Plus: Gkids executives join Angelina Jolie on The Breadwinner as executive producers; and more…
Outfest top brass announced the complete line-up of 162 films from 19 countries on Thursday ahead of the July 7-17 festival.
Opening the festival is Samuel Goldwyn Films’ The Intervention, Clea Duvall’s directorial and screenwriting feature debut, while Vertical Entertainment’s Other People closes the event.
“I am proud and honoured to present a program that focuses on the most talented queer voices across all media – from film to television to the web,” said Outfest executive director Christopher Racster.
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Slamdance Presents will release Claire Carré’s directorial debut Embers, which closed the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival, on August 5 at the ArcLight Hollywood. The Orchard will release the film at the same time on VOD.Gkids announced that CEO and founder Eric Beckman and senior vice-president of distribution David Jesteadt will serve as executive producers alongside Angelina Jolie Pitt and others...
Outfest top brass announced the complete line-up of 162 films from 19 countries on Thursday ahead of the July 7-17 festival.
Opening the festival is Samuel Goldwyn Films’ The Intervention, Clea Duvall’s directorial and screenwriting feature debut, while Vertical Entertainment’s Other People closes the event.
“I am proud and honoured to present a program that focuses on the most talented queer voices across all media – from film to television to the web,” said Outfest executive director Christopher Racster.
For full details click here.
Slamdance Presents will release Claire Carré’s directorial debut Embers, which closed the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival, on August 5 at the ArcLight Hollywood. The Orchard will release the film at the same time on VOD.Gkids announced that CEO and founder Eric Beckman and senior vice-president of distribution David Jesteadt will serve as executive producers alongside Angelina Jolie Pitt and others...
- 6/9/2016
- by govi2016@lawnet.ucla.edu (Alec Govi)
- ScreenDaily
Every year sees a number of biopics released to the public that take fictional liberties in glorifying or vilifying the film.s subject as per the filmmakers. views. These films serve their purpose, generally telling a decent story while raking in the money. Far less often do biographical documentaries reach those levels of popularity, despite showcasing real stories told by the actual people involved. Is actor/magician Ricky Jay.s life more important than Abraham Lincoln.s? Perhaps not, but I can read a history book to find out Lincoln.s story. Variety reports distributor Kino Lorber has acquired the U.S. rights to Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay, the documentary co-directed by Molly Bernstein and Alan Edelstein. The film, which garnered positive reviews at its New York Film Festival debut last year, will be released at New York.s Film Forum on April 17 before seeing...
- 3/4/2013
- cinemablend.com
Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. rights to Molly Bernstein and Alan Edelstein's magician documentary "Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay." The film, which premiered at last year's New York Film Festival, will be be released on April 17 at New York's Film Forum, followed by a national release at various Landmark theaters. "Deceptive Practice" offers an intimate glimpse into the life of magician and best-selling author Ricky Jay, as well as the many greats of the professional magic world who taught him. One of the world’s greatest sleight-of-hand artists, Jay began learning magic at the age of four. The film, told through Jay's words, includes performance footage from his one-man shows and TV appearances. “We fell head over heels for this brilliantly constructed film that matches the brilliance of its subject,” Lorber said of the acquisition. “Ricky’s warmth, wit and erudition fuse seamlessly with...
- 3/4/2013
- by Erin Whitney
- Indiewire
Kino Lorber has taken Us rights to "Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay," from directors Molly Bernstein and Alan Edelstein. The film debuted at last year's New York Film Festival. Richard Lorber states, “We fell head over heels for this brilliantly constructed film that matches the brilliance of its subject. Ricky’s warmth, wit and erudition fuse seamlessly with feats of conjuring that are nothing short of miraculous.” Mr. Jay adds, “I’m making a concerted effort not to escape from the frames of the film before it is shown." Kino Lorber will release the film at New York's Film Forum on April 17, followed by a national release. Synopsis below: Deceptive Practice is an intimate portrait of the multitalented Ricky Jay, best-selling author and historian, acclaimed actor, leading collector of antiquarian books and artifacts, but above all one of the world’s greatest sleight-of-hand artists, capable of...
- 3/4/2013
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
Directed by Molly Bernstein and Alan Edelstein
USA, 2012
On the opposite side of the various muckraking documentaries that attempt to rile the audience over one political or social issue, there is the documentary Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay. This is a film which is not attempting to spread outrage about anything, least of all Jay, the stage magician who may be best known to audiences from his appearances in films like House of Games and Heist. The only way in which this film could overcome its tendency to fawn over its subject would be if Jay were the greatest sleight-of-hand artist living, a sensei of his craft. Fortunately for directors Molly Bernstein and Alan Edelstein, that’s exactly what he is.
The film takes the exact path that its title might imply: it goes back to the...
Directed by Molly Bernstein and Alan Edelstein
USA, 2012
On the opposite side of the various muckraking documentaries that attempt to rile the audience over one political or social issue, there is the documentary Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay. This is a film which is not attempting to spread outrage about anything, least of all Jay, the stage magician who may be best known to audiences from his appearances in films like House of Games and Heist. The only way in which this film could overcome its tendency to fawn over its subject would be if Jay were the greatest sleight-of-hand artist living, a sensei of his craft. Fortunately for directors Molly Bernstein and Alan Edelstein, that’s exactly what he is.
The film takes the exact path that its title might imply: it goes back to the...
- 10/5/2012
- by Mark Young
- SoundOnSight
You could count me as enthusiastic for this year’s initial New York Film Festival lineup — no, I won’t even bother listing all the auteurs — so hats off to Lincoln Center for making it all the better. In unveiling their Masterworks, Cinema Reflected, On the Arts, and Special Events selection, it’s become evident that 2012 will bring forth a glut of outside-the-lines works.
The most notable of these would be an 8k Lawrence of Arabia restoration; a documentary “preview” from Oliver Stone; Odd Man Out, the follow-up to 2008′s excellent Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired; the acclaimed Kubrick documentary, Room 237; something about Ingmar Bergman & Liv Ullmann; and even The Princess Bride. Talk about something for everybody.
Read the list below:
Masterworks
Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962, UK/USA)
The screen’s greatest epic returns in a magnificent 8K restoration. A Sony Pictures Repertory release.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (David Hand,...
The most notable of these would be an 8k Lawrence of Arabia restoration; a documentary “preview” from Oliver Stone; Odd Man Out, the follow-up to 2008′s excellent Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired; the acclaimed Kubrick documentary, Room 237; something about Ingmar Bergman & Liv Ullmann; and even The Princess Bride. Talk about something for everybody.
Read the list below:
Masterworks
Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962, UK/USA)
The screen’s greatest epic returns in a magnificent 8K restoration. A Sony Pictures Repertory release.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (David Hand,...
- 8/21/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Three anniversary classics will screen at the 50th New York Film Festival (September 28-October 14): David Lean’s 50-year-old epic "Lawrence of Arabia," fresh from its 8K unveiling at Cannes, Walt Disney’s 75-year-old animated "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," and Rob Reiner’s comedy "The Princess Bride," marking a quarter century with a cast renunion. Other special events include a sneak of three episodes of Oliver Stone’s ten-part 2012 Showtime series "The Untold History of the United States," and World Premieres of Molly Bernstein’s and Alan Edelstein’s magician portrait, "Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay," and avant-garde theater director Richard Foreman's feature debut focusing on the rituals of 25 people, "Once Every Day." With the Elinor Bunin Munroe Center needing programming, the Nyff is adding two new sidebar sections to...
- 8/21/2012
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
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