A star studded lineup is set for the Critics Choice Association’s 5th Annual Celebration Of Black Cinema and Television taking place in Los Angeles on Monday December 5, 2022 at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel.
19.10.2022 - 02:29 / variety.com
William Earl This October, Variety has enlisted some our favorite spooky content creators to share their scary movie essentials. Chloe Okuno, whose film “Watcher“ is one of the best horror movies of the year, shared her picks for the best paranoid thrillers of all time. One of the most primal fears is someone watching every move you make, quietly invading your privacy as they prepare to strike.
This terror comes to vivid life in “Watcher,” the feature debut from director Chloe Okuno, which impressed and terrified audiences at this year’s Sundance Film Festival before heading to horror streamer Shudder. Scream queen Maika Monroe stars as an expat who is convinced she’s being watched by someone across from her Bucharest apartment complex.
The actress’s performance recalls the emotional complexity of her breakout role in 2014’s “It Follows.” Okuno, who also wrote “Watcher,” was the perfect person to help curate Variety’s list of the best paranoid thrillers of all time. She described why the genre is a source of inspiration to her. “All of these picks are pretty different,” Okuno said.
“Especially for ‘Watcher,’ but for any movie, what draws me to the paranoia genre is the fact that, maybe more so than any other genre, you’re using the tools that you have as a filmmaker to show the audience what the interiority of your character is. Every movie does that to some extent, but that tends to come across more in these movies, not so much through dialogue, but music and cinematography and sound.
You’re able to paint this picture of what’s going on inside someone and make it tense and scary. Every filmmaker approaches it so differently.”
.A star studded lineup is set for the Critics Choice Association’s 5th Annual Celebration Of Black Cinema and Television taking place in Los Angeles on Monday December 5, 2022 at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel.
Who run the world? Girls! The 2022 Glamour Women of the Year Awards were a fashionable night to remember.
Glamour honored Angela Bassett with for her work on stage and screen. Emmy-, Grammy-, and six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, who presented Bassett with her honor, said it best: “An actor, executive producer, a mother, a friend, and on, and on, and on…Were you surprised that she was cast as head of the Bad Bitch Support Group on Black Lady Sketch Show, and as Ramonda in Wakanda Forever, queen of the most powerful nation in the world? I wasn’t!”“Think about the way she sits with strength, and truth, whether it is on the stage, screen, you cannot take her eyes off of her, can you?” McDonald continued. “I can think of no one more deserving of Glamour’s Lifetime Achievement Award than Angela Bassett, a woman who I deeply admire, revere and honor, for all the stories that she weaves, the barriers she has broken, and the inspiration and leadership that she provides in our industry and to the next generation of artists.”When Bassett accepted her award, she bowed to McDonald with gratitude as she received a standing ovation.
herself. “He is the definition of a helicopter parent," Bassett explains of her husband, actor Courtney B. Vance, in her 2022 Women of the Year for Glamour. Bassett and Vance wed in 1997 and welcomed 16-year-old twins Bronwyn and Slater in 2006. “I have always told them ‘I am your good time.
By Photography by This summer, in some mean August heat, Angela Bassett—stunning in a white, formfitting gown, a soft-wave bob dancing with the angles of her face—emerges from her curtained-off dressing area and takes her place on a stool before a camera. The crew is finishing setup, and Bassett prepares herself. As the teleprompter rolls, she mouths the words, so fervently that the tech staff tiptoe and all the air in the room seems to hush.During this five-minute meditation, Bassett’s face telegraphs a range of affective states, queueing them, bringing them forward, then allowing them to fade.
The SXSW Conference and Festivals said Monday that event co-founder Roland Swenson’s title is now Executive Chairman, while Chief Brand Officer Jann Baskett and Chief Programming Officer Hugh Forrest become co-presidents assuming day-to-day leadership of the company.
EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award and Emmy nominated producer David Permut and Dawn Krantz have acquired Chaya Doswell’s script Wildfire. The team are currently meeting directors and plan to shoot early next year.After accidentally starting a wildfire, seven-year-old Lu, mute and from an abusive home, slyly tricks Merribelle, a hard-working trans woman, into kidnapping her — sparking a beautifully unexpected bond with a devastating expiration date.
A broken friendship. Candiace Dillard-Bassett and Gizelle Bryant shocked viewers when they ignited a feud during season 7 of the Real Housewives of Potomac over claims about Candiace’s husband, Chris Bassett.
Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti has criticized the global streamers’ approach to rights and data sharing, as he predicts “in five-to-10 years time IP and talent will be the most important way of creating value.”
Marta Balaga Banijay will continue to be innovative and sustainable, CEO Marco Bassetti said at Mipcom. When asked about the company’s future growth, and a recent SPAC deal, he added: “It’s helping us not to lose all the opportunities the market can give us. We have all that we need in order to grow, definitely.” “But our growth should follow a certain strategy. We don’t want to lose our DNA. So far, it has worked.” Last year, the company produced more than 90 pilots. In October, Banijay confirmed the proposed acquisition of Beyond International Limited. Bassetti also commented on Banijay’s takeover of Endemol Shine.
More cast members have been announced for the upcoming Beauty and the Beast special that will air on ABC this holiday season, and this cast list is shaping up to be amazing!
Manori Ravindran International Editor Banijay Group CEO Marco Bassetti may be making a smart marketing move by delivering a Mipcom keynote on Oct. 18, but the Italian executive insists that “PR, for us, comes after.” At the first major TV market for the “Survivor” distributor since its $2.2 billion acquisition of Endemol Shine Group in 2020, Bassetti has a clear message: Producers, including Banijay, need a more equitable business model against the streamers. “It’s the golden age of content, but I’m not sure it’s the golden age of revenue share for producers,” Bassetti tells Variety from Banijay Group’s Paris headquarters in late September. “We need to be careful if we want to continue creating value in the industry. We need to fight to allow producers to keep their model as it was before.”
Sabrina Carpenter is clearing the air about a rumor swirling around one of her songs.
Joshua Bassett is taking multiple chances with love. In his latest TikTok video, the star seemingly pokes fun at his relationship with Olivia Rodrigo. In the clip, Bassett’s single, “Would You Love Me Now?,” is playing in the background as he participates in the Love of My Life trend.