Nearly three decades since he departed this mortal coil, Federico Fellini will now be featured in a new film. Fear not, some sort of CGI recreation is not planned for Slovakian filmmaker Matej Mináč’s forthcoming feature Never Give Up. Rather, the film will incorporate never-before-seen footage of the Italian maestro in the meta road trip tale.
Cineuropa reports the project, inspired by Mináč’s own experiences, will follow a “young and hapless film director traveling to Italy to do an interview with the titan of world cinema” in the year 1989, accompanied by a seven-person crew. Told with a comical touch, “the film will explore the hard life of filmmakers set against the backdrop of three ideologies – socialism, nationalism and early capitalism,” says producer Jana Motyčková.
As to how Fellini precisely figures in, never-before-seen unused footage shot for Mináč’s 1989 documentary The Portrait of Director will be used. For the documentary,...
Cineuropa reports the project, inspired by Mináč’s own experiences, will follow a “young and hapless film director traveling to Italy to do an interview with the titan of world cinema” in the year 1989, accompanied by a seven-person crew. Told with a comical touch, “the film will explore the hard life of filmmakers set against the backdrop of three ideologies – socialism, nationalism and early capitalism,” says producer Jana Motyčková.
As to how Fellini precisely figures in, never-before-seen unused footage shot for Mináč’s 1989 documentary The Portrait of Director will be used. For the documentary,...
- 3/23/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Based on Mináč’s own encounter with the Italian master of cinema, the film will feature authentic, never-before-seen footage with Fellini. Slovakian filmmaker and producer Matej Mináč, who gained international renown through his award-winning films about Sir Nicholas Winton, All My Loved Ones, Nicky's Family and The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton, will be returning to his roots in his next project. Mináč started his film career with The Portrait of Director in 1989, a feature-length documentary portrait of Slovakian director Juraj Jakubisko, for which he conducted an interview with Federico Fellini. Mináč’s new film project, Never Give Up, will follow a young and hapless film director travelling to Italy to do an interview with the titan of world cinema. Based on Mináč’s own experiences, the project had originally been planned as a docudrama, but it has now taken the shape of a comical road movie. A young film director from.
Sia has released her uplifting new single “Original,” off the soundtrack for the upcoming Robert Downey Jr. film Dolittle.
“I won’t waste my life being typical / Imma be original, even when it’s difficult,” Sia sings on the chorus. “And I won’t change myself when they tell me ‘no’ / Imma be original.”
Dolittle, a new spin on the classic story of the doctor who can speak to animals, arrives in theaters January 17th.
“Original” marks Sia’s first new solo song since 2019’s “Out There,” a collaboration with...
“I won’t waste my life being typical / Imma be original, even when it’s difficult,” Sia sings on the chorus. “And I won’t change myself when they tell me ‘no’ / Imma be original.”
Dolittle, a new spin on the classic story of the doctor who can speak to animals, arrives in theaters January 17th.
“Original” marks Sia’s first new solo song since 2019’s “Out There,” a collaboration with...
- 1/11/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
In today’s film news roundup, Freida Lee Mock gets a lifetime honor, Isabelle Fuhrman and Penn Badgley get cast, AFI is unveiling rare footage of Alfred Hitchcock, and a faith-based baseball drama and a spy comedy get release dates. Career Honor The International Documentary Association has selected Freida Lee Mock as the recipient of its career achievement award, to be presented at the 35th Annual Ida Documentary Awards on Dec. 7 at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Mock has been nominated for five Academy Awards, winning for “Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision” in the documentary feature category. She received short subject nominations for “To Live or Let Die,” “Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember,” “Never Give Up” and “Sing!” Mock’s television credits include the 2013 documentary “Anita” and Emmy winner “Lillian Gish: The Actor’s Life for Me.” Emmy nominated filmmaker Rachel Lears will be honored with the Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award.
- 10/8/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Donald Trump still has money rolling in from his time in show business. While cable news discusses how his latest financial disclosure pertains to the Stormy Daniels case, the document also reveals that he received a SAG pension last year totaling $64,840 and an AFTRA pension in the amount of $6,543.
The president also still is collecting residuals from guest appearances in old TV shows and movies. He got $201-$1,000 in residuals from WB Studios, mostly from an appearance on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He got a similar amount of residuals from Universal Studios, mostly from an appearance in 1994’s The Little Rascals. Entertainment Partners sent him a similar amount.
Getty Images paid Trump between $100,000 and $1 million for the use of photographic images. He got between $15,001-$50,000 from Trump Model Management, and the same range of amounts is being held for him in a bank account from the Miss Universe pageant.
The president also still is collecting residuals from guest appearances in old TV shows and movies. He got $201-$1,000 in residuals from WB Studios, mostly from an appearance on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He got a similar amount of residuals from Universal Studios, mostly from an appearance in 1994’s The Little Rascals. Entertainment Partners sent him a similar amount.
Getty Images paid Trump between $100,000 and $1 million for the use of photographic images. He got between $15,001-$50,000 from Trump Model Management, and the same range of amounts is being held for him in a bank account from the Miss Universe pageant.
- 5/17/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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