SFFilm Doc Stories Opens In Bay Area, With Eye On Oscar Documentary Race

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Russell Tovey wants you to know who David Robilliard was. He was a queer British poet and visual artist who died of AIDS in 1988 when he was just 36 years old. “I first learned about David at the ICA in London,” the “American Horror Story” star tells Variety, speaking from his London-area home.

Jamie Lynn Spears is "holding back" in the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! camp, especially in regard to her feud with older sister Britney Spears, an expert has claimed. Jamie Lynn, 32, is taking part in the hit ITV show alongside the likes of Danielle Harold, Josie Gibson and Marvin Humes, and has been slowly getting to know her fellow campmates - many of who she was unfamiliar with when she entered the jungle. In an episode which aired on Monday, 20 November, Jamie Lynn got talking to First Dates star Fred Sirieix in the camp, who asked her about her career and where she's from in the US.

Ellise Shafer Daniel Radcliffe almost made his directorial debut with the documentary “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived,” about his “Harry Potter” stunt double who was left paralyzed after a tragic on-set accident. At the London premiere of the HBO and Sky doc, Radcliffe Zoomed in from New York City — where he’s currently starring in the Broadway revival of “Merrily We Roll Along” — for a Q&A with Holmes and director Dan Hartley, in which he revealed that he initially set out to helm the film himself. “I had always wanted to do something about Dave because I wanted to share him with the world for the person that he is.

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Yazbeck is set for a key recurring role opposite Josh Andrés Rivera, Lindsay Mendez and Patrick Schwarzenegger in Ryan Murphy’s FX anthology American Sports Story, Deadline has learned.

Caroline Brew editor Film Movement has acquired the U.S. rights to Maciek Hamela’s “In the Rearview,” following its Cannes Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival premieres. Film Movement has a theatrical release and awards campaign planned with the documentary’s producers and Polish Film Institute, which co-financed the film.

Jordyn Woods is getting candid about her relationship with Karl-Anthony Towns!

The Hollywood News Run by film fans for film fans! The Hollywood News A new trailer has landed for American Symphony, a new documentary heading to Netflix very soon. The score focusses on musician Jon Batiste who attempts to compose a symphony as his wife, writer Suleika Jaouad, undergoes cancer treatment.Official synopsis is as follows:It’s 2022 and musician Jon Batiste is at the peak of his music career while also embarking on his most ambitious challenge – composing an original symphony. In the midst of this meteoric rise, Batiste’s wife – best-selling author Suleika Jaouad – learns that her long-dormant cancer has returned. AMERICAN SYMPHONY is an intimate portrait of two artists and the healing power of love and creativity.This one comes to Netflix from November 29th and you can watch the trailer below.The Hollywood News – For Film Fans By Film Fans (c) 2023

In 2020, musician and composer Jon Batiste won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Grammy, and a BAFTA Film Award for co-composing Pixar’s “Soul.” Not to rest on his laurels in 2022, he dominated the Grammy Awards entirely with 11 nominations, the most of the year. The day the nominations were announced, however, Batiste’s partner, writer Suleika Jaoaud, went through her first round of chemotherapy.

Gemma Owen has shared that there's "no bad blood" between her and ex-boyfriend Luca Bish. Last summer saw Gemma, 20, and Luca, 24, make it to the final of Love Island, where they finished in second place behind winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti. However, despite appearing rather loved-up during their time in the villa, Gemma and Luca split last November, just months after leaving the show.

Christopher Vourlias When Roma actress-turned-director Alina Șerban reflects on her life, rising from an impoverished background in Bucharest to become an acclaimed and groundbreaking force on stage and screen, she describes it as “an urban Cinderella story.” A review from one of her first stage shows, she says, sums it up best: “Roma actress beats the odds.” As a multi-faceted artist, Șerban has dedicated her life and career to reframing the narrative about her marginalized community. Now she’s developing her feature-length directorial debut, “I Matter,” a deeply personal story about a young Roma woman studying to be an actor who, faced with the threat of being kicked out of her orphanage, must suddenly confront the reality of making it through life on her own.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor In August 2021, as the U.S. withdrew forces from Afghanistan and the Taliban took power, many people fled the country. But despite having U.S.

Elsa Pataky scared in a Halloween horror nurse costume, covered in fake blood while trick or treating barefoot with her brother-in-law Luke Hemsworth, dressed as Beetlejuice, in Byron Bay, Australia.Elsa Pataky dressed up as a nurse with fake blood all over her body while trick-or-treating accompanied by her children and her brother-in-law, Luke Hemsworth, also dressed for the occasion.Elsa Pataky and Chris Hemsworth share a sneak peek of their latest family adventureChris Hemsworth shares adorable video of his daughter watching ‘Thor’Chris Hemsworth’s journey towards brain health: A battle against Alzheimer’sMeanwhile, her husband’s brother Luke Hemsworth wore a Beetlejuice inspired outfit which consisted of black and white stripped clothes and a green coloured wig.Elsa and Chris Hemsworth’s twin boys, Sasha and Tristan were spotted wearing Ninja Turtles costumes. While Elsa’s husband, Chris Hemsworth, was absent on this particular occasion, the couple often offers a glimpse into their shared life, particularly their memorable vacations.

After focusing on Taiwanese projects for its first three years, the pitching section of Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) opened its doors to international projects for the first time this year. 

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Ultra-prolific writer-director, fiercely independent producer, pioneering entrepreneur, self-made studio chief. Any and all of these labels apply to Tyler Perry, though the one he chooses for himself is “Maxine’s Baby” — the same moniker that documentary duo Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz opted to give their motivational profile of the boundary-obliterating multi-hyphenate, who comes off disarmingly humble for someone who’s achieved so much.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Writer, actor, filmmaker, studio head and media mogul Tyler Perry is the latest celebrity to be the subject of a documentary, “Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story.” The title nods to Perry’s late mother, Willie Maxine Perry, who died in 2009. Directed by Armani Ortiz, the documentary is a revealing look at the entertainment behemoth’s abusive childhood, his time as a homeless playwright and his rise to media superstar. Ortiz began filming Perry in 2016, just a year after moving to Atlanta from New York to work at Tyler Perry Studios.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “Tinder Swindler” studio AGC Unwritten has sold U.S. rights to Monica Villamizar and Jordan Bryon’s feature documentary “Transition” to Gravitas Ventures. The film follows Australian filmmaker Jordan Bryon, a trans man, as he embeds with a Taliban unit as they retake control of Afghanistan.

The International Documentary Association announced its shortlists of features and shorts in the running for the 39th IDA Documentary Awards, a list as notable for what was left out as for what films made the cut.

EXCLUSIVE: Applications are now being accepted for Disney Entertainment Television’s 2024 Writing Program. Now in its 34th year, the one-year writing program helps emerging, diverse writers secure their first staff writer assignment on a Disney series, in addition to offering mentorship and advanced professional development.

When Diogo Dalot first arrived at Manchester United, Sir Bobby Charlton was still a significant presence around Old Trafford. For many in the United side at Bramall Lane on Saturday night, they would only heard the stories of Charlton, but Dalot was one of maybe half-a-dozen who would have met one of the most important figures in the club's history.

Oscar-nominated director Matthew Heineman and late filmmaker Nancy Buirski will be honored at the Hamptons Doc Fest in New York next month.