Rejoice, cinephiles, for we are all a lot closer to seeing Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon." Originally set to release in 2022, the movie was pushed back a year. Now, it's been confirmed by Variety that after a premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, the film will enjoy a theatrical run, first in limited release on October 6, 2023, before going wide on October 20. The theatrical distribution comes courtesy of Paramount Pictures, but "Killers of the Flower Moon" is an Apple Studios production and will stream on Apple TV+ once its time in theaters is over.
We've written before how the hybrid release of "Killers of the Flower Moon" could be the harbinger of streaming services' new money-making strategy. The theatrical exhibition offers a direct cash return and a publicity build-up for the online release; that's something Scorsese's last picture, 2019's Netflix-produced "The Irishman" didn't take full advantage of.
We've written before how the hybrid release of "Killers of the Flower Moon" could be the harbinger of streaming services' new money-making strategy. The theatrical exhibition offers a direct cash return and a publicity build-up for the online release; that's something Scorsese's last picture, 2019's Netflix-produced "The Irishman" didn't take full advantage of.
- 3/28/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
The Irishman
Blu ray
Criterion
2019 / 209 Min. / 1:85.1
Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino
Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Brotherhood, betrayal, bloodshed… memories are made of this. And these days memories are Frank Sheeran’s only companions. He was a man who engaged in crimes at the behest of some of the most powerful and dangerous men in the country, including the former Teamster head Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared in 1975. Frank took credit for that “disappearance” in a widely disputed confession to Charles Brandt, a writer who decided, like so many romantics, to print the legend.
Frank’s remembrances, both far-fetched and frighteningly credible, first appeared in Brandt’s 2004 book, I Heard You Paint Houses. Using Brandt’s work as a launching pad, Martin Scorsese began production in 2007 on what would eventually become 2019’s The Irishman. In some literary corners Brandt has been painted as unreliable as his subject—fortunately,...
Blu ray
Criterion
2019 / 209 Min. / 1:85.1
Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino
Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Brotherhood, betrayal, bloodshed… memories are made of this. And these days memories are Frank Sheeran’s only companions. He was a man who engaged in crimes at the behest of some of the most powerful and dangerous men in the country, including the former Teamster head Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared in 1975. Frank took credit for that “disappearance” in a widely disputed confession to Charles Brandt, a writer who decided, like so many romantics, to print the legend.
Frank’s remembrances, both far-fetched and frighteningly credible, first appeared in Brandt’s 2004 book, I Heard You Paint Houses. Using Brandt’s work as a launching pad, Martin Scorsese began production in 2007 on what would eventually become 2019’s The Irishman. In some literary corners Brandt has been painted as unreliable as his subject—fortunately,...
- 11/28/2020
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Netflix’s “The Irishman” struck out at the Oscars on Sunday night, despite its 10 nominations.
Martin Scorsese’s sprawling three-and-a-half-hour look at a gangster’s life received 10 Academy Award nominations on Jan. 13 and came away empty-handed.
“The Irishman” has now joined five titles that amount to the Oscar snubs hall of fame that hit double figures in nominations, but wound up with nothing at the awards ceremonies. That roster is led by Steven Spielberg’s “The Color Purple” and Herbert Ross’ “The Turning Point,” which both received 11 nominations. “The Irishman” now joins three other films — Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York,” the Coen brothers’ “True Grit” and David O. Russell’s “American Hustle” — with 10 nominations and no wins.
Netflix also campaigned heavily for “Marriage Story,” which was nominated for six Oscars and won one for Laura Dern for supporting actress. The streamer netted two Oscar wins for the night, including best documentary for “American Factory.
Martin Scorsese’s sprawling three-and-a-half-hour look at a gangster’s life received 10 Academy Award nominations on Jan. 13 and came away empty-handed.
“The Irishman” has now joined five titles that amount to the Oscar snubs hall of fame that hit double figures in nominations, but wound up with nothing at the awards ceremonies. That roster is led by Steven Spielberg’s “The Color Purple” and Herbert Ross’ “The Turning Point,” which both received 11 nominations. “The Irishman” now joins three other films — Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York,” the Coen brothers’ “True Grit” and David O. Russell’s “American Hustle” — with 10 nominations and no wins.
Netflix also campaigned heavily for “Marriage Story,” which was nominated for six Oscars and won one for Laura Dern for supporting actress. The streamer netted two Oscar wins for the night, including best documentary for “American Factory.
- 2/10/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The Irishman is heading to the 2020 Oscars with 10 nominations.
The Martin Scorsese-directed Netflix film is up for best picture, best director, best supporting actor (Al Pacino and Joe Pesci), best adapted screenplay (Steven Zaillian), best production design, best cinematography, best costume design, best film editing and best visual effects.
Based on Charles Brandt's book I Heard You Paint Houses, The Irishman tells the true story of mob hitman and World War II veteran Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran (Robert De Niro). The film follows Sheeran in his later years of life as he reflects on the events that ...
The Martin Scorsese-directed Netflix film is up for best picture, best director, best supporting actor (Al Pacino and Joe Pesci), best adapted screenplay (Steven Zaillian), best production design, best cinematography, best costume design, best film editing and best visual effects.
Based on Charles Brandt's book I Heard You Paint Houses, The Irishman tells the true story of mob hitman and World War II veteran Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran (Robert De Niro). The film follows Sheeran in his later years of life as he reflects on the events that ...
The Irishman is heading to the 2020 Oscars with 10 nominations.
The Martin Scorsese-directed Netflix film is up for best picture, best director, best supporting actor (Al Pacino and Joe Pesci), best adapted screenplay (Steven Zaillian), best production design, best cinematography, best costume design, best film editing and best visual effects.
Based on Charles Brandt's book I Heard You Paint Houses, The Irishman tells the true story of mob hitman and World War II veteran Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran (Robert De Niro). The film follows Sheeran in his later years of life as he reflects on the events that ...
The Martin Scorsese-directed Netflix film is up for best picture, best director, best supporting actor (Al Pacino and Joe Pesci), best adapted screenplay (Steven Zaillian), best production design, best cinematography, best costume design, best film editing and best visual effects.
Based on Charles Brandt's book I Heard You Paint Houses, The Irishman tells the true story of mob hitman and World War II veteran Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran (Robert De Niro). The film follows Sheeran in his later years of life as he reflects on the events that ...
Martin Scorsese has distilled a lifetime of expertise into this outstanding meditation on the mafia, ageing and the loss of agency
‘Three people can keep a secret only when two of them are dead.” This is the maxim of slot-mouthed hitman Frank Sheeran in The Irishman, the wintry and minor-key crime-conspiracy epic adapted for the screen by Steven Zaillian from Charles Brandt’s bestseller and directed by Martin Scorsese: produced by him and his star Robert De Niro, along with his longtime producing colleagues Irwin Winkler, Jane Rosenthal and Emma Tillinger Koskoff.
The three people with the terrible secret in this film are first Frank himself, second Russell Bufalino, the lizardly and quietly-spoken mafioso played by Joe Pesci, who brokers Frank’s promotion within the Teamsters union in the early 1960s, and third, the legendary Teamsters boss and Frank’s own father figure, Jimmy Hoffa, who famously disappeared in 1975: an ebullient,...
‘Three people can keep a secret only when two of them are dead.” This is the maxim of slot-mouthed hitman Frank Sheeran in The Irishman, the wintry and minor-key crime-conspiracy epic adapted for the screen by Steven Zaillian from Charles Brandt’s bestseller and directed by Martin Scorsese: produced by him and his star Robert De Niro, along with his longtime producing colleagues Irwin Winkler, Jane Rosenthal and Emma Tillinger Koskoff.
The three people with the terrible secret in this film are first Frank himself, second Russell Bufalino, the lizardly and quietly-spoken mafioso played by Joe Pesci, who brokers Frank’s promotion within the Teamsters union in the early 1960s, and third, the legendary Teamsters boss and Frank’s own father figure, Jimmy Hoffa, who famously disappeared in 1975: an ebullient,...
- 2/4/2020
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Moments ago, the 2020 Writers Guild Awards began their show. Interestingly, the ceremony kicked off by announcing both of the big Film prizes, Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay. The former was seen as a race between Noah Baumbach for Marriage Story and Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won for Parasite, with the winner the main competitor to Quentin Tarantino and Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood at Oscar. The latter? A close race with four of the five Academy Award nominees competing has turned into a battle between Greta Gerwig’s Little Women script and Taika Waiti’s script for Jojo Rabbit. How did it turn out? Read on for the winners… Original Screenplay went to Parasite, while Adapted Screenplay went to Jojo Rabbit. Parasite may well have some major momentum in Original going into Oscar night, while the Adapted race is officially too close to call. The Academy Awards...
- 2/2/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won-penned South Korean class thriller “Parasite” won Best Original Screenplay and Taika Waititi’s Nazi satire “Jojo Rabbit” won Best Adapted Screenplay at the Writers Guild Awards Saturday night.
The annual awards, which honor the best in film, TV, and radio writing, were handed out at dual ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles.
Both “Parasite” and “Jojo Rabbit” are in the running for Oscars in their respective categories.
“Parasite” bested three Best Original Screenplay nominees up for the Writers Guild Award: “1917,” “Knives Out,” “Marriage Story,” and “Parasite.” The WGA swapped the fifth Oscar-nominated script, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” in favor of a nomination for “Booksmart.”
“Jojo Rabbit” also beat three Best Adapted Screenplay nominees up for the Writers Guild Award: “The Irishman,” “Joker,” and “Little Women.” “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood was a WGA nominee and is not up for the Oscar,...
The annual awards, which honor the best in film, TV, and radio writing, were handed out at dual ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles.
Both “Parasite” and “Jojo Rabbit” are in the running for Oscars in their respective categories.
“Parasite” bested three Best Original Screenplay nominees up for the Writers Guild Award: “1917,” “Knives Out,” “Marriage Story,” and “Parasite.” The WGA swapped the fifth Oscar-nominated script, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” in favor of a nomination for “Booksmart.”
“Jojo Rabbit” also beat three Best Adapted Screenplay nominees up for the Writers Guild Award: “The Irishman,” “Joker,” and “Little Women.” “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood was a WGA nominee and is not up for the Oscar,...
- 2/2/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
“Jojo Rabbit” has been named the best adapted screenplay of 2019 by the Writers Guild of America, which handed out its annual awards at simultaneous shows in Los Angeles and New York. “Parasite” has won the award as the best original screenplay, making it the first non-English-language feature to win a WGA award.
The film awards, which are traditionally held until the end of the show, were the first two categories of the night and were announced at the New York ceremony before the one in Los Angeles. Most of the nominees in those categories were heading to London for Sunday’s BAFTA Awards, so the unusual timing allowed them more time to get there from New York.
Because the Writers Guild limits eligibility to scripts written under the guild’s Minimum Basic Agreement or under the contracts of several allied international guilds, some significant Oscar contenders are always missing from the WGA nominees each year.
The film awards, which are traditionally held until the end of the show, were the first two categories of the night and were announced at the New York ceremony before the one in Los Angeles. Most of the nominees in those categories were heading to London for Sunday’s BAFTA Awards, so the unusual timing allowed them more time to get there from New York.
Because the Writers Guild limits eligibility to scripts written under the guild’s Minimum Basic Agreement or under the contracts of several allied international guilds, some significant Oscar contenders are always missing from the WGA nominees each year.
- 2/2/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Writers Guild of America handed out its top awards of the year in concurrent ceremonies on both the East and West Coasts on Saturday night, with big winners including “Parasite” and “Jojo Rabbit” on the film side and “Succession” and “Barry” in TV.
Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won took home the award for original screenplay for “Parasite,” winning out over nominees such as Noah Baumbach for “Marriage Story.” Bong expressed his gratitude to WGA members for reading his script in translation. “You understood the structure of our story and the nuance of our dialogue — it’s amazing,” he said.
In English, Bong made a reference to President Donald Trump’s polarizing political agenda by observing: “Some people make the barriers higher. We writers, we love to destroy the barriers.”
The other major film winner was “Jojo Rabbit” by Taika Waititi, which won over competitors including Todd Phillips and Scott Silver for “Joker.
Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won took home the award for original screenplay for “Parasite,” winning out over nominees such as Noah Baumbach for “Marriage Story.” Bong expressed his gratitude to WGA members for reading his script in translation. “You understood the structure of our story and the nuance of our dialogue — it’s amazing,” he said.
In English, Bong made a reference to President Donald Trump’s polarizing political agenda by observing: “Some people make the barriers higher. We writers, we love to destroy the barriers.”
The other major film winner was “Jojo Rabbit” by Taika Waititi, which won over competitors including Todd Phillips and Scott Silver for “Joker.
- 2/2/2020
- by Michael Schneider, Cynthia Littleton and Alex Stedman
- Variety Film + TV
The Writers Guild of America revealed its winners for the 72nd annual edition of its awards, which were held simultaneously at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles and at the Edison Ballroom in New York City on February 1. About 15,000 WGA members vote on the best writing of the prior calendar year in an array of genres.
But beware Oscar predictors: Often a few film scripts nominated for an Academy Award are deemed ineligible. Only screenplays written under the guild’s guidelines or those of several international partners are allowed to vie for the WGA Awards. That accounts for its relatively low success rate at previewing the eventual Oscar nominees compared to the other guilds.
Among those ineligible for consideration this year are some of the leading Oscar contenders, including the original screenplays for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “Pain and Glory.” The former is by Quentin Tarantino,...
But beware Oscar predictors: Often a few film scripts nominated for an Academy Award are deemed ineligible. Only screenplays written under the guild’s guidelines or those of several international partners are allowed to vie for the WGA Awards. That accounts for its relatively low success rate at previewing the eventual Oscar nominees compared to the other guilds.
Among those ineligible for consideration this year are some of the leading Oscar contenders, including the original screenplays for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “Pain and Glory.” The former is by Quentin Tarantino,...
- 2/1/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
The USC Libraries Scripter Awards honor the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals, and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.
While Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts, for movies “The Irishman” (Steve Zaillian adapted Charles Brandt’s “I Heard You Paint Houses”) and “The Two Popes” (Anthony McCarten adapted his own play), and Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman’s limited series “Unbelievable,” the winners were Amazon’s “Fleabag” (play and series author Phoebe Waller-Bridge was in London), and Sony’s “Little Women,” whose scribe Greta Gerwig gave a heartfelt speech. This could presage another win at the WGA Awards next week and on Oscar night in the Adapted Screenplay category.
“It’s the book of my life,” Gerwig said...
While Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts, for movies “The Irishman” (Steve Zaillian adapted Charles Brandt’s “I Heard You Paint Houses”) and “The Two Popes” (Anthony McCarten adapted his own play), and Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman’s limited series “Unbelievable,” the winners were Amazon’s “Fleabag” (play and series author Phoebe Waller-Bridge was in London), and Sony’s “Little Women,” whose scribe Greta Gerwig gave a heartfelt speech. This could presage another win at the WGA Awards next week and on Oscar night in the Adapted Screenplay category.
“It’s the book of my life,” Gerwig said...
- 1/26/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The USC Libraries Scripter Awards honor the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals, and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.
While Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts, for movies “The Irishman” (Steve Zaillian adapted Charles Brandt’s “I Heard You Paint Houses”) and “The Two Popes” (Anthony McCarten adapted his own play), and Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman’s limited series “Unbelievable,” the winners were Amazon’s “Fleabag” (play and series author Phoebe Waller-Bridge was in London), and Sony’s “Little Women,” whose scribe Greta Gerwig gave a heartfelt speech. This could presage another win at the WGA Awards next week and on Oscar night in the Adapted Screenplay category.
“It’s the book of my life,” Gerwig said...
While Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts, for movies “The Irishman” (Steve Zaillian adapted Charles Brandt’s “I Heard You Paint Houses”) and “The Two Popes” (Anthony McCarten adapted his own play), and Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, and Ayelet Waldman’s limited series “Unbelievable,” the winners were Amazon’s “Fleabag” (play and series author Phoebe Waller-Bridge was in London), and Sony’s “Little Women,” whose scribe Greta Gerwig gave a heartfelt speech. This could presage another win at the WGA Awards next week and on Oscar night in the Adapted Screenplay category.
“It’s the book of my life,” Gerwig said...
- 1/26/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Greta Gerwig’s script for “Little Women” has won the USC Libraries Scripter Award for best movie adaptation and “Fleabag” has taken the television award.
The winners were announced Saturday night at USC’s Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library.
“Little Women” topped “Dark Waters,” “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” and “The Two Popes.” All but environmental drama “Dark Waters” are contending for the Academy Award in the adapted screenplay category.
Gerwig, who also directed, won the Scritper award in conjunction with Louisa May Alcott, author of the iconic 1868 novel about the lives of the four March sisters in a small New England town during the 1860s.
“This is extraordinary. I am very honored. I didn’t attend USC, but I truly love this library,” Gerwig said. “‘Little Women’ is the book of my life. I can’t recall a time when I didn’t know who the March sisters were.
The winners were announced Saturday night at USC’s Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library.
“Little Women” topped “Dark Waters,” “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” and “The Two Popes.” All but environmental drama “Dark Waters” are contending for the Academy Award in the adapted screenplay category.
Gerwig, who also directed, won the Scritper award in conjunction with Louisa May Alcott, author of the iconic 1868 novel about the lives of the four March sisters in a small New England town during the 1860s.
“This is extraordinary. I am very honored. I didn’t attend USC, but I truly love this library,” Gerwig said. “‘Little Women’ is the book of my life. I can’t recall a time when I didn’t know who the March sisters were.
- 1/26/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Al Pacino is basking in his Academy Award nomination for The Irishman.
The actor, 79, spoke to People about the honor on Tuesday while promoting his upcoming show Hunters at the Television Critics Association press tour.
This is Pacino’s first Oscar nomination since his 1993 win for Best Actor in Scent of a Woman. He was also up for a second nomination that year for Best Supporting Actor in Glengarry Glen Ross.
“The idea of it being the first [nomination] in a long time, well, that’s cool,” Pacino said. “But I guess, just getting an Oscar nomination, it’s just, how...
The actor, 79, spoke to People about the honor on Tuesday while promoting his upcoming show Hunters at the Television Critics Association press tour.
This is Pacino’s first Oscar nomination since his 1993 win for Best Actor in Scent of a Woman. He was also up for a second nomination that year for Best Supporting Actor in Glengarry Glen Ross.
“The idea of it being the first [nomination] in a long time, well, that’s cool,” Pacino said. “But I guess, just getting an Oscar nomination, it’s just, how...
- 1/16/2020
- by Alexia Fernandez, Scott Huver
- PEOPLE.com
The Academy’s director’s branch, packed with overseas voters, tends to be the most receptive to non-American auteurs. Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro and A.G. Inarritu have dominated the category in recent years. Cannes launched Bong Joon Ho’s brilliant and funny look at a poor family infiltrating a wealthy home, Palme d’Or-winner “Parasite”, which is the first-ever nominee from South Korea and a global box-office juggernaut ($130 million), scoring six Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
Never underestimate American auteur Quentin Tarantino, who’s back after a decade with Cannes Competition hit “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie. Tarantino’s ninth feature film stars DiCaprio as a past-his-prime television western star trying to break into movies in 1969 Los Angeles; Brad Pitt plays his loyal stunt double and driver. The director’s starry ensemble also includes Margot Robbie as sweet Sharon Tate.
Never underestimate American auteur Quentin Tarantino, who’s back after a decade with Cannes Competition hit “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie. Tarantino’s ninth feature film stars DiCaprio as a past-his-prime television western star trying to break into movies in 1969 Los Angeles; Brad Pitt plays his loyal stunt double and driver. The director’s starry ensemble also includes Margot Robbie as sweet Sharon Tate.
- 1/15/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Academy’s director’s branch, packed with overseas voters, tends to be the most receptive to non-American auteurs. Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro and A.G. Inarritu have dominated the category in recent years. Cannes launched Bong Joon Ho’s brilliant and funny look at a poor family infiltrating a wealthy home, Palme d’Or-winner “Parasite”, which is the first-ever nominee from South Korea and a global box-office juggernaut ($130 million), scoring six Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
Never underestimate American auteur Quentin Tarantino, who’s back after a decade with Cannes Competition hit “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie. Tarantino’s ninth feature film stars DiCaprio as a past-his-prime television western star trying to break into movies in 1969 Los Angeles; Brad Pitt plays his loyal stunt double and driver. The director’s starry ensemble also includes Margot Robbie as sweet Sharon Tate.
Never underestimate American auteur Quentin Tarantino, who’s back after a decade with Cannes Competition hit “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie. Tarantino’s ninth feature film stars DiCaprio as a past-his-prime television western star trying to break into movies in 1969 Los Angeles; Brad Pitt plays his loyal stunt double and driver. The director’s starry ensemble also includes Margot Robbie as sweet Sharon Tate.
- 1/15/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
As always, the crowded Adapted Screenplay category ranges over source material from novels and plays to magazine articles. And late-inning eligibility changes can move some originals to adapted, and vice versa.
New Zealand transplant Christine Leunens wrote the award-winning 2004 Vienna-set Hitler Youth novel “Caging Skies,” which was turned into a 2017 New Zealand hit play, and now, Taika Waititi’s black satire “Jojo Rabbit” (Fox Searchlight), which won the Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice award. This light-hearted but serious fable stars Roman Griffin Davis as a lonely young Nazi enthusiast whose imaginary friend Hitler (Waititi) winds up fighting for dominance with a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) hidden by his activist mother (Scarlett Johansson) behind a wall in his house.
Oscar-nominated writer-director Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”) adapted “Little Women” (Sony), the Louisa May Alcott classic about a mother (Laura Dern) with limited means raising four daughters while her husband is away at war.
New Zealand transplant Christine Leunens wrote the award-winning 2004 Vienna-set Hitler Youth novel “Caging Skies,” which was turned into a 2017 New Zealand hit play, and now, Taika Waititi’s black satire “Jojo Rabbit” (Fox Searchlight), which won the Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice award. This light-hearted but serious fable stars Roman Griffin Davis as a lonely young Nazi enthusiast whose imaginary friend Hitler (Waititi) winds up fighting for dominance with a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) hidden by his activist mother (Scarlett Johansson) behind a wall in his house.
Oscar-nominated writer-director Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”) adapted “Little Women” (Sony), the Louisa May Alcott classic about a mother (Laura Dern) with limited means raising four daughters while her husband is away at war.
- 1/13/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
As always, the crowded Adapted Screenplay category ranges over source material from novels and plays to magazine articles. And late-inning eligibility changes can move some originals to adapted, and vice versa.
New Zealand transplant Christine Leunens wrote the award-winning 2004 Vienna-set Hitler Youth novel “Caging Skies,” which was turned into a 2017 New Zealand hit play, and now, Taika Waititi’s black satire “Jojo Rabbit” (Fox Searchlight), which won the Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice award. This light-hearted but serious fable stars Roman Griffin Davis as a lonely young Nazi enthusiast whose imaginary friend Hitler (Waititi) winds up fighting for dominance with a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) hidden by his activist mother (Scarlett Johansson) behind a wall in his house.
Oscar-nominated writer-director Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”) adapted “Little Women” (Sony), the Louisa May Alcott classic about a mother (Laura Dern) with limited means raising four daughters while her husband is away at war.
New Zealand transplant Christine Leunens wrote the award-winning 2004 Vienna-set Hitler Youth novel “Caging Skies,” which was turned into a 2017 New Zealand hit play, and now, Taika Waititi’s black satire “Jojo Rabbit” (Fox Searchlight), which won the Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice award. This light-hearted but serious fable stars Roman Griffin Davis as a lonely young Nazi enthusiast whose imaginary friend Hitler (Waititi) winds up fighting for dominance with a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) hidden by his activist mother (Scarlett Johansson) behind a wall in his house.
Oscar-nominated writer-director Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”) adapted “Little Women” (Sony), the Louisa May Alcott classic about a mother (Laura Dern) with limited means raising four daughters while her husband is away at war.
- 1/13/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Predicting the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture is never easy. We were sure the top prize at the 2019 Oscars would go to “Roma” but it was “Green Book” that won. In coming up with our 2020 Oscar predictions, we considered a slew of factors, starting with the preferential ballot used to determine the winner. Add in the pedigree of the filmmakers, the critical reception to the films, the box office tally and the track record of the studios. We take all of these into consideration again as we look ahead to the 2020 Academy Awards. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2020 Oscars predictions for Best Picture.)
Contenders began to emerge at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Others will be seen for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival in May. However, most of the top tier of Best Picture hopefuls won’t screen until September at four film festivals: Venice,...
Contenders began to emerge at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Others will be seen for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival in May. However, most of the top tier of Best Picture hopefuls won’t screen until September at four film festivals: Venice,...
- 1/8/2020
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Rob Lowe has seemingly just earned bragging rights over one of the biggest directors in Hollywood!
The actor, 55, spoke to reporters at the Television Critics Association while promoting his Fox show 911: Lone Star where he claimed his Netflix Christmas film, Holiday in the Wild, surpassed Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman in terms of viewership.
When asked about filming locations, Lowe said he doesn’t “care where I’m working as long as it’s with people I like, people I like to work with and are telling good stories.”
“I just did a movie for Netflix, it was the...
The actor, 55, spoke to reporters at the Television Critics Association while promoting his Fox show 911: Lone Star where he claimed his Netflix Christmas film, Holiday in the Wild, surpassed Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman in terms of viewership.
When asked about filming locations, Lowe said he doesn’t “care where I’m working as long as it’s with people I like, people I like to work with and are telling good stories.”
“I just did a movie for Netflix, it was the...
- 1/7/2020
- by Alexia Fernandez, Christina Dugan
- PEOPLE.com
The Writers Guild of America revealed nominations on January 6 for the 72nd annual edition of its awards, which will be held simultaneously in La and Gotham on Feb. 1. The original screenplay nominees are: “Booksmart,” “Knives Out,” “Marriage Story,” “1917” and “Parasite.” The adapted screenplay contenders are: “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “The Irishman,” ” Jojo Rabbit,” “Joker” and “Little Women.”
Only scripts written under the guild’s guidelines or those of several international partners are allowed to vie for the WGA Awards. That accounts for its relatively low success rate at previewing the eventual Oscar nominees compared to the other guilds.
Among those ineligible for consideration this year are some of the leading Oscar contenders, including the original screenplays for “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and “Pain and Glory.” The former is by Quentin Tarantino, who refuses to join the guild. The latter ran afoul of the requirement that foreign...
Only scripts written under the guild’s guidelines or those of several international partners are allowed to vie for the WGA Awards. That accounts for its relatively low success rate at previewing the eventual Oscar nominees compared to the other guilds.
Among those ineligible for consideration this year are some of the leading Oscar contenders, including the original screenplays for “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and “Pain and Glory.” The former is by Quentin Tarantino, who refuses to join the guild. The latter ran afoul of the requirement that foreign...
- 1/6/2020
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Moments ago, the Writers Guild of America announced their 2020 nominees. The big Guild precursors are going to come hot and heavy over the next 24 hours, but today brought the WGA. As you’ll see, they gave boosts to major contenders for Best Picture, kept a few films alive, and snubbed a handful of movies. Some things never change, right? Below you’ll see who the Writers Guild selected, but keep in mind that titles like Clemency, Downton Abbey, The Farewell, Judy, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Midsommar, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Pain and Glory, The Peanut Butter Falcon, and Waves were not eligible, while The Two Popes was ruled Original for this Guild, though for the Academy Awards it’ll be Adapted. Anyway, take a look at the nominations… Here are the WGA nominees: Original Screenplay 1917, Written by Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns; Universal Pictures Booksmart, Written...
- 1/6/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2019.
Among the nominees are Greta Gerwig for “Little Women,” Noah Baumbach for “Marriage Story” as well as Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite.” Todd Phillips and Scott Silver picked up a nom for “Joker.”
WGA winners will be announced during concurrent galas in Los Angeles and New York on Feb. 1.
The announcement comes just one day before Oscar nominations voting closes on Tuesday.
Last year, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” starring Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant won the WGA prize for adapted screenplay, while “Eighth Grade” picked up best original screenplay.
In terms of the Academy Awards, only WGA nominees “Roma,” “Vice” and “Green Book” went on last year to garner Oscar noms in the original category. On the adapted side, the Oscar and WGA noms were the same...
Among the nominees are Greta Gerwig for “Little Women,” Noah Baumbach for “Marriage Story” as well as Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite.” Todd Phillips and Scott Silver picked up a nom for “Joker.”
WGA winners will be announced during concurrent galas in Los Angeles and New York on Feb. 1.
The announcement comes just one day before Oscar nominations voting closes on Tuesday.
Last year, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” starring Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant won the WGA prize for adapted screenplay, while “Eighth Grade” picked up best original screenplay.
In terms of the Academy Awards, only WGA nominees “Roma,” “Vice” and “Green Book” went on last year to garner Oscar noms in the original category. On the adapted side, the Oscar and WGA noms were the same...
- 1/6/2020
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
The Irishman Review: A Review of I Heard You Paint Houses by Riley Gray Introduction: Over the years, infamous director, Martin Scorsese has amassed a ranged and eclectic body of work that has universally cemented him as one of the most renowned filmmakers currently working in the industry. As a result, his filmography contains many acclaimed classics varying from 1976’s controversial character-study, Taxi Driver to more recent films such as 2010’s mystery/thriller, Shutter Island. Scorsese’s name is, however, most commonly associated with Crime-Dramas, usually involving the Italian Mafia(I.e, what is disputably his masterpiece, the 1990 mob-flick, Goodfellas). His most recent epic, The Irishman(or I Heard You Paint Houses; the title of the novel in which the film is based on, by Charles Brandt, is...
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- 1/6/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America, East have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2019. Following up two big Golden Globes wins, rising awards contender “1917” landed an Original Screenplay nomination for Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns, along with nods for comedies “Knives Out,” “Booksmart,” and Globes-winner “Parasite,” as well as Noah Baumbach’s drama “Marriage Story.”
Baumbach’s partner, writer-director Greta Gerwig, landed a nomination for Adapted Screenplay for “Little Women.” Shockingly omitted was Anthony McCarten’s script for Netflix’s “The Two Popes,” which may turn up on Oscar nominations morning in the less competitive Adapted category; the WGA considered it as Original because McCarten’s play on which it was based had not been produced when the script was written.
And documentarian Alex Gibney scored not one but two nominations, for “Citizen K” as well as “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley.
Baumbach’s partner, writer-director Greta Gerwig, landed a nomination for Adapted Screenplay for “Little Women.” Shockingly omitted was Anthony McCarten’s script for Netflix’s “The Two Popes,” which may turn up on Oscar nominations morning in the less competitive Adapted category; the WGA considered it as Original because McCarten’s play on which it was based had not been produced when the script was written.
And documentarian Alex Gibney scored not one but two nominations, for “Citizen K” as well as “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley.
- 1/6/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America, East have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2019. Following up two big Golden Globes wins, rising awards contender “1917” landed an Original Screenplay nomination for Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns, along with nods for comedies “Knives Out,” “Booksmart,” and Globes-winner “Parasite,” as well as Noah Baumbach’s drama “Marriage Story.”
Baumbach’s partner, writer-director Greta Gerwig, landed a nomination for Adapted Screenplay for “Little Women.” Shockingly omitted was Anthony McCarten’s script for Netflix’s “The Two Popes,” which may turn up on Oscar nominations morning in the less competitive Adapted category; the WGA considered it as Original because McCarten’s play on which it was based had not been produced when the script was written.
And documentarian Alex Gibney scored not one but two nominations, for “Citizen K” as well as “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley.
Baumbach’s partner, writer-director Greta Gerwig, landed a nomination for Adapted Screenplay for “Little Women.” Shockingly omitted was Anthony McCarten’s script for Netflix’s “The Two Popes,” which may turn up on Oscar nominations morning in the less competitive Adapted category; the WGA considered it as Original because McCarten’s play on which it was based had not been produced when the script was written.
And documentarian Alex Gibney scored not one but two nominations, for “Citizen K” as well as “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley.
- 1/6/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood, The Farewell are ineligible.
Last night’s Golden Globe winners Parasite and 1917 are among the original screenplay nominees announced on Monday (January 6) by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in the run-up to the 72nd Annual awards.
Globe winner Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood is ineligible, as is The Farewell. The other original screenplay contenders are Marriage Story, Booksmart, and Knives Out.
Adapted screenplay nominees are A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, and Little Women.
Documentary screenplay contenders are Citizen K, Foster, The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley,...
Last night’s Golden Globe winners Parasite and 1917 are among the original screenplay nominees announced on Monday (January 6) by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in the run-up to the 72nd Annual awards.
Globe winner Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood is ineligible, as is The Farewell. The other original screenplay contenders are Marriage Story, Booksmart, and Knives Out.
Adapted screenplay nominees are A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, and Little Women.
Documentary screenplay contenders are Citizen K, Foster, The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley,...
- 1/6/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Big commercial hits and a number of awards-season regulars were written in today as the WGA announced its 2020 Writers Guild Awards nominees for outstanding achievement in screenwriting writing during 2019. Check out the full list below.
The Original Screenplay category covers comedy, drama, mystery and more as the scribes behind Universal’s 1917, UA’s Booksmart, Lionsgate’s Knives Out, Netflix’s Marriage Story and Neon’s South Korean pic Parasite will vie for the hardware. The Adapted Screenplay race is among Tristar’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Netflix’s The Irishman, Fox Searchlight’s Jojo Rabbit, Warner Bros’ Joker and Sony’s Little Women.
Because of WGA rules (see below), Original Screenplay for Oscar contenders Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — the Quentin Tarantino-penned pic that led all films with three wins at the Golden Globes on Sunday — and Pedro Almodovar’s Pain & Glory aren’t eligible for WGA noms this year.
The Original Screenplay category covers comedy, drama, mystery and more as the scribes behind Universal’s 1917, UA’s Booksmart, Lionsgate’s Knives Out, Netflix’s Marriage Story and Neon’s South Korean pic Parasite will vie for the hardware. The Adapted Screenplay race is among Tristar’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Netflix’s The Irishman, Fox Searchlight’s Jojo Rabbit, Warner Bros’ Joker and Sony’s Little Women.
Because of WGA rules (see below), Original Screenplay for Oscar contenders Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — the Quentin Tarantino-penned pic that led all films with three wins at the Golden Globes on Sunday — and Pedro Almodovar’s Pain & Glory aren’t eligible for WGA noms this year.
- 1/6/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The screenplays for “The Irishman,” “Little Women,” “Marriage Story” and “Parasite” have all been nominated by the Writers Guild of America, which announced the nominees for its 2020 Writers Guild Awards on Monday.
In the Original Screenplay category, “Marriage Story” and “Parasite” were joined by “Booksmart,” “Knives Out” and “1917.” In Adapted Screenplay, “Little Women” and “The Irishman” will be competing against “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “Jojo Rabbit” and “Joker.”
Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” one of the favorites for the original-screenplay Oscar, was not nominated by the guild. But its absence should not be interpreted as a snub, because the Writers Guild restricts eligibility for its awards to screenplays written under its Minimum Basic Agreement, or under the jurisdiction of a collective bargaining agreement in a handful of other countries. This year, that rule disqualified “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” as well as “The Farewell,...
In the Original Screenplay category, “Marriage Story” and “Parasite” were joined by “Booksmart,” “Knives Out” and “1917.” In Adapted Screenplay, “Little Women” and “The Irishman” will be competing against “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “Jojo Rabbit” and “Joker.”
Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” one of the favorites for the original-screenplay Oscar, was not nominated by the guild. But its absence should not be interpreted as a snub, because the Writers Guild restricts eligibility for its awards to screenplays written under its Minimum Basic Agreement, or under the jurisdiction of a collective bargaining agreement in a handful of other countries. This year, that rule disqualified “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” as well as “The Farewell,...
- 1/6/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
We haven’t updated the precursors in a little bit, so that’s what we’re going to do today. Most recently, the USC Scripter nominations were announced, but that comes after a rave of announcements that included a number of guilds that hold major sway over who and what will receive Academy Award nominations next month. In addition, a few days ago the Academy announced the return of their program Oscar Spotlight: Documentaries, an endeavor meant to allow a wider array of folks to see the docs hoping to be nominated. We’ve got the rest of the precursors you haven’t seen yet, guild wise, alongside those announcements. You can see all of that below, so why don’t we run that all down for you now? First up, the nominees for the 32nd-Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award: Film Dark Waters (Focus Features) Matthew Carnahan and Mario Correa,...
- 12/22/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
For Variety‘s Writers on Writers, Ari Aster pens a tribute to “The Irishman” (written by Steve Zaillian [screenplay] and Charles Brandt [book]). For more, click here.
Steve Zaillian’s remarkably expansive screenplay covers a dizzying amount of territory, providing a wealth of context while never once feeling expository. The information stacks quickly, and continues to mount until we’ve forgotten where we started or how we got here or ultimately why any of it matters. In fact, “The Irishman,” which serves primarily as a confessional (or an anti-confessional), seems strikingly in denial — an insidious, casual, deep-seated denial, at once tragic and utterly banal. It also feels like the final, defeated word on so many of [Martin] Scorsese’s enduring themes and obsessions. If Judas is the figure that seems to have haunted the director more than any other over the course of his unrivaled career, then this feels like something of an...
Steve Zaillian’s remarkably expansive screenplay covers a dizzying amount of territory, providing a wealth of context while never once feeling expository. The information stacks quickly, and continues to mount until we’ve forgotten where we started or how we got here or ultimately why any of it matters. In fact, “The Irishman,” which serves primarily as a confessional (or an anti-confessional), seems strikingly in denial — an insidious, casual, deep-seated denial, at once tragic and utterly banal. It also feels like the final, defeated word on so many of [Martin] Scorsese’s enduring themes and obsessions. If Judas is the figure that seems to have haunted the director more than any other over the course of his unrivaled career, then this feels like something of an...
- 12/19/2019
- by Ari Aster
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, the Santa Barbara Film Festival announces its final slate of virtuosos award winners, Slamdance reveals its opening night films and Elton John’s Oscar viewing party names “Queer Eye” stars as hosts of its annual festivities.
Honors
Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”), Beanie Feldstein (“Booksmart”), Aldis Hodge (“Clemency”) and George MacKay (“1917”) will receive virtuosos awards from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. They join previously announced honorees Awkwafina (“The Farewell”), Taron Egerton (“Rocketman”), Florence Pugh (“Midsommar”) and Taylor Russell (“Waves”). They will be recognized during the fest on Jan. 18 during a tribute moderated by Turner Classic Movies host and IMDb special correspondent host Dave Karger.
“Our final four virtuosos range from comedies to dramas, from the U.S. to the U.K., and from lead to supporting roles. But what they all have in common is that they shined in their respective films this year. They...
Honors
Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”), Beanie Feldstein (“Booksmart”), Aldis Hodge (“Clemency”) and George MacKay (“1917”) will receive virtuosos awards from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. They join previously announced honorees Awkwafina (“The Farewell”), Taron Egerton (“Rocketman”), Florence Pugh (“Midsommar”) and Taylor Russell (“Waves”). They will be recognized during the fest on Jan. 18 during a tribute moderated by Turner Classic Movies host and IMDb special correspondent host Dave Karger.
“Our final four virtuosos range from comedies to dramas, from the U.S. to the U.K., and from lead to supporting roles. But what they all have in common is that they shined in their respective films this year. They...
- 12/18/2019
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
The USC Libraries has revealed the finalists for the 32nd-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.
Last year’s Scripter winners were the exception that prove the rule: “Leave No Trace” screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini were not nominated for the Oscar; they adapted Peter Rock, author of “My Abandonment.”
The year before was more typical, as the Scripter Award went to “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact, before 2019 eight Scripter Award winners went on to win Oscars.
Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts,...
Last year’s Scripter winners were the exception that prove the rule: “Leave No Trace” screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini were not nominated for the Oscar; they adapted Peter Rock, author of “My Abandonment.”
The year before was more typical, as the Scripter Award went to “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact, before 2019 eight Scripter Award winners went on to win Oscars.
Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts,...
- 12/18/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The USC Libraries has revealed the finalists for the 32nd-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.
Last year’s Scripter winners were the exception that prove the rule: “Leave No Trace” screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini were not nominated for the Oscar; they adapted Peter Rock, author of “My Abandonment.”
The year before was more typical, as the Scripter Award went to “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact, before 2019 eight Scripter Award winners went on to win Oscars.
Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts,...
Last year’s Scripter winners were the exception that prove the rule: “Leave No Trace” screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini were not nominated for the Oscar; they adapted Peter Rock, author of “My Abandonment.”
The year before was more typical, as the Scripter Award went to “Call Me by Your Name” screenwriter James Ivory (who won the Oscar), and author André Aciman; past winners include “Moonlight,” “The Big Short,” and “The Imitation Game,” which all won Oscars. In fact, before 2019 eight Scripter Award winners went on to win Oscars.
Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts,...
- 12/18/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The USC Libraries has revealed nominations for its 32nd annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards, which honor the year’s best film and TV adaptations along with the works on which they are based.
Finalists were chosen from 61 film and 58 TV adaptations this year, with winners to be announced January 25 during a ceremony at USC’s Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library.
The winner of the Scripter has gone on to win the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar in eight of the last nine years. Last year, was the exception, breaking a string of eight consecutive winners going on to take home Oscars as well. Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace took home the movie prize last year, while Russell T Davies and author John Preston won the TV award for BBC/Amazon’s A Very English Scandal.
Here are this year’s finalists:
Film
Dark Waters
(Focus Features)
Matthew Carnahan and Mario Correa,...
Finalists were chosen from 61 film and 58 TV adaptations this year, with winners to be announced January 25 during a ceremony at USC’s Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library.
The winner of the Scripter has gone on to win the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar in eight of the last nine years. Last year, was the exception, breaking a string of eight consecutive winners going on to take home Oscars as well. Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace took home the movie prize last year, while Russell T Davies and author John Preston won the TV award for BBC/Amazon’s A Very English Scandal.
Here are this year’s finalists:
Film
Dark Waters
(Focus Features)
Matthew Carnahan and Mario Correa,...
- 12/18/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“Dark Waters,” “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Little Women” and “The Two Popes” have been nominated as the best film adaptations of 2019 by the USC Libraries Script Awards, which were announced on Wednesday morning.
The Scripter Award celebrates both the screenwriters of film and television adaptations and the original authors of the material on which they are based – which means that the nomination for “Little Women,” example, goes both to writer-director Greta Gerwig and to 19th-century novelist Louisa May Alcott, who wrote the 1868 novel on which the film is based.
“The Two Popes” is the only nominee in which the screenwriter and original author are the same person, with Anthony McCarten adapting his play “The Pope.” His script was judged to be an original screenplay rather than an adaptation by the Writers Guild of America, but the Academy classifies it as an adaptation for Oscar contention, and the Scripters agreed.
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The Scripter Award celebrates both the screenwriters of film and television adaptations and the original authors of the material on which they are based – which means that the nomination for “Little Women,” example, goes both to writer-director Greta Gerwig and to 19th-century novelist Louisa May Alcott, who wrote the 1868 novel on which the film is based.
“The Two Popes” is the only nominee in which the screenwriter and original author are the same person, with Anthony McCarten adapting his play “The Pope.” His script was judged to be an original screenplay rather than an adaptation by the Writers Guild of America, but the Academy classifies it as an adaptation for Oscar contention, and the Scripters agreed.
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- 12/18/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Martin Scorsese’s epic 3 1/2-hour-plus The Irishman has been at the forefront of the Oscar conversation since its world premiere at the New York Film Festival in September. It was borne from the 145-page shooting script from Steve Zaillian, the four-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter who won the Academy Award in 1994 for Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List. The mob epic also reteams the writer and director who previously made Gangs of New York.
Zaillian adapted The Irishman from Charles Brandt’s 2004 book I Heard You Paint Houses and is based on Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), a hitman for Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci), who gets caught between the interests of Bufalino and union chief Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino).
New digital wizardry from Ilm allowed De Niro to portray the mob soldier across the entire second half of the 20th century, as Zaillian’s plot stretches between 1949 and 2000. The scope, the talent...
Zaillian adapted The Irishman from Charles Brandt’s 2004 book I Heard You Paint Houses and is based on Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), a hitman for Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci), who gets caught between the interests of Bufalino and union chief Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino).
New digital wizardry from Ilm allowed De Niro to portray the mob soldier across the entire second half of the 20th century, as Zaillian’s plot stretches between 1949 and 2000. The scope, the talent...
- 12/13/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Pesci is a performer of all trades — just still don’t call him funny like clown.
While raking in praise and acclaim for his supporting role in Martin Scorsese‘s new crime drama The Irishman, the 76-year-old actor has now released a fully realized jazz album, featuring Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine on two tracks, no less.
Titled Pesci… Still Singing, the album, out now, includes 13 songs that totals just over an hour of Pesci’s musical take on classics like “I’ll Be Seeing You” and “‘Round Midnight.” Levine lends his vocals to “Baby Girl” and “My Cherie Amour,” a 1969 Motown hit by Stevie Wonder.
While raking in praise and acclaim for his supporting role in Martin Scorsese‘s new crime drama The Irishman, the 76-year-old actor has now released a fully realized jazz album, featuring Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine on two tracks, no less.
Titled Pesci… Still Singing, the album, out now, includes 13 songs that totals just over an hour of Pesci’s musical take on classics like “I’ll Be Seeing You” and “‘Round Midnight.” Levine lends his vocals to “Baby Girl” and “My Cherie Amour,” a 1969 Motown hit by Stevie Wonder.
- 12/11/2019
- by Benjamin VanHoose
- PEOPLE.com
Although we hope it isn’t Martin Scorsese’s last film, The Irishman, adapted from the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt, certainly feels like a swansong. An epic tale of how truck driver and World War Two veteran Frank Sheeran (Robert de Niro) become a hitman for the Italian mafia, linking his fate with Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino), the head of the Teamsters Union, it feels very much like the inverse and commentary upon his own gangster films such as Goodfellas, Mean Streets and Casino. It’s a deeply sad and uncommonly moving film, a reverie upon masculinity, brotherhood,
10 Movies To Watch If You Liked The Irishman...
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- 12/10/2019
- by Redmond Bacon
- TVovermind.com
The existence of organized crime in the United States was a debatable matter until late 1957, when more than 50 gangsters were arrested at a major Mafia meeting that took place in Apalachin, New York. That raid changed the course of history and led to the FBI’s public admission that the mob was a real threat. According to Charles Brandt’s book I Heard You Paint Houses –certainly the basis for Martin Scorsese’s latest masterpiece The Irishman – Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci’s character in the film) was one of the organizers of the Apalachin meeting and Frank Sheeran himself drove him there. While Scorsese’s cinematic adaptation does depicts briefly the murder of Albert Anastasia (which was a key factor...
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- 12/9/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Martin Scorsese’s new film, The Irishman, conjures up a lost world. It depicts an era when the Mafia was so powerful that it set off alarms in the Kennedy White House, and Scorsese even hints that organized crime was behind JFK’s assassination.
But by the end of the three-hour-plus movie, the nostalgia fades and so does the pinkie-ring finery. Every made man Scorsese introduces to the viewer is snuffed out until all that’s left is Frank Sheeran (played by Robert DeNiro), a disheveled, wheelchair-bound ex-hit man who’s haunted by his memories.
But by the end of the three-hour-plus movie, the nostalgia fades and so does the pinkie-ring finery. Every made man Scorsese introduces to the viewer is snuffed out until all that’s left is Frank Sheeran (played by Robert DeNiro), a disheveled, wheelchair-bound ex-hit man who’s haunted by his memories.
- 12/6/2019
- by Seth Hettena
- Rollingstone.com
Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” drew 13.2 million total viewers over its first five days on Netflix, according to Nielsen. That average-minute audience is more than “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” (8.2 million) and less than “Bird Box” (16.9 million).
The gangster film, which carries a runtime of 3 hours and 29 minutes, was released on the streaming service on Nov. 27. It opened in theaters on Nov. 1, but Netflix does not generally report box office numbers — or streaming viewership, for that matter.
On its first day, “The Irishman” averaged 2.6 million viewers, the same as “El Camino.” “Bird Box” did 2.9 million average-minute viewers on its first day of availability.
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Netflix released “The Irishman” on the night before Thanksgiving. The streaming giant ordinarily drops its stuff just after the clock strikes midnight for Friday morning. Interestingly enough, (Black) Friday, Nov. 29 was the biggest individual day for “The Irishman” viewing.
The gangster film, which carries a runtime of 3 hours and 29 minutes, was released on the streaming service on Nov. 27. It opened in theaters on Nov. 1, but Netflix does not generally report box office numbers — or streaming viewership, for that matter.
On its first day, “The Irishman” averaged 2.6 million viewers, the same as “El Camino.” “Bird Box” did 2.9 million average-minute viewers on its first day of availability.
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Netflix released “The Irishman” on the night before Thanksgiving. The streaming giant ordinarily drops its stuff just after the clock strikes midnight for Friday morning. Interestingly enough, (Black) Friday, Nov. 29 was the biggest individual day for “The Irishman” viewing.
- 12/6/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
The holidays are upon us, so whether you looking for film-related gift ideas or simply want to pick up some of the finest the year had to offer in the category for yourself, we have a gift guide for you. Including must-have books on filmmaking, the best from The Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, and more home video picks, apparel, subscriptions, games, music, and more, dive in below. The guide is also available on Amazon.
Books
Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film by Robert P. Kolker and Nathan Abrams (Oxford University Press)
The critical reevaluation of Eyes Wide Shut in the twenty years (!) since its release has been a joy to behold for those who adored the film at first sight. Perhaps the most welcome and necessary element of that reappraisal has arrived in the form of Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film.
Books
Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film by Robert P. Kolker and Nathan Abrams (Oxford University Press)
The critical reevaluation of Eyes Wide Shut in the twenty years (!) since its release has been a joy to behold for those who adored the film at first sight. Perhaps the most welcome and necessary element of that reappraisal has arrived in the form of Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film.
- 12/5/2019
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
44 years after mysteriously vanishing, the infamous case of Jimmy Hoffa remains unsolved. The trade unionist and former Teamsters President went missing under suspicious circumstances in 1975. While bizarre conspiracies and urban legends plague his fate, the cold case of his disappearance remains open. Frank Sheeran, an associate of the Hoffa family and former bodyguard has claimed responsibility for the mob-style execution and subsequent destroying of Hoffa’s remains. Sheeran passed away in 2003, but not before telling his story to former prosecutor and defense attorney Charles Brandt. Brandt turned his sit-down with Sheeran into a narrative nonfiction book, “I Heard You Paint Houses.” With a rocky road to fruition and 12 years in the making, The Irishman, based on Brandt’s best seller, is an intriguing film with a remarkable cast of distinguished Hollywood royalty.
- 12/4/2019
- by Raquel Kokkoros
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
It’s so easy to make a bad movie, and so hard to produce a great one. Two producers this year each managed the rare feat of producing not one, but two movies that are in the race for 2020 Oscars. Emma Tillinger Koskoff produced Martin Scorsese’s big-budget period epic “The Irishman” as well as Todd Phillips’ “Joker,” while David Heyman supported two writer-directors, Quentin Tarantino and Noah Baumbach, with sprawling showbiz mosaic “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and bicoastal tug-of-war divorce drama “Marriage Story,” respectively. All required a range of skills learned over many years, not least of which is knowing when to say no, and when to say yes.
“A producer is only as good as the director you work with,” Heyman told IndieWire. “You can make a great film with a great director, but you can’t make a great film with a bad director.”
1. Hitch yourself to an A-list director.
“A producer is only as good as the director you work with,” Heyman told IndieWire. “You can make a great film with a great director, but you can’t make a great film with a bad director.”
1. Hitch yourself to an A-list director.
- 12/2/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
It’s so easy to make a bad movie, and so hard to produce a great one. Two producers this year each managed the rare feat of producing not one, but two movies that are in the race for 2020 Oscars. Emma Tillinger Koskoff produced Martin Scorsese’s big-budget period epic “The Irishman” as well as Todd Phillips’ “Joker,” while David Heyman supported two writer-directors, Quentin Tarantino and Noah Baumbach, with sprawling showbiz mosaic “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and bicoastal tug-of-war divorce drama “Marriage Story,” respectively. All required a range of skills learned over many years, not least of which is knowing when to say no, and when to say yes.
“A producer is only as good as the director you work with,” Heyman told IndieWire. “You can make a great film with a great director, but you can’t make a great film with a bad director.”
1. Hitch yourself to an A-list director.
“A producer is only as good as the director you work with,” Heyman told IndieWire. “You can make a great film with a great director, but you can’t make a great film with a bad director.”
1. Hitch yourself to an A-list director.
- 12/2/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Martin Scorsese and film editor Thelma Schoonmaker “really stressed the idea of intimacy” in “The Irishman,” explains supervising sound editor and mixer Eugene Gearty. So in a way they “wanted to strip away what most of us [sound designers] do for a living.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Gearty above.
See Rodrigo Prieto Interview: ‘The Irishman’ cinematographer
The film was a passion project for Scorsese 12 years in the making, an epic story about how low-level truck driver Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) became an enforcer for Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) and mob boss Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci). It’s adapted from Charles Brandt‘s nonfiction book “I Heard You Paint Houses,” which posits that Sheeran was involved in Hoffa’s disappearance in the 1970s.
Although on paper it sounds similar to Scorsese’s “GoodFellas” (1990), “The Irishman” is more mournful and therefore quieter. “Sound wanted to get out of the way,...
See Rodrigo Prieto Interview: ‘The Irishman’ cinematographer
The film was a passion project for Scorsese 12 years in the making, an epic story about how low-level truck driver Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) became an enforcer for Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) and mob boss Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci). It’s adapted from Charles Brandt‘s nonfiction book “I Heard You Paint Houses,” which posits that Sheeran was involved in Hoffa’s disappearance in the 1970s.
Although on paper it sounds similar to Scorsese’s “GoodFellas” (1990), “The Irishman” is more mournful and therefore quieter. “Sound wanted to get out of the way,...
- 11/29/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Robert De Niro was just about to start shooting another film with Martin Scorsese in 2007 when he read a book about a WWII veteran turned Mafia hitman named Frank Sheeran and decided that was really the film he wanted to make: the film that became Netflix’s upcoming awards-bait crime drama “The Irishman.”
“When Bob presented the book to me, I was very strongly attached,” Scorsese recalled at a press conference Friday following the first screening of the 209-minute film ahead of its world premiere at the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. “We didn’t have to say much.”
The filmmaker and his star had been deep in discussions with Paramount boss Brad Grey about an adaptation of Don Winslow’s crime novel “The Winter of Frankie Machine” — which was close to a greenlight — when the two read Charles Brandt’s nonfiction book about Sheeran, “I Heard You Paint Houses.
“When Bob presented the book to me, I was very strongly attached,” Scorsese recalled at a press conference Friday following the first screening of the 209-minute film ahead of its world premiere at the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. “We didn’t have to say much.”
The filmmaker and his star had been deep in discussions with Paramount boss Brad Grey about an adaptation of Don Winslow’s crime novel “The Winter of Frankie Machine” — which was close to a greenlight — when the two read Charles Brandt’s nonfiction book about Sheeran, “I Heard You Paint Houses.
- 11/29/2019
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Tony Sokol Nov 29, 2019
House painters don't usually wear expensive jewelry on the job, but the ring Robert De Niro wears in The Irishman is special.
"Only three people in the world have one of these, and only one of them is Irish," Russell Bufalino, played by Joe Pesci, tells Robert De Niro's Frank Sheeran in Martin Scorsese's gangster swan song, The Irishman. Bufalino, a crime figure so powerful he dictated casting to the producers of The Godfather, presents the Teamsters union official and sometime contract killer, with a gold ring. You just want to kiss it, like the capos of the Corleone Family do with Don Michael's ring at the ending of the Francis Ford Coppola classic.
The Irishman is based on Charles Brandt's 2004 biography, I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran and the Closing of the Case on Jimmy Hoffa. In the book, Sheeran calls...
House painters don't usually wear expensive jewelry on the job, but the ring Robert De Niro wears in The Irishman is special.
"Only three people in the world have one of these, and only one of them is Irish," Russell Bufalino, played by Joe Pesci, tells Robert De Niro's Frank Sheeran in Martin Scorsese's gangster swan song, The Irishman. Bufalino, a crime figure so powerful he dictated casting to the producers of The Godfather, presents the Teamsters union official and sometime contract killer, with a gold ring. You just want to kiss it, like the capos of the Corleone Family do with Don Michael's ring at the ending of the Francis Ford Coppola classic.
The Irishman is based on Charles Brandt's 2004 biography, I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran and the Closing of the Case on Jimmy Hoffa. In the book, Sheeran calls...
- 11/29/2019
- Den of Geek
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