British film industry veteran Sir Sydney Samuelson has died. He was 97.
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. film finance and production company Productivity Media Inc has entered an investment and first look distribution deal with Wind Sun Sky Entertainment, the Canada-based company led by former LucasFilm executive Catherine Winder, producer on Invincible, The Angry Birds Movie 1 & 2 and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
The companies have entered into a partnership to co-produce and finance original film and TV content for the family and adult market. Winder will introduce the slate at this week’s Content London, including new projects Sparrow and The Boy Sherlock.
Sparrow is a one-hour live-action drama from Marie Clements (Red Snow), the Canadian indigenous creator, writer director. The multi-part series charts how 21-year-old Indigenous smokejumper, Jett Wilds, is called upon by the spirits of thousands of Indigenous women to become the conduit for finishing their unresolved stories and igniting the supernatural gifts she’s been harboring until now. As the individual spirits of these women come together to create a murmuration that release their story, Jett Wilds becomes The Sparrow. She begins her journey from a downtrodden and reluctant hero to avenging angel in the small dark and twisted town of Tinsel.
The Boy Sherlock is based on the YA book series by Canadian author Shane Peacock, which is produced by Catherine Winder, Navid McIlhargey, Lisa O’Brien and Factual Fiction’s Tom and Emily Dalton, with Matt Cirulnik writing. Inspired by the book of the same name by Shane Peacock, the story combines the origin of a young Sherlock Holmes (as he deals with anti-Semitism) in uncovering a dangerous murder mystery that would become his first solved crime, and combines it with a mystery told in present day New
British film industry veteran Sir Sydney Samuelson has died. He was 97.
EXCLUSIVE: Matt Brodlie and Jonathan Kier’s Upgrade Productions has boarded world sales rights to Shoah feature Shttl, which played at the London and Rome Film Festivals (where it won the audience award) this fall.
IATSE has taken the next step toward representing freelance TV commercial production department workers.
Albert Brenner, a production designer and/or art director on such films as Bullitt, The Turning Point, Pretty Woman and Backdraft who racked up five career Oscar nominations, has died. He was 96. The Mirisch Agency told Deadline he died December 8 in his sleep.
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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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.
MATT Hancock reunited with his political chums last night for the launch of his new book - but there were glaring omissions on the guest list. None of the MP's I'm A Celebrity co-stars were in attendance appearing to confirm long-running rumblings of a feud between campmates and Matt. The third-place finisher didn't look too bothered though as he rubbed shoulders with Boris Johnson's dad Stanley, former Chancellor George Osborne and Jeffrey Archer.
We’re still buzzing after the season one finale of Tony Gilroy’s fantastic “Star Wars” series “Andor,” a prequel taking place before the events of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” One of the more well-written and executed modern “Star Wars” projects that showed that there were still some untapped places that creatives could explore within the universe that feel fresh and exciting.
This Is Me…Now, is something of a follow-up to This Is Me…Then, which was released in 2002 during her initial relationship with now-husband Ben Affleck. Discussing this evolution requires thought, openness, and a look that pays homage to where Lopez has been and where she’s going. Along with a slicked pony and hoops, Lopez’s ultimate beauty punctuation came from her buttery manicure, heavily showcased as she gesticulated her way through . This content can also be viewed on the site it from.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Rather than that J.Lo has been favoring as of late, nail artist painted the pop star’s elongated manicure in a light, almost cream-colored yellow, the buttery shade providing a chic levity to Jennifer Lopez’s look (the blue Mongolian fur collar helped, too).
Ben Affleck took a swipe at Netflix's 'assembly line process' of production as he spoke about the launch of his new movie studio with Matt Damon this week.The Oscar-winner, 50 - who is married to Jennifer Lopez, 53 - spoke of his desire to focus on smaller dramas rather than huge action films, as he questioned Netflix's focus on 'quantity' over quality.Speaking at the New York Times' Dealbook Summit, the actor, who has launched Artists Equity with Damon and RedBird Capital Partners, said: 'If you ask [Netflix co-CEO and chairman] Reed Hastings…he’d say, "Hey, we went for quantity to establish a footprint." 'I’m sure there’s wisdom in that and I’m sure they had a great strategy, but I would have said, "How are we going to make 50 great movies? How is that possible?" There’s no committee big enough. There aren’t enough — you just can’t do it.' Comment: Ben Affleck took a swipe at Netflix's 'assembly line process' of production as he spoke about the launch of his new movie studio with Matt Damon this week (March 2022)'It’s a thing that requires attention and dedication and work and resists the assembly line process. '[Netflix’s head of original films] Scott Stuber is a really talented, smart guy who I really like…but it’s an impossible job.' He continued: 'There’s bigger audience for action movies than there is for small dramas.
Ben Affleck says his newly minted studio Artists Equity, in partnership with Matt Damon, is going for films that are commercial but smart, that acknowledge popular tastes, but that “people remember 20 years later.”
MATT Hancock hoped to show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! fans the “real him” in an bid for redemption this series. The former Health Secretary, 44, faced six consecutive Bushtucker Trials that saw him come face to face with creepy critters and eat a camel’s penis.
EXCLUSIVE: Money Heist star Alba Flores is leading and exec producing a sci-fi thriller from Matt Brodlie and Jonathan Kier’s Upgrade Productions and Spanish outfit Morena Films.
Serge Bromberg, a former artistic director of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, is facing a four-year prison sentence for his role in a deadly fire involving nitrate film reels.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are co-founding a production company together with the help of RedBird Capital founder Gerry Cardinale. The Argo star, 50, and the Martian actor, 52, will reportedly start an 'artist-led studio that partners with filmmakers to empower creative vision and broaden access to profit participation,' according to Deadline. While the news was originally reported back in June, more details have emerged about the arrangement. New company: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are co-founding a production company together with the help of RedBird Capital founder Gerry Cardinale (pictured November 2016)Cardinale's company, which manages more than a billion dollars in assets, is reportedly making a 'significant financial commitment' to the company, named Artists Equity. Ben and Matt, who have been friends for decades and won Oscars for co-writing the 1997 movie Good Will Hunting, have generated more than $10 billion at the box office. They've starred in more than 100 films and will reportedly lead the company together. 'Artists Equity was conceived from Matt’s and my longtime passion for the art of storytelling and our shared desire to help creators deliver on their vision, as we have been fortunate to do throughout our careers,' Affleck said in a statement to Deadline. New: The Argo star, 50, and the Martian actor, 52, will reportedly start an 'artist-led studio that partners with filmmakers to empower creative vision and broaden access to profit participation,' according to Deadline (pictured 2021) Co-founder: Cardinale's company, which manages more than a billion dollars in assets, is reportedly making a 'significant financial commitment' to the company, named Artists Equity (RedBird CEO Gerry Cardinale
Camila Morrone turned heads as she arrived to Moda Operandi's Club Moda capsule collection launch party at The Palace in New York City on Thursday night. The 25-year-old ex-girlfriend of Leonardo DiCaprio slipped into an onyx Khaite off-shoulder gown with a pair of silver, bow embellished heels for the event.The star of the upcoming adaptation of Gonzo Girl joined the likes of Lori Harvey, Sienna Miller, Mischa Barton, Nicky Hilton, Ivy Getty, and Xenia Adonts in Tribeca. All dressed up: Camila Morrone, 25, was spotted in Tribeca on her way to Moda Operandi's capsule collection launch party on Thursday On her way: The busy model and actress smiled as she headed to the star-studded eventThe Argentinian-American model's ankle-length gown featured a banded off-the-shoulder neckline that flowed into a seamed bodice, Basque waistline, and semi-sheer pleated skirt. The beauty — who made her acting debut in James Franco's 2013 film Bukowski — opted for no accessories in order to keep the center of attention on her shimmery dress.The daughter of actors Maximo Morrone and Lucila Solá, now separated, wore her dark brunette tresses in loose waves and rocked a dark smokey eye. Less bitter, more glitter: The Argentinian-American model wore a shimmery off-the-shoulder dress paired with silver bow-embellished heels to attend the party She finished off her nighttime look with coral blush paired with a coral-nude lipstick. At the Studio 54-inspired event, Mona Matssuoka and Zack Bia DJed until the late hours of the night.Iconically, Kelis even performed her 2003 hit song Milkshake.
Camila Morrone turned heads as she arrived to Moda Operandi's Club Moda capsule collection launch party at The Palace in New York City on Thursday night. The 25-year-old ex-girlfriend of Leonardo DiCaprio slipped into an onyx Khaite off-shoulder gown with a pair of silver, bow embellished heels for the event.The star of the upcoming adaptation of Gonzo Girl joined the likes of Lori Harvey, Sienna Miller, Mischa Barton, Nicky Hilton, Ivy Getty, and Xenia Adonts in Tribeca. All dressed up: Camila Morrone, 25, was spotted in Tribeca on her way to Moda Operandi's capsule collection launch party on Thursday On her way: The busy model and actress smiled as she headed to the star-studded eventThe Argentinian-American model's ankle-length gown featured a banded off-the-shoulder neckline that flowed into a seamed bodice, Basque waistline, and semi-sheer pleated skirt. The beauty — who made her acting debut in James Franco's 2013 film Bukowski — opted for no accessories in order to keep the center of attention on her shimmery dress.The daughter of actors Maximo Morrone and Lucila Solá, now separated, wore her dark brunette tresses in loose waves and rocked a dark smokey eye. Less bitter, more glitter: The Argentinian-American model wore a shimmery off-the-shoulder dress paired with silver bow-embellished heels to attend the party She finished off her nighttime look with coral blush paired with a coral-nude lipstick. At the Studio 54-inspired event, Mona Matssuoka and Zack Bia DJed until the late hours of the night.Iconically, Kelis even performed her 2003 hit song Milkshake.
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“I’ve been to the other side!,” testified Tonight host Jimmy Fallon in mock-revivalist-preacher mode on last night’s show. “I’ve seen the Pearly Gates! I’ve paid $8 for that blue check mark in the sky but I want you all to know I wouldn’t leave this earth until my job is done and tonight my job is to entertain you!”