There’s no question Hulu wants to get its viewers in the Halloween mood — the streaming service will add a fresh slate of horror movies to its collection once October hits. In addition to watching Jigsaw psychologically torture victims in “Saw,” “Saw 2” and “Saw 6,” audiences will also be able to see the original Hill House in the 1963 thriller “The Haunting.” For those in the mood for a classic, horror favorites from Alfred Hitchcock will also become available come Oct. 1, including “Rear Window,” “Psycho” and “The Birds.”
Anticipated Hulu Originals will also premiere this coming month. Season 2 of “Light as a Feather” will launch on the streamer on Oct. 4, while “Looking for Alaska,” based on John Green’s best-selling novel of the same name, will premiere on Oct. 18.
Scroll through the list below:
Oct. 1
60 Days In: Season 5
Alien Encounters: Season 2-3
American Pickers: Season 19
Basketball Wives La: Seasons 1-5
Biography: The...
Anticipated Hulu Originals will also premiere this coming month. Season 2 of “Light as a Feather” will launch on the streamer on Oct. 4, while “Looking for Alaska,” based on John Green’s best-selling novel of the same name, will premiere on Oct. 18.
Scroll through the list below:
Oct. 1
60 Days In: Season 5
Alien Encounters: Season 2-3
American Pickers: Season 19
Basketball Wives La: Seasons 1-5
Biography: The...
- 9/27/2019
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
Spooky season is upon us, and Hulu is getting into the spirit with a number of horror or Halloween-themed offerings on its October line-up.
Along with Hulu originals like the horror anthology “Into the Dark” and the second season of Stephen King’s “Castle Rock,” the streamer is also offering films from the “Saw,” “Blade” and “Hellraiser” franchises beginning next month. For the more faint of heart, Hulu is also offering three seasons of Food Network’s “Halloween Wars” and the surely adorable “Kids Halloween Baking Championship.”
Not specifically Halloween-themed, but potentially haunting: All six seasons of the original run of “The Hills” will be available to stream on Oct. 1 for those looking to revisit the halcyon days of reality television and questionable late-aughts fashion.
Also Read: Lizzy Caplan's Annie Wilkes Arrives, Causes Mayhem in Hulu's 'Castle Rock' Season 2 Teaser (Video)
Hulu is also debuting all seven...
Along with Hulu originals like the horror anthology “Into the Dark” and the second season of Stephen King’s “Castle Rock,” the streamer is also offering films from the “Saw,” “Blade” and “Hellraiser” franchises beginning next month. For the more faint of heart, Hulu is also offering three seasons of Food Network’s “Halloween Wars” and the surely adorable “Kids Halloween Baking Championship.”
Not specifically Halloween-themed, but potentially haunting: All six seasons of the original run of “The Hills” will be available to stream on Oct. 1 for those looking to revisit the halcyon days of reality television and questionable late-aughts fashion.
Also Read: Lizzy Caplan's Annie Wilkes Arrives, Causes Mayhem in Hulu's 'Castle Rock' Season 2 Teaser (Video)
Hulu is also debuting all seven...
- 9/24/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Amazon Prime Video has confirmed that five original shows will be debuting new episodes on the streaming service in September. Among these are the first seasons of the groundbreaking animated series “Undone,” which will be available in both 4K and Hrd, and the German import “Chris Tall Presentes,” an unscripted series starring the comedian. Another animated series, “Niko And The Sword of Light,” returns for a sophomore season. And “Transparent” will sign off with a sung finale.
The Amazon original film “Late Night” will start streaming justt a few months after its successful theatrical run. Mindy Kaling both wrote and starred in this wry look at the world of TV, with Emma Thompson stealing scenes as the beleaguered host of a failing talk show.
Below is the full schedule of everything that is coming to Amazon Prime Video in September 2019. Unlike Netflix, Amazon does not disclose the shows and movies...
The Amazon original film “Late Night” will start streaming justt a few months after its successful theatrical run. Mindy Kaling both wrote and starred in this wry look at the world of TV, with Emma Thompson stealing scenes as the beleaguered host of a failing talk show.
Below is the full schedule of everything that is coming to Amazon Prime Video in September 2019. Unlike Netflix, Amazon does not disclose the shows and movies...
- 9/1/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Amazon is out with its list of new additions coming to Prime Video next month, and you’ll want to mark your calendar for the epic musical finale of “Transparent,” coming Sept. 27.
“Chris Tall Presents…” — the first unscripted German Amazon Original which features six episodes of the comedian performing stand-up and introducing his friends as guests — will premiere at a date still to be determined. The same is the case for “Family Man,” a new Amazon Original series which, according to the streaming giant, tells the story of a middle-class man who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency.
Other Prime Originals include the first seasons of “El Corazón de Sergio Ramos,” about the Spanish soccer player, and the animated series “Undone.” “Rango,” “Legally Blonde” and “Saturday Night Fever” are among some of the already released movies that will now be available on Prime.
“Chris Tall Presents…” — the first unscripted German Amazon Original which features six episodes of the comedian performing stand-up and introducing his friends as guests — will premiere at a date still to be determined. The same is the case for “Family Man,” a new Amazon Original series which, according to the streaming giant, tells the story of a middle-class man who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency.
Other Prime Originals include the first seasons of “El Corazón de Sergio Ramos,” about the Spanish soccer player, and the animated series “Undone.” “Rango,” “Legally Blonde” and “Saturday Night Fever” are among some of the already released movies that will now be available on Prime.
- 8/30/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Hulu’s list of comings and goings for the month of April is out, and the roster for new content on the streaming service includes two Hulu Originals — the first season premiere of “Ramy,” and the seventh episode of “Into The Dark: I’m Just F*cking With You,” with other highlights including Season 3 of Freeform’s “The Bold Type” and John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place.”
“Ramy,” debuting April 19, tells the story of first generation Egyptian-American Ramy Hassan as he finds himself in his New Jersey neighborhood, stuck at a crossroads between the morals of his Muslim community and the moral ambiguity of his millennial generation. “Into The Dark: I’m Just F*cking With You,” coming April 1, finds two siblings in a secluded motel, where they become subject to practical jokes of an increasingly frightening nature.
Also Read: Oscar-Winning Documentary 'Free Solo' Now Available for Streaming on Hulu...
“Ramy,” debuting April 19, tells the story of first generation Egyptian-American Ramy Hassan as he finds himself in his New Jersey neighborhood, stuck at a crossroads between the morals of his Muslim community and the moral ambiguity of his millennial generation. “Into The Dark: I’m Just F*cking With You,” coming April 1, finds two siblings in a secluded motel, where they become subject to practical jokes of an increasingly frightening nature.
Also Read: Oscar-Winning Documentary 'Free Solo' Now Available for Streaming on Hulu...
- 3/15/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
One of the biggest surprises on Oscar nominations morning was the snub of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” from Best Documentary Feature. But that doesn’t seem to indicate a lack of support from the industry. The film actually won Best Documentary at the Producers Guild Awards, and now we think director Morgan Neville will be avenged at the Directors Guild Awards.
“Neighbor” is a biographical film about the life and career of children’s television host Fred Rogers, placing his work in the larger context of children’s education and cultural change through the second half of the 20th century. It was a box office blockbuster by documentary standards, grossing $22 million. And it was admired by critics, scoring 85 on MetaCritic and winning top honors at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards.
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But the academy decided to look the other way,...
“Neighbor” is a biographical film about the life and career of children’s television host Fred Rogers, placing his work in the larger context of children’s education and cultural change through the second half of the 20th century. It was a box office blockbuster by documentary standards, grossing $22 million. And it was admired by critics, scoring 85 on MetaCritic and winning top honors at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards.
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- 2/1/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
"Which side are you on?" Saban Films has unveiled a new official Us trailer for heist comedy The King of Thieves, the latest film from British filmmaker James Marsh. We featured two other UK trailers for this through the year, but it's finally getting released in the Us in late January. The film tells the "incredible true story" of the Hatton Garden diamond robbery in London, which took place in April of 2015. A group of retired thieves decide to pull off one of the biggest heists ever in London robbing safe deposit boxes - and they got away with roughly £200 million, but were eventually caught. Michael Caine leads the fun cast, with Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay, Charlie Cox, Michael Gambon, and Ray Winstone. I've been waiting to see this all year! Glad it'll be out soon. Here's the full Us trailer (+ new poster) for James Marsh's The King of ...
- 12/11/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"The problem with gold: it's easy to get, but it's difficult to get rid of." Studiocanal UK has debuted the full-length official trailer for heist comedy The King of Thieves, the latest film from British filmmaker James Marsh. The film tells the "incredible true story" of the Hatton Garden diamond robbery in London, which took place in April of 2015. A group of retired thieves decide to pull off one of the biggest heists ever in London robbing safe deposit boxes - and they got away with roughly £200 million, but were eventually caught. Michael Caine leads the excellent cast, with Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay, Charlie Cox, Michael Gambon, and Ray Winstone. This looks like so much fun, more about the performances and kooky crook characters than anything, but I'm totally up for it. Here's the full UK trailer (+ quad poster) for James Marsh's The King of Thieves, direct from YouTube:...
- 8/2/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"If I can round up the right people..." Studiocanal UK has released the first teaser trailer for The King of Thieves, the latest film from British filmmaker James Marsh. The film tells the "incredible true story" of the Hatton Garden diamond robbery in London, which took place in April of 2015. A group of retired thieves decide to pull off one of the biggest heists ever in London robbing safe deposit boxes - and they got away with roughly £200 million, but were eventually caught. Michael Caine leads the excellent cast, with Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay, Charlie Cox, Michael Gambon, and Ray Winstone. This looks awesome!! I love a good heist film, but a kooky heist comedy with four old timer crooks is even better. Can't wait to see more from this. Get your first look below. Here's the first teaser trailer (+ poster) for James Marsh's The King of Thieves, direct ...
- 6/25/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A cartoonist, a Scottish alt-rocker, a trio of Oscar winners, and the world’s most famous drag queen are among the two-dozen jurors headed to the Sundance Film Festival later this week. The chosen cinephiles will comprise seven juries and award 28 prizes to their favorite entries. Actor Jason Mantzoukas — already scheduled to be in Park City with his comedy, “The Long Dumb Road” — will host the award ceremony on Saturday, January 27, the penultimate day of the festival. Last year’s winners included “Icarus,” “Ingrid Goes West,” and “I Don’t Feel At Home in this World Anymore.”
Find out more about the 2018 jury members below, thanks to Sundance.
Read More:Sundance 2018 Competition Lineup Boasts New Films from Paul Dano, Reed Morano, Idris Elba, Ethan Hawke, and More
U.S. Documentary Jury (Barbara Chai, Simon Chinn, Chaz Ebert, Ezra Edelman, and Matt Holzman)
Barbara Chai is head of arts and culture coverage at Dow Jones Media Group,...
Find out more about the 2018 jury members below, thanks to Sundance.
Read More:Sundance 2018 Competition Lineup Boasts New Films from Paul Dano, Reed Morano, Idris Elba, Ethan Hawke, and More
U.S. Documentary Jury (Barbara Chai, Simon Chinn, Chaz Ebert, Ezra Edelman, and Matt Holzman)
Barbara Chai is head of arts and culture coverage at Dow Jones Media Group,...
- 1/16/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
As Storyville’s former editor is honoured with a Bafta special award, film-makers Alex Gibney and Eugene Jarecki share their experiences of working with him
Documentary editor and producer Nick Fraser will receive the Bafta special award on 14 May. Fraser was commissioning editor of the BBC’s Storyville from 1997 to 2016. Over that time the series won five Baftas and four Oscars, among other awards. He has worked on documentary films including Man on Wire, Notes on Blindness, Project Nim and India’s Daughter; in 2016, he founded documentary streaming service Yaddo. We talk to two film-makers whose careers he kickstarted.
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Documentary editor and producer Nick Fraser will receive the Bafta special award on 14 May. Fraser was commissioning editor of the BBC’s Storyville from 1997 to 2016. Over that time the series won five Baftas and four Oscars, among other awards. He has worked on documentary films including Man on Wire, Notes on Blindness, Project Nim and India’s Daughter; in 2016, he founded documentary streaming service Yaddo. We talk to two film-makers whose careers he kickstarted.
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- 5/14/2017
- by Kathryn Bromwich
- The Guardian - Film News
Generally speaking, James Marsh likes a true story of substance to dig into. Whether it’s via his documentaries (“Man On Wire,” “Project Nim“) or features (“The Theory Of Everything,” the upcoming “Deep Water“), the director seems to thrive on telling stories that draw on actual human experience, and he unsurprisingly has another one developing. Read […]
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- 6/7/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Former Icon executive appointed on permanent basis; Caroline Stern assumes commercial affairs role.
UK sales and distribution outfit Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Kfd) has appointed Anthony Buckner director of international sales.
The former Icon and Terra Mater executive has served in the role since last year but has now been made permanent with former director of international sales Caroline Stern assuming the newly created role of director of commercial affairs and business development.
At Kaleidoscope, Buckner has worked on deals including the sale of animation Top Cat Begins to Warner Bros and thriller River to Ascot Elite in Germany.
Spencer Pollard, CEO of Kfd commented: “We are delighted Anthony has agreed to join us permanently. I think our commercial tastes and views on how to grow the International business are aligned and we’re excited that he’s agreed to be part of our long-term plans.”
Buckner added: “I am very pleased to be joining Spencer and his...
UK sales and distribution outfit Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (Kfd) has appointed Anthony Buckner director of international sales.
The former Icon and Terra Mater executive has served in the role since last year but has now been made permanent with former director of international sales Caroline Stern assuming the newly created role of director of commercial affairs and business development.
At Kaleidoscope, Buckner has worked on deals including the sale of animation Top Cat Begins to Warner Bros and thriller River to Ascot Elite in Germany.
Spencer Pollard, CEO of Kfd commented: “We are delighted Anthony has agreed to join us permanently. I think our commercial tastes and views on how to grow the International business are aligned and we’re excited that he’s agreed to be part of our long-term plans.”
Buckner added: “I am very pleased to be joining Spencer and his...
- 4/29/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Read More`: London Film Festival Adds Game Designer Alistair Hope to Lff Connects Talk Series The BFI London Film Festival has announced a new addition to the Lff Connects Series that is sure to make documentary fans celebrate. Academy Award-winning producer Simon Chinn ("Man On Wire," "Project Nim," "Searching for Sugarman" and "The Green Prince") will join BAFTA-winning TV broadcaster Louis Theroux ("Weird Weekends" and "When Louis Met...") for a discussion on television's intersection with film on Monday, October 12th. Both Chinn and Theroux's work has led them to deal with the same dilemmas: "Do certain ideas lend themselves to film and others to television? Or are we moving towards a future where those lines become more indistinct as media platforms converge?" The 59th Annual BFI London Film Festival marks a particularly special occasion for Theroux, as his first theatrical feature will have...
- 9/30/2015
- by Elle Leonsis
- Indiewire
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
After narrowing the Oscar documentary feature shortlist to five at the 87th Academy Award nominations Jan. 15, a number of notable exclusions were featured, particularly Al Hicks‘ Keep on Keepin’ On, which documents the mentorship and friendship of a jazz legend and a blind piano prodigy, and Steve James‘ Life Itself, about the life and career of famed film critic Roger Ebert. (James is no stranger to snubs and the exclusion of his 1994 film Hoop Dreams led to rule reform within the documentary category.) Both films hold 97 percent positive ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
Some films surprised when they didn’t even land a spot on the shortlist, such as Red Army, which examines the rise and fall of the Soviet Union’s hockey team from the perspective of its coach. That film holds a 100 percent positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
In light of these best documentary feature snubs,...
Managing Editor
After narrowing the Oscar documentary feature shortlist to five at the 87th Academy Award nominations Jan. 15, a number of notable exclusions were featured, particularly Al Hicks‘ Keep on Keepin’ On, which documents the mentorship and friendship of a jazz legend and a blind piano prodigy, and Steve James‘ Life Itself, about the life and career of famed film critic Roger Ebert. (James is no stranger to snubs and the exclusion of his 1994 film Hoop Dreams led to rule reform within the documentary category.) Both films hold 97 percent positive ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
Some films surprised when they didn’t even land a spot on the shortlist, such as Red Army, which examines the rise and fall of the Soviet Union’s hockey team from the perspective of its coach. That film holds a 100 percent positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
In light of these best documentary feature snubs,...
- 1/23/2015
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Making the transition from documentary to feature film — or vice versa — can be difficult, but some filmmakers are well-known for jumping between the two styles. Bennett Miller, whose directorial debut was the documentary The Cruise, has made three feature films, including this year’s Oscar contender Foxcatcher.
The Theory of Everything, another of this year’s Oscar contenders, was directed by James Marsh, who received an Oscar nomination for his documentary Man on Wire (2008), which showcases Philippe Petit’s unauthorized high-wire walk between the World Trade Center buildings in 1974. He is also well-known for his documentary Project Nim (2011), about a chimpanzee raised like a human child. Both films garnered him BAFTA nominations: Man on Wire for best British film and Project Nim for best documentary. If Marsh, who received a BAFTA nomination for directing The Theory of Everything, is nominated for a best director Oscar,...
Managing Editor
Making the transition from documentary to feature film — or vice versa — can be difficult, but some filmmakers are well-known for jumping between the two styles. Bennett Miller, whose directorial debut was the documentary The Cruise, has made three feature films, including this year’s Oscar contender Foxcatcher.
The Theory of Everything, another of this year’s Oscar contenders, was directed by James Marsh, who received an Oscar nomination for his documentary Man on Wire (2008), which showcases Philippe Petit’s unauthorized high-wire walk between the World Trade Center buildings in 1974. He is also well-known for his documentary Project Nim (2011), about a chimpanzee raised like a human child. Both films garnered him BAFTA nominations: Man on Wire for best British film and Project Nim for best documentary. If Marsh, who received a BAFTA nomination for directing The Theory of Everything, is nominated for a best director Oscar,...
- 1/14/2015
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
UK cinema in 2015 has plenty to recommend it. Here are 36 UK films of all genres to look forward to this year…
Dig past the litterfall of Kray Brothers biopics and tales of nubile teens on camping trips gone wrong, and you’ll unearth plenty for the UK film industry to boast about in 2015. From sci-fi romps and thrillers like Robot Overlords and Ex Machina to dramas like High-Rise, comedies like War On Everyone, spy flicks like Spectre and kids’ films like Bill, there’s no shortage of inventive, highly promising cinema coming from these isles.
We’ve included a few choice co-productions in 2015’s pick of the year’s most interesting-looking pictures, which bolsters our list in both size and breadth (and mostly means we Brits can claim partial credit for ace-sounding dystopian flick The Lobster).
In alphabetical order then, here are the 36 UK (or UK-ish) movies we’re excited about seeing this year…...
Dig past the litterfall of Kray Brothers biopics and tales of nubile teens on camping trips gone wrong, and you’ll unearth plenty for the UK film industry to boast about in 2015. From sci-fi romps and thrillers like Robot Overlords and Ex Machina to dramas like High-Rise, comedies like War On Everyone, spy flicks like Spectre and kids’ films like Bill, there’s no shortage of inventive, highly promising cinema coming from these isles.
We’ve included a few choice co-productions in 2015’s pick of the year’s most interesting-looking pictures, which bolsters our list in both size and breadth (and mostly means we Brits can claim partial credit for ace-sounding dystopian flick The Lobster).
In alphabetical order then, here are the 36 UK (or UK-ish) movies we’re excited about seeing this year…...
- 1/5/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
The science bit is largely absent from James Marsh’s intimate biopic of Stephen Hawking
James Marsh, the British director of documentaries Man on Wire and Project Nim and a third of the very dark Red Riding TV trilogy, here turns in an accomplished but conventional biopic of Professor Stephen Hawking. Literately scripted by Anthony McCarten from the memoir by the subject’s ex-wife, Jane Hawking, the film follows the physicist from carefree cycling days in Cambridge, through the onset of motor neurone disease, to A Brief History of Time and the advent of the world’s most recognised electronic voice. It feels churlish to complain that the film is uncritical; we’re talking about one of the transcendent intellects of our age, so what’s to criticise? But this Working Title production is somewhat fuzzily life-affirming, and you wonder whether Hawking in his youth was quite as irrepressibly impish...
James Marsh, the British director of documentaries Man on Wire and Project Nim and a third of the very dark Red Riding TV trilogy, here turns in an accomplished but conventional biopic of Professor Stephen Hawking. Literately scripted by Anthony McCarten from the memoir by the subject’s ex-wife, Jane Hawking, the film follows the physicist from carefree cycling days in Cambridge, through the onset of motor neurone disease, to A Brief History of Time and the advent of the world’s most recognised electronic voice. It feels churlish to complain that the film is uncritical; we’re talking about one of the transcendent intellects of our age, so what’s to criticise? But this Working Title production is somewhat fuzzily life-affirming, and you wonder whether Hawking in his youth was quite as irrepressibly impish...
- 1/4/2015
- by Jonathan Romney
- The Guardian - Film News
Director: James Marsh; Screenwriter: Anthony McCarten; Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, David Thewlis, Harry Lloyd; Running time: 123 mins; Certificate: 12A
Though its title indicates otherwise, James Marsh's earnest domestic drama The Theory of Everything focuses less on its subject Stephen Hawking's work and more on his uniquely complex, uniquely devoted relationship with first wife Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones).
Eddie Redmayne gives an intelligent, endearingly guileless performance as Hawking, who we first meet as a hale and hearty Cambridge undergraduate months away from his diagnosis with motor neurone disease. Given two years to live, his main source of support becomes then-new girlfriend Jane, who resolves to stand by him despite the grim odds, and whose 2008 memoir Travelling to Infinity inspired the film.
Marsh, a director best known for stirring documentaries like Man on Wire and Project Nim, has a strong tonal voice which elevates Anthony McCarten's lacklustre script.
Though its title indicates otherwise, James Marsh's earnest domestic drama The Theory of Everything focuses less on its subject Stephen Hawking's work and more on his uniquely complex, uniquely devoted relationship with first wife Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones).
Eddie Redmayne gives an intelligent, endearingly guileless performance as Hawking, who we first meet as a hale and hearty Cambridge undergraduate months away from his diagnosis with motor neurone disease. Given two years to live, his main source of support becomes then-new girlfriend Jane, who resolves to stand by him despite the grim odds, and whose 2008 memoir Travelling to Infinity inspired the film.
Marsh, a director best known for stirring documentaries like Man on Wire and Project Nim, has a strong tonal voice which elevates Anthony McCarten's lacklustre script.
- 1/2/2015
- Digital Spy
It's rare for acclaimed documentarians to make a dramatically successful leap into narrative features but with The Theory of Everything, a marital drama about Stephen and Jane Hawking, the 51 year old British filmmaker James Marsh (of Man on Wire and Project Nim fame) is finally doing just that. Man on Wire was one of the most successful documentaries of the past decade but his new affecting biopic, which is actually Marsh's fourth narrative feature, is already his most successful film having racked up an impressive $26 million and counting worldwide to date.
It's also been collecting plentiful Oscar buzz. The Film Experience had a chance to chart with this articulate thoughtful Oscar winner so we jumped right in. Here's our conversation:
Nathaniel R: Given your filmography, both documentaries and features, The Theory of Everything is...
James Marsh: Go ahead. You can say it.
Nathaniel R: Ha. Well, it's a much different direction for you.
It's also been collecting plentiful Oscar buzz. The Film Experience had a chance to chart with this articulate thoughtful Oscar winner so we jumped right in. Here's our conversation:
Nathaniel R: Given your filmography, both documentaries and features, The Theory of Everything is...
James Marsh: Go ahead. You can say it.
Nathaniel R: Ha. Well, it's a much different direction for you.
- 12/29/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The Academy has announced the 15-wide documentary shortlist and apart from one title, it's is a very high-profile group of names. At least they are if you follow the world of documentary. I had discussed with a friend recently that last year's field may go down as the greatest in the category's history, but depending on how the branch votes this year they may just surpass it. I have already seen nine of the 15 and can vouch for almost all of them. Let's take a look.
Art and Craft The Case Against 8 (review) Citizen Koch Citizenfour (podcast | Glenn's review) Finding Vivian Maier The Internet's Own Boy Jodorowsky's Dune Keep On Keepin' On The Kill Team Last Days in Vietnam (review)
Life Itself The Overnighters The Salt of the Earth Tales of the Grim Sleeper (Nyff review | AFI review) Virunga
There are some big names in here. Apart from the...
Art and Craft The Case Against 8 (review) Citizen Koch Citizenfour (podcast | Glenn's review) Finding Vivian Maier The Internet's Own Boy Jodorowsky's Dune Keep On Keepin' On The Kill Team Last Days in Vietnam (review)
Life Itself The Overnighters The Salt of the Earth Tales of the Grim Sleeper (Nyff review | AFI review) Virunga
There are some big names in here. Apart from the...
- 12/2/2014
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior | Written by Anthony McCarten | Directed by James Marsh
Biopics of infamous figures are a tough shell to crack. In order to adequately cover the massive scope of someone’s life you are left with a bullet point like approach where we move from one infamous moment to the next. We get to see the macro of life—massive accomplishments, heartbreaking failures, and overcoming and enduring unimaginable tragedy. The micro of life, who they are beyond the already established public sentiment, is quickly brushed over in order to get to the familiar story we already know.
Obviously this is not the case for all biopics as some have transcended the genre on a number of occasions. Director James Marsh is one of the latest to attempt to do the biopic right with the film The Theory of Everything, which covers the life of renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
Biopics of infamous figures are a tough shell to crack. In order to adequately cover the massive scope of someone’s life you are left with a bullet point like approach where we move from one infamous moment to the next. We get to see the macro of life—massive accomplishments, heartbreaking failures, and overcoming and enduring unimaginable tragedy. The micro of life, who they are beyond the already established public sentiment, is quickly brushed over in order to get to the familiar story we already know.
Obviously this is not the case for all biopics as some have transcended the genre on a number of occasions. Director James Marsh is one of the latest to attempt to do the biopic right with the film The Theory of Everything, which covers the life of renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
- 11/25/2014
- by Dan Clark
- Nerdly
Chicago – The life story of iconic physicist Stephen Hawking is given a well-deserved cinematic treatment this weekend with “The Theory of Everything,” an earnest presentation of an existence that defies the usual.
As his personal journey required the care-taking of others, the film is not adapted from something Hawking wrote, but from his wife Jane’s personal account, “Traveling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen.”
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Director James Marsh (“Man on Wire,” “Project Nim”) begins the story of Jane (Felicity Jones) and Stephen (Eddie Redmayne) as an unbeatable romance movie couple, a pairing of dreamy affection between two lovely intellectuals with a near-cosmic cuteness. From their first smiles at each other one night at a stuffy college bar, the two form the axle of “The Theory of Everything,” a story that quickly changes from that of a love story.
Whilst working on his doctorate, Hawking is diagnosed with a moto neuron disease,...
As his personal journey required the care-taking of others, the film is not adapted from something Hawking wrote, but from his wife Jane’s personal account, “Traveling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen.”
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Director James Marsh (“Man on Wire,” “Project Nim”) begins the story of Jane (Felicity Jones) and Stephen (Eddie Redmayne) as an unbeatable romance movie couple, a pairing of dreamy affection between two lovely intellectuals with a near-cosmic cuteness. From their first smiles at each other one night at a stuffy college bar, the two form the axle of “The Theory of Everything,” a story that quickly changes from that of a love story.
Whilst working on his doctorate, Hawking is diagnosed with a moto neuron disease,...
- 11/14/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
A documentary film that will do more for the animal ethics, protection and liberation debate than Project Nim, The Cove and every other doc that has preceded it, it’s almost unfathomable that gods of the docu field in Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker even needed a Kickstarter supported campaign especially after more than four decades of working ahead of the curve. Unlocking the Cage added some additional coin via the 2013 Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund and now the only question that remains is: how much longer do the pair remain with their protagonist (the passionate and compassionate lawyer Steve Wise) and the story before they break away from it? Round number twelve might be happening as we speak.
Gist: Follows attorney Steve Wise’s fight to give animals personhood rights and break down the legal wall separating them from humans.
Production Co./Producers: Rosadel Varela. Executive Producer: Frazer Pennebaker,
Prediction: U.
Gist: Follows attorney Steve Wise’s fight to give animals personhood rights and break down the legal wall separating them from humans.
Production Co./Producers: Rosadel Varela. Executive Producer: Frazer Pennebaker,
Prediction: U.
- 11/14/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Biopics were the hot ticket at September's Toronto International Film Festival. With fictionalised portraits of the father of the computer Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, a look at filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini in Pasolini, and jailed Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari in Rosewater all hitting Tiff, it was a festival of historical figures.
One of the most talked-about performances to come out of the festival was James Marsh's look at the relationship between famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane. The Theory of Everything stars Eddie Redmayne alongside Felicity Jones (who is rightly receiving Oscar buzz of her own) in the biopic which documents their early courtship and marriage over the course of nearly thirty years, spanning Stephen’s motor neuron disease (Als) diagnosis and his rise to fame on the science circuit with his black hole theories.
Directed by James Marsh (Project Nim), the Oscar-winning director of the documentary Man on Wire,...
One of the most talked-about performances to come out of the festival was James Marsh's look at the relationship between famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane. The Theory of Everything stars Eddie Redmayne alongside Felicity Jones (who is rightly receiving Oscar buzz of her own) in the biopic which documents their early courtship and marriage over the course of nearly thirty years, spanning Stephen’s motor neuron disease (Als) diagnosis and his rise to fame on the science circuit with his black hole theories.
Directed by James Marsh (Project Nim), the Oscar-winning director of the documentary Man on Wire,...
- 11/6/2014
- by Rachel West
- Cineplex
Scenes From a Marriage: Marsh’s Distilled Look at Physicist Stephen Hawking
Spanning twenty five years in their lives together and based on the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Jane Hawking, The Theory of Everything is the first major motion theatrical release to explore the life of one of the world’s most celebrated physicists, Stephen Hawking, a man with a compelling foothold in the cultural lexicon. As an arena for poignant and impeccably calibrated performances, the film is bound to be highly notable, not unlike a pair of names that overshadowed the significant shortcomings of last year’s The Dallas Buyers Club. As directed by James Marsh, the film is something of a crowd pleaser from a filmmaker that vacillates between arresting documentaries (Man on Wire; Project Nim) and brooding cinema (Shadow Dancer and a portion of the BBC Red Riding trilogy). Standardly told,...
Spanning twenty five years in their lives together and based on the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Jane Hawking, The Theory of Everything is the first major motion theatrical release to explore the life of one of the world’s most celebrated physicists, Stephen Hawking, a man with a compelling foothold in the cultural lexicon. As an arena for poignant and impeccably calibrated performances, the film is bound to be highly notable, not unlike a pair of names that overshadowed the significant shortcomings of last year’s The Dallas Buyers Club. As directed by James Marsh, the film is something of a crowd pleaser from a filmmaker that vacillates between arresting documentaries (Man on Wire; Project Nim) and brooding cinema (Shadow Dancer and a portion of the BBC Red Riding trilogy). Standardly told,...
- 10/30/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Although he’s more well known for his pair of critically celebrated documentaries (“Man on Wire” and “Project Nim”), James Marsh has done his fair share of traditional fictional films, and his latest such effort, the Stephen Hawking biopic “The Theory Of Everything,” is set for release next month. To turn up the heat and buzz of the Eddie Redmayne-starring film, Focus Features released a new clip and featurette. First up is a clip featuring Redmayne as Hawking and Felicity Jones as his future wife, Jane Wilde. It’s an emotionally charged scene that takes place after Hawking first receives his Als diagnosis, and showcases just a sliver of the luminous performances given by the two leads. As we said in our Tiff review, “Redmayne and Jones imbue the screen with an elegance and a sophistication reflecting a timeless tale of love and deep friendship.” Accompanying this clip is...
- 10/17/2014
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Where feature filmmakers head into a project with a script and a plan, the path for documentarians is unpredictable. They follow real subjects and real issues often in real time — and sometimes for years at a time — and piece everything together as the footage comes along. Sometimes, things fall apart or the subject has to change, such as it with Alex Gibney’s The Armstrong Lie (2013). Though different skill sets go into the distinct film forms, some documentary filmmakers choose to transition to narrative features and vice versa, such as Spike Lee, whose next release will be a documentary titled Go Brasil Go!.
Rob Epstein and Jeff Friedman have made the jump from documentaries to feature films and have said that they intend on continuing to make both types of film. Epstein and Friedman won an Oscar for their first co-directed documentary, Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt...
Managing Editor
Where feature filmmakers head into a project with a script and a plan, the path for documentarians is unpredictable. They follow real subjects and real issues often in real time — and sometimes for years at a time — and piece everything together as the footage comes along. Sometimes, things fall apart or the subject has to change, such as it with Alex Gibney’s The Armstrong Lie (2013). Though different skill sets go into the distinct film forms, some documentary filmmakers choose to transition to narrative features and vice versa, such as Spike Lee, whose next release will be a documentary titled Go Brasil Go!.
Rob Epstein and Jeff Friedman have made the jump from documentaries to feature films and have said that they intend on continuing to make both types of film. Epstein and Friedman won an Oscar for their first co-directed documentary, Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt...
- 9/23/2014
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
In the Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything, two college girls rush into a '60s-era Cambridge party before the sight of the attendees stops them in their tracks.
"Oh, dear. Scientists."
So could the reaction be confronting this year's Toronto International Film Festival, where two of the most lauded and talked-about films are portraits of elite mathematical minds, courtesy of Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne. In The Theory of Everything, Redmayne plays theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking; in The Imitation Game, Cumberbatch plays British mathematician and World War II code breaker Alan Turing.
After glowing receptions in Toronto, both films are expected to be major players on Hollywood's awards circuit this fall following their theatrical openings. (Theory is due out Nov. 7. Imitation Game follows two weeks later.) Redmayne and Cumberbatch are already calculated by pundits to be favorites for a best-actor Oscar nomination.
"A lot of people talk about...
"Oh, dear. Scientists."
So could the reaction be confronting this year's Toronto International Film Festival, where two of the most lauded and talked-about films are portraits of elite mathematical minds, courtesy of Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne. In The Theory of Everything, Redmayne plays theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking; in The Imitation Game, Cumberbatch plays British mathematician and World War II code breaker Alan Turing.
After glowing receptions in Toronto, both films are expected to be major players on Hollywood's awards circuit this fall following their theatrical openings. (Theory is due out Nov. 7. Imitation Game follows two weeks later.) Redmayne and Cumberbatch are already calculated by pundits to be favorites for a best-actor Oscar nomination.
"A lot of people talk about...
- 9/9/2014
- by Cineplex.com and contributors
- Cineplex
Main Street during The Telluride Film Festival
The Telluride Film Festival seemingly appears overnight against the gorgeous backdrop of rugged mountains. It lasts just four days but in fact it takes more than a month of intensive labor to transform the elementary school, high school, hockey rink, library, the park in the middle of town and a masonic temple into theaters. Now in its 41st year,up until recently this hallowed Labor Day weekend event has long been a quiet fixture on the festival circuit. As most of the festival world knows, the escalating word of mouth about the quality of Telluride’s unofficial premieres caused the Toronto International Film Festival to issue an ultimatum to those hoping to land choice spots in the fall line-up: if you choose to screen at Telluride first, your film will be pushed back on Tiff’s slate. Realistically- Toronto has little to fear from Telluride besides buzz.
The Telluride Film Festival seemingly appears overnight against the gorgeous backdrop of rugged mountains. It lasts just four days but in fact it takes more than a month of intensive labor to transform the elementary school, high school, hockey rink, library, the park in the middle of town and a masonic temple into theaters. Now in its 41st year,up until recently this hallowed Labor Day weekend event has long been a quiet fixture on the festival circuit. As most of the festival world knows, the escalating word of mouth about the quality of Telluride’s unofficial premieres caused the Toronto International Film Festival to issue an ultimatum to those hoping to land choice spots in the fall line-up: if you choose to screen at Telluride first, your film will be pushed back on Tiff’s slate. Realistically- Toronto has little to fear from Telluride besides buzz.
- 8/26/2014
- by Lane Scarberry
- SoundOnSight
Eddie Redmayne and James Marsh could be at the heart of plenty of awards season buzz for their upcoming film The Theory of Everything, a biopic on the college years of Stephen Hawking and his romance with future wife Jane Wilde. Directed by Oscar winning documentarian James Marsh (Man on Wire, Project Nim), Redmayne portrays Hawking as he courts Wilde (Felicity Jones) and deals with his diagnosis of Als disease. This also marks the first film portrayal of the famed astrophysicist, with the exception of the BBC TV movie Hawking starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
The Theory of Everything will get its premiere at Tiff in September, but it will get a wide release in the U.S. November 7. Watch the trailer for the film also starring Emily Watson and David Thewlis:
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The Theory of Everything will get its premiere at Tiff in September, but it will get a wide release in the U.S. November 7. Watch the trailer for the film also starring Emily Watson and David Thewlis:
The post Tiff: Eddie Redmayne is Stephen Hawking in trailer for ‘The Theory of Everything’ appeared first on Sound On Sight.
- 8/6/2014
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
We're all familiar with Stephen Hawking's incredible theories about the nature of the universe and his perseverance against motor neurone disease despite all odds. However, "Theory of Everything" takes on a softer side of Hawking's story, that of his early years at Cambridge, the courtship of his first wife Jane, and their journey together as Stephen is diagnosed and given two years to live.
Eddie Redmayne stars as Stephen as he goes from a vibrant college student to a brilliant adult who goes beyond everyone's wildest expectations -- not just by living, but by thriving, having a family, and continuing his work as a physicist. Felicity Jones co-stars as his wife Jane; the movie is based upon the real Jane Hawking's memoir, "Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen." Oscar-winner James Marsh ("Man on Wire," "Project Nim," "Shadow Dancer") directs this glossy-looking drama, which is getting its...
Eddie Redmayne stars as Stephen as he goes from a vibrant college student to a brilliant adult who goes beyond everyone's wildest expectations -- not just by living, but by thriving, having a family, and continuing his work as a physicist. Felicity Jones co-stars as his wife Jane; the movie is based upon the real Jane Hawking's memoir, "Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen." Oscar-winner James Marsh ("Man on Wire," "Project Nim," "Shadow Dancer") directs this glossy-looking drama, which is getting its...
- 8/6/2014
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
After recently picking up three new drama series, Rush, Satisfaction and Complications, USA Network has kicked off its next drama pilot cycle with a cast-contingent order to Stanistan. The network also has announced a pipeline of original series in development, including an alien drama from Carlton Cuse, a church drama from Jodie Foster and Bob Cooper, a farm drama from Michael Bay and Dawn Olmstead, a frontier drama from Tony Krantz, a ski resort comedy from Jessica Biel, a family comedy from Peter Tolan as well as a limited series about the origins of the Mexican drug cartels from Gregory Nava. “This slate represents the next generation of originals at USA, with a focus on dramas that are more serialized, provocative and culturally resonant,” said USA president Chris McCumber. Stanistan follows the staff at the American compound in the Middle Eastern country of Stanistan, where State Department workers, covert CIA...
- 5/8/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
After working on a bunch of behind-the-scene documentaries for larger, acclaimed docs such as "Project Nim" and "Searching for Sugar Man," British director Ed Perkins will debut his own project "Garnert's Gold" at this years Tribeca Film Festival. "Garnet's Gold" follows Garnet Frost, a man who just barely evaded death while hiking in Scotland. Perkins told Indiewire about Garnet, "But on top of all this, his sheer patience with me over 4 long years – and his never ending enthusiasm whenever I turned up at his front door - is something for which I can never thank him enough. Tell us about yourself? I am a British filmmaker based in London. After completing my undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, I started my career developing shows for National Geographic Television in New York. In 2010, I then moved back to the UK and directed a variety of projects for The New Yorker,...
- 4/7/2014
- by Eric Eidelstein
- Indiewire
Head of BBC Films Christine Langan explains why the end of the awards season is a good thing, and how she 'nurtures' winners like The Queen and Philomena
The Oscars inspire various emotions in film producers: suspense, elation, deflation … and relief. Whatever the outcome, award season is finally over. "They are very exciting, but it's got to the point where they take up a big chunk of the year," observes Christine Langan, head of BBC Films. "You're barely through the summer when the pundits are coming up with a programme of what to watch."
Still, she grants, for those outside the major studios, gongs can be a film's best friend. "Working in the independent sector, you're in the lunatic gang anyway, hoping for some magic – a really unusual story or a really knockout performance – so of course awards are important. They can prolong the life of your film, get it noticed,...
The Oscars inspire various emotions in film producers: suspense, elation, deflation … and relief. Whatever the outcome, award season is finally over. "They are very exciting, but it's got to the point where they take up a big chunk of the year," observes Christine Langan, head of BBC Films. "You're barely through the summer when the pundits are coming up with a programme of what to watch."
Still, she grants, for those outside the major studios, gongs can be a film's best friend. "Working in the independent sector, you're in the lunatic gang anyway, hoping for some magic – a really unusual story or a really knockout performance – so of course awards are important. They can prolong the life of your film, get it noticed,...
- 2/28/2014
- by Ben Walters
- The Guardian - Film News
The first two deals have closed on the Day One documentary from producers Simon Chinn of Red Box Films, John Battsek of Passion Pictures and director Nadav Schirman of A-List Films.
Curzon has acquired UK rights and Madman Entertainment has picked up Australia and New Zealand.
The Green Prince screens in the World Documentary competition and chronicles the recruitment by Israeli secret services of the son of a Hamas leader.
Red Box and Passion Pictures previously collaborated on Sundance premieres The Imposter, Searching For Suger Man and Project Nim.
Global Screen negotiated the deals with Louisa Dent of Curzon and with Paul Wiegard of Madman. Josh Braun of Submarine represents North American rights.
The Green Prince is an A-List Films, Passion Pictures and Red Box Films production, co-produced with Telepool and Urzad Productions in association with The Documentary Company, Yes Docu, and Sky Atlantic.
Curzon has acquired UK rights and Madman Entertainment has picked up Australia and New Zealand.
The Green Prince screens in the World Documentary competition and chronicles the recruitment by Israeli secret services of the son of a Hamas leader.
Red Box and Passion Pictures previously collaborated on Sundance premieres The Imposter, Searching For Suger Man and Project Nim.
Global Screen negotiated the deals with Louisa Dent of Curzon and with Paul Wiegard of Madman. Josh Braun of Submarine represents North American rights.
The Green Prince is an A-List Films, Passion Pictures and Red Box Films production, co-produced with Telepool and Urzad Productions in association with The Documentary Company, Yes Docu, and Sky Atlantic.
- 1/19/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Eddie Redmayne, who recently starred in "Les Miserables" and "My Week with Marilyn," is now filming his "Theory of Everything" movie in which he plays famous physicist Stephen Hawking. And today, we have the first photos from the set of the film. "Theory of Everything" takes a look at the relationship between Hawking and his wife, Jane. The two met while they were both students in Cambridge in the 1960s, just as he was beginning to suffer the early effects of the motor neuron disease, which would eventually leave him almost entirely paralyzed. The role of Jane is played by Felicity Jones. The rest of the cast includes Emily Watson, Maxine Peake and David Thewlis. The film is directed by James Marsh (Project Nim, Man on Wire). It has yet to get a release date. Photos: (click to enlarge)...
- 10/21/2013
- WorstPreviews.com
The Theory of Everything will star Eddie Redmayne as the celebrated physicist.
Working Title Films has begun filming on The Theory of Everything, the story of celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking and Jane Wilde the arts student he fell in love with whilst studying at Cambridge in the 1960s.
For production details visit
The Theory of Everything
The feature is produced by Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner alongside Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten. The original screenplay has been written by Anthony McCarten and is inspired by Jane Hawking’s memoir, “Travelling to Infinity: My life with Stephen.
Universal Pictures International (Upi) will distribute the film internationally.
Les Miserables star Eddie Redmayne will play Hawking opposite Felicity Jones (The Invisible Woman, Breathe in) as Jane.
The cast also includes David Thewlis, Emily Watson, Charlie Cox, Simon McBurney, Maxine Peake and Harry Lloyd.
The director is James Marsh, who received Academy and BAFTA awards for his documentary...
Working Title Films has begun filming on The Theory of Everything, the story of celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking and Jane Wilde the arts student he fell in love with whilst studying at Cambridge in the 1960s.
For production details visit
The Theory of Everything
The feature is produced by Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner alongside Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten. The original screenplay has been written by Anthony McCarten and is inspired by Jane Hawking’s memoir, “Travelling to Infinity: My life with Stephen.
Universal Pictures International (Upi) will distribute the film internationally.
Les Miserables star Eddie Redmayne will play Hawking opposite Felicity Jones (The Invisible Woman, Breathe in) as Jane.
The cast also includes David Thewlis, Emily Watson, Charlie Cox, Simon McBurney, Maxine Peake and Harry Lloyd.
The director is James Marsh, who received Academy and BAFTA awards for his documentary...
- 10/8/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Icon Distribution UK sets sights on Afm; will add acquisitions executive; Demonic among likely first releases.
The announcement of Jerome Booth’s acquisition of Icon Film Distribution brings to a close long-running speculation about potential investors for the well-known outfit, which ceased distribution in the UK in late 2011.
Ian Dawson, the long-standing Icon exec who has today been named CEO of Ifd, told ScreenDaily that Booth only recently voiced interest.
“We have been talking to them for a relatively short period of time,” said Dawson. “But Jerome has a significant passion for this area so the timing was fortuitous.”
Booth, an economist and former head of research at asset management company Ashmore Group, placed 425th on the Sunday Times 2013 Richlist with an estimated wealth of £189m.
He set up New Sparta in June but, according to Icon, has been busily building a portfolio of film and media companies, including production company New Sparta Films, which recently...
The announcement of Jerome Booth’s acquisition of Icon Film Distribution brings to a close long-running speculation about potential investors for the well-known outfit, which ceased distribution in the UK in late 2011.
Ian Dawson, the long-standing Icon exec who has today been named CEO of Ifd, told ScreenDaily that Booth only recently voiced interest.
“We have been talking to them for a relatively short period of time,” said Dawson. “But Jerome has a significant passion for this area so the timing was fortuitous.”
Booth, an economist and former head of research at asset management company Ashmore Group, placed 425th on the Sunday Times 2013 Richlist with an estimated wealth of £189m.
He set up New Sparta in June but, according to Icon, has been busily building a portfolio of film and media companies, including production company New Sparta Films, which recently...
- 9/23/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
In this monthly column we spotlight new Blu-ray/DVD releases by interviewing directors about the scenes that stood out most for them while making their movies. This month, we talk to James Marsh (Man on Wire) about his espionage thriller Shadow Dancer (out August 20). Known best for his powerful documentaries like Project Nim and the Oscar-winning Man on Wire, James Marsh switches gears for his latest, the narrative feature Shadow Dancer. Set in 1990s Belfast at the height of “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland, Andrea Riseborough (Oblivion) plays Collette, who along with her family are active members of the Ira. After a botched bombing attempt, she’s caught by the MI5 and told by her contact (Clive Owen) she can either go to prison or become a spy for them...
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- 8/21/2013
- by Jason Guerrasio
- Movies.com
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Blackfish is a combo of documentary expose and unconventional murder mystery. The setting is Sea World in Orlando and the murderer, who’s taken three lives to date, is not human but a 32-year old Orca whale named Tilikum.
Although the culprit is not in question, the how and why of the Orca’s violence lead-in to something else altogether, an illuminating and oft damning portrait of Sea World and its questionable practices regarding killer whales. There’s a tendency for emotional assault and sermonizing in an advocacy piece like this, but despite Cowperthwaite’s obvious agenda, she delivers inarguable (although Sea World has done just that) evidence with a mostly firm and steady hand.
There’s a pointed conclusion laid out right from the film’s start; keeping captive killer whales is not just a dangerous proposition but also one that’s also abusive and morally questionable.
Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Blackfish is a combo of documentary expose and unconventional murder mystery. The setting is Sea World in Orlando and the murderer, who’s taken three lives to date, is not human but a 32-year old Orca whale named Tilikum.
Although the culprit is not in question, the how and why of the Orca’s violence lead-in to something else altogether, an illuminating and oft damning portrait of Sea World and its questionable practices regarding killer whales. There’s a tendency for emotional assault and sermonizing in an advocacy piece like this, but despite Cowperthwaite’s obvious agenda, she delivers inarguable (although Sea World has done just that) evidence with a mostly firm and steady hand.
There’s a pointed conclusion laid out right from the film’s start; keeping captive killer whales is not just a dangerous proposition but also one that’s also abusive and morally questionable.
- 7/26/2013
- by Nathan Bartlebaugh
- Obsessed with Film
Twenty-seven writers including John Gatins, Quentin Tarantino and David O. Russell were named finalists in nine categories for the 39th annual Humanitas Prize. The writers will compete for $95,000 in prize money to be handed out at the annual luncheon September 20 at the Montage Beverly Hills. The Humanitas Prize was created to honor TV and film writers for telling stories, which “truly and deeply explore the human experience in a way that both entertains and enlightens,” the org says. Of the finalists, executive director Cathleen Young said, “These gifted storytellers made us laugh and cry and ultimately, brought us closer together as a family by deeply exploring what it means to be human!” Click over for the full list of nominees: Feature Film Category Flight Written by: John Gatins Django Unchained Written by: Quentin Tarantino Silver Linings Playbook Written by: David O. Russell Sundance Feature Film Category Fruitvale Station Written by:...
- 7/17/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The eligibility of documentaries for awardage from both that lusted after winged woman (Emmy) and the coveted naked man (Oscar) is a labyrinthine maze from which we would never exit were we to foolishly enter. In fact, someone needs to make a documentary about That to sort it all out. Documentaries leave strange crumbs all over both the big and small screens on their long walking journey through often complicated and extremely protacted "releases".
I bring this up because a portion of the Emmy nominations were announced today (like The Grammys there are hundreds of categories) in the non-fiction fields of news and documentary. I was surprised, for example, to see Semper Fi: Always Faithful, The Loving Story and We Were Here as nominees. You may recall they were all Oscar finalists (though not nominees) back in 2011 and now they're up for 2013 Emmys! Actual nominees from that Oscar year show up too,...
I bring this up because a portion of the Emmy nominations were announced today (like The Grammys there are hundreds of categories) in the non-fiction fields of news and documentary. I was surprised, for example, to see Semper Fi: Always Faithful, The Loving Story and We Were Here as nominees. You may recall they were all Oscar finalists (though not nominees) back in 2011 and now they're up for 2013 Emmys! Actual nominees from that Oscar year show up too,...
- 7/12/2013
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced the nominees for the 34th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. Among the categories for breaking news coverage, investigative journalism, and broadcast news, this portion of the Emmy Awards also include many notable documentary films. While CBS dominated the overall field with 46 nominations, PBS and HBO came in second and third. HBO received multiple nods for "Marina Abramović The Artist is Present," "Project Nim," "Saving Face" and "The Tsunami and The Cherry Blossom," while PBS did the same with ""The American Experience: Jesse Owens," "The Interrupters" and "Nostalgia for the Light." The full list of nominees can be found here; the doc-related categories are below. Best Documentary HBO Documentary Films (HBO): "Project Nim" Executive Producers: John Battsek, Andrew Ruhemann, Jamie Laurenson, Nick Fraser, Hugo Grumbar, Sheila Nevins Senior Producer: Nancy Abraham Producer: Simon...
- 7/11/2013
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
As a lifelong horror film fanatic, I've spent hours watching some of the most terrifying visual fiction you can imagine, and I believe that some of those films have helped me to become more sensitive to real-life violence. Or perhaps I'm just an animal lover, because I find myself affected by films like The Cove, Project Nim, and the excellent new documentary called Blackfish in a way that fictional horror simply cannot duplicate. Nor would I want it to.
In a nutshell, Blackfish is a film about how we, the oh-so-civilized humans, have managed to abuse, humiliate, and more or less torture one of the planet's most majestic creatures, and for no other reason than cash money profit. Using recent headlines as a great starting point for this vital discussion, director Gabriela Cowperthwaite focuses mainly on the sad story of Tilikum, an orca (aka "killer whale") that has been responsible...
In a nutshell, Blackfish is a film about how we, the oh-so-civilized humans, have managed to abuse, humiliate, and more or less torture one of the planet's most majestic creatures, and for no other reason than cash money profit. Using recent headlines as a great starting point for this vital discussion, director Gabriela Cowperthwaite focuses mainly on the sad story of Tilikum, an orca (aka "killer whale") that has been responsible...
- 7/9/2013
- by Scott Weinberg
- FEARnet
Following his musical turn in Les Miserables, rising star Eddie Redmayne might be making a run for Oscar. Deadline has word that the British actor has figured out his next project with Theory of Everything, a project that will see him playing Stephen Hawking for Man on Wire and Project Nim director James Marsh. Working Title is behind the film which will focus on the relationship Hawking has with his wife, though it's not clear if that's Jane Wilde, who was married to Hawking from 1965 to 1991, or Elaine Mason, married from 1995 to 2006. However, Redmayne is also being courted for another project. While a female lead is being sought for the Hawking film that would start shooting this fall, director Thomas Vinterberg is also trying to land Redmayne for his film Far from the Madding Crowd. The project would put Redmayne alongside Carey Mulligan and Matthias Schoenaerts, but reportedly, the actor...
- 6/13/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Alert the Academy: Stephen Hawking is getting the biopic treatment, with "Les Miserables" hunk Eddie Redmayne attached to the starring role.
Deadline.com reports that "Theory of Everything," the first feature film to center on the British physicist's life, is coming together. Oscar-winning documentarian James Marsh ("Man On Wire," "Project Nim") is slated to direct the effort, which is expected to zero in on the relationship between Hawking and his wife (although Deadline.com does not specify which of Hawking's two ex-wives that will be). No word has emerged yet on which actress could nab that role.
Regardless of how this movie shapes up over the next few months, it's almost certain that it will be an Oscar contender. The role attracts two aspects Best Actor voters adore: playing a real person (recent examples include Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Penn, Phillip Seymour Hoffman) and playing a character with physical or mental disabilities (Colin Firth,...
Deadline.com reports that "Theory of Everything," the first feature film to center on the British physicist's life, is coming together. Oscar-winning documentarian James Marsh ("Man On Wire," "Project Nim") is slated to direct the effort, which is expected to zero in on the relationship between Hawking and his wife (although Deadline.com does not specify which of Hawking's two ex-wives that will be). No word has emerged yet on which actress could nab that role.
Regardless of how this movie shapes up over the next few months, it's almost certain that it will be an Oscar contender. The role attracts two aspects Best Actor voters adore: playing a real person (recent examples include Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Penn, Phillip Seymour Hoffman) and playing a character with physical or mental disabilities (Colin Firth,...
- 6/13/2013
- by Matthew Jacobs
- Huffington Post
A woman’s betrayal of her family serves as the linchpin of the taut political drama Shadow Dancer, directed by James Marsh (Man on Wire, Project Nim). Set during “the Troubles” of the 20th century between Britain and Northern Ireland, the era’s bloody violence often pitted neighbor against neighbor and tore families apart. Screenwriter Tom Bradby began the novel on which the film is based while a television correspondent in Northern Ireland in the 1990s. His perspective as a journalist balances the storytelling from both sides of the conflict, never forcing the audience pick a political ideology....
- 6/3/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
Any job that requires meetings involving a scary silent gunman laying plastic tarp on the ground in order to catch post-execution bloodletting is, by nature, stressful. For Collette (Andrea Riseborough), those anxious circumstances are the byproduct of being forced to work as a reluctant mole inside her close-knit Ira gang for MI5 agent Mac (Clive Owen) in 1993 Belfast, a scenario that's handled with suspenseful precision by director James Marsh in Shadow Dancer. Working from Tom Bradby's screenplay (based on his book), the sometime documentarian (Man on Wire, Project Nim) gives his material edgy life via his economy of style, with his framing exhibiting an unfussy, astute attention to spatial power dynamics—even in a seemingly simple shot-countershot sequenc...
- 5/31/2013
- Village Voice
Perpetually Intense, Somewhat Monotonous Ira Thrills
Hot off the heals of his masterful documentary Project Nim, James Marsh presents a simmering thriller of political revenge with Shadow Dancer, a story of one family’s decent into the arms of the Ira after a brother and son was slain in the cross fire. Marsh’s versatility is on display here as he slowly ramps up the tension to a surprisingly inter-folded climax that bucks traditional Hollywood conventions in favor of the remorseless verity that British films are often known for.
After witnessing the death of her brother as a child, Collette (Andrea Riseborough) and her surviving family have pledged their devotion to the Ira as a means of revenge. Now a single mother herself, Collette is abruptly entrapped after an aborted subway bombing. Mac (Clive Owen), an MI5 officer, gives her two options – become an informant for the benefit of British Intelligence,...
Hot off the heals of his masterful documentary Project Nim, James Marsh presents a simmering thriller of political revenge with Shadow Dancer, a story of one family’s decent into the arms of the Ira after a brother and son was slain in the cross fire. Marsh’s versatility is on display here as he slowly ramps up the tension to a surprisingly inter-folded climax that bucks traditional Hollywood conventions in favor of the remorseless verity that British films are often known for.
After witnessing the death of her brother as a child, Collette (Andrea Riseborough) and her surviving family have pledged their devotion to the Ira as a means of revenge. Now a single mother herself, Collette is abruptly entrapped after an aborted subway bombing. Mac (Clive Owen), an MI5 officer, gives her two options – become an informant for the benefit of British Intelligence,...
- 5/30/2013
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
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