George R.R. Martin, John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, and George Saunders are among the authors who have filed a class action lawsuit against the company behind ChatGPT, accusing them of “feeding” and “training” the AI software on the authors’ copyrighted works.
The Authors Guild — which also represents bestselling writers like Michael Connolly, Scott Turow, Jodi Picoult, David Baldacci, and others — filed the lawsuit against OpenAI Wednesday in a New York district court.
“Plaintiffs, authors of a broad array of works of fiction, bring this action under the Copyright Act seeking redress...
The Authors Guild — which also represents bestselling writers like Michael Connolly, Scott Turow, Jodi Picoult, David Baldacci, and others — filed the lawsuit against OpenAI Wednesday in a New York district court.
“Plaintiffs, authors of a broad array of works of fiction, bring this action under the Copyright Act seeking redress...
- 9/20/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Noah Baumbach is making Netflix his home for the extended future by signing an official partnership deal with the streaming giant. Under the partnership, Baumbach will exclusively write and direct films for Netflix for the next several years. Baumbach’s last two films, “The Meyerowtiz Stories” and “Marriage Story,” were released by Netflix to critical acclaim. “Marriage Story” was nominated for six Academy Awards in 2020, including Best Picture, and won Laura Dern the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
While Baumbach has worked with Netflix on his last two movies, this new partnership marks the first overall deal struck between the filmmaker and the streamer. First out of the gate under the new partnership will be “White Noise,” Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel of the same name. Baumbach will produce the film alongside “Marriage Story” producer David Heyman. “White Noise” filming will begin later this year. According to reports,...
While Baumbach has worked with Netflix on his last two movies, this new partnership marks the first overall deal struck between the filmmaker and the streamer. First out of the gate under the new partnership will be “White Noise,” Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel of the same name. Baumbach will produce the film alongside “Marriage Story” producer David Heyman. “White Noise” filming will begin later this year. According to reports,...
- 1/28/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Noah Baumbach had some sweet words to share about his partner Greta Gerwig.
The Oscar-nominated couple walked the red carpet together at the 2020 Academy Awards on Sunday before the awards show began. Baumbach, 50, and Gerwig, 36, are both nominated for Oscars this year for their films Marriage Story and Little Women, respectively.
“She’s made me a better person and a better writer,” Baumbach told ABC’s Tamron Hall. “When we write together, I’m always trying to impress her.”
He added, “I feel like I write better because I work at it harder, I want her to be impressed.”
Gerwig...
The Oscar-nominated couple walked the red carpet together at the 2020 Academy Awards on Sunday before the awards show began. Baumbach, 50, and Gerwig, 36, are both nominated for Oscars this year for their films Marriage Story and Little Women, respectively.
“She’s made me a better person and a better writer,” Baumbach told ABC’s Tamron Hall. “When we write together, I’m always trying to impress her.”
He added, “I feel like I write better because I work at it harder, I want her to be impressed.”
Gerwig...
- 2/10/2020
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
This story was originally published October 30th, 2008, in Rs 1064.
He was six-feet-two, and on a good day he weighed 200 pounds. He wore granny glasses with a head scarf, points knotted at the back, a look that was both pirate-like and house-wife-ish. He always wore his hair long. He had dark eyes, soft voice, caveman chin, a lovely, peak-lipped mouth that was his best feature. He walked with an ex-athlete’s saunter, a roll from the heels, as if anything physical was a pleasure. David Foster Wallace worked surprising turns on nearly everything: novels,...
He was six-feet-two, and on a good day he weighed 200 pounds. He wore granny glasses with a head scarf, points knotted at the back, a look that was both pirate-like and house-wife-ish. He always wore his hair long. He had dark eyes, soft voice, caveman chin, a lovely, peak-lipped mouth that was his best feature. He walked with an ex-athlete’s saunter, a roll from the heels, as if anything physical was a pleasure. David Foster Wallace worked surprising turns on nearly everything: novels,...
- 9/20/2019
- by David Lipsky
- Rollingstone.com
Noah Baumbach’s latest boasts smart writing and a strong ensemble cast, but it’s Stiller who steals the show with a remarkable display of emotion
Related: Redoubtable review – Michel Hazanavicius’s Jean-Luc Godard biopic a pastiche without passion
Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) is a funny and really enjoyable family comedy on classic lines with all the attendant pleasures of smart writing and ensemble casting. It’s a tale of regrets and sibling rivalry and daddy issues and disappointment with life – leavened with late-flowering tenderness. It has something of Hannah and Her Sisters, naturally, or maybe Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections – and Baumbach’s work is a cousin to that of Rebecca Miller, who incidentally appears here in an acting role.
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Related: Redoubtable review – Michel Hazanavicius’s Jean-Luc Godard biopic a pastiche without passion
Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) is a funny and really enjoyable family comedy on classic lines with all the attendant pleasures of smart writing and ensemble casting. It’s a tale of regrets and sibling rivalry and daddy issues and disappointment with life – leavened with late-flowering tenderness. It has something of Hannah and Her Sisters, naturally, or maybe Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections – and Baumbach’s work is a cousin to that of Rebecca Miller, who incidentally appears here in an acting role.
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- 5/21/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Daniel Craig is now confirmed to be starring in and executive producing a straight-to-series limited drama based on "The Corrections" author Jonathan Franzen's latest novel "Purity" at Showtime.
The series was picked up with a twenty-episode order and centers on a young woman named Purity (aka Pip) who, in search of answers about herself and her family, winds up interning in South America at the Sunlight Project - a group which deals with all the secrets of the world.
Craig is eyed to play Andreas, a German provocateur who crosses paths with Pip. Todd Field ("In the Bedroom") will write, direct and executive produce the series which Franzen, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, and David Hare will executive produce.
Franzen and Hare will also serve as writers on the series with Field set to direct all twenty episodes. The series will air over two years on Showtime with production to begin next year.
The series was picked up with a twenty-episode order and centers on a young woman named Purity (aka Pip) who, in search of answers about herself and her family, winds up interning in South America at the Sunlight Project - a group which deals with all the secrets of the world.
Craig is eyed to play Andreas, a German provocateur who crosses paths with Pip. Todd Field ("In the Bedroom") will write, direct and executive produce the series which Franzen, Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, and David Hare will executive produce.
Franzen and Hare will also serve as writers on the series with Field set to direct all twenty episodes. The series will air over two years on Showtime with production to begin next year.
- 6/1/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
After months of negotiations and deal-making, Showtime has closed a deal for a 20-episode order to Purity, a limited drama series toplined by James Bond star Daniel Craig and produced by Todd Field and Scott Rudin. The project, based on the book of the same name by The Corrections author Jonathan Franzen, hit the cable and streaming marketplace in February, with Showtime emerging as an early frontrunner based on an aggressive offer. Field will direct all 20 hours of the…...
- 6/1/2016
- Deadline TV
Questions continue to loom over Daniel Craig’s future on the silver screen as 007, though the actor is reportedly eyeing up a role that is worlds away from the rat-a-tat action of British espionage.
According to Variety, Craig has closed a deal to headline Purity, a new 20-episode drama series that is currently doing the rounds at the biggest networks in the country. Showtime and Netflix are among the early bidders to snatch rights for the limited series, itself an adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s novel of the same name which hit store shelves last September.
Currently, Scott Rudin and Todd Field (In The Bedroom, Little Children) are attached to produce and direct, respectively, with the latter working on a script in tandem with Franzen.
Beyond Daniel Craig, it’s too early yet for the production to nail down its cast, though we understand the core story centers on Purity...
According to Variety, Craig has closed a deal to headline Purity, a new 20-episode drama series that is currently doing the rounds at the biggest networks in the country. Showtime and Netflix are among the early bidders to snatch rights for the limited series, itself an adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s novel of the same name which hit store shelves last September.
Currently, Scott Rudin and Todd Field (In The Bedroom, Little Children) are attached to produce and direct, respectively, with the latter working on a script in tandem with Franzen.
Beyond Daniel Craig, it’s too early yet for the production to nail down its cast, though we understand the core story centers on Purity...
- 2/15/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
As befits a critically acclaimed, best-selling author, adaptations of Jonathan Franzen's work attract big league talent. Noah Baumbauch attempted to wrestle "The Corrections" into a series for HBO, starring Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Rhys Ifans, and Greta Gerwig, but got in over his head. And now another one of Franzen's works is headed to the small screen, also with big league talent involved. Variety reports that James Bond, a.k.a. Daniel Craig, will star in "Purity." The limited series will be co-written by Franzen and Todd Field ("In The Bedroom," "Little Children"), with the latter directing. We're particularly excited to see Field back behind the camera. It has been a decade since "Little Children," and while he's seen a number of projects percolate ("Beautiful Ruins," "As It Happens," "The White Tiger," "The Creed Of Violence,"...
- 2/14/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
James Bond star Daniel Craig is headlining Purity, a hot drama series package that hit the cable and digital marketplace earlier this week. The project, produced by Scott Rudin, is based on the book of the same name by The Corrections author Jonathan Franzen, published last September. Todd Field is writing the adaptation with Franzen. I hear the package has been seeking a series order 20 episodes, with Field set to direct all 20 hours. Purity was taken out to cable…...
- 2/14/2016
- Deadline TV
Jonathan Franzen, author of “The Corrections,” “Freedom,” and “Purity,” is hosting the WSJ Book Club this month. He selected Kenzaburo Oe’s harrowing short novel from 1964, “A Personal Matter,” which he calls “an unusually readable existentialist novel.”
We’ll be reading “A Personal Matter” over the next few weeks, with regular discussion questions on Speakeasy. Participate by jumping into the lively conversation on the WSJ Book Club Facebook page, or follow along on Twitter with #WSJBookClub. Sign up to receive our email newsletter here.
We’ll be reading “A Personal Matter” over the next few weeks, with regular discussion questions on Speakeasy. Participate by jumping into the lively conversation on the WSJ Book Club Facebook page, or follow along on Twitter with #WSJBookClub. Sign up to receive our email newsletter here.
- 9/24/2015
- by Anna Russell
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Noah Baumbach’s been on a hell of a run of late. Refusing to let his unseen HBO pilot of “The Corrections” stop his momentum, he’s been on a prolific tear the last few years, with the wonderful “Frances Ha” followed by this year’s “While We’re Young,” the biggest hit of his career to date. Even before he shot the latter, he already had a new movie in the can, “Mistress America,” which, like ‘Frances,’ is a collaboration with his muse Greta Gerwig. Shot in glorious color this time, but with much of the same creative team involved, the film centers on Tracy (up-and-comer Lola Kirke from “Gone Girl” and “Mozart In The Jungle”), who arrives for college in New York and is taken under the wing of Brooke (Gerwig), a vivacious young woman who will soon be Tracy’s step-sister. Read More: Watch Noah Baumbach Go...
- 7/17/2015
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
This year’s edition of BookExpo America, the bookselling trade fair currently winding down at the Javits Center, is the first to be followed by a completely separate BookCon, the consumer-facing convention that runs this weekend. But that didn’t seem to take any heat off the annual frenzy of industry people hungry for news of big forthcoming titles and — more important — free galley copies thereof. Here are the books that store owners, librarians, and hangers-on talked about most and snapped up the fastest.1. Purity, by Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Sept. 1)The author of The Corrections and Freedom didn’t have to participate in a keynote Q&A to promote his next title, but Wednesday’s discussion of the ways his new novel will depart from previous work (more political and more fast-paced) probably fed the curiosity of Franzen fanatics and skeptics alike. Visitors from the hinterlands who hadn...
- 5/29/2015
- by Boris Kachka
- Vulture
Noah Baumbach has been on something of a tear recently, knocking out the whimsical "Frances Ha," the now-playing tale of middle age crisis "While We're Young," and the upcoming "Mistress America" which recently premiered at Sundance (review here). But it might be easy to forget that somewhere in there, the director dipped his toe in the world of television, shooting a pilot for HBO. The project was a star-studded adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's acclaimed "The Corrections," with Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Rhys Ifans and Greta Gerwig all part of the ensemble. You would think the series would be a no brainer, but in the spring of 2012, HBO passed. So what happened? Well, it's a mix of Baumbach not falling into the rhythms of making drama for television and a package that HBO figured wasn't worth the price tag. "I don’t know that I appreciated...
- 3/31/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Gravitas is about to make its return to American literary life: Jonathan Franzen has a new novel, and it's coming out in September 2015. The book's called Purity, which is the name of the main character and also a metaphor, probably. Like The Corrections and Freedom, Purity will tell the story of multiple generations of one American family — unlike those earlier books, this new one will find the author experimenting with something close to magical realism. "It’s not strict realism," Franzen's publisher told the New York Times. "There’s a kind of mythic undertone to the story." We've got 10 months to find out exactly what that means, but you can start loading your think pieces now.
- 11/17/2014
- by Nate Jones
- Vulture
Jonathan Franzen, who hates everything from the internet to snark (heh), apparently has no problem with mid-career biographies. The notably cranky author of The Corrections and Freedom gave his blessing to Swarthmore English professor Philip Weinstein to write a biography of him titled Jonathan Franzen: The Comedy of Rage. Weinstein titled it so, reports the New York Times, because Franzen is "working toward turning rage into comedy." He was also careful to note that this isn't going to gossipy: "It’s not an exposé of Jonathan Franzen ... It doesn’t pretend to be a full-scale biography. It’s too early for that. He’s in full career mode. Someone later, a generation from now, will do that biography. It’s a report on who he is." Everyone should tweet about this, because that'll make Franzen, like, so peeved.
- 9/27/2014
- by E. Alex Jung
- Vulture
Lakeshore Entertainment has officially cast Dakota Fanning in director Phillip Noyce's forthcoming Philip Roth adaptation "American Pastoral." She will join Ewan McGregor and Jennifer Connelly and, for those familiar with the 1997 novel about Vietnam-era malaise in America's upper middle class, will play the pivotal role of Merry Levov. McGregor plays her father, Swede, a postcard-perfect patriarch whose life in New Jersey is shattered by his politically radical daughter's sudden, violent act of terrorism. Intercut with fragments of Swede's life are dispatches from Rothian alter ego Nathan Zuckerman, who encounters the grown-up Levov at a high school reunion in the mid-90s. Like another high-minded literary property, Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections," this adaptation has been in the trunk for over a decade. But it's finally seeing the light. And Fanning is a smart casting choice. Earlier this year, she played a streetwise, scrappy eco-terrorist in Kelly...
- 8/6/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Everyone loves Adult Swim, flip flops and Jon Hamm. Relive the pop culture whirlwind that was the first few years of the 2000s with 28 unforgettable moments.
1. The iPod is released-- and it's so damn big.
2. Hilary Duff rocked crimped hair like no other in "Lizzie McGuire."
3. For the one time in history, The Backstreet Boys and *Nsync performed at the same time, on stage at the American Music Awards. Let's just say it was larger than life.
4. "Life of Pi" forever changes how we look at truth... and tigers.
5. And who can say if your love grows, As your heart chose? Only time...
6. Scarlett Johansson and Thora Birch make outcasts super cool in the film adaptation of Daniel Clowes' "Ghost World."
7. R&B star Aaliyah tragically dies in a plane crash at 22 years old. Rip Aaliyah.
8. "Donnie Darko" becomes a cult hit, and a go-to Halloween costume for artsy high schoolers.
1. The iPod is released-- and it's so damn big.
2. Hilary Duff rocked crimped hair like no other in "Lizzie McGuire."
3. For the one time in history, The Backstreet Boys and *Nsync performed at the same time, on stage at the American Music Awards. Let's just say it was larger than life.
4. "Life of Pi" forever changes how we look at truth... and tigers.
5. And who can say if your love grows, As your heart chose? Only time...
6. Scarlett Johansson and Thora Birch make outcasts super cool in the film adaptation of Daniel Clowes' "Ghost World."
7. R&B star Aaliyah tragically dies in a plane crash at 22 years old. Rip Aaliyah.
8. "Donnie Darko" becomes a cult hit, and a go-to Halloween costume for artsy high schoolers.
- 8/22/2013
- by Priscilla Frank
- Huffington Post
She's mates with Lena Dunham and has written the indie film of the year with her director boyfriend Noah Baumbach. Could actor Greta Gerwig be any more hip? We meet the poster girl for Generation Y
The movie Frances Ha, shot in black and white and on a smaller budget than most film-school productions, is directed by Noah Baumbach and stars Greta Gerwig, his girlfriend and the cause of this season's mass hipster swooning. She is, at 29, more whimsical than her friend Lena Dunham, less self-consciously edgy than her progenitor Chloë Sevigny, and aware of the invidiousness of these kinds of comparisons. The film, meanwhile, is thoroughly excellent.
"I've been having terrible anxiety dreams about it," Gerwig says over pasta on a hot day in Manhattan's West Village. "This must be what it's like to have children." Except no one is going to criticise your children in the newspaper. "Right.
The movie Frances Ha, shot in black and white and on a smaller budget than most film-school productions, is directed by Noah Baumbach and stars Greta Gerwig, his girlfriend and the cause of this season's mass hipster swooning. She is, at 29, more whimsical than her friend Lena Dunham, less self-consciously edgy than her progenitor Chloë Sevigny, and aware of the invidiousness of these kinds of comparisons. The film, meanwhile, is thoroughly excellent.
"I've been having terrible anxiety dreams about it," Gerwig says over pasta on a hot day in Manhattan's West Village. "This must be what it's like to have children." Except no one is going to criticise your children in the newspaper. "Right.
- 7/13/2013
- by Emma Brockes
- The Guardian - Film News
BBC Worldwide, North America and Sundance Channel will co-produce an eight-episode miniseries titled "The Honourable Woman," which will star Maggie Gyllenhaal ("White House Down," "The Dark Knight") in the lead role of Nessie Stein. "I couldn't put the scripts down," the 35-year-old actress said in a statement to TheWrap. "Nessa is such an exciting and intricate character. I can't wait to begin filming." This would be Gyllenhaal's first TV project since "The Corrections" pilot, which HBO ultimately passed on. Also read: 'White House Down' First Lady Garcelle Beauvais Signs on to Indie Film...
- 6/27/2013
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
Sheffield International Documentary Festival, or – if you’re into the whole brevity thing – DocFest, is 20 years old.
To mark the anniversary of one of the most dynamic and interesting festivals in the world, the organisers have pulled out all the stops. Kicking things off this year are 3 stunning opening night events; The Big Melt – a film celebrating the Sheffield Steel Industry with a live score written by the Steel City’s favourite son Jarvis Cocker and performed by Cocker, Richard Hawley and The Sheffield Brass Band (among others) promises to be quite something; The Summit – a film about the perils of climbing K2 is being screened deep underground in the Peak District’s most evocatively named cave, The Devil’s Arse and finally, a screening of Sundance World Cinema Documentary Award Winner Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, which – tantalisingly – features a Q&A with the non-incarcerated band members.
side from that trio of events,...
To mark the anniversary of one of the most dynamic and interesting festivals in the world, the organisers have pulled out all the stops. Kicking things off this year are 3 stunning opening night events; The Big Melt – a film celebrating the Sheffield Steel Industry with a live score written by the Steel City’s favourite son Jarvis Cocker and performed by Cocker, Richard Hawley and The Sheffield Brass Band (among others) promises to be quite something; The Summit – a film about the perils of climbing K2 is being screened deep underground in the Peak District’s most evocatively named cave, The Devil’s Arse and finally, a screening of Sundance World Cinema Documentary Award Winner Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, which – tantalisingly – features a Q&A with the non-incarcerated band members.
side from that trio of events,...
- 6/12/2013
- by Guest
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Frances Ha is all about Greta Gerwig. She cowrote and stars in the black-and-white coming-of-age story from director Noah Baumbach, who's known for being the man behind the lens on previous movies The Squid and the Whale and Greenberg. This is Greta's latest collaboration with Noah, since they worked together on Greenberg and the ill-fated HBO pilot for Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections. They've become more than just professional acquaintances. Their romantic relationship was under the radar for nearly a year before they confirmed their status in an April New Yorker piece. Noah and Greta's special connection has its advantages when it comes to working together, which explains their collaboration on Frances Ha as well as an animated project and another film. "We just are able to write the same song, in some way. We each are contributing to it and have our own thing, but it's like this '...
- 6/7/2013
- by Allie Merriam
- Popsugar.com
Single young women of New York City, get ready for your mom to worry about what your day-to-day life is like! (And just when we'd explained to her that it's not like "Girls," too.) Everyone else, brace yourselves for your new favorite indie charmer: "Frances Ha."
Greta Gerwig plays the titular Frances, a 27-year-old modern dancer prone to scabby knees, bouts of wild movement in front of fountains and white lies about her employment status — but it's cool, she readily admits, as she's "not a real person yet."
The film, directed by Noah Baumbach and co-written by Baumbach and Gerwig, will finally hit limited release on May 17 after running the festival circuit in New York, Toronto and Telluride last fall. The agonizing six-month gap between festival screenings and the official release date, however, was better than letting the finished film sit on the shelf until spring, Gerwig told NextMovie.
"Once your baby's ready,...
Greta Gerwig plays the titular Frances, a 27-year-old modern dancer prone to scabby knees, bouts of wild movement in front of fountains and white lies about her employment status — but it's cool, she readily admits, as she's "not a real person yet."
The film, directed by Noah Baumbach and co-written by Baumbach and Gerwig, will finally hit limited release on May 17 after running the festival circuit in New York, Toronto and Telluride last fall. The agonizing six-month gap between festival screenings and the official release date, however, was better than letting the finished film sit on the shelf until spring, Gerwig told NextMovie.
"Once your baby's ready,...
- 5/16/2013
- by Kase Wickman
- NextMovie
Exclusive: Veteran lit agent Rich Green has left CAA, and he has joined the new agency being launched by former ICM chief Jeff Berg. The well respected Green has been there nine years, and his last day was Friday. Among the clients he worked with are Grace Of Monaco‘s Arash Amel, Maleficent‘s Linda Woolverton, Rock Of Ages‘ Chris D’Arienzo, Mike LeSieur (the Black List script The Flamingo Thief which Will Ferrel will star in) and authors like Sliver Linings Playbook‘s Matthew Quick, The Corrections‘ Jonathan Franzen, Fight Club‘s Chuck Palahniuk, Snow Crash‘s Neal Stephenson, The Discovery of Witches‘ Deborah Harkness and Interview with the Vampire‘s Anne Rice. It is unclear which clients might join him, at this point, as he tries to bring them over and CAA attempts to keep them in the fold. Green joined CAA after a long stint at UTA,...
- 1/26/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Tags: Morning BrewIMDbPortlandiaMartina NavratilovaMaggie GyllenhaalPatty SchemelHit so HardGuinevere TurnerFacing EastDolly PartonThe CorrectionsYour Sister's Sister
Good morning!
What do you call your partner once you get married? I say "my wife," but apparently some lesbians call their partner their husband. Some straight people call their spouses their "partners" and confuse me so it's fine.
Guinevere Turner has adapted a sad but moving stage play into a film that need your help getting funded. Check out Facing East and see if it's something you'd donate a few bucks to.
Every year or so Dolly Parton is asked, yet again, if she's a lesbian. She just loves her Bff Judy!
Judy and I have been best friends since we were like in the third and fourth grade. We still just have a great friendship and relationship and I love her as much as I love anybody in the whole world, but we're not romantically involved.
Good morning!
What do you call your partner once you get married? I say "my wife," but apparently some lesbians call their partner their husband. Some straight people call their spouses their "partners" and confuse me so it's fine.
Guinevere Turner has adapted a sad but moving stage play into a film that need your help getting funded. Check out Facing East and see if it's something you'd donate a few bucks to.
Every year or so Dolly Parton is asked, yet again, if she's a lesbian. She just loves her Bff Judy!
Judy and I have been best friends since we were like in the third and fourth grade. We still just have a great friendship and relationship and I love her as much as I love anybody in the whole world, but we're not romantically involved.
- 11/27/2012
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
Obie and Drama Desk Award-winning Transport Group presents the world Premiere of House For Sale, the first of any work by National Book Award novelist and Pulitzer finalist Jonathan Franzen Freedom, The Corrections to be presented on stage. The show is playing The Duke on 42nd Street 229 West 42nd Street, Times Square, NYC, and opened last night October 24, running through November 18, 2012. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from opening night below...
- 10/25/2012
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Noah Baumbach Fanclub was likely pretty disheartened this year. "While We're Young" had casting rumors buzzing around it, but soon went quiet (to make matters worse, he states here that it likely won't go for awhile) and his pilot for Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections" was ultimately not picked up by HBO. But then something funny happened. Buried in the schedule for Telluride and Tiff was "Frances Ha," a brand-new feature from the "Greenberg" director, something shot on the sly with Greta Gerwig. Even better? The movie received mostly high marks and extremely positive praise. "Frances Ha" features Gerwig as the titular character, a 20-something Brooklynite with an unhealthy dependent relationship with her best friend Sophie (Mickey Sumner). But when the dynamic duo split after Sophie acquires the Tribeca apartment of her dreams, Frances finds herself unmoored in the Big Apple -- her dance company...
- 9/21/2012
- by Christopher Bell
- The Playlist
The Toronto International Film Festival is a ludicrous bounty of cinematic riches, showcasing hundreds of potentially amazing films both old and new. That it’s all crammed into only 10 days means it’s too much for any one mere mortal to even get a proper grasp of. With that “problem” in mind, here’s a painstakingly narrowed list of 30 to try and catch.
Antiviral
David Cronenberg’s son Brandon’s first feature, Antiviral may well sate the appetites of Cronenberg fans who lament the director’s late-career turn into (relatively) middlebrow fare. The creepy teaser promises eerie, creeping body horror, artfully executed, of the sort Daddy used to make.
The ABCs of Death
Horror anthologies are always a tantalizing prospect, but rarely do the segments come together to form a satisfying whole; usually, a weak effort or two sours the bunch. The ABCs of Death might well be the most ambitious film of its kind,...
Antiviral
David Cronenberg’s son Brandon’s first feature, Antiviral may well sate the appetites of Cronenberg fans who lament the director’s late-career turn into (relatively) middlebrow fare. The creepy teaser promises eerie, creeping body horror, artfully executed, of the sort Daddy used to make.
The ABCs of Death
Horror anthologies are always a tantalizing prospect, but rarely do the segments come together to form a satisfying whole; usually, a weak effort or two sours the bunch. The ABCs of Death might well be the most ambitious film of its kind,...
- 8/30/2012
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
HBO co-presidents of programming Richard Plepler and Michael Lombardo kicked off HBO's portion of the Television Critics Association press tour Wednesday, with news of a Rolling Stones documentary movie, more scoop on Larry David's latest project for the network and much, much more.
Now, some updates on upcoming projects, shows that are now dead (for real this time) and, yes, it wouldn't be an HBO TCA session without an update on the "Deadwood" movie.
The "Entourage" movie
What's the status of the "Entourage" movie? "Doug [Ellin], as of this week, is on page 65. He's excited about it," Lombardo said -- but it's not a done deal just yet. "After we take a look at the script ... we still have to make deals with the cast and see if this is something we want to do."
The Larry David movie
What does the announced Larry David movie mean for the...
Now, some updates on upcoming projects, shows that are now dead (for real this time) and, yes, it wouldn't be an HBO TCA session without an update on the "Deadwood" movie.
The "Entourage" movie
What's the status of the "Entourage" movie? "Doug [Ellin], as of this week, is on page 65. He's excited about it," Lombardo said -- but it's not a done deal just yet. "After we take a look at the script ... we still have to make deals with the cast and see if this is something we want to do."
The Larry David movie
What does the announced Larry David movie mean for the...
- 8/1/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Scott Rudin and HBO have ended their exclusive deal, HBO told TheWrap. The "Social Network" producer and HBO will continue to work together on a number of projects, including "The Newsroom," on which Rudin serves as executive producer. Also read: HBO Pulls Plug on "The Corrections" HBO said in a statement to TheWrap that the exclusive deal was called off so the producer would have the option to explore projects with other outlets. "We have a number of projects with Scott," HBO said. "We are allowing Scott the flexibility to explore setting up some...
- 7/26/2012
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Exclusive: I love meta-producer Scott Rudin because he always makes news. (And gives everyone around him heart palpitations every time I call.) So here’s the latest: HBO and Rudin have ended their exclusive deal. Rudin’s reps tell me the reason is so that Scott can have “more flexibility” during his first foray into television. ”You know how full they are. He wants to sell elsewhere.” But another source emails me this, which Rudin’s camp strenuously denies: “HBO is so tired of Scott Rudin’s antics that they terminated his overall deal yesterday.” The end follows such Rudin dissapointments as HBO in May deciding not to go forward with the Noah Baumbach/Rudin pilot The Corrections. Based on Jonathan Franzen’s acclaimed book, it boasted one of most star-studded casts ever assembled on television: Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rhys Ifans and Greta Gerwig.
- 7/26/2012
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: I love meta-producer Scott Rudin because he always makes news. (And gives everyone around him heart palpitations every time I call.) So here’s the latest: HBO and Rudin have ended their exclusive deal. Rudin’s reps tell me the reason is so that Scott can have “more flexibility” during his first foray into television. ”You know how full they are. He wants to sell elsewhere.” But another source emails me this, which Rudin’s camp strenuously denies: “HBO is so tired of Scott Rudin’s antics that they terminated his overall deal yesterday.” The end follows such Rudin dissapointments as HBO in May deciding not to go forward with the Noah Baumbach/Rudin pilot The Corrections. Based on Jonathan Franzen’s acclaimed book, it boasted one of most star-studded casts ever assembled on television: Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rhys Ifans and Greta Gerwig.
- 7/26/2012
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
It’s not often we get to see big-name directors fly under the radar and shoot an entire film in secrecy, but when they do, you know it’s likely to be brilliant.
Not only will Joss Whedon be unveiling his micro-budgeted adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Noah Baumbach will also be treating us to a project that we only discovered yesterday, when the official line-up was announced.
Following that wonderful surprise, we’ve now got our first look at the wonderful Greta Gerwig in the lead, who co-wrote the script with Baumbach, and stars alongside Mickey Sumner (The Borgias).
“An aspiring dancer (co-writer Greta Gerwig) moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks, in the new film from director Noah Baumbach (Margot at the Wedding, Greenberg).”
Gerwig...
Not only will Joss Whedon be unveiling his micro-budgeted adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Noah Baumbach will also be treating us to a project that we only discovered yesterday, when the official line-up was announced.
Following that wonderful surprise, we’ve now got our first look at the wonderful Greta Gerwig in the lead, who co-wrote the script with Baumbach, and stars alongside Mickey Sumner (The Borgias).
“An aspiring dancer (co-writer Greta Gerwig) moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks, in the new film from director Noah Baumbach (Margot at the Wedding, Greenberg).”
Gerwig...
- 7/25/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
How much longer are we going to talk about The Corrections TV show that wasn't? A little longer. HBO passed on the show in May, and now Noah Baumbach, who was an executive producer and director for the show, explains a little more about what happened. "We shot a pilot, but we didn't shoot a whole pilot, even," Baumbach tells IndieWire. "It was never finished," he says. Oh, that is weird bummer. Not unlike The Corrections.
- 7/10/2012
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
HBO might be turning into something of a safe haven for the kind of smart, adult programming that's increasingly rare in theaters, but not everything gets to make the cut. With shows like "True Blood" and "Game Of Thrones" becoming long-running hits, and newcomers like "Girls" and "The Newsroom" getting second season pickups, there's only so much room on the schedule, and it means that even high-profile shows aren't necessarily getting the go-ahead. Perhaps the highest-profile casualty of late has been Noah Baumbach's "The Corrections," an adaptation of the greatly acclaimed novel by Jonathan Franzen, which would have featured a cast including Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans and, potentially, LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy. But HBO ultimately passed on the show, and it seems like any chance of it reemerging at another network, or even at a film...
- 7/10/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
LCD Soundsystem singer James Murphy has revealed that he was in talks to star in a HBO series. Murphy would have provided the music and potentially played a lead role in The Corrections - based on Jonathan Franzen's 2001 novel - but the project was dropped by the cable network. "I was potentially going to play [the character of] Gary," Murphy told The New York Times. "I was excited about it, but I don't think I was going to get it." The Corrections pilot was directed and adapted by Noah Baumbach (Greenberg), a personal friend of Murphy. The (more)...
- 7/9/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
We were pretty much champing at the bit to see "The Corrections," an adaptation of the book by Jonathan Franzen, acclaimed by many as one of the greatest Great American Novels of the last couple of decades. Under the shepherding hand of super-producer Scott Rudin, with a home at quality-factory HBO, writer-director Noah Baumbach ("The Squid And The Whale," "Greenberg"), practically a perfect fit for the material, was bringing it together. And he rounded up a top-flight cast including Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Greta Gerwig and Rhys Ifans, with the prospect that the show would run for four seasons of ten episodes each. But sadly, it never came to pass; Baumbach directed a two-hour pilot, and the network liked it, but ultimately thought that it would be too tricky to translate the book's sprawling, time-hopping narrative into TV form, and passed on the show, leaving it...
- 7/6/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Today in What Might Have Been: Former LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy tells the New York Times that he was in talks for Noah Baumbach's now-defunct adaptation of The Corrections. "I was potentially going to play Gary, which I was excited about. But I don't think I was going to get it. Although since it didn't happen, Noah was just like, 'Just say you got it. We didn't have another Gary.'" That counts.
- 7/6/2012
- by Amanda Dobbins
- Vulture
In May, it was announced that one of the most buzzed-about new filmmakers, Sean Durkin, would be shopping a TV series based on "The Exorcist" as his next project. Durkin’s debut feature "Martha Marcy May Marlene" was the indie to see in 2011, but the news that he was following it up with a move to the small screen didn't come as much of a surprise. Plenty of artistically gifted filmmakers who would in the past have focused on making mid-range arty indies have been shifting instead to the more domestic medium. Last year there was Todd Haynes’ "Mildred Pierce" miniseries; Lena Dunham’s comedy "Girls" and Noah Baumbach’s attempted "The Corrections" series followed not long after. More recently, Cary Fukunaga (of "Sin Nombre") signed on to direct a detective show with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey. (Of course, these are all HBO projects -- more about the other networks momentarily.
- 7/5/2012
- by Zach Wigon
- Indiewire
Damon Lindelof, co-creator and showrunner on Lost, is making a return to TV after a brief foray into writing for the big screen. This time, he’ll make the switch to cable along with novelist Tom Perrotta as they adapt Perrotta’s book, The Leftovers, for HBO. This news comes after the announcement that Lindelof had signed a three year deal with Warner Bros. Television to commit all of his time to writing for TV.
Perrotta’s novel is a sci-fi product of sorts. It tells the story of a fictional American suburb called Mapleton which carries all the trademarks of an idealised suburban landscape: beautiful people living in beautiful homes residing in an idyllic setting. But as usual, things are not what they seem. One day, millions of people disappear from the Earth while others are left behind, a collective of these leftovers are the residents of Mapleton. From there,...
Perrotta’s novel is a sci-fi product of sorts. It tells the story of a fictional American suburb called Mapleton which carries all the trademarks of an idealised suburban landscape: beautiful people living in beautiful homes residing in an idyllic setting. But as usual, things are not what they seem. One day, millions of people disappear from the Earth while others are left behind, a collective of these leftovers are the residents of Mapleton. From there,...
- 6/28/2012
- by Will Chadwick
- We Got This Covered
By Cristina Recino
On this week's episode of "Oprah's Next Chapter," the big O and 50 Cent finally squashed their beef. In the candid one-on-one interview, they discussed 50's tough childhood and his pledge to feed 1 billion people through the sales of his Street King energy drink.
Oprah has continuously denounced the view of women in hip-hop culture and the use of the N-word, which at one point instigated a beef between the talk show titan and the rapper. During the interview, 50 explained that he saw O’s stance as an attack on him personally. "I would see moments where you would discuss your feelings on the culture, and everything that was wrong with the culture was on my CD," 50 said. "And I was like, 'She doesn't like me.'"
At the time, 50 responded to Oprah’s stance by saying she caters to middle-aged white women and doesn't understand hip-hop culture.
On this week's episode of "Oprah's Next Chapter," the big O and 50 Cent finally squashed their beef. In the candid one-on-one interview, they discussed 50's tough childhood and his pledge to feed 1 billion people through the sales of his Street King energy drink.
Oprah has continuously denounced the view of women in hip-hop culture and the use of the N-word, which at one point instigated a beef between the talk show titan and the rapper. During the interview, 50 explained that he saw O’s stance as an attack on him personally. "I would see moments where you would discuss your feelings on the culture, and everything that was wrong with the culture was on my CD," 50 said. "And I was like, 'She doesn't like me.'"
At the time, 50 responded to Oprah’s stance by saying she caters to middle-aged white women and doesn't understand hip-hop culture.
- 6/15/2012
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
It's Sunday afternoon, or: Your last chance to read all that stuff you meant to read last week before Monday (or in this case, Tuesday) brings a new deluge of things you will want to read. Below, some of our recommendations: "What Your Favorite Wes Anderson Movie Says About You," by Richard Lawson and Jen Doll (The Atlantic Wire): Self-explanatory, really, not to mention something to contemplate going into Moonrise Kingdom. "Jonathan Franzen: The Path to Freedom," by Jonathan Franzen (Guardian): The Corrections author answers — at length — "four unpleasant questions novelists get asked," so no one ever has to ask him those again! Then, he describes the breakup of his marriage, and the challenge of combining autobiography and fiction. "Amen! (D'Angelo's Back)," by Amy Wallace (GQ): We may have already mentioned it this week, but this thorough, sometimes quite dark chronicle of D'Angelo's descent into addiction...
- 5/27/2012
- by Caroline Bankoff,Andre Tartar
- Vulture
Scott Rudin is bouncing back from his disappointment over HBO’s decision to pass on The Corrections by getting the gears turning on another project with some serious literary pedigree. Rudin has just tapped Superbad helmer Greg Mottola to pen an adaptation of The Marriage Plot, the acclaimed novel from Pulitzer-winning The Virgin Suicides and Middlesex author Jeffrey Eugenides. Although [...]...
- 5/16/2012
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard welcomed daughter Gloria Ray Sarsgaard two weeks ago, and the happy trio took a walk yesterday near their Brooklyn home. The little one was bundled up and carried on her dad Peter's chest, protected from the rain. Gloria's big sister Ramona wasn't able to join in on the fun, since it was a school day. Maggie's brother Jake was in the Big Apple around Gloria's arrival, and was seen hanging out in Manhattan last week. Aside from her growing family, Maggie's also had two big projects to focus on. Her Hysteria screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, and will be out in theaters on May 18. Maggie was also one of the stars of HBO's miniseries The Corrections, a small-screen adaptation of the Jonathan Franzen book. The network recently decided, however, not to move forward with the Noah Baumbach-directed production that was also set to star Ewan McGregor.
- 5/3/2012
- by Allie Merriam
- Popsugar.com
Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections for television, with the pilot script co-written by Baumbach and Franzen himself, sounded like a dream come true.
Franzen’s 2001 novel, often described as a masterpiece, was to be turned into a forty-episode adaptation, spanning four series, depending on HBO’s reception of the pilot, filmed earlier this year in Jauary.
Sadly, Variety are now reporting that HBO have decided not to pick it up, which of course puts a big question mark over the future of the project.
Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin (The Social Network, No Country for Old Men) has been working on the project for some time now, so I’m really hoping that all is not lost, and that it will be shopped to another network (and soon), because the line-up is fantastic.
In the pilot, Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest play the parents of Ewan McGregor,...
Franzen’s 2001 novel, often described as a masterpiece, was to be turned into a forty-episode adaptation, spanning four series, depending on HBO’s reception of the pilot, filmed earlier this year in Jauary.
Sadly, Variety are now reporting that HBO have decided not to pick it up, which of course puts a big question mark over the future of the project.
Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin (The Social Network, No Country for Old Men) has been working on the project for some time now, so I’m really hoping that all is not lost, and that it will be shopped to another network (and soon), because the line-up is fantastic.
In the pilot, Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest play the parents of Ewan McGregor,...
- 5/3/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
On Tuesday, HBO made two announcements in the realm of acquisitions. The network said it would be producing "True Detective," a crime series based on the hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana starring Matthew McConnaughey and Woody Harrelson. It also confirmed reports it was passing on the pilot for Jonathan Franzen and Noah Baumbach's adaptation of Franzen's novel "The Corrections," which starred Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal and was being produced by Scott Rudin.
It's tempting to interpret the twin announcements as evidence of HBO's broader plans. A sign, perhaps, that the smash success of its two highest-performing shows, "True Blood" and "Game of Thrones," has convinced the network that the path to success is the lurid, fantastical one favored by hormonal young men.
Time will tell. But for now, there's no reason to ring the alarm bells, cancel your subscriptions and sign up for Showtime in anticipation...
It's tempting to interpret the twin announcements as evidence of HBO's broader plans. A sign, perhaps, that the smash success of its two highest-performing shows, "True Blood" and "Game of Thrones," has convinced the network that the path to success is the lurid, fantastical one favored by hormonal young men.
Time will tell. But for now, there's no reason to ring the alarm bells, cancel your subscriptions and sign up for Showtime in anticipation...
- 5/2/2012
- by Joe Satran
- Huffington Post
Getty Images Producer Scott Rudin at the Eleventh Annual AFI Awards on January 14, 2011 in L.A.
HBO passed on “The Corrections,” a series based on the novel by literary phenom Jonathan Franzen, but producer Scott Rudin called the cable network “great partners” and said “they’re free to do what they want.”
The pilot was adapted from Franzen’s novel of the same name – about the multilayered story of a dysfunctional family in the Midwest – and directed by Noah Baumbach,...
HBO passed on “The Corrections,” a series based on the novel by literary phenom Jonathan Franzen, but producer Scott Rudin called the cable network “great partners” and said “they’re free to do what they want.”
The pilot was adapted from Franzen’s novel of the same name – about the multilayered story of a dysfunctional family in the Midwest – and directed by Noah Baumbach,...
- 5/2/2012
- by Barbara Chai
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
On Tuesday, HBO made two announcements in the realm of acquisitions. The network said it would be producing "True Detective," a crime series based on the hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana starring Matthew McConnaughey and Woody Harrelson. It also confirmed reports it was passing on the pilot for Jonathan Franzen and Noah Baumbach's adaptation of Franzen's novel "The Corrections," which starred Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal and was being produced by Scott Rudin.
It's tempting to interpret the twin announcements as evidence of HBO's broader plans. A sign, perhaps, that the smash success of its two highest-performing shows, "True Blood" and "Game of Thrones," has convinced the network that the path to success is the lurid, fantastical one favored by hormonal young men.
Time will tell. But for now, there's no reason to ring the alarm bells, cancel your subscriptions and sign up for Showtime in anticipation...
It's tempting to interpret the twin announcements as evidence of HBO's broader plans. A sign, perhaps, that the smash success of its two highest-performing shows, "True Blood" and "Game of Thrones," has convinced the network that the path to success is the lurid, fantastical one favored by hormonal young men.
Time will tell. But for now, there's no reason to ring the alarm bells, cancel your subscriptions and sign up for Showtime in anticipation...
- 5/2/2012
- by Joe Satran
- Aol TV.
HBO decided yesterday not to move forward with its planned adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections, which at first glance seemed strange: It was a high-profile, high-prestige project with a lot of big-name talent attached, including Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Noah Baumbach adapted and directed the pilot. But in recent years, HBO has passed on a lot of shows in the same mold — shows that sound fancy or terrific or have star power or intrigue.This year already, HBO has declined to pick up 40 and Da Brick, both from Entourage producer Doug Ellin. 40, sort of like Entourage: The Middle Aged Years, would have starred Ed Burns, Michael Imperioli, Michael Rapaport, and Adrian Pasdar. Da Brick, which Spike Lee was producing and would have directed, was about an up-and-coming boxer. Going back just a little bit further to the 2011–2012 development season, there was...
- 5/2/2012
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
Ja from Mnpp here. Have y'all heard the lousy news that HBO has passed on The Corrections? An adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's well-loved 2001 bestseller, the HBO series was going to be produced by the terrifically talented Noah Baumbach and had lined up a truly amazing cast with Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest as the parents and Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal and Greta Gerwig as their adult children. Ahh! That cast leaves me a little breathless.
They filmed a pilot, which all of us should immediately call our state representatives about enacting legislation which would force the immediate dissemination thereof. There's like a Freedom of Information Act or something right? Bring that up. We can do it!
Anyway HBO passed on it. The plan had been fairly massive - they wanted to make four ten-episode long seasons - so it always seemed a little too good to be true.
They filmed a pilot, which all of us should immediately call our state representatives about enacting legislation which would force the immediate dissemination thereof. There's like a Freedom of Information Act or something right? Bring that up. We can do it!
Anyway HBO passed on it. The plan had been fairly massive - they wanted to make four ten-episode long seasons - so it always seemed a little too good to be true.
- 5/2/2012
- by JA
- FilmExperience
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