Exclusive: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson (Showtime’s Attica) is teaming up with Jacqueline Olive (Lincoln’s Dilemma) to direct the feature documentary, The Color of Cola.
The film now in production is based on Stephanie Capparell’s 2008 book, The Real Pepsi Challenge: How One Pioneering Company Broke Color Barriers in 1940s American Business. It sheds light on the experience of the all-Black sales team at Pepsi, which was the first of its kind for any major corporation—following their journey through the Jim Crow South after being tasked with tapping its African American market.
The stories of Black pioneers are not unfamiliar, but oftentimes go untold. Nelson and Olive’s doc aims to elevate one such story exploring a time when corporate America did not include Black professionals, and the Black experience was stereotypically portrayed. The extraordinary efforts of the individuals on Pepsi’s sales team mirror the courage of many...
The film now in production is based on Stephanie Capparell’s 2008 book, The Real Pepsi Challenge: How One Pioneering Company Broke Color Barriers in 1940s American Business. It sheds light on the experience of the all-Black sales team at Pepsi, which was the first of its kind for any major corporation—following their journey through the Jim Crow South after being tasked with tapping its African American market.
The stories of Black pioneers are not unfamiliar, but oftentimes go untold. Nelson and Olive’s doc aims to elevate one such story exploring a time when corporate America did not include Black professionals, and the Black experience was stereotypically portrayed. The extraordinary efforts of the individuals on Pepsi’s sales team mirror the courage of many...
- 3/16/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Chris Cowles, formerly an executive at Dmg Entertainment whose producing credits include 2017’s Blockers and Chappaquiddick, has joined Alldayeveryday, the production company now expanding its auspices into scripted entertainment.
Cowles will be based in Los Angeles and become an Alldayeveryday partner alongside John Kaplan, Arrow Kruse, Michael Karbelnikoff, working with them and executive producer Peter Kline across the company’s entertainment slate. He brings with him a management roster of writer-directors clients including Patrick Aison, F. Scott Frazier, Chris Borrelli, Taylor Allen & Andrew Logan (Chappaquiddick), Justin Malen, and Ryan O’Nan.
Before Dmg, he worked in production for Judd Apatow and Scott Rudin among others.
“Over the years, Allday has been defined by passionate directors and creative collaborators who lead with a strong artistic point-of-view,” said Kaplan, Allday’s president.
Cowles will be based in Los Angeles and become an Alldayeveryday partner alongside John Kaplan, Arrow Kruse, Michael Karbelnikoff, working with them and executive producer Peter Kline across the company’s entertainment slate. He brings with him a management roster of writer-directors clients including Patrick Aison, F. Scott Frazier, Chris Borrelli, Taylor Allen & Andrew Logan (Chappaquiddick), Justin Malen, and Ryan O’Nan.
Before Dmg, he worked in production for Judd Apatow and Scott Rudin among others.
“Over the years, Allday has been defined by passionate directors and creative collaborators who lead with a strong artistic point-of-view,” said Kaplan, Allday’s president.
- 11/9/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Gravitas Ventures has secured the U.S. distribution rights to the Adam Bhala Lough-directed documentary Alt-Right: Age of Rage, which had its world premiere at SXSW. Gravitas will release the film in select theaters in August followed by a digital rollout October 30. The doc features activist Daryle Lamont Jenkins and alt-right leader Richard Spencer as it investigates major players on both sides of the battle, which bolstered after the recent Presidental election. Alex Needles and Michael Karbelnikoff produced the film while Peter Kline, Greg Stewart, and Brent Stiefel served as exec producers. Nolan Gallagher of Gravitas negotiated the deal with CAA on behalf of the filmmakers.
Cleopatra Entertainment has obtained the Us rights to Making A Killing, a crime drama produced and directed by Devin Hume. Starring Michael Jai White, Mike Starr, Jude Moran, Aida Turturro, Sally Kirkland, and Christopher Lloyd, the film follows three morticians who get caught in...
Cleopatra Entertainment has obtained the Us rights to Making A Killing, a crime drama produced and directed by Devin Hume. Starring Michael Jai White, Mike Starr, Jude Moran, Aida Turturro, Sally Kirkland, and Christopher Lloyd, the film follows three morticians who get caught in...
- 4/18/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Alex Ross Perry has the music video directing bug. Last month, the independent film writer-director co-directed his first music video, for the duo Sleigh Bells’ “I Can Only Stare,” sharing duties with the band’s Derek E. Miller. The experience taught him an important lesson: making music videos is fun.
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“I’m really excited about it, and now I know it’s something that I’m interested in,” Perry told IndieWire in a recent interview. “I would almost aggressively pursue further opportunities to do things like this.”
The song for the video comes from Sleigh Bells’ new album “Jessica Rabbit,” released Friday. The band approached Perry to co-direct the video after seeing his 2015 film “Queen of Earth” and using it as inspiration for their video “It’s Just Us Now,” the first single from “Jessica Rabbit.”
“I...
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“I’m really excited about it, and now I know it’s something that I’m interested in,” Perry told IndieWire in a recent interview. “I would almost aggressively pursue further opportunities to do things like this.”
The song for the video comes from Sleigh Bells’ new album “Jessica Rabbit,” released Friday. The band approached Perry to co-direct the video after seeing his 2015 film “Queen of Earth” and using it as inspiration for their video “It’s Just Us Now,” the first single from “Jessica Rabbit.”
“I...
- 11/18/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Lenny Beckerman, who spent 11 years at Anonymous Content, has joined Hello and Company, a commercials/music house that reps 20 directors in that space and wants to move into film and small-screen opportunities. Beckerman becomes head of film and television. Beckerman produced Tony Kaye's documentary Lake of Fire and is the exec producer of Andrew Douglas' UWANTME2KILLHIM, which begins production in mid-July. At Hello and Company, Beckerman will have a discretionary fund to acquire material, and the goal is to package and produce film and TV projects with Hello partners Michael Karbelnikoff and Graham Henman.
- 6/27/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Patrick Dempsey came to global attention with his excellent portrayal of young Jewish gangster Meyer Lansky alongside Christian Slater as Charlie “Lucky” Luciano in the infinitely far too neglected 1991 movie Mobster, directed by Michael Karbelnikoff. Since then, Slater has had some highly publicised ups and downs in his career, but still remains an extremely high profile performer on screen or stage and still, occasionally, produces outstanding work.
Dempsey, on the other hand, while no less talented an actor, has subsequently endured a far more subdued career, characterised by poorly selected roles in minor films and a lengthy stint as Dr Derek Shepherd on dreary television drama Grey’s Anatomy.
It appears that as his time on that particular show comes to an end, Dempsey is intent upon making his next step, another speculative one given his talents. The forty five year old actors appears keen to get on the increasingly...
Dempsey, on the other hand, while no less talented an actor, has subsequently endured a far more subdued career, characterised by poorly selected roles in minor films and a lengthy stint as Dr Derek Shepherd on dreary television drama Grey’s Anatomy.
It appears that as his time on that particular show comes to an end, Dempsey is intent upon making his next step, another speculative one given his talents. The forty five year old actors appears keen to get on the increasingly...
- 4/4/2011
- by Ben Szwediuk
- Obsessed with Film
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