Trish Deitch Before Melissa Etheridge became a stadium rock star, she spent four years playing lesbian bars in and around LA. That atmosphere—a small, rowdy roomful of happy drunken ladies—changed the way she wrote music and performed.
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For her directorial debut Anna Kendrick chose a particularly daunting task in tackling the story of the notorious serial killer, Rodney Alcara. who staged a terrifying murder spree in the 70’s in which he is thought to have killed upwards of 130 people. The center of Kendrick’s movie, Woman Of The Hour, focuses on his appearance in plain sight on a 1978 episode of ABC’s The Dating Game in which he was the bachelor that contestant Cheryl Bradshaw wound up choosing to go on a date with, not knowing that this was a period in the middle of his murderous spree.
ABC’s 20/20 devoted a full hour in May 2021 to the story of the cold blooded killer who died in incarceration, but Kendrick’s film version has more on its mind that just the facts. It had its World Premiere as a Special Presentation today at the Toronto Film Festival .
With a compelling script that was on the Black List by Ian McDonald, Kenrick employs a non-linear style to skip back and forth from various years in the decade to depict this man’s modus operandi in which Alcara (Daniel Zovatto) appeared as a photgrapher prominsing various women he meets a modeling contract as he takes snapshots of them in various poses just to prove he is legit. He isn’t. As this film presents it, his basic routine is to seduce them enough to get them to accompany him for a shoot in the desert where he would brutally kill them. Those scenes are fairly graphic and uncomfortable to watch as Kendrick doesn’t hold much back for the imagination.
Cut to Cheryl (Kenrick) dealing with various auditions as the aspiring actress just arrived in L.A. that she is. Her best friend, and possible romantic partner (at least from what he would want) is a guy (comedian Pete Holmes) who encourages her
Trish Deitch Before Melissa Etheridge became a stadium rock star, she spent four years playing lesbian bars in and around LA. That atmosphere—a small, rowdy roomful of happy drunken ladies—changed the way she wrote music and performed.
Naman Ramachandran British pop singer and former Take That member Robbie Williams is set to make his metaverse debut. Williams’ first foray into the Web3 space is a partnership with AI-powered lifestyle metaverse platform, LightCycle, a virtual city with elements of art, film, gaming, music, fashion, sport, property and retail. A personal performance of Williams’ 25-year anniversary live show, designed as a 3D metaverse experience, will take place in the virtual city.
How’s this for a big pick-up in an otherwise quiet sale season on the Fall film festival circuit? Variety reports that Netflix bought the rights to Richard Linklater‘s latest film “Hit Man” after it screened at the Venice Film Festival and TIFF to rave reviews. It’s Netflix’s second significant purchase out of TIFF, the other being Anna Kendrick‘s directorial debut “Woman Of The Hours.” READ MORE: ‘Hit Man’ New Look: Richard Linklater Says His New Genre-Bending Movie Is “All About Identity” Based on a true story (but taking liberties with the source material) “Hit Man” stars Glen Powell as Gary Johnson, a part-time teacher who moonlights as a fake hitman for the local Texas police department.
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix closed a $20 million deal on Hit Man, making the biggest deal at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and of the year for that matter. After the Richard Linklater-directed noir comic thriller debuted to raves at Venice, the film was expected to fetch the biggest deal of the fall festivals so far. Hit Man did not disappoint. Hit Man stars Top Gun Maverick’s Glen Powell and Adria Arjona (Andor) playing the most unlikely romantic partners, in performances that will boost each of their careers. Especially Powell, who co-wrote with Linklater what will be a major star turn for him. Netflix got US, UK, Australia/New Zealand, India, South Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, and Iceland. There is also a theatrical component to the deal, I’ve heard.
—you have, right? Because a lot went down—there is so much to watch this week. Let's start with , which tells me is messier than ever. “Even the most seemingly compatible and solid couples aren't safe,” she says.
Anna Kendrick and two fellow members of The Barden Bellas joined forces once again on the SAG-AFTRA picket line.
Later this month *NSync, the boyband comprising Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Joey Fatone, will release a brand new single. "Better Place" is due out on September 29 and will be the group's first new release since they released their final album Celebrity in 2001.
2020’s “Trolls World Tour” didn’t exactly light the box office on fire like its predecessor from 2016, “Trolls.” But maybe the COVID-19 pandemic and theater closures had something to do with it. In any case, DreamWorks has its third installment of its musical franchise ready for audiences later this Fall.
appeared together at the VMAs. *NSYNC’s announcement comes one day after the former teenage heartthrobs presented Taylor Swift with the award for Best Pop Video at the ceremony.
Taylor Swift’s spidey sense was spot on when she suspected that NSYNC’s reunion at the VMAs Tuesday night was not just a one-time stunt but the start of something. She couldn’t quite put her finger on it while standing on stage with the former boy band members. A day later, we have our answer — at least part of it.
EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media has cuddled up to Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story, taking North American rights to the doc from The Last Blockbuster‘s Taylor Morden, which features the voices of talent including Jon Lovitz, Pete Holmes, Jerry Mathers, Larry Hankin and Mike Tyson.
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa out of the Toronto Film Festival, Deadline can exclusively reveal.
Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Anna Kendrick’s directing debut “Woman of the Hour” is nearing a deal with Netflix after its Toronto premiere on Friday. The streamer is reportedly paying $11 million for the ripped-from-the-headlines drama, making it the first major sale of the festival. In the movie based on a true story, Kendrick plays a contestant on “The Dating Game” in 1978, who picks Rodney Alcala as her potential date.
EXCLUSIVE: In the first major acquisition deal on the ground here at the Toronto Film Festlval, Netflix is closing on Woman of The Hour, the fact-based thriller that marks the directing debut of actress Anna Kendrick. We’re hearing the deal is for $11 million.
Martin Ellis, a beloved second assistant director who worked on films such as A Dog’s Journey and the upcoming Monster High The Movie 2, and television shows including The Flash and The Power, died August 22 at his home in Vancouver, family friend and producer Seth William Meier confirmed to Deadline. Ellis was 44. A cause of death was not released.
Amy Schumer turned a recent photo of herself into a meme to express how she feels about actors attending film festivals amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.
Due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, Anna Kendrick couldn’t make it to Friday’s TIFF world premiere of her feature directorial debut, Woman of the Hour.
Had things gone according to plan, Anna Kendrick would be attending the Toronto International Film Festival in support of her directorial debut, “Woman of the Hour”, which is making its world premiere at the film fest.
a true-crime story about a serial killer, but a new movie directed by Anna Kendrick does a number on that familiar genre. Rather than being about the monster himself, or even one of his victims, the film is centered around a person he did not murder — someone who got away.Running time: 89 minutes.
quipped on the sexually charged ABC hit. “Between takes you might find him skydiving or motorbiking. Please welcome Rodney Alcala!”Skydiving and motorbiking weren’t the half of it.