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The year was 1963, and Clint Eastwood was tired of playing a Western hero. As Rowdy Yates on CBS' "Rawhide," he was stuck in a flavorless rut of white-hat derring-do, herding cattle and being an altogether swell guy while contending with stock genre villains. There was a future in this, yes, but it would require Eastwood to play the same note over and over until he became a lasso-wielding self-parody.

So, when he wrapped his fifth season of "Rawhide," he accepted an offer to make a big screen Western with a promising Italian director in Spain. That film was "A Fistful of Dollars," and all it did was launch the "Spaghetti Western" trend, which, along with the revisionist American works of Sam Peckinpah, extended the popularity of the genre for a solid decade.

"A Fistful of Dollars" was not, on the surface,...

With only three stellar features to her name in the last two-plus decades, The Forest for the Trees, Everyone Else, and Toni Erdmann, every new film from Maren Ade comes with much anticipation. While she’s also stayed busy producing no shortage of great work with Tabu, Arabian Nights, Western, In My Room, The Whistlers, Ahed’s Knee, Corsage, About Dry Grasses, and more, the German filmmaker is now working on her fourth feature.

In an interview with Screen Daily, Komplizen Film producer Janine Jackowski revealed Ade is scripting her next film Zauberwort (aka Magic Word), with plans to shoot in 2026, which means a festival premiere is still likely three years away. “[Ade] is writing very intensely. She is working very hard,” said Jackowski, though was tight-lipped about any other details on the project.

As for whether we’ll ever see that U.S. remake of Toni Erdmann, which at one...

A new era is underway in Tuscaloosa as the No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide are no longer coached by Nick Saban. In his place is Kalen DeBoer who will lead the Tide against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. Et in famed Bryant-Denny Stadium. While there is a new coach at Bama, the expectations are the same, it is always title or bust for the Tide. The season-opening game is airing exclusively on ESPN, which you can stream with the Sling Season Pass. You can get four months of Sling’s complete sports coverage for just $199, which is $92 off of Sling’s already low price.

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Before John Wayne became a staple name that we associate with Westerns, he was just Marion Robert Morrison, or to those close to him, his childhood moniker, Duke. It was the legendary director Raoul Walsh who spotted him as a prop man carrying furniture across soundstages who laid the ground for his fame. Handing him his first big lead role in the 1930 Western The Big Trail, Walsh would also be the one who gave him the iconic name John Wayne. It would be a decade before the two greats would collaborate again, this time on the unflinching, Oscar-nominated crime Western Dark Command. The movie is an adaptation of William Riley Burnett's 1938 novel of the same name. It is in Dark Command, which is partly inspired by a true story, that Wayne would team up with another fine talent of his generation, "the King of the Cowboys," singer, actor, radio,...

Shelley Duvall, best known for her role in The Shining, has passed away at 75. Her haunting performance in Stanley Kubrick's film left a lasting impact on audiences. Her long-time partner, musician Dan Gilroy, has released a short statement.

The Shining star and multi-award-winning actress Shelley Duvall has sadly passed away at the age of 75. Duvall was best known for her haunting performance in director Stanley Kubricks 1980 psychological horror movie, in which she portrayed true, wide-eyed, visceral fear in a way that no other actress could have. Outside of Kubricks horror classic, Duvall was also known for her frequent collaborations with Robert Altman, which included the likes of McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Thieves Like Us, and Nashville.

Duvall died in her sleep at her home in Blanco, Texas following complications from diabetes. Her long-time partner, musician and former Breakfast Club lead vocalist Dan Gilroy, released a short statement to The Hollywood Reporter following her passing,...

Warner Bros. Discovery, which was formed in 2022 from the merger of AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery Communications, has agreed to pay $125 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit over the deal.

A handful of pension funds filed suit in Delaware Chancery Court after the $43 billion merger closed, alleging that the transaction unfairly benefited top-tier investors at Discovery at the expense of everyday investors. On Friday, the court released a document detailing the settlement, which had been agreed to in May at the recommendation of a mediator.

Once Delaware Chancery Judge Travis Laster approves the agreement, holders of Discovery stock prior to the merger closing date in April 2022 will be eligible to receive funds from the settlement.

Defendants in the suit included a set of former Discovery backers, including the Advance/Newhouse Partnership and Robert Miron; his son, Steven Miron; and Susan Swain. All are former members of Discovery’s board of directors.

Brolin excels in the western genre in Outer Range Season 2, blending classic tropes with modern sci-fi elements. Season 2 reveals answers to season 1's mysteries and offers a rich, engaging plot for viewers to enjoy. Outer Range may differ from Yellowstone, but with Brolin shining in the spotlight, it proves to be his greatest TV show yet.

Amazon's Yellowstone replacement series Outer Range confirms that Josh Brolin was built for westerns. Outer Range season 2 recently premiered on Amazon Prime Video with all seven of its new episodes available to stream on May 16, 2024. Brolin reprises his original role as Royal Abbott, a rancher who throughout Outer Range season 1 has to fight for his land in Wyoming before his family discovers an incredible life-changing mystery. The series expertly blends classic western tropes with modern sci-fi elements.

Reviews for Outer Range season 2 have been mostly positive, debuting with an impressive score of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Ed Harris is set to direct an adaptation of Kim Zupan’s acclaimed neo-noir novel The Ploughmen.

Nick Nolte, Bill Murray and Owen Teague are set to star in the movie, which will go into production in Montana this Fall. Amy Madigan and Lily Harris are also set for the film.

The Ploughmen follows a strange friendship that develops between a haunted young deputy sheriff and a notorious old murderer, according to the film’s synopsis: “John Gload (Nolte) is a killer so adept at his job that only now has he been apprehended. Val Millimaki (Teague) is low man in the Copper County Sheriff department. As Val continues his unlucky streak of finding dead bodies, Sheriff (Murray) puts him on night duty to try and get Gload to reveal his past. Val finds much in common with his prisoner, and dangerously seeks counsel from him.”

Harris, Ginger Sledge and...

A Yellowstone star was recently kicked off a plane. However, the circumstances around this situation seem unclear to Forrie J. Smith.

Here is what the star of the Paramount Western series insists happened.

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On Saturday, Yellowstone star Forrie J. Smith went to Instagram to voice his displeasure for being kicked off a flight. In his video post, he reveals he was just kicked off of his flight.

You know, my social media people tell me that you like me face to face. But, you know what? I can’t say face to face what I want. Like, I just got kicked off a plane in…where the hell am I?

A voice in the background offered, “You’re in Houston.” Forrie repeated the city, adding “Texas.”

Next, he claimed that this happened after he voiced his...

Arriving on August 13th from Dead Sky Publishing, Hell's Cargo (written by Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason) takes you to the "wild and splatter-y west" for a horror tale you won't want to miss! Just for Daily Dead readers, we have an exclusive look at the cover by artist Luke Spooner!

"Religion, attraction, and possession collide in the wild and splatter-y west as a pair of young lovers balance their feelings for one another against their deep calling to serve their faith.

Eve wants to be a nun, and Peter a priest, but is their attraction for one another stronger than the call to serve?

Eve becomes possessed by a demon and this sets off a trail of murder, sex, and fire across Texas, and Arizona as the couple head to California for an exorcism.

Dusty western towns, sunbaked mountains, and forgotten cemeteries prove to be the perfect places for the devil to hide.

Every filmmaker has influences that shape their respective body of work; George Lucas, for example, crafted Star Wars: A New Hope based on his love of Flash Gordon (as well as the fact that he couldn't actually get the rights to Flash Gordon.) But what about the filmmakers who become major influences themselves, like Akira Kurosawa or Satoshi Kon? While Kurosawa's impact on film — particularly the space opera and the Spaghetti Western — is common knowledge, Kon's body of work more than deserves a mention, especially when it comes to its impact on modern-day filmmakers. One of those filmmakers is Darren Aronofsky, who said that Kon's Perfect Blue inspired his work on Requiem for a Dream.

Exclusive: The first images from writer-director Joel Souza’s Western Rust starring Alec Baldwin have emerged. Deadline has the first look.

Late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ visual style can be seen in two of the photos: the one of actress Frances Fisher in the doorway, and one of the lone rider to the right of the screen.

See the first-look photos below.

The other three photographs are the work of Dp Bianca Cline, who took over for Hutchins when the production resumed in April 2023 at the Yellowstone Film Ranch in Montana. The restart came 18 months after Hutchins was killed by a bullet from a prop gun held by Baldwin that discharged during rehearsals on Rust‘s New Mexico set.

Rust is based on a story developed by Souza and Baldwin: A 13-year-old boy, left to fend for himself and his younger brother following the death of their parents in 1880s Kansas,...

Gasoline Rainbow had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival this year with subsequent stops at London BFI and this week’s American Film Festival in Wroclaw but it has yet to premiere in the U.S. We think that Sundance and SXSW programmers will both be interested in supporting Turner Ross and Bill Ross IV once again with a showcase bonus screening following in te footsteps of their support for 45365, Tchoupitoulas, Western, Contemporary Color and Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets. Tony Abuerto, Micah Bunch, Nichole Dukes, Nathaly Garcia and Makai Garza star in the road-trip film.…...

Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night.

Lainey Wilson won Album of the Year and Female Artist of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards in May, and she’s the likely victor in this category. But there are so many strong albums making an impact, it’s hard to say — and the field may be even more crowded. Both Buzz Brainard,...

Clint Eastwood may be the most famous actor associated with Spaghetti Westerns, but there are many great films in the subgenre that don't feature him. Directors like Sergio Sollima and Gianfranco Parolini have made noteworthy contributions to the Spaghetti Western subgenre with their films Face to Face and ...If You Meet Sartana Pray For Your Death. Lee Van Cleef's work in Westerns extends beyond his roles alongside Clint Eastwood, as demonstrated in Death Rides A Horse and Day of Anger.

Clint Eastwood starred in the three most famous Spaghetti Westerns, yet some of the best movies in the subgenre didn't even feature the actor or his iconic Man With No Name character. Having origins as far back as the advent of filmmaking in Europe, the term Spaghetti Western refers to the slew of action films dramatizing the American West coming out of Italy, most notably from famed director Sergio Leone.

There are many diverse movie genres that uniquely resonate with audiences, but cinema's spaghetti Western subgenre has remained a niche fascination to mainstream crowds. Spaghetti Westerns first found popularity during the '60s as a colloquial term for the growing number of Westerns that were being made by Italian filmmakers.

The spaghetti Western has become an increasingly broad brand over time. Sergio Leone’s The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, the culmination to his gripping “The Man With No Name” Trilogy, is frequently viewed as peak spaghetti western content. However, there are many more worthwhile westerns that curious audiences need to check out.

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Damiano Damiani's A Bullet for the General is one of the better examples of how a spaghetti Western can deliver a powerful political story rather than just bloody tales of revolution. Damiani's western...

Exclusive: A surprise project has emerged to whet the appetites of hungry international buyers at next week’s American Film Market: Kevin Costner’s big-budget Warner Bros Western Horizon: An American Saga.

The two-part project is being sold to international buyers by recently rebooted German-based sales firm K5 International.

Chapters 1 and 2 of Horizon have been set by New Line to open domestically in cinemas on June 28, 2024, and August 16, 2024, respectively. That strong theatrical commitment is something that will appeal to international buyers, and some we’ve spoken with are already enthused about getting a sighter at a big-budget movie from an Oscar winner like Costner, even if prices are inevitably high.

We hear that Costner himself will likely take a view on offers in major territories, which isn’t unusual for an A-list director-producer working on a passion project, especially given that he has reportedly put a chunk of his own money into it.

The sun is setting on Summer. As October brings in waves of ghouls and goblins and other nefarious creatures, some may find themselves longing for a return to the scorching heat of the Wild West. That's not to suggest that the Western genre doesn't have its own share of frightening concepts. Ragged gunmen robbing banks, monstrous animals roaming the countryside, and even the harsh climate itself all amount to a terrifying time. Wouldn't it be great to vicariously experience the horrors of the American frontier through a free-to-use streaming service? Maybe Tubi, for instance?

Granted, Tubi's upcoming Western films don't exactly elicit the same kind of fear response found in your typical horror movie. That doesn't mean that they're worth ignoring, however. From newer titles to some returning classics, Tubi's Westerns for October 2023 are sure to remind you of just how dangerous the frontier was as we enter cooler weather.

After a week off, the Troy Trojans will welcome the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers to Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 12 noon Et. Following a 63-10 loss to Ohio State last Saturday, Wku will look to rebound and one more non-conference victory before diving into Conference USA play. You can catch all of the action on Espnu, which you can stream with a live TV streaming service.

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Arguably the most accomplished and enjoyable film so far for filmmaking brothers Bill and Turner Ross (the siblings behind Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets and Western), Gasoline Rainbow pays homage to all the road movies that ever were but is still its own quirky thing, uniquely of its time.

Five photogenic but regular-looking non-professional teens star as people much like themselves, i.e. kids just out of high school, who decide on a whim one night to drive 500 miles west toward the Pacific, away from the small podunk Oregon town they grew up in. Some of the friends they make along the way aren’t entirely nice, but our heroes bounce back, party on and peace out with the blithe insouciance only the young can get away with. As such, this jaunty work will appeal to viewers from the same demographic as well as those who love freewheeling low-budget cinema and...

Jimmy Buffett, the chill musician and entrepreneur who turned a few simple songs into a way of life for many, has passed away. He was 76.

The news was shared in a message posted to his official X (formerly Twitter) page this morning: “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs. He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many.”

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— Jimmy Buffett (@jimmybuffett) September 2, 2023

Jimmy Buffett began his career as a country artist in Nashville but by the time he released his first album in 1970, he was drifting directly into the clear seas, with a style dubbed both “drunken Caribbean rock ‘n’ roll” and “gulf and western.” Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett released more than two dozen albums, nearly half as many...

"Avatar Frontiers of Pandora" is Massive Entertainment's new 'open world' action-adventure game based on the "Avatar" movie franchise, available December 7, 2023 for PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S, and Amazon Luna:

"...despite being a 'Na’vi', you start the game as an outsider after being kidnapped and groomed. You are now free after 15 years.

"You will discover more about the Na’vi way of life as you advance in the game and develop relationships with your companions.

" To preserve the habitat and fauna, you must repel fearsome forces as new characters fill the 'Western Frontier'..."

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Kevin Costner‘s estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, has requested that the court force the star to produce “all statements, receipts, invoices, canceled checks (front and back) and other documents … relating to any extramarital romantic relationships” as part of her quest to dig into the actor’s finances amid their contentious divorce battle.

In legal documents filed Monday in Santa Barbara County Superior Court and obtained by Et, Baumgartner, 49, attached exhibits showing her list of demands and, among them, financial documents reflecting expenses paid for by Costner, “or any person at your request or on your behalf, relating to any extramarital romantic relationships.” She’s requesting that the court now force Costner to produce these documents.

Regarding this request, Costner, 68, has maintained he “has no responsive documents for ‘extramarital romantic relationships’ in which he engaged because he engaged in none.” Furthermore, Costner has also asserted he “does not know for a...

A Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band concert in Charleston, South Carolina scheduled for this weekend has been postponed due to the legendary singer-songwriter being hospitalized in Boston.

Buffett, 76, made the announcement on social media. He didn’t disclose his health condition but promised to perform his South Carolina concert as soon as possible. In his message, he warned fans that “growing old is not for sissies.”

The Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band concert at Credit One Stadium in Charleston scheduled for this Saturday May 20th is being rescheduled. All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date once announced. More information will be emailed to ticket purchasers… pic.twitter.com/ljKJ06hbiA

— Jimmy Buffett (@jimmybuffett) May 18, 2023

Buffett announced that all previously purchased concert tickets would be valid for the show’s new date.

Buffett refers to his music as “drunken Caribbean rock ‘n’ roll” while he...

Still No. 1 on the Netflix charts, “The Diplomat” got a second season renewal from the world’s largest streaming service this week. The sophomore season is expected to arrive in 2024, WGA strike implications notwithstanding. Keri Russell stars as the American ambassador to the United Kingdom — who is also secretly being groomed to be the next vice president — when she finds herself having to prevent Wwiii. She’s always been great in war zones, now she’s dealing with critical issues on the world stage — all while dealing with a difficult husband (played by Rufus Sewell).

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“The Morning Show” has been renewed for a fourth season by Apple TV+ in advance of the Emmy-winning drama’s Season 3 premiere slated for this fall. The hit show stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston as TV anchors coping with scandals, rivalries, and potential takeovers. John Hamm joins season 3 alongside Julianna Marguiles,...

It may have taken Nic Cage over 40 years to play Dracula in "Renfield," but he previously donned fangs for one of his most out-there performances in "Vampire's Kiss."

It's kind of surprising that it's taken this long for Nicolas Cage to play Count Dracula. If any actor was born to play the most famous vampire on the planet then surely it was our generation's most unpredictable screen legend. Now he's getting his chance in the comedy "Renfield," where he stars alongside Nicholas Hoult, who plays Dracula's beleaguered goon in the midst of an identity crisis. Cage has always expressed interest in vampire lore. He produced the 2000 film "Shadow of the Vampire," a fictionalized version of the making of "Nosferatu" that imagines what would have happened if an actual vampire had been among the cast. Mostly, however, his highly specific strain of acting has been saved for playing mere mortals. There...

Lead actors Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal to attend festival.

Pedro Almodóvar’s short film Strange Way Of Life is to world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month.

The Oscar-winning Spanish filmmaker and lead actors Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal will attend the festival, which runs May 16-27. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Almodóvar and the filmmaking team.

The Western, shot in the south of Spain, marks the filmmaker’s second English-language project after short The Human Voice, which premiered at Venice in 2020.

Strange Way Of Life centres on Silva (Pascal), who rides a...

Massachusetts filmmaker, Geno McGahee, traveled to California to team up with Gregory Hatanaka to produce two films. Combining the Cinema Epoch and Xposse Productions team proved to be a complete success as the group merged and created movies that they have just announced.

In the thriller Fatal Justice, Dennis (Eric Michaelian) is an accused killer that is released from prison after some police misconduct. The family of the victim comes face to face with Dennis and hold their own trial to decide his fate. When the system fails, family justice is the only way and Fatal Justice will be executed.

Fatal Justice stars Eric Michaelian (Rise Of The Scarecrows: Hell On Earth), Chris Spinelli (Love Crime), Lorrie Bacon (A Christmas Invitation), Nicole D’Angelo (Heartbeat), Shane Ryan-Reid (Bad Timing), Jaki Lauper, Sharon Marr (Rise Of The Scarecrows: Hell On Earth), Louis DeStefano (Another Way To Die), Brent Northup (Family Secret), Johnny Mask...

Sarah Polley’s Oscar for her Women Talking script has not actually been rescinded by the Film Academy, despite her 11-year-old child’s valiant April Fools’ Day effort to suggest otherwise.

The filmmaker, who picked up the vaunted prize for best adapted screenplay last month, shared a letter to Twitter on Saturday that she attributed to her child. The prank involved a typed-out message stating that Polley must send back the trophy in order for it to be given to the team behind Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front, who were the actual winners, according to the note. The letter ended with a signoff from Academy president David Rubin, forged signature and all.

“We are giving you one more week to enjoy its presence in your home, but after that period of time you must mail it back to LA, where we will give it to the rightful...

Jonathan Majors was arrested and charged with multiple misdemeanors Saturday after being accused of assaulting a woman during a domestic dispute.

The actor was arrested on suspicion of strangulation, assault and harassment around 11 a.m. in Chelsea, a neighborhood of Manhattan, according to a New York Police Department spokesperson. The woman sustained minor injuries to her head and neck and was taken to a hospital, police said.

Majors was no longer in police custody by Saturday night and was charged on Sunday by the Manhattan District Attorney with two counts of assault in the third degree, aggravated harassment in the second degree, attempted assault in the third degree and harassment in the second degree. The judge granted a limited order of protection and that the actor be released on his own recognizance after prosecutors requested supervised release and a full order of protection.

“Jonathan Majors is completely innocent and is...

The scripted pilot based on Jessica Simpson’s bestselling memoir “Open Book” is not moving forward at Amazon Freevee, Variety has confirmed. Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s period comedy “Western” has also been scrapped, though both potential series are now being shopped elsewhere.

The pilot for “Open Book” was ordered by Amazon Freevee back in October, with Tom Kapinos set to write and executive produce and Adam Bernstein on board as a director and executive producer. Katelyn Tarver would play Sadie Sparrow, a young singer based on Simpson, while John Stamos was cast as her older songwriter, Butch. Over time, the two would develop a connection that went beyond music.

Simpson was set to executive produce the project, along with Patrick Moran for his Pkm Productions and Amazon Studios. Lauren Auslander and Lacy Lynch were also on board as executive producers.

Meanwhile, Lord and Miller’s “Western” was set...

British Academy voters have spread the small-screen love across the 2023 BAFTA TV awards, with a broad selection of shows landing nominations.

Announced March 22, BBC/AMC comedy-drama This is Going to Hurt and BBC police drama The Responder lead the pack of nominees with six nods each, closely followed by Apple TV+ shows Bad Sisters and Slow Horses, Netflix’s The Crown and BBC/Amazon Western The English with five. Am I Being Unreasonable?, Big Boys, Somewhere Boy and Top Boy landed four nominations each. 128 programs in total were nominated.

While it’s a close race among the shows, among the networks, the BBC has a commanding lead with 81 nominations, followed by Channel 4 with 33, Netflix with 24, ITV with 19, Apple TV+ with 15, Sky with 14 and Disney+ with 8 nominations.

Among the names getting their first BAFTA TV nomination are several recognizable stars, including Gary Oldman for Slow Horses, Cillian Murphy for Peaky Blinders...

With Yellowstone season 5 reportedly serving as the final chapter of Taylor Sheridan's keystone Neo-Western, one possible setup for the finale breaks the show's biggest rules. Yellowstone has risen to become the most-watched Neo-Western series of the century. As the story of the Duttons approaches its natural ending, the show's penchant for twists could be what finally silences Yellowstone and Sheridan's harshest critics.

In Yellowstone, there's only one twist that has the potential to accomplish all this: Governor John Dutton's conservation easement plan for the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch actually getting executed. As explained on Yellowstone, a conservation easement is an agreement that allows landowners to voluntarily give the state complete control over their property. In Montana, conservation easements have been historically "effective in maintaining natural resources which are compatible with existing land uses." Aimed at preserving the state's valuable natural resources, "a conservation easement is the formal expression...

Production designer Patrice Vermette and set decorator Zsuzsanna Sipos took home statuettes for their work on Dune at the Academy Awards on Sunday, with Vermette paying “special” tribute to his “friend” Jean-Marc Vallée—the Canadian filmmaker behind Big Little Lies, Dallas Buyers Club and more, who died suddenly in December, aged 58.

Vermette also thanked director Denis Villeneuve “for allowing us to dream” and “for being a great friend,” saying, “I owe this to you.”

“I’m such a crybaby, I’m sorry,” added Sipos. “It means an awful lot and I just want to thank my team and everyone who participated, and for the opportunity.”

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Both Vermette and Sipos are first-time winners, though the former had previously been nominated for his work on the films The Young Victoria and Arrival. The pair bested the teams behind Guillermo del Toro’s carnival noir Nightmare Alley (production designer: Tamara Deverell,...

“Succession” has done what only two dramas before it have done: successfully sweep the top four guilds in the same calendar year.

The road to the history books started in late February when “Succession,” which follows the messy and complicated Roy family led by patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox), took home the Screen Actors Guild Award for drama ensemble on its first nomination. It quickly followed that up with the Directors Guild of America Award for dramatic series directing, which went to Mark Mylod (who is also an executive producer on the show) for helming the game-changing Season 3 finale, “All the Bells Say.” Of course, “Succession” was always going home a winner at the latter since the series swept the nominations, earning five bids in a historic first for the DGA.

This weekend, the Jesse Armstrong-created series completed its sweep of the four major guilds when it picked up...

Jane Campion scooped the top prize of the night at the DGA Awards on Saturday — the Theatrical Feature Film award — for her Western The Power of the Dog.

This honor at DGA is historically the biggest predictor of who will win Best Director at Oscar, so Campion should get ready for more possible directing gold in two weeks’ time.

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In fact, since 1948, the winner of this award has won the Best Director Oscar every year, with only eight exceptions.

“I’m so really moved and honored by this voting for me,” Campion said in her acceptance speech, before thanking “my teacher, the master, Paul Thomas Anderson” — who also was DGA-nominated for Licorice Pizza.

Presenting her with the award was Chloé Zhao, who took home this same award last year for Nomadland, which predictably won her Best Director at the Academy Awards — and Best Picture too.

IMDb TV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service, has given a formal pilot order to Western, a half-hour period comedy from Sony Pictures Television, Amazon Studios and Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Sony TV-based Lord Miller.

The project, written by Michelle Morgan has had a blinking green light for several weeks, with casting already underway.

Western follows Polly, a high-society young woman in the 1800s who travels out West in search of a husband — only to discover that she has been catfished by a teenage boy. Now stranded, Polly, along with the town’s other inhabitants, must find their place in this ever-changing new world, confronting and defying all expectations society has of them along the way.

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Morgan executive produces with Lord Miller’s Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Karim Zreik; the company’s Aubrey Lee is a producer.

Prime Video announced on Wednesday that its western thriller series “Outer Range,” starring Josh Brolin, will premiere April 15 on Prime Video with a two-episode premiere.

In the official teaser trailer, which dropped on Wednesday, Brolin’s Wyoming rancher Royal Abbott says a highly unusual prayer at the dinner table: “Dear God … we ask that you show us the way here, because we’re in trouble. You made this crazy world, so maybe you can give us some sort of hint as to what you’re up to. Because I don’t have the first f—ing clue.”

The trailer, which brings the western setting of “Yellowstone” and the freaky “what the hell is happening?” vibe from “Yellowjackets,” shows glimpses of strange symbols, blood, a police chase, a dead bear and Lili Taylor seemingly communicating with an unseen entity, ends with Brolin screaming, “There is a great void!”

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Michael Jackson, the Los Angeles talk radio personality who spent 32 years at Kabc Radio and was syndicated on the ABC Radio Network for nearly a decade, died peacefully today at his LA home after a decade-long battle with Parkinson’s disease, a family spokesperson tells Deadline. He was 87.

“The world knew and adored our Michael Jackson. But Michael’s home was California, Los Angeles, America,” said Jackson’s frequent radio guest, former California Senator Barbara Boxer in a statement. “For that we are grateful.”

During Jackson’s time at Kabc between 1966 and 1998, he interviewed hundreds of public figures including Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, along with Heads of State, governors, senators, A-List film and TV stars, authors, musicians, singers and artists.

“It was a testament to Michael, that so many of the guests and celebrities preferred to actually come in studio,...

After landing a SAG Award nomination this morning for his work in Jane Campion’s Netflix Western The Power of the Dog, Benedict Cumberbatch spoke with Deadline about his recently-announced, first collaboration with Wes Anderson on a Netflix adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, as well as the upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Cumberbatch, who is playing the title character in Anderson’s latest, said he is “over the moon” about the opportunity to work with the filmmaker, with production set to start soon, and also “a little bit nervous” as he is before every job. “[Anderson’s] greatness is a fact. He’s wonderful. What a rewarding director for audiences, for actors—the style, the work, the aesthetic, and also the heart and soul of him,” he opined. “It’s a marvelous time and a very different experience I imagine from working with Jane,...

The Harder They Fall, the Black Western in theaters now and on Netflix on Nov. 3, owes a tip of the Stetson to Woody Strode, one of the NFL’s first Black players (he signed briefly with the Los Angeles Rams in 1946), who later found a niche playing strong, silent types in Westerns.

Part African American and part Native American, Strode’s first big break was in 1960’s Spartacus, as the Ethiopian gladiator whose death sparks a rebellion. It was on the set of 1959’s Pork Chop Hill, a Korean War film, that Strode met John Ford (though Ford was ...

The Harder They Fall, the Black Western in theaters now and on Netflix on Nov. 3, owes a tip of the Stetson to Woody Strode, one of the NFL’s first Black players (he signed briefly with the Los Angeles Rams in 1946), who later found a niche playing strong, silent types in Westerns.

Part African American and part Native American, Strode’s first big break was in 1960’s Spartacus, as the Ethiopian gladiator whose death sparks a rebellion. It was on the set of 1959’s Pork Chop Hill, a Korean War film, that Strode met John Ford (though Ford was ...

Sandra Oh’s Ji-Yoon Kim makes academic history in Netflix’s The Chair premiere — but her achievement comes with some serious drawbacks, too.

In the six-episode comedy that dropped in full on Friday, Oh stars as the first female and woman of color to serve as chair of the English department at the fictional Pembroke University. In the series premiere, though, she doesn’t get much time to bask in that milestone; in fact, her actual office chair breaks and collapses about three seconds into her first day on the job, which, in hindsight, she should have taken as some sort of omen.

In a huge get for the BFI London Film Festival, a festival that doesn’t land gigantic premieres that often, the 65th BFI London Film Festival has announced this year’s Opening Night Gala will be Netflix’s “The Harder They Fall” directed by Londoner Jeymes Samuel. The film has a massive cast that includes Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Regina King and Idris Elba.

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Exclusive: Documentary+, the non-fiction streaming service established by studio Xtr, is to share viewership data with its filmmakers, potentially becoming the first digital platform to reveal ratings.

The move is an interesting one given the often nebulous data put out by many of the more established streamers. Netflix has started to release some data for hit titles over their first 28 days, but generally only if they do particularly or surprisingly well, while many of the others release vague statements of success.

Alongside the news that it will share data with its filmmakers, the service revealed that between January and May, its top performing title on the service was Western, a documentary about life at the border of Mexico and Texas directed by Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross, followed by Cartel Land and The Imposter.

It will give filmmakers information including a gender identity breakdown, age range, which platform, such as Roku,...

This morning, in a rare feat, composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross pulled a pair of Original Score nominations for Soul and Mank.

Throughout film history, we’ve often seen a single composer earn two Academy Award nominations for different films, in the same year. The most recent to do so was Alexandre Desplat, who was nominated in 2014 for both The Imitation Game and The Grand Budapest Hotel. (Desplat won for the latter film).

But composer duos are another thing altogether.

While Edward Plumb and Paul Smith earned two Score noms way back in 1943, for the films Saludos Amigos and Victory Through Air Power, those came in the separate categories of Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, and Scoring of a Musical Picture.

In the modern era, where Score is condensed into one category, only Reznor and Ross have been nominated as a duo for two separate films,...

In another sluggish session at the domestic box office, Liam Neeson once again proved to be Mr. Reliable by holding onto the top spot for the second straight weekend with his latest outing, The Marksman. The PG-13-rated border thriller from indie studio Open Road Films put $2 million into its crosshairs, edging out a soft field still reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Receipts for the latest Neeson vehicle, which stars the 68-year-old action hero as a rancher who comes to aid of a Mexican boy being hunted by a drug cartel, fell off -34.6% from the previous weekend, earning a $1,005 per-screen average in 2,018 theaters. After two weekends in theaters, The Marksman is tracking very closely with Open Road’s last Neeson headliner, Honest Thief, which also held the top spot for two consecutive weeks back in October on its way to grossing $14.2 million during its domestic run. To date, The Marksman...

For non-fans or players, chess has never exactly been considered the most exciting thing in the world, which only makes it all the more impressive that The Queen’s Gambit continues to dominate Netflix‘s most-watched list. Hollywood had been trying to get an adaptation of Walter Tevis’ 1983 novel off the ground for years, of course, and over a decade ago, Ellen Page was set to play the lead role of Beth Harmon with Heath Ledger making his directorial debut before the actor’s untimely passing.

Fast forward to 2020, and the project was brought to the screen by Scott Frank, who has plenty of experience developing a fantastic miniseries for Netflix given the widespread acclaim that greeted his eight-episode Western Godless back in 2018. Frank created and executive produced The Queen’s Gambit as well as writing and directing every installment, and based on the reaction so far, the riveting drama looks set...

Leah Purcell as Rita Connors in ‘Wentworth.’

After Leah Purcell is released from lockdown – literally – when filming of Wentworth wraps in early September, she will resume developing a raft of feature film and TV projects including a series based on her play and movie The Drover’s Wife the Legend of Molly Johnson.

The writer-director-actor’s agenda includes one of the segments of Shakespeare Now, the ABC’s female-driven anthology.

Supported by Screen Australia story development funding, Hoodlum Entertainment and Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment are developing the fresh re-interpretations of 10 Shakespeare plays.

Purcell, who plays Rita Connors in Wentworth, will write, direct and star in her segment, title under wraps.

Leah and her Oombarra Productions’ partner Bain Stewart are collaborating on several projects with Andrew Wareham’s Taxi Film Production, part of the Taxi group.

Screen Queensland’s Enterprise funding is supporting their joint venture Tahlee Productions to develop...

Following his star turn in “Jauja,” a major hit at the 2014 Cannes Festival, Viggo Mortensen will re-team with Argentine director Lisandro Alonso on “Eureka,” one of the boldest upcoming art films from Latin America.

Mortensen, who takes the lead role in “Eureka’s” first part, will be joined by France’s Chiara Mastroianni, a Cesar Award best actress nominee this year for “On a Magical Night,” and Portugal’s Maria de Medeiros (“Pulp Fiction”).

In a nod towards “Jauja,” Mortensen once more takes the role of a father, here Murphy, searching for a daughter, again played by Denmark’s Viilbjørk Malling Agger, who has been kidnapped in “Eureka” by an outlaw, Randall. Despite the actors reprising similar roles, the film is not a sequel.

In addition, the setting for Part 1 of “Eureka,” entitled “Western,” is no longer Argentina’s Patagonia but a lawless township in 1870 on the U.S.-Mexico border,...