Filmmaker Jenny Ni (ECLOSION) Although I’m used to receiving comments from my friends about the work I’ve done so far. Seeing them on screen is a whole another experience. Especially knowing the viewers are watching my film from another city, it made me excited but also nervous. Excited in a way that I’m glad I’m able […]
via Experimental Festival Testimonial – May 5 2020 — Experimental Film & Music Video Festival
Lisa Le Lievre This festival is unlike any other that I have been a part of. I was unable to attend but the follow up has been incredible. The audience feedback video is a wonderful window into the views of the audience and the filmmaker interview is a great opportunity to talk about the details […]
via Experimental Film Festival Testimonial – May 15 2020 — Experimental Film & Music Video Festival
Here’s a new way to virtually watch HBO shows with up to 20 of your friends, while many Americans are still stuck at home under lockdown. 31 more words
via HBO Has a New Way to Watch With Friends: How to Set Up Virtual Co-Viewing Parties — Variety
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched Season 2 of “Dead To Me,” streaming now on Netflix. The second season of “Dead to Me” on Netflix started with one hell of a twist: Steve (James Marsden), who Jen (Christina Applegate) killed and then secretly buried with a little help from her…
Barbara Walters is making a return to TV. But this time, an actress will be playing her. “Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of ‘The View,” the New York Times best-selling book about the behind-the-scenes drama at the ABC daytime talk show, has sold its screen rights to Erik Feig’s media company PictureStart. The…
via ‘The View’ Tell-All Book ‘Ladies Who Punch’ Optioned for TV Miniseries (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety
The “One Dat at a Time” animation special in the works at Pop TV has added a trio of heavy hitters. Lin-Manuel Miranda (fresh off announcing that his “Hamilton” movie will premiere on Disney Plus in July), Gloria Estefan and Melissa Fumero will all guest star in the special which is slated to air June…
In the two and a half decades I’ve been covering the Emmy Awards, nothing stands out like what happened to the show in 2001, the year the ceremony almost didn’t happen. 26 more words
via Why the Emmys in Some Form Are Needed This Year More Than Ever (Column) — Variety
“Call Me by Your Name” filmmaker Luca Guadagnino will direct a reboot of “Scarface” for Universal Pictures. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen wrote the latest version of the script with earlier drafts by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, Jonathan Herman and Paul Attanasio. 18 more words
A Percy Jackson series is currently in the early stages of development at Disney Plus. Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson book series, made the announcement Thursday in a video on Twitter alongside his wife Becky. 22 more words
via Percy Jackson Series in Development at Disney Plus — Variety
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Thursday sent a letter to Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Makan Delrahim, “urging the Department of Justice to ensure that a vibrant and competitive live performance marketplace will exist after the coronavirus pandemic,” according to a statement. 8 more words
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