
- Village Voice
Thanks to Canadian film entertainment news outlet, "Tribute" as they celebrated "...35 Years of Entertainment..." September 12, 2014 @ Toronto's 'Everleigh Club':
The annual party included featured appearances by filmmaker Rob Stewart ("Sharkwater", "Revolution") and Hip Hop personality Kardinal Offishall.
Event Sponsors included Cameron’s Brewing Company, Deanston Single Malt, Extreme Pita, Pommies Dry Cider, Thai Express, Ungava Premium Gin and Villa Medina.
Music was provided by Kid Mk.
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The annual party included featured appearances by filmmaker Rob Stewart ("Sharkwater", "Revolution") and Hip Hop personality Kardinal Offishall.
Event Sponsors included Cameron’s Brewing Company, Deanston Single Malt, Extreme Pita, Pommies Dry Cider, Thai Express, Ungava Premium Gin and Villa Medina.
Music was provided by Kid Mk.
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- 9/13/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Edward Noeltner has been a friend of ours in and out of 'the business' (as those of us who work in it tend to call it) for many years now. Our families know each other and we have been on many nice social occasions to each other's homes.
Thus we have a lovely personal connection to this great film guy.
So it is with impressed awe that we have watched his company expand and continue to represent great and important films.
Edward was born in New Jersey and moved at one year of age to Munich, Germany. His dad was Head of Radio Liberty, a Us government sponsored radio station that beamed Us government propaganda (let's call it that) to the countries of the (then large and active and now gone) Soviet Union.
He lived in Munich West Germany, and on September 4, 1972 attended the Olympic Games there. He describes it like this. 'The atmosphere that day was very free spirited and lively in the Olympic Village. Then the next day - massacre.' On September 5, 1972 disaster struck the Olympics. The sporting nature of which was largely overshadowed by the Munich massacre in which eleven Israeli athletes and coaches, a West German police officer, and five Palestinian Black September militants were killed.
He left Germany in 1973. But he had grown up at his father's workplace, and knew radio production and and often hung out at the Munich station. From Germany he moved to Arizona where he attended high school in Tucson. He worked there at radio and TV stations in the newsroom of the local CBS affiliate. 'I fell naturally into this as I had developed such a love of radio and news as a boy'.
He remembers the great Fellini film 8 1/2 particularly arousing his interest in film and especially European cinema.
In Tucson he began to habituate their great (and still thriving) arthouse cinema The Loft.
He entered the University of Arizona / Tucson to get a degree from theDepartment handling Radio TV Film Drama. 'I was very close to getting my Master's there when I left'.
He decided then to move to USC instead to get a Masters Degree and was there from 1980-84.
It was there he met his wife who also studied there, the French national Marie Christine. In 1984 they moved to Paris.
He first worked for Europe Export Films and stayed with them for 7 years. In 1994 he started Senator International in Berlin and stayed until 1996.
He then moved on to Pandora Cinema of Paris where we first met him when he worked there with Ernst Goldschmidt and Sudy Coy.
In 1998 Pandora was sold to Gaylord Entertainment (which Edward describes as 'a mainstream company').
In 1999 Svensk of Copenhagen offered him a good job opportunity. They had a nice library of 40 plus film titles.
He came as they had just gotten Faithless, based on an Ingmar Bergmann script and directed by the great Bergman actress Liv Ulman. Edward says, 'Big success. It sold everywhere and was in the Cannes Film Festival Official Selection'.
Edward also had an Oscar Nomination there with Under the Sun by Colin Nutley.
In 2001 he accepted a Miramax offer to become Head of Sales for the Weinstein brothers in New York. Chicago was just one of their great titles which had a very good run.
In 2003 he decided to move to La and start his own sales company, Cinema Management Group / Cmg. Off to a good start one of his first films, the animation Hoodwinked grossed $110 million worldwide.
Since 2003, Cmg has added over 100 titles to its line-up which includes quality feature films of all genres, 3-D animated features and series as well as award winning feature length documentaries and series.
Over the past 25 years, Edward Noeltner has licensed some 16 Oscar nominated features (many of them Oscar winners) and has worked with some of the most creative individuals in the industry. Films like Scott Hick’s Shine, Carlos Saura’s Tango, Liv Ullmann’s Faithless, or Rob Marshall’s Chicago are just some of the many memorable feature films Noeltner has been associated with in terms of int’l sales.
Since its inception, Cmg has been known for offering original, commercial properties. Cmg co-executive producing the cult animated series "Happy Tree Friends" and licensed both DVD and Television rights to the series in over 40 int’l territories including the Us and Canada. Today, Cmg offers an array of exciting new 3-D Digital CGI animated features, all independently produced with amazing voice talents such as Jeff Goldblum, Samuel L. Jackson, Abigail Breslin, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne and Liam Neeson along with some of the finest animators working in the business. Cmg’s collaboration with Triggerfish Animation – Adventures In Zambezia– garnered over Us$ 26million in its theatrical run with a number of major territories still to be released.
This Afm Edward and Cmg are launching a mixed agenda of films and he is especially high on the thriller
Plastic
This following company promo makes me want to see it:
High octane from start to finish, Plastic is based on the incredible true story of a heist of one of Beverly Hills’ top jewelry merchants. Brilliant college student Sam has the perfect credit card scam…until his crew robs the wrong man. Now they have two weeks to repay ruthless gangster Marcel Us$2 million or they will be dead. Sam and his team devise a scheme to clear their debt by heading to Miami to poach enough cash and merchandise. But they come up short. So Sam and his gang set their sights on a daring jewelry heist that could make them hugely wealthy for life. Their plan turns sour, however, when the team members start turning on each other. Now it’s up to Sam to finish the brazen heist and turn the tables on Marcel before they all go down.
Cmg at Afm will also have the supernatural horror feature
The Hunted : In an attempt to land their own TV show, Jake (Josh Stewart) and Stevie (Ronnie Gene Blevins) head to the dense, secluded mountains of West Virginia. Equipped with only their bow and cameras, they have three days to kill a monster buck big enough to grab the attention of a TV network. Once they find the massive animal, they look to strike fast. But as the sun sets, they realize they're not alone. A supernatural force appears to be lurking in the vacant woods... and now they're the ones being hunted.
Always good on animation for the kiddies this coming holiday season Edward is selling
Saving Santa 3D : At the top of the North Pole, Bernard is an elf in Santa’s workshop who’s always messing up. One morning, after sleeping in late, Santa kindly shows Bernard the oh-so-secret time machine on his sleigh, which almost no one knows about. Suddenly, Bernard finds army commandos raiding the North Pole, demanding to know the location of his coveted time machine. If the world were to discover the exact location and existence of the North Pole, it would ruin Christmas for everyone! Bernard runs to the time machine and activates the device, going back in time to that same morning. Now it’s a race against time to forge a plot with any elf that will believe his tale, and save Santa before the world finds out the secret of Christmas.
And
The Santa Story: Inspired by Frank L. Baum’s timeless classic, take a magical 3D animated journey to uncover the true origins of the little boy named Nick who grew up to become Santa Claus. Set in his childhood village, join in Little Nick’s first real life adventures which teach him the gift of giving and the powerful spirit of community. As Nick grows up, he must confront his own self-doubts and bring everyone together to keep his old foe Rolf from taking over his village. With the help of two amazingly crafty elves, a majestic reindeer and a group of lovable orphans, Nick rebuilds his hometown and finally becomes the man we all know and love – Santa Claus.
Another kiddie animation film that looks great, about a half-striped zebra proving himself on the African plains
Khumba : When Khumba, a half-striped zebra is blamed for the lack of rain by the rest of his insular, superstitious herd, he embarks on a daring quest to earn his stripes. In his search for the legendary waterhole in which the first zebras got their stripes, Khumba meets a quirky range of characters, and teams up with an unlikely duo: an overprotective wildebeest, Mama V, and Bradley, a self-obsessed ostrich. But before he can reunite with his herd, Khumba will have to come face to face with Phango, a scary leopard who controls the waterholes and terrorizes all the animals in the Great Karoo.
It's not all black and white in this colorful adventure with a difference!
Afm will also see Cmg's quality drama, the Barreto family Produced/ Directed
Reaching for the Moon : Frustrated poet Elizabeth Bishop travels to Brazil and encounters the beguiling architect Lota de Macedo Soares. Initial hostilities make way for a complicated yet long-lasting love affair that dramatically alters Bishop’s relationship to the world around her. Anchored by magnificent lead performances from Miranda Otto and Gloria Pires, Reaching for the Moon is an intimate snapshot of the search for inspiration, wherever and however you find it
Cmg also has quality documentaries like Rob Stewart's ambitious feature that tours the planet with an inspiring and beautiful ecological message about saving our world.
Revolution : Continuing his adventurous journey around the world, filmmaker Rob Stewart brings us Revolution, a full length feature film that is inspiring humans to change the world and save our planet. Along with world renowned experts, he learns that past evolutions can help solve some of our current and future environmental problems. Startling, beautiful, and provocative, Revolution has already won awards at international film festivals and shows us that we can make a difference.
For more information on Cmg and its titles visit Here...
Thus we have a lovely personal connection to this great film guy.
So it is with impressed awe that we have watched his company expand and continue to represent great and important films.
Edward was born in New Jersey and moved at one year of age to Munich, Germany. His dad was Head of Radio Liberty, a Us government sponsored radio station that beamed Us government propaganda (let's call it that) to the countries of the (then large and active and now gone) Soviet Union.
He lived in Munich West Germany, and on September 4, 1972 attended the Olympic Games there. He describes it like this. 'The atmosphere that day was very free spirited and lively in the Olympic Village. Then the next day - massacre.' On September 5, 1972 disaster struck the Olympics. The sporting nature of which was largely overshadowed by the Munich massacre in which eleven Israeli athletes and coaches, a West German police officer, and five Palestinian Black September militants were killed.
He left Germany in 1973. But he had grown up at his father's workplace, and knew radio production and and often hung out at the Munich station. From Germany he moved to Arizona where he attended high school in Tucson. He worked there at radio and TV stations in the newsroom of the local CBS affiliate. 'I fell naturally into this as I had developed such a love of radio and news as a boy'.
He remembers the great Fellini film 8 1/2 particularly arousing his interest in film and especially European cinema.
In Tucson he began to habituate their great (and still thriving) arthouse cinema The Loft.
He entered the University of Arizona / Tucson to get a degree from theDepartment handling Radio TV Film Drama. 'I was very close to getting my Master's there when I left'.
He decided then to move to USC instead to get a Masters Degree and was there from 1980-84.
It was there he met his wife who also studied there, the French national Marie Christine. In 1984 they moved to Paris.
He first worked for Europe Export Films and stayed with them for 7 years. In 1994 he started Senator International in Berlin and stayed until 1996.
He then moved on to Pandora Cinema of Paris where we first met him when he worked there with Ernst Goldschmidt and Sudy Coy.
In 1998 Pandora was sold to Gaylord Entertainment (which Edward describes as 'a mainstream company').
In 1999 Svensk of Copenhagen offered him a good job opportunity. They had a nice library of 40 plus film titles.
He came as they had just gotten Faithless, based on an Ingmar Bergmann script and directed by the great Bergman actress Liv Ulman. Edward says, 'Big success. It sold everywhere and was in the Cannes Film Festival Official Selection'.
Edward also had an Oscar Nomination there with Under the Sun by Colin Nutley.
In 2001 he accepted a Miramax offer to become Head of Sales for the Weinstein brothers in New York. Chicago was just one of their great titles which had a very good run.
In 2003 he decided to move to La and start his own sales company, Cinema Management Group / Cmg. Off to a good start one of his first films, the animation Hoodwinked grossed $110 million worldwide.
Since 2003, Cmg has added over 100 titles to its line-up which includes quality feature films of all genres, 3-D animated features and series as well as award winning feature length documentaries and series.
Over the past 25 years, Edward Noeltner has licensed some 16 Oscar nominated features (many of them Oscar winners) and has worked with some of the most creative individuals in the industry. Films like Scott Hick’s Shine, Carlos Saura’s Tango, Liv Ullmann’s Faithless, or Rob Marshall’s Chicago are just some of the many memorable feature films Noeltner has been associated with in terms of int’l sales.
Since its inception, Cmg has been known for offering original, commercial properties. Cmg co-executive producing the cult animated series "Happy Tree Friends" and licensed both DVD and Television rights to the series in over 40 int’l territories including the Us and Canada. Today, Cmg offers an array of exciting new 3-D Digital CGI animated features, all independently produced with amazing voice talents such as Jeff Goldblum, Samuel L. Jackson, Abigail Breslin, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne and Liam Neeson along with some of the finest animators working in the business. Cmg’s collaboration with Triggerfish Animation – Adventures In Zambezia– garnered over Us$ 26million in its theatrical run with a number of major territories still to be released.
This Afm Edward and Cmg are launching a mixed agenda of films and he is especially high on the thriller
Plastic
This following company promo makes me want to see it:
High octane from start to finish, Plastic is based on the incredible true story of a heist of one of Beverly Hills’ top jewelry merchants. Brilliant college student Sam has the perfect credit card scam…until his crew robs the wrong man. Now they have two weeks to repay ruthless gangster Marcel Us$2 million or they will be dead. Sam and his team devise a scheme to clear their debt by heading to Miami to poach enough cash and merchandise. But they come up short. So Sam and his gang set their sights on a daring jewelry heist that could make them hugely wealthy for life. Their plan turns sour, however, when the team members start turning on each other. Now it’s up to Sam to finish the brazen heist and turn the tables on Marcel before they all go down.
Cmg at Afm will also have the supernatural horror feature
The Hunted : In an attempt to land their own TV show, Jake (Josh Stewart) and Stevie (Ronnie Gene Blevins) head to the dense, secluded mountains of West Virginia. Equipped with only their bow and cameras, they have three days to kill a monster buck big enough to grab the attention of a TV network. Once they find the massive animal, they look to strike fast. But as the sun sets, they realize they're not alone. A supernatural force appears to be lurking in the vacant woods... and now they're the ones being hunted.
Always good on animation for the kiddies this coming holiday season Edward is selling
Saving Santa 3D : At the top of the North Pole, Bernard is an elf in Santa’s workshop who’s always messing up. One morning, after sleeping in late, Santa kindly shows Bernard the oh-so-secret time machine on his sleigh, which almost no one knows about. Suddenly, Bernard finds army commandos raiding the North Pole, demanding to know the location of his coveted time machine. If the world were to discover the exact location and existence of the North Pole, it would ruin Christmas for everyone! Bernard runs to the time machine and activates the device, going back in time to that same morning. Now it’s a race against time to forge a plot with any elf that will believe his tale, and save Santa before the world finds out the secret of Christmas.
And
The Santa Story: Inspired by Frank L. Baum’s timeless classic, take a magical 3D animated journey to uncover the true origins of the little boy named Nick who grew up to become Santa Claus. Set in his childhood village, join in Little Nick’s first real life adventures which teach him the gift of giving and the powerful spirit of community. As Nick grows up, he must confront his own self-doubts and bring everyone together to keep his old foe Rolf from taking over his village. With the help of two amazingly crafty elves, a majestic reindeer and a group of lovable orphans, Nick rebuilds his hometown and finally becomes the man we all know and love – Santa Claus.
Another kiddie animation film that looks great, about a half-striped zebra proving himself on the African plains
Khumba : When Khumba, a half-striped zebra is blamed for the lack of rain by the rest of his insular, superstitious herd, he embarks on a daring quest to earn his stripes. In his search for the legendary waterhole in which the first zebras got their stripes, Khumba meets a quirky range of characters, and teams up with an unlikely duo: an overprotective wildebeest, Mama V, and Bradley, a self-obsessed ostrich. But before he can reunite with his herd, Khumba will have to come face to face with Phango, a scary leopard who controls the waterholes and terrorizes all the animals in the Great Karoo.
It's not all black and white in this colorful adventure with a difference!
Afm will also see Cmg's quality drama, the Barreto family Produced/ Directed
Reaching for the Moon : Frustrated poet Elizabeth Bishop travels to Brazil and encounters the beguiling architect Lota de Macedo Soares. Initial hostilities make way for a complicated yet long-lasting love affair that dramatically alters Bishop’s relationship to the world around her. Anchored by magnificent lead performances from Miranda Otto and Gloria Pires, Reaching for the Moon is an intimate snapshot of the search for inspiration, wherever and however you find it
Cmg also has quality documentaries like Rob Stewart's ambitious feature that tours the planet with an inspiring and beautiful ecological message about saving our world.
Revolution : Continuing his adventurous journey around the world, filmmaker Rob Stewart brings us Revolution, a full length feature film that is inspiring humans to change the world and save our planet. Along with world renowned experts, he learns that past evolutions can help solve some of our current and future environmental problems. Startling, beautiful, and provocative, Revolution has already won awards at international film festivals and shows us that we can make a difference.
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- 11/5/2013
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
★★★★☆ On 24 February, 2010, experienced SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by a male orca called Tilikum during a live show. Initially, the details of the incident were unclear, with early reports that the trainer had slipped and fallen into the tank - or that the whale had grabbed the 40-year-old trainer's ponytail - both later contradicted by video footage and eyewitness testimony. The tragedy served as starting point for Blackfish (2013) director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, shocked by how something so horrible could happen in a place which had a reputation for family fun and loving bonds between animals and trainers.
Sadly, Cowperthwaite's investigation led her into making a much more complex story of animal exploitation and systemic failure, which has seen SeaWorld ignore time and again the dangers associated with using captive whales and porpoises for public entertainment. Far from being a one-off freak accident, Brancheau's death was actually one in a long...
Sadly, Cowperthwaite's investigation led her into making a much more complex story of animal exploitation and systemic failure, which has seen SeaWorld ignore time and again the dangers associated with using captive whales and porpoises for public entertainment. Far from being a one-off freak accident, Brancheau's death was actually one in a long...
- 8/30/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Exclusive: Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group will commence pre-sales in Toronto on Rob Stewart’s eco documentary.
Gus Van Sant serves as executive producer on Revolution, which took Stewart on a four-year global journey investigating topics such as the acidification of oceans and ecosystem decay.
Noeltner will kick off sales next week in Toronto on the film, which screens this autumn at the Tokyo International Film Festival as part of the Telefilm Perspectives showcase.
Revolution marks Stewart’s follow-up to Sharkwater and opened in Canada on Apr 12, grossing $490,000 through D Film.
Sandra Campbell, Brian Stewart, Rob Merilees and David Hannan are among the executive producer roster.
“Rob has an incredible talent for storytelling,” said Noeltner. “This is as compelling a documentary film as I have seen and we feel there’s a worldwide audience that shares Rob’s passion for our planet’s future.”
In addition to Revolution, Cmg will screen the 3D animated features [link=tt...
Gus Van Sant serves as executive producer on Revolution, which took Stewart on a four-year global journey investigating topics such as the acidification of oceans and ecosystem decay.
Noeltner will kick off sales next week in Toronto on the film, which screens this autumn at the Tokyo International Film Festival as part of the Telefilm Perspectives showcase.
Revolution marks Stewart’s follow-up to Sharkwater and opened in Canada on Apr 12, grossing $490,000 through D Film.
Sandra Campbell, Brian Stewart, Rob Merilees and David Hannan are among the executive producer roster.
“Rob has an incredible talent for storytelling,” said Noeltner. “This is as compelling a documentary film as I have seen and we feel there’s a worldwide audience that shares Rob’s passion for our planet’s future.”
In addition to Revolution, Cmg will screen the 3D animated features [link=tt...
- 8/30/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Sneak Peek director Rob Stewart's award-winning documentary "Revolution", from D Films and Universal Studios Entertainment Canada, now available on Digital Download, with DVD, Blu-ray and Digital VOD releases, available August 20, 2013.
"Revolution" opened theatrically April 12, 2013 becoming the highest grossing Canadian documentary since Stewart's first feature "Sharkwater" was released in 2006.
"Revolution" has since won audience awards at the 2012 Vancouver International Film Festival, 2012 Atlantic Film Festival and 2012 Victoria Film Festival, was a Best Documentary runner up at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and awarded the 'Fund for Santa Barbara Social Justice Award' at the 2012 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Stewart also received the 'Filmmaker of the Year' distinction from the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
"...'Revolution' follows filmmaker activist Stewart as he embarks on a 4-year adventure through 15 countries to find the key to empowering a sweeping conservation movement across Canada and the world.
"After travelling to some of Earth...
"Revolution" opened theatrically April 12, 2013 becoming the highest grossing Canadian documentary since Stewart's first feature "Sharkwater" was released in 2006.
"Revolution" has since won audience awards at the 2012 Vancouver International Film Festival, 2012 Atlantic Film Festival and 2012 Victoria Film Festival, was a Best Documentary runner up at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and awarded the 'Fund for Santa Barbara Social Justice Award' at the 2012 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Stewart also received the 'Filmmaker of the Year' distinction from the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
"...'Revolution' follows filmmaker activist Stewart as he embarks on a 4-year adventure through 15 countries to find the key to empowering a sweeping conservation movement across Canada and the world.
"After travelling to some of Earth...
- 8/9/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The Children are our future. Nowhere is this saying truer than in the environmental documentary Revolution. Advocates of our ecosystem, the youth of the world are leading the charge when it comes to fighting for not only our planet’s future, but the future of human life.
Documentarian Rob Stewart, the man behind the eye-opening film Sharkwater, is championing the quest to save the oceans and ultimately ourselves in his latest film, Revolution. After gaining insight into the world under the sea in Sharkwater, Stewart realized that changes weren't happening soon enough or sufficiently enough to have an impact in the race against time when it comes to facing our largest environmental crisis. Following initiatives from right in our backyards in Canada to global campaigns, Stewart talks to the people at the front of line: children.
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the documentary with Rise Again: The Making of Revolution after the jump.
Documentarian Rob Stewart, the man behind the eye-opening film Sharkwater, is championing the quest to save the oceans and ultimately ourselves in his latest film, Revolution. After gaining insight into the world under the sea in Sharkwater, Stewart realized that changes weren't happening soon enough or sufficiently enough to have an impact in the race against time when it comes to facing our largest environmental crisis. Following initiatives from right in our backyards in Canada to global campaigns, Stewart talks to the people at the front of line: children.
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the documentary with Rise Again: The Making of Revolution after the jump.
- 4/5/2013
- by Rachel West
- Cineplex
With his last feature, 2007's Sharkwater, marine biologist Rob Stewart managed to help save the world, one shark fin at a time. He is now back with a new documentary, Revolution, aimed at saving a different species - humans. Revolution takes a step back from a single issue and focuses instead on the greater environmental crisis that binds the fate of every living creature on Earth together. The "revolutionary" thesis Stewart puts forward involves the need for humans to think beyond our current understanding of capitalism, the disastrous implications of links between governments and corporate entities and ultimately suggests an economic growth fueled less by expansion and more by the kind of innovation required to ensure the survival of the species. Sharks are a resilient...
- 10/7/2012
- Screen Anarchy
David O. Russell's dramedy, "Silver Linings Playbook" took home the Blackberry People's Choice Award at the recently concluded Toronto International Film Festival. Based on the seriocomic novel by Matthew Quick, Russell also wrote the screenplay starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, and Chris Tucker.
Distributed by The Weinstein Company, "Silver Linings Playbook" joins previous Tiff winners "The King's Speech," "Slumdog Millionaire," and "Precious." The dramedy is certainly in great Oscar company!
Runners-up were Ben Affleck's "Argo" and Eran Riklis' "Zaytoun."
Here's the complete list of the winners of the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival:
People's Choice Award:
"Silver Linings Playbook," directed by David O. Russell
Runners-up: "Argo," directed by Ben Affleck and "Zaytoun," directed by Eran Riklis
People's Choice Award For Documentary:
"Artifact," directed by Bartholomew Cubbins
Runners-up: "Storm Surfers 3D," directed by Christopher Nelius and Justin McMillan," and "Revolution," directed by Rob Stewart...
Distributed by The Weinstein Company, "Silver Linings Playbook" joins previous Tiff winners "The King's Speech," "Slumdog Millionaire," and "Precious." The dramedy is certainly in great Oscar company!
Runners-up were Ben Affleck's "Argo" and Eran Riklis' "Zaytoun."
Here's the complete list of the winners of the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival:
People's Choice Award:
"Silver Linings Playbook," directed by David O. Russell
Runners-up: "Argo," directed by Ben Affleck and "Zaytoun," directed by Eran Riklis
People's Choice Award For Documentary:
"Artifact," directed by Bartholomew Cubbins
Runners-up: "Storm Surfers 3D," directed by Christopher Nelius and Justin McMillan," and "Revolution," directed by Rob Stewart...
- 9/17/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
David O. Russell‘s Silver Linings Playbook got a boost in the Oscar race as was named the top audience prize winner in Toronto on Sunday.
The idiosyncratic blend of comedy and drama went on to become a sleeper hit at Tiff which took everyone by surprise.
A perfectly calibrated comedy which stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence has won the BlackBerry People’s Choice Award – contenders included Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, Ben Affleck’s Argo, the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer’s Cloud Atlas and Terrence Malick’s To the Wonder.
The other big winner was the ultra-violent black comedy Seven Psychopaths – Martin McDonagh‘s latest film about dogknapping and screenwriting won the People’s Choice Midnight Madness award.
Here’s the full list via Tiff.net:
BlackBerry People’s Choice Award:
Silver Linings Playbook directed by David O. Russell
Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Julia Stiles and...
The idiosyncratic blend of comedy and drama went on to become a sleeper hit at Tiff which took everyone by surprise.
A perfectly calibrated comedy which stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence has won the BlackBerry People’s Choice Award – contenders included Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, Ben Affleck’s Argo, the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer’s Cloud Atlas and Terrence Malick’s To the Wonder.
The other big winner was the ultra-violent black comedy Seven Psychopaths – Martin McDonagh‘s latest film about dogknapping and screenwriting won the People’s Choice Midnight Madness award.
Here’s the full list via Tiff.net:
BlackBerry People’s Choice Award:
Silver Linings Playbook directed by David O. Russell
Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Julia Stiles and...
- 9/17/2012
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
Above: Ernie Gehr's Auto-Collider Xv.
The vast bulk of Tiff's 2012 has been announced and listed here, below. We'll be updating the lineup with the previous films announced, as well as updating links to specific films for more information on them in the coming days. Of particular note is that the Wavelengths and Visions programs have been combined to create what is undoubtedly the most interesting section of the festival. Stay tuned, too, for our own on the ground coverage of Tiff.
Galas
A Royal Affair (Nikolai Arcel, Demark/Sweden/Czech Republic/Germany)
Argo (Ben Affleck, USA)
The Company You Keep (Robert Redford, USA)
Dangerous Liaisons (Hur Jin-ho, China)
Emperor (Peter Webber, Japan/USA)
English Vinglish (Gauri Shinde, India)
Free Angela & All Political Prisoners (Shola Lynch)
Great Expectations (Mike Newell, UK)
Hyde Park on Hudson (Roger Michell, UK)
Inescapable (Ruba Nadda, Canada)
Jayne Mansfield's Car (Billy Bob Thorton, USA/Russia)
Looper (Rian Johnson,...
The vast bulk of Tiff's 2012 has been announced and listed here, below. We'll be updating the lineup with the previous films announced, as well as updating links to specific films for more information on them in the coming days. Of particular note is that the Wavelengths and Visions programs have been combined to create what is undoubtedly the most interesting section of the festival. Stay tuned, too, for our own on the ground coverage of Tiff.
Galas
A Royal Affair (Nikolai Arcel, Demark/Sweden/Czech Republic/Germany)
Argo (Ben Affleck, USA)
The Company You Keep (Robert Redford, USA)
Dangerous Liaisons (Hur Jin-ho, China)
Emperor (Peter Webber, Japan/USA)
English Vinglish (Gauri Shinde, India)
Free Angela & All Political Prisoners (Shola Lynch)
Great Expectations (Mike Newell, UK)
Hyde Park on Hudson (Roger Michell, UK)
Inescapable (Ruba Nadda, Canada)
Jayne Mansfield's Car (Billy Bob Thorton, USA/Russia)
Looper (Rian Johnson,...
- 8/22/2012
- MUBI
In the last major update for the Toronto International Film Festival 2012 slate, they’ve announced their Canadian features. The line-up includes Sarah Polley’s upcoming documentary Stories We Tell, coming off her Take This Waltz this summer (which also premiered at Tiff). The other major films include two we’ve seen at Cannes,one being Brandon Cronenberg‘s Antiviral, which premiered alongside his father’s Cosmopolis. We disliked it (full review), saying it came off as an “an amateurish, high-budget student film.” The other major title is Xavier Dolan‘s Laurence Anyways, which we loved (full review), calling it a major step forward for the filmmaker. Check out the rest of the titles below, which I’m sure will include many discoveries.
Antiviral Brandon Cronenberg, Canada/USA North American Premiere
Syd March is an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans.
Antiviral Brandon Cronenberg, Canada/USA North American Premiere
Syd March is an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans.
- 8/8/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: George C. Schellenger
Featuring: Dr. Guy Harvey, Wyland, Jim Abernethy and “Emma” (a 14-foot tiger shark); narrated by: Dr. Sylvia Earle
Dedicated to shark ambassadors and supported by a variety of foundations, this might be the only shark film to begin in Central Park. Jim Abernethy, standing at the Manhattan reservoir, is on a mission to re-engage with the public to address its misperception of sharks. Then a trio of artists descend on the Bahamas to begin their goal of re-educating others and together assemble an accessible film about the power and beauty of a creature demonized for its mechanical killing ability, mostly thanks to an actual mechanical shark, “Jaws.”
Rob Stewart’s 2006 effort, “Sharkwater,” was an impressive, difficult-to-watch documentary that sounded the call to save sharks from overfishing and heinously inhumane treatment. “This Is...
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: George C. Schellenger
Featuring: Dr. Guy Harvey, Wyland, Jim Abernethy and “Emma” (a 14-foot tiger shark); narrated by: Dr. Sylvia Earle
Dedicated to shark ambassadors and supported by a variety of foundations, this might be the only shark film to begin in Central Park. Jim Abernethy, standing at the Manhattan reservoir, is on a mission to re-engage with the public to address its misperception of sharks. Then a trio of artists descend on the Bahamas to begin their goal of re-educating others and together assemble an accessible film about the power and beauty of a creature demonized for its mechanical killing ability, mostly thanks to an actual mechanical shark, “Jaws.”
Rob Stewart’s 2006 effort, “Sharkwater,” was an impressive, difficult-to-watch documentary that sounded the call to save sharks from overfishing and heinously inhumane treatment. “This Is...
- 4/29/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: George C. Schellenger
Featuring: Dr. Guy Harvey, Wyland, Jim Abernethy and “Emma” (a 14-foot tiger shark); narrated by: Dr. Sylvia Earle
Dedicated to shark ambassadors and supported by a variety of foundations, this might be the only shark film to begin in Central Park. Jim Abernethy, standing at the Manhattan reservoir, is on a mission to re-engage with the public to address its misperception of sharks. Then a trio of artists descend on the Bahamas to begin their goal of re-educating others and together assemble an accessible film about the power and beauty of a creature demonized for its mechanical killing ability, mostly thanks to an actual mechanical shark, “Jaws.”
Rob Stewart’s 2006 effort, “Sharkwater,” was an impressive, difficult-to-watch documentary that sounded the call to save sharks from overfishing and heinously inhumane treatment. “This Is...
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: George C. Schellenger
Featuring: Dr. Guy Harvey, Wyland, Jim Abernethy and “Emma” (a 14-foot tiger shark); narrated by: Dr. Sylvia Earle
Dedicated to shark ambassadors and supported by a variety of foundations, this might be the only shark film to begin in Central Park. Jim Abernethy, standing at the Manhattan reservoir, is on a mission to re-engage with the public to address its misperception of sharks. Then a trio of artists descend on the Bahamas to begin their goal of re-educating others and together assemble an accessible film about the power and beauty of a creature demonized for its mechanical killing ability, mostly thanks to an actual mechanical shark, “Jaws.”
Rob Stewart’s 2006 effort, “Sharkwater,” was an impressive, difficult-to-watch documentary that sounded the call to save sharks from overfishing and heinously inhumane treatment. “This Is...
- 4/29/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
"Sons of Anarchy" comes back tonight and I know that's a huge fan favorite around these parts. We, as a website based community, really seem to like our soulful, sympathetic and emotionally tortured criminals as evidenced by our embrace of things like "The Wire", "Breaking Bad", "Firefly", "The Sopranos", The Professional, Quentin Tarantino movies, vigilante themed superhero movies too numerous to list, that flight attendant who told his passengers to fuck off before stealing beers and peacing out down an emergency slide, and other examples truly too numerous to list. (Fairly Large Note to head off pointless and stupid comments stating nothing but "I don't like that! You're an idiot!"; obviously we all have our own personal tastes and likes and dislikes, but these are things I have observed that the commenting population Generally likes. Please do not leave a comment just to say that you hate Quentin Tarantino with...
- 9/7/2010
- by Intern Rusty
What sets this season of American Idol apart from the rest? Find out at HollywoodLife.com!
As one of the official vocal coaches of American Idol, Dorian Holley’s seen some incredible talent come and go throughout the years, but is adamant that this season of contestants are the best yet.
“The thing that stands out for me this year is that I think consistently there are more people who are really good,” Dorian — who has performed with Michael Jackson and Rob Stewart — told HollywoodLife.com exclusively at FremantleMedia and Samsung’s American Idol Top 24 event in West Hollywood Feb. 18.
“More people are on the same level. Usually you have six, maybe five, who are all really good. Then you you’ve got a couple who are ehhhh,” Dorian said, adding, “This year, everyone is really, really good.”
Dorian hasn’t worked with all of the contestants individually yet, so...
As one of the official vocal coaches of American Idol, Dorian Holley’s seen some incredible talent come and go throughout the years, but is adamant that this season of contestants are the best yet.
“The thing that stands out for me this year is that I think consistently there are more people who are really good,” Dorian — who has performed with Michael Jackson and Rob Stewart — told HollywoodLife.com exclusively at FremantleMedia and Samsung’s American Idol Top 24 event in West Hollywood Feb. 18.
“More people are on the same level. Usually you have six, maybe five, who are all really good. Then you you’ve got a couple who are ehhhh,” Dorian said, adding, “This year, everyone is really, really good.”
Dorian hasn’t worked with all of the contestants individually yet, so...
- 2/19/2010
- by Kirstin Benson
- HollywoodLife
- Since it started its festival run at Sundance (where it picked up its first audience award) this tear-jerking doc film that keeps the worst for last has been terribly successful in seducing its audiences. Pegged with a July 31st release (via Roadside Attractions), Louie Psihoyos' The Cove has in the same weekend picked up a pair of East coast film festival awards – winning at both the Nantucket Film Fest and Silverdocs (the king of doc film festivals). The Cove falls into the sub genre of documentary films that could be coined activism docs where you basically pick a pertinent subject, make a credible discourse and tugs at hearts and demands change in the best of manners. The docu does all this and despite a goofy Mission Impossible segment and the message really hits home when the main characters (dolphins) have zero public relations problems. In fact, replace the
- 6/22/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
Let's be honest the past couple days of The Twilight Saga: New Moon news has been pretty dry. The cast is busy working so we really don't have much to report on but today that all changes! Today in your daily Twilight dosage find out where you can meet a Twilight star this Friday night, what Kristen thinks about Taylor filling Rob shoes and meet the New Moon Wolf Pack. Can Taylor Fill Rob Shoes? Bella is everything to Edward but her personal safety and her happiness trumps his own. After Bell'Birthday party incident Rob decides the best way to love Bella is to set her free. Edward shatters Bella's heart into a million shards and Jacob is the only one left to help her put the pieces back together. At some point, Bella stops using Jacob has a crutch and begins to value his friendship and his loyalty to her.
- 3/19/2009
- by cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)
- ScreenStar
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