Universal Pictures Content Group has boarded “The Beat of a Nation: Kerouac’s Road,” a feature documentary directed by Ebs Burnough (“The Capote Tapes”) about Jack Kerouac’s seminal novel “On the Road.”
Produced by London-based banner Ventureland, the documentary starts filming this week and sees Burnough using the prism of “On the Road” to depict the turmoils of today’s political and cultural landscape in the U.S.
Burnough is the former White House deputy social secretary and senior advisor to First Lady Michelle Obama. He made his directorial debut with the documentary “The Capote Tapes,” which world premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and explores the impact of Truman Capote’s explosive unfinished novel “Answered Prayers.”
“The Beat of a Nation: Kerouac’s Road” is produced by John Battsek and Eliza Hindmarch of Ventureland, in collaboration with the Kerouac Estate, for which Jim Sampas will executive produce.
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Produced by London-based banner Ventureland, the documentary starts filming this week and sees Burnough using the prism of “On the Road” to depict the turmoils of today’s political and cultural landscape in the U.S.
Burnough is the former White House deputy social secretary and senior advisor to First Lady Michelle Obama. He made his directorial debut with the documentary “The Capote Tapes,” which world premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and explores the impact of Truman Capote’s explosive unfinished novel “Answered Prayers.”
“The Beat of a Nation: Kerouac’s Road” is produced by John Battsek and Eliza Hindmarch of Ventureland, in collaboration with the Kerouac Estate, for which Jim Sampas will executive produce.
The...
- 10/9/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on Wbgr-fm on September 16th, 2021, reviewing the new documentary “The Capote Tapes” – regarding the author Truman Capote – in select theaters beginning September 17th.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Truman Streckfus Persons was born in New Orleans, later taking his stepfather’s last name, and arrived in New York City in 1943 at age 19. His first novel “Other Voices Other Rooms” was published in 1948, and became the first mainstream American best seller that had a plot and characters that were openly gay, just like the author. Of course, he went on to write the classics “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “In Cold Blood,” while maintaining his swishy reputation as a persona on talk and game shows. The film explores it all, including audio interviews associated with a biography of Truman by George Plimpton.
“The Capote Tapes” has a limited release in theaters on September 17th.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Truman Streckfus Persons was born in New Orleans, later taking his stepfather’s last name, and arrived in New York City in 1943 at age 19. His first novel “Other Voices Other Rooms” was published in 1948, and became the first mainstream American best seller that had a plot and characters that were openly gay, just like the author. Of course, he went on to write the classics “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “In Cold Blood,” while maintaining his swishy reputation as a persona on talk and game shows. The film explores it all, including audio interviews associated with a biography of Truman by George Plimpton.
“The Capote Tapes” has a limited release in theaters on September 17th.
- 9/17/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Welcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”
I just got back from New York City, where I covered the MTV VMAs red carpet. To see Lil Nas X blazing his rainbow trail continues to amaze me in the most beautiful way. He is LGBTQ power and awareness personified. And then to top it all off, I had Troye Sivan teasing the upcoming video for his new sex-centric single, “Angel Baby.” Reflecting on his career and now Lil Nas X’s monumental rise, Sivan says, “We’re moving in the right direction.”
Meanwhile, Lil Nas X, whose debut studio album “Montero” drops on Sept. 17, says he’d also love to work with Drake and Nicki Minaj. “I love them,” he says. When I suggest a three-way collaboration, Lil Nays says with a big smile, “Let’s do both of them at the same time!”.
In LGBTQ-adjacent news, it sounds like...
I just got back from New York City, where I covered the MTV VMAs red carpet. To see Lil Nas X blazing his rainbow trail continues to amaze me in the most beautiful way. He is LGBTQ power and awareness personified. And then to top it all off, I had Troye Sivan teasing the upcoming video for his new sex-centric single, “Angel Baby.” Reflecting on his career and now Lil Nas X’s monumental rise, Sivan says, “We’re moving in the right direction.”
Meanwhile, Lil Nas X, whose debut studio album “Montero” drops on Sept. 17, says he’d also love to work with Drake and Nicki Minaj. “I love them,” he says. When I suggest a three-way collaboration, Lil Nays says with a big smile, “Let’s do both of them at the same time!”.
In LGBTQ-adjacent news, it sounds like...
- 9/16/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter moves from Venice into 579 theaters this weekend — the first in a welcome stream of specialty films from the Lido, Telluride and Toronto that could, perhaps maybe, buck up the struggling arthouse market this fall. The film is 90% certified fresh and hails from Focus Features, which presented one of the rare specialty hits of recent months, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain.
That film came out in mid-July before the Delta Variant reached full sweep. It was released on nearly double the number of screens.
The Card Counter stars Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish and Tye Sheridan. William Tell (Isaac) a military interrogator haunted by his past just wants to play cards. But his spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he’s approached by Cirk (Sheridan), a vulnerable, angry young man seeking help to get revenge on a military colonel (Willem Dafoe). Tell...
That film came out in mid-July before the Delta Variant reached full sweep. It was released on nearly double the number of screens.
The Card Counter stars Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish and Tye Sheridan. William Tell (Isaac) a military interrogator haunted by his past just wants to play cards. But his spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he’s approached by Cirk (Sheridan), a vulnerable, angry young man seeking help to get revenge on a military colonel (Willem Dafoe). Tell...
- 9/10/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment and levelFILM have struck a multi-year partnership for the Canadian distributor to handle all of Greenwich’s films in Canada starting with the upcoming release of Ebs Burnough’s The Capote Tapes, which explores the explosive unpublished novel Answered Prayers by Truman Capote.
The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, its U.S. premiere at Doc NYC and Greenwich is releasing the film in theaters on September 10.
Founded in 2017, Greenwich is led by Co-Presidents Ed Arentz and Andy Bohn and has grown into one of the leading U.S. distributors of arthouse films and documentaries.
Greenwich handled the record-setting theatrical release of Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi’s Academy Award-Winning documentary Free Solo, which grossed more thhan $17M at the North American box office.
Other Greenwich releases include Andrew Slater’s Echo in the Canyon, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My...
The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, its U.S. premiere at Doc NYC and Greenwich is releasing the film in theaters on September 10.
Founded in 2017, Greenwich is led by Co-Presidents Ed Arentz and Andy Bohn and has grown into one of the leading U.S. distributors of arthouse films and documentaries.
Greenwich handled the record-setting theatrical release of Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi’s Academy Award-Winning documentary Free Solo, which grossed more thhan $17M at the North American box office.
Other Greenwich releases include Andrew Slater’s Echo in the Canyon, Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My...
- 9/10/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Toronto-based distributor levelFILM has signed a multi-year deal with Greenwich Entertainment to handle all of Greenwich’s films in Canada. The deal, which The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed, will kick off with the upcoming release of Ebs Burnough’s The Capote Tapes, a documentary exploring the explosive impact of Truman Capote’s unpublished novel Answered Prayers. The Capote Tapes had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in 2019 and U.S. premiere at Doc NYC. Greenwich is bowing the film in the theaters stateside on Sept. 10.
Greenwich’s Andy Bohn negotiated the output agreement with levelFILM’s Head of Distribution, John Bain.
Greenwich, an arthouse and ...
Greenwich’s Andy Bohn negotiated the output agreement with levelFILM’s Head of Distribution, John Bain.
Greenwich, an arthouse and ...
- 9/10/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto-based distributor levelFILM has signed a multi-year deal with Greenwich Entertainment to handle all of Greenwich’s films in Canada. The deal, which The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed, will kick off with the upcoming release of Ebs Burnough’s The Capote Tapes, a documentary exploring the explosive impact of Truman Capote’s unpublished novel Answered Prayers. The Capote Tapes had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in 2019 and U.S. premiere at Doc NYC. Greenwich is bowing the film in the theaters stateside on Sept. 10.
Greenwich’s Andy Bohn negotiated the output agreement with levelFILM’s Head of Distribution, John Bain.
Greenwich, an arthouse and ...
Greenwich’s Andy Bohn negotiated the output agreement with levelFILM’s Head of Distribution, John Bain.
Greenwich, an arthouse and ...
- 9/10/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
After its heroic opening weekend in North America, Disney and Marvel’s superhero adventure “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” will have no trouble reclaiming the domestic box office crown.
The comic book adaptation, starring Simu Liu and Awkwafina, is eyeing a second weekend haul between $26 million and $34 million. That would mark a 55% to 65% decline from its opening, a standard drop for a Marvel movie in non-covid times.
“Shang Chi” kicked off its theatrical run with $75.3 million in its first three days of release and finished the Labor Day holiday with a record-setting $94.6 million. Since then, the film has surpassed $100 million in domestic ticket sales, making it the fastest pandemic-era release to hit triple digits. Notably, “Shang-Chi” is playing only in theaters and isn’t available day-and-date on Disney Plus, unlike fellow Disney offerings “Black Widow” and “Jungle Cruise.”
Hollywood will be closely watching the second-weekend results of...
The comic book adaptation, starring Simu Liu and Awkwafina, is eyeing a second weekend haul between $26 million and $34 million. That would mark a 55% to 65% decline from its opening, a standard drop for a Marvel movie in non-covid times.
“Shang Chi” kicked off its theatrical run with $75.3 million in its first three days of release and finished the Labor Day holiday with a record-setting $94.6 million. Since then, the film has surpassed $100 million in domestic ticket sales, making it the fastest pandemic-era release to hit triple digits. Notably, “Shang-Chi” is playing only in theaters and isn’t available day-and-date on Disney Plus, unlike fellow Disney offerings “Black Widow” and “Jungle Cruise.”
Hollywood will be closely watching the second-weekend results of...
- 9/9/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Truman Capote lived a life less ordinary. The author of Breakfast at Tiffany‘s and In Cold Blood is now the subject of a documentary, The Capote Tapes. It’s a film about the novelist’s unfinished roman-à-clef, Answered Prayers, and it debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival back in 2019. The Capote Tapes currently sits at 95% on the Tomatometer […]
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- 8/6/2021
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
The first trailer for “The Capote Tapes” gives a glimpse into the life of the small man behind towering works like “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “In Cold Blood.”
Ebs Burnough directed the documentary, centering on the rise and fall of Truman Capote. Burnough, who spent years in politics, used never-before-seen taped interviews from Capote’s inner circle of Lauren Bacall, Norman Mailer, Andre Leon Talley, Slim Keith, and Gore Vidal to craft a portrait of one of American’s most influential writers and public figures.
“Truman himself put it best when he wrote, ‘I’m an alcoholic, I’m a drug addict, I’m a homosexual, I’m a genius.’ He was also a small gay man from Alabama, a man who defied the odds,” Burnough said. “As a director, I stand on his shoulders not only because he blazed a trail that allowed stories by and about marginalized people to be told,...
Ebs Burnough directed the documentary, centering on the rise and fall of Truman Capote. Burnough, who spent years in politics, used never-before-seen taped interviews from Capote’s inner circle of Lauren Bacall, Norman Mailer, Andre Leon Talley, Slim Keith, and Gore Vidal to craft a portrait of one of American’s most influential writers and public figures.
“Truman himself put it best when he wrote, ‘I’m an alcoholic, I’m a drug addict, I’m a homosexual, I’m a genius.’ He was also a small gay man from Alabama, a man who defied the odds,” Burnough said. “As a director, I stand on his shoulders not only because he blazed a trail that allowed stories by and about marginalized people to be told,...
- 8/4/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment announced Thursday it has acquired North American distribution rights to The Big Scary “S” Word, a feature documentary that “explores the rich history of the American socialist movement.”
The company plans a theatrical release on Friday, September 3—Labor Day Weekend—an auspicious date given the holiday’s historical ties to workers’ rights. The documentary marks the feature directorial debut of Yael Bridge, whose credits include producing the Emmy-nominated Saving Capitalism (2017).
“I feel so lucky to team up with Greenwich Entertainment with their incredible track record of bringing powerful films to the public,” Bridge remarked. “The timing of this release couldn’t be better, as we’re seeing a fundamental realignment in political thinking about the role of government and the need to work collectively, not just in order to thrive but literally to survive.”
Democratic socialism as a political philosophy has gained traction in the U.S.
The company plans a theatrical release on Friday, September 3—Labor Day Weekend—an auspicious date given the holiday’s historical ties to workers’ rights. The documentary marks the feature directorial debut of Yael Bridge, whose credits include producing the Emmy-nominated Saving Capitalism (2017).
“I feel so lucky to team up with Greenwich Entertainment with their incredible track record of bringing powerful films to the public,” Bridge remarked. “The timing of this release couldn’t be better, as we’re seeing a fundamental realignment in political thinking about the role of government and the need to work collectively, not just in order to thrive but literally to survive.”
Democratic socialism as a political philosophy has gained traction in the U.S.
- 3/25/2021
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week, […]
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- 12/26/2020
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
The old line you hear about certain authors — he’s as much of a character as anyone in his books! — doesn’t tend to be true even when we say it. Yet in Truman Capote’s case, it’s virtually an understatement. No character he created on the page ever gave off quite the magnetic damaged resonance of his own.
He told the tale of his own youth, more or less, in “Other Voices, Other Rooms” (1948), the autobiographical novel that put Capote — and his homosexuality — on the map. Holly Golightly, from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1958), is an indelibly chic vagabond-waif, but the main reason we still talk about her is the 1961 movie version that cast Audrey Hepburn as a so-toned-down-she-was-barely-even-the-same-character version of Holly. Capote singlehandedly invented the New Journalism with “In Cold Blood” (1966), but as revolutionary as that book was, the disappointment of it, to me, has always been that...
He told the tale of his own youth, more or less, in “Other Voices, Other Rooms” (1948), the autobiographical novel that put Capote — and his homosexuality — on the map. Holly Golightly, from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1958), is an indelibly chic vagabond-waif, but the main reason we still talk about her is the 1961 movie version that cast Audrey Hepburn as a so-toned-down-she-was-barely-even-the-same-character version of Holly. Capote singlehandedly invented the New Journalism with “In Cold Blood” (1966), but as revolutionary as that book was, the disappointment of it, to me, has always been that...
- 9/10/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
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