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SOLO - From BleedingCool: There is a rumor that Disney is prepared for its young Han Solo movie, "Solo: A Star Wars Story," to bomb.
CARRIE FISHER - From ComicBook: Billie Lourd shares a touching tribute to her mother, Carrie Fisher, who died a year ago today. #CarrieOnForever
A NEW HOPE - From YahooEntertainment: There has been a death in the Star Wars family. Alfie Curtis played the Mos Eisley cantina thug who threatens Luke Skywalker and promptly gets his hand lopped off by Obi-Wan Kenobi. He died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the age of 87.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - From io9: Here is an article about what fans thought about Episode V.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - From THR: James Earl Jones did not believe that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's father.
RETURN OF THE JEDI - From THR: See a touching farewell scene between Luke Skywalker and Han Solo that was cut from the film.
WEIRD - From Nerdist: There are indeed Star Wars sex toys.
FRANCHISE - From BleedingCool: Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy would like to see Taika Waititi ("Thor: Ragnarok") director a Star Wars film.
COMICS - From Crunchyroll: Yen Press has the first manga license in years and will publish the "Star Wars: Lost Stars" manga in May 2018.
CELEBRITY - From YahooGMA: Mark Hamill surprises "Star Wars" fans at a Disneyland ride.
NEW TRILOGY - From THR: Rian Johnson, the director of "The Last Jedi," create a new Star Wars trilogy set in an until now unexplored corner of the galaxy. Johnson will write and direct at least the first film.
STREAMING - From THR: A live-action Star Wars TV will help launch Disney's streaming service in 2019. Neither the service nor the series have a title yet.
FRANCHISE - From ScreenRant: Lucasfilm is planning the next decade of Star Wars films.
HAN/LEIA - From RollingStone: Harrison Ford did finally speak a little on Carrie Fisher's claim of their affair during filming of the first Star Wars film.
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From RollingStone: Mark Hamill was afraid to come back to Star Wars, but credits Harrison Ford for changing his mind.
OBIT - From THR: Film costume designer, John Mollo, has died at the age of 86, Wednesday, October 25, 2017. He won a Academy Award for designing the costumes for "Star Wars." He shared a second Oscar for his work on "Gandhi."
BOOKS - From WeGotThisCovered: New "Star Wars" novel, ""The Legends of Luke Skywalker," links Luke with the "Battle of Jakku."
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From BleedingCool: Acclaimed director David Fincher says he turned down directing "The Force Awakens" because he was afraid of Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
EPISODE IX - From CinemaBlend: Star Wars 9 may tie into the prequel trilogy.
SOLO - From YahooEntertainment: Ron Howard announces that the young Han Solo movie will is entitled, "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
EPISODE IX - From ScreenRant: John Boyega expresses happiness that J.J. Abrams is returning to direct Star Wars 9.
EPISODE IX - From YahooEntertainment: Domhnall Gleason (General Hux) is glad that J.J. Abrams is back to direct Episode 9.
SOLO - From BleedingCool: Paul Bettany has wrapped up filming his part in "young Han Solo" movie.
EPISODE IX - From Variety: The release date for "Star Wars Episode 9" has moved from May 24, 2019 to December 20, 2019.
EPISODE IX - From THR: J.J. Abrams is the new director of Star Wars 9. He will co-write the film with Chris Terrio, an Oscar-winning screenwriter for "Argo."
EPISODE IX - From Entertainment.ie: Lucasfilm boss, Kathleen Kennedy, sack Colin Trevorrow as director of Episode 9 because he was unbearable and difficult.
EPISODE IX - From TheWrap: "The Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson says that he is not directing "Star Wars Episode 9," in the wake of announced director Colin Treverrow's firing... at least for now.
EPISODE IX - From YahooEntertainment: Colin Trevorrow supposedly chased off Star Wars 9 because he was "difficult."
SOLO - From ScreenRant: For the "young Han Solo" film, Han Solo will have a new version of the Millennium Falcon.
EPISODE IX - From Deadline: Not that Colin Trevorrow is no longer directing IX, could VIII's director, Rian Johnson, become IX's new director.
EPISODE IX - From Deadline: Colin Trevorrow out as director of Star Wars Episode 9.
SOLO - From Variety: Ron Howard announce that Paul Bettany has joined the "young Han Solo" movie. Bettany previously worked with Howard on "A Beautiful Mind (2001)."
HAN SOLO - From Vulture: Ron Howard shared a photo of Donald Glover with his Lando Calrissian mustache.
HAN SOLO - From TheWrap: Because he was not available for reshoots, Michael K. Williams' character had to be cut from the "young Han Solo" film.
FILMS - From Variety: Disney in early development of a stand-alone Obi-Wan Kenobi film, with Stephen Daldry ("Billy Elliot") in early talks to direct.
GEORGE LUCAS - From YahooNews: George Lucas still offers advice on the new films.
HAN SOLO - From ScreenRant: Ron Howard shares a new set photo from "young Han Solo" movie.
A NEW HOPE - From YahooNews: George Lucas says that Princess Leia received her Ph.D. at age 19.
HAN SOLO - From CBR: Ron Howard hints that his brother, actor Clint Howard, will have a part in the "young Han Solo" movie.
EPISODE IX/9 - From THR: Star Wars Episode 9 is getting a new writer, Jack Thorne, who will work on the script written by Colin Trevorrow and his writing partner, Derek Connolly.
HAN SOLO - From YahooNews: Emilia Clarke, whose role in the young Han Solo movie remains a mystery, teases the new Chewbacca.
DARTH VADER - From CinemaBlend: Spencer Wilding, who currently wears the Darth Vader costume, is apparently currently filming another Star Wars film.
HAN SOLO - From YahooTV: Warwick Davis will appear in the "young Han Solo" film, according to a tweet from director Ron Howard.
HAN SOLO - From ShadowandAct: Ron Howard reveals glimpse of Donald Glover at young Lando.
HAN SOLO - From USAToday: No one from the "young Han Solo" movie was at D23 Expo 2017. Should we be worried about this film?
HAN SOLO - From Mashable: Ron Howard teases Lando Calrissian's costumes.
HAN SOLO - From CinemaBlend: Woody Harrelson thinks the "young Han Solo" movie is in good hands with Ron Howard directing.
HAN SOLO - From TMZ: A set photo from the "young Han Solo" movie reveals a scene with Woody Harrelson.
From FlickeringMyth: Will the "young Han Solo" debacle with its original directors teach Disney not to tread on Star Wars sacred ground?
CARRIE FISHER - From YahooMovies: Carrie Fisher's only child, her daughter Billie Lourd, will inherit her late mother's estate.
ANIMATION - From USAToday: Rey turns in animated shorts, "Star Wars: "Forces of Destiny."
CULTURE - From YahooMovies: An R2-D2 droid that was using in several Star Wars movies was sold at auction for $2.76 million.
HAN SOLO - From WeGotThisCovered: Disney CEO Bob Iger is confident that Han Solo movie will be alright. Yes, because Ron Howard is directing it.
HAN SOLO - From Mashable: With every new Han Solo revelation, Phil Lord and Chris Miller look like the problems and got themselves fired.
HAN SOLO - From Gizmodo: Lucasfilm was so concerned about Alden Ehrenreich's performance as Han Solo that they hired an acting coach for him.
HAN SOLO - From THR: In an exclusive breaking story, "The Hollywood Reporter" is reporting that Oscar-winning filmmaker, Ron Howard, will take over as director of the "young Han Solo" movie after the original directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, were fired.
HAN SOLO - From THR: Golden boys, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, have quit as the directors of the "Young Han Solo" movie over creative differences.
From THR: Why were Lord and Miller fired? It seems the comedic tone they used in making the film clashed with what Lucasfilm and the "Han Solo" movie screenwriter, Lawrence Kasdan, wanted.
From TheUKIndependent: Maybe, the firing of Lord and Miller indicates that Disney and Lucasfilm are afraid of the future for Star Wars.
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VIDEO GAMES - From YahooNews: The upcoming video game, "Star Wars Battlefront 2" will give the "first official on-screen look" at the years between "Return of the Jedi" and "The Force Awakens."
CARRIE FISHER - From USMagazine: Los Angeles County coroner's office says Fisher dies of combination of factors, including sleep apnea.
COMICS - From BusinessInsider: Marvel Comics will tell the story of Captain Phasma in a new four-issue comic book series.
EPISODE 9 - From YahooNews: Director Colin Trevorrow wants Star Wars Episode 9 to be kid-friendly...
RUMOR - From CNET: Could director Edgar Wright ("Baby Drive," "Shaun of the Dead") be involved with Star Wars.
FRANCHISE - From NME: The identity of the third stand alone anthology film will be revealed in June. The first film was "Rogue One" and the second will be a "Young Han Solo" film due May 2018.
CARRIE FISHER: From SideshowToys: A look at Carrie Fisher/Princess Leia - then and now - on the 40th anniversary of the theatrical debut of Star Wars (May 25th 1977).
CARRIE FISHER - From Vulture: Princess Leia would have been center stage in Episode 9.
DISNEY - From MiceChat: The blog has updates on "Temporary Star Wars Land."
A NEW HOPE - From ComicBook: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original theatrical release of the original Star Wars films, New Zealand Mint will release a commemorative silver coin.
CULTURE - From YahooMovies: Kid wears Darth Vader costume to school on "Star Wars Celebration Day" (May 4th - as in May the Fourth/Force Be With You) and causes a panic, started by a "concerned parent."
CULTURE - From CNNHealth: There is a hospital tech in Tennessee whose real name is "Darth Vader."
STAR WARS REBELS - From ScreenRant: The Disney XD animated series, "Star Wars Rebels" is heading into its fourth and final season. It may also tie into the recent live-action, "Rogue One."
CARRIE FISHER: From THR: George Lucas and Billie Lourd, daughter of Carrie Fisher, offer tributes to the late actress and Star Wars icon.
From YouTube: A Tribute to Carrie Fisher video.
From YouTube: Carrie Fisher tribute at Star Wars Celebration 2017.
From YahooMovies: A touching photo of Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Billie Lourd (Carrie's daughter) - "It was almost as if we were cuddling our princess again."
From YahooMovies: Lucasfilm boss says no Carrie in Episode IX.
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A NEW HOPE - From Movieweb: A big 40th anniversary announcement is coming tomorrow morning, Tues., April 11th, on "Good Morning America."
EPISODE IX - From NYDailyNews: Carrie Fisher will appear in Star Wars Episode 9 (due for 2019), according to her brother, Todd Fisher.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: "Sing Street" breakout star Ian Kenny joins "Young Han Solo" film.
FRANCHISE - From YahooMovies: Disney CEO Bob Iger talks (vaguely) about the future of the franchise, including "The Last Jedi" and the "Han Solo" spinoff.
FRANCHISE - From CinemaBlend: Future Star Wars films will move away from legacy characters and story elements.
A NEW HOPE - From Deadline: This may be the very first photographic image of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.
COMIC BOOKS - From YahooNews: Marvel Comics is launching a new "Darth Vader" comic book series, which will be set immediately after the events depicted in "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith."
HAN SOLO - From Variety: Michael K. Williams in final talks to join "Young Han Solo" film.
ORIGINAL TRILOGY - From SlashFilm: The original cuts of the original Star Wars films may get a re-release or release for the 40th anniversary of the original theatrical release of Stars Wars, which is this year.
THEME PARKS - From FlickeringMyth: Disney announces "Star Wars Land."
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From YahooNews: Fans freak out over database saying that there is a connection between Kylo Ren and Rey.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Thandie Newton in talks to join the "Young Han Solo" spinoff movie.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Pheobe Waller-Bridge, hot off the Amazon series, "Fleabag," is being considered for a role in the Han Solo spinoff movie (which would be set before the event depicted in "Star Wars: A New Hope." Reportedly, the role would be CGI-driven.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From THR: Billy Dee Williams, the original Lando Calrissian, had lunch with Donald Glover, who will play the character in the "Young Han Solo" movie.
A NEW HOPE - From Forbes: 20 years ago, "Star Wars: Special Edition" arrived.
OBIT - From Variety: Sound engineer Richard Portman has died at the age of 82, Saturday, February 28, 2017. He won an Oscar for his work on "The Deer Hunter." He mixed the sound on "Star Wars."
EPISODES 8 AND 9- From CinemaBlend: Should Lucasfilm reconsider its decision about a CGI Leia for Episode 9.
RETURN OF THE JEDI - From YahooMovies: Mark Hamill reunited with the lightsaber prop he used in "Return of the Jedi."
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Deadline: Donald Glover wants to live up to the expectations of playing Lando.
THE FORCE AWAKENS - From YahooNews: Chewbacca yanks off an arm in deleted scene.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From StarWars: It's official. Woody Harrelson has signed on for the "Young Han Solo" movie due late 2018.
HAN SOLO SPINOFF - From Variety: Oscar-nominated actor, Woody Harrelson, is being considered to play the mentor of the title character in the "Young Han Solo" movie. Alden Ehrenreich has been cast as young Han Solo.
FRANCHISE - From Wired: You won't live to see the final Star Wars movie.
ROGUE ONE - From Deadline: "Rogue One" at $775 million in worldwide box office.
ROGUE ONE - From Deadline: "Rogue One" is now the second highest grossing film at the domestic box office of 2016, behind "Finding Dory."
CARRIE FISHER:
From THR: Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, were celebrated at a jubilant memorial.
From YahooNews: Carrie Fisher wanted Harrison Ford to sing at her Oscars' tribute.
From YahooCelebrity: Dan Akroyd speaks about Carrie Fisher, whom he once considered marrying.
From YahooCelebrity: Debbie Reynolds was buried with some of her daughter Carrie's ashes.
From YahooCelebrity: Carrie Fisher's urn is a giant Prozac pill.
From YahooMovies: There is a fan petition to make Princess Leia a "Disney Princess."
From YahooNews: Disney could receive a $50 million dollar insurance payoff because of Carrie Fisher's death.
From YahooNews: Mark Hamill talks about the first time he met Carrie Fisher.
From YahooNews: Billie Lourd, the only child of actress Carrie Fisher, breaks her silence about the deaths of her mother and her grandmother, Debbie Reynolds.
From BleedingCool: Carrie Fisher dies at the age of 60, Tuesday morning, December 27, 2016. Carrie was, of course, best known as Princess/General Organa in the "Star Wars" film franchise.
From THR: Debbie Reynolds, the mother of Carrie Fisher, has died at the age of 84, Wednesday, December 28, 2016, one day after the death of her daughter.
From YahooNews: Carrie Fisher's autopsy was completed Friday morning, December 30, 2016 and her body was released to her family.
From ET: Carrie and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, will be buried together at Forest Lawn Memorial Park after a joint funeral.
From BleedingCool: "Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds" is a documentary about the Star Wars daughter and her Hollywood legend mother. It's release date has been moved up to January 2017 on HBO.
From People: "I want to be with Carrie" were Debbie Reynold's last words according to her son, Todd Fisher.
From YahooStyle: Why she really hated the gold metal bikini in "Return of the Jedi."
From YahooNews: Debbie Reynolds speaks about the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher - our Princess Leia.
From Variety: Fisher reportedly finished her work on Star Wars Episode 8 before she died.
From TheWrap: Posted a little over an hour ago, Debbie Fisher, mother of Carrie Fisher, who suffered a heart attack about a day and a half ago, says that Carrie is in "stable condition."
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Thursday, December 28, 2017
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Fathom Events Announces "The Audience" with Helen Mirren
The Audience Starring Academy Award® Winner Helen Mirren, and Exclusive Post Exhibition Conversation from the Stage to Cinemas June 25, 2015
Fathom Events, National Theatre Live (NT Live) and BY Experience Present Screenings of The Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions, Robert Fox and Andy Harries Production of Peter Morgan’s The Audience, Directed by Stephen Daldry
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Peter Morgan’s The Audience, starring Academy Award® winner and Tony Award® nominee Helen Mirren and directed by Stephen Daldry, along with an exclusive Q&A, comes to select U.S. cinemas on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 7 p.m. local time. Presented in cinemas by Fathom Events, National Theatre Live and BY Experience, “NT Live: The Audience,” features the critically acclaimed production from London’s Gielgud Theatre as it was originally captured on June 13, 2013. In addition to the play, audiences will be treated to an exclusive new Q&A with Mirren and Daldry.
“As one of the biggest alternative content events to date, it is thrilling to bring ‘The Audience’ back to cinema screens in celebration of its successful Broadway run and Tony Award® nominations”
Tickets for “NT Live: The Audience” can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com, or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in more than 200 movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change). For participating venues and tickets outside of the U.S., visit www.ntlive.com. Due to the current Broadway run, “NT Live: The Audience” will play in a very limited number of theaters in Tri-State area (NY, NJ, CT) cinemas.
For sixty years Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace. Both parties have an unspoken agreement never to repeat what is said, not even to their spouses. The Audience imagines a series of pivotal meetings between the Downing Street incumbents and their Queen. From Churchill to Cameron, each Prime Minister uses these private conversations as a sounding board and a confessional - sometimes intimate, sometimes explosive. In turn, the Queen can’t help but reveal her own self as she advises, consoles and, on occasion, teases. These private audiences chart the arc of the second Elizabethan Age, from the beginning of Elizabeth II’s reign to today. Politicians come and go through the revolving door of electoral politics, while she remains constant, waiting to welcome her next Prime Minister.
“Helen Mirren is truly spectacular in this production. It’s wonderful to bring her performance to the big screen so that more audiences can enjoy an inside look at the life of the Queen,” said Fathom Events Vice President of Programming Kymberli Frueh-Owens.
“As one of the biggest alternative content events to date, it is thrilling to bring ‘The Audience’ back to cinema screens in celebration of its successful Broadway run and Tony Award® nominations,” said Julie Borchard-Young, co-President of BY Experience. “Audiences across the country will be digitally transported to the London stage, up close on the big screen, in their local communities.”
The live production, starring Ms. Mirren, is now playing at Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 W 45th St, New York, NY) for a limited engagement through June 28, 2015. The Audience is produced on Broadway and in the West End by Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions, Robert Fox and Andy Harries. The production has earned 3 Tony Award nominations, including Best Actress in a Play for Helen Mirren along with 2 Drama Desk, 6 Outer Critics Circle and 3 Drama League Award nominations.
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is the recognized leader in the alternative entertainment industry, offering a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events in movie theaters nationwide that include live, high-definition performances of the Metropolitan Opera, the performing arts, major sporting events, music concerts, comedy series, Broadway shows, original programming featuring entertainment’s biggest stars, socially relevant documentaries with audience Q&A and much more. Fathom Events takes audiences behind-the-scenes and offers unique extras, creating the ultimate entertainment experience. It is owned by a consortium called AC JV, LLC., comprised of AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), the three largest movie theater circuits in the United States. In addition, Fathom Events’ live digital broadcast network (“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live events to more than 775 locations in 171 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top 50). For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.
About NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE
Now celebrating its 6th year broadcasting live performances to cinema screens internationally, National Theatre Live has now been experienced by over 4 million people worldwide. The first season began in June 2009 with the acclaimed production of Phédre starring Helen Mirren. In addition to the record-breaking broadcast of The Audience starring Helen Mirren as The Queen, recent broadcasts have included the world premiere of Tom Stoppard’s The Hard Problem; the Broadway revival of Of Mice and Men starring James Franco and Chris O’Dowd; the Olivier Award winning Young Vic production of A View From the Bridge; the world premiere of David Hare’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers; David Hare’s Skylight starring Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan; and, The Young Vic production of A Streetcar Named Desire starring Gillian Anderson; Ben Foster and Vanessa Kirby. Upcoming broadcasts include Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman starring Ralph Fiennes, Everyman starring Chiwetel Ejiofer, and Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch. For more information, visit www.NTLive.com.
About BY Experience
BY Experience kicked off the digital revolution of live events to movie theaters and other locations globally with David Bowie’s 2003 Reality album launch and since then, over 22 million tickets have been sold worldwide for cinema events BY Experience has distributed globally. Current cinema series credits: Distribution Representative, The Met: Live in HD (Worldwide; since 2006), the U.K.’s National Theatre Live (Ex-UK; since 2009), Bolshoi Ballet (North America; since 2014), Stratford Festival HD (Ex-Canada, since 2014). Additionally, BY Experience has executive produced and/or distributed several diverse programs for cinema including numerous rock concerts, radio programs, fine art exhibits, and other special content events. BY Experience distributes to over 60 countries, to over 2,000 movie screens. www.byexperience.net.
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Fathom Events, National Theatre Live (NT Live) and BY Experience Present Screenings of The Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions, Robert Fox and Andy Harries Production of Peter Morgan’s The Audience, Directed by Stephen Daldry
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Peter Morgan’s The Audience, starring Academy Award® winner and Tony Award® nominee Helen Mirren and directed by Stephen Daldry, along with an exclusive Q&A, comes to select U.S. cinemas on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 7 p.m. local time. Presented in cinemas by Fathom Events, National Theatre Live and BY Experience, “NT Live: The Audience,” features the critically acclaimed production from London’s Gielgud Theatre as it was originally captured on June 13, 2013. In addition to the play, audiences will be treated to an exclusive new Q&A with Mirren and Daldry.
“As one of the biggest alternative content events to date, it is thrilling to bring ‘The Audience’ back to cinema screens in celebration of its successful Broadway run and Tony Award® nominations”
Tickets for “NT Live: The Audience” can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com, or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in more than 200 movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change). For participating venues and tickets outside of the U.S., visit www.ntlive.com. Due to the current Broadway run, “NT Live: The Audience” will play in a very limited number of theaters in Tri-State area (NY, NJ, CT) cinemas.
For sixty years Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace. Both parties have an unspoken agreement never to repeat what is said, not even to their spouses. The Audience imagines a series of pivotal meetings between the Downing Street incumbents and their Queen. From Churchill to Cameron, each Prime Minister uses these private conversations as a sounding board and a confessional - sometimes intimate, sometimes explosive. In turn, the Queen can’t help but reveal her own self as she advises, consoles and, on occasion, teases. These private audiences chart the arc of the second Elizabethan Age, from the beginning of Elizabeth II’s reign to today. Politicians come and go through the revolving door of electoral politics, while she remains constant, waiting to welcome her next Prime Minister.
“Helen Mirren is truly spectacular in this production. It’s wonderful to bring her performance to the big screen so that more audiences can enjoy an inside look at the life of the Queen,” said Fathom Events Vice President of Programming Kymberli Frueh-Owens.
“As one of the biggest alternative content events to date, it is thrilling to bring ‘The Audience’ back to cinema screens in celebration of its successful Broadway run and Tony Award® nominations,” said Julie Borchard-Young, co-President of BY Experience. “Audiences across the country will be digitally transported to the London stage, up close on the big screen, in their local communities.”
The live production, starring Ms. Mirren, is now playing at Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 W 45th St, New York, NY) for a limited engagement through June 28, 2015. The Audience is produced on Broadway and in the West End by Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions, Robert Fox and Andy Harries. The production has earned 3 Tony Award nominations, including Best Actress in a Play for Helen Mirren along with 2 Drama Desk, 6 Outer Critics Circle and 3 Drama League Award nominations.
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is the recognized leader in the alternative entertainment industry, offering a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events in movie theaters nationwide that include live, high-definition performances of the Metropolitan Opera, the performing arts, major sporting events, music concerts, comedy series, Broadway shows, original programming featuring entertainment’s biggest stars, socially relevant documentaries with audience Q&A and much more. Fathom Events takes audiences behind-the-scenes and offers unique extras, creating the ultimate entertainment experience. It is owned by a consortium called AC JV, LLC., comprised of AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), the three largest movie theater circuits in the United States. In addition, Fathom Events’ live digital broadcast network (“DBN”) is the largest cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live events to more than 775 locations in 171 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the top 50). For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.
About NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE
Now celebrating its 6th year broadcasting live performances to cinema screens internationally, National Theatre Live has now been experienced by over 4 million people worldwide. The first season began in June 2009 with the acclaimed production of Phédre starring Helen Mirren. In addition to the record-breaking broadcast of The Audience starring Helen Mirren as The Queen, recent broadcasts have included the world premiere of Tom Stoppard’s The Hard Problem; the Broadway revival of Of Mice and Men starring James Franco and Chris O’Dowd; the Olivier Award winning Young Vic production of A View From the Bridge; the world premiere of David Hare’s Behind the Beautiful Forevers; David Hare’s Skylight starring Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan; and, The Young Vic production of A Streetcar Named Desire starring Gillian Anderson; Ben Foster and Vanessa Kirby. Upcoming broadcasts include Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman starring Ralph Fiennes, Everyman starring Chiwetel Ejiofer, and Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch. For more information, visit www.NTLive.com.
About BY Experience
BY Experience kicked off the digital revolution of live events to movie theaters and other locations globally with David Bowie’s 2003 Reality album launch and since then, over 22 million tickets have been sold worldwide for cinema events BY Experience has distributed globally. Current cinema series credits: Distribution Representative, The Met: Live in HD (Worldwide; since 2006), the U.K.’s National Theatre Live (Ex-UK; since 2009), Bolshoi Ballet (North America; since 2014), Stratford Festival HD (Ex-Canada, since 2014). Additionally, BY Experience has executive produced and/or distributed several diverse programs for cinema including numerous rock concerts, radio programs, fine art exhibits, and other special content events. BY Experience distributes to over 60 countries, to over 2,000 movie screens. www.byexperience.net.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock Headline New Stephen Daldry Movie
Cameras Roll on “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” as It Heads from the Page to the Big Screen
Hanks and Bullock Headline the Cast under the Direction of Stephen Daldry
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Principal photography is underway on Warner Bros. Pictures’ feature film adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s acclaimed novel “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.” The film stars Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks, and is being directed by Stephen Daldry (“The Reader,” “The Hours”) and produced by Scott Rudin (“The Social Network,” “True Grit”).
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” also stars Thomas Horn, making his acting debut as 11-year-old Oskar Schell, an exceptional child with an off-kilter world view and a daunting mission ahead of him.
Oskar is convinced that his father (Hanks), who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother (Bullock) and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can’t be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father’s closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.
Shooting entirely in New York, Daldry directs the film from a screenplay by Eric Roth (“Forrest Gump,” “The Insider”). Celia Costas (“Doubt,” “Closer”) serves as executive producer with Mark Roybal (“Doubt”) and Nora Skinner (“The Reader”).
Also starring in the film are James Gandolfini as Ron, a new friend of Oskar’s mom; Zoe Caldwell as the boy’s grandmother; Max von Sydow as the man renting a room from Oskar’s grandmother, who befriends Oskar and accompanies him on his quest; and Viola Davis and Jeffrey Wright as a couple whose own tenuous relationship has a profound effect on Oskar.
The behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Chris Menges (“The Mission,” “The Killing Fields”); production designer K.K. Barrett (“Where the Wild Things Are”); and costume designer Ann Roth (“The English Patient”).
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” is currently scheduled for release in 2011 and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
Hanks and Bullock Headline the Cast under the Direction of Stephen Daldry
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Principal photography is underway on Warner Bros. Pictures’ feature film adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s acclaimed novel “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.” The film stars Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks, and is being directed by Stephen Daldry (“The Reader,” “The Hours”) and produced by Scott Rudin (“The Social Network,” “True Grit”).
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” also stars Thomas Horn, making his acting debut as 11-year-old Oskar Schell, an exceptional child with an off-kilter world view and a daunting mission ahead of him.
Oskar is convinced that his father (Hanks), who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother (Bullock) and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can’t be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father’s closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.
Shooting entirely in New York, Daldry directs the film from a screenplay by Eric Roth (“Forrest Gump,” “The Insider”). Celia Costas (“Doubt,” “Closer”) serves as executive producer with Mark Roybal (“Doubt”) and Nora Skinner (“The Reader”).
Also starring in the film are James Gandolfini as Ron, a new friend of Oskar’s mom; Zoe Caldwell as the boy’s grandmother; Max von Sydow as the man renting a room from Oskar’s grandmother, who befriends Oskar and accompanies him on his quest; and Viola Davis and Jeffrey Wright as a couple whose own tenuous relationship has a profound effect on Oskar.
The behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Chris Menges (“The Mission,” “The Killing Fields”); production designer K.K. Barrett (“Where the Wild Things Are”); and costume designer Ann Roth (“The English Patient”).
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” is currently scheduled for release in 2011 and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
2001 BAFTA "Best British Film" Winner: BILLY ELLIOT is Amazing
TRASH IN MY EYE No. 137 (of 2003) by Leroy Douresseaux
Billy Elliot (2000)
Running time: 110 minutes (1 hour, 50 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for some thematic material
DIRECTOR: Stephen Daldry
WRITER: Lee Hall
PRODUCERS: Greg Brenman and Jonathan Finn
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Brian Tufano (D.o.P)
EDITOR: John Wilson
Academy Award nominee
DRAMA
Starring: Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Stuart Wells, and Nicola Blackwell
When Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) takes a fancy to ballet dancing over boxing, his newfound love comes at the most inopportune time - his family is slowly disintegrating. His dad Jackie (Gary Lewis) and his brother Tony (Jamie Draven) are striking coalminers. His mother’s passing has made his father a broken man, and his brother is a violent strike agitator. His teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson (Julia Walters who received an Oscar nomination for this supporting role), however, sees something in Billy and encourages him to think about auditioning for a position at the Royal Ballet Academy in London. With her encouragement, Billy strives through his self-doubt and his personal troubles to dance to his heart’s content.
Set in an northern England mining town in 1984, Billy Elliot is an inspirational movie that exceeds beyond the usual expectations even for a movie of its type. You don’t have to go very far into the film before you realize how this movie can make you feel so good while being, for the most part, quite sad. Through the despair and hardships, Billy has to succeed at being himself. A young lad (11), he stands in the face of obstacles and rushes headlong into doing what he wants. He simply uses the bumps in the road as momentum for his next dance step. It is easy to see why audiences took this fine film to heart.
The acting is exquisite from top to bottom with the director making the most of his cast and the actors drawing every last drop of quality storytelling from the script. Every now and again, a child actor has a performance that stands out as so good it matches the performances of the best adult actors, such as Anna Paquin in The Piano and Haley Joel Osmet in The Sixth Sense. Mr. Bell’s performance joins their company because he does something few children can do: to hold the audience’s attention and to carry the film with the craft of acting, rather than with the trick of being cute, precious, and precocious.
As Billy’s suffering father, Jackie, Gary Lewis nearly steals the show. Lewis plays Jackie as a man on shaking ground. He’s lost his wife and his job, and his elder son seems to run the house. When Jackie finally sees his son dance, Jackie has a reason to live, and he’s ready to fight for his son’s ambitions. Lewis totally sells us on the Jackie’s transformation from the beaten man to the loving, supporting dad.
Director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter Lee Hall, do more than just play to our emotions. Daldry is certainly a director to keep an eye on despite a misstep like his follow up to this film, The Hours. In Billy Elliot, he and Hall have created a film that sends our spirits soaring and inspires us to dream or to, at least, vicariously enjoy the triumph of Billy. It is truly a work of art when you can engage the mind, the heart, and the soul. Billy Elliot will stand out as one of the finest films in recent memory.
9 of 10
A+
NOTES:
2001 Academy Awards: 3 nominations: “Best Actress in a Supporting Role” (Julie Walters, “Best Director” (Stephen Daldry), and “Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen” (Lee Hall)
2001 BAFTA Awards: 3 wins “Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film” (Greg Brenman, Jonathan Finn, and Stephen Daldry), “Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role” (Jamie Bell), and “Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role” (Julie Walters); 9 nominations “Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music” (Stephen Warbeck), “Best Cinematography” (Brian Tufano), “Best Editing” (John Wilson), “Best Film” (Greg Brenman and Jonathan Finn), “Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role” (Gary Lewis), “Best Screenplay – Original” (Lee Hall), “Best Sound” (Mark Holding, Mike Prestwood Smith, Zane Hayward), “Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer” (Stephen Daldry-director and Lee Hall-writer), and “David Lean Award for Direction” (Stephen Daldry)
2001 Golden Globes: 2 nominations: “Best Motion Picture – Drama” and “Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture” (Julie Walters)
Billy Elliot (2000)
Running time: 110 minutes (1 hour, 50 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for some thematic material
DIRECTOR: Stephen Daldry
WRITER: Lee Hall
PRODUCERS: Greg Brenman and Jonathan Finn
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Brian Tufano (D.o.P)
EDITOR: John Wilson
Academy Award nominee
DRAMA
Starring: Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Jamie Draven, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Stuart Wells, and Nicola Blackwell
When Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) takes a fancy to ballet dancing over boxing, his newfound love comes at the most inopportune time - his family is slowly disintegrating. His dad Jackie (Gary Lewis) and his brother Tony (Jamie Draven) are striking coalminers. His mother’s passing has made his father a broken man, and his brother is a violent strike agitator. His teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson (Julia Walters who received an Oscar nomination for this supporting role), however, sees something in Billy and encourages him to think about auditioning for a position at the Royal Ballet Academy in London. With her encouragement, Billy strives through his self-doubt and his personal troubles to dance to his heart’s content.
Set in an northern England mining town in 1984, Billy Elliot is an inspirational movie that exceeds beyond the usual expectations even for a movie of its type. You don’t have to go very far into the film before you realize how this movie can make you feel so good while being, for the most part, quite sad. Through the despair and hardships, Billy has to succeed at being himself. A young lad (11), he stands in the face of obstacles and rushes headlong into doing what he wants. He simply uses the bumps in the road as momentum for his next dance step. It is easy to see why audiences took this fine film to heart.
The acting is exquisite from top to bottom with the director making the most of his cast and the actors drawing every last drop of quality storytelling from the script. Every now and again, a child actor has a performance that stands out as so good it matches the performances of the best adult actors, such as Anna Paquin in The Piano and Haley Joel Osmet in The Sixth Sense. Mr. Bell’s performance joins their company because he does something few children can do: to hold the audience’s attention and to carry the film with the craft of acting, rather than with the trick of being cute, precious, and precocious.
As Billy’s suffering father, Jackie, Gary Lewis nearly steals the show. Lewis plays Jackie as a man on shaking ground. He’s lost his wife and his job, and his elder son seems to run the house. When Jackie finally sees his son dance, Jackie has a reason to live, and he’s ready to fight for his son’s ambitions. Lewis totally sells us on the Jackie’s transformation from the beaten man to the loving, supporting dad.
Director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter Lee Hall, do more than just play to our emotions. Daldry is certainly a director to keep an eye on despite a misstep like his follow up to this film, The Hours. In Billy Elliot, he and Hall have created a film that sends our spirits soaring and inspires us to dream or to, at least, vicariously enjoy the triumph of Billy. It is truly a work of art when you can engage the mind, the heart, and the soul. Billy Elliot will stand out as one of the finest films in recent memory.
9 of 10
A+
NOTES:
2001 Academy Awards: 3 nominations: “Best Actress in a Supporting Role” (Julie Walters, “Best Director” (Stephen Daldry), and “Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen” (Lee Hall)
2001 BAFTA Awards: 3 wins “Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film” (Greg Brenman, Jonathan Finn, and Stephen Daldry), “Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role” (Jamie Bell), and “Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role” (Julie Walters); 9 nominations “Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music” (Stephen Warbeck), “Best Cinematography” (Brian Tufano), “Best Editing” (John Wilson), “Best Film” (Greg Brenman and Jonathan Finn), “Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role” (Gary Lewis), “Best Screenplay – Original” (Lee Hall), “Best Sound” (Mark Holding, Mike Prestwood Smith, Zane Hayward), “Carl Foreman Award for the Most Promising Newcomer” (Stephen Daldry-director and Lee Hall-writer), and “David Lean Award for Direction” (Stephen Daldry)
2001 Golden Globes: 2 nominations: “Best Motion Picture – Drama” and “Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture” (Julie Walters)
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Review: God I Still Hate this Movie: "The Hours"
The Hours (2002)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UK/USA
Running time: 114 minutes (1 hour, 54 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for mature thematic elements, some disturbing images, and brief language
DIRECTOR: Stephen Daldry
WRITER: David Hare (based upon the novel by Michael Cunningham)
PRODUCERS: Scott Rudin and Robert Fox
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Seamus McGarvey (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: Peter Boyle
COMPOSER: Philip Glass
Academy Award winner
DRAMA
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Ed Harris, Stephen Dillane, Miranda Richardson, John C. Reilly, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, and Jack Rovello
Director Stephen Daldry’s The Hours is one of those prestige, award season movies. It’s no secret that Hollywood, or the film industry, if you will, reserves films of a serious, meaningful, thoughtful, artistic nature for release during the last quarter of the year, especially late November and December. That is a late enough release so that the films will, hopefully, still be fresh in the minds of Oscar voters come January or February, whenever ballots are mailed to members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
This is like a big bake off to impress Oscar voters. Studios trot out their best baked goods to tempt the appetites of those who might award them one faux gold statue called “Oscar,” or maybe two, or three or so on. In a way, these films are often as formulaic as the trash the studios trot out during the summer and winter vacation seasons. Oscar contenders are made of varying measuring spoons and cups of serious acting by acclaimed thespians, scripts from the best scribes adapting the most recent literary sensations, veteran directors pining after that Oscar that would define their careers, and, of course drama. Oh the drama, be it initiated by disease, murder, family conflict, or international strife, the drama is so important. Comedies hardly ever win Oscars, and Oscar treats science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery like bastard children.
What does that have to do with The Hours? The Hours
is so painfully and obviously aimed at earning awards for its cast and crew that it can’t help but show all its tricks. Like a clueless magician, The Hours spoils the show by showing its hand too early.The story revolves around three women of different eras, two of them affected by the works of the third woman, Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman). From 1923 to 1941, Ms. Woolf lives in a small English country town at the behest of her doctor and her husband Leonard (Stephen Dillane) who feel London is bad for her unstable mental health. Ms. Woolf is working on her novel Mrs. Dalloway, a novel in which the story takes place over an entire day, but she’d really like to return to London social circles despite the fact that London eventually drives her wacky and makes her want to kill herself. In 1951, Laura Brown (Julianne Moore), a pregnant housewife, is preoccupied with the novel Mrs. Dalloway
and is contemplating suicide on her husband’s (John C. Reilly) birthday. In 2001, Clarissa Vaughan (Meryl Streep) is living the novel the day she is planning a party for her long time friend, Richard Brown (Ed Harris), a poet who is dying of AIDS. As the story unfolds, we see how the women and the events of three eras are inextricably linked.First, there is a better Stephen Daldry film, the wonderful Billy Elliot
. However, the acting is good. How can it not be, considering the film’s stellar cast? The problem is the material. It’s so morbid and moribund, so depressed and stilted. Yes, Ms. Streep can emote. Ms. Kidman is simply mesmerizing as Ms. Woolf. The material just didn’t hold my interest. Sometimes, I couldn’t wait to see what Virginia would do next, so good was Ms. Kidman in creating this fascinating creature; other times, I couldn’t wait for her tired ass to just disappear. To be honest, if Meryl Streep wasn’t so good at emoting, her character would have been an empty shell, merely a melancholy mannequin. It seemed as if she were just there only to look earnest and sad.And, in the end, that’s the best way to describe this film – earnest, yet sad. Nothing happens beyond people being anxious and depressed. The grimaces, the smiles to hide the emotional exhaustion, the pangs of emptiness, the feelings of regret, the etc., there was good material; it’s just that what made it onto the screen could leaving you asking, “if you’re so sad, what’re you going to do about it?” The Hours is oh-so serious with an oh-so talented cast and oh-so serious artistic intentions. In those moments between the interesting moments and dreary tedium, I could only ask, “Oh, so what?” This movie does have many good moments, and if you’re a fan of the three leads, it’s certainly worth seeing just to watch the stars.
Maybe, someone needs to have lived a long life filled with the bitter and the sweet, with lots of regret, and with lots of life experience to appreciate this film. Maybe, The Hours is geared towards an older audience, an older female audience of a particular intellectual persuasion. I think the occasionally witty Virginia Woolf character would have made for a good film had the character not been relegated to a winsome creature mindlessly chasing self-destruction. Of course, death is part of life, but the life/death struggle doesn’t always make for a good movie.
5 of 10
C+
NOTE:
2003 Academy Awards: 1 win: “Best Actress in a Leading Role” (Nicole Kidman); 8 nominations: “Best Actor in a Supporting Role” (Ed Harris), “Best Actress in a Supporting Role” (Julianne Moore), “Best Costume Design” (Ann Roth), “Best Director,” (Stephen Daldry), “Best Editing” (Peter Boyle), “Best Music, Original Score” (Philip Glass), “Best Picture” (Scott Rudin and Robert Fox), and “Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay” (David Hare)
2003 BAFTA Awards: 2 wins: “Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music” (Philip Glass) and “Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role” (Nicole Kidman); 9 nominations: “Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film” (Scott Rudin, Robert Fox, and Stephen Daldry), “BAFTA Film Award Best Editing” (Peter Boyle), “Best Film” (Scott Rudin and Robert Fox), “Best Make Up/Hair” (Ivana Primorac, Conor O'Sullivan, and Jo Allen). “Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role” (Ed Harris), “Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role” (Meryl Streep), “Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role” (Julianne Moore), “Best Screenplay – Adapted” (David Hare), and “David Lean Award for Direction” (Stephen Daldry)
2003 Golden Globes: 2 wins “Best Motion Picture – Drama” “Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama” (Nicole Kidman); 5 nominations: “Best Director - Motion Picture” (Stephen Daldry), “Best Original Score - Motion Picture” (Philip Glass), “Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture” (Ed Harris), “Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama” (Meryl Streep), “Best Screenplay - Motion Picture” (David Hare)
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