Box office blockbusters such as “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians” and small screen series including “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “One Day at a Time” and “This Is Us” are among the finalists for the 44th annual Humanitas Prize, Humanitas executive director Cathleen Young and president Ali LeRoi announced Tuesday.
“It’s always an honor and a privilege to lift up writers who are passionate about telling stories that entertain us, but also deeply explore what it means to be a human in a way that promotes peace and love,” Young said.
A total of 58 writers are nominated for their work in the 30-minute comedy, 60-minute drama, children’s teleplay, independent feature film, drama feature film, comedy feature film, family feature film and documentary categories. The prize was created to celebrate writers “whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family.”
“Humanitas enjoyed an embarrassment of riches this year,...
“It’s always an honor and a privilege to lift up writers who are passionate about telling stories that entertain us, but also deeply explore what it means to be a human in a way that promotes peace and love,” Young said.
A total of 58 writers are nominated for their work in the 30-minute comedy, 60-minute drama, children’s teleplay, independent feature film, drama feature film, comedy feature film, family feature film and documentary categories. The prize was created to celebrate writers “whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family.”
“Humanitas enjoyed an embarrassment of riches this year,...
- 11/27/2018
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
Disney/Marvel’s blockbuster Black Panther and NBC’s This Is Us are among the nominees for the 44th annual Humanitas Prize. Winners will be revealed in a ceremony February 8 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
The prize was created to honor film and TV writers whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family.
The February ceremony will also also honor Marta Kauffman with The Kieser Award and Kenya Barris
with the Voice For Change Award.
Here are the nominees:
60-minute Drama
God Friended Me, “Pilot” Written by Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt
Orange Is The New Black, “Be Free” Written by Brian Chamberlayne
The Good Doctor, “More” Written by David Shore and Lloyd Gilyard Jr.
This Is Us, “This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life” Written by Kay Oyegun
30-minute Comedy
Dear White People, “Volume 2: Chapter VIII” Written by Jack Moore
One Day At A Time, “Hello, Penelope” Written...
The prize was created to honor film and TV writers whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family.
The February ceremony will also also honor Marta Kauffman with The Kieser Award and Kenya Barris
with the Voice For Change Award.
Here are the nominees:
60-minute Drama
God Friended Me, “Pilot” Written by Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt
Orange Is The New Black, “Be Free” Written by Brian Chamberlayne
The Good Doctor, “More” Written by David Shore and Lloyd Gilyard Jr.
This Is Us, “This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life” Written by Kay Oyegun
30-minute Comedy
Dear White People, “Volume 2: Chapter VIII” Written by Jack Moore
One Day At A Time, “Hello, Penelope” Written...
- 11/27/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The latest in a rather long and profitable string of animated properties getting the live action treatment, Christopher Robin opts to do things a little bit differently. Instead of leaning in to the child audience, a good portion of this family film looks to get in good with the parents. The flick may even challenge younger viewers with its meditative pace at first. Nostalgic parents though, they’ll probably dig on it. After all, Winnie the Pooh (and Tigger too) are staples of youth. Opening this weekend, Christopher Robin is the newest and most artful in Disney’s quest to showcase all of their classic properties. This movie looks at title character Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor), who spent his childhood playing with his toys and loving life. Living playthings like Winnie the Pooh (voice of Jim Cummings), Tigger (voice of Cummings as well), Eeyore (voice of Brad Garrett), Piglet (voice...
- 8/3/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Long time Formula 1. enthusiast and Golden Globe nominated actor, Michael Fassbender, has signed on to narrate Exclusive Media.s Spitfire Pictures. new documentary film .1., it was announced today by the film.s producer and Exclusive Media co-chairman Nigel Sinclair and fellow producer Michael Shevloff together with director Paul Crowder.
Fassbender is the German-Irish actor who stars in Inglourious Basterds, X-men: First Class and Prometheus. For his acclaimed performance in Shame he won the Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for a Golden Globe and BAFTA Award. He recently completed shooting Terrence Malick.s latest and untitled film with Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara and Natalie Portman and will shortly begin production on Jane Got A Gun also starring Natalie Portman and X-men: Days Of Future Past.
.We are honored that Michael has agreed to lend his voice to our film. He is one of the most...
Fassbender is the German-Irish actor who stars in Inglourious Basterds, X-men: First Class and Prometheus. For his acclaimed performance in Shame he won the Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for a Golden Globe and BAFTA Award. He recently completed shooting Terrence Malick.s latest and untitled film with Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara and Natalie Portman and will shortly begin production on Jane Got A Gun also starring Natalie Portman and X-men: Days Of Future Past.
.We are honored that Michael has agreed to lend his voice to our film. He is one of the most...
- 11/14/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Cameron Diaz and Benicio Del Toro are set to star in a new action comedy set up at Exclusive Media called Agent: Century 21. The movie was written be Greg Brooker (Stuart Little) and it will be developed by muisc video and commercial director Adam Hashemi. This will be his first feature film, and here's the story...
Crushed by her recent divorce, Mary Kay Curly (Diaz) cannot catch a break. Desperate to protect the two most important things in her life, her kids and her real estate agent job, Mary Kay agrees to take on an unpleasant task for her boss that accidentally gets her kidnapped and tossed into the center of a Mexican drug war. Armed with little more than her maternal instincts and a streak of pure dumb luck, Mary Kay must overcome incredible odds and outsmart the FBI, various underground crime lords and an international terrorist organization- in...
Crushed by her recent divorce, Mary Kay Curly (Diaz) cannot catch a break. Desperate to protect the two most important things in her life, her kids and her real estate agent job, Mary Kay agrees to take on an unpleasant task for her boss that accidentally gets her kidnapped and tossed into the center of a Mexican drug war. Armed with little more than her maternal instincts and a streak of pure dumb luck, Mary Kay must overcome incredible odds and outsmart the FBI, various underground crime lords and an international terrorist organization- in...
- 5/11/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Cameron Diaz and Benicio del Toro have joined Danish helmer Adam Hashemi's action-comedy "Agent: Century 21" for Exclusive Media says Variety.
Greg Brooker ("Stuart Little") penned the story which sees Diaz play a recently divorced real estate representative who agrees to take on an unpleasant task which leads to her getting kidnapped and thrown into a Mexican drug war.
Del Toro plays the Cartel boss who takes pity on her and sends her on an impossible mission to avenge the death of his son. Andrew Lazar and David Greenblatt will produce.
Greg Brooker ("Stuart Little") penned the story which sees Diaz play a recently divorced real estate representative who agrees to take on an unpleasant task which leads to her getting kidnapped and thrown into a Mexican drug war.
Del Toro plays the Cartel boss who takes pity on her and sends her on an impossible mission to avenge the death of his son. Andrew Lazar and David Greenblatt will produce.
- 5/11/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive Media has come aboard to produce and finance the action/comedy Agent: Century 21 with Cameron Diaz and Benicio Del Toro attached to star, it was announced today by Exclusive Media Co-Chairmen, Nigel Sinclair and Guy East. The film is written by Greg Brooker (Stuart Little) and will be directed by Adam Hashemi, who will make his feature film debut.
The film will be produced by Andrew Lazar of Mad Chance (Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind) and David Greenblatt (Battle Los Angeles) with Shane Black (upcoming Iron Man 3) attached to executive produce.
Crushed by her recent divorce, Mary Kay Curly (Diaz) cannot catch a break. Desperate to protect the two most important things in her life, her kids and her real estate agent job, Mary Kay agrees to take on an unpleasant task for her boss that accidentally gets her kidnapped and tossed into the center of a Mexican drug war.
The film will be produced by Andrew Lazar of Mad Chance (Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind) and David Greenblatt (Battle Los Angeles) with Shane Black (upcoming Iron Man 3) attached to executive produce.
Crushed by her recent divorce, Mary Kay Curly (Diaz) cannot catch a break. Desperate to protect the two most important things in her life, her kids and her real estate agent job, Mary Kay agrees to take on an unpleasant task for her boss that accidentally gets her kidnapped and tossed into the center of a Mexican drug war.
- 5/10/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In an interesting teaming effort, Cameron Diaz and Benicio Del Toro have been cast to star in Exclusive Media’s Agent: Century 21. Predominant Danish commercial and music video director Adam Hashemi will be making his feature length debut, from a script by Stuart Little‘s Greg Brooker. [THR]
The project “tells the story of Mary Kay Curly (Diaz), a recent divorcee who cannot catch a break. Desperate to protect her real estate job and her kids, she agrees to take on an unpleasant task for her boss that gets her kidnapped and tossed into the center of a Mexican drug war.” We’re not really getting word on who Del Toro will be playing, but I can only assume he’ll come in the form of a Mexican drug lord, of sorts.
Andrew Lazar and David Greenblatt are producing alongside Shane Black. Exclusive co-chairman Guy East and Nigel Sinclair stated the following of the action comedy,...
The project “tells the story of Mary Kay Curly (Diaz), a recent divorcee who cannot catch a break. Desperate to protect her real estate job and her kids, she agrees to take on an unpleasant task for her boss that gets her kidnapped and tossed into the center of a Mexican drug war.” We’re not really getting word on who Del Toro will be playing, but I can only assume he’ll come in the form of a Mexican drug lord, of sorts.
Andrew Lazar and David Greenblatt are producing alongside Shane Black. Exclusive co-chairman Guy East and Nigel Sinclair stated the following of the action comedy,...
- 5/10/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
The last time Cameron Diaz tried her hand at blending action and comedy on screen, she ended up chasing around with Tom Cruise in Knight And Day. This time, with Agent: Century 21, her misadventures will see her falling prey to Benicio Del Toro.Danish director Adam Hashemi is overseeing the chaos, while Greg Brooker wrote the script. The film will see Diaz as an estate agent moping around after a recent divorce. Worried that her life has fallen into a rut, she agrees to take on a tricky job for her boss, which results in her being kidnapped and becoming embroiled in a Mexican drug war.Del Toro will be the Cartel boss who decides to show her a little mercy – but in his slightly twisted mind, that involves charging her with a mission to avenge the death of his son.It’s an alluring concept, provided it works on screen,...
- 5/10/2012
- EmpireOnline
Zachary Quinto tweeted out the picture you see to the right noting principal photography on Star Trek 2 has wrapped. If you check out his Twitter pics here you'll see more pics, many of him, Simon Pegg, Benedict Cumberbatch and Chris Pine hanging out in various locations and occasionally a few fans. Star Trek 2 hits theaters on May 17, 2013. [source] Roman Polanski will direct D as his next project. Written by Robert Harris, the film centers on Captain Alfred Dreyfus, one of the few Jewish officers on the General Staff of the French Army, who in December 1894 was subjected to a secret court martial for passing secrets to the Germans. Found guilty, he was sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to Devil's Island. The independently financed film will begin casting shortly and currently plans to be in production in Paris by the end of this year. Lionsgate/Summit International will represent the film's international sales.
- 5/10/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Exclusive Media will produce and finance “Agent: Century 21,” an action comedy starring Cameron Diaz and Benicio Del Toro. The film, based on a script by Greg Brooker, marks the directorial debut for Adam Hashemi. It follows Mary Kay Curly, played by Diaz, a newly divorced real estate agent hoping to save her job and protect her kids. To do so, she agrees to get accidentally kidnapped and dropped in the middle of a Mexican drug war for her boss. Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, co-chairmen of Exclusive Media, described the film as...
- 5/10/2012
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Cameron Diaz and Benicio Del Toro are attached to star in Exclusive Media's Agent: Century 21. Adam Hashemi, a well-known Danish commercial and music video director, will helm Century 21 in his feature debut from a script by Greg Brooker (Stuart Little). Exclusive has come aboard to produce and finance the film. President of international sales and distribution Alex Walton will shop the project to foreign buyers at the upcoming Marche du Film in Cannes; CAA is representing North American rights. Century 21 tells the story of Mary Kay Curly (Diaz), a recent divorcee who cannot catch a break.
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- 5/10/2012
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cameron Diaz and Benicio Del Toro are set to star in the action/comedy Agent: Century 21 for first time feature director Adam Hashemi. And the huge selling point? It's written by Greg Brooker (Stuart Little). If the writer of a talking mouse movie doesn't get you stoked for this then I just don't know what's wrong with you. Yes, that's sarcasm. Here's an official synopsis: Crushed by her recent divorce, Mary Kay Curly (Diaz) cannot catch a break. ...
- 5/10/2012
- by Paul Shirey
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive Media has announced today that they will produce and finance Agent: Century 21 , an action comedy with Cameron Diaz and Benicio Del Toro attached to star. The film is written by Greg Brooker ( Stuart Little ) and will mark the feature film debut of Adam Hashemi. The film will be produced by Andrew Lazar of Mad Chance ( Confessions of a Dangerous Mind ) and David Greenblatt ( Battle: Los Angeles ) with Shane Black ( Iron Man 3 ) attached to executive produce. Crushed by her recent divorce, Mary Kay Curly (Diaz) cannot catch a break. Desperate to protect the two most important things in her life, her kids and her real estate agent job, Mary Kay agrees to take on an unpleasant task for her boss that accidentally gets her kidnapped and tossed into the center of a Mexican...
- 5/10/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Columbia Pictures' "Stuart Little" is well-crafted, enjoyable and very audience-friendly at an economical 85 minutes. Former Disney animator and "The Lion King" co-director Rob Minkoff, along with a big assist from Sony Pictures Imageworks, has delivered a commercial winner that will delight younger viewers and adults who warmed up to "MouseHunt" and "Babe".
The season's most promising family draw, loosely based on E.B. White's 1945 children's classic, "Stuart Little" is an inspired combination of sophisticated special effects and imaginative comedy, a mix of live action and animation based on the fantasy concept of a family adopting a son who is "somewhat like a mouse."
The screenplay credited to M. Night Shyamalan and Greg Brooker discards most of White's original story but is faithful in its portrayal of the lead, who is a surrogate for sweet, honest, underappreciated orphans everywhere who are looking for a home and a loving family. Cats are the big villains as Stuart (voiced perfectly by Michael J. Fox) has several adventures and brushes with danger in the process of becoming a Little.
Mr. and Mrs. Little (Hugh Laurie and Geena Davis) are squeaky-clean Manhattanites living in a brownstone next to Central Park. Their young son George (Jonathan Lipnicki) wants a "little brother," but there's an awkward acceptance period when Stuart is chosen for adoption because of his personality and "uniqueness."
If George is disappointed, the family feline, Snowbell (voiced by Nathan Lane), is seriously threatened and tempted. Their initial encounter is almost the end of Stuart, and during the course of the movie, Bad Kitty gets his comeuppance several times. But cat lovers rest assured, the nobler aspects felines are not forgotten.
George is won over when Stuart heroically captains his toy boat in a hotly contested race. But just as he's feeling a part of the family, a couple of shady grown-up mice (Bruno Kirby and Jennifer Tilly) claim to be his biological parents, and Stuart goes off with them. But things don't work out, and Stuart drives a little red sports car back to the Littles, encountering a pack of cats in the park for an exciting chase sequence.
On a tricky wavelength that employs a lot of visual slapstick, but never unduly cruel in the fashion of the "Home Alone" movies, "Stuart Little" is the most fun in the numerous scenes with Stuart dodging Snowbell and furry friends, including streetwise toms hilariously voiced by the likes of Chazz Palminteri, Steve Zahn and Jim Doughan. Stan Freberg, Jeffrey Jones, Julia Sweeney, Dabney Coleman and Estelle Getty make small contributions.
STUART LITTLE
Sony Pictures Releasing
Columbia Pictures presents
A Douglas Wick and
Franklin/Waterman production
Director: Rob Minkoff
Producer: Douglas Wick
Screenwriters: M. Night Shyamalan, Greg Brooker
Based on the book by: E.B. White
Executive producers: Jason Clark, Jeff Franklin, Steve Waterman
Director of photography: Guillermo Navarro
Production designer: Bill Brzeski
Editor: Tom Finan
Music: Alan Silvestri
Costume designer: Joseph Porro
Senior visual effects supervisor: John Dykstra
Casting: Debra Zane
Color/stereo
Cast:
Voice of Stuart Little: Michael J. Fox
Mrs. Little: Geena Davis
Mr. Little: Hugh Laurie
George Little: Jonathan Lipnicki
Voice of Snowbell: Nathan Lane
Running time -- 85 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG...
The season's most promising family draw, loosely based on E.B. White's 1945 children's classic, "Stuart Little" is an inspired combination of sophisticated special effects and imaginative comedy, a mix of live action and animation based on the fantasy concept of a family adopting a son who is "somewhat like a mouse."
The screenplay credited to M. Night Shyamalan and Greg Brooker discards most of White's original story but is faithful in its portrayal of the lead, who is a surrogate for sweet, honest, underappreciated orphans everywhere who are looking for a home and a loving family. Cats are the big villains as Stuart (voiced perfectly by Michael J. Fox) has several adventures and brushes with danger in the process of becoming a Little.
Mr. and Mrs. Little (Hugh Laurie and Geena Davis) are squeaky-clean Manhattanites living in a brownstone next to Central Park. Their young son George (Jonathan Lipnicki) wants a "little brother," but there's an awkward acceptance period when Stuart is chosen for adoption because of his personality and "uniqueness."
If George is disappointed, the family feline, Snowbell (voiced by Nathan Lane), is seriously threatened and tempted. Their initial encounter is almost the end of Stuart, and during the course of the movie, Bad Kitty gets his comeuppance several times. But cat lovers rest assured, the nobler aspects felines are not forgotten.
George is won over when Stuart heroically captains his toy boat in a hotly contested race. But just as he's feeling a part of the family, a couple of shady grown-up mice (Bruno Kirby and Jennifer Tilly) claim to be his biological parents, and Stuart goes off with them. But things don't work out, and Stuart drives a little red sports car back to the Littles, encountering a pack of cats in the park for an exciting chase sequence.
On a tricky wavelength that employs a lot of visual slapstick, but never unduly cruel in the fashion of the "Home Alone" movies, "Stuart Little" is the most fun in the numerous scenes with Stuart dodging Snowbell and furry friends, including streetwise toms hilariously voiced by the likes of Chazz Palminteri, Steve Zahn and Jim Doughan. Stan Freberg, Jeffrey Jones, Julia Sweeney, Dabney Coleman and Estelle Getty make small contributions.
STUART LITTLE
Sony Pictures Releasing
Columbia Pictures presents
A Douglas Wick and
Franklin/Waterman production
Director: Rob Minkoff
Producer: Douglas Wick
Screenwriters: M. Night Shyamalan, Greg Brooker
Based on the book by: E.B. White
Executive producers: Jason Clark, Jeff Franklin, Steve Waterman
Director of photography: Guillermo Navarro
Production designer: Bill Brzeski
Editor: Tom Finan
Music: Alan Silvestri
Costume designer: Joseph Porro
Senior visual effects supervisor: John Dykstra
Casting: Debra Zane
Color/stereo
Cast:
Voice of Stuart Little: Michael J. Fox
Mrs. Little: Geena Davis
Mr. Little: Hugh Laurie
George Little: Jonathan Lipnicki
Voice of Snowbell: Nathan Lane
Running time -- 85 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG...
- 12/9/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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