Vmi Worldwide has acquired Heather Graham’s comedy “Chosen Family” and will shop the film to international buyers at the upcoming Berlin Film Festival market. Graham, who is best known for the “Hangover” movies, wrote, directed and stars in the film, about a yoga instructor navigating various relationship dramas.
The film will make its world premiere on the closing night of the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Feb. 17.
Graham plays Ann, a yoga teacher attempting to find inner peace despite her manic family and miserable dating life. Not knowing how to say no, she often ends up fixing everyone else’s problems. While trying to repair her relationship with her sister, Ann relies on her friends to guide her through life’s woes.
Rounding out the cast is Julia Stiles, playing Ann’s estranged sister Clio, alongside Thomas Lennon, Andrea Savage, John Brotherton and Michael Gross.
“Chosen Family” marks the latest film from Verdi Prods.
The film will make its world premiere on the closing night of the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Feb. 17.
Graham plays Ann, a yoga teacher attempting to find inner peace despite her manic family and miserable dating life. Not knowing how to say no, she often ends up fixing everyone else’s problems. While trying to repair her relationship with her sister, Ann relies on her friends to guide her through life’s woes.
Rounding out the cast is Julia Stiles, playing Ann’s estranged sister Clio, alongside Thomas Lennon, Andrea Savage, John Brotherton and Michael Gross.
“Chosen Family” marks the latest film from Verdi Prods.
- 2/5/2024
- by Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
Since the outbreak of the dual Hollywood labor strikes, the issue of residuals has risen to the fore as a key battleground dividing the industry’s creative cluster and the studios, networks and streamers.
Both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA have proposed changes to the current, fixed residual system. The WGA has suggested a viewership-based residual model, in addition to fixed residuals, while SAG-AFTRA is asking for actors to receive a 2% share of the revenue generated from streaming content.
However, the AMPTP says the suggestions are “unworkable” and the two sides remain apart. At one point, there were noises that Labor Day had been earmarked for a deal announcement, but the annual holiday came and went Monday with no sign of an end in sight.
In recent days, some in the U.S. have begun to discuss success-based residual metrics that already exist in parts of Europe, most notably with Netflix.
Both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA have proposed changes to the current, fixed residual system. The WGA has suggested a viewership-based residual model, in addition to fixed residuals, while SAG-AFTRA is asking for actors to receive a 2% share of the revenue generated from streaming content.
However, the AMPTP says the suggestions are “unworkable” and the two sides remain apart. At one point, there were noises that Labor Day had been earmarked for a deal announcement, but the annual holiday came and went Monday with no sign of an end in sight.
In recent days, some in the U.S. have begun to discuss success-based residual metrics that already exist in parts of Europe, most notably with Netflix.
- 9/5/2023
- by Jesse Whittock and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rhode Island-based production company Verdi Productions has halted pre-production on the next feature film on the company’s slate, a biopic of Muhammad Ali Jr., due to the impending SAG strike.
According to producer Chad A. Verdi (Bleed For This), the indie movie was due to enter principal photography on September 1 in Rhode Island with cast attached, but will now be pushed to late 2024. Tom DeNucci directs.
The movie will chart the story of Ali Jr. who has struggled to live in his legendary father’s shadow, dealing with bullying, abandonment, drug addiction and family issues. More recently, Ali Jr. has found greater peace with himself, his former relationship, his father and his own children.
Verdi recently produced a documentary on the same subject.
Chad A. Verdi stated: “With the WGA already on strike and a possible SAG strike looming, pushing this film was the right thing to do.
According to producer Chad A. Verdi (Bleed For This), the indie movie was due to enter principal photography on September 1 in Rhode Island with cast attached, but will now be pushed to late 2024. Tom DeNucci directs.
The movie will chart the story of Ali Jr. who has struggled to live in his legendary father’s shadow, dealing with bullying, abandonment, drug addiction and family issues. More recently, Ali Jr. has found greater peace with himself, his former relationship, his father and his own children.
Verdi recently produced a documentary on the same subject.
Chad A. Verdi stated: “With the WGA already on strike and a possible SAG strike looming, pushing this film was the right thing to do.
- 7/12/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Vmi Worldwide to handle worldwide sales.
Vmi Releasing has acquired North American distribution rights to Verdi Productions’ Bryan Greenberg and Griffin Dunne opioid crisis thriller Junction out of the Cannes market.
Greenberg, whose acting credits include How to Make It In America, wrote and directed the story which tackles the crisis from the viewpoints of three people who must reckon with the consequences of their choices: the CEO of a pharmaceutical company, a doctor, and a patient.
The cast includes Sophia Bush, Ashley Madekwe, Ryan Eggold, Jamie Chung, Josh Peck, Michaela Conlin, Yara Martinez, Dascha Polanco, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Dash Mihok,...
Vmi Releasing has acquired North American distribution rights to Verdi Productions’ Bryan Greenberg and Griffin Dunne opioid crisis thriller Junction out of the Cannes market.
Greenberg, whose acting credits include How to Make It In America, wrote and directed the story which tackles the crisis from the viewpoints of three people who must reckon with the consequences of their choices: the CEO of a pharmaceutical company, a doctor, and a patient.
The cast includes Sophia Bush, Ashley Madekwe, Ryan Eggold, Jamie Chung, Josh Peck, Michaela Conlin, Yara Martinez, Dascha Polanco, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Dash Mihok,...
- 6/6/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
On 18 June 2023, the Hungarian State Opera celebrates the greatest Hungarian soprano of the 20th century on the occasion of her birthday with performances by her former and current students, as well as the winners of the Éva Marton International Singing Competition. Special guest star of the evening is one of today’s most exciting rising tenors, Jonathan Tetelman. The Hungarian State Opera Orchestra is conducted by general music director Balázs Kocsár, the gala is directed by artistic director András Almási-Tóth.
Éva Marton, one of the most outstanding dramatic sopranos in the world, has sung the most beautiful and difficult roles of Verdi, Puccini, Richard Strauss and Wagner, as well as verismo, in the most renowned opera houses of Europe and America for more than 30 years, including London’s Covent Garden, Frankfurt, Hamburg, the Vienna State Opera, Bayreuth, La Scala in Milan, the Verona Arena, the Salzburg Festival, and the San Francisco and Chicago Operas.
Éva Marton, one of the most outstanding dramatic sopranos in the world, has sung the most beautiful and difficult roles of Verdi, Puccini, Richard Strauss and Wagner, as well as verismo, in the most renowned opera houses of Europe and America for more than 30 years, including London’s Covent Garden, Frankfurt, Hamburg, the Vienna State Opera, Bayreuth, La Scala in Milan, the Verona Arena, the Salzburg Festival, and the San Francisco and Chicago Operas.
- 6/6/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
A woman’s dangerous inclinations, a sadistic child killer, and a panic surrounding an online murder challenge reveal the insidious violence of a small New England town in Sweet Relief.
The Barrens Hideout Podcast is hosting an advance screening of the indie horror film at Cinema Salem in Salem, Ma on Thursday, June 8. After the movie, writer-director Nick Verdi will participate in a live podcast interview.
Bloody Disgusting is giving away five pairs of tickets to the event.
To enter, simply email alexjdivincenzo@gmail.com with Sweet Relief in the subject line. Five winners will be randomly drawn in two weeks.
The feature presentation will be preceded by Reverberance, an Asmr-style horror short co-directed by yours truly and Tj Frizzi.
Sweet Relief is the sophomore feature from Verdi, whose previous film Cockazoid premiered at Salem Horror Fest. Alisa Leigh, Br Yeager, Adam Michael Kozak, Lucie Rosenfeld, Jocelyn Lopez, Catie DuPont,...
The Barrens Hideout Podcast is hosting an advance screening of the indie horror film at Cinema Salem in Salem, Ma on Thursday, June 8. After the movie, writer-director Nick Verdi will participate in a live podcast interview.
Bloody Disgusting is giving away five pairs of tickets to the event.
To enter, simply email alexjdivincenzo@gmail.com with Sweet Relief in the subject line. Five winners will be randomly drawn in two weeks.
The feature presentation will be preceded by Reverberance, an Asmr-style horror short co-directed by yours truly and Tj Frizzi.
Sweet Relief is the sophomore feature from Verdi, whose previous film Cockazoid premiered at Salem Horror Fest. Alisa Leigh, Br Yeager, Adam Michael Kozak, Lucie Rosenfeld, Jocelyn Lopez, Catie DuPont,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Slasher: Ripper follows a mysterious serial killer in 19th-century Toronto amidst other violent acts committed by the people of the city. But “Widow,” as the killer is dubbed by Enid Jenkins, the town’s journalist, isn’t killing random people; everything relates to a particular event that took place 12 years ago. Young Detective Kenneth is right on target in his search for the Widow, but his boss isn’t keen on finding out who is after his city because he may have been involved in the crime that went down 12 years ago. Slasher is definitely for pure indulgence, as every episode ends or begins with a grisly death that the viewer looks forward to; sometimes, it almost feels like an overacted play.
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The episode begins with the good Doctor Melanda telling Superintendent Isaac about the benefits of cocaine (which can only...
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- 4/29/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
In episode 1 of “Slasher: Ripper,” we saw that a woman in a black veil was going around killing men who might have been involved in a murder 12 years earlier. She is ruthless in her killings and has left a subtle note in the first one of her murders to warn the perpetrators of the said murders. A detective named Kenneth is slowly but surely getting on the “widow’s” trail (as she is dubbed by the local journalist). On the other hand, the Botticelli household has a new sister in town, but she is being treated as an intruder and punished for sins she did not commit by her elder sisters. A man named Basil Garvey looks to be at the center of it all, with many enemies. Will this power-hungry man face his enemies soon?
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- 4/7/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Shudder original “Slasher” is back for a 5th season, and this time it takes us back in time and to Toronto. A new Ripper is in town, and this one is here for revenge. The horror-thriller slasher-based anthology brings blood and gore to the richness of the 19th century in the form of a killer who is ruthless but brings justice. Gory, bloody, and absolutely gut-wrenching—do you think you can stomach this show?
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What Happens In Episode 1 Of ‘Slasher’ Season 5?
A perverted rich man named Alistair Simcoe is out on the streets of Toronto looking for a lady to torture. As he’s about to take a sex worker named Daisy home, Horatio, her friend, and another man on the street save her from being scathed by Alistair. Disappointed but unhinged, Alistair makes his way back home. Horatio explains to Daisy that the man she just met...
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What Happens In Episode 1 Of ‘Slasher’ Season 5?
A perverted rich man named Alistair Simcoe is out on the streets of Toronto looking for a lady to torture. As he’s about to take a sex worker named Daisy home, Horatio, her friend, and another man on the street save her from being scathed by Alistair. Disappointed but unhinged, Alistair makes his way back home. Horatio explains to Daisy that the man she just met...
- 4/7/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
As a musician, you’ve likely heard of Niccolò Paganini. He is one of the most renowned violinists of all time, and his creativity and technical prowess were unmatched.
Born in Genoa, Italy in 1782, Paganini rose to fame quickly due to his impressive virtuosity on the violin. His extended technique and improvisational style captivated audiences from all over the world. He was able to perform pieces that no one else could, making him a beloved figure in the classical music world.
In this article, we will explore the life of Niccolò Paganini – from his humble beginnings to his groundbreaking career as a musician and composer. We will look at his creative approach to playing the violin, as well as some of his iconic works that continue to inspire musicians today. Finally, we will discuss what we can learn from Paganini’s unique take on music-making and how it can be applied to our own creativity.
Born in Genoa, Italy in 1782, Paganini rose to fame quickly due to his impressive virtuosity on the violin. His extended technique and improvisational style captivated audiences from all over the world. He was able to perform pieces that no one else could, making him a beloved figure in the classical music world.
In this article, we will explore the life of Niccolò Paganini – from his humble beginnings to his groundbreaking career as a musician and composer. We will look at his creative approach to playing the violin, as well as some of his iconic works that continue to inspire musicians today. Finally, we will discuss what we can learn from Paganini’s unique take on music-making and how it can be applied to our own creativity.
- 3/25/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
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