Jack White’s Third Man Records is reportedly planning to release Prince’s unreleased 1986 album, Camille.
The label’s co-founder Ben Blackwell broke the news in a recent interview with Mojo (via the fansite, Ultimate Prince, and social media screen grabs). While no release date or details were given, Blackwell confirmed the label obtained the rights to the 1986 LP, saying, “We’re finally going to put it out. Prince’s people agreed — almost too easy.”
A rep for Third Man could neither confirm nor deny the planned release. A rep...
The label’s co-founder Ben Blackwell broke the news in a recent interview with Mojo (via the fansite, Ultimate Prince, and social media screen grabs). While no release date or details were given, Blackwell confirmed the label obtained the rights to the 1986 LP, saying, “We’re finally going to put it out. Prince’s people agreed — almost too easy.”
A rep for Third Man could neither confirm nor deny the planned release. A rep...
- 3/16/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Once you’ve worked out the big climactic twist after 15 minutes, you’ll know this story of a strictly amateur master assassin is firing blanks
This gloomy – literally so – thriller is set mostly over the course of one night, starting out with a big wodge of voiceover narration by the film’s unnamed hitman protagonist (Anson Mount), all of it using the second person voice with a cello sawing away in the background. For a minute your hopes are raised that this will be some kind of playful postmodern narrative, along the lines of Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller, Robert Coover’s Noir, or even a pleasingly lurid Gen X study such as Jay McInerney’s Bright Lights, Big City.
Alas, you are disappointed to learn this mystery story is much less clever than it thinks it is. Perhaps you should have twigged that earlier as the hitman,...
This gloomy – literally so – thriller is set mostly over the course of one night, starting out with a big wodge of voiceover narration by the film’s unnamed hitman protagonist (Anson Mount), all of it using the second person voice with a cello sawing away in the background. For a minute your hopes are raised that this will be some kind of playful postmodern narrative, along the lines of Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller, Robert Coover’s Noir, or even a pleasingly lurid Gen X study such as Jay McInerney’s Bright Lights, Big City.
Alas, you are disappointed to learn this mystery story is much less clever than it thinks it is. Perhaps you should have twigged that earlier as the hitman,...
- 4/29/2021
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
The final knockout round of “The Voice” Season 20 turned out to be the end of the road for four more talented singers: Avery Roberson of Team Kelly Clarkson, Rio Doyle of Team John Legend, Connor Christian of Team Blake Shelton and Raine Stern of Team Nick Jonas. Thus, the number of artists still in the running to win the title is now at an even 20. But which of the four eliminated artists from the April 26 episode was most robbed of a spot in the live shows? Vote in our poll below and then be sure to defend your choice in the comments section.
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Avery, a 20-year-old country artist from Rutherfordton, North Carolina, auditioned with the song “If You’re Reading This” and ended up being a four-chair turn. He chose Team Blake. He next performed “Just Got Started Lovin’ You” in the battles...
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Avery, a 20-year-old country artist from Rutherfordton, North Carolina, auditioned with the song “If You’re Reading This” and ended up being a four-chair turn. He chose Team Blake. He next performed “Just Got Started Lovin’ You” in the battles...
- 4/27/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Alanis Morissette offered a rendition of her new song “I Miss the Band” on The Tonight Show, performing virtually from a recording studio. Joined by a pianist, the singer highlighted the track’s emotional vocals, which reflect on missing her touring band.
Morissette released “I Miss the Band” earlier this week along with a music video directed by Victor Indrizzo, which showcases behind-the-scenes footage from past tours. “Deeply yearning to play live music again,” Morissette wrote in the video’s description. “The sweat, the rapture, the movement, the love. I...
Morissette released “I Miss the Band” earlier this week along with a music video directed by Victor Indrizzo, which showcases behind-the-scenes footage from past tours. “Deeply yearning to play live music again,” Morissette wrote in the video’s description. “The sweat, the rapture, the movement, the love. I...
- 4/21/2021
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Alanis Morissette has dropped a demo version of her song “Predator,” originally written for the Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill.
In the show and on the original cast soundtrack “Predator” is performed by Kathryn Gallagher and the ensemble cast, with lyrics written by Morissette and music written by Morissette and Michael Farrell. In her stripped-down demo version, Morissette highlights the song’s vulnerability against a piano track: “My goodness is commendable but won’t pull your heartstrings/This magnet for predators is dying to be discerning.”
Jagged Little Pill, which...
In the show and on the original cast soundtrack “Predator” is performed by Kathryn Gallagher and the ensemble cast, with lyrics written by Morissette and music written by Morissette and Michael Farrell. In her stripped-down demo version, Morissette highlights the song’s vulnerability against a piano track: “My goodness is commendable but won’t pull your heartstrings/This magnet for predators is dying to be discerning.”
Jagged Little Pill, which...
- 3/5/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
A documentary offering insights into the juvenile justice system and another showcasing Australia’s own ‘horse whisperer’ have been selected to receive funding under a joint initiative between Screen Australia and The Guardian.
Charby Ibrahim’s Juvie and Pete Ward’s Movement at the Station will stream for free on the news site later in the year as part of the doco program, designed to help Australian filmmakers reach an international audience.
Focusing on young people with first-hand experience of the juvenile justice system, Juvie brings together animation, stylised interviews, and observational material to delve into the life circumstances of a young person leading up to their arrest, the social context surrounding their behaviour, and their prospects on the outside after release.
Ibrahim, whose short documentary Bright Lights launched on The Guardian last month, teams up with producer Britt Arthur (Paper Trails) and executive producer Jen Peedom (Mountain) to bring the project to life.
Charby Ibrahim’s Juvie and Pete Ward’s Movement at the Station will stream for free on the news site later in the year as part of the doco program, designed to help Australian filmmakers reach an international audience.
Focusing on young people with first-hand experience of the juvenile justice system, Juvie brings together animation, stylised interviews, and observational material to delve into the life circumstances of a young person leading up to their arrest, the social context surrounding their behaviour, and their prospects on the outside after release.
Ibrahim, whose short documentary Bright Lights launched on The Guardian last month, teams up with producer Britt Arthur (Paper Trails) and executive producer Jen Peedom (Mountain) to bring the project to life.
- 2/23/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Photo: Music Documentaries The massive film genre of the documentary has long been as unpredictable and complex as the subjects their cameras capture. Whether it exhibits the disheveled lives of a mother-daughter duo past their prime in Grey Gardens or acquits an innocent man of a murder sentence in the revolutionary The Blue Line, documentary films hold perhaps the most power and influence of all filmmaking. Additionally, the subgenre of music documentaries has proved to be a vital cog in the ecosystem of biographical filmmaking as they provide an inside look into prominent figures that hold as much public interest as they do global influence. Music Documentaries From films that document the careers of politicians like Knock Down the House, which chronicled congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 2018 underdog triumph, or the everyday lives of beloved celebrities like HBO’s Bright Lights in which the late Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds are immortalized,...
- 1/7/2021
- by Christopher Davis
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Justin Timberlake has signed to star in “Palmer,” Sk Global’s upcoming dramatic feature with shooting starting in the late fall.
Fisher Stevens is directing. “Green Book” producer Charles B. Wessler will produce alongside Sk Global co-CEOs John Penotti and Charlie Corwin. Sidney Kimmel and Daniel Nadler will also produce. Sk Global and Nadler will co-finance the film. Mr. Smith is handling international sales.
“Palmer,” written by Cheryl Guerriero, is about a former college football phenomenon who, after a stint in prison, returns to his hometown to get his life back on track. There, he faces not only lingering conflicts from his past but also a much more surprising challenge as he finds himself suddenly in charge of a unique young boy who has been abandoned by his wayward mother. The script was named to the 2016 Black List.
Penotti and Corwin said in a statement, “Justin and Fisher bring a...
Fisher Stevens is directing. “Green Book” producer Charles B. Wessler will produce alongside Sk Global co-CEOs John Penotti and Charlie Corwin. Sidney Kimmel and Daniel Nadler will also produce. Sk Global and Nadler will co-finance the film. Mr. Smith is handling international sales.
“Palmer,” written by Cheryl Guerriero, is about a former college football phenomenon who, after a stint in prison, returns to his hometown to get his life back on track. There, he faces not only lingering conflicts from his past but also a much more surprising challenge as he finds himself suddenly in charge of a unique young boy who has been abandoned by his wayward mother. The script was named to the 2016 Black List.
Penotti and Corwin said in a statement, “Justin and Fisher bring a...
- 9/5/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Justin Timberlake is set to star in Fisher Stevens’ upcoming drama feature Palmer for Sk Global, which will begin production this fall.
Academy Award-winning producer Charles B. Wessler (Green Book) will produce alongside Sk Global co-CEOs John Penotti and Charlie Corwin. Sidney Kimmel and Daniel Nadler will also produce. Sk Global and Nadler will co-finance the film, the script of which appeared on the 2016 Blacklist.
Palmer, written by Cheryl Guerriero, follows a former college football phenomenon named Eddie Palmer (Timberlake) who, after a stint in prison, returns to his hometown to get his life back on track. There, he faces not only lingering conflicts from his past but also a much more surprising challenge as he finds himself suddenly in charge of a unique young boy who has been abandoned by his wayward mother.
Penotti and Corwin stated, “Justin and Fisher bring a resonant perspective to this emotional story. It...
Academy Award-winning producer Charles B. Wessler (Green Book) will produce alongside Sk Global co-CEOs John Penotti and Charlie Corwin. Sidney Kimmel and Daniel Nadler will also produce. Sk Global and Nadler will co-finance the film, the script of which appeared on the 2016 Blacklist.
Palmer, written by Cheryl Guerriero, follows a former college football phenomenon named Eddie Palmer (Timberlake) who, after a stint in prison, returns to his hometown to get his life back on track. There, he faces not only lingering conflicts from his past but also a much more surprising challenge as he finds himself suddenly in charge of a unique young boy who has been abandoned by his wayward mother.
Penotti and Corwin stated, “Justin and Fisher bring a resonant perspective to this emotional story. It...
- 9/5/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO’s controversial Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland has proved to be a solid ratings draw for the premium cable network.
The docu, which tells the story of two boys, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, now in their 30s, who say they were sexually abused by Jackson when they were children, drew a 0.4 rating and 1.3 million viewers for Part 1, which aired Sunday night, according to Live+ same day Nielsen. That made it the third most-watched documentary in the last decade for HBO, excluding music concert films, behind Going Clear and the Prison of Belief, and Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. Going Clear debuted to around 1.7 million viewers, and Bright Lights brought in 1.6 million for its initial airing. With an additional day of delayed viewing, including streaming on HBO Go and HBO Now, Part 1 viewership increased to 1.7 million by Tuesday night.
Part 2, which aired Monday night, drew a...
The docu, which tells the story of two boys, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, now in their 30s, who say they were sexually abused by Jackson when they were children, drew a 0.4 rating and 1.3 million viewers for Part 1, which aired Sunday night, according to Live+ same day Nielsen. That made it the third most-watched documentary in the last decade for HBO, excluding music concert films, behind Going Clear and the Prison of Belief, and Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. Going Clear debuted to around 1.7 million viewers, and Bright Lights brought in 1.6 million for its initial airing. With an additional day of delayed viewing, including streaming on HBO Go and HBO Now, Part 1 viewership increased to 1.7 million by Tuesday night.
Part 2, which aired Monday night, drew a...
- 3/6/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Most documentaries don’t start the way they finish. But two Magnolia Oscar contenders, “Rbg” (CNN Films) and “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes” (A&E Indie Film), adapted as the world moved around them. Both films took advantage of new perspectives with the Trump presidency and the surging #MeToo movement.
South African documentarian Alexis Bloom (“Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds”) initially began to research, for Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Prods., a dynasty story on the Murdoch family. But she soon realized that Fox News czar Roger Ailes, who started out as a presidential campaign guru to then-candidates Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump — was the more-interesting story. Arguably, Ailes not only permanently altered the media landscape but coarsened our national political discourse. And then, in 2016 he was brought down at Fox News by a series of sexual-harassment accusations.
When Bloom began,...
South African documentarian Alexis Bloom (“Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds”) initially began to research, for Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Prods., a dynasty story on the Murdoch family. But she soon realized that Fox News czar Roger Ailes, who started out as a presidential campaign guru to then-candidates Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump — was the more-interesting story. Arguably, Ailes not only permanently altered the media landscape but coarsened our national political discourse. And then, in 2016 he was brought down at Fox News by a series of sexual-harassment accusations.
When Bloom began,...
- 12/8/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Most documentaries don’t start the way they finish. But two Magnolia Oscar contenders, “Rbg” (CNN Films) and “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes” (A&E Indie Film), adapted as the world moved around them. Both films took advantage of new perspectives with the Trump presidency and the surging #MeToo movement.
South African documentarian Alexis Bloom (“Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds”) initially began to research, for Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Prods., a dynasty story on the Murdoch family. But she soon realized that Fox News czar Roger Ailes, who started out as a presidential campaign guru to then-candidates Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump — was the more-interesting story. Arguably, Ailes not only permanently altered the media landscape but coarsened our national political discourse. And then, in 2016 he was brought down at Fox News by a series of sexual-harassment accusations.
When Bloom began,...
South African documentarian Alexis Bloom (“Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds”) initially began to research, for Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Prods., a dynasty story on the Murdoch family. But she soon realized that Fox News czar Roger Ailes, who started out as a presidential campaign guru to then-candidates Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump — was the more-interesting story. Arguably, Ailes not only permanently altered the media landscape but coarsened our national political discourse. And then, in 2016 he was brought down at Fox News by a series of sexual-harassment accusations.
When Bloom began,...
- 12/8/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Roger Ailes was the chairman and CEO of Fox News from 1996 until stepping down in 2016 amid sexual harassment scandals. As the man behind TV’s Republican messaging machine and behind many Republican politicians themselves, he reshaped American politics throughout the last half-century. Now he’s entering a whole other kind of campaign: “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes,” the documentary that examines his life’s work, is a contender for an Oscar during a politically fraught year were he may actually end up facing an ideological opponent, the notorious “Rbg.” Watch the trailer for the film above.
Ailes died in May 2017 at age 77 after having advised Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump. The film explores that legacy in addition to his paranoia, his manipulation and his predatory treatment of women — according to Kellie Boyle, former Republican National Committee adviser, “He said, ‘If...
Ailes died in May 2017 at age 77 after having advised Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump. The film explores that legacy in addition to his paranoia, his manipulation and his predatory treatment of women — according to Kellie Boyle, former Republican National Committee adviser, “He said, ‘If...
- 11/9/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Roger Ailes — presidential media consultant, creator and guru of Fox News, serial sexual harasser brought low by his ruthless appetites — may have been the most revolutionary image maker in the history of American politics. His legacy is there every time someone in the political arena or the media kaleidoscope tells a lie so shameless you wonder how they sleep at night and a shockingly sizable percentage of the public laps up that lie as if it were ice cream on a summer’s day. That’s called “the way America now works,” and if Roger Ailes didn’t invent it…well, why nitpick his dark achievement? He more or less did invent it, or perfect it, or bring it to a new pitch of down-is-up Orwellian malevolence. There have been many hucksters in the history of this country, but Ailes, who died in 2017, was the visionary of attack dogs, the...
- 9/29/2018
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
The latest in an infinite parade of documentaries about how the hell we got here (others include “Get Me Roger Stone” and the forthcoming “Watergate: How to Stop an Out of Control President”), Alexis Bloom’s “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes” is a clean and straightforward account of how a hemophiliac from small town Ohio grew up to become the most powerful man in media, effectively destroy the country that he claimed to love, and harass a whole lot of women along the way.
Fleet, lucid, and very watchable, the film is as ruthlessly effective and goal-oriented as its namesake, as Bloom (“Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds) unpacks a singular American life with plenty of color and little creativity. Her uncomplicated approach serves the purpose of a film like this: When the legend becomes fact, print the legend, but when the facts become legend,...
Fleet, lucid, and very watchable, the film is as ruthlessly effective and goal-oriented as its namesake, as Bloom (“Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds) unpacks a singular American life with plenty of color and little creativity. Her uncomplicated approach serves the purpose of a film like this: When the legend becomes fact, print the legend, but when the facts become legend,...
- 9/13/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Magnolia Pictures has landed North American theatrical rights to A&E IndieFilms’ “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes.”
Magnolia, which announced the deal at the Toronto Film Festival, has slated a December 7 theatrical release. A&E retained TV rights for the film following its theatrical run.
The film, described as “no-holds-barred,” was directed by Alexis Bloom (“Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds”), who produced alongside Will Cohen of Jigsaw Productios.
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“Divide and Conquer” will premiere at Tiff on Sunday, and counts Alex Gibney and A&E IndieFilms head Molly Thompson as executive producer.
Read a full synopsis and watch a clip below:
A&E IndieFilms announced today that Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to”Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes.” from director Alexis Bloom. The no-holds-barred feature documentary on the...
Magnolia, which announced the deal at the Toronto Film Festival, has slated a December 7 theatrical release. A&E retained TV rights for the film following its theatrical run.
The film, described as “no-holds-barred,” was directed by Alexis Bloom (“Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds”), who produced alongside Will Cohen of Jigsaw Productios.
Also Read: Daniel Craig, Rian Johnson Murder Mystery 'Knives Out' Sells to Mrc
“Divide and Conquer” will premiere at Tiff on Sunday, and counts Alex Gibney and A&E IndieFilms head Molly Thompson as executive producer.
Read a full synopsis and watch a clip below:
A&E IndieFilms announced today that Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to”Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes.” from director Alexis Bloom. The no-holds-barred feature documentary on the...
- 9/8/2018
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
This year, Emmy voters paid respects to Anthony Bourdain, who committed suicide on June 8, with six nominations for his CNN series “Parts Unknown,” and another for its digital expansion. But whether these accolades end up in the win column as well remains to be seen. If history is any judge, the Academy delivers a mixed bag on posthumous trophies, with sentimentality playing an uneven role.
“The Emmys are quirky,” says awards consultant Jonathan Taylor of Robertson Taylor Partners. “With peak TV there [are] so many shows that anybody who says they know how voters are going to vote is lying.”
Ingrid Bergman won her Emmy for “A Woman Called Golda” in 1982, a month after she died of breast cancer. Audrey Hepburn earned hers in 1993, several months after her death, for “Gardens of the World.” Raul Julia died in 1994, but earned a trophy the next year for “The Burning Season.”
Diana Hyland,...
“The Emmys are quirky,” says awards consultant Jonathan Taylor of Robertson Taylor Partners. “With peak TV there [are] so many shows that anybody who says they know how voters are going to vote is lying.”
Ingrid Bergman won her Emmy for “A Woman Called Golda” in 1982, a month after she died of breast cancer. Audrey Hepburn earned hers in 1993, several months after her death, for “Gardens of the World.” Raul Julia died in 1994, but earned a trophy the next year for “The Burning Season.”
Diana Hyland,...
- 8/21/2018
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
A&E IndieFilms has unveiled documentary feature film “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes” from Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions.
The project is directed and produced by Alexis Bloom (“Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds”) and described as “origin story” told through the triumph and downfall of the late Roger Ailes, founder of Fox News. He launched the careers of TV news figures including Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, and Megyn Kelly, then resigned in 2016 amid multiple accusations of sexual harassment. He died in May, 2017, at the age of 77.
“’Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes’ is a fascinating look at a man who was at times brilliant and at times divisive, but whose impact on American politics and media will be felt for generations to come,” said Molly Thompson of A+E Networks. “This film is highly relevant for the times we are living in and...
The project is directed and produced by Alexis Bloom (“Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds”) and described as “origin story” told through the triumph and downfall of the late Roger Ailes, founder of Fox News. He launched the careers of TV news figures including Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, and Megyn Kelly, then resigned in 2016 amid multiple accusations of sexual harassment. He died in May, 2017, at the age of 77.
“’Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes’ is a fascinating look at a man who was at times brilliant and at times divisive, but whose impact on American politics and media will be felt for generations to come,” said Molly Thompson of A+E Networks. “This film is highly relevant for the times we are living in and...
- 8/7/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The upcoming Roger Ailes doc from Alex Gibney and his Jigsaw Productions will be presented by A&E IndieFilms and Impact Partners, which will take the film out on the festival circuit.
Alexis Bloom — one of the filmmakers behind Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds — directs Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes, which is billed as an “origin story," chronicling American cultural and political life from the 1950s as told through the triumph and downfall of the Fox News founder.
The movie will include the accounts of the women at Fox News who ...
Alexis Bloom — one of the filmmakers behind Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds — directs Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes, which is billed as an “origin story," chronicling American cultural and political life from the 1950s as told through the triumph and downfall of the Fox News founder.
The movie will include the accounts of the women at Fox News who ...
The upcoming Roger Ailes doc from Alex Gibney and his Jigsaw Productions will be presented by A&E IndieFilms and Impact Partners, which will take the film out on the festival circuit.
Alexis Bloom — one of the filmmakers behind Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds — directs Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes, which is billed as an “origin story," chronicling American cultural and political life from the 1950s as told through the triumph and downfall of the Fox News founder.
The movie will include the accounts of the women at Fox News who ...
Alexis Bloom — one of the filmmakers behind Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds — directs Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes, which is billed as an “origin story," chronicling American cultural and political life from the 1950s as told through the triumph and downfall of the Fox News founder.
The movie will include the accounts of the women at Fox News who ...
When it comes to the Emmys, gender representation has always been a bit of a struggle behind the scenes. In non-acting categories, especially when it comes to technical awards, there’s a lack of female representation that’s persisted throughout the industry. But this year, there are bright spots to be found.
This is not a complete representation of all of the year’s nominees — there were many other female nominees whose work was noteworthy — but here is a selection of the strides women made in 2017, often in categories largely dominated by men.
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
“BoJack Horseman” (Netflix): Kristen Schaal as Sarah Lynn in “That’s Too Much, Man!” “F Is For Family” (Netflix): Mo Collins as Ginny, Jimmy Fitzsimmons, Lex, Ben, and Cutie Pie in the episode “Pray Away” “The Simpsons” (Fox): Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson in “Looking for Mr. Goodbart”
Fun fact:...
This is not a complete representation of all of the year’s nominees — there were many other female nominees whose work was noteworthy — but here is a selection of the strides women made in 2017, often in categories largely dominated by men.
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
“BoJack Horseman” (Netflix): Kristen Schaal as Sarah Lynn in “That’s Too Much, Man!” “F Is For Family” (Netflix): Mo Collins as Ginny, Jimmy Fitzsimmons, Lex, Ben, and Cutie Pie in the episode “Pray Away” “The Simpsons” (Fox): Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson in “Looking for Mr. Goodbart”
Fun fact:...
- 8/24/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Multi-hyphenate Fisher Stevens, who recently received two Emmy nominations for co-directing and producing HBO documentary Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, has joined RadicalMedia as an Artist in Residence. Based out of RadicalMedia’s New York office, Stevens and his producing partner Zara Duffy will develop and produce a slate of film and television projects for the studio. Stevens recently directed National Geographic's critically acclaimed Befor…...
- 8/9/2017
- Deadline TV
Multi-hyphenate Fisher Stevens, who recently received two Emmy nominations for co-directing and producing HBO documentary Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, has joined RadicalMedia as an Artist in Residence. Based out of RadicalMedia’s New York office, Stevens and his producing partner Zara Duffy will develop and produce a slate of film and television projects for the studio. Stevens recently directed National Geographic's critically acclaimed Befor…...
- 8/9/2017
- Deadline
R2-D2 may have weathered a lot of galaxy turmoil, from being abducted to taking fire in several attacks, but despite the droid's battle wounds, the robot was not worse for wear when it came to its worth in an auction held on Wednesday. As Associated Press reports, an R2-D2 unit that was used in multiple Star Wars films commanded $2.76 million in an auction held by Profiles in History.
It was the most expensive item available at the movie memorabilia auction. The R2-D2 buyer's name was not revealed. Prior to the event,...
It was the most expensive item available at the movie memorabilia auction. The R2-D2 buyer's name was not revealed. Prior to the event,...
- 6/29/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Pulling double duty this year as an Emmy contender for two equally powerful and entirely different documentaries—including NatGeo’s climate change doc Before the Flood—Fisher Stevens teamed with his partner Alexis Bloom on Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, a look at the unique and enduring love shared by two of Hollywood’s most beloved icons. Premiering the film at Cannes last year, the pair could scarcely imagine that at the close of 2016, each…...
- 6/25/2017
- Deadline TV
Pulling double duty this year as an Emmy contender for two equally powerful and entirely different documentaries—including NatGeo’s climate change doc Before the Flood—Fisher Stevens teamed with his partner Alexis Bloom on HBO’s Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, a look at the unique and enduring love shared by two of Hollywood’s most beloved icons. Premiering the film at Cannes last year, the pair could scarcely imagine that at the close of 2016…...
- 6/25/2017
- Deadline
December 28, 2016. R.I.P. Debbie Reynolds, actress and singer. Age 84.There is a nice moment in the documentary Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds where Carrie’s brother Todd is showing the filmmakers a wall in his living room that tells the story of his mother’s life through movie posters. When Debbie Reynolds passed away on December 28—the day after her daughter Carrie in what was certifiably the last straw of 2016— I tried to find a great poster to commemorate her, but I couldn’t find anything really worthy of her (she was rarely the star of her own posters for one thing). I had forgotten, however, about this lovely Italian poster for Singing’ in the Rain which captures her as the burst of sunshine she always was.More often than I would have liked last year I found myself using my Movie Poster of the Day Tumblr as a memorial,...
- 1/14/2017
- MUBI
HBO announced today at the top of its TCA presentation that Real Time with Bill Maher will return on Inauguration Day January 20. “He is celebrating that day not because of the inauguration” of Donald Trump, HBO said, but because it’s also Maher’s birthday. And Kellyanne Conway’s, by the way. The premium cable network also noted that the debut of Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds – which the channel moved from a May date to January 7 following the…...
- 1/14/2017
- Deadline TV
Magic Together: A Q&A With The Director Of Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher And Debbie Reynolds
When they began following Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds with a camera back in April 2014, documentarians and real-life partners Fisher Stevens and Alexis Bloom had no way of knowing that they’d be capturing the last years of both women’s lives. At the time, the project had a single mission, pioneered by Fisher herself: To... Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher And Debbie Reynolds">Read more »...
- 1/11/2017
- by Rachel Handler
- MTV Newsroom
Magic Together: A Q&A With The Director Of Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher And Debbie Reynolds
When they began following Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds with a camera back in April 2014, documentarians and real-life partners Fisher Stevens and Alexis Bloom had no way of knowing that they’d be capturing the last years of both women’s lives. At the time, the project had a single mission, pioneered by Fisher herself: To... Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher And Debbie Reynolds">Read more »...
- 1/11/2017
- by Rachel Handler
- MTV Music News
The 14th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival has announced the official selections of the 2017 festival, which takes place February 17-26 in Missoula, Montana. The festival will screen over 200 films from 50 nations as well as retrospectives of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Daniel Junge and Montreal-based film collective EyeSteelFilm. In addition to retrospective programs, planned special events include Healing Blue, a multimedia dance/film performance. Longtime partner HBO Documentary Films will present Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens’ new feature Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds on opening night. Closing night will be presented by Big Sky premiere sponsor Showtime Documentary Films. Other films to be screened during the festival include Leah […]...
- 1/10/2017
- by Paula Bernstein
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
“Take your broken heart, make it into art.” That was Meryl Streep at last weekend’s Golden Globe Awards ending her lifetime achievement speech with a quote by her friend Carrie Fisher. Despite working as a suitable mantra for much of Fisher’s autobiographical work, a broken heart lingers over Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, not just because the pair passed away in quick succession leaving behind generations of fans whose lives were forever changed by this most unique mother and daughter team.
No, there is also the very real breaking heart of Fisher who saw her mother’s health deteriorating and decided she needed to document her mother while she still had the chance. How was she or any of us to know the tragic circumstances that would befall the two of them and surround Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens’ documentary.
No, there is also the very real breaking heart of Fisher who saw her mother’s health deteriorating and decided she needed to document her mother while she still had the chance. How was she or any of us to know the tragic circumstances that would befall the two of them and surround Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens’ documentary.
- 1/10/2017
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
The Golden Globes paid a special tribute to Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds on Sunday in a touching memorial segment showcasing clips from their most beloved movies, intercut with home movies and public appearances the mother-daughter duo made throughout their lives.
Carrie's half-sister, Joely Fisher, spoke with Et's Nischelle Turner at the HBO Golden Globes after party, where she opened up about the emotional tribute and praised the late icons' "unparalleled and incomparable careers."
Related: Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds Honored During First-Ever Golden Globes In Memoriam Tribute
"[The Golden Globes] are honoring best of performances of the year, and the best in life," Joely said. "I'm proud, and sad, and feeling the same sort of chasm on the planet that everybody else is."
"I decided to make it out of my house today to [honor] my girls," she added. "I'm gonna go celebrate the ladies."
Watch: Todd, Tricia and Joely Fisher Respond to ‘Magical’ ‘Bright Lights’ HBO Documentary: ‘The Film...
Carrie's half-sister, Joely Fisher, spoke with Et's Nischelle Turner at the HBO Golden Globes after party, where she opened up about the emotional tribute and praised the late icons' "unparalleled and incomparable careers."
Related: Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds Honored During First-Ever Golden Globes In Memoriam Tribute
"[The Golden Globes] are honoring best of performances of the year, and the best in life," Joely said. "I'm proud, and sad, and feeling the same sort of chasm on the planet that everybody else is."
"I decided to make it out of my house today to [honor] my girls," she added. "I'm gonna go celebrate the ladies."
Watch: Todd, Tricia and Joely Fisher Respond to ‘Magical’ ‘Bright Lights’ HBO Documentary: ‘The Film...
- 1/9/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Following the unexpected deaths of Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, HBO debuted the documentary, Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, about the pair’s emotional relationship that often played out in public and inspired the film, Postcards from the Edge.
The documentary, co-directed by Fisher Stevens (Before the Flood), mixed vintage family movies and clips of their most famous films, alongside a glitzy look at their unique mother-daughter love story.
More: 6 Emotional Moments From Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds' Documentary
The film, which aired Saturday, Jan. 07, followed Friday’s funeral for Reynolds and a private memorial service for Fisher on Thursday -- and certainly provided an emotional endcap for the Fisher family.
“It's very hard for me to believe they're gone,” Todd Fisher, Carrie’s brother, wrote on Twitter Saturday evening. “Watching them now, the film freezes time. Magical.”
Todd’s half-siblings, Tricia and Joely Fisher, both responded...
The documentary, co-directed by Fisher Stevens (Before the Flood), mixed vintage family movies and clips of their most famous films, alongside a glitzy look at their unique mother-daughter love story.
More: 6 Emotional Moments From Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds' Documentary
The film, which aired Saturday, Jan. 07, followed Friday’s funeral for Reynolds and a private memorial service for Fisher on Thursday -- and certainly provided an emotional endcap for the Fisher family.
“It's very hard for me to believe they're gone,” Todd Fisher, Carrie’s brother, wrote on Twitter Saturday evening. “Watching them now, the film freezes time. Magical.”
Todd’s half-siblings, Tricia and Joely Fisher, both responded...
- 1/8/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds presented a poignant look at the love between mother and daughter. That mother and daughter just so happen to be Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, two of the biggest stars in the world. Premiering just days after the deaths of Reynolds and Fisher, the HBO documentary was filmed over the course of 2014 and 2015 and ends with Reynolds receiving the 2015 SAG Awards Life Achievement award while in frail health. Bright Lights featured revealingly candid interviews with Fisher (was there anything else?) and Reynolds about their past and then-current relationship. You know Fisher was a quote machine, and so was Reynolds. Below are the most heartbreaking, hilarious and...
- 1/8/2017
- E! Online
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, the highly anticipated documentary about the relationship between the late Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, debuted on HBO Saturday.
Billed as “an intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty in all its eccentricity,” the 95-minute film documented nearly a year of the Hollywood icon’s lives, — leading up to Reynolds 2015 acceptance of her Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, which Fisher presented.
It was an emotional project to watch, especially after the recent deaths of both women. Fisher, 60, died on Dec. 27 after suffering a heart attack during an 11-hour flight from London to Los Angeles four days prior.
Billed as “an intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty in all its eccentricity,” the 95-minute film documented nearly a year of the Hollywood icon’s lives, — leading up to Reynolds 2015 acceptance of her Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, which Fisher presented.
It was an emotional project to watch, especially after the recent deaths of both women. Fisher, 60, died on Dec. 27 after suffering a heart attack during an 11-hour flight from London to Los Angeles four days prior.
- 1/8/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher remembered on Broadway Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Last night, Broadway theatre lights were darkened for one minute at 7:45pm in remembrance of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. At Simon McBurney's Complicite production of The Encounter, the house manager of the Golden Theatre told me that Simon left New York due to the death of a dear friend who turned out to be John Berger (January 2, 2017).
Simon McBurney's Complicite production of The Encounter at the Golden Theatre Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Fisher Stevens and Alexis Bloom's documentary Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher And Debbie Reynolds was screened at the 54th New York Film Festival and Carrie Fisher attended without her mother.
Debbie Reynolds died on December 28, 2016, one day after the death of her daughter. They were first on Broadway together in the 1973 revival production of Irene, initially directed by John Gielgud, who was replaced...
Last night, Broadway theatre lights were darkened for one minute at 7:45pm in remembrance of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. At Simon McBurney's Complicite production of The Encounter, the house manager of the Golden Theatre told me that Simon left New York due to the death of a dear friend who turned out to be John Berger (January 2, 2017).
Simon McBurney's Complicite production of The Encounter at the Golden Theatre Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Fisher Stevens and Alexis Bloom's documentary Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher And Debbie Reynolds was screened at the 54th New York Film Festival and Carrie Fisher attended without her mother.
Debbie Reynolds died on December 28, 2016, one day after the death of her daughter. They were first on Broadway together in the 1973 revival production of Irene, initially directed by John Gielgud, who was replaced...
- 1/7/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Apparently directing Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds had the same effect as watching it will. "I was surprised by how much I fell in love with Carrie and her personality, who I kind of knew periphery, I didn't know her that well, " director Fisher Stevens told E! News about filming Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds for the HBO documentary. He teamed with Alexis Bloom, his girlfriend, for the project. "And Lexi and I both just kind of fell in love with these women and made it a love story because that's how we felt when we were filming." Bright Lights follows Fisher as she prepares to return to Star Wars for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and deals with her...
- 1/7/2017
- E! Online
Fisher Stevens and Alexis Bloom directed what would become Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds final collaboration in the HBO documentary Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (premiering Saturday, Jan. 7, at 8.pm.). The pair spent more than a year intimately following the lives of Fisher and Reynolds ahead of the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Following the news of their deaths, the two directors wrote a letter chronicling their time working with the Hollywood legends, which was excerpted in this week’s People cover story. Read the touching tribute below.
“What connects you two, apart from the red carpet?” an...
“What connects you two, apart from the red carpet?” an...
- 1/7/2017
- by peoplecomproducer
- PEOPLE.com
On October 10, 2016, Carrie Fisher tap-danced across the stage at the New York Film Festival. In town for a glitzy screening of a candid new documentary about her relationship with her similarly iconic mother — the actress, singer, indomitable show-woman, and amateur Hollywood historian Debbie Reynolds — Fisher was in fine form, expressing the acidic sense of humor that has always separated her from Princess Leia, displaying that unique flair for running head-first into all of life’s hurdles and using them as kindling for her brilliant fire.
During the Q&A after the movie — visible to all in the clip below — Carrie’s brother called Reynolds and held his cell phone up to the mic so that she could sing to the crowd from her sick bed in California. The 84-year-old voice was coarse, but still quivered with a natural beauty. Co-director Fisher Stevens (who shares credit with Alexis Bloom) sat back...
During the Q&A after the movie — visible to all in the clip below — Carrie’s brother called Reynolds and held his cell phone up to the mic so that she could sing to the crowd from her sick bed in California. The 84-year-old voice was coarse, but still quivered with a natural beauty. Co-director Fisher Stevens (who shares credit with Alexis Bloom) sat back...
- 1/6/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Hollywood legends Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher shared an undeniable bond their whole lives. Subscribe now for an inside look at Hollywood’s legendary mother-daughter duo — only in People.
Audio from the calls to 911 in the respective medical emergencies that led to Carrie Fisher and mother Debbie Reynolds’ tragic deaths has been released.
Fisher, 60, was aboard a flight from London to Los Angeles on Dec. 23 when she went into cardiac arrest. She died at UCLA Medical Center just four days later, on Dec. 27. Reynolds, 84, died the following day.
In the audio from the Dec. 23 call to 911, which was posted on TMZ,...
Audio from the calls to 911 in the respective medical emergencies that led to Carrie Fisher and mother Debbie Reynolds’ tragic deaths has been released.
Fisher, 60, was aboard a flight from London to Los Angeles on Dec. 23 when she went into cardiac arrest. She died at UCLA Medical Center just four days later, on Dec. 27. Reynolds, 84, died the following day.
In the audio from the Dec. 23 call to 911, which was posted on TMZ,...
- 1/5/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
Oscar winner Fisher Stevens witnessed Carrie Fisher's special bond with her mother, Debbie Reynolds, when he directed the documentary, Bright Lights, about the mother-daughter duo.
Stevens recalled that Reynolds was having health issues at the time of filming, which wrapped at the end of 2015. "A large part of the film is that Debbie actually started to get ill," Stevens told Katie Couric on Thursday's Today show. "A lot of the film became about Carrie caring about and caring for her mother."
Stevens said that Fisher approached him about shooting a documentary about Reynolds' retirement from show business. "Carrie was watching her mother walk down the hill after she just told her that 'I'm going to perform again,'" he noted. "Debbie started filming [the documentary] and she was fine at the beginning, and then it started to happen, her health...
Stevens recalled that Reynolds was having health issues at the time of filming, which wrapped at the end of 2015. "A large part of the film is that Debbie actually started to get ill," Stevens told Katie Couric on Thursday's Today show. "A lot of the film became about Carrie caring about and caring for her mother."
Stevens said that Fisher approached him about shooting a documentary about Reynolds' retirement from show business. "Carrie was watching her mother walk down the hill after she just told her that 'I'm going to perform again,'" he noted. "Debbie started filming [the documentary] and she was fine at the beginning, and then it started to happen, her health...
- 1/5/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds is a perfect parting gift, both for two Hollywood icons and their legions of fans. It honors their lives and legacies in equal parts, blemishes and all. The HBO documentary, shot in 2014 and 2015 (it ends with Debbie Reynolds receiving the 2016 SAG Life Achievement Award), follows Carrie Fisher and mother Reynolds through every day life, which in the case of Reynolds and Fisher means Las Vegas shows, comic book conventions, rehearsing for Star Wars and selling millions of dollars worth of Hollywood memorabilia. Chances are since you're reading this you have an interest in Reynolds and Fisher. You know that Fisher, author, screenwriter and actress known as...
- 1/5/2017
- E! Online
Actor turned documentarian Fisher Stevens and his partner Alexis Bloom use the present tense when they speak about Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, the subjects of their new film, Bright Lights, which debuts Jan. 7 on HBO. "When you put a camera on Carrie, she's wired for truth. It's part of her DNA," Bloom says of capturing their singular mother-daughter relationship onscreen. "Her mother is wired for dignity above all else, from her training at MGM. She reserves her private face for her family and close friends, and that was the challenge."
Introduced to Fisher by a mutual friend, Stevens...
Introduced to Fisher by a mutual friend, Stevens...
- 1/5/2017
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year, Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds was seen as a charming, caring look at a truly unique relationship between a mother and daughter that just so happen to be famous. While it was well received, it didn't make any huge waves at the time, mainly because most people wouldn't even see the movie until HBO aired it later in 2017. And then the unthinkable happened. First Carrie Fisher passed away and then a day later Debbie Reynolds passed as well. Suddenly Bright Lights became no ordinary documentary, but a candid look at the lives of two incredible women whose story ended in a most unexpected way. HBO understandably decided to advance its release date substantially. It'll now be on...
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- 1/4/2017
- by Peter Hall
- Movies.com
David Crow Jan 5, 2017
HBO debuts its trailer for the documentary Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds...
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher And Debbie Reynolds was one of the nice surprises at the New York Film Festival last year. A quiet and intimate portrait that glimpsed the more peculiar side of fame in domesticity, the movie is now coming out this Saturday on HBO in the States, which has moved up its premiere by over a month following the tragic back-to-back passing of both Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.
HBO has unveiled the short-notice trailer of the piece, which shows Reynolds and Fisher doing what they often are known to do: argue, reminisce, and consider the oddness of both living their lives in the spotlight. The picture will also feature a curious inside-look from Fisher’s perspective as she prepares for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens reprisal...
HBO debuts its trailer for the documentary Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds...
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher And Debbie Reynolds was one of the nice surprises at the New York Film Festival last year. A quiet and intimate portrait that glimpsed the more peculiar side of fame in domesticity, the movie is now coming out this Saturday on HBO in the States, which has moved up its premiere by over a month following the tragic back-to-back passing of both Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.
HBO has unveiled the short-notice trailer of the piece, which shows Reynolds and Fisher doing what they often are known to do: argue, reminisce, and consider the oddness of both living their lives in the spotlight. The picture will also feature a curious inside-look from Fisher’s perspective as she prepares for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens reprisal...
- 1/4/2017
- Den of Geek
What was once a documentary to look forward in 2017 is now, as of the tragic last week, one of the most essential viewings of the year. Following a premiere at Cannes — and screenings at Telluride, Toronto, and AFI Fest — HBO has astutely decided to move up their debut of Bright Lights, the documentary about the late Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, to this weekend.
Ahead of the premiere of Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens‘ documentary, HBO has now released the first trailer and clip. Each screening should come with a box of tissues as this looks to be an intimate look at the Fisher and Reynolds family, complete with vintage video and photos mixed with recent cinéma vérité-style footage. Ahead of a premiere on HBO this Saturday, check out the trailer and clip below.
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher And Debbie Reynolds is an intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty, in all its eccentricity.
Ahead of the premiere of Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens‘ documentary, HBO has now released the first trailer and clip. Each screening should come with a box of tissues as this looks to be an intimate look at the Fisher and Reynolds family, complete with vintage video and photos mixed with recent cinéma vérité-style footage. Ahead of a premiere on HBO this Saturday, check out the trailer and clip below.
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher And Debbie Reynolds is an intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty, in all its eccentricity.
- 1/4/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
After a seemingly non-stop barrage of celebrity deaths in 2016, the world suffered through two more just before the dawn of the new year: the death of actress Carrie Fisher, best known as Princess Leia in the original “Star Wars” films, and then a day later, the death of her mother actress and singer Debbie Reynolds.
Read More: Cannes Review: ‘Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds’ Is a Touching Mother-Daughter Documentary
In 2014 and 2015, directors Fisher Stevens and Alexis Bloom filmed a documentary about the relationship between Fisher and Reynolds entitled “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.” It premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews and was initially set to premiere on HBO in March, but due to the untimely nature of both Fisher and Reynolds’ deaths, HBO decided to move up the premiere date to this Saturday. Watch a trailer for the film below.
Read More: Cannes Review: ‘Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds’ Is a Touching Mother-Daughter Documentary
In 2014 and 2015, directors Fisher Stevens and Alexis Bloom filmed a documentary about the relationship between Fisher and Reynolds entitled “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.” It premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews and was initially set to premiere on HBO in March, but due to the untimely nature of both Fisher and Reynolds’ deaths, HBO decided to move up the premiere date to this Saturday. Watch a trailer for the film below.
- 1/4/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
I stayed virtually silent last week, as we lost both Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds in the span of 36 hours. While everyone else was posting touching tributes, and covering the story from various angles, I just kind of had to sit and process what had just happened. I still kind of am. But today I'm tasked with sharing this trailer for Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds with you, and so I'm going to take this opportunity to put a few of my thoughts down.
Fisher and Reynolds speak directly to both parts of my life: My geekdom and my lifelong passion for performing. Fisher was Princess Leia, a monumental role in one of my most beloved series, and that character (like Luke, Han, and Vader) has been a part of my fanboy DNA for as long as I can remember. Reynolds was a star during the golden era of Hollywood musicals,...
Fisher and Reynolds speak directly to both parts of my life: My geekdom and my lifelong passion for performing. Fisher was Princess Leia, a monumental role in one of my most beloved series, and that character (like Luke, Han, and Vader) has been a part of my fanboy DNA for as long as I can remember. Reynolds was a star during the golden era of Hollywood musicals,...
- 1/4/2017
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher were not only mother and daughter, but they were the best of friends.
HBO officially released the trailer for Debbie and Carrie's documentary, Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, which perfectly displays the touching relationship between the two Hollywood legends. Carrie constantly worries about her mother's health in the video, and describes their incredible bond.
"My mother, she'll forget she's not 35," Carrie says about Debbie's busy schedule. "Age is horrible for all of us, but she falls from a greater height."
Watch: Joely Fisher Says Debbie Reynolds 'Would Not Last' Without Carrie Fisher, Reveals Their Last Conversation
"I'm my mom's best friend," she later comments. "Far more than I would ever want to, I know what my mother feels and wants."
The Singin' in the Rain star shows her sense of humor throughout the documentary, joking, "I share everything with my daughter ... especially the check."
Though she later...
HBO officially released the trailer for Debbie and Carrie's documentary, Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, which perfectly displays the touching relationship between the two Hollywood legends. Carrie constantly worries about her mother's health in the video, and describes their incredible bond.
"My mother, she'll forget she's not 35," Carrie says about Debbie's busy schedule. "Age is horrible for all of us, but she falls from a greater height."
Watch: Joely Fisher Says Debbie Reynolds 'Would Not Last' Without Carrie Fisher, Reveals Their Last Conversation
"I'm my mom's best friend," she later comments. "Far more than I would ever want to, I know what my mother feels and wants."
The Singin' in the Rain star shows her sense of humor throughout the documentary, joking, "I share everything with my daughter ... especially the check."
Though she later...
- 1/4/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
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