Naveen Andrews to Star in Film Adaptation of THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 16, 2019 Naveen Andrews has come on board to star in a film adaptation of Gabrielle Zevin's runaway bestseller THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY. Hans Canosa will direct from Zevin's adaptation of her own novel. Canosa, Zevin and Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra and Brian Keady of BCDF Pictures are producers....
Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami to Direct Aubrey Plaza in Feature Comedy 'Hope' for Netflix
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 15, 2019 Hope marks the second feature to be directed by the comedic duo following their female-driven comedy The Breaker Upperers, which they also co-wrote and starred in, and premiered on Netflix in February 2019....
Sarah Silverman to Join Seth Rudetsky For Live Comedy & Music Shows In LA and San Francisco
by Julie Musbach - April 03, 2019 Producer Mark Cortale has announced that two time Emmy Award winner Sarah Silverman will join Sirius XM Star Seth Rudetsky for two special music and comedy evenings in California....
Film Independent Announces 2018 Screenwriting Lab Participants
by Macon Prickett - May 02, 2018 Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards and LA Film Festival, is pleased to announce the seven screenwriters selected for its 20th annual Screenwriting Lab. This intensive four-week workshop is designed to facilitate each writer's unique vo...
Utah Film Center Announces 2019 'Damn These Heels' Film Lineup
by Tori Hartshorn - June 11, 2019 Utah Film Center announced today the feature films selected for the 16th annual Damn These Heels Film Festival and new elements to the Festival for film lovers, filmmakers, and all storytellers. Damn These Heels will run July 12 - 14, 2019 at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center and is a festival ...
Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg to Host the 76th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 06, 2018 Sandra Oh, star of the critically acclaimed BBC America drama series “Killing Eve,” and Andy Samberg, star of NBC's Golden Globe-winning comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” will co-host the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards....
Film Independent Selects Seven Writers For 2018 Episodic Lab
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 08, 2018 Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards and LA Film Festival, announced today the seven writers selected for its second Episodic Lab. The Film Independent Episodic Lab is supported by Lead Artist Development Funder the Time Warner Foundatio...
Emmy-Award Winner James Cromwell Cast in Starz Original Spy-Fi Thriller Series COUNTERPART
by Tori Hartshorn - May 23, 2018 Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), announced today that Emmy(R)-winner and Oscar(R)-nominated actor James Cromwell ('American Horror Story,' Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, 'The Young Pope') has been cast in a recurring guest role as 'Yanek' for season two of the STARZ Original series ...
All New All Star Stand-Up Comedy Comes to Bay Street Theater, 12/7
by A.A. Cristi - November 05, 2018 Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce an evening of all new All Star Stand-up Comedy just in time for laughing off the stress of the holidays on Friday, December 7 at 8 pm. Tickets are $30 when purchased in advance and $40 when purchased the day of the event; on ...
Theatre Of Arts Presents Neil LaBute's THE SHAPE OF THINGS
by A.A. Cristi - March 08, 2019 Theatre of Arts has announced its production of The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute, set to run eight performances only from March 14 28. Directed by David Conolly, the cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Shalom DeSota, Hallie Gibb, Joshua Johnson, Vincent Mordente, Josephine Parks, and Gerald ...
Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott & Sarah Gadon Join Cast of BLACK BEAR
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 30, 2019 Productivity Media Inc and Oakhurst Entertainment announced today that Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon are set to join the cast of the upcoming thriller BLACK BEAR, directed by Lawrence Michael Levine. Penned by Levine, the film will be produced by Tandem Pictures' Julie Christeas ...
PBS Series POV Announces 31st Season Including BILL NYE: SCIENCE GUY, DARK MONEY, & More
by Macon Prickett - April 11, 2018 The creative, fighting spirit is alive and well in 2018. The newest slate of documentary films from PBS television series POV arrives this June with a lineup of empowering and moving stories about the strength of art and activism. From scientists setting out to save the planet to hip-hop artists car...
Tony Winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson Joins OWN's DAVID MAKES MAN
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 27, 2018 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the addition of five new cast members to the ensemble of its upcoming lyrical drama "David Makes Man," the television debut from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney ("Moonlight"). Additionally, four directors have been tapped to helm episodes of the ...
Sundance Institute Announces Fellows for Two Focused Intensives
by Tori Hartshorn - March 15, 2018 Sundance Institute Announces Fellows for Two Focused Intensives...
YoungArts to Honor MOONLIGHT's Tarell Alvin McCraney with 2018 Alumni Award
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2018 On Today, January 13, 2018, the National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) will honor Tarell Alvin McCraney - Academy Award-winning playwright, 1999 YoungArts Winner in Theater and YoungArts master teacher - with the 2018 Arison Alumni Award at the organization's annual Backyard Ball on the YoungArts...
Ethan Hawke Joins Cast of New Orleans Heist Film CUT THROAT CITY
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 05, 2018 It was announced today that Four-time Oscar®-nominated actor Ethan Hawke has signed on the New Orleans-set heist movie CUT THROAT CITY, directed by RZA (of the Wu Tang Clan). The film also stars Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes, Eiza González, Kat Graham, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Joel David Moore, Isiah Was...
Photo Coverage: June Squibb Takes Her First Bows in WAITRESS
by Jennifer Broski - November 20, 2018 Academy Award nominee June Squibb (Nebraska) has officially joined the company as 'Josie', the role formerly known as 'Joe' in Waitress! Squibb began performances on November 19 and will play through January 6, 2019....
Emmy Winner Sarah Silverman Joins Sirius XM Star Seth Rudetsky For Series At The Herbst
by A.A. Cristi - January 22, 2019 Producer Mark Cortale has announced the season finale of his series at The Herbst Theatre - two time Emmy Award winner Sarah Silverman will join Seth Rudetsky on Sunday, May 19th at 8:00 PM for one show only. In this unique series, music director and host Seth Rudetsky welcomes the greatest perform...
First Names Announced For FEST, Film Making Classes and Workshops
by Stephi Wild - February 19, 2018 FEST Training Ground is an annual film conference education event that takes place alongside FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival, and hosts more than 30 masterclasses and workshops where the public, upcoming filmmakers and film students from all over the world, attend deluxe training, lectured...
Danis Goulet's Sci-Fi FeatureNIGHT RAIDERS Begins Production
by Abigail Charpentier - October 22, 2019 Night Raiders, an Indigenous sci-fi feature from award-winning Saskatchewan-born Cree/Métis writer/director, Danis Goulet (Wakening, Barefoot), began principal photography on October 7, 2019. The film, which marks Goulet's feature film directorial debut, stars Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (The Body Remem...
Japanese-American Drama OH LUCY! To Open Theatrically in New York City This March
by Macon Prickett - February 01, 2018 OH LUCY! will open theatrically at the The Landmark in New York City on March 2, 2018. The film, Directed by Atsuko Hirayanagi, stars Shinobu Terajima (Dear Etranger, Star Sand, Akame 48 Waterfalls), Josh Hartnett (Penny Dreadful, Blackhawk Down), Shioli Kutsuna (The Outsider, Deadpool 2), Megan Mul...
Uptown Magazine To Recognize Women in TV and Film At It's Annual Pre-Oscar Gala
by Macon Prickett - February 20, 2018 Uptown Ventures Group, the parent company of UPTOWN Magazine, is proud to announce its celebration of “Women Directors in Television and Film” at its annual, black-tie, invitation-only “Uptown Honors Hollywood” pre-Oscar gala on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 in Los Angeles. The magazine will be dolin...
Kathleen Marshall To Direct And Choreograph SIDEWAYS: THE MUSICAL
by A.A. Cristi - October 07, 2019 Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall will join novelist/librettist Rex Pickett and composer Anthony Leigh Adams in collaborating on the development of Sideways: The Musical. ...
Sarah Silverman Memoir THE BEDWETTER To Get Musical Adaptation
by A.A. Cristi - April 30, 2019 Comedian Sarah Silverman announced earlier this week that her 2010 memoir, "The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee' is being turned into a musical....
Theatre Of Arts Presents Neil LaBute's THE SHAPE OF THINGS
by Julie Musbach - March 07, 2019 Theatre of Arts has announced its production of The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute, set to run eight performances only from March 14?28. Directed by David Conolly, the cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Shalom DeSota, Hallie Gibb, Joshua Johnson, Vincent Mordente, Josephine Parks, and Gerald ... |