EXCLUSIVE: Rising comedian, writer and actor Mary Beth Barone is set to exec produce and star in Good Girl, an indie erotic thriller to be directed by Lauren Garroni, in her feature debut.
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The Quiet Girl, an Oscar contender for Best International Feature, opened to a robust $60k on six screens this weekend for a per-theater average of $10k. The film by Colm Bairead presented by SUPER LTD is based on the short story by Claire Keegan of a shy nine-year-old girl in rural Ireland. It led debuts in a specialty market that’s showing consistent signs of recovery amid a wider slate of films. Emily from Bleecker Street expanded to solid numbers and this year’s program of Oscar Nominated Short Films blew past last year with a $1.6 million cume in week two.
It’s hard to describe the specialty landscape. “We’re not where we want to be yet,” said one distributor. “Slowly approaching pre-Covid” levels sounds too optimistic. But there is a recovery underway that seems to be consistent. “It used to be one step forward, one step back. A good sign, and then something sh-tty happened. But this feels like it’s been week after week of, like, ‘Okay, that’s good.'”
Couched potatoes are the key. “There is a segment of the audience that migrated out of theates and into streaming that will never come back. I don’t think we know yet [how big]. My instinct is that if you thought 20% were not coming back, this year will prove out that it’s not that much. I’m not sure if its 15% or 10% or 5%. But I think that gap will close. Because so much of this has been a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you don’t put movies out consistently [people] get out of the habit of coming,” he said, echoing many others in the specialty distribution space.
Other openings: Shout! Studios’ comedy Linoleum by Colin West grossed in $20k at 14 theaters with sold out screenings at NYC’s Quad where West and star Jim Gaffigan, the Grammy-nominated stand-up comedian,
EXCLUSIVE: Rising comedian, writer and actor Mary Beth Barone is set to exec produce and star in Good Girl, an indie erotic thriller to be directed by Lauren Garroni, in her feature debut.
EXCLUSIVE: Artist International Group has signed French actor Kev Adams whose work spans acting, screenwriting and producing.
Kate Garraway has shared a heartbreaking update on her husband Derek Draper’s ongoing health issues, stating he is still suffering ‘damage’ from being struck down by Covid. Former political lobbyist Derek, 55, tested positive for Covid in March 2020 and was placed in an induced coma to help fight off the virus. He was eventually declared Covid-free and emerged from the coma, but has fought one of the most severe cases of long Covid in the country with his body wrecked from the effects of the infectious disease.
reported that Isaac is in talks to play Vonnegut alongside his duties as executive producer.Hailing from Team Downey, Mad Gene and Amazon Studios, “Severance” co-executive producer Mohamad El Masri will serve as creator, showrunner and writer alongside executive producers Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, Casey Sherman, Amanda Burrell, who executive produces for Team Downey and Oscar Isaac and Gena Konstantinakos, who executive produce for Mad Gene.
Newly minted Oscar winner Ed Berger, director, co-writer and producer of All Quiet On the Western Front, which was named Best International Film last night, is set to direct and executive produce Helltown, an eight-episode crime thriller in development at Amazon Studios from Mohamad El Masri (Severance), Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey’s Team Downey. Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight) is in discussions to star in and executive produce the project, based on the book of the same name by Casey Sherman.
BreAnna Bell Oscar Isaac is in discussions to lead “Helltown,” sources say. The series is currently in development at Amazon. According to the logline, the hour-long, 8-episode crime thriller follows the life of Kurt Vonnegut before he became known to the world as a renowned author. Per Amazon, “In 1969 Kurt was a struggling novelist and car salesman living life with his wife and five children on Cape Cod. When two women disappear and are later discovered murdered underneath the sand dunes on the outskirts of Provincetown, Kurt becomes obsessed and embroiled in the chilling hunt for a serial killer and forms a dangerous bond with the prime suspect.”
Last night, director Edward Berger officially became an Oscar-winning filmmaker thanks to the Best International Film win for “All Quiet on the Western Front.” And it doesn’t appear that Berger is going to even stop to take a breath as the filmmaker’s next project has just been announced. According to Deadline, Edward Berger is signed on to direct and produce a new Amazon series, “Helltown,” which will be produced by Robert Downey Jr.
Hundreds of celebs were in attendance at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, making it one of the most star-studded events of the year!
Emily Ratajkowski left little to the imagination with her ultra sheer look at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday night (March 12)!
All Quiet on the Western Front scooped the Best International Feature Film Oscar this evening, after earlier taking the Cinematography trophy and then winning for Production Design and Original Score. Such categories in which it is also nominated, including Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Sound are still to be unveiled. This is the first time a German title has taken the International Feature prize since 2006’s The Lives of Others.
Jon Burlingame editor German composer Volker Bertelmann won the original score Oscar Sunday night for his music for the World War I epic “All Quiet on the Western Front.” “By working on a film like that, you are always touched,” Bertelmann said in accepting the honor, referring to the harrowing nature of the film. “Sometimes you have to make the screen very small because there are so many explosions happening.” It is Bertelmann’s first Academy Award. He was previously nominated, under his stage name Hauschka, for his music for the 2016 film “Lion” (co-composed with Dustin O’Halloran). He won the BAFTA for “All Quiet” on Feb. 19.
congress might ban TikTok, using a bunch of very funny TikTok videos to illustrate his point. Then he moved on to the news that Donald Trump might be in some serious legal trouble.“It sounds like former President Donald Trump will likely face criminal charges for his hush money payments to Stormy Daniels,” Fallon continued.
Celine Dion has been spending some time away from social media and the spotlight due to her ongoing health battle and journey toward recovery.The singer returned to Instagram, however, to share a powerful message of support with her fans on International Women's Day, for which you can check out our exclusives here. Watch below to learn more about her health battle.WATCH: Celine Dion shares heartbreaking message as she cancels shows due to health problemsShe partnered up with L'Oréal Paris to support the Stand Up against Street Harassment program, an educational initiative to raise awareness regarding harassment.Celine was one of many celebrities who made cameos in the video, sporting the letter 'D' on their palm, including the likes of Kate Winslet, Eva Longoria, Camila Cabello, and more.MORE ON IWD: Exclusive: Elizabeth Hurley reveals how motherhood transformed her lifeTRENDING NOW: Sarah Ferguson has surprising response when asked about Prince Harry and Meghan MarkleShe appeared to be in good spirits in the short snippet of hers that could be seen, presumably from inside her $1.2million Las Vegas home where she is recovering."On International Women's Day, I'm proud to be part of the Stand Up against Street Harassment program by @lorealparis!" her caption read. A post shared by Céline Dion (@celinedion)Celine returned to show her support for Stand Up against Street Harassment"More than 1.5 million people around the world have already been trained by the Stand Up program.
You’ve heard of single-setting thrillers, “127 Hours,” “Buried,” etc., but “On A Wing And A Prayer,” a new Prime Video film, is a bit of a twist on the genre and centers on a family on a vacation flight that turns deadly when the pilot has a heart attack and dies and the husband, a sort-of recreational flier who has a little bit of basic flying training, is tasked with safely landing the plane and rescuing his family from danger.
Drew Barrymore doesn't shy away from her struggles. In a new profile for the she talks about how her alcohol intake after her 2016 split from Will Kopelman affected her relationship with her therapist.After a decade of working with Barry Michels, who has been endorsed by Gwyneth Paltrow, Barrymore had the psychoanalyst quit on her due to her drinking.«He just said, ‘I can’t do this anymore,'» Barrymore recalls. «It was really about my drinking.
Sarah Ferguson is set to hand out an award at the Oscars as she looks to reinvent her image, according to reports.The Duchess of York looks increasingly likely to be attending the glitzy ceremony in LA on Sunday, thanks in part to her close relationship with Elvis Presley’s family.The 63 year old royal - known by her nickname Fergie - was especially close to Elvis’ daughter Lisa Marie, the singer and songwriter who died in January aged 54. And with the Elvis biopic up for eight awards at this year’s Oscars, it is now thought Fergie will be at the ceremony to give out a gong.
A version of this story about “All Quiet on the Western Front” first appeared in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. The first German-language adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s classic anti-war novel about World War I, “All Quiet on the Western Front” is second only to “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and tied with “The Banshees of Inisherin” for the most Oscar nominations, nine.
that spot-on! Listen to Fallon in the clip at the top and decide for yourself.DeBose had the internet in a craze days after her performance of the girl-power rap at the BAFTAs on Feb. 19 that was a combination of a tweaked “Sister Are Doing It for Themselves” and “We Are Family.”A sampling: ” Dame Emma, I’m so fond.
Gigi Hadid just turned out three fierce looks in a row!