At least Kesha's awkward Jerry Seinfeld moment has a happy ending!
The "Praying" singer went on SiriusXM's Hits 1 in Hollywood show this week, where she opened up about a polite, but cringeworthy encounter with the Seinfeld star last month, who refused her request for a hug.
Watch: Jerry Seinfeld Refuses to Hug Kesha on the Red Carpet -- See the Awkward Encounter!
"I felt like I was five years old," the 30-year-old artist revealed. "I somehow ended up in my very own, mini episode of Seinfeld, for like five seconds."
"I used to carry the whole season package with me in my carry-on, like, DVDs," she noted, adding, "I shoulda known better ... I've seen the hugging episode."
Apparently, the experience was enough to make Kesha rethink her friendly embraces.
Watch: Kesha Releases First Single in 4 Years ‘Praying,' Sings About Feelings of 'Severe Hopelessness and Depression’
"I had a moment where I was thinking to myself, 'Maybe...
The "Praying" singer went on SiriusXM's Hits 1 in Hollywood show this week, where she opened up about a polite, but cringeworthy encounter with the Seinfeld star last month, who refused her request for a hug.
Watch: Jerry Seinfeld Refuses to Hug Kesha on the Red Carpet -- See the Awkward Encounter!
"I felt like I was five years old," the 30-year-old artist revealed. "I somehow ended up in my very own, mini episode of Seinfeld, for like five seconds."
"I used to carry the whole season package with me in my carry-on, like, DVDs," she noted, adding, "I shoulda known better ... I've seen the hugging episode."
Apparently, the experience was enough to make Kesha rethink her friendly embraces.
Watch: Kesha Releases First Single in 4 Years ‘Praying,' Sings About Feelings of 'Severe Hopelessness and Depression’
"I had a moment where I was thinking to myself, 'Maybe...
- 7/7/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
What’s the deal with Kesha and hugging?
During an interview with SiriusXM’s Hits 1 in Hollywood, the singer chatted – and laughed – about being denied a hug by Jerry Seinfeld on-camera last month, an awkward moment that quickly went viral.
“I felt like I was 5 years old,” she admitted. “I instantly was like, ‘Oh f— me.’ And I like somehow ended up in my very own mini-episode of Seinfeld for like five seconds.”
Kesha – who just released a new single, “Praying” – went for the hug on the red carpet for a National Night of Laughter and Song event at the Kennedy Center in Washington,...
During an interview with SiriusXM’s Hits 1 in Hollywood, the singer chatted – and laughed – about being denied a hug by Jerry Seinfeld on-camera last month, an awkward moment that quickly went viral.
“I felt like I was 5 years old,” she admitted. “I instantly was like, ‘Oh f— me.’ And I like somehow ended up in my very own mini-episode of Seinfeld for like five seconds.”
Kesha – who just released a new single, “Praying” – went for the hug on the red carpet for a National Night of Laughter and Song event at the Kennedy Center in Washington,...
- 7/7/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
Because nothing’s better than a little celebrity nostalgia, we searched the YouTube archives for the most delicious food commercials featuring stars and unearthed some really sweet TV spots—and some total turkeys!
From Kim Kardashian writhing in bed with a salad to a shirtless Brad Pitt getting the fever for a Pringle potato chip (and a hot blonde!), it’s time to sit back and enjoy the belly laughs. And, when it’s all over, if your belly requests a Pizza Hut delivery, blame Jessica Simpson.
Let’s go back in time to when Pitt had a thing for blondes—and Pringles.
From Kim Kardashian writhing in bed with a salad to a shirtless Brad Pitt getting the fever for a Pringle potato chip (and a hot blonde!), it’s time to sit back and enjoy the belly laughs. And, when it’s all over, if your belly requests a Pizza Hut delivery, blame Jessica Simpson.
Let’s go back in time to when Pitt had a thing for blondes—and Pringles.
- 3/29/2017
- by Amy Jamieson
- PEOPLE.com
Simon Brew Mar 9, 2017
As David Baddiel brings My Family: Not The Sitcom back to London, he spares us some time for a chat about inappropriate parenting...
David Baddiel is bringing his acclaimed show, My Family: Not The Sitcom back for a final run at the Vaudeville Theatre in London from the end of this month. The show, that runs from 28th March – 3rd June, sees Baddiel talking frankly about his mother and father, in a way that even the press blurb describes as a “massively disrespectful celebration”.
We chatted to him about the show, and about his recent documentary, The Trouble With Dad. Oh, and we snuck some Statham in there too…
Before we get into the depths of things, can you set the scene. What is your show that you’re bringing back to the London stage?
Yes. I’m doing a show called My Family: Not The Sitcom,...
As David Baddiel brings My Family: Not The Sitcom back to London, he spares us some time for a chat about inappropriate parenting...
David Baddiel is bringing his acclaimed show, My Family: Not The Sitcom back for a final run at the Vaudeville Theatre in London from the end of this month. The show, that runs from 28th March – 3rd June, sees Baddiel talking frankly about his mother and father, in a way that even the press blurb describes as a “massively disrespectful celebration”.
We chatted to him about the show, and about his recent documentary, The Trouble With Dad. Oh, and we snuck some Statham in there too…
Before we get into the depths of things, can you set the scene. What is your show that you’re bringing back to the London stage?
Yes. I’m doing a show called My Family: Not The Sitcom,...
- 3/8/2017
- Den of Geek
The Grammys was an emotional roller coaster for Adele, winning three statues during the live broadcast, including Record and Album of the year. But her most poignant and real moment was during her George Michael tribute performance, when she abruptly stopped and started over after having a problem with her backing music.
In the end she delivered a moving cover of Michael’s song “Fastlove,” wearing a pair of matching diamond cross earrings as a nod to the late pop icon who was known for the accessory.
Related Photos: The Most Major Dresses at the Grammys
And it wasn’t...
In the end she delivered a moving cover of Michael’s song “Fastlove,” wearing a pair of matching diamond cross earrings as a nod to the late pop icon who was known for the accessory.
Related Photos: The Most Major Dresses at the Grammys
And it wasn’t...
- 2/13/2017
- by Brittany Talarico
- PEOPLE.com
Need to catch up? Check out the previous Grimm recap here.
The Wesen-o’-the-week in this week’s Grimm is a three-eyed, three-armed baby eater.
And he’s a good guy.
While watching the hour, you definitely get a sense that the NBC supernatural drama has loosened the reins in its sixth and final season — and that’s a great thing.
After last week’s joyfully slapstick hour, this week’s installment makes light of the fact that a creature known as “El Cuegle” snacks on infants (no, seriously) at the same time that the episode raises — and, in an uncharacteristic move for the series,...
The Wesen-o’-the-week in this week’s Grimm is a three-eyed, three-armed baby eater.
And he’s a good guy.
While watching the hour, you definitely get a sense that the NBC supernatural drama has loosened the reins in its sixth and final season — and that’s a great thing.
After last week’s joyfully slapstick hour, this week’s installment makes light of the fact that a creature known as “El Cuegle” snacks on infants (no, seriously) at the same time that the episode raises — and, in an uncharacteristic move for the series,...
- 1/28/2017
- TVLine.com
Earlier today, it was reported that iconic Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher passed away at the age of 60. Her death comes just four days after she suffered a heart attack on an international flight between London and Los Angeles, with the actress returning home from promoting her new book The Princess Diarist. As the news spread throughout the world, we have a number of tributes that have surfaced through social media, and from LucasFilm itself. Here's what LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy had to say in a statement.
"Carrie holds such special place in the hearts of everyone at Lucasfilm it is difficult to think of a world without her. She was Princess Leia to the world but a very special friend to all of us. She had an indomitable spirit, incredible wit, and a loving heart. Carrie also defined the female hero of our age over a generation ago. Her...
"Carrie holds such special place in the hearts of everyone at Lucasfilm it is difficult to think of a world without her. She was Princess Leia to the world but a very special friend to all of us. She had an indomitable spirit, incredible wit, and a loving heart. Carrie also defined the female hero of our age over a generation ago. Her...
- 12/27/2016
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Have we ever seen a more action-packed installment of American Horror Story? I don't think so.
American Horror Story Season 6 Episode 7 featured scare after non-stop scare. And gore. Plenty of gore.
It's as though the Ahs writers somehow caught a sneak-peak of The Walking Dead Season 7 Premiere and were like, "Nah, we can top that goriness."
I can safely say that "Chapter 7" will go down as one of my favorite installments of American Horror Story ever. It was legitimately unsettling and just plain creepy, on so many different levels.
The Mvp (so to speak) of the hour was undoubtedly Kathy Bates' Agnes. I can't speak highly enough of how unsettling it was to watch Agnes talking to herself, slipping from her Butcher accent/persona into flashes of her "real"/normal self. Give her all the awards for this performance, Asap.
It's incredible how Bates' performance changed in subtle ways...
American Horror Story Season 6 Episode 7 featured scare after non-stop scare. And gore. Plenty of gore.
It's as though the Ahs writers somehow caught a sneak-peak of The Walking Dead Season 7 Premiere and were like, "Nah, we can top that goriness."
I can safely say that "Chapter 7" will go down as one of my favorite installments of American Horror Story ever. It was legitimately unsettling and just plain creepy, on so many different levels.
The Mvp (so to speak) of the hour was undoubtedly Kathy Bates' Agnes. I can't speak highly enough of how unsettling it was to watch Agnes talking to herself, slipping from her Butcher accent/persona into flashes of her "real"/normal self. Give her all the awards for this performance, Asap.
It's incredible how Bates' performance changed in subtle ways...
- 10/27/2016
- by Caralynn Lippo
- TVfanatic
Blake Lively is dishing about her personal and professional life! The actress, who's currently expecting her second child with husband Ryan Reynolds, looked stunning in a Carolina Herrera dress at the premiere of her movie The Shallows on Tuesday in New York City. Lively flew solo to the premiere while Reynolds stayed home to babysit their 18-month-old daughter James. "He's a good papa," Lively told E! News' Marc Malkin. Speaking of Reynolds, Lively recently made headlines for saying her and her husband were "officially breeders," but the actress told E! News that she was just joking. She dished, "Anything you say people are going to sensationalize it but...
- 6/23/2016
- E! Online
Before you get too excited, we're not about to reveal that John Stamos is actually single. Yeah, sorry about that. There was a collective thump felt across the nation when the Fuller House star revealed that he's dating someone (and spoiler alert: it's not us), however, when E! News spoke to the actor about his most recent comments about "happily dating" and being a cuddler, Stamos wanted to make sure his remarks weren't taken out of context. "Well, if I said it, it must be true," he laughed when we brought up his "happily dating" comment from the Kyle and Jacky O radio show. "I don't know what to say. Anything you say gets twisted around!" Case in point?...
- 4/29/2016
- E! Online
How glad are you the Poltergeist neo-creepy clown has decided to use this dancing idol app? All day long, my sisters have been sending videos through this popular (I’m sure you’ve noticed) My Idol app, which eerily transports some wacky likeness of your face onto a dancing virtual body for maximum goofyweird. It’s in a…
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- 4/28/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
It Follows' Maika Monroe will go from evading supernatural entities to dodging vengeful aliens. Also included in our latest round-up are two new promo teasers for The Strain Season 2 and details on 20th Century Fox releasing new videos for Poltergeist via the "My Idol" app.
Independence Day 2: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Maika Monroe (It Follows, The Guest) will play a lead role in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day 2. She could be playing Patricia Whitmore, the daughter of Thomas J. Whitmore (the President of the United States in 1996's Independence Day), a role originally played by Mae Whitman.
Monroe joins a cast that includes Liam Hemsworth (whose character is set to have a romantic relationship with Monroe's character), Charlotte Gainsbourg and Jessie Usher, as well as Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman and Judd Hirsch reprising their roles from the first film.
Independence Day 2 is slated to...
Independence Day 2: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Maika Monroe (It Follows, The Guest) will play a lead role in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day 2. She could be playing Patricia Whitmore, the daughter of Thomas J. Whitmore (the President of the United States in 1996's Independence Day), a role originally played by Mae Whitman.
Monroe joins a cast that includes Liam Hemsworth (whose character is set to have a romantic relationship with Monroe's character), Charlotte Gainsbourg and Jessie Usher, as well as Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman and Judd Hirsch reprising their roles from the first film.
Independence Day 2 is slated to...
- 4/28/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
It's not that James Corden has had a problem getting A-list celebrities on "The Late Late Show" since he took over a month ago (Tom Hanks, Mariah Carey, anyone?), but everyone still has their fantasy guests. However, thanks to the brand-new My Idol app, which creates singing-and-dancing avatars of, well, anybody, Corden realized, "we can have anyone we want, anytime we like." So on Monday night's "Late Late Show," Corden presented his dream guest roster using the My Idol app:...
- 4/28/2015
- by Sarene Leeds
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Ready for some scary nightmares? 20th Century Fox has released a new video of the creepy clown from Poltergeist, using the popular new app ‘My Idol’ app, bringing the clown doll to life.
Check out the first creepy video which was released on the film’s official Facebook page here.
They will also be releasing additional terrifying videos via the film’s official Snapchat account – @PoltergeistFilm. But clear your minds… it knows what scares you.
Legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi (“Spiderman,” “Evil Dead”, “The Grudge”) and director Gil Kenan (“Monster House”) contemporize the classic tale about a family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces.
When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and hold the youngest daughter captive, the family must come together to rescue her before she disappears forever.
From Fox 2000 Pictures and Metro-goldwyn-mayer Pictures and starring Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino, Kennedi Clements, Nicholas Braun and Jared Harris,...
Check out the first creepy video which was released on the film’s official Facebook page here.
They will also be releasing additional terrifying videos via the film’s official Snapchat account – @PoltergeistFilm. But clear your minds… it knows what scares you.
Legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi (“Spiderman,” “Evil Dead”, “The Grudge”) and director Gil Kenan (“Monster House”) contemporize the classic tale about a family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces.
When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and hold the youngest daughter captive, the family must come together to rescue her before she disappears forever.
From Fox 2000 Pictures and Metro-goldwyn-mayer Pictures and starring Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino, Kennedi Clements, Nicholas Braun and Jared Harris,...
- 4/27/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Miley Cyrus certainly knows her way around a pole, huh? Actually, that's a Miley Cyrus avatar, but the singer herself created it using "My Idol," an app that lets users turn themselves into dancing and karaoke-singing versions of themselves! "My Idol" is almost entirely in Chinese, but that doesn't seem to stop English-speakers users from having a grand ol' time with it! Miley set her digitized pole dance to the tune of Nicki Minaj's "Truffle Butter" (she then posted the performance clip to Instagram), but others have been A-ok with their avatars singing along to words they (presumably) don't understand. Kat Dennings hopped on the "My Idol" pole, dancing...
- 4/23/2015
- E! Online
Meet the 2015 Sundance Filmmakers #45: Bruce McDonald Wants 'Hellions' to Invoke Fear and Excitement
Though Bruce McDonald's marital comedy "The Husband" premiered only months ago at the Toronto International Film Festival, the prolific Canadian director is already prepared to unveil his newest film at Sundance. "Hellions" takes a page from classic horror, as Dora (Chloe Rose) endures a treacherous and seemingly-endless Halloween night. To those relatively unfamiliar with McDonald's work, "Hellions" might seem like a radical departure. Yet for this idiosyncratic filmmaker, shaking things up is practically mandatory. What's your film about in 140 characters or less? On Halloween night, a teenage girl gets terrorized by some demonic kids. Now what's it Really about? Choices. Death. Life. Madness. Beauty. Pumpkins. Tell us briefly about yourself. I am the Commander of the Northern Tribes. My idol is Joe Strummer. My fortune and well-being are because of the beautiful and talented women in my life. Biggest challenge in completing this film?...
- 1/28/2015
- by David Canfield
- Indiewire
It’s no secret that Sam Smith loves pop’s greatest divas.
Over the past year, as fans gotten to know the British crooner, they’ve learned of the fandom he has for female singers. "I've been obsessed with female diva vocals my whole life," Smith told Billboard last November.
Watch: Sam Smith Sings Flawless Cover of Bey in the Shower
“I’ve always loved big female voices like Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Etta James and Beyoncé,” Smith also reiterated to T Magazine in another interview last year.
With that in mind, find out what Smith has to say about his favorite female vocalists.
Adele: “I ultimately think our music’s completely different, but if I’m going to be compared to anyone, it’s amazing.” (Billboard)
Amy Winehouse: "I love Amy Winehouse. I was 11 when her first album came out ... I grew up listening to Amy, Whitney, and [Chaka Khan]." (V Magazine)
Watch: Sam Smith Takes on Whitney...
Over the past year, as fans gotten to know the British crooner, they’ve learned of the fandom he has for female singers. "I've been obsessed with female diva vocals my whole life," Smith told Billboard last November.
Watch: Sam Smith Sings Flawless Cover of Bey in the Shower
“I’ve always loved big female voices like Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Etta James and Beyoncé,” Smith also reiterated to T Magazine in another interview last year.
With that in mind, find out what Smith has to say about his favorite female vocalists.
Adele: “I ultimately think our music’s completely different, but if I’m going to be compared to anyone, it’s amazing.” (Billboard)
Amy Winehouse: "I love Amy Winehouse. I was 11 when her first album came out ... I grew up listening to Amy, Whitney, and [Chaka Khan]." (V Magazine)
Watch: Sam Smith Takes on Whitney...
- 1/28/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
Having made films in the English language as an actor, Guillaume Canet is yet to make a film in the States as a director, but now remakes a film he once starred in, to bring us Blood Ties. We had the great pleasure in speaking to Canet, who discussed why he chose this particular story, why he has turned down big Hollywood scripts in the past years, and what it was like directing his partner, Marion Cotillard.
Blood Ties is of course a remake of Les Liens du Sang, which you starred in. When working on that film, were you already planning your own version in your mind?
No, to be honest, it was the first time in my life I was reading a script as an actor and that I had this weird feeling when I was reading it, I really wanted to direct it. Which was weird for me.
Blood Ties is of course a remake of Les Liens du Sang, which you starred in. When working on that film, were you already planning your own version in your mind?
No, to be honest, it was the first time in my life I was reading a script as an actor and that I had this weird feeling when I was reading it, I really wanted to direct it. Which was weird for me.
- 8/15/2014
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In truly sad news today, beloved actor and comedian Robin Williams has passed away at the age of 63. He is believed to have died from a suicide by asphyxiation, which has left many people across the world stunned and saddened by this tragic loss. A stand-up comedian who parlayed his talents into a long-lasting acting career, the man is remembered by peers from all different spectrums of the entertainment world. Mourning Robin Williams, fellow comedians, past co-stars and long time friends all gathered to share their memoris on Twitter this afternoon.
I could not be more stunned by the loss of Robin Williams, mensch, great talent, acting partner, genuine soul.
— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) August 11, 2014
So sad so funny http://t.co/YF9UH5BOYb
— Chris Rock (@chrisrock) August 11, 2014
I’m merely the millionth voice chiming in on how sad and serious chemical dependency and depression are. Rip Robin Williams
— James Gunn...
I could not be more stunned by the loss of Robin Williams, mensch, great talent, acting partner, genuine soul.
— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) August 11, 2014
So sad so funny http://t.co/YF9UH5BOYb
— Chris Rock (@chrisrock) August 11, 2014
I’m merely the millionth voice chiming in on how sad and serious chemical dependency and depression are. Rip Robin Williams
— James Gunn...
- 8/12/2014
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
News of Robin Williams’ death took the world by surprise on Monday afternoon. Celebrities have taken to Twitter to express their deepest sympathies and memories of the late comedian:
http://t.co/UEtjQ1f2zS— Zelda Williams (@zeldawilliams) August 12, 2014
I could not be more stunned by the loss of Robin Williams, mensch, great talent, acting partner, genuine soul.— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) August 11, 2014
I can't take the Robin Williams news. I've never cried over someone I've never met but I can't stop...
http://t.co/UEtjQ1f2zS— Zelda Williams (@zeldawilliams) August 12, 2014
I could not be more stunned by the loss of Robin Williams, mensch, great talent, acting partner, genuine soul.— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) August 11, 2014
I can't take the Robin Williams news. I've never cried over someone I've never met but I can't stop...
- 8/11/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW.com - PopWatch
Rik Mayall's daughter has paid tribute to her ''wonderful, generous, foul-mouthed and hysterical father''. The comedian's 18-year-old daughter, Bonnie Mayall, posted a touching photograph of her dad on Facebook yesterday (10.06.14), along with a moving message, after he died suddenly on Monday (09.06.14) aged just 56. She wrote on the social media site: ''My dad was loved not only by my family, but by many many others. ''We will never forget him and neither will the world. ''R.I.P. to the man, the myth, the legend - my wonderful, generous, foul-mouthed and hysterical father. My idol now and forever.'' She added: ''We love you daddy.'' Rik's...
- 6/11/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
We asked you to amuse us by adding a caption or dialogue to this photo the winner is John
Benedict Cumberbatch, I am arresting you on the charge of Serial Ubiquity. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
John gets to choose our banner theme up top this week. What'll it be John?...
Benedict Cumberbatch, I am arresting you on the charge of Serial Ubiquity. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
John gets to choose our banner theme up top this week. What'll it be John?...
- 6/9/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Bob Blakeley has had a crazy couple of months. He auditioned for The Voice, but there was public outrage when none of the coaches turned for him. Not to worry, though, because Mike Batt offered him a record deal live on BBC Breakfast and his debut album Performance is out tomorrow. You see? Crazy! Bob chatted to Digital Spy about his surprising journey...
"I was working in a chilled warehouse before The Voice. You'd start at six in the morning, and you'd get an order that you'd have to go and complete by walking through the different aisles and picking up different things. I'd do that for ten hours a day - it was a long day."
"My daughter Joanne applied for The Voice for me online. I started doing pubs and clubs in 2007 and I used to practise songs in the bedroom, and Joanne used to come up and use the PC,...
"I was working in a chilled warehouse before The Voice. You'd start at six in the morning, and you'd get an order that you'd have to go and complete by walking through the different aisles and picking up different things. I'd do that for ten hours a day - it was a long day."
"My daughter Joanne applied for The Voice for me online. I started doing pubs and clubs in 2007 and I used to practise songs in the bedroom, and Joanne used to come up and use the PC,...
- 5/18/2014
- Digital Spy
It's strange to think that Chris Evans wasn't initially on Marvel Studios' shortlist to play Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, and it's even more bizarre to imagine that Evans nearly turned the role down when it was offered to him (he had already done one stint as a Marvel superhero, Johnny Storm, in the ill-fated "Fantastic Four"). But as fate would have it, both parties emerged victorious: Marvel got itself a performance in 2011's "Captain America: The First Avenger" that was full of heart and humanity, while Evans got the breakthrough role he'd been looking for.
Evans has now gone from the solid but not earth-shattering success of the first "Captain America" to the billion-and-a-half dollar blockbuster "The Avengers" to his second standalone film in the red, white, and blue outfit, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (TV's "Community"), the movie finds...
Evans has now gone from the solid but not earth-shattering success of the first "Captain America" to the billion-and-a-half dollar blockbuster "The Avengers" to his second standalone film in the red, white, and blue outfit, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (TV's "Community"), the movie finds...
- 3/24/2014
- by Don Kaye
- Moviefone
Just like her heart, our love for Celine Dion will always go on! The talented diva hit the stage with finalist Tessanne during the Dec. 17 ‘Voice’ finale, delivering a heartfelt performance that has us seriously longing for the ’90s.
The Voice has become famous for delivering dynamic vocal performances on a weekly basis, but the singing competition took things a step further when they brought back one of music’s longest-reigning divas, Celine Dion, for its Dec. 17 Season 5 finale. Check out her performance of “Love Can Move Mountains” with Tessanne Chin!
Celine Dion & Tessanne Chin Perform On ‘The Voice’
Tessanne Chin called Celine a woman she’s always looked up to, so when she found out she’d be taking the stage with her, she absolutely broke down!
The two ladies joined on stage looking better than ever (seriously, how is Celine already 45), singing Celine’s ’92 hit! The uplifting, fun...
The Voice has become famous for delivering dynamic vocal performances on a weekly basis, but the singing competition took things a step further when they brought back one of music’s longest-reigning divas, Celine Dion, for its Dec. 17 Season 5 finale. Check out her performance of “Love Can Move Mountains” with Tessanne Chin!
Celine Dion & Tessanne Chin Perform On ‘The Voice’
Tessanne Chin called Celine a woman she’s always looked up to, so when she found out she’d be taking the stage with her, she absolutely broke down!
The two ladies joined on stage looking better than ever (seriously, how is Celine already 45), singing Celine’s ’92 hit! The uplifting, fun...
- 12/18/2013
- by Shaunna Murphy
- HollywoodLife
Taking a note from Kanye West’s playbook, Kim Kardashian compared herself to an ultimate icon in a recent social selfie.
The 33-year-old reality star shared a photo via Instagram matching a pose next to Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor.
Along with the photo, which recreates Taylor’s 1991 shoot with Herb Ritts in Malibu, Kim simply wrote, “My idol.”
This isn’t the first time the Kardashian paid tribute to the late, great star. Last year, Kim K donned a robe lent to her from Elizabeth and posed as Cleopatra for another photo, writing, “'Forever grateful to Elizabeth Taylor! She lent me this robe she wore in Cleopatra!'
What are your thoughts on Kim’s self-indulgent snapshot?...
The 33-year-old reality star shared a photo via Instagram matching a pose next to Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor.
Along with the photo, which recreates Taylor’s 1991 shoot with Herb Ritts in Malibu, Kim simply wrote, “My idol.”
This isn’t the first time the Kardashian paid tribute to the late, great star. Last year, Kim K donned a robe lent to her from Elizabeth and posed as Cleopatra for another photo, writing, “'Forever grateful to Elizabeth Taylor! She lent me this robe she wore in Cleopatra!'
What are your thoughts on Kim’s self-indulgent snapshot?...
- 12/10/2013
- GossipCenter
Close to 100 New York-based Latino film & media arts professionals attended the New York Latino Film Summit on Friday evening, June 21, evening and all day Saturday June 22, at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, to engage in an open dialogue concerning the current and future state of U.S. Latinos in multimedia. By reevaluating and adopting comprehensive strategies that address critical issues, their professional insight and dedication proved to be an invaluable response to build a community to serve us all.
The purported trillion dollar purchasing power of Latinos in the United States bestowing a tremendous power as consumers of media has not yet increased the number of Latino cultural producers in this country. There are not yet enough Latino film directors, screenwriters, critical writers, programmers, and funders to create a consistent flow of product to a developed audience looking for a “Latino” film experience.
Simultaneously, independent filmmaking in Latin America is reaching new heights. The amount of projects coming out of the region continues to increase and the films are receiving international acclaim at top tier film festivals. So, what is going on?
The Summit culminated with a number of concrete initiatives, action points that to be implemented to advocate for a greater understanding of Latino cultural and geographical diversity, the richesse of stories, and a determination not to be defined and limited by labels.
Multimedia makers
The word Multimedia is used to include advertising, television, feature films, webisodes, and even literature, comic books, cartoons, animation and any other sort of media, new or old.
Beginning with Friday evening’s introduction and kick-off, a freely associated discussion of the meaning of “Latino” began a stimulating give-and-take amongst the participants aimed at pinpointing the solutions to the obstacles that stand in the way of creating meaningful and innovative Latino media content and a vibrant U.S.-based Latino film community.
The roundtables on the following day attempted to tackle such questions as:
Who has access to a film career? How can we democratize access to filmmaking? What stories are we telling? Are we limiting the stories Latinos can tell? Who is documenting our cinema? How are film festivals programming our films? How can we create more critical content on Latino films and filmmakers?
The spirit of the meeting reminded me of that of the Art House Convergence (now in its 6th year) or even of the founding of Ifp East and West so many years ago. The enthusiasm and intelligence shared among all the participants energized all of us.
What follows are my notes and sometimes my own thoughts as a well organized process took place to cull out the five major issues needed in order to develop further a strong, vibrant Latino multimedia community.
New York Latino Film Summit: Changing Our Paradigms
Day 1: Friday, June 21, 6pm – 8pm
Summer Solstice today marks a new beginning.
Today, what defines Latinidad exceeds the traditional categories imposed on the Latino identity. The opening session asked participants to question how we define ourselves, how we are defined by others, who validates our authenticity, and what it means to appropriate the label.
The Amphitheater at the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center was filled to capacity. The audience of writers, actors, directors, producers, festival programmers, executives, and interested individuals bandied about the words heritage, language, community, diversity, the need to identify while still being “American”, the need not to identify to maintain one’s own unique individuality, the understanding among selves, the diversity among selves, even the Jewish part of Latino spoke up. Junot Diaz, (Omg! My idol! If you have not yet read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, then run to your nearest bookstore or go to Amazon now and order it! Its depiction of the Dominican Republic under Trujillo and the hero’s journey well deserves its Pulitzer and Booker Prizes!) standing in the back of the amphitheater, spoke of the need to identify in Latino solidarity, in spite of all the differences, in order to be heard by the rest of the world. Latino is a general strategic identity. The outside world recognizes it. It in no way negates all the other identities each one of us carries within us.
Other ideas coming out of the discussion:
• Latino serves as a bridge to filmmaking. It does not follow the Hollywood model at all.
• There is a duality of Latino: one’s own self-perception and others’ view of Latino.
• How can we rethink the Latino identity to rebuild the old into a new system?
• How to increase the Latino without appearing un-American?
• How do we move forward?
• There is a lack of community, even in the community.
Day 2: Saturday, June 22, 10:30am - 8pm
On rising this morning—at 4am, -- I am excited, anticipating today, and thinking about last night, I came up with my own thoughts and feelings on the issue. I bring the Pov of an outsider, and a “Latino manquee”, so to speak, as a once Spanish Jew who, when expelled from Spain in 1492, did not go to the New World, but instead went over the Pyrenees, “with nothing but the clothes on our back”, to France whence we were invited to the Duchy of Lithuania, and where we spent the next 400 years becoming “Ashkenazic” Jews. Speaking as an outsider I would define Latino as “everyone originating some generations ago (more or less with Hispanic last names) in the New World in areas not first colonized by the Anglos, French, or Germans, but by the Spanish and Portuguese, and not totally indigenous”
Access and Accessibility 10:30am - 12pm
Who has access to a film career?
By teaching reading and writing via filmmaking as storytelling to the young, both in school and out of school, we will raise the next generation of filmmakers and multimedia makers. Literacy began and still begins with pictures. Every child knows about moving pictures and wants to make him/her self part of them. Our form of alienation today is that we see ourselves as actors in stories not our own or we retreat into realities we create for ourselves, thinking that they are our private domain. We need to share the stories to become “real” to ourselves and to the rest of the world. Silence is not golden; it’s suicide.
Today access comes with the simplest digital toy: a mobile phone, iPad or simple point and shoot camera. Anyone can make a film.
How can the audience get access to the work of Latino media makers?
By creating a Latino circuit of festivals, distributors and exhibitors who share information, marketing ideas, existing materials, prints and advertising, dubbed and subtitled soundtracks, press coverage and tools for community outreach.Creating a sustainable circuit of branding festivals with films or for films, distribution, exhibition, press.Placing product in movies, at events, in advertising...Corona beer, Chilean and Argentinian wine, Dominos Pizza, Contadina, Coca Cola, Univision, Televisa, Panama hats, Galapagos conservation, Easter Islands tourism, Earthquakes preparedness, quinoa...
Funding and Training: Is needed not only for filmmaking, but for also distribution and international licensing and sales. The discussion created a list of options, under the headings of challenges.
Public Funding
What are the strengths: PBS, Itvs, Ford Foundation, Nea, Latino Public Broadcasting grant money one does not have to pay back and they bestow a seal of approval upon the project.
What are the challenges: They are restricted by the fiscal year, by who has access, and by their lack of lack of outreach into the communities.
Private Funding
· Global film initiative
· Wealthy individuals
· Equity funds
Training and networks of solidarity training
Class and access, formal schooling vs. other forms of training.
Professional networking
Distribution
Strengths:
· Can raise monies
· Access
· Money
· The deal
· Legitimizes
Challenges:
· Expensive
· Lack of screens
· Only 3% of films get into theaters
· 1% of programming in theaters is split among U.S. indies, docs and features and foreign language films.
· Lack of organizational cohesiveness
· Highly trend given.
. I think the model of Affrm (for African American theatrical film distribution via the African American film festivals) plus using Emerging Pictures to reach non-theatrical venues in museums, libraries and other 4walled spaces, plus art house theaters would be viable especially if there were a “body of work” rather than just a single film.
· Non-theatrical circuit needs an organizational strategy of the Latino film community.
· Additional revenue streams, audience development, greater visibility are needed.
· Shorts have great interest at universities.
· Parity of funding, exposure on tv, etc, If Latino is 13% , then funding, distribution, and training should be 13%.
And not parenthetically, 50% of that should go to Latinas (gender parity).
Storytelling and Narratives
What stories are we telling? Are we pushing the envelope? Are we limited by our own narratives? Are we limiting the stories Latinos versus Latin Americans can tell?
• Latin American films have greater interest in Europe than Latino stories. And they are very different from each other.
• What about this oft cited “universality of stories? Question the formulas which labs and classes provide. Learn the rules and then bend them, like learning the dance steps, beats and rhythms in order to create new variations of the themes which are, nevertheless, universal.
• Alex Rivera, filmmaker who did Sleep Dealer noted that he changed genre to tell a typical border-crossing story and made it science fiction.
• Film is a collaborative art, there is a need for people to read scripts, Proofing your scripts! Have someone else proof them!
• There seems to be a lack of creativity in scripts. Self doubt creates a lack of creativity.
• There is a need for mentoring, for a salon and for workshops for scriptwriting particularly for Latino screenwriting labs and social networking, a workshop where each person gets 10 minutes to try out his\her project.
There is a lack of critical writing about Latino films. The only consistent writing is LatinoBuzz, Chicana from Chicago, about.com, NBC Latino, Huffington Post.
There is a lack of government funding of films except for the ever dwindling Nea. However, discussions are now underway with the government regarding using Kickstarter, Indiegogo and other crowdfunding platforms to accept investments as well as gifts.
Validation and Audience Development
Who is validating our cinema? Who is documenting our cinema? How are we programming our films and directors? How can we create more critical content on the films and filmmakers? How do we engage audiences in a more effective way?
There is a lack of knowledge of U.S.-Latino films.
The closest thing to a catalog of U.S.-Latino films was created by Lava.
Latin American Video Archives (Lava) opened in the late 80s and closed in 2006 for lack of funding. It contained 3,000 tapes. It created a database, and was set to go online as a searchable database of Latin American and Latino cinema. Listing over 9,000 titles produced by and about Latin Americans and Latinos, it became a distributor for the educational and consumer markets and for film festivals. The physical archive still exists as does the database on a hard disk drive.
FilmFinders (the company I founded in 1988) also tracked U.S.-Latino, Latino and every other film in the international film market from 1988 to 2009, totaling 60,000 titles with details including rights sold.
Latino film festivals also have databases of films and of participants from the public as well as publicists for Latino films. Those festival databases and those festivals’ skills in outreach could be used throughout the year if they would see the value in this for their own festivals.
Out of this comes the idea to create a central database with critical information.
The educational and non-theatrical market is an unknown market. Finding the academic department where the film belongs is somewhat complicated. A film could show on campus and bring in $3,000. A school or university could also buy the film on dvd for $300. The trick is in finding the proper professor to pitch, preferably one who would bring in the filmmaker as well to speak of the experience. Moreover, professors will write about the film too and so the life of the film can continue to be a vital part of the study program or the body of literature cited in the course of study. The professors might be in Latin American studies, anthropology, political science, or any other departments at a university or college.
An example in academia of interest in Latino film which might be useful in going forward in educational distribution is the Film Festival Research Network (Ffrn). Kansas based member Tamara L. Falicov, Associate Professor/Department Chair of the Department of Film and Media Studies at the
University of Kansas was quoted in a LatinoBuzz blog dealing with Latino production from the Spanish point of view. She can be reached at tfalicov [at] Ku.edu, 785-864-1353
Plenary Session Wrap Up
1st session:
Felipe Tewes, HBO Latino, reiterated Junot Diaz's advice to embrace general identity for strategic purposes without diluting individual identities.
Action
Create community and spaces for cross-pollination.Create a monthly salon for sharing...Create a resource directory/database.Create a film collaborative.Create a cinema club.
2nd Session: Storytelling
Lack of mentorship and developmentCreate an umbrella encompassing a salon, with biweekly or monthly script reading.Create a Latino fund.Create Facebook Page...or Linked InCreate co-production event.
3rd Session: Distribution and funding bodies are broken.
Look at models of Emerging Pictures, Affrm, and create a festival-distribution-exhibitor circuit
Look at educational distribution and other forms of non-theatrical distribution to universities, colleges, libraries, special interest groups.
4th Session: Validation
Lack of knowledge of U.S. -Latino films
Lack of critical writing
LobbyingArchivingMicro cinemaNetworkingWriting networking...cinema tropical and Latino buzzLatino film history/information
In one year this group meeting will reconvene to see what has developed. Meanwhile, here are the points of action with volunteers committing to work on them. I am on the database committee.
Call to Action
For those of you who were not able to attend, the participants of the last session signed up for the action groups, If you would like to sign up, please email and name which group(s) you choose to join. Send your email to: newyorklatinofilmsummit [At] gmail.com.
The committees are:
- Organizing Committee. The group in charge of general coordination and communication, as well as planning future Summit events.
- Information Committee. The group that will coordinate databases and communication in social media, as well as creating fluid networks of information inside and outside the group.
- Salons. This group will organize Professional events (please choose one from below)
a) Screenwriters
b) Producers
c) Work-in-progress screenings
d) Non-Theatrical/ Educational Distribution
- Workshops. Organizing specific workshops for the professional advancement of the group.
- Mentorships. Creating mentorship programs both for the members of the group, as well as for younger generations.
- Lobby/Advocacy/Activism. Creating strategies for the advancement and visibility of the professional and social causes of the group.
- Microcinema/Cine-Club. Creating a on-going cine-club with the hopes of documenting and presenting the history of Latino Cinema in the U.S., and serving as a curatorial platform for the exhibition of Latino works.
The summit organizing committee consists of: Andrea Betanzos (Assistant Director, Cinema Tropical), Carlos A. Gutiérrez (Co-founder and Director, Cinema Tropical), Paula Heredia (director/editor, Heredia Pictures), and Lucila Moctezuma (Production Assistance Program Manager, Women Make Movies.
The purported trillion dollar purchasing power of Latinos in the United States bestowing a tremendous power as consumers of media has not yet increased the number of Latino cultural producers in this country. There are not yet enough Latino film directors, screenwriters, critical writers, programmers, and funders to create a consistent flow of product to a developed audience looking for a “Latino” film experience.
Simultaneously, independent filmmaking in Latin America is reaching new heights. The amount of projects coming out of the region continues to increase and the films are receiving international acclaim at top tier film festivals. So, what is going on?
The Summit culminated with a number of concrete initiatives, action points that to be implemented to advocate for a greater understanding of Latino cultural and geographical diversity, the richesse of stories, and a determination not to be defined and limited by labels.
Multimedia makers
The word Multimedia is used to include advertising, television, feature films, webisodes, and even literature, comic books, cartoons, animation and any other sort of media, new or old.
Beginning with Friday evening’s introduction and kick-off, a freely associated discussion of the meaning of “Latino” began a stimulating give-and-take amongst the participants aimed at pinpointing the solutions to the obstacles that stand in the way of creating meaningful and innovative Latino media content and a vibrant U.S.-based Latino film community.
The roundtables on the following day attempted to tackle such questions as:
Who has access to a film career? How can we democratize access to filmmaking? What stories are we telling? Are we limiting the stories Latinos can tell? Who is documenting our cinema? How are film festivals programming our films? How can we create more critical content on Latino films and filmmakers?
The spirit of the meeting reminded me of that of the Art House Convergence (now in its 6th year) or even of the founding of Ifp East and West so many years ago. The enthusiasm and intelligence shared among all the participants energized all of us.
What follows are my notes and sometimes my own thoughts as a well organized process took place to cull out the five major issues needed in order to develop further a strong, vibrant Latino multimedia community.
New York Latino Film Summit: Changing Our Paradigms
Day 1: Friday, June 21, 6pm – 8pm
Summer Solstice today marks a new beginning.
Today, what defines Latinidad exceeds the traditional categories imposed on the Latino identity. The opening session asked participants to question how we define ourselves, how we are defined by others, who validates our authenticity, and what it means to appropriate the label.
The Amphitheater at the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center was filled to capacity. The audience of writers, actors, directors, producers, festival programmers, executives, and interested individuals bandied about the words heritage, language, community, diversity, the need to identify while still being “American”, the need not to identify to maintain one’s own unique individuality, the understanding among selves, the diversity among selves, even the Jewish part of Latino spoke up. Junot Diaz, (Omg! My idol! If you have not yet read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, then run to your nearest bookstore or go to Amazon now and order it! Its depiction of the Dominican Republic under Trujillo and the hero’s journey well deserves its Pulitzer and Booker Prizes!) standing in the back of the amphitheater, spoke of the need to identify in Latino solidarity, in spite of all the differences, in order to be heard by the rest of the world. Latino is a general strategic identity. The outside world recognizes it. It in no way negates all the other identities each one of us carries within us.
Other ideas coming out of the discussion:
• Latino serves as a bridge to filmmaking. It does not follow the Hollywood model at all.
• There is a duality of Latino: one’s own self-perception and others’ view of Latino.
• How can we rethink the Latino identity to rebuild the old into a new system?
• How to increase the Latino without appearing un-American?
• How do we move forward?
• There is a lack of community, even in the community.
Day 2: Saturday, June 22, 10:30am - 8pm
On rising this morning—at 4am, -- I am excited, anticipating today, and thinking about last night, I came up with my own thoughts and feelings on the issue. I bring the Pov of an outsider, and a “Latino manquee”, so to speak, as a once Spanish Jew who, when expelled from Spain in 1492, did not go to the New World, but instead went over the Pyrenees, “with nothing but the clothes on our back”, to France whence we were invited to the Duchy of Lithuania, and where we spent the next 400 years becoming “Ashkenazic” Jews. Speaking as an outsider I would define Latino as “everyone originating some generations ago (more or less with Hispanic last names) in the New World in areas not first colonized by the Anglos, French, or Germans, but by the Spanish and Portuguese, and not totally indigenous”
Access and Accessibility 10:30am - 12pm
Who has access to a film career?
By teaching reading and writing via filmmaking as storytelling to the young, both in school and out of school, we will raise the next generation of filmmakers and multimedia makers. Literacy began and still begins with pictures. Every child knows about moving pictures and wants to make him/her self part of them. Our form of alienation today is that we see ourselves as actors in stories not our own or we retreat into realities we create for ourselves, thinking that they are our private domain. We need to share the stories to become “real” to ourselves and to the rest of the world. Silence is not golden; it’s suicide.
Today access comes with the simplest digital toy: a mobile phone, iPad or simple point and shoot camera. Anyone can make a film.
How can the audience get access to the work of Latino media makers?
By creating a Latino circuit of festivals, distributors and exhibitors who share information, marketing ideas, existing materials, prints and advertising, dubbed and subtitled soundtracks, press coverage and tools for community outreach.Creating a sustainable circuit of branding festivals with films or for films, distribution, exhibition, press.Placing product in movies, at events, in advertising...Corona beer, Chilean and Argentinian wine, Dominos Pizza, Contadina, Coca Cola, Univision, Televisa, Panama hats, Galapagos conservation, Easter Islands tourism, Earthquakes preparedness, quinoa...
Funding and Training: Is needed not only for filmmaking, but for also distribution and international licensing and sales. The discussion created a list of options, under the headings of challenges.
Public Funding
What are the strengths: PBS, Itvs, Ford Foundation, Nea, Latino Public Broadcasting grant money one does not have to pay back and they bestow a seal of approval upon the project.
What are the challenges: They are restricted by the fiscal year, by who has access, and by their lack of lack of outreach into the communities.
Private Funding
· Global film initiative
· Wealthy individuals
· Equity funds
Training and networks of solidarity training
Class and access, formal schooling vs. other forms of training.
Professional networking
Distribution
Strengths:
· Can raise monies
· Access
· Money
· The deal
· Legitimizes
Challenges:
· Expensive
· Lack of screens
· Only 3% of films get into theaters
· 1% of programming in theaters is split among U.S. indies, docs and features and foreign language films.
· Lack of organizational cohesiveness
· Highly trend given.
. I think the model of Affrm (for African American theatrical film distribution via the African American film festivals) plus using Emerging Pictures to reach non-theatrical venues in museums, libraries and other 4walled spaces, plus art house theaters would be viable especially if there were a “body of work” rather than just a single film.
· Non-theatrical circuit needs an organizational strategy of the Latino film community.
· Additional revenue streams, audience development, greater visibility are needed.
· Shorts have great interest at universities.
· Parity of funding, exposure on tv, etc, If Latino is 13% , then funding, distribution, and training should be 13%.
And not parenthetically, 50% of that should go to Latinas (gender parity).
Storytelling and Narratives
What stories are we telling? Are we pushing the envelope? Are we limited by our own narratives? Are we limiting the stories Latinos versus Latin Americans can tell?
• Latin American films have greater interest in Europe than Latino stories. And they are very different from each other.
• What about this oft cited “universality of stories? Question the formulas which labs and classes provide. Learn the rules and then bend them, like learning the dance steps, beats and rhythms in order to create new variations of the themes which are, nevertheless, universal.
• Alex Rivera, filmmaker who did Sleep Dealer noted that he changed genre to tell a typical border-crossing story and made it science fiction.
• Film is a collaborative art, there is a need for people to read scripts, Proofing your scripts! Have someone else proof them!
• There seems to be a lack of creativity in scripts. Self doubt creates a lack of creativity.
• There is a need for mentoring, for a salon and for workshops for scriptwriting particularly for Latino screenwriting labs and social networking, a workshop where each person gets 10 minutes to try out his\her project.
There is a lack of critical writing about Latino films. The only consistent writing is LatinoBuzz, Chicana from Chicago, about.com, NBC Latino, Huffington Post.
There is a lack of government funding of films except for the ever dwindling Nea. However, discussions are now underway with the government regarding using Kickstarter, Indiegogo and other crowdfunding platforms to accept investments as well as gifts.
Validation and Audience Development
Who is validating our cinema? Who is documenting our cinema? How are we programming our films and directors? How can we create more critical content on the films and filmmakers? How do we engage audiences in a more effective way?
There is a lack of knowledge of U.S.-Latino films.
The closest thing to a catalog of U.S.-Latino films was created by Lava.
Latin American Video Archives (Lava) opened in the late 80s and closed in 2006 for lack of funding. It contained 3,000 tapes. It created a database, and was set to go online as a searchable database of Latin American and Latino cinema. Listing over 9,000 titles produced by and about Latin Americans and Latinos, it became a distributor for the educational and consumer markets and for film festivals. The physical archive still exists as does the database on a hard disk drive.
FilmFinders (the company I founded in 1988) also tracked U.S.-Latino, Latino and every other film in the international film market from 1988 to 2009, totaling 60,000 titles with details including rights sold.
Latino film festivals also have databases of films and of participants from the public as well as publicists for Latino films. Those festival databases and those festivals’ skills in outreach could be used throughout the year if they would see the value in this for their own festivals.
Out of this comes the idea to create a central database with critical information.
The educational and non-theatrical market is an unknown market. Finding the academic department where the film belongs is somewhat complicated. A film could show on campus and bring in $3,000. A school or university could also buy the film on dvd for $300. The trick is in finding the proper professor to pitch, preferably one who would bring in the filmmaker as well to speak of the experience. Moreover, professors will write about the film too and so the life of the film can continue to be a vital part of the study program or the body of literature cited in the course of study. The professors might be in Latin American studies, anthropology, political science, or any other departments at a university or college.
An example in academia of interest in Latino film which might be useful in going forward in educational distribution is the Film Festival Research Network (Ffrn). Kansas based member Tamara L. Falicov, Associate Professor/Department Chair of the Department of Film and Media Studies at the
University of Kansas was quoted in a LatinoBuzz blog dealing with Latino production from the Spanish point of view. She can be reached at tfalicov [at] Ku.edu, 785-864-1353
Plenary Session Wrap Up
1st session:
Felipe Tewes, HBO Latino, reiterated Junot Diaz's advice to embrace general identity for strategic purposes without diluting individual identities.
Action
Create community and spaces for cross-pollination.Create a monthly salon for sharing...Create a resource directory/database.Create a film collaborative.Create a cinema club.
2nd Session: Storytelling
Lack of mentorship and developmentCreate an umbrella encompassing a salon, with biweekly or monthly script reading.Create a Latino fund.Create Facebook Page...or Linked InCreate co-production event.
3rd Session: Distribution and funding bodies are broken.
Look at models of Emerging Pictures, Affrm, and create a festival-distribution-exhibitor circuit
Look at educational distribution and other forms of non-theatrical distribution to universities, colleges, libraries, special interest groups.
4th Session: Validation
Lack of knowledge of U.S. -Latino films
Lack of critical writing
LobbyingArchivingMicro cinemaNetworkingWriting networking...cinema tropical and Latino buzzLatino film history/information
In one year this group meeting will reconvene to see what has developed. Meanwhile, here are the points of action with volunteers committing to work on them. I am on the database committee.
Call to Action
For those of you who were not able to attend, the participants of the last session signed up for the action groups, If you would like to sign up, please email and name which group(s) you choose to join. Send your email to: newyorklatinofilmsummit [At] gmail.com.
The committees are:
- Organizing Committee. The group in charge of general coordination and communication, as well as planning future Summit events.
- Information Committee. The group that will coordinate databases and communication in social media, as well as creating fluid networks of information inside and outside the group.
- Salons. This group will organize Professional events (please choose one from below)
a) Screenwriters
b) Producers
c) Work-in-progress screenings
d) Non-Theatrical/ Educational Distribution
- Workshops. Organizing specific workshops for the professional advancement of the group.
- Mentorships. Creating mentorship programs both for the members of the group, as well as for younger generations.
- Lobby/Advocacy/Activism. Creating strategies for the advancement and visibility of the professional and social causes of the group.
- Microcinema/Cine-Club. Creating a on-going cine-club with the hopes of documenting and presenting the history of Latino Cinema in the U.S., and serving as a curatorial platform for the exhibition of Latino works.
The summit organizing committee consists of: Andrea Betanzos (Assistant Director, Cinema Tropical), Carlos A. Gutiérrez (Co-founder and Director, Cinema Tropical), Paula Heredia (director/editor, Heredia Pictures), and Lucila Moctezuma (Production Assistance Program Manager, Women Make Movies.
- 7/5/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Special From Next Avenue
By Suzanne Gerber
You don’t have to throw out Little Feat to make room for Fleet Foxes
Google “ways to discover new music” and no less than 89,800,000 results pop up. Tons of websites, blogs, radio stations broadcasting the old-fashioned way and streamlining online, not to mention music sites like Spotify and Radio Paradise are dedicated to the proposition that all people deserve to discover new tunes.
So why are so many of our needles stuck in the “classic rock” groove, playing the same albums since 1992 -- or 1968? Not that there’s anything wrong with continuing to cherish the music we grew up with. For our generation, it would be hard not to: Some of the most enduring music (at least rock, soul, jazz and blues) was made when we were coming of age. But what I find frustrating is the misbegotten mindset that nothing new is worth listening to.
By Suzanne Gerber
You don’t have to throw out Little Feat to make room for Fleet Foxes
Google “ways to discover new music” and no less than 89,800,000 results pop up. Tons of websites, blogs, radio stations broadcasting the old-fashioned way and streamlining online, not to mention music sites like Spotify and Radio Paradise are dedicated to the proposition that all people deserve to discover new tunes.
So why are so many of our needles stuck in the “classic rock” groove, playing the same albums since 1992 -- or 1968? Not that there’s anything wrong with continuing to cherish the music we grew up with. For our generation, it would be hard not to: Some of the most enduring music (at least rock, soul, jazz and blues) was made when we were coming of age. But what I find frustrating is the misbegotten mindset that nothing new is worth listening to.
- 2/27/2013
- by Next Avenue
- Huffington Post
The award-winning comic on hurting people's feelings, never reading books, and why Derek makes him well up
Derek, your comedy drama set in an old people's home, has returned for a full series. You've said before that you love Derek "more than any other character" you've created. Why?
I don't just mean I love the character like I'd love playing James Bond. I mean that if Derek was real, I would love him as a person. He gets to me. I could well up thinking about how sweet he is. He's us before we get burdened by what other people think of us. He doesn't have to second guess what the right thing is: he does it intuitively. He has no burden of duty other than asking: "What can I do that will make this person feel better?"
So it's not a traditional sitcom then…
I've left behind the veil of irony.
Derek, your comedy drama set in an old people's home, has returned for a full series. You've said before that you love Derek "more than any other character" you've created. Why?
I don't just mean I love the character like I'd love playing James Bond. I mean that if Derek was real, I would love him as a person. He gets to me. I could well up thinking about how sweet he is. He's us before we get burdened by what other people think of us. He doesn't have to second guess what the right thing is: he does it intuitively. He has no burden of duty other than asking: "What can I do that will make this person feel better?"
So it's not a traditional sitcom then…
I've left behind the veil of irony.
- 2/3/2013
- by Elizabeth Day
- The Guardian - Film News
Across the Twitterverse, celebrities expressed their sorrow at the passing of Dick Clark, the television icon who was dubbed "America's Oldest Teenager" and welcomed generations to a new beginning every New Year's Eve. Responses ranged from the mournful to those that joyfully praised Clark's legacy. But many simply recalled him as a legend. "Just heard the news [about] Dick Clark," Tweeted Mario Lopez. "It was truly an honor to have worked with him, learn from him and to be able to call him a friend. He was a great man and an even better friend." ...was a great man and an even better friend.
- 4/18/2012
- by Michael Y. Park
- PEOPLE.com
Dick Clark, the producer and television personality known as "America's Oldest Teenager" for his perennially youthful looks and enthusiasm, has died at age 82. Clark suffered a "massive heart attack" on Wednesday morning, his rep says in a statement, after he entered St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., for an outpatient procedure on Tuesday night. "Attempts to resuscitate were unsuccessful. He is survived by his wife Kari and his three children, Rac, Duane and Cindy," the statement continues. Clark, a diabetic, had suffered a stroke in 2004 but continued in recent years to appear on his New Year's Eve special...
- 4/18/2012
- by Mike Fleeman
- PEOPLE.com
On last night’s "American Idol,” the nine remaining contestants were asked to pick a song by one of their personal Idols.
For half-Mexican singer (and season eleven frontrunner) Jessica Sanchez, the choice was a no-brainer: Beyonce. "My idol is Beyonce, she's just an amazing performer, she's an amazing vocalist," Jessica said just before her performance of Beyonce's hit song, "Sweet Dreams."
With the help of Idol mentor Stevie Nicks, Jessica made the well-known song her own by turning it into a slow ballad and the judges were impressed. "If I was Beyonce and I was home and I heard that, I'd be like, "I got to do that in my next concert, slow that one down," said judge Jennifer Lopez. Steven Tyler called the performance "delicious" and "beautiful" and Randy Jackson called Jessica "one of the best singers he's heard" in years, and added that Jessica "told a beautiful story in a beautiful way.
For half-Mexican singer (and season eleven frontrunner) Jessica Sanchez, the choice was a no-brainer: Beyonce. "My idol is Beyonce, she's just an amazing performer, she's an amazing vocalist," Jessica said just before her performance of Beyonce's hit song, "Sweet Dreams."
With the help of Idol mentor Stevie Nicks, Jessica made the well-known song her own by turning it into a slow ballad and the judges were impressed. "If I was Beyonce and I was home and I heard that, I'd be like, "I got to do that in my next concert, slow that one down," said judge Jennifer Lopez. Steven Tyler called the performance "delicious" and "beautiful" and Randy Jackson called Jessica "one of the best singers he's heard" in years, and added that Jessica "told a beautiful story in a beautiful way.
- 3/29/2012
- by Lee Hernandez
- Huffington Post
If Lizzy Caplan is the early frontrunner for It-Girl of 2012, then consider Jake Johnson her male counterpoint. The 32-year-old actor, who has broken out on the hit Fox series "New Girl," has a brief appearance in this weekend's "21 Jump Street," and will next be seen onscreen in "Safety Not Guaranteed." The indie romance -- which earned rave reviews Sundance Film Festival back in January, and was equally well-received at SXSW in Austin when it screened on Sunday -- gives Johnson the type of meaty supporting role you might expect to see Bill Murray inhabit in a Wes Anderson movie.
Directed by newcomer Colin Trevorrow (from a script by Derek Connolly), "Safety Not Guaranteed" focuses on three Seattle magazine workers (Johnson and two interns, played by Aubrey Plaza and Karan Soni) who travel into the Washington suburbs to investigate a classified ad promising the person who replies the chance to time travel.
Directed by newcomer Colin Trevorrow (from a script by Derek Connolly), "Safety Not Guaranteed" focuses on three Seattle magazine workers (Johnson and two interns, played by Aubrey Plaza and Karan Soni) who travel into the Washington suburbs to investigate a classified ad promising the person who replies the chance to time travel.
- 3/13/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
If Lizzy Caplan is the early frontrunner for It-Girl of 2012, then consider Jake Johnson her male counterpoint. The 32-year-old actor, who has broken out on the hit Fox series "New Girl," has a brief appearance in this weekend's "21 Jump Street," and will next be seen onscreen in "Safety Not Guaranteed." The indie romance -- which earned rave reviews Sundance Film Festival back in January, and was equally well-received at SXSW in Austin when it screened on Sunday -- gives Johnson the type of meaty supporting role you might expect to see Bill Murray inhabit in a Wes Anderson movie. Directed by newcomer Colin Trevorrow (from a script by Derek Connolly), "Safety Not Guaranteed" focuses on three Seattle magazine workers (Johnson and two interns, played by Aubrey Plaza and Karan Soni) who travel into the Washington suburbs to investigate a classified ad promising the person who replies the chance to time travel.
- 3/13/2012
- by Christopher Rosen
- Moviefone
If Lizzy Caplan is the early frontrunner for It-Girl of 2012, then consider Jake Johnson her male counterpoint. The 32-year-old actor, who has broken out on the hit Fox series "New Girl," has a brief appearance in this weekend's "21 Jump Street," and will next be seen onscreen in "Safety Not Guaranteed." The indie romance -- which earned rave reviews Sundance Film Festival back in January, and was equally well-received at SXSW in Austin when it screened on Sunday -- gives Johnson the type of meaty supporting role you might expect to see Bill Murray inhabit in a Wes Anderson movie.
Directed by newcomer Colin Trevorrow (from a script by Derek Connolly), "Safety Not Guaranteed" focuses on three Seattle magazine workers (Johnson and two interns, played by Aubrey Plaza and Karan Soni) who travel into the Washington suburbs to investigate a classified ad promising the person who replies the chance to time travel.
Directed by newcomer Colin Trevorrow (from a script by Derek Connolly), "Safety Not Guaranteed" focuses on three Seattle magazine workers (Johnson and two interns, played by Aubrey Plaza and Karan Soni) who travel into the Washington suburbs to investigate a classified ad promising the person who replies the chance to time travel.
- 3/13/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
Rodney Ascher's Room 237 is a documentary exploring many of the wild theories of hidden meaning in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 classic, The Shining. Told in nine segments, the documentary features voiceovers from different Shining fanatics and uses footage from Kubrick's movie to show examples of their conclusions.
You won't find any talking heads here. Instead, Room 237 employs a unique method of illustrating stories from the voiceover participants: it uses footage from other Kubrick films. Example time: early in the movie, one of the participants talks about the first time he saw The Shining, mentioning how he saw the poster and walked into a movie theater. While he's telling this story, we see footage of Tom Cruise from Eyes Wide Shut as he stares at the poster for The Shining outside of a movie theater and walks in. Get it? The motions of these random film characters don't always...
You won't find any talking heads here. Instead, Room 237 employs a unique method of illustrating stories from the voiceover participants: it uses footage from other Kubrick films. Example time: early in the movie, one of the participants talks about the first time he saw The Shining, mentioning how he saw the poster and walked into a movie theater. While he's telling this story, we see footage of Tom Cruise from Eyes Wide Shut as he stares at the poster for The Shining outside of a movie theater and walks in. Get it? The motions of these random film characters don't always...
- 1/27/2012
- by benp
- GeekTyrant
Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Tuesday, saying he will not return for a fourth year. Gervais said he thinks three times "is enough already."
The comedian explained why he decided to return for this year's award show, saying, "A lot of people said I would never be invited back, so I did it to annoy them."
As far as Ricky's gags were concerned, "The Office" creator...
The comedian explained why he decided to return for this year's award show, saying, "A lot of people said I would never be invited back, so I did it to annoy them."
As far as Ricky's gags were concerned, "The Office" creator...
- 1/18/2012
- Extra
Mark Wahlberg, Marion Cotillard, and Zoe Saldana may star in French actor Guillaume Canet's English-language directorial debut, Blood Ties. According to The Playlist, the film is a remake of 2008's Les Liens Du Sang, which Canet starred in but did not direct. The story is set in the 1970s and centers on "two brothers, one a cop, the other a criminal fresh out of the joint." Wahlberg's The Yards and We Own the Night writer-director James Gray is working on the script with Canet, and now Screen Daily reports that Wahlberg is circling the role of the cop (for those keeping track, this would be the fifth time Wahlberg has played a cop. There's no word yet on whom Cotillard (who is also Canet's partner) or Saldana would play, and Canet may co-star as well. Canet is probably best known to American audiences for his 2006 thriller Tell No One...
- 11/2/2011
- by Matt Goldberg
- Collider.com
James Gray's 'Low Life' With Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner & Marion Cotillard Aims To Start Shooting In January 2012 Given the Hollywood-friendly slickness of his directorial efforts to date, it was only a matter of time before French actor Guillaume Canet made a film in the U.S. The star of "The Beach" and "Love Me If You Dare," among many others, stepped behind the camera to much acclaim with 2002's Cesar-nominated "Mon Idole," the 2007 thriller "Tell No One" (which Ben Affleck is planning to remake), and followed it up with 2010's "Little White Lies," all of which showed an…...
- 11/2/2011
- The Playlist
Ranbir Kapoor has admitted that he does not take his fame for granted despite coming from a Bollywood family. The 29-year-old star can currently be seen in the romantic drama Barfee, acting opposite Priyanka Chopra. He told a television show: "My idol is my grandfather [Raj Kapoor] so I want to direct movies, produce movies, I want to act in films; and to keep growing as an actor and not limit myself. "[Fame] feels really good. But I don't take it too seriously. I don't take it for granted because I know that if my work is good, it will sustain, and if I start doing bad films, I know that all this will go away." New (more)...
- 10/27/2011
- by By Zakia Uddin
- Digital Spy
Getty Simon Cowell
It’s Simon Callow’s show, and the judges, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid, Nicole Scherzinger (who appears in the second hour) and Cheryl Cole appear in all kinds of glamor shots at the top. You’d think they were all starring in a primetime soap opera. But maybe they are.
Steve Jones is the host, and he tells us how the hunt for the next great recording artist, who will get a $5 million dollar recording contract,...
It’s Simon Callow’s show, and the judges, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid, Nicole Scherzinger (who appears in the second hour) and Cheryl Cole appear in all kinds of glamor shots at the top. You’d think they were all starring in a primetime soap opera. But maybe they are.
Steve Jones is the host, and he tells us how the hunt for the next great recording artist, who will get a $5 million dollar recording contract,...
- 9/22/2011
- by Gwen Orel
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
This week, news outlets were practically giddy as they anticipated the path of destruction Hurricane Irene was set to bring upon New York City. So breathless in their fear mongering and so crazed in their endless coverage, it really seemed as if they had hoped the storm was somehow being directed by Roland Emmerich.
But their anticipation turned to disappointment as Irene approached landfall in the Big Apple. The storm downshifted. It seemed to lose its will. Almost as if Irene were somehow scared to approach the city, let alone wreak the havoc that seemed so assured just a few days before.
There were many scientific justifications for this. But I believe science might have missed one reason for the storm’s eventual retreat.
Some heroic New Yorker must have tied Nyasha to a pier.
This week's episode of the A-List: New York, otherwise known as “The Nyasha Show”, was all about the Deluded Diva,...
But their anticipation turned to disappointment as Irene approached landfall in the Big Apple. The storm downshifted. It seemed to lose its will. Almost as if Irene were somehow scared to approach the city, let alone wreak the havoc that seemed so assured just a few days before.
There were many scientific justifications for this. But I believe science might have missed one reason for the storm’s eventual retreat.
Some heroic New Yorker must have tied Nyasha to a pier.
This week's episode of the A-List: New York, otherwise known as “The Nyasha Show”, was all about the Deluded Diva,...
- 8/31/2011
- by BriOut
- The Backlot
We learned last night which American Idol contestants will be advancing to the finals. But what I really want to know is: Who will the Top 13 sing with in the finale? Now, we know every year, the Fox series trots out A-list musical acts (like the rumored Bono; Fox is not commenting on whether or not he will really appear on the season 10 finale) to sing alongside a good number of finalists. So now it’s time to create our wish lists: If every member of the Top 13 were to sing with a superstar, which would you choose for them?...
- 5/20/2011
- by Kate Ward
- EW.com - PopWatch
The stars will be centre stage at the Cannes film festival, even if parenthood keeps them from taking place of honour on the red carpet
A film festival requires its talented "golden couple" almost as much as its long red carpet – and at Cannes the prospect of a pair of glamorous homegrown lovers is especially tantalising. So whether the sun shines on the Côte d'Azur or not, hopes are high for an appearance from the Oscar-winning Marion Cotillard and her partner, the acclaimed writer, director and actor Guillaume Canet.
Cotillard has been invited as one of the stars of the film that will open the festival, Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. Taking the role of the "muse" in Allen's celebration of the city and its myths, she will feature alongside France's first lady, Carla Bruni, and the Hollywood A-listers Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams.
Cotillard, who first came to...
A film festival requires its talented "golden couple" almost as much as its long red carpet – and at Cannes the prospect of a pair of glamorous homegrown lovers is especially tantalising. So whether the sun shines on the Côte d'Azur or not, hopes are high for an appearance from the Oscar-winning Marion Cotillard and her partner, the acclaimed writer, director and actor Guillaume Canet.
Cotillard has been invited as one of the stars of the film that will open the festival, Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. Taking the role of the "muse" in Allen's celebration of the city and its myths, she will feature alongside France's first lady, Carla Bruni, and the Hollywood A-listers Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams.
Cotillard, who first came to...
- 5/7/2011
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
Scotty McCreery and Casey Abrams also inspire crafty fans.
By Gil Kaufman
James Durbin on "American Idol"
Photo: Fox
It's that time of year when we make a completely arbitrary judgment on which "American Idol" finalists might end up in the winner's circle based on the profusion of weird junk being offered for sale under their name on eBay.
Unlike the truly bizarre homemade fan stuff we've seen in the past honoring Adam Lambert and Jason Castro, most of the top six remaining on season 10 have failed to garner the same level of crafty goodness in their followers.
As his status has slowly risen on the show, though, and he appears headed for a possible spot in the finale, rocker James Durbin has clearly laid the smackdown on the competition when it comes to eBay action.
You've got your "James Durbin is a Rock Star" T-shirt, with the word "rock...
By Gil Kaufman
James Durbin on "American Idol"
Photo: Fox
It's that time of year when we make a completely arbitrary judgment on which "American Idol" finalists might end up in the winner's circle based on the profusion of weird junk being offered for sale under their name on eBay.
Unlike the truly bizarre homemade fan stuff we've seen in the past honoring Adam Lambert and Jason Castro, most of the top six remaining on season 10 have failed to garner the same level of crafty goodness in their followers.
As his status has slowly risen on the show, though, and he appears headed for a possible spot in the finale, rocker James Durbin has clearly laid the smackdown on the competition when it comes to eBay action.
You've got your "James Durbin is a Rock Star" T-shirt, with the word "rock...
- 4/28/2011
- MTV Music News
Corey Hardrict is definitely a rising star. You’ve seen his face for years and I’m guessing that in only a couple more he may just be a household name. I recently interviewed him and it was refreshing to meet someone who is as enthusiastic and appreciative as he is for all of the opportunities he’s been given.
Battle: Los Angeles is loosely based on a true occurrence from February 1942, I’ll leave you to the joy of Google for further details. The movie revolves around a marine platoon’s battle against an Alien invasion taking place in Los Angeles. I’ll throw in a trailer below but I can save you the time: It looks great – watch it.
Tmp: Before we get into talking about the movie I wanted to ask you a question for the actors in our audience. Can you pinpoint a role that you...
Battle: Los Angeles is loosely based on a true occurrence from February 1942, I’ll leave you to the joy of Google for further details. The movie revolves around a marine platoon’s battle against an Alien invasion taking place in Los Angeles. I’ll throw in a trailer below but I can save you the time: It looks great – watch it.
Tmp: Before we get into talking about the movie I wanted to ask you a question for the actors in our audience. Can you pinpoint a role that you...
- 3/9/2011
- Cinelinx
Corey Hardrict is definitely a rising star. You’ve seen his face for years and I’m guessing that in only a couple more he may just be a household name. I recently interviewed him and it was refreshing to meet someone who is as enthusiastic and appreciative as he is for all of the opportunities he’s been given.
Battle: Los Angeles is loosely based on a true occurrence from February 1942, I’ll leave you to the joy of Google for further details. The movie revolves around a marine platoon’s battle against an Alien invasion taking place in Los Angeles. I’ll throw in a trailer below but I can save you the time: It looks great – watch it.
Tmp: Before we get into talking about the movie I wanted to ask you a question for the actors in our audience. Can you pinpoint a role that you...
Battle: Los Angeles is loosely based on a true occurrence from February 1942, I’ll leave you to the joy of Google for further details. The movie revolves around a marine platoon’s battle against an Alien invasion taking place in Los Angeles. I’ll throw in a trailer below but I can save you the time: It looks great – watch it.
Tmp: Before we get into talking about the movie I wanted to ask you a question for the actors in our audience. Can you pinpoint a role that you...
- 3/9/2011
- Cinelinx
Music maestro A.R. Rahman has bagged two nominations at the 83rd Academy Awards for his work in Danny Boyle's " 127 Hours" and the film frat is hoping that the composer triumphs again at the gala event Sunday. <p /><p>His colleagues and friends wish him luck and are hoping he brings the golden statuette home again, having bagged two Oscars for the best original score and the song in 2009 for rags-to-riches drama " Slumdog Millionaire". This time, Rahman has been nominated for the original score of "127 Hours" as well as original song "If I Rise". </p><p>"I feel great. I feel wonderful because Rahman is one person who has made us so proud and I am really, really happy. I wish him all the best," said Rani Mukerji. </p><p>Actor-producer Arbaaz Khan said: "That's a great achievement. The last time when he won the Oscar,...
- 2/22/2011
- Filmicafe
Kaboom
Opens: 2011
Cast: Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett, Juno Temple, Kelly Lynch, James Duval
Director: Gregg Araki
Summary: Smith's everyday life in the dorm - hanging out with his arty, sarcastic best friend Stella, hooking up with a beautiful free spirit named London, lusting for his gorgeous but dim surfer roommate Thor - all gets turned upside-down after one fateful, terrifying night.
Analysis: A year after "Thelma and Louise" came "The Living End", an independent film which had a similar premise but made the protagonists two gay HIV+ men. It was raw, intense and signalled the arrival of a new talent in the form of filmmaker Gregg Araki. In the subsequent two decades, he's delivered several trippy films involving young, good-looking omnisexual people having lots of graphic sex and dealing with some wacky cobbled together plot shenanigans.
The tone has ranged the light-hearted "Splendor" and "Nowhere" to the darker "Mysterious Skin...
Opens: 2011
Cast: Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett, Juno Temple, Kelly Lynch, James Duval
Director: Gregg Araki
Summary: Smith's everyday life in the dorm - hanging out with his arty, sarcastic best friend Stella, hooking up with a beautiful free spirit named London, lusting for his gorgeous but dim surfer roommate Thor - all gets turned upside-down after one fateful, terrifying night.
Analysis: A year after "Thelma and Louise" came "The Living End", an independent film which had a similar premise but made the protagonists two gay HIV+ men. It was raw, intense and signalled the arrival of a new talent in the form of filmmaker Gregg Araki. In the subsequent two decades, he's delivered several trippy films involving young, good-looking omnisexual people having lots of graphic sex and dealing with some wacky cobbled together plot shenanigans.
The tone has ranged the light-hearted "Splendor" and "Nowhere" to the darker "Mysterious Skin...
- 1/12/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
When you go in for a late-afternoon commercial audition, you're likely to be fresh-faced and upbeat about being there. But actors are sometimes oblivious to the fact that the casting director has already been at it for six or seven hours. He or she likely has that not-so-fresh feeling. In fact, the CD could be more tired and annoyed than you realize."Actors have no way of knowing the session was too packed all day and the casting director didn't get a lunch," says Killian McHugh, a CD with Alyson Horn's office in Hollywood, who teaches workshops in commercial audition technique.If the direction you're getting from a casting director isn't of the hand-holding, warm-and-fuzzy variety, chances are good that the CD is having a rough day. That's something you have to be sensitive to if you want to maintain a warm, ongoing relationship with that office."Actors don't know what it's like at 4 p.
- 12/9/2010
- backstage.com
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