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Sting, Ava DuVernay, Mavis Staples, OJ Simpson and Anthony Weiner All Gain Critics Choice Doc Award Nominations

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Sting, Ava DuVernay, Mavis Staples, OJ Simpson and Anthony Weiner All Gain Critics Choice Doc Award Nominations

A new song called “Empty Chair” from Sting’s forthcoming album has been nominated for a Critics Choice Documentary Award.

 

The song is from “Jim: The James Foley Story,” and will be on Sting’s new album “57th and 9th,” on November 11th.

All the nominees follow here. A Lifetime Achievement Award will be given as well. The obvious choice is D.A. Pennebaker. Let’s see what happens.

Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary (all honored, not nominations)

– Danny Fields – Danny Says (Magnolia/Outre Films)

– Iggy Pop – Gimme Danger (Magnolia/Amazon)

– Kirsten Johnson – Cameraperson (Janus Films/Fork Films/Big Mouth Productions)

– Owen Suskind – Life, Animated (A&E IndieFilms/The Orchard/Motto Pictures/Roger Ross Williams Productions)

– Sharon Jones – Miss Sharon Jones! (Cabin Creek Films/Starz Digital Media)

– Steve Gleason – Gleason (Open Road/Amazon/Exhibit A)

– Theo Padnos – Theo Who Lived (Zeitgeist Films)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

– 13th (Netflix/Kandoo Films)

– 30 For 30: O.J.: Made in America (ESPN/Laylow Films)

– Cameraperson (Janus Films/Fork Films/Big Mouth Productions)

– Fire at Sea (Kino Lorber/Stemal Entertainment/21 Unofilm/Cinecittà Luce/Rai Cinema/Les Films d’Ici/Arte France Cinéma)

– Gleason (Open Road/Amazon/Exhibit A)

– Life, Animated (A&E IndieFilms/The Orchard/Motto Pictures/Roger Ross Williams Productions)

– Tickled (Magnolia/A Ticklish Tale/Fumes Production/Horseshoe Films)

– Tower (Kino Lorber/ITVS/Meredith Vieira Productions/GTS Films/Diana DiMenna Film)

– Weiner (Sundance Selects/Motto Pictures/Edgeline Films)

– The Witness (FilmRise/Five More Minutes Productions)

BEST DIRECTION OF A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

– Ezra Edelman – 30 For 30: O.J.: Made in America (ESPN/Laylow Films)

– Ron Howard – The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years (Hulu/Imagine Entertainment/Apple Corps)

– Kirsten Johnson – Cameraperson (Janus Films/Fork Films/Big Mouth Productions)

– Keith Maitland – Tower (Kino Lorber/ITVS/Meredith Vieira Productions/GTS Films/Diana DiMenna Film)

– Clay Tweel – Gleason (Open Road/Amazon/Exhibit A)

– Roger Ross Williams – Life, Animated (A&E IndieFilms/The Orchard/Motto Pictures/Roger Ross Williams Productions)

BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

– Otto Bell – The Eagle Huntress (Sony Pictures Classics/Kissaki Films/Stacey Reiss Productions)

– David Farrier and Dylan Reeve – Tickled (Magnolia/A Ticklish Tale/Fumes Production/Horseshoe Films)

– Adam Irving – Off the Rails (The Film Collaborative/Zipper Bros Films)

– Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg – Weiner (Sundance Selects/Motto Pictures/Edgeline Films)

– James D. Solomon – The Witness (FilmRise/Five More Minutes Productions)

– Nanfu Wang – Hooligan Sparrow (The Film Collaborative/Little Horse Crossing the River)

BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY

– 13th (Netflix/Kandoo Films)

– 30 For 30: O.J.: Made in America (ESPN/Laylow Films)

– Audrie & Daisy (Netflix/Actual Films)

– Newtown (Abramorama/Mile 22/Independent Television Service)

– Weiner (Sundance Selects/Motto Pictures/Edgeline Films)

– Zero Days (Magnolia/Jigsaw Productions/Participant Media)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (TV/STREAMING)

– 13th (Netflix/Kandoo Films)

– 30 For 30: Fantastic Lies (ESPN)

– Amanda Knox (Netflix/Plus Pictures)

– Audrie & Daisy (Netflix/Actual Films)

– Before the Flood (National Geographic/Appian Way/Insurgent Docs/RatPac Documentary Films)

– Holy Hell (CNN/WRA Productions)

– Into the Inferno (Netflix/Herzog-Film/Matter of Fact Media/Spring Films)

– Jim: The James Foley Story (HBO/Kunhardt Films)

– Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (HBO/Film Manufacturers/World of Wonder Productions)

– Rats (Discovery Channel/Dakota Group/Submarine Entertainment/Warrior Poets)

BEST DIRECTOR (TV/STREAMING)

– Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato – Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (HBO/Film Manufacturers/World of Wonder Productions)

– Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn – Amanda Knox (Netflix/Plus Pictures)

– Ava DuVernay – 13th (Netflix/Kandoo Films)

– Werner Herzog – Into the Inferno (Netflix/Herzog-Film/Matter of Fact Media/Spring Films)

– Morgan Spurlock – Rats (Discovery Channel/Dakota Group/Submarine Entertainment/Warrior Poets)

– Fisher Stevens – Before the Flood (National Geographic/Appian Way/Insurgent Docs/RatPac Documentary Films)

BEST FIRST FEATURE (TV/STREAMING)

– Everything is Copy – Jacob Bernstein and Nick Hooker (HBO/Loveless)

– Holy Hell – Will Allen (CNN/WRA Productions)

– Mavis! – Jessica Edwards (HBO/Film First Co.)

– My Beautiful Broken Brain – Sophie Robinson and Lotje Sodderland (Netflix)

– Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four – Deborah Esquenazi (Investigation Discovery/Motto Pictures/Naked Edge Films)

– Team Foxcatcher – Jon Greenhalgh (Netflix/Hattasan Productions/Madrose Productions)

BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES

– 30 For 30: O.J.: Made in America (ESPN/Laylow Films)

– The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth (Showtime/Left/Right)

– The Eighties (CNN)

– The Hunt (BBC America/Silverback Films/NDR Naturfilm)

– Jackie Robinson (PBS/Florentine Films)

– Soundbreaking: Stories From the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music (PBS/Higher Ground/Show of Force)

BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES

– 30 for 30 (ESPN)

– Frontline (PBS)

– Last Chance U (Netflix)

– Morgan Spurlock Inside Man (CNN)

– POV (PBS)

– This Is Life with Lisa Ling (CNN)

BEST SONG IN A DOCUMENTARY

– “Angel by the Wings” – The Eagle Huntress – Written by Sia – Performed by Sia (Sony Pictures Classics/Kissaki Films/Stacey Reiss Productions)

– “The Empty Chair” – Jim: The James Foley Story – Written by Sting and J. Ralph – Performed by Sting (HBO/Kunhardt Films)

– “Flicker” – Audrie & Daisy – Written by Tori Amos – Performed by Tori Amos (Netflix/Actual Films)

– “Hoping and Healing” – Gleason – Written by Mike McCready – Performed by Mike McCready (Open Road/Amazon/Exhibit A)

– “I’m Still Here” – Miss Sharon Jones! – Written by Sharon Jones – Performed by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (Cabin Creek Films/Starz Digital Media)

– “Letters to the Free” – 13th – Written by Common, Karriem Riggins and Robert Glasper – Performed by Common featuring Bilal (Netflix/Kandoo Films)

BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY

– 30 For 30: Fantastic Lies (ESPN)

– 30 For 30: O.J.: Made in America (ESPN/Laylow Films)

– Dark Horse (Sony Pictures Classics)

– The Eagle Huntress (Sony Pictures Classics/Kissaki Films/Stacey Reiss Productions)

– Gleason (Open Road/Amazon/Exhibit A)

– Jackie Robinson (PBS/Florentine Films)

– Keepers of the Game (Tribeca Digital Studios/Flatbush Pictures)

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

– The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years (Hulu/Imagine Entertainment/Apple Corps)

– Gimme Danger (Magnolia/Amazon)

– Miss Sharon Jones! (Cabin Creek Films/Starz Digital Media)

– The Music of Strangers (Participant Media/Tremolo Productions)

– Presenting Princess Shaw (Magnolia)

– We Are X (Drafthouse Films)

MOST INNOVATIVE DOCUMENTARY

– Cameraperson (Janus Films/Fork Films/Big Mouth Productions)

– Kate Plays Christine (Grasshopper Film/4th Row Films/Faliro House Productions/Prewar Cinema Productions)

– Life, Animated (A&E IndieFilms/The Orchard/Motto Pictures/Roger Ross Williams Productions)

– Nuts (Amazon/mTuckman Media/Cartuna/Gland Power Films)

– Tower (Kino Lorber/ITVS/Meredith Vieira Productions/GTS Films/Diana DiMenna Film

– Under The Sun (Icarus Films/Vertov Studio/Saxonia Entertainment/Hypermarket Film)

Windfall! Daniel Craig Back as James Bond, He Won’t Be Slashing His Wrists After All

Roger Friedman
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Windfall! Daniel Craig Back as James Bond, He Won’t Be Slashing His Wrists After All

Last year, after making “Spectre,” Daniel Craig told an interviewer he’d rather “slash his wrists” than play James Bond again.

Well, now he says “I’ve got the best job in the world.”

Daniel Craig is back as James Bond, 007. He obviously made his deal with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson. It’s probably for two movies.

This is always Craig’s way of negotiating. (Well, it’s a lot of people’s.)

Such carrying on! He also told Time Out London that “I don’t care who plays James Bond next.”

There was a rumor earlier this year that Craig would get $75 million per film, or $150 million. Well, that’s ridiculous. But he could get $25 million or more based on total gross including box office and ancillary rights.

“Spectre” did a lot less well than “Skyfall,” its predecessor– like $200 million less internationally and $100 million less US domestic. So if they have a windfall with another “Skyfall,” Craig could reap the benefits. But if a “Spectre” hangs over these movies, he would make less.

Anyway, so much fun to see the press take the bait, splash the headlines, then follow up with “Never mind.” I like Daniel Craig, but let’s be real– this is his income. Other movies, plays etc do not provide this kind of remuneration.

NBC Past Errors with Anchor Management (Brian Williams, Ann Curry etc) Bodes Poorly for Billy Bush: Expert

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NBC Past Errors with Anchor Management (Brian Williams, Ann Curry etc) Bodes Poorly for Billy Bush: Expert

So now what for Billy Bush? Suspended by NBC pending review, will he return to the Today, be fired, or sent to MSNBC to cover bowling tournaments?

NBC, a broadcast expert pointed out tonight, has a poor record for dealing with anchor management. They’ve had more than their share of scandals and always seem to get it wrong.

To wit: Brian Williams, now on MSNBC, demoted from the network after being uncovered as a fantasist. Or fabulist. Or liar.

Ann Curry, forced off the Today show and then out of NBC despite her popularity because Matt Lauer was perceived as wanting her gone.

Deborah Norville, canned for Katie Couric. Norville herself was hired to replace Jane Pauley, who was forced out of the Today show. Pauley has recently scored a huge comeback triumph being named new host of “CBS Sunday Morning.”

And it’s not just in news where NBC has made huge errors. The whole Jay Leno-Conan O’Brian debacle is cited as even bigger, with Leno demoted to 10pn and then restored to the Tonight show after Conan was named to the Tonight show and then just dumped from the network. He now hosts a nightly talk show on TNT.

With all this history– and no doubt more that I’ve missed- does Billy Bush have a chance here? You tell me.

#TrumpSexTape: Billy Bush Suspended from “Today” Show by NBC, Al Roker Will Fill In

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#TrumpSexTape: Billy Bush Suspended from “Today” Show by NBC, Al Roker Will Fill In

NBC has suspended Billy Bush from the Today show. The suspension follows the Trump audio tape reveal from “Access Hollywood.” Bush is heard encouraging Trump in his vulgar remarks about “Days of our Lives” actress Arianne Zucker, and Bush co-host at time Nancy O’Dell.

Al Roker, who was supposed to take a week off for knee surgery, will replace Bush.

After 12 years hosting “Access Hollywood” for NBC in Los Angeles, Bush moved with his family to New York in August to join the Today show. He co-hosts the 9am hour.

From the beginning there’s been trouble, though, starting with a scandal surrounding Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte. The big issue? Bush is not a journalist. He’s a celebrity interviewer. The Today Show is run by NBC News.

No one knows the effect this has had on O’Dell, who now hosts “Entertainment Tonight” for CBS Paramount Television, or Zucker, who still stars on “Days of Our Lives,” which airs on NBC. They can’t be happy with Bush or Trump.

“I know we’ve all been deeply troubled by the revelations of the past 48 hours,” Today show executive producer Noah Oppenheim wrote in a memo to staffers. “Let me be clear — there is simply no excuse for Billy’s language and behavior on that tape, NBC has decided to suspend Billy, pending further review of this matter.”

The main audience for the Today show’s 9am hour is women, and they are outraged by the Trump-Billy Bush tape. And that may spell the end for Billy. Stay tuned…

Jay Leno Jokes: Trump’s New Game Show “The Amazing Racist” —-at Glittery Hollywood Carousel Ball

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Jay Leno Jokes: Trump’s New Game Show “The Amazing Racist” —-at Glittery Hollywood Carousel Ball

“Only Barbara Davis.”

That’s what her dear friend Clive Davis so aptly put last night at the 30th anniversary of her famed, “Carousel Ball,” at the Beverly Hilton. Only Barbara, in her tres elegant pink ball gown, could bring the A list out, help find the cure for childhood diabetes, which her daughter Dana was diagnosed with when she was seven. The event has raised over $100 million dollars to date.

Barbara, along with her late husband Marvin Davis the oil magnate and later owner of 20th Century Fox, founded the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in their then native Denver. Last night the VIP room was teeming with celebs including Jerry Hall (hubby Rupert Murdoch was away) with Fox’s Stacy Snider, the gracious “Shark Tank’s” Robert Herjavec and his lovely wife “DWTS”‘ Kym Johnson chatting it up with Motown legend Berry Gordy. Samuel L. Jackson and his actress wife Latanya Richardson mingled with manager/reality star Dolores Robinson and Rose Rock, Chris Rock’s mom.

Clive’s music biz attorney son Doug Davis chatted with street artist Thierry Guetta aka Mr. Brainwash and Nikki Haskell while Raquel Welch and Melanie Griffith huddled. I asked Don Rickles how does it feel to be so adored? He told me, “When you’re 90 years old in a very competitive business with a humor that was not accepted when I first started. Then I got success and I’m doing what I believe in.” I asked how he felt about Barbara. “I go way back with them, Barbara and Marvin. She’s a joy and a woman that everyone respects. She does so much for everyone.”

Master of Ceremonies Jay Leno got the evening going. Jay, mindful that this was a charity event with children in attendance as well, played it safe but did touch on Trump, “Have your heard about Donald Trump’s new reality show, ‘The Amazing Racist’? Hey, the approval rating for President Obama is 55%, the other 45% being taxpayers,” When I asked Jay beforehand what the thought about was going on, he told me, “I find it all scary.”
Sharon Stone joined Jay for the live auction, which included Dubai and Aspen trips, as well as a VIP trip for David Foster’s Miracle gala. She quickly netted almost $200,000.

washington-poitier-davisDenzel Washington called Sidney Poitier “his hero, mentor and friend,” as he presented the movie legend with his Inspirational Lifetime Achievement Award. Sidney, characteristically gracious, paid tribute to his longtime friend Barbara. “I have tried to be good human being, a good actor, director, filmmaker, all of it. But I didn’t come close to the wonders of the lady we are all gathered here tonight for.”

Broadway chanteuse Idina Menzel, the voice behind the ubiquitous “Let it Go,” took the stage and quipped, “I’m not going to sing that song. It’s not on the set list.” She did sing “Defying Gravity,” from “Wicked,” and two songs from her new album. Carole Bayer Sager presented one Brass Ring Award to David Foster, Angelica Huston gave former Paramount chief Sherry Lansing hers, and Quincy Jones presented one to two time Oscar winner Jane Fonda, who described her friend Barbara as “generous and fiercely dogged.”

“The Blind Side” actor Quinton Aaron did a version of Marvin Gaye’s “Lets Get It On,” that had the room transfixed. , Guests included songwriter Diane Warren, producer/songwriter Bruce Roberts, The 5th Dimension star singer Marilyn McCoo, and Billy Davis Jr, Kathy Griffin, Suzanne Somers, Maureen McCormick, Jerry and Linda Bruckheimer, Ed Begley Jr and his wife actress Rachelle Carson, Carmen Electra, Vivica A. Fox and more. There was not one empty seat in the ballroom.

Jamie Foxx ended the night with a spectacular musical performance, singing James Brown song , joined by Barbara and her wonderful family, including her philanthropic daughter Nancy Davis, who raises millions for MS, her husband entrepreneur Ken Rickel and their lovely daughters twins Isabella and Mariella.

Barbara Davis said, “As I look at this ballroom, I don’t know how to thank you all. When we reach for the brass ring, we’ll have the cure. “ Wonderful glorious Barbara, no one doubts you!

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John Lennon Would Have Been 76 Today, Sean Ono Lennon Turns 41

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John Lennon Would Have Been 76 Today, Sean Ono Lennon Turns 41

Happy Birthday John. Sending good wishes to Yoko, Julian, and Sean. And happy birthday to Sean, who turned 41 today. It can’t be lost on him that he’s lived a year longer than his father. He’s a good guy, a good musician, and a good son.

Warren Beatty Dubs Himself and Wife of 25 Years Annette Bening: “Warnette” (He Says, Sounds Tough)

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Warren Beatty Dubs Himself and Wife of 25 Years Annette Bening: “Warnette” (He Says, Sounds Tough)

Quite a night at the New York Film Festival as Mike Mills’ wonderful and certain to be nominated for many Oscars “20th Century Women” debuted to a massive standing ovation. Star Annette Bening leads a terrific ensemble, and she was there with husband Warren Beatty, whose first movie in 16 years– “Rules Don’t Apply”– will be unveiled shortly.

Noting that this looks like the year of Warren and Annette I asked Beatty at the after party dub the couple a combined name a la “Brangelina” (except of course the Beattys are married 25 years, with 4 kids, and nothing is changing). Warren pondered for a moment and pronounced “Warnette” as the moniker. “It sounds tough,” he said. “Yeah!”

I asked Warren if Annette guided their own brood they way takes hold of the hilarious makeshift family in “20th Century Women.” In typical Beatty fashion he stammered, then said: “Well, you know, there is a father in our family.”

This was the second time he’d seen the film, and he was overcome. “My quote?” he said. “Annette Bening is the best actress in the world. Anywhere,” he said, emphatically.

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“20th Century Women” features substantial performances from Billy Crudup, Elle Fanning and Greta Gerwig, not to mention a 15 year old named Lucas Jade Zumann who is absolutely extraordinary. There’s also a great soundtrack from 1979 that features the Talking Heads’ “Don’t Worry About the Government” and “The Big Country” from their first two albums.

Annette was beaming through the party, accepting kudos for playing Dorothea, a very complex, beautifully drawn character. “I can’t tell you how satisfying it is that people like this movie,” Annette told me. She is blown away.

What a great season for films! “20th Century Women.” “Manchester by the Sea,” “Lion,” “La La Land,” “Hell or High Water,” “Jackie,” “Moonlight,” “Birth of a Nation” plus three films we lost during the spring — “Captain Fantastic,” “Sing Street,” “Everybody Wants Some.” And many more to come…

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Carly Simon Gives “You’re So Vain” for The Best Ever Spot-On Anti-Trump Commercial

Roger Friedman
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Carly Simon Gives “You’re So Vain” for The Best Ever Spot-On Anti-Trump Commercial

Famed singer songwriter Carly Simon has never allowed “You’re So Vain,” one of the great classics of rock, to be used for any kind of commercial. But here it is, and it’s perfectly adapted against Donald Trump and for Hillary Clinton. Richard Perry produced the 1972 track that features Mick Jagger on background vocals. It may have been about Warren Beatty back then, but it’s got a new use now!

“Saturday Night Live” Cold Opener is Cold, Bro: Alec Baldwin, Cecily Strong, and Kate McKinnon Score (Watch)

Roger Friedman
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“Saturday Night Live” Cold Opener is Cold, Bro: Alec Baldwin, Cecily Strong, and Kate McKinnon Score (Watch)

Just as good as it gets:

Donald Trump Continues to Use Supporter Kirstie Alley Even Though She Un-endorsed Him

Roger Friedman
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Donald Trump Continues to Use Supporter Kirstie Alley Even Though She Un-endorsed Him

Donald Trump sent out this Tweet this morning:

Only one problem. Kirstie Alley, Scientologist and not brightest bulb in the chandelier, is now a FORMER Follower. She un-endorsed him last night:

So even Kirstie, who believes in Xenu, and John Travolta, and L Ron Hubbard, has dumped Trump. And he still wants her!

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