Despite being 81 years old, legendary Hollywood director and Oscar winner Martin Scorsese is not ready to retire. After his most recent film, Killers of the Flower Moon, was nominated for numerous awards, the acclaimed filmmaker is seemingly eyeing a new project and while it has yet to be greenlit, Scorsese has seemingly begun to put together a star-filled cast. The movie in question is a biopic about legendary singer and actor Frank Sinatra, and knowing Scorsese’s background in music, this biopic promises to be amazing.
Frank Sinatra is a legendary figure in American pop culture. He is first and foremost known as a musician, a talented singer with evergreen hits like “Fly Me to the Moon,” “New York, New York,” and “My Way,” but he was also a very talented and popular actor. Sinatra won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in From Here to Eternity...
Frank Sinatra is a legendary figure in American pop culture. He is first and foremost known as a musician, a talented singer with evergreen hits like “Fly Me to the Moon,” “New York, New York,” and “My Way,” but he was also a very talented and popular actor. Sinatra won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in From Here to Eternity...
- 4/17/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Lady Gaga is returning to Las Vegas for more shows as part of her Jazz & Piano residency at Park MGM’s Dolby Live!
The Grammy and Oscar-winning entertainer just announced that she has eight more shows coming this summer and tickets are going on sale very soon.
In the Jazz & Piano show, Gaga covers songs from the American songbook like “New York, New York,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” and “Luck Be a Lady.” She also does jazz renditions of her famous songs like “Born This Way” and “Poker Face.”
Keep reading to find out more…
Gaga debuted the Jazz & Piano show in January 2019 and she was performing the concert in rotation with her Enigma pop show. While she has continued performing Jazz & Piano over the years, Enigma hasn’t been performed since December 2019.
The 2024 shows will be performed on June 19, June 20, June 27, June 29, June 30, July 3, July 5, and July 6.
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The Grammy and Oscar-winning entertainer just announced that she has eight more shows coming this summer and tickets are going on sale very soon.
In the Jazz & Piano show, Gaga covers songs from the American songbook like “New York, New York,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” and “Luck Be a Lady.” She also does jazz renditions of her famous songs like “Born This Way” and “Poker Face.”
Keep reading to find out more…
Gaga debuted the Jazz & Piano show in January 2019 and she was performing the concert in rotation with her Enigma pop show. While she has continued performing Jazz & Piano over the years, Enigma hasn’t been performed since December 2019.
The 2024 shows will be performed on June 19, June 20, June 27, June 29, June 30, July 3, July 5, and July 6.
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- 3/19/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
As those who went out to see “Killers of the Flower Moon” since it opened last Friday can attest, it’s a challenge for anyone to make it all the way through without a bathroom break. The film is three hours and 26 minutes, or 206 minutes, without an intermission, testing bladders from sea to shining sea. But by itself, does the Martin Scorsese-directed epic’s marathon length make it a better or worse bet to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?
Let’s just say that it’s fairly rare – but in no way unprecedented – for a movie that’s at or exceeds three hours to take the Oscar crown.
In fact, of the 95 films to cart off the Best Picture trophy, 11 have clocked in at or exceeded three hours. That’s just a tick under 10.5 percent. So it doesn’t exactly happen every year, or even every other...
Let’s just say that it’s fairly rare – but in no way unprecedented – for a movie that’s at or exceeds three hours to take the Oscar crown.
In fact, of the 95 films to cart off the Best Picture trophy, 11 have clocked in at or exceeded three hours. That’s just a tick under 10.5 percent. So it doesn’t exactly happen every year, or even every other...
- 10/24/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Costume designer Donna Zakowska worked on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for all five seasons of the Amazon Prime Video comedy and received Emmy nominations for each – with a win for Period Costumes for the second season of “Mrs. Maisel.” (Zakowska has another Emmy Award for “John Adams.”)
But the final season of “Mrs. Maisel” presented a host of new challenges for the acclaimed costume designer and 2023 Emmy nominee, namely a narrative that hopped between time periods and eras as viewers were given a chance to see the fates of Midge (Emmy nominee and past winner Rachel Brosnahan), Susie (Emmy nominee and past winner Alex Borstein), and many of the other beloved characters.
“The challenge was really condensing a lot into this last season and not losing the character,” Zakowska tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview as part of our Meet the Experts: Costume Designer panel. “It doesn’t...
But the final season of “Mrs. Maisel” presented a host of new challenges for the acclaimed costume designer and 2023 Emmy nominee, namely a narrative that hopped between time periods and eras as viewers were given a chance to see the fates of Midge (Emmy nominee and past winner Rachel Brosnahan), Susie (Emmy nominee and past winner Alex Borstein), and many of the other beloved characters.
“The challenge was really condensing a lot into this last season and not losing the character,” Zakowska tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview as part of our Meet the Experts: Costume Designer panel. “It doesn’t...
- 8/14/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Robert De Niro has been a frequent presence at the Academy Awards, winning his first Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for playing young Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather, Part II” (1974). He hit the jackpot yet again for his role as boxer Jake Lamotta in Scorsese’s “Raging Bull” (1980), which brought him a victory in Best Actor. “Taxi Driver” (1976), “The Deer Hunter” (1978), “Awakenings” (1990) and “Cape Fear” (1991) earned him subsequent nominations in lead, and he reaped another bid in supporting for “Silver Linings Playbook” (2012) and one in Best Picture for “The Irishman” (2019).
Though he’s worked with some of Hollywood’s top directors, De Niro is best known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, starting with “Mean Streets” (1973) and leading to “Taxi Driver,” “New York, New York” (1977), “The King of Comedy” (1983), “Goodfellas” (1990), “Cape Fear,” “Casino” (1995) and “The Irishman.” Never ones to rest on their laurels, the duo are...
Though he’s worked with some of Hollywood’s top directors, De Niro is best known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, starting with “Mean Streets” (1973) and leading to “Taxi Driver,” “New York, New York” (1977), “The King of Comedy” (1983), “Goodfellas” (1990), “Cape Fear,” “Casino” (1995) and “The Irishman.” Never ones to rest on their laurels, the duo are...
- 8/12/2023
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Martin Scorsese has directed the epic Western crime drama movie ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ adapted from David Grann’s same-named book of 2017.
The plot follows a series of Oklahoma murders in the Osage Nation that occurred in the 1920s following the discovery of oil on tribal land and the investigation that ensues after that. The film features a large ensemble cast full of critically acclaimed artists.
When Is ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Releasing in Theatre? Variety
Paramount Pictures was announced to be distributing the movie in June 2019. The film marks the eleventh collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro and the seventh between Scorsese and DiCaprio.
Principal filming began on April 19, 2021, and ran until October 1, 2021. The movie premiered at Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2023. Killers of the Flower Moon will be released in theatres on 6th October 2023.
Cast Members of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon: Leonardo DiCaprio-...
The plot follows a series of Oklahoma murders in the Osage Nation that occurred in the 1920s following the discovery of oil on tribal land and the investigation that ensues after that. The film features a large ensemble cast full of critically acclaimed artists.
When Is ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Releasing in Theatre? Variety
Paramount Pictures was announced to be distributing the movie in June 2019. The film marks the eleventh collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro and the seventh between Scorsese and DiCaprio.
Principal filming began on April 19, 2021, and ran until October 1, 2021. The movie premiered at Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2023. Killers of the Flower Moon will be released in theatres on 6th October 2023.
Cast Members of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon: Leonardo DiCaprio-...
- 6/30/2023
- by Suvechchha Saha
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Out of all the winners (and also-rans) in the 26 competitive categories at the 2023 Tony Awards, 34 results stand out as particularly noteworthy when considered in the context of history. So what were this year’s most interesting facts, records, and milestones? Check out the complete list of winners here.
1. The productions that received multiple Tony nominations, but went home empty-handed were “& Juliet,” “Ain’t No Mo’,” “Between Riverside and Crazy” “Camelot,” “A Christmas Carol,” “Cost of Living,” “Death of a Salesman,” “A Doll’s House,” “Fat Ham,” “Into the Woods,” “Kpop,” and “The Piano Lesson.”
2. This year marked the first time a Broadway production of “Into the Woods” didn’t win a single Tony. The original won three awards in 1987 for Best Lead Actress in a Musical (Joanna Gleason), Best Book of a Musical (James Lapine), and Best Original Score (Stephen Sondheim). The 2002 remounting won two for Best Revival of a Musical...
1. The productions that received multiple Tony nominations, but went home empty-handed were “& Juliet,” “Ain’t No Mo’,” “Between Riverside and Crazy” “Camelot,” “A Christmas Carol,” “Cost of Living,” “Death of a Salesman,” “A Doll’s House,” “Fat Ham,” “Into the Woods,” “Kpop,” and “The Piano Lesson.”
2. This year marked the first time a Broadway production of “Into the Woods” didn’t win a single Tony. The original won three awards in 1987 for Best Lead Actress in a Musical (Joanna Gleason), Best Book of a Musical (James Lapine), and Best Original Score (Stephen Sondheim). The 2002 remounting won two for Best Revival of a Musical...
- 6/12/2023
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
The ninth season of “The Masked Singer” ended on May 17, 2023 with Medusa winning the coveted Golden Mask over Macaw. (Read our minute-by-minute live blog.) Medusa’s true identity is British singer Bishop Briggs, making her the sixth woman to win the show, compared to only three men. For a refresher on all nine past champions, scroll through our updated photos above (or click here for the direct link) to see “The Masked Singer” winners by season. Vote in our poll below to tell us Your favorite of all time.
Every year on “Tms,” a gaggle of secret celebrities in extravagant costumes compete to win the Golden Mask trophy. Fox’s wild and wacky reality TV who-sung-it began as a mild curiosity in 2019, but soon grew to become one of television’s most-watched shows. Fans at home analyze every clue and costume detail as they try to guess who’s hiding behind the masks.
Every year on “Tms,” a gaggle of secret celebrities in extravagant costumes compete to win the Golden Mask trophy. Fox’s wild and wacky reality TV who-sung-it began as a mild curiosity in 2019, but soon grew to become one of television’s most-watched shows. Fans at home analyze every clue and costume detail as they try to guess who’s hiding behind the masks.
- 5/18/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Last week, the stage was set for an epic “The Masked Singer” finale between Macaw and Medusa. They are the only two surviving contestants in this ninth season that began with 21 total costumes. The multi-colored parrot and the snake-haired villainess will face off for the last time during the May 17 finale, but only one will be named the champion and join the “Tms” winners list.
In Gold Derby’s recent poll, a whopping 71% of fans voted that they want Macaw to win Fox’s wild and wacky reality TV show. Comparatively, Medusa only nabbed 29% of the poll results. Do you agree with your fellow viewers? Sound off down in the comments section.
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Some of the songs squawked out by Macaw so far include “Live Like You Were Dying” on Country Night, “Photograph” on Supreme Six Night, “Your Song” in...
In Gold Derby’s recent poll, a whopping 71% of fans voted that they want Macaw to win Fox’s wild and wacky reality TV show. Comparatively, Medusa only nabbed 29% of the poll results. Do you agree with your fellow viewers? Sound off down in the comments section.
See ‘The Masked Singer’: Most famous celebrities of all time
Some of the songs squawked out by Macaw so far include “Live Like You Were Dying” on Country Night, “Photograph” on Supreme Six Night, “Your Song” in...
- 5/16/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“The Masked Singer” Season 9 began with a whopping 21 contestants, but only two are left in the competition: Macaw and Medusa. During the upcoming May 17 finale, one costume will be named the winner and fly away/slither away with the Golden Mask, while the other will finish as the season’s runner-up. Who would You vote for if you were a member of the “Masked Singer” audience or judges’ panel? Vote in our winner poll below and then defend your choice in the comments section.
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Throughout the competition, Macaw squawked out such songs as “Live Like You Were Dying” on Country Night, “Photograph” on Supreme Six Night, “Your Song” in the Quarter-Finals and “What Makes You Beautiful” in the Semi-Finals. Some of the panelists’ most believable Macaw guesses have included David Archuleta, Zayn Malik and Elijah Wood.
“That was a...
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Throughout the competition, Macaw squawked out such songs as “Live Like You Were Dying” on Country Night, “Photograph” on Supreme Six Night, “Your Song” in the Quarter-Finals and “What Makes You Beautiful” in the Semi-Finals. Some of the panelists’ most believable Macaw guesses have included David Archuleta, Zayn Malik and Elijah Wood.
“That was a...
- 5/11/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Tony Danza wasn’t in the mood for red-carpet questions.
The 72-year-old actor is earning a slew of online backlash for his adverse reaction to red-carpet reporter Rye Myers at the opening of the musical “New York, New York” on Wednesday, April 26.
Their interaction began tense when Danza immediately said that Myers should “relax a little” and further pointed out that the reporter seemed “more excited than we are.”
From there, their time together only worsened, with Danza insisting that Myers improve his questions.
Myers asked the New York native: “What’s your favourite New York City staple food item? Is it pizza or a hot dog?” The reporter had been asking nearly every celebrity this question throughout the night to match the theme of the Broadway production.
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As a red carpet reporter, I’m here to help bring excitement to your event and promote it! I Love...
The 72-year-old actor is earning a slew of online backlash for his adverse reaction to red-carpet reporter Rye Myers at the opening of the musical “New York, New York” on Wednesday, April 26.
Their interaction began tense when Danza immediately said that Myers should “relax a little” and further pointed out that the reporter seemed “more excited than we are.”
From there, their time together only worsened, with Danza insisting that Myers improve his questions.
Myers asked the New York native: “What’s your favourite New York City staple food item? Is it pizza or a hot dog?” The reporter had been asking nearly every celebrity this question throughout the night to match the theme of the Broadway production.
@rye_myers
As a red carpet reporter, I’m here to help bring excitement to your event and promote it! I Love...
- 4/29/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 28, for the third and final time during the 2022-2023 Broadway season, to discuss the eligibility of 11 productions for the 76th Annual Tony Awards. This year’s ceremony will be held at the United Palace in Washington Heights, and will broadcast live on Sunday, June 11, 2023, on the CBS Television Network, and stream live and on demand on Paramount+. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
The productions under discussion were: “Life of Pi,” “Shucked,” “Fat Ham,” “Camelot,” “Peter Pan Goes Wrong,’ “The Thanksgiving Play,” “Prima Facie,” “Good Night, Oscar,” “Summer, 1976,” “New York, New York,” and “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window.”
See 2023 Tony Awards eligibility rulings (round 2): Stephen McKinley Henderson, Linedy Genao confirmed as lead actors
The following determinations were made:
Hiran Abeysekera will be considered eligible in the Lead Actor in a Play...
The productions under discussion were: “Life of Pi,” “Shucked,” “Fat Ham,” “Camelot,” “Peter Pan Goes Wrong,’ “The Thanksgiving Play,” “Prima Facie,” “Good Night, Oscar,” “Summer, 1976,” “New York, New York,” and “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window.”
See 2023 Tony Awards eligibility rulings (round 2): Stephen McKinley Henderson, Linedy Genao confirmed as lead actors
The following determinations were made:
Hiran Abeysekera will be considered eligible in the Lead Actor in a Play...
- 4/28/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Imagine a New York where construction workers tap dance on steel girders high above the city, sorta like that famous photograph you’ve seen a million times, and where kindly landladies who once played Carnegie Hall might tutor a young Holocaust refugee to a Julliard scholarship, and breezy jam sessions do away with generations of friction between races, genders and sexual identities. You’d go there, right?
Well, you can. New York, New York, the new(ish) Kander & Ebb musical, opens tonight at Broadway’s St. James Theatre. But be warned: Even the rosiest-hued urban utopia can get a bit tiresome when it’s this overstuffed with good intentions.
Inspired, at least in name, by Martin Scorsese’s 1977 movie starring Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli, New York, New York is less an adaptation than it is a John Kander & Fred Ebb jukebox musical: In addition to the two very...
Well, you can. New York, New York, the new(ish) Kander & Ebb musical, opens tonight at Broadway’s St. James Theatre. But be warned: Even the rosiest-hued urban utopia can get a bit tiresome when it’s this overstuffed with good intentions.
Inspired, at least in name, by Martin Scorsese’s 1977 movie starring Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli, New York, New York is less an adaptation than it is a John Kander & Fred Ebb jukebox musical: In addition to the two very...
- 4/27/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
For the first eight seasons of “The Masked Singer,” if a contestant didn’t receive enough votes to qualify for the next round, they would be forced to unmask and reveal their true identity in front of America. Season 9, however, introduced a new twist known as the “Ding Dong Keep It On” Bell. This allowed the panelists to save an eliminated singer by ringing a bell. During the April 26 episode, saved contestants Medusa, Gargoyle and Mantis competed to make history on “The Masked Singer” and be the first person ever to re-enter the competition, and Medusa prevailed.
Medusa’s triumph wasn’t much of a surprise. After all, the audience went absolutely crazy after she belted out “Mercy” on Wednesday’s show. “I felt very emotional just singing this song, and to have this reaction, I’m gonna replay this in my mind forever,” she stated through tears.
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Medusa’s triumph wasn’t much of a surprise. After all, the audience went absolutely crazy after she belted out “Mercy” on Wednesday’s show. “I felt very emotional just singing this song, and to have this reaction, I’m gonna replay this in my mind forever,” she stated through tears.
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- 4/27/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“I’m a nerd first,” Colton Ryan quickly points out. In that sense, the actor is having the time of his life on his two recent projects which have connected him with legends in the industry. Ryan recently worked with auteur director Rian Johnson on the hit Peacock series “Poker Face.” He also currently stars in the new Broadway musical “New York, New York,” where he is directed by Susan Stroman while singing tunes by theater icons John Kander and the late Fred Ebb (with an assist from Lin-Manuel Miranda). “From my nerd perspective I’m just elated that I’m even associated with any of these songs,” admits Ryan. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
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“New York, New York” is set in 1947. War is over and the city is full of hope as...
See Ariana DeBose will return to host 2023 Tony Awards in New York City’s Washington Heights
“New York, New York” is set in 1947. War is over and the city is full of hope as...
- 4/25/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
“The Masked Singer” season 9 kicked off on February 15 with an episode packed with a trio of talents taking to the stage. After the Gnome was revealed to be TV icon Dick Van Dyke, the celebrities disguised as Medusa and Mustang did battle in a sing-off set to Rihanna‘s chart-topper “Diamonds.” After Mustang lost she was revealed to be country music superstar Sara Evans. That left us wondering who was hidden under the Medusa mask.
We’ve been rewatching that first performance plus her cover of Billie Eilish‘s “Happier Than Ever” as well as her two songs on Feb. 22 (the Abba hits “Dancing Queen” and “The Winner Takes It All”) and her March 1 performances of “New York, New York” by Frank Sinatra and “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel and have all your “The Masked Singer” spoilers, including the answer to the question, “Who is Medusa”?
Medusa has a distinctive...
We’ve been rewatching that first performance plus her cover of Billie Eilish‘s “Happier Than Ever” as well as her two songs on Feb. 22 (the Abba hits “Dancing Queen” and “The Winner Takes It All”) and her March 1 performances of “New York, New York” by Frank Sinatra and “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel and have all your “The Masked Singer” spoilers, including the answer to the question, “Who is Medusa”?
Medusa has a distinctive...
- 4/19/2023
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
New York City has inspired a lot of music. The best songs about New York City include rock ‘n’ roll songs, synth-pop songs, and a classic rap single. Notably, Hall & Oates’ “Maneater” is a song about New York City.
Frank Sinatra | Gab Archive / Contributor 5. Hall & Oates’ ‘Maneater’
During a 2020 interview with American Songwriter, John Oates discussed “Maneater.” “Well, it was about New York City, after the fact,” he said. “I got the idea for the song because there was a woman who was very — she was beautiful but had a very foul, you know, vocabulary. It was the juxtaposition of this great beauty with this foul mouth that really kind of sparked an idea to me that she would chew you up and spit you out.”
Hall & Oates decided not to write the song about her. “But neither Daryl nor I wanted to write a song that was anti-women or negative toward women,...
Frank Sinatra | Gab Archive / Contributor 5. Hall & Oates’ ‘Maneater’
During a 2020 interview with American Songwriter, John Oates discussed “Maneater.” “Well, it was about New York City, after the fact,” he said. “I got the idea for the song because there was a woman who was very — she was beautiful but had a very foul, you know, vocabulary. It was the juxtaposition of this great beauty with this foul mouth that really kind of sparked an idea to me that she would chew you up and spit you out.”
Hall & Oates decided not to write the song about her. “But neither Daryl nor I wanted to write a song that was anti-women or negative toward women,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Taylor Swift’s “Welcome to New York” is a collaboration with a rock star. Swift didn’t stick with her collaborator’s vision for the song. Subsequently, he discussed why this was the case.
Taylor Swift | Mat Hayward / Contributor Why Taylor Swift’s ‘Welcome to New York’ sounds like 1980s music
Ryan Tedder is the lead singer of OneRepublic, which is known for hits like “Apologize,” “Counting Stars,” and “Good Life.” He also wrote songs for other artists, such as Lil Nas X’s “Thats What I Want,” Adele’s “Turning Tables,” and Kelly Clarkson’s “Already Gone.”
During a 2020 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Tedder said he expected to write something from scratch with Swift. “Then she calls me and says, ‘Is it cool if I already have an idea?'” he recalled. “I said, ‘Sure.’
“She said, ‘I have this song, I’m obsessed with New York and I just moved there,...
Taylor Swift | Mat Hayward / Contributor Why Taylor Swift’s ‘Welcome to New York’ sounds like 1980s music
Ryan Tedder is the lead singer of OneRepublic, which is known for hits like “Apologize,” “Counting Stars,” and “Good Life.” He also wrote songs for other artists, such as Lil Nas X’s “Thats What I Want,” Adele’s “Turning Tables,” and Kelly Clarkson’s “Already Gone.”
During a 2020 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Tedder said he expected to write something from scratch with Swift. “Then she calls me and says, ‘Is it cool if I already have an idea?'” he recalled. “I said, ‘Sure.’
“She said, ‘I have this song, I’m obsessed with New York and I just moved there,...
- 3/15/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Masked Singer celebrates the Big Apple! This week’s episode embraces both the glam and the grit of the city that never sleeps, as two new contestants take on the reigning champ from last week and sing a collection of songs synonymous with the history of New York.
The Season Nine contestants boast a combined 28 Emmy Nominations, 6 Grammy Wins, 10 Gold Albums, 4 Golden Globe Nominations, 5 Medals, 26 Books, 2 Tony Award Nominations, 5 Lifetime Achievement Awards, 4 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a combined 95,231,000 records sold.
Play along with host Nick Cannon and celebrity panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke. Two new characters enter the competition and two will be unmasked in the all-new “New York Night” episode of “The Masked Singer” airing Wednesday, March 1 (8:00-9:01 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox. Read our live recap below.
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The Season Nine contestants boast a combined 28 Emmy Nominations, 6 Grammy Wins, 10 Gold Albums, 4 Golden Globe Nominations, 5 Medals, 26 Books, 2 Tony Award Nominations, 5 Lifetime Achievement Awards, 4 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a combined 95,231,000 records sold.
Play along with host Nick Cannon and celebrity panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke. Two new characters enter the competition and two will be unmasked in the all-new “New York Night” episode of “The Masked Singer” airing Wednesday, March 1 (8:00-9:01 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox. Read our live recap below.
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- 3/2/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
“City of Stars” is heading to the city that never sleeps. “La La Land,” the Oscar-winning film from Damien Chazelle, will be adapted into a Broadway musical, it was announced Tuesday.
A premiere window for the production has not yet been announced. The musical comes from Lionsgate, the distributor behind the 2016 feature film, and the original movie’s composer Justin Hurwitz will return along with songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul to write new music for the stage musical.
Bartlett Sher, a Tony winner for the 2008 revival of “South Pacific,” directs from a book written by Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar and Matthew Decker. Marc Platt, a producer on the original film and a two-time Tony award winner for “A Strange Loop” and “The Band’s Visit,” serves as the lead producer on the project.
“I’m thrilled to reunite with Lionsgate and the incredible team behind ‘La La Land’ to...
A premiere window for the production has not yet been announced. The musical comes from Lionsgate, the distributor behind the 2016 feature film, and the original movie’s composer Justin Hurwitz will return along with songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul to write new music for the stage musical.
Bartlett Sher, a Tony winner for the 2008 revival of “South Pacific,” directs from a book written by Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar and Matthew Decker. Marc Platt, a producer on the original film and a two-time Tony award winner for “A Strange Loop” and “The Band’s Visit,” serves as the lead producer on the project.
“I’m thrilled to reunite with Lionsgate and the incredible team behind ‘La La Land’ to...
- 2/7/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
You know what they say about Broadway: If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.
Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to be adapting a musical loosely inspired by Martin Scorsese’s beloved 1977 movie musical “New York, New York” for Broadway, set for a March 2023 release. The official opening night will be in April 2023, and Tony winner Susan Stroman will direct and choreograph the musical.
The Scorsese film starred Liza Minnelli as a lounge singer who falls for a saxophonist, played by Robert De Niro. Their romance gives way to their respective ambitions and dreams of music stardom against the backdrop of the Big Apple in the 1940s.
However, the same characters will not be appearing in the new iteration. Deadline reported the Broadway production will “feature little of Scorsese’s storyline” from the film. Yet the setting remains the same: post-war 1946 in Manhattan as the city recovers.
Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to be adapting a musical loosely inspired by Martin Scorsese’s beloved 1977 movie musical “New York, New York” for Broadway, set for a March 2023 release. The official opening night will be in April 2023, and Tony winner Susan Stroman will direct and choreograph the musical.
The Scorsese film starred Liza Minnelli as a lounge singer who falls for a saxophonist, played by Robert De Niro. Their romance gives way to their respective ambitions and dreams of music stardom against the backdrop of the Big Apple in the 1940s.
However, the same characters will not be appearing in the new iteration. Deadline reported the Broadway production will “feature little of Scorsese’s storyline” from the film. Yet the setting remains the same: post-war 1946 in Manhattan as the city recovers.
- 8/25/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Start spreading the news! A new musical loosely based on Martin Scorsese’s 1977 film New York, New York will begin performances on Broadway, theater to be announced, in March 2023. Opening night will be in April, with Tony and Olivier Award winner Susan Stroman on board to direct and choreograph.
The show — of course it’s called New York, New York — will feature numbers written for the movie by legendary songwriting duo John Kander and Fred Ebb. Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) will write additional lyrics for new Kander tunes, Deadline has learned.
Four Kander and Ebb songs were used in Scorsese’s MGM film, including the fabled title track that will definitely feature big in the Broadway show.
Casting breakdowns for New York, New York were being issued today. The production is believed to have a cast of 31 and an orchestra of 19 musicians.
Producers Sonia Friedman...
The show — of course it’s called New York, New York — will feature numbers written for the movie by legendary songwriting duo John Kander and Fred Ebb. Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) will write additional lyrics for new Kander tunes, Deadline has learned.
Four Kander and Ebb songs were used in Scorsese’s MGM film, including the fabled title track that will definitely feature big in the Broadway show.
Casting breakdowns for New York, New York were being issued today. The production is believed to have a cast of 31 and an orchestra of 19 musicians.
Producers Sonia Friedman...
- 8/25/2022
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Marcia Nasatir was never someone to be ignored, from her days as a young woman in New York publishing in the ’60s through her run as a top Hollywood production executive and her independent producing years. She set a path for many women to follow, and they did. She knew her worth and demanded equal treatment. She died Tuesday at age 95, after moving into the Motion Picture Home.
Even as a young woman, Nasatir was a forceful personality. Critic Joe Morgenstern first met her through their mutual friend Pauline Kael in the mid-1960s, he wrote in an email, “when Marcia was still a literary agent and before she became a studio executive at United Artists and rose to fill the position, with passion and distinction, that prompted her to use ‘firstmogulette’ as her email address. She knew books and loved them, but movies were her greater love, and as...
Even as a young woman, Nasatir was a forceful personality. Critic Joe Morgenstern first met her through their mutual friend Pauline Kael in the mid-1960s, he wrote in an email, “when Marcia was still a literary agent and before she became a studio executive at United Artists and rose to fill the position, with passion and distinction, that prompted her to use ‘firstmogulette’ as her email address. She knew books and loved them, but movies were her greater love, and as...
- 8/4/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Marcia Nasatir was never someone to be ignored, from her days as a young woman in New York publishing in the ’60s through her run as a top Hollywood production executive and her independent producing years. She set a path for many women to follow, and they did. She knew her worth and demanded equal treatment. She died Tuesday at age 95, after moving into the Motion Picture Home.
Even as a young woman, Nasatir was a forceful personality. Critic Joe Morgenstern first met her through their mutual friend Pauline Kael in the mid-1960s, he wrote in an email, “when Marcia was still a literary agent and before she became a studio executive at United Artists and rose to fill the position, with passion and distinction, that prompted her to use ‘firstmogulette’ as her email address. She knew books and loved them, but movies were her greater love, and as...
Even as a young woman, Nasatir was a forceful personality. Critic Joe Morgenstern first met her through their mutual friend Pauline Kael in the mid-1960s, he wrote in an email, “when Marcia was still a literary agent and before she became a studio executive at United Artists and rose to fill the position, with passion and distinction, that prompted her to use ‘firstmogulette’ as her email address. She knew books and loved them, but movies were her greater love, and as...
- 8/4/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
New York, New York is a helluva town. The Bronx is up. And the Battery is down. The people ride in a hole in the ground. New York, New York. It’s a helluva town. And it’s also a perfect backdrop for countless Broadway and movie musicals.
And for good reason. The metropolis is a melting pot of cultures and boroughs. Over the decades, the Great White Way has been home to burlesque, vaudeville, Broadway. The town always is brimming with the best writers and composers. Remember Tin Pan Alley?
There is also a romanticism of New York often depicted in these musicals: most of them were shot on sound stages and studio, so they offer an expressionistic, impressionistic, and even surreal look at NYC. Martin Scorsese tipped his out to these studio musicals with his classic 1977 “New York, New York,” starring Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro.
The...
And for good reason. The metropolis is a melting pot of cultures and boroughs. Over the decades, the Great White Way has been home to burlesque, vaudeville, Broadway. The town always is brimming with the best writers and composers. Remember Tin Pan Alley?
There is also a romanticism of New York often depicted in these musicals: most of them were shot on sound stages and studio, so they offer an expressionistic, impressionistic, and even surreal look at NYC. Martin Scorsese tipped his out to these studio musicals with his classic 1977 “New York, New York,” starring Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro.
The...
- 6/24/2021
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Casting director Lynn Stalmaster, who jumpstarted the careers of stars like Christopher Reeve and John Travolta, died Feb. 12. He was 93.
The Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the story, said the Casting Society of America’s Laura Adler confirmed Stalmaster’s death Friday.
“We are heartbroken to share the news that Lynn Stalmaster, the iconic and beloved casting director, passed away this morning at his home in Los Angeles. A pioneer of our craft, Lynn was a trailblazer with over half a century of world-class film and television casting credits. He was a friend and mentor to many of us, Casting Society of America co-presidents Russell Boast and Rich Mento said in a statement.
“We offer our condolences to his family and friends. Lynn will be deeply, deeply missed. Lynn was the first casting director to receive an Oscar. This photo is from the Academy’s 2016 Governors Awards ceremony in which Lynn received his honorary Oscar.
The Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the story, said the Casting Society of America’s Laura Adler confirmed Stalmaster’s death Friday.
“We are heartbroken to share the news that Lynn Stalmaster, the iconic and beloved casting director, passed away this morning at his home in Los Angeles. A pioneer of our craft, Lynn was a trailblazer with over half a century of world-class film and television casting credits. He was a friend and mentor to many of us, Casting Society of America co-presidents Russell Boast and Rich Mento said in a statement.
“We offer our condolences to his family and friends. Lynn will be deeply, deeply missed. Lynn was the first casting director to receive an Oscar. This photo is from the Academy’s 2016 Governors Awards ceremony in which Lynn received his honorary Oscar.
- 2/13/2021
- by Samson Amore
- The Wrap
The New York Film Critics Circle revealed their year-end honors and, surprise, Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow” won Best Film. It was a year of female filmmakers being honored by the organization as Chloé Zhao won Best Director for “Nomadland,” Eliza Hittman earned a Best Screenplay honor for “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” and Radha Blank took Best First Film for “The 40-Year-Old Version.”
The organization also honored Spike Lee with a special award for his short film “New York, New York” and “advocating for a better society through cinema.” Two of the stars of his Netflix film “Da 5 Bloods,” Delroy Lindo and Chadwick Boseman, won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
Continue reading ‘First Cow’ Wins Best Film From New York Film Critics Circle at The Playlist.
The organization also honored Spike Lee with a special award for his short film “New York, New York” and “advocating for a better society through cinema.” Two of the stars of his Netflix film “Da 5 Bloods,” Delroy Lindo and Chadwick Boseman, won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
Continue reading ‘First Cow’ Wins Best Film From New York Film Critics Circle at The Playlist.
- 12/18/2020
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
Among the most fruitful actor-director pairings in movie history, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro have earned critical plaudits and a slew of awards for their collaborations over the years. The two first paired up for the Little Italy coming-of-age story “Mean Streets” (1973), a commercial breakout for both that established them as a duo to watch in the burgeoning New Hollywood of the 1970s.
They followed that up with “Taxi Driver” (1976), a violent character study which earned De Niro a Best Actor Oscar nomination and won Scorsese the Palme d’Or at Cannes. Their next outing, the ambitious musical “New York, New York” (1977), brought De Niro a Golden Globe nomination as Best Comedy/Musical Actor.
They had greater Oscar success with the boxing biopic “Raging Bull” (1980), which won De Niro Best Actor and earned Scorsese his first bid as Best Director. Both competed at BAFTA for the darkly comic “The King of Comedy...
They followed that up with “Taxi Driver” (1976), a violent character study which earned De Niro a Best Actor Oscar nomination and won Scorsese the Palme d’Or at Cannes. Their next outing, the ambitious musical “New York, New York” (1977), brought De Niro a Golden Globe nomination as Best Comedy/Musical Actor.
They had greater Oscar success with the boxing biopic “Raging Bull” (1980), which won De Niro Best Actor and earned Scorsese his first bid as Best Director. Both competed at BAFTA for the darkly comic “The King of Comedy...
- 10/4/2020
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Every night at 7 p.m., Sebastian Stan peers outside the window of his Manhattan apartment and cheers. It’s become a nightly ritual for most New Yorkers to honor doctors, nurses and other essential workers who are on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis.
“It was crazy the other day,” Stan tells Variety. “There was a woman on the street; it broke my heart almost. She started playing ‘New York, New York’ by Frank Sinatra, just blasting it out loud. And everybody was just like, ‘We ain’t going down, baby. No matter what.’”
Stan knows, better than most, what it means to be a New Yorker. Early in his career, the now 37-year-old actor had a reoccurring part on “Gossip Girl,” which shot throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn and has cameos from notable restaurants and clubs. But Stan’s career really took off after he played Steve Rogers’ best friend Bucky Barnes in “Captain America.
“It was crazy the other day,” Stan tells Variety. “There was a woman on the street; it broke my heart almost. She started playing ‘New York, New York’ by Frank Sinatra, just blasting it out loud. And everybody was just like, ‘We ain’t going down, baby. No matter what.’”
Stan knows, better than most, what it means to be a New Yorker. Early in his career, the now 37-year-old actor had a reoccurring part on “Gossip Girl,” which shot throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn and has cameos from notable restaurants and clubs. But Stan’s career really took off after he played Steve Rogers’ best friend Bucky Barnes in “Captain America.
- 4/22/2020
- by Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
Although he was egregiously snubbed this time around for Best Actor, Robert De Niro can still call himself an Oscar nominee for “The Irishman,” since he competes in Best Picture as one of the film’s producers. It’s been a good year for the actor, who also had a juicy supporting turn in the billion dollar hit “Joker.” Where do these two titles rank with the rest of his filmography? Tour our photo gallery above of De Niro’s 27 greatest films, ranked worst to best.
See Martin Scorsese movies: All 25 films ranked worst to best
De Niro has been a frequent presence at the Academy Awards, winning his first Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for playing young Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather, Part II” (1974). He hit the jackpot yet again for his role as boxer Jake Lamotta in Scorsese’s “Raging Bull” (1980), which brought him a victory in Best Actor.
See Martin Scorsese movies: All 25 films ranked worst to best
De Niro has been a frequent presence at the Academy Awards, winning his first Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for playing young Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather, Part II” (1974). He hit the jackpot yet again for his role as boxer Jake Lamotta in Scorsese’s “Raging Bull” (1980), which brought him a victory in Best Actor.
- 1/18/2020
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Martin Scorsese is certainly a Golden Globes favorite, with three victories for directing “Gangs of New York” (2002), “The Departed” (2006) and “Hugo” (2011). Yet when it comes to their Best Film categories, he’s been far less successful, with a single victory for “The Aviator” (2004) 15 years ago. That losing streak could finally be broken with “The Irishman,” a meditative mob epic that’s emerged as a major frontrunner.
See Martin Scorsese (‘The Irishman’) could tie this Golden Globe record with his hero Elia Kazan
According to our racetrack odds, the Netflix release is out front to win Best Drama Film with odds of 69/20. Close behind are “Joker,” “Marriage Story,” “1917” and “The Two Popes.” Oddly enough, it’s the only award the movie is predicted to receive, although it could very well surprise in Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Al Pacino or Joe Pesci) or Best Screenplay (Steven Zaillian).
Prior to prevailing...
See Martin Scorsese (‘The Irishman’) could tie this Golden Globe record with his hero Elia Kazan
According to our racetrack odds, the Netflix release is out front to win Best Drama Film with odds of 69/20. Close behind are “Joker,” “Marriage Story,” “1917” and “The Two Popes.” Oddly enough, it’s the only award the movie is predicted to receive, although it could very well surprise in Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Al Pacino or Joe Pesci) or Best Screenplay (Steven Zaillian).
Prior to prevailing...
- 1/4/2020
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
With multiple recent events celebrating United Artists’ centennial, and anticipation growing for the release of the next James Bond film in 2020, industry folk and fans alike are being reminded of UA’s scope and impact.
“UA’s primary legacy is that it never left its core mission, allowing visionary artists to control the filmmaking process,” says Jonathan Glickman, president of parent company MGM’s motion picture group. “There is no accident why so many of the essential filmmakers of the past 100 years were drawn to make their films here and it’s their work that has kept the name alive.”
In honor of UA’s landmark anniversary, this year’s Venice Film Festival featured a screening of a new 35mm print (courtesy of MGM) of Martin Scorsese’s “New York, New York.” The new copy of the 1977 pic was presented by producer Irwin Winkler, whose other UA credits include “Raging Bull,...
“UA’s primary legacy is that it never left its core mission, allowing visionary artists to control the filmmaking process,” says Jonathan Glickman, president of parent company MGM’s motion picture group. “There is no accident why so many of the essential filmmakers of the past 100 years were drawn to make their films here and it’s their work that has kept the name alive.”
In honor of UA’s landmark anniversary, this year’s Venice Film Festival featured a screening of a new 35mm print (courtesy of MGM) of Martin Scorsese’s “New York, New York.” The new copy of the 1977 pic was presented by producer Irwin Winkler, whose other UA credits include “Raging Bull,...
- 10/4/2019
- by Paul Plunkett
- Variety Film + TV
Movies by Martin Scorsese, Dennis Hopper, David Cronenberg, Bernardo Bertolucci, Luis Bunuel and Federico Fellini are among the lineup of the Venice Classics section at the 76th Venice Film Festival.
A new 35mm print of Scorsese’s 1977 film “New York, New York” will be screened in honor of United Artists’ centennial. The new copy, playing courtesy of MGM, will be presented by one of the film’s producers, Irwin Winkler, who will hold a masterclass following the screening.
Among the newly restored classics will be Hopper’s 1980 film “Out of the Blue”; Cronenberg’s 1996 movie “Crash”; a double bill of Bernardo Bertolucci pics – “The Grim Reaper,” the director’s feature debut, which bowed in Venice in 1962, and “The Spider’s Stratagem,” presented at Venice in 1970; Federico Fellini’s “The White Sheik,” which premiered at Venice in 1952; and Bunuel’s 1955 film “The Criminal Life of Archibaldo De La Cruz.”
The complete...
A new 35mm print of Scorsese’s 1977 film “New York, New York” will be screened in honor of United Artists’ centennial. The new copy, playing courtesy of MGM, will be presented by one of the film’s producers, Irwin Winkler, who will hold a masterclass following the screening.
Among the newly restored classics will be Hopper’s 1980 film “Out of the Blue”; Cronenberg’s 1996 movie “Crash”; a double bill of Bernardo Bertolucci pics – “The Grim Reaper,” the director’s feature debut, which bowed in Venice in 1962, and “The Spider’s Stratagem,” presented at Venice in 1970; Federico Fellini’s “The White Sheik,” which premiered at Venice in 1952; and Bunuel’s 1955 film “The Criminal Life of Archibaldo De La Cruz.”
The complete...
- 7/24/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Don Calfa, who played Ernie the embalmer in 1985’s The Return of the Living Dead, has died at age 76, Deadline confirmed. The actor, whose credits also include Weekend at Bernie's, Nickelodeon, Bugsy and New York, New York, died at his home in Yucca Valley, California. The death, two days before his December 3 birthday, was confirmed to Deadline by his publicist Michael Perez. Other credits include Foul Play, The Rose and 1941. Calfa, born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens…...
- 12/2/2016
- Deadline
MGM Home Entertainment will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the United Artists studio with an 18-month worldwide catalog promotion that kicks off next month.
MGM will release at least two collector's or special-edition DVD titles each quarter, along with anniversary-branded gift sets in commemorative packaging, through March 2009. In addition, each quarter will focus on a particular aspect of UA's filmmaking history to honor the films, directors, actors and music that represent the studio's heritage.
To launch the promotion, MGM on Dec. 11 will release the "United Artists 90th Anniversary Prestige Collection Gift Set," consisting of 90 classic UA films, including eight that won best picture Oscars: Marty, The Apartment, In the Heat of the Night, Annie Hall, Rocky, Rain Man, West Side Story and Midnight Cowboy. The set, housed in a Plexiglas case, will sell for $869.98, making it one of the most expensive gift sets ever.
Also out Dec. 11 is a three-title "Essential Collection" gift set.
The fourth quarter also will see the release of "Rocky: The Complete Saga," with all six films in the franchise; the 21-title "James Bond Ultimate Collector's Set"; and a 30th anniversary edition of New York, New York.
MGM also has released a three-volume Best of United Artists collection, with each volume containing four films as well as two movie tickets for the theatrical release of the new UA's first film, Lions for Lambs, directed by Robert Redford and starring Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise.
MGM will release at least two collector's or special-edition DVD titles each quarter, along with anniversary-branded gift sets in commemorative packaging, through March 2009. In addition, each quarter will focus on a particular aspect of UA's filmmaking history to honor the films, directors, actors and music that represent the studio's heritage.
To launch the promotion, MGM on Dec. 11 will release the "United Artists 90th Anniversary Prestige Collection Gift Set," consisting of 90 classic UA films, including eight that won best picture Oscars: Marty, The Apartment, In the Heat of the Night, Annie Hall, Rocky, Rain Man, West Side Story and Midnight Cowboy. The set, housed in a Plexiglas case, will sell for $869.98, making it one of the most expensive gift sets ever.
Also out Dec. 11 is a three-title "Essential Collection" gift set.
The fourth quarter also will see the release of "Rocky: The Complete Saga," with all six films in the franchise; the 21-title "James Bond Ultimate Collector's Set"; and a 30th anniversary edition of New York, New York.
MGM also has released a three-volume Best of United Artists collection, with each volume containing four films as well as two movie tickets for the theatrical release of the new UA's first film, Lions for Lambs, directed by Robert Redford and starring Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise.
- 10/30/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Internationally acclaimed cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs, who lensed the landmark cinematic achievement Easy Rider and compiled more than 70 credits, has died at his home in Beverly Hills.
Kovacs, who died Sunday, was 74. The cause of death was not known as of press time.
One of Hollywood's most influential and respected directors of photography, Kovacs lensed Five Easy Pieces, Shampoo, Paper Moon, New York, New York, What's Up, Doc? Ghost Busters, My Best Friend's Wedding and Miss Congeniality.
"He was one of the great wave of cinematographers in the 1970s who basically changed the way movies had looked up until that time," said Richard Crudo, past president of the American Society of Cinematographers. "His roots were in the low-budget independent world, and he took a lot of that ethic to another level." Years later, he became a master of the high-gloss studio look. But no matter what he did, there was always a tremendous amount of heart in his work.
"He was loved by everyone at the ASC, and there are legions of students and young cinematographers who owe a tremendous debt to Laszlo's generosity of spirit."
ASC president Daryn Okada added that Kovacs had "incredible generosity to give back -- to students, to other cinematographers and to the ASC. Laszlo inspired me to do the same," Okada said. "It is a great loss, not just to cinematographers, but to anyone who has seen the movies he photographed."
The Hungary-born cinematographer never won an Oscar but carried during his career a remarkable story of courage that occurred 50 years ago during his country's revolution.
Kovacs was born to Imre and Julianna Kovacs and raised on a farm in Hungary when that country was isolated from the Western world, first by the Nazi occupation and later during the Cold War.
Kovacs, who died Sunday, was 74. The cause of death was not known as of press time.
One of Hollywood's most influential and respected directors of photography, Kovacs lensed Five Easy Pieces, Shampoo, Paper Moon, New York, New York, What's Up, Doc? Ghost Busters, My Best Friend's Wedding and Miss Congeniality.
"He was one of the great wave of cinematographers in the 1970s who basically changed the way movies had looked up until that time," said Richard Crudo, past president of the American Society of Cinematographers. "His roots were in the low-budget independent world, and he took a lot of that ethic to another level." Years later, he became a master of the high-gloss studio look. But no matter what he did, there was always a tremendous amount of heart in his work.
"He was loved by everyone at the ASC, and there are legions of students and young cinematographers who owe a tremendous debt to Laszlo's generosity of spirit."
ASC president Daryn Okada added that Kovacs had "incredible generosity to give back -- to students, to other cinematographers and to the ASC. Laszlo inspired me to do the same," Okada said. "It is a great loss, not just to cinematographers, but to anyone who has seen the movies he photographed."
The Hungary-born cinematographer never won an Oscar but carried during his career a remarkable story of courage that occurred 50 years ago during his country's revolution.
Kovacs was born to Imre and Julianna Kovacs and raised on a farm in Hungary when that country was isolated from the Western world, first by the Nazi occupation and later during the Cold War.
- 7/24/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Robert De Niro is executive producing writer-director Barry Primus' upcoming dramatic comedy "20% Fiction."
The film centers on a respected acting coach dissatisfied with his superficial life in Los Angeles. He finds love and self-fulfillment after moving to a small town and working with its quirky residents.
De Niro produced and co-starred in Primus' 1992 sophomore directorial effort, Mistress. Primus has served as De Niro's acting coach, and the two longtime friends have acted together in such films as New York, New York, Night and the City and Guilty by Suspicion.
Bret Saxon, Jeff Bowler and Ari Palitz of Insomnia Media Group are financing the film and producing with Deco Entertainment's Nicholas Celozzi and Freddy Braidy. Principal photography is slated to begin in late September in Los Angeles.
Insomnia's recent projects include Zak Penn's The Grand. Braidy produced the Paris Hilton starrer Bottoms Up.
The film centers on a respected acting coach dissatisfied with his superficial life in Los Angeles. He finds love and self-fulfillment after moving to a small town and working with its quirky residents.
De Niro produced and co-starred in Primus' 1992 sophomore directorial effort, Mistress. Primus has served as De Niro's acting coach, and the two longtime friends have acted together in such films as New York, New York, Night and the City and Guilty by Suspicion.
Bret Saxon, Jeff Bowler and Ari Palitz of Insomnia Media Group are financing the film and producing with Deco Entertainment's Nicholas Celozzi and Freddy Braidy. Principal photography is slated to begin in late September in Los Angeles.
Insomnia's recent projects include Zak Penn's The Grand. Braidy produced the Paris Hilton starrer Bottoms Up.
- 6/25/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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