From its opening moments, of a girl jumping rope while counting and naming the stars in the nighttime sky, Peter Greenaway’s Drowning by Numbers is perhaps the most direct illustration of the filmmaker’s key thematic and aesthetic interest in ascribing structure to a chaotic universe. Throughout, the film slowly counts from one to 100 via a combination of character dialogue and visual markers sprinkled in frames like an elaborate game of I Spy. In deadpan voiceovers, a young boy also elaborates the byzantine rules of made-up games whose goals seem altogether too banal to be worth their complexity.
The plot that strings together these playful games involves three women, each named Cissie Colpitts, who drown their husbands and enlist the help of a coroner, Madgett (Bernard Hill), to cover up the crimes. In a relatively light preamble to the darker feminist revenge drama of Greenaway’s subsequent The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover...
The plot that strings together these playful games involves three women, each named Cissie Colpitts, who drown their husbands and enlist the help of a coroner, Madgett (Bernard Hill), to cover up the crimes. In a relatively light preamble to the darker feminist revenge drama of Greenaway’s subsequent The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover...
- 5/1/2023
- by Jake Cole
- Slant Magazine
Performing rights organization Sesac has named Luke Combs’ hit ballad “Even Though I’m Leaving” its Song of the Year for its 2020 Nashville Music Awards, which went online this year due to the pandemic. Sesac affiliate songwriter Wyatt Durrette III, who also helped pen Zac Brown Band’s “Chicken Fried,” co-wrote “Even Though I’m Leaving” with Combs and Ray Fulcher.
In addition, Matt McGinn was named Sesac’s Songwriter of the Year, his second time to win the honor. McGinn was responsible for the recent hits “Homesick” and “Cool Again,...
In addition, Matt McGinn was named Sesac’s Songwriter of the Year, his second time to win the honor. McGinn was responsible for the recent hits “Homesick” and “Cool Again,...
- 11/5/2020
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Carrie Underwood was the top honoree at Wednesday night’s fan-voted CMT Music Awards, winning the climactic video of the year honor as well as female video of the year for “Drinking Alone.”
Gabby Barrett, whose crossover hit “I Hope” went No. 1 at country earlier this year and just topped the Hot AC chart this week, won breakthrough video of the year. Accepting from home like most of the honorees, she mimed “holding my fake trophy” and noted that “this is my first time receiving a television award.” Barrett’s award was presented, remotely, by Taylor Swift, who’d picked up the same trophy 13 years earlier.
Accepting for collaborative video of the year for “Nobody But You,” Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani toasted one another and looked the model of domestic fireside tranquility. “I love you so much,” said Shelton. “I love you so much,” responded Stefani, who admitted that...
Gabby Barrett, whose crossover hit “I Hope” went No. 1 at country earlier this year and just topped the Hot AC chart this week, won breakthrough video of the year. Accepting from home like most of the honorees, she mimed “holding my fake trophy” and noted that “this is my first time receiving a television award.” Barrett’s award was presented, remotely, by Taylor Swift, who’d picked up the same trophy 13 years earlier.
Accepting for collaborative video of the year for “Nobody But You,” Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani toasted one another and looked the model of domestic fireside tranquility. “I love you so much,” said Shelton. “I love you so much,” responded Stefani, who admitted that...
- 10/22/2020
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
The CMT Music Awards celebrated the best in country music videos on Wednesday night. This year, the winners shared the wealth evenly: only Carrie Underwood was a repeat winner, taking home the top prize of Video of the Year and a trophy for Female Video of the Year, both for “Drinking Alone.” Jennifer Nettles also won the inaugural CMT Equal Play Award, while Granger Smith won Quarantine Video of the Year. All winners were selected by fans via online voting. Here’s the complete list of winners:
Video of the...
Video of the...
- 10/22/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
The 2020 CMT Music Awards were Wednesday night, with the night’s top awards going to Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan.
Other winners included Dan + Shay, Old Dominion and newcomer Gabby Barrett. Underwood extended her run as the queen of the CMT Music Awards with her sixth straight win for Female Video of the Year as well as the night’s top prize, Video of the Year. With a career total of 22 CMT Music Awards, Underwood remains the most-awarded artist in the show’s history.
Hosted by country stars Ashley McBryde, Kane Brown and “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland, the ceremony was broadcast on CMT as well as sister networks MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop and TV Land. It featured performances by Ashley McBryde, Shania Twain, Sam Hunt and Little Big Town, among others.
Jennifer Nettles was awarded the inaugural “CMT Equal Play Award,” honoring her “ongoing advocacy for...
Other winners included Dan + Shay, Old Dominion and newcomer Gabby Barrett. Underwood extended her run as the queen of the CMT Music Awards with her sixth straight win for Female Video of the Year as well as the night’s top prize, Video of the Year. With a career total of 22 CMT Music Awards, Underwood remains the most-awarded artist in the show’s history.
Hosted by country stars Ashley McBryde, Kane Brown and “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland, the ceremony was broadcast on CMT as well as sister networks MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop and TV Land. It featured performances by Ashley McBryde, Shania Twain, Sam Hunt and Little Big Town, among others.
Jennifer Nettles was awarded the inaugural “CMT Equal Play Award,” honoring her “ongoing advocacy for...
- 10/22/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
The 2020 CMT Music Awards were held on Wednesday night, October 21, during a live ceremony hosted by past CMT winners and current nominees Ashley McBryde and Kane Brown along with “Modern Family” actress Sarah Hyland. But who took home awards? Scroll down for the complete list of winners in all nine categories, updated live as they were announced.
Luke Combs and Kelsea Ballerini were the top nominees with three apiece in main categories. Combs was up for Video of the Year (“Beer Never Broke My Heart”), Male Video of the Year (“Even Though I’m Leaving”) and CMT Performance of the Year (“Brand New Man” with Brooks and Dunn on “CMT Crossroads”). Combs earned a fourth bid for Quarantine Video of the Year (“Six Feet Apart”), whose nominees were announced the week of the show and whose winners were decided on Instagram.
SEE2020 CMT Awards performers list: Who is performing at...
Luke Combs and Kelsea Ballerini were the top nominees with three apiece in main categories. Combs was up for Video of the Year (“Beer Never Broke My Heart”), Male Video of the Year (“Even Though I’m Leaving”) and CMT Performance of the Year (“Brand New Man” with Brooks and Dunn on “CMT Crossroads”). Combs earned a fourth bid for Quarantine Video of the Year (“Six Feet Apart”), whose nominees were announced the week of the show and whose winners were decided on Instagram.
SEE2020 CMT Awards performers list: Who is performing at...
- 10/21/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Ashley McBryde, Luke Combs, and Dan + Shay are among the top nominees for the 2020 Cmt Music Awards, which were announced Wednesday morning. The annual fan-voted event, which is typically held in June, will now air October 21st at 8 p.m. Et on Cmt and other company platforms including MTV, Logo, and Pop TV.
McBryde, Combs, and Dan + Shay all have three nominations, tying them with triple nominees Kelsea Ballerini, Sam Hunt, and Thomas Rhett. All six artists have an entry in the Video of the Year category, alongside offerings from Blanco Brown,...
McBryde, Combs, and Dan + Shay all have three nominations, tying them with triple nominees Kelsea Ballerini, Sam Hunt, and Thomas Rhett. All six artists have an entry in the Video of the Year category, alongside offerings from Blanco Brown,...
- 9/23/2020
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Heads up, country music fans: the nominations for the 2020 Cmt Music Awards are out.
Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Sam Hunt, and Thomas Rhett are all tied for the most nominations this year with three each.
The awards ceremony will air on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 8/7c on Cmt and will also be simulcast across MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop TV and TV Land.
In case you didn’t know, the Cmt Music Awards have no academy calling the shots — these awards are entirely fan-voted. Voting is now open at vote.cmt.com.
This year, for the first time, certain “2020 Cmt Music Awards” nominations were revealed via Instagram Reels. You can see the announcement for the “Video of the Year,” “Female Video of the Year,” “Male Video of the Year,” and “Breakthrough Video of the Year” categories on Cmt’s Instagram page.
The group of 14 Video of...
Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Sam Hunt, and Thomas Rhett are all tied for the most nominations this year with three each.
The awards ceremony will air on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 8/7c on Cmt and will also be simulcast across MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop TV and TV Land.
In case you didn’t know, the Cmt Music Awards have no academy calling the shots — these awards are entirely fan-voted. Voting is now open at vote.cmt.com.
This year, for the first time, certain “2020 Cmt Music Awards” nominations were revealed via Instagram Reels. You can see the announcement for the “Video of the Year,” “Female Video of the Year,” “Male Video of the Year,” and “Breakthrough Video of the Year” categories on Cmt’s Instagram page.
The group of 14 Video of...
- 9/23/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
"You're lucky 'cause you have something you wanna be..." Lexicon Entertainment has released the official trailer for an indie drama titled Waterlily Jaguar, which is now available to watch this month on DVD or VOD. The film is the feature directorial debut of actress Melora Walters, and premiered originally in 2018; though her second feature, Drowning – which she made after this, ended up getting released before this film. Waterlily Jaguar stars James Le Gros as Bob, a famous novelist trying to write a more serious book, only to find himself tumbling down a spiral of obsession that could leave all his relationships in shambles, including his marriage. It also stars Mira Sorvino, Stacey Oristano, Christopher Backus, & Dominic Monaghan. And it's executive produced by none other than Paul Thomas Anderson. Take a look below. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Melora Walters' Waterlily Jaguar, direct from YouTube: Bob (James Le Gros), a famous novelist,...
- 5/25/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Chris Young gave a loving tribute to the late Joe Diffie for Sunday night’s Acm Presents: Our Country special, performing “Pickup Man” as a solo acoustic number in a pre-televised streaming time slot. Acm Presents: Our Country filled the April 5th spot vacated by the Acm Awards, which have been postponed until mid-September.
Seated in what appears to be his kitchen — the edge of a stainless-steel refrigerator is visible behind him — the “Drowning” singer lets those ringing open chords fly and demonstrates the limber vocal talent and winking personality...
Seated in what appears to be his kitchen — the edge of a stainless-steel refrigerator is visible behind him — the “Drowning” singer lets those ringing open chords fly and demonstrates the limber vocal talent and winking personality...
- 4/6/2020
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Well, this is troubling: An emotional Dean Winchester declares, “We lost,” in an intense new trailer for Supernatural‘s final episodes — while another character announces someone’s death.
The above video, from the show’s post-production team, also teases the return of several fan faves and offers up a few humorous sights ([Spoiler] sporting a half-pony hairstyle!). And if the voice behind the trailer’s song, “Drowning,” sounds familiar, that’s because it’s star Jensen Ackles’ musical venture Radio Company.
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The above video, from the show’s post-production team, also teases the return of several fan faves and offers up a few humorous sights ([Spoiler] sporting a half-pony hairstyle!). And if the voice behind the trailer’s song, “Drowning,” sounds familiar, that’s because it’s star Jensen Ackles’ musical venture Radio Company.
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- 1/10/2020
- TVLine.com
It's officially the beginning of the end, guys! Supernatural is about to enter its final stretch of episodes, and thanks to Jensen Ackles we have a fantastic new trailer for the end of an era.
Ackles tweeted a sneak peek, titled "Drowning," that has quite a few glimpses at some awesome moments
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Ackles tweeted a sneak peek, titled "Drowning," that has quite a few glimpses at some awesome moments
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- 1/10/2020
- by Lindsay MacDonald
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Chris Young and Gavin DeGraw go way back to 2003 and offer a rock-forward rendition of DeGraw’s song “I Don’t Want to Be” for the latest installment of Cmt Crossroads.
Originally appearing on DeGraw’s debut album Chariot, “I Don’t Want to Be” is particularly heavy and vibrant in this live performance. Young, one of country music’s most powerful vocalists, transforms his smooth baritone into an unexpected growl, while DeGraw — a favorite of Nashville artists who has collaborated with country stars like Sara Evans and Brett Young...
Originally appearing on DeGraw’s debut album Chariot, “I Don’t Want to Be” is particularly heavy and vibrant in this live performance. Young, one of country music’s most powerful vocalists, transforms his smooth baritone into an unexpected growl, while DeGraw — a favorite of Nashville artists who has collaborated with country stars like Sara Evans and Brett Young...
- 12/4/2019
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
There’s an acoustic segment during Sam Hunt’s concerts where he performs hits by Nineties country divas. On Wednesday night, he revisited one of the biggest crowd-pleasers, Bobbie Gentry’s “Fancy,” in front of the artist who made it popular in the Nineties, Reba McEntire.
Reba was among the honorees at the 2019 Cmt Artists of the Year ceremonies in Nashville, receiving the Artist of a Lifetime Award. Introduced by Vince Gill, who went off-script to speak about his friendship with the entertainer, Reba accepted the award by nodding to...
Reba was among the honorees at the 2019 Cmt Artists of the Year ceremonies in Nashville, receiving the Artist of a Lifetime Award. Introduced by Vince Gill, who went off-script to speak about his friendship with the entertainer, Reba accepted the award by nodding to...
- 10/17/2019
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Country star Kane Brown, unabashedly distraught over the death of his touring drummer Kenny Dixon just four days earlier in a car accident, dedicated his “Cmt Artists of the Year” award to Dixon in a heart-rending appearance on the telecast Wednesday night.
Brown ceded the performance slot he would have been allowed to friend Chris Young, who followed Brown’s speech with a song he had written for a friend who also died in an automobile accident, “Drowning,” which had just been released as a single in June. Young kept up a stoic demeanor during his performance, but the emotion he was feeling was evident from the hasty retreat he made from the microphone as soon as he had finished the song’s final line.
“Whoo,” Brown kept repeating, quietly and nervously, as he anxiously thumbed the corner of his trophy while choking up on the stage of Nashville’s...
Brown ceded the performance slot he would have been allowed to friend Chris Young, who followed Brown’s speech with a song he had written for a friend who also died in an automobile accident, “Drowning,” which had just been released as a single in June. Young kept up a stoic demeanor during his performance, but the emotion he was feeling was evident from the hasty retreat he made from the microphone as soon as he had finished the song’s final line.
“Whoo,” Brown kept repeating, quietly and nervously, as he anxiously thumbed the corner of his trophy while choking up on the stage of Nashville’s...
- 10/17/2019
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
"But I don't know what I'm supposed to do!" A festival promo trailer has debuted for an indie drama titled Drowning, the second feature directed by actress Melora Walters. She writes, directs, and stars in the film, which is premiering at the Austin Film Festival later this month after first showing at the Rome Film Festival. Drowning tells the story of a mother trying to come to terms with the emotions and intense grief associated with her only son going off to war, directly inspired by Walters' own experience. The cast includes Mira Sorvino, Gil Bellows, Jay Mohr, Joanna Going, Christopher Backus, Steven Swadling, and Jim O'Heir. There's tons of emotion in all those intimate, close-up shots. Looks like a tough film to watch. Here's the first promo trailer (+ teaser poster) for Melora Walters' Drowning, originally from Variety: The film tells the story of a mother (Melora Walters) coming to...
- 10/10/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Melora Walters’ “Drowning,” which has its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival, has debuted its first trailer. The film stars Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, Emmy winners Gil Bellows and Jay Mohr, and Walters, whose acting credits include “Magnolia,” Boogie Nights” and “Dead Poets Society.”
The film tells the story of a mother coming to terms with the emotions as her only son is deployed to war, and is inspired by Walters’ own experience.
The film is written and directed by Walters. Other cast include Joanna Going, Christopher Backus, Steven Swadling, Sergio Rizzuto, Sarah Butler and Jim O’Heir.
It is produced by Sergio Rizzuto for Potato Eater Productions and Room in the Sky Films, in association with Hero L.A. and Eight Trick Pony. It is executive produced by Swadling. The other producers are Albert Chi, Walters, Rory Rooney and Jerry Ying. The cinematographer was Christopher Soos.
The film...
The film tells the story of a mother coming to terms with the emotions as her only son is deployed to war, and is inspired by Walters’ own experience.
The film is written and directed by Walters. Other cast include Joanna Going, Christopher Backus, Steven Swadling, Sergio Rizzuto, Sarah Butler and Jim O’Heir.
It is produced by Sergio Rizzuto for Potato Eater Productions and Room in the Sky Films, in association with Hero L.A. and Eight Trick Pony. It is executive produced by Swadling. The other producers are Albert Chi, Walters, Rory Rooney and Jerry Ying. The cinematographer was Christopher Soos.
The film...
- 10/10/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Melora Walters, Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino, and Gil Bellows are set as leads in Drowning, an indie film written and being directed by Walters. It’s based on Walters’ real-life account of the time her young son decided to join the Army and fight in Iraq. It’s A mother’s worst nightmare, compounded by the fact that he’s then stationed in Mosul for the ‘final battle’. Albert Chi, Rory Rooney, and Sergio Rizzuto are producers on the film and are aiming for a festival release. Executive producer is Steven Swadling.
Julie Ann Emery (Better Call Saul), Karsen Liotta, Kevin Corrigan (Pineapple Express), and James Paxton have been tapped to lead the ensemble cast of the indie comedy Teenage Badass, which is currently filming on location in Phoenix.
Julie Ann Emery (Better Call Saul), Karsen Liotta, Kevin Corrigan (Pineapple Express), and James Paxton have been tapped to lead the ensemble cast of the indie comedy Teenage Badass, which is currently filming on location in Phoenix.
- 2/11/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie is having one of the biggest weeks of his life. His album Hoodie Szn is number one in the country and he has four songs on the Billboard Hot 100. To cap off the week, he performed a medley of “Drowning” and “Look Back At It” on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Surrounded by a sparse band and a DJ, Boogie gently sang his ode to a partner who has never made love, but is surprisingly good at it.
The Highbridge rapper’s recent chart-topping accomplishment...
The Highbridge rapper’s recent chart-topping accomplishment...
- 1/17/2019
- by Charles Holmes
- Rollingstone.com
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