Updated with more signatories: Reaction continues to The Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer’s acceptance speech after his film won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film this month.
Some 1,215 Jewish show business professionals now have signed a letter denouncing the filmmaker’s speech, in which he decried the “dehumanization” of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. See the updated full list below.
“We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination,” the letter states (read it in full in full below).
This list includes among its signatories Eli Roth and Amy Sherman-Palladino, Amy Pascal, Debra Messing, Gail Berman, Hawk Koch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gary Barber, Lawrence Bender, Tovah Feldshuh and Rod Lurie.
You can watch Glazer’s speech here,...
Some 1,215 Jewish show business professionals now have signed a letter denouncing the filmmaker’s speech, in which he decried the “dehumanization” of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. See the updated full list below.
“We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination,” the letter states (read it in full in full below).
This list includes among its signatories Eli Roth and Amy Sherman-Palladino, Amy Pascal, Debra Messing, Gail Berman, Hawk Koch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gary Barber, Lawrence Bender, Tovah Feldshuh and Rod Lurie.
You can watch Glazer’s speech here,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
An open letter condemning Jonathan Glazer’s Zone of Interest Oscars acceptance speech has been signed by more than 450 Jewish Hollywood professionals.
The group consists of actors, executives, directors, creators, producers and representatives denouncing Glazer’s controversial comments made when accepting the Academy Award for best international film on March 10.
“We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination,” the letter reads.
In his acceptance at the 2024 Oscars, Glazer read from a prepared speech to thank his partners and then make a statement addressing the current Israel-Gaza conflict.
“All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present, not to say, ‘Look what they did then’; rather, ‘what we do now,’” Glazer said. “Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst.
The group consists of actors, executives, directors, creators, producers and representatives denouncing Glazer’s controversial comments made when accepting the Academy Award for best international film on March 10.
“We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi regime that sought to exterminate a race of people, and an Israeli nation that seeks to avert its own extermination,” the letter reads.
In his acceptance at the 2024 Oscars, Glazer read from a prepared speech to thank his partners and then make a statement addressing the current Israel-Gaza conflict.
“All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present, not to say, ‘Look what they did then’; rather, ‘what we do now,’” Glazer said. “Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst.
- 3/18/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One month after the announcement of Taylor Swift’s split from her six-year relationship with Joe Alwyn, she and Matty Healy, lead singer of The 1975, were spotted holding hands.
Swift and Healy first met in 2014 but when asked about their meeting then, Healy said it was just a “flirtation.”
“What am I going to do? Go out with Taylor Swift? She’s a sensation, I wouldn’t say no,” the 34-year-old singer told E! News.
Healy has been caught watching Swift on her Eras Tour various times before pictures of them holding hands circulated the internet.
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Many of Swift’s fans, called “Swifties,” are distancing themselves from the “Bad Blood” singer because of Healy’s past actions as well as racist and fatphobic comments.
Swift and Healy first met in 2014 but when asked about their meeting then, Healy said it was just a “flirtation.”
“What am I going to do? Go out with Taylor Swift? She’s a sensation, I wouldn’t say no,” the 34-year-old singer told E! News.
Healy has been caught watching Swift on her Eras Tour various times before pictures of them holding hands circulated the internet.
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Many of Swift’s fans, called “Swifties,” are distancing themselves from the “Bad Blood” singer because of Healy’s past actions as well as racist and fatphobic comments.
- 5/21/2023
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
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What happens when a made-up, virtual rapper signs a deal with a major record label? In the case of Fn Meka, a digitally rendered Black artist largely controlled by artificial intelligence and non-Black creators, major missteps and public backlash over “digital blackface” quickly led to a fiery end. Within weeks, Capitol Records scrapped his deal, his Instagram went private and most of his TikToks were deleted.
The saga resurfaced ongoing conversations about cultural appropriation and racism in AI, given Meka’s use of the N-word and fabricated backstory about his time spent in prison. That the “robot rapper” even received a record deal and amassed more than 10 million followers on TikTok, though, shows that the interest in virtual influencers has persisted, six years after another virtual project — Lil Miquela, an L.A.-based singer and model — became an online sensation.
While virtual influencers...
What happens when a made-up, virtual rapper signs a deal with a major record label? In the case of Fn Meka, a digitally rendered Black artist largely controlled by artificial intelligence and non-Black creators, major missteps and public backlash over “digital blackface” quickly led to a fiery end. Within weeks, Capitol Records scrapped his deal, his Instagram went private and most of his TikToks were deleted.
The saga resurfaced ongoing conversations about cultural appropriation and racism in AI, given Meka’s use of the N-word and fabricated backstory about his time spent in prison. That the “robot rapper” even received a record deal and amassed more than 10 million followers on TikTok, though, shows that the interest in virtual influencers has persisted, six years after another virtual project — Lil Miquela, an L.A.-based singer and model — became an online sensation.
While virtual influencers...
- 10/4/2022
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CAA has hired Silicon Valley media executive Joanna Popper to serve as its Chief Metaverse Officer. Popper will be responsible for establishing and executing the go-to-market strategy and core business priorities for CAA and its clients within the Metaverse.
Popper will lead a dedicated team of Metaverse-focused executives, and will work closely with Alexandra Shannon, CAA’s Head of Strategic Development, and CAA Executive Adam Friedman, who guides the efforts of a cross-departmental team of agents working across the Nft landscape.
“CAA has always been at the forefront of charting new and emerging business opportunities for our clients. At this pivotal time in our industry, the metaverse will be impactful to shifts in content creation, distribution, and community engagement that drive significant opportunity for our clients,” said Jim Burtson, President, CAA, in a statement. “We are thrilled to welcome Joanna to CAA, as her knowledge, insights, relationships, and business building...
Popper will lead a dedicated team of Metaverse-focused executives, and will work closely with Alexandra Shannon, CAA’s Head of Strategic Development, and CAA Executive Adam Friedman, who guides the efforts of a cross-departmental team of agents working across the Nft landscape.
“CAA has always been at the forefront of charting new and emerging business opportunities for our clients. At this pivotal time in our industry, the metaverse will be impactful to shifts in content creation, distribution, and community engagement that drive significant opportunity for our clients,” said Jim Burtson, President, CAA, in a statement. “We are thrilled to welcome Joanna to CAA, as her knowledge, insights, relationships, and business building...
- 8/4/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
CAA is keeping an eye on NFTs — and other new digital acronyms that represent some of the new methodologies Hollywood is using to distribute entertainment.
Joanna Popper has been named Chief Metaverse Officer at the large agency, tasked with setting strategy and business priorities for CAA and its clients as entertainment and media companies dive more deeply into virtual reality, blockchain and non-fungible tokens. The title and position are indicative of the new attention movie studios, TV networks and advertisers are paying to cutting-edge ways of disseminating intellectual property to fans and consumers.
“CAA has always been at the forefront of charting new and emerging business opportunities for our clients. At this pivotal time in our industry, the metaverse will be impactful to shifts in content creation, distribution, and community engagement that drive significant opportunity for our clients,” said Jim Burtson, President, CAA, in a prepared statement. “We are thrilled to welcome Joanna to CAA,...
Joanna Popper has been named Chief Metaverse Officer at the large agency, tasked with setting strategy and business priorities for CAA and its clients as entertainment and media companies dive more deeply into virtual reality, blockchain and non-fungible tokens. The title and position are indicative of the new attention movie studios, TV networks and advertisers are paying to cutting-edge ways of disseminating intellectual property to fans and consumers.
“CAA has always been at the forefront of charting new and emerging business opportunities for our clients. At this pivotal time in our industry, the metaverse will be impactful to shifts in content creation, distribution, and community engagement that drive significant opportunity for our clients,” said Jim Burtson, President, CAA, in a prepared statement. “We are thrilled to welcome Joanna to CAA,...
- 8/4/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
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CAA has hired Joanna Popper, an executive who oversaw extended and virtual reality initiatives at Hp, to become the agency’s first chief metaverse officer.
At CAA, Popper will be responsible for overseeing a team of executives focused on the agency’s metaverse strategy, both internally and for clients. She will work closely with Alexandra Shannon, CAA’s head of strategic development, and Adam Friedman, an executive guiding agents across departments who work with NFTs.
“CAA has always been at the forefront of charting new and emerging business opportunities for our clients. At this pivotal time in our industry, the metaverse will be impactful to shifts in content creation, distribution, and community engagement that drive significant opportunity for our clients,” CAA president Jim Burtson said on Thursday. “We are thrilled to welcome Joanna to CAA, as her knowledge, insights, relationships, and business building...
CAA has hired Joanna Popper, an executive who oversaw extended and virtual reality initiatives at Hp, to become the agency’s first chief metaverse officer.
At CAA, Popper will be responsible for overseeing a team of executives focused on the agency’s metaverse strategy, both internally and for clients. She will work closely with Alexandra Shannon, CAA’s head of strategic development, and Adam Friedman, an executive guiding agents across departments who work with NFTs.
“CAA has always been at the forefront of charting new and emerging business opportunities for our clients. At this pivotal time in our industry, the metaverse will be impactful to shifts in content creation, distribution, and community engagement that drive significant opportunity for our clients,” CAA president Jim Burtson said on Thursday. “We are thrilled to welcome Joanna to CAA, as her knowledge, insights, relationships, and business building...
- 8/4/2022
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jurassic Quest, the nation’s largest and most realistic dinosaur adventure, will team up with the Ryan Seacrest Foundation to bring exclusive dinosaur-themed experiences to children at pediatric hospitals throughout the country.
Jurassic Quest and the Ryan Seacrest Foundation will develop exclusive dino content and activities for children and families at hospitals in the foundation’s Seacrest Studios network, delivering a safe and delightful Jurassic Quest Virtual Experience directly to patients. Additionally, Jurassic Quest will earmark a portion of ticket sales from its live events for the Ryan Seacrest Foundation to further its mission of inspiring today’s youth and bringing an uplifting spirit to the pediatric hospital community.
“Jurassic Quest provides a one-of-a-kind experience for children and families; it’s an instant home run for kids everywhere. With both of our entities at the crossroads of entertainment and education, we’re excited to partner and bring these experiences to...
Jurassic Quest and the Ryan Seacrest Foundation will develop exclusive dino content and activities for children and families at hospitals in the foundation’s Seacrest Studios network, delivering a safe and delightful Jurassic Quest Virtual Experience directly to patients. Additionally, Jurassic Quest will earmark a portion of ticket sales from its live events for the Ryan Seacrest Foundation to further its mission of inspiring today’s youth and bringing an uplifting spirit to the pediatric hospital community.
“Jurassic Quest provides a one-of-a-kind experience for children and families; it’s an instant home run for kids everywhere. With both of our entities at the crossroads of entertainment and education, we’re excited to partner and bring these experiences to...
- 6/18/2021
- Look to the Stars
The Los Angeles live concert market just got a little bit more heated. With Aeg and Msg competing for acts to perform at the Staples Center and the Forum (respectively), the 23,500-seat Banc of California Stadium opens for its premiere music-related event, Kiis and iHeartRadio’s Wango Tango, on Saturday night (June 2), headlined by Ariana Grande and Shawn Mendes. The newcomer was built in 20 months for $350 million on the site of the venerable L.A. Memorial Sports Arena — site of legendary shows by U2 and Bruce Springsteen as well as basketball’s L.A. Clippers for a time — adjacent to the Coliseum and the USC campus.
Recently named president of the newly formed Banc of California Stadium Entertainment Division, Adam Friedman, a 25-year live entertainment veteran with stops at Nederlander, House of Blues and Universal Concerts, hosted a walk-through of the venue, home to Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles...
Recently named president of the newly formed Banc of California Stadium Entertainment Division, Adam Friedman, a 25-year live entertainment veteran with stops at Nederlander, House of Blues and Universal Concerts, hosted a walk-through of the venue, home to Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles...
- 6/1/2018
- by Roy Trakin
- Variety Film + TV
As the Banc of California Stadium celebrates a grand opening, Lafc Sports, owned by Tom Penn, has announced the formation of Banc of California Stadium Entertainment (Bocse). Adam Friedman will lead as president of Bocse and Evp of Lafc Sports, based in downtown Los Angeles. He’ll report directly to Penn.
Friedman arrives from Nederlander Concerts, where he served as CEO. He has also held senior positions at House of Blues Concerts and Universal Concerts and was a past president of the North American Concert Promoters Association. He started out in the live music industry at McA Concerts in 1992.
The stadium, which is located adjacent to the L.A. Coliseum and a stone’s throw from the USC campus, will will serve as home to the Los Angeles Football Club (Lafc) as well as host music concerts and festivals, local sporting competitions and corporate functions, among other major events. Its capacity,...
Friedman arrives from Nederlander Concerts, where he served as CEO. He has also held senior positions at House of Blues Concerts and Universal Concerts and was a past president of the North American Concert Promoters Association. He started out in the live music industry at McA Concerts in 1992.
The stadium, which is located adjacent to the L.A. Coliseum and a stone’s throw from the USC campus, will will serve as home to the Los Angeles Football Club (Lafc) as well as host music concerts and festivals, local sporting competitions and corporate functions, among other major events. Its capacity,...
- 5/16/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
He was devastated twice on The Bachelorette and had a summer fling on Bachelor in Paradise, and now Nick Viall is looking to find a love that lasts as The Bachelor‘s latest leading man. Read his exclusive blog for People every week and follow him at Twitter, @viallnicholas28!
Hi guys, I know we just came off a pretty emotional week, and I left things off on such a low point. Saying goodbye to Danielle L. really hit me hard. I think I explained it best when sitting down with Chris Harrison that I just started to distrust my own judgment.
Hi guys, I know we just came off a pretty emotional week, and I left things off on such a low point. Saying goodbye to Danielle L. really hit me hard. I think I explained it best when sitting down with Chris Harrison that I just started to distrust my own judgment.
- 2/14/2017
- by Nick Viall
- PEOPLE.com
Narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep, "Shout Gladi Gladi" celebrates the extraordinary people who rescue African women and girls from obstetric fistula, a medical condition that can turn them into reviled outcasts. Directed by Adam Friedman and Iain Kennedy, and filmed in Malawi and Sierra Leone, the film spotlights the quest of Ann Gloag, the indefatigable philanthropist and former nurse who drives the movement to save these vulnerable women, and presents the patients as they tell stirring tales of their struggles and triumphs. Everything culminates with the exuberant Gladi Gladi ceremony, a singing and dancing blowout that marks the day the women and girls return home cured. "Shout Gladi Gladi" will be have a limited theatrical release and will be available on iTunes beginning October 2. Read More: Meryl Streep Narrates 'Shout Gladi Gladi' Doc about Maternal Care for African Women The filmmaking team recently shared this exclusive.
- 9/24/2015
- by Adam Friedman
- Indiewire
It should come as no surprise that Cannes Film Festival will play host to Kent Jones’s doc on the touchstone of filmmaking interview tomes, Hitchcock/Truffaut (see photo above). The film has been floating near the top of this list since it was announced last year as in development, while Jones himself has a history with the festival, having co-written both Arnaud Desplechin’s Jimmy P. and Martin Scorsese’s My Voyage To Italy, both of which premiered in Cannes. The film is scheduled to screen as part of the Cannes Classics sidebar alongside the likes of Stig Björkman’s Ingrid Bergman, in Her Own Words, which will play as part of the festival’s tribute to the late starlet, and Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna’s Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (see trailer below). As someone who grew up watching road races with my dad in Watkins Glen,...
- 5/1/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Adam Friedman is an Emmy winning producer who has produced over 23 documentaries. Friedman’s latest project, Shout Gladi Gladi takes us to Sierra Leone and follows one woman’s quest to cure fistula.
- 3/16/2015
- by Jazz Tangcay
- AwardsDaily.com
The feature documentary, “Shout Gladi Gladi,” co-directed by Adam Friedman and Iain Kennedy, focuses on women’s health in Africa with a particular emphasis on fistula, a common, debilitating condition...
- 2/27/2015
- by Jazz Tangcay
- AwardsDaily.com
Three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep is set to narrate Shout Gladi Gladi, a feature documentary about women’s health in Africa. Co-directed by Adam Friedman and Iain Kennedy, it focuses on fistula, a common, debilitating that turns once-healthy women into outcasts. The film also features appearances by Melinda Gates and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wole Soyinka. Streep, whose 19 Academy Award nominations is more than any other actor, most recently starred in Into The Woods…...
- 2/27/2015
- Deadline TV
Oscar winner Meryl Streep has signed on to narrate the feature documentary “Shout Gladi Gladi,” which concerns women’s health in Africa with an emphasis on fistula. The common condition often occurs after unattended childbirth in underdeveloped countries, and the once-healthy women who develop it are rendered incontinent and often turned into outcasts in their villages and families. Adam Friedman and Iain Kennedy are co-directing the film, which is being made in collaboration with The Freedom From Fistula Foundation, an organization run by Scottish businesswoman, philanthropist and activist Ann Gloag. Friedman and Kennedy document Gloag’s experiences working with some of the world’s.
- 2/26/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
The multiple Oscar winner has come on board to narrate the documentary about fistula, a debilitating condition that turns healthy African women into outcasts.
Adam Friedman and Iain Kennedy co-direct the documentary, which is being made in collaboration with The Freedom From Fistula Foundation run by the film’s executive producer Ann Gloag.
Friedman will produce through his company Vertical Ascent.
Shout Gladi Gladi also features appearances by Melinda Gates and Nobel Peace laureate Wole Soyinka.
“This powerful film attests to the igniting power of one woman, Ann Gloag, to set in motion hundreds of helping hands, doctors, nurses, caregivers, family and friends, to resuscitate the health and status of victims of fistula, and to give them back their lives,” said Streep.
Adam Friedman and Iain Kennedy co-direct the documentary, which is being made in collaboration with The Freedom From Fistula Foundation run by the film’s executive producer Ann Gloag.
Friedman will produce through his company Vertical Ascent.
Shout Gladi Gladi also features appearances by Melinda Gates and Nobel Peace laureate Wole Soyinka.
“This powerful film attests to the igniting power of one woman, Ann Gloag, to set in motion hundreds of helping hands, doctors, nurses, caregivers, family and friends, to resuscitate the health and status of victims of fistula, and to give them back their lives,” said Streep.
- 2/26/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
"So You Think You Can Dance" host Cat Deeley is a married woman.
The bubbly British host and comedian Patrick Kielty exchanged vows in a small ceremony in Rome over the weekend, Us Weekly reports. Deeley and Kielty have been friends for a decade but didn't become a couple until late 2011.
They surprised their families and close friends by flying them to Rome for the ceremony, which took place at St. Isidore's College Churce. The couple had Kielty's parish priest from Belfast perform the ceremony.
Deeley and Kielty met in 2002 while hosting a BBC reality show called "Fame Academy." They started dating around Christmas last year.
Last weekend was a big one for celebrity weddings. In addition to Deeley and Kielty, Anne Hathaway tied the knot with Adam Shulman, Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill married Martha Patterson, Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy wed Elisa Yao and former "Top...
The bubbly British host and comedian Patrick Kielty exchanged vows in a small ceremony in Rome over the weekend, Us Weekly reports. Deeley and Kielty have been friends for a decade but didn't become a couple until late 2011.
They surprised their families and close friends by flying them to Rome for the ceremony, which took place at St. Isidore's College Churce. The couple had Kielty's parish priest from Belfast perform the ceremony.
Deeley and Kielty met in 2002 while hosting a BBC reality show called "Fame Academy." They started dating around Christmas last year.
Last weekend was a big one for celebrity weddings. In addition to Deeley and Kielty, Anne Hathaway tied the knot with Adam Shulman, Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill married Martha Patterson, Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy wed Elisa Yao and former "Top...
- 10/1/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Adam Rodriguez is starring in the upcoming movie, Magic Mike, as a male stripper and the actor admitted that he had to put himself on a very strict diet to prepare for the role.
"My diet consisted of a plan that was designed to keep every meal in the 350-400 calorie range with 40% protein, 35% carbohydrates, and 25% fats," the CSI: Miami star said. "The proteins were all lean, the carbs were good complex carbs like yams, brown rice or quinoa, and steamed or raw vegetables while the fats mainly consisted of avocado, olive or coconut oil, and whatever fats are naturally contained within the protein source."
Rodriguez didn't come up with the diet plan all on his own. He got some help from Adam Friedman at Venice Nutrition in Venice, California.
"The intention of the diet plan was to maintain a constant blood sugar level that would be optimum for burning...
"My diet consisted of a plan that was designed to keep every meal in the 350-400 calorie range with 40% protein, 35% carbohydrates, and 25% fats," the CSI: Miami star said. "The proteins were all lean, the carbs were good complex carbs like yams, brown rice or quinoa, and steamed or raw vegetables while the fats mainly consisted of avocado, olive or coconut oil, and whatever fats are naturally contained within the protein source."
Rodriguez didn't come up with the diet plan all on his own. He got some help from Adam Friedman at Venice Nutrition in Venice, California.
"The intention of the diet plan was to maintain a constant blood sugar level that would be optimum for burning...
- 11/10/2011
- by rnazarali
- Foodista
Spike TV is jumping into the pirate-chasing business with a new reality series covering the Us Navy's ongoing operation to end the threat of hijacking off the African coast.
The Us Navy is allowing Spike and production company 44 Blue in-depth access as they embark on their mission from a military base in the seaside nation of Djibouti (bordering Somalia and Ethiopia) and on the open water.
Cameras will capture life aboard two Us warships (the USS San Antonio and USS Boxer), as they patrol the Gulf of Aden for pirates who hijack commercial transport vessels.
The show, titled "Pirate Hunters: Usn," is produced by 44 Blue Productions ("The True Story of Black Hawk Down," "Lockup") and Adam Friedman ("Vertical Ascent").
"Piracy off the coast of Africa is a real and deadly threat," said Rasha Drachkovitch, president and founder of 44 Blue. "With 'Pirate Hunters: Usn,' our goal is to capture that...
The Us Navy is allowing Spike and production company 44 Blue in-depth access as they embark on their mission from a military base in the seaside nation of Djibouti (bordering Somalia and Ethiopia) and on the open water.
Cameras will capture life aboard two Us warships (the USS San Antonio and USS Boxer), as they patrol the Gulf of Aden for pirates who hijack commercial transport vessels.
The show, titled "Pirate Hunters: Usn," is produced by 44 Blue Productions ("The True Story of Black Hawk Down," "Lockup") and Adam Friedman ("Vertical Ascent").
"Piracy off the coast of Africa is a real and deadly threat," said Rasha Drachkovitch, president and founder of 44 Blue. "With 'Pirate Hunters: Usn,' our goal is to capture that...
- 4/13/2009
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Adam Friedman has acquired Joe R. Lansdale's best-selling novel A Fine Dark Line and will produce as a feature film through his Traveling Light production banner along with Rajal Pitroda's CineVention. Friedman, who also will direct, has tapped Lansdale to write the screenplay. Set in 1950s rural East Texas, A Fine Dark Line is the coming-of-age story of Stanley Mitchell, a young boy consumed by the contents of an old tin box that caries the secrets of a small town's past. "This book is so close to my heart. I will direct it, or it won't get made," Friedman said, likening the story to Stand by Me but with a ghost story twist.
- 8/16/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A&E Network is telling the story of the two-week hunt for a suspected gunman in the 2003 killing of a Burbank police officer with They Wore Blue, an original movie in development at the cable network. They Wore Blue (working title), from Adam Friedman's Traveling Light Media, will center on the search for the suspected killer of rookie Burbank cop Matthew Pavelka, who was killed Nov. 15, 2003, during a shootout involving fellow officer Gregory Campbell and suspected gunmen David Garcia and Ramon Aranda.
- 4/18/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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