Iraqi filmmaker Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji picked up the Golden Yusr for Best Feature Film at the Red Sea Film Festival with his debut feature Hanging Gardens.
Jim Thorpe Film On Fast Track; Tracey Deer Directs Script By ‘Emancipation’s William N. Collage & Help From Collective Of Native American Tribes
22.11.2022 - 01:41 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Thorpe, a drama about the formative years of Native American Olympic track and field Gold Medalist Jim Thorpe, is on a fast track, just in time for Native American Heritage Month. Director Tracey Deer will direct a script whose latest draft is by William N. Collage (Emancipation). Pic is based on Jim Thorpe: World’s Greatest Athlete, a book by Robert Wheeler, who is exec producer and has provided underlying materials. The film also has the support and participation of the Thorpe family.
Thorpe will focus on Thorpe’s time at Carlisle Industrial Indian School, which became the model for government and church-run Native American boarding schools that pervaded the United States and Canada in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. its motto ‘Kill the Indian, Save the Man,’ Carlisle isolated Native children from their families and tribal communities, and systematically stripped them of their languages, customs, medicines, religious beliefs, regalia, and even their own names—to assimilate them into mainstream society.
Jim Thorpe attended Carlisle as a teen and eventually played college football there under legendary coach Glenn “Pop” Warner, whom, the filmmakers said, sold Carlisle football to the public as an athletic version of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Collage’s script tells the story of Thorpe’s resilience as he ascends to college football dominance and ultimately achieves Olympic glory at the Stockholm games in 1912. Hanging onto his identity was hard enough, but those medals went by the wayside when his Olympic triumphs erased from the official records less than a year later, for collecting small sums for playing baseball. The stripping was described as the “greatest injustice in Olympic
The website celebfans.org is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
Popular Celebs
Popular Tags
usmagazine.com
08.12.2022 / 18:41
Meghan Markle Wore Ripped Jeans to Meet Prince William and Princess Kate, Prince Harry Says Royal Family Didn’t Think Their Relationship Would Last
Started off on the wrong foot? Meghan Markle‘s first meeting with Prince William and Princess Kate certainly left a lasting impression — but it might not have been a positive one.
usmagazine.com
07.12.2022 / 17:03
Prince William and Princess Kate Were ‘Flummoxed’ Over Harry and Meghan’s Netflix Doc Trailer
Rising tensions? Prince William and Princess Kate weren’t thrilled by the first teaser for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s Netflix docuseries, an insider exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
deadline.com
04.12.2022 / 21:19
‘The Janes’ Directors On How Donald Trump Spurred Their Film Reminding What It Was Like For Women Before Roe V. Wade – Contenders Documentary
Shortly after Donald Trump became president of the United States in January 2017, he began stacking federal courts with conservative judges. Realizing what was at stake, the team behind HBO Documentary Films’ abortion documentary The Janes began crafting a story to remind the audience what happened 50 years ago when women didn’t have access to safe and legal abortions.
usmagazine.com
03.12.2022 / 02:53
Princess Kate and Prince William Wow on Red Carpet at the 2022 Earthshot Prize Awards in Boston: Photos
Going green! Princess Kate and Prince William turned heads — and honored the earth-friendly theme — at the 2022 Earthshot Prize Awards in Boston on Friday, December 2.
deadline.com
01.12.2022 / 22:51
David Decker Upped To Warner Bros Discovery President Content Sales; Studio Vet Jim Wuthrich To Exit After 24 Years
David Decker has been promoted to President, Content Sales for Warner Bros. Discovery effective Jan. 2, 2023. The promotion of Decker follows long-time Warner Bros. Content Sales President Jim Wuthrich’s decision to depart at the end of the year.
usmagazine.com
01.12.2022 / 19:51
Royal Expert Suggests Harry and Meghan Hijacked Attention From William and Kate’s U.S. Visit
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle released the first teaser for their Netflix docuseries while Prince William and Princess Kate were in the middle of their United States visit — and one royal expert doesn’t think the timing was an accident.
deadline.com
30.11.2022 / 15:47
Jim Carrey Says He’s Leaving Twitter And Shares New “Crazy Old Lighthouse Keeper” Cartoon
Comedian, actor, and artist Jim Carrey announced Tuesday that he is set to join Twitter’s celebrity exodus and shared a new animated cartoon with his followers to mark the occasion.
perezhilton.com
30.11.2022 / 00:09
Royal Diss! Prince William & Princess Catherine NOT Planning To See Prince Harry & Meghan Markle During Boston Trip!
If you expected this trip across the pond to be the time the Royals finally made peace… sorry. Prince William and Princess Catherine AKA Kate Middleton will NOT be reuniting with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this week!
deadline.com
29.11.2022 / 11:51
‘Jane The Virgin’ Set For South African Remake Through Alta Global Media, ‘Silverton Siege’s Mandlakayise Dube Directing Pilot
Jane the Virgin will become a proud young Zulu woman in a South African remake of the romantic comedy-drama format.
deadline.com
28.11.2022 / 19:53
International Film Festival Of India Jury President Nadav Lapid Slams Fest For Inclusion Of “Propaganda Movie” ‘The Kashmir Files’ In Competition
Israeli director Nadav Lapid surprised audiences during his speech at the closing ceremony of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa by criticizing the festival for including controversial Hindi-language movie The Kashmir Files in competition.
deadline.com
27.11.2022 / 15:35
Iran’s Reza Dormishian Banned From Travel To Indian Film Festival For Supporting Protests
Reza Dormishian, Iranian filmmaker and producer of Dariush Mehrjui’s A Minor, which is set to have it world premiere in competition at the on-going International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, has not been granted a permit to leave Iran, so is unable to attend the event.
deadline.com
21.11.2022 / 14:47
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival To Honor Indian Star Shah Rukh Khan
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has announced that renowned Indian actor and producer Shah Rukh Khan will receive an honorary award at its upcoming second edition running December 1-10.
deadline.com
21.11.2022 / 00:03
Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and Morgan Wallen Top Non-Televised Catgories For American Music Awards
The non-televised award winners for tonight’s American Music Awards were announced this morning via Twitter audio livestream and Discord. Highlights include three AMA wins for Taylor Swift and two each for Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and Morgan Wallen.
deadline.com
20.11.2022 / 00:29
‘The Good Nurse’ Team Says Film Had Two Villains: A Serial Killer And The System – Contenders L.A.
“To me the supervillain of the story isn’t the person committing the violence, it’s the organization that allows it to exist, turns a blind eye to it, and medicine for profit,” says Oscar winner Jessica Chastain, who plays real-life ICU nurse Amy Loughren in The Good Nurse.