EXCLUSIVE : Former Netflix exec Janice Lee has joined Fifth Season as Vice President, Film Development and Production, with longtime team member Kara Duncan being promoted to the same role. The news comes as the global film and TV studio, formerly known as Endeavor Content, kicks off the year with four films heading to Sundance and another two soon heading to theaters. As members of the team led by EVP, Film Development and Production, Alexis Garcia, Lee and Duncan will be responsible for expanding the studio’s slate of indie and big- budget features, made with top-tier talent for distribution on streaming platforms and in theaters. The pair will report to SVPs, Film Development and Production, Dan Guando and Negeen Yazdi. After seeing major success at Sundance 2022 with Cha Cha Real Smooth , the Cooper Raiff Audience Award winner that went to Apple in the largest sale of the festival, Fifth Season is poised to return to Utah with two narrative film premieres and … [Read more...] about Fifth Season Sets Janice Lee & Kara Duncan For Posts As Vice President, Film Development And Production
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Fifth Season COO Tim Robinson Exits ‘Severance’ Maker After Four Years
EXCLUSIVE: Fifth Season ’s COO Tim Robinson has left the Severance producer after four years. Robinson, a former Shine Group and Avalon boss, joined Fifth Season in 2018. The Brit has been working out of its LA base but exited recently. Robinson is well respected and much liked at Fifth Season, which was formerly known as Endeavor Content. He played a key role in the company’s sale to South Korean powerhouse CJ ENM last year and the subsequent rebrand to its new identity. CJ ENM bought 80% of Fifth Season for $785M, with Endeavor retaining the other 20%. The departure is understood to be amicable and Robinson is believed to be exploring new opportunities. Among his duties at Fifth Season, Robinson worked on exploring new opportunities following CJ’s investment. He also oversaw business affairs, HR, finance, production, the music and live teams, corporate development, operations, infrastructure, talent development, integration of creative partnerships and … [Read more...] about Fifth Season COO Tim Robinson Exits ‘Severance’ Maker After Four Years
‘When It Melts’ Sundance Review: Veerle Baetens Tells An Emotionally-Stunning Story Of A Troubled Life
It’s a backhanded compliment to Sundance to see such an emotionally-stunning film as Belgian director Veerle Baetens’ When It Melts , which premiered tonight in the festival’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition, and wonder, right away, why a film of this power won’t be debuting in the official selection at Cannes this year. This is in no way to suggest that the American indie showcase is a kind of second-best place for it, more an indictment of Europe’s biggest cinema event, which routinely takes such harrowing stories of tortured and troubled women — as long as they are directed by men. Ironically, at least two of those men (notably Michael Haneke and Lars Von Trier) are recognisable for their influence here, in an intense and uncompromising debut that sets a very high bar for this year’s international arthouse sector. In terms of investigating the cruelty of youth, there’s a certain amount of overlap here with Close by Baetens’ countryman Lukas Dhont, a … [Read more...] about ‘When It Melts’ Sundance Review: Veerle Baetens Tells An Emotionally-Stunning Story Of A Troubled Life
‘The Neighborhood’ Renewed For Season 6 At CBS
The Neighborhood will be back for a sixth season. CBS announced today that the hit comedy will be back for the 2023-24 broadcast season. The renewal comes amid a strong fifth season for the comedy, starring and executive produced by Cedric the Entertainer . The Neighborhood is currently averaging 6.13 million viewers in its Monday 8 PM time period and grows to over 7.3 million viewers with live+35 day viewing across linear and streaming platforms. This season , The Neighborhood ranks as the No. 3 comedy series on Paramount+ based on total minutes viewed with full episode streaming up 60% year over year, per Paramount+ and CBS TVE. “ The Neighborhood has become a hit by not only delivering laughs but by telling stories of cultural impact,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “From gentrification to Black Lives Matter, to addiction and pregnancy loss, the incredible writers and this amazing cast push boundaries and endlessly entertain us. As they … [Read more...] about ‘The Neighborhood’ Renewed For Season 6 At CBS
Sundance Review: Randall Park’s Heartwarming ‘Shortcomings’
For anyone wondering how a film called Crazy Rich Asians ever came to be the poster child for diversity and inclusion, Randall Park ’s humorous rebuttal is, almost literally, that film’s poor distant relation. Adapted from a comic book rather than a novel and with a cast of character actors rather than stars, Shortcomings even seems to admit its modest production values in the title. But for adventurous audiences, this rough-edged indie is a refreshing antidote to the horrors of the factory-farmed studio romcom, featuring a caustic male thirtysomething Asian-American lead whose messy love life should ring bells right across the age, gender and culture divide. RELATED: Sundance Film Festival: Deadline’s Complete Coverage Shortcomings even starts with a bold sideswipe at Jon M. Chu’s surprise blockbuster. After a screening of a film that ends, Pretty Woman -style, with an obscenely rich Asian man buying a hotel just to impress his new wife, we meet Ben … [Read more...] about Sundance Review: Randall Park’s Heartwarming ‘Shortcomings’
‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ Renewed For Season 5 At CBS
Bob ♥ Abishola will be back for a fifth season. CBS said Wednesday that it has renewed the popular comedy for the 2023-24 broadcast season. Bob ♥ Abishola is the fourth top CBS comedy to be renewed for next season, joining Young Sheldon , Ghosts and The Neighborhood . In its fourth season, Bob ♥ Abishola is averaging 5.99 million viewers in its Monday 8:30 p.m. time period. With Live+35 day multiplatform viewing, the series increases to more 6.9 million viewers. It is also TV’s No. 2 comedy among African American viewers. Bob ♥ Abishola is a love story about a middle-aged compression-sock businessman (Billy Gardell) who falls for his cardiac nurse (Folake Olowofoyeku), a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack. Gina Yashere, Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones, Maribeth Monroe, Vernee Watson, Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe Jr., Shola Adewusi, Anthony Okungbowa and Bayo Akinfemi also star. The comedy, which hails from Chuck Lorre … [Read more...] about ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ Renewed For Season 5 At CBS
Bobby Hull Dies: First NHL Player To Score More Than 50 Goals In One Season Was 84
Bobby Hull , the NHL Hall of Famer who was the first to score more than 50 goals in a single season and is considered among the league’s all-time best left-wingers, died Monday, the NHL Alumni Association said. He was 84. The Chicago Blackhawks — the Original Six team for which he played 15 seasons from 1957-72 — cited Hull’s “historic impact” on the club, tweeting, “The Golden Jet helped the Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup and delivered countless memories for our fans, whom he adored. Generations of Chicagoans were dazzled by Bobby’s shooting prowess, skating skill and overall team leadership.” Longtime NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said is a statement today: “When Bobby Hull wound up to take a slapshot, fans throughout the NHL rose to their feet in anticipation and opposing goaltenders braced themselves. During his prime, there was no more prolific goal-scorer in all of hockey.” Hull joined the Blackhawks in the 1957-58 season and scored 30-plus goals twice … [Read more...] about Bobby Hull Dies: First NHL Player To Score More Than 50 Goals In One Season Was 84
AFI Awards Bring Out The Best In The Season; ‘The Whale’ Rising?; Oscar’s Longshots Hoping For A Miracle – Notes On The Season
A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. AFI president and CEO Bob Gazzale spoke a real truth about the money-making Hollywood awards machine as he opened the proceedings for Friday’s annual AFI Awards honoring the year’s best in movies in television as chosen by a distinguished jury. “This is the only event of its kind where you are informed of your honor and then not asked to pay to attend,” he said. The Top 10 films AFI selected this year include Avatar: The Way of Water, Elvis , Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans , Nope , She Said, T á r, Top Gun: Maverick , The Woman King and Women Talking , with an AFI Special Award for The Banshees of Inisherin. On AFI’s top 10 TV list are The Bear , Mo , Pachink o, Severance , Somebody Somewhere, Abbott Elementary, Hacks , Reservation Dogs , Better Call Saul and anthology series The White Lotus. Stars, creatives and executives connected … [Read more...] about AFI Awards Bring Out The Best In The Season; ‘The Whale’ Rising?; Oscar’s Longshots Hoping For A Miracle – Notes On The Season
‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ To End With Season 14 On CBS; Series Finale Date Set
One of CBS’ longest-running scripted shows, NCIS: Los Angeles , will be coming to an end after 322 episodes. Its current 14th season will be the show’s last, with the series finale set for May 14, airing on the network and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+. The NCIS spinoff, starring LL Cool J and Chris O’Donnell , is tied as the fifth longest-running CBS primetime scripted series ever, only behind Gunsmoke, Lassie, CSI and Criminal Minds . Among the four, the two shows that have aired in the last 50 years, CSI and Criminal Minds , both have since been revived, which bodes well for NCIS: Los Angeles ‘ future. Additionally, NCIS: Los Angeles is a rare long-running procedural drama to have had its original leads, LL Cool J and O’Donnell, stay on for the entire run. Both have spoken publicly about their commitment to the series, which hit the 300 episode milestone last May, and their fellow cast members. According to sources, the cast and crew of … [Read more...] about ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ To End With Season 14 On CBS; Series Finale Date Set
Lisa Barlow Teases ‘RHOSLC’ Season 3 Reunion: “It’s Definitely Fascinating”
Lisa Barlow is one of four housewives that will present at The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 3 reunion. Barlow will join Heather Gay, Whitney Rose and Meredith Marks for the special set to air on Bravo starting Wednesday, January 25 at 8 p.m. ET. Ahead of Part 1 of the reunion airing, Barlow was shining in her element as the self-proclaimed Queen of Sundance as the festival returned to an in-person event this year. The PR expert stopped by the Adobe space at IndieWire Studio where she revealed she “wore the most beautiful Gucci lace dress” for a reunion that she said “was so crazy.” “This season was so different from seasons one and two. And I think when I came into season two, it was complicated because I felt very isolated,” she said. “Going into season three it was so different because relationships had changed so much. I just had an open mind and was like ‘let’s see how it goes.’ But coming off that hot mic moment wasn’t awesome.” She said that when … [Read more...] about Lisa Barlow Teases ‘RHOSLC’ Season 3 Reunion: “It’s Definitely Fascinating”