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Updated with complete list of winners: The Sunday portion of the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony has wrapped with HBO and HBO Max and its Euphoria and The White Lotus the biggest winners along with Netflix’s Stranger Things.

Each series had a leading five wins on the night, joining Saturday’s Night 1 winners, CBS’ Adele: One Night Only and Disney+’s The Beatles: Get Back with five wins overall.

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HBO/HBO Max had a combined 25 wins across the two-night ceremony at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The corporate siblings had been tied with Netflix with a leading eight wins going into Sunday’s show; Netflix finished with 23 wins overall. They are the front-runners leading into the Primetime Emmy show on Monday, September 12 live on NBC.

Sunday’s high-profile categories to note include the comedy, drama and limited series casting races — won by NBC’s comedy Abbott Elementary,...

On Sunday, the national executive board of the International Cinematographers Guild unanimously agreed to support the IATSE nationwide strike vote, and encouraged its members to vote “Yes” in a new video. The action was taken at a meeting called by Icg national president John Lindley.

“The Elected Leaders of Local 600 spoke with one voice today on behalf of the thousands of their members who are unified in their resolve to get a fair deal from the employers who have walked away from the bargaining table,” Lindley said in a statement to Variety.

In a recent video released by the Icg, Rebecca Rhine, Associate National Executive Director told guild members: “The most important thing is that we send a powerful message to the employer, that we are united and that we have overwhelming support.”

In the video, the Cinematographers Guild urged its members to back the IATSE Strike authorization vote which is set for Oct.

The Amazon horror anthology series “Them” centers on a Black family that experiences terror after moving to a white neighborhood in 1950s Compton. The horror comes in both realistic and supernatural forms as Henry and Lucky Emory battle racist neighbors and otherworldly creatures who intend to drive them out of Compton, if not kill them outright. Scroll down to watch our exclusive interviews with six Emmy contenders from the limited series.

“Them” stars Ashley Thomas and Deborah Ayorinde as Henry and Lucky, while Shahadi Wright Joseph and Melody Hurd play their daughters, who are also haunted by evil spirits. Alison Pill plays Betty, a neighbor of the Emorys who leads the charge in trying to chase them out of their community. Ryan Kwanten rounds out the main cast as George, the milkman whose flirtations with Betty develop into something far more sinister. Like many domestic dramas set in the 1950s,...

Cinematographer-turned-director Nelson Cragg has a knack for great drama, working on series such as “Homeland” and “Breaking Bad” earlier in his career. Of late, though, he has developed the special skill of blending genres in stylized period pieces such as Netflix’s “Ratched” and Amazon Prime Video’s “Them.” He directed the third episode of the former and a handful of episodes of the latter, also serving as an executive producer on the 1950s-set story of a Black family moving to Compton, Calif. from the Jim Crow South.

You directed many episodes of “Them” including the premiere, but not all of them. What did you feel you had to set up that directors who came after you had to follow?

On a limited series like this, we want consistency but our real rule on the show was, there are no rules. We wanted it to be absolutely people’s visions when they came in and,...

Cinematographer Checco Varese revels in lensing horror, as seen in his most recent project, the Amazon anthology series “Them.” The first season tells the story of a 1950s Black family that escapes the South and finds that they’ve moved into a violently racist neighborhood in Compton. Throughout the series, Varese judiciously chooses when and when not to reveal the horrors lurking in the dark. “It’s the lack of information — you make things darker so the audience doesn’t see them,” says Varese in an exclusive new interview for Gold Derby. “It allows you to play with feelings and sensations visually in a very open palette.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.

To create the visual palette of “Them,” creator Little Marvin laid out the broad strokes of what he wanted. As Varese explains, the series blends 1950s Hollywood melodrama with the zooms and lensing of 1970s paranoia films,...

Writer-producer Little Marvin grew up a fan of classic horror, from Alfred Hitchcock to “The Exorcist,” but it wasn’t until he was on set at his own creation, the anthological “Them” for Amazon Prime Video, that he says he had an experience that “codified for me what moves me deeply” about genre fare.

Watching from behind a monitor as cinematographer Checco Varese set up a split diopter shot that showed Henry Emory (Ashley Thomas) smiling at the camera while his wife Lucky (Deborah Ayorinde) is behind him smoking, Little Marvin remembers seeing the image freeze-frame in his mind.

“As a kid, loving all of those classic movies, folks who looked like me never populated the center of those frames,” he says. “Here’s this classic Hitchcock frame that back in the day would have only held Janet Leigh or Eva Marie Saint or Grace Kelly, and instead here’s...

Necessity is the mother of invention, and nothing proves this proverb more true than the evolution of film and television production technology in the age of Covid-19. While the field has always changed rapidly even in normal times, the pace of change and adaptation has accelerated over the past six months.

This adjustment has posed many questions. Beyond personal protective equipment, mandatory testing, on-set safety monitors, walking lunches and corona contingency fees, will the pandemic have enduring effects in the creative, collaborative endeavor that is filmmaking? The technology to work remotely has essentially been in place for some time, but will the pandemic finally push us over into a new normal?

Numerous existing technology trends are being suddenly supercharged by the necessities imposed by the coronavirus. Shooting close to home has never been more appealing, and that impulse aligns neatly with ongoing advancements in LED backings and virtual production. In the world of image processing,...

Just in time to say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, come back and play when It Chapter Two arrives on 4K Uhd Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital. Fans can also own It Chapter Two via purchase from digital retailers beginning November 19 and on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray and DVD on December 10th. You can Pre-order It Chapter Two right now.

Evil resurfaces in Derry as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Club in a return to where it all began with It Chapter Two, the conclusion to the highest-grossing horror film of all time.

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It: Chapter Two is a big movie. Not just in terms of running time, but in terms of narrative scope. It bridges a gap between scenes set in the 1980s with an ensemble of young actors and scenes set in present day, with an entirely different adult cast. On top of that you have Bill Skarsgard’s iconic villain Pennywise, who takes many forms as he terrorizes the Losers’ Club in two different time periods. And if you ask the film’s cinematographer Checco Varese what it was like to shoot a film as complex and massive as this, he …...

It: Chapter Two is a big movie. Not just in terms of running time, but in terms of narrative scope. It bridges a gap between scenes set in the 1980s with an ensemble of young actors and scenes set in present day, with an entirely different adult cast. On top of that you have Bill Skarsgard’s iconic villain Pennywise, who takes many forms as he terrorizes the Losers’ Club in two different time periods. And if you ask the film’s cinematographer Checco Varese what it was like to shoot a film as complex and massive as this, he …...

When “It Chapter Two” director Andy Muschietti wanted to raise the blood quotient for grownup Bev in the sequel, Jessica Chastain was so enthusiastic that she insisted on making it “‘Carrie’ on steroids.” Thus, for the scene where Bev gets engulfed by blood in the high school bathroom stall, the late special effects coordinator Warren Appleby (who died last summer in a tragic car stunt shooting the “Titans” Season 2 premiere) had a record 5,000 gallons of fake blood trucked from Los Angeles to Toronto.

That’s twice as much as the fake blood used for Bev’s (Sophia Lillis) horrifying bathroom sink eruption in the original movie. And, going back further, a lot more than the 200-plus gallons of fake blood needed for the iconic bloody elevator shot in “The Shining.” Not surprisingly, though, the two-minute scene was a nightmare to shoot for “It Chapter Two” cinematographer Checco Varese, who wondered:...

It is not really accurate calling this second chapter to Andy Muschietti’s immensely successful 2017 film It: Chapter One a sequel. Instead, I prefer to think of it as one whole monster of an adaptation of Stephen King’s mighty horror tome It, a novel many think of as the legendary author’s magnum opus. However, after the first half of the story conquered the box office and won acclaim from fans and critics alike, this second chapter always had serious hype to match, not to mention wrangling the more problematic – and fantasy driven – end of King’s narrative to the big screen (see how the 1990 miniseries version suffered with its second half). Miraculously, Muschietti’s It: Chapter Two stands side by side with his first chapter beautifully and advances the past as well as the present.

To say the film’s hefty (just shy of) 3-hour running length has been hotly debated,...

Comscore’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian reported:”Opening in 75 International markets this weekend (breaking records in many), Warner Bros.’ ‘It Chapter Two’ pulled in $94 million from a whopping 25,945 screens. Together with the $91 million North American results, the worldwide opening weekend amounts to $185 million. In addition, the film scared up $9 million on the global IMAX network.”

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Evil resurfaces in Derry as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Club—young and adult—in a return to where it all began with “It Chapter Two.”

The film is Muschietti’s follow-up to 2017’s critically acclaimed and massive worldwide box office hit “It,” which grossed over $700 million globally. Both redefining and transcending the genre, “It” became part of the cultural zeitgeist as well as the highest-grossing horror film of all time.

Because every 27 years evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, “It Chapter Two” brings the characters...

I was one of the few not to go over the moon for It. That first installment, which ran two hours and fifteen minutes, felt incredibly padded out to me. Here, with It: Chapter Two, it’s over a half hour longer and all of the issues there are doubled. Monotonous, overlong, and just not nearly scary enough, this is a would be horror epic that only succeeds when it’s actually setting the stage for its story. The first act is actually pretty solid, but with about two hours to go after that, things go very much downhill. Opening this week, it’ll undoubtedly make a ton of money. However, it’s just not a very good movie. Picking up 27 years after the last one, the members of the Losers Club have grown up into troubled adults and moved far away from the town of Derry (with one exception...

It Chapter Two – find the red balloons!

Pennywise is back and seeking revenge on the town of Derry…. And now St. Louis…

Lucky for us, we know how to find him with the trail of red balloons he leaves behind..

For a chance to win It Chapter Two movie tickets and prizes, find the red balloons in St. Louis!

We were left clues where to find the them…

1. – Comics and Wizards in the Loop.. Oh My!2. – Find the super heroes on Hampton3. – Get your fortune told on Cherokee St.4. – A ‘Haunt’ed bar on Alaska5. – This ‘sweet’ place is in a town of Dogs.

Find the balloon, take a selfie and post it on social media* with the hashtag #Itends And the @ the location you found it!

Balloons will be up between Friday August 30th – Wednesday September 4th so you better hurry! If you find All 5 Balloons you’re entered...

For all of you guys out there worrying that It and Mama director Andy Muschietti was going to go soft on his upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's It Chapter Two, no worries. Today we have official word from the MPAA that the sequel has been slapped with a pretty hard R-rating. Here's why.

"Disturbing violent content and bloody images throughout, pervasive language, and some crude sexual material."

And this rating seems to be keeping in line with not only the first film - which was rated R for "violence/horror, bloody images, and for language." But also some recent comments director Andy Muschietti made regarding Bill Skarsgard's return as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, saying this.

"Bill and I talked for hours to discuss the character. One, in a larger, bigger plan for Pennywise on this one. Make sure that he came with a very specific and focused feeling of...

Witness the end. Watch the New trailer for It Chapter Two.

Evil resurfaces in Derry as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Club—young and adult—in a return to where it all began with “It Chapter Two.”

The film is Muschietti’s follow-up to 2017’s critically acclaimed and massive worldwide box office hit “It,” which grossed over $700 million globally. Both redefining and transcending the genre, “It” became part of the cultural zeitgeist as well as the highest-grossing horror film of all time.

Because every 27 years evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, “It Chapter Two” brings the characters—who’ve long since gone their separate ways—back together as adults, nearly three decades after the events of the first film.

Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain stars as Beverly, James McAvoy as Bill, Bill Hader as Richie, Isaiah Mustafa (TV’s “Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments”) as Mike, Jay Ryan (TV’s “Mary Kills People”) as Ben,...

After the amazing success of the first installment of Warner Bros. adaptation of Stephen King’s epic “It”, we could hardly contain our excitement to see what they would have in store for us with the sequel.

The highly anticipated teaser trailer for “It Chapter Two” has finally been revealed and from the look of things, it’s definitely what we had all be hoping for and more! We also got to see some first look images as well!

Evil resurfaces in Derry as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Club—young and adult—in a return to where it all began with “It Chapter Two.”

The film is Muschietti’s follow-up to 2017’s critically acclaimed and massive worldwide box office hit “It,” which grossed over $700 million globally. Both redefining and transcending the genre, “It” became part of the cultural zeitgeist as well as the highest-grossing horror film of all time.

Warner Bros. Pictures released the first trailer for the highly anticipated sequel It Chapter Two.

The film is slated for release in theaters and IMAX on September 6, 2019.

Evil resurfaces in Derry as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Club—young and adult—in a return to where it all began with “It Chapter Two.”

The film is Muschietti’s follow-up to 2017’s critically acclaimed and massive worldwide box office hit “It,” which grossed over $700 million globally. Both redefining and transcending the genre, “It” became part of the cultural zeitgeist as well as the highest-grossing horror film of all time.

Because every 27 years evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, “It Chapter Two” brings the characters—who’ve long since gone their separate ways—back together as adults, nearly three decades after the events of the first film.

Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain stars as Beverly, James McAvoy as Bill, Bill Hader as Richie,...

Later this year, director Andres Muschietti will bring us the second and final chapter of his hit adaptation of Stephen King's It with It: Chapter 2. This new film will follow the continuing adventures of the Losers Club as they attempt to put Pennywise the killer clown into the ground for good once and all. This time around, the group of misfits must reunite as adults and thus all of the roles from the original film had to be recast. But how does one go about recasting a whole movie for its sequel? Well, director Andres Muschietti just let us all in on the thought process behind his choices, saying this.

"I wanted the adult Losers to be believable and that people believed that we're talking about the same people. It was a journey of finding and looking. I'm proud to say that all of the people I wanted in...

Mexico’s famed “Tres Amigos” have made a name for themselves in Hollywood and beyond, directing their way to a bevy of Oscars. Less well known: the emerging wave of female auteurs from Mexico.

The directors range from Patricia Riggen and Issa Lopez, both busy with Hollywood projects and gaining their own international recognition, to women from indigenous communities, such as María Sojob, a Tzotzil native, and Elizabeth Piña, of Otomí Hñätho descent. The latter two are making their first documentaries. Also part of this wave: Tatiana Huezo and Variety director to watch Alejandra Marquez Abella.

“It’s just marvelous what’s happening now; there are more female directors in features, and even more making short films,” says Maria Novaro, freshly installed head of Mexican Film Institute (Imcine) and who fought against chauvinism early in her directing career. She is best-known for 1991’s uplifting dance drama “Danzon.”

According to the latest findings from Imcine,...

Back to Derry with these Losers. #ITMovie pic.twitter.com/dvg0fEP9Ts

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Principal photography has begun on New Line Cinema’s “It Chapter Two,” director Andy Muschietti’s follow-up to 2017’s critically acclaimed and massive worldwide box office hit “It,” which grossed over $700 million globally. Both redefining and transcending the genre, “It” became part of the cultural zeitgeist as well as the highest grossing horror film of all time.

Because every 27 years evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, “It Chapter Two” brings the characters—who’ve long since gone their separate ways—back together as adults, nearly three decades after the events of the first film. Bill Skarsgård returns in the seminal role of Pennywise. James McAvoy stars as Bill, Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain as Beverly, Bill Hader as Richie, Isaiah Mustafa (TV’s “Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments”) as Mike, Jay Ryan (TV’s “Mary Kills People”) as Ben,...

It 2 has officially kicked off production. Warner Bros. has announced that filming is underway on the highly-anticipated sequel to last year's It. To honor the occasion, they shared the first photo of the new cast members all gathered together, showing off the new version of The Losers Club. Several photos were previously shared on social media by some of the new cast members, which made it seem as though filming had already begun, and it's possible that it had. But now the studio has stepped in and formally announced the start of production.

In the sequel, Bill Skarsgard returns as Pennywise the clown. The new cast members who make up the adult version of The Losers Club include James McAvoy (Split) as Bill, Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) as Beverly, Bill Hader (Barry) as Richie, Isaiah Mustafa (Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments) as Mike, Jay Ryan (Mary Kills People) as Ben,...

We've been sharing casting news with Daily Dead readers and now the It sequel is ready to begin filming. Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema announced that production hast started on It Chapter Two in Toronto and they shared the first photo of the new cast together.

"From the Press Release: Burbank, CA, July 2, 2018 – Principal photography has begun on New Line Cinema’s “It: Chapter Two,” director Andy Muschietti’s follow-up to 2017’s critically acclaimed and massive worldwide box office hit “It,” which grossed over $700 million globally. Both redefining and transcending the genre, “It” became part of the cultural zeitgeist as well as the highest-grossing horror film of all time.

Because every 27 years evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, “It: Chapter Two” brings the characters—who’ve long since gone their separate ways—back together as adults, nearly three decades after the events of the first film. Bill Skarsgård...

The Losers' Club is now complete, as the final role of the adult versions of the tight-knit group of friends from 2017's It has now been cast.

Variety reports that Isaiah Mustafa will play the adult version of Mike Hanlon in It: Chapter Two. The teenage version of Mike, a homeschooled butcher's assistant, was played by Chosen Jacobs in 2017's It. Mike was played by Marlon Taylor and Tim Reid in the 1990 Stephen King's It miniseries.

Mustafa plays Luke Garroway on Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments, and you may also recognize him from the popular Old Spice commercials in the early 2010s.

Set nearly three decades after the 1989 setting of the latest It film and based on the epic 1986 Stephen King novel, the It sequel will begin filming this summer with Andy Muschietti returning as director and Bill Skarsgård reprising his role as the murderous clown Pennywise, one of the...

Shooting TV pilots isn’t for everyone. They require extensive prep work and the ability to think on one’s feet. But those are the kinds of things at which Checco Varese has become expert.

After starting as a camera assistant for National Geographic Films in Peru and getting a couple of dozen NatGeo documentaries under his belt, he became a news cameraman for NBC, CNN and BBC. For 14 years he filmed in war-torn areas under sensitive circumstances — an occupation that required him to be a fixer as well as a gatherer of images. He would drop into a location and get things ready for the rest of the crew to come in and help him tell the story.

While building the visual DNA for a new series isn’t exactly the same as working in a war zone, the ability to be ready for anything has made Varese the go-to guy for TV pilots.

They defeated It when they were kids, but the Losers' Club will have to face the ancient entity again as adults in It: Chapter Two, and now we know who will play the adult version of Ben Hanscom in the anticipated sequel.

Variety reports that Jay Ryan (pictured above in The CW's Beauty & the Beast TV series) will play Ben Hanscom in the It: Chapter Two. The teenage version of the character was played by Jeremy Ray Taylor in 2017's It (with John Ritter playing the adult version of the character in 1990's It miniseries).

Set nearly three decades after the 1989-set It movie and based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, the sequel is expected to begin filming this summer in Toronto, with Andy Muschietti returning as director.

A story of strong friendships, strained families, and unimaginable horrors, It (2017) follows a young group of outcasts...

They defeated It when they were kids, but the Losers' Club will have to face the ancient entity again as adults in It: Chapter Two, and two more names have now been added to the sequel's casting ranks.

New Line confirmed to EW that James Ransone will play Eddie Kaspbrak in the It sequel, while Variety reports that Andy Bean is "set to play" Stanley Uris in Chapter Two, a report that was also confirmed to EW by New Line.

Set nearly three decades after the 1989-set It movie and based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, the sequel is expected to begin filming this summer in Toronto, with Andy Muschietti returning as director.

A story of strong friendships, strained families, and unimaginable horrors, It (2017) follows a young group of outcasts known as the Losers' Club as they team up to face a manipulative force known as...

Working as a cinematographer in the world of television means fitting into specific molds, but director of photography Checco Varese is a very different kind of Dp. Hailed as “The Pilot Guy,” Varese has most recently completed shooting his 20th pilot and is responsible for setting the stage for TV shows as varied as FX’s The Strain, HBO’s True Blood, and USA’s Colony by Dp'ing their pilots. Varese also has plenty experience in the feature film realm, shooting filmmaker Patricia Riggen’s true story drama The 33 as well as the upcoming highly anticipated sequel It: …...

It: Chapter 2 is quickly coming together, in front of and behind the camera. As more cast members are added, so too are crew members who will help bring the horror sequel to life. The latest addition is Checco Varese, who will be the It 2 cinematographer, replacing It cinematographer Chung-hoon Chung. I’ve been riding high on all the […]

The post ‘It: Chapter 2’ Gets a New Cinematographer appeared first on /Film.

They defeated It when they were kids, but the Losers' Club will have to face the ancient entity again as adults in It: Chapter Two, and following recent potential casting reveals for the sequel, a new cinematographer is reportedly on board for the anticipated film.

Collider reports that Checco Varese will be the cinematographer for It: Chapter Two. Chung-hoon Chung served as the director of photography on the first It film, but as Collider points out, director Andy Muschietti could be looking for a different visual style in the sequel, which will take place around 27 years after the 1989-set first film, with the Losers' Club inevitably returning to their hometown of Derry to face the return of It, aka Pennywise. This change in visual style is also reflected with The Shape of Water production designer Paul Austerberry coming on board for the It sequel (Claude Paré was the production designer...

Filmmaker Andy Muschietti is switching things up on the highly anticipated It sequel It: Chapter Two, at least when it comes to the behind the scenes team. It was previously reported that Muschietti has enlisted Oscar-winning The Shape of Water production designer Paul Austerberry to join the It 2 team, after Claude Paré (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) served as production designer on the first movie. Now Collider can confirm that a new cinematographer will be lensing It 2: Checco Varese. The Handmaiden and Oldboy Dp Chung-hoon Chung was the cinematographer on the first It to great success, but …...

Mountains May Depart: Riggen Reenacts Devastating Chilean Mining Collapse

Mexican director Patricia Riggen makes a curious departure with her third feature, The 33, a studio backed reenactment of the infamous Chilean mining collapse projected worldwide by the media. The world watched in eerie anticipation as thirty-three men waited patiently to be excavated from the bowels of the earth, stuck for an astounding sixty-nine days together in a mining shelter reservoir with a space allotted for thirty. It was one of the most notable world news headlines in 2010, and with all of the men eventually brought to safety in mid-October, they also provided inspiration for Halloween group themed costumes everywhere. If such a move was moderately silly (or tactless) at the time, this Hollywood treatment seems equally exploitative as it mines for thrills akin to the glut of disaster themed studio extravaganzas of the 1970s. Riggen seems committed to humanizing these...

Carol, Suffragette and Rams also among 15 titles in competition at cinematography festival.

The titles in the running for the main competition at the 23rd Camerimage (Nov 14-21), the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, have been revealed.

A total of 15 films will vie for the Golden Frog, Silver Frog and Bronze Frog awards, to be awarded to those titles representing the greatest achievements in cinematography at the festival, held in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz.

13 Minutes (Ger)

dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel, cin. Judith Kaufmann

The 33 (Chile)

dir. Patricia Riggen, cin. Checco Varese

Brooklyn (Can-uk-Ire)

dir. John Crowley, cin. Yves Belanger

Carol (UK-us)

dir. Todd Haynes, cin. Ed Lachman

I Saw The Light (Us)

Marc Abraham, cin. Dante Spinotti

Mad Max: Fury Road (Aus)

dir. George Miller, cin. John Seale

The Midwife (Fin)

dir. Antti J. Jokinen’, cin. Rauno Ronkainen

Rams (Den-Ice)

dir. Grímur Hákonarson, cin. Sturla Brandth Grøvlen

The Red Spider (Cze-Slo-Pol)

dir. Marcin Koszałka...

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first trailer for the unforgettable true story of The 33.

In 2010, the eyes of the world turned to Chile, where 33 miners had been buried alive by the catastrophic explosion and collapse of a 100-year-old gold and copper mine.

Over the next 69 days, an international team worked night and day in a desperate attempt to rescue the trapped men as their families and friends, as well as millions of people globally, waited and watched anxiously for any sign of hope. But 200 stories beneath the surface, in the suffocating heat and with tensions rising, provisions—and time—were quickly running out.

A story of resilience, personal transformation and triumph of the human spirit, the film takes us to the Earth’s darkest depths, revealing the psyches of the men trapped in the mine, and depicting the courage of both the miners and their families who refused to give up.

I am happy to see more people vocalize demand for Latina representation onscreen and the resurging interest in solving this messed up disparity issue (Thank you Gina Rodriguez Golden Globes acceptance speech ). However, the representation issue I find ten times more urgent to address is the anguishing miniscule percentage of Latina Content Creators in film and television.

I give you 5 bomb Latina Directors who are are at the helm of brand new feature films coming out this year, women who are striking through the hostile mass media industry to escape the rule of homogeneity (white male perspective). Now that is something to celebrate. It’s not surprising that three of these are documentaries. The percentage of women directed films in documentaries is higher than in fiction. Now I can’t say with total certainty these 2 Latina directed U.S. fiction feature length films are the only ones out there this year…actually yes I can…..until someone reaches out to correct me ….and I really do hope to be corrected because only two???????

"Los 33"

Director : Patricia Riggen

Writers : Mikko Alanne, Michael John Bell, Craig Borten, Jose Rivera

Producers : Robert Katz, Edward McGurn, Mike Medavoy

Cinematographer : Checco Varese

Music : James Horner

U.S. Distributor : Tba

Cast : Rodrigo Santoro, Antonio Banderas, Cote de Pablo, James Brolin, Juliette Binoche, Gabriel Byrne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Kate del Castillo, Tenoch Huerta

Social Media: @The33Pelicula

Logline: Based on the incredible real-life story of the 33 survivors of a copper-gold mine in Chile that collapsed and trapping them 700 meters underground for 69 days until their rescue.

Add Riggen to the exclusive ranks of women who fought for and have proved they got the chops to direct big action, Hollywood type genre movies like Katheryn Bigelow, Mimi Leder. The trailer for Los 33 that dropped last week reveals an epic dramatization of the intensely emotional struggle to survive the Chilean mine disaster. The English language film carries a sweeping score by none other than James Horner (and naturally you can hear Violetta Parra’s classic song, Gracias Por La Vida). Add to that a big hero performance by Antonio Banderas who leads an ensemble cast of well known international actors (including hottie Mexican star of Güeros, Tenoch Huerta!!). Riggen, who was born in Guadalajara but moved to the states after graduating Columbia’s film school in NY, made a splash with her 2007 film, Under the Same Moon starring a back-then-virtually-unknown-in-the-u.S. Eugenio Derbez, and Kate del Castillo. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival then was picked up by Pantelion, the studio she later worked with on the Eva Mendes starrer Girl in Progress.

Domestic distribution and release stateside is yet to be confirmed. Meanwhile Twentieth Century Fox will be releasing the film in Chile in August, marking the fifth anniversary of the incident, before rolling out the film throughout Latin America including Mexico. For an in-depth account of Los 33, check out current best-seller, “Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the Miracle That Set Them Free” by Hector Tobar.

"Endgame"

Director: Carmen Marron

Writers : Hector Salinas, Carmen Marron

Producers : Sandra Avila, Carmen Marron

Executive Producers : Hector Salinas, Betty Sullivan

Associate Producer : Bonnie Emerson

Cinematographer: Francisco Bulgarelli

Music: Brian Standefer

Cinematographer: Francisco Bulgarelli

U.S. Distributor : Tba

Cast : Rico Rodriguez, Efren Ramirez, Justina Machado, Jon Gries

Social Media: @GoForIt_Carmen

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Logline: Shot in Brownsville and inspired by true events, Endgame is a coming-of-age story about a young boy who joins the school chess team, and with the help of his coach, embarks on a journey of self-discovery, team spirit and the importance of family.

Another talented genre director (and fellow Chicana from Chicago, Heyyy) whose tenacity and talent make her primed to be our Latina Ava Duvernay success story (of course that depends on whether the public (and gatekeepers) support her to make the change to the system to demand her spot in the national mainstream). I wrote about Carmen’s tireless spirit before , mentioning her first film which she shot, wrote, directed and produced in Chicago called Go For It (which incidentally was Gina Rodriguez’s first feature role). Her latest film is Endgame starring the precocious Manny from Modern Family, Rico Rodriguez, and Efren Ramirez from cult classic Napoleon Dynamite, Endgame is one of those irresistible competition, underdog, against-all-odds stories. Ramirez portrays the galvanizing Brownsville public elementary school teacher and chess afficionado, J.J. Guajardo, who in 1989, upon seeing his 6th grade class take an interest in his chess board, began to teach them on the regular. The class excelled and entered regional competitions, going on to enter and win state championships against schools with far more resources. Echoing the positives of disrupting a broke educational status quo with simply offering access to advanced mental cognition building tools, the film echoes another real life story and seminal Chicano film, Stand & Deliver. Big difference; that movie was not directed by a Latino/a.

The film is world premiering at the Dallas International Film Festival April 12 &13. Distribution is yet to be confirmed for theatrical/VOD but stay tuned via the Facebook page.

"No Mas Bebes"

Director: Renee Tajima-Peña

Producers : Virginia Espino

Associate Producer : Kate Trumbull-Valle

Executive Producers : Julie Parker Benello, Wendy Ettinger, Judith Helfland, Sally Jo Fiefer and Sandra Pedlow

U.S. Distributor : Itvs/Latino Public Broadcasting

Cinematographer: Claudio Rocha

Music: Bronwen Jones, additional music by Quetzal

Cast : Antonia Hernandez, Gloria Molina, Dolores Madrigal, Jovita Rivera, Consuelo Hermosillo

Social Media: Facebook

Logline : An investigation of the sterilization of Mexican-American women at Los Angeles County-usc Medical Center during the 1960s and 70s

Sadly, there is an appalling history in the United States of laws and policies authorizing sterilizations of poor women without their knowledge or consent for the “benefit of society”; Buck v. Bell (low-income white women in Virginia), Relf v. Weinberger (young African-American women in Alabama), and female inmates in California. This film focuses on the case of Latinas of Mexican origin in California in Madrigal v. Quilligan . Shedding light on this horrific human rights violation, the film includes interviews with women who suffered this terrible ordeal and locked the memory away, along with former medical staff and the incredible lawyer who filed this suit forty years ago, Antonia Hernandez. A long-time coming, supremely valuable and eye opening contextualization of the Chicano rights movement from the late 60s/70s as well as the current reproductive justice movement.

So kind of cheating here, Renee is not Latina per se, but a sister in the struggle to document the Latino community. Her producer is Latina, Virginia Espino, La born-and-raised historian, plus I really want to rally support for this film because it is one of those Latina stories that really needed to be told and remembered this year which marks the 40th anniversary of the lawsuit (June 19). It is ready to be unveiled and seen by as wide an audience as possible. Stay tuned to hear when the film will have its world premiere before its broadcast in the Fall on Voces, Latino Public Broadcasting’s arts and culture series on PBS.

"Now en Español"

Director: Andrea Meller

Producers : Aaron Woolf, Andrea Meller

Music: Camara Kambon

Cinematographer: Charlie Gruet

U.S. Distributor : PBS/Latino Public Broadcasting

Cast : Marabina Jaimes, Marcela Bordes, Gabriela Lopetegui, Ivette Gonzalez, Natasha Perez

Social Media: @NowenEspanol, website

Logline: Follows the trials and triumphs of the small group of Latina actresses who dub “Desperate Housewives” into Spanish.

Currently hitting the festival circuit in such reputable festivals as Santa Barbara, Chicago Latino Film Festival, CineFestival, ahead of its showing on PBS Voces, "Now en Español" is such an effective and distinct balance of humor, seriousness and insider look by Chilean-American Andrea Meller.

Profiling Marcela Bordes, Ivette Gonzalez, Marabina Jaimes, Gabriela Lopetegui and Natasha Perez, the film is quite plainspoken and sympathetic about the struggle of the actor in Hollywood. Like the comedy fiction film (also directed by a woman!) "In a World," by Lake Bell, the film offers a rare behind the scenes and insight into the voice acting industry. Few actors make make careers out of this, others pick it up for income, but in the end it is a highly distinct skill to dub millions of shows. It’s really fascinating perspective on the representation of Latinas onscreen and off. What I love most about this film on top of it being an important tool for dialogue and change, is that the filmmaker injects a whimsy tone (apropos Wisteria Lane) which makes sparking this conversation and call to action so much more effective. You have no reason to miss this as it premieres on Friday, April 24, 2015, 10:00-11:00 p.m. (check local listings) as part of Voces, Latino Public Broadcasting’s arts and culture series on PBS. To get a taste of the ladies’ charm and humor check out the trailer:

"Ovarian Psycos"

Director: Kate Trumbull-lavalle & Joanna Sokolowski

Producers :Kate Trumbull-lavalle & Joanna Sokolowski

U.S. Distributor : Itvs (broadcast)

Cinematographer: Michael Raines

Music: Jimmy Lavalle

Cast : Ovarian Psycos Cycle Brigade

Social Media: Facebook

Logline: Follows the story of an all woman of color bicycle brigade, the Ovarian Psycos Cycle Brigade. Based in Boyle Heights, a neighborhood in Eastside Los Angeles, the Ova’s are a collective of unapologetic, politicized, young Latina women who host monthly bike rides every full moon for women and women-identified riders.

Ever since I interviewed Kate during her film’s Kickstarter , I’ve been madly anticipating this, so I’m pleased to scoop that it will be ready late Fall thanks to Itvs coming in with finishing funds. Protegees of esteemed film ladies like Renee Tajima Peña and B. Ruby Rich, the ladies have spent more than two years riding with the Ovas for this documentary. Says Joanna, “There are lots of bike groups in La, but what’s unique about the Ova’s is each ride has a sociopolitical theme and ends with a group discussion. They dialogue about everything from violence against women to the gentrification of Boyle Heights”.

The Ova’s s leadership is run by the collective who work “To Serve, not to Self Serve. Credited as founder is activist and music artist, Xela de la X who formed this rad collective in 2011 with the mission to cycle for the purpose of healing, reclaim neighborhoods, and create safer streets for women on the Eastside. Currently being edited the film should be ready for the Fall if not early next year.

In case you are wondering Trumbull-lavalle is two generations apart from family in Northern Mexico. Which I only add as proof that last names and color of skin are not indicators for knowing whether someone identifies as Latino/a or not.

Which leads me to reiterate, I really hope these 5 are not the only Latina directors with films coming out this year. Calling out an A.P.B. to Latina directors with a feature length film (fiction especially) in production or post, holler at your girl...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed its 276-member-strong class of 2013.

The list, published by The Hollywood Reporter, includes actors, cinematographers, designers, directors, documentarians, executives, film editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, "members-at-large," musicians, producers, PR folks, short filmmakers and animators, sound technicians, visual effects artists, and writers.

Jason Bateman, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Milla Jovovich, Lucy Liu, Jennifer Lopez, Emily Mortimer, Sandra Oh, Jason Schwartzman, and Michael Peña are among the roster of actors, while "The Heat" and "Bridesmaids" helmer Paul Feig made the directors' cut.

"We did not change our criteria at all," says Academy president Hawk Koch of this year's larger-than-usual class. "Yes, this year there is a tremendous amount of women, a tremendous amount of people of color, people from all walks of life. This year, we asked the branches to look at everybody who wasn't in the Academy but who deserved to be.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the 276 members of the entertainment industry invited to join organization. The list includes actors, directors, documentarians, executives, film editors, producers and more. Of those listed below, those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy's membership in 2013. "These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today," said Academy President Hawk Koch in a press release. "Their talent and creativity have captured the imagination of audiences worldwide, and I am proud to welcome each of them to the Academy." Koch also told Variety, "In the past eight or nine years, each branch could only bring in X amount of members. There were people each branch would have liked to get in but couldn't. We asked them to be more inclusive of the best of the best, and each branch was excited, because they got...

The Academy just added 276 Oscar voters.

That’s 100 more than last year, and part of an easing of a longstanding cap on the number of new members allowed to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences each year.

AMPAS usually adds between 130 and 180 new members, replacing those who have quit or passed away. The membership now stands around 6,000.

Jason Bateman, Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emmanuelle Riva, and Chris Tucker are among the actors who have been invited to join, the organization announced today.

Other interesting additions: the musician Prince, Girls and Tiny Furniture writer/director/actress Lena Dunham,...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 276 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2013.

“These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today,” said Academy President Hawk Koch. “Their talent and creativity have captured the imagination of audiences worldwide, and I am proud to welcome each of them to the Academy.”

The 2013 invitees are:

Actors

Jason Bateman – “Up in the Air,” “Juno”

Miriam Colon – “City of Hope,” “Scarface”

Rosario Dawson – “Rent,” “Frank Miller’s Sin City”

Kimberly Elise – “For Colored Girls,” “Beloved”

Joseph Gordon-Levitt – “Lincoln,” “The Dark Knight Rises”

Charles Grodin – “Midnight Run,” “The Heartbreak Kid”

Rebecca Hall – “Iron Man 3,” “The Town”

Lance Henriksen – “Aliens,” “The Terminator”

Jack Huston – “Not Fade Away,” “Factory Girl”

Milla Jovovich – “Resident Evil,...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 276 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2013. “These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today,” said Academy President Hawk Koch. “Their talent and creativity have captured the imagination of audiences worldwide, and I am proud to welcome each of them to the Academy.” The 2013 invitees are: Actors Jason Bateman – “Up in the Air,” “Juno” Miriam Colon – “City of Hope,” “Scarface” Rosario Dawson – “Rent,” “Frank Miller’s Sin City” Kimberly Elise – “For Colored Girls,” “Beloved” Joseph Gordon-Levitt – “Lincoln,” “The Dark Knight Rises” Charles Grodin – “Midnight Run,” “The Heartbreak Kid” Rebecca Hall – “Iron Man 3,” “The Town” Lance Henriksen – “Aliens,” “The Terminator” Jack Huston – “Not Fade Away,” “Factory Girl” Milla Jovovich – “Resident Evil,...

Film producer Mike Medavoy announced today that Patricia Riggen has come on board to direct the theatrical film currently entitled The 33, based on the story of the 33 Chilean Miners, whose remarkable rescue from the San Jose Mine captivated the world's attention.

The Mexican-born director is best known for her independent film Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna), which premiered at Sundance Film Festival to a standing ovation. After a heated bidding war, the film was acquired for worldwide distribution by Fox Searchlight and The Weinstein Company and was released theatrically to opening-weekend record numbers for a Spanish language film in the Us.

"I saw in her film not only her talent but the real humanity and humor that this film needs." Medavoy said. "Patricia has the heart and sensibility to bring this story to life in a way that accurately reflects what the miners and their families endured."

Riggen...

Renny Harlin offers insight into the making of 5 Days of War, his most personal film to date

5 Days of War is an action-packed international thriller from acclaimed director Renny Harlin. Based on true events, this intense film is a vivid account of a renegade American journalist, his cameraman and a local woman caught behind enemy lines, and determined to not only survive, but tell the world what was happening, during the swift but devastating 5-day war between Russian and the Georgian Republic in 2008.

We recently caught up with Renny Harlin to talk more extensively about the film and what inspired it. Our conversation is below.

The news that documentarian Tim Hetherington (director of Restrepo) died while behind enemy lines certainly hit hard. Your film focuses on the dangers of this particular job. How did hearing the news affect you, and help guide you in finalizing this for the big screen.

With his latest movie 5 Days Of War out now on DVD and Blu-ray, Luke caught up with director Renny Harlin to chat about his long career in filmmaking…

They say the three time’s the charm. But when you're interviewing Renny Harlin, the second time's not too bad either.

The first time round, he was relaxed, engaging, and made 30 minutes seem like two very quick ones - an interviewer's dream. Especially one doing his first gig for this site, and praying to God that the tape worked okay.

And it's the same story here. This is 20 minutes, Roadrunner-style. They go too fast, leaving me wanting another 20 just to make a proper dent in the vast scribble of questions I have. Especially that one about A Sound Of Thunder.

Harlin is doing the promotional thing for his latest film, 5 Days Of War, a based-on-real-events story of journalists caught in the crossfire...

Chicago – From “The Exorcist” to “Orphan,” the horror genre has a long history of films about a young lady becoming something truly dangerous. The latest, “The New Daughter,” comes courtesy of the man who wrote the great “[Rec]” and stars Kevin Costner and Ivana Baquero (“Pan’s Labryinth”). Sadly, after a strong set-up and with gorgeous cinematography throughout, “The New Daughter” flounders in cliches and ends up too dull to be terrifying.

Blu-Ray Rating: 2.5/5.0

Costner plays single father John James, a man who moves to an old house in South Carolina with his daughter Louisa (Baquero) and son Sam (Gattlin Griffin). Faced with the struggle of fatherhood after his wife left her family would be scary enough but Louisa also happens to be on the cusp of adolescence, which allows writer John Travis (“The Haunting of Molly Hartley”), working from a short story by John Connolly, to play with the classic...

Release Date: May 19

Creator: Alan Ball

Writers: Ball, Brian Buckner, Charlaine Harris, Chris Offutt, Raelle Tucker, Alexander Woo

Cinematographers: John B. Aronson, Matthew Jensen, Checco Varese

Starring: Anna Paquin, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, Stephen Moyer, Rutina Wesley

Network: HBO

Bloody good series delivers blunt commentary on American culture

Was Alan Ball’s latest HBO project, True Blood, the second coming of Six Feet Under? Not even close. But despite all the “look, we’re on HBO!” graphic vampire sex, this comic-horror-drama series was a damn good time. Set on the Louisiana bayou, True Blood’s world is eerily similar to our Proposition-8-passing own. Vampires have come out of the closet, thanks to the invention of the titular synthetic blood beverage. They must now deal with societal discrimination, including legislation on intermarriage with the living. They also have an alluring coolness that draws in psychic waitress Sookie Stackhouse, played by Anna Paquin.