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12 Projects Chosen For January 2010 Sundance Screenwriters Labs
14 December 2009 3:00 PM, PST
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Sundance has announced the 12 projects they have chosen for the 2010 January Screenwriters lab. Why should you care? Well because the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program has hand picked some of the most original filmmakers of the last 28 years.
Here are some of the films that have come out of the program: Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs, Paul Thomas Anderson's Hard Eight, Kimberly Peirce's Boy's Don't Cry, Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream, John Cameron Mitchell's Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Peter Sollett's Raising Victor Vargas, Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know, Ryan Fleck's Half Nelson, and most recently Cary Fukunaga's Sin Nombre and Alex Rivera's Sleep Dealer.
So, what 12 projects have been chosen for this year's Summer labs? Find out after the jump.
The projects and participants selected for the Screenwriting Lab:
Lance Edmands (writer/director) / Bluebird (U.
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Predictions 2010 Sundance Film Festival: Holofcener, Dosunmu, Cam Archer
12 December 2009 6:25 PM, PST
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In John Cooper's first year as head honcho, we'll get to see a new sidebar going by the name of "Next". Whether this is just a more organized, fresh coat of paint to distinguish films of the festival that don't receive the major buzz (for reasons x, y and z) or a new view a newly shaped mandate, the festival offers "independent" films that provide the star quotient and stick to their roots. - In John Cooper's first year as head honcho, we'll get to see a new sidebar going by the name of "Next". Whether this is just a more organized, fresh coat of paint to distinguish films of the festival that don't receive the major buzz (for reasons x, y and z) or a new view a newly shaped mandate, the festival offers "independent" films that provide the star quotient and stick to their roots. Take
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Sundance Announces 2010 Short Film Program
7 December 2009 3:41 PM, PST
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Sundance has announced the short films that will be playing at this year’s Festival. Some of the notable filmmakers include James Franco, Spike Jonze, Rory Kennedy, Patrik Eklund and Paper Heart director Nicholas Jasenovec.
Also, as Sundance points out in the press reelease:
The Sundance Film Festival’s shorts program has long been established as a discovery for directors, including: Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, Paul Thomas Anderson, David O Russell, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Tamara Jenkins, Ted Demme, Tim Blake Nelson, Alexander Payne, Paul Dinello, Martin McDonagh, and Jason Reitman.
Since there are so many short films playing at the Festival, hit the jump for the full press release, which lists the categories, the films, and the synopses.
2010 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program
70 Short Films Chosen from a Record 6,092 Submissions
Program of Four Short Films by Spike Jonze, Rory Kennedy, Patrik Eklund; and François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy,
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Dutch Singer Laura Fygi Stars in Singapore's Victor/Victoria, 11/9-11/29
29 November 2009 2:00 AM, PST
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International jazz sensation and Dutch singer Laura Fygi will star in the upcoming Singapore production of Victor/Victoria. The show will play at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore from November 9th through 29th.
Fygi will play opposite Jake Macapagal, who is currently playing the role of Narrator/El Gallo in Repertory Philippines' production of "The Fantasticks," as the debonair King Marchan in the Asian premiere of the Broadway classic.
Victor/Victoria the 1982 musical comedy film was a remake of "Victor und Viktoria" penned by German screenplay writer Hans Hoemburg and directed by Reinhold Schunzel in 1933. The film starred Julie Andrews as Victor/Victoria, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, and John Rhys-Davies. It was later adapted in 1995 as a Broadway musical, also starring Julie Andrews. Acclaimed composers Henry Mancini and Frank Wildhorn wrote the music with book by Blake Edwards and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.
Fygi has
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Media Theatre's Wizard Of Oz Plays Through 1/10/2010
25 November 2009 3:50 PM, PST
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"The Wizard of Oz", L. Frank Baum's family friendly fantasy in which a young Dorothy travels over the rainbow after a twister hits her Uncle's farm, is one of the most popular stories of all time due to the iconic film version. While the film celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, the stage version of the musical based on the movie claims The Media Theatre stage as its home this holiday season (Nov. 24, 2009-Jan. 10, 2010).
The Media Theatre will produce The Royal Shakespeare Company's version of the musical, which includes all of the well-known songs from the film ("Over the Rainbow", "If I Only Had A Brain", "Follow The Yellow Brick Road") and a number cut from the original movie ("Jitterbug"). Temple University's Peter Reynolds, who directed Media's popular "Altar Boyz" last season, will take the helm for "Oz".
Kim Carson, a Barrymore Award winning actress who was seen last
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Decade in Review: 2001 Top Ten
17 November 2009 8:41 PM, PST
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What follows is my original top ten list of 2001. We'll discuss each year of the decade over the next month or two (we already did 2000). I do this because I am curious about which films "stick" and which fade and why and maybe you are too? Best year of the decade I think. The top five films would all be valid #1 film choices in some years. New comments are in red.
Note: This list references films released in NYC in 2001, not year of production or year in which they first the hit festival circuit or whatnot.
Runners Up (in descending order): Sexy Beast, Ali, Series 7: The Contenders, The Others, Last Resort and Waking Life. I don't remember loving Ali that much... and more than The Others? I don't remember that at all. I mean Nicole Kidman was the shit Twice Over in 2001.
In my round up of the
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Will Levi Bring Porn Award to Palin Thanksgiving?
12 November 2009 6:51 PM, PST
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Should we now call him the award-winning Levi Johnston?
The Alaskan teen formerly known as Sarah Palin's future son-in-law was in New York City last night to pick up porn website Fleshbot's Crossover Star award.
In other words, he got props for having the cojones to strip down for Playgirl…
"He was a little overwhelmed, but he handled it like a champ," Fleshbot editor Lux Alptraum tells us. "The crowd was thrilled to have him there. Everyone was supportive and excited."
So much so that someone yelled out, "We love you, Levi," when he was presented with his shiny phallic trophy by New York drag entertainer Justin Bond and Hedwig and the Angry Inch director
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Ariel Schrag's "Potential" will shoot this spring
11 November 2009 3:00 PM, PST
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The producers behind great queer-themed films like Boys Don't Cry and Hedwig and the Angry Inch are working with lesbian comic artist Ariel Schrag on the movie adaptation of her book, Potential. Killer Films (which is home to out producer Christine Vachon) are working with Ariel (who also used to write for The L Word) to create the film version of the 2000 comic/graphic novel, which chronicled her life as an out lesbian in the eleventh grade.
Queer writer and Sister Spit creator Michelle Tea posted an interview with Ariel on the Sfmoma blog today, giving us some insight into what's going on with the production of Potential. Ariel told Tea, "It’s moving along! We just got a great new producer, Jamin O’Brien. Rose Troche is directing and she’s amazing. I love working with her. We’re hoping to shoot this spring."
With so many lesbians at the helm,
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Dutch Singer Laura Fygi Stars in Singapore's Victor/Victoria, 11/9-11/29
9 November 2009 1:30 AM, PST
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International jazz sensation and Dutch singer Laura Fygi will star in the upcoming Singapore production of Victor/Victoria. The show will play at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore from November 9th through 29th.
Fygi will play opposite Jake Macapagal, who is currently playing the role of Narrator/El Gallo in Repertory Philippines' production of "The Fantasticks," as the debonair King Marchan in the Asian premiere of the Broadway classic.
Victor/Victoria the 1982 musical comedy film was a remake of "Victor und Viktoria" penned by German screenplay writer Hans Hoemburg and directed by Reinhold Schunzel in 1933. The film starred Julie Andrews as Victor/Victoria, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, and John Rhys-Davies. It was later adapted in 1995 as a Broadway musical, also starring Julie Andrews. Acclaimed composers Henry Mancini and Frank Wildhorn wrote the music with book by Blake Edwards and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.
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Entertainment Weekly Lists the 25 Best Soundtracks from the Past 25 Years
3 November 2009 2:34 PM, PST
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I’m no music expert what with their fancy degrees and ability to appreciate music beyond “This sounds good.” But I do know lists and lists generate controversy and controversy equals traffic! And with their patented “slideshow” format which creates more hits based on an itemized story, EW.com has a real racket going!
Well, we just listed it like normal people after the jump. Take a look, see if you agree, and scream your disbelief at how a certain album you love wasn’t included. Also, remember that this is a list of soundtracks which are usually a collection of songs used in a movie as opposed to a score which is usually the instrumental accompaniment to the film created by a single composer (although there are obviously scores created by more than one composer).
If you want to click through the list like a chump, click here. It
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Srt's 'Sonnet Sings the Bard' Benefit to Feature Shaiman, Wittman, Shire & More, 11/16; Seth Rudetsky Hosts
2 November 2009 12:36 PM, PST
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Sonnet Repertory Theatre (Srt) has announced its scheduled line-up for 'Sonnet Sings the Bard' concert, which takes place on November 16 at the 92YTribeca. Contributing composers to this one-night-only benefit event include: Tony, Grammy, Emmy and Drama Desk Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated composers and lyricists Marc Shaiman and Scott Whittman (Hairspray, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Patti LuPone on Broadway), Tony, Grammy and Emmy-nominated and Academy Award-winning composer David Shire (Baby, Closer Than Ever, Big, Saturday Night Fever), Georgia Stitt (This Ordinary Thursday: The Songs Of Georgia Stitt with Sara Ramirez, Kelli O'Hara, Faith Prince, and many more), Ray Leslee (Avenue X, Educating Rita, Standup Shakespeare), Karl Mansfield (conductor and keyboardist for Broadway's Xanadu, La Boheme, 13, Dracula, Corum Boy, Sweet Charity, and Off-Broadway's Grey Gardens, Toxic Avenger, Shafrika the White Girl and Alter Boyz), and Wade McCollum (composer and lyricist for One, and award-winning performance in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
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Dutch Singer Laura Fygi Stars in Singapore's Victor/Victoria, 11/9-11/29
30 October 2009 5:43 PM, PDT
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International jazz sensation and Dutch singer Laura Fygi will star in the upcoming Singapore production of Victor/Victoria. The show will play at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore from November 9th through 29th.
Fygi will play opposite Jake Macapagal, who is currently playing the role of Narrator/El Gallo in Repertory Philippines' production of "The Fantasticks," as the debonair King Marchan in the Asian premiere of the Broadway classic.
Victor/Victoria the 1982 musical comedy film was a remake of "Victor und Viktoria" penned by German screenplay writer Hans Hoemburg and directed by Reinhold Schunzel in 1933. The film starred Julie Andrews as Victor/Victoria, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, and John Rhys-Davies. It was later adapted in 1995 as a Broadway musical, also starring Julie Andrews. Acclaimed composers Henry Mancini and Frank Wildhorn wrote the music with book by Blake Edwards and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.
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Project Runway @ the Movies: "Lights, Camera, Sew"
27 September 2009 6:37 PM, PDT
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I've always wanted Project Runway, which wields the word "costumey" around in the same dread way that American Idol invokes "broadway", to embrace costume design and hold a movie themed episode. Now that they're located in La, they finally came through for me.
The designers at a real soundstage, hearing the challenge. For the record I'm:
rooting for CarolHannah, drooling on Logan and expecting a Christopher win.
If you've seen the show, you'll know that Heidi Klum always kicks things off by wrapping that brilliant accent around a happy preview of the episode's content. To hear her chirpily declare "movie making!" before the Add editing team cut to the challenge was bliss in 4 syllables. Unfortunately many of the costumes weren't bliss in 4 seconds.
The contestants had to fight over the following five genres (only two people to a genre)
Film NoirPeriod PieceWestern (nobody wanted it!)
Action / AdventureScience FictionAnd, yes, I
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The 50 Best Gay Movies (2009)
13 September 2009 5:40 PM, PDT
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Why aren’t there more good gay movies? We hear this complaint at
AfterElton.com a lot, and we’ve even made it a few times ourselves (although we
think the results of this poll prove that there are more good movies than many
of us think!).
There are surely many reasons why more “mainstream” movies don’t include gay
or bisexual themes, but no doubt one of them is heterosexual discomfort – not
just discomfort on the part of audiences and network executives, but also
discomfort on the part of critics and others to champion these films.
This is where our poll of AfterElton.com readers on the 50 Greatest
Gay Movies comes in. We can think of no better way to encourage the creation of
more good gay movies than to praise and support the existence of past good gay
movies!
How does this list compare to our previous poll?
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Sook-Yin Lee marks her directorial debut!
11 September 2009 2:07 PM, PDT
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Sook-Yin Lee is often regarded as a bold actor and broadcaster. In 2001, for instance, she mooned TV cameras on one of her last days as a VJ at MuchMusic. And in the 2006 big-screen drama Shortbus, she performs non-simulated intercourse as the lead character, a sex-therapist.Which is why it's surprising that Lee is timid about the world premiere of Year of the Carnivore . she wrote and directed the feature . at the Toronto International Film Festival."I've been so scared!" the Vancouver native, host of CBC Radio's pop-culture show "Definitely Not the Opera," said in a recent interview."I love this movie, and you set it out into the world and you don't know if it'll get brutalized . or worse, ignored."So I've just been like: 'Oh my God, why do I make things? What am I doing?"'Year of the Carnivore . which
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13th Annual Portland Lesbian & Gay Film Festival – October 2 – 8 @ Cinema 21
2 September 2009 6:57 AM, PDT
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Here’s the complete news release giving you all you need to know about the Portland Lesbian and Gay Film Festival kicking off in October…
The 13th Annual Portland Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (Plgff) takes place October 2 – 8, 2009 at Cinema 21, 616 Nw 21st Ave. Plgff is a non-profit arts groups that annually showcases queer feature, documentary and short films from all over the world.
This year’s festival begins with a special screening of the Swedish drama Patrik, Age 1.5 on Friday, October 2 at 7:30 pm at Cinema 21. Goran and Sven are the perfect gay couple; they have a beautiful house in the suburbs, a solid relationship, a home full of love and warmth. Newly approved for adoption, they believe that baby “Patrik, age 1.5,” is on his way. One tiny decimal mistake later, they find themselves saddled with a 15-year-old juvenile delinquent! Directed by Ella Lemhagen, Patrik has its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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First Look: Nicole Kidman & Aaron Eckhart in Rabbit Hole
30 August 2009 11:54 PM, PDT
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The NY Times (via The Playlist) has the first two photos from John Cameron Mitchell's Rabbit Hole, an adaptation of David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer prize-winning stage play about a suburban mother dealing with the loss of a child. The project was first announced back in April and is a small $10 million indie shot in New York that stars Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart, directed by the same guy who made Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Shortbus. "When I first responded to it, it was because I read it, and it was about grief, which fascinates me," Kidman said. "Loss and love seem to be themes that run through my work."
There are lots of fascinating tidbits in the NY Times piece - such as that Aaron Eckhart was hand-picked by Kidman. "The reason why I'm in the movie is Nicole. If she wants to work with somebody, then
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Film's Best Cross-Dressers
28 August 2009 11:41 AM, PDT
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Liev Schreiber was “giddy” playing an ex-Marine transvestite in Taking Woodstock , and in his honor, Nerve lists the best cross-dressers in film history: John Cameron Mitchell, Hedwig and the Angry Inch: He "is the epitome of ferocity and theatricality that drag queens around the world aspire to.” Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie : “Who knew Hoffman could work a sequined gown?” Gwyneth Paltrow, Shakespeare in Love : Hey, "the girl can rock a pencil moustache.” Hugo Weaving, Priscilla Queen of the Desert : “Not just any actor can pull off both a sinister Matrix agent and a drag queen with an afro wig made of
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Blue Spruce Supports Lgbtq Equality With November Production of Hedwig And The Angry Inch
9 July 2009 10:42 AM, PDT
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Blue Spruce Theatre announces a strong new interpretation of its mission statement with a focus on rights for all, especially those who are marginalized. According to Jesse Strachman, the Producing Artistic Director, a concurrence of events has made it clear to the group that the time has come for them to take a stand, here and now, for what they believe in.
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Aaron Eckhart off down a Rabbit Hole
2 April 2009 11:30 PM, PDT
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Aaron Eckhart is signing up to star opposite Nicole Kidman in Fox Searchlight’s drama Rabbit Hole.
John Cameron Mitchell, switching gears from the decidedly indie Hedwig And The Angry Inch and Shortbus, has agreed to direct the film, which will be adapted from David Lindsay-Abaire’s play by the writer himself.
What’s the plot? It finds a married couple (Eckhart and Kidman), who find their married bliss disrupted by the unexpected and tragic death of their son.
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