Tag: Licorice Pizza
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‘Stop Making Sense’ Producer Gary Goetzman Talks the Making of Rock Doc That Changed Concert Movies Forever
“The Silence of the Lambs” producer Gary Goetzman has been a major player in Hollywood for the last four decades (especially after he followed his Best Picture win by co-founding Playtone with Tom Hanks in 1998), but many in and around the film industry were unfamiliar with his story until Paul Thomas Anderson made a…
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Bron Studios, Financier Behind ‘Joker,’ ‘The Idol’ and ’65,’ Files for Bankruptcy
Bron Studios, the Canadian finance and production company that emerged as a media force in 2017 and has backed awards favorites like “Joker,” “Judas and the Black Messiah” and “Licorice Pizza” and commercial plays like “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” “The Mule” and “65,” has filed for bankruptcy.Co-founder and CEO Aaron L. Gilbert disclosed the news in a…
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Bron files for creditor protection in Canada, Chapter 15 of Bankruptcy Code in US
Covid, media landscape challenges, strikes “have made Bron’s ability to continue its existing business impossible”.Bron, the Canadian producer and co-financier of studio titles like Joker, House Of Gucci and Licorice Pizza, has filed for protection from its Canadian creditors.The company has also filed for recognition of the initial creditor protection order – issued by the…
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The Finest Victrolas, the Most Squalid Toilets: The Stories Behind 5 Key ‘Babylon’ Sets
In the last two years, Florencia Martin has quickly established herself as the go-to production designer for auteurs who want to transform modern day Los Angeles into a vivid evocation of the city as it exists in our memories, dreams, and fantasies. Her meticulous recreations of the 197os San Fernando Valley in Paul Thomas Anderson’s…
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Bradley Cooper Might Have Quit Acting If It Weren’t For Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza
Bradley Cooper has had an unusual career. He managed to break out of being typecast as what IndieWire dubbed in 2015 “weaselly boyfriends or best friends in mainstream comedies” to become one of the most celebrated, multi-faceted talents in Hollywood today. Now set to star in Steven Spielberg’s “Bullitt” movie, and with his second directorial…
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Inside ‘Babylon’s’ Lush Production Design: 150 Sets, an Elaborate Driving Sequence and Recreating the Roaring ’20s (Exclusive)
Hollywood movies transition from silents to talkies in Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon,” as decadence and extravagance are all the rage in the 1920s showbiz milieu embodied by Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt and Tobey Maguire.“Babylon” production designer Florencia Martin is no stranger to recreating a certain period in Los Angeles. For Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza,” it…
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American Film Institute sets AFI Awards 2022 date
Honourees-only ceremony recognizes entire creative team in front of and behind camer.The American Film Institute (AFI) has set the AFI Awards 2022 honourees-only ceremony for January 13, 2023, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles.The awards celebrates creative teams as a whole and recognises talent in front of and behind the camera. Submissions and…
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Haim’s Opening Act for Hollywood Bowl Concert Is… a Haim/P.T. Anderson Film Festival (Down the Hill)
For a headlining appearance at the Hollywood Bowl Sunday night, the group Haim does have two official support acts (Waxahatchee and Buzzy Lee). But for hometown fans who really want to make a full day of it, there’s an additional opening act: a screening just a couple of blocks down the hill of the complete…
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It’s Hard To Be Mad At Kenneth Branagh Winning An Oscar
Kenneth Branagh received his first Oscar nomination 32 years ago for 1989’s “Henry V,” and the actor-director has finally won his first Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for his latest film, “Belfast.”Although “Belfast” was a surprising win — keeping in mind that the other contenders in the category included “King Richard,” “Licorice Pizza,” “Don’t Look…
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34 Movies Rejected by the Oscars in 2022
Note: This story was published on February 9. It has since been updated.While the Oscar nominations can be predicted more or less — aside from the annual head-turning snubs and surprises — one thing remains certain: The Academy will never, ever recognize all the films that deserve awards attention.In years past, “Uncut Gems,” “I’m Thinking…