“The Jewish Film Institute has named six independent films as winners of its fourth annual JFI completion grants. The grants, totaling $85,000, are awarded to projects that underline diverse stories about Jewish identity and experience….Elan Golod’s “Nathan-ism” was awarded with the 2023 Albert and Judith Goldberg Award for Jewish Arts and Culture” at the 2023 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.”
Exciting News
Netflix announces release date for Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
The streamer released its first spot Monday for Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me, set to debut May 16. Featuring never-before-seen footage, home videos and interviews, the film will document Smith’s life, from her Houston upbringing to her rise to fame that included the cover of Playboy, modeling for Guess and appearing in such Hollywood projects as the 1994 film Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult and E! series The Anna Nicole Show. Smith died of an accidental drug overdose in February 2007 at age 39.
See coverage in The Hollywood Reporter
Art Heist Documentary ‘The Thief Collector’ Acquired for North America by FilmRise
New York-based film and TV studio and streaming network FilmRise has acquired North American distribution rights to true-crime documentary feature film “The Thief Collector.”
Read the full announcement in VARIETY
LITTLE RICHARD THEATRICAL RELEASE SET FOR APRIL 11TH
LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING is in theaters and on digital April 21, with special theatrical screenings on April 11.
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‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Review: An Enthralling Portrait of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Most Transgressive King
Lisa Cortés's film, in perceiving Little Richard as a wild genius of Black and queer culture, sees him more clearly than ever. By Owen Glieberman
Full Review HERE
Magnolia Buys Worldwide Rights to ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ After Sundance Premiere
Magnolia Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to “Little Richard: I Am Everything” from CNN Films following its premiere on Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival.
Read the full Variety story HERE
Little Richard Documentary Commissioned by CNN Films, HBO Max
'Little Richard: I Am Everything' is set to be directed by Lisa Cortés
The film, currently titled Little Richard: I Am Everything, is set to chart the extraordinary life and times of the flamboyant bouffant-haired rock singer, songwriter and pianist, who died in May 2020 at the age of 87. In a music career that spanned seven decades, the artist, who described himself as “the architect of rock ‘n’ roll,” topped the charts with songs like “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally” and electrified audiences with his stage performances, paving the way for countless major acts including The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and James Brown.
Additional producers for the film include Liz Yale Marsh and Mike Powers as executive producers; Caryn Capotosto, producer; and Rolling Stone executive producers Gus Wenner and Jason Fine. CNN Films and HBO Max are executive producers for the film.
Read the full article on The Hollywood Reporter
Anna Nicole Smith Documentary to Debut on Netflix
Anna Nicole Smith, the Playboy model and reality television star who died suddenly in 2007 at the age of 39, will be the subject of a new Netflix documentary.
Alexandra Lacey will produce the film. Executive producers include Caryn Capotosto and Propagate executives Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens and Jonathan Schaerf.
Read full article on VARIETY
THE THIEF COLLECTOR Poster
Big thanks to Noah @ Scraplabs for the fantastic poster design for The Thief Collector. We love it!
Sacred or Sexist? After a Brazen Theft, Seeing de Kooning in a New Light
When “Woman-Ochre” goes on view at the Getty Museum after its conservation, the painting will have a new mystique. But competing interpretations remain. Read the full story in THE NEW YORK TIMES
