Niels Arden Oplev, the director of the original, Scandinavian, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and, more recently, Dead Man Down and Flatliners, is returning to Europe for his next project: the true story of the Isis kidnaping of Danish photographer Daniel Rye Ottosen.
Ottosen, a freelance war photographer, was captured by Isis on May 18, 2013 and held prisoner for 13 months. His cellmates included the acclaimed journalist James Foley, who was later publicly beheaded by the Islamic terrorist group.
Esben Smed (Follow the Money) will play Daniel with an Nordic all-star cast, including Anders W. Berthelsen, Sofie Torp,...
Ottosen, a freelance war photographer, was captured by Isis on May 18, 2013 and held prisoner for 13 months. His cellmates included the acclaimed journalist James Foley, who was later publicly beheaded by the Islamic terrorist group.
Esben Smed (Follow the Money) will play Daniel with an Nordic all-star cast, including Anders W. Berthelsen, Sofie Torp,...
- 5/12/2018
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Four-time Oscar nominee Sting performed his original song "The Empty Chair" from the documentary Jim: The James Foley Story at the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday.
Alone onstage with an acoustic guitar, Sting gave an emotional performance of his song while sitting atop a stool under spotlight.
At the end of his performance, a screen behind Sting showed an image of journalist James Foley, who was killed by Isis terrorists in 2014, along with his quote, "If I don't have the moral courage to challenge authority, we don't have journalism."
Sting has been up for the best original song Oscar...
Alone onstage with an acoustic guitar, Sting gave an emotional performance of his song while sitting atop a stool under spotlight.
At the end of his performance, a screen behind Sting showed an image of journalist James Foley, who was killed by Isis terrorists in 2014, along with his quote, "If I don't have the moral courage to challenge authority, we don't have journalism."
Sting has been up for the best original song Oscar...
- 2/26/2017
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s the battle over which song will get stuck in your head first.
From two of Hollywood’s top leading actors to a proven pop star and a Broadway sensation, the competition for this year’s Oscar for Best Original Song is stiffer than ever.
Listen to the nominees for Best Original Song below and decide for yourself who should take home the prize.
La La Land – “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)“
Scoring a total of 14 record-tying nominations, La La Land managed to nab two nods in the Best Original Song category. Both feature music by Justin Hurwitz and...
From two of Hollywood’s top leading actors to a proven pop star and a Broadway sensation, the competition for this year’s Oscar for Best Original Song is stiffer than ever.
Listen to the nominees for Best Original Song below and decide for yourself who should take home the prize.
La La Land – “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)“
Scoring a total of 14 record-tying nominations, La La Land managed to nab two nods in the Best Original Song category. Both feature music by Justin Hurwitz and...
- 1/30/2017
- by Jodi Guglielmi
- PEOPLE.com
After months of educated guesswork, the 2017 Oscar nominations arrived today with a lot of expected results, particularly with respect to “La La Land” and the 14 categories it landed in — in addition to strong showings for “Moonlight,” “Manchester By the Sea,” and “Lion.”
Read More: Full 2017 Oscar Nominations List: ‘La La Land’ Ties All-Time Record With 14 Nominations
However, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is a large body of voters, and for various reasons too numerous to elaborate on here, they can be subject to all kinds of surprise decisions that lead to unexpected nominees in some categories, as well as snubs in others. Here’s a quick look at a few of them.
“Deadpool” is Doa
The naughty Ryan Reynolds comic book movie was an unexpected commercial sensation last year that quietly snuck into the awards race, surprising even its fans. However, while the movie landed two Golden...
Read More: Full 2017 Oscar Nominations List: ‘La La Land’ Ties All-Time Record With 14 Nominations
However, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is a large body of voters, and for various reasons too numerous to elaborate on here, they can be subject to all kinds of surprise decisions that lead to unexpected nominees in some categories, as well as snubs in others. Here’s a quick look at a few of them.
“Deadpool” is Doa
The naughty Ryan Reynolds comic book movie was an unexpected commercial sensation last year that quietly snuck into the awards race, surprising even its fans. However, while the movie landed two Golden...
- 1/24/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
When the Oscars announced the 2017 nominations on Tuesday, La La Land garnered 14 nominations, matching the record held by James Cameron's 1990s juggernaut Titanic. Two of those 14 went to Justin Hurwitz's music in the Best Original Song category. But Hurwitz will be competing with heavy hitters, with the other nominees either voiced or written by proven pop stars: Alessia Cara, who recorded a Lin-Manuel Miranda composition, "How Far I'll Go," for Moana; Sting, who co-wrote "The Empty Chair" with J. Ralph for Jim: The James Foley Story; and Justin Timberlake,...
- 1/24/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Oscar Song Contenders Sting, J. Ralph Capture Heartbreak and Heroism in ‘Jim: The James Foley Story’
This story about J. Ralph and Sting first appeared in the Nominations Preview issue of TheWrap’s Oscar magazine. Composers J. Ralph and Sting collaborated on the meditative “The Empty Chair,” capturing the heartbreak and heroism in the documentary “Jim: The James Foley Story.” Journalist Foley was killed by Isis in 2014, his beheading horrifically recorded in a video the extremist group shared on social media. What did you know about James Foley? Sting I knew what happened to him but had never seen the footage nor would I ever want to. I watched the film, and it was devastating emotionally.
- 12/29/2016
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
Many are called, few are chosen: The number of high-quality, awards-worthy documentaries seems to grow every year, but there’s still only 15 slots on the Oscar documentary shortlist. That will be announced December 5; the final five will be revealed on nominations morning, January 24. This year, 145 features were submitted.
This is the white-knuckle portion of the final campaign stretch, as documentary filmmakers and distributors hope their movies make it onto documentary branch voters’ viewing piles before they file their final grades. Those with the advantage are high-profile established hits and festival award-winners with the right combination of engaging accessibility, artful filmmaking, and gravitas.
So what’s looking like a strong bet? It’s a diverse list in more ways than one. Here are my picks for the Top 15, which are not listed in order of likelihood.
See more ‘Amanda Knox’: Why It Took Five Years to Unravel the Story of...
This is the white-knuckle portion of the final campaign stretch, as documentary filmmakers and distributors hope their movies make it onto documentary branch voters’ viewing piles before they file their final grades. Those with the advantage are high-profile established hits and festival award-winners with the right combination of engaging accessibility, artful filmmaking, and gravitas.
So what’s looking like a strong bet? It’s a diverse list in more ways than one. Here are my picks for the Top 15, which are not listed in order of likelihood.
See more ‘Amanda Knox’: Why It Took Five Years to Unravel the Story of...
- 11/21/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Many are called, few are chosen: The number of high-quality, awards-worthy documentaries seems to grow every year, but there’s still only 15 slots on the Oscar documentary shortlist. That will be announced December 5; the final five will be revealed on nominations morning, January 24. This year, 145 features were submitted.
This is the white-knuckle portion of the final campaign stretch, as documentary filmmakers and distributors hope their movies make it onto documentary branch voters’ viewing piles before they file their final grades. Those with the advantage are high-profile established hits and festival award-winners with the right combination of engaging accessibility, artful filmmaking, and gravitas.
So what’s looking like a strong bet? It’s a diverse list in more ways than one. Here are my picks for the Top 15, which are not listed in order of likelihood.
See more ‘Amanda Knox’: Why It Took Five Years to Unravel the Story of...
This is the white-knuckle portion of the final campaign stretch, as documentary filmmakers and distributors hope their movies make it onto documentary branch voters’ viewing piles before they file their final grades. Those with the advantage are high-profile established hits and festival award-winners with the right combination of engaging accessibility, artful filmmaking, and gravitas.
So what’s looking like a strong bet? It’s a diverse list in more ways than one. Here are my picks for the Top 15, which are not listed in order of likelihood.
See more ‘Amanda Knox’: Why It Took Five Years to Unravel the Story of...
- 11/21/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The Academy will announce its list of Oscar-eligible documentaries this week, a field that counted just 82 entries in 2005; last year, there were 124. And along with this growth comes a new attribute for the much-admired/often ignored genre: Power.
Under Sheila Nevins, HBO led the way in showing how documentaries could draw audiences with nonfiction programming that’s skillful, dynamic, and relevant. Under Lisa Nishimura, Netflix upped the ante with deep-pocketed algorithms that not only proved audiences craved this content (after all, documentaries are the original reality TV), but also guided exactly where those viewers could be found, and what they wanted to see. And while social justice has always been the bailiwick of documentary filmmakers, Diane Weyermann at Participant has given that niche the financing and clout it deserves.
While their business models differ, they’re all producing documentaries that might not otherwise exist, making them better and getting them seen.
Under Sheila Nevins, HBO led the way in showing how documentaries could draw audiences with nonfiction programming that’s skillful, dynamic, and relevant. Under Lisa Nishimura, Netflix upped the ante with deep-pocketed algorithms that not only proved audiences craved this content (after all, documentaries are the original reality TV), but also guided exactly where those viewers could be found, and what they wanted to see. And while social justice has always been the bailiwick of documentary filmmakers, Diane Weyermann at Participant has given that niche the financing and clout it deserves.
While their business models differ, they’re all producing documentaries that might not otherwise exist, making them better and getting them seen.
- 10/24/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
19 /08/14: brutal images of photojournalist James Wright Foley, murdered by Mohammed Emwazi, spread like wildfire across the globe, defining a watershed moment in the rise of Isis and their place in a sickened global consciousness. But that did not define the man. Director Brian Oakes paints a deeply moving, intimate portrait of his childhood friend in Jim: The James Foley Story to reclaim his life from death. He sat down with CineVue's Matthew Anderson to discuss legacy, family, the crucial role of conflict journalism and humanity even in the most dire of circumstances.
- 10/3/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
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