Exclusive: New Line’s horror thriller Weapons has rounded out its cast with the addition of Benedict Wong (3 Body Problem), Amy Madigan (Antlers), Austin Abrams (Euphoria), and Cary Christopher (Days of Our Lives).
As previously announced, Josh Brolin, Julia Garner and Alden Ehrenreich will lead the cast.
Pic’s plot and all roles are under wraps. Written and directed by Zach Cregger, it marks his follow-up to Barbarian, the horror film marking his debut solo outing which opened #1 at the box office in 2022 and sits at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. Starring Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long, that film grossed ten times its production budget of $4.5 million to ultimately take in more than $45 million worldwide.
Cregger will also produce Weapons alongside his Barbarian producing team, Roy Lee of Vertigo and J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules of BoulderLight Pictures, as well as Vertigo’s Miri Yoon.
Best known for his...
As previously announced, Josh Brolin, Julia Garner and Alden Ehrenreich will lead the cast.
Pic’s plot and all roles are under wraps. Written and directed by Zach Cregger, it marks his follow-up to Barbarian, the horror film marking his debut solo outing which opened #1 at the box office in 2022 and sits at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. Starring Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long, that film grossed ten times its production budget of $4.5 million to ultimately take in more than $45 million worldwide.
Cregger will also produce Weapons alongside his Barbarian producing team, Roy Lee of Vertigo and J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules of BoulderLight Pictures, as well as Vertigo’s Miri Yoon.
Best known for his...
- 5/2/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
New York’s Tectonic Theater Project and its founding artistic director Moisés Kaufman are speaking out against a recent decision by a Texas high school board to cancel a student production of Tectonic’s widely performed The Laramie Project.
The 2000 play, which was adapted as a feature film in 2002, is about the reaction to the 1998 murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming.
“When the administration of the Timber Creek High School cancels a production of The Laramie Project, it’s telling the LGBTQ students that their stories are unwelcome, that they should refrain from speaking their truth and that that community is not willing to listen,” Kaufman said in the statement. “This is a terrible thing to do to any minority.
“The Laramie Project has been performed in thousands of universities and high schools around the world,” he continues. “The only logical reason to censor...
The 2000 play, which was adapted as a feature film in 2002, is about the reaction to the 1998 murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming.
“When the administration of the Timber Creek High School cancels a production of The Laramie Project, it’s telling the LGBTQ students that their stories are unwelcome, that they should refrain from speaking their truth and that that community is not willing to listen,” Kaufman said in the statement. “This is a terrible thing to do to any minority.
“The Laramie Project has been performed in thousands of universities and high schools around the world,” he continues. “The only logical reason to censor...
- 2/28/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Greta Gerwig‘s Barbie movie is now available to view in your Mojo Dojo Casa House. As of Friday, December 15, Barbie is available to stream on Max. Barbie was previously rumored to hit streaming in the fall, but Warner Bros. and Max announced its official streaming release date on Monday, December 4 that Barbie, just in time for the holidays. The Barbie streaming debut comes with an American Sign Language version of the record-setting film. Grounded in research and feedback from the Deaf community, as well as counsel from community leaders, Barbie with Asl was produced for Max featuring Asl performer Leila Hanaumi. Barbie with Asl will be displayed as a unique title in-app and can be identified by its key art with the sign language symbol. Here’s what it will look like: Warner Bros./Max “Max is the premiere destination for storytelling, ...
- 12/15/2023
- TV Insider
Warner Bros. Pictures’ Barbie makes its exclusive streaming debut on Max today. Barbie debuted in theaters on July 21 and broke records as the highest-grossing global release in the studio’s 100-year history. Barbie with Asl, the hit blockbuster film interpreted in American Sign Language (Asl), is also available starting today. Grounded in research and feedback from the Deaf community, as well as counsel from community leaders, Barbie with Asl was produced for Max featuring Asl performer Leila Hanaumi (Deaf Austin Theatre’s “The Laramie Project,” Asl cover for Tove Lo in “True Romance” music video). Barbie with Asl is displayed as a unique title in-app and ... Read more...
- 12/15/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
“Barbie” will finally make its streaming debut on Max starting December 15 after spending months dominating the box office and the premium VOD charts. It arrives just in time for all your holiday viewing and for awards season voters to give it another look before the end of the year.
“Barbie” will also launch on Max with a special American Sign Language (Asl) version of the film, which features Asl performer Leila Hanaumi signing along throughout the movie. Hanaumi is known for Deaf Austin Theatre’s “The Laramie Project” and an Asl cover for Tove Lo’s music video for the song “True Romance.” You can find it on Max as a standalone title on the streamer as identified with the sign language symbol in its key art.
In addition to the new version of the film, Hanaumi will be joined on stage in conversation with Margot Robbie for a screening...
“Barbie” will also launch on Max with a special American Sign Language (Asl) version of the film, which features Asl performer Leila Hanaumi signing along throughout the movie. Hanaumi is known for Deaf Austin Theatre’s “The Laramie Project” and an Asl cover for Tove Lo’s music video for the song “True Romance.” You can find it on Max as a standalone title on the streamer as identified with the sign language symbol in its key art.
In addition to the new version of the film, Hanaumi will be joined on stage in conversation with Margot Robbie for a screening...
- 12/4/2023
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Even if you don’t immediately recognize the name Frances Sternhagen, there’s still a good chance that you’ve seen her acting in something at some point over the decades. Sternhagen has stage and screen credits going back decades, and over that time she racked up Emmy nominations and Tony wins. Sadly, it’s being reported today that she passed away of natural causes this past Monday, at the age of 93.
Sternhagen earned her first screen credit on the TV show Producers’ Showcase in 1955, and went on to work on 75 other projects, including the Burt Reynolds comedy Starting Over, the Sean Connery sci-fi classic Outland, Independence Day – the 1983 drama, not the alien invasion movie; Dudley Moore’s Romantic Comedy, the John Lithgow / Morgan Freeman drama Resting Place, the Michael J. Fox drama Bright Lights, Big City and the Michael J. Fox comedy Doc Hollywood, Tales from the Crypt, The Outer Limits,...
Sternhagen earned her first screen credit on the TV show Producers’ Showcase in 1955, and went on to work on 75 other projects, including the Burt Reynolds comedy Starting Over, the Sean Connery sci-fi classic Outland, Independence Day – the 1983 drama, not the alien invasion movie; Dudley Moore’s Romantic Comedy, the John Lithgow / Morgan Freeman drama Resting Place, the Michael J. Fox drama Bright Lights, Big City and the Michael J. Fox comedy Doc Hollywood, Tales from the Crypt, The Outer Limits,...
- 11/29/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Frances Sternhagen, the legendary Broadway actress who won two Tony Awards, was nominated for another five and achieved lasting and widespread recognition for her comedically stern portrayal of Esther Clavin, the demanding mother of insufferable postman Cliff Claven on Cheers, died Nov. 27 of natural causes. She was 93.
Her death was announced by her son, the actor John Carlin, on Instagram.
“Frannie. Mom. Frances Sternhagen. On Monday night, Nov 27, she died peacefully at her home, a month and a half shy of her 94th birthday,” Carlin wrote today, ending the tribute with “Fly on, Frannie. The curtain goes down on a life so richly, passionately, humbly and generously lived.”
See Carlin’s Instagram post below.
Sternhagen, one of the New York stage’s most celebrated and beloved stars, gave indelible performances in productions including the 1972 production of The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, Equus in 1975, Angel in 1978, On Golden Pond in 1979 and,...
Her death was announced by her son, the actor John Carlin, on Instagram.
“Frannie. Mom. Frances Sternhagen. On Monday night, Nov 27, she died peacefully at her home, a month and a half shy of her 94th birthday,” Carlin wrote today, ending the tribute with “Fly on, Frannie. The curtain goes down on a life so richly, passionately, humbly and generously lived.”
See Carlin’s Instagram post below.
Sternhagen, one of the New York stage’s most celebrated and beloved stars, gave indelible performances in productions including the 1972 production of The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, Equus in 1975, Angel in 1978, On Golden Pond in 1979 and,...
- 11/29/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix on Friday announced its acquisition of The Dads, a documentary short billed as a quiet meditation on fatherhood, brotherhood and manhood that counts 13-time NBA All-Star Dwyane Wade amongst its EPs.
The film from director Luchina Fisher (Mama Gloria) watches as five fathers of trans children join Dennis Shepard, the father of slain gay college student Matthew Shepard, for a weekend fishing trip in rural Oklahoma, finding common purpose across races, generations and experiences. As the men cast their rods into the river, they discuss what has brought them together: the love for their children.
The gay University of Wyoming Student who was beaten, tortured and left to die on October 6, 1998, Matthew Shepard’s story famously inspired the Moisés Kaufman play The Laramie Project, which Kaufman later adapted into a Sundance-premiering HBO film of the same name. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Dennis Shepard and wife Judy...
The film from director Luchina Fisher (Mama Gloria) watches as five fathers of trans children join Dennis Shepard, the father of slain gay college student Matthew Shepard, for a weekend fishing trip in rural Oklahoma, finding common purpose across races, generations and experiences. As the men cast their rods into the river, they discuss what has brought them together: the love for their children.
The gay University of Wyoming Student who was beaten, tortured and left to die on October 6, 1998, Matthew Shepard’s story famously inspired the Moisés Kaufman play The Laramie Project, which Kaufman later adapted into a Sundance-premiering HBO film of the same name. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Dennis Shepard and wife Judy...
- 6/16/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Marsha Stephanie Blake (When They See Us), Gabrielle Graham (Twenties), John Ortiz (Promised Land) and Tamsin Topolski (Slow Horses) have been cast opposite Colman Domingo in Netflix’s The Madness limited series. The conspiracy thriller hails from Chernin Entertainment via its first-look deal with Netflix, creator and co-showrunner Stephen Belber (O.G., The Laramie Project) and co-showrunner VJ Boyd (Justified, S.W.A.T.)
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In The Madness, media pundit Muncie Daniels (Domingo) must fight for his innocence and his life after he stumbles upon a murder deep in the Poconos woods. As the walls close in, Muncie strives to reconnect with his estranged family – and his lost ideals – in order to survive.
Blake will play Elena Daniels, the mother of Muncie’s 15-year-old son.
Graham portrays Kallie, the adult daughter of Muncie.
Ortiz plays Franco Quinones, a longtime FBI field agent with strong convictions and a relentless approach to his work.
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In The Madness, media pundit Muncie Daniels (Domingo) must fight for his innocence and his life after he stumbles upon a murder deep in the Poconos woods. As the walls close in, Muncie strives to reconnect with his estranged family – and his lost ideals – in order to survive.
Blake will play Elena Daniels, the mother of Muncie’s 15-year-old son.
Graham portrays Kallie, the adult daughter of Muncie.
Ortiz plays Franco Quinones, a longtime FBI field agent with strong convictions and a relentless approach to his work.
- 3/8/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is teaming up with Colman Domingo for the forthcoming limited series The Madness. The Emmy-winning actor known for Euphoria and Fear the Walking Dead will lead the conspiracy thriller from Chernin Entertainment’s first look deal. Domingo will take on the role of Muncie Daniels, a media pundit who must fight for his innocence and life after he stumbles upon a murder deep in the Poconos woods. As the walls begin to close in on him, Muncie strives to reconnect with his estranged family, as well as his lost ideals, in order to survive the road ahead. The Madness will follow an eight-episode limited series format with The Laramie Project‘s Stephen Belber serving as creator of the series as he co-showruns with Justified‘s VJ Boyd. (Credit: Netflix) The Madness is executive produced by Belber, Boyd, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and Kaitlin Dahill with Clément Virgo who directs...
- 2/8/2023
- TV Insider
Colman Domingo signs on to star in Netflix’s ‘The Madness’
Fear the Walking Dead‘s Colman Domingo will star in The Madness, a limited series just greenlit at Netflix. The conspiracy thriller was created by Stephen Belber (The Laramie Project) and is part of Chernin Entertainment’s first look deal with the streaming service.
Belber and VJ Boyd (Justified) are co-showrunners of the eight-episode series, and both serve as executive producers along with Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and Kaitlin Dahill.
“Stephen Belber and VJ Boyd thrive in creating suspense-driven emotional stories that connect with broad audiences. We look forward to seeing them bring this timely conspiracy thriller to life and to continue our partnership with Netflix,” stated Chernin Entertainment President Jenno Topping.
Executive producer Clément Virgo (Greenleaf) will direct the first two episodes as well as the last two episodes. Quyen Tran (Maid) and Jessica Lowrey (Perry Mason) will each direct two episodes each.
Fear the Walking Dead‘s Colman Domingo will star in The Madness, a limited series just greenlit at Netflix. The conspiracy thriller was created by Stephen Belber (The Laramie Project) and is part of Chernin Entertainment’s first look deal with the streaming service.
Belber and VJ Boyd (Justified) are co-showrunners of the eight-episode series, and both serve as executive producers along with Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and Kaitlin Dahill.
“Stephen Belber and VJ Boyd thrive in creating suspense-driven emotional stories that connect with broad audiences. We look forward to seeing them bring this timely conspiracy thriller to life and to continue our partnership with Netflix,” stated Chernin Entertainment President Jenno Topping.
Executive producer Clément Virgo (Greenleaf) will direct the first two episodes as well as the last two episodes. Quyen Tran (Maid) and Jessica Lowrey (Perry Mason) will each direct two episodes each.
- 2/8/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Colman Domingo has officially lined up his next project with Netflix’s just-announced conspiracy thriller The Madness.
In the eight-episode limited series from Stephen Belber (The Laramie Project), media pundit Muncie Daniels (Domingo) “must fight for his innocence and his life after he stumbles upon a murder deep in the Poconos woods,” reads the streamer’s official description. “As the walls close in, Muncie strives to reconnect with his estranged family — and his lost ideals — in order to survive.”
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In the eight-episode limited series from Stephen Belber (The Laramie Project), media pundit Muncie Daniels (Domingo) “must fight for his innocence and his life after he stumbles upon a murder deep in the Poconos woods,” reads the streamer’s official description. “As the walls close in, Muncie strives to reconnect with his estranged family — and his lost ideals — in order to survive.”
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- 2/8/2023
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Netflix has ordered the limited series “The Madness” with Colman Domingo set to star, Variety has learned.
“The Madness,” which will consist of eight episodes, is described as a conspiracy thriller. It centers on “media pundit Muncie Daniels (Domingo), who must fight for his innocence and his life after he stumbles upon a murder deep in the Poconos woods. As the walls close in, Muncie strives to reconnect with his estranged family – and his lost ideals – in order to survive.”
“‘The Madness’ is a fresh take on the conspiracy thriller — turning the genre on its head with its multi-layered characters, propulsive action and swift pace,” said Peter Friedlander, vice president of scripted series at Netflix for the US and Canada. “We are proud to have such a powerhouse team assembled to bring this dynamic story to life for Netflix viewers around the world, and to continue producing great entertainment with team Chernin.
“The Madness,” which will consist of eight episodes, is described as a conspiracy thriller. It centers on “media pundit Muncie Daniels (Domingo), who must fight for his innocence and his life after he stumbles upon a murder deep in the Poconos woods. As the walls close in, Muncie strives to reconnect with his estranged family – and his lost ideals – in order to survive.”
“‘The Madness’ is a fresh take on the conspiracy thriller — turning the genre on its head with its multi-layered characters, propulsive action and swift pace,” said Peter Friedlander, vice president of scripted series at Netflix for the US and Canada. “We are proud to have such a powerhouse team assembled to bring this dynamic story to life for Netflix viewers around the world, and to continue producing great entertainment with team Chernin.
- 2/8/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Emmy winner Colman Domingo will star in Netflix’s upcoming limited conspiracy thriller “The Madness,” which has just received a series order under Chernin Entertainment’s (The North Road Company) first-look deal at the streamer.
In the eight-episode drama, media pundit Muncie Daniels (Domingo) must fight for his innocence and livelihood after he stumbles upon a murder deep in the Poconos woods. As the walls close in, Muncie strives to reconnect with his estranged family — and his lost ideals — in order to survive.
The project hails from co-showrunners VJ Boyd and Stephen Belber, who also serves as creator. The duo will also executive produce alongside Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and Kaitlin Dahill. As previously reported, Clément Virgo (“Greenleaf”) will direct and executive produce the first two and concluding two episodes. Quyen Tran (“Maid”) and Jessica Lowrey (“Perry Mason”) will each direct two middle episodes.
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In the eight-episode drama, media pundit Muncie Daniels (Domingo) must fight for his innocence and livelihood after he stumbles upon a murder deep in the Poconos woods. As the walls close in, Muncie strives to reconnect with his estranged family — and his lost ideals — in order to survive.
The project hails from co-showrunners VJ Boyd and Stephen Belber, who also serves as creator. The duo will also executive produce alongside Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and Kaitlin Dahill. As previously reported, Clément Virgo (“Greenleaf”) will direct and executive produce the first two and concluding two episodes. Quyen Tran (“Maid”) and Jessica Lowrey (“Perry Mason”) will each direct two middle episodes.
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- 2/8/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Netflix has cast Emmy winner Colman Domingo to star in a limited series titled The Madness.
The eight-episode thriller, which the streamer has picked up to series, comes from creator Stephen Belber (The Laramie Project, HBO’s O.G.) and Chernin Entertainment, which has a first-look deal with Netflix.
“The Madness is a fresh take on the conspiracy thriller — turning the genre on its head with its multi-layered characters, propulsive action and swift pace,” said Peter Friedlander, vp scripted series for Netflix in the United States and Canada. “We are proud to have such a powerhouse team assembled to bring this dynamic story to life for Netflix viewers around the world, and to continue producing great entertainment with team Chernin.”
Domingo (Euphoria, Fear the Walking Dead) will star in The Madness as media pundit Muncie Daniels, who stumbles on a murder scene deep in the woods of the Poconos. As the walls close in,...
The eight-episode thriller, which the streamer has picked up to series, comes from creator Stephen Belber (The Laramie Project, HBO’s O.G.) and Chernin Entertainment, which has a first-look deal with Netflix.
“The Madness is a fresh take on the conspiracy thriller — turning the genre on its head with its multi-layered characters, propulsive action and swift pace,” said Peter Friedlander, vp scripted series for Netflix in the United States and Canada. “We are proud to have such a powerhouse team assembled to bring this dynamic story to life for Netflix viewers around the world, and to continue producing great entertainment with team Chernin.”
Domingo (Euphoria, Fear the Walking Dead) will star in The Madness as media pundit Muncie Daniels, who stumbles on a murder scene deep in the woods of the Poconos. As the walls close in,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Joshua Jackson has a thrilling new TV role.
Paramount+ today announced Joshua Jackson has been cast opposite Lizzy Caplan in the Original Series Fatal Attraction.
Jackson will star as Dan Gallagher, the object of his lover’s (Caplan) obsession after a brief affair.
"A deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and ‘80s cultural touchstone, the new series will explore fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes towards strong women, personality disorders and coercive control," according to the streamer's official description.
“Joshua is an incredible talent who creates beautifully complicated characters on both the screen and stage,” said Nicole Clemens, President, Paramount+ Original Scripted Series.
“He and Lizzy are perfectly matched to tell a nuanced and modern narrative about the complexities of the human psyche. We’re thrilled to partner with them to bring this provocative and captivating story to a new generation.
Paramount+ today announced Joshua Jackson has been cast opposite Lizzy Caplan in the Original Series Fatal Attraction.
Jackson will star as Dan Gallagher, the object of his lover’s (Caplan) obsession after a brief affair.
"A deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and ‘80s cultural touchstone, the new series will explore fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes towards strong women, personality disorders and coercive control," according to the streamer's official description.
“Joshua is an incredible talent who creates beautifully complicated characters on both the screen and stage,” said Nicole Clemens, President, Paramount+ Original Scripted Series.
“He and Lizzy are perfectly matched to tell a nuanced and modern narrative about the complexities of the human psyche. We’re thrilled to partner with them to bring this provocative and captivating story to a new generation.
- 1/20/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
As predicted, Lois Smith won the Tony Award for Featured Actress in a Play for her moving turn in Matthew Lopez’s “The Inheritance.” Not only is this the veteran actress’ first career Tony win, but Smith has just become the oldest Tony winning actor in history. Talk about a victory being worth the wait!
Lois Smith is 90 years of age, having been born on November 3, 1930. This makes her two years older than the previous record holder for oldest Tony winning performer. That would be Cicely Tyson, who won a Tony for playing Carrie Watts in the 2018 revival of “The Trip To Bountiful” at age 88. That was Tyson’s only Tony nomination and win of her career, despite appearing in nine Broadway plays. Ironically, Smith also portrayed Carrie in a 2005 Off-Broadway revival of “Bountiful.” She won the Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Obie, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for that performance.
Lois Smith is 90 years of age, having been born on November 3, 1930. This makes her two years older than the previous record holder for oldest Tony winning performer. That would be Cicely Tyson, who won a Tony for playing Carrie Watts in the 2018 revival of “The Trip To Bountiful” at age 88. That was Tyson’s only Tony nomination and win of her career, despite appearing in nine Broadway plays. Ironically, Smith also portrayed Carrie in a 2005 Off-Broadway revival of “Bountiful.” She won the Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Obie, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for that performance.
- 9/26/2021
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Paradise Square, the original musical from a creative team that includes Moisés Kaufman, Bill T. Jones, Craig Lucas and Black 47 singer Larry Kirwan, will begin a limited, month-long pre-Broadway engagement in Chicago on Nov. 2.
Casting and details about a Broadway engagement will be announced shortly.
The musical, set in the notorious Civil War-era Lower Manhattan Five Points slum, is produced by Garth H. Drabinsky, marking a return of the once ubiquitous Canadian theater executive following years of legal and financial woes around his former company Livent. Drabinsky, whose previous Broadway productions included Kiss of the Spider Woman, Show Boat, Ragtime and Fosse, is teamed on Paradise Square with longtime colleague Peter LeDonne, who co-produces.
Paradise Square will be the first major pre-Broadway show to open in Chicago after the pandemic shutdown. The musical will play from Nov. 2 – Dec. 5 at Broadway In Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre.
As described by the production,...
Casting and details about a Broadway engagement will be announced shortly.
The musical, set in the notorious Civil War-era Lower Manhattan Five Points slum, is produced by Garth H. Drabinsky, marking a return of the once ubiquitous Canadian theater executive following years of legal and financial woes around his former company Livent. Drabinsky, whose previous Broadway productions included Kiss of the Spider Woman, Show Boat, Ragtime and Fosse, is teamed on Paradise Square with longtime colleague Peter LeDonne, who co-produces.
Paradise Square will be the first major pre-Broadway show to open in Chicago after the pandemic shutdown. The musical will play from Nov. 2 – Dec. 5 at Broadway In Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre.
As described by the production,...
- 5/18/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Last Halloween season, it was announced that Scott Derrickson will direct The Black Phone from a screenplay he wrote with C. Robert Cargill, and now it's been revealed that Jeremy Davies will star in the adaptation of Joe Hill's short story that was included in his collection 20th Century Ghosts.
We have the full announcement below for the new Blumhouse and Universal film, and in case you missed it, Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill’s Crooked Highway production company recently teamed up with Blumhouse for a two-year first-look television deal, with multiple projects already in development.
Jeremy Davies has been cast in Scott Derrickson’s upcoming film for Blumhouse and Universal, The Black Phone.
Derrickson and frequent collaborator C. Robert Cargill adapted the script based on Joe Hill’s short story.
Derrickson, Cargill and Jason Blum, for Blumhouse, are producing the film. Universal and Blumhouse will present the Crooked Highway production.
We have the full announcement below for the new Blumhouse and Universal film, and in case you missed it, Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill’s Crooked Highway production company recently teamed up with Blumhouse for a two-year first-look television deal, with multiple projects already in development.
Jeremy Davies has been cast in Scott Derrickson’s upcoming film for Blumhouse and Universal, The Black Phone.
Derrickson and frequent collaborator C. Robert Cargill adapted the script based on Joe Hill’s short story.
Derrickson, Cargill and Jason Blum, for Blumhouse, are producing the film. Universal and Blumhouse will present the Crooked Highway production.
- 1/13/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: We have learned that Jeremy Davies has been cast in Scott Derrickson’s upcoming film for Blumhouse and Universal, The Black Phone.
Derrickson and frequent collaborator C. Robert Cargill adapted the script based on Joe Hill’s short story.
Derrickson, Cargill and Jason Blum, for Blumhouse, are producing the film. Universal and Blumhouse will present the Crooked Highway production. Joe Hill is an executive producer.
Davies recently won a BAFTA Games Award for his turn in Playstation’s God of War as Baldur. He made his film debut starring in David O. Russell’s acclaimed first film, Spanking the Monkey, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and earned Davies an Independent Spirit Award nomination. His portrayal of Tom Hanks’ interpreter, Cpl Upham, in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar winning film, Saving Private Ryan, garnered notable critical acclaim for Davies, including a co-nomination for a SAG award...
Derrickson and frequent collaborator C. Robert Cargill adapted the script based on Joe Hill’s short story.
Derrickson, Cargill and Jason Blum, for Blumhouse, are producing the film. Universal and Blumhouse will present the Crooked Highway production. Joe Hill is an executive producer.
Davies recently won a BAFTA Games Award for his turn in Playstation’s God of War as Baldur. He made his film debut starring in David O. Russell’s acclaimed first film, Spanking the Monkey, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and earned Davies an Independent Spirit Award nomination. His portrayal of Tom Hanks’ interpreter, Cpl Upham, in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar winning film, Saving Private Ryan, garnered notable critical acclaim for Davies, including a co-nomination for a SAG award...
- 1/13/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Verve Ventures & UTA Independent Group Team For Stephen Belber’s Corey Stoll Movie ‘What We Do Next’
Exclusive: Verve Ventures and UTA Independent Film Group have come together to represent domestic sales on the feature film What We Do Next, from filmmaker and playwright Stephen Belber.
The movie, starring Corey Stoll, Karen Pittman (The Morning Show) and Michelle Veintimilla was shot in Louisville, Ky, during the pandemic and wrapped last month.
The emotional drama follows a local New York City politician who is forced to navigate a complicated past as she climbs the political ladder. Power constantly shifts among the three characters as they fight for their version of the truth.
Chris Mangano, Merry-Kay Poe and Max Neace produced the film, which is a co-production between Poe’s Unbridled Films and Mangano’s Mangano Movies & Media. Belber, Brian Tanke, Steve Poe and Matt Bronson are EPs and Pulitzer-winning author Lynn Nottage is serving as co-producer.
The movie, starring Corey Stoll, Karen Pittman (The Morning Show) and Michelle Veintimilla was shot in Louisville, Ky, during the pandemic and wrapped last month.
The emotional drama follows a local New York City politician who is forced to navigate a complicated past as she climbs the political ladder. Power constantly shifts among the three characters as they fight for their version of the truth.
Chris Mangano, Merry-Kay Poe and Max Neace produced the film, which is a co-production between Poe’s Unbridled Films and Mangano’s Mangano Movies & Media. Belber, Brian Tanke, Steve Poe and Matt Bronson are EPs and Pulitzer-winning author Lynn Nottage is serving as co-producer.
- 11/11/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The story of former Philadelphia police officer Jeffrey Walker is headed to the screen. The Nacelle Company, Stone Canyon Entertainment and producer Devon Shepard (Being Mary Jane) have optioned Walker’s life rights for possible TV or film development, with Stephen Belber (The Laramie Project) attached to pen the script.
Per producers, over the course of a 20-year career as a narcotics officer with the Philadelphia Pd, Walker, an African American, became co-opted by a system that harasses, unfairly arrests and often kills those in the very community from which he came. This is the story of Walker’s redemption, as he hits bottom and then begins the courageous work of helping dismantle that same system he helped to thrive. Walker’s story goes to the heart of our moment, in which people want answers to a problem we’re all part of: how did we get here, and where can we go now?...
Per producers, over the course of a 20-year career as a narcotics officer with the Philadelphia Pd, Walker, an African American, became co-opted by a system that harasses, unfairly arrests and often kills those in the very community from which he came. This is the story of Walker’s redemption, as he hits bottom and then begins the courageous work of helping dismantle that same system he helped to thrive. Walker’s story goes to the heart of our moment, in which people want answers to a problem we’re all part of: how did we get here, and where can we go now?...
- 7/8/2020
- by Denise Petski and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Two-time Oscar nominee Ross Katz has launched Los Angeles-based Sui Generis Pictures, which will initially focus on feature films but eventually expand into short- and long-form documentaries, unscripted, narrative and limited series.
“The company will engage in both long-term and fast-track development, as well as diving into projects that are nearly ready to shoot,” said Katz, who previously was at Sk Global. “I’m using this rare, surreal time to get material on the runway. So, when it’s deemed safe to shoot, I will find myself back on set.”
He continued, “After spending a valuable year at Sk Global, where I was inspired by the vision, ambition, and ingenuity of the company, I felt it was the right time to pay homage to the mythical New York company that launched my career, Good Machine. I intend to render material under the same...
“The company will engage in both long-term and fast-track development, as well as diving into projects that are nearly ready to shoot,” said Katz, who previously was at Sk Global. “I’m using this rare, surreal time to get material on the runway. So, when it’s deemed safe to shoot, I will find myself back on set.”
He continued, “After spending a valuable year at Sk Global, where I was inspired by the vision, ambition, and ingenuity of the company, I felt it was the right time to pay homage to the mythical New York company that launched my career, Good Machine. I intend to render material under the same...
- 6/23/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Fifty years after the release of low-budget rebel odyssey “Easy Rider,” which pushed Hollywood into the ’70s and shook the foundations of Hollywood, writer-director-actor Peter Fonda has died of respiratory failure from lung cancer. The son of Hollywood star Henry Fonda and New York socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw was born 79 years ago in New York City. He is survived by his older sister, actress Jane Fonda, and his daughter, actress Bridget Fonda.
In a statement to People magazine, the family said Fonda “passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16 at 11:05am at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family …In honor of Peter, please raise a glass to freedom.”
Said Jane Fonda: “I am very sad. He was my sweet-hearted baby brother. The talker of the family. I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out laughing.”
Fonda made a splash with his...
In a statement to People magazine, the family said Fonda “passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16 at 11:05am at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family …In honor of Peter, please raise a glass to freedom.”
Said Jane Fonda: “I am very sad. He was my sweet-hearted baby brother. The talker of the family. I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out laughing.”
Fonda made a splash with his...
- 8/17/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Fifty years after the release of low-budget rebel odyssey “Easy Rider,” which pushed Hollywood into the ’70s and shook the foundations of Hollywood, writer-director-actor Peter Fonda has died of respiratory failure from lung cancer. The son of Hollywood star Henry Fonda and New York socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw was born 79 years ago in New York City. He is survived by his older sister, actress Jane Fonda, and his daughter, actress Bridget Fonda.
In a statement to People magazine, the family said Fonda “passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16 at 11:05am at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family …In honor of Peter, please raise a glass to freedom.”
Said Jane Fonda: “I am very sad. He was my sweet-hearted baby brother. The talker of the family. I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out laughing.”
Fonda made a splash with his...
In a statement to People magazine, the family said Fonda “passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16 at 11:05am at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family …In honor of Peter, please raise a glass to freedom.”
Said Jane Fonda: “I am very sad. He was my sweet-hearted baby brother. The talker of the family. I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out laughing.”
Fonda made a splash with his...
- 8/17/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Ross Katz has been hired as Head of Production and Development at Sk Global’s Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, the latest exec to join the company that falls under the banner of Sk Global. Katz, a producer on the Oscar-nominated Lost in Translation and In the Bedroom who started his career as a grip on Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, will help the indie film financier-producer unit in Sk Global’s goal to boost production output across both movies and TV.
Earlier this month, Sk Global hired veteran TV executive Charlie Corwin as co-ceo to serve alongside alongside current CEO and president John Penotti, a move aimed at bolstering the company’s small-screen auspices.
Katz will report to Sk Global CEO and president John Penotti and Corwin, and aid in the workload of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment’s Evp Mark O’Connor.
His producing credits include Marie Antoinette, Story of a Girl and The Laramie Project,...
Earlier this month, Sk Global hired veteran TV executive Charlie Corwin as co-ceo to serve alongside alongside current CEO and president John Penotti, a move aimed at bolstering the company’s small-screen auspices.
Katz will report to Sk Global CEO and president John Penotti and Corwin, and aid in the workload of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment’s Evp Mark O’Connor.
His producing credits include Marie Antoinette, Story of a Girl and The Laramie Project,...
- 4/5/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Oscar-nominated producer Ross Katz is joining Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, a division of Sk Global, as head of production and development.
Sk Global Co-Chairman Sidney Kimmel and co-ceo John Penotti made the announcement Friday. The move comes a month after former Imagine Entertainment chief executive officer Charlie Corwin joined “Crazy Rich Asians” producer Sk Global as co-ceo.
Sk Global said the move further expands upon Sk Global’s mission to increase production output across all platforms. Katz will report to Penotti and Corwin.
Katz received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture for “Lost in Translation” and “In the Bedroom.” His producing credits include “Marie Antoinette,” “Story of a Girl,” “The Laramie Project” and “Taking Chance,” for which he won both a WGA and a DGA award. Most recently, Katz served as executive producer on the HBO drama “My Dinner with Herve,” starring Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan.
Katz began his career...
Sk Global Co-Chairman Sidney Kimmel and co-ceo John Penotti made the announcement Friday. The move comes a month after former Imagine Entertainment chief executive officer Charlie Corwin joined “Crazy Rich Asians” producer Sk Global as co-ceo.
Sk Global said the move further expands upon Sk Global’s mission to increase production output across all platforms. Katz will report to Penotti and Corwin.
Katz received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture for “Lost in Translation” and “In the Bedroom.” His producing credits include “Marie Antoinette,” “Story of a Girl,” “The Laramie Project” and “Taking Chance,” for which he won both a WGA and a DGA award. Most recently, Katz served as executive producer on the HBO drama “My Dinner with Herve,” starring Peter Dinklage and Jamie Dornan.
Katz began his career...
- 4/5/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Over 40 years ago, Harvey Fierstein did something that seemed impossible. He shared a story of a gay man, a drag queen, who was looking for love and a “normal” life. His three plays, originally called Torch Song Trilogy, ended up being produced on Broadway and earned him Tonys for Best Actor and Best Play in 1983, beating out Marsha Norman’s ‘Night, Mother.
The original production closed on Broadway in May 1985 and was was later made into a movie, which also starred Matthew Broderick. Last year, Torch Song was revived (with...
The original production closed on Broadway in May 1985 and was was later made into a movie, which also starred Matthew Broderick. Last year, Torch Song was revived (with...
- 12/9/2018
- by Jerry Portwood
- Rollingstone.com
After a smash-hit run Off-Broadway, Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song has returned to Broadway for a strictly limited engagement. This critically acclaimed production of the Tony Award-winning comedy stars Drama Desk Award winner Michael Urie 'Younger,' 'Ugly Betty,' Buyer amp Cellar and Academy Award and Tony winner Mercedes Ruehl The Fisher King, Lost in Yonkers and is directed by Tony nominee Moises Kaufman The Laramie Project, I Am My Own Wife.
- 11/12/2018
- by Contests - Broadway
- BroadwayWorld.com
HBO announced on Friday that it has acquired the Jeffrey Wright-led film “O.G.”
The film was directed by Emmy-winner Madeleine Sackler (“Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus”) from a script penned by Stephen Belber, who won an Emmy for HBO’s “The Laramie Project.”
“O.G.,” which was filmed entirely at an Indiana max security prison, follows Louis (Wright), once the head of a prominent prison gang, in the final weeks of his 24-year sentence. His impending release is upended when he takes new arrival Beecher (Theothus Carter), who is being courted by gang leadership, under his wing. Coming to grips with the indelibility of his crime and the challenge of reentering society, Louis finds his freedom hanging in the balance as he struggles to save Beecher.
Also Read: Jeffrey Wright Hunts Wolves in 'Incredibly Tight' Thriller 'Hold the Dark' (Video)
“Over the past four years,...
The film was directed by Emmy-winner Madeleine Sackler (“Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus”) from a script penned by Stephen Belber, who won an Emmy for HBO’s “The Laramie Project.”
“O.G.,” which was filmed entirely at an Indiana max security prison, follows Louis (Wright), once the head of a prominent prison gang, in the final weeks of his 24-year sentence. His impending release is upended when he takes new arrival Beecher (Theothus Carter), who is being courted by gang leadership, under his wing. Coming to grips with the indelibility of his crime and the challenge of reentering society, Louis finds his freedom hanging in the balance as he struggles to save Beecher.
Also Read: Jeffrey Wright Hunts Wolves in 'Incredibly Tight' Thriller 'Hold the Dark' (Video)
“Over the past four years,...
- 10/12/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Stephen Belber has been hired to script The Needle and The Damage Done for Mike Tollin and Peter Guber which is based on journalist Paul Solotaroff’s article on the opioid epidemic. The project is now being done at USA Networks through Ucp. The rights for the project were picked up last fall.
The story goes in-depth about the fentanyl epidemic which is currently devastating the suburban communities of New England. The 8,000-word article appeared last October in Men’s Journal delves into a local DEA bureau chief’s relentless pursuit to fight the war on drugs.
“When you look at the numbers, it’s an epidemic of unprecedented proportion,” Tollin told Deadline. “And we have a chance to raise awareness. The man’s whose life we are focusing the story on understands that awareness is one of his priorities, his job. He’s a superstar DEA agent who recognizes this and welcomes it.
The story goes in-depth about the fentanyl epidemic which is currently devastating the suburban communities of New England. The 8,000-word article appeared last October in Men’s Journal delves into a local DEA bureau chief’s relentless pursuit to fight the war on drugs.
“When you look at the numbers, it’s an epidemic of unprecedented proportion,” Tollin told Deadline. “And we have a chance to raise awareness. The man’s whose life we are focusing the story on understands that awareness is one of his priorities, his job. He’s a superstar DEA agent who recognizes this and welcomes it.
- 8/8/2018
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline Film + TV
Neil Patrick Harris and Mary Louise Parker will take part in Laramie: A Legacy, a one-night benefit reading in September of The Laramie Project, set to honor Matthew Shepard on the 20th anniversary of his murder.
Presented by Tectonic Theater Project, Laramie: A Legacy is scheduled for Monday, September 24, at the Gerald Lynch Theater at John Jay College in Manhattan.
Also confirmed for the event is Tony Award-winner Billy Porter (Kinky Boots). Harris, Parker and Porter will join the original company of The Laramie Project – Stephen Belber, Amanda Gronich, Mercedes Herrero, Andy Paris, Greg Pierotti, Barbara Pitts McAdams and Kelli Simpkins – with Tectonic Theater Project founder and Artistic Director Moisés Kaufman directing.
Additional cast members will be announced at a later date.
In advance of the reading, The Matthew Shepard Foundation and Tectonic Theater Project are filming a PSA video featuring Parker, Porter, Kaufman, Michael Urie, Harvey Fierstein, Zachary Quinto,...
Presented by Tectonic Theater Project, Laramie: A Legacy is scheduled for Monday, September 24, at the Gerald Lynch Theater at John Jay College in Manhattan.
Also confirmed for the event is Tony Award-winner Billy Porter (Kinky Boots). Harris, Parker and Porter will join the original company of The Laramie Project – Stephen Belber, Amanda Gronich, Mercedes Herrero, Andy Paris, Greg Pierotti, Barbara Pitts McAdams and Kelli Simpkins – with Tectonic Theater Project founder and Artistic Director Moisés Kaufman directing.
Additional cast members will be announced at a later date.
In advance of the reading, The Matthew Shepard Foundation and Tectonic Theater Project are filming a PSA video featuring Parker, Porter, Kaufman, Michael Urie, Harvey Fierstein, Zachary Quinto,...
- 5/15/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
VirginiaTheatre Association will again host a Who's Who of Virginia's theatre community, including Broadway's Mercedes Herrero University of Virginia and Yale Drama, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Laramie Project Charlotte d'Amboise Pippin, Chicago, A Chorus LIne TheatreTech Visionary Natasha Tsakos, Google Live Event Strategist Jason Fahlstrom, and many others, when Virginia Theatre Association Vta returns to Norfolk for its VTA2016 Creative Acts Annual Conference, today, October 26, through October 30, 2016, at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel.
- 10/26/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
VirginiaTheatre Association will again host a Who's Who of Virginia's theatre community, including Broadway's Mercedes Herrero University of Virginia and Yale Drama, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Laramie Project Charlotte d'Amboise Pippin, Chicago, A Chorus LIne TheatreTech Visionary Natasha Tsakos, Google Live Event Strategist Jason Fahlstrom, and many others, when Virginia Theatre Association Vta returns to Norfolk for its VTA2016 Creative Acts Annual Conference, October 26-30, 2016, at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel.
- 9/27/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
VirginiaTheatre Association will again host a Who's Who of Virginia's theatre community, including Broadway's Mercedes Herrero University of Virginia and Yale Drama, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Laramie Project Charlotte d'Amboise Pippin, Chicago, A Chorus LIne TheatreTech Visionary Natasha Tsakos, Google Live Event Strategist Jason Fahlstrom, and many others, when Virginia Theatre Association Vta returns to Norfolk for its VTA2016 Creative Acts Annual Conference, October 26-30, 2016, at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel.
- 9/27/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
In his last few months as Commander-in-Chief and, more pertinently here, commander of the National Medal of Arts selecting committee, President Barack Obama has once again demonstrated discerning taste in awarding the annual honors for excellence in the American arts. With the inimitable (and once again Emmy-nominated) Audra McDonald leading the list, you won’t hear any veto threats coming from this side of the aisle. Comedy legend Mel Brooks, actor/voiceover artist Morgan Freeman, and brilliant composer Philip Glass make up the other predominant names from the world of film and television, but mentions for Motown founder Berry Gordon and The Laramie Project playwright Moises Kaufman deserve a tip of the hat in their own rights.
It’s always fun to parse the recipients of the National Medal of Arts against the sitting president that awarded them; you can drive yourself crazy wondering how the Academy votes but this...
It’s always fun to parse the recipients of the National Medal of Arts against the sitting president that awarded them; you can drive yourself crazy wondering how the Academy votes but this...
- 9/15/2016
- by Daniel Crooke
- FilmExperience
This year marks a quarter century of groundbreaking theater at Moisés Kaufman’s Tectonic Theater Project, and the celebrated theater-maker and friends are ringing it in with style at Tectonic at 25! The 25th anniversary benefit performance will hit Nyu Skirball in New York City on Nov. 7 with host Jane Fonda. The event, which Kaufman will direct, is scheduled to include reimagined excerpts from award-winning Tectonic Theater classics like “The Laramie Project,” “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde,” “The Tallest Tree in the Forest,” “33 Variations,” “I Am My Own Wife,” and “Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz Musical.” The roster of stage and film talent to take the spotlight and perform that evening has yet to be announced, but given Kaufman’s reputation and Fonda’s attachment, we expect theater legends and legends-in-the-making to participate. With a host committee that includes Sir Ian McKellen, Sally Field, David Hyde Pierce, Darren Criss, Jonathan Groff, and more, the Tectonic Theater Project has established itself as a leading company for politically and socially conscious theater. Tickets for the Nov. 7 event are...
- 6/15/2016
- backstage.com
A Lonely Way to Die: Anwandter Explores the Elements of a Hate Crime
The 2012 murder of openly gay Chilean Daniel Zamudio provides the basis for Alex Antwandter’s elegiac directorial debut, You’ll Never Be Alone. Recalling a legion of cinematic examinations concerned with the aftershocks of homophobic violence, similarities to the Matthew Shepard tragedy (turned into 2002 film The Laramie Project) or the skinheads responsible for the savage murder of Frenchman Francois Chenu (examined in the 2005 documentary Beyond Hatred) are irrefutable. Rather than focus on the motives of the malefactors or the societal prized machismo and misogyny which continues to allow these cycles of hatred to flourish in each new generation, the film’s focus is the creeping devastation to those directly and irreparably affected by such despicable barbarism. Sans answers or resolution, it’s merely an unassuming tale of loss, frustration, and combatting helplessness.
Eighteen year old Pablo (Andrew...
The 2012 murder of openly gay Chilean Daniel Zamudio provides the basis for Alex Antwandter’s elegiac directorial debut, You’ll Never Be Alone. Recalling a legion of cinematic examinations concerned with the aftershocks of homophobic violence, similarities to the Matthew Shepard tragedy (turned into 2002 film The Laramie Project) or the skinheads responsible for the savage murder of Frenchman Francois Chenu (examined in the 2005 documentary Beyond Hatred) are irrefutable. Rather than focus on the motives of the malefactors or the societal prized machismo and misogyny which continues to allow these cycles of hatred to flourish in each new generation, the film’s focus is the creeping devastation to those directly and irreparably affected by such despicable barbarism. Sans answers or resolution, it’s merely an unassuming tale of loss, frustration, and combatting helplessness.
Eighteen year old Pablo (Andrew...
- 2/16/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Daniel Beaty gives a tour-de-force performance, playing up to 40 characters in The Tallest Tree in the Forest, a solo play, which he also wrote. It tells the life story of Paul Robeson, a towering figure among our nation's prominent African-Americans. Renowned director Moises Kaufman returns to Bam The Laramie Project, 2013 WinterSpring to direct this show which has delighted and enlightened audiences from Kansas City, to La, La Jolla, and Washington, DC. The show runs Mar 22-29, 2015.
- 3/13/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Far Away So Close: Josue Pays Personal Homage to Memory of Murdered Friend
His name now synonymous with progressive social policy, Matthew Shepard, the young gay man murdered in 1998, would come to represent a generation of bullied, battered and butchered Lgbt American youths. At last, he receives a moving, often devastatingly sorrowful homage in Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine, a documentary from his close friend and first time filmmaker Michele Josue. There have been other significant filmed documents attempting to grapple with his horrific demise, most notably the 2002 television film adaptation of Moises Kaufman’s play The Laramie Project, which featured a star studded cast. Now, nearing seventeen years since his death, Josue finally was able to assemble a more personal ode to Shepard, something that was initially discouraged by Shepard’s mother. The only trouble is, though often meaningful and loving, it’s a document that seems unnecessary,...
His name now synonymous with progressive social policy, Matthew Shepard, the young gay man murdered in 1998, would come to represent a generation of bullied, battered and butchered Lgbt American youths. At last, he receives a moving, often devastatingly sorrowful homage in Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine, a documentary from his close friend and first time filmmaker Michele Josue. There have been other significant filmed documents attempting to grapple with his horrific demise, most notably the 2002 television film adaptation of Moises Kaufman’s play The Laramie Project, which featured a star studded cast. Now, nearing seventeen years since his death, Josue finally was able to assemble a more personal ode to Shepard, something that was initially discouraged by Shepard’s mother. The only trouble is, though often meaningful and loving, it’s a document that seems unnecessary,...
- 2/16/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Stewart’s Eccentricity Barely Keeps “Match” Lit
Groomed and primmed ballet dancers create arches and points which are lauded and corrected by their instructor, kept sharp by his knowledge and dedication to the craft. The bustling bright city of New York as its backdrop, the liveliness of the city is matched only by its protagonist. Introduced at the beginning is a sense of high regard and careful perception which can only be achieved by a writer who like, Tobi, understands his or her own craft to the point where it becomes not just their livelihood but their life. Writer/director Stephen Belber’s start stems from theatre with plays such as Tape (which had its film adaptation directed by Richard Linklater) and The Laramie Project (in which he shares credit with multiple people) and a half dozen years after his film debut in Jennifer Aniston starring Management, he proves to...
Groomed and primmed ballet dancers create arches and points which are lauded and corrected by their instructor, kept sharp by his knowledge and dedication to the craft. The bustling bright city of New York as its backdrop, the liveliness of the city is matched only by its protagonist. Introduced at the beginning is a sense of high regard and careful perception which can only be achieved by a writer who like, Tobi, understands his or her own craft to the point where it becomes not just their livelihood but their life. Writer/director Stephen Belber’s start stems from theatre with plays such as Tape (which had its film adaptation directed by Richard Linklater) and The Laramie Project (in which he shares credit with multiple people) and a half dozen years after his film debut in Jennifer Aniston starring Management, he proves to...
- 1/14/2015
- by Amanda Yam
- IONCINEMA.com
Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler, comedian David Cross and Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker among those set to attend the festival.Scroll down for full line-up
Sundance has revealed its programme of films and panel discussions for the third Sundance London film and music festival (April 25-27), held at the O2.
The festival will include 21 feature films and 18 short films across five sections. A total of 23 films will make their world, international, European or UK premieres and seven are by first-time feature filmmakers.
The films collectively received 12 awards when they premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and filmmakers expected to attend are Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler and Arrested Development star David Cross, who brings his directorial debut Hits.
Persepolis director Marjane Satrapi will bring the international premiere of her latest feature, The Voices, which stars Ryan Reynolds as a disturbed factory worker who hears advice from his pet dog and cat.
Us actress...
Sundance has revealed its programme of films and panel discussions for the third Sundance London film and music festival (April 25-27), held at the O2.
The festival will include 21 feature films and 18 short films across five sections. A total of 23 films will make their world, international, European or UK premieres and seven are by first-time feature filmmakers.
The films collectively received 12 awards when they premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and filmmakers expected to attend are Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler and Arrested Development star David Cross, who brings his directorial debut Hits.
Persepolis director Marjane Satrapi will bring the international premiere of her latest feature, The Voices, which stars Ryan Reynolds as a disturbed factory worker who hears advice from his pet dog and cat.
Us actress...
- 3/24/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Birthday shoutouts go to Ronan Keating (above), who is 37, Julie Bowen is 44, Ira Glass is 55, and Miranda Richardson is 56.
In great news, The Laramie Project writer Ross Katz has been hired by HBO to write Out At Home: The Glenn Burke Story, which will tell the story of the late baseball player, who came out to his teammates and management … back in the 70′s.
Last Night’s Academy Awards was the most watched in a decade.
Jared Leto’s Oscar Win For Dallas Buyers Club Criticized By Transgender Community.
And a lot of people are pissed at Ellen‘s “Good Job, Sir,” to Liza.
A Fox News Host Has Apologized For Making An Ignorant Statement. Per our agreement, I’m off to Calcutta to work with the poor.
Out Penn. Rep Brian Sims is running for re-election, and his opponents are already using his sexuality against him. You can help by donating to his campaign.
In great news, The Laramie Project writer Ross Katz has been hired by HBO to write Out At Home: The Glenn Burke Story, which will tell the story of the late baseball player, who came out to his teammates and management … back in the 70′s.
Last Night’s Academy Awards was the most watched in a decade.
Jared Leto’s Oscar Win For Dallas Buyers Club Criticized By Transgender Community.
And a lot of people are pissed at Ellen‘s “Good Job, Sir,” to Liza.
A Fox News Host Has Apologized For Making An Ignorant Statement. Per our agreement, I’m off to Calcutta to work with the poor.
Out Penn. Rep Brian Sims is running for re-election, and his opponents are already using his sexuality against him. You can help by donating to his campaign.
- 3/3/2014
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Exclusive: Ross Katz, who produced The Laramie Project and the superb HBO pic Taking Chance, has signed on to write Out At Home: The Glenn Burke Story. He joins Juma Entertainment’s Jamie Lee Curtis and Robert Horowitz as producers of the film that tells the story of Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland A’s player Burke, who was honest with his teammates and management that he was gay at a time in the 1970s when such a revelation was unheard of. It’s still perilous today, though the Brooklyn Nets’ Jason Collins just became the first openly gay player to play on a major pro sports roster, and 2013 SEC co-defensive player of the year Michael Sam is preparing to enter the NFL draft as football’s first openly gay player. I have been surprised by the level of discussion on Espn, where some ex-jocks expect Sam’s draft stock...
- 3/3/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Paul R. Tetreault, director of Ford's Theatre Society, announced that the Ford's Theatre National Historic Site Foth will reopenWednesday, October 16, thanks to 25,000 in emergency funding provided by a key trustee, Ronald O. Perelman. The site will reopen for daytime visits at 9a.m. on Wednesday, and performances of The Laramie Project will resume at 730 p.m. that evening. The Laramie Project runs through Oct. 27 all remaining tickets for performances are 25.
- 10/15/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
La Jolla Playhouse presents a fifth production for its 201314 season the world premiere of The Tallest Tree, a new play with music written and performed by Daniel Beaty Emergency, Through the Night, directed by Moises KaufmanI Am My Own Wife, The Laramie Project. A co-production with Kansas City Repertory Theatre, The Tallest Tree is running The Playhouse's Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre October 9 - November 3, 2013. The piece is produced in association withTectonic Theater Project. Check out a first look below...
- 10/10/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
La Jolla Playhouse presents a fifth production for its 201314 season the world premiere of The Tallest Tree, a new play with music written and performed byDaniel Beaty Emergency, Through the Night, directed by Moises Kaufman I Am My Own Wife, The Laramie Project. A co-production with Kansas City Repertory Theatre, The Tallest Tree is running The Playhouse's Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre October 9 - November 3, 2013. The piece is produced in association withTectonic Theater Project. Check out highlights below...
- 10/10/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Moises Kaufman Directs Daniel Beaty's The Tallest Tree Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse, Now thru 11/3
La Jolla Playhouse announces a fifth production for its 201314 season the world premiere of The Tallest Tree, a new play with music written and performed by Daniel Beaty Emergency, Through the Night, directed by Moises Kaufman I Am My Own Wife, The Laramie Project. A co-production with Kansas City Repertory Theatre, The Tallest Tree will run in The Playhouse's Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre tonight, October 9 - November 3, 2013. The piece is produced in association with Tectonic Theater Project.
- 10/9/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Just last week, the cast of Big Fish on Broadway shared a supportive message for the cast of the Ole Miss production of The Laramie Project, which made national news this week after a group of football players interrupted the show with homophobic slurs and 'borderline hate speech' on October 1st. Now the cast has responded to the support with a thank you to the cast of Big Fish. Check it out below...
- 10/7/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Dame Helen Mirren appreciates Leslie Jordan, Bridegroom to air on Own, Aaron Eckhart is a sexy monster in I, Frankenstein
Charo is not a fan of Sofia Vergara. “Sofia Vergara is Charo With diarrhea.” Sofia responded at the red carpet for Machete Kills by saying “Of course she doesn’t like it. No one likes being compared with someone else, especially someone younger.”
Let’s please take a moment to mourn. The Eleventh Doctor is finished. They’ve wrapped the Christmas episode. You weren’t my favorite Matt Smith, but we will miss you.
According to Gene Simmons, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse aren’t music icons. “From 1984 until today, name one superstar that’s bigger than their music, and not just somebody that’s recorded one or two records, but another Queen or another AC/DC, or somebody with a body of work? You can’t name one. Kurt Cobain — no,...
Charo is not a fan of Sofia Vergara. “Sofia Vergara is Charo With diarrhea.” Sofia responded at the red carpet for Machete Kills by saying “Of course she doesn’t like it. No one likes being compared with someone else, especially someone younger.”
Let’s please take a moment to mourn. The Eleventh Doctor is finished. They’ve wrapped the Christmas episode. You weren’t my favorite Matt Smith, but we will miss you.
According to Gene Simmons, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse aren’t music icons. “From 1984 until today, name one superstar that’s bigger than their music, and not just somebody that’s recorded one or two records, but another Queen or another AC/DC, or somebody with a body of work? You can’t name one. Kurt Cobain — no,...
- 10/6/2013
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
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