Exclusive: WME has signed Fisher Stevens and his production company Highly Flammable, which he launched last spring alongside producers Maura Anderson and Zak Kilberg. They’ll rep the Academy Award-winning multi-hyphenate, going forward, across all scripted and documentary projects.
The move comes less than a week after Stevens’ Beckham docuseries was released on Netflix, debuting as the streamer’s most-watched English-language series of the week. The four-parter, on which he teamed with Oscar and Emmy-winning producer John Battsek (Searching for Sugar Man), tells the inside story of the global football star and cultural icon, offering unprecedented access not only to Beckham, but also to his wife Victoria, his family, his friends and his teammates.
Fisher’s scripted directing credits include the ex-convict drama Palmer, starring Justin Timberlake, which remains one of Apple TV+’s top 10 most popular films; the comedic thriller Stand Up Guys, starring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin,...
The move comes less than a week after Stevens’ Beckham docuseries was released on Netflix, debuting as the streamer’s most-watched English-language series of the week. The four-parter, on which he teamed with Oscar and Emmy-winning producer John Battsek (Searching for Sugar Man), tells the inside story of the global football star and cultural icon, offering unprecedented access not only to Beckham, but also to his wife Victoria, his family, his friends and his teammates.
Fisher’s scripted directing credits include the ex-convict drama Palmer, starring Justin Timberlake, which remains one of Apple TV+’s top 10 most popular films; the comedic thriller Stand Up Guys, starring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Meghan Markle Looks Radiant In Red As She Joins Prince Harry At One Young World Summit In Manchester
Meghan Markle looked stunning in red as she was joined by Prince Harry for the One Young World Summit in Manchester, U.K. on Monday.
The Duchess of Sussex is delivering a speech about gender equality at the event, with the pair getting cheers from the crowd as they arrived at Bridgewater Hall.
Read More: Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Return To U.K.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are in the building!
Let’s go #OneYoungWorld pic.twitter.com/aQdDRgaqtS
— M.T. Omoniyi (@MikeOmoniyiCS) September 5, 2022
Harry and Meghan arrived in the city by train for the annual bash, which brings together more than 2,000 of the brightest young leaders from every country and sector, working to accelerate social impact both in-person and digitally.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the One Young World Summit in Manchester, U.K. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Meghan Markle...
The Duchess of Sussex is delivering a speech about gender equality at the event, with the pair getting cheers from the crowd as they arrived at Bridgewater Hall.
Read More: Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Return To U.K.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are in the building!
Let’s go #OneYoungWorld pic.twitter.com/aQdDRgaqtS
— M.T. Omoniyi (@MikeOmoniyiCS) September 5, 2022
Harry and Meghan arrived in the city by train for the annual bash, which brings together more than 2,000 of the brightest young leaders from every country and sector, working to accelerate social impact both in-person and digitally.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the One Young World Summit in Manchester, U.K. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Meghan Markle...
- 9/5/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Marc Bauder, whose documentary “Who We Were,” a visually stunning cinematic search for solutions to the increasingly dire problems facing Planet Earth, unspools at Copenhagen’s Cph:Dox, is going in a very different direction on his next project — a narrative feature film about a cross-dressing flamenco dancer and Jewish resistance fighter who killed Nazis in occupied Poland.
“Dolores” will tell the true story of Sylvin Rubinstein, whose Russian mother was forced to moved with him and his twin sister Maria to Poland in 1917. Initially poor, he and his sister shot to fame in the 1930s, becoming flamenco superstars as the dancing act Imperio y Dolores and touring Europe and the world, including shows in London, New York and Melbourne.
Back in Poland when the Germans invaded, they were forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, but Sylvin managed to escape. He eventually became a resistance fighter, dressing as Dolores, the elegant persona of his lost sister,...
“Dolores” will tell the true story of Sylvin Rubinstein, whose Russian mother was forced to moved with him and his twin sister Maria to Poland in 1917. Initially poor, he and his sister shot to fame in the 1930s, becoming flamenco superstars as the dancing act Imperio y Dolores and touring Europe and the world, including shows in London, New York and Melbourne.
Back in Poland when the Germans invaded, they were forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, but Sylvin managed to escape. He eventually became a resistance fighter, dressing as Dolores, the elegant persona of his lost sister,...
- 5/1/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Films Boutique has acquired Marc Bauder’s cinematic documentary “Who We Were,” which is set to world premiere in the “Berlinale Special” section of the Berlin Film Festival.
“Who We Were” observes the current state of the world and postulates about the future through intense encounters with six intellectuals and scientists, including the astronaut Alexander Gerst, the deep sea researcher Sylvia Earle, the molecular biologist and buddhist monk Mathieu Ricard, the economist Dennis Snower, the philosopher and sociologist Felwine Sarr and the philosopher and critical posthumanist Janina Loh.
Bauder follows his interviewees into the depths of the ocean, to the top of the world, and out into the far reaches of space. Together, they explore the incredible capabilities of the human brain, a global economic summit, the legacy of colonization, and the feelings of a robot.
“Who We Were” was lensed by high-profile cinematographer Börres Weiffenbach and was inspired by...
“Who We Were” observes the current state of the world and postulates about the future through intense encounters with six intellectuals and scientists, including the astronaut Alexander Gerst, the deep sea researcher Sylvia Earle, the molecular biologist and buddhist monk Mathieu Ricard, the economist Dennis Snower, the philosopher and sociologist Felwine Sarr and the philosopher and critical posthumanist Janina Loh.
Bauder follows his interviewees into the depths of the ocean, to the top of the world, and out into the far reaches of space. Together, they explore the incredible capabilities of the human brain, a global economic summit, the legacy of colonization, and the feelings of a robot.
“Who We Were” was lensed by high-profile cinematographer Börres Weiffenbach and was inspired by...
- 2/19/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
"Mike had so, obviously, become a different guy." Gravitas has released an official trailer for a documentary film titled Diving Deep: The Life And Times Of Mike deGruy, a profile of an incredible naturalist and underwater adventurist. When ocean explorer and filmmaker Mike deGruy dies unexpectedly in an accident, his wife returns to the edit room to make a film. You may not have heard of Mike deGruy’s work to save our oceans but seeing it will change your perspective forever. The film is not only a look at his life exploring the depths of the oceans, but it is also a call to action on behalf of the world's oceans. The doc features vibrant commentary from Mike's friends and collaborators: filmmaker James Cameron, National Geographic Explorer Sylvia Earle, British broadcaster David Attenborough, and the deGruy children. I am a serious admirer of people who are courageous enough to...
- 12/2/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Gravitas Ventures has picked up the rights to Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy, the documentary about late underwater cinematographer Mike deGruy. Mimi deGruy, Mike’s widow and filmmaking partner, wrote and directed the doc, which will begin its rollout starting with Apple TV/iTunes and Amazon rentals on January 19.
A man for whom the ocean was his home and her inhabitants were his family, Mike died doing what he loved while working with his friend, director James Cameron. The film, which opened the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2019, includes decades of Mike’s work paired with never-before-seen footage and on-camera commentary by Mike. In addition, Mimi interviewed many of Mike’s friends including Cameron, National Geographic Explorer Sylvia Earle, British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough, and the deGruy children, who often served as Mike’s filmmaking helpers.
“When I found out Mike had died, I felt...
A man for whom the ocean was his home and her inhabitants were his family, Mike died doing what he loved while working with his friend, director James Cameron. The film, which opened the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2019, includes decades of Mike’s work paired with never-before-seen footage and on-camera commentary by Mike. In addition, Mimi interviewed many of Mike’s friends including Cameron, National Geographic Explorer Sylvia Earle, British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough, and the deGruy children, who often served as Mike’s filmmaking helpers.
“When I found out Mike had died, I felt...
- 11/18/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired She Is the Ocean, the new documentary from Inna Blokhina (On the Wave) that follows nine women from across the globe who share a deep and profound love of the ocean. Blue Fox will release the pic traditional and virtual cinemas on October 16.
Among those featured in the doc: teen surfing prodigy Cinta Hansel; pro surfers Coco Ho, Keala Kennelly, Andrea Moller and Jeannie Chesser; German high diver and seven-time European cliff diving champ Anna Bader; free-diver and ballet dancer Rose Molina; shark conservationist and free diver Ocean Ramsey; and the first female chief scientist of the U.S., Sylvia Earle. Ranging in age from 12 to 83, their stories combine to create a portrait of one woman’s ocean life through all her ages. (Check out the trailer below.)
“We are proud to work with Inna bringing these amazing and touching stories to audiences around the world,...
Among those featured in the doc: teen surfing prodigy Cinta Hansel; pro surfers Coco Ho, Keala Kennelly, Andrea Moller and Jeannie Chesser; German high diver and seven-time European cliff diving champ Anna Bader; free-diver and ballet dancer Rose Molina; shark conservationist and free diver Ocean Ramsey; and the first female chief scientist of the U.S., Sylvia Earle. Ranging in age from 12 to 83, their stories combine to create a portrait of one woman’s ocean life through all her ages. (Check out the trailer below.)
“We are proud to work with Inna bringing these amazing and touching stories to audiences around the world,...
- 9/10/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
With the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day (April 22) fast approaching, now more than ever we need to connect as a global community united in our fight to protect the health and welfare of the planet and its people.
In support of this global movement, illustrious and preeminent religious leaders, environmental advocates, celebrities, musicians and government officials will be celebrating Earth Day with a variety of first-person video pieces demonstrating their commitment to our planet.
These messages, talks, teach-ins and performances will be part of Earth Day Network’s robust 15-hour (9am Et to 11pm Et) live digital event on the homepage for the planet, earthday.org, as well as part of a comprehensive social media partnership with Twitter (#EarthDay2020), and as part of Earth Day Live.
The incredible lineup of personal video messages for Earth Day 2020 includes:
Ed Begley Jr., Actor, Environmentalist, Global Advisory Committee Member
Zdeno Chara, Captain of the Boston Bruins
Sylvia Earle,...
In support of this global movement, illustrious and preeminent religious leaders, environmental advocates, celebrities, musicians and government officials will be celebrating Earth Day with a variety of first-person video pieces demonstrating their commitment to our planet.
These messages, talks, teach-ins and performances will be part of Earth Day Network’s robust 15-hour (9am Et to 11pm Et) live digital event on the homepage for the planet, earthday.org, as well as part of a comprehensive social media partnership with Twitter (#EarthDay2020), and as part of Earth Day Live.
The incredible lineup of personal video messages for Earth Day 2020 includes:
Ed Begley Jr., Actor, Environmentalist, Global Advisory Committee Member
Zdeno Chara, Captain of the Boston Bruins
Sylvia Earle,...
- 4/17/2020
- Look to the Stars
As San Francisco bids farewell to the thousands of scientists, business and political leaders from around the world from last week’s Global Climate Action Summit, the city is poised to demonstrate visionary and world-class climate leadership close to home.
Bay.org, one of the largest non-profit watershed conservation groups in the Bay Area which includes the Smithsonian affiliated Aquarium of the Bay, is marking its transformation to become a first of its kind Bay Ecotarium – an immersive, sustainability-driven and multi-disciplinary education, research and climate leadership facility.
The vision for this landmark institution will be unveiled on October 5, 2018 at the Bently Reserve in San Francisco. The key note address for this beacon of hope for the future will be delivered by Dr. Jill Biden with opening remarks by Dr. Sylvia Earle. An international team of experts from across the Us, France, Germany and the UK are involved in its planning and design phases.
Bay.org, one of the largest non-profit watershed conservation groups in the Bay Area which includes the Smithsonian affiliated Aquarium of the Bay, is marking its transformation to become a first of its kind Bay Ecotarium – an immersive, sustainability-driven and multi-disciplinary education, research and climate leadership facility.
The vision for this landmark institution will be unveiled on October 5, 2018 at the Bently Reserve in San Francisco. The key note address for this beacon of hope for the future will be delivered by Dr. Jill Biden with opening remarks by Dr. Sylvia Earle. An international team of experts from across the Us, France, Germany and the UK are involved in its planning and design phases.
- 10/3/2018
- Look to the Stars
President Obama is leaving the deep-end of American politics and diving head-first into ocean conservation. The outgoing Potus joins explorer Dr. Sylvia Earle and underwater photographer Brian Skerry on National Geographic Channel’s “Sea of Hope” Sunday. The crew, which also included teenage aquanauts, spent a year lobbying Obama to establish blue parks across their wet wilderness. They were rewarded for their perseverance. The expedition culminates with Obama revealing that he created the world’s largest marine preserve in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands, as well as the first national marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean, according to Nat Geo. To celebrate these historic.
- 1/11/2017
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
In a new interview with GQ UK, “Before The Flood” director Fisher Stevens reveals that Leonardo DiCaprio almost drowned filming the documentary. “The second time we hung out was in 2010 when I was invited to film Sylvia Earle for a Ted conference expedition to the Galapagos. Leo was on the expedition.” Fisher says. “I […]...
- 10/21/2016
- by kmorawetz
- ET Canada
Netflix already has a formidable line-up of exclusive content ready to unleash when it launches in Australia and New Zealand on March 24- and more is it come. The third series of Orange is the New Black, a Netflix production, will screen on the subscription VOD service after it premieres on Foxtel.s showcase in June. Moreover, the Us streaming giant is working on deals with MGM and Warner Bros which would mean their first-run movies will debut on Netflix at the same time as their pay-tv premieres on Foxtel Movies.
Neither has been signed but If understands the MGM arrangement is in final negotiations and WB is highly likely to pact with Netflix as its output deal with the Nine Network, worth a reported $150 million a year, has expired, and the studio needs to generate more revenue from its pay-tv and free-tv deals.
Netflix boasts an array of original...
Neither has been signed but If understands the MGM arrangement is in final negotiations and WB is highly likely to pact with Netflix as its output deal with the Nine Network, worth a reported $150 million a year, has expired, and the studio needs to generate more revenue from its pay-tv and free-tv deals.
Netflix boasts an array of original...
- 3/3/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
It’s always fun to see our favorite females gather to honor each other and last night (November 10) the Glamour 2014 Women of the Year event was filled with love and encouragement.
Lupita Nyong'o, Karlie Kloss and Chelsea Clinton all showed up at New York City’s Carnegie Hall for the big affair, also joined by Freida Pinto, Doutzen Kroes and Mindy Kaling.
Glamour Editor-in-Chief Cindi Leive told press, “One of the privileges of my job is the front-row seat it gives me to watch some of the most amazing women in the world in action.”
“Glamour’s annual tribute to female ‘doers and darers’ honors those trailblazers: ten winners who have made history in 2014.”
And among the honorees were Lupita Nyong'o (The Breakthrough), Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen (The Visionary), Chelsea Clinton (The Women’s Champion), Laverne Cox (The Advocate), Mindy Kaling (The Lady Boss), Samantha Power (The Ambassador), Robin Roberts...
Lupita Nyong'o, Karlie Kloss and Chelsea Clinton all showed up at New York City’s Carnegie Hall for the big affair, also joined by Freida Pinto, Doutzen Kroes and Mindy Kaling.
Glamour Editor-in-Chief Cindi Leive told press, “One of the privileges of my job is the front-row seat it gives me to watch some of the most amazing women in the world in action.”
“Glamour’s annual tribute to female ‘doers and darers’ honors those trailblazers: ten winners who have made history in 2014.”
And among the honorees were Lupita Nyong'o (The Breakthrough), Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen (The Visionary), Chelsea Clinton (The Women’s Champion), Laverne Cox (The Advocate), Mindy Kaling (The Lady Boss), Samantha Power (The Ambassador), Robin Roberts...
- 11/11/2014
- GossipCenter
Dynamite! Keri Russell suited up in a steaming-hot leather one-piece to take the stage as a presenter at the Glamour 2014 Women of the Year Awards in New York City on Monday, Nov. 10. The Americans star, 38—who's rumored to be dating her costar, Matthew Rhys—stepped up to the podium in a skintight J. Mendel jumpsuit with a red-and-gold-striped bodice. Russell completed her ensemble by adding small bejeweled Jacob & Co. earrings and pointed-toe heels. The Felicity alum was on hand to award marine biologist Sylvia Earle with the [...]...
- 11/11/2014
- Us Weekly
Carnegie Hall will be overflowing with powerful females this evening (November 10) as Glamour Magazine holds its 2014 Women of the Year Awards.
And among the honorees are Lupita Nyong'o (The Breakthrough), Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen (The Visionary), Chelsea Clinton (The Women’s Champion), Laverne Cox (The Advocate), Mindy Kaling (The Lady Boss), Samantha Power (The Ambassador), Robin Roberts (The Survivor), Natalia Vodianova (The Voice for Children) and Sylvia Earle (The Explorer; Lifetime Achievement Winner).
Editor-in-Chief Cindi Leive explained, “One of the privileges of my job is the front-row seat it gives me to watch some of the most amazing women in the world in action.”
“Glamour’s annual tribute to female ‘doers and darers’ honors those trailblazers: ten winners who have made history in 2014.”
English comedian James Corden is slated to open the evening, and there will be plenty of top-shelf style to be seen.
And among the honorees are Lupita Nyong'o (The Breakthrough), Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen (The Visionary), Chelsea Clinton (The Women’s Champion), Laverne Cox (The Advocate), Mindy Kaling (The Lady Boss), Samantha Power (The Ambassador), Robin Roberts (The Survivor), Natalia Vodianova (The Voice for Children) and Sylvia Earle (The Explorer; Lifetime Achievement Winner).
Editor-in-Chief Cindi Leive explained, “One of the privileges of my job is the front-row seat it gives me to watch some of the most amazing women in the world in action.”
“Glamour’s annual tribute to female ‘doers and darers’ honors those trailblazers: ten winners who have made history in 2014.”
English comedian James Corden is slated to open the evening, and there will be plenty of top-shelf style to be seen.
- 11/10/2014
- GossipCenter
"Mission Blue" documents the life work of pioneering oceanographer Sylvia Earle, who is still jumping into the ocean at age 79. She shows us what the ocean was like when she first explored it back in the 50s. The not-for-profit film has been re-edited since playing the Berlin, Santa Barbara (our review here) and Ashland film festivals. Netflix released it in theaters August 15 backed by a massive outreach campaign to promote understanding and awareness about the threats faced by Earth's oceans. The film is both enlightening and entertaining, not unlike producer Stevens' Oscar-winning indie hit "The Cove." Stevens came by Sneak Previews for a Q & A: Anne Thompson: After I saw this movie, I admired oceanographer Sylvia Earle but I thought, “Oh my god, I can’t eat fish anymore.” What movie did you set out to make? Fisher Stevens: Originally, after I made “The Cove” with Louie Psihoyos, I was asked by Ted (Technology,...
- 10/21/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Last year, Netflix made its first play for Oscar when it acquired the documentary "The Square," an eventual nominee for Best Documentary Feature. That didn't pan out – "20 Feet from Stardom" took the prize – but the online streaming service could well return to the race with "Mission Blue," whose environmental activism is likely to be right up the academy's alley. -Break- Oscars mystery solved: Which films are at which festivals? The film follows Sylvia Earle, a marine biologist who has broken ground for female scientists throughout her career. After falling in love with the ocean as a child, she grew up to watch pollution and overfishing by humans decimate its biodiversity. The film is directed by Robert Nixon and Fisher Stevens. Nixon previously earned an Oscar bid in 1989 for Best Live-Action Short for "Amazon Diary," and Stevens won as a producer of the feature documentary &quo...
- 8/30/2014
- Gold Derby
When filmmaker-actor Fisher Stevens met Sylvia Earle for the first time, he couldn't comprehend the idea that she wasn't already on his radar. Stevens was a producer behind the exposé The Cove, about dolphin hunting in Japan, and yet was only just learning of Earle's incredible story. At 78 years old, she is one of the world's top marine biologists, explorers, and environmental advocates — a job she began in the 1950s. One glimpse of Earle in action and Fisher knew he couldn't leave her side. So he didn't. Fisher's latest directorial effort, Mission Blue (which premieres exclusive today on Netflix), is part character study, part nature film, and part activist call-to-arms, hoping to “ignite public support for a global network of marine-protected areas.” From Los Angeles, where fellow environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio was set to present a screening of Mission Blue, Fisher told Vulture about assembling Earle's life story into a...
- 8/15/2014
- by Matt Patches
- Vulture
For the love of God, Just Shave.
Does this picture of a bearded Leonardo DiCaprio have you wishing for his baby-faced, clean-cut days?
Leo, 39, hosted a screening of the Netflix documentary Mission Blue on Wednesday in West Hollywood, Calif., where he posed with National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle.
Photos: Hollywood's Sexiest Shirtless Men
Slicking his hair back into a ponytail, he also gave us a look at this impressive facial hair, which as you can see in the picture below taken at his foundation's recent inaugural gala, has even infiltrated his neck.
Now let's just take a second to remember Leo in The Wolf of Wall Street, which came out on Christmas last year.
Safe to say, facial hair just isn't for everyone.
Video: Carey Mulligan Dishes on Kissing Leonardo DiCaprio
... Hey, we can't all be Bradley Cooper right?...
Does this picture of a bearded Leonardo DiCaprio have you wishing for his baby-faced, clean-cut days?
Leo, 39, hosted a screening of the Netflix documentary Mission Blue on Wednesday in West Hollywood, Calif., where he posed with National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle.
Photos: Hollywood's Sexiest Shirtless Men
Slicking his hair back into a ponytail, he also gave us a look at this impressive facial hair, which as you can see in the picture below taken at his foundation's recent inaugural gala, has even infiltrated his neck.
Now let's just take a second to remember Leo in The Wolf of Wall Street, which came out on Christmas last year.
Safe to say, facial hair just isn't for everyone.
Video: Carey Mulligan Dishes on Kissing Leonardo DiCaprio
... Hey, we can't all be Bradley Cooper right?...
- 8/14/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
If you're like us, you can't wait for the first day of every month, because you know that Netflix is going to add a ton of new movies and TV shows. You refresh your account over and over again at midnight, hoping that those titles listed in the "Recently Added" section update with something new and exciting rather than the same ol' titles you've been staring at for the last four weeks.
Well, lo and behold, we've gathered the most exciting movies and TV shows being added to America's most popular streaming service, straight from Netflix themselves.
"Rocky" fans will be pumped to know that the first five boxing flicks (sorry, "Rocky Balboa" fans) will be added August 1, joining other '70s, '80s, and '90s movie favorites "Face/Off" (slow-motion doves!), "Mad Max" (apocalyptic leather!), "Spice World" (spice up your life!), "The Birdcage" (Calista Flockhart was in this,...
Well, lo and behold, we've gathered the most exciting movies and TV shows being added to America's most popular streaming service, straight from Netflix themselves.
"Rocky" fans will be pumped to know that the first five boxing flicks (sorry, "Rocky Balboa" fans) will be added August 1, joining other '70s, '80s, and '90s movie favorites "Face/Off" (slow-motion doves!), "Mad Max" (apocalyptic leather!), "Spice World" (spice up your life!), "The Birdcage" (Calista Flockhart was in this,...
- 7/30/2014
- by Tim Hayne
- Moviefone
Netflix plans to debut three original documentaries over the next few months. First up is The Battered Bastards Of Baseball. It chronicles how in 1973 Bonanza actor Bing Russell formed what at the time was America’s sole independent baseball team. Seen as a real-life version of the Bad News Bears, the Mavericks lasted three years before they were pushed out of Portland by the return of the major-league-backed Portland Beavers. The pic was co-directed by Chapman Way and Maclain Way, produced by Juliana Lembi, exec produced by Nancy Schafer and includes cast members Kurt Russell (Bing Russell’s son) and Todd Fields. It’s set to premiere July 11 on Netflix. Also on the slate is Mission Blue. It tells the story of legendary oceanographer, marine biologist, environmentalist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle and her impassioned campaign to save the world’s oceans from modern threats like climate change,...
- 5/9/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Netflix is making a push into documentaries, with plans to premiere four in the next few months.
Netflix has always made nonfiction films available to subscribers — but until recently, the site featured only films that had been made for theatrical release or television networks. Now Netflix wants filmmakers to make documentaries specifically for Netflix – or to use Netflix to offer their work’s first wide distribution.
Battered Bastards of Baseball, about a defunct minor league team, will premiere on Netflix July 11. Mission Blue, about marine biologist Sylvia Earle, is set for Aug. 15.
Later this year, the service will premiere E-Team,...
Netflix has always made nonfiction films available to subscribers — but until recently, the site featured only films that had been made for theatrical release or television networks. Now Netflix wants filmmakers to make documentaries specifically for Netflix – or to use Netflix to offer their work’s first wide distribution.
Battered Bastards of Baseball, about a defunct minor league team, will premiere on Netflix July 11. Mission Blue, about marine biologist Sylvia Earle, is set for Aug. 15.
Later this year, the service will premiere E-Team,...
- 5/9/2014
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside Movies
New York (AP) - Netflix is making a push into documentaries, with the subscription service announcing deals on Thursday to premiere four new films in the next few months.
Netflix has always made non-fiction films available to subscribers, but until recently they have been projects initially made for theatrical release or on television networks. Netflix said it now wants filmmakers to make their work specifically for the service, or use Netflix to offer the first wide distribution.
The first of the four new films to be released will be "Battered Bastards of Baseball," about a defunct minor league baseball team. It will premiere on Netflix on July 11.
"Mission Blue," a documentary about marine biologist Sylvia Earle and her campaign to create a network of protected marine sanctuaries, is set for Aug. 15. Later this year the service will premiere "E-Team," a film about human rights workers from the makers of the Oscar-winning documentary "Born Into Brothels,...
Netflix has always made non-fiction films available to subscribers, but until recently they have been projects initially made for theatrical release or on television networks. Netflix said it now wants filmmakers to make their work specifically for the service, or use Netflix to offer the first wide distribution.
The first of the four new films to be released will be "Battered Bastards of Baseball," about a defunct minor league baseball team. It will premiere on Netflix on July 11.
"Mission Blue," a documentary about marine biologist Sylvia Earle and her campaign to create a network of protected marine sanctuaries, is set for Aug. 15. Later this year the service will premiere "E-Team," a film about human rights workers from the makers of the Oscar-winning documentary "Born Into Brothels,...
- 5/9/2014
- by The Associated Press
- Moviefone
New York (AP) — Netflix is making a push into documentaries, with the subscription service announcing deals on Thursday to premiere four new films in the next few months. Netflix has always made non-fiction films available to subscribers, but until recently they have been projects initially made for theatrical release or on television networks. Netflix said it now wants filmmakers to make their work specifically for the service, or use Netflix to offer the first wide distribution. The first of the four new films to be released will be "Battered Bastards of Baseball," about a defunct minor league baseball team. It will premiere on Netflix on July 11. "Mission Blue," a documentary about marine biologist Sylvia Earle and her campaign to create a network of protected marine sanctuaries, is set for Aug. 15. Later this year the service will premiere "E-Team," a film about human rights workers from the makers of the Oscar-winning documentary "Born Into Brothels,...
- 5/8/2014
- by AP Staff
- Hitfix
You won't be ordering fish off the menu soon after viewing Fisher Stevens' new documentary "Mission Blue," which world premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and just opened Idaho's Sun Valley Film Festival on Thursday night. Both a profile of the life's work of renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle and a call to reconsider our treatment of the deep seas to which she has dedicated her life, the film will appeal to fans of "Blackfish" and the documentary work of James Cameron, who makes a few appearances here. (Video interview with director Fisher Stevens is below.) "Mission" toggles focus between Sylvia Earle's ocean mission and her trailblazing past as a Sally Ride of the seas--Earle was the first woman to dive to such depths in the '60s, in a time where men like filmmaker Jacques Cousteau (a hero of Earle's) dominated the underwaters. The film is...
- 3/14/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: George C. Schellenger
Featuring: Dr. Guy Harvey, Wyland, Jim Abernethy and “Emma” (a 14-foot tiger shark); narrated by: Dr. Sylvia Earle
Dedicated to shark ambassadors and supported by a variety of foundations, this might be the only shark film to begin in Central Park. Jim Abernethy, standing at the Manhattan reservoir, is on a mission to re-engage with the public to address its misperception of sharks. Then a trio of artists descend on the Bahamas to begin their goal of re-educating others and together assemble an accessible film about the power and beauty of a creature demonized for its mechanical killing ability, mostly thanks to an actual mechanical shark, “Jaws.”
Rob Stewart’s 2006 effort, “Sharkwater,” was an impressive, difficult-to-watch documentary that sounded the call to save sharks from overfishing and heinously inhumane treatment. “This Is...
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: George C. Schellenger
Featuring: Dr. Guy Harvey, Wyland, Jim Abernethy and “Emma” (a 14-foot tiger shark); narrated by: Dr. Sylvia Earle
Dedicated to shark ambassadors and supported by a variety of foundations, this might be the only shark film to begin in Central Park. Jim Abernethy, standing at the Manhattan reservoir, is on a mission to re-engage with the public to address its misperception of sharks. Then a trio of artists descend on the Bahamas to begin their goal of re-educating others and together assemble an accessible film about the power and beauty of a creature demonized for its mechanical killing ability, mostly thanks to an actual mechanical shark, “Jaws.”
Rob Stewart’s 2006 effort, “Sharkwater,” was an impressive, difficult-to-watch documentary that sounded the call to save sharks from overfishing and heinously inhumane treatment. “This Is...
- 4/29/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: George C. Schellenger
Featuring: Dr. Guy Harvey, Wyland, Jim Abernethy and “Emma” (a 14-foot tiger shark); narrated by: Dr. Sylvia Earle
Dedicated to shark ambassadors and supported by a variety of foundations, this might be the only shark film to begin in Central Park. Jim Abernethy, standing at the Manhattan reservoir, is on a mission to re-engage with the public to address its misperception of sharks. Then a trio of artists descend on the Bahamas to begin their goal of re-educating others and together assemble an accessible film about the power and beauty of a creature demonized for its mechanical killing ability, mostly thanks to an actual mechanical shark, “Jaws.”
Rob Stewart’s 2006 effort, “Sharkwater,” was an impressive, difficult-to-watch documentary that sounded the call to save sharks from overfishing and heinously inhumane treatment. “This Is...
(April 2011, screening at the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)
Directed by: George C. Schellenger
Featuring: Dr. Guy Harvey, Wyland, Jim Abernethy and “Emma” (a 14-foot tiger shark); narrated by: Dr. Sylvia Earle
Dedicated to shark ambassadors and supported by a variety of foundations, this might be the only shark film to begin in Central Park. Jim Abernethy, standing at the Manhattan reservoir, is on a mission to re-engage with the public to address its misperception of sharks. Then a trio of artists descend on the Bahamas to begin their goal of re-educating others and together assemble an accessible film about the power and beauty of a creature demonized for its mechanical killing ability, mostly thanks to an actual mechanical shark, “Jaws.”
Rob Stewart’s 2006 effort, “Sharkwater,” was an impressive, difficult-to-watch documentary that sounded the call to save sharks from overfishing and heinously inhumane treatment. “This Is...
- 4/29/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
From great escapes to volcanic eruptions, a new prime minister to a raw-meat dress, we review the most dramatic moments of the year through the eyes of those with first-hand experience…
12 January: Haiti's capital is devastated by an earthquake.
By Simon Cording, rescue worker
Day to day I'm a fireman, but I'm also part of the International Search and Rescue Team. We are deployed whenever disasters take place around the world. I was at work in Manchester when I got a text message telling me to get myself ready because we were going to Haiti later that day. We always have our bags ready, so it was just a matter of grabbing my passport. It was snowing in the UK and Heathrow was closed, but we got special dispensation to fly out around midnight and the airport was opened just for us.
We were met by scenes of mass devastation at Port au Prince airport.
12 January: Haiti's capital is devastated by an earthquake.
By Simon Cording, rescue worker
Day to day I'm a fireman, but I'm also part of the International Search and Rescue Team. We are deployed whenever disasters take place around the world. I was at work in Manchester when I got a text message telling me to get myself ready because we were going to Haiti later that day. We always have our bags ready, so it was just a matter of grabbing my passport. It was snowing in the UK and Heathrow was closed, but we got special dispensation to fly out around midnight and the airport was opened just for us.
We were met by scenes of mass devastation at Port au Prince airport.
- 12/26/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
The inspiring lecture series tackles the unfolding oil-spill disaster.
Ted recently launched TEDx, a program for independently organized events that has usually centered on individual locales--TEDxVienna, TEDxTehran, and TEDxCalgary, for example. But on June 28th, TEDx is tackling the Bp Gulf Spill: TEDxOilSpill, in Washington, DC, will feature renewable energy and ocean experts, including oceanographer Sylvia Earle, adventurer Philippe Cousteau, and SunEdison founder Jigar Shah.
TEDxOilSpill comes with a bonus: Reports from five photographers and videographers who are currently spending a week traveling around the Gulf to document oil and water on the beach, Bp officials interfering with the media, and people affected by the disaster. The team believes that it can cover what the mainstream media cannot because it is "outside the scope of the major media networks who have to balance out immediate access with ongoing relationships with local officials." For the event, the team plans to put together documentary videos,...
Ted recently launched TEDx, a program for independently organized events that has usually centered on individual locales--TEDxVienna, TEDxTehran, and TEDxCalgary, for example. But on June 28th, TEDx is tackling the Bp Gulf Spill: TEDxOilSpill, in Washington, DC, will feature renewable energy and ocean experts, including oceanographer Sylvia Earle, adventurer Philippe Cousteau, and SunEdison founder Jigar Shah.
TEDxOilSpill comes with a bonus: Reports from five photographers and videographers who are currently spending a week traveling around the Gulf to document oil and water on the beach, Bp officials interfering with the media, and people affected by the disaster. The team believes that it can cover what the mainstream media cannot because it is "outside the scope of the major media networks who have to balance out immediate access with ongoing relationships with local officials." For the event, the team plans to put together documentary videos,...
- 6/15/2010
- by Ariel Schwartz
- Fast Company
Google's Ocean layer, which was introduced last year, is filled with hundreds of place marks, from natural features like coral reefs to man-made shipwrecks and geographic ridges and chasms. The data comes from organizations including the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Here's what you can do with it:
Double click on the “Explore the Ocean” layer and it will fly you to my Ocean Overview video and 10 focus areas with National Geographic video clips. Other layers include dynamic sea surface temperature, Census of Marine Life data, Marine Protected Areas, shipwrecks, dive and surf sites, Arkive images, Planet Earth footage from the BBC, and much more. You can even visit a 3-D model of the undersea laboratory Aquarius and fly to the Titanic and follow the expedition that discovered it.
Even more, they've begun work with Sylvia Earle's Mission Blue Foundation, which...
Double click on the “Explore the Ocean” layer and it will fly you to my Ocean Overview video and 10 focus areas with National Geographic video clips. Other layers include dynamic sea surface temperature, Census of Marine Life data, Marine Protected Areas, shipwrecks, dive and surf sites, Arkive images, Planet Earth footage from the BBC, and much more. You can even visit a 3-D model of the undersea laboratory Aquarius and fly to the Titanic and follow the expedition that discovered it.
Even more, they've begun work with Sylvia Earle's Mission Blue Foundation, which...
- 4/8/2010
- by Dan Nosowitz
- Fast Company
Google Earth is always a bit of a curio--appealing to the voyeur inside all of us a little, as well as tapping into some vague educational vein. It's just got a whole lot more curious though, with under-sea and WWII layers that'll really appeal to academics.
Predictably Google's touting the new oceanic layers with the line "anyone can be a desktop Cousteau" but that doesn't detract from how interesting the new material actually is. Essentially Ocean Showcase is a part curated tour of the World's ocean floors, courtesy of National Geographic, and with videos by Ng's Sylvia Earle. There's data from Noaa, information about fishes, whales and more sporty info on dive sites and surfing from suppliers like wannadive and wannasurf, and even data on World War 2 wrecks on the sea floors.
It's a multi-featured new option in Earth and it's got undeniable educational value. But perhaps not quite so...
Predictably Google's touting the new oceanic layers with the line "anyone can be a desktop Cousteau" but that doesn't detract from how interesting the new material actually is. Essentially Ocean Showcase is a part curated tour of the World's ocean floors, courtesy of National Geographic, and with videos by Ng's Sylvia Earle. There's data from Noaa, information about fishes, whales and more sporty info on dive sites and surfing from suppliers like wannadive and wannasurf, and even data on World War 2 wrecks on the sea floors.
It's a multi-featured new option in Earth and it's got undeniable educational value. But perhaps not quite so...
- 2/5/2010
- by Kit Eaton
- Fast Company
There is a growing dialogue within the design community around how to drive sustainable behavior change in areas like health and energy. With it has come an increased awareness that often seemingly trivial elements of a design--like a smiley face on a utility bill--have a lasting impact. One of the principles that has emerged in this discussion is Priming, a psychological phenomenon in which an early stimulus influences our response to a later situation. Priming suggests that certain, seemingly random elements of an experience permeate our emotional state without us being aware and have a predictable, if unexpected, effect on our subsequent behavior.
What's particularly interesting, according to a recent study on voting behavior by Stanford's Graduate School of Business, is that Priming works best when the subjects are unaware that it's taking place. When the initial stimulus seems to have nothing to do with the subsequent experience. Here's another...
What's particularly interesting, according to a recent study on voting behavior by Stanford's Graduate School of Business, is that Priming works best when the subjects are unaware that it's taking place. When the initial stimulus seems to have nothing to do with the subsequent experience. Here's another...
- 6/5/2009
- by Robert Fabricant
- Fast Company
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