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Jeff Goldblum, 25, has forgotten his mantra. At least, his nameless party guest character – dubbed “Man on the Phone” in the screenplay – has. And it’s the way he delivered that line in 1977’s Annie Hall that made him stand out despite only having a few seconds of screen time. Somehow – just by being himself – Jeff Goldblum turned a throwaway bit into one of the funniest lines in one of the funniest films.

As for Jeff Goldblum himself, he says his mantras are “I am grateful” and “Accept, enjoy, enthuse.” And that, across 50 years on the big screen, is as truthful as it gets when it comes to Jeff Goldblum.

Let’s find out: What Happened to…Jeff Goldblum?

Jeff Goldblum was born on October 22nd, 1952 just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of a doctor and a radio broadcaster, the sort of brains and art pairing that perfectly describes the...

Musician Naomi McPherson is joining the star-packed cast of SNL 1975, Jason Reitman’s forthcoming film about the debut night of the long-running NBC sketch series Saturday Night Live.

McPherson, who uses they/them pronouns, will make their acting debut as singer-songwriter Janis Ian, a musical guest on the first episode of SNL that aired Oct. 11, 1975. Reitman is directing the Sony Pictures project that focuses on the behind-the-scenes moments leading up to that initial broadcast. The cast includes Gabriel Labelle as series creator Lorne Michaels, Cooper Hoffman as former NBC exec Dick Ebersol and Rachel Sennott as Michaels’ ex-wife and former SNL writer Rosie Shuster.

McPherson is a member of the Los Angeles-based band Muna and handles production duties for most of the group’s music. Muna has spent the past two years touring in support of the self-titled 2022 album that includes the single “Silk Chiffon” featuring Phoebe Bridgers. The band,...

Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2023, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists.

After 2022 left me feeling a bit out in weeds in regards to film culture, I came into 2023 a pessimist and left with a rejuvenated belief that the movies are, indeed, back. This year was overflowing with riches, to the point where even up until this very moment I’m mentally swapping in and out some titles for the list you’re about to see of my annual favorites.

There’s just too many gems I don’t want to leave behind, and they came in all shapes and sizes. From some of my favorite directors making highly anticipated returns (including one for their final feature) to filmmakers I’ve always been cold on for the first time making something that has nestled its way into my heart...

The Outer Critics Circle (Occ), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, today announced the nominees for the 72nd Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2022-2023 Broadway and Off-Broadway season.

“New York, New York” received a major backing from this announcement, which coincides with the production’s opening night. The new musical with songs from John Kander, the late Fred Ebb and Lin-Manuel Miranda earned a whopping 12 nominations, the most of any production. “Some Like it Hot” trails just behind it with 10 nominations. The most nominated plays of the season are the Off-Broadway sensation “Downstate” and Broadway epic “Leopoldstadt,” both with six nominations apiece.

This is the first season with newly reconstructed acting categories, which have removed gender specifications, and have been expanded to separately include off-Broadway performers. In the previous configuration, actors in Broadway and off-Broadway productions competed in the same category.

Rebecca Lowe will be kicking around at NBC Sports for at least another six years. The longtime soccer studio host posted on social media today that she has re-upped at the network through the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

“Really delighted to let you guys know that I’ve signed an extension to my contract at NBC,” she wrote in Instagram (see it below). “6 more years leading right up to the 2028 LA Olympics (a home Olympics? Ummm excited anyone?!!). It’s been *quite* the ride since Paul & I landed on these shores back on July 1st 2013 and if you told me then that I’d be with NBC for the next 15 years I’m not sure I’d have believed you.”

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Writer, director and actor Michael Showalter joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to discuss his favorite movies.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)

The Baxter (2005)

Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)

Runaway Daughters (1994)

Clueless (1995)

Bagdad Cafe (1987)

Coda (2021)

The Long Goodbye (1973) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Jaws (1975) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary

Do The Right Thing (1989)

Sugarbaby (1985)

City Slickers (1991)

Attack! (1956) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Paris, Texas (1984) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary

Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)

Pretty In Pink (1986)

Escape From New York (1981) – Neil Marshall’s trailer commentary

Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986)

The Warriors (1979)

The Thing (1982) – Jesus Treviño’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Innerspace (1987) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Christine (1983)

Crossing Delancey (1988)

Annie Hall (1977) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary

When Harry Met Sally… (1989)

The Fugitive (1993)

The Big Sick (2017) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

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The Detroit Film Critics Society (Dfcs) is pleased to announce the best of 2021 nominees and winners in thirteen categories. The Dfcs was founded in Spring 2007 and currently consists of a group of twelve film critics from Michigan who write or broadcast in the metro-Detroit area.

Each critic submitted their top five picks in the following categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Ensemble, Best Breakthrough (in any category), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay, Best Documentary, Best Animated Feature, and Best Use of Music/Sound. From these submissions, each entry was given a point value and the top five in each category have been placed on the final ballot.

Cyrano had a total of four nominations and two wins in the categories of Best Picture and Best Actor for Peter Dinklage. King Richard also received four nominations and finished with one...

The Detroit Film Critics Society is pleased to announce the Best of 2021 nominees in thirteen categories. The winners will be announced on Monday, December 6, 2021. The Detroit Film Critics Society was founded in the Spring of 2007 and consists of a group of 12 film critics who write or broadcast in the metro-Detroit area.

To determine this year’s nominees, each critic submitted their top five (5) picks in the following categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Ensemble, and Breakthrough in any category, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay, Best Documentary, Best Animated Feature, and the Best Use of Music/Sound. From these submissions, each entry was assigned a point value and the top five entries in each category have been placed on the final ballot (below).

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The Nominations for 2021

as picked by the Detroit Film Critics Society

(in alphabetical order)

Best Picture

Belfast...

Tony Garnett, founder of Bodyguard and Line of Duty producer World Productions and regular collaborator of Ken Loach, died Sunday at 83.

The news was confirmed in a statement from World, the company he founded in 1990.

“After a short illness, Tony Garnett, the legendary TV & Film Producer and founder of World Productions, died around midday on January 12. Tony was a great man and an inspirational producer who will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him,” World Productions said.

Garnett produced series including BBC dramas This Life and Between the Lines and worked with British director Loach on films including Kes and Cathy Come Home.

He was celebrated Sunday by a number of figures in the British TV industry including Good Omens director Douglas McKinnon, who called Garnett a “remarkable person.”

Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio said: “Very sad to hear of Tony Garnett’s death. Tony was instrumental in giving me...

President Producer of Disney Theatrical Productions Thomas Schumacher Caissie Levy Frozen on Broadway Nicholas Christopher Hamilton on Broadway Jennifer Locke Hamilton national tour creatorExecutive Producer Tim Federle, Olivia Rodrigo, and Joshua Bassett High School Musical The Musical The Series on Disney Luca Padovan and Isabella Russo School of Rock Jeff Calhoun Newsies, Between The Lines Rob Rokicki The Lighting Thief The Percy Jackson Musical and Lotte Wakeham Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical are some of the stars and creatives confirmed for the 2020 iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival Atlanta Jtf.

Producer Daryl Roth announced today full casting for the new Off-Broadway musical Between the Lines . The production will star Arielle Jacobs Aladdin, Wicked, Jason Gotay Evita, Bring It On The Musical, Morgan Siobhan Green Be More Chill, Vicki Lewis Damn Yankees, Anastasia, Will Burton Kiss Me, Kate Hello, Dolly, Jerusha Cavazos The Prom, Pierre Marais Aladdin, John Rapson Les Miserables, Carrie St. Louis Kinky Boots, Wicked, and Julia Murney Wicked.

We're getting an exclusive look behind the scenes at at the new musical Between the Lines, which is set to begin performances at Off-Broadway's Tony Kiser Theater at Second Stage this April Check out the video to see the show's songwriting team, Elyssa Samsel Kate Anderson, giving us a look at what the show is all about and what audiences can expect...

Between The Lines (1977) will be screening at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 E Lockwood Ave) on Thursday, Nov 14 at 7:30pm as part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. Harper Barnes, former film critic of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&a. This is a Free event.

In Between The Lines at the offices of a Boston alternative newspaper, the staff members enjoy a positive and open-minded work environment. Music critic Max (Jeff Goldblum) uses his influence to score dates, while news reporter Harry (John Heard) is involved with the lovely Abbie (Lindsay Crouse), the publication’s lead photographer. However, it seems as though their relatively carefree days are numbered when the owner of a major publishing company buys the paper, leading to more money but even more changes. The film’s astonishingly deep cast also includes Bruno Kirby, Gwen Welles,...

“They say that Rock & Roll are here to stay. But where? Certainly not at my place, it’s too small.”

Between The Lines (1977) will be screening at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 E Lockwood Ave)on Thursday, Nov 14 at 7:30pm as part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. Harper Barnes, former film critic of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&a. Look for an interview with Harper Barnes tomorrow night here at We Are Movie Geeks. This is a Free event.

In Between The Lines at the offices of a Boston alternative newspaper, the staff members enjoy a positive and open-minded work environment. Music critic Max (Jeff Goldblum) uses his influence to score dates, while news reporter Harry (John Heard) is involved with the lovely Abbie (Lindsay Crouse), the publication’s lead photographer. However, it seems as though their relatively...

A musical adaptation of Between the Lines, the best-selling novel by mega-selling author Jodi Picoult and daughter Samantha Van Leer, is heading for Off Broadway. Producer Daryl Roth announced today that the new musical will begin performances on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 with an official opening in May 2020 at the Tony Kiser Theater at Second Stage.

Directing will be Jeff Calhoun, a two-time Tony nominee best known for Newsies, Grey Gardens and a slew of other Broadway productions. Lorin Latarro (Waitress) will choreograph.

Between the Lines, featuring a book by Timothy Allen McDonald (Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach) and music & lyrics by Elyssa Samsel & Kate Anderson (Disney Animation’s Olaf’s Frozen Adventure), made its world premiere in a well-received 2017 engagement at Kansas City Rep. A sold-out concert version was presented at New York’s 92nd Street Y last year.

“At the heart of good theatre is a story worth telling,...

Between the Lines is a mature Dating Sim Visual Novel with a focus on Lgbt topics and a big diverse cast of characters. It is currently possible to make donations via Kickstarter in order to get the full game produced. Please read more at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/betweenthelines/between-the-lines-2 Experience a vast range of stories, with a cast of diverse characters, through the classic dating-sim style we've all grown to love. You can decide which character you want to approach, but you’ll have to find out where and when. You decide what to say and it won't be your gender that affects the outcome, but those choices. You play as whoever you like. You can be male, female or non-binary. No matter your choice there, every character...

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Robyn doesn’t take any prisoners during her live performances, a fact that was evident during her appearance on The Tonight Show. The singer offered up a dynamic medley of two tracks, “Between the Lines” and “Love Is Free,” giving fans a glimpse of her current U.S. tour.

In the clip, the singer is dressed in all white and cradled between the fingers of a giant white hand on a dark stage as she launches into “Between the Lines.” Her band, also dressed in white, begin to appear as the lights flicker,...

Robyn channels the risqué side of Prince and the elegance of Greek mythology in her new “Ever Again” video.

Throughout the clip, the Swedish pop star shimmies and writhes inside a sandy soundstage filled with classical Greek statuary. She’s dressed in a lacy white Louis Vuitton suit that resembles the “Dirty Mind” singer crossed with a Parthenon figure; and, fittingly, she dances with Prince’s trademark erotic flair — stripping off her outer layer of clothing and grinding against her microphone stand.

Colin Solal Cardo directed the vivid visual, which...

Between The Lines, the second film from filmmaker Joan Micklin Silver (Hester Street), hits Blu-ray, DVD and digital platforms on June 18 via Cohen Film Collection.

Released in 1977, Between The Lines underwent a 2K restoration, is a romantic comedy about a Boston alternative newspaper which may be purchased by a major publishing company. Between the [...]

The post Joan Micklin Silver Feature ‘Between The Lines’ Hits Blu-Ray In June appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.

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Three by Ringo Lam and the films of Ulrike Ottinger, rarely screened, come in a pair with respective series.

Weekend and Ghost in the Shell have late-night showings, while Some Like It Hot plays through the weekend.

In honor of Michel Legrand, Cléo from 5 to 7 screens this Saturday.

Anthology Film Archives

Films by Renoir...

Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSStanley Donen and Audrey Hepburn on the set of Funny Face (1957)We're saddened by the loss of Stanley Donen, who leaves behind a prolific catalog as filmmaker and choreographer, defined by creative partnerships with actors like Gene Kelly and Audrey Hepburn. In an obituary for The Guardian, David Thomson writes that Donen, best known for the musical Singin' In The Rain, "excelled at collaboration, which musicals, more than any other film genre, are reliant on, and which enabled him to create masterpieces." Recommended VIEWINGAmong the many commercials scattered throughout last weekend's Academy Awards ceremony was a secretive teaser for Martin Scorsese's Netflix-produced The Irishman. Mubi will be releasing David Robert Mitchell's Los Angeles-set neo-noir mystery, Under The Silver Lake, in UK cinemas (and on Mubi UK) on March 15th. A new...

Camsing International, the Chinese company that last year bought Stan Lee’s Pow! Entertainment, has joined in the mourning of the legendary comic book creator, who died Monday, and said it would press on with development of Lee’s intellectual properties.

Calling Lee “the father of superheroes,” Camsing said in a statement: “We at Stan Lee’s Pow! Entertainment are saddened by the loss of our friend and mentor Stan Lee, the father of pop culture. His passing today marks a devastating and painful moment in time, but the legacy of Stan Lee, which includes ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Iron Man,’ ‘The Hulk,’ ‘X-Men,’ ‘The Avengers’ and thousands of other characters both for Marvel and his company Stan Lee’s Pow! Entertainment, will continue to entertain the world and True Believers for generations to come.”

Camsing said it would “firmly push forward the development of Stan Lee IP and strive to integrate Stan...

After news broke this morning of famed film and TV actor John Heard’s death Friday, his former Home Alone co-star Daniel Stern took to Twitter to pay tribute to Heard, calling him “the coolest cat in New York City for about 10 straight years.” Stern, who in the note says he met Heard in the nascent stage of his career, wrote that it was Heard’s performance in Between the Lines that not only inspired him to do film but also taught him “How to be an actor in movies.” “John…...

The set decorator, costume designer and production designer will receive the Art Directors Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the 20th Annual Excellence In Production Design Awards on January 31, 2016.

Von Brandenstein is one of four women to be inducted into the 2016 Adg Hall of Fame for her work.

She debuted in 1972 as a set decorator on The Candidate and subsequently workedas a costume designer on Between The Lines and Saturday Night Fever, then moved into art direction after teaming with her husband on Hester Street. She won the Academy Award for Amadeus in 1985 for Production Design.

“Patrizia von Brandenstein’s work as a production designer is vast and extraordinary, and we are proud to rank her among the best in the history of our profession,” said Adg council chair Marcia Hinds.

“She has forged the path for many future women, finding success in a predominately male profession. Patrizia is an accomplished, talented and versatile...

Since November 2014, I’ve been working on the first biography on director Joan Micklin Silver, known for Crossing Delancey (1988), Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979), Between the Lines (1977) and her breakthrough feature Hester Street (1975), starring Carol Kane in one of the earliest independent film performances to be nominated for the Academy Award. Most of Silver’s films find comic discomfort in juxtaposing the “old world” with the modern world. >> -Daniel Kramer...

Since November 2014, I’ve been working on the first biography on director Joan Micklin Silver, known for Crossing Delancey (1988), Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979), Between the Lines (1977) and her breakthrough feature Hester Street (1975), starring Carol Kane in one of the earliest independent film performances to be nominated for the Academy Award. Most of Silver’s films find comic discomfort in juxtaposing the “old world” with the modern world. >> -Daniel Kramer...

Released in 1975, Joan Micklin Silver’s feature debut Hester Street is the story of immigrant Jews assimilating with various degrees of success to turn-of-the-century New York City. She followed with two contemporary works: 1977’s Boston alt-paper story Between the Lines and 1979’s Chilly Scenes of Winter. The latter is set to screen tomorrow at NYC’s IFC Center as part of the “Celluloid Dreams” series, whose premise would not have made sense in the very recent pre-dcp past: it aims to show repertory cinema on 35mm. Chilly Scenes is based on Ann Beattie’s first novel, which primarily concerns itself with Charles (John Heard) and his deathless, […]...

Released in 1975, Joan Micklin Silver’s feature debut Hester Street is the story of immigrant Jews assimilating with various degrees of success to turn-of-the-century New York City. She followed with two contemporary works: 1977’s Boston alt-paper story Between the Lines and 1979’s Chilly Scenes of Winter. The latter is set to screen tomorrow at NYC’s IFC Center as part of the “Celluloid Dreams” series, whose premise would not have made sense in the very recent pre-dcp past: it aims to show repertory cinema on 35mm. Chilly Scenes is based on Ann Beattie’s first novel, which primarily concerns itself with Charles (John Heard) and his deathless, […]...

Indie producer Raphael D. Silver died March 4 in Salt Lake City, Utah, two days after a skiing accident in Deer Valley. He was 83. The real estate developer lived in New York City and East Hampton. The production company Silverfilm, which he ran with his wife of 57 years, director Joan Micklin Silver, produced her 1975 debut film “Hester Street” and others including her 1988 “Crossing Delancey, which earned Amy Irving a Golden Globe nomination, and Boston-area film "Between the Lines," starring Jeff Goldblum and John Heard. Silver directed two micro-budget films, 1978's "On the Yard," starring Heard," and "A Walk on the Moon" in 1987. Silver pioneered the entrepreneurial model of filmmaking that continues to this day, according to Ira Deutchman, the chairman of Columbia University’s film program. Silver was a director of the Independent Film Project. Early on, Silver participated in Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute and was also on the board of the Big Apple Circus.