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Supermarket is selling 75p pumpkins to help families celebrate Halloween on the cheap - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
23.10.2023

Supermarket is selling 75p pumpkins to help families celebrate Halloween on the cheap

Morrisons is selling its most popular pumpkins for just 75p this year, to help families celebrate Halloween on a budget.

Sky Acquires True Crime Docuseries ‘Inheritance: The Jersey Murders’; Propagate Selling At London TV Screenings With ‘Fyre’ & ‘100 Foot Wave’ Firm Library Exec-Producing - deadline.com - Britain - Jersey - city Elizabeth - county Nicholas
deadline.com
29.02.2024

Sky Acquires True Crime Docuseries ‘Inheritance: The Jersey Murders’; Propagate Selling At London TV Screenings With ‘Fyre’ & ‘100 Foot Wave’ Firm Library Exec-Producing

EXCLUSIVE: Sky has acquired UK rights to true-crime documentary series Inheritance: The Jersey Murders, which has been six years in the making.

Netflix Lands Sundance Docu ‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’ - deadline.com - Ukraine - Russia - Malaysia - city Moscow - city Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
deadline.com
27.01.2024

Netflix Lands Sundance Docu ‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has landed the Sundance Film Festival buzz title documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story. The film premiered January 18 at The Ray Theatre.

‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’ Acquired by Netflix After Sundance Premiere - variety.com - Russia - city Moscow
variety.com
27.01.2024

‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’ Acquired by Netflix After Sundance Premiere

Michaela Zee Netflix has acquired “Skywalkers: A Love Story” following the documentary feature’s debut at the Sundance Film Festival. “Skywalkers,” which premiered Jan. 18 at the Ray Theatre, follows daring couple Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus from Moscow, who saved their relationship and career by climbing one of the world’s tallest buildings.

Devo On Sundance Return, Chris Smith Directed Documentary & Next 50 Years - deadline.com
deadline.com
22.01.2024

Devo On Sundance Return, Chris Smith Directed Documentary & Next 50 Years

“This documentary is just to try and get some of the information down on film somewhere, before it’ll scatters away,” admits Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh of the documentary about the band that premieres at the Sundance Film Festival tonight. “I just like the idea that this information is being collected,” the front man adds.

Devo and Filmmaker Chris Smith on Their Sundance Doc: How the Band’s ‘Transgressive, Naughty’ Performance Art Infiltrated the Pop Mainstream - variety.com - county Kent - Smith - city Akron
variety.com
21.01.2024

Devo and Filmmaker Chris Smith on Their Sundance Doc: How the Band’s ‘Transgressive, Naughty’ Performance Art Infiltrated the Pop Mainstream

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Devo is headed to Sundance, not just for the festival premiere of the Chris Smith-directed documentary film that share’s the band’s name, but a Jan. 21 performance by the group at the just-opened Marquis on Main Street.

Sundance To Whip It Good: Devo Set To Play Park City As Band Docu Debuts At Snowy Fest - deadline.com - county Kent
deadline.com
04.01.2024

Sundance To Whip It Good: Devo Set To Play Park City As Band Docu Debuts At Snowy Fest

EXCLUSIVE: Devo will be coming to the Sundance Film Festival in more ways than one.

A24, Ventureland Set First-Look Partnership for Documentary Projects (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - London - Los Angeles
variety.com
19.09.2023

A24, Ventureland Set First-Look Partnership for Documentary Projects (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran Award-winning production company Ventureland has entered a first-look partnership with independent studio A24 for documentary projects. John Battsek, producer of Oscar-winning documentaries “One Day in September” and “Searching for Sugar Man,” who also serves as Ventureland’s managing director, will be both producing and executive producing as part of the deal, alongside Ventureland CEO Kerstin Emhoff, president Ali Brown, and co-founder Paul Hunter.

HBO Renews Emmy-Winning Documentary Series ‘100 Foot Wave’ For Season 3 - deadline.com - Portugal
deadline.com
23.08.2023

HBO Renews Emmy-Winning Documentary Series ‘100 Foot Wave’ For Season 3

EXCLUSIVE: HBO is renewing 100 Foot Wave for a third season, the network’s critically acclaimed documentary series built around famed big wave surfer Garrett McNamara.

‘Wham!’ Review: Friendship & Music Take Center Stage In This Excellent Chris Smith-Made Netflix Doc - theplaylist.net
theplaylist.net
17.07.2023

‘Wham!’ Review: Friendship & Music Take Center Stage In This Excellent Chris Smith-Made Netflix Doc

Within the first few minutes of “Wham!,” a documentary focusing on the meteoric career of the eponymous ’80s pop icons, late frontman George Michael describes the day he came to meet group co-founder Andrew Ridgeley as secondary school students and the instant bond that formed in such a way that Michael would go on to question the path his life might have subsequently taken had the two never crossed paths themselves.

Robert Downey Jr. names most important films he’s done in the past 25 years - www.nme.com - New York
nme.com
10.07.2023

Robert Downey Jr. names most important films he’s done in the past 25 years

Robert Downey Jr. has named the two most important films of his recent career.The actor, who is best known for playing Tony Stark aka Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, surprisingly didn’t name his most famous role when highlighting the most “important” films of his career over the last 25 years.Speaking to The New York Times, Downey Jr.

‘Wham!’ Review: Chris Smith’s Netflix Doc Is an Irresistible Pop Nostalgia Trip, but It’s Also a Serious Portrait of George Michael’s Ambition - variety.com
variety.com
08.07.2023

‘Wham!’ Review: Chris Smith’s Netflix Doc Is an Irresistible Pop Nostalgia Trip, but It’s Also a Serious Portrait of George Michael’s Ambition

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic Unabashed pop groups with fervid teenage followings tend to get trivialized, at least in the media. They’re dismissed as being slick and calculated and superficial. But there’s a story in “Wham!,” the new Netflix documentary about the quintessential pop duo of the 1980s, that testifies to what a chancy and audacious artist George Michael was even back in his teen-idol days. The year is 1983. Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, coming off their first album, “Fantastic” (which had a few hits, though none of them were great), have established Wham! as an effective lightweight pop machine, with its two young stars prancing around the stage in sexy sportswear. The time has come to record “Careless Whisper,” a song they’ve had in their back pocket for several years (we hear the super-early demo version of it that they recorded in 1981 in Ridgeley’s living room on a TEAC 4-track Portastudio). Michael has become enough of a powerhouse to hook up with Jerry Wexler, the legendary producer of Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. He heads down to Muscle Shoals Sound Studio to record the track, with Wexler producing. What more could a 20-year-old budding pop star want?

The TV shows and films coming to Netflix this July - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk - USA
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
03.07.2023

The TV shows and films coming to Netflix this July

A fresh batch of entertainment is dropping on Netflix, as 90 titles join the streaming service this month. From steamy reality shows and fascinating adventure documentaries to cult classic films, subscribers are spoilt for choice.

Rooftop Films Sees Fierce Competion for Documentary Slots at New York’s Summer Series - variety.com - New York - New York
variety.com
25.05.2023

Rooftop Films Sees Fierce Competion for Documentary Slots at New York’s Summer Series

Addie Morfoot Contributor Corporate consolidation, along with shrinking publicity budgets and streaming services’ willingness to bury their own content, have made film festivals and series increasingly desirable to documentary filmmakers who are not only seeking distribution, but also to those nonfiction helmers who have found a platform for their work. The rocky landscape has made the competition fierce for a slot at not only top-tier festivals, but also regional film events like New York’s Rooftop Films’ Summer Series. Over the course of the last year, Rooftop Films president Dan Nuxoll received 3,500 film submissions for the nonprofit organization’s 27th annual Summer Series, which kicks off on May 25. Only 23 feature films and seven shorts were accepted. (Not all films have been announced.)

‘Wham!’ Documentary To Make World Premiere At Sheffield, As DocFest Reveals 30th Edition Lineup - deadline.com - Ukraine - Russia
deadline.com
10.05.2023

‘Wham!’ Documentary To Make World Premiere At Sheffield, As DocFest Reveals 30th Edition Lineup

The world premiere of ‘Wham!’ about the pop supergroup formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley is among the highlights of the 30th edition of the Sheffield DocFest, set for June 14-19 in north-central England.

‘Sr.’ Director Chris Smith On The Things Left Unsaid Between Robert Downey Sr. And His Famous Son -Contenders TV: Docs + Unscripted - deadline.com
deadline.com
29.04.2023

‘Sr.’ Director Chris Smith On The Things Left Unsaid Between Robert Downey Sr. And His Famous Son -Contenders TV: Docs + Unscripted

If things had gone as originally planned, director Chris Smith’s Netflix documentary Sr. might have been called Jr. instead. He initially thought of doing a film about Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr., but the star proposed something different.

NFL's Chris Smith Passes Away at 31 - www.justjared.com - Las Vegas - Seattle - Houston - county Brown - county Cleveland
justjared.com
18.04.2023

NFL's Chris Smith Passes Away at 31

Former NFL player Chris Smith has sadly passed away at the young age of 31.

Kristen Stewart to star alongside ex-partner Michael Angarano in his new comedy - www.msn.com - Los Angeles - Sacramento
msn.com
13.04.2023

Kristen Stewart to star alongside ex-partner Michael Angarano in his new comedy

Kristen Stewart has joined the cast of her ex-partner Michael Angarano's road-trip comedy 'Sacramento'. The 'Spencer' actress will star alongside the 'This Is Us' star, who is helming the flick, Michael Cera, and Angarano's fiancée and mother of his young son Leon Frederick, Maya Erskine, 35. The motion picture "follows Rickey (Angarano), an energetic and free-spirited young man, and Glenn (Cera), his long-time friend who’s settled into domestic life.

Kristen Stewart Joins Michael Angarano, Michael Cera & Maya Erskine In Road-Trip Comedy ‘Sacramento’ - deadline.com - Los Angeles - county Spencer - Sacramento
deadline.com
12.04.2023

Kristen Stewart Joins Michael Angarano, Michael Cera & Maya Erskine In Road-Trip Comedy ‘Sacramento’

EXCLUSIVE: Kristen Stewart (Spencer) is joining Michael Angarano (This Is Us), Michael Cera (Juno) and Maya Erskine (Pen15) in road-trip comedy Sacramento.

Kristen Stewart to Star in Road Trip Comedy 'Sacramento' with Michael Cera & More - www.justjared.com - Los Angeles - Sacramento
justjared.com
12.04.2023

Kristen Stewart to Star in Road Trip Comedy 'Sacramento' with Michael Cera & More

Kristen Stewart has landed her next big role, and it looks like she’s headed for a fun comedy!

BMG puts first authorised Devo documentary into production - completemusicupdate.com
completemusicupdate.com
23.03.2023

BMG puts first authorised Devo documentary into production

BMG has announced plans for full-length documentary about Devo, which will also be the first-ever fully authorised film on the group.Directed by Chris Smith, the documentary is produced by Vice Studios and Library Films in association with Mutato Entertainment. Financing is shared by BMG, Fremantle Documentaries – which is also part of BMG owner Bertelsmann – and Warner Music.“Devo was a huge influence on me”, says Smith.

New full-length Devo documentary announced - www.nme.com - Britain - USA - county Kent - Ohio - county Cleveland
nme.com
23.03.2023

New full-length Devo documentary announced

Devo has been announced.Titled Devo, the film will be helmed by American Movie (1999) and Fyre (2019) director Chris Smith.The first-ever fully authorised film about the group, Devo will chart the new wave group’s career, from their formation in the aftermath of the Kent State massacre to their breakout with ‘Whip It’.“Devo was a huge influence on me,” Smith said in a statement. “Their approach to music, film, video, and art was something I had never seen before and was one of the truly formative artistic influences that showed me there were entirely new ways to look at things.”The documentary will feature a mixture of interviews and never-before-seen archival footage.

Devo Documentary In The Works - deadline.com - county Kent - Ohio
deadline.com
22.03.2023

Devo Documentary In The Works

Devo, the rock band best known for 1980 hit Whip It, is getting the documentary treatment.

Fremantle Launches Premium Documentaries Label Undeniable - variety.com - city Copenhagen
variety.com
21.03.2023

Fremantle Launches Premium Documentaries Label Undeniable

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Fremantle’s Documentaries division has launched Undeniable, a label dedicated to producing premium feature documentaries and series, in partnership with high-profile talent and international commissioners, Mandy Chang, Fremantle’s global head of documentaries, revealed Tuesday at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen. The label is already developing several international projects and partnerships with high-profile filmmakers, including Amy Berg (“Deliver Us From Evil,” “Phoenix Rising”), Chris Smith (“Tiger King,” “Bad Vegan”), and Penny Lane and Gabriel Sedgwick (“Hail Satan?,” “Listening to Kenny G”). Chang said: “The launch of Undeniable further underlines our commitment and ambition to build Fremantle’s documentary output on the premium side. Working with the very best filmmakers and emerging talent, the label will provide editorial and production expertise and support in multiple genres. Importantly, it will provide a platform and freedom for creative talent to unlock and explore important issues and stories to be told.”

Scots junior doctors say they could make more money as coffee shop baristas - www.dailyrecord.co.uk - Britain - Scotland
dailyrecord.co.uk
08.03.2023

Scots junior doctors say they could make more money as coffee shop baristas

Junior doctors in Scotland are getting paid the same as sandwich shop baristas with many taking on second jobs to get by, their union has warned.

APA Ramps Up Touring Division With Six Promotions (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com - Washington
variety.com
21.02.2023

APA Ramps Up Touring Division With Six Promotions (EXCLUSIVE)

Thania Garcia Following CAA’s $750 million acquisition of ICM Partners last July, APA has been tactically making changes to its own leadership teams. The music industry’s rapid growth in touring has led the agency to readjust focus — upping fresh agents in top positions and encouraging seasoned execs with illustrious rosters to take up roles as mentors to lead their live entertainment division to new heights. “As APA grows, so do the needs of our clients,” says Becca Wilson, one of the six new promotees in APA’s touring division. “The entrepreneurial spirit at APA has fostered an environment that gives young talent the opportunity to blossom and further their careers. I can confidently say this is not a place where agents get lost in the shuffle,” Wilson tells Variety.

‘Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer’: U.K.’s MetFilm Sales Boards Worldwide Rights to EFM Doc - variety.com - France - Germany - county Thomas - Berlin - Santa Barbara
variety.com
18.02.2023

‘Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer’: U.K.’s MetFilm Sales Boards Worldwide Rights to EFM Doc

Naman Ramachandran U.K.-based MetFilm Sales has acquired worldwide sales rights, excluding the U.S., Germany and France, to Thomas von Steinaecker’s feature documentary “Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer” and is representing the project at Berlin’s European Film Market. With exclusive behind-the-scenes access into the legendary German film director’s everyday life, rare archive material and in-depth interviews with Herzog and his collaborators — including Christian Bale, Nicole Kidman and his wife Lena Herzog — the film provides a glimpse into his work process and his personal life.  The documentary is presented by Emmy-winning film studio Wavelength, produced by Spring Films and 3B-Produktion in association with Hot Docs Partners. It is produced by Andre Singer, Bernhard Von Hulsen and Maria Willer. Executive producers include Jenifer Westphal and Joe Plummer for Wavelength, Figs Jackman and Chris Smith for Spring Films and Vijay Vaidyanathan.

‘All That Breathes’ Breathes Easier After Making Oscar Doc Shortlist, But Some Major Titles Don’t Make The Cut - deadline.com - Russia
deadline.com
21.12.2022

‘All That Breathes’ Breathes Easier After Making Oscar Doc Shortlist, But Some Major Titles Don’t Make The Cut

Best Documentary Feature front runners All That Breathes, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Fire of Love, and The Territory are safely through to the next round after the Academy’s Documentary Branch whittled the list of remaining contenders to a shortlist of 15 films.

Deadline’s Contenders Film: Documentary Streaming Site Launches - deadline.com - New York - Los Angeles - Los Angeles
deadline.com
07.12.2022

Deadline’s Contenders Film: Documentary Streaming Site Launches

Deadline on Wednesday launched its streaming site for Contenders Film: Documentary, the award-season showcase that took place Sunday with creatives from 20 of the year’s buzziest non-fiction movies.

Robert Downey Jr. On The Father-Son Journey In ‘Sr.,’ Netflix Docu On His Filmmaker Dad - deadline.com - New York - city Sandy
deadline.com
05.12.2022

Robert Downey Jr. On The Father-Son Journey In ‘Sr.,’ Netflix Docu On His Filmmaker Dad

EXCLUSIVE: After festival premieres in Telluride, AFI and New York, the Chris Smith-directed documentary Sr. just began its run on Netflix. What began as a docu about Robert Downey Sr, the ’60s counterculture director of avant garde films like Putney Swope and Greaser’s Palace, Sr. evolved into much more as the process stretched over three years due to the pandemic and the decline of the subject’s health. Robert Downey Jr., who spurned Smith’s offer to make a docu about his life and career, became more of a central figure onscreen, along with producing with wife and Team Downey partner Susan Downey. On full display is all the mad wit that informed Downey Sr’s films (Paul Thomas Anderson considered Downey Sr. a formative influence and put him in Boogie Nights and Magnolia). Sr. became something you don’t see often: candor from two generations of a film family that got chewed up but managed to come out the other side intact, bonding and healing before Downey Sr. succumbed to Parkinson’s in July 2021 at age 85. Here, his Jr. describes what the journey means to him.

Richard Branson, Subject Of New Docuseries, Says Pioneering Space Flight Didn’t Produce A “Thunderbolt” Moment: “I’ll Let You Know” If It Happens - deadline.com
deadline.com
02.12.2022

Richard Branson, Subject Of New Docuseries, Says Pioneering Space Flight Didn’t Produce A “Thunderbolt” Moment: “I’ll Let You Know” If It Happens

It took a long, long time for Richard Branson to achieve his goal of blasting off into space, but it finally occurred last year after more than a billion dollars invested through his company Virgin Galactic. 

‘Sr.’ Trailer: Robert Downey Jr. Celebrates His Irreverent Filmmaking Father Robert Downey Sr. - theplaylist.net
theplaylist.net
14.11.2022

‘Sr.’ Trailer: Robert Downey Jr. Celebrates His Irreverent Filmmaking Father Robert Downey Sr.

One of the biggest stars in the world, you know Robert Downey Jr. In every conceivable metric on Box Office Mojo, The Numbers, Wikipedia, ranking the highest-ranking lifetime actor grosses at the box office, or bankability, Downey Jr.

XTR Steps Up Doc Sales & Distribution With Hire Of Cinetic Media’s Shane Riley - deadline.com
deadline.com
08.11.2022

XTR Steps Up Doc Sales & Distribution With Hire Of Cinetic Media’s Shane Riley

EXCLUSIVE: XTR, the non-fiction studio behind Apple’s They Call Me Magic and Oscar-nominated feature doc Ascension, has hired Shane Riley as Head of Sales and Distribution Strategy. 

Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland’s Bahamas Treasure Hunt Captured In Documentary From Ample & Fremantle - deadline.com - Bahamas - county Hunt - county Treasure
deadline.com
07.11.2022

Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland’s Bahamas Treasure Hunt Captured In Documentary From Ample & Fremantle

EXCLUSIVE: Billy McFarland, the founder of the notorious Fyre Festival, is out of prison and starting his latest venture – returning to the Bahamas for a treasure hunt.

‘Fire of Love’ and ‘Good Night Oppy’ Lead Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations - variety.com - USA - county Harlan - county Davis - county Clayton
variety.com
17.10.2022

‘Fire of Love’ and ‘Good Night Oppy’ Lead Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations

Clayton Davis The Critics Choice Documentary Awards announced its nominees where Sara Dosa’s lava-fueled love story “Fire of Love” led the field with seven nominations including best documentary feature and director. Co-distributed by National Geographic and Neon, the film’s Ryan White’s “Good Night Oppy,” the moving reflection on the Mars rovers, received a hearty six-nom tally including editing and score. “This year’s nominees prove that documentaries of all lengths and formats are advancing nonfiction media like never before,” said Christopher Campbell, Co-President of the Critics Choice Association Documentary Branch.

Mike Schank, Subject of Documentary ‘American Movie’ and Musician, Dies at 56 - variety.com - USA - Wisconsin - city Milwaukee
variety.com
14.10.2022

Mike Schank, Subject of Documentary ‘American Movie’ and Musician, Dies at 56

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com Mike Schank, guitarist, actor, friend and beloved subject of the 1999 documentary “American Movie,” died on Thursday morning, according to the Milwaukee Record. He was 56. The exceedingly gifted screamer was a highlight from the cult classic directed by Chris Smith. The film followed Wisconsin director Mark Borchardt as he attempted to film his fraught horror movie “Coven.” With a crew made up of friends and family members, just about every part of the production process fell apart, except for Schank, who was always there for his friend. Schank appeared as an extra, assistant, edit bay buddy and epic storyteller.

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