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Aaron Goldenberg is a mean gay.
Okay, not really. But he plays one on TikTok.
Like several other creators we’ve spoken to, Goldenberg is an actor by trade, and parlayed those skills into content creation when Covid shuttered auditions back in 2020. He’d always wanted to act, from his very first Christmas play as a kid.
“I very quickly was just one of those kids who was always in some kind of a drama class, whether it was at school or elsewhere,” he says. “Started doing community theater in my teens, and then as well as acting for student films at local colleges that had film programs.
Aaron Goldenberg is a mean gay.
Okay, not really. But he plays one on TikTok.
Like several other creators we’ve spoken to, Goldenberg is an actor by trade, and parlayed those skills into content creation when Covid shuttered auditions back in 2020. He’d always wanted to act, from his very first Christmas play as a kid.
“I very quickly was just one of those kids who was always in some kind of a drama class, whether it was at school or elsewhere,” he says. “Started doing community theater in my teens, and then as well as acting for student films at local colleges that had film programs.
- 3/3/2024
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
“Minx” has been canceled at Starz, Variety has learned.
This now marks the second time the series has been canceled. The first season of the comedy originally aired on Max, where it was renewed for a second season before it was canceled in a cost-cutting move.
Starz then announced that they had acquired the second season of the show and would air it along with the first. Season 2 debuted on Starz on July 21. Both seasons remain available to stream on the Starz app and platforms.
The show received positive reviews from critics, holding an average critical approval rating of 93% over both seasons on Rotten Tomatoes. It failed to find a large audience, however, with the linear airings on Starz of Season 2 averaging less than 100,000 viewers per episode. There is no streaming viewership data publicly available for the series.
“Minx” was set in 1970s Los Angeles. Per the official logline, the...
This now marks the second time the series has been canceled. The first season of the comedy originally aired on Max, where it was renewed for a second season before it was canceled in a cost-cutting move.
Starz then announced that they had acquired the second season of the show and would air it along with the first. Season 2 debuted on Starz on July 21. Both seasons remain available to stream on the Starz app and platforms.
The show received positive reviews from critics, holding an average critical approval rating of 93% over both seasons on Rotten Tomatoes. It failed to find a large audience, however, with the linear airings on Starz of Season 2 averaging less than 100,000 viewers per episode. There is no streaming viewership data publicly available for the series.
“Minx” was set in 1970s Los Angeles. Per the official logline, the...
- 1/5/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The opening minutes of “Air” brilliantly establishes the world in which the movie takes place, the mid-1980s America of Ronald Reagan, “Beverly Hills Cop,” Sony Trintitrons, and Run-d.M.C. For director Ben Affleck and editor William Goldenberg, who have worked together on all but one of Affleck’s features, the goal was not only to evoke an era but also to remind audiences that there was a time when Nike was not a dominant player in the athletic shoe business — the time before Michael Jordan became a basketball phenomenon and lent his name to the company’s most famous sneaker. The solution: a seamless integration of archival footage depicting 1984 touchstones with footage shot by Affleck and his collaborators on a variety of period-appropriate formats.
“The idea was to come out of archival footage into our story,” Affleck told IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, noting that he did something similar in his first feature,...
“The idea was to come out of archival footage into our story,” Affleck told IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, noting that he did something similar in his first feature,...
- 1/5/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
Exclusive: The Artists Equity movie Unstoppable remains exactly that: After the production was shut down during the WGA strike, the sports movie directed by William Goldenberg and starring Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome will return to shooting December 12. Don Cheadle, Michael Peña and Bobby Cannavale have now joined the cast.
In addition, Amazon MGM Studios will be distributing the movie, repping its second collaboration with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity in the wake of this year’s acclaimed Air. That movie was originally intended to stream exclusively on Prime Video before the streamer opted to release the Nike Air Jordan dramedy in an initial theatrical window.
Based on the book Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion by Anthony Robles and Austin Murphy, the movie follows Robles, who despite being born without a right leg...
In addition, Amazon MGM Studios will be distributing the movie, repping its second collaboration with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity in the wake of this year’s acclaimed Air. That movie was originally intended to stream exclusively on Prime Video before the streamer opted to release the Nike Air Jordan dramedy in an initial theatrical window.
Based on the book Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion by Anthony Robles and Austin Murphy, the movie follows Robles, who despite being born without a right leg...
- 12/5/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Air screenwriter Alex Convery and editor William Goldenberg represented the film at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles. The film tells the story of how Nike signed then-rookie Michael Jordan to the sneaker line that became Air Jordan. Even though Air Jordan is one of the most famous brands in the world, Convery said it remained suspenseful because Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) became such a strong character.
“If you can get the audience to care about the character, they’re going to forget that they know the ending,” Convery said. “Argo was similar. Titanic, you know how that’s going to end but you care about Jack and Rose.”
Goldenberg said the script laid a lot of the groundwork for making the Jordan-adjacent story suspenseful. To make it so, he and director Ben Affleck simply tightened up the events of the plot.
“In pacing it, the more I worked on it,...
“If you can get the audience to care about the character, they’re going to forget that they know the ending,” Convery said. “Argo was similar. Titanic, you know how that’s going to end but you care about Jack and Rose.”
Goldenberg said the script laid a lot of the groundwork for making the Jordan-adjacent story suspenseful. To make it so, he and director Ben Affleck simply tightened up the events of the plot.
“In pacing it, the more I worked on it,...
- 11/19/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
You know a script is good when you give up your vacation to join the movie. Sound mixer Willie D. Burton was working on “Oppenheimer” with Matt Damon when the actor asked what he was doing next. Burton said he was taking a vacation. Damon countered with an offer he eventually couldn’t refuse: Alex Convery‘s script for “Air.”
“I read the script and it’s pretty incredible. So I said to Matt, ‘I’m not taking a vacation. I’m gonna do your film.’ And he says, ‘It’s gonna be like camp, like summer camp. Just treat it like summer camp. We’ll have a good time and everything will be good and we’ll have some fun,'” Burton tells Gold Derby at our Making of “Air” panel with the Oscar-contending editor William Goldenberg, costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones and production designer François Audouy. “And sure enough,...
“I read the script and it’s pretty incredible. So I said to Matt, ‘I’m not taking a vacation. I’m gonna do your film.’ And he says, ‘It’s gonna be like camp, like summer camp. Just treat it like summer camp. We’ll have a good time and everything will be good and we’ll have some fun,'” Burton tells Gold Derby at our Making of “Air” panel with the Oscar-contending editor William Goldenberg, costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones and production designer François Audouy. “And sure enough,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
“Minx” Season 2 has an official premiere date at Starz.
Now that the period comedy has officially moved over from HBO Max, the second season will premiere on July 21 at midnight on the Starz app, app and all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms. On linear, it will debut on Starz at 9 Pm Et/Pt in the U.S. and Canada. The first season is currently available to stream on the Starz app.
“Minx” is set in 1970s Los Angeles. Per the official description, the series “centers around Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond), an earnest young feminist who joins forces with a low-rent publisher (Jake Johnson) to create the first erotic magazine for women. In season two, Doug and Joyce grapple with Minx’s explosive success, which brings more money, fame and temptation than either of them know how to handle.”
The cast for the series also includes Idara Victor as Tina, Jessica Lowe as Bambi,...
Now that the period comedy has officially moved over from HBO Max, the second season will premiere on July 21 at midnight on the Starz app, app and all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms. On linear, it will debut on Starz at 9 Pm Et/Pt in the U.S. and Canada. The first season is currently available to stream on the Starz app.
“Minx” is set in 1970s Los Angeles. Per the official description, the series “centers around Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond), an earnest young feminist who joins forces with a low-rent publisher (Jake Johnson) to create the first erotic magazine for women. In season two, Doug and Joyce grapple with Minx’s explosive success, which brings more money, fame and temptation than either of them know how to handle.”
The cast for the series also includes Idara Victor as Tina, Jessica Lowe as Bambi,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Over Easter weekend, Amazon Studios opened Ben Affleck‘s “Air” nationwide in over 3,300 theaters after the movie received an enormous amount of buzz at its SXSW Film Festival premiere. The movie grossed over $20 million in its first five days and has now grossed over $33 million.
“Air” tells the story of how in 1984 the Nike sneaker company tried to convince 18-year-old basketball star Michael Jordan to endorse their sneakers, taking them from the company with the lowest market share to the highest.
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Affleck famously transitioned from often-derided actor to respected director with 2007’s “Gone Baby Gone,” followed by the box office hit “The Town” in 2010, and then eventually 2012’s “Argo,” which won the Oscar for Best Picture. “Air” is Affleck’s first movie as a director since 2016’s “Live by Night,” which...
“Air” tells the story of how in 1984 the Nike sneaker company tried to convince 18-year-old basketball star Michael Jordan to endorse their sneakers, taking them from the company with the lowest market share to the highest.
See‘Beau is Afraid’ leaves critics shook: ‘Unhinged’ Joaquin Phoenix has ‘Big Cinema Energy pouring out of the screen’
Affleck famously transitioned from often-derided actor to respected director with 2007’s “Gone Baby Gone,” followed by the box office hit “The Town” in 2010, and then eventually 2012’s “Argo,” which won the Oscar for Best Picture. “Air” is Affleck’s first movie as a director since 2016’s “Live by Night,” which...
- 4/17/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
When director Ben Affleck first approached William Goldenberg, his Oscar-winning go-to editor (“Argo”), to cut “Air,” the sports biopic about Nike’s revolutionary Air Jordan basketball shoe line, it was only a couple of months before shooting began. Yet Goldenberg had to wait a month before reading the script while Alex Convery finished his rewrite.
It was a tight turnaround, but it led to a fast and loose production that perfectly fit the film’s recreation of the scrappy, underdog culture at Oregon-based Nike in 1984, which was then on the verge of bankruptcy.
“It’s about taking risks and greatness,” Goldenberg told IndieWire. “It’s about a lot of things that people can relate to…breaking out of the mold. And what’s great about working on a film like this is I have to watch the movie a lot, and I never got tired of it.”
“Air,” which had...
It was a tight turnaround, but it led to a fast and loose production that perfectly fit the film’s recreation of the scrappy, underdog culture at Oregon-based Nike in 1984, which was then on the verge of bankruptcy.
“It’s about taking risks and greatness,” Goldenberg told IndieWire. “It’s about a lot of things that people can relate to…breaking out of the mold. And what’s great about working on a film like this is I have to watch the movie a lot, and I never got tired of it.”
“Air,” which had...
- 4/12/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Exclusive: As Amazon Studios is set to debut Artists Equity’s first movie, Air, at SXSW’s closing night, the Ben Affleck-Matt Damon production company is in final talks to make their second feature, currently titled Unstoppable, starring Jennifer Lopez.
The pic follows the true story of Anthony Robles, a three-time All-American wrestler born with one leg who won a national championship at Arizona State. Billy Goldenberg is directing.
Deals are coming together fast for a production prep.
Lopez’s next project is The Mother, which Netflix is releasing May 12. The multi-hyphenate back in November announced a new music project called This Is Me…Now, which came on the 20th anniversary of her album, This Is Me…Then, which she wrote and produced. Among the 13 tracks on the new album are singles “Dear Ben Pt. II” and “Midnight Trip to Vegas,” a nod to her marriage ceremony with...
The pic follows the true story of Anthony Robles, a three-time All-American wrestler born with one leg who won a national championship at Arizona State. Billy Goldenberg is directing.
Deals are coming together fast for a production prep.
Lopez’s next project is The Mother, which Netflix is releasing May 12. The multi-hyphenate back in November announced a new music project called This Is Me…Now, which came on the 20th anniversary of her album, This Is Me…Then, which she wrote and produced. Among the 13 tracks on the new album are singles “Dear Ben Pt. II” and “Midnight Trip to Vegas,” a nod to her marriage ceremony with...
- 3/16/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max canceled Jake Johnson’s erotic magazine comedy “Minx,” but the actor assured fans that they will finish shooting Season 2 as the series looks for a new home.
“Minx,” also starring Ophelia Lovibond, Idara Victor, Jessica Lowe, Lennon Parham, Michael Angarano and Oscar Montoya, was renewed for a second season by HBO Max back in May, but the streamer scrapped the show this week in its latest cost-cutting move.
According to Johnson, Lionsgate Television “didn’t halt production” on Season 2 of “Minx,” which is “about a week away from being finished shooting.”
Johnson continued in an Instagram post, “From what I am hearing S1 & S2 (and hopefully S3) will find a new home, the question is where… I am eager to find a new platform for these episodes.”
The “New Girl” alum added: “We appreciate all the online support. We love making the show and hope to continue to.
“Minx,” also starring Ophelia Lovibond, Idara Victor, Jessica Lowe, Lennon Parham, Michael Angarano and Oscar Montoya, was renewed for a second season by HBO Max back in May, but the streamer scrapped the show this week in its latest cost-cutting move.
According to Johnson, Lionsgate Television “didn’t halt production” on Season 2 of “Minx,” which is “about a week away from being finished shooting.”
Johnson continued in an Instagram post, “From what I am hearing S1 & S2 (and hopefully S3) will find a new home, the question is where… I am eager to find a new platform for these episodes.”
The “New Girl” alum added: “We appreciate all the online support. We love making the show and hope to continue to.
- 12/13/2022
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
“Minx” has been canceled at HBO Max, even though the show had been renewed for Season 2 back in May.
According to sources, the show was preparing to wrap production on its second season when Warner Bros. Discovery decided to scrap the show in its latest cost-cutting move. The first season will also be taken off HBO Max, with producer Lionsgate Television planning to shop the series to other outlets.
“We have enjoyed a good partnership with HBO Max and are working closely to find a new opportunity for ‘Minx,’ so current, and new viewers, can continue this journey with us,” Lionsgate said in a statement.
“Minx” is set in 1970s Los Angeles. The series centers on Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond), described as “an earnest young feminist who joins forces with a low-rent publisher (Jake Johnson) to create the first erotic magazine for women.” The cast also includes Idara Victor, Jessica Lowe,...
According to sources, the show was preparing to wrap production on its second season when Warner Bros. Discovery decided to scrap the show in its latest cost-cutting move. The first season will also be taken off HBO Max, with producer Lionsgate Television planning to shop the series to other outlets.
“We have enjoyed a good partnership with HBO Max and are working closely to find a new opportunity for ‘Minx,’ so current, and new viewers, can continue this journey with us,” Lionsgate said in a statement.
“Minx” is set in 1970s Los Angeles. The series centers on Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond), described as “an earnest young feminist who joins forces with a low-rent publisher (Jake Johnson) to create the first erotic magazine for women.” The cast also includes Idara Victor, Jessica Lowe,...
- 12/12/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
According to Vulture, Carl Sagan and his wife, Ann Druyan, spent the early '80s writing a film treatment based on Sagan's 1985 novel, "Contact." After cycling through a few different production companies, a slew of screenwriters, and two directors, the film finally made it to the big screen in 1997. Starring Academy Award winners Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey, the movie was a moderate success, but there were a lot of mixed feelings about the film's ending.
At the beginning of the movie, Ellie Arroway (Foster) is a hard-core skeptic about anything that can't be verified by science, so she spends all her time listening to the skies for proof of intelligent life. Towards the end of the film, she finally encounters extraterrestrials, but cannot provide proof of the experience. Ultimately, Arroway and the audience must choose between faith or science, and a lot of viewers didn't appreciate the ambiguous ending.
At the beginning of the movie, Ellie Arroway (Foster) is a hard-core skeptic about anything that can't be verified by science, so she spends all her time listening to the skies for proof of intelligent life. Towards the end of the film, she finally encounters extraterrestrials, but cannot provide proof of the experience. Ultimately, Arroway and the audience must choose between faith or science, and a lot of viewers didn't appreciate the ambiguous ending.
- 9/16/2022
- by Christian Gainey
- Slash Film
Exclusive: The Wilds’ Sarah Pidgeon and newcomer Tanzyn Crawford have been cast as series regulars alongside Kathryn Hahn and Quentin Plair in Hulu’s Tiny Beautiful Things, based on Cheryl Strayed’s bestselling book, from ABC Signature and Hello Sunshine. Additionally, Rachel Lee Goldenberg has been tapped to direct the first two episodes.
Created and written by Liz Tigelaar based on Strayed’s book, Tiny Beautiful Things is a half-hour series about a woman, Claire (Hahn), who reluctantly becomes Dear Sugar — an anonymous, revered advice columnist — when her own life is falling apart. Told in multiple timelines with astonishing intimacy, nerve and candor, she excavates the beauty, struggle and humor in her own life to show us that we are not beyond rescue, that it’s our stories that will ultimately save us.
Pidgeon will play Young Clare, the younger version of the lead character, played by Hahn. Rebellious and sharp-tongued,...
Created and written by Liz Tigelaar based on Strayed’s book, Tiny Beautiful Things is a half-hour series about a woman, Claire (Hahn), who reluctantly becomes Dear Sugar — an anonymous, revered advice columnist — when her own life is falling apart. Told in multiple timelines with astonishing intimacy, nerve and candor, she excavates the beauty, struggle and humor in her own life to show us that we are not beyond rescue, that it’s our stories that will ultimately save us.
Pidgeon will play Young Clare, the younger version of the lead character, played by Hahn. Rebellious and sharp-tongued,...
- 8/8/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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