‘The Simple Life’ Revisited: See the Golden Years of Millennial Icons Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie
New era, indeed! In a joint Instagram post, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie announced their return to reality TV via Peacock. Both socialites posted “New Era. Same Besties.” alongside a video of a vintage television displaying static. The former stars of The Simple Life shared no other details. But fans are celebrating the return of the infamous duo and speculating about this new series.
In the spirit of nostalgia, let’s look back at the early 2000s when Hilton and Richie set the standards for millennial fashion and transformed the entertainment industry.
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie pre-‘Simple Life’ fame Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie in Las Vegas in 2001 and early 2002 | David Klein/Getty Images; Jeff Vespa/WireImage; Donato Sardella/WireImage
Pre-Simple Life, Paris Hilton often landed in tabloids as she partied her way through NYC. The heiress to the Hilton Hotels empire began modeling in 2000 and earned the...
In the spirit of nostalgia, let’s look back at the early 2000s when Hilton and Richie set the standards for millennial fashion and transformed the entertainment industry.
Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie pre-‘Simple Life’ fame Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie in Las Vegas in 2001 and early 2002 | David Klein/Getty Images; Jeff Vespa/WireImage; Donato Sardella/WireImage
Pre-Simple Life, Paris Hilton often landed in tabloids as she partied her way through NYC. The heiress to the Hilton Hotels empire began modeling in 2000 and earned the...
- 5/15/2024
- by Ali Hicks
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Independent movies have been a thing for just about as long as movies have been a popular form of entertainment. But there was a point in the '90s when major studios realized that indie movies could also be good business, and Miramax was at the cutting edge of that movement, acquiring a string of films out of the festival circuit and turning them into hits. Miramax, founded by Bob Weinstein and the since-disgraced Harvey Weinstein (who is currently in prison), was so successful that Disney ended up buying the company in 1993.
Miramax wanted to prove that it could still do what it had always done despite being owned by the Mouse House. So, in 1994, the studio went to Sundance and went on a spending spree. Most notably, it acquired Quentin Tarantino's all-time classic "Pulp Fiction," which went on to become a gigantic hit and perhaps one of the...
Miramax wanted to prove that it could still do what it had always done despite being owned by the Mouse House. So, in 1994, the studio went to Sundance and went on a spending spree. Most notably, it acquired Quentin Tarantino's all-time classic "Pulp Fiction," which went on to become a gigantic hit and perhaps one of the...
- 9/17/2022
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Which legendary cinematographers have inspired those working today? Can sharp-eyed Dp’s spot the seams in the unbroken shots of “1917” and “Birdman”? And what image from an expertly lensed movie blew them away before they stepped behind the camera themselves? These were just some of the questions answered by four of television’s best cinematographers during Gold Derby’s Meet the Btl Experts panel, conducted virtually by managing editor Chris Beachum. Watch the full interview with Marshall Adams (“Better Call Saul”), John Conroy (“Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”), David Mullen (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) and David Reichert (“Deadliest Catch”).
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All four panelists also conducted 10-minute individual interviews that delved deeper into their own shows, as did cinematographer David Klein (“Homeland”). Watch each by clicking on their names below.
Marshall Adams is also known for his work on “El Camino,” “Shut Eye,...
See Over 300 exclusive video interviews with 2020 Emmy contenders
All four panelists also conducted 10-minute individual interviews that delved deeper into their own shows, as did cinematographer David Klein (“Homeland”). Watch each by clicking on their names below.
Marshall Adams is also known for his work on “El Camino,” “Shut Eye,...
- 6/29/2020
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
“As much as I love that show, it was good to be done,” admits “Homeland” cinematographer David Klein. “It was such a hard show, traveling the world and creating a new world every season. I owe that show a lot, but it was time, I think.” The multiple Emmy nominee reminisced about saying goodbye to the acclaimed series while appearing at Gold Derby’s Meet the Btl Experts panel, moderated virtually by managing editor Chris Beachum. Watch our exclusive video interview with Klein above.
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Klein joined the Showtime series about globetrotting CIA agent Carrie Mathison’s (Claire Danes) efforts to track down terrorists abroad in Season 3. Much like Carrie, Klein traveled the world with the production, shooting in Charlotte, Nc, Cape Town, Berlin, New York City, Richmond, Va, Morocco and, of course, Los Angeles, CA. “Every season was like starting a new show,...
See Lesli Linka Glatter Interview: ‘Homeland’ director
Klein joined the Showtime series about globetrotting CIA agent Carrie Mathison’s (Claire Danes) efforts to track down terrorists abroad in Season 3. Much like Carrie, Klein traveled the world with the production, shooting in Charlotte, Nc, Cape Town, Berlin, New York City, Richmond, Va, Morocco and, of course, Los Angeles, CA. “Every season was like starting a new show,...
- 6/29/2020
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Five of TV’s top cinematographers will reveal the secrets behind their success when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Btl Experts” Q&a event with key 2020 Emmy contenders this month. Each person will participate in two video discussions to be published soon: one-on-one with our managing editor Chris Beachum and a group chat with Chris and all of the directors of photography together.
SEEalmost 300 interviews with 2020 Emmy contenders
This “Meet the Btl Experts” panel welcomes the following 2020 Emmy contenders:
Marshall Adams represents AMC for “Better Call Saul”
Adams is also known for his work on “El Camino,” “Shut Eye,” “Rush Hour,” “Grimm” and “CSI: New York.”
John Conroy represents Showtime for “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”
Conroy has received one Emmy nomination for “Luther” and has won an American Society of Cinematographers Award for “The Terror: Infamy.” Other Dp projects have included “The Name of the Rose,...
SEEalmost 300 interviews with 2020 Emmy contenders
This “Meet the Btl Experts” panel welcomes the following 2020 Emmy contenders:
Marshall Adams represents AMC for “Better Call Saul”
Adams is also known for his work on “El Camino,” “Shut Eye,” “Rush Hour,” “Grimm” and “CSI: New York.”
John Conroy represents Showtime for “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”
Conroy has received one Emmy nomination for “Luther” and has won an American Society of Cinematographers Award for “The Terror: Infamy.” Other Dp projects have included “The Name of the Rose,...
- 6/16/2020
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Really, will there be more Deadwood? While all signs point to the fact that Al Swearengen died at the end of Deadwood: The Movie, director Daniel Minahan told us earlier this summer that point can be debated.
Today at the summer TCA press tour, HBO programming president Casey Bloys didn’t specify another season or movie for the Western series when asked about one. However, he did say “I can’t imagine doing Deadwood without (creator) David Milch.”
Deadwood was canceled after its third season in 2006 amid financial dispute between HBO and co-producer Paramount and declining ratings. But fans wanted more. Milch couldn’t easily pull off a movie with indie financing as he didn’t own the IP, so it took 13 years to mount the production.
Part of that long wait had to do with the fact that some Deadwood alums saw their careers blossom: Ian McShane in movie franchises like John Wick,...
Today at the summer TCA press tour, HBO programming president Casey Bloys didn’t specify another season or movie for the Western series when asked about one. However, he did say “I can’t imagine doing Deadwood without (creator) David Milch.”
Deadwood was canceled after its third season in 2006 amid financial dispute between HBO and co-producer Paramount and declining ratings. But fans wanted more. Milch couldn’t easily pull off a movie with indie financing as he didn’t own the IP, so it took 13 years to mount the production.
Part of that long wait had to do with the fact that some Deadwood alums saw their careers blossom: Ian McShane in movie franchises like John Wick,...
- 7/24/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Hannah Gadsby.
Hannah Gadsby has scored two nominations for the 71st annual Emmy Awards while Daina Reid earned her first nomination for directing an episode of The Handmaid’s Tale.
Australian cinematographer Zoe White also landed a nomination for her work on The Handmaid’s Tale, and production designer Deborah Riley for Game of Thrones episode The Bells.
Also, Dop Germain McMicking is up for an Emmy for his work on the HBO True Detective episode The Great War and Modern Memory.
Netflix’s Hannah Gadsby: Nanette is in contention for outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) and writing for a variety special. Reid was nominated for the episode Holly, as was White, one of two episodes of the Hulu series which Reid directed; the other was Postpartum.
Riley had already won four Emmys for the HBO show, shared with art director Paul Ghirardani and set decorator Rob Cameron.
HBO’s Game of Thrones...
Hannah Gadsby has scored two nominations for the 71st annual Emmy Awards while Daina Reid earned her first nomination for directing an episode of The Handmaid’s Tale.
Australian cinematographer Zoe White also landed a nomination for her work on The Handmaid’s Tale, and production designer Deborah Riley for Game of Thrones episode The Bells.
Also, Dop Germain McMicking is up for an Emmy for his work on the HBO True Detective episode The Great War and Modern Memory.
Netflix’s Hannah Gadsby: Nanette is in contention for outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) and writing for a variety special. Reid was nominated for the episode Holly, as was White, one of two episodes of the Hulu series which Reid directed; the other was Postpartum.
Riley had already won four Emmys for the HBO show, shared with art director Paul Ghirardani and set decorator Rob Cameron.
HBO’s Game of Thrones...
- 7/16/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Eddie Marsan, David Morse, Richard Brake, and Diora Baird are aboard as the supporting cast of The Virtuoso, a modern day noir thriller directed and produced by Nick Stagliano. They will play opposite previously announced stars Anthony Hopkins, Anson Mount and Abbie Cornish as the occupants of a sleepy, small-town diner, to which The Virtuoso (Mount) is sent to find and execute his latest mark, as directed by his “Mentor” (Hopkins). Without a name or description of his intended victim, the Virtuoso cannot immediately identify or eliminate any one of them as his assigned target, including the establishment’s waitress (Cornish). Stagliano’s Nazz Productions financed the project, which is being introduced to buyers at Cannes. Fred Fuchs, Nancy Stagliano, and Chris Bongirne serve as executive producers. Double Dutch International is overseeing international rights,...
- 5/15/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Poorna Jagannathan, Nikohl Boosheri (Freeform’s The Bold Type) and newcomer Catharine Daddario will star in Alia’s Birth, an indie drama from Sam Abbas. It’s about a rocky relationship between a female couple that forces them to spend the night apart. Abbas will producer under his company ArabQ Film, an Arab-based Lgbtq-focused production company, along with Tatiana Bears, Nicole Townsend, and Neal Kumar. This marks the second feature from ArabQ Film after making its debut with The Wedding, which also starred Boosheri. Anacrónica, a newly formed production company in Bolivia led by actors Quim Del Rio and Nakai Mirtenbaum, will team with ArabQ Films on this project. Executive producers are Randelson Floyd, Suki Sandhu, David Klein, Josh Jupiter, Jorge Quintero, Lucky Cheng, Quim Del Rio, and Nakai Mirtenbaum. The project is set to begin shooting this summer in New York.
- 4/24/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
“Cold War” cinematographer Łukasz Żal has won the top feature award from the American Society of Cinematographers.
“Cold War,” shot in black and white, topped Alfonso Cuaron’s digital 65mm black-and-white lensing of his own “Roma,” Linus Sandgren’s multi-format work on Damien Chazelle’s moonshot drama “First Man,” Matthew Libatique for Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born,” and Robbie Ryan for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite.”
Zal was unable to attend the Saturday night ceremonies, now in their 33rd year. The gala took place in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles, with Ben Mankiewicz hosting.
Zal is also up for the Academy Award in cinematography along with Cuaron, Labitique, Ryan and Caleb Deschanel for “Never Look Away.” “Cold War,” directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, is set in Poland and Paris from the late 1940s until the 1960s and follows a musical director and a young singer...
“Cold War,” shot in black and white, topped Alfonso Cuaron’s digital 65mm black-and-white lensing of his own “Roma,” Linus Sandgren’s multi-format work on Damien Chazelle’s moonshot drama “First Man,” Matthew Libatique for Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born,” and Robbie Ryan for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite.”
Zal was unable to attend the Saturday night ceremonies, now in their 33rd year. The gala took place in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles, with Ben Mankiewicz hosting.
Zal is also up for the Academy Award in cinematography along with Cuaron, Labitique, Ryan and Caleb Deschanel for “Never Look Away.” “Cold War,” directed by Pawel Pawlikowski, is set in Poland and Paris from the late 1940s until the 1960s and follows a musical director and a young singer...
- 2/10/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
33rd Annual Asc Outstanding Achievement Awards set for February 9 in Hollywood.
The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) has announced its nominees and the film list includes Alfonso Cuarón for Roma, Łukasz Żal for Cold War, and Robbie Ryan for The Favourite.
Also in contention are Matthew Libatique for A Star Is Born, and Linus Sandgren for First Man. The winners will be unveiled at the 33rd Annual Asc Outstanding Achievement Awards on February 9 in Hollywood.
In other categories announced on Monday (7):
Episode of a Series for Non-Commercial Television
Gonzalo Amat, The Man In The High Castle, ‘Jahr Null’
Adriano Goldman,...
The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) has announced its nominees and the film list includes Alfonso Cuarón for Roma, Łukasz Żal for Cold War, and Robbie Ryan for The Favourite.
Also in contention are Matthew Libatique for A Star Is Born, and Linus Sandgren for First Man. The winners will be unveiled at the 33rd Annual Asc Outstanding Achievement Awards on February 9 in Hollywood.
In other categories announced on Monday (7):
Episode of a Series for Non-Commercial Television
Gonzalo Amat, The Man In The High Castle, ‘Jahr Null’
Adriano Goldman,...
- 1/7/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) has announced its nominees and the film list includes Alfonso Cuarón for Roma, Łukasz Żal for Cold War, and Robbie Ryan for The Favourite.
The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) has announced its nominees and the film list includes Alfonso Cuarón for Roma, Łukasz Żal for Cold War, and Robbie Ryan for The Favourite.
Also in contention are Matthew Libatique for A Star Is Born, and Linus Sandgren for First Man. The winners will be unveiled at the 33rd Annual Asc Outstanding Achievement Awards on February 9 Hollywood.
In other categories announced on Monday:
Episode...
The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) has announced its nominees and the film list includes Alfonso Cuarón for Roma, Łukasz Żal for Cold War, and Robbie Ryan for The Favourite.
Also in contention are Matthew Libatique for A Star Is Born, and Linus Sandgren for First Man. The winners will be unveiled at the 33rd Annual Asc Outstanding Achievement Awards on February 9 Hollywood.
In other categories announced on Monday:
Episode...
- 1/7/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Two black-and-white foreign-language films have been nominated as the best work of 2018 by the American Society of Cinematographers, which on Monday announced a slate of nominees that included Alfonso Cuarón for “Roma” and Lukasz Zal for “Cold War.”
The other three nominees in the Asc’s theatrical-film category were Matthew Libatique for “A Star Is Born,” Robbie Ryan for “The Favourite” and Linus Sandgren for “First Man.”
Missing from the list was James Laxton for “If Beale Street Could Talk” and Rachel Morrison for “Black Panther,” both of whom are considered strong Oscar contenders in the cinematography category.
Last year, Morrison became the first woman ever nominated in the Asc’s feature-film category, and then the first to be nominated for the cinematography Oscar.
Also Read: How Alfonso Cuarón Brought His Memories to Life in 'Roma'
The Spotlight Award, which goes to films that may not receive wide release,...
The other three nominees in the Asc’s theatrical-film category were Matthew Libatique for “A Star Is Born,” Robbie Ryan for “The Favourite” and Linus Sandgren for “First Man.”
Missing from the list was James Laxton for “If Beale Street Could Talk” and Rachel Morrison for “Black Panther,” both of whom are considered strong Oscar contenders in the cinematography category.
Last year, Morrison became the first woman ever nominated in the Asc’s feature-film category, and then the first to be nominated for the cinematography Oscar.
Also Read: How Alfonso Cuarón Brought His Memories to Life in 'Roma'
The Spotlight Award, which goes to films that may not receive wide release,...
- 1/7/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The American Society of Cinematographers has announced nominees in film and television for 2018.
Film nominees included Alfonso Cuaron’s digital 65mm black-and-white lensing of his own “Roma,” Linus Sandgren’s multi-format work on Damien Chazelle’s moonshot drama “First Man,” Matthew Libatique for Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born,” Robbie Ryan for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” and Lukasz Zal for Pawel Pawlikowski’s “Cold War.”
Cuarón became the second director ever nominated by the Asc for shooting his or her own film. Cary Joji Fukunaga was nominated in the Spotlight Award category for “Beasts of No Nation” in 2016.
Television nominees included Adriano Goldman’s elegant work on Netflix’s “The Crown,” Colin Watkinson and Zoe White’s moody execution on Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Ben Richardson’s big-country visuals in Paramount’s “Yellowstone,” and Florian Hoffmeister’s lush lensing of AMC’s “The Terror.”
In the spotlight award category,...
Film nominees included Alfonso Cuaron’s digital 65mm black-and-white lensing of his own “Roma,” Linus Sandgren’s multi-format work on Damien Chazelle’s moonshot drama “First Man,” Matthew Libatique for Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born,” Robbie Ryan for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite” and Lukasz Zal for Pawel Pawlikowski’s “Cold War.”
Cuarón became the second director ever nominated by the Asc for shooting his or her own film. Cary Joji Fukunaga was nominated in the Spotlight Award category for “Beasts of No Nation” in 2016.
Television nominees included Adriano Goldman’s elegant work on Netflix’s “The Crown,” Colin Watkinson and Zoe White’s moody execution on Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Ben Richardson’s big-country visuals in Paramount’s “Yellowstone,” and Florian Hoffmeister’s lush lensing of AMC’s “The Terror.”
In the spotlight award category,...
- 1/7/2019
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Variety Film + TV
The American Society of Cinematographers has revealed the film and TV nominees for its 33rd annual Asc Awards, set for February 9 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.
The marquee Theatrical Release prize certainly is an international contest, with the five nominees all hailing from different countries: Mexico’s Alfonso Cuarón for Roma, American Matthew Libatique for A Star is Born, Irishman Robbie Ryan for The Favourite, Linus Sandgren of Sweden for First Man and Poland’s Łukasz Żal for Cold War.
It’s the same story for the Spotlight Award, which recognizes cinematography in smaller features that might not receive wider theatrical release or awareness. Vying for that prize are Briton Joshua James Richards (The Rider), Georgian Giorgi Shvelidze (Namme) and Frank van den Eeden of the Netherlands (Girl).
Check out the TV nominees below.
The Asc said last month that Robert Richardson will receive its Asc Lifetime...
The marquee Theatrical Release prize certainly is an international contest, with the five nominees all hailing from different countries: Mexico’s Alfonso Cuarón for Roma, American Matthew Libatique for A Star is Born, Irishman Robbie Ryan for The Favourite, Linus Sandgren of Sweden for First Man and Poland’s Łukasz Żal for Cold War.
It’s the same story for the Spotlight Award, which recognizes cinematography in smaller features that might not receive wider theatrical release or awareness. Vying for that prize are Briton Joshua James Richards (The Rider), Georgian Giorgi Shvelidze (Namme) and Frank van den Eeden of the Netherlands (Girl).
Check out the TV nominees below.
The Asc said last month that Robert Richardson will receive its Asc Lifetime...
- 1/7/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Alfonso Cuarón (“Roma”) will compete against feature cinematographers Matthew Libatique (“A Star Is Born”), Robbie Ryan (“The Favourite”), Linus Sandgren (“First Man”), and Łukasz Żal (“Cold War”) in the 33rd annual Asc Awards. They will be held February 9 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood, marking the Asc’s 100th anniversary.
However, after making history last year as the first woman Dp nominated for her work on “Mudbound,” Rachel Morrison was snubbed for Best Picture contender “Black Panther.” Also left out was previous Asc nominee James Laxton (“Moonlight”) for Barry Jenkins’ follow-up, “If Beale Street Could Talk.”
For Cuarón, this marks the first time that the Asc has nominated a director in the feature category for serving as his own Dp. Previously, Cary Fukunaga (“Bond 25”) was nominated in the Spotlight category for “Beasts of No Nation,” which he both directed and shot.
In addition, “Roma” and “Cold War” mark...
However, after making history last year as the first woman Dp nominated for her work on “Mudbound,” Rachel Morrison was snubbed for Best Picture contender “Black Panther.” Also left out was previous Asc nominee James Laxton (“Moonlight”) for Barry Jenkins’ follow-up, “If Beale Street Could Talk.”
For Cuarón, this marks the first time that the Asc has nominated a director in the feature category for serving as his own Dp. Previously, Cary Fukunaga (“Bond 25”) was nominated in the Spotlight category for “Beasts of No Nation,” which he both directed and shot.
In addition, “Roma” and “Cold War” mark...
- 1/7/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
On Tuesday, February 27, 2018, the Women’s Cancer Research Fund (Wcrf) Honorary Chairs Rita Wilson, Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg, along with Wcrf co-founders Quinn Ezralow, Marion Laurie, Kelly Chapman Meyer, and Jamie Tisch welcomed guests to An Unforgettable Evening presented by Saks Fifth Avenue.
Rita Wilson and Steven Spielberg
The event returned to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, with proceeds benefitting the Women’s Cancer Research Fund, a program of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Bcrf).
James Corden and Jennifer Hudson
Hosted by Emmy Award-winning host, writer, and producer James Corden, the evening included a dinner, an awards presentation and musical performance. Tom Ford presented the Nat King Cole Award to Grammy and Academy Award-winning recording artist and actor Jennifer Hudson for her ongoing philanthropic work around women’s issues. Award winning actress and entrepreneur Sofia Vergara accepted the 2018 Courage Award from Honorary Chair Rita Wilson for her continued support and...
Rita Wilson and Steven Spielberg
The event returned to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, with proceeds benefitting the Women’s Cancer Research Fund, a program of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Bcrf).
James Corden and Jennifer Hudson
Hosted by Emmy Award-winning host, writer, and producer James Corden, the evening included a dinner, an awards presentation and musical performance. Tom Ford presented the Nat King Cole Award to Grammy and Academy Award-winning recording artist and actor Jennifer Hudson for her ongoing philanthropic work around women’s issues. Award winning actress and entrepreneur Sofia Vergara accepted the 2018 Courage Award from Honorary Chair Rita Wilson for her continued support and...
- 3/1/2018
- Look to the Stars
Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz Hugh Hefner passed away at the age of 91 on Wednesday. Playboy, the magazine Hugh founded, confirmed his death in a statement to E! News, saying he "peacefully passed away today from natural causes at his home, The Playboy Mansion, surrounded by loved ones." Hugh - who is survived by his wife, Crystal Harris, and four adult children from previous relationships, daughter Christie and sons Cooper, Marston, and David - made a huge impact on pop culture throughout his life. Celebrities, including a few of Hugh's former girlfriends, have taken to social media to pay tribute to him in the wake of his death. His son, Cooper, also released a heartfelt statement about how greatly his dad will be missed. See all of the touching tributes below. RelatedHugh Hefner Will Be Buried Next to Playboy's First Cover Star, Marilyn Monroe Cooper Hefner Image Source: Getty / Christopher...
- 9/28/2017
- by Caitlin Hacker
- Popsugar.com
These days, Kate Moss is widely considered to be one of the greatest supermodels to ever grace the planet.
Over the course of her three-decade-spanning career, Moss has become a household name thanks to an endless list of legendary commercials, editorials, magazine covers, and catwalk appearances. With her slight 5’7″ frame, waifish figure, and super wide-set eyes, she single-handedly changed the face of the industry and ushered in a new dominating, if seriously controversial, aesthetic for models.
But once upon a time, back in the early ’90s, Moss was just an ingenue looking to make a name for herself in the...
Over the course of her three-decade-spanning career, Moss has become a household name thanks to an endless list of legendary commercials, editorials, magazine covers, and catwalk appearances. With her slight 5’7″ frame, waifish figure, and super wide-set eyes, she single-handedly changed the face of the industry and ushered in a new dominating, if seriously controversial, aesthetic for models.
But once upon a time, back in the early ’90s, Moss was just an ingenue looking to make a name for herself in the...
- 8/18/2017
- by Emily Kirkpatrick
- PEOPLE.com
Lisa Spoonauer, best known for playing Caitlin Bree, Dante’s (Brian O’Halloran) high school girlfriend in Kevin Smith’s 1994 film “Clerks,” has died. She was 44.
Smith confirmed the sad news on Tuesday via a heartfelt message on Instagram. “Devastated to report that Lisa Spoonauer, who played Caitlin in ‘Clerks,’ has passed away,” Smith wrote.
Read More: Richard Linklater, Kevin Smith and Miranda July Reveal ‘Split Screen’ Secrets During Indie Series Tribute
While looking for the right actress to play Caitlin, Smith discovered Lisa in an acting class at Brookdale Community College in New Jersey. “In 1992, I went looking for Lisa without knowing either who she was or the integral role she’d play in my life,” the director wrote. “Lisa was easily the most natural and authentic voice in the room. She didn’t sound like she was acting at all; she delivered scripted dialogue as if she was...
Smith confirmed the sad news on Tuesday via a heartfelt message on Instagram. “Devastated to report that Lisa Spoonauer, who played Caitlin in ‘Clerks,’ has passed away,” Smith wrote.
Read More: Richard Linklater, Kevin Smith and Miranda July Reveal ‘Split Screen’ Secrets During Indie Series Tribute
While looking for the right actress to play Caitlin, Smith discovered Lisa in an acting class at Brookdale Community College in New Jersey. “In 1992, I went looking for Lisa without knowing either who she was or the integral role she’d play in my life,” the director wrote. “Lisa was easily the most natural and authentic voice in the room. She didn’t sound like she was acting at all; she delivered scripted dialogue as if she was...
- 5/24/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
There’s no question about it: Paris Jackson is having the best year ever. The daughter of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe made her red carpet debut this January, signed with Img Models in March and just landed her very first movie role starring alongside Charlize Theron, David Oyelowo and Amanda Seyfried. And as if all that’s not impressive enough, it’s rumored that she may have just signed a very big contract with Calvin Klein. (Oh, and did we mention she’s 19 years old?)
According to Page Six, the star reportedly signed a seven-figure deal with Calvin Klein.
According to Page Six, the star reportedly signed a seven-figure deal with Calvin Klein.
- 5/5/2017
- by Colleen Kratofil
- PEOPLE.com
David Klein, who worked at CAA for 12 years as a music agent with some top talent, has joined UTA to become a member of the music leadership team and will expand the agency's business in the music/touring space. He will work in the Los Angeles office. While at CAA, Klein worked with such musicians and talent as OneRepublic, Tori Kelly, Lana Del Rey, Gavin DeGraw, Dua Lipa, Jimmy Fallon, Hailee Steinfeld, Alex Aiono, Noah Cyrus, Atlas Genius, Midnight Oil, Neon Trees…...
- 4/19/2017
- Deadline
For a while, Lady Gaga was one of the most fascinating music stars that had come in a while, primarily because of her unapologetic bombast. Too often, though, she may have been written off as “weird”, from her odd fashion decisions, her performance art appearances on TV, and, of course, her music videos. Gaga, née Stefani Germanotta, through her strange videos presents a vision, often of powerful women and the subversion of fame, through each of her music videos. Sometimes straddling the line between film and music video, Lady Gaga, though not always the director of these videos, is always the auteur behind them.
Lady Gaga’s early music videos are nothing if not promotional material, with “LoveGame” and “Poker Face” being, for the most part, entirely generic within the context of her career. It was not perhaps until she employed the use of music video director Jonas Åkerlund that...
Lady Gaga’s early music videos are nothing if not promotional material, with “LoveGame” and “Poker Face” being, for the most part, entirely generic within the context of her career. It was not perhaps until she employed the use of music video director Jonas Åkerlund that...
- 7/26/2014
- by Kyle Turner
- SoundOnSight
Far be it from me to make any grand sweeping statements on the year in film this early, but as of July 2014, I would argue it’s already been a fascinating year for scores. Just look at blockbusters. We’ve heard both the invigoratingly new and the depressingly dull. Ambitious combinations have even produced a commendable failure here and there. Hollywood studios almost always take the safe road in their big-budget franchises, but the music attached to those tentpoles feels less restrained and not nearly as beholden to manageable cliches.
Thus far we’ve had a tremendous grab bag in film music (and I say this as someone who hasn’t yet seen Under the Skin), but what’s been the best to come out of it? Without further ado…
6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier — Henry Jackman (Intrada)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier isn’t a great movie, but it...
Thus far we’ve had a tremendous grab bag in film music (and I say this as someone who hasn’t yet seen Under the Skin), but what’s been the best to come out of it? Without further ado…
6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier — Henry Jackman (Intrada)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier isn’t a great movie, but it...
- 7/9/2014
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
Think Like a Man Too
Written by Keith Merryman and David A. Newman
Directed by Tim Story
USA, 2014
The opening lines of Kevin Hart’s voiceover wax philosophical on the history of Las Vegas, but they’re less an introduction to Think Like a Man Too so much as a restatement of what is obvious to anyone in the audience: this is Kevin Hart’s movie. The massively popular comedian’s ubiquity is no secret (see: Hart discussing his pro wrestling reawakening with Jon Stewart) and his presence in Tim Story’s 2012 half-adaptation of Steve Harvey’s sex advice book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man all but guaranteed his return for any sequel.
But, beyond the serious box office legs of the original, why a sequel? Think Like a Man begins with Hart’s same overly-enthusiastic narration, though the original sports a quick-witted dissection of monogamy and...
Written by Keith Merryman and David A. Newman
Directed by Tim Story
USA, 2014
The opening lines of Kevin Hart’s voiceover wax philosophical on the history of Las Vegas, but they’re less an introduction to Think Like a Man Too so much as a restatement of what is obvious to anyone in the audience: this is Kevin Hart’s movie. The massively popular comedian’s ubiquity is no secret (see: Hart discussing his pro wrestling reawakening with Jon Stewart) and his presence in Tim Story’s 2012 half-adaptation of Steve Harvey’s sex advice book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man all but guaranteed his return for any sequel.
But, beyond the serious box office legs of the original, why a sequel? Think Like a Man begins with Hart’s same overly-enthusiastic narration, though the original sports a quick-witted dissection of monogamy and...
- 7/5/2014
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
On the eve of the final season of "True Blood", cinematographer David Klein, Asc -- who has shared his bloody duties on the show since 2011 with Evans Brown -- gave us an inside look at Bon Temps and its inhabitants: the live ones, dead and even the undead.For this seventh season, the production switched from tried-and-true Kodak film to almost-as-good-as-film Alexa, which Klein was not originally convinced was the "proper machine to shoot the final season of a show that had been on film since the beginning."Once Stephen Beres, Erik Hansen and Suny Behar at HBO developed a grain application that was more than just a simple overlay – the same grain over every part of the image – Klein's tune began to change. "They took actual film grain and applied it separately to the highlights, mid-tones and shadows separately" says Klein. "It's the first time I’ve been...
- 6/17/2014
- by Valentina I. Valentini
- Indiewire
X-Men: Days of Future Past screenwriter Simon Kinberg has gone on record to say that the ending of the latest movie impacts what took place previously in the 20th Century Fox/Marvel series. This week, Sound On Sight contributors David Klein and Edgar Chaput, join Josh and Rick to discuss just how it changes the X-Men timeline. Also up for discussion is season two of Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal, Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low and Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth.
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- 5/27/2014
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six
Columbia, Madison Gate
“My name is Richard Parker. I have no idea what’s going on.” The cryptic video message from Peter’s dad, a storyline first teased in The Amazing Spider-Man, continues in the sequel to Sony’s reboot of its cash cow franchise. Of course, Papa Parker isn’t confused over the connections between his family and the machinations of OsCorp, nor does he hint at why The Amazing Spider-Man 2 might link Peter’s powers with the fate of his enemies. Neither does Marc Webb, for that matter. The universe of Webb’s second superhero flick in 4 years doesn’t expand so much as it has more stuff thrown at it. More villains, more plot threads, and more music.
And when it comes to The Amazing Spider-Man 2‘s score, “more” is key. After James Horner’s unremarkable work in the 2012 reboot,...
Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six
Columbia, Madison Gate
“My name is Richard Parker. I have no idea what’s going on.” The cryptic video message from Peter’s dad, a storyline first teased in The Amazing Spider-Man, continues in the sequel to Sony’s reboot of its cash cow franchise. Of course, Papa Parker isn’t confused over the connections between his family and the machinations of OsCorp, nor does he hint at why The Amazing Spider-Man 2 might link Peter’s powers with the fate of his enemies. Neither does Marc Webb, for that matter. The universe of Webb’s second superhero flick in 4 years doesn’t expand so much as it has more stuff thrown at it. More villains, more plot threads, and more music.
And when it comes to The Amazing Spider-Man 2‘s score, “more” is key. After James Horner’s unremarkable work in the 2012 reboot,...
- 5/16/2014
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
There are few auteurs as instantly recognizable and divisive as Stanley Kubrick, few filmmakers as idiosyncratic or groundbreaking. His work spans the entirety of life itself–sometimes in the same film–and has inspired almost as much derision as hosannas. There is no easy consensus on Kubrick’s films–though you may not be terribly surprised by our writers’ choice for his best, it’s hard to imagine that your ranking of his work will line up wholly with ours–nor on the messages imparted within. Is The Shining secretly about the moon landing? Is 2001? What is he really saying about violence in society in A Clockwork Orange? And so on. Closing out (some weeks late, granted) our monthly theme on his works, here is Sound on Sight’s ranking of the films of Stanley Kubrick. Enjoy. Share. Debate. We know you’ll want to debate.
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey...
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey...
- 4/23/2014
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Composed by Alexandre Desplat
Abkco Records
I have no clue which country, if any, “Zubrowka” is meant to represent in The Grand Budapest Hotel. I can, however, point it out on a map. Er, at least I can point out where it should be. Wes Anderson’s fictional European nation doesn’t exist outside his eighth feature but from its intricate period design to the hotel concierge’s (Ralph Fiennes) well-rounded zest for life, Zubrowka feels real.
Partial credit also goes to Alexandre Desplat, who teams with Anderson for a third time and crafts a rich, ambiguously European score both in sound and in name. Honestly, what could the title of the opening track “s’Rothe-Zauerli” possibly translate to? Apart from providing names for third-rate Star Wars villains, Zubrowkan (?) rings like a cross between Swiss and Spanish, and the track’s barbershop quartet of yodels put a point in the former.
Composed by Alexandre Desplat
Abkco Records
I have no clue which country, if any, “Zubrowka” is meant to represent in The Grand Budapest Hotel. I can, however, point it out on a map. Er, at least I can point out where it should be. Wes Anderson’s fictional European nation doesn’t exist outside his eighth feature but from its intricate period design to the hotel concierge’s (Ralph Fiennes) well-rounded zest for life, Zubrowka feels real.
Partial credit also goes to Alexandre Desplat, who teams with Anderson for a third time and crafts a rich, ambiguously European score both in sound and in name. Honestly, what could the title of the opening track “s’Rothe-Zauerli” possibly translate to? Apart from providing names for third-rate Star Wars villains, Zubrowkan (?) rings like a cross between Swiss and Spanish, and the track’s barbershop quartet of yodels put a point in the former.
- 4/21/2014
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
Set against the super-niche world of live-action role-playing (Larp), Knights of Badassdom‘s social misfits approach their real-ish fantasizing the same way they approach their bong hits and guitar shredding: with a dedication that verges on “too much.” Yet Joe Lynch’s horror comedy, which finally earned a limited release after years of production woes, never feels in sync with its geek influences. In more appropriate terms, this isn’t a film that wears its heart on its sleeve because it’s hard to pin anything to a sorcerer’s robes.
The well-documented production foibles of Lynch’s film don’t seem to have reached its music, as Knights of Badassdom’s score brings a fanboy enthusiasm to its anachronistic combination of Renaissance and metal soundscapes. Long a fan favorite in television since his work on SyFy’s Battlestar Galactica revamp, Bear McCreary is no stranger to film music — this...
The well-documented production foibles of Lynch’s film don’t seem to have reached its music, as Knights of Badassdom’s score brings a fanboy enthusiasm to its anachronistic combination of Renaissance and metal soundscapes. Long a fan favorite in television since his work on SyFy’s Battlestar Galactica revamp, Bear McCreary is no stranger to film music — this...
- 4/1/2014
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
Non-Stop
Composed by John Ottman
Varese Sarabande Records
The latest entry in Liam Neeson’s Career Resurgence Extravaganza, Non-Stop has Neeson’s alcoholic air marshal Bill Marks unravel a mysterious bomb threat aboard a flight from New York to London. (Said flight is, in fact, non-stop.) When it’s not withholding key pieces of its mystery, Jaume Collet-Serra’s thriller is both tense and supremely silly — imagine Flightplan’s laser focus on its central character with Speed’s one-upsmanship.
Having previously scored Collet-Serra’s Unknown (also starring Neeson), John Ottman’s no stranger to genre. From Eight-Legged Freaks to Gothika, he’s also scored nearly all of Bryan Singer’s films since the early days of Public Access. His work in Singer’s ill-fated Superman Returns is a standout highlight, showing a deep reverence for John Williams’ importance to the original’s iconography. In short, Ottman has a flexible toolkit,...
Composed by John Ottman
Varese Sarabande Records
The latest entry in Liam Neeson’s Career Resurgence Extravaganza, Non-Stop has Neeson’s alcoholic air marshal Bill Marks unravel a mysterious bomb threat aboard a flight from New York to London. (Said flight is, in fact, non-stop.) When it’s not withholding key pieces of its mystery, Jaume Collet-Serra’s thriller is both tense and supremely silly — imagine Flightplan’s laser focus on its central character with Speed’s one-upsmanship.
Having previously scored Collet-Serra’s Unknown (also starring Neeson), John Ottman’s no stranger to genre. From Eight-Legged Freaks to Gothika, he’s also scored nearly all of Bryan Singer’s films since the early days of Public Access. His work in Singer’s ill-fated Superman Returns is a standout highlight, showing a deep reverence for John Williams’ importance to the original’s iconography. In short, Ottman has a flexible toolkit,...
- 3/10/2014
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
With every awards season comes a flood of “best of” compilations and top ten lists, but film scores can be tricky in that department. After all, different composers are operating on different levels, each one working toward a separate goal in his or her respective picture. Brian Tyler aims for something propulsive and heroic in Iron Man 3, while Saving Mr. Banks’ score apparently features Thomas Newman doing his best Thomas Newman impersonation. Lists can be tough when scores operate so independently of one another
So without further ado, I present my favorite film scores from 2013. Unranked:
Philomena – Alexandre Desplat
Saying Alexandre Desplat likes himself a mean waltz is like saying Johnny Depp likes himself a little eye makeup: they’re both gross understatements. Scoring Stephen Frears’ loose adaptation of Philomena Lee’s search for the son she was forced to give up at birth, Desplat makes his affinity abundantly clear with the title track,...
So without further ado, I present my favorite film scores from 2013. Unranked:
Philomena – Alexandre Desplat
Saying Alexandre Desplat likes himself a mean waltz is like saying Johnny Depp likes himself a little eye makeup: they’re both gross understatements. Scoring Stephen Frears’ loose adaptation of Philomena Lee’s search for the son she was forced to give up at birth, Desplat makes his affinity abundantly clear with the title track,...
- 3/2/2014
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
How do we make the familiar feel new again? Or to pose that same question to a cynical studio executive, how do we sell audiences more of the same? It’s no industry secret that audiences seem more likely to turn up for sequels to established properties, remakes, and recognizable genres, and George Clooney’s latest directorial effort, the World War II-set The Monuments Men, most definitely falls into that last bucket. The second World War is easily cinema’s favorite war, and even as The Monuments Men‘s “based on true events” art heist seeks to remove it from expected tropes, the story of a rag-tag team going up against the Nazis isn’t a terribly new one.
It’s within that familiarity that Alexandre Desplat sets out in scoring The Monuments Men, and from the first downbeat, Desplat’s compositions draw from prior works in their best moments...
It’s within that familiarity that Alexandre Desplat sets out in scoring The Monuments Men, and from the first downbeat, Desplat’s compositions draw from prior works in their best moments...
- 2/18/2014
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
Lone Survivor
Composed by Explosions in the Sky and Steve Jablonsky
Metropolis Movie Music
One of the more surprising developments this winter has been the financial success of Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor, a half true-to-life action thriller about 2005′s failed Operation Red Wings. Against the Oscar fare that typically hits multiplexes this time of year, it’s grossed an estimated $108 million as of February 7. It’s also fueled debate over the authenticity of the film’s events as adapted from Patrick Robinson’s gussied-up memoir. In addition to multiplying the number of Taliban forces Petty Officer Marcus Luttrell and his team fought, Lone Survivor makes little effort to complicate U.S. involvement in the Middle East beyond black-and-white terms. While some of the blame falls squarely on Berg’s (and Robinson’s) shoulders, Lone Survivor’s score deserves some heat, too.
Enlisting the services of Texas post-rockers Explosions in the Sky...
Composed by Explosions in the Sky and Steve Jablonsky
Metropolis Movie Music
One of the more surprising developments this winter has been the financial success of Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor, a half true-to-life action thriller about 2005′s failed Operation Red Wings. Against the Oscar fare that typically hits multiplexes this time of year, it’s grossed an estimated $108 million as of February 7. It’s also fueled debate over the authenticity of the film’s events as adapted from Patrick Robinson’s gussied-up memoir. In addition to multiplying the number of Taliban forces Petty Officer Marcus Luttrell and his team fought, Lone Survivor makes little effort to complicate U.S. involvement in the Middle East beyond black-and-white terms. While some of the blame falls squarely on Berg’s (and Robinson’s) shoulders, Lone Survivor’s score deserves some heat, too.
Enlisting the services of Texas post-rockers Explosions in the Sky...
- 2/10/2014
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
We're back with another installment of Radio 66.6! This week features the latest news, music, videos and tour dates from the likes of Motley Crue, Alice Cooper, Dream Theater, Black Flag, Behemoth, Mastodon, Converge, He Is Legend, Chimaira, Killwhitneydead, Mindless Self Indulgence and more. Don't touch that dial!
News
Motley Crue are retiring after their forthcoming 2-year touring cycle. The members went as far as signing a legally-binding agreement to prevent future touring. Dates can be found below in the ‘Tours’ section.
Mike Vallely is the new vocalist of Black Flag, following Ron Reyes being kicked out. Bassist Dave Klein has also left the band.
Converge are currently working on new material.
I went to see Yellowcard with What's Eating Gilbert this past weekend; check out my photos from the show here.
Music
Listen to Energy's cover of the Misfits' "Astro Zombies" here. Their A Tribute to the Misfits free Ep...
News
Motley Crue are retiring after their forthcoming 2-year touring cycle. The members went as far as signing a legally-binding agreement to prevent future touring. Dates can be found below in the ‘Tours’ section.
Mike Vallely is the new vocalist of Black Flag, following Ron Reyes being kicked out. Bassist Dave Klein has also left the band.
Converge are currently working on new material.
I went to see Yellowcard with What's Eating Gilbert this past weekend; check out my photos from the show here.
Music
Listen to Energy's cover of the Misfits' "Astro Zombies" here. Their A Tribute to the Misfits free Ep...
- 2/4/2014
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- DreadCentral.com
In his 30-year career as a composer, Carter Burwell’s film scores have run the veritable cinematic gamut. From composing for Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation., Where the Wild Things Are) to his work being the best parts of the Twilight saga, Burwell’s résumé is sporadic and unconventional, even for a man who makes film music for a living — it’s fitting, given his less-than-conventional roots as a cartoonist for The Harvard Lampoon and later as a vagrant New York punk rocker. Undoubtedly, Burwell’s become best known for the his collaborations with Joel and Ethan Coen. Last week, Sound on Sight ranked the films of the Coen Brothers, so what better way to take over The Big Score than with a similarly themed meditation on their work with Burwell? As much as the Coens’ filmography is defined by their trademark cynicism and wit, Burwell’s compositions are...
- 1/30/2014
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
Traffic
Written by Stephen Gaghan
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
USA, 2000
In his review of King of the Hill, Zach Lewis skewers Steven Soderbergh’s fascination with political structures throughout the director’s filmography and reading the 1993 film’s Depression-era survivalism as a “residual effect of those outside any political sphere.” Seven years after King of the Hill, Soderbergh’s fixation on politics would reach its peak in Traffic, an endlessly complex examination of America’s War on Drugs.
Traffic‘s genesis is simple enough, beginning with a pair of cops. Having run down a Mexican drug courier mid-transport, officer Javier Rodriguez (Benicio Del Toro) and his partner find their score short-lived when high-ranking General Salazar (Tomas Milian) pulls rank and takes over the drug bust. Here, the simplicity of Traffic dissipates with the monochrome yellows of the Tijuana desert. Though Rodriguez’s would-be arrest implies it, smuggling cocaine from Mexico...
Written by Stephen Gaghan
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
USA, 2000
In his review of King of the Hill, Zach Lewis skewers Steven Soderbergh’s fascination with political structures throughout the director’s filmography and reading the 1993 film’s Depression-era survivalism as a “residual effect of those outside any political sphere.” Seven years after King of the Hill, Soderbergh’s fixation on politics would reach its peak in Traffic, an endlessly complex examination of America’s War on Drugs.
Traffic‘s genesis is simple enough, beginning with a pair of cops. Having run down a Mexican drug courier mid-transport, officer Javier Rodriguez (Benicio Del Toro) and his partner find their score short-lived when high-ranking General Salazar (Tomas Milian) pulls rank and takes over the drug bust. Here, the simplicity of Traffic dissipates with the monochrome yellows of the Tijuana desert. Though Rodriguez’s would-be arrest implies it, smuggling cocaine from Mexico...
- 12/5/2013
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
As one monthly theme begins, another ends. The former is, of course, Sound on Sight’s monthlong dedication to all films that scare, terrify, or spook us in conjunction with October being the scariest month of the year. (That’s a scientific fact, folks.) The latter is our look at the works of Wong Kar-Wai, inspired by his latest film, The Grandmaster. Though September’s just now ended, a handful of your intrepid Sound on Sight contributors, as well as our benevolent editor-in-chief/overlord, came together to vote on Wong Kar-Wai’s best films, his worst, and everything in between. What follows are capsule reviews of each of his films, listed in order based on the Sound on Sight’s staffwide vote. What’s our favorite Wong Kar-Wai film? Well, read on through the entire list, and you’ll find out. Enjoy!
****
10. My Blueberry Nights
Stylistically at odds with itself,...
****
10. My Blueberry Nights
Stylistically at odds with itself,...
- 10/12/2013
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Mimic
Written by Guillermo Del Toro and Matthew Robbins
Directed by Guillermo Del Toro
USA, 1997
In his review of The Grandmaster, Josh Spiegel notes that the American cut of Wong Kar-Wai’s new film “never stops letting its audience know that a fuller cut exists.” The blame for those missing 20 minutes appears to rest squarely on the shoulders of Harvey Weinstein, studio executive and co-founder of The Weinstein Company. While behind-the-scenes details of The Grandmaster aren’t entirely clear, Mr. Weinstein has already established an extensive history of providing his editorial input on films, even when the directors don’t necessarily want it.
Earlier this year, Weinstein was met with criticism at the possibility of his shortening Bong Joon-Ho’s Snowpiercer as well. Weinstein’s meddling goes well beyond 2013, however, but back to his tenure at Miramax, which, in 1997, released Mimic, a monster film from a still green Guillermo Del Toro.
Written by Guillermo Del Toro and Matthew Robbins
Directed by Guillermo Del Toro
USA, 1997
In his review of The Grandmaster, Josh Spiegel notes that the American cut of Wong Kar-Wai’s new film “never stops letting its audience know that a fuller cut exists.” The blame for those missing 20 minutes appears to rest squarely on the shoulders of Harvey Weinstein, studio executive and co-founder of The Weinstein Company. While behind-the-scenes details of The Grandmaster aren’t entirely clear, Mr. Weinstein has already established an extensive history of providing his editorial input on films, even when the directors don’t necessarily want it.
Earlier this year, Weinstein was met with criticism at the possibility of his shortening Bong Joon-Ho’s Snowpiercer as well. Weinstein’s meddling goes well beyond 2013, however, but back to his tenure at Miramax, which, in 1997, released Mimic, a monster film from a still green Guillermo Del Toro.
- 9/14/2013
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
Super 8
Written and Directed by J.J. Abrams
2011, USA
So I know it’s Alien Invasion Month and that the key requirements of Sound on Sight’s ongoing theme are quite simple: a) aliens and b) invading. I also know that apart from the U.S. military’s invasion of small town Ohio, there’s not a whole lot of that second part in J.J. Abrams’ Super 8, least of all from its star extraterrestrial, a recently escaped interplanetary alien-spider-gorilla who’s been exacting revenge on the government that studied him by abducting townsfolk and household appliances to rebuild his ship constructed from white, morphing Rubiks cubes. It’s all very technical, if you must know.
Super 8 begins, in prototypical Spielbergian fashion, with a broken home. Joe (Joel Courtney) sits on a snow-covered swingset, clutching in one hand the locket of his mother, all while his father and the...
Written and Directed by J.J. Abrams
2011, USA
So I know it’s Alien Invasion Month and that the key requirements of Sound on Sight’s ongoing theme are quite simple: a) aliens and b) invading. I also know that apart from the U.S. military’s invasion of small town Ohio, there’s not a whole lot of that second part in J.J. Abrams’ Super 8, least of all from its star extraterrestrial, a recently escaped interplanetary alien-spider-gorilla who’s been exacting revenge on the government that studied him by abducting townsfolk and household appliances to rebuild his ship constructed from white, morphing Rubiks cubes. It’s all very technical, if you must know.
Super 8 begins, in prototypical Spielbergian fashion, with a broken home. Joe (Joel Courtney) sits on a snow-covered swingset, clutching in one hand the locket of his mother, all while his father and the...
- 7/11/2013
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen wants Florida to repeal marriage equality ban, “Same Love” rocketing up the charts, Constitutional ban on marriage introduced
If you needed any other reason to love Meryl Streep, you have to see how she congratulated Sandra Bullock on her Oscar win.
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has confirmed that she has directed that same-sex married couples be treated exactly the same as opposite sex married couples for the purpose of immigration.
Files released in lawsuits with the diocese of Milwaukee confirm that during his time there, Cardinal Dolan moved to protect church assets from being caught up in settlements by pedophile priests by transferring the money out of the diocese. Cardinal Dolan says that the documents are nothing new, and show he was exercising his duty to the church.
In possibly the most unique and repugnant use of the Prop 8 ruling, Paula Deen is seeking to...
If you needed any other reason to love Meryl Streep, you have to see how she congratulated Sandra Bullock on her Oscar win.
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has confirmed that she has directed that same-sex married couples be treated exactly the same as opposite sex married couples for the purpose of immigration.
Files released in lawsuits with the diocese of Milwaukee confirm that during his time there, Cardinal Dolan moved to protect church assets from being caught up in settlements by pedophile priests by transferring the money out of the diocese. Cardinal Dolan says that the documents are nothing new, and show he was exercising his duty to the church.
In possibly the most unique and repugnant use of the Prop 8 ruling, Paula Deen is seeking to...
- 7/2/2013
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
As the daughter of an already acclaimed filmmaker, Sofia Coppola was faced with a fairly big challenge establishing her own identity as a director, when she first started making feature films back in 1999. Since then, she has not only successfully emerged from the shadow of her father, but also become a strong, female auteur with a great body of work. With her 2010 film Somewhere, she became the first American woman to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. As one of the few prominent female directors in Hollywood, her films are ripe with beautiful heroines, interesting, often pale colour palettes, cool clothes and even cooler soundtracks. Her films certainly share her well-known quiet demeanor, as her less-is-more approach to filmmaking subtly leaves distinct marks on audiences. Her filmmaking style is very distinct and focuses on mood and atmosphere instead of heavy plot and dialogue.
- Tara Costello
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- Tara Costello
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- 6/22/2013
- by Guest Guest
- SoundOnSight
Wes Bentley ( The Hunger Games ), Haley Bennett ( Marley & Me ), Jason Isaacs (the "Harry Potter" films) and Vinessa Shaw ( Side Effects ) have joined the cast of the upcoming Saar Klein project Things People Do , Deadline reports. Klein co-wrote the screenplay alongside Joe Conway. Bentley and Shaw will play husband a wife, the former of whom meets Bennett's character, a stranger, shortly after losing his job, setting him off on a life of crie. Isaacs will play a detective that he befriends along the way. Production begins tomorrow in New Mexico with The Bourne Identity director Doug Liman executive producing alongside Kurt Billick, Nicolas Gonda, David Klein, Michael Macs and Ryan Retti. Hans Graffunder, Sarah Green and Christos V. Konstantakopoulos will serve...
- 4/2/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Despite several new releases this past weekend, Oz: The Great and Powerful finished in first place at the box office again. With a domestic total of $145 million and counting, the L. Frank Baum prequel has already proven to be immensely profitable for its Disney overlords, and boy do the overlords know it. With word out that screenwriter Mitchell Kapner has already begun working on a purported sequel, questions of the Oz franchise’s direction have gotten mixed into the half-furor of movie blog-dom. Which characters might return? Is Sam Raimi coming back? What’s even left to tell?
That last question might be the most compelling of all, since the Oz franchise seems to be setting itself on a trajectory similar to the Star Wars Prequels. And that’s probably not a good thing.
Roses are CGI, Violets are CGI, Everything Is CGI
Oz’s most distinctive feature was its bright,...
That last question might be the most compelling of all, since the Oz franchise seems to be setting itself on a trajectory similar to the Star Wars Prequels. And that’s probably not a good thing.
Roses are CGI, Violets are CGI, Everything Is CGI
Oz’s most distinctive feature was its bright,...
- 3/18/2013
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
The Straight Story
Written by John Roach & Mary Sweeney
Directed by David Lynch
France/UK/USA, 1999
A film entitled The Straight Story seems like a lie in the bizarre hands of a director like David Lynch, famous for injecting art house storytelling and theater styling into his more mainstream fare. An adaptation of an Iowa farmer’s journey? From Mr. Twin Peaks? Alright, what’s the catch?
The Straight Story’s title is no trick. In fact, it’s about as real as stories get, adapted from the actual 1994 journey of Iowa farmer Alvin Straight. After a less than satisfactory visit to the doctor reminds him of his mortality, Alvin (Richard Farnsworth) decides to set things right. He begins by setting off to Mt Zion, Wisconsin to make amends with his estranged brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton), who’s fallen deathly ill. There’s just a one problem: Alvin has no way of getting there.
Written by John Roach & Mary Sweeney
Directed by David Lynch
France/UK/USA, 1999
A film entitled The Straight Story seems like a lie in the bizarre hands of a director like David Lynch, famous for injecting art house storytelling and theater styling into his more mainstream fare. An adaptation of an Iowa farmer’s journey? From Mr. Twin Peaks? Alright, what’s the catch?
The Straight Story’s title is no trick. In fact, it’s about as real as stories get, adapted from the actual 1994 journey of Iowa farmer Alvin Straight. After a less than satisfactory visit to the doctor reminds him of his mortality, Alvin (Richard Farnsworth) decides to set things right. He begins by setting off to Mt Zion, Wisconsin to make amends with his estranged brother Lyle (Harry Dean Stanton), who’s fallen deathly ill. There’s just a one problem: Alvin has no way of getting there.
- 3/10/2013
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
Constantine
Written by Kevin Brodbin & Frank Cappello
Directed by Francis Lawrence
USA/Germany, 2005
Hollywood has a long, raucous history with butchering source material for marketability. Take Vertigo Comics’ Hellblazer series as a shining example. Lead anti-hero, occult detective John Constantine, was an absolute dream for cynical comic shoppers: snarky, brooding, and constantly smoking. Hallucinogenic director Tarsem Singh was once attached to a big budget adaptation before realizing he’d have more than a resemblance issue with proposed lead, Nicolas Cage. After all, Constantine — a blonde, Sting-esque Brit — hardly resembled Cage’s late career shift into boisterous pulp roles and a receding hairline.
Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello’s screenplay — borrowing elements from Original Sins and the “Dangerous Habits” arc — continued to gather dust until it caught the attention of music video director Francis Lawrence and one, Keanu Reeves. With a familiar American face, a slew of producers were suddenly a...
Written by Kevin Brodbin & Frank Cappello
Directed by Francis Lawrence
USA/Germany, 2005
Hollywood has a long, raucous history with butchering source material for marketability. Take Vertigo Comics’ Hellblazer series as a shining example. Lead anti-hero, occult detective John Constantine, was an absolute dream for cynical comic shoppers: snarky, brooding, and constantly smoking. Hallucinogenic director Tarsem Singh was once attached to a big budget adaptation before realizing he’d have more than a resemblance issue with proposed lead, Nicolas Cage. After all, Constantine — a blonde, Sting-esque Brit — hardly resembled Cage’s late career shift into boisterous pulp roles and a receding hairline.
Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello’s screenplay — borrowing elements from Original Sins and the “Dangerous Habits” arc — continued to gather dust until it caught the attention of music video director Francis Lawrence and one, Keanu Reeves. With a familiar American face, a slew of producers were suddenly a...
- 2/7/2013
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
When given the chance, most sane people flee the colder areas of the country in favor of tropical locations in January. However, movie fans turn away from the dreadful selection of films in the marketplace and focus their attention to Park City, Utah, for the Sundance Film Festival. While our elite writers are checking out the many films at Sundance, it’s time for another commentary on a film’s commentary. The choice this week is Kevin Smith’s breakthrough picture Clerks. Clerks wasn’t discovered at Sundance, but it was a breakout hit at the festival in 1994. This week, let’s forget about the Red State auction shenanigans, feuds with Southwest Air, and various Twitter explosions. We can turn back the clock to 1995 when Smith sat down with his cohorts to record the commentary to what is possibly his best-known film. For fans of the film, and Smith’s career, much...
- 1/24/2013
- by Kevin Carr
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Written by David Loughery
Directed by William Shatner
USA, 1989
With Jj Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness making its way to theatres this May, Trek is already on a lot of fans’ minds, particularly the identity of Benedict Cumberbatch’s villain. Is he secretly playing Khan? Or maybe space Sherlock? How dare he play Khan! But it’s not as if the franchise’s spotty record demands such unwavering defence. In fact, the putrid smudge of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier alone makes a strong case for a rebooted franchise, in spite of both itself and its prune-faced hi-jinx.
Across the sandy dunes of Nimbus III, a Vulcan named Sybock (Laurence Luckenbill) ransoms three ambassadors in the hopes of capturing a ship from an inevitable Federation rescue, which he plans to use on his journey to the lost planet of Sha Ka Ree, roughly translated as “obvious afterlife metaphor.
Written by David Loughery
Directed by William Shatner
USA, 1989
With Jj Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness making its way to theatres this May, Trek is already on a lot of fans’ minds, particularly the identity of Benedict Cumberbatch’s villain. Is he secretly playing Khan? Or maybe space Sherlock? How dare he play Khan! But it’s not as if the franchise’s spotty record demands such unwavering defence. In fact, the putrid smudge of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier alone makes a strong case for a rebooted franchise, in spite of both itself and its prune-faced hi-jinx.
Across the sandy dunes of Nimbus III, a Vulcan named Sybock (Laurence Luckenbill) ransoms three ambassadors in the hopes of capturing a ship from an inevitable Federation rescue, which he plans to use on his journey to the lost planet of Sha Ka Ree, roughly translated as “obvious afterlife metaphor.
- 1/13/2013
- by David Klein
- SoundOnSight
Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne was named agency of the year at the Melbourne Advertising & Design Club Awards tonight.
The agency won top honours for the second year running. However, rival Gpy&R Melbourne – which won more lions at Cannes this year than any Australian agency – did not enter for the second consecutive year. Last year, Patts Ecd Ben Coulson cited cost reasons for not supporting the event, which is Melbourne’s top awards show.
The awards list in full:
The Adstream Award for Agency of the Year
Winner
Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne
The Madc Award for Best in Show
Winner
Guilt Trips V/Line Agency McCann
The Madc Award for Lifetime Achievement
Winner
Scott Whybin, Whybin Tbwa
The Blackley Award for Creative Leader of the Year
Winner
Jason Williams, Leo Burnett
The Madc Award for Client of the Year
Winner
Carlton United Brewers
The Exit Films Award for Best Junior
Winners
Jono...
The agency won top honours for the second year running. However, rival Gpy&R Melbourne – which won more lions at Cannes this year than any Australian agency – did not enter for the second consecutive year. Last year, Patts Ecd Ben Coulson cited cost reasons for not supporting the event, which is Melbourne’s top awards show.
The awards list in full:
The Adstream Award for Agency of the Year
Winner
Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne
The Madc Award for Best in Show
Winner
Guilt Trips V/Line Agency McCann
The Madc Award for Lifetime Achievement
Winner
Scott Whybin, Whybin Tbwa
The Blackley Award for Creative Leader of the Year
Winner
Jason Williams, Leo Burnett
The Madc Award for Client of the Year
Winner
Carlton United Brewers
The Exit Films Award for Best Junior
Winners
Jono...
- 10/4/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
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