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Gotham Awards Nominations: Deep “Indie” Plus Non Gender Lead and Supporting Nods

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Gotham Awards Nominations: Deep “Indie” Plus Non Gender Lead and Supporting Nods

 

I always like the Gotham Awards because they pick up on films, directors, and performances no one has ever heard of. They’re in the indie film awards of the East Coast and propel a lot of names forward into the awards season.

This year, the Gothams dropped gender-based nominations in acting, so we just have Best Performance and Best Supporting Performance. We all wondered if there would be more men than women or vice versa. Turns it, it’s even! Notably, all five Breakthrough Performances are women! C’mon guys, let’s get that act together!

One thing the Gothams missed was nominating “CODA” for Best Feature. The Apple film could wind up in the Oscars mix. The Gothams threw it a couple of acting nods, but it really deserved more.

Anyway, the season begins! (Love seeing “Flee” in there for Best Documentary.)

The 2021 Gotham Award nominations are:

Best Feature

 

The Green Knight

David Lowery, director; Toby Halbrooks, James M. Johnston, David Lowery, Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page, producers (A24)

 

The Lost Daughter

Maggie Gyllenhaal, director; Osnat Handelsman Keren, Talia Kleinhendler, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Charles Dorfman, producers (Netflix)

 

Passing

Rebecca Hall, director; Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Margot Hand, Rebecca Hall, producers (Netflix)

 

Pig

Michael Sarnoski, director; Nicolas Cage, Steve Tisch, David Carrico, Adam Paulsen, Dori Roth, Joseph Restiano, Dimitra Tsingou, Thomas Benski, Ben Giladi, Vanessa Block, producers (NEON)

 

Test Pattern

Shatara Michelle Ford, director; Shatara Michelle Ford, Pin-Chun Liu, Yu-Hao Su, producers (Kino Lorber)

 

Best Documentary Feature

 

Ascension

Jessica Kingdon, director; Kira Simon-Kennedy, Nathan Truesdell, Jessica Kingdon, producers (MTV Documentary Films)

 

Faya Dayi

Jessica Beshir, director and producer (Janus Films)

 

Flee

Jonas Poher Rasmussen, director; Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen, Charlotte De La Gournerie, producers (NEON)

 

President

Camilla Nielsson, director; Signe Byrge Sørensen, Joslyn Barnes, producers (Greenwich Entertainment)

 

Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, director; Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent, David Dinerstein, producers (Searchlight Pictures, Onyx Collective, Hulu)

 

Best International Feature

 

Azor

Andreas Fontana, director; Eugenia Mumenthaler, David Epiney, producers (MUBI)

 

Drive My Car

Ryusuke Hamaguchi, director; Teruhisa Yamamoto, producer (Sideshow and Janus Films)

 

The Souvenir Part II

Joanna Hogg, director; Ed Guiney, Emma Norton, Andrew Low, Joanna Hogg, Luke Schiller, producers (A24)

 

Titane

Julia Ducournau, director; Jean-Christophe Reymond, producer (NEON)

 

What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?

Alexandre Koberidze, director; Mariam Shatberashvili, producers (MUBI)

 

The Worst Person In The World

Joachim Trier, director; Thomas Robsham, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, producers (NEON)

 

Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award

Maggie Gyllenhaal for The Lost Daughter (Netflix)

Edson Oda for Nine Days (Sony Pictures Classics)

Rebecca Hall for Passing (Netflix)

Emma Seligman for Shiva Baby (Utopia Distribution)

Shatara Michelle Ford for Test Pattern (Kino Lorber)

 

Best Screenplay

The Card Counter, Paul Schrader (Focus Features)

El Planeta, Amalia Ulman (Utopia Distribution)

The Green Knight, David Lowery (A24)

The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal (Netflix)

Passing, Rebecca Hall (Netflix)

Red Rocket, Sean Baker & Chris Bergoch (A24)

 

Outstanding Lead Performance

Olivia Colman in The Lost Daughter (Netflix)

Frankie Faison in The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain (Gravitas Ventures)

Michael Greyeyes in Wild Indian (Vertical Entertainment)

Brittany S. Hall in Test Pattern (Kino Lorber)

Oscar Isaac in The Card Counter (Focus Features)

Taylour Paige in Zola (A24)

Joaquin Phoenix in C’mon C’mon (A24)

Simon Rex in Red Rocket (A24)

Lili Taylor in Paper Spiders (Entertainment Squad)

Tessa Thompson in Passing (Netflix)

 

Outstanding Supporting Performance

Reed Birney in Mass (Bleecker Street)

Jessie Buckley in The Lost Daughter (Netflix)

Colman Domingo in Zola (A24)

Gaby Hoffmann in C’mon C’mon (A24)

Troy Kotsur in CODA (Apple)

Marlee Matlin in CODA (Apple)

Ruth Negga in Passing (Netflix)

 

Breakthrough Performer

Emilia Jones in CODA (Apple)

Natalie Morales in Language Lessons (Shout! Studios)

Rachel Sennott in Shiva Baby (Utopia Distribution)

Suzanna Son in Red Rocket (A24)

Amalia Ulman in El Planeta (Utopia Distribution)

 

Breakthrough Series – Long Format (over 40 minutes)

 

The Good Lord Bird, Ethan Hawke, Mark Richard, creators; James McBride, Brian Taylor, Ryan Hawke, Ethan Hawke, Jason Blum, Albert Hughes, Mark Richard, Marshall Persinger, David Schiff, executive producers (Showtime)

 

It’s A Sin, Russell T Davies, creator; Russell T Davies, Peter Hoar, Nicola Shindler, executive producers (HBO Max)

 

Small Axe, Steve McQueen, creator; Tracey Scoffield, David Tanner, Steve McQueen, executive producers (Amazon Studios)

 

Squid Game, Kim Ji-yeon, Hwang Dong-hyu, executive producers (Netflix)

 

The Underground Railroad, Barry Jenkins, Colson Whitehead, creators; Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Colson Whitehead, Jacqueline Hoyt, executive producers (Amazon Studios)

 

The White Lotus, Mike White, creator; Mike White, David Bernad, Nick Hall, executive producers (HBO Max/HBO)

 

Breakthrough Series – Short Format (under 40 minutes)

 

Blindspotting, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs, creators; Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs, Jess Wu Calder, Keith Calder, Ken Lee, Tim Palen, Emily Gerson Saines, Seith Mann, executive producers (STARZ)

 

Hacks, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, creators; Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Michael Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett, executive producers (HBO Max/HBO)

 

Reservation Dogs, Sterlin Harjo, Taika Waititi, creators; Taika Waititi, Sterlin Harjo, Garrett Basch, executive producers (FX)

 

Run the World, Leigh Davenport, creator; Yvette Lee Bowser, Leigh Davenport, Nastaran Dibai, executive producers (STARZ)

 

We Are Lady Parts, Nida Manzoor, creator, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Surian Fletcher-Jones, Mark Freeland, executive producers (Peacock)

 

Breakthrough Nonfiction Series

 

City So Real, Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Alex Kotlowitz, Gordon Quinn, Betsy Steinberg, Jolene Pinder, executive producers (National Geographic)

 

Exterminate All the Brutes, Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety, executive producers (HBO/HBO Max)

 

How To with John Wilson, John Wilson, creator; Nathan Fielder, John Wilson, Michael Koman, Clark Reinking, executive producers (HBO/HBO Max)

 

Philly D.A., Ted Passon, Yoni Brook, Nicole Salazar, creators; Dawn Porter, Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen, Ryan Chanatry, Gena Konstantinakos, Jeff Seelbach, Patty Quillin, executive producers (Topic, Independent Lens, PBS)

 

Pride, Christine Vachon, Sydney Foos, Danny Gabai, Kama Kaina, Stacy Scripter, Alex Stapleton (FX)

 

Outstanding Performance in a New Series

Jennifer Coolidge in The White Lotus (HBO Max/HBO)

Michael Greyeyes in Rutherford Falls (Peacock)

Ethan Hawke in The Good Lord Bird (Showtime)

Devery Jacobs in Reservation Dogs (FX)

Lee Jung-jae in Squid Game (Netflix)

Thuso Mbedu in The Underground Railroad (Amazon Studios)

Jean Smart in Hacks (HBO Max/HBO)

Omar Sy in Lupin (Netflix)

Anya Taylor-Joy in The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)

Anjana Vasan in We Are Lady Parts (Peacock

Grammys Hire PR Heavy Hitter Sean Smith With Homeland Security and Obama Admin Credentials

Roger Friedman
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Grammys Hire PR Heavy Hitter Sean Smith With Homeland Security and Obama Admin Credentials

The Recording Academy keeps upping its game as we head into Grammy Awards season.

They’ve hired Sean Smith, formerly with Homeland Security and the Obama administration. to run corporate communications. If Kanye has a problem with anything, this is the guy he’ll have to deal with.

Smith comes directly from corporate PR firm Porter Novelli, which has been handling Musicares the last couple of years (after eons with Rogers and Cowan). The Recording Academy also upped Andie Cox, who’s got to deal with all of us ink stained wretches and does it graciously. Bravo to her. Both Smith and Cox will report to Co-President Valeisha Butterfield Jones.

Got a problem with the Grammys? Listen to this: Earlier in his career Smith “worked at the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) where he managed all aspects of the Department’s brand and reputation and was the principal advisor to the Secretary and several other Cabinet Members. During his tenure at DHS, Smith led the Obama administration’s public response to breaking news. He also held past roles in various political campaigns, including three presidential campaigns, and served in a variety of public affairs capacities and has been a lecturer at Yale University, Johns Hopkins and the University of California San Diego. ”

Okay? So there.

Now let’s get back to listening to music. Also, first task for Smith: making sure “McCartney III” and Springsteen’s “Letter to You” are nominated for Traditional Pop Album. If that doesn’t happen, we’re calling in Homeland Security!

Mayberry Memories: Ron Howard Recalls Crew Calling Jim Nabors Names, Andy Griffith Struggling with Divorce

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Mayberry Memories: Ron Howard Recalls Crew Calling Jim Nabors Names, Andy Griffith Struggling with Divorce

Mayberry was a small town, Ron Howard writes in his bestselling memoir, “The Boys,” with brother Clint. “But for those of us who actually spent our days there, it contained the whole of human experience.”

I am absolutely riveted by this book which I downloaded from Kindle (how else do we get copies of these things?).

(There are so many stories in this book, it’s impossible to put down. There’s also a lack of stories in some cases. Ron Howard made “Splash” and “Apollo 13” with Tom Hanks, for instance, and there’s not a mention of him in the 400 plus pages.)

A couple of things jumped out at me. Each is from “The Andy Griffith Show,” on which a young Ronny Howard played Opie for all of his childhood. Howard recalls being close with actor Howard Lindsay, who played Goober. They played ball a lot, both baseball and basketball. They shot hoops so much that Ron became proficient. (I seem to remember Richie Cunningham on the high school team on “Happy Days.’)

Howard’s memories of Jim Nabors, who played Gomer Pyle, are disarmingly sad. He writes: “I wasn’t as close with Jim Nabors, though he was an extremely nice man. It took me until the ’80s, when we did the Return to Mayberry reunion film, for me to discover that Jim was not just this friendly “Gollee!” goofball but a worldly, intelligent guy with whom I would enjoy having conversations.” Later he discovered the crew called Nabors names behind his back.

“I didn’t yet understand that there were gay people all around me, and all across the world. But this was my introduction to the very concept of queerness.”

Star Andy Griffith, meantime, had a failing marriage on his hands. He finally divorced his wife, Barbara, in 1972 and married two more times (plus had a hot affair with his co-star Aneta Corsault).

One day, “Griffith declared, within earshot of the whole cast, ‘My psychiatrist told me that probably the reason I work so damned hard on this show is that I don’t want to go home to my wife. And you know what, Don? I think he’s right.’ Andy wasn’t saying these things to get laughs. As his marriage to Barbara was unraveling, I saw him endure genuine pain. He came back from Christmas break one season with his hand all taped up. He was blunt about what happened: “I got drunk, I got mad, and I put my fist through a door.”

Brilliant book, so glad I downloaded it. Maybe the publisher will send over a hardcover. Don’t miss it!

 

 

 

 

 

“Dune” Coming Soon to HBOMax, Like Tomorrow, As It Launches Previews in Theaters Same Time

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“Dune” Coming Soon to HBOMax, Like Tomorrow, As It Launches Previews in Theaters Same Time

“Dune” is coming soon. Like tomorrow.

Not only will Denis Villeneuve’s long awaited epic play previews tomorrow night in theaters, it will also hit HBO Max early.

You can watch Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, and that wild sand worm on HBO Max starting tomorrow night at 6pm (Thursday).

The movie is like “Star Wars” in the sand, with hints of “Superman,” and some other mythologies. It’s all about the fight for “spice,” but not Spice Girls, unfortunately.

Read my review here.

 

Fox News Mostly Ignores Neil Cavuto’s COVID Diagnosis As Anchor Urges Vaccines For All

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Fox News Mostly Ignores Neil Cavuto’s COVID Diagnosis As Anchor Urges Vaccines For All

Hey, you ignorant Fox News viewers. Since yesterday every other network has reported that Neil Cavuto, a star of Fox News, was diagnosed with COVID. It’s serious because he has suffered from MS, multiple sclerosis, for 25 years.

But Fox News itself doesn’t want you to know this. They only just mentioned it in passing at the beginning of his show, when Charles Payne — a frightening looking Fox android– sent him a get well. Foxnews.com has not reported the news at all.

Why? Because Cavuto urged his viewers to get vaccinated. He said in a statement: “I hope anyone and everyone gets that message loud and clear. Get vaccinated, for yourself and everyone around you.”

Fox News at night goes on a rampage against the vaccine. Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and the rest of those morons use whole hours to warn people away from vaccines– even though they are mandated by Fox News to be vaccinated as is everyone at News Corp.

While I’m somewhat stunned by this news, doctors tell me I’m lucky as well. Had I not been vaccinated, and with all my medical issues, this would be a far more dire situation,” Cavuto, 63, said in a statement.

Cavuto must be thrilled that his own company is trying to cover up his illness.

Ratings: “Jeopardy!” Soared Back to High Ratings During Matt Amodio’s Final Week of Winning

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Ratings: “Jeopardy!” Soared Back to High Ratings During Matt Amodio’s Final Week of Winning

It hasn’t been a great year for “Jeopardy!” At one point the veteran game show was down to 4.5 million viewers this year. That was off a high of 6.1 million last winter when they returned after Alex Trebek’s death.

Well, the most recent rating week which ended Friday October 8th was a smash hit. The show rose 7% to 5.9 million viewers, a huge comeback.

Alas, the sudden rise had nothing to do with who was hosting, although Mayim Bialik’s hosting run has had improved ratings. But the reason was something different.

The cause of the jump was the last week of Matt Amodio’s run as champion. Fans tuned in to see if Amodio would make it another Friday as top player, which he did. Unfortunately, on Monday the 11th, Amodio’s run came to an end when he was defeated. He exited the show with over a million bucks.

Now “Jeopardy!” goes back to reality. And coming November 5th Ken Jennings takes over as host again. He was last seen in January.

Review: “Law & Order SVU” 500th Anniversary Episode Rocks with Returns of Dann Florek, Tamarie Tunie, Danny Pino

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Review: “Law & Order SVU” 500th Anniversary Episode Rocks with Returns of Dann Florek, Tamarie Tunie, Danny Pino

Thursday brings must-see TV with the 500th anniversary episode of “SVU”: A celebration of twenty three years, so many stories, and actors who’ve come and gone who everyone loved.

Producer Warren Leight has really worked in a lot of guest shots and flashbacks, enough to satisfy every fan. Dann Florek is back as Captain Cragen; you will tear up during his video chat with Olivia (Mariska Hargitay). Tamara Tunie is still the M.E, Melinda. (Has she been in the basement all this time?) So great to see both of them.

Danny Pino is back as Nick Amaro, and he’s solving a cold case that involves a true crime writer who was Olivia’s English professor when she was a teen. They slept together and SPOILER they do again in this episode. Aidan Quinn is spectacular as Burton Lowe, just the right combination of charming and creepy.

We also get clips, by the way, of Diane Neal and Elizabeth Ashley from older episodes, and an appearance by Peter Hermann (Hargitay’s real life husband) as defense lawyer Trevor.

That’s a lot of people and a lot of plot, but this episode is cleverly and economically devised with a plot twist ripped from the headlines as well as a personal backstory that gives it gravitas. It’s an impressive trick. “Law & Order SVU” has more quality per square inch than any of the long running shows on TV. Plus, they actually paid for a snippet of “The Girl from Ipanema,” which makes for a pretty cool clue.

Kudos on Number 500. And to Mariska Hargitay, who turns in Emmy worthy work every week.

“NCIS” Wins Monday Night, Holds Steady as Gary Cole Succeeds Mark Harmon, Actually Goes Up in Younger Viewers

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“NCIS” Wins Monday Night, Holds Steady as Gary Cole Succeeds Mark Harmon, Actually Goes Up in Younger Viewers

“NCIS” unthinkable without Mark Harmon, right?

Wrong.

Monday night “NCIS” had its first post-Harmon episode and cemented in Gary Cole as the new leader of the unit, Alden Parker. He’s younger, funnier, and more off beat.

And the audience responded. “NCIS” not only won Monday night, it beat “The Voice” and rose 10% in younger viewers.

Total viewers came to 7.6 million, same as last week. But they key demo did rise, indicating that maybe a slightly younger viewer is coming over to see Cole, who has a big following from “Veep,” “The Good Wife/Good Fight” and dozens of  other outstanding performances.

The current numbers don’t compare to “NCIS” in its heyday, but everything is different now. And the show is doing its job on Mondays: winning. It’s also setting the stage for “NCIS Hawai’i,” which is holding its own at 10pm.

What would be interesting? Bringing back Pauley Perrette as Abby to mix it up with Cole. That would be a blast!

 

Hello from the Other Side: Adele Mid Week Singles Sales Whopping 350K So Far for “Easy On Me”

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Hello from the Other Side: Adele Mid Week Singles Sales Whopping 350K So Far for “Easy On Me”

Adele keeps on ticking.

Her new single, “Easy on Me,” released last Thursday night, has sold 350,000 copies through Monday according to Buzz Angle/Alpha Data.

Around 72,000 were actual sales, meaning paid downloads. Otherwise, it’s all streaming. Spotify is in its glory! They’ve recorded 64 million streams for “Easy on Me,” all from the same computer. (Just kidding.)

At this rate, “Easy on Me” will hit 500,000 for first week sales at the end of the day Thursday.

Keep in mind that Adele is a streaming giant anyway. Her big hit from 2015, “Hello,” has streaming over 600,000 copies since the beginning of this year. Can “Easy on Me” beat it? We’ll see.

Sony Music is the beneficiary of all this weeping and carrying on. They should have Sony tissue boxes. They’ve also got the number 2 single, “Stay,” by the Kid Laroi with Justin Bieber, which has been on the charts for weeks. And Lil Nas X is selling like hotcakes.

Just wait for November 19th when Adele’s “30” album lands and all the tracks swamp the singles charts. Ka ching!

The biggest scandal with “Easy on Me”? Whether the o should be upper or lower case!

 

RIP Leslie Briscusse, Age 90, Composer of Great Songs for Films Including “Goldfinger,” “Pure Imagination,” and “Talk to the Animals”

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RIP Leslie Briscusse, Age 90, Composer of Great Songs for Films Including “Goldfinger,” “Pure Imagination,” and “Talk to the Animals”

Leslie Briscusse co-wrote so many famous songs from movies, Oscar winners, nominees, chart hits and so on. He died on Tuesday at age 90.

His most famous pairing was with Anthony Newley (who was also married to Joan Collins for quite a while), but he wrote with others as well. They wrote several hit Broadway shows including “Stop the World I Want to Get Off” featuring the perennial “What Kind of Fool Am I?” That song won a Grammy in 1963. In 1968 he won an Oscar for “Talk to the Animals” from “Dr. Dolittle.”

Two of James Bond’s greatest hits, “Goldfinger” and “You Only Live Twice,” were his. So were the two famous songs from “Willy Wonka.” Both “Pure Imagination” and “Candy Man” were written by Briscusse.

Briscusse wrote several hits with the legendary Henry Mancini including “Le Jazz Hot” from “Victor/Victoria” in 1982. Briscusse had 8 Tony nominations and 5 Oscar nominations.

That we’re all still singing his songs, at least humming them, all the time, is a great legacy.

Here’s one of my faves of all time, one of the top 5 Bong songs:

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