The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today the nominations in seven competitive award categories for its inaugural Gotham TV Awards, recognizing a range of series, including Baby Reindeer, Ripley, The Curse, Shōgun, Bodkin, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Black Twitter: A People’s History as well as performances from Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder in The Curse, Andrew Scott in Ripley, Kristen Wiig in Palm Royale, Richard Gadd in Baby Reindeer, and Lily Gladstone in Under The Bridge, among others. The awards ceremony is set for June 4 in NYC.
“In a historic moment for The Gotham, we’re thrilled to recognize an extraordinary collection of TV series and the brilliant creators responsible for bringing them to the screen,” said Jeffrey Sharp, The Gotham’s Executive Director.
The longstanding Gotham Awards is focused on film but includes three television categories. From here on, they will migrate to the new event.
“In a historic moment for The Gotham, we’re thrilled to recognize an extraordinary collection of TV series and the brilliant creators responsible for bringing them to the screen,” said Jeffrey Sharp, The Gotham’s Executive Director.
The longstanding Gotham Awards is focused on film but includes three television categories. From here on, they will migrate to the new event.
- 5/14/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
The official trailer has been released for “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived,” which tells the story of Daniel Radcliffe’s “Harry Potter” stunt double who was left paralyzed after an accident on the set of “Deathly Hallows Part 1.”
Executive produced by Radcliffe, the documentary showcases the decade-long bond between the “Harry Potter” star and stuntman Holmes during the making of the iconic franchise. But, Holmes’ world is turned upside down when a debilitating spinal injury on set leaves him paralyzed.
“As Daniel and his closest stunt colleagues rally to support David and his family in their moment of need, it is David’s extraordinary spirit of resilience that becomes their greatest source of strength and inspiration,” the documentary’s official logline reads.
“He just seemed like a cool older brother,” Radcliffe says of Holmes in the trailer. “He would do the most dangerous physical stuff.”
Of the accident, Radcliffe says,...
Executive produced by Radcliffe, the documentary showcases the decade-long bond between the “Harry Potter” star and stuntman Holmes during the making of the iconic franchise. But, Holmes’ world is turned upside down when a debilitating spinal injury on set leaves him paralyzed.
“As Daniel and his closest stunt colleagues rally to support David and his family in their moment of need, it is David’s extraordinary spirit of resilience that becomes their greatest source of strength and inspiration,” the documentary’s official logline reads.
“He just seemed like a cool older brother,” Radcliffe says of Holmes in the trailer. “He would do the most dangerous physical stuff.”
Of the accident, Radcliffe says,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Shark Week is upon us this month, but there’s a different shark tale headed toward HBO and Max on July 26 to offer documentary heads a smart-doc complement to the annual Discovery rollout.
Directed and produced by Ivy Meeropol, “After the Bite” takes a look at how a 2018 shark attack left a Cape Cod community in Massachusetts reeling over the effects of a re-adapting marine environment. Local residents and vacationers flock en masse every summer to Cape Cod — but only now are beginning to grapple with the alarming reality of the apex predators. IndieWire shares the trailer below ahead of the documentary’s premiere.
Great white sharks’ deadly interactions with people have increased in the waters stretching from Maine to the Cape and Islands. Public protectors are now forced to address the risk of serious injuries with stop-the-bleed kits throughout public access beaches, along with PSAs, billboards, shark-tracking apps, spotter planes,...
Directed and produced by Ivy Meeropol, “After the Bite” takes a look at how a 2018 shark attack left a Cape Cod community in Massachusetts reeling over the effects of a re-adapting marine environment. Local residents and vacationers flock en masse every summer to Cape Cod — but only now are beginning to grapple with the alarming reality of the apex predators. IndieWire shares the trailer below ahead of the documentary’s premiere.
Great white sharks’ deadly interactions with people have increased in the waters stretching from Maine to the Cape and Islands. Public protectors are now forced to address the risk of serious injuries with stop-the-bleed kits throughout public access beaches, along with PSAs, billboards, shark-tracking apps, spotter planes,...
- 7/18/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
HBO unveiled a trailer for “Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York,” which will premiere on HBO and stream on Max Sunday, July 9.
The four-part investigative crime docuseries, which is based on Elon Green’s award-winning investigative book “Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York,” centers on a serial killer who preyed upon gay men in New York City in the early 1990s, infiltrating queer nightlife to find his victims.
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The show dives into the prejudices and attitudes of the times and the efforts by activists, including the NYC Anti-Violence Project, to force law enforcement to recognize and protect the queer community.
“Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York” is executive produced by two-time Academy Award nominee Howard Gertler (HBO’s “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed...
The four-part investigative crime docuseries, which is based on Elon Green’s award-winning investigative book “Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York,” centers on a serial killer who preyed upon gay men in New York City in the early 1990s, infiltrating queer nightlife to find his victims.
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The show dives into the prejudices and attitudes of the times and the efforts by activists, including the NYC Anti-Violence Project, to force law enforcement to recognize and protect the queer community.
“Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York” is executive produced by two-time Academy Award nominee Howard Gertler (HBO’s “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed...
- 6/28/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
The systemic erasure of queer killings is investigated in the HBO docuseries “Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York.”
Directed by Anthony Caronna, the four-part series unpacks the homophobic lack of police effort to find Richard Rogers, a serial killer targeting gay men in the early 1990s New York City nightlife scene. The documentary is based on Elon Green’s book “Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York.”
Per the official synopsis, in the early 1990s, with homophobia and hate crimes on the rise as the AIDS crisis worsened, a serial killer preyed upon gay men in New York City, infiltrating queer nightlife to find his victims. “Last Call” dives deeply into the prejudices and attitudes of the times, when deep-rooted biases in the criminal justice system and the media’s distorted public perception of the victims undermined the investigation...
Directed by Anthony Caronna, the four-part series unpacks the homophobic lack of police effort to find Richard Rogers, a serial killer targeting gay men in the early 1990s New York City nightlife scene. The documentary is based on Elon Green’s book “Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York.”
Per the official synopsis, in the early 1990s, with homophobia and hate crimes on the rise as the AIDS crisis worsened, a serial killer preyed upon gay men in New York City, infiltrating queer nightlife to find his victims. “Last Call” dives deeply into the prejudices and attitudes of the times, when deep-rooted biases in the criminal justice system and the media’s distorted public perception of the victims undermined the investigation...
- 6/28/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Chris Smith, director of the new HBO docuseries, “Branson,” says Richard Branson didn’t want the opening scene, which shows him recording an after-death farewell video, included in the docuseries.
“We had that footage because we shot it, but it was never intended for us to be able to use,” Smith told TheWrap.
“Branson” is a four-part docuseries that delves into the life, achievements and career obstacles of Virgin Group co-founder Richard Branson. Each episode focuses on pivotal moments in the businessman’s life, starting with his early beginnings dropping out of high school at age 16 to and starting Student magazine to the controversy around him asking the U.K. government for a bailout loan in order to help keep his Virgin Atlantic airline business afloat while carrying a multibillion dollar net worth.
The series also highlights his challenges being dyslexic, how his often outrageous stunts boosted his business while negatively...
“We had that footage because we shot it, but it was never intended for us to be able to use,” Smith told TheWrap.
“Branson” is a four-part docuseries that delves into the life, achievements and career obstacles of Virgin Group co-founder Richard Branson. Each episode focuses on pivotal moments in the businessman’s life, starting with his early beginnings dropping out of high school at age 16 to and starting Student magazine to the controversy around him asking the U.K. government for a bailout loan in order to help keep his Virgin Atlantic airline business afloat while carrying a multibillion dollar net worth.
The series also highlights his challenges being dyslexic, how his often outrageous stunts boosted his business while negatively...
- 12/9/2022
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
It took a long, long time for Richard Branson to achieve his goal of blasting off into space, but it finally occurred last year after more than a billion dollars invested through his company Virgin Galactic.
“Nothing could prepare you for the view of Earth from space,” he said upon landing. But in a new interview with Deadline, he says the experience did not imbue him that a transcendent “overview effect,” the sense of awe about our place in universe or the perspective of a planet without natural political boundaries, unlike what other astronauts have reported feeling.
“I don’t think there was like a lightning bolt moment in the space flight,” he tells Deadline. “It was extraordinary. It was everything I’d dreamt it would be… But I’ll let you know when I get the thunderbolt.”
The adventurer, entrepreneur and founder of the Virgin group of companies is...
“Nothing could prepare you for the view of Earth from space,” he said upon landing. But in a new interview with Deadline, he says the experience did not imbue him that a transcendent “overview effect,” the sense of awe about our place in universe or the perspective of a planet without natural political boundaries, unlike what other astronauts have reported feeling.
“I don’t think there was like a lightning bolt moment in the space flight,” he tells Deadline. “It was extraordinary. It was everything I’d dreamt it would be… But I’ll let you know when I get the thunderbolt.”
The adventurer, entrepreneur and founder of the Virgin group of companies is...
- 12/1/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
My So-Called High School Rank
HBO Original documentary film My So-called High School Rank, produced and directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg (HBO’s “Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing”), debuts Tuesday, November 29 (9:00-10:45 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
My So-called High School Rank chronicles the creation of a musical theater production at Granite Bay High School in Sacramento, CA, inspired by students’ stories of the constant pressures to achieve a top-rank in every part of their lives to get ahead in today’s fierce college admissions process.
In an uncanny case of art anticipating real life, Granite Bay’s musical “Ranked” was in the works weeks before Rick Singer and the “Varsity Blues” scandal made headlines in 2019. The play’s apt timing and subject matter speak to a culture where many students feel driven to succeed at any cost.
HBO Original documentary film My So-called High School Rank, produced and directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg (HBO’s “Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing”), debuts Tuesday, November 29 (9:00-10:45 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
My So-called High School Rank chronicles the creation of a musical theater production at Granite Bay High School in Sacramento, CA, inspired by students’ stories of the constant pressures to achieve a top-rank in every part of their lives to get ahead in today’s fierce college admissions process.
In an uncanny case of art anticipating real life, Granite Bay’s musical “Ranked” was in the works weeks before Rick Singer and the “Varsity Blues” scandal made headlines in 2019. The play’s apt timing and subject matter speak to a culture where many students feel driven to succeed at any cost.
- 11/10/2022
- by Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
HBO debuted the trailer for Year One: A Political Odyssey, which examines President Joe Biden’s first year in office, with what the premium network calls a “rare glimpse into the inner working of the White House.”
A standout moment from the trailer is via Secretary of State Antony Blinken, talking about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. “President [Ashraf] Ghani said to me on the phone, ‘I will stay and fight to the death. he fled the country the next day,” Blinken says, underscoring the extent to which the administration was taken by surprise as the country so quickly fell to the Taliban.
But other moments suggest that key figures learned from Afghanistan and sought to get ahead of the Russian threat to Ukraine, as Biden built alliances that were in place when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion.
Blinken is among those interviewed for the project, along with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan,...
A standout moment from the trailer is via Secretary of State Antony Blinken, talking about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. “President [Ashraf] Ghani said to me on the phone, ‘I will stay and fight to the death. he fled the country the next day,” Blinken says, underscoring the extent to which the administration was taken by surprise as the country so quickly fell to the Taliban.
But other moments suggest that key figures learned from Afghanistan and sought to get ahead of the Russian threat to Ukraine, as Biden built alliances that were in place when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion.
Blinken is among those interviewed for the project, along with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden’s turbulent first year in office is the focus of HBO’s forthcoming documentary, “Year One: A Political Odyssey.”
In the trailer, which Variety can exclusively reveal, the documentary chronicles Biden’s first year as president, from his inauguration in 2021 to the State of the Union speech in March. Directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker John Maggio, “Year One” explores the dynamics of the President’s inner circle, featuring archival news footage and insider interviews with secretary of state Antony Blinken, national security advisor Jake Sullivan, secretary of defense Lloyd Austin, CIA director William Burns and White House chief of staff Ron Klain, among other members of Biden’s cabinet.
After the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021, Biden’s presidency began amid turmoil in the nation and the continued global pandemic. The documentary delves into several historical events under Biden’s first year, including the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the rise...
In the trailer, which Variety can exclusively reveal, the documentary chronicles Biden’s first year as president, from his inauguration in 2021 to the State of the Union speech in March. Directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker John Maggio, “Year One” explores the dynamics of the President’s inner circle, featuring archival news footage and insider interviews with secretary of state Antony Blinken, national security advisor Jake Sullivan, secretary of defense Lloyd Austin, CIA director William Burns and White House chief of staff Ron Klain, among other members of Biden’s cabinet.
After the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021, Biden’s presidency began amid turmoil in the nation and the continued global pandemic. The documentary delves into several historical events under Biden’s first year, including the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the rise...
- 10/7/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Season 5 of the popular Spanish teen drama “Élite” will debut April 8, Netflix announced Monday.
Set in the private, elite secondary school Las Encinas, “Élite” follows an ensemble cast of students that constantly find themselves involved with various murder and police investigations. When they’re not running into trouble with the law, the mixed group of working class and wealthy teenagers navigate intense relationship dramas and the heavy workload of their demanding institution.
Season 5 of “Élite” follows the students as they recover from the Season 4 finale, which saw Guzmán (Miguel Bernardeau) murder a man named Armando (Andrés Velencoso) and go on the run after his friends help cover it up. Season 4 cast members Itzan Escamilla, Omar Ayuso, Claudia Salas, Georgina Amorós, Carla Díaz, Martina Cariddi, Manu Ríos, Pol Granch and Diego Martín return for the new season, joined by new cast members Valentina Zenere, André Lamoglia and Adam Nourou.
“Élite” is...
Set in the private, elite secondary school Las Encinas, “Élite” follows an ensemble cast of students that constantly find themselves involved with various murder and police investigations. When they’re not running into trouble with the law, the mixed group of working class and wealthy teenagers navigate intense relationship dramas and the heavy workload of their demanding institution.
Season 5 of “Élite” follows the students as they recover from the Season 4 finale, which saw Guzmán (Miguel Bernardeau) murder a man named Armando (Andrés Velencoso) and go on the run after his friends help cover it up. Season 4 cast members Itzan Escamilla, Omar Ayuso, Claudia Salas, Georgina Amorós, Carla Díaz, Martina Cariddi, Manu Ríos, Pol Granch and Diego Martín return for the new season, joined by new cast members Valentina Zenere, André Lamoglia and Adam Nourou.
“Élite” is...
- 3/14/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Wyatte Grantham-Philips
- Variety Film + TV
Ronan Farrow’s “Catch and Kill” is being adapted into a six-part HBO docuseries, the premium cable channel announced Monday.
The series, titled “Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes,” builds on the reporting featured in Farrow’s book and podcast of the same name, featuring “intimate, revealing interviews with whistleblowers, journalists, private investigators and other sources” connected to the allegations of misconduct against media figures including Harvey Weinstein.
The series will premiere on Monday, July 12 with two episodes airing back-to-back each week. Read full episode descriptions below and check out a trailer for the series above.
Fenton Baily and Randy Barbato (“Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking”) are directors and producers on the docuseries via World of Wonder. Farrow also serves as an executive producer.
The series is produced by Mona Card, produced and edited by Francy Kachler and produced by Unjin Lee. For HBO, Tina Nguyen is senior producer, and Nancy Abraham...
The series, titled “Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes,” builds on the reporting featured in Farrow’s book and podcast of the same name, featuring “intimate, revealing interviews with whistleblowers, journalists, private investigators and other sources” connected to the allegations of misconduct against media figures including Harvey Weinstein.
The series will premiere on Monday, July 12 with two episodes airing back-to-back each week. Read full episode descriptions below and check out a trailer for the series above.
Fenton Baily and Randy Barbato (“Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking”) are directors and producers on the docuseries via World of Wonder. Farrow also serves as an executive producer.
The series is produced by Mona Card, produced and edited by Francy Kachler and produced by Unjin Lee. For HBO, Tina Nguyen is senior producer, and Nancy Abraham...
- 6/14/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
HBO Documentary Films has given a green light to Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes, a six-part half-hour docuseries based on Ronan Farrow’s interviews, from Emmy winners Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato (HBO’s Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking) and World of Wonder.
The series, executive produced by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Farrow, brings to life his interviews with whistleblowers, journalists, private investigators and other sources, conducted for his podcast and bestselling book Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and A Conspiracy to Protect Predators. The docuseries debuts with two back-to-back episodes Monday, July 12 at 9 Pm, with new episodes airing back-to-back subsequent Mondays at the same time. The series will debut on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max.
The docuseries expands on the podcast and the book, with never-before-seen footage and new insights, weaving in additional sound and imagery from documents, audio tapes, photos, archive footage and illustrations. The...
The series, executive produced by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Farrow, brings to life his interviews with whistleblowers, journalists, private investigators and other sources, conducted for his podcast and bestselling book Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and A Conspiracy to Protect Predators. The docuseries debuts with two back-to-back episodes Monday, July 12 at 9 Pm, with new episodes airing back-to-back subsequent Mondays at the same time. The series will debut on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max.
The docuseries expands on the podcast and the book, with never-before-seen footage and new insights, weaving in additional sound and imagery from documents, audio tapes, photos, archive footage and illustrations. The...
- 6/14/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO released a trailer for the upcoming two-part documentary “The Crime of the Century,” which premieres on May 10.
Written and directed by Alex Gibney, the film exposes the billions of dollars gained and thousands of lives lost due to the opioid crisis. It reveals the secrets behind Big Pharma, political operatives and government regulations that enabled over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
Gibney served as a producer alongside Sarah Dowland and Svetlana Zill. Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Todd Hoffman, and Aaron Fishman, senior Tina Nguyen, Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller served as executive producers.
Also in today’s TV news roundup…
First Looks
Netflix released a trailer for “The Upshaws,” which premieres on May 12. Created by Regina Hicks and Wanda Sykes, the series follows the head of a Black working-class family in Indianapolis struggling to step up and take care of his family without a blueprint for success.
Written and directed by Alex Gibney, the film exposes the billions of dollars gained and thousands of lives lost due to the opioid crisis. It reveals the secrets behind Big Pharma, political operatives and government regulations that enabled over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
Gibney served as a producer alongside Sarah Dowland and Svetlana Zill. Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Todd Hoffman, and Aaron Fishman, senior Tina Nguyen, Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller served as executive producers.
Also in today’s TV news roundup…
First Looks
Netflix released a trailer for “The Upshaws,” which premieres on May 12. Created by Regina Hicks and Wanda Sykes, the series follows the head of a Black working-class family in Indianapolis struggling to step up and take care of his family without a blueprint for success.
- 4/20/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix revealed the release date and teaser for “Last Chance U: Basketball,” and Disney Channel announced the voice cast for “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil’s Dinosaur.”
Dates
Netflix revealed that “Last Chance U: Basketball,” a spinoff of Greg Whiteley’s football-centric docuseries, will premiere globally on March 10. Over the course of eight episodes, the show will follow the East Los Angeles College Huskies (Elac) in their high stakes chase to an unprecedented California state basketball championship. Led by head coach John Mosley, the Elac team consists of former D1 recruits and powerhouse athletes hustling to showcase their college potential, but the players are tested as they battle adversity, inner demons and emotions on and off the court. In addition to Whiteley, Joe Labracio, Lucas Smith and James D. Stern serve as executive producers on “Last Chance U: Basketball.” Co-executive producers on the project include Andrew Fried,...
Dates
Netflix revealed that “Last Chance U: Basketball,” a spinoff of Greg Whiteley’s football-centric docuseries, will premiere globally on March 10. Over the course of eight episodes, the show will follow the East Los Angeles College Huskies (Elac) in their high stakes chase to an unprecedented California state basketball championship. Led by head coach John Mosley, the Elac team consists of former D1 recruits and powerhouse athletes hustling to showcase their college potential, but the players are tested as they battle adversity, inner demons and emotions on and off the court. In addition to Whiteley, Joe Labracio, Lucas Smith and James D. Stern serve as executive producers on “Last Chance U: Basketball.” Co-executive producers on the project include Andrew Fried,...
- 2/10/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
HBO is reuniting with Emmy and Oscar winning filmmaker Alex Gibney for the two-part documentary The Crime of the Century, which will explore Big Pharma and government regulations over the reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates. The Crime of the Century will debut on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max in May.
The doc will explore the origins and fallout of the opioid epidemic which has resulted in half a million deaths from overdoses in this century alone.
With the help of whistleblowers, insiders, newly-leaked documents, exclusive interviews and access to behind-the-scenes investigations, and featuring expert input from medical professionals, journalists, former and current government agents, attorneys and pharmaceutical sales representatives, as well as sobering testimony from victims of opioid addiction, Gibney’s exposé will posit that drug companies are in fact largely responsible for manufacturing the very crisis they profit from, to the tune of...
The doc will explore the origins and fallout of the opioid epidemic which has resulted in half a million deaths from overdoses in this century alone.
With the help of whistleblowers, insiders, newly-leaked documents, exclusive interviews and access to behind-the-scenes investigations, and featuring expert input from medical professionals, journalists, former and current government agents, attorneys and pharmaceutical sales representatives, as well as sobering testimony from victims of opioid addiction, Gibney’s exposé will posit that drug companies are in fact largely responsible for manufacturing the very crisis they profit from, to the tune of...
- 2/10/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
A two-part documentary about America’s opioid epidemic directed by Alex Gibney is coming to HBO, the premium cable channel revealed Wednesday during its day at the virtual Television Critics Association press tour.
Gibney, the filmmaker behind HBO’s “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley” and “Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief,” has directed his new doc, “The Crime of the Century,” to examine the role of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable overproduction, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
The two-part series will explore the origins, extent and fallout of one of a public health tragedy that has claimed half a million overdose deaths since 2000. The film will include testimony from whistleblowers, insiders, newly leaked documents, exclusive interviews and access to behind-the-scenes investigations, and featuring expert input from medical professionals, journalists, former and current government agents, attorneys and pharmaceutical sales representatives,...
Gibney, the filmmaker behind HBO’s “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley” and “Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief,” has directed his new doc, “The Crime of the Century,” to examine the role of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable overproduction, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
The two-part series will explore the origins, extent and fallout of one of a public health tragedy that has claimed half a million overdose deaths since 2000. The film will include testimony from whistleblowers, insiders, newly leaked documents, exclusive interviews and access to behind-the-scenes investigations, and featuring expert input from medical professionals, journalists, former and current government agents, attorneys and pharmaceutical sales representatives,...
- 2/10/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
If a picture is worth a thousand words then cut to the chase and just watch this surreal fine art film! A must see for student filmmakers to get motivated. 100% made at film school. Starring Kevin Hayden and Tina Nguyen, Hyperloop Dreams is an experimental thesis film that is pure indulgence for cinephiles. Film fans, cinephiles and filmgeeks alike will enjoy this short film directed by Kenji Harman with cinematography by Khoi Ly. Long shots, three move setups and production deisgn by Liz Milner that will completely transport you into this eerie dream. This student thesis is shot all on one set and shows what young budding filmmakers can do on a budget and their creativity. Shot on the Red Epic Dragon and using...
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- 7/20/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Part documentary, part sappy ensemble romance, "Let's Talk About Sex" is an initially lively but ultimately awkward attempt to get inside the minds of young women on the subjects of sex and relationships.
Written and directed by lead actress Troy Beyer (a performer in "The Gingerbread Man" and screenwriter of "B.A.P.S".), the Fine Line release celebrates female sexuality in image and words, but it has no appeal beyond providing raw data for college-age daters and lonely guys who have to go to movies to learn what the opposite sex is all about.
Make no mistake: Penetration is one thing, but love is the whole enchilada. Still, the film starts out friskily enough, with would-be TV talk show host Jazz (Beyer) and her roommates Lena (Randi Ingerman) and Michelle (Paget Brewster) interviewing University of Miami coeds and beachgoers about their likes and dislikes in lovers and lovemaking.
While the gal-on-the-street revelations range from the joys of penises to the pleasures of foreplay to the pain of rejection to the promised lands of trust and faithfulness, "Let's Talk" is a victim of shoddy, generic dramatics when focusing on Jazz and her girlfriends. None of the characters is very believable -- rather, they are emblematic of types with specific attitudes toward the subject.
A Latina with a pot-smoking habit, Lena doesn't know how to say no to a good shagging, but she's hurt every time a guy loves her and leaves her. A cool, aggressive lover of younger guys, Michelle is a user and proud of it, but deep down she knows it's not the most satisfying way to go through life. Jazz broke off her engagement to a perfectly nice man (Joseph C. Phillips) because of crippling fears of her own inadequacy.
The convention of having Jazz make a demo tape on deadline is the excuse for many girl-power gatherings and some lewd inserts of screwing couples, including participants like one Rachel Rockets displaying her enormous assets. The film spends little time with the many downsides of sexual encounters -- from humorous to deadly serious -- and might send the wrong message to unrepentant males swamped in media-generated images and fantasies of horny, willing women.
When the intrepid trio hits a major roadblock in finishing the demo and emotions swing toward frustration and despair, Beyer so overplays the moment that one questions the whole point of the project. The insertion of a lesbian couple (Michaline Babich and Tina Nguyen) with the usual trust and honesty problems leads to tiresome plot complications, while the multiple happy endings are as hoary as any prefeminist romancer riddled with cliches.
LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX
Fine Line Features
A Sphinx/Island Digital Media production
Screenwriter-director: Troy Beyer
Producer: Deborah Ridpath
Executive producer: Susan Ainsworth
Director of photography: Kelly Evans
Production designer: Joe Warson
Editor: Bill Henry
Costume designer: Timothy Biel
Music: Michael Carpenter
Casting: Mary Jo Slater, Ellen Jacoby
Color/stereo
Cast:
Jazz: Troy Beyer
Michelle: Paget Brewster
Lena: Randi Ingerman
Michael: Joseph C. Phillips
Morgan: Michaline Babich
Drew: Tina Nguyen
Running time -- 85 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
Written and directed by lead actress Troy Beyer (a performer in "The Gingerbread Man" and screenwriter of "B.A.P.S".), the Fine Line release celebrates female sexuality in image and words, but it has no appeal beyond providing raw data for college-age daters and lonely guys who have to go to movies to learn what the opposite sex is all about.
Make no mistake: Penetration is one thing, but love is the whole enchilada. Still, the film starts out friskily enough, with would-be TV talk show host Jazz (Beyer) and her roommates Lena (Randi Ingerman) and Michelle (Paget Brewster) interviewing University of Miami coeds and beachgoers about their likes and dislikes in lovers and lovemaking.
While the gal-on-the-street revelations range from the joys of penises to the pleasures of foreplay to the pain of rejection to the promised lands of trust and faithfulness, "Let's Talk" is a victim of shoddy, generic dramatics when focusing on Jazz and her girlfriends. None of the characters is very believable -- rather, they are emblematic of types with specific attitudes toward the subject.
A Latina with a pot-smoking habit, Lena doesn't know how to say no to a good shagging, but she's hurt every time a guy loves her and leaves her. A cool, aggressive lover of younger guys, Michelle is a user and proud of it, but deep down she knows it's not the most satisfying way to go through life. Jazz broke off her engagement to a perfectly nice man (Joseph C. Phillips) because of crippling fears of her own inadequacy.
The convention of having Jazz make a demo tape on deadline is the excuse for many girl-power gatherings and some lewd inserts of screwing couples, including participants like one Rachel Rockets displaying her enormous assets. The film spends little time with the many downsides of sexual encounters -- from humorous to deadly serious -- and might send the wrong message to unrepentant males swamped in media-generated images and fantasies of horny, willing women.
When the intrepid trio hits a major roadblock in finishing the demo and emotions swing toward frustration and despair, Beyer so overplays the moment that one questions the whole point of the project. The insertion of a lesbian couple (Michaline Babich and Tina Nguyen) with the usual trust and honesty problems leads to tiresome plot complications, while the multiple happy endings are as hoary as any prefeminist romancer riddled with cliches.
LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX
Fine Line Features
A Sphinx/Island Digital Media production
Screenwriter-director: Troy Beyer
Producer: Deborah Ridpath
Executive producer: Susan Ainsworth
Director of photography: Kelly Evans
Production designer: Joe Warson
Editor: Bill Henry
Costume designer: Timothy Biel
Music: Michael Carpenter
Casting: Mary Jo Slater, Ellen Jacoby
Color/stereo
Cast:
Jazz: Troy Beyer
Michelle: Paget Brewster
Lena: Randi Ingerman
Michael: Joseph C. Phillips
Morgan: Michaline Babich
Drew: Tina Nguyen
Running time -- 85 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 9/14/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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