SFFilm’s 9th Annual Doc Stories festival is getting underway, featuring a distinguished lineup of Oscar-contending nonfiction films.
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Matthew Heineman’s documentary profiling Grammy and Oscar winning musician Jon Batiste and the medical struggles for his wife that have marked trying times in their marriage leads the pack of nominees for the 8th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards with six. The inspiring docu from Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground was picked up by Netflix after premiering and winning acclaim at the Telluride Film Festival last month. Not far behind are a trio of docus each with 5 mentions including 20 Days In Mariupol, Kokomo City, and Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. And not to be ignored, this weekend’s boxoffice champ, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour which landed a nomination as Best Music Documentary. The CCDA nod marks the first awards recognition for the film (however it is not eligible for a Documentary Oscar) which only just had its first premiere screening on Wednesday of last week and came in just under the eligibility wire.
It was a big year for docus spotlighting familiar names as films about Mary Tyler Moore, Brooke Shields, Judy Blume, Sylvester Stallone, Carlos Santana, Little Richard, Donna Summer, Yogi Berra, Reggie Jackson, Stephen Curry, the 70’s rock group Blood Sweat & Tears, and John LeCarre were among movies popping up in the various categories.
The 10 films competing in the top category, Best Documentary Feature are 20 Days In Mariupol, American Symphony, Beyond Utopia, The Deepest Breath, The Eternal Memory, Judy Blume Forever, Kokomo City, The Mission, Stamped From The Beginning, and Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.
In addition to the 18 awards categories listed below, a prestigious honor, The Pennebaker Award (formerly known as the Critics Choice Lifetime Achievement Award), will be presented to
SFFilm’s 9th Annual Doc Stories festival is getting underway, featuring a distinguished lineup of Oscar-contending nonfiction films.
Taylor Swift is leaving the Kansas City Chiefs’ luxury box and returning to the stage.After a few months of gallivanting around with Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce and topping the box office, the “Bad Blood” singer is resuming her worldwide ‘Eras Tour.’On Nov. 9-11, the 33-year-old icon will swing into Buenos Aires, AR’s River Plate Stadium for three back-to-back-to-back concerts with special guest Sabrina Carpenter.And, for once, you won’t have to break the bank to see Tay Tay live.At the time of publication, our team found some tickets going for as low as $143 before fees on Vivid Seats.For comparison, the cheapest tickets at her last ‘Eras Tour’ mini-residency in Mexico City started at $643 before fees.Want to catch the biggest tour of the year — or possibly even the century — live?You’re in the right place, Swifties.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about seeing Taylor Swift in Argentina below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on seats for each of Taylor’s trio of Argentina gigs can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
anchors of NBC’s “Today” show donned outfits for their morning broadcast on Tuesday, wowing viewers and fans.Hosts Carson Daly, Craig Melvin, Dylan Dreyer, Willie Geist, Peter Alexander, Laura Jarrett, Jenna Bush Hager, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker, Sheinelle Jones and Savannah Guthrie all sported costumes to celebrate the spooky holiday.This year’s theme for the day was “Kellyoke” — the iconic segment of the “Kelly Clarkson Show” where the “American Idol” alum sings covers of pop songs.The “Today” show emcees wore costumes that looked like the hottest musicians in town, and they even took the stage to croon a tune from said artist.The show’s costume designer Staci Greenbaum revealed that there was “custom stuff for everyone.”“It’s not like you can go into a store and find this stuff,” she said. “Everyone’s going to look amazing!”Keep reading to see all the looks from the “Today” show.Guthrie wore Taylor Swift’s bodysuit from the “Eras Tour” and even performed the country crooner’s song “Cruel Summer.”Her daughter, Vale, joined her at the mic and portrayed a younger version of Swift.Jones sparkled in all of her ’70s glory, dressing up as Diana Ross.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are the most talked about couple of 2023, and for good reason. Swift is one of the biggest names in music. She’s got a huge world tour going on, and a movie in theaters.
Jack Black took it upon himself to raise the spirits of his fellow striking actors by stripping to his underwear and singing a Taylor Swift song at a fundraiser.Black was performing at the Give Back-ular Spectacular! Show on Wednesday (October 25) at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, an event held to support members of the acting union SAG-AFTRA who are struggling due to the strikes.Black, who had been expected to perform a stand-up set, ripped his shirt off and walked through the crowd, asking for any song requests.Responding to one suggestion for Swift’s ‘Anti-Hero’, Black said, “I know that one. Everyone knows that fucking song!”Audience member Amrita Khalid shared the clip of the performance on X, formerly known as Twitter, adding, “Watching Jack Black strip and then serenade us with Taylor Swift wasn’t on my bingo card for 2023”.Watching Jack Black strip and then serenade us with Taylor Swift wasn’t on my bingo card for 2023.
Taylor Swift will join the cast of Deadpool 3 are rife, but is there any truth to them?It’s long been speculated now that the singer will feature in the film as musical mutant Dazzler, a rumour that began all the way back in 2016 when Swift’s likeness was used for the character’s album cover in a scene from X-Men: Apocalypse.While nothing came of those rumours back then, Swifties may now have a more legitimate reason to believe that she’ll be making her MCU debut alongside Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.Swift’s involvement in the upcoming film has neither been confirmed nor denied. However, the pop megastar was recently spotted at a Kansas City Chiefs versus New York Jets football game with Reynolds, Jackman and director Shawn Levy, sending speculation into overdrive.In an interview with TheWrap, Levy was asked if fans should read into this, but the director remained tight-lipped.“They sure are loud,” Levy said of the rumours.
Christopher Nolan has praised Taylor Swift for her innovative approach in releasing her concert film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, directly through AMC theatres.Nolan said that Swift’s deal with AMC is an “incredible lesson” for studios that are reluctant to embrace the theatrical experience, IndieWire reported. Swift’s concert film, which documents her six-night residency at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, broke records for the highest-grossing concert film or documentary of all time, earning $123.5 million globally in its opening weekend.Swift also notably sold tickets at $19.89 each (and $13.13 for children) in the US, in reference to her acclaimed album and her favourite number.
Erin Andrews is opening up about Taylor Swift wearing her WEAR By Erin Andrews windbreaker to Travis Kelce‘s Kansas City Chiefs game last week!
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor PBS’ “20 Days in Mariupol,” IFC’s “The Disappearance of Shere Hite” and MTV’s “The Eternal Memory” are among DOC NYC‘s 14th edition featuring 114 features and 129 short films. The shortlist for DOC NYC, the largest documentary festival in the U.S., was launched in 2012 and has become a key indicator and predictor for the Academy Awards’ best documentary feature category. Ten out of the last 11 winners for documentary feature were screened at the festival.
fight with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) against Hamas, The Post has learned that he’s not the only celeb bodyguard to do so.Oded Krashinsky, who has protected celebrities like Nicole Kidman, flew from Los Angeles to Israel to help train IDF soldiers and kibbutz members in Northern Israel.“I came here to help my unit. The morale is tense.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Minutes before “Saturday Night Live” was set to kick off Season 49 inside Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the show’s production team — led, of course, by executive producer Lorne Michaels — received word that two special guests were on their way. According to a source, that was when they learned that Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who were in New York City, wanted to drop by the show.
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Netflix’s “American Symphony,” which follows Grammy and Oscar winner Jon Batiste as he prepares for his performance at Carnegie Hall, leads the 2023 Critics Choice Documentary Award nominations with six, including best documentary feature and directing for Matthew Heineman. PBS’ “20 Days in Mariupol,” Magnolia Pictures’ “Kokomo City” and Apple Original Films’ “Still: A Michael J.
J. Kim Murphy “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” is doing all too well in theaters. The concert film made a cool sum of $39 million on its opening day from 3,855 North American locations, a figure that includes $2.8 million in Thursday previews.
Taylor Swift takes the theatrical box office by storm this weekend with “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.” And with $100 million made already in pre-sales, it’s the highest-grossing concert film of all-time before its opening weekend comes to a close. But EW reports that “Deadpool 3” director Shawn Levy thinks this is only the beginning of cinematic success for the pop star icon.
Taylor Swift is bringing her career-defining ‘The Eras Tour’ to cinemas in October.Directed by Sam Wrench, the film is described as a “breathtaking, cinematic view” of Swift’s latest tour, which runs through her biggest hits and rarities across all ten of her studio albums.Following huge demand for tickets across the globe, the pop star announced in August she would screen a concert film of the tour in cinemas. “Eras attire, friendship bracelets, singing and dancing encouraged,” Swift wrote in the announcement post.A release date for streaming services has yet to be announced.At the time of writing (October 13), the film is only available in cinemas from October 13, 2023 across the US, Europe and the UK.
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Matthew Heineman’s moving documentary feature “American Symphony” was recently acquired by Netflix after its debut at the Telluride Film Festival, cementing itself as one of the early frontrunners for the Oscars. Its main subject, “Soul” Oscar winner Jon Batiste, will now be in the race for best original song with the track “It Never Went Away.” Batiste sings the emotional number, which he co-wrote with Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Dan Wilson. Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie premiere in Los Angeles.On October 11, the 59-year-old star attended the premiere of latest concert film with her 12-year-old daughter Amaya, marking a rare public appearance for the mother-daughter duo. , who starred in Swift's 2014 “Bad Blood” music video, opted for a casual Evermore-inspired red carpet look, complete with light-wash jeans, a black shirt, and a burnt orange trench coat with feathered sleeves.
crazy in love with one another.Beyoncé made a surprise appearance Wednesday at the premiere of Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour film leaving the singer speechless. Donning a rather simple “Style” for the premiere, Knowles-Carter, 42. showed up wearing a black and chrome jumpsuit with matching black boots and silver sunglasses.
Travis Kelce is speaking out to defend the velvet pants that he wore, which Taylor Swift fans have compared to the curtains she wore in her Midnights Mayhem With Me video series.
poked fun at Taylor Swift’s absence during their game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.The now-viral TikTok — posted on ESPN’s official page — has received nearly 2.2 million views. In the clip, Viktor the Viking pushes a metal cabinet before it falls over, causing the mascot to look around guilty before dashing away. “Was Taylor Swift in there?” read the in-video caption, which teased how the “Anti-Hero” songstress would arrive in a cleaning closet at her “Eras Tour” concerts in order to avoid being mobbed by her legions of fans.