Michael J. Fox will be the subject of a new documentary heading to Apple.
11.04.2022 - 23:37 / variety.com
Addie Morfoot ContributorStory Syndicate, the production house founded by Oscar and Emmy-winning documentary powerhouse couple Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus, is bulking up its development and production team with a new hire, a promotion and a first-look deal with producer and investigative journalist Amy Herdy.The New York-based production company, which launched in 2019, was behind several popular docs and docuseries in 2021, including Garbus’ “Becoming Cousteau” (National Geographic), Orlando von Einsiedel’s “Convergence: Courage in a Crisis” (Netflix) and John Hoffman and Janet Tobias’ “Fauci” (Nat Geo).Jon Bardin, most recently Story Syndicate’s head of creative, has been named head of documentary and nonfiction. Bardin, who has been at the production company since its inception, has served as a producer or executive producer on Story Syndicate documentaries including Jesse Moss’ “Mayor Pete,” Erin Lee Carr’s “Britney Vs.
Spears,” “Fauci” and Ry Russo-Young’s docuseries “Nuclear Family.” Currently Bardin is working on Theo Love’s upcoming Netflix docuseries about GameStop. In his new role, Bardin will oversee the creative aspects of all documentary and nonfiction projects from development through delivery.
He will report to Cogan, Story Syndicate’s president and CEO.“Jon is a brilliant and extremely creative executive who has been central to our success and growth since our inception,” Garbus and Cogan said in a joint statement. “We are excited to elevate him to a significant leadership role within the company.”In addition, Story Syndicate, which develops fiction titles in addition to nonfiction work, has hired film editor Erin Barnett as an in-house producer and story editor.
Michael J. Fox will be the subject of a new documentary heading to Apple.
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMichael J. Fox, the Hollywood star who became a powerful advocate for medical research, will be the subject of a new documentary from Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim.
Amazon Prime. Wright repeatedly struck her with his weapon for 30 minutes, fracturing her skull, breaking her forearm, shattering her left hand, permanently damaging her finger and leaving more than 20 large welts all over her face and body. “I remember blacking out while he was beating me on the head with the metal baton,” she said, noting that she still suffers from brain trauma.
HBO Max will release Menudo: Forever Young, a new documentary about the Latin American boy band from filmmakers Angel Manuel Soto (Charm City Kings) and Kristofer Ríos (Havana Skate Days), on June 23. The premiere will follow the project’s debut at the 2022 Tribeca Festival on June 11.
Rapper ASAP Rocky was taken into custody shortly after returning home from vacation with his pregnant girlfriend, Rihanna.
EXCLUSIVE: Travon Free and Samir Hernandez, two of the key creatives behind last year’s Best Live-Action Short Oscar winner Two Distant Strangers, today unveiled 38 at the Garden, a new documentary project examining the cultural impact of NBA trailblazer Jeremy Lin and the cultural phenomenon known as “Linsanity” that surrounded him during his 2011-12 season with the New York Knicks.
Britney Spears is sharing some more of her fears about her welcoming another baby.
She also appeared on dozens of TV series, including “Kojak,” “Archie Bunker’s Place,” “St. Elsewhere,” Newhart,” “Moonlighting,” ‘The A-Team,” “Who’s the Boss,” “Hill St.
TMZ reports. Sheridan starred as overprotective mom Helen Seinfeld in 21 episodes of “Seinfeld” from 1990 to 1998.
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Karamo, the new nationally syndicated daytime talker hosted by Queer Eye star Karamo Brown, has been sold in 90% of the U.S. for a fall 2022 debut.
Seeing things from a new angle. Fans of Jennifer Lopez will get to see the performer like never before thanks to Netflix’s documentary Halftime.
Let’s get loud because there’s a Jennifer Lopez documentary heading to Netflix! Halftime, directed by Amanda Micheli, “serves as the kickoff to the second half of Lopez’s life, as she lays bare her evolution as a Latina, a mother, and an artist, taking agency in her career and using her voice for a greater purpose,” according to the streaming giant.On her Instagram, Jennifer, 52, wrote: “It’s just the beginning. Halftime, a @Netflix Documentary about Jennifer Lopez, releasing June 14.”Details about Jennifer Lopez’s engagement ringThe documentary will offer an “intimate peek behind the curtain revealing the grit and determination that makes Jennifer Lopez the icon she is, from her performances onscreen and on stages around the world, to her Super Bowl Halftime show, to the recent Presidential inauguration.”Halftime is set to premiere on the opening night of the 2022 Tribeca Festival (June 8) in New York ahead of its global release on Netflix.
Jenny from the block is coming back TO the block.Jennifer Lopez’s upcoming Netflix documentary “Halftime” is set to premiere at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, before arriving on the streamer June 14. The fête will kick off its 12-day-long festivities with the 52-year-old entertainer’s film.