Are you ready to get gnarly? You’d better get ready, because the 2023 Summer X Games don’t have the patience to wait! The X Games start Friday, July 21 at 9 p.m. Et on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC with Day 1 from Ventura, California, where the games first started. They’ve been on hiatus for 10 years, but they’re back now, and the top BMX riders and skateboarders from around the world will be in attendance! You can watch the 2023 Summer X Games with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.
How to Watch 2023 Summer X Games When: Starts Friday, July 21 at 9 p.m. Et TV: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 Stream: Watch with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.
Due to an ongoing carriage dispute between Directv and station owner Nexstar, some ABC affiliates are currently blacked out across the country. If you are in a market impacted by the service disruption,...
How to Watch 2023 Summer X Games When: Starts Friday, July 21 at 9 p.m. Et TV: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 Stream: Watch with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.
Due to an ongoing carriage dispute between Directv and station owner Nexstar, some ABC affiliates are currently blacked out across the country. If you are in a market impacted by the service disruption,...
- 7/21/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Talent house WME has signed Nyjah Huston, a decorated athlete and endorsement machine who is largely considered one of the best pro skateboarders of all time.
Huston picked up a skateboard at 5 years old and quickly proved a prodigy, landing his first sponsorship from Element Skateboards at age 7. By 10 years old, he won the Tampa Am and the next year entered the X-Games (the youngest person ever to compete at the time). Along with numerous Street League event wins, Huston has earned 13 X-Games Gold Medals, 6 World Championship titles, and qualified for the inaugural U.S. Olympic Skateboarding Team.
“The global world of skateboarding is so much more than a sport. It is a lifestyle that we see on the streets and on our tv screens. I’m at a point in my career where I’m still hungry and have a lot more left in me,” Huston said of the signing.
Huston picked up a skateboard at 5 years old and quickly proved a prodigy, landing his first sponsorship from Element Skateboards at age 7. By 10 years old, he won the Tampa Am and the next year entered the X-Games (the youngest person ever to compete at the time). Along with numerous Street League event wins, Huston has earned 13 X-Games Gold Medals, 6 World Championship titles, and qualified for the inaugural U.S. Olympic Skateboarding Team.
“The global world of skateboarding is so much more than a sport. It is a lifestyle that we see on the streets and on our tv screens. I’m at a point in my career where I’m still hungry and have a lot more left in me,” Huston said of the signing.
- 7/13/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
If there’s one thing celebrities love, it’s a brand partnership. From fragrances, to makeup, to candles and fashion, you’re bound to find something that a star is working on. Sunglasses are another product celebrities are putting their name to, and we’re not upset with the choices. Plus, one great aspect of these lines is the limited availability, so they will feel more special as time goes on.
Besides partnerships, you also have celebrities owning a whole sunglasses business. Privé Revaux, a brand created to provide luxury...
Besides partnerships, you also have celebrities owning a whole sunglasses business. Privé Revaux, a brand created to provide luxury...
- 5/21/2021
- by Sri Rain Stewart
- Rollingstone.com
As a professional skateboarder, Nyjah Huston sees the world in a whole new way. While many spend their time in a car asking, "Are we there yet?" the 26-year-old California resident spends both long and short road trips always keeping his eyes open for a new place to skate. "We're constantly looking on the side of the road for good stair sets or rails or ledges or whatever it is," he exclusively shared with E! News when celebrating his Privé Revaux eyewear collection. "We literally see things so differently, all the architecture and stuff. That's the cool part about skateboarding. We're out there skating stuff that's not meant to be skated." In just a few short...
- 5/11/2021
- E! Online
Vicarious Visions announced today that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 are getting remastered a new lineup of pro skaters will be joining the games when they launch in September. Nyjah Huston, Leo Baker, Leticia Bufoni, Aori Nishimura, Lizzie Armanto, Shane O’Neill, Riley Hawk and Tyshawn Jones are joining the lineup in Tony Hawk’s […]
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- 6/23/2020
- by katykakes
- Cinelinx
The upcoming remaster of “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2” managed to nab the entire original roster for what’s being touted a very “faithful” new look at the classic skateboarding games — but it’s also getting some new additions.
Activision Blizzard announced on Tuesday the full roster of new skaters joining the lineup: Nyjah Huston, Leo Baker, Leticia Bufoni, Aori Nishimura, Lizzie Armanto, Shane O’Neill, Riley Hawk and Tyshawn Jones. They join the previously announced lineup of skaters returning from the original game, including Steve Caballero, Geoff Rowley, Bucky Lasek, Elissa Steamer, Kareem Campbell, Andrew Reynolds, Bob Burnquist, Eric Koston, Rodney Mullen, Jamie Thomas, Rune Glifberg, Chad Muska and, of course, Tony Hawk.
“Modern-day skateboarding originated from a generation of skaters who grew up playing the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games,” said Michelle Bresaw, VP of product management and marketing at Activision, in a statement. “The world-class pro...
Activision Blizzard announced on Tuesday the full roster of new skaters joining the lineup: Nyjah Huston, Leo Baker, Leticia Bufoni, Aori Nishimura, Lizzie Armanto, Shane O’Neill, Riley Hawk and Tyshawn Jones. They join the previously announced lineup of skaters returning from the original game, including Steve Caballero, Geoff Rowley, Bucky Lasek, Elissa Steamer, Kareem Campbell, Andrew Reynolds, Bob Burnquist, Eric Koston, Rodney Mullen, Jamie Thomas, Rune Glifberg, Chad Muska and, of course, Tony Hawk.
“Modern-day skateboarding originated from a generation of skaters who grew up playing the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games,” said Michelle Bresaw, VP of product management and marketing at Activision, in a statement. “The world-class pro...
- 6/23/2020
- by Alex Stedman
- Variety Film + TV
Last week, leading esports org FaZe Clan announced that it had formed an exclusive merch pact with ecommerce platform Ntwrk, and stated that Ntwrk -- founded by Jaime Iovine, son of music vet Jimmy Iovine -- had led its latest funding round.
Now, we’ve gotten a bit more insight into FaZe’s Series A, which totaled $40 million. In addition to Ntwrk, the round featured participation by a number of musicians, athletes, and music execs, including: musicians Pitbull, Swae Lee, Yo Gotti, DJ Paul, Ray J, Offset, and Disco Fries; music executives Sylvia Rhone, Troy Carter, and Guy Oseary; pro skateboarder Nyjah Huston; soccer star Gregory Van Der Wiel; basketballers Meyers Leonard, Josh Hart, and Jamal Murray; actor Chris O’Donnell; and radio host Big Boy.
Faze said the funds will support expansion, player acquisitions, and company operations.
“These influential investors recognize the cultural significance of FaZe Clan as well as...
Now, we’ve gotten a bit more insight into FaZe’s Series A, which totaled $40 million. In addition to Ntwrk, the round featured participation by a number of musicians, athletes, and music execs, including: musicians Pitbull, Swae Lee, Yo Gotti, DJ Paul, Ray J, Offset, and Disco Fries; music executives Sylvia Rhone, Troy Carter, and Guy Oseary; pro skateboarder Nyjah Huston; soccer star Gregory Van Der Wiel; basketballers Meyers Leonard, Josh Hart, and Jamal Murray; actor Chris O’Donnell; and radio host Big Boy.
Faze said the funds will support expansion, player acquisitions, and company operations.
“These influential investors recognize the cultural significance of FaZe Clan as well as...
- 4/17/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Exclusive: Indie studio wiip has optioned the rights to New York Times bestselling author A.J. Baimes’ book The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World for development as a limited series executive produced by Dylan Clark.
Scott Bloom (Roosevelt) is attached to pen the adaptation of The Accidental President, which was published in 2017 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It tells the dramatic story of Harry Truman’s first four months in office, when this unlikely, small-town Washington outsider had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin and the atomic bomb, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
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Clark...
Scott Bloom (Roosevelt) is attached to pen the adaptation of The Accidental President, which was published in 2017 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It tells the dramatic story of Harry Truman’s first four months in office, when this unlikely, small-town Washington outsider had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin and the atomic bomb, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
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Clark...
- 4/9/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Snowfall co-creator Eric Amadio has teamed up with pop group The Chainsmokers and professional skateboarder Nyjah Huston on skateboarding drama Hardflip for Quibi.
The short-form digital platform, which launches on April 6, is working with wiip and Kick the Habit Productions, the production company set up by Chainsmokers Drew Taggart and Alex Pall, on the series.
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Set in present day East Los Angeles in the high stake’s world of competitive skateboarding, Hardflip is follows a wildly successful sixteen-year-old skater and his immediate group of friends as he navigates the unfiltered reality of fame and fortune.
It is the latest Quibi project for wiip,...
The short-form digital platform, which launches on April 6, is working with wiip and Kick the Habit Productions, the production company set up by Chainsmokers Drew Taggart and Alex Pall, on the series.
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Set in present day East Los Angeles in the high stake’s world of competitive skateboarding, Hardflip is follows a wildly successful sixteen-year-old skater and his immediate group of friends as he navigates the unfiltered reality of fame and fortune.
It is the latest Quibi project for wiip,...
- 4/3/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
What do you get when you combine a three-time Super Bowl champion, an Olympic gold medal skier, the biggest names in sports and gallons of green slime?
A sticky mess — and the finale competition at the Nickelodeon “Kids’ Choice Sports 2019.”
The annual sports extravaganza — that took place last month at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica — will air Saturday, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. Et, and TheWrap has an exclusive video of the messiest highlights, which you can check out above.
Also Read: Rob Gronkowski, Snoop Dogg, Nikki Bella Fuel Espys Week Parties (Photos)
Hosted by former Super Bowl champion and two-time Emmy Award winner Michael Strahan, this year’s show featured two teams of sports stars competing in challenges that tested their athletic skills in the stickiest of surroundings.
Captained by former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski and Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn, the all-star rosters included Shaun White,...
A sticky mess — and the finale competition at the Nickelodeon “Kids’ Choice Sports 2019.”
The annual sports extravaganza — that took place last month at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica — will air Saturday, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. Et, and TheWrap has an exclusive video of the messiest highlights, which you can check out above.
Also Read: Rob Gronkowski, Snoop Dogg, Nikki Bella Fuel Espys Week Parties (Photos)
Hosted by former Super Bowl champion and two-time Emmy Award winner Michael Strahan, this year’s show featured two teams of sports stars competing in challenges that tested their athletic skills in the stickiest of surroundings.
Captained by former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski and Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn, the all-star rosters included Shaun White,...
- 8/10/2019
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
The ESPYs’ television broadcast only paints so much of the picture of what went down at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles from sports’ biggest award ceremony. Viewers at home saw Tracy Morgan host, celebrities like Sandra Bullock present and athletes including Drew Brees, Alex Morgan and Giannis Antetokounmpo receive awards, but they didn’t quite catch all the exciting moments left off TV. Here’s what they missed:
“Fresh Prince” Dwyane Wade: During a commercial break karaoke challenge, Wade showed his skills on the mic as he rapped along to “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” theme song. The retired basketball superstar laid down the rhymes from the comfort of his own seat, next to his wife, Gabrielle Union. “In West Philadelphia born and raised…” Wade rapped, filling in the remainder of the song with perfect memory as the lyrics cut out.
U.S. Women’s Soccer Pandemonium: The U.
“Fresh Prince” Dwyane Wade: During a commercial break karaoke challenge, Wade showed his skills on the mic as he rapped along to “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” theme song. The retired basketball superstar laid down the rhymes from the comfort of his own seat, next to his wife, Gabrielle Union. “In West Philadelphia born and raised…” Wade rapped, filling in the remainder of the song with perfect memory as the lyrics cut out.
U.S. Women’s Soccer Pandemonium: The U.
- 7/11/2019
- by Dano Nissen
- Variety Film + TV
Just days after their second straight World Cup victory, the U.S. women’s national soccer team won Best Team at the 2019 Espys Awards hosted by Tracy Morgan on Wednesday night.
Other winners included Zion Williamson (Best College Athlete), soccer star Alex Morgan (Best Female Athlete), and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Though the night’s nominees included luminaries like Serena Williams (who won for Best Female Tennis Player) and Kevin Durant, the biggest stars of the show were members of the women’s national soccer team, who arrived in L.A. from their World Cup Finals victory parade in New York City earlier Wednesday.
Also Read: Chris Long, Chicago Fire Soccer Club, NHL Among Winners at ESPN Sports Humanitarian Awards
Among other highlights, the St. Louis Blues’ Stanley Cup victory nabbed the team Best Comeback. And for the first time ever, all the nominees for Best Male Athlete — Patrick Mahomes, Mookie Betts,...
Other winners included Zion Williamson (Best College Athlete), soccer star Alex Morgan (Best Female Athlete), and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Though the night’s nominees included luminaries like Serena Williams (who won for Best Female Tennis Player) and Kevin Durant, the biggest stars of the show were members of the women’s national soccer team, who arrived in L.A. from their World Cup Finals victory parade in New York City earlier Wednesday.
Also Read: Chris Long, Chicago Fire Soccer Club, NHL Among Winners at ESPN Sports Humanitarian Awards
Among other highlights, the St. Louis Blues’ Stanley Cup victory nabbed the team Best Comeback. And for the first time ever, all the nominees for Best Male Athlete — Patrick Mahomes, Mookie Betts,...
- 7/11/2019
- by Debbie Emery and Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
The 2019 Espys brought out the stars in force to celebrate the best in sports as voted by the fans. Tracy Morgan hosted, quipping that it was one of the few rooms where everyone knew how the guests made their money. Watch his monologue above.
This year’s award winners:
Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Rob Mendez
Pat Tillman Award for Service: Kirstie Ennis
Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: Bill Russell
Best Coach: Jim Calhoun
Best NFL Player: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Best NBA Player: Giannis Antetounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
Best Wnba Player: Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Chloe Kim
Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Nyjah Huston
Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Allysa Seely
Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Mark Barr
Best Boxer: Canelo Álvarez
Best Mma Fighter: Daniel Cormier
Best Male Golfer: Brooks Koepka
Best Esports Moment: Timothy “oLARRY” Anselimo returns to 2K League...
This year’s award winners:
Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Rob Mendez
Pat Tillman Award for Service: Kirstie Ennis
Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: Bill Russell
Best Coach: Jim Calhoun
Best NFL Player: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Best NBA Player: Giannis Antetounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
Best Wnba Player: Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Chloe Kim
Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Nyjah Huston
Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Allysa Seely
Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Mark Barr
Best Boxer: Canelo Álvarez
Best Mma Fighter: Daniel Cormier
Best Male Golfer: Brooks Koepka
Best Esports Moment: Timothy “oLARRY” Anselimo returns to 2K League...
- 7/11/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Strahan is a man who doesn’t mind getting down, dirty and even slimy for a job.
The former Super Bowl champion and current “Strahan and Sara” co-host is returning to Nickelodeon to host the “Kids’ Choice Sports 2019,” the network announced on Thursday.
“Nickelodeon’s ‘Kids’ Choice Sports’ is a one-of-a-kind awards show that brings all-star athletes, kids and of course, slime together,” Strahan in a statement. “When I hosted the first year of the show, I loved it — the energy, stunts, kids, crowd and slime … a lot of slime!
“Hosting this show has been one of my favorite things I’ve done, and this year is going to be the biggest, the baddest and the slimiest,” he added.
Also Read: Nickelodeon Teams With Bunim/Murray to Import Hit UK Game Show 'The Crystal Maze'
Serena Williams, Stephen Curry and James Harden lead this year’s nominees with four each,...
The former Super Bowl champion and current “Strahan and Sara” co-host is returning to Nickelodeon to host the “Kids’ Choice Sports 2019,” the network announced on Thursday.
“Nickelodeon’s ‘Kids’ Choice Sports’ is a one-of-a-kind awards show that brings all-star athletes, kids and of course, slime together,” Strahan in a statement. “When I hosted the first year of the show, I loved it — the energy, stunts, kids, crowd and slime … a lot of slime!
“Hosting this show has been one of my favorite things I’ve done, and this year is going to be the biggest, the baddest and the slimiest,” he added.
Also Read: Nickelodeon Teams With Bunim/Murray to Import Hit UK Game Show 'The Crystal Maze'
Serena Williams, Stephen Curry and James Harden lead this year’s nominees with four each,...
- 6/6/2019
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Lacey Baker, Nyjah Huston, Brighton Zeuner and Tom Schaar are among the skateboarders named to the first U.S. national skateboarding team.
The men’s and women’s teams feature eight skateboarders each, with four competing in the street discipline and four competing in park. The national team announcement comes as USA Skateboarding prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which will be the first to feature competitive skateboarding.
Olympic qualification will take part over the next year and riders will be able to qualify based on their best three results in...
The men’s and women’s teams feature eight skateboarders each, with four competing in the street discipline and four competing in park. The national team announcement comes as USA Skateboarding prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which will be the first to feature competitive skateboarding.
Olympic qualification will take part over the next year and riders will be able to qualify based on their best three results in...
- 3/20/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Nyjah Huston jumped a guy at a house party and beat the man's face so viciously he needed surgery to fix a broken nose ... this according to a new lawsuit. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Ryan Sheehy claims he was at a February 12, 2017 house party in Los Angeles when Nyjah jumped him and started beating the hell outta his face. In the docs, Ryan claims the pro skateboarder's attack left him with a broken nose,...
- 1/22/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
A little good news, bad news for skateboarding superstar Nyjah Huston ... The good news -- dude just claimed his fifth career Street League Skateboarding World Championship title in Rio De Janeiro!! The bad news -- the trophy he brought back home from the event was so big ... Tsa had to check it for drugs!!! Huston just crushed everybody in Brazil ... logging the highest final score in Sls series history -- and the gold trophy he...
- 1/20/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Tom Brady, Serena Williams, Simone Biles and LeBron James are among the top athletes nominated for a 2017 Espy Award.
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The complete list of nominees for the sports award show was revealed on Wednesday, and fans can now vote online for their favorite athletes.
Hosted by former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning, the 25th Espy Awards will take place on...
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The complete list of nominees for the sports award show was revealed on Wednesday, and fans can now vote online for their favorite athletes.
Hosted by former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning, the 25th Espy Awards will take place on...
- 6/22/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Nyjah Huston allegedly jumped a guy at a party and busted his face, so he was hit with felony battery charges ... but he says he was only defending himself. The L.A. County Da claims Huston attacked Ryan Sheehy on February 12, 2017 and inflicted "serious bodily injury" on him. Law enforcement sources tell us the alleged injuries include a broken nose and cheek gash. We're told the skater was arrested on February 27 by the Lapd and...
- 5/7/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_2pldqokf"]] Pro skater Nyjah Huston says the crazy all-night ragers that got him in trouble with the po-po Will Return ... in about 2 years ... 'cause he's shut them down based on a judge's orders. Nyjah was ordered to stop having his (epic-sounding) Orange County parties earlier this year ... after being slapped with a litany of criminal charges surrounding the nocturnal disturbances he was causing (click here for the details). The judge was super specific ... telling Nyjah to...
- 8/7/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Nike heads to the Rio Olympics with the mentality that life isn’t about finding your limits, it’s about realizing you have none. The athletic wear brand released a new ad during the opening ceremony that hopes to inspire many young athletes to work hard for their dreams.
Directed by “Swiss Army Man” helmers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, better known as The Daniels, the short film is the second in the brand’s “Just Do It — Unlimited” campaign. With a fun voiceover provided by Oscar Isaac, the video contains a slew of both unknown and popular athletes, including Brazilian soccer superstar Neymar Jr., Serena Williams, Aaron Gordon, English Gardner, Giancarlo Stanton and so many more.
Read More: Rio 2016 Review: Olympics Opening Ceremony Is Uneasy Blend of Culture and Commerce
The video starts off showing a montage of amateur sports players and describing how one day they’ll achieve greatness.
Directed by “Swiss Army Man” helmers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, better known as The Daniels, the short film is the second in the brand’s “Just Do It — Unlimited” campaign. With a fun voiceover provided by Oscar Isaac, the video contains a slew of both unknown and popular athletes, including Brazilian soccer superstar Neymar Jr., Serena Williams, Aaron Gordon, English Gardner, Giancarlo Stanton and so many more.
Read More: Rio 2016 Review: Olympics Opening Ceremony Is Uneasy Blend of Culture and Commerce
The video starts off showing a montage of amateur sports players and describing how one day they’ll achieve greatness.
- 8/6/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Nyjah Huston's neighbors can finally Rejoice -- 'cause a judge has ordered the X Games star to Shut Down the insane late-night ragers at his home ... or else. 21-year-old Huston has become a legend in Orange County, CA for throwing some of the sickest parties ever ... with cops responding more than 20 Times since 2013. The pro skater appeared in court Wednesday to face a slew of criminal charges -- including disturbing the peace, resisting arrest,...
- 3/23/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Pro skating superstar Nyjah Huston -- a 6-time X Games gold medalist -- has 10 Huge problems on his hands in the form of criminal charges ... TMZ Sports has learned. Huston has a rep with law enforcement for being a huge pain in the ass in San Juan Capistrano, CA -- where cops were called to his home more than 20 Times for noise complaints in 2014. Now, we've learned Huston is also an alleged trespasser -- who...
- 9/10/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Pro skater Nyjah Huston is rich and famous, but that didn't impress cops who shut down his 20th birthday party not once, but twice.Nyjah threw himself a blowout birthday bash Saturday night at an industrial complex in the Oc, featuring Waka Flocka. Here's one of Nyjah's problems ... when you throw a rager, don't let a drunk chick vomit in the road, because the fire department spotted her, treated her and then determined the party was out of control,...
- 12/1/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
David Beckham & His Boys Get Covered in Slime at First Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards
He's been a very busy man as of late, and David Beckham sparred a moment to check out the first annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards on Thursday night (July 18).
Bringing along his adorable sons Romeo Beckham and Cruz Beckham, the British soccer hunk accepted the Legend Award from his boys before getting hit with a bucket-load of golden slime.
Meanwhile, Michael Strahan took care of hosting duties for the event, which also drew out big names like Megan Fox and Will Arnett. Check out the full list of Kids' Choice Sports Awards winners below!
Best Male Athlete
Winner Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
Tom Brady, New England Patriots
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Nascar
LeBron James, Miami Heat
Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos
Dwyane Wade, NBA, Miami Heat
Tiger Woods
Best Female Athlete
Winner Gabby Douglas Olympic, gymnast
Gracie Gold, U.S. figure skater
Candace Parker,...
Bringing along his adorable sons Romeo Beckham and Cruz Beckham, the British soccer hunk accepted the Legend Award from his boys before getting hit with a bucket-load of golden slime.
Meanwhile, Michael Strahan took care of hosting duties for the event, which also drew out big names like Megan Fox and Will Arnett. Check out the full list of Kids' Choice Sports Awards winners below!
Best Male Athlete
Winner Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
Tom Brady, New England Patriots
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Nascar
LeBron James, Miami Heat
Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos
Dwyane Wade, NBA, Miami Heat
Tiger Woods
Best Female Athlete
Winner Gabby Douglas Olympic, gymnast
Gracie Gold, U.S. figure skater
Candace Parker,...
- 7/18/2014
- GossipCenter
It's always a night full of sportstastic fun when the 2014 Espy Awards go down in Los Angeles. The spectacular event took place this evening (July 16) inside the Nokia Live Theater and featured the wonderful emcee skills of rapper Drake.
As for the evening's winners, the Best Team prize went to the Seattle Seahawks and Best Male and Female Athlete went to Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Ronda Rousey (Ufc fighter), respectively.
Meanwhile, Chris Brown and Drake proved that there is no more feud over Rihanna by performing a lighthearted skit together.
Check out the full list of ESPYs winners below!
Best Team
Winner Seattle Seahawks, NFL
Boston Red Sox, Mlb
Connecticut Women’s Basketball
Florida State Football
Los Angeles Kings, NHL
San Antonio Spurs, NBA
Best Male Athlete
Winner Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos
Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
Floyd Mayweather, Boxer
Best Jockey
Winner Victor Espinoza...
As for the evening's winners, the Best Team prize went to the Seattle Seahawks and Best Male and Female Athlete went to Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Ronda Rousey (Ufc fighter), respectively.
Meanwhile, Chris Brown and Drake proved that there is no more feud over Rihanna by performing a lighthearted skit together.
Check out the full list of ESPYs winners below!
Best Team
Winner Seattle Seahawks, NFL
Boston Red Sox, Mlb
Connecticut Women’s Basketball
Florida State Football
Los Angeles Kings, NHL
San Antonio Spurs, NBA
Best Male Athlete
Winner Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos
Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
Floyd Mayweather, Boxer
Best Jockey
Winner Victor Espinoza...
- 7/17/2014
- GossipCenter
Check out which sports stars took home trophies at the 2014 Espy Awards
The 2014 Espy Awards, also known as the Excellent in Sports Performance Yearly Awards, were live in Los Angeles on Wednesday night at the Nokia Theater.
Rapper Drake hosted the evening-- which was filled to the brim with memorable segments. SportsCenter anchor Stuart Scott talked about his battle with cancer during his acceptance speech for the Jimmy V Perseverance Award, while Michael Sam - the first openly-gay football player to be drafted into the NFL – won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
Watch: Drake and Chris Brown Team up for Espys
If you missed the ceremony, check out the long list of athletes who took home trophies!
Best Team
Seattle Seahawks
Best Female Athlete
Ronda Rousey, Ufc
Best Male Athlete
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
Best Play
Chris Davis, Auburn University
Best Driver
Ryan Hunter-Reay, IndyCar
Best NFL Player
Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos...
The 2014 Espy Awards, also known as the Excellent in Sports Performance Yearly Awards, were live in Los Angeles on Wednesday night at the Nokia Theater.
Rapper Drake hosted the evening-- which was filled to the brim with memorable segments. SportsCenter anchor Stuart Scott talked about his battle with cancer during his acceptance speech for the Jimmy V Perseverance Award, while Michael Sam - the first openly-gay football player to be drafted into the NFL – won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
Watch: Drake and Chris Brown Team up for Espys
If you missed the ceremony, check out the long list of athletes who took home trophies!
Best Team
Seattle Seahawks
Best Female Athlete
Ronda Rousey, Ufc
Best Male Athlete
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
Best Play
Chris Davis, Auburn University
Best Driver
Ryan Hunter-Reay, IndyCar
Best NFL Player
Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos...
- 7/17/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Drake hosted the 2014 Espy Awards Wednesday night in Los Angeles, where he took the opportunity to roast LeBron James and Johnny Manziel – and get a dig in on fellow rapper Macklemore.
Drake Hosts The ESPYs
Drake couldn’t resist telling an early joke at King James’ expense, as the standout NBA player recently dragged out his free agency, ultimately deciding to leave Miami to return to Cleveland.
"Two years, $40 million. Now look, some people are happy about it, some people aren't happy,” Drake said during his opening monologue. “Me personally, I think it makes sense financially. You know what $40 million gets you in Miami? A really nice house. You know what $40 million gets you in Cleveland? Cleveland. All of it. You get the whole thing."
Drake’s buddy Johnny Football wasn’t safe from the rapper’s roast either. The notorious party boy, who was captured suspiciously rolling up a...
Drake Hosts The ESPYs
Drake couldn’t resist telling an early joke at King James’ expense, as the standout NBA player recently dragged out his free agency, ultimately deciding to leave Miami to return to Cleveland.
"Two years, $40 million. Now look, some people are happy about it, some people aren't happy,” Drake said during his opening monologue. “Me personally, I think it makes sense financially. You know what $40 million gets you in Miami? A really nice house. You know what $40 million gets you in Cleveland? Cleveland. All of it. You get the whole thing."
Drake’s buddy Johnny Football wasn’t safe from the rapper’s roast either. The notorious party boy, who was captured suspiciously rolling up a...
- 7/17/2014
- Uinterview
Maker Studios is one of YouTube's biggest networks, but how many of the viewers who watch Maker videos even know the company's name? The network's partners--a group that includes Epic Rap Battles of History, PewDiePie, and Toby Turner--are the recognizable brands that attract most fans, but Maker wants to get its own name out there. According to the Wall Street Journal, the soon-to-be-Disney-owned company will launch Maker.TV, a new off-YouTube video platform that will build its personal brand and help attract advertisers. Maker.TV will be a video destination separate from YouTube. Its launch will follow one of 2013's major trends: The migration of top YouTube content off of YouTube, an action that can distance creators from Google's aggressive ad rates. However, Maker's brass insists that the move isn't about advertising; instead, it has everything to do with the Maker name. Erin McPherson, who came to Maker from...
- 5/6/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
At age 10, skateboarder Nyjah Huston became the youngest X-Games competitor ever; in 2011, he won his first gold medal at the event. In addition to numerous other awards, the 18-year-old is said to have earned more prize money than any other skateboarder in history. Fresh off his second gold medal win at this month's X-Games in Los Angeles -- the last time the city hosts the event before it moves to Austin, Texas, next year -- Huston pens a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter about the future of his sport and how its popularity and growth
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- 8/8/2013
- by Nyjah Huston, Janice Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Making much of the year’s top athletes, the 2013 Espy Awards too place at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre La Live earlier this evening (July 17).
With Vintage Trouble serving as the house band and Jon Hamm manning the emcee position, the 21st edition of the Espys was a raging success, complete with plenty of Tinseltown celebrities as well as sports stars.
The night’s big winner was the Miami Heat, which scored the top prize for best team, while LeBron James and Serena Williams took home the awards best male and female athlete respectively.
As for the celebrity presenter roster, folks like Don Cheadle, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Ben Affleck, Selena Gomez, Jason Sudeikis, Chrissy Teigen, Lake Bell, and Kevin Bacon all turned out for their chance to pass out the evening’s trophies.
The complete list of 2013 Espys Winners is:
Best Male Athlete
Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
• Al Mvp was the...
With Vintage Trouble serving as the house band and Jon Hamm manning the emcee position, the 21st edition of the Espys was a raging success, complete with plenty of Tinseltown celebrities as well as sports stars.
The night’s big winner was the Miami Heat, which scored the top prize for best team, while LeBron James and Serena Williams took home the awards best male and female athlete respectively.
As for the celebrity presenter roster, folks like Don Cheadle, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Ben Affleck, Selena Gomez, Jason Sudeikis, Chrissy Teigen, Lake Bell, and Kevin Bacon all turned out for their chance to pass out the evening’s trophies.
The complete list of 2013 Espys Winners is:
Best Male Athlete
Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
• Al Mvp was the...
- 7/18/2013
- GossipCenter
Tribeca’s 12th annual festival, running from April 17-28, recently announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Midnight sections. According to Tribeca’s website, “The Spotlight section features 33 films — 21 narratives and 12 documentaries — that blur the lines of independent and mainstream filmmaking. Twenty-three films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival, a record number for the section.” See below for the official press release of this year’s lineup in all four categories.
2013 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Selections
For Spotlight, Midnight And New Storyscapes Sections, And Special Screenings
First-ever Storyscapes Section Showcases Innovative New Media Projects with Cross-platform Approaches to Storytelling
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff) announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Midnight sections, projects in the new Storyscapes section and Special Screenings. The 12th edition of the Festival will take place from April 17 to April 28 in New York City.
The Spotlight...
2013 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Selections
For Spotlight, Midnight And New Storyscapes Sections, And Special Screenings
First-ever Storyscapes Section Showcases Innovative New Media Projects with Cross-platform Approaches to Storytelling
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff) announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Midnight sections, projects in the new Storyscapes section and Special Screenings. The 12th edition of the Festival will take place from April 17 to April 28 in New York City.
The Spotlight...
- 3/28/2013
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
If you've read my last two Wtf is Latino posts on Sundance and SXSW, you know I do my best to embody a manic optimist and find a silver lining when it comes to magnifying the limited representation of Latino stories and writer/directors at mainstream film festivals. I do that by expanding and deconstructing the broad term, hoping to educate myself and the masses on what 'qualifies' as Latino. However, the relative dearth of Latinos and Latin America at this year's 2013 Tribeca Film Festival program has seriously challenged me to find a positive spin on this woeful slate of brown in the world's most celluloid famous, multi-culti metropolis. It is especially stupefying considering the number of electrifying premiere film submissions there are to choose from at this moment.
I worked as an Industry Coordinator for the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival under Director of Programming David Kwok and Festival Director Nancy Schaefer. Back then Latin America was not only well represented in the program but Tribeca was at the forefront of showing bourgeoning film renaissances taking place in countries such as Panama, Peru and Colombia. No doubt this sensibility and charge came from the legendary jet-setting of one such Peter Scarlet, the cognoscente Artistic Director beloved by many Latin American festivals. At 8 years old, the Festival was fast outgrowing its post 9/11 birthmark and has since stubbornly and desperately struggled to position itself as a blank World Cinema festival. This is a strategy I find puzzling, given it is way out of league and under the heavy shadow cast from uptown by the auteur and discovery art house Lincoln Film Society. One would think it an ideal and very NY synergy thing to do would be to carve out your own identity in specializing in the kaleidoscopic, fertile microcosm of Us immigrant odyssey found in every corner from Manhattan to the five boroughs. Not only is there a lack of Us Latino stories this year, nowhere to be found are films from Latin America. Seriously. Click on the online film guide's search by country scroll down menu and visibly absent are Chile, Mexico and Argentina - three of Latin America's most renowned and heralded world cinema incubators. The closest we get is one feature from Brazil by veteran director, Bruno Baretto, and two shorts from Spain. Its plain to see that the Festival's new Artistic Director, Fredric Boyer (who headed bougie prestige fests, Cannes' Directors Fortnight and then Locarno Film Festival) is seriously 'Euro-cizing' the Triangle Below Canal.
So, what's my silver lining? Well, its based on the Short Term 12 lesson I just experienced at SXSW. I did not target the indie film as a Latino film but being familiar and a fan of Hawaiian filmmaker, Daniel Cretton's work, I went to see it and was immediately absorbed by the effortless kid-adult social psychological narrative. A detail that resonated with me was that one of the main juvy instructors was a foster kid who was raised and adopted into a big loving home by Mexican parents. He's as white as they come, yet he cooks a mean Mexican dish and expresses his emotions outwardly, attributes of Latino culture that informed his personhood. Maybe that's how subtle, relative yet impactful Latino culture is seeping into all of our lives. Maybe my barely passing grade on the Latino at Tribeca diagnosis is premature having not seen all of the films. Maybe where we least expect it, beyond cast and loglines, there are films buried in here with deeper social undertones of brown representation. I'm willing to excavate. All that big picture stuff aside, I am quite excited about the six films (out of some 168) I highlight here which offers a diverse albeit thin slice of Latino - whether its the narrative's themes, up and coming actors, and real life Americans - who knows how many times removed from their Latin roots - and how cool that looks like.
Without further ado, here it is; Wtf is Latino at Tribeca Film Festival.
World Narrative Competition
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors directed by Sam Fleischner and written by Rose Lichter-Marck, Micah Bloomberg
Logline: When autistic teen Ricky is scolded for skipping class, he escapes into the subway for a days-long odyssey among the subway’s disparate denizens. Meanwhile, his mother wages an escalating search effort above ground. Based on a true story and set in Far Rockaway, Queens, in the days leading up to Hurricane Sandy, these parallel stories of mother and son take the viewer on a touching journey of community and connection in and below New York City. Cast Andrea Suarez, Jesus Valez, Azul Rodriguez, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Marsha Stephanie Blake
Sam Fleischner's first film, Wah Do Dem was about a broken hearted hipster who goes on a cruise and gets stuck in the dangerous wild of Jamaica - just as President Obama is being sworn into office for the first time. The filmmaking felt so fresh, real, tense and engrossing. Just like you were on the adventure with him. Sam and his co-director Ben Chase won the $50,000 Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival. I'm so happy he is premiering this NY based film which features a Latino cast including Tenoch Huerta (Dias de Gracia), and half of the film is spoken in Spanish. No, Sam is not a Latino but a native New Yorker and I love his take and thematic weaving in this story. His statement and inspiration behind the film demonstrates his sensibility and vision, surpassing and waiving any requirement or notion that says you have to be Latino to tell authentic Latino stories. This is what Sam was able to tell me over email:
"I am not Latino but this story is inspired by true events that happened to a Mexican family. I was attracted to the parallel between people on the autism spectrum and people living as illegal immigrants in the Us. Both instances are people wading through systems that aren't designed for them, interesting to think about the term 'alien'. "
Narrative Spotlight
The Pretty One, written and directed by Jenee Lamarque
Logline: Audrey has all of the qualities that her twin sister Laurel wishes she possessed: confidence, style, independence. When tragedy strikes, Laurel has the opportunity to reinvent herself. In a complex performance, Zoe Kazan poignantly captures Laurel’s complex mix of loss and awakening, especially as she begins a new relationship with her neighbor (Jake Johnson). Jenée Lamarque’s first feature film is a quirky, lovely tale of identity and the eternal bond between two sisters. Cast Zoe Kazan, Jake Johnson, John Carroll Lynch, Shae D'lyn, Frankie Shaw, Ron Livingston
I first met Jenee with her edgy girls short film Spoonful, a ridiculous real life scenario in which friends help out their lactating friend, which played the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. She was also kind enough to email me amid the crunch of finishing her first feature for its world premiere. I'm so grateful she responded because she truly personifies what I'm trying to convey about Latino identity (its American and expansive and our creativity relates to it vastly different ways). She says, "As for my Latina origin: my dad is Mexican, born and raised in Chino, CA. His mother's family is Mexican and has been in CA for a long time. His father's family is from Mexico City...we have a French last name, presumably because of the French who came to Mexico during the 19th century but I really don't know anything about my French-Mexican origins. My grandfather came to CA during WWII with the Bracero program. My Mom is Danish, Norwegian and French. I do identify as Mexican, as Latina, but I also identify as American and as white. I really wish that I had more of a connection to my Mexican heritage but unfortunately, my dad didn't speak Spanish to us growing up (even thought he's fluent) and he really identifies as American. It's funny, because I'm mixed, I don't feel I'm fully one thing or another, I feel like my identity is sort of slippery because of it. I think that my mixed heritage plays a central role in my voice as a storyteller; one of the themes of The Pretty One is identity (a struggle with identity) and I also find myself drawn to this theme again in again in my other work. "
Documentary Spotlight
The Motivation by Adam Bhala Lough
Logline: Go inside the lives and training regimes of eight of the world’s gutsiest professional skateboarders. These fearless stars face unique obstacles on the way to the Street League Championship and the coveted title of best street skateboarder in the world. Adam Bhala Lough, creator of the independent hit Bomb the System (Tff 2003), directs this fresh, energetic documentary search for that elusive quality that separates winners from the pack.
This skateboarding shred competish doc about the sheer intensity and will to defy the terror of cracked bones features some of the youngest, most successfully branded and competitive skaters in the game like Nyjah Huston (Puerto Rican father), Paul Rodriguez known as P-Rod, and Chaz Ortiz. I can't wait to meet these guys and get to know them. Adam is good like that. His last film, The Carter, about autodidactic and auto-real voiced rapper Lil Wayne impressed me for its gloss and floss but also by its covert way of infiltrating the hyped up insular world and mind of a subculture pop king. His flashy aesthetic and sneak transparency is bound to capture the badass jaw dropping leaps and outrageous rail tricks along with distilling the high intensity pressure and rush of winning in The Motivation.
Midnight
Frankenstein's Army (Netherlands, Czech Republic) directed by Richard Raaphorst and written by Miguel Tejada Flores
Logline: In the waning days of World War II, a team of Russian soldiers finds itself on a mysterious mission to the lab of one Dr. Victor Frankenstein. They unearth a terrifying Nazi plan to resurrect fallen soldiers as an army of unstoppable freaks and are soon trapped in a veritable haunted house of cobbled-together monstrosities. Frankenstein’s Army is the wild steampunk Nazi found-footage zombie mad scientist film you’ve always wanted.
Veteran Hollywood screenwriter, Miguel Tejada Flores has written such horror reboots as Beyond Reanimator and family classics as The Lion King but notably this is the guy who gets story credit for Revenge of the Nerds back in '84. His next film is the upcoming I Brake for Gringos starring Camilla Belle directed by Mexican filmmaker Fernando Lebrija. A frequent mentor over the years at Nalip's screenwriting and producing labs, it sounds like this guy is accessible and interested in nurturing the younger generation of Latino talent. A California native, his family is from Bolivia. Read his wordpress blog here
V/H/S/2 - Eduardo Sanchez is one of the seven filmmakers of the second found footage horror anthology which has screened at Sundance, SXSW and now Tribeca (that might be a record), and most famously directed The Blair Witch Project. Cuban born filmmaker.
Short Film Competition
Close Your Eyes written and directed by Sonia Malfa
Logline: Thirteen-year-old Imani Cortes is a gifted photographer longing to experience her first kiss. She has a crush on a quiet artist, Junito, with whom she has a natural connection, but she also faces an enormous challenge: she is slowly losing her sight to retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disease. Will Imani let her disease stop her or be the path to independence? Cast Kimberly Lora, Julian Fernandez-Kemp, Sara Contreras, Victor Cruz, Rhina Valentina, Mia Ysabel
I'm looking forward to seeing this short set in Spanish Harlem. I don't know much about the filmmaker except that she raised 10k off Kickstarter for this, her directorial debut. And she looks Boricua. Check out her website which shows a number of her photos and videos that show off her 'eye'.
The Tribeca Film Festival starts April 17-28. Ticket info here...
I worked as an Industry Coordinator for the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival under Director of Programming David Kwok and Festival Director Nancy Schaefer. Back then Latin America was not only well represented in the program but Tribeca was at the forefront of showing bourgeoning film renaissances taking place in countries such as Panama, Peru and Colombia. No doubt this sensibility and charge came from the legendary jet-setting of one such Peter Scarlet, the cognoscente Artistic Director beloved by many Latin American festivals. At 8 years old, the Festival was fast outgrowing its post 9/11 birthmark and has since stubbornly and desperately struggled to position itself as a blank World Cinema festival. This is a strategy I find puzzling, given it is way out of league and under the heavy shadow cast from uptown by the auteur and discovery art house Lincoln Film Society. One would think it an ideal and very NY synergy thing to do would be to carve out your own identity in specializing in the kaleidoscopic, fertile microcosm of Us immigrant odyssey found in every corner from Manhattan to the five boroughs. Not only is there a lack of Us Latino stories this year, nowhere to be found are films from Latin America. Seriously. Click on the online film guide's search by country scroll down menu and visibly absent are Chile, Mexico and Argentina - three of Latin America's most renowned and heralded world cinema incubators. The closest we get is one feature from Brazil by veteran director, Bruno Baretto, and two shorts from Spain. Its plain to see that the Festival's new Artistic Director, Fredric Boyer (who headed bougie prestige fests, Cannes' Directors Fortnight and then Locarno Film Festival) is seriously 'Euro-cizing' the Triangle Below Canal.
So, what's my silver lining? Well, its based on the Short Term 12 lesson I just experienced at SXSW. I did not target the indie film as a Latino film but being familiar and a fan of Hawaiian filmmaker, Daniel Cretton's work, I went to see it and was immediately absorbed by the effortless kid-adult social psychological narrative. A detail that resonated with me was that one of the main juvy instructors was a foster kid who was raised and adopted into a big loving home by Mexican parents. He's as white as they come, yet he cooks a mean Mexican dish and expresses his emotions outwardly, attributes of Latino culture that informed his personhood. Maybe that's how subtle, relative yet impactful Latino culture is seeping into all of our lives. Maybe my barely passing grade on the Latino at Tribeca diagnosis is premature having not seen all of the films. Maybe where we least expect it, beyond cast and loglines, there are films buried in here with deeper social undertones of brown representation. I'm willing to excavate. All that big picture stuff aside, I am quite excited about the six films (out of some 168) I highlight here which offers a diverse albeit thin slice of Latino - whether its the narrative's themes, up and coming actors, and real life Americans - who knows how many times removed from their Latin roots - and how cool that looks like.
Without further ado, here it is; Wtf is Latino at Tribeca Film Festival.
World Narrative Competition
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors directed by Sam Fleischner and written by Rose Lichter-Marck, Micah Bloomberg
Logline: When autistic teen Ricky is scolded for skipping class, he escapes into the subway for a days-long odyssey among the subway’s disparate denizens. Meanwhile, his mother wages an escalating search effort above ground. Based on a true story and set in Far Rockaway, Queens, in the days leading up to Hurricane Sandy, these parallel stories of mother and son take the viewer on a touching journey of community and connection in and below New York City. Cast Andrea Suarez, Jesus Valez, Azul Rodriguez, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Marsha Stephanie Blake
Sam Fleischner's first film, Wah Do Dem was about a broken hearted hipster who goes on a cruise and gets stuck in the dangerous wild of Jamaica - just as President Obama is being sworn into office for the first time. The filmmaking felt so fresh, real, tense and engrossing. Just like you were on the adventure with him. Sam and his co-director Ben Chase won the $50,000 Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival. I'm so happy he is premiering this NY based film which features a Latino cast including Tenoch Huerta (Dias de Gracia), and half of the film is spoken in Spanish. No, Sam is not a Latino but a native New Yorker and I love his take and thematic weaving in this story. His statement and inspiration behind the film demonstrates his sensibility and vision, surpassing and waiving any requirement or notion that says you have to be Latino to tell authentic Latino stories. This is what Sam was able to tell me over email:
"I am not Latino but this story is inspired by true events that happened to a Mexican family. I was attracted to the parallel between people on the autism spectrum and people living as illegal immigrants in the Us. Both instances are people wading through systems that aren't designed for them, interesting to think about the term 'alien'. "
Narrative Spotlight
The Pretty One, written and directed by Jenee Lamarque
Logline: Audrey has all of the qualities that her twin sister Laurel wishes she possessed: confidence, style, independence. When tragedy strikes, Laurel has the opportunity to reinvent herself. In a complex performance, Zoe Kazan poignantly captures Laurel’s complex mix of loss and awakening, especially as she begins a new relationship with her neighbor (Jake Johnson). Jenée Lamarque’s first feature film is a quirky, lovely tale of identity and the eternal bond between two sisters. Cast Zoe Kazan, Jake Johnson, John Carroll Lynch, Shae D'lyn, Frankie Shaw, Ron Livingston
I first met Jenee with her edgy girls short film Spoonful, a ridiculous real life scenario in which friends help out their lactating friend, which played the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. She was also kind enough to email me amid the crunch of finishing her first feature for its world premiere. I'm so grateful she responded because she truly personifies what I'm trying to convey about Latino identity (its American and expansive and our creativity relates to it vastly different ways). She says, "As for my Latina origin: my dad is Mexican, born and raised in Chino, CA. His mother's family is Mexican and has been in CA for a long time. His father's family is from Mexico City...we have a French last name, presumably because of the French who came to Mexico during the 19th century but I really don't know anything about my French-Mexican origins. My grandfather came to CA during WWII with the Bracero program. My Mom is Danish, Norwegian and French. I do identify as Mexican, as Latina, but I also identify as American and as white. I really wish that I had more of a connection to my Mexican heritage but unfortunately, my dad didn't speak Spanish to us growing up (even thought he's fluent) and he really identifies as American. It's funny, because I'm mixed, I don't feel I'm fully one thing or another, I feel like my identity is sort of slippery because of it. I think that my mixed heritage plays a central role in my voice as a storyteller; one of the themes of The Pretty One is identity (a struggle with identity) and I also find myself drawn to this theme again in again in my other work. "
Documentary Spotlight
The Motivation by Adam Bhala Lough
Logline: Go inside the lives and training regimes of eight of the world’s gutsiest professional skateboarders. These fearless stars face unique obstacles on the way to the Street League Championship and the coveted title of best street skateboarder in the world. Adam Bhala Lough, creator of the independent hit Bomb the System (Tff 2003), directs this fresh, energetic documentary search for that elusive quality that separates winners from the pack.
This skateboarding shred competish doc about the sheer intensity and will to defy the terror of cracked bones features some of the youngest, most successfully branded and competitive skaters in the game like Nyjah Huston (Puerto Rican father), Paul Rodriguez known as P-Rod, and Chaz Ortiz. I can't wait to meet these guys and get to know them. Adam is good like that. His last film, The Carter, about autodidactic and auto-real voiced rapper Lil Wayne impressed me for its gloss and floss but also by its covert way of infiltrating the hyped up insular world and mind of a subculture pop king. His flashy aesthetic and sneak transparency is bound to capture the badass jaw dropping leaps and outrageous rail tricks along with distilling the high intensity pressure and rush of winning in The Motivation.
Midnight
Frankenstein's Army (Netherlands, Czech Republic) directed by Richard Raaphorst and written by Miguel Tejada Flores
Logline: In the waning days of World War II, a team of Russian soldiers finds itself on a mysterious mission to the lab of one Dr. Victor Frankenstein. They unearth a terrifying Nazi plan to resurrect fallen soldiers as an army of unstoppable freaks and are soon trapped in a veritable haunted house of cobbled-together monstrosities. Frankenstein’s Army is the wild steampunk Nazi found-footage zombie mad scientist film you’ve always wanted.
Veteran Hollywood screenwriter, Miguel Tejada Flores has written such horror reboots as Beyond Reanimator and family classics as The Lion King but notably this is the guy who gets story credit for Revenge of the Nerds back in '84. His next film is the upcoming I Brake for Gringos starring Camilla Belle directed by Mexican filmmaker Fernando Lebrija. A frequent mentor over the years at Nalip's screenwriting and producing labs, it sounds like this guy is accessible and interested in nurturing the younger generation of Latino talent. A California native, his family is from Bolivia. Read his wordpress blog here
V/H/S/2 - Eduardo Sanchez is one of the seven filmmakers of the second found footage horror anthology which has screened at Sundance, SXSW and now Tribeca (that might be a record), and most famously directed The Blair Witch Project. Cuban born filmmaker.
Short Film Competition
Close Your Eyes written and directed by Sonia Malfa
Logline: Thirteen-year-old Imani Cortes is a gifted photographer longing to experience her first kiss. She has a crush on a quiet artist, Junito, with whom she has a natural connection, but she also faces an enormous challenge: she is slowly losing her sight to retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disease. Will Imani let her disease stop her or be the path to independence? Cast Kimberly Lora, Julian Fernandez-Kemp, Sara Contreras, Victor Cruz, Rhina Valentina, Mia Ysabel
I'm looking forward to seeing this short set in Spanish Harlem. I don't know much about the filmmaker except that she raised 10k off Kickstarter for this, her directorial debut. And she looks Boricua. Check out her website which shows a number of her photos and videos that show off her 'eye'.
The Tribeca Film Festival starts April 17-28. Ticket info here...
- 3/27/2013
- by Christine Davila
- Sydney's Buzz
Yesterday the Tribeca Film Festival announced their feature film selections for their Spotlight and Midnight sections which include 21 narrative and 12 documentary projects.
This year’s choices bring us films featuring a bevy of top Hollywood talent including Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti, John Cusack,, Gemma Arterton and Zoe Kazan.
In a press release that accompanied the roster, Genna Terranova, Director of Programming for the festival said: “The documentary films in the Spotlight section this year highlight several famous individuals (including one very cute cat) who use their wit and bold personas to make us think and laugh. A mix of established filmmakers and rising talent top off the rest of the section with features exploring some fresh takes on unconventional relationships.”
The festival will feature the world premieres of several highly-anticipated film projects from indie mainstays like Neil Labute and Richard Linklater, as well as new projects from veteran directors like...
This year’s choices bring us films featuring a bevy of top Hollywood talent including Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti, John Cusack,, Gemma Arterton and Zoe Kazan.
In a press release that accompanied the roster, Genna Terranova, Director of Programming for the festival said: “The documentary films in the Spotlight section this year highlight several famous individuals (including one very cute cat) who use their wit and bold personas to make us think and laugh. A mix of established filmmakers and rising talent top off the rest of the section with features exploring some fresh takes on unconventional relationships.”
The festival will feature the world premieres of several highly-anticipated film projects from indie mainstays like Neil Labute and Richard Linklater, as well as new projects from veteran directors like...
- 3/7/2013
- by Damen Norton
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Tribeca Film Festival organizers announced on Wednesday 33 films ticketed for the Spotlight section of the April fest, including new movies starring John Cusack, Ethan Hawke, Zoe Kazan and Melissa Leo.
“A mix of established filmmakers and rising talent top off the rest of the section with features exploring some fresh takes on unconventional relationships,” said Tribeca director of programming Genna Terranova in a press release. The Tribeca Film Festival had previously announced "Mistaken For Strangers," a documentary about The National, as the opening night film, plus a full slate of documentary and feature films in competition.
Some highlights from the Spotlight roster include the world premieres of "Adult World" (with Emma Roberts and John Cusack), "Almost Christmas" (with Paul Rudd and Paul Giamatti), "A Case of You" (with Justin Long), "Some Velvet Morning" (with Stanley Tucci and Evan Rachel Wood), "Trust Me" (with Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy and more...
“A mix of established filmmakers and rising talent top off the rest of the section with features exploring some fresh takes on unconventional relationships,” said Tribeca director of programming Genna Terranova in a press release. The Tribeca Film Festival had previously announced "Mistaken For Strangers," a documentary about The National, as the opening night film, plus a full slate of documentary and feature films in competition.
Some highlights from the Spotlight roster include the world premieres of "Adult World" (with Emma Roberts and John Cusack), "Almost Christmas" (with Paul Rudd and Paul Giamatti), "A Case of You" (with Justin Long), "Some Velvet Morning" (with Stanley Tucci and Evan Rachel Wood), "Trust Me" (with Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy and more...
- 3/6/2013
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
The Tribeca Film Festival announced the second half of its movie slate today with a lineup that includes Emma Roberts in Adult World, Zac Efron in racing-cum-farming drama At Any Price, and Richard Linklater’s Before Midnight. The releases are in the following categories, which make up the second half of the festival’s feature list: Spotlight, Midnight, Special Screenings, and Storyscapes, a new category this year to recognize work in transmedia — films the incorporate web-based and cross-platform elements.
The Spotlight selection — 33 films: 21 narratives and 12 documentaries — stands out for its range of titles, including premieres from indie darlings (Junebug director Phil Morrison,...
The Spotlight selection — 33 films: 21 narratives and 12 documentaries — stands out for its range of titles, including premieres from indie darlings (Junebug director Phil Morrison,...
- 3/6/2013
- by Adam Carlson
- EW - Inside Movies
In my PSOne playing days there were a handful of games that got constant rotation in the CD drive – Re-Volt, Pandemonium 2, No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking, World’s Wildest Police Chases, Spider-Man and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (and it’s immediate sequel). So when I heard that a HD update of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was coming to console my heart skipped a beat. After all, I loved the original games, but had they aged badly? Would a HD remake do the original “memories” justice? And would this HD remake be as bad as some of the others we’ve had recently?
Well the answer are (in order): No; Yes; No.
If you’ve played the modern iterations of the Tony Hawk franchise you’ll know just how lame the recent entries have been and it turns out that despite attempts at changing up the gameplay (such...
Well the answer are (in order): No; Yes; No.
If you’ve played the modern iterations of the Tony Hawk franchise you’ll know just how lame the recent entries have been and it turns out that despite attempts at changing up the gameplay (such...
- 9/14/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The younger gamer in all of us was very happy to hear the announcement that Mr Hawk was making a nostalgic come back. In the days of the original Playstation many of us spent hour upon hour guiding the Hawkman and his friends through the various board-based challenges the game had to offer. From the sound track to the level design, the early Tony Hawk games bring back treasured childhood memories for many, many a gamer and now they are back!
It was starting to look like developer Robomodo couldn’t do anything right. After taking the reigns of the series from Neversoft, Robomodo have produced two of the worst games in Tony Hawk’s history, in the form of Tony Hawk: Ride and Tony Hawk: Shred. The new direction for the series was based on the idea that players would want to control their skater with a plastic skateboard peripheral,...
It was starting to look like developer Robomodo couldn’t do anything right. After taking the reigns of the series from Neversoft, Robomodo have produced two of the worst games in Tony Hawk’s history, in the form of Tony Hawk: Ride and Tony Hawk: Shred. The new direction for the series was based on the idea that players would want to control their skater with a plastic skateboard peripheral,...
- 7/13/2012
- by Rob John Downer
- Obsessed with Film
Some new information has surfaced on the upcoming re-release of Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD. The game will be released later this summer on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network, and will feature remastered levels from Tony Hawk Pro Skater one and two. The same amazing gameplay will return with a focus on gaining points through combining the best combos.
Some of the new features include a totally remastered HD upgrade of the game by Robomodo using the games original source code, seven of the most famous levels from Tony Hawk one and two, and some new refined controls; for example you can now do tricks in Tony Hawk Pro Skater levels that used to be available only in Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2.
In addition, the game will include the best pro skaters from today including:
“Nyjah Huston, Chris Cole, Eric Koston, Andrew Reynolds, Rodney Mullen, Lyn-z Adams Hawkins (Pastrana), Riley Hawk and,...
Some of the new features include a totally remastered HD upgrade of the game by Robomodo using the games original source code, seven of the most famous levels from Tony Hawk one and two, and some new refined controls; for example you can now do tricks in Tony Hawk Pro Skater levels that used to be available only in Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2.
In addition, the game will include the best pro skaters from today including:
“Nyjah Huston, Chris Cole, Eric Koston, Andrew Reynolds, Rodney Mullen, Lyn-z Adams Hawkins (Pastrana), Riley Hawk and,...
- 3/16/2012
- by Matt Mann
- Obsessed with Film
Activision and developer Robomodo have released a batch of screens for the HD remake/best-of the first two games in the Tony Hawk series.
Here's our first good look at Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD in screens and, if nothing else, it looks like Robomodo at least has given the downloadable title a nice bit of visual polish. The summer release (no firm date yet) will be hitting Psn and Xbla and was unveiled during the VGAs as an attempt to get away from the story-driven, more absurd elements of the later Tony Hawk titles. So no riding around in a hot dog costume pulling pranks, it would seem.
Also, if there's no Spider-Man skin in this, I'm going to be very disappointed and/or surprised.
From the press release:
Tapping into fans’ muscle memories, the gameplay in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD returns to controllers and focuses...
Here's our first good look at Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD in screens and, if nothing else, it looks like Robomodo at least has given the downloadable title a nice bit of visual polish. The summer release (no firm date yet) will be hitting Psn and Xbla and was unveiled during the VGAs as an attempt to get away from the story-driven, more absurd elements of the later Tony Hawk titles. So no riding around in a hot dog costume pulling pranks, it would seem.
Also, if there's no Spider-Man skin in this, I'm going to be very disappointed and/or surprised.
From the press release:
Tapping into fans’ muscle memories, the gameplay in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD returns to controllers and focuses...
- 1/20/2012
- by Charles Webb
- MTV Multiplayer
Activision has announced that Tony Hawk.s Pro Skater HD, a downloadable title that updates the best elements of the classic Thps games, will be available summer 2012 on Xbox 360 and PS3 for about $15. "We.re going back to the core of what made the original Tony Hawk.s Pro Skater games so popular, while leveraging today.s console power and online capabilities,. said Tony Hawk. .We've updated many elements to reflect today.s skateboarding scene as well. Long-time fans of the series will appreciate the huge amount of polished content at a very low price." Tony Hawk.s Pro Skater HD features an eclectic group of today.s skateboarding pros, including Nyjah Huston, Chris Cole, Eric Koston, Andrew Reynolds, Rodney Mullen,...
- 12/13/2011
- by Hector Cortez
- Monsters and Critics
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD will be released on digital platforms in 2012. Tony Hawk revealed at the Spike Video Game Awards that the new title will take levels from the first two Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games and render them in high definition. The game will feature a range of professional skaters, including Eric Koston, Andrew Reynolds, Rodney Mullen, Lyn-z Adams Hawkins (Pastrana), Nyjah Huston, Chris Cole and Riley Hawk, as well as Tony himself. Robomodo will develop the game with standard controller support in mind. Recent entries in the series have used motion peripherals, which received a lukewarm reception from critics. (more)...
- 12/11/2011
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
Shaun White -- you may remember him as the red-headed snowboard champ from the 2010 winter Olympics -- made his mark on the 17th annual Summer X Games, held Thursday through Sunday (July 28 - 31) in Los Angeles.
More than 200 athletes competed in skateboarding, motocross and rally-car racing events that involved things like grinding, catching air and scads of other extreme stuff, but it was the show-stopping White who again grabbed much of the attention -- this time riding a skateboard.
Below, a look at more of the event's winners...
Taddy Blazusiak of Poland crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the Moto X Enduro X Men Final:
Brian Deegan won his first X Rally gold:
Nyjah Huston smiles after winning the gold medal in the Skateboard Street Men's Final:
Garrett Reynolds rides to a gold medal in the BMX Freestyle Street Final:...
More than 200 athletes competed in skateboarding, motocross and rally-car racing events that involved things like grinding, catching air and scads of other extreme stuff, but it was the show-stopping White who again grabbed much of the attention -- this time riding a skateboard.
Below, a look at more of the event's winners...
Taddy Blazusiak of Poland crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the Moto X Enduro X Men Final:
Brian Deegan won his first X Rally gold:
Nyjah Huston smiles after winning the gold medal in the Skateboard Street Men's Final:
Garrett Reynolds rides to a gold medal in the BMX Freestyle Street Final:...
- 8/1/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Tune in alert for Fox Saturday, August 28 at 3:00pm Et/12:00pm Pt to watch a one-hour roundup of the Maloof Money Cup Orange County presented by Vans, the world.s greatest skateboarding event, preceding the Fox Saturday Baseball Game of the Week. Fuel TV produced the wrap-up of the Maloof Money Cup that features event highlights, never-before-seen interviews, and exclusive behind-the-scenes comments from the best skateboarders in the world. From Fox The Maloof Money Cup Oc was held at the Orange County Fair & Events Center, and featured one of the most exciting and controversial finals ever witnessed. During the third and last section of the Volcom Street Pro, 15-year-old Nyjah Huston pulled off a perfect round, but couldn.t overcome eventual...
- 8/27/2010
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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