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Blu-ray.com has reported a new special edition 30th anniversary physical media release of Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead. The new Blu-ray will have a 4K restoration of the film along with a smattering of goodies for fans of the gangster drama. The 1995 movie stars Andy Garcia, Christopher Lloyd, Christopher Walken, William Forsythe, and Bill Nunn. Both a regular Blu-ray and Ultra-hd 4K Blu-ray come from the boutique label Kino Lorber and are scheduled to hit retailers on April 29.

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“Ex-crook Jimmy ‘The Saint’ Tosnia (Andy Garcia) is trying his best to go legitimate until he’s dragged back into the world of crime for one last, seemingly simple mission. All Jimmy and his eccentric cronies have to do is intimidate their target. But they make a disastrous series of mistakes that result in the death of a woman connected to a powerful gangster.

Gold Derby recently honored seven of “The Morning Show’s” Emmy-nominated artisans at a special rooftop FYC event in Culver City, California. Those in attendance for the Apple TV+ drama series were production designer Nelson Coates, casting director Victoria Thomas, department head hairstylist Nicole Venables, key hairstylist Jennifer Petrovich, hair stylist Janine Thompson, department head makeup artist Cindy Williams and makeup artist Keiko Wedding. Watch our interviews with all of these Emmy nominees below by clicking each name.

“The Morning Show” explores the cutthroat world of morning news and the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning. The drama series stars Emmy nominees Jennifer Aniston as Alex Levy, Reese Witherspoon as Bradley Jackson, Billy Crudup as Cory Ellison, Mark Duplass as Chip Black, Jon Hamm as Paul Marks, Néstor Carbonell as Yanko Flores, Greta Lee as Stella Bak, Karen Pittman as Mia Jordan, Nicole Beharie...

They came from all over L.A. on Monday night to spend a languid, balmy August evening on the roof of the iconic One Culver building in the heart of Culver City. The event honored Emmy nominees in numerous crafts categories at Apple TV+’s Summer Soiree FYC party, where some 300 people gathered to talk about the forthcoming awards and chow down on a gourmet buffet. In the main, they were there to take a bow themselves or rise in applause for hairstylists, make-up artists, composers, sound editors and mixers, production designers, set decorators, main title designers, costume designers and casting directors who had earned 2024 nominations for the Apple original series “The Morning Show,” “Palm Royale” and “Masters of the Air.”

The gathering was designed to shine a vivid light on some of those artisans who tend to receive significantly less attention than the above-the-line red carpet talent but are...

On Sunday, June 2, Apple TV+ celebrated “The Morning Show” with an FYC Emmys event at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford was on the red carpet to interview leading cast members: Billy Crudup, Jon Hamm, Nestor Carbonell and Karen Pittman. Additional interviews include executive producers Mimi Leder and Michael Ellenberg, writer Charlotte Stoudt and production designer Nelson Coates. Watch the full red carpet interviews above.

“The Morning Show” stars Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon and explores the cutthroat world of morning news and the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning. In season three, the future of the network is thrown into question and loyalties are pushed to the brink when a tech titan takes an interest in Uba. Unexpected alliances form, private truths are weaponized, and everyone is forced to confront their core values both in and out of the newsroom.

The American Cinematheque will pay tribute to the late Richard Roundtree through a retrospective film series screening June 8-14. The lineup of films includes “Shaft,” “Once Upon A Time…When We Were Closed,” “Q: The Winged Serpent” and “Shaft’s Big Score!” The retrospective will conclude with Roundtree’s final film “Thelma” followed by a Q&a with director Josh Margolin and June Squibb.

The retrospective, co-sponsored with Aafca, takes place at the Los Feliz and Egyptian theaters.

“Thelma” follows a 93-year-old woman (Squibb) and her best friend (Roundtree) as they travel across Los Angeles on a motor scooter to retrieve $10,000 from a telephone scammer.

The American Pavilion Announces Emerging Filmmaker Showcase Winners at Cannes

The American Pavilion revealed the Jury Award winners of this year’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase presented by Gold House at Cannes.

The showcase allows upcoming filmmakers to have their works seen by Cannes Festival and Film Market attendees.

The Art Directors Guild has elected a new slate of executive board officers, and for the first time in the union’s history, the top-ranking four are all women.

In a vote that took place over mail in March and April, the members of the IATSE-affiliated union chose Not Dead Yet and Corporate production designer Dina Lipton to be their president, with current president Nelson Coates vacating the role after eight and a half years. Senior set designer Kristen Davis (A Friend of the Family, Monster) was appointed vice president and supervising art director Helen Harwell (Monster, Fargo) was elected as treasurer. Art director and senior set designer Judy Cosgrove (Loot, The Offer) was re-elected as secretary. These executive officers’ terms, which will last three years, begin on June 1.

In a statement, Lipton thanked the union’s members for electing her and said she looked forward to “working hard on...

The Art Directors Guild has elected production designer Dina Lipton (Not Dead Yet) its president, succeeding outgoing president Nelson Coates who completes 8-plus years in the post.

Lipton will lead a 20-member executive board which, for the first time in the guild’s history, sees its four top-ranking posts all held by women: senior set designer Kristen Davis was elected vice president, supervising art director Helen Harwell was chosen to be treasurer and art director/senior set designer Judy Cosgrove was elected secretary. All will serve three-year terms commencing June 1, 2024.

“I’m thrilled to assume the role of President,” said Lipton in a statement. “Thank you to my fellow Guild members for voting me into this role. I’m looking forward to working hard on behalf of the membership during my term.”

Said Adg National Executive Director Chuck Parker: “Celebrating the results of our elections this year, we’re...

That’s another of the 13 IATSE locals down, but still many to go. The Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, announced to its members Thursday night that it reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with terms specific to its members.

A statement from Adg president Nelson Coates and national executive director Chuck Parker said a deal was reached after three days in the negotiating room to hammer out the portion of IATSE’s 2024 basic agreement that covers Local 800 specifically. Coates and Parker also said that Local 729, which covers set painters and sign writers, reached a tentative deal, in addition to the previously reported agreement for the International Cinematographers Guild Local 600.

“Congratulations! We wish the other ten West Coast Studio locals good luck as they negotiate their issues,” Adg said in its statement. “Continuing to build on this success through the month of April is crucial as we will...

Exclusive: The first days of spring are seeing labor peace bloom in Hollywood.

First, the International Cinematographer’s Guild came to a tentative agreement yesterday with the studios in local specific talks, and now the Art Director Guild has a deal of its own.

“Last night, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the Local 800 Bargaining Unit (pictured above) wrapped up its in-person three-day negotiations with the AMPTP at 10pm, by reaching a tentative agreement for the Local 800-specific portion of the 2021-24 Basic Agreement,” confirmed Adg Local 800 President Nelson Coates and Adg Local 800 National Executive Director Chuck Parker in a missive just sent out to members.

“We understand that Locals 600 and 729 have also reached tentative agreements and to them we say, ‘Congratulations!’” the guild chiefs added of the Icg and the Set Painter & Sign-Writers guild. “We wish the other ten West Coast Studio locals good luck as they negotiate their issues.”

The as-yet-unratified deals for the Icg,...

Several IATSE Locals — the International Cinematographers Guild, the Art Directors Guild and a union covering motion picture set painters and sign writers — have reached tentative agreements with studios and streamers on their craft-specific issues.

IATSE’s largest Local, the International Cinematographers Guild, told members Wednesday night that it had struck a provisional deal. “Today marked the conclusion of our bargaining team’s in-person local negotiations with the AMPTP regarding our Camera and Publicist Agreements,” IATSE Local 600 said in a memo on Wednesday night provided by a union source. “We’ve reached a tentative agreement on Local 600 specific issues. We wish the remainder of the West Coast Studio Locals best of luck as they negotiate their local specific issues.”

The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800), meanwhile, announced on Thursday that it had also reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP. “Last night, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the Local 800 Bargaining Unit… wrapped up...

Editor’s note: This is the latest installment in the Deadline series Hollywood Contraction, which examines the job losses caused by ongoing, industrywide cost-cutting.

The Unity Rally on Sunday that was meant to fire up crew members before IATSE and Teamsters Local 399 begin negotiations with Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers served two important goals: it reminded below-the-line workers that union leaders will be dogged in their fight for better benefits and pension for members, and made it clear they’ll be ready to “shut it down, f*cking day one” if the talks don’t go their way.

But no matter how many times Local 399’s Lindsay Dougherty dropped an f-bomb or the crowd shouted “many crafts, one fight,” there was no mention of the real elephant in the room, er, parking lot — namely, how many (or few) crew members are actually working these days because of accelerated contraction in Hollywood.

Poor Things, Oppenheimer and Saltburn won Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) Awards in the categories for fantasy, period and contemporary live action features, respectively, at the 28th Adg Awards, which were handed out Saturday at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Ovation Hollywood.

Poor Things and Oppenheimer are additionally nominated for the Oscar in production design, alongside Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon, which were also Adg nominated in their respective categories.

Over the past five years, the winner of the Adg’s period film prize has gone on to win the Oscar for production design twice: In 2020, for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and in 2021, for Mank. During that time, the production design Oscar went to the winner of the fantasy category twice, in 2019, for Black Panther, and 2022, for Dune. A year ago, eventual Oscar winner All Quiet on the Western Front was nominated in the period...

Production design Oscar nominees “Barbie,” “Poor Things,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Oppenheimer,” “Napoleon” all competed for the 28th Art Directors Guild Awards February 10 at Ovation Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. “Poor Things” prevailed over “Barbie” for fantasy, and is now in the driver’s seat to win the Oscar. Throughout the season, it has been a race between these two big feminist films constructed around rebirth and unconventional world-building.

Meanwhile, “Oppenheimer” took period honors over “Asteroid City,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” and “Napoleon.” Contemporary winner “Saltburn,” though, is not in the Oscar running. The animated feature winner was “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”

The TV winners for one-hour period, fantasy, and contemporary were “The Great,” “The Last of Us,” and “Succession.” Movie or limited series went to “Beef,” and the half-hour series winner was “Reservation Dogs.”

As previously announced, the Adg Awards honored Mimi Leder (Apple TV’s...

“Saltburn,” “Oppenheimer” and “Poor Things” were among the winners at the 28th Annual Art Director’s Guild Awards which took place in Hollywood on Saturday evening.

Hosted by Max Greenfield, the Adg Awards celebrated outstanding production design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, animated features and music videos.

“Poor Things” production designers Shona Heath and James Price drew visual references ranging from the paintings of French futurist Albert Robida to Francis Ford Coppola’s “Dracula” to build Yorgos Lanthimos’ extraordinary sets.

In “Oppenheimer,” Ruth De Jong built Los Alamos from the ground up. But her most challenging task came when she had to build the Oval Office for the film’s third act. Working with supervising art director, Samantha Englander, the two had floated the idea of finding a pre-existing build of the Oval Office. They looked no further than HBO’s beloved political satire “Veep.” Not only was “Veep...

The 2024 Art Directors Guild nominations have been unveiled, mirroring the Oscars shortlists for crafts thus far.

The 28th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards celebrates production design achievements in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, and animated feature films. The 2024 Adg Awards winners will be announced at a ceremony on February 10 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom, Ovation Hollywood, with Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Max Greenfield hosting.

As previously announced, legendary production designer Lawrence G. Paull will be inducted into the Adg Hall of Fame as part of the ceremony.

“It’s our honor and privilege to gather the guild to recognize the excellence among our members,” award show producers Michael Allen Glover, Adg and Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg said in a joint statement.

In the Period Feature Film category, Wes Anderson’s lush “Asteroid City” is up against Martin Scorsese’s gritty “Killers of the Flower Moon,” with...

The Art Directors Guild has unveiled nominations for its 28th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, which celebrate the year’s best achievements in theatrical motion pictures, TV, commercials, music videos and animated features. See the full list below.

The guild divides its top film prizes into Fantasy, Period and Contemporary Feature categories. Since the trophy show launched in 1996, the winner of one of those has gone on to win the Art Direction/Production Design Oscar in 18 of the 27 years. It had a run of nine in a row snapped last year, when All Quiet on the Western Front went on to score the Academy Award after the Art Directors lauded Everything Everywhere All at Once (Fantasy), Babylon (Period) and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Contemporary).

Winners will be announced February 10 at Ovation Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. The late production designer Lawrence G. Paull, a Blade Runner Oscar...

“Saltburn,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Asteroid City,” “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are among the films singled out for excellence by the Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800).

The guild announced the nominations for its 28th Excellence in Production Design Awards in motion pictures, television, commercial and music video categories.

Adg Awards winners will be announced at a ceremony on Feb. 10 at Ovation Hollywood’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. Max Greenfield will host the ceremony.

“It’s our honor and privilege to gather the guild to recognize the excellence among our members,” says award show producers Michael Allen Glover, Adg and Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg in a joint statement.

The Adg divides live-action features into three categories. “Asteroid City,” “Killers of the Flower Moon”

“Maestro,” “Napoleon” and “Oppenheimer” were nominated in the period feature film category.

“Barbie,” “The Creator,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “Poor Things” and “Wonka” led the fantasy film category.

The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) has revealed the nominations for its 28th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, which will be handed out Feb. 10 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Ovation Hollywood.

The production designers on Asteroid City, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Napoleon and Oppenheimer were nominated in the category for a period movie. For a fantasy film, the nominees are Barbie, The Creator, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Poor Things and Wonka. And the Adg chose Beau is Afraid, John Wick: Chapter 4, The Killer, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and Saltburn as its contemporary film noms.

Over the past five years, the winner of the Adg’s period film prize has gone on to win the Oscar for production design twice: In 2020, for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and in 2021 for Mank. The production design Oscar went to the winner of...

It’d be easy to write off Apple TV+’s new series “The Buccaneers” as the service’s attempt to develop its own version of Netflix’s Emmy-winning “Bridgerton.” After all, the show checks a lot of the same boxes. Romance! Opulent costuming! A handsome duke! Uptight English people! But the show, which is inspired by Edith Wharton’s final, unfinished novel, is anything but a copycat.

Set in the 19th century, the surprisingly modern series from creator Katherine Jakeways follows a group of wealthy young Americans who travel to England in search of husbands after one of their own, Conchita (Alisha Boe), weds an aristocrat from across the pond. The result is a lively and entertaining clashing of cultures, as the stuffy families we’re used to finding in traditional period dramas don’t know what to make of these impulsive young newcomers. While the brash and free-spirited Conchita...

After cutting four episodes of “The Morning Show’s” debut season, Carole Kravetz Aykanian wasn’t able to return to the editing room for the second season. But she was back behind the monitor for the third installment of the hit Apple TV+ series — which just concluded its 10-episode run on Nov. 8 — and excited to dive right back into the world of the topical drama.

“[It was] delicious!” she exclaims during a recent webchat with Gold Derby (watch the full exclusive video interview above). “It’s a show that I’ve really enjoyed working on. Season 1 — it was a very dear season to me, just because of the subject matter, the #MeToo movement; there were some very profound themes that touched me, and the collaboration with everyone was just wonderful… I’m so happy to be back on Season 3. [It was] very exciting to go back into the world and reconnect with the characters...

Season three of The Morning Show has been anything but tepid. The hit Apple TV+ series found Reese Witherspoon’s Bradley Jackson being launched into space only to be thrust into another scandal, with questions about her ethics by the season’s later episodes. Jenner Anniston’s Alex Levy had a hit podcast, but she stirred up more drama within the Uba Network and made even more questionable relationship choices — Oh, Alex, stop!

The biggest buzz this season was on Jon Hamm, who entered the mix as billionaire Paul Marks, who would move forward with his bid to take over the Uba network. There were plenty of characters and story arcs, of course, which the series ties together as it heads into the season finale on November 8.

All of it was thought out with precision long before season two aired. Production designer Nelson Coates and casting director Victoria Thomas shared...

[This story contains spoilers from the fifth episode of The Morning Show season three, “Love Island.”]

After jumping ahead two years, The Morning Show hit rewind this week to go back to where the Apple TV+ series ended last season: March of 2020.

The fifth episode in season three, titled “Love Island,” flashed back to shortly after the outbreak of Covid-19 to fill viewers in on what happened in the missing two years between seasons three and four of the Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston media drama.

Most notably, it answered the big question looming over the first half of season three: What’s the secret between news anchor Bradley Jackson (Witherspoon) and Uba network boss Cory Ellison (Billy Crudup)? A secret so big they would do anything to keep it quiet? (Even suggest paying out the network’s hackers $50 million to keep their private communications from being leaked.)

Well, “Love Island” answered the mystery when it revealed that Bradley,...

“The Morning Show” makers wanted to do something grand for season three. So, showrunners Mimi Leder and Charlotte Stoudt told production designer Nelson Coates that “we’re doing all these environments. We’re going to space and it’s going to be right up front.”

Read More: ‘The Morning Show’: Jennifer Aniston & Reese Witherspoon Get A Lifeline In Dramatic Season 3 Teaser

Coates’ goal was to create a sense of excitement and urgency without involving science fiction. And for that, a 19-foot-tall capsule, rocket, and launch pad had to be constructed.

As reported by Variety, Coates says: “It’s the latest and greatest technology available to the billionaires. So, I looked at Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and SpaceX to find commonalities.” He realized he wanted it to feel like “you are on a rocket, and there is a booster.”

Coates dispatched location scouts in order to find wide stretches of...

Chuck Parker, national executive director of the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, said that “it has become frighteningly apparent” that below-the-line workers are “bearing the brunt” of the ongoing strikes by actors and writers. He is reminding his members that help is available for those struggling to maintain their union health coverage and to make ends meet.

“I understand that most of you are frustrated by the condition that our Industry is currently in,” he wrote in an email to members on Friday. “Both the writers’ and actors’ strikes have brought our industry to its knees. I also realize that many of you have passed the point of frustration and find yourselves in despair, and for some, borderline desperation.

“While the writers and actors have the right to strike over what they feel (and have consistently communicated that) they deserve, they also feel that the employer is not engaging with them in a meaningful way.

‘Magpie Murders’ Indie Options C.M Ewan Novel

Magpie Murders producer Eleventh Hour Films has optioned C.M. Ewan thriller The House Hunt for limited TV. Published today, The House Hunt centers on the story of an everyday young couple, Lucy and Sam, who are selling their recently renovated dream house, but one viewing turns into a nightmare and events spiral beyond their control. “Every writer dreams of finding a great partner for a TV adaptation of their work, and I knew from the first moment that Eleventh Hour Films expressed interest in The House Hunt that they were the perfect team to develop my book with all the vision and flair I could hope for,” said Ewan, who is EPing the adaptation with Paula Cuddy, Eve Gutierrez and Jill Green. No network is attached as of yet. The deal was struck by WME on behalf of the Darley Anderson Literary Agency.

Apple TV+ is opening its own FYC activation pop-up this year, taking over Hollywood’s Goya Studios to launch the “Think Apple TV+ FYC” space from May 1 to May 14.

The streamer’s signature Emmy-winning hit “Ted Lasso” will open the space on May 1 with a fan event that includes a series trivia game, followed by a conversation moderated by Yvette Nicole Brown (“Community”). Cast and creative team participating include series star and executive producer Jason Sudeikis, as well as Brendan Hunt, Brett Goldstein, Juno Temple, Phil Dunster, Jeremy Swift, Kola Bokinni, Cristo Fernández, Billy Harris and James Lance. The trivia game, hosted by comedian Ryan Budds, will feature cast members Charlie Hiscock, Stephen Manas and Moe Jeudy-Lamour.

Meanwhile, the two-week “Think Apple TV+” FYC space will wrap on May 14 with a “Schmigadoon!” sing-along. Since it’s Apple, the event will allow attendees to follow the lyrics along with “Schmigadoon!” stars Andrew Singer,...

The Art Directors Guild came together tonight to celebrate the 27th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown on Saturday night, February 18, 2023. 

The awards took place before over 1,000 guild members, and industry executives with the Adg President Nelson Coates, Adg, and Art Directors Council Chair Evan Rohde, Adg, presided over the awards ceremony, with actress/comedian Yvette Nicole Brown serving as host.

The event was attended by Nicole Kidman, Baz Lurhmann, Catherine Martin, Guillermo Del Toro, Lilly Kilvert, Annette Bening, Mara LePere-Schloop, Alec Contestabile, Kathryn Newton, Emily Hampshire and many more.

Scroll through the images below to see them all.

Period Feature Film

The Fabelmans

Production Designer: Rick Carter

By Chuck Parker

In Steven Spielberg’s film about his childhood and finding his identity as an artist, pictured above, the challenge for Rick Carter and his crew was how to tell the story visually. He used the Fableman family’s three homes as primary reference points, with their different architectural styles and decorative elements adding nuance as the family moves from one house to another — with each member progressing through his or her own story.

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

Fantasy Feature Film

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Production Designer: Hannah Beachler

By John Iacovelli

Hanna Beachler fully realized civilizations writ new with the invention of whole new technologies. We see stunning visuals with textures, colors and a dynamic language that is both a fantasy and somehow entirely believable. She and her team have designed a mature and progressive world of the...

The Art Directors Guild has announced that Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will receive the esteemed William Cameron Menzies Award for his striking visuals and emotionally rich portfolio, cumulating in his latest film, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.”

Del Toro will receive the award on Feb. 18 at the 27th Annual Art Directors Guild ceremony at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

The award recognizes individuals’ service to the entertainment industry through distinguished contributions to motion pictures or TV. Past honorees include Robert Osborne, John Musker and Ron Clements, Syd Mead and Denis Villeneuve.

“Guillermo del Toro has stunningly brought humanity to non-human characters and full-fledged existence to environments which could be seen as devoid of life by integrating strong narrative imagery into his collaborations with production designers,” remarked Nelson Coates, Adg president. “The Art Directors Guild is thrilled to celebrate his captivating work, which has indelibly pushed the bounds of production design to new heights.

The Art Directors Guild (Adg, IATSE, Local 800) will honor Guillermo del Toro with its William Cameron Menzies Award, recognizing his visually striking and emotionally rich body of work. The award will be presented during the 27th annual Adg Awards on Feb. 18 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

“Guillermo del Toro has stunningly brought humanity to non-human characters and full-fledged existence to environments which could be seen as devoid of life by integrating strong narrative imagery into his collaborations with production designers,” said Adg president Nelson Coates. “The Art Directors Guild is thrilled to celebrate his captivating work, which has indelibly pushed the bounds of production design to new heights.”

The multihyphenate’s directing credits include Pan’s Labyrinth, which garnered Academy Awards for art direction (now production design), cinematography and makeup; and The Shape of Water, which collected Oscars for best picture, director, production design and score. His latest work, Pinocchio,...

The Art Directors Guild (Adg, IATSE, Local 800) announced today that Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and his long-time producing partner and collaborator, Academy Award-winning production and costume designer Catherine Martin, known for their visually stunning movies, including the recent highly acclaimed Elvis, will receive the esteemed 2023 Cinematic Imagery Award. The Luhrmann/Martin 30-year collaboration has produced decades of successful and innovative entertainment for film, television, and the stage. They will accept the honor at the 27th Annual Adg Awards on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. The announcement was made today by Adg President Nelson Coates, Adg, and Awards Producers Michael Allen Glover, Adg and Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg.

“We are incredibly thrilled to honor Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin with the 2023 Adg Cinematic Imagery Award. Since their first collaboration, the extraordinarily creative and impactful pairing of these groundbreaking filmmakers has continued to dazzle audiences, stretch the imagination,...

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and his longtime producing partner and collaborator, Oscar-winning production and costume designer Catherine Martin, will be this year’s recipients of the Art Directors Guild’s Cinematic Imagery Award. Their 30-year collaboration includes work on such films as The Great Gatsby, Australia, Romeo + Juliet, Strictly Ballroom, Moulin Rouge! and last year’s Elvis.

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The award, which recognizes “those whose body of work in the film and television industry has richly enhanced the visual aspects of the viewer’s experience,” will be presented at the 27th Annual Adg Awards on Feb. 18 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

Baz Luhrmann and his producing partner and collaborator, Academy Award-winning production and costume designer Catherine Martin, will receive the Cinematic Imagery Award during the 27th Art Directors Guild Awards, Feb. 18 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

The husband and wife duo’s 30-year collaboration has included Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Australia, The Great Gatsby, The Get Down, and most recently, Elvis.

Previously, Martin earned two Academy Awards, for production design and costume design, for her work Moulin Rouge!, and repeated that feat with a second pair of Oscars for The Great Gatsby.

“We are incredibly thrilled to honor Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin with the 2023 Adg Cinematic Imagery Award. Since their first collaboration, the extraordinarily creative and impactful pairing of these groundbreaking filmmakers has continued to dazzle audiences, stretch the imagination and push the cinematic boundaries while also remaining excitingly contemporary,” said Adg president Nelson Coates.

The 27th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards has announced its nominations in 14 categories, including theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features.

Winners will be unveiled at the Adg Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at the InterContinental Hotel Los Angeles Downtown Hotel. The announcement was made today by Adg President Nelson Coates, Adg, and Awards Producer’s Michael Allen Glover, Adg and Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg.

Returning as producer of this year’s Adg Awards is Art Director Michael Allen Glover, Adg. Joining the team as coproducer is Production Designer Megan Elizabeth Bell, Adg.

Adg Awards are open only to productions when made within the US by producers signatory to the IATSE agreement. Foreign entries are acceptable without restrictions.

Nominees For Feature Film:

1. Period Feature Film

All Quiet on the Western Front

Production Designer: Christian M. Goldbeck...

The Art Directors Guild has sworn in production designer Chuck Parker as National Executive Director for a third term after its latest election, which also saw the election and appointment of several different positions.

Additionally, the IATSE Local swore in Joel Cohen for his first three-year term as Associate National Executive Director.

Said the Guild’s National President Nelson Coates, “I am pleased to welcome back National Executive Director Chuck Parker, and look forward to continuing our work together on behalf of our 3,100 members to build an even stronger Guild. I also welcome and look forward to working with incoming Associate National Executive Director Joel Cohen, who has served the Guild with distinction for the past six years.”

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Apple TV+‘s “The Morning Show” was three and a half weeks into filming when production on its second season was forced to shut down in early 2020 due the then-oncoming Covid-19 pandemic. Although more than half of the second season had already been written at that point, the writers decided to rewrite it in order to incorporate what would become the global health crisis of our time into the original storyline. This decision, of course, had a significant effect on the entire production of the season. “After Covid, they decided that everything was going to get bigger and go around the world,” says production designer Nelson Coates, who boarded the show ahead of Season 2, in a new webchat with Gold Derby. Watch our exclusive video interview above.

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Chuck Parker has been re-elected national executive director of the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800. Three years ago, he ran unopposed, but this year four challengers were on the ballot.

With 391 votes, Parker handily defeated former guild president Thomas Walsh, who received 171 votes; former guild president Mimi Gramatky, who got 114 votes; Susan Largent, a member of the guild for more than 20 years, who received 91 votes, and Marcia Hinds, a former member of the guild’s executive board, who received 39 votes.

In a surprise upset, Joel Cohen, the guild’s field rep for the past five years, defeated Parker’s ally, who goes by the name dooner, in his bid to be re-elected associate national executive director. In that race, Cohen received 421 votes to dooner’s 388.

The Art Directors Guild is unusual in that it’s the only Hollywood guild with national jurisdiction that elects its top executive officer – the result...

HBO Max’s new series “One Perfect Shot” is a masterclass in filmmaking. Ava DuVernay hosts and executive produces the series, inspired by the Twitter account of the same name.

Patty Jenkins, Aaron Sorkin, Kasi Lemmons, Jon M. Chu, Malcolm D. Lee and Michael Mann are among the featured filmmakers who share their obstacles, challenges, lessons and triumphs as they talk about that one perfect shot. In the case of Chu, he discusses “Crazy Rich Asians” and the path to making a film that would herald a new moment in storytelling for Aapi representation in Hollywood.

Chu is joined by production designer Nelson Coates and costume designer Mary Vogt. As they recall the epic wedding scene, Vogt tells Chu how she worked with the extras and locals from Singapore to “bring your couture dresses and real diamonds” — and that’s how the team pulled off a 40 million dollar wedding scene on a 35 million film budget.

“Dune” got a big boost in its Oscar bid for Best Production Design with a win on March 6 at the Art Directors Guild Awards. Over the first 25 years of these prizes, the eventual Oscar winner has always numbered among the Adg nominees in the various genre categories. “Dune” prevailed in the fantasy film race over “Cruella,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” “The Green Knight” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”

Its closest Oscar competition, “Nightmare Alley,” won the period picture prize over two other Oscar contenders — “The Tragedy of Macbeth” and “West Side Story.” The fifth Oscar nominee, “The Power of the Dog,” was snubbed in that race in favor of “The French Dispatch” and “Licorice Pizza.”

“No Time to Die” won the contemporary category over “Candyman,” “Don’t Look Up,” “In the Heights” and “The Lost Daughter.”

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“The French Dispatch” – Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen

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“Dune” (Warner Bros.), “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight), and “No Time to Die” (MGM/UA) were the big film winners Saturday at the 26th Art Directors Guild Awards (held at the Intercontinental Los Angeles Downtown).

Denis Villeneuve’s epic “Dune” took sci-fi honors, Guillermo del Toro’s noirish “Nightmare Alley” won for period, and Cary Fukanaga’s “No Time to Die” (which closed out Daniel Craig’s James Bond saga), earned the contemporary prize. Additionally, “Encanto,” the Oscar favorite from Disney, grabbed the animated feature award.

Meanwhile, “Squid Game” (Netflix), “What We Do in the Shadows” (FX), and Marvel’s “Loki” and “WandaVision” from Disney+ won the major TV prizes.

In terms of an Oscar predictor, the production design race now comes down to “Dune” and “Nightmare Alley.” “No Time to Die” is not in contention, but the other nominees are “West Side Story” (20th Century), “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix...

Who’d have thought the 26th annual Art Directors Guild Awards would be such a good party?

Community alum and host Yvette Nicole Brown kicked things off with great energy and a few genuinely funny jokes. There followed two genuinely engaging acceptance speeches from Ethan Tobman and François Audouy and then a genuinely emotional — and funny — introduction from Kevin Costner for his longtime collaborator, production designer Ida Ransom, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

“I’m so impressed how many production designers are not freaked out by talking up here,” said a visibly nervous Costner. “It’s freaking me out.”

The guild also awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards to Donna Cline, Anne Harris and Denise & Michael Okuda.

Oscar-nominated Dune director Denis Villeneuve received the William Cameron Menzies Award, for which he credited all the production designers he has worked with, especially frequent collaborator Patrice Vermette. Vermette, it turns out, won the gong for Fantasy Feature Film.

The 26th annual Art Directors Guild Awards take place on Saturday (March 5). These kudos have a stellar record at previewing the outcome of the Best Production Design race at the Academy Awards. Over the first 25 years of these prizes, the eventual Oscar winner has always numbered among the Adg nominees in the various genre categories.

“Dune” is the clear frontrunner to win the Oscar for Best Production Design. It reaped a bid in the fantasy film genre with the Adg. The other fantasy film nominees are: “Cruella,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” “The Green Knight” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”

Three of its Oscar rivals — “Nightmare Alley,” “The Tragedy of Macbeth” and “West Side Story”– contend in the period picture category. The fifth Oscar nominee, “The Power of the Dog,” was snubbed in that race in favor of “The French Dispatch” and “Licorice Pizza.”

The contemporary contenders are: “Candyman,...

Though far more serious problems emerged on the world stage in the last 24 hours, there are some in Hollywood still not ready to accept the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science’s unexpected decision to bump eight categories — including best score, production design, costume and hair, and editing — out of the live television broadcast.

Not surprisingly, the American Cinema Editors (Ace), an honorary society that many editors belong to, issued a strong rebuke of the decision. “We are deeply disappointed by the Academy’s decision to alter the way certain categories, including film editing, will be presented in the Oscars telecast. It sends a message that some creative disciplines are more vital than others. Nothing could be further from the truth and all who make movies know this,” their statement read.

It continued, “As a group of artists wholly dedicated to advancing the art and prestige of film editing,...

A week ago, Oscar nominees from branches including editing, sound, and makeup and hair were invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a virtual town hall. They assumed, according to one individual who attended the Tuesday event, that the meeting was being called to discuss Covid-19 protocols for Hollywood’s biggest night.

Instead, they were informed that their categories would not air live on the telecast, said the source (a current nominee who agreed to speak with Variety on the condition of anonymity). In total, eight different Oscar categories — original score, makeup and hairstyling, documentary short, film editing, production design, animated short, live action short and sound — will be awarded prior to the start of the upcoming March 27 show, edited for time, and broadcast sporadically throughout the evening. Other awards shows, such as the Tonys, have deployed a similar approach, but the move has sparked controversy...

The Visual Effects Society will present Guillermo del Toro with Ves Award for Creative Excellence on March 8.

del Toro will be honored for his consummate artistry and expansive storytelling that blends iconic visual effects and unforgettable narrative. Harnessing his intuitive vision, del Toro has created a distinctive cinematic style mixing the world of monster movies, comic books and exuberant visuals straight from his imagination.

“Guillermo is a fiercely inventive storyteller, who has pushed the boundaries of filmmaking,” said Ves Board Chair Lisa Cooke. “An exemplary talent, he has consistently elevated not just the technical aspect of visual effects, but also the emotional. Guillermo is an amazing creative force and a defining voice in our global community, and his body of work is a rich source of inspiration for future generations of artists and innovators. For Guillermo’s outstanding mastery of his craft, we are proud to honor him with the...

Exclusive: Oscar-winning production designer William A. Horning and Oscar-nominated production designer, costume designer and producer Polly Platt will be inducted into the Art Directors Guild’s Hall of Fame this year for their “extraordinary contributions to the art of visual storytelling.”

The guild’s 26th annual awards will be held in-person March 5 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

“The creative and professional standards set by the 2022 Adg Awards Hall of Fame recipients Polly Platt and William A. Horning are nonpareil,” said Nelson Coates, the guild’s president. “The breadth of the narrative design achievement and depth of storytelling excellence of both legendary designers has served as a benchmark for production design and collaboration and will continue to inspire for generations to come.”

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Horning, who died in 1959, won Oscars for Ben-Hur and Gigi and was Oscar-nominated for The Wizard of Oz,...

Norman Lear and his producing partner Brent Miller of Act III Productions have partnered with Juan Pablo Di Pace of Momento Films to launch Di Pace’s LGBTQ+ romantic drama, “For Another Time,” which will shoot on location in Duino, Italy, and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Lear and Miller previously exec-produced Mexican film “Te Llevo Conmigo” (I Carry You With Me) and documentary “Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided to Go For It.”

Di Pace, who also stars in the film, based “For Another Time” on events in his own life, and he will co-direct with editor, Andres Pepe Estrada. Di Pace has appeared in “Fuller House,” “Mamma Mia! The Movie” and the upcoming “The Mattachine Family.”

In addition to Lear and Miller, executive producers include Massimiliano Milic, CEO of Terroir Films; and Kent Gibbons. Producers are Juan Pablo Di Pace; Kristen Carroll, founder and CEO of SpoPro/Spotlight Productions...

On January 24 the Art Directors Guild announced the nominees for its 26th annual awards, which will be handed out on March 5. These kudos have a stellar record at previewing the Academy Awards. Over the first 25 years of these prizes, the eventual Oscar winner for Best Production Design has always numbered among the Adg nominees in the various categories.

“Dune” is the clear frontrunner to win the Oscar for Best Production Design. It reaped a bid in the fantasy film genre with the Adg. All four of its likeliest Oscar rivals — “The French Dispatch,” “Nightmare Alley,” “The Tragedy of Macbeth” and “West Side Story”– contend in the period picture category. That race is rounded out by “Licorice Pizza.”

The other fantasy film nominees are: “Cruella,” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” “The Green Knight” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”

The contemporary contenders are: “Candyman,” “Don’t Look Up,” “In the Heights,” “The Lost Daughter...

The Art Directors Guild has announced nominations for the 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features, with nominees in the top categories including Licorice Pizza, Cruella, Dune, In The Heights, The White Lotus and Encanto.

Winners will be announced at the Adg Awards ceremony, which returns to a live-in person event at the InterContinental Hotel Los Angeles Downtown Hotel on Saturday, March 5. Today’s announcement was made by Adg President Nelson Coates, Adg, and Awards Producer Michael Allen Glover, Adg.

As previously announced, director Denis Villeneuve (Dune) will receive the William Cameron Menzies Award. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) will receive the Cinematic Imagery Award. The Adg Awards honor excellence in Production Design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animated feature films.

The producer of the 2022 Adg Awards is Art Director Michael Allen Glover,...

“Nightmare Alley,” “Cruella,” “No Time to Die” and “In The Heights” are among the top films recognized for excellence in production design in the 26th annual Art Directors Guild nominations.

On Monday, the Adg announced nominations for this year’s awards show, which will return to a live ceremony on March 5 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.

“The French Dispatch,” “Licorice Pizza,” “West Side Story” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth” landed nominations in the period feature film category alongside “Nightmare Alley.” “Dune,” “Cruella,” “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and “The Green Knight” earned recognition in fantasy feature film.

Missing out were Oscar contenders “Spencer,” “The Power of the Dog,” “Belfast” and “Cyrano.”

As previously announced, director Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”) will receive the William Cameron Menzies award. Jane Campion “(The Power of the Dog”) will receive the cinematic imagery award.

The Adg Awards honor...