It's always a thrill when a former "Saturday Night Live" cast member comes back to Studio 8H to host the late night sketch comedy show. That's especially true when it's a cast member as beloved as Kristen Wiig. That last time the "Bridesmaids" star hosted "SNL" was in December 2020, and it just so happens the best sketch of the night was a new holiday favorite where she plays a mother who gets a robe for Christmas while the rest of the family gets a plethora of better gifts. However, since Kristen Wiig was hosting "SNL" for a fifth time this past weekend, she got a different robe. And she wasn't the only one.
While it's become customary for newly inducted Five Timers Club hosts to get monologue bits that bring back some legendary hosts like Steve Martin and Tom Hanks, it's not always logistically possible to make it a star-studded affair.
While it's become customary for newly inducted Five Timers Club hosts to get monologue bits that bring back some legendary hosts like Steve Martin and Tom Hanks, it's not always logistically possible to make it a star-studded affair.
- 4/7/2024
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
The Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark episode of Wtf Happened to This Adaptation? was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Mike Conway, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian. Here is the text of Hatfield’s script:
Campfire tales. Town legends. Ghost stories. Whatever you want to call them, they exist as a way to tell stories from one generation to the next. They can be told at summer camp, at sleepovers, or by grandpa when he’s had an extra J & B and is feeling squirrely. They can be urban legends, embellished stories based in fact, or even just a made-up tale to illicit fright from its listeners. For certain generations, the stories of Alvin Schwartz accompanied by the illustrations of Stephen Gammel have terrified kids who stumbled upon them at the Scholastic book fair and given adults Ptsd...
Campfire tales. Town legends. Ghost stories. Whatever you want to call them, they exist as a way to tell stories from one generation to the next. They can be told at summer camp, at sleepovers, or by grandpa when he’s had an extra J & B and is feeling squirrely. They can be urban legends, embellished stories based in fact, or even just a made-up tale to illicit fright from its listeners. For certain generations, the stories of Alvin Schwartz accompanied by the illustrations of Stephen Gammel have terrified kids who stumbled upon them at the Scholastic book fair and given adults Ptsd...
- 10/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Recently aired episodes in DC’s popular Teen Titans Go! cartoon will soon be imported onto Warner Bros.’ streaming service, Max.
Teen Titans Go! has run for over a decade by this point. Based on the fan-favorite and often somewhat dark Teen Titans animated series that was around in the mid-2000s, Go! is far more kid-friendly than its predecessor.
With eight seasons and almost 400 episodes of the zany, irreverent take on Robin, Beast Boy, and the gang (plus a theatrically released film and a few television specials), the Cartoon Network show is definitely not in short supply.
Read full article on The Direct.
Teen Titans Go! has run for over a decade by this point. Based on the fan-favorite and often somewhat dark Teen Titans animated series that was around in the mid-2000s, Go! is far more kid-friendly than its predecessor.
With eight seasons and almost 400 episodes of the zany, irreverent take on Robin, Beast Boy, and the gang (plus a theatrically released film and a few television specials), the Cartoon Network show is definitely not in short supply.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 9/8/2023
- by Jennifer McDonough
- The Direct
Puns grow knee-high – and in bawdier moments a bit higher – in Shucked, the new musical comedy that combines the winking hayseed humor of Green Acres and Hee Haw with the decidedly urban, gently subversive camp that peppered the Off Broadway scene in the ’90s with kitschy fare like Ruthless!, The Real Live Brady Bunch and Theatre-a-Go!-Go!’s Valley of the Dolls parody.
The musical comes by its unlikely spiritual DNA honestly, or however it can, through the combined and disparate talents of book writer Robert Horn and composers Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally.
Consider that pedigree for a moment: Horn won a Tony for 2019’s Tootsie, and has written for Dame Edna, Designing Women, Bette Midler and RuPaul. Clark and McAnally have stacked up a big barnful of CMA Awards, Grammys and country music hits. Together this trio is a match made in some bizarro Broadway cornfield of dreams,...
The musical comes by its unlikely spiritual DNA honestly, or however it can, through the combined and disparate talents of book writer Robert Horn and composers Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally.
Consider that pedigree for a moment: Horn won a Tony for 2019’s Tootsie, and has written for Dame Edna, Designing Women, Bette Midler and RuPaul. Clark and McAnally have stacked up a big barnful of CMA Awards, Grammys and country music hits. Together this trio is a match made in some bizarro Broadway cornfield of dreams,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Continuing its strong relationship with top-notch Australian drama series, London-based Dcd Rights has acquired for international distribution the anticipated high-end series “Love Me,” starring Hugo Weaving.
The first drama series to enter production for Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia, “Love Me” also marks its first project for Australian SVOD service Binge, launched in May last year by the Foxtel Group.
News of the “Love Me” acquisition comes as Dcd Rights has pre-sold has season two of the “The Secrets She Keeps” to AMC Networks’ streaming service Sundance Now in the U.S. and Canada and BBC One and iPlayer in the U.K. The series is produced by Sydney-based Lingo Pictures Production for Paramount Plus.
Enjoying major production investment from Screen Australia and financed with support from Film Victoria, “Love Me” is now in production.
The six-hour romantic drama turns on how love can appear at the most inconvenient of times,...
The first drama series to enter production for Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia, “Love Me” also marks its first project for Australian SVOD service Binge, launched in May last year by the Foxtel Group.
News of the “Love Me” acquisition comes as Dcd Rights has pre-sold has season two of the “The Secrets She Keeps” to AMC Networks’ streaming service Sundance Now in the U.S. and Canada and BBC One and iPlayer in the U.K. The series is produced by Sydney-based Lingo Pictures Production for Paramount Plus.
Enjoying major production investment from Screen Australia and financed with support from Film Victoria, “Love Me” is now in production.
The six-hour romantic drama turns on how love can appear at the most inconvenient of times,...
- 11/11/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
It was always going to be a big ask for Stage 23.
Antaine Furlong’s sci-fi thriller Ascendant (formerly Rising Wolf) required the visual effects company to provide more than 400 VFX shots, including 2D composites, photoreal 3D environments, and complex supernatural effects sequences, all while navigating a global pandemic.
However, through the use of cloud rendering, an expansion of their team from four to 15, and a transition to a largely remote workflow, Stage 23 managed to overcome the odds to bring Furlong’s vision of a dark, near-future Shanghai to life.
The independently-funded feature, which is about a young environmentalist who awakes in the elevator of a super high-rise building at the mercy of her tormentors, is scheduled for release at the beginning of April, having been filmed at Fox Studios last year.
Written by Furlong and Kieron Holland, the film stars Charlotte Best (Home and Away), Susan Prior (The Rover), and...
Antaine Furlong’s sci-fi thriller Ascendant (formerly Rising Wolf) required the visual effects company to provide more than 400 VFX shots, including 2D composites, photoreal 3D environments, and complex supernatural effects sequences, all while navigating a global pandemic.
However, through the use of cloud rendering, an expansion of their team from four to 15, and a transition to a largely remote workflow, Stage 23 managed to overcome the odds to bring Furlong’s vision of a dark, near-future Shanghai to life.
The independently-funded feature, which is about a young environmentalist who awakes in the elevator of a super high-rise building at the mercy of her tormentors, is scheduled for release at the beginning of April, having been filmed at Fox Studios last year.
Written by Furlong and Kieron Holland, the film stars Charlotte Best (Home and Away), Susan Prior (The Rover), and...
- 2/24/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Essie Davis and Nathan Page.
From today Australia’s Phryne Fisher fans can download copies of Every Cloud Productions’ Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears on iTunes, Google Play and other digital platforms for $24.99.
The Tony Tilse-directed murder mystery/romance is among a bunch of Roadshow and Warner Bros. titles that are getting expedited sell-through releases.
The usual 90-day window is being relaxed temporarily in exceptional circumstances: The Covid-19 pandemic and closure of cinemas.
Owen Trevor’s Go! (which has been screening on Netflix outside Australia and China under the original title Go Karts since February 27) and Warner Bros. titles Midway, Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn and Just Mercy were released digitally in the past few days.
This week The Gentlemen, Richard Jewell and Motherless Brooklyn will go out, followed on April 15 by The Way Back.
“These are some of our most...
From today Australia’s Phryne Fisher fans can download copies of Every Cloud Productions’ Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears on iTunes, Google Play and other digital platforms for $24.99.
The Tony Tilse-directed murder mystery/romance is among a bunch of Roadshow and Warner Bros. titles that are getting expedited sell-through releases.
The usual 90-day window is being relaxed temporarily in exceptional circumstances: The Covid-19 pandemic and closure of cinemas.
Owen Trevor’s Go! (which has been screening on Netflix outside Australia and China under the original title Go Karts since February 27) and Warner Bros. titles Midway, Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn and Just Mercy were released digitally in the past few days.
This week The Gentlemen, Richard Jewell and Motherless Brooklyn will go out, followed on April 15 by The Way Back.
“These are some of our most...
- 3/29/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread and large public events are being canceled out of caution, many people are staying inside to avoid the possibility of catching Covid-19. And while those people are trying to *stay away* from the outbreak, those who are Netflix subscribers are interested in *watching* an outbreak.
As of Saturday, the 1995 medical-disaster film “Outbreak” is the ninth most-popular overall title on Netflix in the U.S., according to the streaming service’s daily Top 10 list. The flick, based on Richard Preston’s nonfiction book “The Hot Zone,” comes in at No. 5 on the platform’s rankings of today’s Top 10 movies.
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland and Patrick Dempsey, “Outbreak” tells the story of the spread of a fictional Ebola-like virus in Zaire and the fictional small town Cedar Creek, California, due to a monkey that is host to the disease.
As of Saturday, the 1995 medical-disaster film “Outbreak” is the ninth most-popular overall title on Netflix in the U.S., according to the streaming service’s daily Top 10 list. The flick, based on Richard Preston’s nonfiction book “The Hot Zone,” comes in at No. 5 on the platform’s rankings of today’s Top 10 movies.
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland and Patrick Dempsey, “Outbreak” tells the story of the spread of a fictional Ebola-like virus in Zaire and the fictional small town Cedar Creek, California, due to a monkey that is host to the disease.
- 3/14/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Editor’s note: The list is constantly updated. Dates refer to when announcements were made, or when an event is scheduled to happen.
You’ve probably seen our other Covid-19 list, the one where we are examining every cancellation that has taken place as the pandemic takes hold in our community. This is the counterpoint to that “Houston, we have a problem” list; this is the one where we’ll talk about how the show must go on, how the Force will be with us, and, maybe most importantly, how we’ll be back.
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You’ve probably seen our other Covid-19 list, the one where we are examining every cancellation that has taken place as the pandemic takes hold in our community. This is the counterpoint to that “Houston, we have a problem” list; this is the one where we’ll talk about how the show must go on, how the Force will be with us, and, maybe most importantly, how we’ll be back.
More from IndieWireNetflix Stalls All Film, TV Productions, Including 'Stranger Things,' Due to CoronavirusWhy Film Permits Are Still Being Issued, and Studios Took So Long to Shut Down Production
IndieWire will continue to update this page with the latest breaking news regarding virtual events, work logistics, TV premieres, and general acts of bravery and kindness.
- 3/13/2020
- by IndieWire Staff
- Indiewire
Netflix has confirmed that 55 new original series, movies and specials will be debuting on the streaming service in March. Leading off the lineup is the third season of the Emmy-winning crime drama “Ozark” starring Jason Bateman, Laura Linney and Julie Garner.
Among the original films is “Spenser Confidential,” a reboot of the 1980s crime series starring Robert Urich. This time around Mark Wahlberg plays the cop turned detective alongside rapper Post Malone who makes his acting debut.
Leading the list of documentaries is “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution,” which details the catalyst for the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act. It is executive produced by the Obamas, who were also behind the recent Oscar winner “American Factory.”
Below is the full schedule of everything that is coming and leaving Netflix in March 2020.
Available March 1
Always a Bridesmaid
Beyond the Mat
Cop Out
Corpse Bride
Donnie Brasco
Freedom Writers
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past...
Among the original films is “Spenser Confidential,” a reboot of the 1980s crime series starring Robert Urich. This time around Mark Wahlberg plays the cop turned detective alongside rapper Post Malone who makes his acting debut.
Leading the list of documentaries is “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution,” which details the catalyst for the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act. It is executive produced by the Obamas, who were also behind the recent Oscar winner “American Factory.”
Below is the full schedule of everything that is coming and leaving Netflix in March 2020.
Available March 1
Always a Bridesmaid
Beyond the Mat
Cop Out
Corpse Bride
Donnie Brasco
Freedom Writers
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past...
- 3/1/2020
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Netflix is ready to kick off March by adding a number of new movies and TV shows.
Original films that will be added to the streaming service throughout the month include Spenser Confidential, I Am Jonas, Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City, Sitara: Let Girls Dream, Lost Girls, Go Karts, The Platform, Ultras and The Decline.
On the TV side, Netflix original series set to debut new seasons include Ozark, Elite, Castlevania, On My Block, The Boss Baby: Back in Business, Archibald's Next Big Thing, The Protector, Kingdom and Greenhouse Academy.
Meanwhile, new original shows The Circle Brazil, 100 Humans,...
Original films that will be added to the streaming service throughout the month include Spenser Confidential, I Am Jonas, Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City, Sitara: Let Girls Dream, Lost Girls, Go Karts, The Platform, Ultras and The Decline.
On the TV side, Netflix original series set to debut new seasons include Ozark, Elite, Castlevania, On My Block, The Boss Baby: Back in Business, Archibald's Next Big Thing, The Protector, Kingdom and Greenhouse Academy.
Meanwhile, new original shows The Circle Brazil, 100 Humans,...
Netflix is ready to kick off March by adding a number of new movies and TV shows.
Original films that will be added to the streaming service throughout the month include Spenser Confidential, I Am Jonas, Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City, Sitara: Let Girls Dream, Lost Girls, Go Karts, The Platform, Ultras and The Decline.
On the TV side, Netflix original series set to debut new seasons include Ozark, Elite, Castlevania, On My Block, The Boss Baby: Back in Business, Archibald's Next Big Thing, The Protector, Kingdom and Greenhouse Academy.
Meanwhile, new original shows The Circle Brazil, 100 Humans,...
Original films that will be added to the streaming service throughout the month include Spenser Confidential, I Am Jonas, Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City, Sitara: Let Girls Dream, Lost Girls, Go Karts, The Platform, Ultras and The Decline.
On the TV side, Netflix original series set to debut new seasons include Ozark, Elite, Castlevania, On My Block, The Boss Baby: Back in Business, Archibald's Next Big Thing, The Protector, Kingdom and Greenhouse Academy.
Meanwhile, new original shows The Circle Brazil, 100 Humans,...
Netflix is adding a robust line-up of popular programs to its slate in March.
In addition to rom-coms like Matthew Mcconaughey’s “Ghosts of Girlfriend’s Past,” “He’s Just Not That Into You” and “Always a Bridesmaid,” the streamer is also adding a few classics like “Goodfellas” and “The Shawshank Redemption” starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins. The latter film also serves as an analogy for actor Macaulay Culkin’s journey to freedom, according to his Esquire interview.
Original Netflix shows coming to the platform next month include “Lost Girls,” “Crip Camp” and Season 3 of “Elite.” Based on a true story, “Lost Girls” follows a mother who, in her desperate search to find her missing daughter, helps to uncover a string of unsolved murders. Amy Ryan, Gabriel Byrne and Thomasin Mckenzie make up the cast.
“Elite” follows three working-class teens who enroll in an exclusive Spanish private school. But once they arrive,...
In addition to rom-coms like Matthew Mcconaughey’s “Ghosts of Girlfriend’s Past,” “He’s Just Not That Into You” and “Always a Bridesmaid,” the streamer is also adding a few classics like “Goodfellas” and “The Shawshank Redemption” starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins. The latter film also serves as an analogy for actor Macaulay Culkin’s journey to freedom, according to his Esquire interview.
Original Netflix shows coming to the platform next month include “Lost Girls,” “Crip Camp” and Season 3 of “Elite.” Based on a true story, “Lost Girls” follows a mother who, in her desperate search to find her missing daughter, helps to uncover a string of unsolved murders. Amy Ryan, Gabriel Byrne and Thomasin Mckenzie make up the cast.
“Elite” follows three working-class teens who enroll in an exclusive Spanish private school. But once they arrive,...
- 2/28/2020
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
"You've got a lot of work to do before you're ready to race." Netflix has unveiled a new official trailer for the Australian coming-of-age racing movie originally known as Go!. They have since retitled it to the more generic Go Karts, even though it's the exact same film. The feel-good family coming-of-age film is about a wild young man named Jack who moves to a small town in Western Australia with his mother. He takes up competitive go-kart racing, but must work with an eccentric team to help overcome his own problems and win the championship. Starring William Lodder as Jack, and a cast with Frances O'Connor, Anastasia Bampos, Darius Amarfio-Jefferson, Richard Roxburgh, Cooper Van Grootel, and Dan Wyllie. This actually looks much better than it sounds, might be be a fun one to watch sometime. Go karts are cool. Here's the official Us trailer (+ Australian poster) for Owen Trevor's Go Karts,...
- 2/27/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys in ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood.’
Given Tom Hanks’ enduring popularity and his Oscar nomination for best supporting actor in A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, the film’s opening figures last weekend were nothing special.
However, exhibitors are confident that word-of-mouth will build on the back of largely positive reviews, resulting in a leggy run for the Sony Pictures release which stars Hanks as Fred Rogers, the much-loved Us children’s TV host.
Among the other newcomers, Paramount’s comedy Like a Boss, Warner Bros’ social justice drama Just Mercy and Fox/Disney’s action movie Underwater performed as expected, which isn’t saying much.
Owen Trevor’s Go! didn’t get much uplift in its second weekend, making $198,000 on 238 screens, which brings the 12-day total for the Roadshow release to $808,000.
The top 20 titles harvested $18.1 million including the Monday Australia Day holiday, according to Numero.
Given Tom Hanks’ enduring popularity and his Oscar nomination for best supporting actor in A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, the film’s opening figures last weekend were nothing special.
However, exhibitors are confident that word-of-mouth will build on the back of largely positive reviews, resulting in a leggy run for the Sony Pictures release which stars Hanks as Fred Rogers, the much-loved Us children’s TV host.
Among the other newcomers, Paramount’s comedy Like a Boss, Warner Bros’ social justice drama Just Mercy and Fox/Disney’s action movie Underwater performed as expected, which isn’t saying much.
Owen Trevor’s Go! didn’t get much uplift in its second weekend, making $198,000 on 238 screens, which brings the 12-day total for the Roadshow release to $808,000.
The top 20 titles harvested $18.1 million including the Monday Australia Day holiday, according to Numero.
- 1/28/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Go! (Photo credit: See Pictures).
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Owen Trevor’s debut feature Go!, excluding Australia and New Zealand where Roadshow Films will launch the See Pictures production on more than 240 screens on Thursday.
The streamer will release the action-packed family film scripted by Paper Planes’ Steve Worland under its original title Go Karts.
Worland has written a novelisation of the film in Australia which will be published in the Us later this year.
Canada-based Aqute Media negotiated the Netflix deal, which also excludes China, on behalf of the producers Jamie Hilton and Sonia Borella.
William Lodder stars as 15-year-old Jack, a charismatic larrikin who discovers go kart racing after he moves to a new town with his mother (Frances O’Connor) and dedicates himself to the sport.
Richard Roxburgh plays Patrick, an old race-car driver with a secret past who along with Jack’s new friends helps...
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Owen Trevor’s debut feature Go!, excluding Australia and New Zealand where Roadshow Films will launch the See Pictures production on more than 240 screens on Thursday.
The streamer will release the action-packed family film scripted by Paper Planes’ Steve Worland under its original title Go Karts.
Worland has written a novelisation of the film in Australia which will be published in the Us later this year.
Canada-based Aqute Media negotiated the Netflix deal, which also excludes China, on behalf of the producers Jamie Hilton and Sonia Borella.
William Lodder stars as 15-year-old Jack, a charismatic larrikin who discovers go kart racing after he moves to a new town with his mother (Frances O’Connor) and dedicates himself to the sport.
Richard Roxburgh plays Patrick, an old race-car driver with a secret past who along with Jack’s new friends helps...
- 1/13/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Netflix has taken global rights, excluding China, Australia and New Zealand, to Aussie family feature Go Karts.
Pic comes from director Owen Trevor, most noted for helming multiple episodes of UK series Top Gear, and production outfit See Pictures, which has credits including the Guy Pearce and Kylie Minogue comedy Swinging Safari and Simon Baker’s Breath.
Go Karts follows 15-year-old Jack who, after his mother moves them to a new town, discovers go kart racing and dedicates himself to the sport. With the support of an old race-car driver with a secret past, Jack must learn to control his recklessness to win the national title.
William Lodder leads the cast with Richard Roxburgh, Anastasia Bampos, Darius Amarfio-Jefferson, Frances O’Connor, Dan Wyllie, Cooper van Grootel, and Damian de Montemas.
Roadshow Films is releasing the film theatrically in non-Netflix territories on January 16 under the title Go!; the streaming release has...
Pic comes from director Owen Trevor, most noted for helming multiple episodes of UK series Top Gear, and production outfit See Pictures, which has credits including the Guy Pearce and Kylie Minogue comedy Swinging Safari and Simon Baker’s Breath.
Go Karts follows 15-year-old Jack who, after his mother moves them to a new town, discovers go kart racing and dedicates himself to the sport. With the support of an old race-car driver with a secret past, Jack must learn to control his recklessness to win the national title.
William Lodder leads the cast with Richard Roxburgh, Anastasia Bampos, Darius Amarfio-Jefferson, Frances O’Connor, Dan Wyllie, Cooper van Grootel, and Damian de Montemas.
Roadshow Films is releasing the film theatrically in non-Netflix territories on January 16 under the title Go!; the streaming release has...
- 1/13/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
If.com.au is on holiday hiatus, resuming January 6, 2020.
For all our e-newsletter subscribers, throughout the break we’ll send newsletters with what we thought were our best and most pertinent stories of 2019.
It’s been our pleasure to report this year on a busy sector, and we look forward to seeing how key issues play out in the year to come.
Notably, after years of policy stasis, the screen industry has promise of change in 2020.
The Federal Government has committed to a staged process of media regulation reform, and in its sights is whether local content requirements should be imposed on Svod services like Netflix, Amazon and Stan.
As part of this, Screen Australia and Acma will release an options paper in early 2020 that will look at how to best support Australian stories in a modern, multi-platform environment.
The government announcement comes on the heels of Disney+ and AppleTV+ launching in the Australian market.
For all our e-newsletter subscribers, throughout the break we’ll send newsletters with what we thought were our best and most pertinent stories of 2019.
It’s been our pleasure to report this year on a busy sector, and we look forward to seeing how key issues play out in the year to come.
Notably, after years of policy stasis, the screen industry has promise of change in 2020.
The Federal Government has committed to a staged process of media regulation reform, and in its sights is whether local content requirements should be imposed on Svod services like Netflix, Amazon and Stan.
As part of this, Screen Australia and Acma will release an options paper in early 2020 that will look at how to best support Australian stories in a modern, multi-platform environment.
The government announcement comes on the heels of Disney+ and AppleTV+ launching in the Australian market.
- 12/19/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Hallie McKeig. (Photo: Penny Lane)
Phoenix Raei, Shannon Berry, Cooper Van Grootel, Kate Lister and Daisy Axon are among the first actors on the roster of Creative Soul Management, a new talent management company just launched by Hallie McKeig.
The Perth-based McKeig has spent the last decade at the helm of Filmbites Talent Agency, but has decided to launch a more individualised management company given many of her actors are landing major roles in Australia and overseas.
“Creative Soul Management feels like the natural next step as we work more closely with actors on building rewarding international careers and lives in the film and television industry. We have a long term, comprehensive view towards working with great people, characters and stories,” she said.
McKeig will continue to run Filmbites, continuing its youth focus, while Creative Soul Management will specialise in national and international opportunities for breakout emerging and established talent.
Phoenix Raei, Shannon Berry, Cooper Van Grootel, Kate Lister and Daisy Axon are among the first actors on the roster of Creative Soul Management, a new talent management company just launched by Hallie McKeig.
The Perth-based McKeig has spent the last decade at the helm of Filmbites Talent Agency, but has decided to launch a more individualised management company given many of her actors are landing major roles in Australia and overseas.
“Creative Soul Management feels like the natural next step as we work more closely with actors on building rewarding international careers and lives in the film and television industry. We have a long term, comprehensive view towards working with great people, characters and stories,” she said.
McKeig will continue to run Filmbites, continuing its youth focus, while Creative Soul Management will specialise in national and international opportunities for breakout emerging and established talent.
- 12/10/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
It’s one step forward, two steps back for the Eri rescue mission as ‘My Hero Academia’ makes waves for what’s coming!
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This My Hero Academia review contains spoilers.
My Hero Academia: Season 4 Episode 7
“Regret and failure are a part of life, but what’s important is what you do after…”
Several times now over this season, My Hero Academia has demonstrated that Sir Nighteye is a highly methodical character who thinks it’s important to take his time towards the takedown of Chisaki and the Shie Hassaikai to make sure it’s done right. However, the fourth season of My Hero Academia has also been following this playbook. This season has been more focused and patient than any other year of the show. It’s obvious as a result that soon all this will come together in a deeply satisfying payoff.
In the meantime,...
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This My Hero Academia review contains spoilers.
My Hero Academia: Season 4 Episode 7
“Regret and failure are a part of life, but what’s important is what you do after…”
Several times now over this season, My Hero Academia has demonstrated that Sir Nighteye is a highly methodical character who thinks it’s important to take his time towards the takedown of Chisaki and the Shie Hassaikai to make sure it’s done right. However, the fourth season of My Hero Academia has also been following this playbook. This season has been more focused and patient than any other year of the show. It’s obvious as a result that soon all this will come together in a deeply satisfying payoff.
In the meantime,...
- 11/30/2019
- Den of Geek
While you might expect the month of December to mark a wave of holiday-related content when it comes to streaming services, it looks like Netflix has a lot more than a few Christmas specials coming down the pipeline next month. If you’re a subscribing member residing in the Us, here’s what you can look forward to binge-watching.
Sonic X (Seasons 1 and 2) – While his big screen debut isn’t set to release until February, everyone’s favorite anthropomorphic hedgehog is still making a splash on Netflix in December. The first two seasons of this Japanese animated series will be available for streaming on the 1st and for those unfamiliar, the show follows Sonic and the gang as they attempt to save one of their friends after being accidentally teleported to Earth.
The Witcher (Season 1) – Announced well over two years ago, the series based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s best-selling books...
Sonic X (Seasons 1 and 2) – While his big screen debut isn’t set to release until February, everyone’s favorite anthropomorphic hedgehog is still making a splash on Netflix in December. The first two seasons of this Japanese animated series will be available for streaming on the 1st and for those unfamiliar, the show follows Sonic and the gang as they attempt to save one of their friends after being accidentally teleported to Earth.
The Witcher (Season 1) – Announced well over two years ago, the series based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s best-selling books...
- 11/18/2019
- by Shaan Joshi
- We Got This Covered
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service, has set the cast for One Of Us Is Lying, its Ya mystery drama pilot based on Karen M. McManus’ bestselling novel. Marianly Tejada (The Purge), Cooper van Grootel (Go!), Annalisa Cochrane (Into the Dark: Pure), newcomer Chibuikem Uche (Ghost Draft), Jessica McLeod (You Me Her), Barrett Carnahan (Grown-ish) and Melissa Collazo (Swamp Thing) will lead the ensemble cast of the drama which hails from NBCU’s Ucp and John Sacchi’s 5 More Minutes Productions banner.
Written by Erica Saleh and based on McManus’ novel, One Of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
Tejada will play Brownyn. Top of her class, Bronwyn is so focused on the future she rarely thinks about the present. Most classmates admire...
Written by Erica Saleh and based on McManus’ novel, One Of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
Tejada will play Brownyn. Top of her class, Bronwyn is so focused on the future she rarely thinks about the present. Most classmates admire...
- 10/30/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Locally-made family drama, “H is for Happiness” won the top prize at the CinefestOZ festival in Busselton, West Australia, on Saturday. The film is an uplifting tale about a 12-year-old girl who is inspired by an unusual new boy at her school and sets out to mend her broken family.
Directed by John Sheedy, and filmed in the South Western part of the state where the festival is held, the film claimed the A$100,000 first prize, which has made CinefestOZ one of the most generous festivals in the world.
The competition jury, headed by actress turned director Rachel Ward, collectively voted in favor of the film, calling it “surprising” and a “tribute to the power of young people.”
Other titles in competition included Mirrah Foulkes’ “Judy & Punch,” Paul Ireland’s “Measure for Measure,” Ben Lawrence’s “Hearts & Bones” and Owen Trevor’s Busselton-set teen film “Go!”.
The only other...
Directed by John Sheedy, and filmed in the South Western part of the state where the festival is held, the film claimed the A$100,000 first prize, which has made CinefestOZ one of the most generous festivals in the world.
The competition jury, headed by actress turned director Rachel Ward, collectively voted in favor of the film, calling it “surprising” and a “tribute to the power of young people.”
Other titles in competition included Mirrah Foulkes’ “Judy & Punch,” Paul Ireland’s “Measure for Measure,” Ben Lawrence’s “Hearts & Bones” and Owen Trevor’s Busselton-set teen film “Go!”.
The only other...
- 9/1/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
See Pictures has cast newcomer William Lodder in the lead role of its upcoming “Go Karts,” which begins filming this week in Busselton, Western Australia. He is joined by Frances O’Connor, Richard Roxburgh, Dan Wyllie, Darius Amarfio-Jefferson, Cooper van Grootel and another newcomer Anastasia Bampos.
The high-octane family film sees Lodder as a Jack-the-lad who discovers that he is good at something, karting. He is encouraged in his career choice by a supportive mother. But he has to face up to challenges of his own making, as well as from other racers.
The film is directed by Owen Trevor (TV’s “Top Gear”) from a script by Steve Worland (“Paper Planes”). Production is by Jamie Hilton “(Breath”) and Sonia Borella for See Pictures.
Distribution in Australia and new Zealand is to be through Roadshow Films, which co-developed the script. It will be represented internationally by Aqute Media.
Sydney- and...
The high-octane family film sees Lodder as a Jack-the-lad who discovers that he is good at something, karting. He is encouraged in his career choice by a supportive mother. But he has to face up to challenges of his own making, as well as from other racers.
The film is directed by Owen Trevor (TV’s “Top Gear”) from a script by Steve Worland (“Paper Planes”). Production is by Jamie Hilton “(Breath”) and Sonia Borella for See Pictures.
Distribution in Australia and new Zealand is to be through Roadshow Films, which co-developed the script. It will be represented internationally by Aqute Media.
Sydney- and...
- 4/19/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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