Exclusive: The secrets of the Hammer family, including Armand Hammer and actor Armie Hammer, is set to be explored in a Discovery+ series.
The factual streamer has ordered House of Hammer (w/t) from production company Talos Films, which was shopping around the series.
The series features exclusive access to Casey Hammer, granddaughter of Armand Hammer and aunt of Armie Hammer, and will draw upon research by former New York Times reporter and Dossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer author Edward Jay Epstein. Additional family members, survivors and insiders are also set to appear.
It forms part of a multi-project deal between Discovery+ and Talos Films, which was founded by former History and Discovery exec Julian P. Hobbs and ex-MTV exec Elli Hakami. Talos is behind series such as Discovery+’s Queen of Meth and Disney+’s Family Reboot.
Lisa Holme, Group SVP of Content and Commercial Strategy...
The factual streamer has ordered House of Hammer (w/t) from production company Talos Films, which was shopping around the series.
The series features exclusive access to Casey Hammer, granddaughter of Armand Hammer and aunt of Armie Hammer, and will draw upon research by former New York Times reporter and Dossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer author Edward Jay Epstein. Additional family members, survivors and insiders are also set to appear.
It forms part of a multi-project deal between Discovery+ and Talos Films, which was founded by former History and Discovery exec Julian P. Hobbs and ex-MTV exec Elli Hakami. Talos is behind series such as Discovery+’s Queen of Meth and Disney+’s Family Reboot.
Lisa Holme, Group SVP of Content and Commercial Strategy...
- 8/26/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The FBI needs to pony up its records on Jeffrey Epstein — at least, so says Radar Online, which is suing the bureau after allegedly being stonewalled on a Freedom of Information Act request. In the lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in New York, Radar Online asks for the production of the bureau’s records concerning “the agency’s investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Edward Epstein for sexually trafficking underage women. Defendant FBI has withheld these records despite a properly filed Foia request.” “Jeffrey Epstein is a billionaire financier, philanthropist, and sex offender. In 2005, Epstein became the subject of an undercover.
- 5/27/2017
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
I have accepted that cinema is an ever-evolving medium. But I never expected our heritage to be at stake. This post is not a podium for me to exclaim film is superior to digital, nor will I be stating the digital conversion (or DC) was a poor decision of the industry. As a society furthering itself in the Digital Revolution, the DC was the most obvious future for the way we exhibit motion pictures theatrically. But I never expected this:
“We have decided to suspend theater operations…”
As I wrote that line in a memo to our email subscribers, Facebook fans, and website visitors, I caught myself recalling the final illustration of Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree, where the tree, now a mere stump, has nothing left to give the old man but a place to sit.
Will we only appreciate our original movie houses once they’re gone?...
“We have decided to suspend theater operations…”
As I wrote that line in a memo to our email subscribers, Facebook fans, and website visitors, I caught myself recalling the final illustration of Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree, where the tree, now a mere stump, has nothing left to give the old man but a place to sit.
Will we only appreciate our original movie houses once they’re gone?...
- 11/17/2014
- by Max Einhorn
- Hope for Film
In the new horror movie Jug Face, Sean Young, Larry Fessenden, and Lauren Ashley Carter play members of a backwoods cult which sacrifices people to a pit-dwelling monster. Sounds creepily intriguing? Indeed it does. And we haven’t even mentioned the ghosts. Or the incest. Or, for that matter, the artisanal jug-making.
The directorial debut of Chad Crawford Kinkle, Jug Face is currently available on VOD and arrives in cinemas this Friday. Below, the endearingly candid Sean Young talks about the film — and much, much more.
Entertainment Weekly: Hi, how’s it going?
Sean Young: Good, good.
I was...
The directorial debut of Chad Crawford Kinkle, Jug Face is currently available on VOD and arrives in cinemas this Friday. Below, the endearingly candid Sean Young talks about the film — and much, much more.
Entertainment Weekly: Hi, how’s it going?
Sean Young: Good, good.
I was...
- 8/6/2013
- by Clark Collis
- EW - Inside Movies
Critically panned tale of three men and a monkey set to make more than $200m in its opening weekend
Hangover Part II has proved anything but a headache at the box office. The critically panned tale of three men and a monkey looks set to make more than $200m (£121m) in its opening weekend, setting new records in the Us and UK for an adult comedy.
The movie, starring Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis, was trashed by critics. The Guardian gave it one star and called it "a sobering experience", and the film received an R rating in the Us, equivalent to a UK 15, which often hampers a film's performance. But it has proved a hit with cinemagoers, grossing more than $118m in its first four days in the Us. Monday is Memorial Day bank holiday in the Us, traditionally the start of the summer blockbuster season, and the sequel...
Hangover Part II has proved anything but a headache at the box office. The critically panned tale of three men and a monkey looks set to make more than $200m (£121m) in its opening weekend, setting new records in the Us and UK for an adult comedy.
The movie, starring Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis, was trashed by critics. The Guardian gave it one star and called it "a sobering experience", and the film received an R rating in the Us, equivalent to a UK 15, which often hampers a film's performance. But it has proved a hit with cinemagoers, grossing more than $118m in its first four days in the Us. Monday is Memorial Day bank holiday in the Us, traditionally the start of the summer blockbuster season, and the sequel...
- 5/31/2011
- by Dominic Rushe
- The Guardian - Film News
If you’ve ever wondered about the intimate hell of finding financing for an independent film, Edward Epstein has written a strongly worded, easy to understand primer on the subject that should be required reading for anyone even remotely interested in making their own film through traditional channels. As a (frustrating) standard, his essay is incredibly compelling, but even though his points are all correct, his ultimate conclusions about the possible negative fate of indie movies is slightly off. It’s not independent movies that are endangered. It’s the corporately-sponsored brand most have gotten used to that’s really in trouble. There’s little use arguing against Epstein, as his points are largely unassailable. Plus, the story he paints is as accurate as it is depressing. Back in the 1990s, an independent filmmaker could seek out financing from domestic markets and use the buzz built by the promise of domestic distribution in order to get foreign...
- 2/1/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Since it was founded in 1997, Netflix has quickly risen to become one of the dominant providers of home video entertainment. After rendering Blockbuster's business model woefully outdated, Netflix has made a big bet on streaming, partnering with hardware manufacturers to offer its digital distribution services over many platforms. You can now buy dozens of phones, Blu-Ray players, and video game consoles that stream Netflix movies, and that number grows every day. Recently, Netflix made substantial changes to its pricing plans [1], introducing a streaming-only plan for $7.99, while jacking up the pricing of its DVD/Blu-Ray plans. The net effect of this will likely be to drive more people towards the streaming-only plan, while causing some attrition for its higher end plans. This makes sense in the short-run; after all, Netflix's disc subscribers require Netflix to spend over half a billion dollars on postage per year and maintain costly distribution centers.
- 12/7/2010
- by David Chen
- Slash Film
Not many film shorts are known for having Red Carpet screenings. However, when you have Jamie Lynn-Sigler (Entourage, Wake, Son of Morning) starring, Hugh Grant (About a Boy) calling the short “a truly great film” and Vin Diesel (xXx: The Return of Xander Cage) calling the director “the real deal,” you do your screening in style with a Red Carpet and cocktail reception. On Sept 12, Voula Duval held a special Fashion Week Screening of Duval's directorial debut film, Trophy Wife, at the Tribeca Grand Hotel. In attendance were cast members Anastasia Ganias (Dexter, Party Down) Mickey Sumner (North Pond), Jamie Lynn-Sigler, Lauren Santo Domingo and Celia Babina. Dylan McDermott (Dark Blue), Trudie Styler (Me Without You) and Edward Epstein (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps) were also on hand for the event, as well as other Fashion Week friends. Michele Rodriguez (Machete, Battle: Los Angeles), Donna Karan and Sting were also...
- 9/13/2010
- by Bags
- BuzzFocus.com
Nicole Kidman has furiously slammed reports a knee injury sustained in 2000 almost ended her movie career, because it made her insurance too high for film bosses to cover. The Hollywood beauty damaged her right knee while filming movie musical Moulin Rouge and was forced to delay the film while she recovered, causing two claims for the postponements and a staggering $3 million insurance loss, according to movie industry guru Edward J. Epstein. Epstein also alleges on website Slate.Com that the Australian actress cost insurers an additional $7 million the following year when her recurring injury forced her to quit thriller Panic Room, after three weeks of shooting. And he has infuriated Kidman by reporting her growing claims made her too expensive to insure for 2003 movie Cold Mountain, which meant she had to put a significant amount of money into an escrow account, which would cover her insurance if she caused any further postponements. But the 37-year-old star has denied the claims she put money into an escrow account, and insists her injury only affected a small number of films. Epstein tells website Pagesix.Com, "Kidman had to put a substantial amount of her salary in an escrow account, which would go to the insurer if she caused any delay, and she agreed to wear a support bandage." Kidman's representative Catherine Olim counters, "She has never had to put her salary in escrow. That's not true. Nor does that (knee) problem even exist anymore. It hasn't been an issue on the last several films."...
- 5/31/2005
- WENN
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