The Hollywood Reporter has landed 44 nominations for the 66th annual SoCal Journalism Awards, including print journalist of the year for Rebecca Keegan and best website.
Other nominations were bestowed upon THR’s Songwriter Roundtable, podcasts Awards Chatter and It Happened in Hollywood, and the Live Feed and Heat Vision blogs, in addition to THR’s original photography, videos, criticism and social media posts.
The awards are handed out by the Los Angeles Press Club, which noted that more than 2,300 entries were submitted this year. The winners will be announced at an awards dinner gala June 23 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Below is a list of THR’s nominations. See a full list of noms.
Journalist Of The Year
Print, over 50,000 circulation
Rebecca Keegan
All Media Platforms — Print, Radio, Podcast, TV or Online
Multimedia Package
Mesfin Fekadu, THR Photo Team, THR Video Team,, “The Hit Squad: Billie Eilish,...
Other nominations were bestowed upon THR’s Songwriter Roundtable, podcasts Awards Chatter and It Happened in Hollywood, and the Live Feed and Heat Vision blogs, in addition to THR’s original photography, videos, criticism and social media posts.
The awards are handed out by the Los Angeles Press Club, which noted that more than 2,300 entries were submitted this year. The winners will be announced at an awards dinner gala June 23 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Below is a list of THR’s nominations. See a full list of noms.
Journalist Of The Year
Print, over 50,000 circulation
Rebecca Keegan
All Media Platforms — Print, Radio, Podcast, TV or Online
Multimedia Package
Mesfin Fekadu, THR Photo Team, THR Video Team,, “The Hit Squad: Billie Eilish,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SundanceTV is airing two new episodes of Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter this weekend.
THR partnered with AMC Networks’ SundanceTV and AMC+ for the new TV series, which premiered Dec. 31. THR’s Roundtables, which have become a hallmark of career achievement for stars and awards contenders, will be reimagined for broadcast, offering a fresh perspective on a classic, showcasing the collective brilliance of the entertainment industry’s finest and funniest minds as never before.
This Sunday, the 8 a.m. Et episode will feature the Director Roundtable, presented by Neom. The conversation, moderated by THR senior film editor Rebecca Keegan, includes Blitz Bazawule (The Color Purple), Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Ava DuVernay (Origin), Todd Haynes (May December), Greta Gerwig (Barbie) and Michael Mann (Ferrari).
At 9 a.m. Et, the episode will feature the Actor Roundtable, moderated by Scott Feinberg, THR’s executive editor, awards. The panel features Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer...
THR partnered with AMC Networks’ SundanceTV and AMC+ for the new TV series, which premiered Dec. 31. THR’s Roundtables, which have become a hallmark of career achievement for stars and awards contenders, will be reimagined for broadcast, offering a fresh perspective on a classic, showcasing the collective brilliance of the entertainment industry’s finest and funniest minds as never before.
This Sunday, the 8 a.m. Et episode will feature the Director Roundtable, presented by Neom. The conversation, moderated by THR senior film editor Rebecca Keegan, includes Blitz Bazawule (The Color Purple), Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Ava DuVernay (Origin), Todd Haynes (May December), Greta Gerwig (Barbie) and Michael Mann (Ferrari).
At 9 a.m. Et, the episode will feature the Actor Roundtable, moderated by Scott Feinberg, THR’s executive editor, awards. The panel features Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer...
- 1/4/2024
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hollywood Reporter has once again gathered A-list talent for its famed Roundtables, and you can watch them on TV starting this weekend.
THR partnered with AMC Networks’ SundanceTV and AMC+ for the new TV series Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter, which kicks off Sunday. THR’s Roundtables, which have become a hallmark of career achievement for stars and awards contenders, will be reimagined for broadcast, offering a fresh perspective on a classic, showcasing the collective brilliance of the entertainment industry’s finest and funniest minds as never before.
The series, hosted by Emmy-nominated actress and comedian Yvonne Orji, debuts Dec. 31 with the songwriter conversation moderated by THR senior music editor Mesfin Fekadu, airing at 8 a.m. Et, followed by a conversation moderated by THR senior film editor Rebecca Keegan, with some of awards-season’s most-talked-about actresses, airing at 9 a.m. Et. The series will be available to stream on AMC+ starting Mar.
THR partnered with AMC Networks’ SundanceTV and AMC+ for the new TV series Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter, which kicks off Sunday. THR’s Roundtables, which have become a hallmark of career achievement for stars and awards contenders, will be reimagined for broadcast, offering a fresh perspective on a classic, showcasing the collective brilliance of the entertainment industry’s finest and funniest minds as never before.
The series, hosted by Emmy-nominated actress and comedian Yvonne Orji, debuts Dec. 31 with the songwriter conversation moderated by THR senior music editor Mesfin Fekadu, airing at 8 a.m. Et, followed by a conversation moderated by THR senior film editor Rebecca Keegan, with some of awards-season’s most-talked-about actresses, airing at 9 a.m. Et. The series will be available to stream on AMC+ starting Mar.
- 12/30/2023
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TV giant Norman Lear, who died Dec. 5 at 101, leaves behind arguably the single most valuable body of work ever committed to the medium. On seminal series like All in the Family, Maude and The Jeffersons, Lear dared to tackle issues then considered unthinkable sitcom fodder — rape, abortion, homosexuality, racism, alcoholism — with a genius’ eye and ear for capturing their moral complexities while poking at the foibles of the American working class. These six episodes, however, stand out among the rest for having actively moved the needle on public opinion — and in doing so elevated Lear’s work from mere entertainment to timeless agitprop art.
1. All in the Family — Season 8 — “Cousin Liz” — Original Air Date: Oct. 9, 1977
Lear’s magnum opus, All in the Family, tackled the most hot-button issues throughout its nine seasons, from rape to racism to the war in Vietnam. But one particularly resounding episode was “Cousin Liz,” in...
1. All in the Family — Season 8 — “Cousin Liz” — Original Air Date: Oct. 9, 1977
Lear’s magnum opus, All in the Family, tackled the most hot-button issues throughout its nine seasons, from rape to racism to the war in Vietnam. But one particularly resounding episode was “Cousin Liz,” in...
- 12/7/2023
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hollywood Reporter won best entertainment website, Rebecca Keegan was named print journalist of the year and Daniel Fienberg was named best TV critic at the 16th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards on Sunday night.
Overall, THR took home a total of 11 wins at the awards, which are handed out annually by the Los Angeles Press Club. Presenters at the event said this year featured the most submissions ever for the Naej Awards.
Also during the event, the Los Angeles Press Club celebrated several honorees with special awards. They included Ava DuVernay (Visionary Award for humanitarian work), Barbara Eden (Legend Award for lifetime achievements and contributions to society), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Luminary Award for career achievement), LeVar Burton (Distinguished Storyteller Award, Literacy, for excellence in storytelling outside journalism) and Roger Corman (Distinguished Storyteller Award, Film, for excellence in storytelling outside journalism).
Sunday night’s gala was held at...
Overall, THR took home a total of 11 wins at the awards, which are handed out annually by the Los Angeles Press Club. Presenters at the event said this year featured the most submissions ever for the Naej Awards.
Also during the event, the Los Angeles Press Club celebrated several honorees with special awards. They included Ava DuVernay (Visionary Award for humanitarian work), Barbara Eden (Legend Award for lifetime achievements and contributions to society), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Luminary Award for career achievement), LeVar Burton (Distinguished Storyteller Award, Literacy, for excellence in storytelling outside journalism) and Roger Corman (Distinguished Storyteller Award, Film, for excellence in storytelling outside journalism).
Sunday night’s gala was held at...
- 12/4/2023
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday announced a partnership with AMC Networks’ SundanceTV and AMC+ for the new TV series Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter. THR’s famed Roundtables, which have become a hallmark of career achievement for A-list talent from Jennifer Lawrence and Pedro Pascal to Martin Scorsese and Lady Gaga, will be reimagined for broadcast, offering a fresh perspective on a classic, showcasing the collective brilliance of the entertainment industry’s finest and funniest minds as never before.
“This series will celebrate the rich history and legacy of THR’s Roundtable conversations,” said Elisabeth D. Rabishaw, executive producer and publisher of The Hollywood Reporter. “We’re thrilled to be taking this journey with AMC Networks to bring Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter to life in a visually captivating and compelling format.”
“We’re overjoyed to introduce Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter. It’s an opportunity for...
“This series will celebrate the rich history and legacy of THR’s Roundtable conversations,” said Elisabeth D. Rabishaw, executive producer and publisher of The Hollywood Reporter. “We’re thrilled to be taking this journey with AMC Networks to bring Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter to life in a visually captivating and compelling format.”
“We’re overjoyed to introduce Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter. It’s an opportunity for...
- 11/15/2023
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One of the greatest sci-films from the late 80’s is returning to cinemas!
On Wednesday, December 6, 20th Century Studios will present Academy Award®-winning filmmaker James Cameron’s “The Abyss: Special Edition” in theaters for a special one-night-only event. Fans will be able to experience Cameron’s thrilling underwater sci-fi adventure for the first time in stunning, remastered 4K. Tickets go on sale beginning November 20 and can be purchased at Fandango or wherever tickets are sold.
James Cameron says, “If you haven’t seen the film before, this is the way to experience it, and if you have, it will be like the first time all over again. So, get out to the theaters and enjoy.”
In this underwater sci-fi adventure written and directed by James Cameron, a nuclear sub mysteriously sinks and a private oil rig crew, led by foreman Bud Brigman (Ed Harris), is recruited to join a...
On Wednesday, December 6, 20th Century Studios will present Academy Award®-winning filmmaker James Cameron’s “The Abyss: Special Edition” in theaters for a special one-night-only event. Fans will be able to experience Cameron’s thrilling underwater sci-fi adventure for the first time in stunning, remastered 4K. Tickets go on sale beginning November 20 and can be purchased at Fandango or wherever tickets are sold.
James Cameron says, “If you haven’t seen the film before, this is the way to experience it, and if you have, it will be like the first time all over again. So, get out to the theaters and enjoy.”
In this underwater sci-fi adventure written and directed by James Cameron, a nuclear sub mysteriously sinks and a private oil rig crew, led by foreman Bud Brigman (Ed Harris), is recruited to join a...
- 11/13/2023
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
After 18 years at the top of the Writers Guild of America West, executive director David Young is departing. And the chief negotiator who led the union in its latest round of negotiations amid a historic strike — Ellen Stutzman — will take his place.
The WGA West board of directors announced the leadership transition to members on Friday. “Our membership owes David a great debt. His organizing experience and strategic acumen were essential to building the Guild into the fighting organization it is today,” the group stated in it message. Young will remain at the union through the remainder of his contract, but Stutzman’s promotion is effective immediately.
Young, who joined the union in 2004 as an organizing director and stepped into the executive director role a year later, led the union through a momentous period, including the 100-day strike in 2007-8 that tackled what was then called “new media” and the...
The WGA West board of directors announced the leadership transition to members on Friday. “Our membership owes David a great debt. His organizing experience and strategic acumen were essential to building the Guild into the fighting organization it is today,” the group stated in it message. Young will remain at the union through the remainder of his contract, but Stutzman’s promotion is effective immediately.
Young, who joined the union in 2004 as an organizing director and stepped into the executive director role a year later, led the union through a momentous period, including the 100-day strike in 2007-8 that tackled what was then called “new media” and the...
- 11/4/2023
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hollywood Reporter has landed 46 nominations for the 16th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, including best entertainment publication and best website.
In addition, Rebecca Keegan was nominated for print journalist of the year, Katie Kilkenny online journalist of the year, Daniel Fienberg for best television critic and Mesfin Fekadu for best online columnist.
In the celebrity investigation category, Kim Masters was nominated for her exposé “What Really Happened With Fred Savage on the Wonder Years” and Lacey Rose and Kilkenny for their industry-shaking story “Inside the Implosion of Justin Roiland’s Animation Empire.”
Two THR stories were nominated in the entertainment industry/arts investigative category, with Gary Baum nominated for “How Les Moonves and His CBS Loyalists Worked to Discredit Accuser: ‘It Was Sort of a Mafia Culture’”; and Samuel Braslow and Kim Masters nominated for “‘Hiding in Plain Sight’: After Being Fired From ‘Scrubs’ for Misconduct, Alleged Rapist Eric Weinberg Kept Working.
In addition, Rebecca Keegan was nominated for print journalist of the year, Katie Kilkenny online journalist of the year, Daniel Fienberg for best television critic and Mesfin Fekadu for best online columnist.
In the celebrity investigation category, Kim Masters was nominated for her exposé “What Really Happened With Fred Savage on the Wonder Years” and Lacey Rose and Kilkenny for their industry-shaking story “Inside the Implosion of Justin Roiland’s Animation Empire.”
Two THR stories were nominated in the entertainment industry/arts investigative category, with Gary Baum nominated for “How Les Moonves and His CBS Loyalists Worked to Discredit Accuser: ‘It Was Sort of a Mafia Culture’”; and Samuel Braslow and Kim Masters nominated for “‘Hiding in Plain Sight’: After Being Fired From ‘Scrubs’ for Misconduct, Alleged Rapist Eric Weinberg Kept Working.
- 11/2/2023
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Things are looking a little less scary for Hollywood this Halloween night.
On the 110th day of the 2023 actors strike, SAG-AFTRA and the Hollywood studios wrapped their latest negotiations session for the holiday as a deal appears to be within reach.
The two sides broke off in the afternoon after a day that was spent dealing with AI issues and are set to return to the bargaining table on Wednesday. While expressing that talks are headed in the right direction, one studio-side source says it could take a few days to work through remaining issues. Two additional studio-side sources said talks are progressing overall in a substantive way, and that a deal could be imminent. Multiple prominent actors said they have received word that a deal could be at hand soon, as well.
Just one day earlier, on Monday, the union’s negotiating committee telegraphed to members that a new...
On the 110th day of the 2023 actors strike, SAG-AFTRA and the Hollywood studios wrapped their latest negotiations session for the holiday as a deal appears to be within reach.
The two sides broke off in the afternoon after a day that was spent dealing with AI issues and are set to return to the bargaining table on Wednesday. While expressing that talks are headed in the right direction, one studio-side source says it could take a few days to work through remaining issues. Two additional studio-side sources said talks are progressing overall in a substantive way, and that a deal could be imminent. Multiple prominent actors said they have received word that a deal could be at hand soon, as well.
Just one day earlier, on Monday, the union’s negotiating committee telegraphed to members that a new...
- 10/31/2023
- by Katie Kilkenny and Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
George Clooney and a group of other A-listers have brought a bold proposal to SAG-AFTRA leaders suggesting that the union remove the cap on dues for high-earning members in order to infuse more funds into the union’s coffers over the course of three years.
The idea behind the proposal is for major stars like Clooney to pay more in dues than is currently required (the cap is currently at $1 million in earnings) in order to help bridge the gap between what the union is seeking in 2023 negotiations with entertainment studios and what the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers is willing to give. The proposal also seeks to get lower-income members paid in residuals before higher-income members.
The group of A-listers met with national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and president Fran Drescher to offer the idea, and those leaders told its negotiating committee about the...
The idea behind the proposal is for major stars like Clooney to pay more in dues than is currently required (the cap is currently at $1 million in earnings) in order to help bridge the gap between what the union is seeking in 2023 negotiations with entertainment studios and what the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers is willing to give. The proposal also seeks to get lower-income members paid in residuals before higher-income members.
The group of A-listers met with national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and president Fran Drescher to offer the idea, and those leaders told its negotiating committee about the...
- 10/19/2023
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SAG-AFTRA A-lister George Clooney met with his union’s leaders Tuesday in a bid to further understand how contract negotiations broke down on Oct. 11.
Clooney spoke with union national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland as well as president Fran Drescher over Zoom about why studios suspended discussions the previous week. Deadline, which was the first to report the news, additionally reported that fellow union members Scarlett Johansson, Emma Stone, Ben Affleck and Tyler Perry were present in the meeting.
Said a SAG-AFTRA spokesperson on Tuesday, “We meet with members of all profiles every day and we won’t be commenting on those private conversations.” Representatives for Clooney did not respond to a request for comment.
On Oct. 11, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced that studios were pausing discussions because “the gap between the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA is too great, and conversations are no longer moving us in a productive direction.
Clooney spoke with union national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland as well as president Fran Drescher over Zoom about why studios suspended discussions the previous week. Deadline, which was the first to report the news, additionally reported that fellow union members Scarlett Johansson, Emma Stone, Ben Affleck and Tyler Perry were present in the meeting.
Said a SAG-AFTRA spokesperson on Tuesday, “We meet with members of all profiles every day and we won’t be commenting on those private conversations.” Representatives for Clooney did not respond to a request for comment.
On Oct. 11, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced that studios were pausing discussions because “the gap between the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA is too great, and conversations are no longer moving us in a productive direction.
- 10/18/2023
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As Hollywood sees the light at the end of the tunnel amid the history-making dual strikes, anxieties have begun to set in.
“You’ve got the entire industry starting up again. Everybody’s going to be hitting the starting line with the same needs. There will be issues with cast availabilities, crews, getting stages, equipment,” says one studio executive. With the Writers Guild of America having reached a tentative deal and SAG-AFTRA next up at the bargaining table, reps and execs, while hopeful, have begun fretting about what the post-work stoppage future holds.
The strikes have lasted long enough that entire production schedules have been blown on major studio features and series. “People are already starting to argue about who is in first position,” says one rep. While most back-to-work scenarios are more cut-and-dried — the studio film will take precedence over the passion-project indie — other situations are more nebulous. Does...
“You’ve got the entire industry starting up again. Everybody’s going to be hitting the starting line with the same needs. There will be issues with cast availabilities, crews, getting stages, equipment,” says one studio executive. With the Writers Guild of America having reached a tentative deal and SAG-AFTRA next up at the bargaining table, reps and execs, while hopeful, have begun fretting about what the post-work stoppage future holds.
The strikes have lasted long enough that entire production schedules have been blown on major studio features and series. “People are already starting to argue about who is in first position,” says one rep. While most back-to-work scenarios are more cut-and-dried — the studio film will take precedence over the passion-project indie — other situations are more nebulous. Does...
- 9/26/2023
- by Mia Galuppo and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Per annual tradition, The Hollywood Reporter’s executive editor (awards) Scott Feinberg and senior editor (film) Rebecca Keegan huddled on the last day of the Telluride Film Festival to dissect their Labor Day weekend in the Rockies …
Rebecca Keegan Scott, we’re writing this from the corner of the bar at the New Sheridan Hotel, located on the main street of Telluride, on the fifth and final day of the fest (an additional day was added in celebration of its 50th birthday). Most attendees are on their way out of town. And a tumbleweed literally just blew past us.
Scott Feinberg It’s nice to have an extra day in paradise, Rebecca. But paradise looked a bit different this year: Because of the strikes, some of the biggest names at the fest were not “film people,” but rather the likes of Grammy-winning musician Jon Batiste (subject of the doc American Symphony,...
Rebecca Keegan Scott, we’re writing this from the corner of the bar at the New Sheridan Hotel, located on the main street of Telluride, on the fifth and final day of the fest (an additional day was added in celebration of its 50th birthday). Most attendees are on their way out of town. And a tumbleweed literally just blew past us.
Scott Feinberg It’s nice to have an extra day in paradise, Rebecca. But paradise looked a bit different this year: Because of the strikes, some of the biggest names at the fest were not “film people,” but rather the likes of Grammy-winning musician Jon Batiste (subject of the doc American Symphony,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Scott Feinberg and Rebecca Keegan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Written by Seth Abramovitch, Gary Baum, Kirsten Chuba, Mia Galuppo, Chris Gardner, James Hibberd, Caitlin Huston, Rebecca Keegan, Mikey O’Connell, Sydney Odman, Lacey Rose, Julian Sancton, Alex Weprin and Abbey White. Additional reporting by J. Clara Chan.
It is the best of times and the worst of times for podcasting. In 2023, the industry put the brakes on a period of lavish spending and nine-digit megadeals and — much as its streaming counterparts did last year — followed largesse with austerity. Facing challenges surrounding the advertising model, macroeconomic concerns and a post-pandemic slowdown, some of the biggest players, including Spotify, Vox Media and NPR, announced mass layoffs. Many others — like SiriusXM and Amazon — cut their podcast budgets significantly. And yet, unlike in other struggling segments of the entertainment business, audiences are continuing to grow with no ceiling in sight. According to an analysis by Edison Research, “Podcasting is ‘back,’ reaching the highest numbers ever,...
It is the best of times and the worst of times for podcasting. In 2023, the industry put the brakes on a period of lavish spending and nine-digit megadeals and — much as its streaming counterparts did last year — followed largesse with austerity. Facing challenges surrounding the advertising model, macroeconomic concerns and a post-pandemic slowdown, some of the biggest players, including Spotify, Vox Media and NPR, announced mass layoffs. Many others — like SiriusXM and Amazon — cut their podcast budgets significantly. And yet, unlike in other struggling segments of the entertainment business, audiences are continuing to grow with no ceiling in sight. According to an analysis by Edison Research, “Podcasting is ‘back,’ reaching the highest numbers ever,...
- 8/21/2023
- by Julian Sancton, Editor
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hollywood Reporter has been honored for its 2022 Sustainability Issue by the Society for Features Journalism.
THR’s inaugural Sustainability Issue has been awarded a first-place award for best special section, which recognizes “the best your publication has to offer in printed A&e, features and lifestyle coverage,” at Sfj’s Excellence-in-Journalism Awards.
In their comments, the judges said of the issue: “Fantastic stories and ambitious reporting with a sophisticated, beautiful and easy-to-navigate web presentation made this section a winner.”
This marks the second award for the issue, which in December was named best multimedia package at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards.
In addition, Rebecca Keegan, senior editor for film at The Hollywood Reporter, received an honorable mention for best feature writing portfolio. Judges reviewed three stories from each applicant in determining the winners in this category.
For Keegan, the stories submitted were: “Lupita Nyong’o on the Intense Shoot...
THR’s inaugural Sustainability Issue has been awarded a first-place award for best special section, which recognizes “the best your publication has to offer in printed A&e, features and lifestyle coverage,” at Sfj’s Excellence-in-Journalism Awards.
In their comments, the judges said of the issue: “Fantastic stories and ambitious reporting with a sophisticated, beautiful and easy-to-navigate web presentation made this section a winner.”
This marks the second award for the issue, which in December was named best multimedia package at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards.
In addition, Rebecca Keegan, senior editor for film at The Hollywood Reporter, received an honorable mention for best feature writing portfolio. Judges reviewed three stories from each applicant in determining the winners in this category.
For Keegan, the stories submitted were: “Lupita Nyong’o on the Intense Shoot...
- 7/10/2023
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In terms of the sheer number of entertainment options, there’s never been a better time to be a kid. But it’s also never been more work.
The average 8-year-old in 2013 could turn on one of a few TV channels and park there for an hour or two, and maybe watch a few movies or shows on Netflix or Hulu (in the not-very-likely event their families had an account). YouTube was for teenagers and adults.
A decade later, an 8-year-old can choose from hundreds of titles across a host of streaming platforms and thousands of YouTube channels — as well as an age-protected YouTube Kids app — to say nothing of TikTok and other social media. The shift to streaming is even more pronounced among kids and teenagers than it is in adults: Where a popular network or cable show can still draw maybe half a million adults ages 18-34, no...
The average 8-year-old in 2013 could turn on one of a few TV channels and park there for an hour or two, and maybe watch a few movies or shows on Netflix or Hulu (in the not-very-likely event their families had an account). YouTube was for teenagers and adults.
A decade later, an 8-year-old can choose from hundreds of titles across a host of streaming platforms and thousands of YouTube channels — as well as an age-protected YouTube Kids app — to say nothing of TikTok and other social media. The shift to streaming is even more pronounced among kids and teenagers than it is in adults: Where a popular network or cable show can still draw maybe half a million adults ages 18-34, no...
- 6/8/2023
- by Edited by Julian Sancton
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Profiles by Seth Abramovitch, Gary Baum, Evan Nicole Brown, Tyler Coates, Kirsten Chuba, Aaron Couch, Scott Feinberg, Mesfin Fekadu, Mia Galuppo, James Hibberd, Rebecca Keegan, Sydney Odman, Rick Porter, Lacey Rose, Julian Sancton, Rebecca Sun and Beatrice Verhoeven
Cris Abrego & Karla Pita Loor Cris Abrego and Karla Pita Loor
Banijay Americas
Abrego is one of the top-ranking Latino execs in English-language media, and Pita Loor is the board chair of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers, a major conduit for industry players who are invested in improving inclusion. Under their leadership, Banijay Americas has stepped up initiatives to help people from historically excluded backgrounds break into entertainment. “This work has both financial and cultural bottom lines, and those are not only equally important but also inextricably connected,” says Abrego of the content business. “Success requires attention to both.”
I’m excited about …
Abrego “Mindy Kaling is just laugh-out-loud funny...
Cris Abrego & Karla Pita Loor Cris Abrego and Karla Pita Loor
Banijay Americas
Abrego is one of the top-ranking Latino execs in English-language media, and Pita Loor is the board chair of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers, a major conduit for industry players who are invested in improving inclusion. Under their leadership, Banijay Americas has stepped up initiatives to help people from historically excluded backgrounds break into entertainment. “This work has both financial and cultural bottom lines, and those are not only equally important but also inextricably connected,” says Abrego of the content business. “Success requires attention to both.”
I’m excited about …
Abrego “Mindy Kaling is just laugh-out-loud funny...
- 5/31/2023
- by Ashley Cullins, Editor and Mikey O'Connell, Editor
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The fever surrounding this year’s Cannes Film Festival finally broke on Tuesday evening as the 76th edition kicked off in the South of France by hosting Johnny Depp and his opening-night film from Maïwenn, Jeanne du Barry.
There’s wild anticipation every year ahead of the official rolling out the red carpet in front of the Palais des Festivals, but this year’s hype hit another level given the swirls surrounding both the actor and the filmmaker, who also stars as the favored mistress of 18th century monarch Louis Xv, played by Depp. The film, Depp and #Cannes2023 all were trending topics on Twitter by early Tuesday afternoon as debates continued to rage — online and off — over the film’s inclusion in the lineup.
Depp arrived at precisely 7 p.m. with slicked-back hair, ponytail and sunglasses in a Dior by Kim Jones tuxedo, flanked security detail while he signed...
There’s wild anticipation every year ahead of the official rolling out the red carpet in front of the Palais des Festivals, but this year’s hype hit another level given the swirls surrounding both the actor and the filmmaker, who also stars as the favored mistress of 18th century monarch Louis Xv, played by Depp. The film, Depp and #Cannes2023 all were trending topics on Twitter by early Tuesday afternoon as debates continued to rage — online and off — over the film’s inclusion in the lineup.
Depp arrived at precisely 7 p.m. with slicked-back hair, ponytail and sunglasses in a Dior by Kim Jones tuxedo, flanked security detail while he signed...
- 5/16/2023
- by Chris Gardner, Rebecca Keegan and Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hollywood Reporter has received 47 nominations for the 65th Annual SoCal Journalism Awards, including best website, best investigative story and best cover art.
Rebecca Keegan is also nominated for journalist of the year in the print (over 50,000 circulation) category.
In addition, Seth Abramovitch, Samuel Braslow, Kim Masters and Scott Roxborough all received nominations for best investigative story in a magazine. Daniel Fienberg and Angie Han are among those nominated in the criticism of TV category, as well as David Rooney in the criticism of film category.
Heat Vision, THR, Esq. and The Live Feed also received nominations for best blog by a group.
The SoCal Journalism Awards gala will be held June 25 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
A complete list of THR’s nominations follows. See the full list of noms here.
Journalist Of The Year
Print, over 50,000 circulation
Rebecca Keegan
All Media Platforms – Print, Radio, Podcast,...
Rebecca Keegan is also nominated for journalist of the year in the print (over 50,000 circulation) category.
In addition, Seth Abramovitch, Samuel Braslow, Kim Masters and Scott Roxborough all received nominations for best investigative story in a magazine. Daniel Fienberg and Angie Han are among those nominated in the criticism of TV category, as well as David Rooney in the criticism of film category.
Heat Vision, THR, Esq. and The Live Feed also received nominations for best blog by a group.
The SoCal Journalism Awards gala will be held June 25 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
A complete list of THR’s nominations follows. See the full list of noms here.
Journalist Of The Year
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Rebecca Keegan
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- 5/13/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI, and sign up for our weekly email newsletter by clicking here.NEWSThe Act of Killing. Though he’s known for nonfiction, Joshua Oppenheimer just began production on a musical about the end of the world, fittingly called The End. Filming now in Dublin, it stars Tilda Swinton and George Mackay, via the production company’s website.After 23 years, A.O. Scott is stepping away from film criticism at the New York Times, transitioning to a new role as a critic at large for the Book Review. He conducts his own exit interview.In comedy news, Safdie muse and Razzie record-breaker Adam Sandler was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor this week in Washington, D.C.Finally, we’re thinking of the character actor Lance Reddick this week, who died suddenly last Friday at...
- 3/22/2023
- MUBI
Women and Hollywood has a new date on the awards season calendar.
Set for Friday at the UTA screening room in Beverly Hills, Women and Hollywood is mounting the inaugural Celebrating Creatives in the Industry, an event that was created to highlight and celebrate women filmmakers “who have exhibited extraordinary work over the past year,” per the initiative and website.
The event will include a panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing filmmakers today, featuring Kathlyn Horan, director of The Return of Tanya Tucker, Sanaa Lathan, director and actress of On the Come Up, Maria Schrader, director of She Said, and Domee Shi, director and writer of Turning Red. The Hollywood Reporter‘s senior film editor Rebecca Keegan will handle moderating duties.
The event is sponsored by Ruth Harnisch/The Harnisch Foundation with additional support from event partners United Talent Agency, Paramount+, Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics and Disney/Pixar.
Set for Friday at the UTA screening room in Beverly Hills, Women and Hollywood is mounting the inaugural Celebrating Creatives in the Industry, an event that was created to highlight and celebrate women filmmakers “who have exhibited extraordinary work over the past year,” per the initiative and website.
The event will include a panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing filmmakers today, featuring Kathlyn Horan, director of The Return of Tanya Tucker, Sanaa Lathan, director and actress of On the Come Up, Maria Schrader, director of She Said, and Domee Shi, director and writer of Turning Red. The Hollywood Reporter‘s senior film editor Rebecca Keegan will handle moderating duties.
The event is sponsored by Ruth Harnisch/The Harnisch Foundation with additional support from event partners United Talent Agency, Paramount+, Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics and Disney/Pixar.
- 1/10/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The idea for the 2009 film "Avatar" came to James Cameron in a dream. One might be able to intuit its subconscious origins, as the strange, bioluminescent flora and fauna of Pandora, without their sci-fi context, feel very surreal and dreamlike. Cameron, upon waking, found that those bizarre dream images — of alien beings traversing a glowing forest — fit perfectly with his interests in nature, conservation, and super-advanced filmmaking technology. He invented a distant planet where such forests would grow, and incorporated a conceit that would allow human characters to occupy alien bodies. The "Avatar" movies seem to be a pretty clear indicator that Cameron is all too willing to wash his hands of humanity and live on an interplanetary Eden-like world.
Of course, dreaming up his film ideas has gotten Cameron in trouble before. According to the 2009 biography "The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron" by Rebecca Keegan, Cameron...
Of course, dreaming up his film ideas has gotten Cameron in trouble before. According to the 2009 biography "The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron" by Rebecca Keegan, Cameron...
- 1/9/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The shot that nearly broke them, the pointlessness of auditions, the gift of final cut — the directors of some of this year’s most powerful movies got together and got real about their craft. In December, Jd Dillard (Devotion), Todd Field (Tár), Alejandro González Iñárritu (Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths), Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick), Sarah Polley (Women Talking) and Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King) convened for THR‘s annual Director Roundtable.
What’s the first thing you think about when you’re deciding whether to take on a new movie?
Gina Prince-bythewood With all of us, there’s probably a hundred movies we would like to do, but it’s “have to”: When I read it, it is an undeniable connection that I have to go on this journey. I have to put these stories into the world.
Todd Field The most dangerous thing for...
What’s the first thing you think about when you’re deciding whether to take on a new movie?
Gina Prince-bythewood With all of us, there’s probably a hundred movies we would like to do, but it’s “have to”: When I read it, it is an undeniable connection that I have to go on this journey. I have to put these stories into the world.
Todd Field The most dangerous thing for...
- 1/5/2023
- by Rebecca Keegan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
By 1991, James Cameron was well on his way to becoming one of Hollywood's best filmmakers. With the first "Terminator," "Aliens," and "The Abyss" already under his belt, the director was ready to deliver what would be considered one of his best movies (if not the best) with "Terminator 2: Judgement Day," firmly cementing his legendary status.
In the process of making the movie, Cameron went through a production budget that grew from 80 million to around the 100 million mark, continuing his trend of pushing budgets beyond their limits. Thankfully, "Terminator 2" was a big hit, bringing in 515 million at the global box office and placating the suits at Carolco who had watched Cameron burn through their initial budget, and then some, making the movie.
Much of its success was clearly down to Cameron's filmmaking prowess. But there's no doubt Arnold Schwarzenegger in the starring role was one of the biggest drivers of ticket sales.
In the process of making the movie, Cameron went through a production budget that grew from 80 million to around the 100 million mark, continuing his trend of pushing budgets beyond their limits. Thankfully, "Terminator 2" was a big hit, bringing in 515 million at the global box office and placating the suits at Carolco who had watched Cameron burn through their initial budget, and then some, making the movie.
Much of its success was clearly down to Cameron's filmmaking prowess. But there's no doubt Arnold Schwarzenegger in the starring role was one of the biggest drivers of ticket sales.
- 12/6/2022
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Which is Mel Brooks's best movie: "Blazing Saddles" or "Young Frankenstein?" "Blazing Saddles" has social relevancy, fart jokes, and a truly bonkers final act. But "Young Frankenstein" has neighing horses, rolling in the hay, "Putting on the Ritz," and the most excruciating meal of soup in the history of cinema. Every scene in "Young Frankenstein" is gangbusters, and every lowbrow gag sings. The movie even looks pretty good, emulating the expressionist appeal of James Whale's original "Frankenstein" films. Brooks went on to make many more features, including "Spaceballs," but, for me, none live up to the simple pleasures of "Young Frankenstein."
There's one small catch though, which is that "Young Frankenstein" didn't actually begin with Brooks. The seed of the film was planted by none other than the actor Gene Wilder. Brooks had earlier invited Wilder to star in "The Producers," where he played the aspiring producer, Leo Bloom.
There's one small catch though, which is that "Young Frankenstein" didn't actually begin with Brooks. The seed of the film was planted by none other than the actor Gene Wilder. Brooks had earlier invited Wilder to star in "The Producers," where he played the aspiring producer, Leo Bloom.
- 11/20/2022
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
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Abigail Disney’s Fork Films, the production company and funder that has backed titles including The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, Crip Camp and The Tale, has closed its doors, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
A handful of staff positions (fewer than 10) at the company, which put an emphasis on impact-driven documentary projects, have been terminated as a result of the closure. Disney first informed the staff of her decision in February, with the intention of shutting down entirely by September. Variety was the first to report the news.
“After much reflection, Abigail decided to close Fork Films,” a representative said in a statement. “Several Fork Films’ staff members will continue working on ‘The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales,’ its release and impact campaign in the coming months. She plans to continue making films.”
Founded in 2007 by Disney, the granddaughter of...
Abigail Disney’s Fork Films, the production company and funder that has backed titles including The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, Crip Camp and The Tale, has closed its doors, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
A handful of staff positions (fewer than 10) at the company, which put an emphasis on impact-driven documentary projects, have been terminated as a result of the closure. Disney first informed the staff of her decision in February, with the intention of shutting down entirely by September. Variety was the first to report the news.
“After much reflection, Abigail decided to close Fork Films,” a representative said in a statement. “Several Fork Films’ staff members will continue working on ‘The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales,’ its release and impact campaign in the coming months. She plans to continue making films.”
Founded in 2007 by Disney, the granddaughter of...
- 10/4/2022
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Per annual tradition, The Hollywood Reporter’s executive editor (awards) Scott Feinberg and senior editor (film) Rebecca Keegan huddled on the last day of the Telluride Film Festival to dissect their Labor Day weekend in the Rockies…
Keegan Well Scott, before Telluride even began this year, the Colorado festival’s executive director Julie Huntsinger warned us that she had programmed lots of potentially divisive movies for this year’s edition. Boy, howdy, was she right. There were countless movies that had people fuming (e.g. Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s semi-autobiographical epic Bardo), arguing (e.g. Sarah Polley’s novel adaptation Women Talking) and even covering their eyes in horror (e.g. Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal drama Bones and All) — and that was before they even got to discussing the state of the world or their fellow gondola passenger’s taste. Lots of movies here have clusters of passionate fans, but few were broad crowd pleasers.
Keegan Well Scott, before Telluride even began this year, the Colorado festival’s executive director Julie Huntsinger warned us that she had programmed lots of potentially divisive movies for this year’s edition. Boy, howdy, was she right. There were countless movies that had people fuming (e.g. Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s semi-autobiographical epic Bardo), arguing (e.g. Sarah Polley’s novel adaptation Women Talking) and even covering their eyes in horror (e.g. Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal drama Bones and All) — and that was before they even got to discussing the state of the world or their fellow gondola passenger’s taste. Lots of movies here have clusters of passionate fans, but few were broad crowd pleasers.
- 9/6/2022
- by Scott Feinberg and Rebecca Keegan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Meeting the Terminator
It seems implausible now, but there was once a time when a studio could force James Cameron to take a lunch. In 1982, Orion and Hemdale, the studios backing The Terminator, set the young director up on a lunch meeting with a rising European actor whom executives thought might boost their 6 million sci-fi film’s foreign box office potential: Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger’s agents wanted their client, who was transitioning from body building to acting, considered for the role of Kyle Reese, the heroic warrior from the future ultimately played in the movie by Michael Biehn. Cameron thought that was an absurd idea given Schwarzenegger’s size and background. He planned to attend the lunch to appease the studios but intended to pick a fight with Schwarzenegger to make the whole thing go away.
Instead, that lunch became the start of...
Meeting the Terminator
It seems implausible now, but there was once a time when a studio could force James Cameron to take a lunch. In 1982, Orion and Hemdale, the studios backing The Terminator, set the young director up on a lunch meeting with a rising European actor whom executives thought might boost their 6 million sci-fi film’s foreign box office potential: Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger’s agents wanted their client, who was transitioning from body building to acting, considered for the role of Kyle Reese, the heroic warrior from the future ultimately played in the movie by Michael Biehn. Cameron thought that was an absurd idea given Schwarzenegger’s size and background. He planned to attend the lunch to appease the studios but intended to pick a fight with Schwarzenegger to make the whole thing go away.
Instead, that lunch became the start of...
- 8/5/2022
- by THR staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky made a special appearance during Cannes’ opening night.
Zelensky gave an impassioned speech about the responsibility of filmmaking in the midst of war via a live video call from Kyiv. Zelensky, who was a satirical actor and the voice of “Paddington” before being elected president, cited Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” among films necessary to reflect the contradictions of warfare.
“The most brutal dictators of the 20th century loved cinema,” Zelensky said during his address, adding that most films made about those dictators were “horrific documentaries and newsreels.”
“On February 24, Russia began a war of huge proportion against Ukraine with the intention of going further into Europe… Hundreds of people die every day. They are not going to get up after the end,” Zelensky said. “Will cinema stay silent, or will it talk about it? If there is a dictator, if there is a war for freedom,...
Zelensky gave an impassioned speech about the responsibility of filmmaking in the midst of war via a live video call from Kyiv. Zelensky, who was a satirical actor and the voice of “Paddington” before being elected president, cited Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” among films necessary to reflect the contradictions of warfare.
“The most brutal dictators of the 20th century loved cinema,” Zelensky said during his address, adding that most films made about those dictators were “horrific documentaries and newsreels.”
“On February 24, Russia began a war of huge proportion against Ukraine with the intention of going further into Europe… Hundreds of people die every day. They are not going to get up after the end,” Zelensky said. “Will cinema stay silent, or will it talk about it? If there is a dictator, if there is a war for freedom,...
- 5/17/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Profiles written by J. Clara Chan, Kirsten Chuba, Ashley Cullins, Mia Galuppo, Carolyn Giardina, Lesley Goldberg, Rebecca Keegan, Borys Kit, Pamela McClintock, Mikey O’Connell, Lacey Rose, Tatiana Siegel and Rebecca Sun
Pamela Abdy Emily Malan Pamela Abdy
President, MGM Motion Picture Group
On a hot streak with both Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci and Paul Thomas Anderson’s art house hit Licorice Pizza as early awards contenders, Abdy also saw Daniel Craig’s final Bond entry, No Time to Die, roll out (finally!) to solid numbers. More than a year into the job, and ahead of a pending Amazon acquisition, Abdy has helped fortify the studio with a slate ...
Pamela Abdy Emily Malan Pamela Abdy
President, MGM Motion Picture Group
On a hot streak with both Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci and Paul Thomas Anderson’s art house hit Licorice Pizza as early awards contenders, Abdy also saw Daniel Craig’s final Bond entry, No Time to Die, roll out (finally!) to solid numbers. More than a year into the job, and ahead of a pending Amazon acquisition, Abdy has helped fortify the studio with a slate ...
- 12/8/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Profiles written by J. Clara Chan, Kirsten Chuba, Ashley Cullins, Mia Galuppo, Carolyn Giardina, Lesley Goldberg, Rebecca Keegan, Borys Kit, Pamela McClintock, Mikey O’Connell, Lacey Rose, Tatiana Siegel and Rebecca Sun
Pamela Abdy Emily Malan Pamela Abdy
President, MGM Motion Picture Group
On a hot streak with both Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci and Paul Thomas Anderson’s art house hit Licorice Pizza as early awards contenders, Abdy also saw Daniel Craig’s final Bond entry, No Time to Die, roll out (finally!) to solid numbers. More than a year into the job, and ahead of a pending Amazon acquisition, Abdy has helped fortify the studio with a slate ...
Pamela Abdy Emily Malan Pamela Abdy
President, MGM Motion Picture Group
On a hot streak with both Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci and Paul Thomas Anderson’s art house hit Licorice Pizza as early awards contenders, Abdy also saw Daniel Craig’s final Bond entry, No Time to Die, roll out (finally!) to solid numbers. More than a year into the job, and ahead of a pending Amazon acquisition, Abdy has helped fortify the studio with a slate ...
- 12/8/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Masked, vaxxed and happy to be back, Scott Feinberg and Rebecca Keegan huddled at their old haunt, The New Sheridan Chop House, to try to make sense of the 2021 Telluride Film Festival…
Keegan It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since we were last here at Telluride, Scott, and this year’s festival was like no other I’ve ever experienced. The longest lines in town weren’t for films, but for Covid tests, and we watched all our movies masked. Despite the spectre of the pandemic hanging over us — or actually because of it — I felt ...
Keegan It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since we were last here at Telluride, Scott, and this year’s festival was like no other I’ve ever experienced. The longest lines in town weren’t for films, but for Covid tests, and we watched all our movies masked. Despite the spectre of the pandemic hanging over us — or actually because of it — I felt ...
Masked, vaxxed and happy to be back, Scott Feinberg and Rebecca Keegan huddled at their old haunt, The New Sheridan Chop House, to try to make sense of the 2021 Telluride Film Festival…
Keegan It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since we were last here at Telluride, Scott, and this year’s festival was like no other I’ve ever experienced. The longest lines in town weren’t for films, but for Covid tests, and we watched all our movies masked. Despite the spectre of the pandemic hanging over us — or actually because of it — I felt ...
Keegan It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since we were last here at Telluride, Scott, and this year’s festival was like no other I’ve ever experienced. The longest lines in town weren’t for films, but for Covid tests, and we watched all our movies masked. Despite the spectre of the pandemic hanging over us — or actually because of it — I felt ...
Shailene Woodley is returning to screens with the Netflix release of the upcoming romance “The Last Letter from Your Lover” on July 23. She was last seen in “The Mauritanian” and, before that, in Drake Doremus’ indie “Endings, Beginnings” and on the second season of HBO’s smash hit “Big Little Lies” — often portraying characters who have to bare more than just their soul.
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Shailene Woodley talks about her break from the limelight, grappling with health issues, and her upcoming role. But she also speaks about her approach to filming movie sex scenes, which were demanded by “Endings, Beginnings,” and how she prefers, as THR’s Rebecca Keegan puts it, “realism over modesty.”
“I’ve never felt uncomfortable doing intimate scenes because I’m very vocal,” Woodley said. “I always sit down and talk with the director, the other actor. We always have conversations of,...
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Shailene Woodley talks about her break from the limelight, grappling with health issues, and her upcoming role. But she also speaks about her approach to filming movie sex scenes, which were demanded by “Endings, Beginnings,” and how she prefers, as THR’s Rebecca Keegan puts it, “realism over modesty.”
“I’ve never felt uncomfortable doing intimate scenes because I’m very vocal,” Woodley said. “I always sit down and talk with the director, the other actor. We always have conversations of,...
- 7/18/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Thirty years after driving off a cliff together in Ridley Scott’s iconic Thelma & Louise, Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis are reuniting for a special drive-in celebration to mark the milestone.
To be held June 18 in partnership between MGM and Cinespia’s Drive-In at The Greek in Los Angeles, the event will serve as a benefit for the LA Regional Food Bank and The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. It will kick off with a conversation between stars Sarandon and Davis and moderated by The Hollywood Reporter‘s Rebecca Keegan. At sundown, the film will then be played on a big ...
To be held June 18 in partnership between MGM and Cinespia’s Drive-In at The Greek in Los Angeles, the event will serve as a benefit for the LA Regional Food Bank and The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. It will kick off with a conversation between stars Sarandon and Davis and moderated by The Hollywood Reporter‘s Rebecca Keegan. At sundown, the film will then be played on a big ...
Thirty years after driving off a cliff together in Ridley Scott’s iconic Thelma & Louise, Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis are reuniting for a special drive-in celebration to mark the milestone.
To be held June 18 in partnership between MGM and Cinespia’s Drive-In at The Greek in Los Angeles, the event will serve as a benefit for the LA Regional Food Bank and The Geena Davis Institute On Gender In Media. It will kick off with a conversation between stars Sarandon and Davis and moderated by The Hollywood Reporter’s Rebecca Keegan. At sundown, the film will then be played on a big-screen, allowing ...
To be held June 18 in partnership between MGM and Cinespia’s Drive-In at The Greek in Los Angeles, the event will serve as a benefit for the LA Regional Food Bank and The Geena Davis Institute On Gender In Media. It will kick off with a conversation between stars Sarandon and Davis and moderated by The Hollywood Reporter’s Rebecca Keegan. At sundown, the film will then be played on a big-screen, allowing ...
Saving Private Ryan’s loss of the Best Picture Oscar in 1999 still hurts. It’s a sentiment shared by many, and not just because of the disappointment they experienced when Shakespeare in Love took home that night’s top prize. After all, there have been plenty of upsets before and since. Just ask Brokeback Mountain’s producers about Crash, or La La Land’s about Moonlight. If Orson Welles was still alive, the stories he’d surely have to tell about How Green is My Valley.
Yet when it comes to Steven Spielberg’s seminal World War II epic losing to an amusing (if somewhat lightweight) romantic comedy, never before had there been an upset so fundamentally unexpected that it changed the way awards were won; and never before had a generally celebrated studio hit with frontrunner status run into the political machinations of Harvey Weinstein. The Oscars would never be the same.
Yet when it comes to Steven Spielberg’s seminal World War II epic losing to an amusing (if somewhat lightweight) romantic comedy, never before had there been an upset so fundamentally unexpected that it changed the way awards were won; and never before had a generally celebrated studio hit with frontrunner status run into the political machinations of Harvey Weinstein. The Oscars would never be the same.
- 4/13/2021
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
For director Lee Daniels and the cast of his new film, The United States vs Billie Holiday, Billie Holiday was a public figure with whom they felt a personal connection, like “one of my aunties,” Daniels said of the jazz singer.
But the film, which will premiere on Hulu Feb. 26, reveals a little-seen side of Holiday as a figure whose insistence on performing the anti-lynching song “Strange Fruit” amid political pressures made her a pioneer of the civil rights movement.
“This isn’t a biopic,” Daniels told THR’s Rebecca Keegan during The Hollywood Reporter Presents Q&a powered ...
But the film, which will premiere on Hulu Feb. 26, reveals a little-seen side of Holiday as a figure whose insistence on performing the anti-lynching song “Strange Fruit” amid political pressures made her a pioneer of the civil rights movement.
“This isn’t a biopic,” Daniels told THR’s Rebecca Keegan during The Hollywood Reporter Presents Q&a powered ...
- 2/17/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
For director Lee Daniels and the cast of his new film, The United States vs Billie Holiday, Billie Holiday was a public figure with whom they felt a personal connection, like “one of my aunties,” Daniels said of the jazz singer.
But the film, which will premiere on Hulu Feb. 26, reveals a little-seen side of Holiday as a figure whose insistence on performing the anti-lynching song “Strange Fruit” amid political pressures made her a pioneer of the civil rights movement.
“This isn’t a biopic,” Daniels told THR’s Rebecca Keegan during The Hollywood Reporter Presents Q&a powered ...
But the film, which will premiere on Hulu Feb. 26, reveals a little-seen side of Holiday as a figure whose insistence on performing the anti-lynching song “Strange Fruit” amid political pressures made her a pioneer of the civil rights movement.
“This isn’t a biopic,” Daniels told THR’s Rebecca Keegan during The Hollywood Reporter Presents Q&a powered ...
- 2/17/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With the help of covert reporters on the ground in China and direction from documentary filmmakers Hao Wu and Jean Tsien in New York, the team behind 76 Days was able to bring the bravery of frontline workers and the painful images of the impact of the novel coronavirus to a global audience.
To gain access to the highly restricted Wuhan hospitals during lockdown, two anonymous local reporters — who are also credited as co-directors on the film — used their press credentials to bypass security and shoot footage inside four different hospitals, director Hao Wu told THR’s Rebecca Keegan ...
To gain access to the highly restricted Wuhan hospitals during lockdown, two anonymous local reporters — who are also credited as co-directors on the film — used their press credentials to bypass security and shoot footage inside four different hospitals, director Hao Wu told THR’s Rebecca Keegan ...
- 1/20/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With the help of covert reporters on the ground in China and direction from documentary filmmakers Hao Wu and Jean Tsien in New York, the team behind 76 Days was able to bring the bravery of frontline workers and the painful images of the impact of the novel coronavirus to a global audience.
To gain access to the highly restricted Wuhan hospitals during lockdown, two anonymous local reporters — who are also credited as co-directors on the film — used their press credentials to bypass security and shoot footage inside four different hospitals, director Hao Wu told THR’s Rebecca Keegan ...
To gain access to the highly restricted Wuhan hospitals during lockdown, two anonymous local reporters — who are also credited as co-directors on the film — used their press credentials to bypass security and shoot footage inside four different hospitals, director Hao Wu told THR’s Rebecca Keegan ...
- 1/20/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Hunkered down in their Los Angeles homes, The Hollywood Reporter's awards columnist Scott Feinberg and senior film editor Rebecca Keegan trade thoughts on Oscars in the time of coronavirus.
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Keegan Scott, there’s been a long-simmering debate within the Academy about what makes something a movie, and for years the organization has held firm to the idea that a movie, by its very definition, is something you watch in a theater. This is a notion that high-profile Academy members like Steven Spielberg and Chris Nolan have taken a firm stance on in recent years, even as streaming companies have upended all of ...
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Keegan Scott, there’s been a long-simmering debate within the Academy about what makes something a movie, and for years the organization has held firm to the idea that a movie, by its very definition, is something you watch in a theater. This is a notion that high-profile Academy members like Steven Spielberg and Chris Nolan have taken a firm stance on in recent years, even as streaming companies have upended all of ...
Hunkered down in their Los Angeles homes, The Hollywood Reporter's awards columnist Scott Feinberg and senior film editor Rebecca Keegan trade thoughts on Oscars in the time of coronavirus.
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Keegan Scott, there’s been a long-simmering debate within the Academy about what makes something a movie, and for years the organization has held firm to the idea that a movie, by its very definition, is something you watch in a theater. This is a notion that high-profile Academy members like Steven Spielberg and Chris Nolan have taken a firm stance on in recent years, even as streaming companies have upended all of ...
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Keegan Scott, there’s been a long-simmering debate within the Academy about what makes something a movie, and for years the organization has held firm to the idea that a movie, by its very definition, is something you watch in a theater. This is a notion that high-profile Academy members like Steven Spielberg and Chris Nolan have taken a firm stance on in recent years, even as streaming companies have upended all of ...
After the vocal volley between Universal (we can go VOD!) and AMC Entertainment (then we won’t play your movies!) extended to Regal Theater’s parent Cineworld (and neither will we!), it seemed like a little context might be in order.
As NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell reminded investors on a first-quarter earnings call this morning: Although most movies are currently being watched at home, no one’s suggesting that VOD could, should, or would replace theaters. However, he does expect it to be a “complementary element” going forward — and that’s the part that has AMC chairman-ceo Adam Aron apoplectic.
All of this could be the start of an irreconcilable rift, or it could be standard-issue posturing. Technically, it’s academic until theaters reopen — but it also points to some serious core issues that need resolution.
These include:
• Both studios and theaters are in bad shape at the moment thanks...
As NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell reminded investors on a first-quarter earnings call this morning: Although most movies are currently being watched at home, no one’s suggesting that VOD could, should, or would replace theaters. However, he does expect it to be a “complementary element” going forward — and that’s the part that has AMC chairman-ceo Adam Aron apoplectic.
All of this could be the start of an irreconcilable rift, or it could be standard-issue posturing. Technically, it’s academic until theaters reopen — but it also points to some serious core issues that need resolution.
These include:
• Both studios and theaters are in bad shape at the moment thanks...
- 4/30/2020
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals has announced its 2020 Jury and Special Award winners for this year’s film festival, despite it having been cancelled due to the spread of the coronavirus earlier this month.
The SXSW Film Festival had several Special Awards juries set up, but after the cancellation, the organization expanded to the juried competitions.
“When we curated and announced our slate for the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, filled with an array of wonderful films we were excited to share with our unique audience, we had no idea of the unprecedented impact that Coronavirus would have on all our lives,” Janet Pierson, Director of Film, said. “Our hearts were broken for all the filmmakers who invested so much time and talent in their work, hoping for a transformative experience at our event. We’re honored to at least be able to present our juried and special awards.
The SXSW Film Festival had several Special Awards juries set up, but after the cancellation, the organization expanded to the juried competitions.
“When we curated and announced our slate for the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, filled with an array of wonderful films we were excited to share with our unique audience, we had no idea of the unprecedented impact that Coronavirus would have on all our lives,” Janet Pierson, Director of Film, said. “Our hearts were broken for all the filmmakers who invested so much time and talent in their work, hoping for a transformative experience at our event. We’re honored to at least be able to present our juried and special awards.
- 3/24/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
David Crow Jan 23, 2020
We examine how the Oscars have changed, and changed a lot, from the Harvey Weinstein effect to #OscarsSoWhite and an embrace of Joker.
Last week’s Oscar nominations came earlier than usual, but the surrounding noise remained the same: who got snubbed and who got slighted? Many of the headlines justifiably critiqued the sameness of the Academy’s favorite movies of the year. With Joker earning 11 nominations, and Once Upon… a Time in Hollywood and The Irishman each picking up 10 nods, violent movies about white men breaking bad took center stage.
However, the common complaint that the Oscars never change is misleading. While there are, for better and worse, certain types of drama and aesthetics the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences favors, the Academy has changed and changed again in the 21st century. One could even speculate the embrace of retro dude-bro movies is in...
We examine how the Oscars have changed, and changed a lot, from the Harvey Weinstein effect to #OscarsSoWhite and an embrace of Joker.
Last week’s Oscar nominations came earlier than usual, but the surrounding noise remained the same: who got snubbed and who got slighted? Many of the headlines justifiably critiqued the sameness of the Academy’s favorite movies of the year. With Joker earning 11 nominations, and Once Upon… a Time in Hollywood and The Irishman each picking up 10 nods, violent movies about white men breaking bad took center stage.
However, the common complaint that the Oscars never change is misleading. While there are, for better and worse, certain types of drama and aesthetics the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences favors, the Academy has changed and changed again in the 21st century. One could even speculate the embrace of retro dude-bro movies is in...
- 1/22/2020
- Den of Geek
Before Sundance gets underway, SXSW has unveiled the first wave of their film lineup. This year’s slate includes Judd Apatow’s Pete Davidson-led comedy The King of Staten Island, a new Spike Jonze-directed Beastie Boys documentary, an intriguing new film by Amy Seimetz, and more.
There’s also The Lovebirds, directed by Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) and starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, whose comedic stylings coalesce astoundingly well in the first trailer. The duo play Leilani and Jibran, a couple who are accidentally embroiled in a murder mystery as a man claiming to be a cop commits murder with their car and leaves them with the evidence.
Ahead of a release on April 3, see the trailer below, followed by the SXSW 2020 lineup.
Narrative Feature Competition
Ten world premieres, ten unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,305 narrative feature submissions in 2020.
Holler
Director...
There’s also The Lovebirds, directed by Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) and starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, whose comedic stylings coalesce astoundingly well in the first trailer. The duo play Leilani and Jibran, a couple who are accidentally embroiled in a murder mystery as a man claiming to be a cop commits murder with their car and leaves them with the evidence.
Ahead of a release on April 3, see the trailer below, followed by the SXSW 2020 lineup.
Narrative Feature Competition
Ten world premieres, ten unique ways to celebrate the art of storytelling. Selected from 1,305 narrative feature submissions in 2020.
Holler
Director...
- 1/17/2020
- by Margaret Rasberry
- The Film Stage
As they made their way home from the Rocky Mountains, Scott Feinberg and Rebecca Keegan huddled in cafes, gondolas and shuttle vans and on the Montrose-to-Burbank charter flight to chat about what they saw at the 2019 Telluride Film Festival, and what to expect from the busy fall movie season ahead.
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Keegan We are sitting in the Butcher & the Baker, Telluride’s unofficial commissary, listening to a couple complain about getting shut out of the Monday morning screening of Parasite, where more than 600 pass-holders were turned away. The couple aren’t happy, but Neon, Parasite’s North American ...
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Keegan We are sitting in the Butcher & the Baker, Telluride’s unofficial commissary, listening to a couple complain about getting shut out of the Monday morning screening of Parasite, where more than 600 pass-holders were turned away. The couple aren’t happy, but Neon, Parasite’s North American ...
As they made their way home from the Rocky Mountains, Scott Feinberg and Rebecca Keegan huddled in cafes, gondolas and shuttle vans and on the Montrose-to-Burbank charter flight to chat about what they saw at the 2019 Telluride Film Festival, and what to expect from the busy fall movie season ahead.
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Keegan We are sitting in the Butcher & the Baker, Telluride’s unofficial commissary, listening to a couple complain about getting shut out of the Monday morning screening of Parasite, where more than 600 pass-holders were turned away. The couple aren’t happy, but Neon, Parasite’s North American ...
* * *
Keegan We are sitting in the Butcher & the Baker, Telluride’s unofficial commissary, listening to a couple complain about getting shut out of the Monday morning screening of Parasite, where more than 600 pass-holders were turned away. The couple aren’t happy, but Neon, Parasite’s North American ...
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