Mickey Cottrell, the beloved indie film publicist and producer who long championed independent cinema dating back to the early days of Sundance, has died at 79. He passed away Monday, January 1, 2024 at Motion Picture Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif. The news was confirmed by his sister, Suzy Cottrell-Smith, who shared on Facebook, “My adorable, fun, critical, foodie, particular, brilliant, loving brother passed on to the next life early on New Year’s Day. He was smiling when he died. Mickey Cottrell will be missed by many.”
Many of Cottrell’s friends and colleagues shared memories of the veteran PR whiz — who also had many credits as an actor — on Facebook. Cottrell suffered a stroke in 2016, with friends and loved ones raising more than $57,000 to help with medical bills on GoFundMe. He relocated back to Los Angeles in 2019 after recovering from the stroke with his sister in Arkansas.
Cottrell was never afraid to pick up the phone,...
Many of Cottrell’s friends and colleagues shared memories of the veteran PR whiz — who also had many credits as an actor — on Facebook. Cottrell suffered a stroke in 2016, with friends and loved ones raising more than $57,000 to help with medical bills on GoFundMe. He relocated back to Los Angeles in 2019 after recovering from the stroke with his sister in Arkansas.
Cottrell was never afraid to pick up the phone,...
- 1/3/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Distributing films by Todd Haynes, Guy Maddin, Abbas Kiarostami, Laura Poitras, Olivier Assayas, and even Jacques Demy, Zeitgeist Film has been one of the most vital caretakers of independent and international cinema in the last few decades. Founded in New York City in 1988 by Nancy Gerstman and Emily Russo, they will now get a well-deserved celebration at NYC’s Metrograph beginning this Friday, November 3, with the series Zeitgeist Films at 35, and we’re pleased to exclusively debut the trailer.
Along with Olivier Assayas’ Irma Vep, Todd Haynes’ Poison, Derek Jarman’s The Garden, Abbas Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry, Atom Egoyan’s Speaking Parts, and Jacques Demy’s Umbrellas of Cherbourg (released in a new restoration by Zeitgeist in 1996), the series features premieres of new 4K remasters of Guy Maddin’s Archangel and Marc Rothemund’s Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, plus an exclusive series closing night Member Preview of...
Along with Olivier Assayas’ Irma Vep, Todd Haynes’ Poison, Derek Jarman’s The Garden, Abbas Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry, Atom Egoyan’s Speaking Parts, and Jacques Demy’s Umbrellas of Cherbourg (released in a new restoration by Zeitgeist in 1996), the series features premieres of new 4K remasters of Guy Maddin’s Archangel and Marc Rothemund’s Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, plus an exclusive series closing night Member Preview of...
- 10/31/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Click here to read the full article.
Bart Walker, a veteran power player on the independent film who is best known for a long tenure at ICM Partners, is joining Gersh as a partner.
Based in the agency’s New York office, Walker brings with him a long list of talent across film, TV and stage including David Byrne, Lisa Cholodenko, Sofia Coppola, Tamara Jenkins, Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Oliver Stone, Thomas Vinterberg, Mati Diop, Michel Franco, Mia Hansen-Love, Jim Jarmusch, the Kloster Brothers, Lorenzo Vigas, Benoit Delhomme, Iram Haq, Sally Potter, Richard Press and Olmo Schnabel.
The move by the well-respected agent is the latest major shift on the agency landscape in the wake of CAA’s acquisition of ICM. “The challenge of the moment in representation is focus and advocacy that is specific to the individual clients,” Walker said in a statement announcing the news. “My clients and...
Bart Walker, a veteran power player on the independent film who is best known for a long tenure at ICM Partners, is joining Gersh as a partner.
Based in the agency’s New York office, Walker brings with him a long list of talent across film, TV and stage including David Byrne, Lisa Cholodenko, Sofia Coppola, Tamara Jenkins, Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Oliver Stone, Thomas Vinterberg, Mati Diop, Michel Franco, Mia Hansen-Love, Jim Jarmusch, the Kloster Brothers, Lorenzo Vigas, Benoit Delhomme, Iram Haq, Sally Potter, Richard Press and Olmo Schnabel.
The move by the well-respected agent is the latest major shift on the agency landscape in the wake of CAA’s acquisition of ICM. “The challenge of the moment in representation is focus and advocacy that is specific to the individual clients,” Walker said in a statement announcing the news. “My clients and...
- 8/4/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bart Walker will join Gersh as Senior Partner in the New York office. The longtime ICM agent, who decided not to stay when CAA acquired that agency, will continue to represent his esteemed clients in film, television and theatre including Oscar nominees/winners such as David Byrne, Lisa Cholodenko, Sofia Coppola, Tamara Jenkins, Spike Lee, Mira Nair, Oliver Stone and Thomas Vinterberg; Cannes, Venice and Sundance prize winners such as Mati Diop, Michel Franco, Mia Hansen-Love, Jim Jarmusch, The Kloster Brothers, and Lorenzo Vigas: and multi-hyphenate artists such as Benoit Delhomme, Iram Haq, Sally Potter, Richard Press, and Olmo Schnabel.
Walker, along with ICM indie film head Jessica Lacy, have been fixtures of the film festivals and the independent filmmaking sphere for as long as I can remember. Lacy recently left to join Range Media Partners. He had been talking with agencies and management companies and landing Walker is a coup for Gersh.
Walker, along with ICM indie film head Jessica Lacy, have been fixtures of the film festivals and the independent filmmaking sphere for as long as I can remember. Lacy recently left to join Range Media Partners. He had been talking with agencies and management companies and landing Walker is a coup for Gersh.
- 8/4/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sony Classics is finalizing a U.S. pre-buy of period drama Farnsworth House, which is to star Ralph Fiennes and Elizabeth Debicki.
Debicki, who is soon to be seen starring in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, is in final negotiations to join in the co-lead role which was previously going to be Maggie Gyllenhaal but the latter is newly taken up with directorial debut The Lost Daughter.
Set in late 1940s Chicago, Debicki will play Dr. Edith Farnsworth, whose ambitious project with the revolutionary Bauhaus architect Mies Van Der Rohe, played by Fiennes, to build the first glass house led them into a passionate but tempestuous love affair. Pic is due to shoot this spring or summer.
Richard Press, known for feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York, wrote the screenplay and will direct. Pic is a Canada-Ireland co-production from Serendipity Point Films producers Robert Lantos and...
Debicki, who is soon to be seen starring in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, is in final negotiations to join in the co-lead role which was previously going to be Maggie Gyllenhaal but the latter is newly taken up with directorial debut The Lost Daughter.
Set in late 1940s Chicago, Debicki will play Dr. Edith Farnsworth, whose ambitious project with the revolutionary Bauhaus architect Mies Van Der Rohe, played by Fiennes, to build the first glass house led them into a passionate but tempestuous love affair. Pic is due to shoot this spring or summer.
Richard Press, known for feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York, wrote the screenplay and will direct. Pic is a Canada-Ireland co-production from Serendipity Point Films producers Robert Lantos and...
- 2/20/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The indie distributor Neon is becoming the cool, popular kid in Hollywood and on the box office playground since they dominated the Oscars with the multiple Parasite wins. This weekend, the distributor, founded by Tim League and Tom Quinn, saw the return of Portrait of a Lady on Fire in theaters, while Parasite took a victory lap after winning four Oscars, upping its theater count to 2001 for the President’s Day holiday weekend.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire was previously released in New York in Los Angeles at the end of last year for a one-week awards season qualifying run. Céline Sciamma’s French period romantic drama starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel opened on 22 screens across six markets, with an estimated $440,907. It is on track for an estimated 4-day weekend cume of $633,310.
This is a strong start for the pic, which had an estimated gross of $67K in its exclusive one-week run,...
Portrait of a Lady on Fire was previously released in New York in Los Angeles at the end of last year for a one-week awards season qualifying run. Céline Sciamma’s French period romantic drama starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel opened on 22 screens across six markets, with an estimated $440,907. It is on track for an estimated 4-day weekend cume of $633,310.
This is a strong start for the pic, which had an estimated gross of $67K in its exclusive one-week run,...
- 2/16/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Cunningham on the move at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology press preview. Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The last time I encountered Bill Cunningham was on the first Monday in May of 2016 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology press preview. The exhibition, organised by Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, included the work of Rei Kawakubo (Comme des Garçons), Karl Lagerfeld (Chanel), Yves Saint Laurent, Raf Simons (Christian Dior), Miuccia Prada, Pierre Cardin, Gabrielle Chanel, and Yohji Yamamoto.
Mark Bozek on Bill Cunningham: “I'd point him in one direction and suddenly he'd go 20 minutes on Diana Vreeland.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
James Crump's documentary Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco, Richard Press’s Bill Cunningham New York and Kate Novack's The Gospel According To...
The last time I encountered Bill Cunningham was on the first Monday in May of 2016 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology press preview. The exhibition, organised by Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, included the work of Rei Kawakubo (Comme des Garçons), Karl Lagerfeld (Chanel), Yves Saint Laurent, Raf Simons (Christian Dior), Miuccia Prada, Pierre Cardin, Gabrielle Chanel, and Yohji Yamamoto.
Mark Bozek on Bill Cunningham: “I'd point him in one direction and suddenly he'd go 20 minutes on Diana Vreeland.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
James Crump's documentary Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco, Richard Press’s Bill Cunningham New York and Kate Novack's The Gospel According To...
- 2/15/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The memory of Bill Cunningham will likely loom large during 2020 Fashion Month, or at least generate buzz among some of his beloved front-row fixtures, due to a new documentary about the late New York Times photographer set to open Friday (through Greenwich Entertainment). Director Mark Bozek’s film, The Times of Bill Cunningham, is the second film about the Boston-born lensman, following on from Bill Cunningham New York, the thoughtful 2010 portrait directed by Richard Press.
When Bozek set out to produce his own take on the tenacious photojournalist (who was famous for crossing Manhattan on a bicycle while clad in a ...
When Bozek set out to produce his own take on the tenacious photojournalist (who was famous for crossing Manhattan on a bicycle while clad in a ...
- 2/13/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The memory of Bill Cunningham will likely loom large during 2020 Fashion Month, or at least generate buzz among some of his beloved front-row fixtures, due to a new documentary about the late New York Times photographer set to open Friday (through Greenwich Entertainment). Director Mark Bozek’s film, The Times of Bill Cunningham, is the second film about the Boston-born lensman, following on from Bill Cunningham New York, the thoughtful 2010 portrait directed by Richard Press.
When Bozek set out to produce his own take on the tenacious photojournalist (who was famous for crossing Manhattan on a bicycle while clad in a ...
When Bozek set out to produce his own take on the tenacious photojournalist (who was famous for crossing Manhattan on a bicycle while clad in a ...
- 2/13/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to The Times of Bill Cunningham, a documentary about the famed street and fashion photographer that is narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker. The Mark Bozek-directed film, which premiered at last year’s New York Film Festival, will now hit theaters in February 2020.
The movie features photographs chosen from more than 3 million previously unpublicized images and is told in Cunningham’s own words, culled from an unearthed 1994 interview, about a life that included living in France during the Korean War, his unique relationship with Jackie Kennedy and his four decades at the New York Times.
Cunningham was also the subject of the 2010 documentary Bill Cunningham: New York, directed by Richard Press.
“There are not many people whose lives and personality can sustain two very different but both thoroughly compelling documentaries,” said Greenwich’s Ed Arentz. “Bill Cunningham is one of those rare individuals.
The movie features photographs chosen from more than 3 million previously unpublicized images and is told in Cunningham’s own words, culled from an unearthed 1994 interview, about a life that included living in France during the Korean War, his unique relationship with Jackie Kennedy and his four decades at the New York Times.
Cunningham was also the subject of the 2010 documentary Bill Cunningham: New York, directed by Richard Press.
“There are not many people whose lives and personality can sustain two very different but both thoroughly compelling documentaries,” said Greenwich’s Ed Arentz. “Bill Cunningham is one of those rare individuals.
- 8/27/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: HanWay Films has grown its sales team with the hire of former Protagonist and TF1 exec Marta Ravani who joins as director, HanWay Select.
Ravani will oversee HanWay’s extensive library and upcoming slate of documentaries. The UK firm’s catalog includes classics from the likes of Bernardo Bertolucci, David Cronenberg, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Bob Rafelson and John Dower.
Long-time HanWay Select director of sales Mark Lane continues at the company as director of sales to focus on the company’s expanding slate.
Ravani worked in production in Paris before moving into international sales and acquisitions for Funny Balloons where she was responsible for the acquisition of Tony Manero by Pablo Larrain.
In 2014, she joined TF1 Studio as international sales manager and the following year she moved to London to join Protagonist Pictures as director of digital, video and TV sales. Recently she has spearheaded the international sales...
Ravani will oversee HanWay’s extensive library and upcoming slate of documentaries. The UK firm’s catalog includes classics from the likes of Bernardo Bertolucci, David Cronenberg, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Bob Rafelson and John Dower.
Long-time HanWay Select director of sales Mark Lane continues at the company as director of sales to focus on the company’s expanding slate.
Ravani worked in production in Paris before moving into international sales and acquisitions for Funny Balloons where she was responsible for the acquisition of Tony Manero by Pablo Larrain.
In 2014, she joined TF1 Studio as international sales manager and the following year she moved to London to join Protagonist Pictures as director of digital, video and TV sales. Recently she has spearheaded the international sales...
- 7/18/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Film sells to Canada, France, Germany and more.
HanWay Films has closed a raft of key international territory deals on its hot European Film Market title Falling, the directorial debut of Viggo Mortensen.
The project has sold to Canada (Mongrel), France (Mars), Germany (Prokino), Italy (Bim), Spain (YouPlanet Pictures), Benelux (Splendid), Greece (Odeon), Scandinavia (Nordisk), Poland (M2), former Yugoslavia (Discovery), Cis and Baltics (Paradise), Middle East (Frontrow), India (PVR), Japan (Kino Films), Singapore (Shaw).
Falling is an intimate story about a son’s relationship with his ageing father. Mortensen also wrote the script and will star in the film about...
HanWay Films has closed a raft of key international territory deals on its hot European Film Market title Falling, the directorial debut of Viggo Mortensen.
The project has sold to Canada (Mongrel), France (Mars), Germany (Prokino), Italy (Bim), Spain (YouPlanet Pictures), Benelux (Splendid), Greece (Odeon), Scandinavia (Nordisk), Poland (M2), former Yugoslavia (Discovery), Cis and Baltics (Paradise), Middle East (Frontrow), India (PVR), Japan (Kino Films), Singapore (Shaw).
Falling is an intimate story about a son’s relationship with his ageing father. Mortensen also wrote the script and will star in the film about...
- 2/11/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Maggie Gyllenhaal, best known for her roles in The Dark Knight, Stranger Than Fiction, and The Deuce, has been cast in a non-fiction drama alongside Ralph Fiennes, best known as Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter series, as well as his roles in Schindler’s List, The Reader, and the most recent Bond films.
The film will be based on the Farnsworth House, a National Historic Landmark house in Illinois that was designed and constructed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, between 1945 and 1951. Fiennes will play Mies van der Rohe, and Gyllenhaal will play Dr. Edith Farnsworth M.D., a prominent Chicago nephrologist and the woman who commissioned the house, a work of art made of glass and steel in the Illinois countryside.
The pair had a tumultuous love affair, and the house became a masterpiece of the architectural and artistic community. Gyllenhaal had this to say about the...
The film will be based on the Farnsworth House, a National Historic Landmark house in Illinois that was designed and constructed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, between 1945 and 1951. Fiennes will play Mies van der Rohe, and Gyllenhaal will play Dr. Edith Farnsworth M.D., a prominent Chicago nephrologist and the woman who commissioned the house, a work of art made of glass and steel in the Illinois countryside.
The pair had a tumultuous love affair, and the house became a masterpiece of the architectural and artistic community. Gyllenhaal had this to say about the...
- 1/29/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes are starring in the independent drama “Farnsworth House.”
Gyllenhaal will play Dr. Edith Farnsworth and Fiennes will portray the Bauhaus architect Mies van der Rohe. Their efforts to build the first glass house in the 1940s led them into a passionate but tempestuous love affair.
“Farnsworth House” will be directed by Richard Press (“Bill Cunningham New York”) from his own screenplay. HanWay Films will oversee international sales and distribution and will commence sales at next month’s European Film Market at the Berlin Film Festival, with ICM Partners handling the U.S. sale.
Gyllenhaal is also producing “Farnsworth House” with Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa through Bona Fide Production and Matt Flanders of In Your Face Entertainment. The film is currently in pre-production.
The Farnsworth House was designed and constructed by van der Rohe between 1945 and 1951 as a weekend retreat southwest of downtown Chicago. The...
Gyllenhaal will play Dr. Edith Farnsworth and Fiennes will portray the Bauhaus architect Mies van der Rohe. Their efforts to build the first glass house in the 1940s led them into a passionate but tempestuous love affair.
“Farnsworth House” will be directed by Richard Press (“Bill Cunningham New York”) from his own screenplay. HanWay Films will oversee international sales and distribution and will commence sales at next month’s European Film Market at the Berlin Film Festival, with ICM Partners handling the U.S. sale.
Gyllenhaal is also producing “Farnsworth House” with Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa through Bona Fide Production and Matt Flanders of In Your Face Entertainment. The film is currently in pre-production.
The Farnsworth House was designed and constructed by van der Rohe between 1945 and 1951 as a weekend retreat southwest of downtown Chicago. The...
- 1/25/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Film is set in 1940s Chicago.
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes will lead the cast of Farnsworth House, from writer-director Richard Press.
Set in 1940s Chicago, Chicago, Gyllenhaal plays Dr. Edith Farnsworth, a woman ahead of her time whose ambitious project with the revolutionary Bauhaus architect Mies Van Der Rohe (Fiennes) to build the first glass house led them into a passionate but tempestuous love affair.
Producers on the project are Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders of In Your Face Entertainment, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Director Press has credits including feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York.
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes will lead the cast of Farnsworth House, from writer-director Richard Press.
Set in 1940s Chicago, Chicago, Gyllenhaal plays Dr. Edith Farnsworth, a woman ahead of her time whose ambitious project with the revolutionary Bauhaus architect Mies Van Der Rohe (Fiennes) to build the first glass house led them into a passionate but tempestuous love affair.
Producers on the project are Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders of In Your Face Entertainment, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Director Press has credits including feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York.
- 1/25/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes are to star in the true story of Farnsworth House.
The Kindergarten Teacher and Crazy Heart star is teaming up with The White Crow and Spectre actor in the feature, which is set in late 1940s Chicago. Gyllenhaal plays Dr. Edith Farnsworth, a whose ambitious project with the revolutionary Bauhaus architect Mies Van Der Rohe, played by Fiennes, to build the first glass house led them into a passionate but tempestuous love affair. Jeff Bridges was reportedly previously linked to the project.
Richard Press, known feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York, wrote the screenplay and will direct. HanWay Films will oversee international sales and distribution and will commence sales in Berlin at the European Film Market with ICM Partners handling the Us sale.
It is produced by Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders of In Your Face Entertainment, and Gyllenhaal. The film is currently in pre-production.
Gyllenhaal said, “I am always looking for projects about real women, with complicated, interesting minds. They are far and few between and Farnsworth House is a rare find. In Edith Farnsworth is the opportunity to express a full and exciting spectrum of thoughts and feelings. But there is also the opportunity for the most exciting kind of artistic experience: a collaboration. Farnsworth House is a love story between two iconoclasts, two equally interesting players. I’m thrilled to see what Ralph and I will create together with this exceptional script and Richard Press at the helm.”
HanWay Films MD Gabrielle Stewart added, “Richard Press’ background in architecture, design and photography shines through when he describes making a film where passion and creativity collide. Maggie and Ralph will make extraordinary sparring partners and we will be able to witness the building of one of the pillars of modern architecture.”...
The Kindergarten Teacher and Crazy Heart star is teaming up with The White Crow and Spectre actor in the feature, which is set in late 1940s Chicago. Gyllenhaal plays Dr. Edith Farnsworth, a whose ambitious project with the revolutionary Bauhaus architect Mies Van Der Rohe, played by Fiennes, to build the first glass house led them into a passionate but tempestuous love affair. Jeff Bridges was reportedly previously linked to the project.
Richard Press, known feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York, wrote the screenplay and will direct. HanWay Films will oversee international sales and distribution and will commence sales in Berlin at the European Film Market with ICM Partners handling the Us sale.
It is produced by Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders of In Your Face Entertainment, and Gyllenhaal. The film is currently in pre-production.
Gyllenhaal said, “I am always looking for projects about real women, with complicated, interesting minds. They are far and few between and Farnsworth House is a rare find. In Edith Farnsworth is the opportunity to express a full and exciting spectrum of thoughts and feelings. But there is also the opportunity for the most exciting kind of artistic experience: a collaboration. Farnsworth House is a love story between two iconoclasts, two equally interesting players. I’m thrilled to see what Ralph and I will create together with this exceptional script and Richard Press at the helm.”
HanWay Films MD Gabrielle Stewart added, “Richard Press’ background in architecture, design and photography shines through when he describes making a film where passion and creativity collide. Maggie and Ralph will make extraordinary sparring partners and we will be able to witness the building of one of the pillars of modern architecture.”...
- 1/25/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
With the European Film Market in Berlin less than two weeks away, the first crop of talent-driven projects are starting to emerge.
Among them is Farnsworth House, with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes set to star. Developed by Richard Press, the film — announced Friday — is being produced by Oscar and BAFTA nominees Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa (Nebraska, Little Miss Sunshine) through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders (Goldbricks in Bloom, Ted K) of In Your Face Entertainment and Gyllenhaal.
Press, known for his multiple award-winning feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York, wrote the screenplay and will direct. HanWay Films will oversee ...
Among them is Farnsworth House, with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes set to star. Developed by Richard Press, the film — announced Friday — is being produced by Oscar and BAFTA nominees Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa (Nebraska, Little Miss Sunshine) through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders (Goldbricks in Bloom, Ted K) of In Your Face Entertainment and Gyllenhaal.
Press, known for his multiple award-winning feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York, wrote the screenplay and will direct. HanWay Films will oversee ...
- 1/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With the European Film Market in Berlin less than two weeks away, the first crop of talent-driven projects are starting to emerge.
Among them is Farnsworth House, with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes set to star. Developed by Richard Press, the film — announced Friday — is being produced by Oscar and BAFTA nominees Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa (Nebraska, Little Miss Sunshine) through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders (Goldbricks in Bloom, Ted K) of In Your Face Entertainment and Gyllenhaal.
Press, known for his multiple award-winning feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York, wrote the screenplay and will direct. HanWay Films will oversee ...
Among them is Farnsworth House, with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes set to star. Developed by Richard Press, the film — announced Friday — is being produced by Oscar and BAFTA nominees Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa (Nebraska, Little Miss Sunshine) through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders (Goldbricks in Bloom, Ted K) of In Your Face Entertainment and Gyllenhaal.
Press, known for his multiple award-winning feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York, wrote the screenplay and will direct. HanWay Films will oversee ...
- 1/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
I was skeptical about another Bill Cunningham documentary. I mean, Richard Press’s Bill Cunningham: New York (2010) was so good, why would you even bother? Cunningham’s pretty charming, but he is, after all, a fairly insignificant figure—he was just a staff photographer for the Times, right? And indeed, the film does cover mostly the same ground as its predecessor. As an aesthetic object, admittedly, it’s not particularly imaginative. Director Mark Bozek presents us mostly with Cunningham’s voice and Cunningham’s images. And yet, surprisingly, I enjoyed and was moved by this movie more than by almost any of the other films I saw at the festival because it gave us the portrait of a vibrant human intelligence. And what should art be, other than that?The movie’s structure is simple: Bozek had interviewed Cunningham on video once back in 1994. Originally planned as just a simple ten-minute talk,...
- 10/13/2018
- MUBI
“Abstract: The Art of Design” is not necessarily a show we’d recommend for binge-viewing. The new Netflix series, streaming now following its Sundance 2017 premiere, is far from bad. Executive produced by Morgan Neville, the documentarians assembled to capture the spotlighted subjects have done a masterful job, by and large, of highlighting the unique sort of artistry at work here. However, episode by episode, every installment strikes such a similar tone and mood that to truly appreciate the difference in aethestics and disciplines on display, you’ll want to space them out.
You might also favor certain installments over others, whether it be because of subject matter or the execution itself. We reviewed the first two installments last month, finding it to be a fascinating approach to the importance of design we might otherwise take for granted. But now that we’ve been able to see all eight episodes, we have our favorites.
You might also favor certain installments over others, whether it be because of subject matter or the execution itself. We reviewed the first two installments last month, finding it to be a fascinating approach to the importance of design we might otherwise take for granted. But now that we’ve been able to see all eight episodes, we have our favorites.
- 2/11/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Above: French grande for El Topo (Alejandro Jodorowsky, Mexico, 1970). Artist: “Moebius,” aka Jean Giraud, aka “Gir” (1938-2012).You might expect something wilder from the fecund paired imaginations of Alejandro Jodorowsky and the artist known as Moebius. But this striking yet unusually restrained poster for El Topo (courtesy of Film/Art Gallery who provided a second, that’s-more-like-it Italian poster for the film that also made the top 20) was the most popular poster on Movie Poster of the Day over the last three months by a long stretch of desert.Collecting the posters with the most likes and reblogs yields a particularly attractive and typically diverse collection of art. There are Danish posters for French films, Polish posters for Italian films, Italian posters for Russian films and Russian posters for American films. Plenty of great artists are represented: from the Sternberg Brothers to John Alvin, from Andrzej Onegin-Dabrowski to Georges Kerfyser,...
- 9/2/2016
- MUBI
Bill Cunningham, the iconic photographer whose ground-level view of New Yorkers’ fashion senses endeared him to the city for decades, died yesterday in Manhattan at 87. He had recently been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. A U.S. Army veteran and Harvard dropout, Cunningham first published a series of candid street photos for the New York Times in 1978; he soon became a mainstay of the paper, where he remained until his death.
Read More: Interview | Director Richard Press on Capturing the Elusive “Bill Cunningham”
The photographer was both respected and beloved for his approach, which found him on the streets of Manhattan (often on his bicycle) photographing passersby whose taste in clothing caught his eye. After becoming famous for his work, Cunningham eschewed the very notion of his own celebrity. “Bill was an extraordinary man, his commitment and passion unparalleled, his gentleness and humility inspirational,” said Michele McNally, director of photography for the Times.
Read More: Interview | Director Richard Press on Capturing the Elusive “Bill Cunningham”
The photographer was both respected and beloved for his approach, which found him on the streets of Manhattan (often on his bicycle) photographing passersby whose taste in clothing caught his eye. After becoming famous for his work, Cunningham eschewed the very notion of his own celebrity. “Bill was an extraordinary man, his commitment and passion unparalleled, his gentleness and humility inspirational,” said Michele McNally, director of photography for the Times.
- 6/26/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Decades before Instagram and iPhones, Bill Cunningham was the godfather of street-style photography. The longtime fashion photographer for The New York Times who died Saturday at the age of 87 didn’t care about celebrity for celebrity’s sake. The latest movie and TV stars in the front row at fashion shows held no interest to him. He just cared about style, and anyone could have it. Even when he became a celebrity himself, after the release of Richard Press’ 2010 documentary film Bill Cunningham New York, he dodged the spotlight, covering his eyes when people asked to take photos or
read more...
read more...
- 6/25/2016
- by Booth Moore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bill Cunningham, the legendary street-style photographer for the New York Times, died on Saturday at the age of 87. According to the Times, Cunningham was hospitalized following a stroke, and died in New York City after nearly 40 years of photographing New York style and building a reputation as one of the most iconic fashion photojournalists in the world. The 2010 documentary “Bill Cunningham New York” by filmmaker Richard Press, featured some of the most influential people in culture and fashion singing the praises of Cunningham’s work. “We all get dressed for Bill,” Vogue editor Anna Wintour famously said of the...
- 6/25/2016
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Bill Cunningham at Andrew Bolton's Manus x Machina exhibition Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The New York Times has reported that Bill Cunningham, the subject of Richard Press's 2010 documentary Bill Cunningham New York, died this Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the age of 87. He had been hospitalised recently after suffering a stroke.
I last saw Bill at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology press preview on the first Monday in May of this year. He was his usual spry self then, stalking the mannequins as he did when he came upon an interestingly dressed person on the streets of New York to photograph. He was dressed in his trademark uniform - blue jacket, khaki pants and black sneakers.
Bill Cunningham capturing L’Eléphant Blanc dress by Yves Saint Laurent Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Over the years you could tell that he was downtown...
The New York Times has reported that Bill Cunningham, the subject of Richard Press's 2010 documentary Bill Cunningham New York, died this Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the age of 87. He had been hospitalised recently after suffering a stroke.
I last saw Bill at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology press preview on the first Monday in May of this year. He was his usual spry self then, stalking the mannequins as he did when he came upon an interestingly dressed person on the streets of New York to photograph. He was dressed in his trademark uniform - blue jacket, khaki pants and black sneakers.
Bill Cunningham capturing L’Eléphant Blanc dress by Yves Saint Laurent Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Over the years you could tell that he was downtown...
- 6/25/2016
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Bill Cunningham, the New York Times‘ ubiquitous man-on-the-street photographer whose life and work was the subject of Richard Press’ acclaimed 2010 documentary Bill Cunningham New York, died Saturday in New York at 87. His death was confirmed by the Times, which disclosed that he’d recently been hospitalized following a stroke. Though technically a fashion photographer, Cunningham’s tireless work for the newspaper’s Style section was noted – and loved – for its social…...
- 6/25/2016
- Deadline
Late Grey Gardens director Albert Maysles turned his lens to one of New York’s darlings of style, resulting in an engaging but minor film
Related: Six lessons in chic from the Iris Apfel documentary
The 93-year-old Iris Apfel is a cult New York figure: the textile designer who became famous in fashion circles for her colossal collection of costume jewellery, and then for being an exotically dressed eccentric, much cherished in a bland world of airkissing and corporate conformity. We last saw her in Richard Press’s 2010 documentary about another NYC icon, fashion photographer Bill Cunningham; now she is the subject of one of the last films completed by the late Albert Maysles, in which Cunningham is also glimpsed briefly.
Continue reading...
Related: Six lessons in chic from the Iris Apfel documentary
The 93-year-old Iris Apfel is a cult New York figure: the textile designer who became famous in fashion circles for her colossal collection of costume jewellery, and then for being an exotically dressed eccentric, much cherished in a bland world of airkissing and corporate conformity. We last saw her in Richard Press’s 2010 documentary about another NYC icon, fashion photographer Bill Cunningham; now she is the subject of one of the last films completed by the late Albert Maysles, in which Cunningham is also glimpsed briefly.
Continue reading...
- 7/30/2015
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
It is not surprising that documentarian Albert Maysles thought that fashion icon Iris Apfel would make a compelling subject for a film. Both artists kept on working late into the twilight of their careers, confounding expectations. Maysles, who died in March at the age of 88, will forever be one of the non-fiction film’s greatest forerunners, responsible for such indelible works as Gimme Shelter and Grey Gardens. Apfel, now 93, still works tirelessly and continues to be a no-holds-barred trendsetter of the New York fashion scene. Long beyond their time, both Maysles and Apfel will be immortalized by aspirants of the art form they championed.
With the exception of In Transit, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April, Iris marks Maysles’ last film. And while it may have a master both in front of and behind the camera, despite its often-effortless entertainment, this is a minor work. Nevertheless, Apfel is a terrific subject,...
With the exception of In Transit, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April, Iris marks Maysles’ last film. And while it may have a master both in front of and behind the camera, despite its often-effortless entertainment, this is a minor work. Nevertheless, Apfel is a terrific subject,...
- 5/15/2015
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
With a week of Doc NYC kicking off tonight, Indiewire's latest curated selections for Hulu's Documentaries page spotlights past films with indelible New York characters. Watch these and other docs now for free!Aviva Kempner introduced a new generation to Gertrude Berg in "Yoo Hoo, Mrs Goldberg," whose popular programs made a mark in early radio and TV programming, and brought a positive representation of Jewish family life to broad audiences. For a look at another acclaimed, multi-talented Jewish celebrity, check out Dori Berinstein's "Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love" at Doc NYC. Though unassuming, the subject of Richard Press' "Bill Cunningham New York," has been documenting street fashion for The New York Times for decades. There are several photographer focused films at Doc NYC, including John Maloof and Charlie Siskel's "Finding Vivian Maier" and Tomas Leach's Saul Leiter portrait, "In No Great Hurry.""Herb and Dorothy" by Megumi Sasaki famously.
- 11/14/2013
- by Basil Tsiokos
- Indiewire
In the age of the internet, marketing a documentary is all about targeting influencial bloggers and cultivating online communities
Most films find an audience through a few well-chosen ads in newspapers and a handful of reviews. Not Bill Cunningham New York, Richard Press's Oscar-nominated documentary about the 84-year-old New York Times fashion photographer. UK distributor Dogwoof made a conscious decision to target fashion bloggers, creating buzz about the film. About 50 of these so-called fashion "influencers" blogged about the film, creating what Dogwoof's chief executive, Andy Whittaker, calls "the perfect social storm". Welcome to marketing documentaries in the age of the internet.
"One of the key tricks is identifying influencers and tapping into them and co-ordinating that into the campaign," says Whittaker. "The first people we wanted to reach were those who understood the importance of Bill Cunningham."
Whittaker, who founded the independent distribution label eight years ago, used to be an executive at eBay,...
Most films find an audience through a few well-chosen ads in newspapers and a handful of reviews. Not Bill Cunningham New York, Richard Press's Oscar-nominated documentary about the 84-year-old New York Times fashion photographer. UK distributor Dogwoof made a conscious decision to target fashion bloggers, creating buzz about the film. About 50 of these so-called fashion "influencers" blogged about the film, creating what Dogwoof's chief executive, Andy Whittaker, calls "the perfect social storm". Welcome to marketing documentaries in the age of the internet.
"One of the key tricks is identifying influencers and tapping into them and co-ordinating that into the campaign," says Whittaker. "The first people we wanted to reach were those who understood the importance of Bill Cunningham."
Whittaker, who founded the independent distribution label eight years ago, used to be an executive at eBay,...
- 6/10/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Madman recently released two fashion focused documentaries, both set in New York and both about the coveted world of high fashion, but both coming from completely different places. Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff) gangbuster was the eponymous Bill Cunningham New York, unpretentiously exploring the inner and outer layers of a complicated man and his role in the turbulent scene. Direct to DVD is the shorter and rambling The Tents, a polar opposite documentary that roughly uncovers the beginnings of the tents in the park - a now yearly event as part of New York's fashion week. Both pretty essential for fasionistas, read on for more details. Bill Cunningham New York begins with director Richard Press asking an interviewee to say something about Bill. 'What do...
- 4/29/2012
- Screen Anarchy
21 Jump Street (15)
(Phil Lord, Chris Miller, 2012, Us) Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson. 109 mins.
As with comic books, now that all the big titles have gone, it's down to TV's B-list to feed Hollywood's appetite for ready-made movie concepts. Based on the show that first traded on Johnny Depp's youthful good looks, it stars Hill and Tatum – a great odd-couple anchor – as two low-flying cops who are sent back to high school to infiltrate a drugs ring. The premise is an almost pitifully obvious excuse to aim for broad-appeal paydirt with a mix of fratboy crudity, teen-movie romance and crime-flick action, but for all the box-ticking, it has intermittently hilarious results.
Contraband (15)
(Baltasur Kormákur, 2012, Us) Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi. 110 mins.
Mark Wahlberg sticks to what he's good at, which is muscled, breathy and slightly high-pitched posturing in a brooding action thriller. Here he plays a smuggler lured...
(Phil Lord, Chris Miller, 2012, Us) Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson. 109 mins.
As with comic books, now that all the big titles have gone, it's down to TV's B-list to feed Hollywood's appetite for ready-made movie concepts. Based on the show that first traded on Johnny Depp's youthful good looks, it stars Hill and Tatum – a great odd-couple anchor – as two low-flying cops who are sent back to high school to infiltrate a drugs ring. The premise is an almost pitifully obvious excuse to aim for broad-appeal paydirt with a mix of fratboy crudity, teen-movie romance and crime-flick action, but for all the box-ticking, it has intermittently hilarious results.
Contraband (15)
(Baltasur Kormákur, 2012, Us) Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi. 110 mins.
Mark Wahlberg sticks to what he's good at, which is muscled, breathy and slightly high-pitched posturing in a brooding action thriller. Here he plays a smuggler lured...
- 3/17/2012
- by Damon Wise
- The Guardian - Film News
★★★☆☆ Bill Cunningham is for fashion photography what Spike Jonze is for the music video, with his work continuously interesting and visually innovative. Richard Press 2010 film Bill Cunningham New York documents the much-loved shutterbug brilliantly, but in a fashion as non-invasive as the work of its subject, allowing for a sensitive and heart-warming depiction of a man adored by many in the world of fashion.
Read more »...
Read more »...
- 3/8/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, handed out top honors to The Artist, The Descendants and Margin Call at this afternoon’s 27th Film Independent Spirit Awards. My Week With Marilyn, Beginners, 50/50, A Separation and The Interrupters also received awards at the ceremony, held in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica.
Tune in to IFC tonight at 10:00 pm Et/Pt to catch all the action at the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards, with actor, writer and producer Seth Rogen hosting. Highlights include: John Waters as the Voice of God, musical performances by My Morning Jacket and K’Naan.
The Spirit Awards was the first event to exclusively honor independent film, and over the past 27 years, has become the premier awards show for the independent film community, celebrating films made by filmmakers who embody independence and originality. Artists...
Tune in to IFC tonight at 10:00 pm Et/Pt to catch all the action at the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards, with actor, writer and producer Seth Rogen hosting. Highlights include: John Waters as the Voice of God, musical performances by My Morning Jacket and K’Naan.
The Spirit Awards was the first event to exclusively honor independent film, and over the past 27 years, has become the premier awards show for the independent film community, celebrating films made by filmmakers who embody independence and originality. Artists...
- 2/26/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Michel Hazanavicius' "The Artist" was the big winner at the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The black-and-white silent film took home Best Feature, Director for Hazanavicius, Best Male Lead for Jean Dujardin, and Best Cinematography for Guillaume Schiffman.
In the performance categories, Michelle Williams took home the Best Female Lead award for her Marilyn Monroe portrayal in "My Week with Marilyn." Shailene Woodley, snubbed by the Academy for her memorable performance as George Clooney's daughter in "The Descendants," won Best Supporting Actress while Oscar frontrunner, Christopher Plummer, received the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in "Beginners."
Held on Santa Monica Beach and hosted by Seth Rogen, the 27th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be broadcast by IFC at 10 p.m. Pst/Est.
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature
50/50 - Producers: Evan Goldberg, Ben Karlin, Seth Rogen...
In the performance categories, Michelle Williams took home the Best Female Lead award for her Marilyn Monroe portrayal in "My Week with Marilyn." Shailene Woodley, snubbed by the Academy for her memorable performance as George Clooney's daughter in "The Descendants," won Best Supporting Actress while Oscar frontrunner, Christopher Plummer, received the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in "Beginners."
Held on Santa Monica Beach and hosted by Seth Rogen, the 27th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be broadcast by IFC at 10 p.m. Pst/Est.
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature
50/50 - Producers: Evan Goldberg, Ben Karlin, Seth Rogen...
- 2/26/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, The Artist The Artist, Jean Dujardin, Michelle Williams: Spirit Award Winners Best Feature (Award given to the producer) 50/50 Producers: Evan Goldberg, Ben Karlin, Seth Rogen Beginners Producers: Miranda de Pencier, Lars Knudsen, Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech, Jay Van Hoy Drive Producers: Michel Litvak, John Palermo, Marc Platt, Gigi Pritzker, Adam Siegel Take Shelter Producers: Tyler Davidson, Sophia Lin * The Artist Producer: Thomas Langmann The Descendants Producers: Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Best Director * Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Mike Mills – Beginners Jeff Nichols – Take Shelter Alexander Payne – The Descendants Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive Best Screenplay Joseph Cedar – Footnote Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Tom McCarthy – Win Win Mike Mills – Beginners * Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash – The Descendants Best International Film (Award given to the director) * A Separation (Iran) Director: Asghar Farhadi Melancholia (Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany) Director: Lars von Trier Shame (UK) Director: Steve McQueen...
- 2/25/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Bill Cunningham New York documents life and long career of a photographer who has put the style of the street on the catwalk
"The best fashion show is on the street. Always has been, always will be." So says Bill Cunningham, 82-year-old godfather of street style photography, in a new documentary about his life and work.
As London fashion week opens, the once-rigid boundaries between catwalk and street fashion are increasingly blurred. Celebrity bloggers such as the Sartorialist now get VIP seats at catwalk shows. There are now as many photographers documenting the fashion show audience – and amateur photographer-bloggers in the audience documenting each other – as photographers stationed in the traditional end-of-runway "pit" to capture the catwalk looks.
So it is fitting that the most talked-about film in the front row is a documentary about a photographer who has a front-row seat at every major fashion show but whose passion...
"The best fashion show is on the street. Always has been, always will be." So says Bill Cunningham, 82-year-old godfather of street style photography, in a new documentary about his life and work.
As London fashion week opens, the once-rigid boundaries between catwalk and street fashion are increasingly blurred. Celebrity bloggers such as the Sartorialist now get VIP seats at catwalk shows. There are now as many photographers documenting the fashion show audience – and amateur photographer-bloggers in the audience documenting each other – as photographers stationed in the traditional end-of-runway "pit" to capture the catwalk looks.
So it is fitting that the most talked-about film in the front row is a documentary about a photographer who has a front-row seat at every major fashion show but whose passion...
- 2/18/2012
- by Jess Cartner-Morley
- The Guardian - Film News
Like it or not, the resounding mediocrity of The Artist has — for what feels like forever — been inching closer and closer to that coveted Best Picture victory; now, its cause has been further emboldened by the DGA. If you’re like myself, this crucial award was… just kind of forgotten in the time since the nominees were listed. (I blame the Oscar nominations.) But the winners were unveiled last night, and, with it, Michel Hazanavicius earned the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film over Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris; David Fincher for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Martin Scorsese for Hugo; and Alexander Payne for The Descendants. I could leave some comment or make some complaint about how Literally All Of The Other Nominees’ work far, far outmatched that of the actual victor, but it’s a Sunday.
Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Film was — while not as much...
Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Film was — while not as much...
- 1/29/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Michel Hazanavicius, 2011 DGA winner Tom Hooper (The King's Speech), DGA Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Feature Film * Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris David Fincher, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Alexander Payne, The Descendants Martin Scorsese, Hugo Documentary Film * James Marsh, Project Nim Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Steve James,The Interrupters Richard Press, Bill Cunningham New York Martin Scorsese, George Harrison: Living in the Material World Movies For Television And Mini-series * Jon Cassar, The Kennedys (Reelz Channel) Jeff Bleckner, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Beyond the Blackboard (CBS) Stephen Gyllenhaal, Girl Fight (Lifetime) Demi Moore, Jennifer Aniston, Penelope Spheeris, Alicia Keys, Patty Jenkins, Five (Lifetime) Michael Stevens, Thurgood (HBO) Dramatic Series * Patty Jenkins, The Killing, “Pilot” (AMC) Michael Cuesta, Homeland, “Pilot” (Showtime) Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad, “Face Off” (AMC) Tim Van Patten, Game of Thrones, “Winter is Coming” (Pilot) (HBO) Michael Waxman, Friday Night Lights,...
- 1/29/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Michel Hazanavicius was the big winner at the 64th annual Directors Guild of America Awards. The director of the fantastic black-and-white silent film "The Artist" took home the award for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film category. Jon Cassar of "The Kennedys" received the 2012 DGA Award for the category of Movies for Television and Mini-Series.
Hosted by Kelsey Grammer, the DGA also honored Ed Sherin with the 2012 Honorary Life Member Award, Katy Garretson with the 2012 Frank Capra Achievement Award, and Dennis Mazzocco with the 2012 Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award.
It is now safe to bet that Hazanavicius will win the Best Director Award Oscar!
Here's the complete list of winners and nominees of the 2012 Directors Guild of America Awards (to check winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, visit our Awards Avenue coverage right here)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Feature Film
*Winner Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
David Fincher,...
Hosted by Kelsey Grammer, the DGA also honored Ed Sherin with the 2012 Honorary Life Member Award, Katy Garretson with the 2012 Frank Capra Achievement Award, and Dennis Mazzocco with the 2012 Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award.
It is now safe to bet that Hazanavicius will win the Best Director Award Oscar!
Here's the complete list of winners and nominees of the 2012 Directors Guild of America Awards (to check winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, visit our Awards Avenue coverage right here)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Feature Film
*Winner Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
David Fincher,...
- 1/29/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
It's that time, I just finished watching the last film from 2011 I had time to watch before offering up my final 2012 Oscar predictions and I'm glad I did as it is now among my nominees whereas before it wasn't. Tomorrow the 2012 Oscar nominations will be announced and many questions will be answered while new ones will sprout up. Most categories have their clear front-runners, but down near the bottom of each list the potential nominees became a bit hazy not to mention the technical categories where damn near anything can happen. For Best Picture I batted around several possibilities after I got beyond the six films I feel are absolute locks and the idea of just how many films will the Academy end up nominating? This year there can be anywhere from five to ten nominees for Best Picture and we won't know how many there are until tomorrow's announcement.
- 1/23/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Each week within this column Spirit Award voter & film critic Kristy Puchko will offer a keen insight on a new selection of nominees for the 2012 Spirit Awards, along with any garnered behind-the-scenes exclusives. The Spirit Awards will air February 25th @10Pm on IFC.
Last week we discussed the Spirit’s frontrunners and this week we’ll explore some seriously stellar debuts and stunning sophomore efforts, many of which take place amidst the various backdrops of my own stomping grounds: New York City.
Martha Marcy May Marlene ~ Directed by Sean Durkin
Nominations: Best First Feature, Best Female Lead: Elizabeth Olsen, Best Supporting Male: John Hawkes
Winner: Piaget Producers Award: Josh Mond
Let’s begin with Sean Durkin’s directorial debut, an enigmatic portrait of the trauma of an abusive relationship, that earned a spot on my Top 10 of 2011. Newcomer Elizabeth Olsen made a much buzzed about Sundance breakthrough with her harrowing...
Last week we discussed the Spirit’s frontrunners and this week we’ll explore some seriously stellar debuts and stunning sophomore efforts, many of which take place amidst the various backdrops of my own stomping grounds: New York City.
Martha Marcy May Marlene ~ Directed by Sean Durkin
Nominations: Best First Feature, Best Female Lead: Elizabeth Olsen, Best Supporting Male: John Hawkes
Winner: Piaget Producers Award: Josh Mond
Let’s begin with Sean Durkin’s directorial debut, an enigmatic portrait of the trauma of an abusive relationship, that earned a spot on my Top 10 of 2011. Newcomer Elizabeth Olsen made a much buzzed about Sundance breakthrough with her harrowing...
- 1/17/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Alexander Kluge speaks at the Oberhausen Manifesto press conference 1962
For all the news tumbling out of Rotterdam and Berlin over the past couple of weeks, we don't want to overlook a couple of pretty major announcements coming from other festivals regarding their upcoming editions. Starting with this one: "The 58th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Oberhausen Manifesto (February 28, 2012) with a large-scale thematic program entitled Provoking Reality: Mavericks, Mouvements, Manifesto. To honor the anniversary of the Manifesto, perhaps the single most important group document in German film history, the festival has compiled a selection of films of the signatories, many of which have not been shown for decades and had to be restored expressly for the program."
In addition to the inevitable panel discussion, there'll also be a double DVD from Edition Filmmuseum and, in German, a collection of essays. Before moving on, this...
For all the news tumbling out of Rotterdam and Berlin over the past couple of weeks, we don't want to overlook a couple of pretty major announcements coming from other festivals regarding their upcoming editions. Starting with this one: "The 58th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Oberhausen Manifesto (February 28, 2012) with a large-scale thematic program entitled Provoking Reality: Mavericks, Mouvements, Manifesto. To honor the anniversary of the Manifesto, perhaps the single most important group document in German film history, the festival has compiled a selection of films of the signatories, many of which have not been shown for decades and had to be restored expressly for the program."
In addition to the inevitable panel discussion, there'll also be a double DVD from Edition Filmmuseum and, in German, a collection of essays. Before moving on, this...
- 1/15/2012
- MUBI
Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Steve James The Interrupters James Marsh Project Nim Richard Press Bill Cunningham New York Martin Scorsese George Harrison: Living in the...
- 1/12/2012
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
The Directors Guild of America's nominees for 2011's Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary include Martin Scorsese, Steve James, James Marsh, Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky, and Richard Press. DGA President Taylor Hackford says this year's doc nominees "take audiences on a journey, whether casting light on injustice or exploring the human condition in all of its nuance, cruelty, creativity and triumph. Our nominees represent the best in documentary filmmaking and I congratulate each of them on a job well done." On January 28, winners will be announced at an awards dinner hosted by Kelsey Grammar. The nominees (in alphabetical order): ...
- 1/12/2012
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Directors Guild of America has announced its nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary, three days after the DGA revealed their nominees for narrative filmmaking. The nominees include Cinema Eye Honors winner Steve James ("The Interrupters"). DGA favorite Martin Scorsese garnered a nomination for his George Harrison HBO documentary and Richard Press received his first nomination for his "Bill Cunningham New York." The nominees are: Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Radical Media HBO Documentary Films Steve James The Interrupters Kartemquin Films Wgbh/Frontline The Independent Television Services BBC Storyville Rise Films James Marsh Project Nim Red Box Films Passion Pictures HBO Documentary Films BBC Films UK Film Council Richard Press Bill Cunningham New York First Thought Films ...
- 1/12/2012
- Indiewire
Martin Scorsese, who is nominated by the Directors Guild of America for his feature Hugo, has also received a nomination in the DGA's feature documentary category for George Harrison: Living in the Material World. The DGA's other nominees, announced Thursday, are Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Steve James' The Interrupters, James Marsh's Project Nim and Richard Press' Bill Cunningham New York. Videos: THR's Awards Season Roundtable: The Directors Of the five docs, three also are are on the shortlist for the Academy Award for feature documentary: Cunningham, Purgatory and Nim. Scorsese's nomination for his documentary about musician Harrsion is his 10th DGA nom. He is a previoius winner
read more...
read more...
- 1/12/2012
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HollywoodNews.com: Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the DGA’s nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for the year 2011.
“The remarkable documentaries made by this year?s nominees take audiences on a journey, whether casting light on injustice or exploring the human condition in all of its nuance, cruelty, creativity and triumph,” said Hackford. ?Our nominees represent the best in documentary filmmaking and I congratulate each of them on a job well done.
The winners will be announced at the 64th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 28, 2012 in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. The DGA Awards will be hosted by director/actor/producer Kelsey Grammer.
***
Documentary
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2011 are (in alphabetical order):
Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Radical Media
HBO Documentary Films...
“The remarkable documentaries made by this year?s nominees take audiences on a journey, whether casting light on injustice or exploring the human condition in all of its nuance, cruelty, creativity and triumph,” said Hackford. ?Our nominees represent the best in documentary filmmaking and I congratulate each of them on a job well done.
The winners will be announced at the 64th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 28, 2012 in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. The DGA Awards will be hosted by director/actor/producer Kelsey Grammer.
***
Documentary
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2011 are (in alphabetical order):
Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Radical Media
HBO Documentary Films...
- 1/12/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. But this week, we’re taking a break from our regular format to wrap up our Year-End 2011 coverage by offering the very Best of 2011′s Now Streaming releases, as determined by the Tfs Staff.
Kicking off our Best of 2011 picks is Tfs President & Managing Editor Dan Mecca, who braved theaters this year for better or worse to review such big releases as Jack and Jill, Fright Night and Captain America, has filled his Top 10 list with daring debuts, spectacular sophomore efforts, and stunning masterworks from some of cinema’s most celebrated auteurs. His picks here are alternately quirky and insightful.
Ceremony (2010) An Honorable Mention on Dan’s list, Max Winkler’s offbeat comedy also earned a spot on our Top 10 Directorial Debuts for, “Operating with a level...
Kicking off our Best of 2011 picks is Tfs President & Managing Editor Dan Mecca, who braved theaters this year for better or worse to review such big releases as Jack and Jill, Fright Night and Captain America, has filled his Top 10 list with daring debuts, spectacular sophomore efforts, and stunning masterworks from some of cinema’s most celebrated auteurs. His picks here are alternately quirky and insightful.
Ceremony (2010) An Honorable Mention on Dan’s list, Max Winkler’s offbeat comedy also earned a spot on our Top 10 Directorial Debuts for, “Operating with a level...
- 1/5/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Nim in James Marsh's documentary Project Nim The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced last Dec. 2 the Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture nominees of 2011. The nominated films are: • Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest directed by Michael Rapaport • Bill Cunningham New York directed by Richard Press • Project Nim directed by James Marsh • Senna directed by Asif Kapadia • The Union directed by Cameron Crowe As per the PGA's press release, "Producers Guild arbitrations for individual producer credit determination for all film and television categories were still underway" at the time. Hence, no producers' credits as yet. (Those will come out today.) Of the five PGA nominees, only Richard Press' Bill Cunningham New York, about fashion photographer Cunningham, and James Marsh's Project Nim, about a chimpanzee raised as a human, are to be found on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences list of Best Documentary Feature semi-finalists.
- 1/3/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.