Kevin Costner presented the U.S. premiere of “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2” at the Santa Barbara Film Festival Friday night, but Costner didn’t give any updates on what’s happening with the Western series. However, the second chapter concludes with a lengthy preview of “Chapter 3.”
Costner explained the inspiration for the series to a packed house, including several cast members and guests like Quentin Tarantino, at the historic Arlington Theatre.
“The people who traveled across the ocean to America were in search of a dream,” he said. “If you were mean enough and tough enough, you could make it yours. And that was a nightmare for the people who had been here for 15,000 years. And this land was contested. It was a bad ending for the Native Americans who existed here and had found some equilibrium. But I’m not embarrassed about that, I’m just...
Costner explained the inspiration for the series to a packed house, including several cast members and guests like Quentin Tarantino, at the historic Arlington Theatre.
“The people who traveled across the ocean to America were in search of a dream,” he said. “If you were mean enough and tough enough, you could make it yours. And that was a nightmare for the people who had been here for 15,000 years. And this land was contested. It was a bad ending for the Native Americans who existed here and had found some equilibrium. But I’m not embarrassed about that, I’m just...
- 2/8/2025
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival landed a major win for its 40th anniversary with the U.S. premiere of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 on February 7. It was a big moment for Kevin Costner, who first introduced his ambitious four-part Western in Venice last September.
After the screening, festival director Roger Durling led a conversation with Costner, costume designer Lisa Lovaas, and composer John Debney.
Costner shared what inspired him to bring this story to life, highlighting the myths and harsh realities of westward expansion. ‘People believed if they could just cross that ocean, they’d find paradise. But if you were tough enough, you could just take it,’ he said.
He didn’t shy away from the darker side of that history, adding, ‘That dream was a nightmare for the Native Americans who had been here for 15,000 years. This land was fought over from one coast to the other,...
After the screening, festival director Roger Durling led a conversation with Costner, costume designer Lisa Lovaas, and composer John Debney.
Costner shared what inspired him to bring this story to life, highlighting the myths and harsh realities of westward expansion. ‘People believed if they could just cross that ocean, they’d find paradise. But if you were tough enough, you could just take it,’ he said.
He didn’t shy away from the darker side of that history, adding, ‘That dream was a nightmare for the Native Americans who had been here for 15,000 years. This land was fought over from one coast to the other,...
- 2/8/2025
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival celebrated a huge get for its 40th anniversary: the U.S. premiere of Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2” on Friday, February 7. The screening is five months to the day after it premiered in Venice last September, marking the second installment of Costner’s planned four-part Western epic. Following the screening, festival Director Roger Durling held a Q&a with Costner, costume designer Lisa Lovaas, and composer John Debney.
Costner immediately started talking about what initially drew him to wanting to bring this story to the silver screen, before putting an emphasis on finally giving women their deserved spotlight in the genre. “We were told if we could get across that Atlantic Ocean, there was a place. It was like the Garden of Eden, and if you were mean enough and tough enough, you could make it yours,” Costner said.
Costner immediately started talking about what initially drew him to wanting to bring this story to the silver screen, before putting an emphasis on finally giving women their deserved spotlight in the genre. “We were told if we could get across that Atlantic Ocean, there was a place. It was like the Garden of Eden, and if you were mean enough and tough enough, you could make it yours,” Costner said.
- 2/8/2025
- by Vincent Perella
- Indiewire
Illustrations by Stephanie Lane Gage.When making my sound work, I always try to bend the material in front of me to find alternative possibilities of context or (re)context. Here, I was drawn to so many personal favorites, moods, and textures that these 70-odd minutes are more akin to a year-end work of catharsis. The result is as much a personal mix as a 2024 roundup.This was aided by a number of films with great music supervision, particularly four heavy hitters: Love Lies Bleeding (all films 2024), Civil War, Dahomey, and Janet Planet. Artists like Throbbing Gristle, Anna Domino, Silver Apples, Suicide, Dean Blunt, and Laurie Anderson offered a huge prop of character within these films. They could set each film in a specific time and place, or, in the case of Civil War, give a punk, psychedelic energy to a near-future world.Staying through the end credits is important...
- 1/7/2025
- MUBI
With Horizon: An American Saga's future installments still uncertain, the first film’s successful launch on Netflix could mark an important step in the wider project’s resurgence.
2024 was a year where two veteran filmmakers backed themselves and their high-profile passion projects, staking the enduring nature of their status as a means of circumnavigating the lack of studio support for their projects.
One such filmmaker was Kevin Costner, whose Horizon: An American Saga released its first installment in cinemas in the summer of 2024. Despite the film boasting some thrilling set pieces and undoubted widescreen grandeur, it failed to tempt audiences into cinemas in the numbers that it needed to get the planned third and fourth installments of the saga off the ground.
Still, given his track record of triumphing against the odds, you’d have to be pretty foolhardy to bet against Costner ultimately finding a way to tell...
2024 was a year where two veteran filmmakers backed themselves and their high-profile passion projects, staking the enduring nature of their status as a means of circumnavigating the lack of studio support for their projects.
One such filmmaker was Kevin Costner, whose Horizon: An American Saga released its first installment in cinemas in the summer of 2024. Despite the film boasting some thrilling set pieces and undoubted widescreen grandeur, it failed to tempt audiences into cinemas in the numbers that it needed to get the planned third and fourth installments of the saga off the ground.
Still, given his track record of triumphing against the odds, you’d have to be pretty foolhardy to bet against Costner ultimately finding a way to tell...
- 1/7/2025
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
The Oscar shortlists were released on December 17, the results of which are analyzed in Anne Thompson’s overview. Here, we’re covering the crafts of makeup and hairstyling, original score, sound, and visual effects.
“Wicked” was the big winner — appearing on all four lists. This was followed by three-listers “Emilia Pérez”, “Dune: Part Two”, “Gladiator II”, and “Alien: Romulus”.
Scoring two noms were “Nosferatu”, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”, “Blitz”, “Deadpool & Wolverine”, and “The Wild Robot”.
The rest of the nominees were broken down by the following:
Muahs: “The Apprentice,” “A Different Man,” “Maria,” “The Substance,” and “Waltzing with Brando.”
Score: “Babygirl,” “Blink Twice,” “The Brutalist,” “Challengers,” “Conclave,” “The Fire Inside,” “Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1,” “Inside Out 2,” “The Room Next Door,” “Sing Sing,” “The Six Triple Eight,” and “Young Woman and the Sea.”
Sound: “A Complete Unknown” and “Joker: Folie à Deux.”
Visual Effects: “Better Man,” “Civil War,” “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,...
“Wicked” was the big winner — appearing on all four lists. This was followed by three-listers “Emilia Pérez”, “Dune: Part Two”, “Gladiator II”, and “Alien: Romulus”.
Scoring two noms were “Nosferatu”, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”, “Blitz”, “Deadpool & Wolverine”, and “The Wild Robot”.
The rest of the nominees were broken down by the following:
Muahs: “The Apprentice,” “A Different Man,” “Maria,” “The Substance,” and “Waltzing with Brando.”
Score: “Babygirl,” “Blink Twice,” “The Brutalist,” “Challengers,” “Conclave,” “The Fire Inside,” “Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1,” “Inside Out 2,” “The Room Next Door,” “Sing Sing,” “The Six Triple Eight,” and “Young Woman and the Sea.”
Sound: “A Complete Unknown” and “Joker: Folie à Deux.”
Visual Effects: “Better Man,” “Civil War,” “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,...
- 12/17/2024
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Awards season is officially upon us. As the 2025 Oscars approaches, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed its shortlists for nominees in several categories, including Best Original Song and Best Original Score.
Of the 89 songs eligible in the category, 15 are moving forward as the race narrows for Best Original Song. Challengers composers — and our composers of the year — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross appear on the shortlists for both score and original song (“Compress/Repress”).
Already a multi-nominated actress at the Oscars, Saoirse Ronan has the potential to earn her first nomination in the music category for her performance in Blitz. Other interesting names on the list include Kneecap, the Irish hip-hop trio who star as themselves in the film of the same name.
Two songs appear from Emilia Pérez, while other notable figures include Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Tell Me It’s You from” Mufasa: The Lion King...
Of the 89 songs eligible in the category, 15 are moving forward as the race narrows for Best Original Song. Challengers composers — and our composers of the year — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross appear on the shortlists for both score and original song (“Compress/Repress”).
Already a multi-nominated actress at the Oscars, Saoirse Ronan has the potential to earn her first nomination in the music category for her performance in Blitz. Other interesting names on the list include Kneecap, the Irish hip-hop trio who star as themselves in the film of the same name.
Two songs appear from Emilia Pérez, while other notable figures include Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Tell Me It’s You from” Mufasa: The Lion King...
- 12/17/2024
- by Mary Siroky
- Consequence - Film News
Awards season is officially upon us. As the 2025 Oscars approaches, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed its shortlists for nominees in several categories, including Best Original Song and Best Original Score.
Of the 89 songs eligible in the category, 15 are moving forward as the race narrows for Best Original Song. Challengers composers — and our composers of the year — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross appear on the shortlists for both score and original song (“Compress/Repress”).
Already a multi-nominated actress at the Oscars, Saoirse Ronan has the potential to earn her first nomination in the music category for her performance in Blitz. Other interesting names on the list include Kneecap, the Irish hip-hop trio who star as themselves in the film of the same name.
Two songs appear from Emilia Pérez, while other notable figures include Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Tell Me It’s You from” Mufasa: The Lion King...
Of the 89 songs eligible in the category, 15 are moving forward as the race narrows for Best Original Song. Challengers composers — and our composers of the year — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross appear on the shortlists for both score and original song (“Compress/Repress”).
Already a multi-nominated actress at the Oscars, Saoirse Ronan has the potential to earn her first nomination in the music category for her performance in Blitz. Other interesting names on the list include Kneecap, the Irish hip-hop trio who star as themselves in the film of the same name.
Two songs appear from Emilia Pérez, while other notable figures include Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Tell Me It’s You from” Mufasa: The Lion King...
- 12/17/2024
- by Mary Siroky
- Consequence - Music
Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser will reprise their Yellowstone roles for a new, currently untitled spin-off series.
Taylor Sheridan is one of the busiest people in Hollywood. Not content with just acting in shows like Veronica Mars and writing the screenplays for terrific films like Sicario, Hell Or High Water, Wind River and Those Who Wish Me Dead, he turned to television in 2020 when he created Yellowstone. It’s an epic Western saga starring Kevin Costner as John Dutton, patriarch of the Dutton family, and follows the power struggle between the Duttons and their neighbours as they fight over the shared borders of the Yellowstone ranch.
Costner rather dramatically left the production in the middle of the fifth and final season.
The show also stars Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille, and Gil Birmingham.
The first spin-off was a prequel called 1883. That was followed by another prequel,...
Taylor Sheridan is one of the busiest people in Hollywood. Not content with just acting in shows like Veronica Mars and writing the screenplays for terrific films like Sicario, Hell Or High Water, Wind River and Those Who Wish Me Dead, he turned to television in 2020 when he created Yellowstone. It’s an epic Western saga starring Kevin Costner as John Dutton, patriarch of the Dutton family, and follows the power struggle between the Duttons and their neighbours as they fight over the shared borders of the Yellowstone ranch.
Costner rather dramatically left the production in the middle of the fifth and final season.
The show also stars Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille, and Gil Birmingham.
The first spin-off was a prequel called 1883. That was followed by another prequel,...
- 12/12/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
As Martin Scorsese once said, “Music and cinema fit together naturally. Because there’s a kind of intrinsic musicality to the way moving images work when they’re put together. It’s been said that cinema and music are very close as art forms, and I think that’s true.” The right piece of music––whether an original score or a carefully selected song––can do wonders for a sequence, and today we’re looking at the 25 films that best expressed that notion in 2024.
From seasoned composers to accomplished musicians, as well as a smattering of soundtracks, each perfectly transported us. Check out our rundown of the top 25, which includes streams to each soundtrack in full where available.
25. Plastic (Ide Kensuke/Exne Kedy)
24. Disco Boy (Vitalic)
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23. Red Rooms (Dominique Plante)
22. Dune: Part Two (Hans Zimmer)
21. Nosferatu (Robin Carolan)
20. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (John Debney)
19. The Wild Robot (Kris Bowers...
From seasoned composers to accomplished musicians, as well as a smattering of soundtracks, each perfectly transported us. Check out our rundown of the top 25, which includes streams to each soundtrack in full where available.
25. Plastic (Ide Kensuke/Exne Kedy)
24. Disco Boy (Vitalic)
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23. Red Rooms (Dominique Plante)
22. Dune: Part Two (Hans Zimmer)
21. Nosferatu (Robin Carolan)
20. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (John Debney)
19. The Wild Robot (Kris Bowers...
- 12/11/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
It’s time to cozy up and immerse yourself in the beloved melodies from classic holiday films – including from “Home Alone,” “Elf, “and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” – with “Cinemagic’s Holiday Movie Soundtracks” special. Listen to a festive mix of music and cherished film moments on the Xtra channel Cinemagic on the SiriusXM app.
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Related: Check Out 25 Christmas Specials on SiriusXM
Plus, check out 25 Christmas movie soundtracks below. Note: the Cinemagic special and the list below include some different music).
25 Christmas Movie Soundtracks 25. The Polar Express (2004)
Composer: Alan Silvestri
This visually stunning film is accompanied by a soundtrack full of soaring orchestral music and seasonal classics. Alan Silvestri’s score, paired with the unforgettable vocals of Tom Hanks (who voices several characters in the film), creates an atmosphere of wonder and awe, making it a holiday favorite.
24. Love Actually...
Cinemagic SpecialClassic Holiday Movie SoundtracksListen on the App
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Related: Check Out 25 Christmas Specials on SiriusXM
Plus, check out 25 Christmas movie soundtracks below. Note: the Cinemagic special and the list below include some different music).
25 Christmas Movie Soundtracks 25. The Polar Express (2004)
Composer: Alan Silvestri
This visually stunning film is accompanied by a soundtrack full of soaring orchestral music and seasonal classics. Alan Silvestri’s score, paired with the unforgettable vocals of Tom Hanks (who voices several characters in the film), creates an atmosphere of wonder and awe, making it a holiday favorite.
24. Love Actually...
- 12/5/2024
- by Matt Simeone
- SiriusXM
Kevin Costner teases a “devastating” third film in the Horizon: An American Saga series, and chats about funding the third and fourth films.
It’s pretty well known that Kevin Costner is currently half way through the making of his planned four film collection, Horizon: An American Saga.
Chapter 1 was released over the summer, although Chapter 2 doesn’t as of yet have a set release date. It’s debuted at the Venice Film Festival, but its theatrical release has been delayed, presumably now until 2025. Early whispers suggest the spring, but I’ve had no confirmation of that.
Looking further ahead, Costner has already shot nine minutes of the material he needs for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 3, but has been open about the fact that funds are a little dry when it comes to shooting the remainder, and also the final film.
In a conversation on the Film Stories podcast,...
It’s pretty well known that Kevin Costner is currently half way through the making of his planned four film collection, Horizon: An American Saga.
Chapter 1 was released over the summer, although Chapter 2 doesn’t as of yet have a set release date. It’s debuted at the Venice Film Festival, but its theatrical release has been delayed, presumably now until 2025. Early whispers suggest the spring, but I’ve had no confirmation of that.
Looking further ahead, Costner has already shot nine minutes of the material he needs for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 3, but has been open about the fact that funds are a little dry when it comes to shooting the remainder, and also the final film.
In a conversation on the Film Stories podcast,...
- 12/3/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Kevin Costner said on Saturday at Deadline Contenders Los Angeles that he’s not giving up on his sprawling four-part Western film series, Horizon: An American Saga, whose Chapter 2 was pulled from a planned August theatrical release after Chapter 1 fell short at the box office in July.
“I’m hoping, I’m dreaming, I’m meeting all the billionaires that we all hear about — they’re all hiding in the shadows,” the Horizon director, star and co-writer said to laughter from the audience near the end of a panel discussion with a trio of collaborators on the movies: cinematographer J. Michael Muro, costume designer Lisa Lovaas and composer John Debney.
Related: 2024-25 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More
From Costner’s Territory Pictures, Horizon marked a return to the Western genre for the star and director of 2003’s Open Range and the star, writer and director...
“I’m hoping, I’m dreaming, I’m meeting all the billionaires that we all hear about — they’re all hiding in the shadows,” the Horizon director, star and co-writer said to laughter from the audience near the end of a panel discussion with a trio of collaborators on the movies: cinematographer J. Michael Muro, costume designer Lisa Lovaas and composer John Debney.
Related: 2024-25 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More
From Costner’s Territory Pictures, Horizon marked a return to the Western genre for the star and director of 2003’s Open Range and the star, writer and director...
- 11/16/2024
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Contenders Film: Los Angeles, Deadline’s signature and original Contenders event, kicks off its latest edition this morning at 8:30 a.m. Pt at the DGA Theater in Hollywood, giving awards voters the opportunity to experience up close and personal the story of 21 of the awards season’s most acclaimed movies, and to hear directly from the talent responsible.
If you’re not attending in person, click here to launch the livestream.
The year 2024 has been a challenging one for the film community as the actors and writers strikes of last year threw the industry off balance and delayed many films, stopping some right in the middle of production and making it especially hard to stick to planned release dates. What is remarkable is the number of films that did manage to meet release dates and maintain the highest quality that has brought them to our event today.
What a lineup we have,...
If you’re not attending in person, click here to launch the livestream.
The year 2024 has been a challenging one for the film community as the actors and writers strikes of last year threw the industry off balance and delayed many films, stopping some right in the middle of production and making it especially hard to stick to planned release dates. What is remarkable is the number of films that did manage to meet release dates and maintain the highest quality that has brought them to our event today.
What a lineup we have,...
- 11/16/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Deadline’s 2024 Contenders Film: Los Angeles, an annual daylong awards-season kickoff event, hosted stars and talent of films competing for the top honors during the upcoming awards season.
The event featured 21 movies from various film studios, with actors, directors and more attending panels hosted at the Director’s Guild of America in Los Angeles Saturday, November 16.
Related: Deadline Studio At Contenders Film 2024 – Pamela Anderson, Kevin Costner, Tilda Swinton, Mikey Madison, Saoirse Ronan, Lupita Nyong’o & More
Morning panelists included actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, cinematographer Jomo Fray and writer and director RaMell Ross for Amazon MGM Studios’ and Orion Pictures’ Nickel Boys, star maisy Stella and director Megan Park for My Old Ass, producer Amy Pascal, scribe Justin Kuritzkes and director and producer Luca Guadagnino for Challengers.
Kevin Costner, composer John Debney and costume designer Lisa Lovaas spoke about Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, and Saorise Ronan spoke for both Apple TV’s Blitz and The Outrun.
The event featured 21 movies from various film studios, with actors, directors and more attending panels hosted at the Director’s Guild of America in Los Angeles Saturday, November 16.
Related: Deadline Studio At Contenders Film 2024 – Pamela Anderson, Kevin Costner, Tilda Swinton, Mikey Madison, Saoirse Ronan, Lupita Nyong’o & More
Morning panelists included actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, cinematographer Jomo Fray and writer and director RaMell Ross for Amazon MGM Studios’ and Orion Pictures’ Nickel Boys, star maisy Stella and director Megan Park for My Old Ass, producer Amy Pascal, scribe Justin Kuritzkes and director and producer Luca Guadagnino for Challengers.
Kevin Costner, composer John Debney and costume designer Lisa Lovaas spoke about Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, and Saorise Ronan spoke for both Apple TV’s Blitz and The Outrun.
- 11/16/2024
- by Dessi Gomez
- Deadline Film + TV
More than a hundred songwriters, composers, perfomers and films are represented in the nominees’ list for the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media Awards — from pop luminaries like Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Miley Cyrus, Lainey Wilson and Pharrell Williams to celebrated scorers like Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson-Williams, Kris Bowers and Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross.
The list of nominees was unveiled Wednesday, in advance of a ceremony due to take place Nov. 20 at the Avalon in Hollywood.
“Emilia Pérez” led all films with five Hmma nominations. “Blitz” and “A Complete Unknown” have three nominations apiece. Other films picking up multiple noms include “Wicked,” “The Wild Robot,” “Moana 2,” “The Idea of You,” “Challengers” and “Elton John: Never Too Late.” (Scroll down to see the full lineup of 2024 nominees.)
The Hmma lineup of categories is the most expansive of any awards program recognizing musical achievements in the movies, between breaking down different genre categories for feature films,...
The list of nominees was unveiled Wednesday, in advance of a ceremony due to take place Nov. 20 at the Avalon in Hollywood.
“Emilia Pérez” led all films with five Hmma nominations. “Blitz” and “A Complete Unknown” have three nominations apiece. Other films picking up multiple noms include “Wicked,” “The Wild Robot,” “Moana 2,” “The Idea of You,” “Challengers” and “Elton John: Never Too Late.” (Scroll down to see the full lineup of 2024 nominees.)
The Hmma lineup of categories is the most expansive of any awards program recognizing musical achievements in the movies, between breaking down different genre categories for feature films,...
- 11/6/2024
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
This year’s awards-contending composers and accomplished songwriters gathered at UCLA’s Royce Hall on November 1 for Deadline’s Sound & Screen Film event. The occasion highlighted the exceptional music featured in acclaimed titles heading into awards season performed by a 60-piece orchestra.
Panelists included Hans Zimmer (Blitz), Toto Miranda, Yvonne Lambert and Josh Lambert (Sasquatch Sunset), Harry Gregson-Williams (Gladiator II), Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot), Alex Somers and Scott Alario (Nickel Boys), Sean Douglas (Will & Harper), Diane Warren and Aaron Zigman (The Six Triple Eight), Clément Ducol and Camille (Emilia Pérez), Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt (The Last Showgirl), John Debney (Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1) and Savan Kotecha (The Idea of You). See more on the event’s streaming site.
Click through the gallery to see their portraits, panels and performances.
Panelists included Hans Zimmer (Blitz), Toto Miranda, Yvonne Lambert and Josh Lambert (Sasquatch Sunset), Harry Gregson-Williams (Gladiator II), Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot), Alex Somers and Scott Alario (Nickel Boys), Sean Douglas (Will & Harper), Diane Warren and Aaron Zigman (The Six Triple Eight), Clément Ducol and Camille (Emilia Pérez), Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt (The Last Showgirl), John Debney (Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1) and Savan Kotecha (The Idea of You). See more on the event’s streaming site.
Click through the gallery to see their portraits, panels and performances.
- 11/4/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Deadline has launched the streaming site for Sound & Screen Film, the annual musical showcase that shines a spotlight on the scores and songs behind some of this year’s buzziest awards-season movies.
Click here to launch the streaming site.
This year’s event, which took place November 1 at UCLA’s Royce Hall complete with a 60-piece orchestra, featured A-list composers and songwriters from 11 movies, ranging from Oscar winner Hans Zimmer performing and talking about Apple Original Films’ Blitz and Diane Warren back to perform and discuss her song from Netflix’s The Six Triple Eight to Kris Bowers performing and discussing DreamWorks’ Animation’s The Wild Robot and Andrew Wyatt and Lykke Li spotlighting their music from Roadside Attractions’ The Last Showgirl.
Performers and panelists included Harry Gregson-Williams with Paramount’s Ridley Scott sequel Gladiator II, The Octopus Project’s Toto Miranda, Yvonne Lambert and Josh Lambert with Bleecker Street...
Click here to launch the streaming site.
This year’s event, which took place November 1 at UCLA’s Royce Hall complete with a 60-piece orchestra, featured A-list composers and songwriters from 11 movies, ranging from Oscar winner Hans Zimmer performing and talking about Apple Original Films’ Blitz and Diane Warren back to perform and discuss her song from Netflix’s The Six Triple Eight to Kris Bowers performing and discussing DreamWorks’ Animation’s The Wild Robot and Andrew Wyatt and Lykke Li spotlighting their music from Roadside Attractions’ The Last Showgirl.
Performers and panelists included Harry Gregson-Williams with Paramount’s Ridley Scott sequel Gladiator II, The Octopus Project’s Toto Miranda, Yvonne Lambert and Josh Lambert with Bleecker Street...
- 11/4/2024
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 composer John Debney found a kindred spirit in actor-filmmaker Kevin Costner when the two met making Hatfields & McCoys over a decade ago, both for their shared love of the Western genre and their proud status as native Angelenos.
“We both grew up out here, and so it’s kind of weird when you grow up out here,” Debney said on stage at Deadline’s Sound & Screen event Friday night. “My dad was in the film business for 40 years, so I sort of grew up on sets and it was like that we connected on sort of a visceral level, from the same experience.”
And when Debney and Costner discussed collaborating on Horizon, they discovered their passion for the Western genre shared an origin story. “As a kid, I used to ride horses with my father in the hills of Griffith Park – yes, there are riding trails in Griffith Park!
“We both grew up out here, and so it’s kind of weird when you grow up out here,” Debney said on stage at Deadline’s Sound & Screen event Friday night. “My dad was in the film business for 40 years, so I sort of grew up on sets and it was like that we connected on sort of a visceral level, from the same experience.”
And when Debney and Costner discussed collaborating on Horizon, they discovered their passion for the Western genre shared an origin story. “As a kid, I used to ride horses with my father in the hills of Griffith Park – yes, there are riding trails in Griffith Park!
- 11/2/2024
- by Scott Huver
- Deadline Film + TV
The latest edition of Deadline’s Sound & Screen Film, the event where we shine a spotlight on some of the most intriguing and captivating scores heading into this year’s awards season, is underway Friday night at UCLA’s Royce Hall. We love this event at Deadline because we know how magical it is to see a 60-piece orchestra perform the music behind some of the year’s most exciting movies.
This year’s event, live and in-person only, promises a host of lauded musicians working in the film world. Two-time Oscar-winner Hans Zimmer will touch down to discuss the music he wrote for Steve McQueen’s World War II epic Blitz from Apple Original Films. We’re also welcoming Toto Miranda, Yvonne Lambert and Josh Lambert from experimental band The Octopus Project, who will talk us through the score and song “Creatures of Nature” from Bleecker Street’s Sasquatch Sunset.
This year’s event, live and in-person only, promises a host of lauded musicians working in the film world. Two-time Oscar-winner Hans Zimmer will touch down to discuss the music he wrote for Steve McQueen’s World War II epic Blitz from Apple Original Films. We’re also welcoming Toto Miranda, Yvonne Lambert and Josh Lambert from experimental band The Octopus Project, who will talk us through the score and song “Creatures of Nature” from Bleecker Street’s Sasquatch Sunset.
- 11/2/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Despite the fact that he was not cast as Max after his audition, Hocus Pocus still has a connection to Leonardo DiCaprio's 1997 movie Titanic. Hocus Pocus is one of the major Disney classics when it comes to Halloween movies, its memorable story and amazing cast continuing to entertain audiences more than 30 years later. Though news on the potential Hocus Pocus 3 has been minimal, it would not be surprising if the Sanderson Sisters were not quite done with Salem yet, as the sequel, Hocus Pocus 2, was a streaming hit.
Even though it did not get the same amount of praise upon release, the original Hocus Pocus has still stood the test of time. Its popularity continues to allow audiences old and new to rediscover Hocus Pocus' dark moments or hear the stories of its behind-the-scenes journey. One particular fun fact about the original is that Leonardo DiCaprio auditioned...
Even though it did not get the same amount of praise upon release, the original Hocus Pocus has still stood the test of time. Its popularity continues to allow audiences old and new to rediscover Hocus Pocus' dark moments or hear the stories of its behind-the-scenes journey. One particular fun fact about the original is that Leonardo DiCaprio auditioned...
- 10/30/2024
- by Nicole Zamlout
- ScreenRant
Welcome back to the wide-open vistas and scattered settlements of Kevin Costner’s Horizon. This installment picks up where the last left off, continuing the story of Western expansion through interconnected tales. Costner wears multiple hats as director, writer, and star, juggling an epic scope across hours of landscape shots and pioneers’ travels.
Chapter 2 centers on wagon trains navigating plains and hardscrabble towns like Horizon, which sprouts from the dust on promises of opportunity. We rejoin favorites like resilient widow Frances and taciturn gunslinger Hayes, dealing with dangers native to the untamed frontier—from the elements and each other. Harsh realities especially face pioneer women, as some find independence while others fall victim to man’s brutality.
Costner plainly loves the Western genre, but ambition sometimes outpaces execution. Nonlinear editing between plots disorients, and character arcs feel rushed. Still, patient viewers can immerse in rich production design and performances that add nuance to stock archetypes.
Chapter 2 centers on wagon trains navigating plains and hardscrabble towns like Horizon, which sprouts from the dust on promises of opportunity. We rejoin favorites like resilient widow Frances and taciturn gunslinger Hayes, dealing with dangers native to the untamed frontier—from the elements and each other. Harsh realities especially face pioneer women, as some find independence while others fall victim to man’s brutality.
Costner plainly loves the Western genre, but ambition sometimes outpaces execution. Nonlinear editing between plots disorients, and character arcs feel rushed. Still, patient viewers can immerse in rich production design and performances that add nuance to stock archetypes.
- 9/8/2024
- by Arash Nahandian
- Gazettely
The world premiere for Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter Two” is back on the horizon. It’s just a little further out there than it initially had been.
The second “Horizon” film will make its world premiere out of competition at the tail-end of the 81st Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia. It will screen on the final day of the festival, Saturday, September 7, 2024.
“Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter One” will screen there on the same day; it premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Debuting his second installment at Venice has been the “dream,” Costner said in a statement.
“My dream was always to show ‘Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter Two’ at the Venice Film Festival. The fact that now they have decided to show Chapter One earlier in the day and then the World Premiere of Chapter Two that evening shows not only...
The second “Horizon” film will make its world premiere out of competition at the tail-end of the 81st Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia. It will screen on the final day of the festival, Saturday, September 7, 2024.
“Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter One” will screen there on the same day; it premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Debuting his second installment at Venice has been the “dream,” Costner said in a statement.
“My dream was always to show ‘Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter Two’ at the Venice Film Festival. The fact that now they have decided to show Chapter One earlier in the day and then the World Premiere of Chapter Two that evening shows not only...
- 7/31/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Plot: An epic saga of the various groups who try to settle the ever-expanding horizon of the old West.
Review: Kevin Costner’s Horizon might be the most ambitious movie undertaking since Lord of the Rings. Think about it – Kevin Costner has sunk a huge chunk of his own personal fortune into making an epic Western saga, with a second movie only weeks away from hitting theatres, regardless of whether or not the first makes him any money. If that weren’t enough, he’s already started shooting pieces of the third film, and he’s sworn he’ll be making a fourth film as well. Given the scope of his ambitions, it’s hard to truly judge Horizon – Chapter 1 as a standalone film, with it so clearly part of a much bigger whole.
Running three hours (with credits), Costner, who also directed, produced and co-wrote the film (with Jon Baird...
Review: Kevin Costner’s Horizon might be the most ambitious movie undertaking since Lord of the Rings. Think about it – Kevin Costner has sunk a huge chunk of his own personal fortune into making an epic Western saga, with a second movie only weeks away from hitting theatres, regardless of whether or not the first makes him any money. If that weren’t enough, he’s already started shooting pieces of the third film, and he’s sworn he’ll be making a fourth film as well. Given the scope of his ambitions, it’s hard to truly judge Horizon – Chapter 1 as a standalone film, with it so clearly part of a much bigger whole.
Running three hours (with credits), Costner, who also directed, produced and co-wrote the film (with Jon Baird...
- 6/28/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
In the more than 20 years that have passed since Kevin Costner last stood behind the camera and delivered his third feature as a director, 2003's well-received "Open Range," a lot has changed within the studio system. For one thing, there are fewer independent studios in operation these days compared to the turn of the century, when the very idea of Disney absorbing 20th Century Fox in a hostile takeover or Paramount Pictures desperately seeking a merger would've felt laughable. For another, the advent of streaming has completely upended the status quo, transforming bravura spectacles crafted specifically for theaters — even one directed by the legendary Francis Ford Coppola — into an exception rather than the rule. And, of course, ever-volatile moviegoer habits combined with a once-in-a-generation pandemic have further convinced industry bigwigs to embrace risk-averse strategies, spurning auteur-driven passion projects in favor of the safer shores of superheroes and other franchises.
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- 6/25/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Academy Award-winning visionary filmmaker Kevin Costner directs New Line Cinema’s vast Horizon: An American Saga Chapters One and Two, a multi-faceted chronicle covering the Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West. A story of America too big for one film, this true cinematic event also stars Costner, who co-writes with Jon Baird (The Explorers Guild) and produces through his Territory Pictures.
In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
- 6/4/2024
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Harlin's diverse career spans comedy, horror, and action, with hits like Long Kiss Goodnight and Deep Blue Sea. Cutthroat Island, a box office flop, still has its moments with grand set pieces and a standout score by John Debney. Films like The Long Kiss Goodnight and Deep Blue Sea showcase Harlin's ability to blend action with heart and high-stakes thrills.
Known best for his action films, Finnish director Renny Harlin has some underappreciated films in his career that highlight his penchant as a director. Harlin's breakthrough in Hollywood came after directing the fourth installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. The slasher film cemented a few signature traits of Harlin's that would continue to appear in his future work, namely his ability to direct a feature that leaves audiences with a fun time, regardless of flaws found within the film's writing.
Known best for his action films, Finnish director Renny Harlin has some underappreciated films in his career that highlight his penchant as a director. Harlin's breakthrough in Hollywood came after directing the fourth installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. The slasher film cemented a few signature traits of Harlin's that would continue to appear in his future work, namely his ability to direct a feature that leaves audiences with a fun time, regardless of flaws found within the film's writing.
- 5/25/2024
- by Aryanna Alvarado
- ScreenRant
Arriving in the middle of the art smorgasbord that’s the Cannes Film Festival, a three-hour Western directed by Kevin Costner sounded like it might be just the ticket for a perfect night of counterprogramming: a grandly scaled slice of neo-classical Hollywood. That, after all, describes the other two Westerns Costner has directed (“Dances with Wolves” and “Open Range”). There’s no question that “Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1,” Costner’s fourth outing as a director, gives off some of that traditional flavor.
The movie, set in 1859 in territories that sprawl from Wyoming to Kansas, has stately mesa backdrops that look like they’d fit right into Monument Valley. It’s got a rousing 1950s-syle musical score (by John Debney) that lays on the Old West sentimentality even when dire things are happening. And a good portion of the movie is built around the violence that erupts between settlers and...
The movie, set in 1859 in territories that sprawl from Wyoming to Kansas, has stately mesa backdrops that look like they’d fit right into Monument Valley. It’s got a rousing 1950s-syle musical score (by John Debney) that lays on the Old West sentimentality even when dire things are happening. And a good portion of the movie is built around the violence that erupts between settlers and...
- 5/19/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
For the last two years in a row, one of the major premieres at the Cannes Film Festival has been a mainstream film that works with the trappings and tropes of the Western genre. But there’s not much connection between Martin Scorsese’s Oklahoma-set 1920s period piece “Killers of the Flower Moon,” one of the hits of last year’s festival, and Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga,” which had its premiere at the Grand Theatre Lumiere on Sunday evening.
For Scorsese, approaching that location and time period meant thinking hard about what he could bring to a genre that he felt had peaked with directors like John Ford and Howard Hawks in the 1940s and ’50s, and essentially been ended by Sam Peckinpah’s revisionist Western “The Wild Bunch” in the late 1968s.
Costner, though, has little interest in revisionist thinking about the genre; “Horizon” is proudly,...
For Scorsese, approaching that location and time period meant thinking hard about what he could bring to a genre that he felt had peaked with directors like John Ford and Howard Hawks in the 1940s and ’50s, and essentially been ended by Sam Peckinpah’s revisionist Western “The Wild Bunch” in the late 1968s.
Costner, though, has little interest in revisionist thinking about the genre; “Horizon” is proudly,...
- 5/19/2024
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Kevin Costner has been in the saddle long enough to know the difference between a big-screen feature Western like Dances With Wolves, a miniseries like Hatfields & McCoys or a longform like Yellowstone. All those projects have done well by him and he’s done well by them. His connection to the quintessential Americana genre and the rugged lands it calls home is indubitable. So why is his sprawling new frontier tale, Horizon: An American Saga, such a clumsy slog? It plays like a limited series overhauled as a movie, but more like a hasty rough cut than a release ready for any format.
Running a taxing three hours, this first part of a quartet of films is littered with inessential scenes and characters that go nowhere, taking far too long to connect its messy plot threads. Warner Bros. will release Chapter One in U.S. theaters June 28, with Chapter...
Running a taxing three hours, this first part of a quartet of films is littered with inessential scenes and characters that go nowhere, taking far too long to connect its messy plot threads. Warner Bros. will release Chapter One in U.S. theaters June 28, with Chapter...
- 5/19/2024
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warner Bros. Pictures has released the new trailer and character posters for New Line Cinema’s Horizon: An American Saga, directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Costner. Horizon: An American Saga is a multi-faceted chronicle covering the Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West.
A story of Americana and patriotism too big for one film, this true cinematic event also stars Costner, who co-wrote the script with Jon Baird (The Explorers Guild) and produces through his Territory Pictures.
Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute two films in the saga this summer – the first on June 28, 2024, followed quickly by the second on August 16, 2024. The first film is rated R for violence, some nudity, and sexuality.
In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won — and lost — through the blood, sweat, and tears of many.
A story of Americana and patriotism too big for one film, this true cinematic event also stars Costner, who co-wrote the script with Jon Baird (The Explorers Guild) and produces through his Territory Pictures.
Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute two films in the saga this summer – the first on June 28, 2024, followed quickly by the second on August 16, 2024. The first film is rated R for violence, some nudity, and sexuality.
In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won — and lost — through the blood, sweat, and tears of many.
- 5/17/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Oscar winner Kevin Costner returns to the director’s chair with Warner Bros Pictures’ Horizon: An American Saga four-part film series. The Western epic just debuted its first trailer and released the first batch of official photos from chapter one of Costner’s Civil War tale.
“In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many,” reads Warner Bros Pictures’ synopsis. “Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.”
In addition to Costner, the cast includes Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington,...
“In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many,” reads Warner Bros Pictures’ synopsis. “Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.”
In addition to Costner, the cast includes Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Academy Award-winning visionary filmmaker Kevin Costner directs New Line Cinema’s vast “Horizon: An American Saga” Chapters One and Two, a multi-faceted chronicle covering the Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West. A story of America too big for one film, this true cinematic event also stars Costner, who co-writes with Jon Baird (“The Explorers Guild”) and produces through his Territory Pictures.
In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, “Horizon: An American Saga” explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s films will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, “Horizon: An American Saga” explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s films will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
- 2/26/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
One of the biggest financial flops of the 90s was the Renny Harlin pirate flick Cutthroat Island. The high-seas romp, which starred Geena Davis, cost nearly $100 million and only eked out $10 million in the US. It was a big enough flop that it sunk the studio that produced it, Carolco Pictures, but Harlin and Davis were able to bounce back fairly quickly and make The Long Kiss Goodnight, which has since become a classic. However, it’s worth noting that the stink left over from their pirate epic muted the latter film’s box office.
Despite being one of the biggest disasters of the nineties, Cutthroat Island is finally getting a 4K Blu-ray release. Check out all the details here. While (initially) only available at Wal-Mart, the loaded disc (which includes a Renny Harlin commentary) should encourage fans to give the movie another shot because it’s a pretty good movie.
Despite being one of the biggest disasters of the nineties, Cutthroat Island is finally getting a 4K Blu-ray release. Check out all the details here. While (initially) only available at Wal-Mart, the loaded disc (which includes a Renny Harlin commentary) should encourage fans to give the movie another shot because it’s a pretty good movie.
- 2/8/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
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Making a modern Christmas movie that's actually worth rewatching every holiday season is much harder than it might seem. For every bona fide classic that's deserving of our time during the Yuletide season, there are roughly a couple dozen other awful holiday movies (typically from Hallmark) that feel like they were written by an algorithm and star mannequins purchased from an out-of-business Jc Penney. But once in a blue moon, a new Christmas movie comes along that perfectly captures the holiday spirit, and perhaps the best from the 21st century is none other than "Elf," starring Will Ferrell.
"Elf" brings silly laughs, childlike innocence, and holiday wonderment in droves, and it's one of Will Ferrell's best movies. The film was far from a guaranteed hit, but it became a box office sensation and took Jon Favreau's directing career to the next level.
Making a modern Christmas movie that's actually worth rewatching every holiday season is much harder than it might seem. For every bona fide classic that's deserving of our time during the Yuletide season, there are roughly a couple dozen other awful holiday movies (typically from Hallmark) that feel like they were written by an algorithm and star mannequins purchased from an out-of-business Jc Penney. But once in a blue moon, a new Christmas movie comes along that perfectly captures the holiday spirit, and perhaps the best from the 21st century is none other than "Elf," starring Will Ferrell.
"Elf" brings silly laughs, childlike innocence, and holiday wonderment in droves, and it's one of Will Ferrell's best movies. The film was far from a guaranteed hit, but it became a box office sensation and took Jon Favreau's directing career to the next level.
- 11/8/2023
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
I don't remember the first time I watched "Elf." I do not think this is uncommon. Often, the most beloved Christmas movies are those that play on TV the most often, and "Elf" is certainly a cable staple. But that's not the real reason it's one of the best Christmas movies of all time. "Elf" is a magical mixture of earnestness and silliness, New York City and the North Pole, and a bunch of actors who give their massive talents to make a classic, eminently lovable film.
"Elf" was released 20 years ago, on Nov. 7, 2003. Directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum, it tells the story of Buddy the elf, who is in fact not an elf at all but a human. Will Ferrell stars as Buddy, and it's one of his best performances. Ferrell often plays characters who aren't as smart as everyone else, but here, he does...
"Elf" was released 20 years ago, on Nov. 7, 2003. Directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum, it tells the story of Buddy the elf, who is in fact not an elf at all but a human. Will Ferrell stars as Buddy, and it's one of his best performances. Ferrell often plays characters who aren't as smart as everyone else, but here, he does...
- 11/6/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
Don’t believe anything you read. Hocus Pocus is a damn good movie. From its opening frame, the 1993 film contains all the magic and wonder you could want from a gateway horror movie – earning its place next to other ‘90s essentials like Halloweentown. It’s got a talking black cat, spooky spellcasting, a zombie, and three children-eating witches – oh my! Released in the height of summer (July 12), the Kenny Ortega-directed feature hasn’t lost its allure. In fact, its legacy is as strong as ever. It’s still an extraordinarily fun picture 30 years later.
Hocus Pocus endures because of nostalgia. In the era of TV reboots, remakes, and requels, millennials yearn for their childhood and a simpler time. There’s a reason we got a completely unnecessary sequel last fall. But more importantly, Hocus Pocus defines an entire generation of horror fans. For many, it was their very first spooky movie.
Hocus Pocus endures because of nostalgia. In the era of TV reboots, remakes, and requels, millennials yearn for their childhood and a simpler time. There’s a reason we got a completely unnecessary sequel last fall. But more importantly, Hocus Pocus defines an entire generation of horror fans. For many, it was their very first spooky movie.
- 8/17/2023
- by Bee Delores
- bloody-disgusting.com
Despite all the musical superstars who entered this year’s Emmy competition, only one – Ed Sheeran – managed to score when the 75th annual Emmy Award nominations were announced Wednesday.
Sheeran was nominated (along with co-writers Max Martin and Foy Vance) for the song “A Beautiful Game” for the season 3 finale of “Ted Lasso,” one of two songs from the popular Apple TV+ series that made it into the music-and-lyrics category.
Emmy’s 550-member music peer group ignored the original songs entered by Dolly Parton, David Byrne, Steve Martin, Kid Cudi, Donald Glover and Lainey Wilson, as well as those from such Oscar-winning tunesmiths as Alan Menken, Steven Schwartz, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
Among the seven music categories, a surprising number of first-time nominees was recognized, and more than one-fourth of all the nominees in the five composition and songwriting categories are women, another positive sign of change in the Hollywood musical landscape.
Sheeran was nominated (along with co-writers Max Martin and Foy Vance) for the song “A Beautiful Game” for the season 3 finale of “Ted Lasso,” one of two songs from the popular Apple TV+ series that made it into the music-and-lyrics category.
Emmy’s 550-member music peer group ignored the original songs entered by Dolly Parton, David Byrne, Steve Martin, Kid Cudi, Donald Glover and Lainey Wilson, as well as those from such Oscar-winning tunesmiths as Alan Menken, Steven Schwartz, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
Among the seven music categories, a surprising number of first-time nominees was recognized, and more than one-fourth of all the nominees in the five composition and songwriting categories are women, another positive sign of change in the Hollywood musical landscape.
- 7/12/2023
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Scores for ‘Nope,’ ‘White Lotus,’ ‘God of War: Ragnarok’ Win Top Honors at ASCAP Screen Music Awards
Some of today’s most talked-about film and TV composers walked off with Composers Choice Awards at Tuesday night’s annual Screen Music Awards of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in West Hollywood.
Michael Abels won Film Score of the Year for Jordan Peele’s sci-fi horror movie “Nope.” Cristobal Tapia de Veer and Kim Neundorf won Television Score of the Year for HBO’s black comedy “The White Lotus” And Bear McCreary won Video Game Score of the Year for Sony Interactive’s acclaimed “God of War: Ragnarok.”
In a tie, Documentary Score of the Year went to both Amanda Jones for the National Geographic nature series “Super/Natural” and Jeff Cardoni for HBO Max’s skateboarding doc “Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off.” Cristobal Tapia de Veer also won a second award for Television Theme of the Year for “The White Lotus.”
Composers Choice...
Michael Abels won Film Score of the Year for Jordan Peele’s sci-fi horror movie “Nope.” Cristobal Tapia de Veer and Kim Neundorf won Television Score of the Year for HBO’s black comedy “The White Lotus” And Bear McCreary won Video Game Score of the Year for Sony Interactive’s acclaimed “God of War: Ragnarok.”
In a tie, Documentary Score of the Year went to both Amanda Jones for the National Geographic nature series “Super/Natural” and Jeff Cardoni for HBO Max’s skateboarding doc “Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off.” Cristobal Tapia de Veer also won a second award for Television Theme of the Year for “The White Lotus.”
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- 5/17/2023
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon Studios is taking to the streets to promote Ben Affleck’s “Air,” which chronicles the beginnings of the iconic Air Jordan sneaker brand.
The studio has teamed up with iconic sneaker culture icon Jason Markk to host a multi-city consumer experience, dubbed “Fresh Air,” which ties into the film’s social campaign, “A shoe is just a shoe until I step into it.”
The activation will see guerilla street teams flood U.S. cities including Los Angeles, New York, Miami and Chicago, in a unique opportunity to bring together sneakerheads and celebrate the culture and history of the sneaker community. The street team will also have a presence at the Jason Markk flagship store in L.A.
Free to the public, the “Fresh Air” activation allows attendees to celebrate self-expression through fashion as they share their sneaker stories while getting a complimentary shoe cleaning, with premium care products from...
The studio has teamed up with iconic sneaker culture icon Jason Markk to host a multi-city consumer experience, dubbed “Fresh Air,” which ties into the film’s social campaign, “A shoe is just a shoe until I step into it.”
The activation will see guerilla street teams flood U.S. cities including Los Angeles, New York, Miami and Chicago, in a unique opportunity to bring together sneakerheads and celebrate the culture and history of the sneaker community. The street team will also have a presence at the Jason Markk flagship store in L.A.
Free to the public, the “Fresh Air” activation allows attendees to celebrate self-expression through fashion as they share their sneaker stories while getting a complimentary shoe cleaning, with premium care products from...
- 3/22/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay and Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
The Man Behind ‘Mandalorian’: Jon Favreau Talks Season 3, ‘Skeleton Crew’ and His Walk of Fame Honor
At the center of the two biggest pop culture empires of this generation, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the “Star Wars” franchise, lies one architect who helped launch them into modern greatness: Jon Favreau.
Fifteen years ago, the actor-turned-filmmaker directed a film about a B-list superhero with a not-yet-bankable movie star when comic-book films were more flukes than surefire hits. That movie turned out to be “Iron Man,” starring Robert Downey Jr. (with Favreau also playing his right-hand man Happy Hogan) and, after dozens of spinoffs, theme-park rides and box office records, the rest is comic-book history.
Recently, Favreau has traded his Repulsor gloves for lightsabers. He’s charting the future of “Star Wars” across several TV series, beginning with “The Mandalorian,” the flagship Disney+ show that debuted on Day 1 of the streamer. The Western-themed “Star Wars” series premieres its third season on March 1, and it’s already spawned several...
Fifteen years ago, the actor-turned-filmmaker directed a film about a B-list superhero with a not-yet-bankable movie star when comic-book films were more flukes than surefire hits. That movie turned out to be “Iron Man,” starring Robert Downey Jr. (with Favreau also playing his right-hand man Happy Hogan) and, after dozens of spinoffs, theme-park rides and box office records, the rest is comic-book history.
Recently, Favreau has traded his Repulsor gloves for lightsabers. He’s charting the future of “Star Wars” across several TV series, beginning with “The Mandalorian,” the flagship Disney+ show that debuted on Day 1 of the streamer. The Western-themed “Star Wars” series premieres its third season on March 1, and it’s already spawned several...
- 2/13/2023
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
What a time to be a "Hocus Pocus" fan! A sequel to the 1993 cult classic movie is coming to Disney+ on Sept. 30, and now, the Sanderson sisters may soon be casting a spell on Broadway. In a new episode of podcast "The Art of Kindness," "Hocus Pocus" creator David Kirschner reveals a stage musical adaptation of the movie is in development, according to People.
Apparently, the show had been in the works even before Covid-19 wreaked havoc on the entertainment industry, and now that things have somewhat returned to normalcy, it's back on.
"I just want to pinch myself," Kirschner says of the opportunity to bring "Hocus Pocus" to Broadway, per People, "and I'm just afraid that I'm going to be 9 years old and on a little league field again . . . But it's just so wonderful just to stand back and watch all of this."
The original movie follows a group of teens in Salem,...
Apparently, the show had been in the works even before Covid-19 wreaked havoc on the entertainment industry, and now that things have somewhat returned to normalcy, it's back on.
"I just want to pinch myself," Kirschner says of the opportunity to bring "Hocus Pocus" to Broadway, per People, "and I'm just afraid that I'm going to be 9 years old and on a little league field again . . . But it's just so wonderful just to stand back and watch all of this."
The original movie follows a group of teens in Salem,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Noelle Devoe
- Popsugar.com
Plot: It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.
Review: For three decades, fans have clamored for a sequel to Hocus Pocus. The Disney film has maintained a cult following thanks to a cheeky blend of humor and scares appropriate for all ages. While a sequel was released in the form of a 2018 novel that directly followed the plot and characters of the original movie, it took until now for Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy to reunite on screen as the Sanderson Sisters. Under the direction of Anne Fletcher, Hocus Pocus 2 was guaranteed to be a hit this Halloween season regardless of the quality of the film.
Review: For three decades, fans have clamored for a sequel to Hocus Pocus. The Disney film has maintained a cult following thanks to a cheeky blend of humor and scares appropriate for all ages. While a sequel was released in the form of a 2018 novel that directly followed the plot and characters of the original movie, it took until now for Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy to reunite on screen as the Sanderson Sisters. Under the direction of Anne Fletcher, Hocus Pocus 2 was guaranteed to be a hit this Halloween season regardless of the quality of the film.
- 9/29/2022
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
A “Hocus Pocus” Broadway musical is in the works.
The film’s producer David Kirschner spoke about a planned stage adaptation in a new interview for the Broadway Podcast Network’s “The Art of Kindness” podcast, shared with People ahead of the new episode’s release on Thursday.
He revealed, “This started before Covid, but now it seems to be back on — and that is that they are building a Broadway version of ‘Hocus Pocus’.”
Read More: Sarah Jessica Parker And Matthew Broderick Have Family Date Night At ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Premiere
Kirschner went on to tell podcast host Robert Peterpaul, “I just want to pinch myself, and I’m just afraid that I’m going to be nine years old and on a Little League field again…. But it’s just so wonderful just to stand back and watch all of this.
“It’s not just me. It’s...
The film’s producer David Kirschner spoke about a planned stage adaptation in a new interview for the Broadway Podcast Network’s “The Art of Kindness” podcast, shared with People ahead of the new episode’s release on Thursday.
He revealed, “This started before Covid, but now it seems to be back on — and that is that they are building a Broadway version of ‘Hocus Pocus’.”
Read More: Sarah Jessica Parker And Matthew Broderick Have Family Date Night At ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Premiere
Kirschner went on to tell podcast host Robert Peterpaul, “I just want to pinch myself, and I’m just afraid that I’m going to be nine years old and on a Little League field again…. But it’s just so wonderful just to stand back and watch all of this.
“It’s not just me. It’s...
- 9/29/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Almost 30 years after the original “Hocus Pocus” hit theaters (and became a cult classic), a sequel has finally been produced. “Hocus Pocus 2” is scheduled to stream on Disney Plus on September 30, 2022, with many of the original cast members reprising their spooky roles. Among the returnees are the three sister witches — Bette Midler as Winifred “Winnie” Sanderson, Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah Sanderson and Kathy Najimy as Mary Sanderson — plus Doug Jones as zombie William “Billy” Butcherson.
A film sequel has been in discussion since as far back as 2014, but it wasn’t officially greenlit until October 2019. Jen D’Angelo wrote the sequel screenplay and Anne Fletcher serves as the director, replacing original director Adam Shankman, who was too busy filming “Disenchanted.” John Debney returns as the music composer from the original movie. In November 2021, Disney released the first photo of the Sanderson sisters in costume, with the tagline, “They’re already running amok,...
A film sequel has been in discussion since as far back as 2014, but it wasn’t officially greenlit until October 2019. Jen D’Angelo wrote the sequel screenplay and Anne Fletcher serves as the director, replacing original director Adam Shankman, who was too busy filming “Disenchanted.” John Debney returns as the music composer from the original movie. In November 2021, Disney released the first photo of the Sanderson sisters in costume, with the tagline, “They’re already running amok,...
- 8/30/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
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Sam Greenfield (voiced by Hadestown’s Eva Noblezada) might just be the world’s unluckiest person. The 18-year-old protagonist of Apple TV+ and Skydance Animation’s wholesome film Luck is an expert in poor timing, unhappy accidents and minor disasters. (Sometimes major ones, too). Random objects fall on her head, she slips and trips, and almost everything she touches breaks. Despite her general misfortune, Sam is a perennial optimist — a woman who prefers to look on the brighter side.
Luck tells the story of how Sam momentarily comes into better fortunes, loses that opportunity and sets out to find it again. If Apple’s extensive marketing campaign has got you doing a double take, you aren’t alone. Luck is the kind of hopeful, detailed tale Pixar would release, but this is not a product of the animation behemoth — not really. It’s the brainchild of Skydance Animation,...
Sam Greenfield (voiced by Hadestown’s Eva Noblezada) might just be the world’s unluckiest person. The 18-year-old protagonist of Apple TV+ and Skydance Animation’s wholesome film Luck is an expert in poor timing, unhappy accidents and minor disasters. (Sometimes major ones, too). Random objects fall on her head, she slips and trips, and almost everything she touches breaks. Despite her general misfortune, Sam is a perennial optimist — a woman who prefers to look on the brighter side.
Luck tells the story of how Sam momentarily comes into better fortunes, loses that opportunity and sets out to find it again. If Apple’s extensive marketing campaign has got you doing a double take, you aren’t alone. Luck is the kind of hopeful, detailed tale Pixar would release, but this is not a product of the animation behemoth — not really. It’s the brainchild of Skydance Animation,...
- 8/3/2022
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Multimedia Music today announced it has closed a deal to acquire master and publishing rights to a 48-title film score catalog from Atlantic Screen Music in what it calls a “mid-seven figure transaction.”
Atlantic Screen Music includes rights to scores including “2 Guns,” “Lone Survivor,” “The Host,” “Dredd,” “Escape Plan” and “Broken City.” Multimedia said that, cumulatively, the films have grossed hundreds of millions of dollars at the global box office and even more through ancillary channels.
Composers with works featured in the catalog include Max Richter, Lorne Balfe (“Frozen Ground”), John Paesano (“Hirokin”), John Debney (“Alex Cross”), Atticus Ross (“Broken City”), Antonio Pinto (“The Host”), Steve Jablonsky (“Lone Survivor”), Clinton Shorter (“2 Guns”) and Paul Leonard Morgan (“Dredd”).
“We are thrilled to acquire this catalog of premium film scores,” said Multimedia Music managing partner James Gibb. “Atlantic Screen Music includes scores from highly successful films produced by leading filmmakers,...
Atlantic Screen Music includes rights to scores including “2 Guns,” “Lone Survivor,” “The Host,” “Dredd,” “Escape Plan” and “Broken City.” Multimedia said that, cumulatively, the films have grossed hundreds of millions of dollars at the global box office and even more through ancillary channels.
Composers with works featured in the catalog include Max Richter, Lorne Balfe (“Frozen Ground”), John Paesano (“Hirokin”), John Debney (“Alex Cross”), Atticus Ross (“Broken City”), Antonio Pinto (“The Host”), Steve Jablonsky (“Lone Survivor”), Clinton Shorter (“2 Guns”) and Paul Leonard Morgan (“Dredd”).
“We are thrilled to acquire this catalog of premium film scores,” said Multimedia Music managing partner James Gibb. “Atlantic Screen Music includes scores from highly successful films produced by leading filmmakers,...
- 5/9/2022
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Okay, so why is ComicMix reviewing a football movie? Well, first of all, we’re a little more than just comics and secondly, it stars Captain Marvel himself, so there’s that.
Besides, it’s about a real-life hero, and who doesn’t love heroes?
Kurt Warner’s story is well worth exploring and the Lionsgate Home Entertainment release of last year’s American Underdog does a fine job recounting the story. For those unfamiliar, Warner was a star at Northern Iowa but spent four years unable to get signed by an NFL team. Finally, the Green Bay Packers signed but released him in 1994. He then played three seasons for the Iowa Barnstormers in the brief-lived Arena Football League before finally making it to the NFL with the St. Louis Rams. Once there, he led what has been dubbed the Greatest Show on Turn, culminating in winning Super Bowl Xxxiv.
Besides, it’s about a real-life hero, and who doesn’t love heroes?
Kurt Warner’s story is well worth exploring and the Lionsgate Home Entertainment release of last year’s American Underdog does a fine job recounting the story. For those unfamiliar, Warner was a star at Northern Iowa but spent four years unable to get signed by an NFL team. Finally, the Green Bay Packers signed but released him in 1994. He then played three seasons for the Iowa Barnstormers in the brief-lived Arena Football League before finally making it to the NFL with the St. Louis Rams. Once there, he led what has been dubbed the Greatest Show on Turn, culminating in winning Super Bowl Xxxiv.
- 3/28/2022
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Some of Hollywood’s most high-profile filmmakers, including director James Cameron, producers Kathleen Kennedy and Lili Fini Zanuck and composer John Williams have joined the growing chorus of voices asking the Academy to reverse course and present all 23 Oscars on the live March 27 telecast.
In a letter sent today to Academy President David Rubin and obtained by Variety, more than six dozen film professionals, including multiple Academy Award winners, contend that the plan to present eight awards during the pre-telecast hour will “demean” these crafts and “relegate [them] to the status of second-class citizens.”
The eight are original score, film editing, production design, makeup and hairstyling, sound, documentary short, live-action short and animated short. The Academy continues to insist that the nominees in those categories will be announced, and the winner’s acceptance speech aired, in edited form and aired as part of the three-hour ABC show.
That’s not good enough for these artists.
In a letter sent today to Academy President David Rubin and obtained by Variety, more than six dozen film professionals, including multiple Academy Award winners, contend that the plan to present eight awards during the pre-telecast hour will “demean” these crafts and “relegate [them] to the status of second-class citizens.”
The eight are original score, film editing, production design, makeup and hairstyling, sound, documentary short, live-action short and animated short. The Academy continues to insist that the nominees in those categories will be announced, and the winner’s acceptance speech aired, in edited form and aired as part of the three-hour ABC show.
That’s not good enough for these artists.
- 3/9/2022
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
It isn’t often that an Academy governor publicly criticizes the Academy itself, but that happened today when music-branch governor Laura Karpman issued a statement condemning the Academy’s plan to drop the music-score Oscar presentation from the live telecast on March 27.
She was sharply critical of both the decision and the process. Her statement, issued this morning on all her social media accounts, reads: “I am shocked that the officers of the Academy denied the Board of Governors the opportunity to vote and participate in the decision to exclude the music branch in the live broadcast.
“This is literally a wound in the heart of the music community,” she continued. “Thank you to the many members of the music branch who have spoken out. I hear you loud and clear. I stand with you.”
Karpman, a governor of the 402-member music branch since 2016, declined any further comment. But her stance is widely supported within,...
She was sharply critical of both the decision and the process. Her statement, issued this morning on all her social media accounts, reads: “I am shocked that the officers of the Academy denied the Board of Governors the opportunity to vote and participate in the decision to exclude the music branch in the live broadcast.
“This is literally a wound in the heart of the music community,” she continued. “Thank you to the many members of the music branch who have spoken out. I hear you loud and clear. I stand with you.”
Karpman, a governor of the 402-member music branch since 2016, declined any further comment. But her stance is widely supported within,...
- 3/2/2022
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
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