Tag: Little America
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Times Have Changed, but ‘Little America’ Returns for S2 as Sweet and Smart as Before
Much has changed in the nearly three years between “Little America” seasons. Back in January 2020, when the half-hour episodic anthology first debuted, Apple TV+ was only in its third month of existence. Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, and Lee Eisenberg’s adaptation of true stories featured in Epic Magazine was just the streamer’s eighth series.…
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Pioneering Director Deepa Mehta Reflects on Her Immigrant Experience: ‘Where Did You Learn Such Good English?
Toronto-based filmmaker Deepa Mehta has been making films since the 1970s, including the Oscar-nominated “Water,” part of her elements trilogy; “Bollywood/Hollywood” and “Funny Boy.” Her TV credits include “Yellowjackets,” “Little America” and “Leila.”As an immigrant to Canada from India, I felt “seen” twice in my life. And both those moments, ironically, were diametrically antithetical to…
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‘Gremlins’ Prequel Series Concept Art Revealed: Here’s What the 1920s Looks Like With Mogwai In It
Thursday, as part of an update about the state of kids and family programming on HBO Max, Warner Bros. released a first look at the concept art for Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai. The series is an animated prequel featuring the loveable/terrifying creatures from Joe Dante’s 1980s comedy-horror cult favorites Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The…
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‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ ‘Last Black Man in San Francisco’ Win Location Managers Film Awards
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” have won the top feature film trophies at the seventh annual Location Managers Guild International Awards.Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” won the award for outstanding locations in a period film, and Joe Talbot’s “The ‘Last Black Man in…
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Cate Blanchett’s Lucille Ball Biopic Among Films Getting California Tax Credit
Cate Blanchett’s untitled Lucille Ball biopic and Sylvester Stallone’s “Little America” are among a dozen projects selected for $40 million tax credit allocations by the California Film Commission.The list, unveiled Monday, includes “Moonshadow,” the story of a transgender teen sent to conversion camp, which also has a trans creative team, cast and crew; “Ashes to…
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Apple Pulls Out of SXSW 2020 Over Coronavirus Concerns
Apple is no longer participating in the SXSW 2020 festival, as concerns heighten over the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), Variety has confirmed.The tech giant had been set to premiere three new Apple TV Plus originals at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, including Spike Jonze’s documentary film “Beastie Boys Story,” and also was scheduled to…
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Apple Acquires the Rights to WeWork Limited Series
A “WeWork” limited series is being developed by Apple.Variety reported that Apple is adapting the Wondery podcast “WeCrashed: The Rise and Fall of WeWork,” with Lee Eisenberg (“Little America”) and former Warner Bros. executive Drew Crevello attached as co-writers and executive producers. The project will be produced by Wondery, whose Hernan Lopez, Marshall Lewy, and…
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Sylvester Stallone sci-fi ‘Little America’ lands at Agc for Efm (exclusive)
Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes exeutive-producing.Agc International will launch sales in Berlin on the hot package Little America, a sci-fi thriller to star Sylvester Stallone on which Michael Bay serves as executive producer.Agc and Balboa Productions are producing the $30m project. Agc will introduce to international buyers in Berlin next week and jointly handles North American…
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‘Little America’ Producers on TV’s Potential to Change People’s Minds
Inspired by the photo essay of the same name from Epic Magazine, “Little America” tells the stories of real-life immigrants. The latest original series from Apple TV+ follows their struggles, triumphs, and everything in between in their attempts to live the American dream.The critical reception has been unanimous so far; in his review of the…
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Coming to ‘Little America’, As Told By the Apple TV+ Anthology’s Executive Producers
Debuting today, Apple TV+’s latest original offering is the eight-episode anthology series “Little America.” Based on the first-person photo essay feature of the same name from Epic Magazine, “Little America” is a slice of life series that dramatizes real-life immigrant stories. As Apple TV+ describes it, the series goes beyond current events headlines “to look…