Photo: Netflix Shares New Poster For Guillermo del Toro's PINOCCHIO
by Michael Major
- Oct 12, 2022
Netflix has released a new poster for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio. The cast includes Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, and Burn Gorman. Check out the new photo poster now!
Interview: Nathan Frizzell's QUEER RADIO HOUR Broadcasting LIVE From Dynasty Typewriter
by Gil Kaan
- Oct 4, 2022
Nathan Frizzell's Queer Radio Hour, the Halloween Edition plays for one-night-only October 12th at Dynasty Typewriter. Tom DeTrinis directs this old radio show spoof with a cast of Joe Conti, Drew Droege, Nathan Frizzell, Tommy Hobson, Mitch Silpa, Cloie Wyatt Taylor, David Tran, and drag legend Sherry Vine. I got the chance to toss out a few questions to Nathan in between his Zoom rehearsals.
Film Takes Center Stage at Festival O22
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 27, 2022
On the heels of a successful opening weekend and rave reviews for live productions of Rossini's Otello and Toshio Hosokawa's The Raven, Opera Philadelphia's Festival O continues this week with the first Opera on Film series, featuring more than 30 cinematic operas presented in 12 screenings at the Philadelphia Film Center.
VIDEO: Netflix Shares Teaser For Guillermo del Toro's PINOCCHIO
by Michael Major
- Jul 27, 2022
Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, the film features a voice cast with Ewan McGregor as Cricket, David Bradley as Geppetto, and introducing Gregory Mann as Pinocchio. Other cast includes Finn Wolfhard, Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, Ron Perlman, with Oscar winner Christoph Waltz and Oscar winner Tilda Swinton. Watch the new video now!
Opera On Film Series Brings 30 Cinematic Works To Festival O22
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 26, 2022
When Opera Philadelphia's renowned Festival O returns this September for the first time since 2019, it will not only bring multiple live opera performances to several spaces in the city; it will also spawn a new film festival within the opera festival, composed of some 30 cinematic operas over 12 screenings at the Philadelphia Film Center.
EDINBURGH 2022: Tom DeTrinis Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue
- Jul 1, 2022
BWW catches up with Tom DeTrinis to chat about bringing I Hate New York to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Castro Theatre Conservancy Launches 'Save The Castro Theatre'
by A.A. Cristi
- Jun 22, 2022
Today, the Castro Theatre Conservancy (CTC)—a nonprofit organization—launched “Save the Castro Theatre,” a campaign dedicated to preserving and protecting San Francisco's Castro Theatre as a cultural and entertainment venue for motion pictures and live performances.
BWW Interview: LOTTIE PLATCHETT's Tom Lenk Keeps His Hands In Many Fires
by Gil Kaan
- Jun 3, 2022
Sweet Nell Productions & Outside In Theatre, in collaboration with Family Affairs Studio, will world premiere Justin Elizabeth Sayre’s Lottie Platchett Took a Hatchet at Assembly Festival as part of The Edinburgh Fringe Festival August 4th - 27th, with a preview in Los Angeles at Casita del Compo’s Cavern Club June 10th – 12th. Jessica Hanna directs the cast of Kirsten Vangsness as Lottie (June 10 & 11) Lauren Lopez as Lottie (June 12 & August 4 – 27) with Tom Lenk, Ryan W Garcia, Tom Detrinis and Justin Elizabeth Sayre. I had the opportunity to ask Tom Lenk a few queries about his many successful ventures, as well as his history with producer/director Tom Detrinis.
VIDEO: Tilda Swinton & Idris Elba Star in THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING Trailer
by Michael Major
- May 20, 2022
The film is based on the short story “The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye” by A.S. Byatt. Dr Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic - content with life and a creature of reason. While in Istanbul attending a conference, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.
BWW Review: ORLANDO, Jermyn Street Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina
- May 4, 2022
“He who robs us of our dreams robs us of our life” writes Virginia Woolf in her novel Orlando: A Biography. The fictional life of her gender non-conforming hero has been hailed as a feminist masterpiece, a subversive classic, and an impressive love letter.
Danielle De Niese to Star in LA VOIX HUMAINE
by Marissa Tomeo
- Apr 1, 2022
Actor, singer and television personality Danielle de Niese will star as ‘Elle’ in a new film of LA VOIX HUMAINE, Jean Cocteau’s one-woman drama set to music by Francis Poulenc, shot on location in London and Paris. Directed by James Kent (Aftermath, Testament of Youth), with Cinematography from Laurie Rose (High Rise, Rebecca) and designed by Peter Francis (The Father, The Children Act) the film will have its UK premiere on BBC Two in the spring.
Academy Museum Announces 2022-2023 Exhibitions
by Michael Major
- Mar 21, 2022
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures today announced the first round of exhibition rotations, which are scheduled for the 2022–2023 season. These rotations further the museum’s mission to advance the understanding, celebration, and preservation of cinema through dynamic and diverse exhibitions.
Academy Museum Gala to Honor Miky Lee, Steve McQueen, & Tilda Swinton
by Michael Major
- Mar 16, 2022
The evening is being co-chaired by Academy Award-winning actor and Academy Museum supporter Halle Berry, Academy Museum Trustee and producer Jason Blum, Academy Museum Trustee and screenwriter, director, producer Ryan Murphy, and Academy Award-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o.
NEON Announces New Film MEMORIA's Never Ending National Tour
by Michael Major
- Mar 10, 2022
NEON announced today that Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “beautiful and mysterious” Memoria starring Tilda Swinton will begin its “cinemas only…forever” tour, making its rounds throughout the country over a continuous string of week-long engagements. Check out more information on screenings and tickets now!
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