Updated, 2:15 Pm: We now have the first trailer for Showtime Documentary Films’ feature-length docu about LSD pioneer Timothy Leary from Oscar-winning director Errol Morris. The pic has been titled My Psychedelic Love Story and is set to premiere at 9 p.m. Sunday, November 29, on premium cable net. Check out the trailer above and read details about the movie below. There’s also a clip from the documentary at the bottom of the post.
Previously, May 26: Showtime Documentary Films unveiled a new docu feature from Oscar-winning director Errol Morris that will spotlight the polarizing psychedelic drug advocate Timothy Leary. The docu, which currently has the working title of A Film By Errol Morris will debut later this year on Showtime.
Known as the High Priest of LSD, the docu will dive deep into why he became a narc in 1974 and turned his back on...
Previously, May 26: Showtime Documentary Films unveiled a new docu feature from Oscar-winning director Errol Morris that will spotlight the polarizing psychedelic drug advocate Timothy Leary. The docu, which currently has the working title of A Film By Errol Morris will debut later this year on Showtime.
Known as the High Priest of LSD, the docu will dive deep into why he became a narc in 1974 and turned his back on...
- 10/29/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) will be held entirely online in 2021, with an early line-up of international speakers that includes Sundance Film Festival director Tabitha Jackson, and directors David France (Welcome to Chechnya) and Kirsten Johnson (Dick Johnson is Dead).
Aidc organisers have stated the reconfiguration of the event will allow it to be more accessible, and mean it can offer more international speakers and host a larger contingent of decision makers.
In recognition of the challenges facing the industry, Aidc will also offer a discount on the first 100 All Access passes sold.
The theme for 2021 event will be ‘Moment of Truth’, “recognising that humanity is living in a time when there’s no turning back and crucial decisions need to be made” in areas such as sustainability, resistance, action, truth-telling, innovation and the response to Covid-19.
Aidc CEO and conference director Alice Burgin said: “Aidc is excited to...
Aidc organisers have stated the reconfiguration of the event will allow it to be more accessible, and mean it can offer more international speakers and host a larger contingent of decision makers.
In recognition of the challenges facing the industry, Aidc will also offer a discount on the first 100 All Access passes sold.
The theme for 2021 event will be ‘Moment of Truth’, “recognising that humanity is living in a time when there’s no turning back and crucial decisions need to be made” in areas such as sustainability, resistance, action, truth-telling, innovation and the response to Covid-19.
Aidc CEO and conference director Alice Burgin said: “Aidc is excited to...
- 10/29/2020
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Showtime will explore the later years of outspoken 1960s counterculture figure and psychedelic advocate Timothy Leary in an upcoming documentary from Errol Morris.
With a working title of “A Film By Errol Morris,” the Oscar winner behind “Wormwood” and “Fog of War” will center the documentary on Leary’s life after the counterculture era. Here’s the film’s synopsis, per Showtime: “A Film By Errol Morris” (working title) asks the question why Leary, the High Priest of LSD, became a narc in 1974 and seemingly abandoned the millions he urged to turn on, tune in and drop out. Was his “perfect love” Joanna Harcourt-Smith a government pawn, as suggested by Allen Ginsberg? Or was she simply a rich, beautiful, young woman out for the adventure of a lifetime? Morris and Harcourt-Smith will reexamine this chaotic period of her life and explore the mystery of the Leary saga: his period of exile,...
With a working title of “A Film By Errol Morris,” the Oscar winner behind “Wormwood” and “Fog of War” will center the documentary on Leary’s life after the counterculture era. Here’s the film’s synopsis, per Showtime: “A Film By Errol Morris” (working title) asks the question why Leary, the High Priest of LSD, became a narc in 1974 and seemingly abandoned the millions he urged to turn on, tune in and drop out. Was his “perfect love” Joanna Harcourt-Smith a government pawn, as suggested by Allen Ginsberg? Or was she simply a rich, beautiful, young woman out for the adventure of a lifetime? Morris and Harcourt-Smith will reexamine this chaotic period of her life and explore the mystery of the Leary saga: his period of exile,...
- 5/26/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
“The Fog of War” and “The Thin Blue Line” director Errol Morris’ next documentary film will be focused on the “High Priest of LSD” Timothy Leary and will debut on Showtime later this year, Showtime Documentary Films announced Tuesday.
The documentary, currently with the working title “A Film By Errol Morris,” is inspired by the memoir “Tripping the Bardo with Timothy Leary: My Psychedelic Love Story” by Joanna Harcourt-Smith. It will examine the romantic relationship between Harcourt-Smith and Leary as he went from an advocate for the psychedelic LSD drug and then became a narc in 1974.
The film will explore Leary’s period of exile, his re-imprisonment and his subsequent cooperation with the authorities and whether Leary and Harcourt-Smith truly had the “perfect love” or if something else was at play.
Also Read: 'American Dharma' Film Review: Errol Morris' Documentary on Steve Bannon Leaves Too Many Questions Unanswered
“This is a dream project,...
The documentary, currently with the working title “A Film By Errol Morris,” is inspired by the memoir “Tripping the Bardo with Timothy Leary: My Psychedelic Love Story” by Joanna Harcourt-Smith. It will examine the romantic relationship between Harcourt-Smith and Leary as he went from an advocate for the psychedelic LSD drug and then became a narc in 1974.
The film will explore Leary’s period of exile, his re-imprisonment and his subsequent cooperation with the authorities and whether Leary and Harcourt-Smith truly had the “perfect love” or if something else was at play.
Also Read: 'American Dharma' Film Review: Errol Morris' Documentary on Steve Bannon Leaves Too Many Questions Unanswered
“This is a dream project,...
- 5/26/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
In today’s film news roundup, “I Love Lucy” draws nostalgic fans to theaters, “Desolation Center” is set for release and “What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael” and “American Dharma” are sold.
Box Office
Fathom Events reported a Tuesday night showing of “I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration” drew more than 60,000 attendees with an estimated $777,645 at 660 North American sites.
The take left the one-night showing in sixth place for the day at the domestic box office. “I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration” featured five episodes of “I Love Lucy,” along with a featurette on the colorization of the shows.
The showing took place on Ball’s 108th birthday. Fathom, which is operated by the AMC, Cinemark and Regal chains, said some locations adding showtimes and auditoriums to meet fan demand.
Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt said, “The incredible performance of ‘I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration’ demonstrates the...
Box Office
Fathom Events reported a Tuesday night showing of “I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration” drew more than 60,000 attendees with an estimated $777,645 at 660 North American sites.
The take left the one-night showing in sixth place for the day at the domestic box office. “I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration” featured five episodes of “I Love Lucy,” along with a featurette on the colorization of the shows.
The showing took place on Ball’s 108th birthday. Fathom, which is operated by the AMC, Cinemark and Regal chains, said some locations adding showtimes and auditoriums to meet fan demand.
Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt said, “The incredible performance of ‘I Love Lucy: A Colorized Celebration’ demonstrates the...
- 8/7/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The Sound branch of the Academy often favors music-driven movies when it comes to the Mixing Oscar nominations, so Edgar Wright’s propulsive “Baby Driver” has a shot here, along with the elaborately layered sound mixes on “War for the Planet of the Apes,” “Wonder Woman,” “Dunkirk” and “Blade Runner 2049.”
Frontrunners:
Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Mac Ruth (“Blade Runner 2049”)
Chris Burdon, Gilbert Lake, Chris Munro (“Wonder Woman”)
Tim Cavagin, Julian Slater, Mary H. Ellis, James Peterson (“Baby Driver”)
Will Files, Douglas Murray, Andy Nelson, Chris Duesterdiek (“War for the Planet of the Apes”)
Gregg Landaker, Gary Rizzo, Mark Weingarten (“Dunkirk”)
Contenders:
Craig Berkey, John Casali (“Darkest Hour”)
David Giammarco, Paul Massey, Paul Ledford (“Logan”)
Christian P. Minkler, Michael Minkler, John Casali (“Beauty and the Beast”)
Kevin O’Connell, Tony Lamberti, Felipe Borrero (“Spider-Man: Homecoming”)
David Parker, Michael Semanick, Tim White (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”)
Gary Rydstrom (“The Post”)
Long Shots:
Ron Bartlett,...
Frontrunners:
Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Mac Ruth (“Blade Runner 2049”)
Chris Burdon, Gilbert Lake, Chris Munro (“Wonder Woman”)
Tim Cavagin, Julian Slater, Mary H. Ellis, James Peterson (“Baby Driver”)
Will Files, Douglas Murray, Andy Nelson, Chris Duesterdiek (“War for the Planet of the Apes”)
Gregg Landaker, Gary Rizzo, Mark Weingarten (“Dunkirk”)
Contenders:
Craig Berkey, John Casali (“Darkest Hour”)
David Giammarco, Paul Massey, Paul Ledford (“Logan”)
Christian P. Minkler, Michael Minkler, John Casali (“Beauty and the Beast”)
Kevin O’Connell, Tony Lamberti, Felipe Borrero (“Spider-Man: Homecoming”)
David Parker, Michael Semanick, Tim White (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”)
Gary Rydstrom (“The Post”)
Long Shots:
Ron Bartlett,...
- 11/19/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
A major chapter in the history of electronic music is about to come to a close, as superclub Pacha New York has announced that it will close its doors beginning in January.
The celebrated offshoot of Pacha Ibiza has acted as a platform by which electronic music artists and promoters could reach an ever-expanding fanbase over the past decade that its doors have been open to the public, but all of that will end after its 10 Year Anniversary party on December 12th, which will be headlined by none other than Erick Morillo, Pacha New York’s founding resident DJ and chairman of the board.
While Pacha New York has not made the exact reasons for its discontinued business operations clear in any official statements, many speculate that it stems from the death of legendary promoter Rob Fernandez earlier in the year, as he played no small role in putting the nightclub on the international map.
The celebrated offshoot of Pacha Ibiza has acted as a platform by which electronic music artists and promoters could reach an ever-expanding fanbase over the past decade that its doors have been open to the public, but all of that will end after its 10 Year Anniversary party on December 12th, which will be headlined by none other than Erick Morillo, Pacha New York’s founding resident DJ and chairman of the board.
While Pacha New York has not made the exact reasons for its discontinued business operations clear in any official statements, many speculate that it stems from the death of legendary promoter Rob Fernandez earlier in the year, as he played no small role in putting the nightclub on the international map.
- 11/25/2015
- by John Cameron
- We Got This Covered
These days, it’s difficult to have a conversation about techno without the name Nicole Moudaber coming up a time or two. The Nigerian selector and Mood Records founder has become so ubiquitous a part of the music landscape that even more mainstream dance music fans have familiarized themselves with her work – and her upcoming Ep will likely serve to expand her presence further.
Moudaber teamed up with Skunk Anansie frontwoman Skin on Breed, which promises an audiovisual spectacle for the senses. Where her last Ep, Somewhere in Our Minds, saw an exploration of funkier elements, her upcoming effort expands on her typical dark, driving sound by marrying it with subversive imagery as can be seen in the above video for “You Like This.”
The album release itself will be partly a nod to one of the techno scene’s dearly departed. The show will be dedicated to one of Moudaber’s own mentors,...
Moudaber teamed up with Skunk Anansie frontwoman Skin on Breed, which promises an audiovisual spectacle for the senses. Where her last Ep, Somewhere in Our Minds, saw an exploration of funkier elements, her upcoming effort expands on her typical dark, driving sound by marrying it with subversive imagery as can be seen in the above video for “You Like This.”
The album release itself will be partly a nod to one of the techno scene’s dearly departed. The show will be dedicated to one of Moudaber’s own mentors,...
- 8/27/2015
- by John Cameron
- We Got This Covered
Chalk more wins up for "The Descendants."
The International Press Academy handed out their 2011 Satellite Awards last night and "The Descendants" and "Drive" split the major categories, with "The Descendants" winning Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay and "Drive" taking home the awards for Best Director (Nicolas Winding Refn) Best Actor (Ryan Gosling), Best Supporting Actor (Albert Brooks) and Best Sound.
"The Help"'s Viola Davis won the award for Best Actress, while her "Help" co-star Jessica Chastain ended up winning Best Supporting Actress, but for a completely different movie — "Tree of Life," which also won Best Original Screenplay but surprisingly lost out on Best Cinematography to Steven Spielberg's "War Horse."
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" continued it's disappointing run of award season snubs, as it lost out in all three categories it was nominated for, including Sound, Score (won by "Soul Surfer") and Best Visual...
The International Press Academy handed out their 2011 Satellite Awards last night and "The Descendants" and "Drive" split the major categories, with "The Descendants" winning Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay and "Drive" taking home the awards for Best Director (Nicolas Winding Refn) Best Actor (Ryan Gosling), Best Supporting Actor (Albert Brooks) and Best Sound.
"The Help"'s Viola Davis won the award for Best Actress, while her "Help" co-star Jessica Chastain ended up winning Best Supporting Actress, but for a completely different movie — "Tree of Life," which also won Best Original Screenplay but surprisingly lost out on Best Cinematography to Steven Spielberg's "War Horse."
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" continued it's disappointing run of award season snubs, as it lost out in all three categories it was nominated for, including Sound, Score (won by "Soul Surfer") and Best Visual...
- 12/19/2011
- by Scott Harris
- NextMovie
The International Press Academy handed out its 16th annual Satellite Awards last night. While The Descendants may have won the Best Motion Picture and Adapted Screenplay, it was Drive that was the biggest winner of all. The ambient indie took home four awards, including the Best Actor trophy for Ryan Gosling and Best Director for Nicolas Winding Refn. Elsewhere, awards-season frontrunner The Artist turned in a relatively modest performance with only one award for Best Art Direction & Production Design. See the full list below.
Best Motion Picture
The Descendants
Best Actress in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis, The Help
Best...
Best Motion Picture
The Descendants
Best Actress in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis, The Help
Best...
- 12/19/2011
- by Lanford Beard
- EW - Inside Movies
By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: “The Descendants” and “Drive” sped away with the most wins at the Satellite Awards Sunday night, including Best Picture for Alexander Payne’s bittersweet drama and Best Director for Nicolas Winding Refn.
“Drive” actually topped “Descendants” on the evening, claiming four trophies including Best Actor for Ryan Gosling and Best Supporting Actor for Albert Brooks.
Elsewhere, Viola Davis won Best Actress honors for her role as a Southern housemaid in “The Help,” while Jessica Chastain (who appears alongside Davis in Tate Taylor’s drama) took home Best Supporting Actress honors for her work in Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life.” At this stage of the race, it appears like Chastain’s the one to beat in the Best Supporting Actress race … so long as voters can come to a consensus on which performance they’d like to honor.
As for “The Artist,” it grabbed one Satellite award,...
hollywoodnews.com: “The Descendants” and “Drive” sped away with the most wins at the Satellite Awards Sunday night, including Best Picture for Alexander Payne’s bittersweet drama and Best Director for Nicolas Winding Refn.
“Drive” actually topped “Descendants” on the evening, claiming four trophies including Best Actor for Ryan Gosling and Best Supporting Actor for Albert Brooks.
Elsewhere, Viola Davis won Best Actress honors for her role as a Southern housemaid in “The Help,” while Jessica Chastain (who appears alongside Davis in Tate Taylor’s drama) took home Best Supporting Actress honors for her work in Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life.” At this stage of the race, it appears like Chastain’s the one to beat in the Best Supporting Actress race … so long as voters can come to a consensus on which performance they’d like to honor.
As for “The Artist,” it grabbed one Satellite award,...
- 12/19/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
I'm still waiting on the Best Picture winner from the Southeastern and Chicago Film Critics groups, which will be the last of the awards I will be tracking until January 12, 2012 when the Broadcast Film Critics Association hands out their awards at the 2012 Critics Choice Awards. However, tonight the International Press Academy announced the winners of the 2011 Satellite Awards where The Descendants took home the award for Best Motion Picture and Best Screenplay, but Drive was the night's biggest winner taking home four Satellite Awards for Director (Nicolas Winding Refn), Actor (Ryan Gosling), Supporting Actor (Albert Brooks) and best Sound. Joining The Descendants with two wins was The Tree of Life for best Original Screenplay and a Supporting Actress win for Jessica Chastain, which may be a sign the actress will face a problem of competing with herself as she has been racking up awards lately for her Supporting role in The Help,...
- 12/19/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
It’s impossible not to be impressed by the folks at the SoundWorks Collection. Time and time again, they find great projects to feature and highlight one of the most atmospherically impactful elements of modern film: sound. In a time when we’re talking Oscar for a unique film without sound (The Artist), it’s also important to continue to celebrate the incredible work that goes into engulfing us with audible stimuli. In this particular instance, they feature Supervising Sound Editor Lon Bender’s work on the throbbing world of Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive. Combined with the incredible Clint Martinez (which Allison featured as part of Aural Fixation a few weeks back). Through this behind the scenes featurette, you get a look at what it took to move back and forth between the moments driven by score and the moments driven without score, a perfectly balanced effort. Watch the featurette for yourself below: Drive sound credits:...
- 11/17/2011
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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