The Museum of the Moving Image and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced finalists for their nationwide Film Program on Wednesday. The Sloan Student Grand Jury awards two outstanding film or series screenplays that integrate science or technology with a cash prize of 20,000 and a year-round mentorship from a scientist and film industry professional. The winners will be honored in the fall at a MoMI awards ceremony.
The Sloan Student Prizes were created with the goal of advancing the paths of emerging filmmakers. Established in 2011 with the Grand Jury Prize and expanded in 2019 with the Discovery Prize, the former awards students from the program’s six partner film schools, while the latter nominated scripts from six public universities.
“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Museum of the Moving Image and to honor the best-of-the-best screenplays from our partner film schools while also discovering new screenwriters who integrate...
The Sloan Student Prizes were created with the goal of advancing the paths of emerging filmmakers. Established in 2011 with the Grand Jury Prize and expanded in 2019 with the Discovery Prize, the former awards students from the program’s six partner film schools, while the latter nominated scripts from six public universities.
“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Museum of the Moving Image and to honor the best-of-the-best screenplays from our partner film schools while also discovering new screenwriters who integrate...
- 7/13/2022
- by Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Production, Atlas Industries, and Spin a Black Yarn are teaming on a film adaptation of Bird Box author Josh Malerman’s novel Black Mad Wheel with Barnett Brettler on board to write the screenplay. Sean O’Grady and Bill Stertz are producing the project for Atlas along with Ryan Lewis and Malerman for their newly formed production Spin a Black Yarn shingle.
The psychological horror follows The Danes, the band known as the “Darlings of Detroit”, who are washed up and desperate for inspiration, eager to once again have a number one hit. That is until an agent from the Us Army approaches them. Under the guidance of their frontman, Philip Tonka, the Danes embark on a harrowing journey through the scorching desert – a trip that takes Tonka into the heart of an ominous and twisted conspiracy.
Atlas and Spin are also producing a...
The psychological horror follows The Danes, the band known as the “Darlings of Detroit”, who are washed up and desperate for inspiration, eager to once again have a number one hit. That is until an agent from the Us Army approaches them. Under the guidance of their frontman, Philip Tonka, the Danes embark on a harrowing journey through the scorching desert – a trip that takes Tonka into the heart of an ominous and twisted conspiracy.
Atlas and Spin are also producing a...
- 3/18/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Something big this way comes, and it is an entirely new adaptation of a DC comic book property. Lionsgate has lined up the project, which will bring The Monolith to movie theatres – having enjoyed a 12 issue run between 2004 and 2005. Created by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, the plot is a variation on the idea of the Golem – a legendary, destructive aberration made of clay.
The movie will mark the feature film debut of director Dave Wilson and writer Barnett Brettler. Despite his big screen inexperience, the name of Dave Wilson brings with it some weight, as his day job is in the role of creative director at Blur Studios. Blur is the brainchild of Tim Miller – director of box office hit, Deadpool.
The plot of the graphic novel series sees former addict Alice Cohen receive news that she has been bequeathed an old Brooklyn house by her late Grandmother. In it,...
The movie will mark the feature film debut of director Dave Wilson and writer Barnett Brettler. Despite his big screen inexperience, the name of Dave Wilson brings with it some weight, as his day job is in the role of creative director at Blur Studios. Blur is the brainchild of Tim Miller – director of box office hit, Deadpool.
The plot of the graphic novel series sees former addict Alice Cohen receive news that she has been bequeathed an old Brooklyn house by her late Grandmother. In it,...
- 8/25/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
You don't have to be a movie expert to know that comic book flicks are a huge deal nowadays. With the billions that have been made by Marvel, DC, Fox, and Sony in the past fifteen-plus years, it's easy to see why Hollywood is always looking for the next hot property to take to the big screen.
THR is now reporting that Lionsgate is developing a film based on the graphic novel The Monolith, which has been coined as a modern re-telling of the classic Golem legend.
Here's what THR had to say about the property.
"The Monolith centers on Alice Cohen, an ex-junkie who inherits a house in Brooklyn from her deceased grandmother. She discovers a diary there that reveals the creation of a monster in the 1930s set on revenge for the slaying of a good man. Twelve issues, all written by Gray and Palmiotti, were published in...
THR is now reporting that Lionsgate is developing a film based on the graphic novel The Monolith, which has been coined as a modern re-telling of the classic Golem legend.
Here's what THR had to say about the property.
"The Monolith centers on Alice Cohen, an ex-junkie who inherits a house in Brooklyn from her deceased grandmother. She discovers a diary there that reveals the creation of a monster in the 1930s set on revenge for the slaying of a good man. Twelve issues, all written by Gray and Palmiotti, were published in...
- 8/24/2016
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
Lionsgate has announced that they will be developing a big screen adaptation of the graphic novel series The Monolith. The series was created by Justin Grey and Jimmy Palmiotti.
The film is being directed by Dave Wilson, who is the creative director of Blur Studios, which is headed up by Deadpool director Tim Miller. He has worked on developing visual effects for a bunch of video games and trailers for properties like Mass Effect 2, The Division, and Star Wars: The Old Republic. He was also a part of developing some of the effects for Avengers: Age of Ultron. This will make Wilson’s feature directorial debut, and it will come from a script written by Barnett Brettler.
In The Monolith, we are introduced to Alice Cohen, a down-and-out ex-junkie who inherits a house in Brooklyn from her deceased grandmother. Alice discovers her diary and begins to read the tale...
The film is being directed by Dave Wilson, who is the creative director of Blur Studios, which is headed up by Deadpool director Tim Miller. He has worked on developing visual effects for a bunch of video games and trailers for properties like Mass Effect 2, The Division, and Star Wars: The Old Republic. He was also a part of developing some of the effects for Avengers: Age of Ultron. This will make Wilson’s feature directorial debut, and it will come from a script written by Barnett Brettler.
In The Monolith, we are introduced to Alice Cohen, a down-and-out ex-junkie who inherits a house in Brooklyn from her deceased grandmother. Alice discovers her diary and begins to read the tale...
- 8/24/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"Thor" star Chris Hemsworth is looking to add another iconic character to his resume as the Australian actor is reportedly circling a new adaptation of H. Rider Haggard's pulp adventure character Allan Quatermain.
The news comes from The Tracking Board which says Barnett Brettler ("20 Mississippi") has penned a new spec script which is drumming up interest in the iconic character who first appeared in the 1885 novel "King Solomon's Mines" and went on to star in fourteen novels through 1927.
The character is a British big game hunter and marksman who spent most of his years in South Africa during the colonial era. He was a chief inspiration for the character of Indiana Jones and has been played by several different actors over the years - most notably in two 1980s Cannon Films starring Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone. Stewart Granger, Patrick Swayze and Sean Connery have also played him on screen.
The news comes from The Tracking Board which says Barnett Brettler ("20 Mississippi") has penned a new spec script which is drumming up interest in the iconic character who first appeared in the 1885 novel "King Solomon's Mines" and went on to star in fourteen novels through 1927.
The character is a British big game hunter and marksman who spent most of his years in South Africa during the colonial era. He was a chief inspiration for the character of Indiana Jones and has been played by several different actors over the years - most notably in two 1980s Cannon Films starring Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone. Stewart Granger, Patrick Swayze and Sean Connery have also played him on screen.
- 11/19/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
"Movie actor promotes Syracuse talent"
By Michael Aaron Gallagher of StayFamous.Net
For Kirk Lasalle, who has appeared in films with Nick Stahl and Matt Damon, the City of Syracuse has a wealth of talent that still has yet to be fully utilized by Hollywood casting directors. Rather than waiting for local actors to be recognized in the entertainment industry, Lasalle created a place where they could share their experiences, organize workshops, learn some of the tricks of the trade and find new movie roles.
Kirk Lasalle works behind the camera on a music video. Photo by Michael Aaron Gallagher - All rights reserved.
“As a local actor, I wanted to do more, practice more, study more and become a stronger performer,” Lasalle said. “So I started to do some research and I quickly found that there weren’t any local acting groups - specifically "film actors groups."
After researching...
By Michael Aaron Gallagher of StayFamous.Net
For Kirk Lasalle, who has appeared in films with Nick Stahl and Matt Damon, the City of Syracuse has a wealth of talent that still has yet to be fully utilized by Hollywood casting directors. Rather than waiting for local actors to be recognized in the entertainment industry, Lasalle created a place where they could share their experiences, organize workshops, learn some of the tricks of the trade and find new movie roles.
Kirk Lasalle works behind the camera on a music video. Photo by Michael Aaron Gallagher - All rights reserved.
“As a local actor, I wanted to do more, practice more, study more and become a stronger performer,” Lasalle said. “So I started to do some research and I quickly found that there weren’t any local acting groups - specifically "film actors groups."
After researching...
- 1/24/2010
- by Michael Aaron Gallagher
- StayFamous.net
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