Sharon Stone is making her comeback with a lead role — one that was written with her in mind — in one of the year’s most inventive projects with HBO’s Mosaic.The six-part miniseries from Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh was a three-year project in the making. The murder mystery first debuted in the form of a mobile app in November, the first narrative offering from Soderbergh and Casey Silver's PodOp. But the linear version of the story will be making its television debut on Jan. 22 for five consecutive nights.“I lost two days of my life watching this app. If you get in, you can't get out. Watching Mosaic is a little like joining the mob — there's no coming back,” Stone explained during The Hollywood Reporter's TV Talks series at New York's 92nd Street Y on Tuesday night. But it is the underlying "hopefulness" in the story that keeps viewers hooked, she says. Stone was joined by writer Ed Solomon and co-stars Garrett … [Read more...] about Sharon Stone and HBO’s ‘Mosaic’ Cast on Filming Steven Soderbergh’s Interactive Series
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HBO Documentary Films snaps up Sundance title ‘The Price Of Everything’
HBO Documentary Films has acquired US TV rights to The Price Of Everything in the run-up to its world premiere at Sundance in U.S. Documentary Competition on Friday (January 19).The company will also open Nathaniel Kahn’s (My Architect) Park City selection in theatres in a minimum of 12 US markets prior to its HBO premiere.The Price Of Everything explores the labyrinthine art world and the role of art and artistic passion in society. Jeff Koons, Gerhard Richter and Njideka Akunyili Crosby are among the talking heads.“I couldn’t think of a better home for the film than HBO,” Kahn said. “I had a great experience with them on both My Architect and my short, Two Hands, and am particularly happy they will be taking on the theatrical as well as the TV release for The Price Of Everything.”Jennifer Blei Stockman and Debi Wisch produced for Hot & Sunny Productions and Carla Solomon for Anthos Media. Lisa Remington and Kayla Malahiazar acted as … [Read more...] about HBO Documentary Films snaps up Sundance title ‘The Price Of Everything’
Sundance: HBO Picks Up Art Documentary ‘The Price of Everything’
In the first deal of the Sundance Film Festival, HBO Documentary Films has picked up the art documentary The Price of Everything. Director Nathaniel Kahn took a deep dive into the high-end art world, where artistic passion and consumerism collide. The feature includes interviews with collectors, dealers, auctioneers and artists like Jeff Koons, Gerhard Richter and Njideka Akunyili Crosby.Jennifer Blei Stockman and Debi Wisch for Hot & Sunny Productions and Carla Solomon for Anthos Media produced, with Lisa Remington and Kayla Malahiazar acting as co-producers. The Price of Everything will debut in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the fest. HBO nabbed the U.S. TV rights to the film and will also open it in theaters in a minimum of 12 U.S. markets prior to its HBO premiere. Submarine and Donaldson + Callif negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers. … [Read more...] about Sundance: HBO Picks Up Art Documentary ‘The Price of Everything’
Sandra Lee’s Cancer Battle Detailed in HBO Doc Premiering at Sundance
Politicians typically keep their private lives out of public view. But a new HBO documentary will chronicle the breast cancer odyssey faced by Sandra Lee, the de facto first lady of New York.The Daytime Emmy-winning lifestyle guru and her longtime partner, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, gave director Cathy Chermol Schrijver unfettered access to their homes, doctors' appointments and hospital rooms for the short RX Early Detection: A Cancer Journey With Sandra Lee, which will make its world premiere Jan. 21 at the Sundance Film Festival."The film was a wonderful collaboration of like-minded people focused on making a difference," says Lee, 51, of RX, which goes from the routine mammogram that detected cancer in March 2015 to Lee's double mastectomy that May.Lee and Cuomo, 60, whose daughter Mariah Kennedy-Cuomo is featured in the film, hope sharing Lee's story will encourage mammograms. In New York, that became easier when Cuomo signed legislation in June 2016 expanding access to screenings. … [Read more...] about Sandra Lee’s Cancer Battle Detailed in HBO Doc Premiering at Sundance
Ronan Farrow Finalizes Three-Year Deal With HBO (Exclusive)
Ronan Farrow has finalized a three-year deal with HBO, the network confirmed Thursday, to commence later this year. Farrow will develop and front a series of investigative documentary specials for HBO. He also will produce topical pieces for HBO's other platforms.The deal comes on the heels of Farrow's groundbreaking reporting for The New Yorker magazine on now-disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein. He will remain at the magazine.Farrow detailed decades of sexual assault allegations against Weinstein in multiple pieces for The New Yorker. He also penned an explosive examination of Weinstein's army of enablers, including lawyers, publicists, agents, gossip media toadies — and corporate investigative firms, which Weinstein employed to keep misconduct buried, although it was an open secret in Hollywood.News of Farrow's alliance with HBO was first reported Wednesday in The Hollywood Reporter's cover profile of the journalist. HBO programming president Casey Bloys made the … [Read more...] about Ronan Farrow Finalizes Three-Year Deal With HBO (Exclusive)