Sam Taylor News

USA Today reports that British director Sam Taylor-Johnson will helm the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of 50 SHADES OF GREY.

BAFTA nominee Sam Taylor-Johnson (NOWHERE BOY) will helm the steamy Focus Features and Universal project, beating out Gus Van Sant and Joe Wright, according to Deadline.

Hailed as one of the great film comedies of all time, the 1923 romantic comedy Safety Last includes one of the most famous images from the silent film era: Harold Lloyd clutching the hands of a large clock as he dangles from the outside of a skyscraper above moving traffic. For four days only, the Music Box Theatre gives audiences the rare opportunity to experience this comedy classic in celebration of its 90th anniversary. Lloyd was crowned the king of daredevil comedy thanks to Safety Last and - after decades of chases, explosions and CGI - the film's death-defying stunts still have the power to send audiences reeling. Safety Last will be screened in a new digital restoration made from the original nitrate camera negative, Friday-Monday, May 24-27 at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Avenue.

The films selected for the 2013 edition will be screened in the company of those who restored the films as well as those directors that are still with us today.

The Humphrey Bogart Estate and writer/director Steve Anderson are pleased to announce that the thriller THIS LAST LONELY PLACE , which filmed November-December 2012 in and around Los Angeles, has now wrapped principal photography. The project was fully financed through the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.

30 books have been named as finalists in six categories by the National Book Critics Circle -autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Anna Karenina is a 2012 drama film directed by Joe Wright that is adapted from Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel of the same name. It stars Keira Knightley, Jude Law, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival, and you can check out photos from the big premiere below!

Sam Taylor, CEO of Oriental Trading Company, the nation's largest direct retailer of party supplies and arts and crafts, is concerned when he goes undercover and discovers some of his employees aren't happy. Meanwhile, the Boss causes an unintentional shutdown in his plant when he's tasked with managing the assembly line, on UNDERCOVER BOSS, Friday, March 9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Sam Taylor, CEO of Oriental Trading Company, the nation's largest direct retailer of party supplies and arts and crafts, is concerned when he goes undercover and discovers some of his employees aren't happy. Meanwhile, the Boss causes an unintentional shutdown in his plant when he's tasked with managing the assembly line, on UNDERCOVER BOSS, Friday, March 9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CBS announced today the remaining companies and airdates for Season Three of UNDERCOVER BOSS. The two-time Emmy Award-nominated reality series recently moved to its new Friday (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) time period.

Bottega Veneta has announced that photographer Mona Kuhn has shot the brand's Cruise 2011/2012 advertising campaign.

Bottega Veneta has announce that photographer Robert Polidori has shot the brand's Fall-Winter 2011/2012 advertising campaign.

Every Day Is Yours To Win, the latest film in R.E.M.'s Collapse Into Now Film Project, is currently streaming on YouTube's homepage for 24 hours.

The Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturday attracts thousands of visitors to free programs of art and entertainment each month.

R.E.M. release their eagerly awaited new studio album, Collapse Into Now, today, March 8th, on Warner Bros. Records.

The two-minute short, specially commissioned for International Women's Day, sees stage and screen star Daniel Craig undergo a dramatic makeover as he puts himself, quite literally, in a woman's shoes

WICKED, the long-running hit musical at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, is pleased to announce its entire new company to begin performances on Monday 7 February 2011: Joining the previously announced Mark Evans (Fiyero) are: Zoe Rainey ('Amber Von Tussle' in Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre) as Nessarose, Ben Stott ('Jack' in Sondheim's Into The Woods at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park) as Boq, and Chloe Taylor(WICKED, 2009) as Standby Glinda.

WICKED, the hit musical at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, is pleased to announce the opening of its 11th new booking period, with tickets now on sale until Saturday 28 April 2012. Mark Evans was an ensemble member of the 2007 cast of WICKED and now returns to star as Fiyero

ROUGH CUTS Season 19-28 January 2011 Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Rough Cuts - a regular mini season of short plays, experimental readings and works in progress continues at the Royal Court from 19-28 January 2011.