The Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC) has voted The Woman King Best Film of 2022, Danielle Deadwyler Best Actress for Till and Brendan Fraser for The Whale. For Best Director Gina Prince-Bythewood for The Woman King The announcement was made today by Mike Sargent, co-president, BFCC. Votes were cast and tabulated in New York City at the organization’s annual meeting on December 17, 2022.
In The Financial Details, New Reality And A Little Turmoil At The Film Academy
11.12.2022 - 19:39 / deadline.com
The big picture was clear enough in the fiscal 2022 financial report released by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences last Tuesday: Income down, expenses up, rough going overall in a tough financial climate.
But the finer points take a little digging, both in and around the 39-page report.
On closer inspection, and with some help from people who know their way around the numbers—Academy officials, for their part, have declined comment—an observer sees signs of turmoil, and the outlines of a profound transition from a simple, Oscar-granting institution to a complicated cultural enterprise fronted by an expensive movie museum.
As for turmoil, there clearly was some around a $12.3 million “loss on asset disposal” recorded on Page 5 of the report. Only marginally helpful, a corresponding footnote said the amount represented “exhibit development costs” for property, equipment and building improvements that, it was determined, “would not be utilized in the museum.”
But according those people who know their way around, the write-off was entangled with the departure of Kerry Brougher as director of the Academy Museum in August of 2019, and the subsequent hiring of Bill Kramer—now chief executive of the Academy itself—to fill his post. A fair amount of the write-off resulted from false starts on a number of proposed projects between 2016 and 2019, as costly consultants from around the world wrestled with the challenge of building concrete exhibits around a medium as ephemeral as film. But the biggest hits came from the abandonment of two Brougher-era exhibits. One of those was a Japanese-designed ‘immersive experience,’ only loosely tied to the movies, which would have lived in space now occupied by a giant North By
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21.12.2022 / 23:11
Details Of New Netflix Studios Monmouth At Former New Jersey Army Base Unveiled: $850 Million Investment, 12 Sound Stages
Netflix will pay $55 million for a big parcel of land in New Jersey, then invest $850 million to build a state-of-the-art production studio, according to details of the streamer’s bid.
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19.12.2022 / 19:19
Grossinger’s Feature Doc In The Works With Bungalow Media + Entertainment As Robert Friedman Lays Out Plans Ahead Of Little Richard Sundance Launch
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16.12.2022 / 19:15
Radio Silence Says Their New ‘Escape From New York’ Film Is A Continuation, “Not A Remake”
For over a decade, there’s been an exhausting attempt to remake John Carpenter‘s 1981 dystopian flick “Escape From New York,” which had Kurt Russell flexing his action chops for the first time. However, the project has seen its fair share of developmental hiccups over the years, with it now attached to 20th Century Studios instead of New Line Cinema.
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16.12.2022 / 04:57
Julio Torres‘ ’Little Films’ Comedy Series Nears Production Start At HBO
More details are being revealed about HBO’s upcoming comedy series Little Films (wt) from former Los Espookys star and Saturday Night Live writer Julio Torres. Production is set to begin in February on the series that was given a green light earlier this year as part of Torres’ first-look deal with HBO and HBO Max
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14.12.2022 / 19:25
Alaric McAusland Tapped For MD Role At DNEG’s New Sydney Hub; Annecy International Animation Film Festival Extends Duration & WIFTI Unveils Netflix-Backed Worldwide Pitch Winners – Global Briefs
Alaric McAusland Tapped For MD Role At DNEG’s New Sydney HubTop Australian film exec Alaric McAusland has joined VFX and animation company DNEG’s new Sydney hub as managing director and will take up the role in January 2023. McAusland has held a number of significant entertainment industry leadership roles in both Australia and the U.S. across his 25-year career. Most recently, he served as Executive Director for the Australian Directors’ Guild and was previously Chief Operating Officer at the Emmy award-winning, Los Angeles-based production house, Grace: A Storytelling Company. He also served as Managing Director of Deluxe Entertainment Service Group Australia and is a past Chair of Ausfilm. Recently opened DNEG Sydney’s first project is leading the visual effects work for George Miller’s highly anticipated Mad Max prequel, Furiosa. “I am delighted to welcome Alaric onboard to lead our new DNEG Sydney team,” said Merzin Tavaria, President Global Production and Operations, DNEG.
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13.12.2022 / 17:45
Studio Ghibli Sets New Hayao Miyazaki Film ‘How Do You Live’ For Summer 2023 Release
Studio Ghibli today announced that renowned filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki will release a new film titled How Do You Live in Japanese theaters on July 14, 2023.
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11.12.2022 / 22:03
Los Angeles Film Critics Voting On Winners (Updating Live)
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards are being announced today and we’re updating the list live.
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10.12.2022 / 05:51
Kevin Hart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna, Jimmy Fallon & Others Cuffed With “Insidious” NFT Endorsements Suit; Manager Guy Oseary & Universal TV Named As Defendants Too
Looks like a good old fashion cash grab celebrity endorsement has become a bit more fraught when it comes to the digital marketplace nowadays.
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09.12.2022 / 00:03
New Zealand’s Auckland Film Studios Opens New Stages As Production Boom Continues After ‘LOTR’ & ‘Sweet Tooth’
Auckland Film Studios, which recently hosted productions including Netflix’s Sweet Tooth and Amazon’s The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, has opened two new sound stages as demand for physical facilities continues in the global production boom.
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07.12.2022 / 23:11
‘Godfather Of Harlem’ Season 3 Cast Includes Yul Vázquez As New Series Regular
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06.12.2022 / 18:41
Film Academy Financials Reflect A Rocky Fiscal Year
Investment income crashed, awards expense rose, museum operating costs kicked in: All in all, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has had a rocky time of it, according to its just-released financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.