Exclusive: Vito Schnabel (Before Night Falls), Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) and Steven Van Zandt (The Sopranos) have signed on to star in the dark comedy The Trainer, which Tony Kaye (American History X) is directing from a script by Schnabel and Jeff Solomon.
In development for nearly a decade, The Trainer is based on an original story by Schnabel. The film unfolding over eight days of sleep-deprived chaos follows Jack (Schnabel), a down-on-his-luck fitness expert living with his mother in Los Angeles, who takes a maniacal swing at fame and fortune, trying to realize his version of the American dream.
Schnabel, Kaye and Jeremy Steckler are producing, with George Paaswell on board to exec produce. Production will kick off in Los Angeles in early April.
“The idea of the film came into my head about ten years...
In development for nearly a decade, The Trainer is based on an original story by Schnabel. The film unfolding over eight days of sleep-deprived chaos follows Jack (Schnabel), a down-on-his-luck fitness expert living with his mother in Los Angeles, who takes a maniacal swing at fame and fortune, trying to realize his version of the American dream.
Schnabel, Kaye and Jeremy Steckler are producing, with George Paaswell on board to exec produce. Production will kick off in Los Angeles in early April.
“The idea of the film came into my head about ten years...
- 3/18/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Artist Terence Koh — best known for wearing all white and selling series of his own excrement plated, in gold, for $500,000 at Art Basel, as well as saying things like, “I’m the Naomi Campbell of the art world” — is rethinking his “art is a party” attitude. Or maybe the party was just over. “I recently left all galleries to live on mountain,” he emailed, in his customary child-speak, when asked about where he'd disappeared to. “I donut [sic] have cellphone or read news.” Indeed, Koh is no longer represented by his galleries in New York (Sean Kelly), Paris (Thaddaeus Ropac), or Berlin (Peres Projects, whose owner, Javier Peres, says he initiated the split several years ago: “I closed the door on that chapter and haven't looked back since”).Now, from his 96-acre plot of farmland in the Catskills, a location he identifies only as “Pantöu,” a Greek word meaning “everywhere,” Koh...
- 11/24/2014
- by Rachel Corbett
- Vulture
Lady GaGa has been given the piano that she used for her collaboration with Sir Elton John at the Grammy Awards. The 'Paparazzi' singer was offered the instrument by Canadian designer Terence Koh as a "token of his affection" for her. GaGa has previously expressed interest in Koh's art, which has been exhibited in Germany and France. A representative for Koh denied that GaGa paid £300,000 for the (more)...
- 2/4/2010
- by By David Balls
- Digital Spy
Washington, Feb 4 - American singer Lady Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, is said to be keen on buying a 300,000-pound piano designed by Canadian artist Terence Koh.
Gaga, 23, had played the instrument with Sir Elton John at the Grammy Awards on January 31, where they opened the event with a medley of her songs ‘Poker Face’, ‘Speechless’ and John’s ‘Your Song’.
“Terence’s artwork is confrontational and incorporates many elements that appeal to Gaga such as sex, punk and gay culture,” Contactmusic.
Gaga, 23, had played the instrument with Sir Elton John at the Grammy Awards on January 31, where they opened the event with a medley of her songs ‘Poker Face’, ‘Speechless’ and John’s ‘Your Song’.
“Terence’s artwork is confrontational and incorporates many elements that appeal to Gaga such as sex, punk and gay culture,” Contactmusic.
- 2/4/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Lady GaGa has reportedly purchased the piano that she used for her collaboration with Sir Elton John at the Grammy Awards. The 'Paparazzi' singer is said to have paid $$470,000 (£300,000) for the instrument, which is designed by controversial Canadian artist Terence Koh. "Terence's artwork is confrontational and incorporates many elements that appeal to GaGa such as sex, punk and gay culture," (more)...
- 2/3/2010
- by By David Balls
- Digital Spy
Lady Gaga is to splash out £300,000 on the piano she played with Sir Elton John at the Grammy Awards. The singer is desperate to buy the instrument - designed by controversial Canadian artist Terence Koh - after she and the legendary star opened the Us awards ceremony on Sunday (31.01.10), with a medley of her songs 'Poker Face', 'Speechless' and Elton's 'Your Song'. A source said: "Terence's artwork is confrontational and incorporates many elements that appeal to Gaga such as sex, punk and gay culture. The black piano with arms reaching out of it was beautiful and it's no surprise she wants it, especially after giving one of the performances of her career." Earlier this week, Gaga described her...
- 2/3/2010
- Monsters and Critics
Stacy Engman, Terence Koh, Aldon James. From PatrickMcMullan.com. Last week, the Gramercy Park key-keepers of New York City's National Arts Club welcomed Terence Koh, the provocative Chinese artist formerly known as Asian Punk Boy, into their dignified clubhouse for an event presented in conjunction with the exhaustive Performa Biennial. Known both for his eye-catching attire and his use of bodily fluids in his work (though to critics' approval), Koh has branched out in recent years. On the surface, he had been invited to the club to give a lecture entitled "Art History: 1642–2009," but we all knew better. Clearly there would be a performance piece of sorts, but what kind? Nobody was giving any hints, and in the hour before Koh's nine p.m. "lecture," the crowd was buzzing with anticipation.
- 11/24/2009
- Vanity Fair
Terence Koh and Daphne Guinness. Photograph by Todd Eberle. Tuesday night saw another party at the top of New York City's Standard Hotel, with another celebration for the DVD release of Vanity Fair special correspondent Matt Tyrnauer's documentary about fashion designer Valentino Garavani. As usual, the stars flocked to pay tribute to one of the gods of the red carpet, with heavyweights such as Madonna, Hugh Jackman, and Adrien Brody stopping by. Of course, no party would be complete without a slew of Pretty Young Things, and they turned out in force, with Mischa Barton, Byrdie Bell, Genevieve Jones, and Harley Viera-Newton leading the charge. Madonna's boy toy, Jesus Luz, took to the decks to play the spot's signature loud techno, and gallerists Larry Gagosian and Mary Boone mingled, admiring the view. Designer Thakoon Panichgul stepped into the smoking nook with some trepidation. "This seems like the Amazing Race,...
- 11/5/2009
- Vanity Fair
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