If you've been reading my spoiler and news updates, you know there is lots to discuss about Gossip Girl lately, and the season hasn't even started yet! Before Season 3 begins on Monday, September 14, show writer and co-executive producer Josh Safran spoke with Adrienne Gruben of Examiner about everything under the Gossip Girl sun, from Chuck's upcoming controversial gay kiss to the overarching themes we will see on the show this season.
Below are many of the highlights from their interview, with most of Safran's more meaty responses about what we can expect in Season 3. If you have the time, be sure to read the full, three part interview over at Examiner.
Below are many of the highlights from their interview, with most of Safran's more meaty responses about what we can expect in Season 3. If you have the time, be sure to read the full, three part interview over at Examiner.
- 9/8/2009
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
NEW YORK Palm Pictures has nabbed North American rights to the Independent Spirit Award-nominated rockumentary You're Gonna Miss Me.
Keven McAlester's feature debut chronicles the live of 60s psychedelic rock pioneer Roky Erickson from the band The 13th Floor Elevators, including his drug addiction and schizophrenia. Palm owner Chris Blackwell said he plans a theatrical release this summer and a retail home video release shortly thereafter.
In a complicated deal, Netflix's Red Envelope bought DVD rights from the producers, then sold retail DVD rights to Palm while retaining Netflix DVD rights. The two companies will be collaborating on the DVD, producing it together and releasing it simultaneously to retail outlets and Netflix subscribers
Palm simultaneously brokered a deal directly for the theatrical and several non-theatrical rights, including second window television. Sundance Channel and Showtime acquired first window television rights.
The film was produced by Adrienne Gruben, McAlester, Lauren Hollingsworth, D.W. Harper and Laura Boyd DeSmeth.
The Palm theatrical deal was brokered for the filmmakers by Josh Braun of Submarine and Roger Kass of RingTheJing Entertainment, and its DVD deal was negotiated with Red Envelope Entertainment head Bahman Naraghi.
Keven McAlester's feature debut chronicles the live of 60s psychedelic rock pioneer Roky Erickson from the band The 13th Floor Elevators, including his drug addiction and schizophrenia. Palm owner Chris Blackwell said he plans a theatrical release this summer and a retail home video release shortly thereafter.
In a complicated deal, Netflix's Red Envelope bought DVD rights from the producers, then sold retail DVD rights to Palm while retaining Netflix DVD rights. The two companies will be collaborating on the DVD, producing it together and releasing it simultaneously to retail outlets and Netflix subscribers
Palm simultaneously brokered a deal directly for the theatrical and several non-theatrical rights, including second window television. Sundance Channel and Showtime acquired first window television rights.
The film was produced by Adrienne Gruben, McAlester, Lauren Hollingsworth, D.W. Harper and Laura Boyd DeSmeth.
The Palm theatrical deal was brokered for the filmmakers by Josh Braun of Submarine and Roger Kass of RingTheJing Entertainment, and its DVD deal was negotiated with Red Envelope Entertainment head Bahman Naraghi.
- 3/22/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Funny and sweet in stretches but not memorable enough to break out of the pack, "Olympia" is a moderately successful romantic fable that was featured as the closing-night film of the 1998 Slamdance Film Festival.
A modest theatrical distribution may only earn the film a few fans, as might cable and video exposure. Still, it's not too shabby of a calling card for filmmaker Robert Byington.
Writer-director Byington's second feature is based on his short story "Javelkemeiche!" and it unfortunately plays like a one-joke movie: Did you hear the one about a loser in Texas who became the coach of a beautiful, javelin-throwing Mexican soap-opera actress?
But with a short running time and obvious budgetary limitations, "Olympia" has moments when it's charming in a rough, playful way -- in the spirit of the title character. On the down side, the plot too often seems to have no destination and fails to keep one fully engaged and sympathetic to the nutty scenario and goofball players.
While the portrait of the dumpy lead male is admirably fleshed out, with Jason Andrews ("Boogie Nights") gaining weight to play the 34-year-old deadbeat, the character of Olympia (newcomer Carmen Nogales) is annoyingly elusive and cold. A dreamer and risk-taker, she crosses the border to pursue a crazy dream of going to the Olympics and plays the Amazon in training to keep hapless impromptu host Bill Andrews) guessing.
The film has no edge to speak of, staying in a perky mood with not much sex, but the supporting cast of lowlifes and scumbags is often inspired. Damian Young ("Amateur") is scarily decrepit and caustic as Olympia's former trainer and partner, while James Black is wonderfully gruff and rude as a motel manager.
When Bill starts to take the job of training Olympia seriously, the film takes a leap of faith that some in the audience may not find agreeable. While there's a little Tex-Mex magic realism to go with the quirky romance, the actual javelin throwing is blandly filmed and not a dynamic transcendent element that convincingly unites chubby gringo with macho princess and skeptical viewer with filmmaker's vision.
OLYMPIA
King Pictures
Director: Robert Byington
Producers: Adrienne Gruben, Jason Silverman, Nancy Schafer
Screenwriters: Bill Stott,
Johnny McAllister, Robert Byington
Executive producer: Scott King
Director of photography: Paul Kloss
Editor: Garret Savage
Production designer: Gigi Causey
Costumes: Lee Hunsaker
Color/stereo
Cast:
Bill Daniel: Jason Andrews
Olympia Miraflores: Carmen Nogales
Ed Pedernales: Damian Young
Motel manager: James Black
Mom: Patricia Fiske
Running time -- 77 minutes
No MPAA rating...
A modest theatrical distribution may only earn the film a few fans, as might cable and video exposure. Still, it's not too shabby of a calling card for filmmaker Robert Byington.
Writer-director Byington's second feature is based on his short story "Javelkemeiche!" and it unfortunately plays like a one-joke movie: Did you hear the one about a loser in Texas who became the coach of a beautiful, javelin-throwing Mexican soap-opera actress?
But with a short running time and obvious budgetary limitations, "Olympia" has moments when it's charming in a rough, playful way -- in the spirit of the title character. On the down side, the plot too often seems to have no destination and fails to keep one fully engaged and sympathetic to the nutty scenario and goofball players.
While the portrait of the dumpy lead male is admirably fleshed out, with Jason Andrews ("Boogie Nights") gaining weight to play the 34-year-old deadbeat, the character of Olympia (newcomer Carmen Nogales) is annoyingly elusive and cold. A dreamer and risk-taker, she crosses the border to pursue a crazy dream of going to the Olympics and plays the Amazon in training to keep hapless impromptu host Bill Andrews) guessing.
The film has no edge to speak of, staying in a perky mood with not much sex, but the supporting cast of lowlifes and scumbags is often inspired. Damian Young ("Amateur") is scarily decrepit and caustic as Olympia's former trainer and partner, while James Black is wonderfully gruff and rude as a motel manager.
When Bill starts to take the job of training Olympia seriously, the film takes a leap of faith that some in the audience may not find agreeable. While there's a little Tex-Mex magic realism to go with the quirky romance, the actual javelin throwing is blandly filmed and not a dynamic transcendent element that convincingly unites chubby gringo with macho princess and skeptical viewer with filmmaker's vision.
OLYMPIA
King Pictures
Director: Robert Byington
Producers: Adrienne Gruben, Jason Silverman, Nancy Schafer
Screenwriters: Bill Stott,
Johnny McAllister, Robert Byington
Executive producer: Scott King
Director of photography: Paul Kloss
Editor: Garret Savage
Production designer: Gigi Causey
Costumes: Lee Hunsaker
Color/stereo
Cast:
Bill Daniel: Jason Andrews
Olympia Miraflores: Carmen Nogales
Ed Pedernales: Damian Young
Motel manager: James Black
Mom: Patricia Fiske
Running time -- 77 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 1/28/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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