After seeing its Martin Scorsese pic Killers of the Flower Moon, depicting the “Reign of Terror” in Osage territory, score 10 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Apple has announced new grants to the Sundance Institute Indigenous Program and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, in support of Indigenous storytelling and the preservation of Native American history.
The contributions come as part of Apple’s Empowering Creatives program, which supports organizations that help people in underinvested communities unlock their creative potential.
Both grant recipients are dedicated to amplifying the voices and experiences of Native and Indigenous peoples. With a focus on feature and episodic work, Sundance’s program offers labs, fellowships, screenings, and individual feedback sessions for storytellers from Native and Indigenous backgrounds. The National Museum of the American Indian works to educate the public about Native and Indigenous cultures at its locations in Washington, D.C., and New York City.
The contributions come as part of Apple’s Empowering Creatives program, which supports organizations that help people in underinvested communities unlock their creative potential.
Both grant recipients are dedicated to amplifying the voices and experiences of Native and Indigenous peoples. With a focus on feature and episodic work, Sundance’s program offers labs, fellowships, screenings, and individual feedback sessions for storytellers from Native and Indigenous backgrounds. The National Museum of the American Indian works to educate the public about Native and Indigenous cultures at its locations in Washington, D.C., and New York City.
- 1/25/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Lily Gladstone made history at the Golden Globes by becoming the first Indigenous woman in the show’s 81-year history to win the Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama award for her transformative performance in Martin Scorsese drama Killers of the Flower Moon. The category was one of the most anticipated of the night and featured several powerhouse performances from the past year.
The film is based on the 2017 nonfiction book The Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann. The film depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation in Oklahoma during the 1920s, after they made massive discoveries of oil on their land. Gladstone, an actress known for indie films like Certain Women and Billions, plays the role of Mollie Burkhart. Mollie is an Osage woman who marries Ernest Burkhart, the nephew of a powerful local rancher.
The film is based on the 2017 nonfiction book The Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann. The film depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation in Oklahoma during the 1920s, after they made massive discoveries of oil on their land. Gladstone, an actress known for indie films like Certain Women and Billions, plays the role of Mollie Burkhart. Mollie is an Osage woman who marries Ernest Burkhart, the nephew of a powerful local rancher.
- 1/8/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
The Palm Springs International Film Festival’s annual gala recognizing some of the year’s finest achievements in cinema Thursday evening saw several honorees let their guards down, allowing the tearducts to flow.
Mary Hart returned as host for the starry awards gala held at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
Billie Eilish and Finneas became the first songwriters ever to receive the Chairman’s Award for their chart-topper “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie.” Before paying tribute to their parents and recalling their journey as aspiring actors, Eilish got candid about the emotional song’s personal meaning.
She dedicated her award to “Anyone who experiences hopelessness and the feeling of existential dread, and feeling like ‘what’s the point?'”
“We all feel like that occasionally,” Eilish said. “I have really not wanted to be here. Sorry, dark, damn. I’ve spent a lot of time feeling that way.
Mary Hart returned as host for the starry awards gala held at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
Billie Eilish and Finneas became the first songwriters ever to receive the Chairman’s Award for their chart-topper “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie.” Before paying tribute to their parents and recalling their journey as aspiring actors, Eilish got candid about the emotional song’s personal meaning.
She dedicated her award to “Anyone who experiences hopelessness and the feeling of existential dread, and feeling like ‘what’s the point?'”
“We all feel like that occasionally,” Eilish said. “I have really not wanted to be here. Sorry, dark, damn. I’ve spent a lot of time feeling that way.
- 1/5/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Robert De Niro‘s speech at the 2023 Gotham Awards did not go as planned.
The 80-year-old actor was present at the event on Monday (November 27) in New York City to present the Historical Icon and Creator Tribute award for Martin Scorsese‘s Killers of the Flower Moon, which Robert starred in alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone.
Keep reading to find out more…
Robert read his prepared comments onstage, and after a feature video of Osage chief Geoffrey Standing Bear played, he said that the beginning of his speech was edited.
Robert then pulled out his phone to read his full remarks.
“History isn’t history anymore. Truth isn’t truth, and even facts are being replaced by alternative facts and driven by conspiracy theories and ugliness,” he began. “In Florida, young students are taught that slaves developed skills that could be applied for their personal benefit. The entertainment industry...
The 80-year-old actor was present at the event on Monday (November 27) in New York City to present the Historical Icon and Creator Tribute award for Martin Scorsese‘s Killers of the Flower Moon, which Robert starred in alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone.
Keep reading to find out more…
Robert read his prepared comments onstage, and after a feature video of Osage chief Geoffrey Standing Bear played, he said that the beginning of his speech was edited.
Robert then pulled out his phone to read his full remarks.
“History isn’t history anymore. Truth isn’t truth, and even facts are being replaced by alternative facts and driven by conspiracy theories and ugliness,” he began. “In Florida, young students are taught that slaves developed skills that could be applied for their personal benefit. The entertainment industry...
- 11/28/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Oscar-winner says “How dare they do that” after claiming opening remarks on intolerance and lies cut out.
Robert De Niro rebuked the Gotham Awards and seemingly Killers Of The Flower Moon backer Apple during Monday night’s New York ceremony for what he said was an autocue edit of his remarks on intolerance and post-truth.
2023 Gotham Awards winners
On stage at Cipriani Wall Street to present Martin Scorsese’s epic crime drama with the Icon & Creator Tribute, De Niro faltered less than two minutes into his speech and rifled through his printed remarks as the audience sat in bemused silence.
Robert De Niro rebuked the Gotham Awards and seemingly Killers Of The Flower Moon backer Apple during Monday night’s New York ceremony for what he said was an autocue edit of his remarks on intolerance and post-truth.
2023 Gotham Awards winners
On stage at Cipriani Wall Street to present Martin Scorsese’s epic crime drama with the Icon & Creator Tribute, De Niro faltered less than two minutes into his speech and rifled through his printed remarks as the audience sat in bemused silence.
- 11/28/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Oscar-winner says “How dare they do that” after claiming opening remarks on intolerance and lies cut out.
Robert De Niro chided Apple and the Gotham Awards during Monday night’s New York ceremony for what he said was an unexpected autocue edit of his remarks on intolerance and post-truth as he prepared to present the cast of Killers Of The Flower Moon with the Icon & Creator Tribute.
2023 Gotham Awards winners
Appearing to falter less than two minutes into his address De Niro, who plays the villainous William Hale in Martin Scorsese’s blistering chronicle of multiple murders committed by white...
Robert De Niro chided Apple and the Gotham Awards during Monday night’s New York ceremony for what he said was an unexpected autocue edit of his remarks on intolerance and post-truth as he prepared to present the cast of Killers Of The Flower Moon with the Icon & Creator Tribute.
2023 Gotham Awards winners
Appearing to falter less than two minutes into his address De Niro, who plays the villainous William Hale in Martin Scorsese’s blistering chronicle of multiple murders committed by white...
- 11/28/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Killers of the Flower Moon star Robert De Niro was confused when he took the stage at the Gotham Awards in New York City on Monday night.
The Oscar-winning actor was on hand to introduce the Historical Icon and Creator Tribute award for Martin Scorsese’s Apple film, which also stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone.
When De Niro began reading his prepared remarks for the introduction of the award, he noticed his comments had been edited. A video aired of the iconic director and Osage chief Geoffrey Standing Bear discussing the film, and then De Niro insisted he read the original speech he was going to give, which featured several specific, political comments, including ones about former President Donald Trump.
“History isn’t history anymore. Truth isn’t truth, and even facts are being replaced by alternative facts and driven by conspiracy theories and ugliness,” De Niro said onstage.
The Oscar-winning actor was on hand to introduce the Historical Icon and Creator Tribute award for Martin Scorsese’s Apple film, which also stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone.
When De Niro began reading his prepared remarks for the introduction of the award, he noticed his comments had been edited. A video aired of the iconic director and Osage chief Geoffrey Standing Bear discussing the film, and then De Niro insisted he read the original speech he was going to give, which featured several specific, political comments, including ones about former President Donald Trump.
“History isn’t history anymore. Truth isn’t truth, and even facts are being replaced by alternative facts and driven by conspiracy theories and ugliness,” De Niro said onstage.
- 11/28/2023
- by Christy Piña and Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When author David Grann sought out the Osage tribe to tell the 100-year-old crime story behind Killers of the Flower Moon, it would have been understandable that Osage leaders would have been skeptical. After all, back when an endless supply of oil was found under tribe-owned land that left members the richest per-capita group in the country, their trust in their Oklahoma neighbors, local law enforcement and even their white spouses led to the Reign of Terror. That’s when as many as 100 or more Osage were shot, poisoned and otherwise killed, all for control of those oil lease payments.
The Osage remain a trusting people; they cooperated with Grann for the book, and Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Robert De Niro for the film bankrolled by Apple and just released globally. Already, Lily Gladstone, who grew up hearing stories of the Osage growing up on the Blackfeet Reservation, has...
The Osage remain a trusting people; they cooperated with Grann for the book, and Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Robert De Niro for the film bankrolled by Apple and just released globally. Already, Lily Gladstone, who grew up hearing stories of the Osage growing up on the Blackfeet Reservation, has...
- 10/24/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Before he wrote the book Killers of the Flower Moon, author David Grann paid a visit to Oklahoma and the Osage Nation in 2012. He found himself in the local museum looking at a big panoramic photo of the Osage tribe and some white settlers. But a panel was missing from the photo; he asked the museum director Kathryn Red Corn why. “I’ll never forget what she said,” Grann recalls today. “She pointed to the missing section and said the devil was standing right there.”
Grann says Red Corn then...
Grann says Red Corn then...
- 10/22/2023
- by Sean Woods
- Rollingstone.com
The director brought in Chief Standing Bear as a consultant on Killers of the Flower Moon. When they met, Scorsese made it clear that the crime drama would not be an insensitive Hollywood portrayal of Native Americans
Geoffrey Standing Bear, chief of the Osage Nation, is about to get changed into his tuxedo, bow tie and traditional blanket for the London premiere of Killers of the Flower Moon. This will be the fifth time he’s seeing the three-and-a-half-hour movie, he says. “You need to see it more than once to get the depth.” Mind you, the second time, at the Cannes film festival, he couldn’t really pay attention. “It was hard to concentrate on the film because I was always looking at famous people,” he says, laughing. Like who? “I saw Cate Blanchett, you know, who played Galadriel [in The Lord of the Rings movies]. She was right there.
Geoffrey Standing Bear, chief of the Osage Nation, is about to get changed into his tuxedo, bow tie and traditional blanket for the London premiere of Killers of the Flower Moon. This will be the fifth time he’s seeing the three-and-a-half-hour movie, he says. “You need to see it more than once to get the depth.” Mind you, the second time, at the Cannes film festival, he couldn’t really pay attention. “It was hard to concentrate on the film because I was always looking at famous people,” he says, laughing. Like who? “I saw Cate Blanchett, you know, who played Galadriel [in The Lord of the Rings movies]. She was right there.
- 10/12/2023
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Martin Scorsese, the Killers of the Flower Moon crew and several members of the Osage Nation descended upon New York City on Wednesday night to celebrate the premiere of the Apple original film. As the actors strike continues, though, the film’s ensemble cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons and Brendan Fraser were not able to attend the red carpet and screening.
Based on David Grann’s best-selling book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, the film takes place in 1920s Oklahoma and tells the story of the Osage murders through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Gladstone).
“It’s a terrific story, and it’s the kind of thing I think that was a time to try to deal with the subject matter,” Scorsese told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday. “When we started to make the film,...
Based on David Grann’s best-selling book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, the film takes place in 1920s Oklahoma and tells the story of the Osage murders through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Gladstone).
“It’s a terrific story, and it’s the kind of thing I think that was a time to try to deal with the subject matter,” Scorsese told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday. “When we started to make the film,...
- 9/28/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For Martin Scorsese and the Osage Nation’s Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear, cultural respect was key to the filmmaker’s upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon.
“We greatly respected the way David Grann put his skills to a well-researched book and the way he met with our elders. We were comfortable with what came out,” said Standing Bear during a press conference with Scorsese of Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book on which the Scorsese film is based.
The book chronicles a series of murders of the Osage people following an oil boom and the subsequent FBI investigations into the killings, which became known as the Reign of Terror. When he heard that the film rights to the book had been sold, he and others in the Osage Nation were concerned.
“Historically the native peoples went to Hollywood to get work as extras in a band of Indians in black and white movies,...
“We greatly respected the way David Grann put his skills to a well-researched book and the way he met with our elders. We were comfortable with what came out,” said Standing Bear during a press conference with Scorsese of Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book on which the Scorsese film is based.
The book chronicles a series of murders of the Osage people following an oil boom and the subsequent FBI investigations into the killings, which became known as the Reign of Terror. When he heard that the film rights to the book had been sold, he and others in the Osage Nation were concerned.
“Historically the native peoples went to Hollywood to get work as extras in a band of Indians in black and white movies,...
- 9/26/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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