Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez hit up the Great White Way on Tuesday, to see one very special star: Bruce Springsteen.
The couple, who have been going hot and heavy since starting their relationship in February, stopped by The Boss’ critically acclaimed solo show Springsteen on Broadway and met him backstage afterwards for some dressing room photos.
“Baby we were Born to Run…” Lopez, 48, captioned a photo on Instagram, quoting one of Springsteen’s most popular show. “#theboss #when1plus1equals3 #brucespringsteen.’
Rodriguez, 42, had equally great things to say about the show. “Wow! What an incredible journey conveyed through music...
The couple, who have been going hot and heavy since starting their relationship in February, stopped by The Boss’ critically acclaimed solo show Springsteen on Broadway and met him backstage afterwards for some dressing room photos.
“Baby we were Born to Run…” Lopez, 48, captioned a photo on Instagram, quoting one of Springsteen’s most popular show. “#theboss #when1plus1equals3 #brucespringsteen.’
Rodriguez, 42, had equally great things to say about the show. “Wow! What an incredible journey conveyed through music...
- 12/13/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Director Chad Stahelski is teaming up with his John Wick producer Basil Iwanyk to bring to the big screen Kill or Be Killed, a comic book from Winter Soldier creator Ed Brubaker.
Dan Casey, who previously adapted the Brubaker comic Incognito, now set up at Columbia, is attached to write the script.
Iwanyk will produce with Erica Lee of the duo's Thunder Road, the company behind awards contender Wind River as well as the Wick action movies. Jeff Waxman (mother!) is also producing. Brubaker will act as executive producer.
The project tells of a depressed college student who attempts suicide....
Dan Casey, who previously adapted the Brubaker comic Incognito, now set up at Columbia, is attached to write the script.
Iwanyk will produce with Erica Lee of the duo's Thunder Road, the company behind awards contender Wind River as well as the Wick action movies. Jeff Waxman (mother!) is also producing. Brubaker will act as executive producer.
The project tells of a depressed college student who attempts suicide....
- 12/12/2017
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With just four days remaining until Thanksgiving, we’re feeling particularly grateful for the 20 terrific sound bites featured in our Quotes of the Week.
This time around, we’ve got a nod to Grease‘s Thunder Road scene on Riverdale, an uncomfortable family reunion on Scandal, a glimpse into Jake Peralta’s DVR on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and an identity crisis for Ghosted agent Max Jennifer.
Also included in this week’s roundup: double doses of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Grey’s Anatomy.
Check out the attached gallery — or click here for direct access — then hit the comments and...
This time around, we’ve got a nod to Grease‘s Thunder Road scene on Riverdale, an uncomfortable family reunion on Scandal, a glimpse into Jake Peralta’s DVR on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and an identity crisis for Ghosted agent Max Jennifer.
Also included in this week’s roundup: double doses of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Grey’s Anatomy.
Check out the attached gallery — or click here for direct access — then hit the comments and...
- 11/19/2017
- TVLine.com
Max Weinberg has spent 43 years touring the world with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. And in between his job with the Boss, the 66-year-old drummer managed to hold down a 17-year post as a bandleader for Conan O’Brien’s late night talk show. Turns out, he doesn’t do well with downtime.
After finishing the 86-city “River” tour in February, the longtime E Street Band drummer was ready to try something new. Enter Max Weinberg’s Jukebox, an interactive concert experience where the audience gets to pick the set list and hear Max and his revolving band...
After finishing the 86-city “River” tour in February, the longtime E Street Band drummer was ready to try something new. Enter Max Weinberg’s Jukebox, an interactive concert experience where the audience gets to pick the set list and hear Max and his revolving band...
- 10/30/2017
- by Brittany Talarico
- PEOPLE.com
It’s hard not to worry a little about Bruce Springsteen. He revealed in his memoir last year that he’s battled depression on and off for decades. And in recent photos (if you’re the kind of fan who notices such things), he looks, well, haunted. Is it just the state-of-the-world despair that’s going around these days? Or something darker?
Springsteen on Broadway, his extraordinary new stage production, won’t set your mind at ease. Dressed all in black, the showman known for exuberant stadium marathons delivers a two-hour performance — part storytelling, part singing — almost entirely without cracking a smile.
Springsteen on Broadway, his extraordinary new stage production, won’t set your mind at ease. Dressed all in black, the showman known for exuberant stadium marathons delivers a two-hour performance — part storytelling, part singing — almost entirely without cracking a smile.
- 10/17/2017
- by Kim Hubbard
- PEOPLE.com
Springsteen on Broadway, Bruce Springsteen‘s new intimate one-man show of singing and storytelling, is the hottest ticket in New York City right now, with a single seat in the 939-capacity Walter Kerr Theater going for a starting ticket price of $850 (more than three times what it takes to see Broadway’ other smash musical, Hamilton).
The show — which began performances on Oct. 3, officially opened Thursday night, and will play a limited five nights a week run through Feb. 3 — has already made a whopping $2.33 million in its first seven days of sales according to numbers provided by The Broadway League.
Its run is sold out too,...
The show — which began performances on Oct. 3, officially opened Thursday night, and will play a limited five nights a week run through Feb. 3 — has already made a whopping $2.33 million in its first seven days of sales according to numbers provided by The Broadway League.
Its run is sold out too,...
- 10/13/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Exclusive: Kingsman: The Golden Circle star Taron Egerton has joined A Private War, the Matthew Heineman-directed drama that stars Rosamund Pike as the famed war journalist Marie Colvin. Produced by Thunder Road's Basil Iwanyk, Kamala Films' Marissa McMahon and Charlize Theron and her Denver & Delilah banner, the drama came in as one of the hot Toronto sales titles. Pike will come to Toronto to launch the Scott Cooper-directed Hostiles on Monday night. Bloom is here…...
- 9/9/2017
- Deadline
Author: Scott Davis
It seems Lionsgate wants in on the cinematic universe fad and looks set to turn its action series John Wick into the next big expanded franchise (well, they couldn’t do the same for La La Land could they?!)
The Hollywood Reporter has noted that the studio is looking at an outward expansion for the action thriller after it acquired the rights to a new action script called Ballerina. The female-driven thriller is written by up-and-coming writer Shay Hatten, who is currently working for Robert Downey Jnr’s production company as a writer’s assistant and who wrote the screenplay for Maximum King, a script he also wrote that recently was added to the Black List.
Ballerina would follow in the style of La Femme Nikita, Luc Besson’s acclaimed 90’s thriller, the script also has “stylised” moments closer to Quentin Tarantino and Matthew Vaughn. The story...
It seems Lionsgate wants in on the cinematic universe fad and looks set to turn its action series John Wick into the next big expanded franchise (well, they couldn’t do the same for La La Land could they?!)
The Hollywood Reporter has noted that the studio is looking at an outward expansion for the action thriller after it acquired the rights to a new action script called Ballerina. The female-driven thriller is written by up-and-coming writer Shay Hatten, who is currently working for Robert Downey Jnr’s production company as a writer’s assistant and who wrote the screenplay for Maximum King, a script he also wrote that recently was added to the Black List.
Ballerina would follow in the style of La Femme Nikita, Luc Besson’s acclaimed 90’s thriller, the script also has “stylised” moments closer to Quentin Tarantino and Matthew Vaughn. The story...
- 7/26/2017
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
2017-07-26T04:33:38-07:00Are You Ready for a 'John Wick' Universe?
Lionsgate has won a bidding war to pick up a female-centric spec action script titled Ballerina that will serve as a platform for a possible John Wick spin-off.
Basil Iwanyk, whose Thunder Road banner is behind the hit Wick action franchise, will produce Ballerina.
While Lionsgate is relishing the idea of a franchise expansion, the screenwriter behind Ballerina is living out a Hollywood dream.
The deal marks the first sale for scribe Shay Hatten, the 23-year old who idolizes Shane Black (Lethal Weapon) and who is currently working as a writer's assistant for Robert Downey Jr.’s production company, Team Downey. Hatten has been on an upward Hollywood trajectory since graduating from Loyola Marymount’s School of Film and Television in 2016: He snagged an internship at Team Downey while writing a black comedy script,...
Lionsgate has won a bidding war to pick up a female-centric spec action script titled Ballerina that will serve as a platform for a possible John Wick spin-off.
Basil Iwanyk, whose Thunder Road banner is behind the hit Wick action franchise, will produce Ballerina.
While Lionsgate is relishing the idea of a franchise expansion, the screenwriter behind Ballerina is living out a Hollywood dream.
The deal marks the first sale for scribe Shay Hatten, the 23-year old who idolizes Shane Black (Lethal Weapon) and who is currently working as a writer's assistant for Robert Downey Jr.’s production company, Team Downey. Hatten has been on an upward Hollywood trajectory since graduating from Loyola Marymount’s School of Film and Television in 2016: He snagged an internship at Team Downey while writing a black comedy script,...
- 7/26/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
A couple years back, John Wick shot his way onto theater screens. Audiences weren’t expecting a whole lot, as it was an action flick with Keanu Reeves, which hasn’t Always resulted in the best material. Plus, the trailer for that one dropped fairly close to the release date, which is usually not a good sign.
But, man, were we in for a big surprise. What we got was a solid action flick with an amazing underlying mythology. The conduit for that mythology came in the form of a hotel called The Continental, which was ripe for exploration. They did some of that in John Wick: Chapter 2, and will continue to do so in the TV show The Continental, but it sounds like there are bigger plans for this franchise.
Related: John Wick Prequel Show Gets A Fitting Title
According to THR, Lionsgate just won a bidding war...
But, man, were we in for a big surprise. What we got was a solid action flick with an amazing underlying mythology. The conduit for that mythology came in the form of a hotel called The Continental, which was ripe for exploration. They did some of that in John Wick: Chapter 2, and will continue to do so in the TV show The Continental, but it sounds like there are bigger plans for this franchise.
Related: John Wick Prequel Show Gets A Fitting Title
According to THR, Lionsgate just won a bidding war...
- 7/25/2017
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
Lionsgate has won a bidding war to pick up a female-centric spec action script titled Ballerina that will serve as a platform for a possible John Wick spinoff.
Basil Iwanyk, whose Thunder Road banner is behind the hit Wick action franchise starring Keanu Reeves, will produce Ballerina.
While Lionsgate is relishing the idea of a franchise expansion, the screenwriter behind Ballerina is living out a Hollywood dream.
The deal marks the first sale for Shay Hatten, a 23-year-old scribe who idolizes Shane Black (Lethal Weapon) and is currently working as a writer's assistant for Robert Downey Jr.’s production company,...
Basil Iwanyk, whose Thunder Road banner is behind the hit Wick action franchise starring Keanu Reeves, will produce Ballerina.
While Lionsgate is relishing the idea of a franchise expansion, the screenwriter behind Ballerina is living out a Hollywood dream.
The deal marks the first sale for Shay Hatten, a 23-year-old scribe who idolizes Shane Black (Lethal Weapon) and is currently working as a writer's assistant for Robert Downey Jr.’s production company,...
- 7/25/2017
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The music hasn’t stopped playing for Jim Cummings. The 30-year-old writer-director-actor who won Sundance’s short film grand jury prize in 2016 seems to have found the holy grail for up-and-coming filmmakers: steady work. A former freelance line producer for College Humor in Los Angeles, Cummings recently transitioned into writing, directing and acting full time, and now has so many projects going simultaneousy that it’s hard to believe he was an unknown filmmaker just 18 months ago.
Read More‘Valerian’: How Luc Besson Made a $180 Million Indie That Can’t Fail
Shortly after winning Sundance with the 12-minute comedic drama “Thunder Road,” which takes place at a funeral and was shot in just one take, Cummings signed with Wme and landed a deal with subscription streaming company Fullscreen to shoot six additional shorts, all of which would be also shot in a single take, for $150,000. The money covered a...
Read More‘Valerian’: How Luc Besson Made a $180 Million Indie That Can’t Fail
Shortly after winning Sundance with the 12-minute comedic drama “Thunder Road,” which takes place at a funeral and was shot in just one take, Cummings signed with Wme and landed a deal with subscription streaming company Fullscreen to shoot six additional shorts, all of which would be also shot in a single take, for $150,000. The money covered a...
- 7/14/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
By H. Perry Horton
Director of 'Thunder Road,' 'The Robbery,' and 'Us Funny.'
The article Short(s) of the Day: A New Triptych of Films from Jim Cummings appeared first on Film School Rejects.
Director of 'Thunder Road,' 'The Robbery,' and 'Us Funny.'
The article Short(s) of the Day: A New Triptych of Films from Jim Cummings appeared first on Film School Rejects.
- 6/28/2017
- by H. Perry Horton
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
TheWrap is pleased to announce that submissions to the 6th Annual ShortList Film Festival, highlighting the best in short filmmaking from around the world, are now open. The Festival will stream online for two weeks from August 8 to 22, 2017 at http://www.shortlistfilmfestival.com, with the winners announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on August 23, 2017. Filmmakers interested in submitting their films can do so here: https://filmfreeway.com/festival/TheShortlistFilmFestival. The ShortList Film Festival, now in its sixth year, elevates the best in short filmmaking as the format has exploded across every device in the age of streaming. Also Read: 'Slingshot,...
- 5/31/2017
- by Wrap Staff
- The Wrap
Saban Films has acquired Us rights to Brian Smrz’s assassin thriller 24 Hours To Live starring Ethan Hawke and Chinese actress Xu Qing.Sierra/Affinity handles international sales and will screen the film in Cannes.Paul Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Rutger Hauer also star in the story of a hitman who turns rogue when his latest mission goes wrong.Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Fundamental Films’ Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon produced, and Fundamental Films fully f
Saban Films has acquired Us rights to Brian Smrz’s assassin thriller 24 Hours To Live starring Ethan Hawke and Chinese actress Xu Qing.
Sierra/Affinity handles international sales and will screen the film in Cannes.
Paul Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Rutger Hauer also star in the story of a hitman who turns rogue when his latest mission goes wrong.
Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Fundamental Films’ Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon produced, and [link=co...
Saban Films has acquired Us rights to Brian Smrz’s assassin thriller 24 Hours To Live starring Ethan Hawke and Chinese actress Xu Qing.
Sierra/Affinity handles international sales and will screen the film in Cannes.
Paul Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Rutger Hauer also star in the story of a hitman who turns rogue when his latest mission goes wrong.
Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Fundamental Films’ Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon produced, and [link=co...
- 5/17/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Bloom to kick off pre-sales on action-thriller in Cannes.
Bloom has launched talks with international buyers here on action-thriller Three Seconds with a reconfigured cast of Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common and Clive Owen.
Andrea Di Stefano directs the story based on the Swedish bestseller by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström.
Thunder Road Pictures’ Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing alongside Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, Mark Lane, James Harris and Ollie Madden of The Fyzz Facility, which is now financing the project and represents Us rights.
Thunder Road’s Jonathan Fuhrman and Magnolia Entertainment’s Shelley Browning serve as executive producers.
Matt Cook adapted the screenplay with revisions by Rowan Joffé and Alex Garland with current revisions by Distefano.
Three Seconds follows a reformed criminal and former special ops soldier who goes undercover for the FBI on a mission to bust a Polish drug gang.
Bloom’s Alex Walton said: “In Escobar: Paradise Lost, Andrea...
Bloom has launched talks with international buyers here on action-thriller Three Seconds with a reconfigured cast of Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common and Clive Owen.
Andrea Di Stefano directs the story based on the Swedish bestseller by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström.
Thunder Road Pictures’ Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing alongside Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, Mark Lane, James Harris and Ollie Madden of The Fyzz Facility, which is now financing the project and represents Us rights.
Thunder Road’s Jonathan Fuhrman and Magnolia Entertainment’s Shelley Browning serve as executive producers.
Matt Cook adapted the screenplay with revisions by Rowan Joffé and Alex Garland with current revisions by Distefano.
Three Seconds follows a reformed criminal and former special ops soldier who goes undercover for the FBI on a mission to bust a Polish drug gang.
Bloom’s Alex Walton said: “In Escobar: Paradise Lost, Andrea...
- 5/17/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Saban Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Brian Smrz's 24 Hours to Live, starring Ethan Hawke.
Chinese actress Xu Qing, Paul Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Rutger Hauer also star in the thriller from the producer behind the John Wick franchise and Sicario. It will receive a theatrical release later this year.
Penned by Zachary Dean and based on an original script from Ron Mita and Jim McClain, 24 Hours to Live follows a career assassin who turns rogue after his latest mission goes awry.
Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Fundamental Films' Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon produced...
Chinese actress Xu Qing, Paul Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Rutger Hauer also star in the thriller from the producer behind the John Wick franchise and Sicario. It will receive a theatrical release later this year.
Penned by Zachary Dean and based on an original script from Ron Mita and Jim McClain, 24 Hours to Live follows a career assassin who turns rogue after his latest mission goes awry.
Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Fundamental Films' Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon produced...
- 5/17/2017
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Saban Films has picked up U.S. rights to Brian Smrz's 24 Hours to Live starring Ethan Hawke and Chinese actress Xu Qing. Paul Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Rutger Hauer also star in the upcoming thriller, which will receive a theatrical release later this year. Zachary Dean writes based on an original script from Ron Mita and Jim McClain. Story follows a career assassin who turns rogue after his latest mission goes awry. Thunder Road's Basil Iwanyk and Fundamental Films'…...
- 5/17/2017
- Deadline
Matt Edwards Feb 17, 2017
The director of John Wick 2 on fight scenes, Keanu Reeves, the Highlander remake, Jason Statham and John Wick 3...
With John Wick co-director David Leicht off directing Deadpool 2, Chad Stahelski returns to take sole control over follow up to the brilliant, Keanu Reeves starring shoot ‘em up. We sat down with the former stuntman to talk about how he creates such beautiful carnage in John Wick Chapter 2, as well as grabbing updates on the future of the John Wick franchise and his upcoming Highlander remake.
Why John Wick 2? Why’ve you made a second one?
There’s all the fiduciary reasons for the studio. For me, on a personal level, we were very fortunate. The first movie did really well. My partner Dave (Leicht), and I got a lot of other offers to do projects and step into other people’s shoes and do other sequels.
The director of John Wick 2 on fight scenes, Keanu Reeves, the Highlander remake, Jason Statham and John Wick 3...
With John Wick co-director David Leicht off directing Deadpool 2, Chad Stahelski returns to take sole control over follow up to the brilliant, Keanu Reeves starring shoot ‘em up. We sat down with the former stuntman to talk about how he creates such beautiful carnage in John Wick Chapter 2, as well as grabbing updates on the future of the John Wick franchise and his upcoming Highlander remake.
Why John Wick 2? Why’ve you made a second one?
There’s all the fiduciary reasons for the studio. For me, on a personal level, we were very fortunate. The first movie did really well. My partner Dave (Leicht), and I got a lot of other offers to do projects and step into other people’s shoes and do other sequels.
- 2/16/2017
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: As their first collaboration Wind River premieres at the Sundance Film Festival tomorrow, Riverstone Pictures and Basil Iwanyk's Thunder Road Pictures have made a multi-year financing, production and development deal to generate an annual output of three to five films. In the two-year pact, Riverstone will fully fund Thunder Road-developed films and provide a seven-figure development fund. Riverstone Pictures is the Reliance Entertainment company founded by Deep…...
- 1/20/2017
- Deadline
Ian Bohen, who currently recurs as Peter Hale in MTV’s Teen Wolf, has been cast in Soldado, the Stefano Sollima-directed sequel to 2015’s Sicario starring Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin. Taylor Sheridan penned the script for this second installment from Lionsgate and Black Label Media. In the crime thriller, Bohen will play Carson Wright, a former Marine sniper and an employee of Halliburton, who has an explosive encounter with Matt's (Brolin) crew. Thunder Road's Basil…...
- 1/18/2017
- Deadline
If you’re wondering where the next Damien Chazelle will come from, look no further than the 2017 Sundance Film Festival short film lineup.
Sundance has a long history of discovering the next generation of acclaimed filmmakers by first championing their short films. Chazelle made his first big splash by winning the 2013 Grand Jury Prize for “Whiplash” (the short). Last year, Jim Cummings won that prize for “Thunder Road,” and he’s back this year with a new short. Also generating a lot of pre-festival buzz is Kristen Stewart, making her writing/directing debut with the short “Come Swim.”
Before the Sundance Film Festival commences on January 19, 2017, here’s a briefing on Cummings’ “The Robbery,” Stewart’s “Come Swim” and eight other buzzworthy shorts (two of which are viewable online).
IndieWire reached out to the filmmakers to ask about their inspiration, production challenges and future projects. Check out our list below,...
Sundance has a long history of discovering the next generation of acclaimed filmmakers by first championing their short films. Chazelle made his first big splash by winning the 2013 Grand Jury Prize for “Whiplash” (the short). Last year, Jim Cummings won that prize for “Thunder Road,” and he’s back this year with a new short. Also generating a lot of pre-festival buzz is Kristen Stewart, making her writing/directing debut with the short “Come Swim.”
Before the Sundance Film Festival commences on January 19, 2017, here’s a briefing on Cummings’ “The Robbery,” Stewart’s “Come Swim” and eight other buzzworthy shorts (two of which are viewable online).
IndieWire reached out to the filmmakers to ask about their inspiration, production challenges and future projects. Check out our list below,...
- 1/10/2017
- by Kim Adelman
- Indiewire
As the new year starts, the annual NoBudge Awards are celebrating the best short films and features that were released for free online in 2016. The online screening site for new indie films has recognized a variety of shorts and movies in 10 categories, with “Thunder Road” and “Her Friend Adam” winning multiple awards.
“In our 4th year giving awards, NoBudge is more dedicated than ever in highlighting some of the most interesting filmmaking happening anywhere. It just so happens that these films are available for free (legally) online,” stated site founder and programmer Kentucker Audley. “The awards shine a light particularly on the often overlooked short-form filmmaking. Free from the constraints of length or being celebrity-driven, these young filmmakers are able to demonstrate singular visions that resonate deeply despite their limited resources.”
Read More: Watch ‘Thunder Road,’ The One-Take Short That Won Sundance
Best Film of 2016 went to writer, director and star Jim Cummings’ “Thunder Road,...
“In our 4th year giving awards, NoBudge is more dedicated than ever in highlighting some of the most interesting filmmaking happening anywhere. It just so happens that these films are available for free (legally) online,” stated site founder and programmer Kentucker Audley. “The awards shine a light particularly on the often overlooked short-form filmmaking. Free from the constraints of length or being celebrity-driven, these young filmmakers are able to demonstrate singular visions that resonate deeply despite their limited resources.”
Read More: Watch ‘Thunder Road,’ The One-Take Short That Won Sundance
Best Film of 2016 went to writer, director and star Jim Cummings’ “Thunder Road,...
- 1/3/2017
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Sundance Film Festival just gave attendees 68 new reasons to look forward to the January event with the announcement of their short films program that features several titles for genre fans to keep an eye on, including the creature short feature Kaiju Bunraku, the suburban satanic cult-centric Fucking Bunnies, and the post-apocalyptic Dawn of the Deaf.
We have the official press release below with full details, and stay tuned to Daily Dead for our upcoming coverage of the festival.
Press Release: Park City, Ut — Sixty-eight short films, announced today, will complement the lineup of longer fare at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The short film slate aligns thematically with other Festival categories, including Midnight and The New Climate, the Festival’s new programming strand highlighting climate change and the environment. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort January 19-29.
The Institute’s support for...
We have the official press release below with full details, and stay tuned to Daily Dead for our upcoming coverage of the festival.
Press Release: Park City, Ut — Sixty-eight short films, announced today, will complement the lineup of longer fare at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The short film slate aligns thematically with other Festival categories, including Midnight and The New Climate, the Festival’s new programming strand highlighting climate change and the environment. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort January 19-29.
The Institute’s support for...
- 12/6/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Short film lovers, never fear, the Sundance Film Festival has not forgotten about you. After rolling out their various feature categories, the annual winter festival has now announced their full short film lineup, including narratives, documentaries, animated offerings and midnight chillers. The slate is packed with picks from such diverse filmmakers as Laura Poitras (who will screen her latest, “Project X,” co-directed with Henrik Moltke, at the festival) and Kristen Stewart (who will make her directorial debut with “Come Swim”), along with Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Zachary Zezima, E.G. Bailey and many, many more.
If you’re hoping to find the next big thing in independent filmmaking, start here. Among the shorts the festival has shown in recent years are “World of Tomorrow,” “Thunder Road,” “Whiplash,” “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” and “Gregory Go Boom.”
Read More: Sundance 2017 Announces Competition and Next Lineups, Including Returning Favorites and Major Contenders
Mike Plante,...
If you’re hoping to find the next big thing in independent filmmaking, start here. Among the shorts the festival has shown in recent years are “World of Tomorrow,” “Thunder Road,” “Whiplash,” “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” and “Gregory Go Boom.”
Read More: Sundance 2017 Announces Competition and Next Lineups, Including Returning Favorites and Major Contenders
Mike Plante,...
- 12/6/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Following the announcement of its competition, Next, New Frontier, premieres, midnight, kids, spotlight and special events slates, Sundance rounds out its slate with a list of the shorts to be shown during the festival. Some quick highlights: Come Swim, Kristen Stewart’s first narrative short; Fish Story, the new short by documentary filmmaker Charlie Lyne (Beyond Clueless), who’s also been a contributor to Filmmaker; and a new film from Jim Cummings, winner of last year’s Short Film Grand Jury Prize for Thunder Road. He returns with The Robbery, whose one-line synopsis is unimprovable: “Crystal robs a liquor store—it goes pretty Ok.” U.S. Narrative Short Films American Paradise / […]...
- 12/6/2016
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
No matter the length of your finished product, there’s nothing easy — or cheap — about making a movie. That was the lesson the finalists in TheWrap’s fifth annual ShortList Film Festival shared at an awards ceremony Wednesday night at YouTube Space La. Jim Cummings discussed the lengths to which he went to raise money for his short, “Thunder Road,” the winner of the Creators League Prize. At one point, he said, he even sold the wedding rings from his recently dissolved marriage to help fund the project. Also Read: 'Slingshot,' 'Maman(s)' and 'Thunder Road'...
- 8/26/2016
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
The Scene at ShortList 2016: TheWrap’s 5th Annual Short Film Festival (Photos) TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman and Steve Pond with the finalists at the 5th Annual ShortList Film Festival. “Glove” directors Alexa Lim Haas and Bernardo Britto at the the fifth annual ShortList Film Festival. “The Send-Off” directors Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan at the fifth annual ShortList Film Festival. “Slingshot” director David Hansen at the fifth annual ShortList Film Festival. “Thunder Road” director Jim Cummings on stage at the fith annual ShortList Film Festival. “Maman(s)” director Maïmouna Doucouré on stage at the fifth annual ShortList Film Festival.
- 8/25/2016
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Maïmouna Doucouré’s “Maman(s),” the story of an 8-year-old girl in Paris whose father returns home from Senegal to his family with a second wife, won the IMAX Industry Prize at TheWrap’s fifth annual ShortList Film Festival on Wednesday. Jim Cummings’ “Thunder Road” won the second-ever Creators League Prize, presented by PepsiCo, at a ceremony at YouTube Space La in Culver City. In addition, David Hansen’s “Slingshot” picked up the Audience Award by receiving the most votes from viewers visiting the ShortList website since nominations were announced on August 9. Each filmmaker received a $5,000 cash prize. Also Read: ShortList 2016: A French Dad.
- 8/25/2016
- by TheWrap Staff
- The Wrap
Every week, the CriticWire Survey asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday morning. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: This past weekend saw the release of “Lights Out,” which is based on a horrifying short film. Shorts can have tremendous value, though even the best of them tend to fly under the radar. What is your favorite short film, and why?
Miriam Bale (@mimbale), freelance
I count this Resnais film about plastics, “La chant de la styrene,” and an industrial film by Les Blank about factory farm chickens, “Chicken Real,” among the best films, and certainly best docs, I’ve seen. And the Safdies’ short “John’s Gone” is probably my favorite of their movies, if not their best.
This week’s question: This past weekend saw the release of “Lights Out,” which is based on a horrifying short film. Shorts can have tremendous value, though even the best of them tend to fly under the radar. What is your favorite short film, and why?
Miriam Bale (@mimbale), freelance
I count this Resnais film about plastics, “La chant de la styrene,” and an industrial film by Les Blank about factory farm chickens, “Chicken Real,” among the best films, and certainly best docs, I’ve seen. And the Safdies’ short “John’s Gone” is probably my favorite of their movies, if not their best.
- 7/25/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
From the start, writer, director and star Jim Cummings had always thought of his short “Thunder Road” as something he’d toss up on Vimeo and share with the world. There’s been some unexpected twists and turns for the filmmaker to get to that point.
As Cummings tells it, the film very unexpectedly got into Sundance, where it then won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film. Of course, this brought some heat to the short and Cummings, which meant attention was also paid to a major question from the film: If he’d secured the rights to Bruce Springsteen’s “Thunder Road,” which plays during a pivotal scene. After paying $7,000 for the rights to the song so it could travel the festival circuit, Cummings was faced with a $40,000 to 50,000 licensing fee to put his short online. This prompted Cummings to take his case to Springsteen in the...
As Cummings tells it, the film very unexpectedly got into Sundance, where it then won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film. Of course, this brought some heat to the short and Cummings, which meant attention was also paid to a major question from the film: If he’d secured the rights to Bruce Springsteen’s “Thunder Road,” which plays during a pivotal scene. After paying $7,000 for the rights to the song so it could travel the festival circuit, Cummings was faced with a $40,000 to 50,000 licensing fee to put his short online. This prompted Cummings to take his case to Springsteen in the...
- 7/19/2016
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Following a heartfelt public campaign to convince Bruce Springsteen — or, perhaps, his battery of lawyers, publishers and master owners — to let him affordably release his short film, Thunder Road, director Jim Cummings prevailed. The result is that this excellent short, fully deserving of Sundance’s Best Short prize, is now screening online, for free. Cummings himself stars as a young man who decides to evoke The Boss while eulogizing his mom at her funeral, and the short is an example of a game-changing work that can make a career. (Cummings is on every agent’s radar now as an actor […]...
- 7/19/2016
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Short films stand tall in southern California every year at the Palm Springs International Shortfest — after over 4,000 submissions, 327 shorts from over 50 countries were shown this past week at North America’s largest short film festival. The winners of this year’s festival, announced Sunday night, received combined prizes valued at approximately $115,000 with $20k of that being in cash.
“A common thread of immigration and compassion dominates our award winning films this year – echoing current issues around the world,” said Festival Director Helen du Toit. “After a stimulating and energizing week of storytelling and networking between the next generation of filmmakers, we leave with a sense of hope for a world that, despite some setbacks, does seem to be evolving slowly but surely.”
The Kosovan film “Home” by Daniel Mulloy, which rides along with a “young, happy family [who seem] to be going on holiday but is instead on a journey similar to millions of others,...
“A common thread of immigration and compassion dominates our award winning films this year – echoing current issues around the world,” said Festival Director Helen du Toit. “After a stimulating and energizing week of storytelling and networking between the next generation of filmmakers, we leave with a sense of hope for a world that, despite some setbacks, does seem to be evolving slowly but surely.”
The Kosovan film “Home” by Daniel Mulloy, which rides along with a “young, happy family [who seem] to be going on holiday but is instead on a journey similar to millions of others,...
- 6/28/2016
- by Kyle Kizu
- Indiewire
Commonly known as a lieu that breeds new filmmaking talents, Nicholas Bell and I look back at the filmmakers who made the most noteworthy splash at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Here are our Top 10 New Voices countdown:
#10. Jim Cummings – Thunder Road (Short)
Producer on Patrick Wang’s The Grief of Others and Trey Edward Shults’s Krisha, Jim Cummings showed everyone who is the “boss” with the devilishly funny, conceptually sophisticated and fastidiously well executed short film. In one stroke, Cummings demonstrates a formal rigour, an impressionable, sumptuous pulse and fall-out-of-your-seat choreography. Winner of the top prize with the Short Film Grand Jury Prize, Thunder Road is a crowd pleaser and one heck of a lucky charm calling card. (El)
#9. Bernardo Britto – Jacqueline (Argentine)
On our radar two years back with his animated short (Yearbook), we were quite surprised by the form and the off the chart text...
#10. Jim Cummings – Thunder Road (Short)
Producer on Patrick Wang’s The Grief of Others and Trey Edward Shults’s Krisha, Jim Cummings showed everyone who is the “boss” with the devilishly funny, conceptually sophisticated and fastidiously well executed short film. In one stroke, Cummings demonstrates a formal rigour, an impressionable, sumptuous pulse and fall-out-of-your-seat choreography. Winner of the top prize with the Short Film Grand Jury Prize, Thunder Road is a crowd pleaser and one heck of a lucky charm calling card. (El)
#9. Bernardo Britto – Jacqueline (Argentine)
On our radar two years back with his animated short (Yearbook), we were quite surprised by the form and the off the chart text...
- 2/4/2016
- by IONCINEMA.com Contributing Writers
- IONCINEMA.com
Nate Parker’s directorial debut claimed the Us Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic and corresponding audience award at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, capping off a barnstorming week for the slave revolt drama.
Last week The Birth Of A Nation sparked a bidding frenzy that resulted in the biggest on-site deal in the festival’s history as Fox Searchlight paid $17.5m for worldwide rights.
Sonita, Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami’s film about a rapping Afghan teenager opposed to arranged marriage, earned similar double honours as it won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary and audience awards.
The Us Grand Jury Prize: Documentary award went to Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s Weiner, while the audience voted for Brian Oakes’ Jim: The James Foley Story.
The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic went to Elite Zexer’s Sand Story and the audience choice was Carlos del Castillo’s Between Land And Sea.
In other winners:...
Last week The Birth Of A Nation sparked a bidding frenzy that resulted in the biggest on-site deal in the festival’s history as Fox Searchlight paid $17.5m for worldwide rights.
Sonita, Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami’s film about a rapping Afghan teenager opposed to arranged marriage, earned similar double honours as it won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary and audience awards.
The Us Grand Jury Prize: Documentary award went to Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s Weiner, while the audience voted for Brian Oakes’ Jim: The James Foley Story.
The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic went to Elite Zexer’s Sand Story and the audience choice was Carlos del Castillo’s Between Land And Sea.
In other winners:...
- 1/30/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Czech queer short "Peacock" won Best DirectorWith the Academy Award short nominees opening in theaters today, it's a good time to note that the Sundance short film jury handed out their awards this week. This year's jury of three was Key & Peele's Keegan-Michael Key, MTV's chief film critic Amy Nicholson, and Amazon Studio's Gina Kwon. Since Sundance is a qualifying festival for Academy Awards you might hear the name of some of these shorts again in about a year. One of last year's big winners, for example, was World of Tomorrow by Don Hertzfeldt. That's an Oscar nominee right now for Best Animated Short.
The 2016 Short Film Winners are as follows:
Grand Jury Prize Thunder Road (USA, Jim Cummings) an officer eulogizes his mother. Cummings is a producer/director with some shorts under his belt.
U.S. Fiction The Procedure (USA, Calvin Lee Reeder) a horror short about a captive man.
The 2016 Short Film Winners are as follows:
Grand Jury Prize Thunder Road (USA, Jim Cummings) an officer eulogizes his mother. Cummings is a producer/director with some shorts under his belt.
U.S. Fiction The Procedure (USA, Calvin Lee Reeder) a horror short about a captive man.
- 1/29/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Sundance Institute has announced the jury prizes in short filmmaking at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. This year's Short Film jurors are: star and co-creator of Comedy Central’s "Key & Peele," Keegan-Michael Key; development executive at Amazon Studios, Gina Kwon; and chief film critic for MTV, Amy Nicholson. The Short Film Grand Jury Prize, awarded to one film in the program of 72 short films selected from 8,712 submissions, went to "Thunder Road" by director and screenwriter Jim Cummings. Of note with respect to this blog's stated interests, the Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction was presented to...
- 1/27/2016
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The short film Thunder Road, written and directed by Jim Cummings has been awarded the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. The fest, which screened 72 short films culled from 8,712 submissions, presented its awards for short films at a ceremony held tonight in Park City, Utah. The short film jurors consisted of comedian Keegan-Michael Key, Amazon Studios development exec Gina Kwon and MTV film critic Amy Nicholson. The complete list of winners follows: 2016 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Awards: Short Film Grand Jury Prize: Thunder Road / U.S.A. (Director and
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- 1/27/2016
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Writer-director Jim Cummings’ Thunder Road took the top honor as the Sundance Institute unveiled the jury prizes in short filmmaking at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City. Winners were selected from 72 films chosen from 8,712 submissions. The short film program at the festival is the centerpiece of Sundance Institute's year-round efforts to support short filmmaking, including a series of daylong workshops and a traveling program of short films. Here are the winners…...
- 1/27/2016
- Deadline
“Thunder Road” was awarded the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday. The film was directed and written by Jim Cummings, who also stars alongside Melissa Papel and William “Will” Daubert. The Short Film Grand Jury Prize is awarded to one film in the program of 72 short films selected from 8,712 submissions, and this year’s Short Film jurors were: Comedy Central star Keegan-Michael Key, development executive at Amazon Studios, Gina Kwon, and MTV’s chief film critic Amy Nicholson. Also Read: Sundance 2016: Here Is Every Film That Has Sold So Far Short Film awards...
- 1/27/2016
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
The 2016 Short Film Grand Jury Prize, awarded to one film in the programme of 72 short films selected from 8,712 submissions, has gone to Thunder Road.
Director Jim Cummings collected the awards at a ceremony in Park City on Tuesday evening.
This year’ jurors were Comedy Central’s Key & Peele creator Keegan-Michael Key, Amazon Studios development executive Gina Kwon and MTV chief film critic Amy Nicholson.
Complete list of 2016 Sundance juried short film winners:
The Short Film Grand Jury Prize: Thunder Road, dir Jim Cummings The Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction: The Procedure, dir Calvin Lee ReederThe Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction: Maman(s) (France), dir Maïmouna DoucouréThe Short Film Jury Award: Non-fiction: Bacon & God’s Wrath (Canada), dir Sol FriedmanThe Short Film Jury Award: Animation: Edmond (UK), dir Nina GantzShort Film Special Jury Award for Outstanding Performance: Grace Glowicki for Her Friend Adam.Short Film Special Jury Award for Best Direction: Peacock (Czech Republic), dir Ondřej...
Director Jim Cummings collected the awards at a ceremony in Park City on Tuesday evening.
This year’ jurors were Comedy Central’s Key & Peele creator Keegan-Michael Key, Amazon Studios development executive Gina Kwon and MTV chief film critic Amy Nicholson.
Complete list of 2016 Sundance juried short film winners:
The Short Film Grand Jury Prize: Thunder Road, dir Jim Cummings The Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction: The Procedure, dir Calvin Lee ReederThe Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction: Maman(s) (France), dir Maïmouna DoucouréThe Short Film Jury Award: Non-fiction: Bacon & God’s Wrath (Canada), dir Sol FriedmanThe Short Film Jury Award: Animation: Edmond (UK), dir Nina GantzShort Film Special Jury Award for Outstanding Performance: Grace Glowicki for Her Friend Adam.Short Film Special Jury Award for Best Direction: Peacock (Czech Republic), dir Ondřej...
- 1/26/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
After appearing on our 25 New Faces list in 2012, director, writer, producer and actor Jim Cummings has popped into the page of Filmmaker from time to time, offering advise on making and marketing short films and what filmmakers can learn from South Park. Cummings, who is a producer of two of the past year’s best independents (Krisha and The Grief of Others), has an intriguingly hard-to-pin down filmmaking personality. So, when he suggested that Filmmaker partner with him on a series of videos documenting the journey of his new short, Thunder Road, to Sundance, we quickly agreed. Of course, […]...
- 1/23/2016
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
After appearing on our 25 New Faces list in 2012, director, writer, producer and actor Jim Cummings has popped into the page of Filmmaker from time to time, offering advise on making and marketing short films and what filmmakers can learn from South Park. Cummings, who is a producer of two of the past year’s best independents (Krisha and The Grief of Others), has an intriguingly hard-to-pin down filmmaking personality. So, when he suggested that Filmmaker partner with him on a series of videos documenting the journey of his new short, Thunder Road, to Sundance, we quickly agreed. Of course, […]...
- 1/23/2016
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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