Here’s your daily dose of an indie film, web series, TV pilot, what-have-you in progress — 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.
The Rising
Logline: Hundreds of thousands of people were exposed to the risk of chemical illness when the U.S. government and Bp sprayed millions of gallons of toxic dispersants in the Bp Horizon Disaster ‘clean-up’ operations.
Elevator Pitch:
An acclaimed filmmaker turns his lens to the frontlines of the Bp Horizon disaster and the large scale cover-up of the tragic health effects following the infamous spill in 2010, in an upcoming documentary called “The Rising.” The film exposes the true health effects for tens of thousands of people and the ramifications of unregulated corporate power and government collusion to our nation.
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
The Rising
Logline: Hundreds of thousands of people were exposed to the risk of chemical illness when the U.S. government and Bp sprayed millions of gallons of toxic dispersants in the Bp Horizon Disaster ‘clean-up’ operations.
Elevator Pitch:
An acclaimed filmmaker turns his lens to the frontlines of the Bp Horizon disaster and the large scale cover-up of the tragic health effects following the infamous spill in 2010, in an upcoming documentary called “The Rising.” The film exposes the true health effects for tens of thousands of people and the ramifications of unregulated corporate power and government collusion to our nation.
- 8/9/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Paul Scholes, Gary Neville talk Class of '92: 'We knew our group were different'
The Class of '92, Ben and Gabe Turner's brilliant documentary about Manchester United's golden generation, returns to Blu-ray and DVD this week with a special extended collector's edition. Alongside David Beckham, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and co is a never-before-seen interview with the man who masterminded their success: Sir Alex Ferguson.
To mark this fresh release of Class of '92, Digital Spy spoke to the Turner brothers to find out their five favourite football movies. What do you think of their choices?
The World's Greatest Goals: From Charlton to Maradona (1986)
Ben: "We got it on VHS, we've had it since we were kids and it's one of those ones that we wore out watching. We joke that it's the greatest film ever made, I would definitely say we learned a s**t-load from watching it.
The Class of '92, Ben and Gabe Turner's brilliant documentary about Manchester United's golden generation, returns to Blu-ray and DVD this week with a special extended collector's edition. Alongside David Beckham, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and co is a never-before-seen interview with the man who masterminded their success: Sir Alex Ferguson.
To mark this fresh release of Class of '92, Digital Spy spoke to the Turner brothers to find out their five favourite football movies. What do you think of their choices?
The World's Greatest Goals: From Charlton to Maradona (1986)
Ben: "We got it on VHS, we've had it since we were kids and it's one of those ones that we wore out watching. We joke that it's the greatest film ever made, I would definitely say we learned a s**t-load from watching it.
- 6/7/2014
- Digital Spy
Well I suppose the winner of last week's poll was a pretty obvious one, and I can't really argue with it: Stephen Chow's Shaolin Soccer managed to capture nearly 35% of the votes. As far as the best "serious" soccer movie goes, however, it looks like Victory starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow and Pelé is the fan favourite. Bend it like Beckham, The Damned United and Goal: The Dream Begins were the other top vote getters. As for the bottom 5, unfortunately, they didn't get many votes at all... I'm assuming that's probably because a lot of people haven't seen them. Do you agree with the results? Are there any other decent soccer movies that people should know about? 1. Shaolin Soccer -- 34.6% 2. Victory / Escape to Victory -- 16.4% 3. Bend it like Beckham -- 15% 4. The Damned United -- 13.6% 5. Goal: The Dream Begins -- 7% 6. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait -- 5.1% 7. Looking for Eric...
- 7/8/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Mark Boal was handed the Writers Guild of America award for best original screenplay Saturday night for his explosive drama script, "The Hurt Locker." The journalist-turned-movie-scribe spun his harrowing time embedded with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team in Baghdad in 2004 into a taut action thriller directed by DGA award winner Kathryn Bigelow.
Adding to their cache of frequent-awards miles, "Up in the Air" writers Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner flew off with the WGA's adapted screenplay honor. The pair has already taken home the Golden Globe for best screenplay and several critics' honors. Reitman was nommed by the WGA once before, in 2007, for his adaptation of Christopher Buckley's novel "Thank You for Smoking."
Mark Monroe was awarded the documentary screenplay award for "The Cove." The nonfiction writing nominees included Michael Moore for "Capitalism: A Love Story"; Robert Stone for "Earth Days"; Chris Rock, Jeff Stilson, Lance Crouther and Chuck Sklar...
Adding to their cache of frequent-awards miles, "Up in the Air" writers Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner flew off with the WGA's adapted screenplay honor. The pair has already taken home the Golden Globe for best screenplay and several critics' honors. Reitman was nommed by the WGA once before, in 2007, for his adaptation of Christopher Buckley's novel "Thank You for Smoking."
Mark Monroe was awarded the documentary screenplay award for "The Cove." The nonfiction writing nominees included Michael Moore for "Capitalism: A Love Story"; Robert Stone for "Earth Days"; Chris Rock, Jeff Stilson, Lance Crouther and Chuck Sklar...
- 2/20/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Part of what makes the Oscar-nominated documentary The Cove so riveting is that the film is treated like an espionage thriller. And we can probably thank screenwriter Mark Monroe for much of its exciting narrative. Whether as a writer, director or producer, Monroe tends to work on documentaries with a sporting or adventuring edge. Prior to The Cove, he'd been involved with docs and series about soccer teams, boxing, basketball and sailing. His most recent film, Amir Bar-Lev's Sundance hit The Tillman Story, tackles the story of a pro football player turned tragic war hero.
Monroe's next sport to document is Formula One racing, according to Variety. He'll write the currently untitled project for occasional collaborator Paul Crowder, a filmmaker who also has a background in sports documentaries, having co-directed Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos and edited Stacy Peralta's Riding Giants...
Monroe's next sport to document is Formula One racing, according to Variety. He'll write the currently untitled project for occasional collaborator Paul Crowder, a filmmaker who also has a background in sports documentaries, having co-directed Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos and edited Stacy Peralta's Riding Giants...
- 2/10/2010
- by Christopher Campbell
- Cinematical
Miramax Films and Sony Pictures Classics nabbed a pair of nominations each in the WGA Awards' documentary writing category, while Lionsgate figured in another of the category's noms.
Those nominated included:
Deliver Us From Evil, written by Amy Berg, Lionsgate.
The Heart of the Game, written by Ward Serrill, Miramax.
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos, story by Mark Monroe and John Dower, screenplay by Mark Monroe, Miramax.
Who Killed the Electric Car? written by Chris Paine, SPC.
Why We Fight, written by Eugene Jarecki, SPC.
The WGA's inaugural docu award went to Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me in 2005, and Alex Gibney won the award last year for "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room."
"Since the creation of the award, there has been a more than 50% increase in U.S. documentaries containing a writing credit," the WGA said.
About 35 films were submitted for consideration this year, representing a 40% increase compared with last year, officials said.
Winners in all categories of the WGA Awards will be announced at the guild's annual gala, set for Feb.
Those nominated included:
Deliver Us From Evil, written by Amy Berg, Lionsgate.
The Heart of the Game, written by Ward Serrill, Miramax.
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos, story by Mark Monroe and John Dower, screenplay by Mark Monroe, Miramax.
Who Killed the Electric Car? written by Chris Paine, SPC.
Why We Fight, written by Eugene Jarecki, SPC.
The WGA's inaugural docu award went to Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me in 2005, and Alex Gibney won the award last year for "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room."
"Since the creation of the award, there has been a more than 50% increase in U.S. documentaries containing a writing credit," the WGA said.
About 35 films were submitted for consideration this year, representing a 40% increase compared with last year, officials said.
Winners in all categories of the WGA Awards will be announced at the guild's annual gala, set for Feb.
- 1/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- The Tribeca Film Festival announced 59 features in its noncompetition Spotlight, Discovery and NY Specials sections, including 46 world premieres. The 18 Spotlight films include John Dower and Paul Crowder's '70s era soccer docu Once in a Lifetime, Andrucha Waddington's Brazilian family drama House of Sand, and Kyle LaBrache and Chris Bradley's Jeff Goldblum-starring docu Pittsburgh. The Discovery slot, formerly known as Wide Angle, has shifted its focus from global films to more domestic fare. Thirty-three of the 37 films are world premieres, including Ash Christian's coming-of-age comedy Fat Girls, Ahmed Jamal and Ramesh Sharma's U.K. docu The Journalist and the Jihadi -- The Murder of Daniel Pearl, and Matt Williams' period drama Walker Payne.
- 3/17/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- The Tribeca Film Festival announced 59 features in its noncompetition Spotlight, Discovery and NY Specials sections, including 46 world premieres. The 18 Spotlight films include John Dower and Paul Crowder's '70s era soccer docu Once in a Lifetime, Andrucha Waddington's Brazilian family drama House of Sand, and Kyle LaBrache and Chris Bradley's Jeff Goldblum-starring docu Pittsburgh. The Discovery slot, formerly known as Wide Angle, has shifted its focus from global films to more domestic fare. Thirty-three of the 37 films are world premieres, including Ash Christian's coming-of-age comedy Fat Girls, Ahmed Jamal and Ramesh Sharma's U.K. docu The Journalist and the Jihadi -- The Murder of Daniel Pearl, and Matt Williams' period drama Walker Payne.
- 3/16/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Miramax Films and ESPN have jointly acquired North American rights to the soccer docu Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos from GreeneStreet Films and Passion Pictures, Miramax president Daniel Battsek and ESPN executive vp content John Skipper said Tuesday. Miramax plans a spring release, with an ESPN cablecast tentatively scheduled for this summer to coincide with the World Cup. Narrated by Matt Dillon, the feature tells the true story of the team that brought Brazilian star Pele to the U.S. It shows the Cosmos' ascent set against the decadent, crime-ridden backdrop of 1970s New York, as well as its decline along with the North American Soccer League in the early 1980s.
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