Update August 14: Broadway will go dark: The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in memory of Lauren Bacall on Friday, August 15, at exactly 7:45 p.m. for one minute.
One of the leading ladies of Hollywood’s Golden Age died today after a stroke. The sultry, fiery Lauren Bacall was 89. MSNBC’s Thomas Robert broke the news in a tweet, and the Bogart estate has confirmed it. She was famous for starring — onscreeen and off — with Humphrey Bogart in such 1940s classics as The Big Sleep, To Have and Have Not, Dark Passage and Key Largo. In one of Hollywood’s great love stories, they married in 1945 and stayed together until his death in 1957. Four years later she married another acting legend, Jason Robards Jr.; they divorced in 1969.
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Bacall worked in films consistently through the mid-1960s and...
One of the leading ladies of Hollywood’s Golden Age died today after a stroke. The sultry, fiery Lauren Bacall was 89. MSNBC’s Thomas Robert broke the news in a tweet, and the Bogart estate has confirmed it. She was famous for starring — onscreeen and off — with Humphrey Bogart in such 1940s classics as The Big Sleep, To Have and Have Not, Dark Passage and Key Largo. In one of Hollywood’s great love stories, they married in 1945 and stayed together until his death in 1957. Four years later she married another acting legend, Jason Robards Jr.; they divorced in 1969.
Related: Reactions to Lauren Bacall’s Death
Bacall worked in films consistently through the mid-1960s and...
- 8/14/2014
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline
Before seeing the Met's new production of Johann Strauss Jr.'s Die Fledermaus, directed by Jeremy Sams, on Saturday night, I listened to the afternoon's live broadcast of Mozart's The Magic Flute. Both were written in German and performed in English to make them more palatable to their target audiences Broadway musical lovers and young opera-goers-in-training, respectively. But, while the Mozart had its guts cut away, to shave the running time to 90 minutes without an intermission, the Fledermaus went on--and on and on--for four hours. Both had the same result--and it was not good.
- 1/9/2014
- by Richard Sasanow
- BroadwayWorld.com
Before seeing the Met's new production of Johann Strauss Jr.'s Die Fledermaus, directed by Jeremy Sams, on Saturday night, I listened to the afternoon's live broadcast of Mozart's The Magic Flute. Both were written in German and performed in English to make them more palatable to their target audiences Broadway musical lovers and young opera-goers-in-training, respectively. But, while the Mozart had its guts cut away, to shave the running time to 90 minutes without an intermission, the Fledermaus went on--and on and on--for four hours. Both had the same result--and it was not good.
- 1/9/2014
- by Richard Sasanow
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Wizard of Oz, featuring some of movie music's most unforgettable standards, along with new music written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber a book adapted by Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams... and everything else that is good made its way successfully to Hollywood's Pantages Theatre last week September 18 for a high flying opening night celebration which drew a full house of young and old alike. Among those involved with the festivities were Bww TV's own Los Angeles correspondents Michael Sterling and Jerry Evans on the red carpet walk of fame. Among the celebrities in attendance were Rico Rodriquez ABC's Modern Family and his sister Raini Rodriguez Disney's Austin and Ally, Fox TV's Lauren Potter Glee, Academy Award winner George Chakiris West Side Story, Kate Linder The Young and The Restless, Jane Kean The Honeymooners, Ann Jeffrey's General Hospital, Topper, Corbin Bleu One Life to Live, Rj Mitte AMC's Breaking Bad,...
- 9/24/2013
- by Michael Sterling and Jerry Evans
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway actor Danny Burstein will make his Metropolitan Opera debut in the non-singing role of Frosch in this season's performances of Die Fledermaus. The new production of Johann Strauss II's operetta, conducted by Adam Fischer and directed by Jeremy Sams in his Met directorial debut, features new English-language lyrics by Sams and dialogue by acclaimed Broadway playwright Douglas Carter Beane.
- 7/24/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Gravitas Ventures will release '1st Night' note the spelling of the title it isn't 'First Night' in select theaters and on VOD daydate on May 3rd. This quintessential English comedy stars Richard E. Grant, Sarah Brightman, Mia Maestro, and Julian Ovenden and is directed by Christopher Menaul. The film is written by Christopher Menaul and Jeremy Sams.
- 4/12/2013
- by Movies News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Oscars are a little over two months away, and with so many fantastic films released throughout this year, the anticipation surrounding the announcement of the nominations next month is running on high.
So far, we’ve had the shortlists for the Best Animated Feature, the Best Visual Effects, and the Best Documentary categories.
Now the Academy has announced the list of 104 films that are eligible in the Best Original Score category, and it’s going to be very interesting to see what makes the final cut come nominations time next month.
I think Hans Zimmer’s score for The Dark Knight Rises is, hopefully, a lock, because it is amazing. I also loved James Horner’s score for The Amazing Spider-Man, but can’t decide whether or not I think it will earn a nomination.
Alexandre Desplat has three films in the running this year, with Argo, Rise of the Guardians,...
So far, we’ve had the shortlists for the Best Animated Feature, the Best Visual Effects, and the Best Documentary categories.
Now the Academy has announced the list of 104 films that are eligible in the Best Original Score category, and it’s going to be very interesting to see what makes the final cut come nominations time next month.
I think Hans Zimmer’s score for The Dark Knight Rises is, hopefully, a lock, because it is amazing. I also loved James Horner’s score for The Amazing Spider-Man, but can’t decide whether or not I think it will earn a nomination.
Alexandre Desplat has three films in the running this year, with Argo, Rise of the Guardians,...
- 12/11/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Indian composer A.R. Rahman is in the Oscar race once again for the original score at the 85thAcademy Awards. His composition for the film “”People Like Us” has found place in the long list of 104 composers vying for the nominations.
Rahman composed for the Alex Kurtzman directed “People Like Us” starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Jon Favreau and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Rahman won two Academy Awards for Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009 for “Slumdog Millionaire”.
104 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category.
The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 10, 2013.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on February 24, 2013. The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:
“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Henry Jackman, composer “After the Wizard,...
Rahman composed for the Alex Kurtzman directed “People Like Us” starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Jon Favreau and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Rahman won two Academy Awards for Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009 for “Slumdog Millionaire”.
104 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category.
The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 10, 2013.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on February 24, 2013. The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:
“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Henry Jackman, composer “After the Wizard,...
- 12/11/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
One hundred four scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 85th Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. As noted by various online Oscar pundits, most noticeably missing is Moonrise Kingdom. A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award. Click Here for the complete rules.
In February, Ludovic Bource won the Oscar for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) for The Artist at the 84th Academy Awards.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below...
In February, Ludovic Bource won the Oscar for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) for The Artist at the 84th Academy Awards.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below...
- 12/11/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As far as I'm concerned, the two most memorable scores of the year belong to Cloud Atlas and Beasts of the Southern Wild. That said, I made an egregious and unforgivable mistake when filling out my Critics' Choice nominations and forgot to include not one of them, but Both of them! Shame. I feel it. Now I have to hope my fellow Bfca members came through where I failed. However, we will discuss Critics' Choice nominations more on the upcoming episodes of the RopeofSilicon podcast, for now we're talking Oscar as the Academy has released a complete list of all 104 original scores competing for Best Original Score at the 2013 Oscars. I have not yet posted my predictions for Best Original Score and while I am making a fuss above concerning Cloud Atlas and Beasts of the Southern Wild, I think both of those stand a very strong chance at a nomination this year.
- 12/10/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Academy Award nominees Bill Murray and Laura Linney star in a historical tale that uniquely explores the all-too-human side of one of history’s iconic leaders. Blending literate wit and drama, Hyde Park On Hudson is directed by Roger Michell from a screenplay by Richard Nelson.
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (played by Mr. Murray) readies to host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York . marking the first-ever visit of a reigning British monarch to America. As Britain faces imminent war with Germany, the royals are desperately looking to Fdr for U.S. support.
But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of Fdr’s domestic establishment, as his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams), mother Sara (Elizabeth Wilson), and secretary Missy (Elizabeth Marvel) will all play a part in...
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (played by Mr. Murray) readies to host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York . marking the first-ever visit of a reigning British monarch to America. As Britain faces imminent war with Germany, the royals are desperately looking to Fdr for U.S. support.
But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of Fdr’s domestic establishment, as his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams), mother Sara (Elizabeth Wilson), and secretary Missy (Elizabeth Marvel) will all play a part in...
- 12/5/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I have no idea where to even begin with Hyde Park on Hudson. I don't even know why it's called Hyde Park on Hudson. It should be called Roosevelt's Love Shack or Fdr's Gettin' Some. I say this because, despite initial appearances, the point of the film seems to be a justification for infidelity as we learn of President Franklin Roosevelt's intimate transgressions over a period of time spent with his sixth generation cousin. Confusion surrounds the film as we're initially led to believe it's going to focus on the visit from the King and Queen of England to Roosevelt's titular, upstate New York getaway in June of 1939. That visit, however, turns into a hot dog-eating sideshow compared to the exploration of Fdr's sexual exploits. All considered, I have no idea what I'm supposed to take away from any of this, and after this review I won't likely ever consider it again.
- 9/10/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Sydney, Australia — In its new production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," Opera Australia shows how a classic work can be reset in the modern world without violating the spirit of the original.
By way of contrast, the company's revival of Puccini's "Turandot" represents a triumph of the traditional, taking a fairy tale of ancient China on its own terms and bringing it to life through dazzling stagecraft.
In seeking to make Mozart's bittersweet comedy accessible to as broad an audience as possible, director Benedict Andrews (using an English translation by Jeremy Sams) has updated the action from an 18th century Spanish castle to a modern-day gated estate. Figaro is now a uniformed security guard, and his boss, Count Almaviva, a bored one-percenter who is first glimpsed watching TV while plotting to seduce Figaro's fiancee, Susanna.
Aided by Ralph Myers' set – a series of white boxes representing...
By way of contrast, the company's revival of Puccini's "Turandot" represents a triumph of the traditional, taking a fairy tale of ancient China on its own terms and bringing it to life through dazzling stagecraft.
In seeking to make Mozart's bittersweet comedy accessible to as broad an audience as possible, director Benedict Andrews (using an English translation by Jeremy Sams) has updated the action from an 18th century Spanish castle to a modern-day gated estate. Figaro is now a uniformed security guard, and his boss, Count Almaviva, a bored one-percenter who is first glimpsed watching TV while plotting to seduce Figaro's fiancee, Susanna.
Aided by Ralph Myers' set – a series of white boxes representing...
- 3/11/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Last night, I spoke to two-time Tony-winner Katie Finneran all about her new Fox sitcom I Hate My Teenage Daughter, co-starring Jaime Pressly, which premiered yesterday at 930 Pm. Additionally, Finneran and I discuss her recent role in the terrific live performance film adaptation of Stephen Sondheims Company, co-starring Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone, and we also take a look back at her two Tony-winning Broadway roles from earlier this decade - the lauded Jeremy Sams revival of the comedy Noises Off, as well as Rob Ashfords revival of the Burt BacharachHal DavidNeil Simon Promises, Promises. Also, Finneran describes the feeling of reaching a career peak such as she has achieved this year - a new Tony Award, the Company film and headlining a sitcom of her own - and also relates how her role as a new mom has influenced her participation on the battle-of-the-generations comedy. All of that - plus,...
- 12/1/2011
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Wizard of Oz musical is about to open in London. Why is its director so worried about the audience throwing shoes?
'From where I'm sitting," splutters Jeremy Sams, "I can't think of anything less safe in the world." The director seems flabbergasted, wounded even, by my suggestion that his new West End production of The Wizard of Oz seems a surefire hit. After all, it reproduces much of the formula that made Sams's 2006 staging of The Sound of Music such a triumph: it's a musical better known as a film; it's an Andrew Lloyd Webber collaboration; choreographer Arlene Phillips and set designer Robert Jones are back on board; the lead, Danielle Hope, is an unknown who won the part in a reality TV show, Over the Rainbow.
"Nothing's safe," continues Sams. "Nothing's safe, and to say safe almost sounds pejorative and derogatory. There are good titles – but if you don't respect a title,...
'From where I'm sitting," splutters Jeremy Sams, "I can't think of anything less safe in the world." The director seems flabbergasted, wounded even, by my suggestion that his new West End production of The Wizard of Oz seems a surefire hit. After all, it reproduces much of the formula that made Sams's 2006 staging of The Sound of Music such a triumph: it's a musical better known as a film; it's an Andrew Lloyd Webber collaboration; choreographer Arlene Phillips and set designer Robert Jones are back on board; the lead, Danielle Hope, is an unknown who won the part in a reality TV show, Over the Rainbow.
"Nothing's safe," continues Sams. "Nothing's safe, and to say safe almost sounds pejorative and derogatory. There are good titles – but if you don't respect a title,...
- 2/28/2011
- by Maddy Costa
- The Guardian - Film News
British producer Stephen Evans hopes First Night, his film inspired by Mozart's CosÌ Fan Tutte, will start a trend
The producer who inspired a fashion for Shakespeare in recent British cinema now plans to bring the operatic work of Mozart to mainstream film audiences.
Twenty years ago Stephen Evans produced Henry V, starring Kenneth Branagh, despite scepticism from investors and distributors who predicted it would be a commercial failure. In fact the film won two Oscar nominations for Branagh as best director and best actor and is still making money. Now Evans is banking on a romantic comedy inspired by Mozart's Così Fan Tutte – and with a Mozart soundtrack – becoming a similarly unexpected hit.
The film, just finished and provisionally titled First Night, is a feelgood British drama. In it Richard E Grant, star of Gosford Park, plays a wealthy businessman who assembles a troupe of singers to...
The producer who inspired a fashion for Shakespeare in recent British cinema now plans to bring the operatic work of Mozart to mainstream film audiences.
Twenty years ago Stephen Evans produced Henry V, starring Kenneth Branagh, despite scepticism from investors and distributors who predicted it would be a commercial failure. In fact the film won two Oscar nominations for Branagh as best director and best actor and is still making money. Now Evans is banking on a romantic comedy inspired by Mozart's Così Fan Tutte – and with a Mozart soundtrack – becoming a similarly unexpected hit.
The film, just finished and provisionally titled First Night, is a feelgood British drama. In it Richard E Grant, star of Gosford Park, plays a wealthy businessman who assembles a troupe of singers to...
- 10/30/2010
- by Dalya Alberge
- The Guardian - Film News
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