Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Channel has partnered with Paul Fusco, the creator of the hit ’80s sitcom “Alf,” to create new content starring the wisecracking alien. The show, which aired from 1986 to 1990, starred the titular character Alf, or “Alien Life Form,” as he lives with a human family in suburbia.
Maximum Effort and Fusco have revived Alf, along with Shout! Studios, to premiere new sponsor-driven content premiering Saturday, July 29. Advertising messages will be interegrated throughout “Alf” episodes for various companies including Mint Mobile, Fubo, Hims, Mntn and Ring. Dubbed “Maximum Moments,” this sponsored content will feature new storylines featuring Alf.
“At Maximum Effort, we love taking risks and blurring the lines between shows and sponsorship because we believe both can be equally entertaining,” Reynolds said. Both “Maximum Moments” and “Alf” episodes can be viewed starting July 29 on Maximum Effort Channel, which is available to watch on Fubo, Amazon Freevee, LG Channels,...
Maximum Effort and Fusco have revived Alf, along with Shout! Studios, to premiere new sponsor-driven content premiering Saturday, July 29. Advertising messages will be interegrated throughout “Alf” episodes for various companies including Mint Mobile, Fubo, Hims, Mntn and Ring. Dubbed “Maximum Moments,” this sponsored content will feature new storylines featuring Alf.
“At Maximum Effort, we love taking risks and blurring the lines between shows and sponsorship because we believe both can be equally entertaining,” Reynolds said. Both “Maximum Moments” and “Alf” episodes can be viewed starting July 29 on Maximum Effort Channel, which is available to watch on Fubo, Amazon Freevee, LG Channels,...
- 7/27/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello, Jaden Thompson and McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
Tierra Whack has dropped the surreal, dolphin-starring video for her new single “Body of Water.” She gave Rolling Stone an exclusive look behind the scenes alongside director Cat Solen.
“Body of Water” is Whack and Solen’s third time working together. Solen comments on how visionary Whack is, having very specific ideas and scenes in mind for her unique visuals. This time, Whack’s theme was love in all forms. “The main focus I would say is love,” she says. “It’s okay to love whoever you want to love.
“Body of Water” is Whack and Solen’s third time working together. Solen comments on how visionary Whack is, having very specific ideas and scenes in mind for her unique visuals. This time, Whack’s theme was love in all forms. “The main focus I would say is love,” she says. “It’s okay to love whoever you want to love.
- 12/9/2021
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
Tierra Whack is back with a new fashion-themed track, “Walk the Beat.”
The song is a lyrical ode to Whack’s favorite clothing designers, and even sounds like something you’d hear a model strut down the runway to. “Alexander Wang with that Helmut Lang/Ghetto fab so I’m still eatin’ chicken wings/Versatile so I can keep switchin’ lanes/I got plenty Janes, I got plenty rings,” Whack raps. “Ain’t nothin’ to a queen, you ain’t said a thing/But that Jim Carrey, but they bite...
The song is a lyrical ode to Whack’s favorite clothing designers, and even sounds like something you’d hear a model strut down the runway to. “Alexander Wang with that Helmut Lang/Ghetto fab so I’m still eatin’ chicken wings/Versatile so I can keep switchin’ lanes/I got plenty Janes, I got plenty rings,” Whack raps. “Ain’t nothin’ to a queen, you ain’t said a thing/But that Jim Carrey, but they bite...
- 8/3/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Tierra Whack has released a light-hearted and imaginative new music video, “Link,” in partnership with Lego. Whack created the visual with the help of director Cat Solen as well as a group of Philadelphia school children, whose ideas for a rocket ship made out of animals formed the basis for the video’s storyline.
In the “Link” video, Whack builds the Lego-powered rocket ship with the help of several whimsical costumed creatures. Her mission to launch into space forever seems fun at first, but she soon feels loneliness out in...
In the “Link” video, Whack builds the Lego-powered rocket ship with the help of several whimsical costumed creatures. Her mission to launch into space forever seems fun at first, but she soon feels loneliness out in...
- 4/6/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
In addition to premiering JJ Villard's Fairy Tales this month, Adult Swim is also inviting viewers to experience the surreal horror of and bizarre comedy of another animated anthology, The Shivering Truth, which will kick off its second season on May 10th right before JJ Villard's Fairy Tales.
To get viewers ready for the insane scares to come, we've been provided with the official trailer for The Shivering Truth Season 2, featuring a voice cast that includes Kyle Mooney, Chris Elliott, and Alia Shawkat:
Synopsis: "The Shivering Truth" is a delicately crafted, darkly surreal anthology comedy. Each episode is a miniature propulsive omnibus cluster bomb of painfully riotous daymares all dripping with the orange goo of dream logic. A series of loosely linked emotional parables about stories within tales that crawled out of the deepest caverns of your unconscious mind and became lovingly animated in breath-slapping stop motion -- in other words,...
To get viewers ready for the insane scares to come, we've been provided with the official trailer for The Shivering Truth Season 2, featuring a voice cast that includes Kyle Mooney, Chris Elliott, and Alia Shawkat:
Synopsis: "The Shivering Truth" is a delicately crafted, darkly surreal anthology comedy. Each episode is a miniature propulsive omnibus cluster bomb of painfully riotous daymares all dripping with the orange goo of dream logic. A series of loosely linked emotional parables about stories within tales that crawled out of the deepest caverns of your unconscious mind and became lovingly animated in breath-slapping stop motion -- in other words,...
- 5/1/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: The Walking Dead producer Circle of Confusion has added managers Antonio D’Initino and Samantha Starr and promoted Andrew Olson to manager.
“Sam, Antonio and Andrew are the kind of sharp, passionate advocates for which Circle is known”, the management and production company’s partners David Alpert, Frank Frattaroli, Lawrence Mattis and Brad Mendelsohn said in a joint statement. “Their great taste in material, indefatigable energy and collegial attitude fit seamlessly into the existing culture at Circle and their addition is the perfect next step in our ongoing expansion as we build the future of Circle of Confusion.”
D’Initino joins Circle from Plattform, where he managed a roster including writer Micah Ranum and Michael O’Shea, Cat Solen and Jerome Sable. Prior to that, he worked in the feature literary department at Apa.
Starr was a literary manager at Primary Wave, with clients including director Becca Rodriguez, filmmaker Bennett Lasseter,...
“Sam, Antonio and Andrew are the kind of sharp, passionate advocates for which Circle is known”, the management and production company’s partners David Alpert, Frank Frattaroli, Lawrence Mattis and Brad Mendelsohn said in a joint statement. “Their great taste in material, indefatigable energy and collegial attitude fit seamlessly into the existing culture at Circle and their addition is the perfect next step in our ongoing expansion as we build the future of Circle of Confusion.”
D’Initino joins Circle from Plattform, where he managed a roster including writer Micah Ranum and Michael O’Shea, Cat Solen and Jerome Sable. Prior to that, he worked in the feature literary department at Apa.
Starr was a literary manager at Primary Wave, with clients including director Becca Rodriguez, filmmaker Bennett Lasseter,...
- 6/7/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Vimeo has announced the winners for its 2018 Best of the Year Staff Picks Awards. Unlike previous years, Vimeo brought in a distinguished jury to screen the nominees in each category and decide the winner. Jury members included actor Alan Cumming, Oscar-winning documentarian Roger Ross Williams, “Monsters and Men” breakout director Reinaldo Green, “21 Jump Street” co-director Phil Lord, and more.
All seven award recipients below will receive a cash prize and a physical trophy, in addition to the Best of the Year badge. The winning films will also be screened at Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on January 17. To decide the nominees, which were announced January 7, Vimeo’s in-house curation team chose 93 titles with the Staff Picks badge from 2018 in seven categories. Last year alone, there were over 1,200 Staff Picks.
The 2018 categories include Best of Action Sports, Best of Animation, Best of Comedy, Best of Documentary, Best of Drama, Best...
All seven award recipients below will receive a cash prize and a physical trophy, in addition to the Best of the Year badge. The winning films will also be screened at Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on January 17. To decide the nominees, which were announced January 7, Vimeo’s in-house curation team chose 93 titles with the Staff Picks badge from 2018 in seven categories. Last year alone, there were over 1,200 Staff Picks.
The 2018 categories include Best of Action Sports, Best of Animation, Best of Comedy, Best of Documentary, Best of Drama, Best...
- 1/17/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Vimeo has announced its 2018 nominees for the Best of the Year Staff Picks Awards. Vimeo has recognized the best Staff Picks of the year by calling out the winners on its blog since 2016, but the company is elevating its end-of-the-year celebration this year by revealing nominations and bringing in a distinguished jury for each category to decide the winner. Each award recipient will receive a cash prize and a physical trophy, in addition to the Best of the Year badge, and the winning films will be screened at Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on January 17th.
There are three jurors for each Staff Pick category, including the 2017 winners for each respective category. Categories include: Best of Action Sports, Best of Animation, Best of Comedy, Best of Documentary, Best of Drama, Best of Eye Candy and Best of Travel. Jury members include Alan Cumming, Roger Ross Williams, Reinaldo Green, and Sarah Schneider,...
There are three jurors for each Staff Pick category, including the 2017 winners for each respective category. Categories include: Best of Action Sports, Best of Animation, Best of Comedy, Best of Documentary, Best of Drama, Best of Eye Candy and Best of Travel. Jury members include Alan Cumming, Roger Ross Williams, Reinaldo Green, and Sarah Schneider,...
- 1/7/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Adult Swim’s dark, disturbing new anthology series will swallow you whole and reshape your mind. We are not worthy.
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“And that’s my message to you: No one cares.”
There's an iconic episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia where the gang is about to put on a risky performance. "Laughs are easy," a character remarks. "I'm going for gasps." There are many shows on Adult Swim that have made me laugh, but The Shivering Truth is one of the extreme few that has made me gasp. It also made me involuntarily moan, "Dear Lord." It made me actually sick to my stomach and groan. It also made me cry a whole bunch. The Shivering Truth is the kind of television that you'd use to break someone's mind and we are so very fortunate to have it in our lives.
It’s upsetting how good this show is.
TV
“And that’s my message to you: No one cares.”
There's an iconic episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia where the gang is about to put on a risky performance. "Laughs are easy," a character remarks. "I'm going for gasps." There are many shows on Adult Swim that have made me laugh, but The Shivering Truth is one of the extreme few that has made me gasp. It also made me involuntarily moan, "Dear Lord." It made me actually sick to my stomach and groan. It also made me cry a whole bunch. The Shivering Truth is the kind of television that you'd use to break someone's mind and we are so very fortunate to have it in our lives.
It’s upsetting how good this show is.
- 12/7/2018
- Den of Geek
Daniel Kurland Dec 7, 2018
We chat with ‘The Shivering Truth’s’ Vernon Chatman about his surreal, brilliant new anthology series on Adult Swim.
Few shows grab your attention as hard as The Shivering Truth. It’s a twisted anthology series from the likes of Vernon Chatman, Cat Solen, and Pffr that is one of the most unusual, unnerving programs to ever air on Adult Swim. The show gracefully navigates between ridiculous stories that serve a common theme, but it’s incredible to see the many tangents and directions that this quarter-hour program will visit. It’s a startling hybrid of comedy and horror that impressively taps into existential dread while still making you laugh. It’s a series where anything is possible and we fortunately got the opportunity to talk with the show’s writer, director, and co-creator, Vernon Chatman, about how a show like this comes together.
Den Of Geek:...
We chat with ‘The Shivering Truth’s’ Vernon Chatman about his surreal, brilliant new anthology series on Adult Swim.
Few shows grab your attention as hard as The Shivering Truth. It’s a twisted anthology series from the likes of Vernon Chatman, Cat Solen, and Pffr that is one of the most unusual, unnerving programs to ever air on Adult Swim. The show gracefully navigates between ridiculous stories that serve a common theme, but it’s incredible to see the many tangents and directions that this quarter-hour program will visit. It’s a startling hybrid of comedy and horror that impressively taps into existential dread while still making you laugh. It’s a series where anything is possible and we fortunately got the opportunity to talk with the show’s writer, director, and co-creator, Vernon Chatman, about how a show like this comes together.
Den Of Geek:...
- 12/7/2018
- Den of Geek
Adult Swim has ordered two new original animated comedy series with very different styles, The Shivering Truth and Tigtone.
Created and written by Vernon Chatman, The Shivering Truth is described as a delicately crafted, surreal anthology comedy, a miniature propulsive omnibus clusterbomb of painfully riotous daymares, all dripping with the orange goo of dream logic. It is a series of loosely-linked emotional parables about stories within tales that crawled out of the deepest caverns of your unconscious mind and became lovingly animated in breath-slapping stop motion — in other words, it is the Truth.
Chatman also directs with Cat Solen. The series is executive produced by Pffr (Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter, Xavier: Renegade Angel) with Solen. The animation studio is Shadow Machine. The Shivering Truth is currently in production and will premiere later this year.
Adult Swim goes medieval with Tigtone, a new quarter-hour animated series created by Andrew Koehler and Benjamin Martin.
Created and written by Vernon Chatman, The Shivering Truth is described as a delicately crafted, surreal anthology comedy, a miniature propulsive omnibus clusterbomb of painfully riotous daymares, all dripping with the orange goo of dream logic. It is a series of loosely-linked emotional parables about stories within tales that crawled out of the deepest caverns of your unconscious mind and became lovingly animated in breath-slapping stop motion — in other words, it is the Truth.
Chatman also directs with Cat Solen. The series is executive produced by Pffr (Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter, Xavier: Renegade Angel) with Solen. The animation studio is Shadow Machine. The Shivering Truth is currently in production and will premiere later this year.
Adult Swim goes medieval with Tigtone, a new quarter-hour animated series created by Andrew Koehler and Benjamin Martin.
- 8/8/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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