It’s Friday the 13th and Health has just dropped a sickly 90s-inspired music video for “Sicko”, featuring samples from Godflesh’s “Like Rats”.
Directed by Mynxii White, the video looks like a VHS compilation of horrors captured across several 90s horror movies.
“Sicko” comes off Health’s forthcoming new album Rat Wars, which will be released December 7th, 2023, via Loma Vista Recordings.
“Taking inspiration from the haunting imagery from 90’s music videos by Godflesh, we put together a video collage of some of our own favorite obscure horror moments of the same time period in one “sick” video for ‘Sicko.’ ” said White.
“Some of my best memories are from the stranger indie movies I’d watch in the middle of the night when everyone was sleeping, and it was a lot of fun going back in time to pull moments like a ‘greatest hits’ of all those dark hours of bloody horror.
Directed by Mynxii White, the video looks like a VHS compilation of horrors captured across several 90s horror movies.
“Sicko” comes off Health’s forthcoming new album Rat Wars, which will be released December 7th, 2023, via Loma Vista Recordings.
“Taking inspiration from the haunting imagery from 90’s music videos by Godflesh, we put together a video collage of some of our own favorite obscure horror moments of the same time period in one “sick” video for ‘Sicko.’ ” said White.
“Some of my best memories are from the stranger indie movies I’d watch in the middle of the night when everyone was sleeping, and it was a lot of fun going back in time to pull moments like a ‘greatest hits’ of all those dark hours of bloody horror.
- 10/13/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Travis Scott is kicking off his tour!
The highly anticipated Utopia – Circus Maximus Tour began with a sold-out show at Spectrum Arena on Wednesday (October 11) in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Travis took the stage to “Hyaena” before playing fan favorites like “Sicko Mode,” “Butterfly Effect” and “Antidote.”
The 39-date sold-out tour continues through cities like Dallas, Kansas City, Oakland, Seattle, Miami, Brooklyn, Boston and more ahead of wrapping up two shows in Toronto at the end of December.
The tour also includes Travis Scott’s largest headline show to date with a show at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, November 5. Remaining tickets are available now at travisscott.com.
$2 from every ticket sold will go to Cactus Jack Foundation which is a 501(c)3 with a mission to uplift Houston youth through toy drives, scholarship programs to Hbcu college students, and fulfilling expenses for education and creative endeavors.
Check out the set list…
Utopia...
The highly anticipated Utopia – Circus Maximus Tour began with a sold-out show at Spectrum Arena on Wednesday (October 11) in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Travis took the stage to “Hyaena” before playing fan favorites like “Sicko Mode,” “Butterfly Effect” and “Antidote.”
The 39-date sold-out tour continues through cities like Dallas, Kansas City, Oakland, Seattle, Miami, Brooklyn, Boston and more ahead of wrapping up two shows in Toronto at the end of December.
The tour also includes Travis Scott’s largest headline show to date with a show at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, November 5. Remaining tickets are available now at travisscott.com.
$2 from every ticket sold will go to Cactus Jack Foundation which is a 501(c)3 with a mission to uplift Houston youth through toy drives, scholarship programs to Hbcu college students, and fulfilling expenses for education and creative endeavors.
Check out the set list…
Utopia...
- 10/12/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
MTV Documentary Films has released the trailer for “Pay Or Die,” a documentary about America’s soaring insulin costs that the platform acquired out of this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival.
The 90-minute film, which was executive produced by Sarah Silverman, will open theatrically at New York City’s IFC Center on November 1, the first day of National Diabetes Month. That screening will be followed by a nationwide rollout. The theatrical release of the doc will qualify it for Academy Award consideration. Paramount + will begin streaming “Pay Or Die” on World Diabetes Day – Nov. 14.
Directed by Scott Alexander Ruderman and Rachael Dyer, “Pay Or Die” follows three families struggling to afford their diabetes medications. In 2022 the American Diabetes Association reported that over 37 million Americans – about 11% of the nation – are living with diabetes and 8.4 million Americans rely on insulin to survive. According to “Pay Or Die” nearly two-million...
The 90-minute film, which was executive produced by Sarah Silverman, will open theatrically at New York City’s IFC Center on November 1, the first day of National Diabetes Month. That screening will be followed by a nationwide rollout. The theatrical release of the doc will qualify it for Academy Award consideration. Paramount + will begin streaming “Pay Or Die” on World Diabetes Day – Nov. 14.
Directed by Scott Alexander Ruderman and Rachael Dyer, “Pay Or Die” follows three families struggling to afford their diabetes medications. In 2022 the American Diabetes Association reported that over 37 million Americans – about 11% of the nation – are living with diabetes and 8.4 million Americans rely on insulin to survive. According to “Pay Or Die” nearly two-million...
- 10/5/2023
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Brad Pitt and Travis Scott have a real French connection.
It turns out the “Sicko Mode” rapper recorded his latest album, Utopia, at the 59-year-old’s famed Miraval Studios, which is ensconced within Pitt’s 2,200-acre Château Miraval in the South of France. The Instagram account Legends Inc. shared the tidbit in a Saturday post, but the signs were always there.
In fact, when Miraval Studios’ verified Instagram account posted a photo on July 30 of Scott dropping bars on the mic — with the caption “@travisscott making history” — the rapper dropped a comment saying, “I miss my house.” Just a few weeks prior, on July 9, Scott posted a snippet on Instagram of the recording process from Miraval Studios.
Scott’s Utopia — which features Beyoncé, Kid Cudi, Sza, Drake and 21 Savage, among others — dropped on July 28.
By the way, prior to Pitt owning the vineyard and breathing life into the studio, Miraval Studios,...
It turns out the “Sicko Mode” rapper recorded his latest album, Utopia, at the 59-year-old’s famed Miraval Studios, which is ensconced within Pitt’s 2,200-acre Château Miraval in the South of France. The Instagram account Legends Inc. shared the tidbit in a Saturday post, but the signs were always there.
In fact, when Miraval Studios’ verified Instagram account posted a photo on July 30 of Scott dropping bars on the mic — with the caption “@travisscott making history” — the rapper dropped a comment saying, “I miss my house.” Just a few weeks prior, on July 9, Scott posted a snippet on Instagram of the recording process from Miraval Studios.
Scott’s Utopia — which features Beyoncé, Kid Cudi, Sza, Drake and 21 Savage, among others — dropped on July 28.
By the way, prior to Pitt owning the vineyard and breathing life into the studio, Miraval Studios,...
- 8/13/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
(Welcome to Movies Are Gay, a Pride Month series where we explore the intentional [or accidental] ways Lgbtqia+ themes, characters, and creatives have shaped cinema.)
Nice girls don't wear cha-cha heels, so why would anyone ever want to be nice? Groundbreaking filmmaker John Waters has been lovingly declared "The Pope of Filth" for decades, and subversive queer themes, characters, and performers are present in each of his films. His midnight movie masterpiece "Pink Flamingos" is considered one of the most important films ever made, but asking a Sicko like me to choose my favorite John Waters film is like asking me to choose between my revolting, violent, hilarious, hypersexual children that only a mother could love. But "Female Trouble" feels like John Waters' sensibilities distilled to perfection, with gruesomeness and glamour swirling together to promote the central theme: crime is beauty.
Waters' muse and frequent collaborator Divine stars as Dawn Davenport, a fat,...
Nice girls don't wear cha-cha heels, so why would anyone ever want to be nice? Groundbreaking filmmaker John Waters has been lovingly declared "The Pope of Filth" for decades, and subversive queer themes, characters, and performers are present in each of his films. His midnight movie masterpiece "Pink Flamingos" is considered one of the most important films ever made, but asking a Sicko like me to choose my favorite John Waters film is like asking me to choose between my revolting, violent, hilarious, hypersexual children that only a mother could love. But "Female Trouble" feels like John Waters' sensibilities distilled to perfection, with gruesomeness and glamour swirling together to promote the central theme: crime is beauty.
Waters' muse and frequent collaborator Divine stars as Dawn Davenport, a fat,...
- 6/5/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Much like its subject, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the nonfiction thriller “Navalny” started off as an underdog in our Oscar predictions for Best Documentary Feature. But after key wins at precursor awards ceremonies, it has risen to the top of the odds, which are calculated based on the combined predictions of thousands of Gold Derby users. Do you agree that it will prevail on March 12? Scroll down to see the graph that illustrates how quickly the film has climbed.
Going into the Oscar nominations, “Navalny” actually ranked fourth in our predictions behind front-runner “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” as well as “All That Breathes” and “Fire of Love.” All four of them ended up with nominations, along with surprise contender “A House Made of Splinters.” Then in the winners round it rose to third place, and it stayed there until as recently as February 26. So what changed?
A week earlier,...
Going into the Oscar nominations, “Navalny” actually ranked fourth in our predictions behind front-runner “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” as well as “All That Breathes” and “Fire of Love.” All four of them ended up with nominations, along with surprise contender “A House Made of Splinters.” Then in the winners round it rose to third place, and it stayed there until as recently as February 26. So what changed?
A week earlier,...
- 3/9/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” seemed like a lock to win Best Documentary. The political exposé on artist Nan Goldin and the fall of a pharmaceutical empire was cleaning up among critics’ groups throughout awards season – including New York, Los Angeles, and Florida – as well as being named one of the top-five docs of the year by the National Board of Review.
But as we head toward the Oscars ceremony on March 12, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” feels more vulnerable than ever despite a comfortable lead in the Gold Derby combined odds. After missing a nomination at the Producers Guild Awards, director Laura Poitras lost to “Fire of Love” filmmaker Sara Dosa at the Directors Guild Awards. Then on Sunday at the BAFTA Awards, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” lost Best Documentary to “Navalny.”
Let’s start with the PGA Awards, which take place this weekend. The...
But as we head toward the Oscars ceremony on March 12, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” feels more vulnerable than ever despite a comfortable lead in the Gold Derby combined odds. After missing a nomination at the Producers Guild Awards, director Laura Poitras lost to “Fire of Love” filmmaker Sara Dosa at the Directors Guild Awards. Then on Sunday at the BAFTA Awards, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” lost Best Documentary to “Navalny.”
Let’s start with the PGA Awards, which take place this weekend. The...
- 2/27/2023
- by Sebastian Ochoa Mendoza
- Gold Derby
Though the summer movie season is winding down (if it ever really started this year), Amazon Prime’s list of new releases for September 2021 is chock full of worthwhile movie options.
For starters, Amazon’s library movie titles are quite good this month. September 1 sees the arrivals of heavyweights such as Apollo 13, Arachnophobia, Romeo + Juliet, The Descent, and The Social Network. And if that weren’t enough, the streamer is trying out some intriguing original movies as well. Cinderella, a modern update on the classic fairy tale, premieres on September 3. That will be followed by “exotic thriller” The Voyeurs (Sept. 10), musical adaptation Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sept. 17), and French thriller The Mad Woman’s Ball (Sept. 17).
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For starters, Amazon’s library movie titles are quite good this month. September 1 sees the arrivals of heavyweights such as Apollo 13, Arachnophobia, Romeo + Juliet, The Descent, and The Social Network. And if that weren’t enough, the streamer is trying out some intriguing original movies as well. Cinderella, a modern update on the classic fairy tale, premieres on September 3. That will be followed by “exotic thriller” The Voyeurs (Sept. 10), musical adaptation Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sept. 17), and French thriller The Mad Woman’s Ball (Sept. 17).
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- 8/31/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
When “My Octopus Teacher” won the Producers Guild Award for Best Documentary on March 24, I started to wonder if that clears the path to it winning the Oscar. It’s an emotional, heartwarming film about nature, and feel-good movies sometimes have an advantage over investigative docs and grittier subjects.
First, it must be acknowledged that the PGA Award often veers wildly from the Oscars. In fact, the last three PGA winners weren’t even nominated by the motion picture academy: “Jane” (2017), “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” (2018) and “Apollo 11” (2019). But when an Oscar nominee does win PGA, it tends to win the Oscar too, like “Searching for Sugar Man” (2012), “Amy” (2015) and “O.J.: Made in America” (2016) in the last decade. The last time the PGA winner had an Oscar nomination but lost it was Michael Moore‘s “Sicko” (2007), and that was 13 years ago.
SEE4 documentary filmmakers for ‘Crip Camp,’ ‘The Dissident,...
First, it must be acknowledged that the PGA Award often veers wildly from the Oscars. In fact, the last three PGA winners weren’t even nominated by the motion picture academy: “Jane” (2017), “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” (2018) and “Apollo 11” (2019). But when an Oscar nominee does win PGA, it tends to win the Oscar too, like “Searching for Sugar Man” (2012), “Amy” (2015) and “O.J.: Made in America” (2016) in the last decade. The last time the PGA winner had an Oscar nomination but lost it was Michael Moore‘s “Sicko” (2007), and that was 13 years ago.
SEE4 documentary filmmakers for ‘Crip Camp,’ ‘The Dissident,...
- 3/26/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
As Donald Trump’s presidency comes to a close, so does Alec Baldwin’s time as his top impersonator. To cap off the last four years, Baldwin and writer Kurt Andersen have collaborated on Hasta la Vista, America: Trump’s Farewell Address, an audiobook imagining a final speech by the president.
The 42-minute Pushkin Industries project, written by Andersen and performed by Baldwin, encompasses a parody of a Farewell Address, 2021 State of the Union Address and a preview of an imagined blockbuster presidential memoir, along with music and sound effects.
“I was only interested in doing Trump, again, in any form,...
The 42-minute Pushkin Industries project, written by Andersen and performed by Baldwin, encompasses a parody of a Farewell Address, 2021 State of the Union Address and a preview of an imagined blockbuster presidential memoir, along with music and sound effects.
“I was only interested in doing Trump, again, in any form,...
- 1/11/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
As Donald Trump’s presidency comes to a close, so does Alec Baldwin’s time as his top impersonator. To cap off the last four years, Baldwin and writer Kurt Andersen have collaborated on Hasta la Vista, America: Trump’s Farewell Address, an audiobook imagining a final speech by the president.
The 42-minute Pushkin Industries project, written by Andersen and performed by Baldwin, encompasses a parody of a Farewell Address, 2021 State of the Union Address and a preview of an imagined blockbuster presidential memoir, along with music and sound effects.
“I was only interested in doing Trump, again, in any form,...
The 42-minute Pushkin Industries project, written by Andersen and performed by Baldwin, encompasses a parody of a Farewell Address, 2021 State of the Union Address and a preview of an imagined blockbuster presidential memoir, along with music and sound effects.
“I was only interested in doing Trump, again, in any form,...
- 1/11/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chicago – Like many of you, I have been perusing the digital platforms, looking for the appropriate binge shows that will provide a temporary bit of sanity. Amazon Prime, for example, offers the entire series of “30 Rock” (2006-13), the seminal NBC-TV series created by and featuring Tina Fey. The show is about the adventures of Liz Lemon (Fey), the head writer of a “Saturday Night Live” style TV show.
Coming upon Season Three (2008-09), which is considered one of best in the series, episode eight – entitled “Flu Shot” – projected into the queue and began with dialogue between Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) and his latest girlfriend Elisa (Salma Hayek). It was an innocuous set-up, but what really intrigued me was a photo on the mantel behind her. Was that Jack with Donald Trump? Doing a freeze frame, it was confirmed. Donald Trump was a piece of set design in a photo with Jack Donaghy.
Coming upon Season Three (2008-09), which is considered one of best in the series, episode eight – entitled “Flu Shot” – projected into the queue and began with dialogue between Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) and his latest girlfriend Elisa (Salma Hayek). It was an innocuous set-up, but what really intrigued me was a photo on the mantel behind her. Was that Jack with Donald Trump? Doing a freeze frame, it was confirmed. Donald Trump was a piece of set design in a photo with Jack Donaghy.
- 3/28/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Read more from Variety’s Directors on Directors, in which filmmakers praise their favorite movies of the year, here.
The story that Todd Phillips tells in “Joker” and the issues that this cinematic masterpiece raises are so profound, so necessary, that if you look away from the genius of this work of art, you will miss the gift of the mirror it is offering us. Yes, there’s a disturbed clown in that mirror, but he’s not alone — we’re standing right there beside him.
“Joker” is no superhero nor supervillain nor comic book movie. The film is set somewhere in the late ’70s in Gotham City, and Phillips makes no attempt to disguise it for anything other than what it is: New York City, the headquarters of most real-life villainy: the rich who rule us, the banks and corporations for whom we toil, the media which feeds us...
The story that Todd Phillips tells in “Joker” and the issues that this cinematic masterpiece raises are so profound, so necessary, that if you look away from the genius of this work of art, you will miss the gift of the mirror it is offering us. Yes, there’s a disturbed clown in that mirror, but he’s not alone — we’re standing right there beside him.
“Joker” is no superhero nor supervillain nor comic book movie. The film is set somewhere in the late ’70s in Gotham City, and Phillips makes no attempt to disguise it for anything other than what it is: New York City, the headquarters of most real-life villainy: the rich who rule us, the banks and corporations for whom we toil, the media which feeds us...
- 12/18/2019
- by Michael Moore
- Variety Film + TV
John Pilger’s passionate film addresses threats to the NHS, from the burgeoning presence of private healthcare companies to the invasion of bureaucrats
Veteran campaigning reporter John Pilger makes no apology for returning to the subject of the National Health Service, and nor should he. The NHS could become Britain’s Gazprom: a gigantic public resource that could so easily be carved up to make corporate oligarchs even richer than they are already.
These are points that have been made by Michael Moore’s Sicko (2007) and Ken Loach’s The Spirit of ’45 (2013), but Pilger brings us more up to date. He takes us through the familiar history, from the founding of the NHS in 1948, through to the 70s, as a new generation of Thatcherite rightists (such as Oliver Letwin and John Redwood) took on health care with a new objective – privatise by stealth. The complaisant Blair government brought in private finance initiatives,...
Veteran campaigning reporter John Pilger makes no apology for returning to the subject of the National Health Service, and nor should he. The NHS could become Britain’s Gazprom: a gigantic public resource that could so easily be carved up to make corporate oligarchs even richer than they are already.
These are points that have been made by Michael Moore’s Sicko (2007) and Ken Loach’s The Spirit of ’45 (2013), but Pilger brings us more up to date. He takes us through the familiar history, from the founding of the NHS in 1948, through to the 70s, as a new generation of Thatcherite rightists (such as Oliver Letwin and John Redwood) took on health care with a new objective – privatise by stealth. The complaisant Blair government brought in private finance initiatives,...
- 11/28/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Nadav Lapid’s Synonyms found the right words this weekend to have a solid opening in two locations, bringing in an estimated $19,070. The acclaimed French-Israeli film about cultural identity played to sold-out screenings in New York, setting itself up for a nationwide expansion to Los Angeles, Toronto, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, and Portland, with more expected in the coming weeks.
Kanye West wanted to bring his “Sunday Service” brand to the masses, and as expected, he went big to match his personality. His 35-minute documentary short Jesus Is King premiered this weekend with 372 runs in 134 markets, landing in the top 10 on Friday in limited runs. The companion piece to his Christian-themed album of the same name is said to be an immersive experience and “an expression of the gospel.” It gives people a chance to see Sunday Service and take a look at James Turrell’s art exhibit,...
Kanye West wanted to bring his “Sunday Service” brand to the masses, and as expected, he went big to match his personality. His 35-minute documentary short Jesus Is King premiered this weekend with 372 runs in 134 markets, landing in the top 10 on Friday in limited runs. The companion piece to his Christian-themed album of the same name is said to be an immersive experience and “an expression of the gospel.” It gives people a chance to see Sunday Service and take a look at James Turrell’s art exhibit,...
- 10/27/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
In the two-part Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 6 finale, Jake assembles a team of former enemies to take down Commissioner Kelly.
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This Brooklyn Nine-Nine review contains spoilers.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 6 Episodes 16 & 17
In its two-part season finale, Brooklyn Nine-Nine delivers all of its best, most reliable tricks; there’s an internal fight against police corruption, a wealth of returning supporting characters, a twisty plot, and plenty of rapid-fire jokes. Since the season started with a battle between the Nine-Nine and Commissioner Kelly, it was inevitable that the finale would try to add some sort of resolution to this conflict, but in a wise move, it helped set-up a new fight against a far more worthy adversary for next season.
Yes, Season 7 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine had been confirmed long before “Sicko” and “Suicide Squad” aired, meaning that unlike the end of Season 5 on Fox, Brooklyn Nine-Nine didn’t have to shoot...
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This Brooklyn Nine-Nine review contains spoilers.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 6 Episodes 16 & 17
In its two-part season finale, Brooklyn Nine-Nine delivers all of its best, most reliable tricks; there’s an internal fight against police corruption, a wealth of returning supporting characters, a twisty plot, and plenty of rapid-fire jokes. Since the season started with a battle between the Nine-Nine and Commissioner Kelly, it was inevitable that the finale would try to add some sort of resolution to this conflict, but in a wise move, it helped set-up a new fight against a far more worthy adversary for next season.
Yes, Season 7 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine had been confirmed long before “Sicko” and “Suicide Squad” aired, meaning that unlike the end of Season 5 on Fox, Brooklyn Nine-Nine didn’t have to shoot...
- 5/17/2019
- Den of Geek
A review of the two-part Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season Six finale, “Sicko” and “The Suicide Squad,” coming up just as soon as I send you an eye-rolling gif from The Durrells in Corfu…
Nine-Nine has a tradition of ending its seasons with cliffhangers that upend the series’ status quo. Season One ended with Jake going undercover in the Mafia, Season Two with Captain Holt transferred to One Police Plaza, Season Three with Jake and Holt in witness protection down in Florida and Season Four with Jake and Rosa going to prison...
Nine-Nine has a tradition of ending its seasons with cliffhangers that upend the series’ status quo. Season One ended with Jake going undercover in the Mafia, Season Two with Captain Holt transferred to One Police Plaza, Season Three with Jake and Holt in witness protection down in Florida and Season Four with Jake and Rosa going to prison...
- 5/17/2019
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Ariana Grande has a mixed track record at the Grammys. But 2020 has the potential to be her biggest year yet thanks to her chart-topping album “Thank U, Next,” the number-one title track and its equally successful followup single “7 Rings.” They’re the biggest hits of her career so far, but which single gives her the best chance of finally breaking through in Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Scroll down to read some of our forum posters’ comments and vote in our poll.
Grande earned only a smattering of nominations for her first few albums, and then when we thought she would break into the expanded Album of the Year field this past year for “Sweetener,” she was relegated to just two pop categories. Then she publicly beefed with the producer of the Grammys over why she wasn’t performing during the telecast. Nevertheless, Grande ended up...
Grande earned only a smattering of nominations for her first few albums, and then when we thought she would break into the expanded Album of the Year field this past year for “Sweetener,” she was relegated to just two pop categories. Then she publicly beefed with the producer of the Grammys over why she wasn’t performing during the telecast. Nevertheless, Grande ended up...
- 3/28/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Travis Scott‘s “Sicko Mode” is number-10 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart dated March 23. That doesn’t necessarily sound like a big deal, but it is. “Sicko Mode” has now been in the top 10 for 32 straight weeks. That’s one week shy of the all-time record shared by Maroon 5 and Cardi B‘s “Girls Like You” and Ed Sheeran‘s “Shape of You,” both of which spent 33 weeks in the top 10. But even if “Sicko” falls out next week, it has already made history by achieving the longest top-10 run of any rap single in history.
“Sicko Mode” was released last August and debuted at number-four on the Hot 100. It was a slow and winding road for the single, but it finally reached the top spot on December 8 after 17 weeks on the chart. It only spent that one week on top, but it was the first chart-topper of Scott’s career,...
“Sicko Mode” was released last August and debuted at number-four on the Hot 100. It was a slow and winding road for the single, but it finally reached the top spot on December 8 after 17 weeks on the chart. It only spent that one week on top, but it was the first chart-topper of Scott’s career,...
- 3/19/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Turner has halted its long-gestating plans to revive Michael Moore’s landmark series “TV Nation.” The show, first announced in 2017 as a series order, had been pushed back several times but never received an official premiere date.
Moore had hoped to get “Michael Moore’s TV Nation” on the air this past October, in time for the midterm elections. TBS had even released a teaser promo for the show this summer, but has been quiet about “TV Nation” ever since. The show doesn’t appear on its website.
According to insiders, the decision to scrap “TV Nation” came due to Moore’s commitments to other projects, leaving him with little time to focus on the TBS show. “TV Nation” was originally set to be Moore’s first regular TV series since “The Awful Truth” went off the air in 2000. It was originally greenlighted in 2017 as “Live from the Apocalypse” and developed for TNT.
Moore had hoped to get “Michael Moore’s TV Nation” on the air this past October, in time for the midterm elections. TBS had even released a teaser promo for the show this summer, but has been quiet about “TV Nation” ever since. The show doesn’t appear on its website.
According to insiders, the decision to scrap “TV Nation” came due to Moore’s commitments to other projects, leaving him with little time to focus on the TBS show. “TV Nation” was originally set to be Moore’s first regular TV series since “The Awful Truth” went off the air in 2000. It was originally greenlighted in 2017 as “Live from the Apocalypse” and developed for TNT.
- 2/7/2019
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Kanye West wants to show blood is always thicker than water ... so he hit up Travis Scott's concert to prove it. Kanye and Kim joined the crowd -- which also included Jay-z and Beyonce -- at Trav's Astroworld tour stop at The Forum in L.A. Wednesday night ... and Ye looked like he was feeling the music. This comes just days after Kanye expressed his frustration with Scott -- whom he considers family -- for...
- 12/20/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Michael Moore was “in awe” of Robert DeNiro. Get in line, pal. And of the members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association on hand, Neil Rosen had laryngitis (his wife looked relieved). Steve Oldfield was pitching his second documentary, Mike Sargent was an hour late, his date was not. And Jeffery Wells (Hollywood Elsewhere) had a better seat than I did. He’s in the second row. I’m way in the back balcony control booth as the evening’s announcer.
The third annual Critic’s Choice Awards came back to the low-key Brooklyn setting, Bric, and the show was a “well-organized, briskly paced — by any measure an agreeable, fraternal family affair,” according to Wells. I think most would agree.
Here are some of the highlights on and off stage.
DeNiro was there to give the “Fahrenheit 11/9” director a Lifetime Achievement Award. “He’s on ‘Saturday Night Live’ tonight and...
The third annual Critic’s Choice Awards came back to the low-key Brooklyn setting, Bric, and the show was a “well-organized, briskly paced — by any measure an agreeable, fraternal family affair,” according to Wells. I think most would agree.
Here are some of the highlights on and off stage.
DeNiro was there to give the “Fahrenheit 11/9” director a Lifetime Achievement Award. “He’s on ‘Saturday Night Live’ tonight and...
- 11/12/2018
- by Bill McCuddy
- Gold Derby
In Fahrenheit 11/9, political activist and acclaimed documentarian Michael Moore takes on the Trump presidency in a film which asks the question many of us have asked since the 2016 Us presidential elections, what the hell happened and how can it be fixed? Launching a blistering attack on the 45th president of the United States and his shady dealings in the past as well as in the present, Moore mostly succeeds in preaching to the converted amongst us, but in the end he ultimately fails to bring anything tangible to the current discourse of why things have gone so catastrophically wrong.
Taking us all the way back to that fateful election night and the jubilance that preceded the biggest upset in the history of elections, the film attempts to come to terms with the reasons behind this upset and what to do to avoid a repeat. With clips from several public figures,...
Taking us all the way back to that fateful election night and the jubilance that preceded the biggest upset in the history of elections, the film attempts to come to terms with the reasons behind this upset and what to do to avoid a repeat. With clips from several public figures,...
- 10/13/2018
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Michael Moore, whose latest documentary Fahrenheit 11/9 just hit theaters, has been chosen to receive the Critics’ Choice Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor will be bestowed November 10 at the third annual Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards in New York.
The event, put on by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, honors the year’s achievements in documentary features and nonfiction television in 13 categories. Bill Nye is the host of this year’s ceremony at Bric in Brooklyn.
Nominees will be announced October 15.
Fahrenheit 11/9 had its world premiere last month at the Toronto Film Festival and opened at the box office September 21 with $3.1 million. It has grossed $5.6 million to date. The film has been a modest performer so far especially compared with Fahrenheit 9/11, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and became the highest-grossing documentary in history.
Moore’s films include the flag-planting Roger & Me...
The event, put on by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, honors the year’s achievements in documentary features and nonfiction television in 13 categories. Bill Nye is the host of this year’s ceremony at Bric in Brooklyn.
Nominees will be announced October 15.
Fahrenheit 11/9 had its world premiere last month at the Toronto Film Festival and opened at the box office September 21 with $3.1 million. It has grossed $5.6 million to date. The film has been a modest performer so far especially compared with Fahrenheit 9/11, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and became the highest-grossing documentary in history.
Moore’s films include the flag-planting Roger & Me...
- 10/5/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Moore’s latest political documentary “Fahrenheit 11/9” (Briarcliff) opened to a little over $3 million this weekend in 1,719 theaters. That comes to about 200 people per theater, or roughly 350,000 ticket buyers. No one expected Moore’s latest effort to replicate the staggering performance of “Fahrenheit 9/11” (tickets sold estimated at over 19 million). Still, his documentary history suggested a wide opening should generate $5 million-$8 million.
Even in the best of scenarios, it’s hard to see this gross much more than $10 million domestic. Despite substantial media attention and a Toronto Film Festival premiere, it will likely end well behind “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” “Rbg,” and “Three Identical Strangers.” Here’s why.
Michael Moore’s Films Have Declined in Appeal
Since “Fahrenheit 9/11” grossed (all adjusted) $178 million in 2004, he directed “Sicko” (2007/$33 million) and “Capitalism: A Love Story” (2009/$17.5 million), and then “Where to Invade Next” (2016/$4.1 million). “Invade” opened to a little under $1 million in 308 theaters,...
Even in the best of scenarios, it’s hard to see this gross much more than $10 million domestic. Despite substantial media attention and a Toronto Film Festival premiere, it will likely end well behind “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” “Rbg,” and “Three Identical Strangers.” Here’s why.
Michael Moore’s Films Have Declined in Appeal
Since “Fahrenheit 9/11” grossed (all adjusted) $178 million in 2004, he directed “Sicko” (2007/$33 million) and “Capitalism: A Love Story” (2009/$17.5 million), and then “Where to Invade Next” (2016/$4.1 million). “Invade” opened to a little under $1 million in 308 theaters,...
- 9/25/2018
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
After months of hype from the provocative director, Michael Moore’s anti-Donald Trump polemic “Fahrenheit 11/9” arrived in theaters this weekend. But despite strong reviews from critics and liberal-leaning moviegoers who appreciated Moore’s pull-no-punches take on our current political climate, the film’s box office hasn’t stacked up against Moore’s biggest films.
In an effort to get the film out to the widest audience possible prior to the midterm election in November, “Fahrenheit 11/9” eschewed the traditional steady rollout release most documentaries take in favor of a wide release on 1,719 screens. But while independent trackers pegged the film for a $5-7 million opening, the film only grossed $3.1 million for a per screen average of just over $1,800.
Also Read: 'Fahrenheit 11/9' Review: Michael Moore's New Movie Is About a Lot More Than Donald Trump
While that opening still ranks in the top 15 highest openings for documentaries, other Moore films...
In an effort to get the film out to the widest audience possible prior to the midterm election in November, “Fahrenheit 11/9” eschewed the traditional steady rollout release most documentaries take in favor of a wide release on 1,719 screens. But while independent trackers pegged the film for a $5-7 million opening, the film only grossed $3.1 million for a per screen average of just over $1,800.
Also Read: 'Fahrenheit 11/9' Review: Michael Moore's New Movie Is About a Lot More Than Donald Trump
While that opening still ranks in the top 15 highest openings for documentaries, other Moore films...
- 9/23/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Universal’s “The House With a Clock in its Walls” is beating analyst expectations after a strong Saturday at the box office, with estimates now at a $26.8 million opening from 3,592 screens.
This $40 million Amblin-produced family film had been projected for an opening in the low $20 million range, but business picked up well after a $7.5 million Friday. Critical reception has been fairly solid, with a B+ on CinemaScore to join a 68 percent Rotten Tomatoes score.
Also Read: 'House With a Clock in Its Walls' Film Review: Eli Roth Directs a Fun, Family-Friendly Halloween Frolic
After inflation adjustment, this result matches the best opening for director Eli Roth, who up to this point has made gory horror films like “Cabin Fever” and the “Hostel” trilogy. His previous opening weekend best was scored by the first “Hostel” in 2006 with $19.5 million, which adjusts to $27.6 million in 2018 money.
“Clock” will be the major family...
This $40 million Amblin-produced family film had been projected for an opening in the low $20 million range, but business picked up well after a $7.5 million Friday. Critical reception has been fairly solid, with a B+ on CinemaScore to join a 68 percent Rotten Tomatoes score.
Also Read: 'House With a Clock in Its Walls' Film Review: Eli Roth Directs a Fun, Family-Friendly Halloween Frolic
After inflation adjustment, this result matches the best opening for director Eli Roth, who up to this point has made gory horror films like “Cabin Fever” and the “Hostel” trilogy. His previous opening weekend best was scored by the first “Hostel” in 2006 with $19.5 million, which adjusts to $27.6 million in 2018 money.
“Clock” will be the major family...
- 9/23/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Chicago – You might think that “Fahrenheit 11/9,” the latest advocate documentary from provocateur Michael Moore, is all about Donald Trump and his diffident administration. But that’s not the whole thing, which is the strength of the film. Moore goes back to hometown Flint, Michigan, and other places in the USA, which exposes the symptoms rather than the Trump disease.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
The impression of Michael Moore, in the 14 years since his influential “Fahrenheit 9/11” (the highest grossing documentary of all time) is that of a lost grump. His output from there has been interesting (“Sicko”) to unfocused (“Where to Invade Next”). He is still a scapegoat for the Fox News crowd, his mere name is meant to evoke anger in them. Yet his public persona had gotten as soft as his belly… he just didn’t seem to have the filmmaker’s energy that launched him as a working man’s advocate.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
The impression of Michael Moore, in the 14 years since his influential “Fahrenheit 9/11” (the highest grossing documentary of all time) is that of a lost grump. His output from there has been interesting (“Sicko”) to unfocused (“Where to Invade Next”). He is still a scapegoat for the Fox News crowd, his mere name is meant to evoke anger in them. Yet his public persona had gotten as soft as his belly… he just didn’t seem to have the filmmaker’s energy that launched him as a working man’s advocate.
- 9/23/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Universal’s “The House With a Clock in Its Walls” is off to a solid start at the box office, earning $7.8 million on Friday from 3,592 screens and putting itself on course to easily take No. 1 at the box office with an estimated $24 million opening.
Amblin didn’t break the bank making Eli Roth’s first PG film, keeping the budget for “Clock” at a reasonable $40 million. Should the current estimate hold through the weekend, it will represent an opening on the higher end of tracker expectations, which had pegged the Jack Black-Cate Blanchett vehicle for a start in the low $20 million range.
Also Read: 'The Nun' Got a Big Box Office Boost From Latinos
Inspired by the dark fantasies Amblin released in the 1980s, the film has earned mixed reviews with a 67 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, but had a solid reception from opening night audiences...
Amblin didn’t break the bank making Eli Roth’s first PG film, keeping the budget for “Clock” at a reasonable $40 million. Should the current estimate hold through the weekend, it will represent an opening on the higher end of tracker expectations, which had pegged the Jack Black-Cate Blanchett vehicle for a start in the low $20 million range.
Also Read: 'The Nun' Got a Big Box Office Boost From Latinos
Inspired by the dark fantasies Amblin released in the 1980s, the film has earned mixed reviews with a 67 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, but had a solid reception from opening night audiences...
- 9/22/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Between his guerrilla-style filmmaking, ironic sense of humor and explosive rhetoric, Michael Moore has come to be either a folk hero or a political pariah depending on where you sit. And yet hailing from Flint, Mich. has made him uniquely positioned to address a wide swath of America’s woes. You may not agree with any of his politics, but damn if Moore’s movies aren’t entertaining, and no one does agitprop better. This ranking of his theatrical, feature documentaries, including his latest “Fahrenheit 11/9,” will be polarizing, but then his movies are supposed to be.
10. “Slacker Uprising” (2007)
Merely a collection of footage from Michael Moore’s stadium tour ahead of the 2004 Kerry-Bush election, “Slacker Uprising” lacks much of a focus or even a strong thesis. But far worse is how Moore positions himself as a rock star, editing in endless applause breaks of his fans or even multiple...
10. “Slacker Uprising” (2007)
Merely a collection of footage from Michael Moore’s stadium tour ahead of the 2004 Kerry-Bush election, “Slacker Uprising” lacks much of a focus or even a strong thesis. But far worse is how Moore positions himself as a rock star, editing in endless applause breaks of his fans or even multiple...
- 9/20/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 11/9” (Briarcliff Entertainment) opens Friday in over 1,700 theaters. The release comes in a year that has seen three documentaries gross over $10 million: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” “Rbg,” and “Three Identical Strangers.” But those successes pale against Moore’s: Three of his films grossed over $30 million at 2018 ticket prices, with “Fahrenheit 9/11” at a staggering $178 million.
As always, Moore is his film’s marketing campaign; he’s gambling that he can recreate the appeal of “Bowling For Columbine” and “9/11″after a decade of seeing his films face declining results. His biggest hits came in the early George W. Bush years, when he was positioned as part of the resistance. (His last two documentaries came while Obama was president.) His last film, “Where To Invade Next,” grossed just $3.8 million in February 2016 — but that was months before anyone took Donald Trump seriously.
This cycle works both ways. Moore...
As always, Moore is his film’s marketing campaign; he’s gambling that he can recreate the appeal of “Bowling For Columbine” and “9/11″after a decade of seeing his films face declining results. His biggest hits came in the early George W. Bush years, when he was positioned as part of the resistance. (His last two documentaries came while Obama was president.) His last film, “Where To Invade Next,” grossed just $3.8 million in February 2016 — but that was months before anyone took Donald Trump seriously.
This cycle works both ways. Moore...
- 9/20/2018
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
You’ll cry laughing at Michael Moore’s new doc Fahrenheit 11/9, an unmissable provocation about the rise and rise of Donald J. Trump that should help get out the vote in November better than any limp recruitment outreach. One of Moore’s best and most incisively funny films — right up there with Roger & Me (1989), Bowling for Columbine (2002) and Sicko (2007) — his latest goes way past taking potshots at the Donald, though it does that with piercing intelligence and wounding wit. Rather, he wants to show us that this celebrity Commander-in-Chief...
- 9/18/2018
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
The title of Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 11/9” clearly suggests that it’s going to be a sequel, of sorts, to “Fahrenheit 9/11.” And since the earlier film was Moore’s freewheeling satirical grab-bag essay about the presidency of George W. Bush, it seemed likely that Moore would take something of the same tack with the presidency of Donald Trump. I went in expecting a fair amount of finger-in-the-eye newsreel satire, with Moore offering a clever rehash of Trump’s greatest hits of infamy.
For 20 minutes or so, that’s exactly what it is. Moore replays all the pre-election liberal smugness about how America couldn’t possibly elect Donald Trump. Then comes election night, and Moore replays, once again, how hope collapsed like air draining out of a balloon. He makes the point that Donald Trump has always committed corruptions and outrages in plain sight. It’s not that we don’t...
For 20 minutes or so, that’s exactly what it is. Moore replays all the pre-election liberal smugness about how America couldn’t possibly elect Donald Trump. Then comes election night, and Moore replays, once again, how hope collapsed like air draining out of a balloon. He makes the point that Donald Trump has always committed corruptions and outrages in plain sight. It’s not that we don’t...
- 9/7/2018
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
“How the fuck did this happen?” Michael Moore asks in the opening moments of “Fahrenheit 11/9,” after a dramatic recap of the traumatic 2016 presidential election. His exasperation defines the movie’s pressing tone. Over the course of two hours, Moore’s freewheeling cinematic essay attacks that question from countless angles, assaulting the Democratic Party for its compromises even more than the Republicans for standing by their monstrous leader.
Moore isn’t making one movie here — he’s making a whole bunch of them, all colliding at once, in a sprawling quest to save America and highlight Trump’s biggest threats. Among the more incendiary diatribes strewn throughout this angry treatise, Moore compares Trump to Hitler. It’s not a fresh parallel, but rarely drawn in such precise terms, and speaks to Moore’s desire to hack away at his target with relentless intensity in this scattershot portrait of a country under siege.
Moore isn’t making one movie here — he’s making a whole bunch of them, all colliding at once, in a sprawling quest to save America and highlight Trump’s biggest threats. Among the more incendiary diatribes strewn throughout this angry treatise, Moore compares Trump to Hitler. It’s not a fresh parallel, but rarely drawn in such precise terms, and speaks to Moore’s desire to hack away at his target with relentless intensity in this scattershot portrait of a country under siege.
- 9/7/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Michael Moore’s documentary “Fahrenheit 11/9” is heading for an okay opening in the $4 million to $10 million range at about 1,500 North American sites when it launches on the Sept. 21-23 weekend, early tracking showed Tuesday.
Universal’s fantasy film “The House With a Clock in Its Walls,” directed by Eli Roth with Jack Black and Cate Blanchett starring, looks likely to lead the weekend with early tracking in the $18 million to $25 million range. The launches of Amazon’s comedy-drama “Life Itself” and Neon’s thriller “Assassination Nation” aren’t showing much traction with projections of $4 million each.
Moore’s “Fahrenheit 11/9” will premiere Thursday at the Toronto International Film Festival, then be released nationwide by Tom Ortenberg’s new Briarcliff Releasing a full six weeks before the midterm elections.
It’s opening 14 years after Moore’s stunning success with “Fahrenheit 9/11,” which explored the presidency of George W. Bush and the War on Terror.
Universal’s fantasy film “The House With a Clock in Its Walls,” directed by Eli Roth with Jack Black and Cate Blanchett starring, looks likely to lead the weekend with early tracking in the $18 million to $25 million range. The launches of Amazon’s comedy-drama “Life Itself” and Neon’s thriller “Assassination Nation” aren’t showing much traction with projections of $4 million each.
Moore’s “Fahrenheit 11/9” will premiere Thursday at the Toronto International Film Festival, then be released nationwide by Tom Ortenberg’s new Briarcliff Releasing a full six weeks before the midterm elections.
It’s opening 14 years after Moore’s stunning success with “Fahrenheit 9/11,” which explored the presidency of George W. Bush and the War on Terror.
- 9/5/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
15 Documentaries That Could Shake Up the Oscar Race at Tiff 2018, from Michael Moore to Quincy Jones
Every year for 13 years, Thom Powers leads his Tiff documentary programmers through an enormous number of submissions to cull their final selection.
This year, more of them are for sale than ever before, including new work from indie auteurs Werner Herzog and Errol Morris, at a time when not many narrative films are luring buyers. “I count at least 13 documentaries for sale represented by significant players,” said Powers, who also programs influential November festival Doc NYC. “Coming off this year’s summer of blockbuster documentaries, a lot of people are coming with their checkbooks.”
While many expect those summer hits “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” “Rbg,” and “Three Identical Strangers” to land three Oscar nomination slots, there are at least three high-profile Oscar contenders playing Tiff — possibly several more — along with many movies about women, global politics, and advancing technology. Something overtly political could hit a nerve before the midterm elections,...
This year, more of them are for sale than ever before, including new work from indie auteurs Werner Herzog and Errol Morris, at a time when not many narrative films are luring buyers. “I count at least 13 documentaries for sale represented by significant players,” said Powers, who also programs influential November festival Doc NYC. “Coming off this year’s summer of blockbuster documentaries, a lot of people are coming with their checkbooks.”
While many expect those summer hits “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” “Rbg,” and “Three Identical Strangers” to land three Oscar nomination slots, there are at least three high-profile Oscar contenders playing Tiff — possibly several more — along with many movies about women, global politics, and advancing technology. Something overtly political could hit a nerve before the midterm elections,...
- 8/10/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
15 Documentaries That Could Shake Up the Oscar Race at TIFF 2018, from Michael Moore to Quincy Jones
Every year for 13 years, Thom Powers leads his TIFF documentary programmers through an enormous number of submissions to cull their final selection.
This year, more of them are for sale than ever before, including new work from indie auteurs Werner Herzog and Errol Morris, at a time when not many narrative films are luring buyers. “I count at least 13 documentaries for sale represented by significant players,” said Powers, who also programs influential November festival Doc NYC. “Coming off this year’s summer of blockbuster documentaries, a lot of people are coming with their checkbooks.”
While many expect those summer hits “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” “RBG,” and “Three Identical Strangers” to land three Oscar nomination slots, there are at least three high-profile Oscar contenders playing Tiff — possibly several more — along with many movies about women, global politics, and advancing technology. Something overtly political could hit a nerve before the midterm elections,...
This year, more of them are for sale than ever before, including new work from indie auteurs Werner Herzog and Errol Morris, at a time when not many narrative films are luring buyers. “I count at least 13 documentaries for sale represented by significant players,” said Powers, who also programs influential November festival Doc NYC. “Coming off this year’s summer of blockbuster documentaries, a lot of people are coming with their checkbooks.”
While many expect those summer hits “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” “RBG,” and “Three Identical Strangers” to land three Oscar nomination slots, there are at least three high-profile Oscar contenders playing Tiff — possibly several more — along with many movies about women, global politics, and advancing technology. Something overtly political could hit a nerve before the midterm elections,...
- 8/10/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
After making a name for himself with documentaries taking on Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza returned to theaters this weekend with “Death of a Nation,” a new film in praise of President Donald Trump. But D’Souza’s fourth film has posted the lowest opening weekend of his career, with $2.3 million from 1,032 screens for a per screen average of $2,248.
Released two months after Trump granted D’Souza a presidential pardon for making illegal campaign contributions in 2014 — a charge for which the filmmaker pled guilty — “Death of a Nation” compares Trump to Abraham Lincoln while attacking the president’s liberal critics.
Comparing box office takes, D’Souza’s 2012 debut film, “2016: Obama’s America,” had a wide opening of $6.5 million from 1,091 screens for a per screen average of $6,000. Despite being panned by critics, it went on to gross $33 million during its theatrical run, outperforming Michael Moore...
Released two months after Trump granted D’Souza a presidential pardon for making illegal campaign contributions in 2014 — a charge for which the filmmaker pled guilty — “Death of a Nation” compares Trump to Abraham Lincoln while attacking the president’s liberal critics.
Comparing box office takes, D’Souza’s 2012 debut film, “2016: Obama’s America,” had a wide opening of $6.5 million from 1,091 screens for a per screen average of $6,000. Despite being panned by critics, it went on to gross $33 million during its theatrical run, outperforming Michael Moore...
- 8/5/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Documentaries are rarely big money makers, but we talk about them as having the power to influence change and motivate people to action in a way even narrative films cannot. So when a documentary does make a splash at the box office, it’s an even bigger surprise. This summer, “Rbg,” “Three Identical Strangers” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” are big hits when it comes to documentaries. And the Mister Rogers doc is well on its way to cracking this list of the top 15 grossing documentaries at the box office. This list is an interesting mix of political, nature and concert documentaries, and several of them likewise went on to win Oscars and critical acclaim. All numbers are domestic totals via Box Office Mojo.
15. “Monkey Kingdom” (2015) – $16.4 million
You’ll see a lot of Disneynature documentaries on this list. The newest of the bunch to crack the Top 15 is...
15. “Monkey Kingdom” (2015) – $16.4 million
You’ll see a lot of Disneynature documentaries on this list. The newest of the bunch to crack the Top 15 is...
- 7/12/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
A Michael Moore documentary about President Donald Trump could be back on track.
Moore, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind Bowling for Columbine and Sicko, tweeted a warning to both Trump and Roseanne Barr on Wednesday, accompanied by a vintage clip from a 1998 episode of Barr's syndicated talk show, The Roseanne Show, in which Barr, Trump and Moore all appear.
"I know Roseanne. And I know Trump. And they are about to rue the day they knew me…," Moore warned in his newest tweet, which followed an earlier May 29 post in which Moore wrote, "So @therealroseanne woke up ...
Moore, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind Bowling for Columbine and Sicko, tweeted a warning to both Trump and Roseanne Barr on Wednesday, accompanied by a vintage clip from a 1998 episode of Barr's syndicated talk show, The Roseanne Show, in which Barr, Trump and Moore all appear.
"I know Roseanne. And I know Trump. And they are about to rue the day they knew me…," Moore warned in his newest tweet, which followed an earlier May 29 post in which Moore wrote, "So @therealroseanne woke up ...
- 5/30/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A Michael Moore documentary about President Donald Trump could be back on track.
Moore, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind Bowling for Columbine and Sicko, tweeted a warning to both Trump and Roseanne Barr on Wednesday, accompanied by a vintage clip from a 1998 episode of Barr's syndicated talk show, The Roseanne Show, in which Barr, Trump and Moore all appear.
"I know Roseanne. And I know Trump. And they are about to rue the day they knew me…," Moore warned in his newest tweet, which followed an earlier May 29 post in which Moore wrote, "So @therealroseanne woke up ...
Moore, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind Bowling for Columbine and Sicko, tweeted a warning to both Trump and Roseanne Barr on Wednesday, accompanied by a vintage clip from a 1998 episode of Barr's syndicated talk show, The Roseanne Show, in which Barr, Trump and Moore all appear.
"I know Roseanne. And I know Trump. And they are about to rue the day they knew me…," Moore warned in his newest tweet, which followed an earlier May 29 post in which Moore wrote, "So @therealroseanne woke up ...
- 5/30/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Michael Moore’s long-awaited new series for Turner is finally materializing but with a new name and network. Originally titled “Michael Moore Live from the Apocalypse” and developed for TNT, the show will now go by a familiar name — “Michael Moore TV Nation” — and air instead on TBS.
“TV Nation,” of course, was the name of the Emmy-winning satirical news magazine that Moore created at NBC in 1994.
Although originally titled “Live from the Apocalypse,” Moore told IndieWire on Wednesday, “Then we decided, we’re going to be on the air for five to 10 years. We’re going to outlive the apocalypse, right? Think of this as the first post-Trump show while Trump is still in office.”
The show was originally set to launch last fall, then early this year, but Moore said “TV Nation” will now premiere in October on the eve of the midterm elections.
Development on the show...
“TV Nation,” of course, was the name of the Emmy-winning satirical news magazine that Moore created at NBC in 1994.
Although originally titled “Live from the Apocalypse,” Moore told IndieWire on Wednesday, “Then we decided, we’re going to be on the air for five to 10 years. We’re going to outlive the apocalypse, right? Think of this as the first post-Trump show while Trump is still in office.”
The show was originally set to launch last fall, then early this year, but Moore said “TV Nation” will now premiere in October on the eve of the midterm elections.
Development on the show...
- 5/16/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
“Jane,” Brett Morgen’s popular documentary about primatologist Jane Goodall, was so lauded and applauded that most Oscar experts predicted that it would land an Oscar nomination, if not win. Instead, it never made the cut.
This happens with the Academy documentary branch. While its voter ranks have expanded by more than 50 percent in the last three years, from 204 to 320 members, it’s still a relatively insular group with strong ideas about what makes a great documentary. They tend to be slow to recognize innovation. They long frowned on dramatic re-enactments, strong personalities, and rousing scores, overlooking early Michael Moore entry “Roger and Me” and Errol Morris’ “The Thin Blue Line,” finally rewarding them with Oscars for anti-gun screed “Bowling for Columbine” and the Robert McNamara profile “The Fog of War,” respectively.
Moore returned to the Oscar fray for “Sicko,” but Morris was never nominated again. The doc branch nominated...
This happens with the Academy documentary branch. While its voter ranks have expanded by more than 50 percent in the last three years, from 204 to 320 members, it’s still a relatively insular group with strong ideas about what makes a great documentary. They tend to be slow to recognize innovation. They long frowned on dramatic re-enactments, strong personalities, and rousing scores, overlooking early Michael Moore entry “Roger and Me” and Errol Morris’ “The Thin Blue Line,” finally rewarding them with Oscars for anti-gun screed “Bowling for Columbine” and the Robert McNamara profile “The Fog of War,” respectively.
Moore returned to the Oscar fray for “Sicko,” but Morris was never nominated again. The doc branch nominated...
- 2/2/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
“Jane,” Brett Morgen’s popular documentary about primatologist Jane Goodall, was so lauded and applauded that most Oscar experts predicted that it would land an Oscar nomination, if not win. Instead, it never made the cut.
This happens with the Academy documentary branch. While its voter ranks have expanded by more than 50 percent in the last three years, from 204 to 320 members, it’s still a relatively insular group with strong ideas about what makes a great documentary. They tend to be slow to recognize innovation. They long frowned on dramatic re-enactments, strong personalities, and rousing scores, overlooking early Michael Moore entry “Roger and Me” and Errol Morris’ “The Thin Blue Line,” finally rewarding them with Oscars for anti-gun screed “Bowling for Columbine” and the Robert McNamara profile “The Fog of War,” respectively.
Read More:Is Errol Morris’s ‘Wormwood’ a Documentary? Netflix Says Yes, Oscars Say No
Moore returned to the Oscar fray for “Sicko,...
This happens with the Academy documentary branch. While its voter ranks have expanded by more than 50 percent in the last three years, from 204 to 320 members, it’s still a relatively insular group with strong ideas about what makes a great documentary. They tend to be slow to recognize innovation. They long frowned on dramatic re-enactments, strong personalities, and rousing scores, overlooking early Michael Moore entry “Roger and Me” and Errol Morris’ “The Thin Blue Line,” finally rewarding them with Oscars for anti-gun screed “Bowling for Columbine” and the Robert McNamara profile “The Fog of War,” respectively.
Read More:Is Errol Morris’s ‘Wormwood’ a Documentary? Netflix Says Yes, Oscars Say No
Moore returned to the Oscar fray for “Sicko,...
- 2/2/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Whether you like Michael Moore or find him the worst type of blowhard, one thing is clear. People pay attention to his documentaries. Fahrenheit 911 and Bowling for Columbine are two of his most popular films. He’s taken a trip to “Trumpland” and tackled the health care controversy with “Sicko.” So what’s next for Moore? He can’t be done yet, not when the country is more divided than ever before. Here are some other topics that would serve well as Micheal Moore documentary films. 1% ers Like Me Make no mistake, ball cap and scruffy tubby appearance aside, Micheal Moore
Topics Michael Moore Needs to Make Documentaries On...
Topics Michael Moore Needs to Make Documentaries On...
- 6/19/2017
- by Virginia Repka-Franco
- TVovermind.com
Michael Moore Is Returning To Television For the First Time Since 2000; Here’s What Brought Him Back
It took the apocalypse to bring Michael Moore back to television.
TNT has ordered the series “Michael Moore Live from the Apocalypse” (that’s a working title), a new non-fiction series from Moore set to premiere in late fall.
“Live from the Apocalypse” is Moore’s first regular TV show since “The Awful Truth” went off the air in 2000. Before that, he earned a Primetime Emmy – the first ever for a non-fiction series – for his short-lived but fondly remembered “TV Nation.”
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“‘Live from the Apocalypse’ will be a raucous gathering place for millions of our fellow citizens in desperate need of a break from the screaming pundits and the purveyors of ‘alternative facts,'” Moore said in a statement. “Our show will be dangerous and relentless. And it will be the destination for those who want to know what...
TNT has ordered the series “Michael Moore Live from the Apocalypse” (that’s a working title), a new non-fiction series from Moore set to premiere in late fall.
“Live from the Apocalypse” is Moore’s first regular TV show since “The Awful Truth” went off the air in 2000. Before that, he earned a Primetime Emmy – the first ever for a non-fiction series – for his short-lived but fondly remembered “TV Nation.”
Read More: Weinsteins Buy Michael Moore’s Surprise Trump Documentary ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’
“‘Live from the Apocalypse’ will be a raucous gathering place for millions of our fellow citizens in desperate need of a break from the screaming pundits and the purveyors of ‘alternative facts,'” Moore said in a statement. “Our show will be dangerous and relentless. And it will be the destination for those who want to know what...
- 5/17/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Meghan L. O'Hara, who executive produced with Michael Moore this election season’s TrumpLand as well as his Oscar-nominated documentary Sicko, has written and directed the very personal docu The C Word. The feature-length pic centering on the war against cancer has been making the run of the festival gauntlet and now bows via Abramorama in New York on November 25 and then Los Angeles on December 9. The docu, narrated by Morgan Freeman, asks the question: Why…...
- 11/17/2016
- Deadline
MaryAnn’s quick take…
The filmmaker presents a standup-comedy case for Hillary Clinton for president, not as a fan of Clinton but as a patriot worried about the state of America. I’m “biast” (pro): love Michael Moore
I’m “biast” (con): hate Donald Trump
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It’s not quite a documentary; it’s more of a concert movie. Michael Moore in TrumpLand is just a recording of a one-man standup political-comedy routine. It’s not even polished, either as a performance or as a presentation. But that was never intended to be the point. This is simply 75 minutes of Moore — a filmmaker who has long been both passionately patriotic about America and passionately angry about the state of the nation — presenting his case for Hillary Clinton for president. Not as a fan of Clinton — as Moore says, he’s...
The filmmaker presents a standup-comedy case for Hillary Clinton for president, not as a fan of Clinton but as a patriot worried about the state of America. I’m “biast” (pro): love Michael Moore
I’m “biast” (con): hate Donald Trump
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It’s not quite a documentary; it’s more of a concert movie. Michael Moore in TrumpLand is just a recording of a one-man standup political-comedy routine. It’s not even polished, either as a performance or as a presentation. But that was never intended to be the point. This is simply 75 minutes of Moore — a filmmaker who has long been both passionately patriotic about America and passionately angry about the state of the nation — presenting his case for Hillary Clinton for president. Not as a fan of Clinton — as Moore says, he’s...
- 10/31/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Here’s your daily dose of an indie film, web series, TV pilot, what-have-you in progress, as presented by the creators themselves. At the end of the week, you’ll have the chance to vote for your favorite.
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
Diamond Diplomacy
Logline: Devotion to baseball has been tossed between the U.S. and Japan since the late 1800s, and mirrors profound shifts in diplomacy between the two nations. “Diamond Diplomacy” charts this story revealing pivotal moments of often-controversial duality.
Elevator Pitch:
Baseball is the national pastime of two very different countries. “Diamond Diplomacy” is the never-before-told story about the dramatic ups and downs of U.S. and Japan diplomacy, since 1872, through the lens of a shared love of baseball. Several players and managers (including Babe Ruth and Lefty O’Doul) have been important ambassadors through baseball.
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
Diamond Diplomacy
Logline: Devotion to baseball has been tossed between the U.S. and Japan since the late 1800s, and mirrors profound shifts in diplomacy between the two nations. “Diamond Diplomacy” charts this story revealing pivotal moments of often-controversial duality.
Elevator Pitch:
Baseball is the national pastime of two very different countries. “Diamond Diplomacy” is the never-before-told story about the dramatic ups and downs of U.S. and Japan diplomacy, since 1872, through the lens of a shared love of baseball. Several players and managers (including Babe Ruth and Lefty O’Doul) have been important ambassadors through baseball.
- 10/24/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
It is an odd thing to critique a movie that is more like an extended electioneering commercial than anything else, and challenging to do so without writing political commentary as opposed to cinematic constructivism. But such is the situation we face with the newly-released documentary Michael Moore in TrumpLand, which dropped yesterday as a sort of Moore’s election “October surprise” contribution.
The crisp seventy-six minute runtime from the well-known documentarian is not even really a documentary. Instead, it is the recording of a live one-man show delivered by Moore in the middle of Trump Country—a place ironically called Clinton County, Ohio—as he provides a sort of closing argument in this bitterly divisive election campaign to an audience consisting mostly of Hillary supporting women and their Trump supporting husbands or boyfriends.
But for all the controversy that Moore has embroiled himself in in the past (he will never...
The crisp seventy-six minute runtime from the well-known documentarian is not even really a documentary. Instead, it is the recording of a live one-man show delivered by Moore in the middle of Trump Country—a place ironically called Clinton County, Ohio—as he provides a sort of closing argument in this bitterly divisive election campaign to an audience consisting mostly of Hillary supporting women and their Trump supporting husbands or boyfriends.
But for all the controversy that Moore has embroiled himself in in the past (he will never...
- 10/20/2016
- by J Don Birnam
- LRMonline.com
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