Jeremy Clarkson’s “awful” comments about Meghan Markle have had “no washover onto the ITV brand,” according to CEO Carolyn McCall.
Addressing the now-disgraced Sun column from the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? host this morning, McCall said she believed her team had “handled it well.”
Clarkson is contractually committed to one further series of ITV format Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, a show he has been hosting for the past five years, and ITV is very likely to drop him after filming has ended, although McCall stressed that “neither Who Wants to be a Millionaire? or Jeremy Clarkson have been cancelled by ITV.”
“We’ve handled it well and been very clear,” she added. “We have said his comments were awful and I don’t think there has been any washover onto our brand.”
Deadline revealed in January that McCall had written to a UK MP saying...
Addressing the now-disgraced Sun column from the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? host this morning, McCall said she believed her team had “handled it well.”
Clarkson is contractually committed to one further series of ITV format Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, a show he has been hosting for the past five years, and ITV is very likely to drop him after filming has ended, although McCall stressed that “neither Who Wants to be a Millionaire? or Jeremy Clarkson have been cancelled by ITV.”
“We’ve handled it well and been very clear,” she added. “We have said his comments were awful and I don’t think there has been any washover onto our brand.”
Deadline revealed in January that McCall had written to a UK MP saying...
- 3/2/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Smashing Pumpkins showcased a new song, “Empires,” live at a concert at the Metro in Chicago last night. The song will appears on the rock band’s forthcoming album, Atum, out in full April 21, 2023.
Although no video footage of the performance has emerged, an audio recording of the raucous live song emerged on YouTube following the show.
Smashing Pumpkins announced Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts earlier this week along with a new song, “Beguiled.” The group is billing the 33-track opus, whose title they say should be pronounced “autumn,...
Although no video footage of the performance has emerged, an audio recording of the raucous live song emerged on YouTube following the show.
Smashing Pumpkins announced Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts earlier this week along with a new song, “Beguiled.” The group is billing the 33-track opus, whose title they say should be pronounced “autumn,...
- 9/21/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Yes, it’s a bit late for a flick based on a “beach book’ (usually a paperback you’d read while getting your tan near the water’s edge), so how about something more suited to Autumn, perhaps a movie based on a mystery one would read while enjoying a warm beverage next to a fireplace? Oh, I forgot to mention that this particular film is part of a literary series featuring a much-beloved sleuth. Now, we just had a visit from Hercule Poirot a few months ago, so his mustache is “in mothballs” for the moment. Anyway, this character is not known as a detective or a “consultant” (like the fellow at 221B Baker Str.). The title “hero” of this tale is an investigative reporter, or at least he was (he’s telling everyone that he’s “retired”). And he’s been absent from the screen for 33 years now.
- 9/16/2022
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jean-Luc Godard, the revered filmmaker regarded as a giant of the French New Wave movement, has died at the age of 91.
He was known for directing a run of radical, medium-changing films throughout the 1960s, including Breathless and Alphaville.
News of Godard’s death was reported by the French newspaper Liberation.
Along with contemporaries such as Éric Rohmer, Jacques Rivette, and François Truffaut, the Paris-born Godard was a central figure in the Nouvelle Vague, an experimental film movement that emerged in France in the late 1950s.
Several of his films are frequently cited among the best movies ever made.
Godard’s first feature was Breathless, released in 1960, an experimental tribute to American film noir. Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo as a hoodlum named Michel, and Jean Seberg as his American girlfriend, the film caused a stir with its unusual visual style and editing techniques, immediately announcing Godard as one of cinema’s great innovators.
He was known for directing a run of radical, medium-changing films throughout the 1960s, including Breathless and Alphaville.
News of Godard’s death was reported by the French newspaper Liberation.
Along with contemporaries such as Éric Rohmer, Jacques Rivette, and François Truffaut, the Paris-born Godard was a central figure in the Nouvelle Vague, an experimental film movement that emerged in France in the late 1950s.
Several of his films are frequently cited among the best movies ever made.
Godard’s first feature was Breathless, released in 1960, an experimental tribute to American film noir. Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo as a hoodlum named Michel, and Jean Seberg as his American girlfriend, the film caused a stir with its unusual visual style and editing techniques, immediately announcing Godard as one of cinema’s great innovators.
- 9/13/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
Prime Video has inked an overall creative deal with Italian writer-director Antonio Dikele Distefano, who is the originator of groundbreaking Netflix original series “Zero” that in 2021 marked Italy’s first show centered around the present-day lives of black Italian youth.
Dikele, who was born in Italy to Angolan parents, is now making his feature film debut with an Amazon original film titled “Autumn Beat,” a coming-of-age drama about two brothers named Tito and Paco, who grew up in Milan and have the same dream: to break into the rap music world.
“The duo seem destined for success—Paco is a born performer and Tito knows how to write like no other—but ambition, life, and love for the same woman will test their bond,” says the provided synopsis.
The film, which spans three-decades, has a cast mostly made up of Italian rappers comprising Hamed Seydou, Abby 6ix, Geneme, Juliet Joseph,...
Dikele, who was born in Italy to Angolan parents, is now making his feature film debut with an Amazon original film titled “Autumn Beat,” a coming-of-age drama about two brothers named Tito and Paco, who grew up in Milan and have the same dream: to break into the rap music world.
“The duo seem destined for success—Paco is a born performer and Tito knows how to write like no other—but ambition, life, and love for the same woman will test their bond,” says the provided synopsis.
The film, which spans three-decades, has a cast mostly made up of Italian rappers comprising Hamed Seydou, Abby 6ix, Geneme, Juliet Joseph,...
- 9/12/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Sidney Flanigan (Never Rarely Sometimes Always), Frederick Weller (BlacKkKlansman), D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai (Reservation Doggs) and Will Ropp (The Greatest Beer Run Ever) will topline the indie thriller Only the Good Survive, from writer-director Dutch Southern, which has wrapped production.
The film picks up with Brea Dunlee (Flanigan) following a heist gone wrong resulting in the deaths of three of her friends, as she finds herself in the custody of the small-town sheriff Cole Mack (Weller), who may be hiding just as many secrets as her. The only thing for certain is only one of them will survive. Darius Fraser (The Chair), Lachlan Watson (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and Jon Gries (The White Lotus) also star in the film being eyed for a 2023 release.
Thomas Mahoney (Wild Indian) and Justin X. Duprie (Bad Turn Worse) are producing, with Brian Udovich, Renn Vera and Maureen Taylor serving as EPs.
The film picks up with Brea Dunlee (Flanigan) following a heist gone wrong resulting in the deaths of three of her friends, as she finds herself in the custody of the small-town sheriff Cole Mack (Weller), who may be hiding just as many secrets as her. The only thing for certain is only one of them will survive. Darius Fraser (The Chair), Lachlan Watson (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and Jon Gries (The White Lotus) also star in the film being eyed for a 2023 release.
Thomas Mahoney (Wild Indian) and Justin X. Duprie (Bad Turn Worse) are producing, with Brian Udovich, Renn Vera and Maureen Taylor serving as EPs.
- 8/3/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Commissions
U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned celebrity chef Jamie Oliver‘s Jamie Oliver Productions to make “Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders” (8×30’), where he cooks one-pan recipes from his new book “One: Simple One-Pan Wonders,” available in Sept. 2022. The series will air this year.
For 2023, “Jamie’s Seasons” (working title) is an extended series, about eating British seasonal fruit and vegetables and celebrating the best the country has to offer, split into four parts to take viewers through the year via the four seasons — “Spring” (4×30’), “Summer” (4×30’), “Autumn” (4×30’) and “Winter” (2×60’).
The series were commissioned for Channel 4 by Tim Hancock, commissioning editor, factual entertainment and will be made by Jamie Oliver Productions, with Samantha Beddoes as executive producer and Katie Millard as series producer.
Hancock said: “These are two series giving viewers what Jamie does best: no-nonsense, brilliantly conceived recipes. After a run of successful and helpful recipe shows over lockdown and beyond,...
U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned celebrity chef Jamie Oliver‘s Jamie Oliver Productions to make “Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders” (8×30’), where he cooks one-pan recipes from his new book “One: Simple One-Pan Wonders,” available in Sept. 2022. The series will air this year.
For 2023, “Jamie’s Seasons” (working title) is an extended series, about eating British seasonal fruit and vegetables and celebrating the best the country has to offer, split into four parts to take viewers through the year via the four seasons — “Spring” (4×30’), “Summer” (4×30’), “Autumn” (4×30’) and “Winter” (2×60’).
The series were commissioned for Channel 4 by Tim Hancock, commissioning editor, factual entertainment and will be made by Jamie Oliver Productions, with Samantha Beddoes as executive producer and Katie Millard as series producer.
Hancock said: “These are two series giving viewers what Jamie does best: no-nonsense, brilliantly conceived recipes. After a run of successful and helpful recipe shows over lockdown and beyond,...
- 8/1/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Chucalissa, and The Pynk in particular, are places in transition.
That fact was made abundantly clear on P-Valley Season 2 Episode 8.
The Promised Land casino, Chucalissa, and The Pynk are so intertwined that the outcome of the first will help determine the fate of the last two locations.
So it was little wonder that the mudslinging began in the Chucalissa mayoral race, with Andre the primary victim of it.
Andre brought most of this exposure on himself. In addition to screwing around with ex-stripper-turned-strip-club owner Autumn, he lied about his father being dead instead of being on Death Row for murder.
Andre missed an opportunity there. Indeed, having overcome such a father through his relationship with a new father figure, the late Mayor Ruffin, made for a much better success story.
But Andre also was caught up in the feud between Corbin, his primary financial backer, and the interim mayor, Wayne Kyle.
That fact was made abundantly clear on P-Valley Season 2 Episode 8.
The Promised Land casino, Chucalissa, and The Pynk are so intertwined that the outcome of the first will help determine the fate of the last two locations.
So it was little wonder that the mudslinging began in the Chucalissa mayoral race, with Andre the primary victim of it.
Andre brought most of this exposure on himself. In addition to screwing around with ex-stripper-turned-strip-club owner Autumn, he lied about his father being dead instead of being on Death Row for murder.
Andre missed an opportunity there. Indeed, having overcome such a father through his relationship with a new father figure, the late Mayor Ruffin, made for a much better success story.
But Andre also was caught up in the feud between Corbin, his primary financial backer, and the interim mayor, Wayne Kyle.
- 8/1/2022
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
The Performer | Bill Hader
The Show | Barry
More from TVLineOzark: The Story Behind Fan Favorite's Surprise Comeback in Final SeasonOzark Boss Not Ruling Out a Spinoff: 'There's Some Interest There'Outer Range Finale: Imogen Poots on Autumn's Identity, Big Showdown With Royal: It's an 'Intense Tennis Match'
The Episode | “Limonada” (May 1, 2022)
The Performance | The first two seasons of HBO’s hitman comedy were a bit conflicted about Hader’s killer-for-hire Barry Berkman and whether he’s a good person or not. But in Season 3, Barry has taken a Walter White-esque turn to the dark side, and Hader underlined that twice with...
The Show | Barry
More from TVLineOzark: The Story Behind Fan Favorite's Surprise Comeback in Final SeasonOzark Boss Not Ruling Out a Spinoff: 'There's Some Interest There'Outer Range Finale: Imogen Poots on Autumn's Identity, Big Showdown With Royal: It's an 'Intense Tennis Match'
The Episode | “Limonada” (May 1, 2022)
The Performance | The first two seasons of HBO’s hitman comedy were a bit conflicted about Hader’s killer-for-hire Barry Berkman and whether he’s a good person or not. But in Season 3, Barry has taken a Walter White-esque turn to the dark side, and Hader underlined that twice with...
- 5/7/2022
- by Team TVLine
- TVLine.com
Warning: This post contains spoilers from the Season 1 finale of Outer Range.
Having one time-traveling character in a Western drama would be shocking enough, but three of them? Consider us baffled.
More from TVLineThe Wilds EPs Talk Gretchen's 'Brazen' Finale Twist, Seth's Story and the Future of 'Shoni' (Plus, Grade It!)The Wilds EPs on That Surprise Musical Guest Star in Leah's Hallucinations: 'He Was Game Right From the Beginning'Performer of the Week: Bill Hader
In the final two episodes of Prime Video’s Outer Range (now streaming), Royal revealed to his older son Perry that he knew...
Having one time-traveling character in a Western drama would be shocking enough, but three of them? Consider us baffled.
More from TVLineThe Wilds EPs Talk Gretchen's 'Brazen' Finale Twist, Seth's Story and the Future of 'Shoni' (Plus, Grade It!)The Wilds EPs on That Surprise Musical Guest Star in Leah's Hallucinations: 'He Was Game Right From the Beginning'Performer of the Week: Bill Hader
In the final two episodes of Prime Video’s Outer Range (now streaming), Royal revealed to his older son Perry that he knew...
- 5/7/2022
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Spoiler Alert: Do not read until you have watched the full season of “Outer Range,” now streaming on Prime Video.
In the end, it was Vanessa Williams circa 1991 whose lyrics best encapsulated Prime Video’s wild sci-fi western “Outer Range:” “Isn’t this world a crazy place?”
After a season of surreal musical moments, Noah Reid hit a high note with Williams’ classic “Save the Best for Last” in this week’s finale, when Billy Tillerson euphorically serenaded aspiring cult leader Autumn (Imogen Poots) in the lobby of a bank and vowed to protect her from her rival, gruff rancher Royal (Josh Brolin).
“They kicked around a lot of songs for that moment in the bank,” Reid told Variety. “But that Vanessa Williams song is so perfect for a song that would be probably playing in the bank and also explains exactly to [Billy] where he is and who he...
In the end, it was Vanessa Williams circa 1991 whose lyrics best encapsulated Prime Video’s wild sci-fi western “Outer Range:” “Isn’t this world a crazy place?”
After a season of surreal musical moments, Noah Reid hit a high note with Williams’ classic “Save the Best for Last” in this week’s finale, when Billy Tillerson euphorically serenaded aspiring cult leader Autumn (Imogen Poots) in the lobby of a bank and vowed to protect her from her rival, gruff rancher Royal (Josh Brolin).
“They kicked around a lot of songs for that moment in the bank,” Reid told Variety. “But that Vanessa Williams song is so perfect for a song that would be probably playing in the bank and also explains exactly to [Billy] where he is and who he...
- 5/6/2022
- by Hunter Ingram
- Variety Film + TV
We’re now more than halfway through Outer Range‘s freshman run, but are we any closer to figuring out its time-bending mysteries? Well, yes and no.
In the first of Friday’s double-dose of episodes, Rhett is distant with Perry, who admits he royally messed up (no pun intended). The older brother promises to not let his younger kin go down for what he did.
More from TVLinePrime Video's Thursday Night Football Sets First Game, Adds Tony GonzalezJ.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek's Out-of-This-World Secret Is at Risk in Trailer for Prime Video's Night SkyOuter Range Creator Details Royal's Fear of the Unknown,...
In the first of Friday’s double-dose of episodes, Rhett is distant with Perry, who admits he royally messed up (no pun intended). The older brother promises to not let his younger kin go down for what he did.
More from TVLinePrime Video's Thursday Night Football Sets First Game, Adds Tony GonzalezJ.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek's Out-of-This-World Secret Is at Risk in Trailer for Prime Video's Night SkyOuter Range Creator Details Royal's Fear of the Unknown,...
- 4/29/2022
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Prime Video‘s exclusive hosting of Thursday Night Football will kick off (that’s a football term) Sept. 15 with Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers visiting their AFC West rivals, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Sources tell me that the last meeting between the Chiefs and Chargers in 2021 was an “overtime thriller” in L.A., with Travis Kelce catching a 34-yard pass from Mahomes on his way to scoring the game-winning Td.
More from TVLineOuter Range Recap: Royal's Rivalry With Autumn Intensifies, as [Spoiler] Makes a Life-Changing ConfessionJ.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek's Out-of-This-World Secret Is at...
Sources tell me that the last meeting between the Chiefs and Chargers in 2021 was an “overtime thriller” in L.A., with Travis Kelce catching a 34-yard pass from Mahomes on his way to scoring the game-winning Td.
More from TVLineOuter Range Recap: Royal's Rivalry With Autumn Intensifies, as [Spoiler] Makes a Life-Changing ConfessionJ.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek's Out-of-This-World Secret Is at...
- 4/29/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Warning: This post contains spoilers from Outer Range‘s first two episodes.
Rival ranchers, an accidental murder, a sinkhole that defies space and time. The west sure is wild.
More from TVLineOuter Range Premiere Recap: The Wild, Wild West Gets Weird — Grade It!What If Yellowstone, But Supernatural? Watch the Trailer for Josh Brolin's Prime Video Neo-Western, Outer RangePerformer of the Week: Josh Brolin
In the new supernatural Western Outer Range, Josh Brolin plays Royal Abbott, a rancher who discovers a metaphysical void on his land that quickly turns his entire existence upside down. In the series’ first two...
Rival ranchers, an accidental murder, a sinkhole that defies space and time. The west sure is wild.
More from TVLineOuter Range Premiere Recap: The Wild, Wild West Gets Weird — Grade It!What If Yellowstone, But Supernatural? Watch the Trailer for Josh Brolin's Prime Video Neo-Western, Outer RangePerformer of the Week: Josh Brolin
In the new supernatural Western Outer Range, Josh Brolin plays Royal Abbott, a rancher who discovers a metaphysical void on his land that quickly turns his entire existence upside down. In the series’ first two...
- 4/16/2022
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Since her feature film debut in "V for Vendetta" in 2005, Imogen Poots has starred alongside a number of veteran actors, such as Robert Carlyle in "28 Weeks Later," Patrick Stewart in "Green Room," and Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman in "The Father." In the new Prime Video series, "Outer Range," Poots plays Autumn, a backpacker and would-be camper who shows up on a Wyoming ranch, owned by Josh Brolin's character, the impressively named Royal Abbott. Autumn finds a strange symbol on a rock formation on the ranch, one that she's been drawing for years, as well as a hole that opens up in the ground,...
The post Josh Brolin's Advice For Outer Range Helped Imogen Poots Become Unhinged appeared first on /Film.
The post Josh Brolin's Advice For Outer Range Helped Imogen Poots Become Unhinged appeared first on /Film.
- 4/15/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
For some TV viewers, the phrase “Josh Brolin in a sci-fi western” will be enough to lure them into “Outer Range,” Brian Watkins’ new drama built around that exact premise. For others who may need a bit more context and/or incentive, “Outer Range” will provide — up to a point.
Premiering with two episodes on April 15 on (Amazon) Prime Video, the series does indeed center on an especially broody Brolin as Royal Abbott, the gruff patriarch of a family ranch on a plot of Wyoming land with a gaping secret. More specifically, the western patch of the Abbotts’ ranch is home to a wide, black hole, the origins of which are unknown but which has a pulsing power clear to anyone who stumbles upon it. In the pilot, directed with a sense of creeping unease by Alonso Ruizpalaicos, the hole’s lingering presence looms large over most everything that happens outside of it.
Premiering with two episodes on April 15 on (Amazon) Prime Video, the series does indeed center on an especially broody Brolin as Royal Abbott, the gruff patriarch of a family ranch on a plot of Wyoming land with a gaping secret. More specifically, the western patch of the Abbotts’ ranch is home to a wide, black hole, the origins of which are unknown but which has a pulsing power clear to anyone who stumbles upon it. In the pilot, directed with a sense of creeping unease by Alonso Ruizpalaicos, the hole’s lingering presence looms large over most everything that happens outside of it.
- 4/14/2022
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
In our Q&a series Last Call, we get down to the bottom of every last thing with some of our favorite celebs - from the last time they were starstruck to the last song they listened to. This week, Olive Gray takes our call.
Olive Gray is stepping into the world of Halo with their role on Paramount+'s highly anticipated video game adaption. In the series of the same name, Gray plays Unsc Commander Miranda Keyes. "She is a scientist. She's the head of xenological research development, which means that she basically researches and tries to understand the alien species that the Unsc are fighting," Gray tells Popsugar. "So yeah, she's pretty badass."
Gray was initially attracted to the show for a few reasons: the script, Miranda's character, and their "interesting relationship" with the video game. "I love conflicting elements within a script and within a character. And...
Olive Gray is stepping into the world of Halo with their role on Paramount+'s highly anticipated video game adaption. In the series of the same name, Gray plays Unsc Commander Miranda Keyes. "She is a scientist. She's the head of xenological research development, which means that she basically researches and tries to understand the alien species that the Unsc are fighting," Gray tells Popsugar. "So yeah, she's pretty badass."
Gray was initially attracted to the show for a few reasons: the script, Miranda's character, and their "interesting relationship" with the video game. "I love conflicting elements within a script and within a character. And...
- 4/12/2022
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Autumn Reeser has starred on numerous TV shows and in plenty of Hallmark movies, but for the first time, she took the creative reins for The 27-Hour Day, and she jumped on the phone to share her thoughts on it.
Autumn stars as a life-hack guru who needs a good dose of her own advice, and she gets more than she imagined when she's tasked with checking out a wellness retreat promising to get her work-life balance back on track.
As The 27-Hour Day's Lauren navigates a path similar to Autumn's own, she gets close to the retreat owner, Jack, and might even fall in love. Find out what Autumn had to say about the movie and more below.
The 27-Hour Day is so cute. What did you most enjoy about filming it?
Did you like it?
I did; I really did. Of course, I like both you and Andrew,...
Autumn stars as a life-hack guru who needs a good dose of her own advice, and she gets more than she imagined when she's tasked with checking out a wellness retreat promising to get her work-life balance back on track.
As The 27-Hour Day's Lauren navigates a path similar to Autumn's own, she gets close to the retreat owner, Jack, and might even fall in love. Find out what Autumn had to say about the movie and more below.
The 27-Hour Day is so cute. What did you most enjoy about filming it?
Did you like it?
I did; I really did. Of course, I like both you and Andrew,...
- 8/6/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
The first hint of “Loki’s” retro future look came from series creator Michael Waldron, who described it as “‘Mad Men’ meets ‘Blade Runner.'” That immediately clicked for production designer Kasra Farahani (“Captain Marvel”), especially when envisioning the Time Variance Authority (Tva), a floating series of modular workstations existing in its own world, tasked with keeping temporal order in the MCU.
However, Farahani had his own personal influence: “Brazil,” which provided a distinctive atmosphere of oppression. “For me, ‘Brazil’ was the perfect reference,” he said, “because of the anachronism, which was an important part of our show, where you’re combining [elements] from different timelines, but also the feeling of bureaucracy: this giant monolithic entity crushing the individual.”
In designing the Tva sets, Farahani combined the clean, angular American mid-century modernism of “Blade Runner” and “Mad Men” with the cold, brutalistic architecture found in Europe and the Soviet Union during the same period.
However, Farahani had his own personal influence: “Brazil,” which provided a distinctive atmosphere of oppression. “For me, ‘Brazil’ was the perfect reference,” he said, “because of the anachronism, which was an important part of our show, where you’re combining [elements] from different timelines, but also the feeling of bureaucracy: this giant monolithic entity crushing the individual.”
In designing the Tva sets, Farahani combined the clean, angular American mid-century modernism of “Blade Runner” and “Mad Men” with the cold, brutalistic architecture found in Europe and the Soviet Union during the same period.
- 7/22/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
This week’s episode of “MasterChef: Legends” was all about setting the stage for the coveted Top 10. At the beginning of the hour, 11 chef-testants were still in the running to win the $250,000 grand prize: Abe Konick, Alejandro Valdivia, Anne Hicks, Autumn Moretti, Joseph Manglicmot, Kelsey Murphy, Lexy Rogers, Michael Newman, Miles Gateff, Suu Khin and Tay Westberry. Joining host Gordon Ramsay and judges Joe Bastianich and Aaron Sanchez this week was Nancy Silverton, who tasked the remaining players with a carb-busting pasta challenge. So how’d it all play out on Wednesday night?
SEEEverything to know about ‘MasterChef’ Season 11, titled ‘Legends’
Below, read our minute-by-minute “MasterChef” recap of Season 11, Episode 7, titled “Legends: Nancy Silverton – Pasta Challenge,” to find out what happened Wednesday, July 14 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite aspiring chefs on Fox’s reality TV show...
SEEEverything to know about ‘MasterChef’ Season 11, titled ‘Legends’
Below, read our minute-by-minute “MasterChef” recap of Season 11, Episode 7, titled “Legends: Nancy Silverton – Pasta Challenge,” to find out what happened Wednesday, July 14 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite aspiring chefs on Fox’s reality TV show...
- 7/15/2021
- by Denton Davidson and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The BAFTA Film Awards took place on April 11, and now the time has come for the BAFTA Television Awards to take centre stage. On April 27, the Virgin Media must-see moment award nominees were announced, which saw the likes of Gogglebox, Bridgerton, and Britain's Got Talent featured on the list.
On April 28, the full list of nominees were announced, with The Crown nominated for 10 awards, Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You nominated for eight awards, and Steve McQueen's Small Axe leading the charge with an impressive 15 nominations. On June 6, the full BAFTA Television Awards ceremony took place on BBC One, with I May Destroy You leading the charge after winning two awards.
Comedy Entertainment Programme:
Winner: The Big Narstie Show
Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe
Rob & Romesh Vs
The Ranganation
Daytime
Winner: The Great House Giveaway
Jimmy McGovern's Moving
Richard Osman's House Of
The Chase
Drama...
On April 28, the full list of nominees were announced, with The Crown nominated for 10 awards, Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You nominated for eight awards, and Steve McQueen's Small Axe leading the charge with an impressive 15 nominations. On June 6, the full BAFTA Television Awards ceremony took place on BBC One, with I May Destroy You leading the charge after winning two awards.
Comedy Entertainment Programme:
Winner: The Big Narstie Show
Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe
Rob & Romesh Vs
The Ranganation
Daytime
Winner: The Great House Giveaway
Jimmy McGovern's Moving
Richard Osman's House Of
The Chase
Drama...
- 6/7/2021
- by Navi Ahluwalia
- Popsugar.com
In preparation for Autumn de Wilde’s Emma, costume designer Alexandra Byrne spent her time researching her favorite time period for clothing. “The reason I like this period is that it’s the beginning of fashion plates being published for women,” Byrne says. “The combination of the fashion plate and looking at the original garments lets you understand them as clothes rather than costumes.” Based on the Jane Austen novel of the same name, and starring Anya Taylor-Joy in the eponymous role, Emma follows Emma Woodhouse, a young woman who spends her time meddling in the romantic lives of those around her. Here, Byrne digs into her fresh, personality-focused approach to a well-loved period story.
Deadline: How did you get involved with Emma?
Alexandra Byrne: I met Autumn [de Wilde] when I was in L.A., I think at the tail end of publicity for Mary Queen of Scots. We had...
Deadline: How did you get involved with Emma?
Alexandra Byrne: I met Autumn [de Wilde] when I was in L.A., I think at the tail end of publicity for Mary Queen of Scots. We had...
- 4/18/2021
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Ammonite’ and ‘God’s Own Country’ filmmaker is set to reunite with Josh O’Connor on a new horror project.
Thanks to an in-depth profile piece on Lee, Esquire, wrangled out of the director the news on his latest project which is said to be an adaptation of a novel, the name of which he is keeping tight-lipped about.
Lee described the story as a “20th century-set horror movie with strong elements of ‘class and queerness’, about a sad young man alone in an epic wilderness.”
Also in news – Paul Dano to play Spielberg’s Father in untitled movie
O’Connor made his big breakthrough in Lee’s ‘God’s Own Country’ which told the story of the struggling sheep farmer Johnny Saxby who not only has to deal with living with his grandmother and sickly father by numbing his frustrations with drinking and casual sex until a Romanian migrant worker sets him on a new path.
Thanks to an in-depth profile piece on Lee, Esquire, wrangled out of the director the news on his latest project which is said to be an adaptation of a novel, the name of which he is keeping tight-lipped about.
Lee described the story as a “20th century-set horror movie with strong elements of ‘class and queerness’, about a sad young man alone in an epic wilderness.”
Also in news – Paul Dano to play Spielberg’s Father in untitled movie
O’Connor made his big breakthrough in Lee’s ‘God’s Own Country’ which told the story of the struggling sheep farmer Johnny Saxby who not only has to deal with living with his grandmother and sickly father by numbing his frustrations with drinking and casual sex until a Romanian migrant worker sets him on a new path.
- 4/12/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Never Rarely Sometimes Always writer-director Eliza Hittman and its star Sidney Flanigan sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss their acclaimed film in a THR Presents Q&a powered by Vision Media.
Newcomer Flanigan stars as Autumn, a pregnant teenager in small-town Pennsylvania who is seeking an abortion. State laws prohibit her from obtaining the procedure without her parents’ permission, and a trip to a pregnancy crisis center results in anti-abortion literature being forced upon her. With the help of her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder), Autumn embarks on a precarious journey to New York City to get an abortion at one of ...
Newcomer Flanigan stars as Autumn, a pregnant teenager in small-town Pennsylvania who is seeking an abortion. State laws prohibit her from obtaining the procedure without her parents’ permission, and a trip to a pregnancy crisis center results in anti-abortion literature being forced upon her. With the help of her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder), Autumn embarks on a precarious journey to New York City to get an abortion at one of ...
Never Rarely Sometimes Always writer-director Eliza Hittman and its star Sidney Flanigan sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss their acclaimed film in a THR Presents Q&a powered by Vision Media.
Newcomer Flanigan stars as Autumn, a pregnant teenager in small-town Pennsylvania who is seeking an abortion. State laws prohibit her from obtaining the procedure without her parents’ permission, and a trip to a pregnancy crisis center results in anti-abortion literature being forced upon her. With the help of her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder), Autumn embarks on a precarious journey to New York City to get an abortion at one of ...
Newcomer Flanigan stars as Autumn, a pregnant teenager in small-town Pennsylvania who is seeking an abortion. State laws prohibit her from obtaining the procedure without her parents’ permission, and a trip to a pregnancy crisis center results in anti-abortion literature being forced upon her. With the help of her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder), Autumn embarks on a precarious journey to New York City to get an abortion at one of ...
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” a slice-of-life drama that grapples with abortion restrictions, has been in the awards conversation since it premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival. It’s gotten nods from the Indie Spirit Awards, National Board of Review and New York Film Critics Circle. Given the positive buzz, the film is seen as a possible Oscar contender.
Yet one Academy Award voter, filmmaker Kieth Merrill, says he won’t be watching the film due to its subject matter.
Merrill, who won an Oscar in 1973 for the documentary “The Great American Cowboy” and was nominated in 1997 for the short “Amazon,” said he has “zero interest in watching a woman cross state lines so someone can murder her unborn child.”
In “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” Sidney Flanagan plays 17-year-old Autumn, who travels from Pennsylvania to New York to obtain an abortion without parental consent.
In a since-deleted Instagram post,...
Yet one Academy Award voter, filmmaker Kieth Merrill, says he won’t be watching the film due to its subject matter.
Merrill, who won an Oscar in 1973 for the documentary “The Great American Cowboy” and was nominated in 1997 for the short “Amazon,” said he has “zero interest in watching a woman cross state lines so someone can murder her unborn child.”
In “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” Sidney Flanagan plays 17-year-old Autumn, who travels from Pennsylvania to New York to obtain an abortion without parental consent.
In a since-deleted Instagram post,...
- 2/27/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Terrified and tired, a 17-year old girl named Autumn fights back tears while sharing details about her relationships and sexual history. The counselor is sympathetic, but as she asks more personal questions — probing to find out if the young woman has ever been physically hurt by her partners or forced to have sex — Autumn’s guard crumbles.
Few movie scenes have been as emotionally wrenching as the intake sequence that forms the dramatic apex of “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” an acclaimed indie that tracks Autumn as she navigates bureaucratic hurdles to obtain an abortion. Shockingly, Sidney Flanigan, the 22-year old who brings Autumn so vividly to life on screen, makes her acting debut in the movie. It’s a role that has already earned her awards from the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review, as well as an Indie Spirit nod. It’s also one...
Few movie scenes have been as emotionally wrenching as the intake sequence that forms the dramatic apex of “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” an acclaimed indie that tracks Autumn as she navigates bureaucratic hurdles to obtain an abortion. Shockingly, Sidney Flanigan, the 22-year old who brings Autumn so vividly to life on screen, makes her acting debut in the movie. It’s a role that has already earned her awards from the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review, as well as an Indie Spirit nod. It’s also one...
- 2/25/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The Jane Austen adaptation “Emma.” was released before the outbreak of coronavirus in the U.S., but costume designer Alexandra Byrne’s is a near-certain lock for an Oscar nomination when the list is revealed March 15.
The prolific British designer, whose credits range from “Elizabeth” to “Guardians of the Galaxy,” was praised for the women’s wardrobe in “Emma.,” for the vivid pastels of the fabrics and the clothes that, as Byrne told TheWrap, “have the power of sugared macarons.”
But men’s fashion in “Emma.” was also a large part of Byrne’s job. The wardrobe and the dressing of male characters in the film is a serious undercurrent, though the absurdly high and starched collar of Vicar Elton (played by Josh O’Connor of “The Crown”) is also used for comic effect. The collar, Byrne explained to TheWrap, is historically accurate.
“I read a diary of a gentlemen, who explained dressing with his valet,...
The prolific British designer, whose credits range from “Elizabeth” to “Guardians of the Galaxy,” was praised for the women’s wardrobe in “Emma.,” for the vivid pastels of the fabrics and the clothes that, as Byrne told TheWrap, “have the power of sugared macarons.”
But men’s fashion in “Emma.” was also a large part of Byrne’s job. The wardrobe and the dressing of male characters in the film is a serious undercurrent, though the absurdly high and starched collar of Vicar Elton (played by Josh O’Connor of “The Crown”) is also used for comic effect. The collar, Byrne explained to TheWrap, is historically accurate.
“I read a diary of a gentlemen, who explained dressing with his valet,...
- 2/24/2021
- by Joe McGovern
- The Wrap
It was a very select group of people who were satisfied with the Justice League movie which hit theaters in November 2017. As a Frankenstein’s monster of cinematic body parts, some derived from the original production helmed by director Zack Snyder and other scenes created whole cloth at the last minute by Joss Whedon during reshoots, the finished Justice League is a patchwork. But no one had more reason to be dissatisfied than Zack Snyder. Hence why Deborah Snyder, his wife and producing partner, as well as family friend Christopher Nolan stopped him from ever seeing it.
In previous interviews, Zack revealed he never watched the theatrical cut of Justice League which bears his name as director, and Joss Whedon’s added name as co-screenwriter. But he’s estimated around 70 to 75 percent of it was rewritten and reshot by Whedon. Now in a new profile piece with Vanity Fair, Zack...
In previous interviews, Zack revealed he never watched the theatrical cut of Justice League which bears his name as director, and Joss Whedon’s added name as co-screenwriter. But he’s estimated around 70 to 75 percent of it was rewritten and reshot by Whedon. Now in a new profile piece with Vanity Fair, Zack...
- 2/22/2021
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Despite the myriad ways in which teenagers so readily share their lives online these days — Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, surely something else brand-new by the time this is published — there is something distinctly brave about the three subjects at the heart of Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill’s intimate documentary “Cusp.” Following a trio of very different friends during a shiftless summer in small-town Texas, the pair’s feature debut And while Bethencourt and Hill’s documentary finds magic during the strange liminal space between childhood and adulthood, “Cusp” also makes the case for a continuing series focused on its compelling subjects.
What’s most enthralling about the material, however, is the sense that its subjects would likely scoff — like all good teens — at the thought that their experiences are somehow unique or worthy of being viewed as anything more than just a slice of their own lives. Such are the...
What’s most enthralling about the material, however, is the sense that its subjects would likely scoff — like all good teens — at the thought that their experiences are somehow unique or worthy of being viewed as anything more than just a slice of their own lives. Such are the...
- 1/31/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Sidney Flanigan came out of seemingly nowhere to deliver one of 2020’s most affecting performances in “Never Rarely Sometimes Always.” Playing Autumn, a teenager struggling to find the resources she needs to get an abortion, Flanigan’s turn in the critically acclaimed drama would be impressive even if it weren’t the actress’s film debut. While she had never previously considered acting as a profession, there was an authenticity to writer-director Eliza Hittman‘s script that appealed to her. “All the characters seemed so real and I was really inspired by the story,” says Flanigan in an exclusive new interview for Gold Derby. “I watched her other movies and I really liked them and it felt like something worth giving a chance.” Watch the full interview above.
Autumn is a character that doesn’t fit neatly into a box, unlike the stereotypes we tend to see in other films about teenagers.
Autumn is a character that doesn’t fit neatly into a box, unlike the stereotypes we tend to see in other films about teenagers.
- 1/22/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Sidney Flanigan isn’t the only actor from the Focus Feature release “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” earning nominations from critics awards. Talia Ryder, who plays Skylar, the cousin and best friend of Flanigan’s Autumn, is also on the board with some bids this season.
See‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ writer-director Eliza Hittman on not making films that are ‘unanimously palatable’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association and the Indiana Film Journalists Association both nominated Ryder in the Breakthrough Performance and Best Supporting Actress categories, respectively. The Online Film Critics Society just nominated her for Best Supporting Actress too. While the Oscar race for Best Supporting Actress seems to be solidifying around a handful of more established names, Ryder deserves to be in the conversation right along with them.
This is Ryder’s feature film debut as an actress, but there is confidence in her portrayal of Skylar,...
See‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ writer-director Eliza Hittman on not making films that are ‘unanimously palatable’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association and the Indiana Film Journalists Association both nominated Ryder in the Breakthrough Performance and Best Supporting Actress categories, respectively. The Online Film Critics Society just nominated her for Best Supporting Actress too. While the Oscar race for Best Supporting Actress seems to be solidifying around a handful of more established names, Ryder deserves to be in the conversation right along with them.
This is Ryder’s feature film debut as an actress, but there is confidence in her portrayal of Skylar,...
- 1/20/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
A version of this story about Sidney Flanigan and “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” first appeared in the Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
In a year of powerful performances from such established actors as Viola Davis, Frances McDormand, Sophia Loren, Carey Mulligan and Kate Winslet, a 22-year-old musician with no acting experience has quietly taken her place among the potential contenders. Sidney Flanigan, a musician from Buffalo, was recruited by writer-director Eliza Hittman to star in “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” when she was just a teenager — and though her performance rooted in stillness and silence, it still packs enormous power in the way it shows a teenage girl’s attempt to get an abortion turn quietly harrowing on every level.
And it’s something Flanigan never imagined doing when Hittman reached out to her about the part. “I was always very much into performing in general, and I...
In a year of powerful performances from such established actors as Viola Davis, Frances McDormand, Sophia Loren, Carey Mulligan and Kate Winslet, a 22-year-old musician with no acting experience has quietly taken her place among the potential contenders. Sidney Flanigan, a musician from Buffalo, was recruited by writer-director Eliza Hittman to star in “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” when she was just a teenager — and though her performance rooted in stillness and silence, it still packs enormous power in the way it shows a teenage girl’s attempt to get an abortion turn quietly harrowing on every level.
And it’s something Flanigan never imagined doing when Hittman reached out to her about the part. “I was always very much into performing in general, and I...
- 1/18/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Eliza Hittman started formulating the idea for her new film “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” after reading about a woman named Savita Halappanavar, who died in 2012 after being denied what would have been a life-saving abortion. Hittman’s film tells the story of an American teenager named Autumn seeking an abortion of her own, only to find obstacles at every turn. It was important for the writer-director to be true to life, so she sought out the perspectives of those who worked at Planned Parenthood and other clinics. “I would tour clinics and meet with doctors and meet with social workers and try and ingest as much information as I could about how these conversations unfold,” says Hittman in an exclusive new interview for Gold Derby, “but more specifically, what it’s like to interact with minors who travel from out of state.” Watch the full interview above.
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- 1/15/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Screening on The Museum of Modern Art’s Virtual Cinema through January 21, Ernie Gehr’s Lower East Side Trilogy combines three of his recent pieces: Autumn (completed 2017), Aproposessexstreetmarket (2018), and Circling Essex Crossing (2018). MoMA describes the trilogy as a sequel to Gehr’s Essex Street Quartet, currently screening in an installation on the Museum’s fourth floor. For Essex Street Quartet, Gehr reshaped footage he had taken some 45 years earlier. The Trilogy comprises new material that documents a rapidly changing Lower East Side. Gehr spoke with Filmmaker by phone from his home in Brooklyn. Filmmaker: How have you weathered the […]
The post "I Work in the Streets — That's My Studio": Ernie Gehr on His Lower East Side Trilogy first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post "I Work in the Streets — That's My Studio": Ernie Gehr on His Lower East Side Trilogy first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/14/2021
- by Daniel Eagan
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Screening on The Museum of Modern Art’s Virtual Cinema through January 21, Ernie Gehr’s Lower East Side Trilogy combines three of his recent pieces: Autumn (completed 2017), Aproposessexstreetmarket (2018), and Circling Essex Crossing (2018). MoMA describes the trilogy as a sequel to Gehr’s Essex Street Quartet, currently screening in an installation on the Museum’s fourth floor. For Essex Street Quartet, Gehr reshaped footage he had taken some 45 years earlier. The Trilogy comprises new material that documents a rapidly changing Lower East Side. Gehr spoke with Filmmaker by phone from his home in Brooklyn. Filmmaker: How have you weathered the […]
The post "I Work in the Streets — That's My Studio": Ernie Gehr on His Lower East Side Trilogy first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post "I Work in the Streets — That's My Studio": Ernie Gehr on His Lower East Side Trilogy first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/14/2021
- by Daniel Eagan
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
In Focus Features’ Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Sidney Flanigan stars as Autumn, a pregnant 17-year-old in rural Pennsylvania who is in desperate need of an abortion. Restricted from obtaining the procedure in her home state without her parents’ consent — and sidelined when the counselors at a local pregnancy crisis center attempt to persuade her not to have an abortion — she and her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder) embark on a journey to New York City so that Autumn can receive the care she needs.
Writer-director Eliza Hittman, whose film unfolds like an emotional roller coaster as the two teenagers navigate ...
Writer-director Eliza Hittman, whose film unfolds like an emotional roller coaster as the two teenagers navigate ...
- 1/14/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In Focus Features’ Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Sidney Flanigan stars as Autumn, a pregnant 17-year-old in rural Pennsylvania who is in desperate need of an abortion. Restricted from obtaining the procedure in her home state without her parents’ consent — and sidelined when the counselors at a local pregnancy crisis center attempt to persuade her not to have an abortion — she and her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder) embark on a journey to New York City so that Autumn can receive the care she needs.
Writer-director Eliza Hittman, whose film unfolds like an emotional roller coaster as the two teenagers navigate ...
Writer-director Eliza Hittman, whose film unfolds like an emotional roller coaster as the two teenagers navigate ...
- 1/14/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
In the world of costume drama, Alexandra Byrne is one of the true masters of the medium, especially the Elizabethan and Recency eras in England. After beginning her career in theater, Byrne’s work in films started with 1995’s Jane Austen adaptation “Persuasion,” and continued through 1998’s “Elizabeth” and its sequel “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (for which Byrne won an Oscar in 2009) and the ambitiously denim-outfitted “Mary Queen of Scots.”
She’s also a key contributor to the aesthetic of Marvel’s superhero franchise, having designed the costumes for “The Avengers” and “Guardians of the Galaxy,” among others.
More recently, she worked on a sort of bookend project to “Persuasion,” another Austen adaptation called “Emma.” (period included) that was released to great acclaim in theaters mere weeks before the Covid lockdowns. Directed by photographer Autumn de Wilde (her filmmaking debut) and starring Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Queen’s Gambit”) in the title role,...
She’s also a key contributor to the aesthetic of Marvel’s superhero franchise, having designed the costumes for “The Avengers” and “Guardians of the Galaxy,” among others.
More recently, she worked on a sort of bookend project to “Persuasion,” another Austen adaptation called “Emma.” (period included) that was released to great acclaim in theaters mere weeks before the Covid lockdowns. Directed by photographer Autumn de Wilde (her filmmaking debut) and starring Anya Taylor-Joy (“The Queen’s Gambit”) in the title role,...
- 1/12/2021
- by Joe McGovern
- The Wrap
While it’s annoying to hear people declare that there were “no great films this year” under any circumstances, it’s even more outrageous in 2020 when put into context. Why? Because what we lost during this pandemic wasn’t what’s indelible to the cinematic artform. Seeing theaters close (some permanently) is a horrible tragedy that may reshape how we consume our favorite medium moving forward, but it didn’t destroy the content, creativity, or genius of the product itself. It may have conversely worked to expand our access (via virtual cinemas in support of local theaters and online film festivals moving beyond geographical borders) and prove what it is film fans truly crave: quality over quantity.
What then are those people talking about? What titles did we lose? There are a few that exist on the edge of critical acclaim and box office profits (see A24 holding back three...
What then are those people talking about? What titles did we lose? There are a few that exist on the edge of critical acclaim and box office profits (see A24 holding back three...
- 1/4/2021
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
‘Parasite’, ‘Rocks’ and ‘Lovers Rock’ also lead vote of female and non-binary people in film.
Céline Sciamma’s Portrait Of A Lady On Fire has been voted the best film of 2020 in a poll of UK female and non-binary film critics and commentators.
Conducted by Bechdel Test Fest, which champions representation of women and non-binary people in film, the poll surveyed 76 respondents from organisations and publications including international streamer and distributor Mubi, documentary specialist Dogwoof, the Independent Cinema Office (Ico) and the Barbican.
Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winner Parasite came in second place while third went to Sarah Gavron’s UK drama Rocks.
Céline Sciamma’s Portrait Of A Lady On Fire has been voted the best film of 2020 in a poll of UK female and non-binary film critics and commentators.
Conducted by Bechdel Test Fest, which champions representation of women and non-binary people in film, the poll surveyed 76 respondents from organisations and publications including international streamer and distributor Mubi, documentary specialist Dogwoof, the Independent Cinema Office (Ico) and the Barbican.
Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winner Parasite came in second place while third went to Sarah Gavron’s UK drama Rocks.
- 12/15/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The director, who faced accusations of sexual misconduct, died while being treated in Latvia
Controversial South Korean film-maker Kim Ki-duk has died aged 59 in a Latvian hospital, where he was being treated for Covid-19. The news was initially reported by Vitaly Mansky, director of Latvia’s Artdocfest film festival, and later confirmed by Kim’s family in the Korean media. Kim was understood to be developing a film project set in the Baltic region when he became ill.
Born in 1960, Kim made his name with a series of violent yet aesthetically challenging features, including The Isle (2000) and Bad Guy (2001) – the former of which was sanctioned by the British Board of Film Classification for animal cruelty. Subsequently he became a fixture on the international festival circuit with films such as Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter ... and Spring (2003) and 3-Iron (2004), and he would go on to win the Golden Lion at Venice with his 2012 film Pieta,...
Controversial South Korean film-maker Kim Ki-duk has died aged 59 in a Latvian hospital, where he was being treated for Covid-19. The news was initially reported by Vitaly Mansky, director of Latvia’s Artdocfest film festival, and later confirmed by Kim’s family in the Korean media. Kim was understood to be developing a film project set in the Baltic region when he became ill.
Born in 1960, Kim made his name with a series of violent yet aesthetically challenging features, including The Isle (2000) and Bad Guy (2001) – the former of which was sanctioned by the British Board of Film Classification for animal cruelty. Subsequently he became a fixture on the international festival circuit with films such as Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter ... and Spring (2003) and 3-Iron (2004), and he would go on to win the Golden Lion at Venice with his 2012 film Pieta,...
- 12/11/2020
- by Guardian film
- The Guardian - Film News
Award-winning filmmaker died in Latvia, according to reports.
South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk has died in Latvia aged 59 after contracting Covid-19, according to reports.
The award-winning director had travelled to the Baltic country last month and intended to buy a house near the capital, Riga, according to local media. He reportedly died this morning (December 11) from Covid-19 complications.
Kim’s death was confirmed to local outlet Delfi.lv by ArtDocFest/Riga director Vitaly Mansky and his interpreter, Daria Krutova.
The Estonian Film Institute confirmed to Screen that Kim intended to shoot a new feature in the country titled Rain, Snow,...
South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk has died in Latvia aged 59 after contracting Covid-19, according to reports.
The award-winning director had travelled to the Baltic country last month and intended to buy a house near the capital, Riga, according to local media. He reportedly died this morning (December 11) from Covid-19 complications.
Kim’s death was confirmed to local outlet Delfi.lv by ArtDocFest/Riga director Vitaly Mansky and his interpreter, Daria Krutova.
The Estonian Film Institute confirmed to Screen that Kim intended to shoot a new feature in the country titled Rain, Snow,...
- 12/11/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
In an Oscar race unlike any we’ve seen before, few acting contenders can be truly counted out, especially as Covid-19 has pushed a number of high-profile releases out of contention. With the film industry shutting down for months, academy members have also had more time to watch films from home, which might include indie darling “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” from Focus Features.
The Eliza Hittman-directed drama, about a Philadelphia teenager who travels to New York City to get an abortion, premiered at Sundance in January to rapturous reviews, especially for its newcomer star, Sidney Flanigan. With critics praising Flanigan as a “remarkable discovery” and “a wonder to behold,” she could pick up more than a few votes in Best Actress if the industry is just as impressed.
SEEWe’re split on who will win Best Actress Oscar: Viola Davis (‘Ma Rainey’) vs. Frances McDormand (‘Nomadland’)
While Flanigan’s...
The Eliza Hittman-directed drama, about a Philadelphia teenager who travels to New York City to get an abortion, premiered at Sundance in January to rapturous reviews, especially for its newcomer star, Sidney Flanigan. With critics praising Flanigan as a “remarkable discovery” and “a wonder to behold,” she could pick up more than a few votes in Best Actress if the industry is just as impressed.
SEEWe’re split on who will win Best Actress Oscar: Viola Davis (‘Ma Rainey’) vs. Frances McDormand (‘Nomadland’)
While Flanigan’s...
- 11/17/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Welcome to this week’s Monday Night Raw review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and we have the big prize fight between Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton for the WWE World Title. Also, did you see my tush? I lost my tush. I gotta have my tush! How’s I’mma s’post to sita down ifiya ain’t gotta no tush?! This issa buncha bull-s—t! Hey! Can I borrow yo tush? Give me yo tush! I gotta sit down and needa tush to sit down. You sunuvabich! Give me that tush! I’ll taka dat tush no matta what! Reada yo dumb review, you stupida putz…while I taka dat tush! Den, slutsas will grabba my tush and I’lla be da sexy machine! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
Match #1: Asuka, Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose def. Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler and Lana – Six-Woman Tag Team Match The following...
Match #1: Asuka, Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose def. Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler and Lana – Six-Woman Tag Team Match The following...
- 11/17/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
Legacy Records has announced an expanded edition of Forever Words, the 2018 collaborative album that found artists like Chris Cornell and Elvis Costello setting poems and lyrics of Johnny Cash to music for the first time.
The deluxe version of Forever Words will be released to streaming services in four “waves,” pairing a total of 18 new songs with the album’s original 16 tracks. The first wave arrives today (Friday, October 23rd) with the songs “Big Hearted Girl” by Hard Working Americans and “I’m Comin’ Honey” by Shawn Camp, alongside the...
The deluxe version of Forever Words will be released to streaming services in four “waves,” pairing a total of 18 new songs with the album’s original 16 tracks. The first wave arrives today (Friday, October 23rd) with the songs “Big Hearted Girl” by Hard Working Americans and “I’m Comin’ Honey” by Shawn Camp, alongside the...
- 10/23/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
The Jude Law-led HBO limited series “The Third Day” did something different to keep fans engaged as they wait for new episodes: a 12-hour live event.
“Autumn,” which ran on Facebook on Saturday, falls between “The Third Day” two parts. The first three episodes are considered the “Summer” section of the series. Those episodes have already aired and they serve as both the lead in for the “Autumn” episode as well as the limited series final three episodes, titled “Winter.”
And it really was 12 hours long, and yes, live. That’s a big time commitment to ask from viewers, but as co-star Katherine Waterston told TheWrap’s Steve Pond last week, they made an effort to make that commitment worth it.
“There will be all kinds of little Easter eggs for people to look for there, if they can stay awake for 12 hours and watch the whole thing,” she said.
“Autumn,” which ran on Facebook on Saturday, falls between “The Third Day” two parts. The first three episodes are considered the “Summer” section of the series. Those episodes have already aired and they serve as both the lead in for the “Autumn” episode as well as the limited series final three episodes, titled “Winter.”
And it really was 12 hours long, and yes, live. That’s a big time commitment to ask from viewers, but as co-star Katherine Waterston told TheWrap’s Steve Pond last week, they made an effort to make that commitment worth it.
“There will be all kinds of little Easter eggs for people to look for there, if they can stay awake for 12 hours and watch the whole thing,” she said.
- 10/6/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
If you’ve been watching HBO’s latest limited series “The Third Day,” then you’ve undoubtedly heard talk of a very special upcoming festival. The show’s lead, Sam (Jude Law), may have stumbled upon the island by accident, but everyone else — from his visiting bunkmate, Jess (Katherine Waterston), to the oddball locals Mr. and Mrs. Martin (Paddy Considine and Emily Watson) — are busy preparing for Osea’s annual autumnal celebration. Travelers come from far and wide to stay at the inn or camp out under the stars, dance around bonfires and consume untoward amounts of ale (among other things), all to honor the island’s ancient cultures.
Think of it like Burning Man, but for history buffs. Or “Midsommar”-lite.
Best of all, rather than merely watch the festival in the background of another episode, fans will be able to take part in an immersive live event dedicated to the music festival itself.
Think of it like Burning Man, but for history buffs. Or “Midsommar”-lite.
Best of all, rather than merely watch the festival in the background of another episode, fans will be able to take part in an immersive live event dedicated to the music festival itself.
- 10/2/2020
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix announced a new holiday special from Dolly Parton, and ABC released a trailer for “Supermarket Sweep,” hosted by Leslie Jones.
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Movie musical “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square” will premiere Nov. 22 on Netflix. The film, directed and choreographed by Debbie Allen, stars Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, Jenifer Lewis, Treat Williams, Jeanine Mason, Josh Segarra, Mary Lane Haskell, Matthew Johnson and Selah Kimbro Jones. In it, Regina Fuller (Baranski), a wealthy and unpleasant woman, returns to her small hometown in the wake of her father’s death to evict everyone right before the holiday season. Following an encounter with an angel (Parton), a rekindling of an old romance and stories from the local community, she has a change of heart. The movie will also feature 14 original songs by Parton. Ahead of the premiere date’s announcement, the nine-time Grammy award winner released the...
Dates
Movie musical “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square” will premiere Nov. 22 on Netflix. The film, directed and choreographed by Debbie Allen, stars Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, Jenifer Lewis, Treat Williams, Jeanine Mason, Josh Segarra, Mary Lane Haskell, Matthew Johnson and Selah Kimbro Jones. In it, Regina Fuller (Baranski), a wealthy and unpleasant woman, returns to her small hometown in the wake of her father’s death to evict everyone right before the holiday season. Following an encounter with an angel (Parton), a rekindling of an old romance and stories from the local community, she has a change of heart. The movie will also feature 14 original songs by Parton. Ahead of the premiere date’s announcement, the nine-time Grammy award winner released the...
- 9/29/2020
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases, announced today the start of “Influential Figures” week of its virtual auction series.
New items launching on Charitybuzz include pieces from music legends, including Jon Bon Jovi, Paul Williams and George Winston. Fans will have the chance to bid on “Livin’ on a Prayer” lyrics framed and signed by Bon Jovi and a George Winston autographed vinyl of the album “Autumn,” which was once owned by Neil Armstrong.
The Paul Williams one-of-a-kind experience will allow the winning bidder to become a part of the music! Williams will handwrite, sign, personalize and dedicate the lyrics to any of his songs selected by the winner. Whether it be finding the elusive ‘Rainbow Connection’ or being part of that ‘Old Fashion Love Song,’ the choice is up to the winner. Memorialized in custom framing, this item...
New items launching on Charitybuzz include pieces from music legends, including Jon Bon Jovi, Paul Williams and George Winston. Fans will have the chance to bid on “Livin’ on a Prayer” lyrics framed and signed by Bon Jovi and a George Winston autographed vinyl of the album “Autumn,” which was once owned by Neil Armstrong.
The Paul Williams one-of-a-kind experience will allow the winning bidder to become a part of the music! Williams will handwrite, sign, personalize and dedicate the lyrics to any of his songs selected by the winner. Whether it be finding the elusive ‘Rainbow Connection’ or being part of that ‘Old Fashion Love Song,’ the choice is up to the winner. Memorialized in custom framing, this item...
- 9/18/2020
- Look to the Stars
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