There was actually a time when we didn’t need social media to drum up mass hysteria, and the new HBO documentary Time Bomb Y2K is ready and raring to take us back there. This superbly edited dash through pre-millennial anxieties is a time capsule of archive footage — no narrator, no talking heads, no new interviews — from the years and days leading up the year 2000 that had millions worrying a computer glitch could lead to government takeover, nuclear catastrophe, cats and dogs playing together, and any other kind of mayhem you might imagine.
- 12/30/2023
- by Chris Vognar
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Actress and director Gillian Jacobs has signed with WME for representation in all areas.
Jacobs most recently starred as Mary Jayne Gold in Netflix original series Transatlantic, a WWII drama that follows the story of American allies forming a rescue operation in Marseilles to help refugees fleeing Europe.
She also recently portrayed Tiffany Jerimovich in the second season of FX’s hit series The Bear. She can be seen in the second season of Minx on Starz, Netflix’s Love, produced by Judd Apatow, and she co-starred in the fourth season of HBO’s Girls as Mimi Rose Howard.
Jacobs voices the character Samantha Eve Wilkins in Amazon’s Invincible alongside Steven Yeun and voices Dakota in Max’s Ten Year Old Tom.
Jacobs starred as Britta in Community and is reprising the role in Community: The Movie alongside co-stars Joel McHale, Alison Brie and Danny Pudi.
As a director,...
Jacobs most recently starred as Mary Jayne Gold in Netflix original series Transatlantic, a WWII drama that follows the story of American allies forming a rescue operation in Marseilles to help refugees fleeing Europe.
She also recently portrayed Tiffany Jerimovich in the second season of FX’s hit series The Bear. She can be seen in the second season of Minx on Starz, Netflix’s Love, produced by Judd Apatow, and she co-starred in the fourth season of HBO’s Girls as Mimi Rose Howard.
Jacobs voices the character Samantha Eve Wilkins in Amazon’s Invincible alongside Steven Yeun and voices Dakota in Max’s Ten Year Old Tom.
Jacobs starred as Britta in Community and is reprising the role in Community: The Movie alongside co-stars Joel McHale, Alison Brie and Danny Pudi.
As a director,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
VFX educator Pam Hogarth and Pixar’s Pete Docter were among the honorees at this year’s Visual Effects Society Honors Celebration.
The in-person ceremony took place on Oct. 14 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, Calif., where Ves members celebrated their colleagues’ achievements and the organization’s 25th anniversary.
Docter, Pixar’s chief creative officer best known for directing “Monsters, Inc.,” “Up,” “Inside Out” and “Soul,” received this year’s Honorary Membership.
“It’s been a dream of mine to join Ves without having to pay,” Docter said jokingly in his acceptance speech. “I had one overriding obsession: to sell insurance. But instead, I got a job in animation … To everyone at Pixar, who would’ve dreamt that someday I would be lucky enough to work alongside hundreds of amazingly talented people using the latest cutting-edge technology — all to avoid dealing with real life.”
Docter also acknowledged Pixar president Jim Morris,...
The in-person ceremony took place on Oct. 14 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, Calif., where Ves members celebrated their colleagues’ achievements and the organization’s 25th anniversary.
Docter, Pixar’s chief creative officer best known for directing “Monsters, Inc.,” “Up,” “Inside Out” and “Soul,” received this year’s Honorary Membership.
“It’s been a dream of mine to join Ves without having to pay,” Docter said jokingly in his acceptance speech. “I had one overriding obsession: to sell insurance. But instead, I got a job in animation … To everyone at Pixar, who would’ve dreamt that someday I would be lucky enough to work alongside hundreds of amazingly talented people using the latest cutting-edge technology — all to avoid dealing with real life.”
Docter also acknowledged Pixar president Jim Morris,...
- 10/18/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
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As the Visual Effects Society marks the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the annual Ves Honors ceremony on Friday included celebration along with a call for more diversity and inclusion, as well as a greater effort to achieve a work-life balance amid industry-wide attention on the long work hours kept by many VFX artists under current business models.
Friday evening at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, honorees included three-time Oscar winner and Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter and VFX vet and educator Pam Hogarth.
Hogarth received the Ves Founders Award as well as life Ves membership, and sent a message of community while urging more work toward diversity and inclusion. “The reason we are here is for the community,” she said. “We do this because we love the people around us and the Society. We are so lucky to work with smart,...
As the Visual Effects Society marks the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the annual Ves Honors ceremony on Friday included celebration along with a call for more diversity and inclusion, as well as a greater effort to achieve a work-life balance amid industry-wide attention on the long work hours kept by many VFX artists under current business models.
Friday evening at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, honorees included three-time Oscar winner and Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter and VFX vet and educator Pam Hogarth.
Hogarth received the Ves Founders Award as well as life Ves membership, and sent a message of community while urging more work toward diversity and inclusion. “The reason we are here is for the community,” she said. “We do this because we love the people around us and the Society. We are so lucky to work with smart,...
- 10/15/2022
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Visual Effects Society today announced the newest inductees into the Ves Hall of Fame, including pioneering animator, producer and director Mary Ellen Bute; the first woman to ever direct a film, Alice Guy-Blaché; American computer scientist Grace Hopper; commercial computer animation visionary Bill Kovacs and Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer George Pal. The Hall of Fame inductees – and other special honorees – will be celebrated at a special event this Fall.
“Our Ves honorees represent a group of exceptional artists, innovators and professionals who have had a profound impact on the field of visual effects,” said Ves Board Chair Lisa Cooke in a statement. “We are proud to recognize those who helped shape our shared legacy and continue to inspire future generations of VFX practitioners.”
As previously announced, educator and industry leader Pam Hogarth was named recipient of the 2022 Ves Founders Awards. The Society designated Jeff Barnes, Patricia “Rose” Duignan,...
“Our Ves honorees represent a group of exceptional artists, innovators and professionals who have had a profound impact on the field of visual effects,” said Ves Board Chair Lisa Cooke in a statement. “We are proud to recognize those who helped shape our shared legacy and continue to inspire future generations of VFX practitioners.”
As previously announced, educator and industry leader Pam Hogarth was named recipient of the 2022 Ves Founders Awards. The Society designated Jeff Barnes, Patricia “Rose” Duignan,...
- 8/23/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
“More Than Robots” is a sports film like you’ve never seen before.
Sure, it has teams and there is some fierce competition. But instead of a ball that is being passed around, “More Than Robots” follows groups of high school students who quickly assemble robots, create custom programs that control the robots and then enter their robots into battle. (It’s not exactly battle; the First Robotics competition depicted here is loosely “Star Wars” themed.) It’s pretty awe inspiring. And the kids are a ragtag, “Bad News Bears”-y outfit, no matter where in the world. It’s inspired and inspiring, odd and (occasionally) oddly emotional.
And bringing together this symphony of technology and team spirit is director Gillian Jacobs. Jacobs is a super talented, in-demand actress (she starred on six seasons of “Community” and recently appeared in Netflix’s terrific “Fear Street” trilogy of films) and she...
Sure, it has teams and there is some fierce competition. But instead of a ball that is being passed around, “More Than Robots” follows groups of high school students who quickly assemble robots, create custom programs that control the robots and then enter their robots into battle. (It’s not exactly battle; the First Robotics competition depicted here is loosely “Star Wars” themed.) It’s pretty awe inspiring. And the kids are a ragtag, “Bad News Bears”-y outfit, no matter where in the world. It’s inspired and inspiring, odd and (occasionally) oddly emotional.
And bringing together this symphony of technology and team spirit is director Gillian Jacobs. Jacobs is a super talented, in-demand actress (she starred on six seasons of “Community” and recently appeared in Netflix’s terrific “Fear Street” trilogy of films) and she...
- 3/19/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Walt Disney, Frank Capra, Whitney Houston, Billie Holiday, Johnny Cash and Alex Trebek are among the entertainment industry figures who have been added as proposed honorees in the National Garden of American Heroes monument project unveiled by President Donald Trump in July.
As he began his final 48 hours as President, Trump issued an amended executive order Monday that added dozens of names slated to be honored in the the planned statuary park. The location for the park has yet to be determined. Trump first announced the plan on July 3 during his speech at Mt. Rushmore.
Among the entertainment-related names making the cut are Louis Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Irving Berlin, Humphrey Bogart, Kobe Bryant, Frank Capra, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Woody Guthrie, Charlton Heston, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley and Jimmy Stewart. The monument will honor those deemed to be “historically...
As he began his final 48 hours as President, Trump issued an amended executive order Monday that added dozens of names slated to be honored in the the planned statuary park. The location for the park has yet to be determined. Trump first announced the plan on July 3 during his speech at Mt. Rushmore.
Among the entertainment-related names making the cut are Louis Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Irving Berlin, Humphrey Bogart, Kobe Bryant, Frank Capra, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Woody Guthrie, Charlton Heston, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley and Jimmy Stewart. The monument will honor those deemed to be “historically...
- 1/18/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Like with most elements of media, women have always been a part of the male-dominated comic landscape — but their contributions were never thoroughly documented. The new Disney+ series, “Marvel’s 616,” does double duty by examining women’s contributions in the world of comic creation and also by placing women behind the camera, revealing the show’s narrative.
“Marvel’s 616” is a docuseries aimed at lifting the veil on the Marvel universe to showcase the real people at its center. Each of the three women directors who participated on the series felt they were picked because of a connection to the material. “My way into the series was very specific to [my] episode,” Alison Brie told IndieWire. Her episode focuses on a high school theater program that performs Marvel-based plays. Brie had just finished making her directorial debut on the Netflix series “Glow,” and was co-president of her high school’s drama club,...
“Marvel’s 616” is a docuseries aimed at lifting the veil on the Marvel universe to showcase the real people at its center. Each of the three women directors who participated on the series felt they were picked because of a connection to the material. “My way into the series was very specific to [my] episode,” Alison Brie told IndieWire. Her episode focuses on a high school theater program that performs Marvel-based plays. Brie had just finished making her directorial debut on the Netflix series “Glow,” and was co-president of her high school’s drama club,...
- 11/20/2020
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Gillian Jacobs hasn’t been on a film shoot for months, but that hasn’t kept the perpetually busy performer from landing plenty of work. The actress has spent the past few months in lockdown burning through various gigs, from recording the second season of the podcast “Blood Ties” to new voiceover work, including the comic book-inspired series “Invincible.” Jacobs and her “Community” cohorts even got in on the “Zoom reunion” fad early, putting on a charity-benefitting table read and Q&a in mid-May.
Predictably, the event renewed calls for a “Community” movie, though all Jacobs will say at this point is that she feels “lucky that I’m part of something where people want more of it.” For now, however, she has plenty on her plate, including a burgeoning career as a documentary filmmaker.
And she’s on the virtual promotional trail for her latest indie gem: Kris Rey...
Predictably, the event renewed calls for a “Community” movie, though all Jacobs will say at this point is that she feels “lucky that I’m part of something where people want more of it.” For now, however, she has plenty on her plate, including a burgeoning career as a documentary filmmaker.
And she’s on the virtual promotional trail for her latest indie gem: Kris Rey...
- 8/5/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Tribeca Studios is dipping its toe into podcasting in partnership with iHeartMedia, teaming up on a new series called Fierce about formidable women from history.
The branded entertainment and production arm of Tribeca Enterprises — parent of the flagship film festival — is launching Fierce today (May 6). New episodes post weekly through June 17 on iHeartRadio, Spotify, Apple and other platforms.
The series was conceived to shed light “on the fierce women to whom history has not given due weight,” Tribeca said. In each episode, journalist and author Jo Piazza tells the life story of an historical figure then connects the legacy of each subjects to a modern woman she interviews.
Episode 1, Clementine Paddleford: The Woman who Revolutionized Food Writing, celebrates a forgotten food journalist who elevated the craft from the mundane to an art form and taught herself to fly a plane so she could report on food across the country and around the world.
The branded entertainment and production arm of Tribeca Enterprises — parent of the flagship film festival — is launching Fierce today (May 6). New episodes post weekly through June 17 on iHeartRadio, Spotify, Apple and other platforms.
The series was conceived to shed light “on the fierce women to whom history has not given due weight,” Tribeca said. In each episode, journalist and author Jo Piazza tells the life story of an historical figure then connects the legacy of each subjects to a modern woman she interviews.
Episode 1, Clementine Paddleford: The Woman who Revolutionized Food Writing, celebrates a forgotten food journalist who elevated the craft from the mundane to an art form and taught herself to fly a plane so she could report on food across the country and around the world.
- 5/6/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Middleton Media Group has optioned rights to Breaking Cover, a biography by former CIA officer Michele Rigby Assad, with an eye on making a feature film about her and her husband Joseph. Michael Russell Gunn, currently a supervising producer on Showtime’s Billions, is adapting the screenplay.
Rigby Assad’s book, titled Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What It Taught Me about What’s Worth Fighting For, was published in February by Tyndale Momentum. It tells the true story of the couple, who were newlyweds training to become undercover agents for the CIA’s Directorate of Operations when 9/11 occurred, and they found themselves hunting terrorists and managing a marriage in the world’s most unforgiving places. The film will focus on the true humanitarian mission the pair hatched and executed in which hundreds of refugees were rescued from the clutches of Isis.
Rigby Assad’s book, titled Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What It Taught Me about What’s Worth Fighting For, was published in February by Tyndale Momentum. It tells the true story of the couple, who were newlyweds training to become undercover agents for the CIA’s Directorate of Operations when 9/11 occurred, and they found themselves hunting terrorists and managing a marriage in the world’s most unforgiving places. The film will focus on the true humanitarian mission the pair hatched and executed in which hundreds of refugees were rescued from the clutches of Isis.
- 7/20/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Middleton Media has partnered with Google on a big screen biopic about Grace Hopper, an American innovator, computer scientist and Navy admiral. Lauren Hynek and Elizabeth Martin, both of whom penned the screenplay for Disney’s forthcoming live-action Mulan pic, will adapt the script based on the novel Grace Hopper and The Invention of the Information Age by Kurt Beyer. The film will explore how Hopper (1906-1992) laid the foundation for the development of our…...
- 2/28/2018
- Deadline
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