Industrial Light & Magic Grows Global Operations Adding Key Talent and New/Expanded Offices
Industry-leading visual effects studio announces key talent hires, a new U.K. office, expansion in Vancouver and a new building in Singapore
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) today announced the expansion of its global operations with the opening of ILM London in the United Kingdom, the growth and relocation of ILM Vancouver and the relocation of ILM Singapore to the newly constructed ‘Sandcrawler’ building located in the Fusionopolis business district. Coupled with the new and expanded facilities, the company has hired key talent to staff the offices. ILM president and general manager, Lynwen Brennan, made the announcement.
“We continue to embrace the global opportunities that have come with advances in technology while maintaining a strong operation here in the U.S.,” noted Brennan, “ILM has always prided itself on having the industry’s top creative talent. The difference now is that we can access incredible talent where they live and countries such as Singapore, Canada and the United Kingdom have a great deal to offer.”
Located in Central London, ILM London’s creative team will be led by creative director Ben Morris and animation director Michael Eames. The studio’s director of operations, Sue Lyster will oversee all London-based operations. ILM London will be working with ILM’s existing offices in San Francisco, Singapore and Vancouver on a number of high profile releases at launch including the highly anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII and Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, the sequel to the 2012 blockbuster film, The Avengers.
Founded in 2006, ILM Singapore is the company’s second largest studio. Recently relocated to the newly constructed Sandcrawler building the location will also serve as the regional headquarters for Lucasfilm Singapore, The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) and ESPN Asia Pacific. ILM Singapore, under Colin Brown, general manager and former head of the U.K. Film Commission, will continue to work on high profile Hollywood films including the upcoming Star Wars films, regional projects and feature animation.
In 2011, ILM established its second international office in Vancouver, British Columbia. Initially planned as a temporary, production-based facility ILM has seen great success both in terms of attracting high-level talent and producing impressive visual effects work.
This success has led to ILM making Vancouver a permanent studio; one that will soon relocate to a larger facility in the historic Gastown section of the city. Randal Shore has joined the studio as supervising producer and will manage day-to-day operations. The new facility will officially open in March and allow the company to accommodate the planned expansion of its Canadian workforce to meet the needs of future projects including Star Wars, World of Warcraft and Tomorrowland. The studio’s current projects include Transformers: Age of Extinction and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Work created across ILM’s global studios in 2013 has received two Academy Award™ nominations for Star Trek Into Darkness and The Lone Ranger and British Academy Award (BAFTA) nominations for Pacific Rim and Star Trek Into Darkness. Additionally, ILM’s breakthrough technological innovations continue to be recognized within the industry. In February, two of the company’s key technologies will receive Technical Academy Awards in recognition of their impact on the industry at large. The first, ILM Plume, simulates and renders fire, smoke and explosions utilizing cutting-edge GPU technology. The second award recognizes the architecture and development of ILM’s Zeno application framework. For more than a decade, Zeno’s flexible and robust design has allowed the creation of a broad range of Academy Award-winning visual effects toolsets at the company. These two awards mark the company’s 25th and 26th Academy Awards for advances in Science and Technology in its 38-year history.
About Industrial Light & Magic
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), a division of Lucasfilm Ltd, has become synonymous with groundbreaking visual effects work and the company continues to be a recognized leader in the field. ILM, headquartered in San Francisco, also has operations in Singapore, Vancouver and London – the facilities work hand in hand to produce cutting edge visual effects work for feature films and themed entertainment. ILM has been awarded 15 Academy Awards® for Best Visual Effects and 26 Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. To learn more, visit ILM online at http://www.ilm.com.
Lucasfilm Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Industrial Light & Magic, the ILM logo, STAR WARS and related properties are trademarks in the United States and/or in other countries of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. © 2013 Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. or Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Idina Menzel to "Let It Go" for Oscars Ceremony
Idina Menzel To Perform On The Oscars®
BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Tony Award®-winning singer, songwriter and actress Idina Menzel will, for the first time, perform the Oscar®-nominated song “Let It Go” for a global television audience at the Oscars®, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air on Sunday, March 2, live on ABC.
“Let It Go,” written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for “Frozen,” is nominated for Original Song. The three other nominated songs are "Happy" from "Despicable Me 2," "Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" and "The Moon Song" from "Her."
Menzel won a Tony Award for her performance as Elphaba in the original Broadway production of Wicked. She received a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut in Rent and earned a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in Manhattan Theater Club’s Off-Broadway musical The Wild Party. In March, Menzel will star in If/Then, a new Broadway musical about a woman moving back to New York City for a fresh start. In addition to “Frozen,” in which she voices the character of Elsa, Menzel’s film appearances include “Enchanted,” “Ask the Dust” and “Rent.”
Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Tony Award®-winning singer, songwriter and actress Idina Menzel will, for the first time, perform the Oscar®-nominated song “Let It Go” for a global television audience at the Oscars®, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, will air on Sunday, March 2, live on ABC.
“Let It Go,” written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for “Frozen,” is nominated for Original Song. The three other nominated songs are "Happy" from "Despicable Me 2," "Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" and "The Moon Song" from "Her."
Menzel won a Tony Award for her performance as Elphaba in the original Broadway production of Wicked. She received a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut in Rent and earned a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in Manhattan Theater Club’s Off-Broadway musical The Wild Party. In March, Menzel will star in If/Then, a new Broadway musical about a woman moving back to New York City for a fresh start. In addition to “Frozen,” in which she voices the character of Elsa, Menzel’s film appearances include “Enchanted,” “Ask the Dust” and “Rent.”
Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Warner Bros. Bringing Tarzan Back to the Big Screen in 3D
Warner Bros. Pictures Swings into a New Big-Screen Tarzan Adventure, Slated for a July 1, 2016 Release
Alexander Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, and Christoph Waltz are starring under the direction of David Yates, with Jerry Weintraub producing
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that the Studio has entered into pre-production on a new live-action 3D Tarzan action adventure, bringing Edgar Rice Burroughs’ legendary character back to the big screen. The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, also announced that the film has been slated to open domestically on July 1, 2016.
Alexander Skarsgård (HBO’s “True Blood”) has been set to star as the man who was orphaned as a baby and raised in the jungle, later to return to the urban jungle of London. The film also stars Oscar® nominee Samuel L. Jackson (“Pulp Fiction”); Margot Robbie (“The Wolf of Wall Street”), as Jane Porter, who becomes the love of Tarzan’s life; and two-time Academy Award® winner Christoph Waltz (“Inglourious Basterds,” “Django Unchained”).
David Yates, who helmed the last four “Harry Potter” blockbusters, will direct the new feature from a screenplay based on the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Jerry Weintraub production, the film is being produced by Weintraub (“Behind the Candelabra,” the “Ocean’s” trilogy), together with David Barron and Alan Riche.
In making the announcement, Silverman said, “We have assembled a phenomenal international cast to tell this extraordinary story. Warner Bros. has also enjoyed long and successful collaborations with both David Yates and Jerry Weintraub, and we look forward to seeing what they and the entire team have in store for this timeless tale.”
Kroll added, “Tarzan has been an enduring and enigmatic figure in literature and cinema for more than a century. The adventures of a man who was torn between two worlds has entertained and intrigued people young and old, and we are excited to bring him to the screen for a new generation.”
Fellman stated, “This is a perfect entry for the summer movie season corridor, with a terrific combination of action, adventure, romance and suspense that is sure to appeal to a broad audience.”
Jerry Weintraub added, “I am so pleased to be reuniting with the team at Warner Bros. on this thrilling project. David Yates and I are going to be using the best of today’s technology in creating this new adventure, and we can’t wait to get started.”
Alexander Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, and Christoph Waltz are starring under the direction of David Yates, with Jerry Weintraub producing
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that the Studio has entered into pre-production on a new live-action 3D Tarzan action adventure, bringing Edgar Rice Burroughs’ legendary character back to the big screen. The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, also announced that the film has been slated to open domestically on July 1, 2016.
Alexander Skarsgård (HBO’s “True Blood”) has been set to star as the man who was orphaned as a baby and raised in the jungle, later to return to the urban jungle of London. The film also stars Oscar® nominee Samuel L. Jackson (“Pulp Fiction”); Margot Robbie (“The Wolf of Wall Street”), as Jane Porter, who becomes the love of Tarzan’s life; and two-time Academy Award® winner Christoph Waltz (“Inglourious Basterds,” “Django Unchained”).
David Yates, who helmed the last four “Harry Potter” blockbusters, will direct the new feature from a screenplay based on the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Jerry Weintraub production, the film is being produced by Weintraub (“Behind the Candelabra,” the “Ocean’s” trilogy), together with David Barron and Alan Riche.
In making the announcement, Silverman said, “We have assembled a phenomenal international cast to tell this extraordinary story. Warner Bros. has also enjoyed long and successful collaborations with both David Yates and Jerry Weintraub, and we look forward to seeing what they and the entire team have in store for this timeless tale.”
Kroll added, “Tarzan has been an enduring and enigmatic figure in literature and cinema for more than a century. The adventures of a man who was torn between two worlds has entertained and intrigued people young and old, and we are excited to bring him to the screen for a new generation.”
Fellman stated, “This is a perfect entry for the summer movie season corridor, with a terrific combination of action, adventure, romance and suspense that is sure to appeal to a broad audience.”
Jerry Weintraub added, “I am so pleased to be reuniting with the team at Warner Bros. on this thrilling project. David Yates and I are going to be using the best of today’s technology in creating this new adventure, and we can’t wait to get started.”
Nevada Film Critics Choose "12 Years a Slave"
The Nevada Film Critics Society (NFCS) is apparently a society of film critics who reside in Nevada and produce film reviews for print, broadcast, radio, and online.
The Nevada Film Critics Society's 2013 Awards for Achievement in Film:
Best Film - 12 Years A Slave
Best Actor - Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Actress - Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)
Best Supporting Actor - Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Best Youth Performance - Sophie Nelisse (The Book Thief)
Best Director - Alfonso Cauron (Gravity)
Best Ensemble Cast - August: Osage County
Best Animated Movie – Frozen
Best Production Design - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Best Cinematography - Gravity
Best Visual Effects – Gravity
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http://nevadafilmcriticssociety.org/
The Nevada Film Critics Society's 2013 Awards for Achievement in Film:
Best Film - 12 Years A Slave
Best Actor - Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Actress - Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)
Best Supporting Actor - Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Best Youth Performance - Sophie Nelisse (The Book Thief)
Best Director - Alfonso Cauron (Gravity)
Best Ensemble Cast - August: Osage County
Best Animated Movie – Frozen
Best Production Design - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Best Cinematography - Gravity
Best Visual Effects – Gravity
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http://nevadafilmcriticssociety.org/
"Naruto Shippuden The Movie: Blood Prison" Coming on DVD and Blu-ray
VIZ MEDIA RELEASES NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BLOOD PRISON ON DVD AND BLU-RAY
Naruto Is Accused Of Murder And Imprisoned In An Escape Proof Penitentiary In Exciting New Feature Film Release
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, delivers a thrilling dose of ninja action with the Blu-ray/DVD release of NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BLOOD PRISON on February 18th.
The new release is rated ‘TV-14’ and will carry a DVD MSRP of $19.98 U.S. / $24.98 CAN and Blu-ray MSRP of $24.98 U.S. / $27.50 CAN. Each version also features a special full-color variant O-card that will have different artwork than what is featured on the actual Amaray cases.
A host of special bonus material for the DVD and Blu-ray editions includes an animated short film, Chunin Exam on Fire! Naruto vs. Konohamaru!, as well as a production art gallery and the original Japanese theatrical trailers. The Blu-ray edition additionally contains a personal message from NARUTO creator Masashi Kishimoto and an interview with Junko Takeuchi, the Japanese voice of Naruto Uzumaki.
In the film, Naruto is convicted of a serious crime he didn’t commit and is sent to the inescapable prison, Hozuki Castle. The warden, Mui, quickly seals away Naruto’s chakra to prevent him from rebelling. Refusing to give up, Naruto plans his escape while also befriending his fellow inmates Ryuzetsu and Maroi. But he can't help but wonder what their ulterior motives are...
“In BLOOD PRISON, Naruto is behind bars in a shinobi Alcatraz, accused of murder and attempted assassination, and the storyline and action that ensue makes this the most exciting NARUTO SHIPPUDEN feature film yet,” says Charlene Ingram, Senior Manager, Animation Marketing. “Audiences are in for a wild ride as Naruto tries to prove his innocence and also help his new friends uncover the secrets surrounding the mysterious Box of Paradise, and their ties to what it contains. Catch all the action on DVD and Blu-ray!”
Created by Masashi Kishimoto, NARUTO was first introduced in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in Japan in 1999 and quickly became that country’s most popular ninja manga targeting tweens and teens. The manga series (rated ‘T’ for Teens, in print and digital editions) and animated counterpart (NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN both rated ‘TV-14’) are some of VIZ Media’s most successful properties and have captivated millions of fans across North America, Europe and South America.
The latest episodes of the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN animated series may be streamed on the company’s own VIZAnime.com site and also on Hulu. In addition, Download-To-Own dubbed episodes are available for purchase through iTunes®, PlayStation®Network, Xbox Live®, Amazon Instant Video, and the Google Play store.
To read a free chapter 1 preview of the NARUTO manga series, please visit http://www.vizmanga.com/naruto.
Additional information on NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN is available at www.Naruto.com.
For more information on VIZ Media anime properties, please visit www.viz.com/anime.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and INUYASHA, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.
Naruto Is Accused Of Murder And Imprisoned In An Escape Proof Penitentiary In Exciting New Feature Film Release
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, delivers a thrilling dose of ninja action with the Blu-ray/DVD release of NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BLOOD PRISON on February 18th.
The new release is rated ‘TV-14’ and will carry a DVD MSRP of $19.98 U.S. / $24.98 CAN and Blu-ray MSRP of $24.98 U.S. / $27.50 CAN. Each version also features a special full-color variant O-card that will have different artwork than what is featured on the actual Amaray cases.
A host of special bonus material for the DVD and Blu-ray editions includes an animated short film, Chunin Exam on Fire! Naruto vs. Konohamaru!, as well as a production art gallery and the original Japanese theatrical trailers. The Blu-ray edition additionally contains a personal message from NARUTO creator Masashi Kishimoto and an interview with Junko Takeuchi, the Japanese voice of Naruto Uzumaki.
In the film, Naruto is convicted of a serious crime he didn’t commit and is sent to the inescapable prison, Hozuki Castle. The warden, Mui, quickly seals away Naruto’s chakra to prevent him from rebelling. Refusing to give up, Naruto plans his escape while also befriending his fellow inmates Ryuzetsu and Maroi. But he can't help but wonder what their ulterior motives are...
“In BLOOD PRISON, Naruto is behind bars in a shinobi Alcatraz, accused of murder and attempted assassination, and the storyline and action that ensue makes this the most exciting NARUTO SHIPPUDEN feature film yet,” says Charlene Ingram, Senior Manager, Animation Marketing. “Audiences are in for a wild ride as Naruto tries to prove his innocence and also help his new friends uncover the secrets surrounding the mysterious Box of Paradise, and their ties to what it contains. Catch all the action on DVD and Blu-ray!”
Created by Masashi Kishimoto, NARUTO was first introduced in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in Japan in 1999 and quickly became that country’s most popular ninja manga targeting tweens and teens. The manga series (rated ‘T’ for Teens, in print and digital editions) and animated counterpart (NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN both rated ‘TV-14’) are some of VIZ Media’s most successful properties and have captivated millions of fans across North America, Europe and South America.
The latest episodes of the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN animated series may be streamed on the company’s own VIZAnime.com site and also on Hulu. In addition, Download-To-Own dubbed episodes are available for purchase through iTunes®, PlayStation®Network, Xbox Live®, Amazon Instant Video, and the Google Play store.
To read a free chapter 1 preview of the NARUTO manga series, please visit http://www.vizmanga.com/naruto.
Additional information on NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN is available at www.Naruto.com.
For more information on VIZ Media anime properties, please visit www.viz.com/anime.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and INUYASHA, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Review: "The Iron Giant" is Still a Giant (Happy B'day, Jennifer Aniston)
The Iron Giant (1999) – animated
Running time: 86 minutes (1 hour, 26 minutes)
MPAA – PG for fantasy action and mild language
DIRECTOR: Brad Bird
WRITERS: Tim McCanlies; from a screen story by Brad Bird; (based upon the book The Iron Man by Ted Hughes)
PRODUCERS: Allison Abbate and Des McAnuff
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Steven Wilzbach
EDITOR: Darren T. Holmes
COMPOSER: Michael Kamen
BAFTA Award winner
ANIMATION/SCI-FI/FAMILY
Starring: (voices) Eli Marienthal, Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick, Jr., Vin Diesel, Christopher MacDonald, and John Mahoney with Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston
The subject of this movie review is The Iron Giant, a 1999 animated science fiction film from director Brad Bird. The film is based on the 1968 novel, The Iron Man, by author Ted Hughes. The Iron Giant focuses on a boy who befriends a giant alien robot and then fights to protect that robot from the paranoid government agent who wants to destroy it.
Among the many popular animated films of 1999 (which included Disney’s Tarzan and the “South Park” feature film), one got lost in the crowd, a great family film with a message and heart. It was The Iron Giant, a Cold War fable with a timeless message and was directed by Brad Bird, who at the time was known for his work on “The Simpsons” and is currently getting attention for directing Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles.
Based upon a book by Ted Hughes, the film was the story of Hogarth Hughes (Eli Marienthal), a boy with a love for comics and sci-fi monster movies and who has an active imagination, and an innocent giant alien robot (Vin Diesel) the boy befriends. Now, the robot is difficult to hide and eventually his presence earns the attention of Kent Mansley (Christopher MacDonald), a government agent who wants to destroy the robot. Hogarth is afraid to tell his mother, Annie Hughes (Jennifer Aniston), a single parent, about his giant robot friend, but he luckily befriends an easy going beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin (Harry Connick, Jr.). Dean runs a scrap yard, which proves to be a good source of food for the metal-eating giant, but how long can Hogarth and Dean hide the giant robot from the men who want to destroy him?
The Iron Giant’s story is very similar to that of E.T.: The Extraterrestrial, another story about a boy who befriends an innocent alien hounded by military types that want to hurt him. The moral or message of The Iron Giant is not necessarily entirely about peace, but is more about choosing peace and defending oneself only when one is sure of his enemy instead of attacking the unknown because of paranoia, ignorance, and fear. The film is also a heartfelt drama with many comic moments and lots of action and adventure aimed at the young-at-heart and those who still can recall child-like wonder. The script lightly draws the characters, but gives enough of them to make the premise work.
The quality of the animation (2-D or traditional hand drawn with some CGI) is very high quality; in fact, it’s hard to tell that the “Iron Giant” is completely computer animated because the character fits in so well with the hand drawn figures. The animation is not as fluid as the best of Disney, but this film looks as if it could have come out of the Disney animation studios that produced 101 Dalmatians or The Jungle Book. I heartily recommend this film to animation and sci-fi fans, and I especially recommend it for family viewing.
8 of 10
A
NOTES:
2000 BAFTA Awards: 1 win: BAFTA Children's Award for “Best Feature Film” (Allison Abbate, Des McAnuff, Brad Bird, and Tim McCanlies)
Updated: Tuesday, February 11, 2014
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New York Film Retrospective Celebrates Scorsese-DiCaprio Collaboration
BOW TIE CINEMAS ZIEGFELD THEATER PRESENTS A FILM RETROSPECTIVE CELEBRATING THE CREATIVE COLLABORATION OF MARTIN SCORSESE AND LEONARDO DICAPRIO ON FEBRUARY 13th AND 14th
FEATURING A PANEL CONVERSATION WITH DICAPRIO, THELMA SCHOONMAKER AND TERENCE WINTER ON FEBRUARY 13TH
Bow Tie Cinemas Ziegfeld Theater will celebrate the longtime collaboration between Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese and Academy Award®-nominated actor Leonardo DiCaprio with a two day, five film retrospective on February 13th and 14th.
Kent Jones of the New York Film Society at Lincoln Center will moderate a conversation with DiCaprio, Academy Award®-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker and Academy Award®-nominated writer Terence Winter prior to the screening of their latest film, “THE WOLF OF WALL STREET,” which has been nominated for five Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay.
The series begins on Thursday, February 13th with screenings of “THE AVIATOR” and “THE DEPARTED,” followed by a panel discussion at 7:00 p.m. and the “THE WOLF OF WALL STREET.” Friday’s schedule includes “SHUTTER ISLAND” and “GANGS OF NEW YORK.” All films will be presented in DCIP Digital format.
Tickets for individual screenings are on sale today, Monday, February 10th at the Ziegfeld box office and online at www.bowtiecinemas.com. Please visit www.bowtiecinemas.com for showtimes. The iconic theater is located at 141 W. 54th St. in Manhattan.
Martin Scorsese is an Academy Award®-winning director and one of the most prominent and influential filmmakers working today. He directed the critically acclaimed, award-winning films “MEAN STREETS,” “TAXI DRIVER,” “RAGING BULL,” “THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST,” “GOODFELLAS,” “GANGS OF NEW YORK,” “THE AVIATOR,” “THE DEPARTED” and the 2010 box office hit “SHUTTER ISLAND.”
Scorsese has also directed numerous documentaries including “NO DIRECTION HOME: BOB DYLAN,” “ELIA KAZAN: A LETTER TO ELIA” (both films garnering Peabody Awards), “A PERSONAL JOURNEY WITH MARTIN SCORSESE THROUGH AMERICAN MOVIES,” “IL MIO VIAGGIO IN ITALIA,” “PUBLIC SPEAKING” starring writer Fran Lebowitz and the documentary for HBO: “GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD.” He directed the Academy Award® and Golden Globe nominated film “HUGO,” a 3D adaptation of Brian Selznick’s children’s book, for which he won the Golden Globe for Best Director.
Scorsese currently serves as Executive Producer on HBO’s hit series Boardwalk Empire for which he directed the pilot episode. He is the founder and chair of The Film Foundation and the World Cinema Project, both non-profit organizations dedicated to the preservation, restoration and protection of film.
Leonardo DiCaprio is a multi-award-winning actor and a three-time Academy Award® nominee for his roles in Edward Zwick’s “BLOOD DIAMOND,” Martin Scorsese’s “THE AVIATOR” and Lasse Hallström’s “WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE.” He recently starred in Baz Luhrmann’s “THE GREAT GATSBY,” Christopher Nolan’s “INCEPTION,” Scorsese’s “SHUTTER ISLAND,” and earned Golden Globes nominations for his recent roles in “DJANGO UNCHAINED” and “J. EDGAR.” His credits also include starring roles in Scorsese’s “THE DEPARTED” and “GANGS OF NEW YORK,” James Cameron’s “TITANIC,” Woody Allen’s “CELEBRITY,” Steven Spielberg’s “CATCH ME IF YOU CAN,” Sam Mendes’ “REVOLUTIONARY ROAD,” Luhrmann’s “WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET” and Ridley Scott’s “BODY OF LIES,” as well as “THE QUICK AND THE DEAD,” “THE BASKETBALL DIARIES,” “TOTAL ECLIPSE,” “MARVIN’S ROOM,” “THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK” and “THE BEACH.”
Under his production company Appian Way, DiCaprio wrote, produced and narrated the acclaimed environmentally themed documentary “THE 11TH HOUR.” Among Appian Way’s other productions are “SHUTTER ISLAND” and “THE AVIATOR,” as well as “THE IDES OF MARCH,” “RED RIDING HOOD,” “ORPHAN,” “PUBLIC ENEMIES,” “OUT OF THE FURNACE” and “RUNNER, RUNNER.” DiCaprio is well known for his dedication to the environment on a global scale, spearheading numerous public awareness campaigns, and launching The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. DiCaprio serves on the boards of World Wildlife Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, and International Fund for Animal Welfare.
About Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. Paramount controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Media Distribution, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.
FEATURING A PANEL CONVERSATION WITH DICAPRIO, THELMA SCHOONMAKER AND TERENCE WINTER ON FEBRUARY 13TH
Bow Tie Cinemas Ziegfeld Theater will celebrate the longtime collaboration between Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese and Academy Award®-nominated actor Leonardo DiCaprio with a two day, five film retrospective on February 13th and 14th.
Kent Jones of the New York Film Society at Lincoln Center will moderate a conversation with DiCaprio, Academy Award®-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker and Academy Award®-nominated writer Terence Winter prior to the screening of their latest film, “THE WOLF OF WALL STREET,” which has been nominated for five Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay.
The series begins on Thursday, February 13th with screenings of “THE AVIATOR” and “THE DEPARTED,” followed by a panel discussion at 7:00 p.m. and the “THE WOLF OF WALL STREET.” Friday’s schedule includes “SHUTTER ISLAND” and “GANGS OF NEW YORK.” All films will be presented in DCIP Digital format.
Tickets for individual screenings are on sale today, Monday, February 10th at the Ziegfeld box office and online at www.bowtiecinemas.com. Please visit www.bowtiecinemas.com for showtimes. The iconic theater is located at 141 W. 54th St. in Manhattan.
Martin Scorsese is an Academy Award®-winning director and one of the most prominent and influential filmmakers working today. He directed the critically acclaimed, award-winning films “MEAN STREETS,” “TAXI DRIVER,” “RAGING BULL,” “THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST,” “GOODFELLAS,” “GANGS OF NEW YORK,” “THE AVIATOR,” “THE DEPARTED” and the 2010 box office hit “SHUTTER ISLAND.”
Scorsese has also directed numerous documentaries including “NO DIRECTION HOME: BOB DYLAN,” “ELIA KAZAN: A LETTER TO ELIA” (both films garnering Peabody Awards), “A PERSONAL JOURNEY WITH MARTIN SCORSESE THROUGH AMERICAN MOVIES,” “IL MIO VIAGGIO IN ITALIA,” “PUBLIC SPEAKING” starring writer Fran Lebowitz and the documentary for HBO: “GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD.” He directed the Academy Award® and Golden Globe nominated film “HUGO,” a 3D adaptation of Brian Selznick’s children’s book, for which he won the Golden Globe for Best Director.
Scorsese currently serves as Executive Producer on HBO’s hit series Boardwalk Empire for which he directed the pilot episode. He is the founder and chair of The Film Foundation and the World Cinema Project, both non-profit organizations dedicated to the preservation, restoration and protection of film.
Leonardo DiCaprio is a multi-award-winning actor and a three-time Academy Award® nominee for his roles in Edward Zwick’s “BLOOD DIAMOND,” Martin Scorsese’s “THE AVIATOR” and Lasse Hallström’s “WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE.” He recently starred in Baz Luhrmann’s “THE GREAT GATSBY,” Christopher Nolan’s “INCEPTION,” Scorsese’s “SHUTTER ISLAND,” and earned Golden Globes nominations for his recent roles in “DJANGO UNCHAINED” and “J. EDGAR.” His credits also include starring roles in Scorsese’s “THE DEPARTED” and “GANGS OF NEW YORK,” James Cameron’s “TITANIC,” Woody Allen’s “CELEBRITY,” Steven Spielberg’s “CATCH ME IF YOU CAN,” Sam Mendes’ “REVOLUTIONARY ROAD,” Luhrmann’s “WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET” and Ridley Scott’s “BODY OF LIES,” as well as “THE QUICK AND THE DEAD,” “THE BASKETBALL DIARIES,” “TOTAL ECLIPSE,” “MARVIN’S ROOM,” “THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK” and “THE BEACH.”
Under his production company Appian Way, DiCaprio wrote, produced and narrated the acclaimed environmentally themed documentary “THE 11TH HOUR.” Among Appian Way’s other productions are “SHUTTER ISLAND” and “THE AVIATOR,” as well as “THE IDES OF MARCH,” “RED RIDING HOOD,” “ORPHAN,” “PUBLIC ENEMIES,” “OUT OF THE FURNACE” and “RUNNER, RUNNER.” DiCaprio is well known for his dedication to the environment on a global scale, spearheading numerous public awareness campaigns, and launching The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. DiCaprio serves on the boards of World Wildlife Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, and International Fund for Animal Welfare.
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