Tuesday, February 28, 2023

HBO Max Begins Production On Comedy Series HOW TO BE A BOOKIE, From Chuck Lorre And Nick Bakay, Starring Sebastian Maniscalco

 

Series Produced By Warner Bros. Television
  • Production is currently underway in Los Angeles on the eight-episode Max Original comedy series HOW TO BE A BOOKIE, from Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay, starring Sebastian Maniscalco, produced by Warner Bros. Television.
     
  • Logline: A veteran bookie (Sebastian Maniscalco) struggles to survive the impending legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, family, co-workers, and a lifestyle that bounces him around every corner of Los Angeles, high and low.
     
  • Cast: The series stars Sebastian Maniscalco, Omar J. Dorsey, Jorge Garcia, Andrea Anders, Vanessa Ferlito, and Maxim Swinton.
     
  • Credits: Produced by Warner Bros. Television; written by Chuck Lorre & Nick Bakay; first episode directed by Chuck Lorre; series executive produced by Chuck Lorre through Chuck Lorre Productions and its overall deal with WBTV; executive produced by Nick Bakay; executive produced by and starring Sebastian Maniscalco; executive produced by Judi Marmel; executive produced by Andy Tennant, who will direct multiple episodes.

HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS TO PREMIERE ACADEMY AWARD®-NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY SHORT HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR? IN JUNE 2023


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Courtesy of HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS
ELLA at age 3 being interviewed in a scene from the Oscar® nominated short documentary HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR? directed by Jay Rosenblatt

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2023

HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS TO PREMIERE ACADEMY AWARD®-NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY SHORT 
HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?
 IN JUNE 2023

FEBRUARY 28 2023, New York, NY   HBO Documentary Films has acquired worldwide and television streaming rights to the Academy Award®- nominated documentary short, HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?, from longtime HBO collaborator Jay Rosenblatt (HBO’s “When We Were Bullies,” “Phantom Limb,” “The Darkness of Day,” “Human Remains”). Coinciding with Father’s Day, the documentary will debut in June 2023 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

“I am thrilled HBO has acquired HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?,” says director Rosenblatt. “Given that HBO has debuted two previous films I made with my daughter, and much of my other work, they are the perfect home for this film and for me as a filmmaker.”

For 17 years, filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt filmed his daughter Ella on her birthday, asking her the same questions. In just 29 minutes, we watch her grow from a toddler to a young woman with all the beautiful and awkward stages in between. Each phase is captured fleetingly but makes an indelible mark. Her responses to her father’s questions are just a backdrop for a deeper story of parental love, acceptance, and ultimately, independence.  

Credits: Locomotion Films presents a film by Jay Rosenblatt; featuring, Ella Rosenblatt; producer, director, editor, Jay Rosenblatt; cinematography, Thomas Logoreci, Jay Rosenblatt; sound design and mix, Dan Olmsted; color grading, Robert Arnold; on line editor, Summers Henderson.

All Quiet On The Western Front AVAILABLE MARCH 28TH, 2023 IN NORTH AMERICA AS A 2-DISC LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION MEDIABOOK (UHD-Blu-ray + Blu-ray)

 

AVAILABLE MARCH 28TH, 2023

IN NORTH AMERICA 

AS A 2-DISC LIMITED COLLECTOR’S

EDITION MEDIABOOK 


(UHD-Blu-ray + Blu-ray)

 Directed by: Edward Berger

Cast: Felix dKammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Edin Hasanovic, Adrian Grünewald, Thibault De Montalembert, Devid Striesow, Daniel Brühl

Producers: Malte Grunert, Daniel Dreifuss, Edward Berger

Executive Producers: Daniel Brühl, Thorsten Schumacher, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell

Written by: Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell


Based on the Novel by Erich Maria Remarque

9 Oscar® nominations and 7 BAFTA wins: All Quiet On The Western Front will be released as a high-quality home theater edition! On March 28thcapelight pictures in collaboration with Netflix will release Edward Berger's masterpiece as a 2-disc Limited Collector's Edition in a mediabook format with the film in 4K Ultra HD on UHD Blu-ray and in HD on Blu-ray in North America.


The 4K UHD features the original German audio (with English subtitles) in Dolby Atmos audio of the original and 4K Dolby Vision image for the perfect picture and sound quality. The mediabook packaging comes with a 24 page booklet that includes "SHARING THE GERMAN PERSPECTIVE“ — a conversation with director Edward Berger and "A MACHINE OF DEATH UNLIKE ANY EXPERIENCED BEFORE” — an interview with historian and professor Daniel Schönpflug on the historical background of All Quiet On The Western Front.


The Netflix film recently made history: For the first time ever, a production from Germany has been nominated for an Oscar® in the most important category, Best Picture. In addition, Edward Berger's film was nominated in eight other Oscar® categories, including Best International FilmAdapted ScreenplayCinematography and Production DesignAll Quiet On The Western Front has also been the big winner at this year’s BAFTAs, taking home seven of Britain’s most important film awards, among them Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Original Score. The German Film Academy has also shortlisted the film for the German Film Awards.

The Story

All Quiet On The Western Front tells the poignant story of a young German soldier on the Western Front during World War I.

Spring 1917. 17-year-old Paul Bäumer (Felix Kammerer) and his friends are extremely eager to go to war, to beat the French soundly and march to Paris victorious. This is how the boys imagine it. This is the war they are promised by their principal in a rousing speech. With jubilation, fanfare and song, the “youth of iron” marches off – for Emperor, God and Fatherland.

The enthusiasm, however, does not last long. When they arrive at the Western Front after days of marching. It’s pouring rain. The trenches are filling up and fast becoming a swamp. But the French do not wait to attack. Flares rise up, brightening no-man's land with a surreal beauty. Until all hell breaks loose again and the French bombard the trenches.

What follows portrays Paul and his comrades’ first-hand experience of how the initial euphoria of war turns into horror, suffering and fear as they desperately fight for their lives in the trenches.


The Cast

Director Edward Berger (Patrick Melrose, Jack, Deutschland83) put together an impressive ensemble cast. The lead role of Paul Bäumer is played by a newcomer and theater-actor, Felix KammererAlbrecht Schuch (Lieber Thomas, Systemsprenger) takes on the role of Stanislaus Katczinsky, who becomes a close confidant to Paul during the war. Fighting alongside them are Edin Hasanovic (Je suis Karl, Skylines) as Tjaden Stackfleet, Aaron Hilmer (Das schönste Mädchen der Welt) as Albert Kropp, Moritz Klaus (Kleine Morde) as Franz Müller and Adrian Grünewald (Sløborn) as Ludwig Behm. Daniel Brühl (The Alienist - Die Einkreisung, Nebenan) strives for a truce as Matthias Erzberger. Devid Striesow (Ich bin dann mal weg) plays General Friedrichs. Other roles are played by Thibault De Montalembert (The Collapse), Anton von Lucke (Große Freiheit) and Andreas Döhler (Die Saat).


The Screenplay

The screenplay was written by Edward Berger, Ian Stokell and Lesley Paterson. The film is produced on behalf of Netflix by Malte Grunert (Land of Mine, A Most Wanted Man) together with his company Amusement Park Film, Daniel Dreifuss (Sergio, Guernica) and Edward Berger. Cinematography helmed by James Friend, who previously worked with Edward Berger on Patrick Melrose and Your Honor. Christian M. Goldbeck (Ich und Kaminski) is responsible for the production design, Lisy Christl (John Rabe, Anonymous, A Hidden Life) for the costume. Music is by Volker Bertelmann (Lion).

 

About Amusement Park Film

Amusement Park Film was founded in 2009 by Malte Grunert and is managed by him and Amelie von Kienlin. Since 2015 Klaus Dohle and Daniel Brühl are partners. Amusement Park is a European company based in Berlin and has been working with renowned international creatives since its founding. Among the award-winning productions were A Most Wanted Man by Anton Corbijn starring Philip Seymour Hoffman as well as the Oscar®-nominated Land of Mine by Martin Zandvliet and The Aftermath with Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgard. The latest production to premiere was Daniel Brühl's directorial debut Nebenan in competition at the 2021 Berlinale. Among others, a serial adaptation of The Tin Drum and a remake of the French cult classic The Adventurers are in development.

 

Netflix

Netflix is one of the world's largest entertainment services, with 231 million subscribers in over 190 countries, and offers access to a wide range of series, movies, documentaries, reality and comedy formats, as well as mobile games in many languages. Members can start, pause, and resume watching content anytime, anywhere, and change their subscription at any time.


capelight pictures

capelight pictures is a Berlin based international film distribution company. It was founded in 2004 by Stephan Selms and Steffen Gerlach. One focus of capelight pictures is releasing collector's editions of classic films for home cinema.

In 2019, capelight pictures started releasing foreign films in North America. To date they have released upwards of 30 films including a collector’s edition of Jean Jacques Annaud’s The Lover, the documentary The Secret Life of Trees based on Peter Wohlleben’s New York Times best selling book, as well as South Korea's blockbuster of 2022, The Roundup.

Monday, February 27, 2023

Rotoscope Style Motion Comic Space Opera Action.

 

In keeping with the style I used with another clip I posted online, the interior of the human Star fighters and starships are all presented with a comic color filter while the space scene exteriors are all presented with comic mono. For the interior of the alien ship I wanted to retain the graphic novel style, which in this the case the rule I established was all exteriors are comic mono and all interiors are comic color, but since the aliens breathe a different atmosphere that is green I processed the sequence three times so that the final clip accentuated the outlines and green glow of the alien eyes. This is the only sequence like this for the video. I also tweaked the GenreOnline.net logo to in a comic color filter overlay just for this video. This was done for demonstrative and entertainment purposes only. Thank you.

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Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the thrilling disaster epic DEEP IMPACT, arriving for the first time on 4K Ultra HD May 2, 2023 from Paramount Home Entertainment.

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the thrilling disaster epic DEEP IMPACT, arriving for the first time on 4K Ultra HD May 2, 2023 from Paramount Home Entertainment.

 

Originally released on May 8, 1998, DEEP IMPACTgrossed nearly $350 million worldwide on an $80 million budget.   A unique and dynamic fusion of large-scale excitement with touching personal storylines, the film depicts humanity’s response as a comet hurtles through space on a collision course with Earth.

 

Fully remastered and boasting Dolby Vision and HDR-10, DEEP IMPACT is a must-have action-adventure for your collection.  Directed by Mimi Leder and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, the film features an all-star cast including Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Leelee Sobieski, Blair Underwood, Maximilian Schell, and Morgan Freeman.

 

The DEEP IMPACT 4K Ultra HD release includes the film on both 4K Ultra HD and on Blu-ray™, access to a Digital copy of the film, and legacy bonus content including commentary and fascinating featurettes delving into the making of this 90s classic.  Bonus content is detailed below:

·       Commentary by director Mimi Leder and visual effects supervisor Scott Farrar

·       Preparing For The End                                                                                          

·       Making An Impact                                                                                                  

·       Creating The Perfect Traffic Jam                                                                                                      

·       Parting Thoughts                                                                                                    

·       Photo Gallery                                                                                            

  • Trailers

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Outstanding Film and Television Performances Honored at the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®

 

Outstanding Film and Television Performances Honored
at the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 26, 2023) – The Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented its coveted Actor® statuettes for the outstanding motion picture and television performances of 2022* at the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, held Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The ceremony was broadcast live on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook with several media partners including Netflix. As previously announced, the multi-year deal between Netflix and the SAG Awards officially begins with the 2024 ceremony, which will stream live on the Netflix service globally.
 
Honored with individual awards were Brendan FraserMichelle YeohKe Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis for performances in motion pictures, and Sam ElliottJessica ChastainJason BatemanJennifer CoolidgeJeremy Allen White, and Jean Smart for performances in television. The Actor® for a motion picture cast performance this year went to EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE and the Actors® for television drama and comedy ensemble performances went to THE WHITE LOTUS and ABBOTT ELEMENTARY. The Screen Actors Guild Awards originated awards for motion picture cast and by television drama and comedy ensembles.
 
This year’s SAG Awards Ambassadors Antonia Gentry and Haley Lu Richardsonrevealed the honorees for outstanding action performances during the official live pre-show PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly Red Carpet Live: 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. The stunt ensemble from TOP GUN: MAVERICK was honored for motion picture and the stunt ensemble from STRANGER THINGS was honored for television.
 
Andrew Garfield presented Sally Field with the 58th SAG Life Achievement Award. The SAG Awards continued its traditions of presenting a montage saluting the work of SAG-AFTRA members and a filmed “In Memoriam” tribute honoring the union’s members lost during the past year.

Nominees chosen by their respective SAG Awards film and television nominating committees were announced on Jan. 11, 2023. The two nominating panels — one for television and one for motion picture — were each composed of 2,500 randomly selected SAG-AFTRA members from across the United States. Final voting opened to 122,600 SAG-AFTRA members in good standing on Jan. 18 and balloting closed at noon on Friday, Feb. 24. Integrity Voting Systems, the Awards' official election firm, sealed the results until they were announced live during the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
 
*SAG Awards Eligibility Period: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
The 29th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® RECIPIENTS
 
The Motion Picture Winners are:
 
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
BRENDAN FRASER / Charlie - "THE WHALE"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
MICHELLE YEOH / Evelyn Wang - "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
KE HUY QUAN / Waymond Wang - "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
JAMIE LEE CURTIS / Deirdre Beaubeirdra - "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
JAMIE LEE CURTIS / Deirdre Beaubeirdra
JAMES HONG / Gong Gong
STEPHANIE HSU / Joy Wang/Jobu Tupaki
KE HUY QUAN / Waymond Wang
HARRY SHUM JR. / Chad
JENNY SLATE / Big Nose
MICHELLE YEOH / Evelyn Wang
 
The Television Program Winners are:
 
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
SAM ELLIOTT / Shea Brennan - "1883"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
JESSICA CHASTAIN / Tammy Wynette - "GEORGE & TAMMY"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
JASON BATEMAN / Marty Byrde - "OZARK"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
JENNIFER COOLIDGE / Tanya McQuoid-Hunt - "THE WHITE LOTUS"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto - "THE BEAR"
 
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance - "HACKS"
 
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
THE WHITE LOTUS
F. Murray Abraham / Bert Di Grasso
Paolo Camilli / Hugo
Jennifer Coolidge / Tanya McQuoid-Hunt
Adam DiMarco / Albie Di Grasso
Meghann Fahy / Daphne Sullivan
Federico Ferrante / Rocco
Bruno Gouery / Didier
Beatrice Grannò / Mia
Jon Gries / Greg Hunt
Tom Hollander / Quentin
Sabrina Impacciatore / Valentina
Michael Imperioli / Dominic Di Grasso
Theo James / Cameron Sullivan
Aubrey Plaza / Harper Spiller
Haley Lu Richardson / Portia
Eleonora Romandini / Isabella
Federico Scribani / Giuseppe
Will Sharpe / Ethan Spiller
Simona Tabasco / Lucia
Leo Woodall / Jack
Francesco Zecca / Matteo
 
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
Quinta Brunson / Janine Teagues
William Stanford Davis / Mr. Johnson
Janelle James / Ava Coleman
Chris Perfetti / Jacob Hill
Sheryl Lee Ralph / Barbara Howard
Lisa Ann Walter / Melissa Schemmenti
Tyler James Williams / Gregory Eddie
 
The Stunt Ensemble Winners are:
 
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
TOP GUN: MAVERICK
 
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
STRANGER THINGS
 
The 58th SAG Life Achievement Award
Sally Field
 
About the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®
The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® was presented by SAG-AFTRA with Screen Actors Guild Awards, LLC and  executive produced by Jon Brockett and produced by Avalon Harbor Entertainment, Inc. The ceremony was broadcast live on Netflix’s YouTube channel on Sunday, February 26 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT and was also available on several partner social channels across Twitter and Facebook. As previously announced, the multi-year deal between Netflix and the SAG Awards officially begins with the 2024 ceremony, which will stream live on the Netflix service. One of awards season’s premier events, the SAG Awards annually celebrates the outstanding motion picture and television performances from the previous calendar year. Of the top industry honors presented to actors, only the SAG Awards are selected entirely by performers’ peers in SAG-AFTRA with 122,600 eligible voters. For the latest updates, follow the SAG Awards® on social (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok), online at sagawards.org, and join the conversation by using the official hashtag.

GenreOnline on YouTube is now GenreOnlinenet.

This is my new YouTube channel and handle. If you know the name of my website then maybe the new handle and channel name is for the best. Who knows?


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Saturday, February 25, 2023

GenreOnline.net is now also publishing uncensored content on Rumble.

In addition to YouTube, I have expanded my film and TV coverage videos to Rumble because while YouTube is unmatched in content and reach, their policies at times can seem a bit overwhelming especially if one wants to share content without censorship. So some videos will be exclusive to Rumble for that reason, but my YouTube channel will continue too as I see them at companions to my website and blog, GenreOnline

https://rumble.com/user/GenreOnline

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Devotion 4K UltraHD Blu-ray Disc Review


Jonathan Majors (Creed III) and Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) star in the inspirational true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots who helped turn the tide in the most brutal battle in the Korean War. Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Navy history and his fellow fighter pilot and friend, Tom Hudner. Their heroic sacrifices and enduring friendship would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.

Performance wise, Jonathan Majors is a great actor with lots of range. He was absolutely fantastic as He Who Remains during the first season of Loki and he was noteworthy on Lovecraft County. I cannot comment on his latest MCU motion picture because I have not seen it, but having seen the performance he turned in for Devotion I think it is safe to state we should be seeing him in more projects in the future. He is the draw for the film in my humble opinion and he was the reason why I wanted to see Devotion.

Paramount Home Entertainment presents Devotion on Blu-ray Disc with a 4K Ultra HD 2160p resolution with High Dynamic Range and faithful color reproduction and contrast that feels appropriate to the story since this is a period piece. An English DTS-HD MA Surround Soundtrack has both a clear and robots quality and impressive dialog clarity too. A Spanish Language Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Soundtrack and English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired as well as French and Spanish Language Subtitles are encoded as options.

Two retrospective featurettes detailing the legacy of Jesse Brown and the Aviation expertise are included along with an insert containing a code for a free digital copy as well within the BD keep case.

Devotion 4K UltraHD Blu-ray Disc is available now at retailers on and offline courtesy of Paramount Home Entertainment.


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