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'Beyoncé: Life Is But A Dream' Will Get A Theatrical Run... In South Africa
21 February 2013 8:31 AM, PST | ShadowAndAct | See recent ShadowAndAct news »
According to ScreenAfrica, Beyoncé's feature-length documentary, Beyoncé: Life Is But A Dream, which was broadcast on HBO for audiences in the USA, will get a theatrical run in South Africa. The doc will be released at select Nu Metro cinemas around the country from Friday March 1 to March 7, 2013 - as you can see in the poster above. As we mentioned earlier this week, the self-directed documentary special ended up being a huge draw for HBO, attracting 1.8 million viewers during its initial 9pm broadcast, knocking out Spike Lee's 2006 mini-series When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, which pulled in 1.7 »
- Courtney
Beyonce's 'Life Is But a Dream' ratings hit decade high for HBO docs
19 February 2013 4:13 PM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Critics were not kind, but Beyonce's directorial debut "Life Is But a Dream" scored the highest ratings in a decade for a HBO documentary.
The film -- co-directed, co-written, starring, executive produced and sometimes even shot (on a web cam) by Beyonce Knowles -- drew 1.8 million viewers for its 9 p.m. premiere on Saturday (Feb. 16). That just beats out the previous champ, Spike Lee's Hurricane Katrina chronicle "When the Levees Broke" which drew 1.7 million viewers in 2006.
In these days of monster ratings for nontraditional shows like "The Walking Dead" and "Downton Abbey," 1.8 million may not sound like a lot -- but for a HBO documentary it's a big deal. It's also a considerably larger number than the network averages for a first run episode of media zeitgeist show "Girls." And pretty much anything that airs on HBO expands its audience substantially through repeats and video on demand viewing.
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'Beyoncé: Life Is But A Dream' Knocks Out 'Levees' To Become Most-Watched HBO Doc Since 2004
19 February 2013 2:09 PM, PST | ShadowAndAct | See recent ShadowAndAct news »
Beyoncé Knowles' self-directed HBO documentary special, Beyoncé: Life Is But A Dream, aired on Saturday, February 16, 2013, and it ended up being a huge draw for the network, attracting 1.8 million viewers during its initial 9pm broadcast. The network says via press release that it's the largest audience for an HBO documentary since 2004, when Nielsen changed the way it measures viewership for HBO. And what feature documentary did it kick out of the number 1 spot? Spike Lee's 2006 mini-series When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, which pulled in 1.7 million viewers. I still haven't watched Beyoncé: Life Is But A Dream, and, as I »
- Tambay A. Obenson
'Beyoncé: Life Is But A Dream' Knocks Out 'Levees' To Become Most-Watched HBO Doc Since 2004
19 February 2013 2:09 PM, PST | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Beyoncé Knowles' self-directed HBO documentary special, Beyoncé: Life Is But A Dream, aired on Saturday, February 16, 2013, and it ended up being a huge draw for the network, attracting 1.8 million viewers during its initial 9pm broadcast. The network says via press release that it's the largest audience for an HBO documentary since 2004, when Nielsen changed the way it measures viewership for HBO. And what feature documentary did it kick out of the number 1 spot? Spike Lee's 2006 mini-series When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, which pulled in 1.7 million viewers. I still haven't watched Beyoncé: Life Is But A Dream, and, as I said previously, it's not exactly high on my to-see list. Maybe I'll watch it some time down the road. Maybe not.
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- Tambay A. Obenson
Beyoncé’s HBO Special Pulled in Great Ratings
19 February 2013 1:45 PM, PST | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
HBO's super-hyped Beyoncé special generated strong ratings for the cable network over the weekend. Saturday's premiere telecast of Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream drew 1.8 million viewers, making it the most watched HBO documentary since the first part of the 2006 Spike Lee joint When the Levees Broke. It's also a much bigger same-day audience than some HBO series, including Girls (which generally pulls in about half as many viewers as Bey's special) and Enlightened (which sadly averages around 250,000 viewers on Sundays). Update: Oprah Winfrey's pre-game chat with Beyonce also did well, bringing in 1.3 million viewers for Own and outdrawing everything else on cable in the 8 p.m. timeslot among the network's target audience of women aged 25-54. »
- Josef Adalian
Beyonce Documentary Ratings Hit Decade High For HBO
19 February 2013 1:09 PM, PST | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
First she took this year’s Super Bowl halftime show by storm and now Beyoncé has hit the high note on cable. The singer’s co-directed Beyoncé: Life Is A Dream documentary was watched by 1.8 million HBO viewers Saturday in its 9 Pm premiere. That’s a 10-year audience high for a documentary on the premium network. In 2004, Nielsen changed the way it determines viewership on HBO, so prior-year comparisons are apples and oranges. The closest the cable station had to such numbers was in 2006, with the Spike Lee directed When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts. That film documenting the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans pulled in 1.7 million viewers. »
- DOMINIC PATTEN
TV Ratings: Beyonce's HBO Doc Pulls 1.8 Million Viewers
19 February 2013 12:53 PM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Beyonce proved a huge draw for HBO on Saturday night. The intimate documentary about the singer, Beyonce: Life is But a Dream, pulled 1.8 million viewers during its inaugural outing at 9 p.m. Et. It's the largest audience for a HBO doc since Nielsen revised its method of measuring viewership in 2004. Photos: Beyonce Performs at the Super Bowl The only other documentary to approach Beyonce's haul was previous record-setter When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts. The Spike Lee miniseries about the devastation caused to New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina earned 1.7 million
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- Michael O'Connell
What Is 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'? Oscar Nominee Guide 2013
18 January 2013 12:13 PM, PST | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Actress (Quvenzhané Wallis), Best Director (Benh Zeitlin), Best Adapted Screenplay (Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar) What's It About? The pint-sized Wallis carries the film on her back as Hushpuppy, a young 6-year-old girl living with her father (named Wink) in an impoverished Delta community known as "the Bathtub." The residents are preparing for a great storm in their own steadfast way, just as Wink's failing health begins to worsen. As Hushpuppy searches to find her missing mother, her mind is also wracked with the looming threat of the Auruchs, mythological beasts that were frozen in the Arctic, but are now free and thunderously charging toward the Bathtub, thanks to the melted ice caps. Why You Should See It: It's a totally unique film that came out of nowhere. Wallis has made history as the youngest nominee ever for Best Actress (she's »
- Eric Larnick
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