Viola Davis says taking control of your destiny as diverse talent in Hollywood isn't enough. You need to walk the walk to keep pace with stiff competition.
27.08.2020 - 20:47 / variety.com
Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIn 1952, Warner Bros.
released a version of “The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima” that boasted “To the best of human knowledge, and according to the testimony of 100,000 witnesses… This Is A True Story!” That film, hokey in some ways, inspirational in others, purported to be a fact-based account of a faith-based story, one which occurred in 1917 against the backdrop of a world war, wherein three Portuguese shepherd children experienced several visits by the Virgin
.Viola Davis says taking control of your destiny as diverse talent in Hollywood isn't enough. You need to walk the walk to keep pace with stiff competition.
Kevin Spacey has been hit with a new lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted two teens in the 1980s.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are joining forces as executive producers for two movies set to premiere on the Lifetime Movie Network. The projects are part of Lifetime’s 2020 series, “Ripped from the Headlines,” where guests and hosts discuss true crime events from the past.
Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorKelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have signed a deal with Lifetime to produce two new movies for the network’s Ripped from the Headlines slate via their Milojo Productions banner.Ripa, Consuelos, and Albert Bianchini will serve as executive producers for the untitled projects which are set to debut in 2021.
and are headed to Lifetime.The married couple is teaming up with Lifetime to produce two TV movies for the network under its «Ripped From the Headlines» slate, which takes real-life stories, often of the true crime variety, and adapts them for the screen, ET has learned.Through their production company, Milojo Productions, Ripa and Conseulos will serve as executive producers for the untitled projects.
The three children of a poor Portuguese couple (Lucia Moniz and Ruben Garcia) living in London are forcibly removed from their home by social services, raising questions about responsible parenting and duty of care in director Ana Rocha de Sousa's emotive feature debut Listen. Although the script by Rocha de Sousa, Paula Vaccaro and Aaron Brookner tries to be at least a little bit balanced, the rules-obsessed authorities don’t come out of it well.
Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAll three movies will be released in select theaters by Vertical Entertainment in conjunction with their release on home entertainment platforms.“It’s an honor for our films to stand alongside the rich tradition of cinema that Paramount has put forth for over a century,” said Brad Feinstein, CEO of Romulus Entertainment.
Chances are, you did not expect a grown-up Cooper Nielson to look like this Ethan Stiefel.
hereEmergency services attended and the victim was taken to hospital with stab wounds to her leg.She remains there in a stable condition.The child was assessed by paramedics at the scene and had no visible injuries.A 17-year-old man has now been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.Detective Inspector John Robb, from GMP’s City of Manchester district, said: “This was a vicious attack in which a woman was stabbed in front of her young son.“Our thoughts are with her and her family as she
The latest teaser for the Christian movie satire Faith Based features a toupee-wearing Jason Alexander poking fun at the faith-based film industry by playing a dodgy film producer. "The only thing standing between you and your dreams is you and your dreams," Alexander, who plays CEO Nicky Steele, says among many other new-age platitudes.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector Marco Pontecorvo shot his film “Fátima” entirely on location in Portugal, not just for authenticity, but because the Portuguese government also created a special film incentive package, giving the production a tax credit.The movie, released via PVOD and in theaters on Aug. 28, is based on historical events in 1917 when three young children reported seeing the Virgin Mary in the rural village of Fatima, Portugal while in the fields.
Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Sony Pictures has acquired the film rights to AfterShock Comics’ upcoming comic book series The Kaiju Score, from writer James Patrick (Grimm Fairy Tales, Death Comes to Dillinger, The Monsters of Jimmy Crumb) and artist Rem Broo (The End Times of Bram and Ben, Terminal Protocol).Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch will produce, along with Tony Shaw who brought the property into Sony.
Some families never change!
Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has picked up the North American distribution rights to Faith Based, the Luke Barnett-scripted indie comedy that stars Jason Alexander, Tanner Thomason, Margaret Cho, David Koechner, Lance Reddick, as well as Barnett.
If you’re a film fan that has followed the career of Neil Marshall, you are, no doubt, familiar with the up and down nature of his filmography. With a strong start thanks to horror films “Dog Soldiers” and “The Descent,” Marshall would later stumble a bit with films like “Doomsday” and last year’s horrendous “Hellboy” reboot.