Netflix has acquired The Poet, a true crime article by Corey Mead that was published by Greg Nichols and Matthew Pearl’s digital magazine and media company, Truly*Adventurous. The streamer has teamed with Stranger Things production company 21 Laps with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen producing the project under the label alongside Pouya Shahbazian.
This true story, which is described as being in the vein of Gone Girl and The Gift, is based on hundreds of pages of never-before-seen documents and newly discovered sources. The article tells the story of Ruth Finley, who escaped a murderer as a teen only to find herself on the run again decades later as the Btk killer terrorizes her hometown. With a team of police investigators and her devoted husband intent on saving her, the identity of her tormentor is too chilling to believe.
Last year, 21 Laps and Netflix set a first-look film and TV pact,...
This true story, which is described as being in the vein of Gone Girl and The Gift, is based on hundreds of pages of never-before-seen documents and newly discovered sources. The article tells the story of Ruth Finley, who escaped a murderer as a teen only to find herself on the run again decades later as the Btk killer terrorizes her hometown. With a team of police investigators and her devoted husband intent on saving her, the identity of her tormentor is too chilling to believe.
Last year, 21 Laps and Netflix set a first-look film and TV pact,...
- 4/14/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has acquired Corey Mead’s true crime article “The Poet” for a feature film adaptation, the company announced on Wednesday. “The Poet” was originally published by Greg Nichols and Matthew Pearl’s Truly*Adventurous banner.
Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen from 21 Laps will produce alongside Pouya Shahbazian. Truly*Adventurous’ Nichols and Pearl will executive produce, with Becca Edelman overseeing for 21 Laps.
“The Poet” is a true story with shades of “Gone Girl” and “The Gift” that has been told in full for the first time based on hundreds of pages of never-before-seen documents and newly discovered sources. The longform article tells the story of Ruth Finley, who escaped a murderer as a teen, only to find herself on the run again decades later as the killer terrorizes her hometown. With a team of police investigators and her devoted husband intent on saving her, the identity of her tormentor is too chilling to believe.
Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen from 21 Laps will produce alongside Pouya Shahbazian. Truly*Adventurous’ Nichols and Pearl will executive produce, with Becca Edelman overseeing for 21 Laps.
“The Poet” is a true story with shades of “Gone Girl” and “The Gift” that has been told in full for the first time based on hundreds of pages of never-before-seen documents and newly discovered sources. The longform article tells the story of Ruth Finley, who escaped a murderer as a teen, only to find herself on the run again decades later as the killer terrorizes her hometown. With a team of police investigators and her devoted husband intent on saving her, the identity of her tormentor is too chilling to believe.
- 4/14/2021
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Christian D Bruun's Calendar Girl on Ruth Finley, the creator of the Fashion Calendar, is a Doc NYC highlight. Other feature films of note include Chris McKim’s Wojnarowicz (on David Wojnarowicz); Nathan Grossman’s I Am Greta (on Greta Thunberg); Ulrike Ottinger’s Paris Calligrammes; Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s The Meaning of Hitler; Oliver Murray’s Ronnie’s (on Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club); Katja Hogset, Margreth Olin, and Espen Wallin’s Self Portrait (Selvportrettet) (on photographer Lene Marie Fossen); Yael Bridge’s The Big Scary "S" Word; and two shorts, Jennifer Callahan’s Making The Case on Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s handbags (thank you to Alessandro Nivola and Emily Mortimer) and Alison Klayman’s Flower Punk (on artist Azuma Makoto).
Calendar Girl (written with producer Natalie Nudell) features interviews with the who’s who of the fashion world (including Bill Cunningham; Carolina Herrera, who designed the white pantsuit and pussy-bow blouse.
Calendar Girl (written with producer Natalie Nudell) features interviews with the who’s who of the fashion world (including Bill Cunningham; Carolina Herrera, who designed the white pantsuit and pussy-bow blouse.
- 11/18/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Calendar Girl director Christian D Bruun on The Met's Costume Institute: “The collective fashion history knowledge among Harold Koda, Nancy Chilton and Andrew Bolton was palpable.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Three 2020 Doc NYC highlights are portraits: Chris McKim’s hard-edged Wojnarowicz; Robert Yapkowitz and Rich Peete’s In My Own Time: A Portrait Of Karen Dalton; and Malia Scharf and Max Basch’s intimate Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide on Kenny Scharf’s universe, which included Keith Haring (who died from AIDS in 1993) and Jean-Michel Basquiat (a heroin overdose in 1988).
Christian D Bruun on Ruth Finley: “I was first introduced to Ruth by Kate DelPizzo, a producer on the film.”
A fourth portrait highlight is Christian D Bruun's Calendar Girl on Ruth Finley (who died in 2018 at the age of 98), the creator of the...
Three 2020 Doc NYC highlights are portraits: Chris McKim’s hard-edged Wojnarowicz; Robert Yapkowitz and Rich Peete’s In My Own Time: A Portrait Of Karen Dalton; and Malia Scharf and Max Basch’s intimate Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide on Kenny Scharf’s universe, which included Keith Haring (who died from AIDS in 1993) and Jean-Michel Basquiat (a heroin overdose in 1988).
Christian D Bruun on Ruth Finley: “I was first introduced to Ruth by Kate DelPizzo, a producer on the film.”
A fourth portrait highlight is Christian D Bruun's Calendar Girl on Ruth Finley (who died in 2018 at the age of 98), the creator of the...
- 11/12/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
"You have to call Ruth!" An early teaser trailer has debuted for a documentary titled Calendar Girl, which is world premiering at Doc NYC this month. The festival's film description: "Ruth Finley, a pocket-sized woman of immense determination, has been the queen of the fashion industry since the 1930s. As a young mother, Ruth created the iconic pink Fashion Calendar, a publication that continues to organize and marshal American fashion today. Featuring [appearances by] Bill Cunningham, Carolina Herrera, Nicole Miller, Diane von Furstenberg, and more, this joyous profile is a love letter to fashion and the extraordinary life of one remarkable woman." In 2014, Ruth retired at 95 and sold the Fashion Calendar to the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Described as a quintessential NYC story, this doc examines this transition, and reflects on the life, work, and legacy of this trailblazer and the industry Ruth helped create. Check it out. Here's the...
- 11/10/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Andrew Bolton collaborated with Michael Cunningham and Stephen Daldry’s The Hours stars Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and Julianne Moore, who read from Virginia Woolf’s Orlando: A Biography for About Time: Fashion and Duration Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
In Christian D Bruun's Calendar Girl (a 2020 Doc NYC highlight), which features interviews with the who’s who of the fashion world, Diane von Furstenberg, Steven Kolb (CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America), and André Leon Talley), we see Andrew Bolton stroll through the China: Through the Looking Glass exhibit with Ruth Finley, creator of the Fashion Calendar.
Andrew Bolton with Anne-Katrin Titze: “I wanted to use the Phillip Glass soundtrack for The Hours” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
At the in-person press preview for About Time: Fashion and Duration, Andrew Bolton (the Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art) told me how...
In Christian D Bruun's Calendar Girl (a 2020 Doc NYC highlight), which features interviews with the who’s who of the fashion world, Diane von Furstenberg, Steven Kolb (CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America), and André Leon Talley), we see Andrew Bolton stroll through the China: Through the Looking Glass exhibit with Ruth Finley, creator of the Fashion Calendar.
Andrew Bolton with Anne-Katrin Titze: “I wanted to use the Phillip Glass soundtrack for The Hours” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
At the in-person press preview for About Time: Fashion and Duration, Andrew Bolton (the Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art) told me how...
- 10/29/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Documentary examines legacy of Ruth Finley, influential founder of Fashion Calendar.
Toronto-based Syndicado Film Sales has picked up worldwide sales to Calendar Girl ahead of its world premiere at Doc NYC 2020 next month.
Christian D. Bruun wrote, directed and produced the documentary, which screens at the festival on November 11 and tells the story of Ruth Finley, who founded and ran the influential Fashion Calendar for more than 70 years.
With its iconic pink pages, the Fashion Calendar laid out every haute couture event in New York City, including New York Fashion Week. Finley retired in 2014 at the age of 95 and sold...
Toronto-based Syndicado Film Sales has picked up worldwide sales to Calendar Girl ahead of its world premiere at Doc NYC 2020 next month.
Christian D. Bruun wrote, directed and produced the documentary, which screens at the festival on November 11 and tells the story of Ruth Finley, who founded and ran the influential Fashion Calendar for more than 70 years.
With its iconic pink pages, the Fashion Calendar laid out every haute couture event in New York City, including New York Fashion Week. Finley retired in 2014 at the age of 95 and sold...
- 10/21/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Documentary examines legacy of Ruth Finley, influential founder of Fashion Calendar.
Toronto-based Syndicado has picked up worldwide sales to Calendar Girl ahead of its world premiere at Doc NYC 2020 next month.
Christian D. Bruun wrote, directed and produced the documentary, which screens at the festival on November 11 and tells the story of Ruth Finley, who founded and ran the influential Fashion Calendar for more than 70 years.
With its iconic pink pages, the Fashion Calendar laid out every haute couture event in New York City, including New York Fashion Week. Finley retired in 2014 at the age of 95 and sold the Fashion...
Toronto-based Syndicado has picked up worldwide sales to Calendar Girl ahead of its world premiere at Doc NYC 2020 next month.
Christian D. Bruun wrote, directed and produced the documentary, which screens at the festival on November 11 and tells the story of Ruth Finley, who founded and ran the influential Fashion Calendar for more than 70 years.
With its iconic pink pages, the Fashion Calendar laid out every haute couture event in New York City, including New York Fashion Week. Finley retired in 2014 at the age of 95 and sold the Fashion...
- 10/21/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The first all-virtual edition of the Doc NYC festival of nonfiction films announced its 2020 lineup on Thursday, with 107 feature documentaries about everyone from John Belushi to Jamal Khashoggi and Pope Francis to Frank Zappa,
The lineup for the festival, which runs from Nov. 11 through Nov. 19 and will take place completely online, includes 23 world premieres, among them Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s “The Meaning of Hitler,” Nancy Burski’s “A Crime on the Bayou,” Gong Cheng and Yung Chang’s “Wuhan Wuhan” and Jeff Daniels’ “Television Event.”
Doc NYC, which launched in 2010, is the largest festival of nonfiction films in the United States. This year the festival transitioned to a completely online event separated into 14 themed sections, two of which are competitive sections that will award prizes.
The competitive Viewfinders section consists of 11 films, including films set in Venezuela (“A La Calle”), Puerto Rico (“Landfall”), the Dominican Republic (“Stateless”) and...
The lineup for the festival, which runs from Nov. 11 through Nov. 19 and will take place completely online, includes 23 world premieres, among them Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s “The Meaning of Hitler,” Nancy Burski’s “A Crime on the Bayou,” Gong Cheng and Yung Chang’s “Wuhan Wuhan” and Jeff Daniels’ “Television Event.”
Doc NYC, which launched in 2010, is the largest festival of nonfiction films in the United States. This year the festival transitioned to a completely online event separated into 14 themed sections, two of which are competitive sections that will award prizes.
The competitive Viewfinders section consists of 11 films, including films set in Venezuela (“A La Calle”), Puerto Rico (“Landfall”), the Dominican Republic (“Stateless”) and...
- 10/15/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
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