Scene 2 Seen Podcast: Filmmakers Jesse Short Bull And Laura Tomaselli Discuss Their Documentary ‘Lakota Nation Vs. The United States’ And The Ongoing Battle For Sacred Land Between The Two

Hello, and welcome to the Scene to Seen Podcast. I am Valerie Complex Associate editor and film writer at Deadline. Today, were talking to directorsJesse Short Bull, andLaura Tomaselliabout their new filmLakota Nation vs. The United States.Mark RuffaloandMarisa Tomeiserve as executive producers, while Benjamin Hedin and Phil Pinto serve as producers. With the First Peoples Fund he leads youth filmmaking workshops in the Oglala Lakota Nation. Laura Tomaselli, director and editor has credits spanning narrative, documentary, and commercial projects....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 112 words · Cindy Wilcox

Stand-Up Comic Kenny DeForest Dies At 37 After E-Bike Crash In Brooklyn; No Other Vehicles Now Believed Involved – Update

An EMS report was filed, but the NYPD apparently was not called to the scene. Kenny was on an e-bike and crashed. I spoke with crossing guards at the area today, and am still in search of more information. Kenny DeForest on ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ in 2017Lloyd Bishop/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images There is no police report because itwas not a hit and run as first understood. He was a tremendous person and comedian, Beck told Deadline....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 204 words · Matthew Hudson

Tioleja Films Options Author Gabriel Souleyka’s Novel ‘My Soul Is a Witness’ For Film Adaptation; Andrew Dosunmu Attached To Direct

EXCLUSIVE:Tioleja Filmsoptioned authorGabriel Souleykas novelMy Soul Is a Witnessfor cinematic adaptation. Gabriel will also pen the script and Andrew Dosunmu (Beauty, andMother of George) will direct. It tells the poignant story of Awa and Ibrahim, a young couple whose lives are upended by war. Tioleja Films Their love story takes a tragic turn when Ibrahim is conscripted and later presumed dead in 1940. Watch on Deadline Gabriel holds a Ph.D. in History with a specialty in African History....

December 15, 2023 · 2 min · 226 words · Terry Stevens

Warner Bros Wins Massive ‘Calamity Hustle’ Bidding Battle; Ryan Reynolds, Channing Tatum Star, Adam & Aaron Nee To Direct Action Comedy

EXCLUSIVE:Warner Broshas won a weeklong auction forCalamity Hustle, an action comedy that will starRyan ReynoldsandChanning Tatum. Adam &Aaron Neewrote the script, and they will direct. All the studios were in on this, but it came down to Amazon, Netflix and Warner Bros. Reynolds will play a cop who is estranged from his low-level criminal brother (Tatum). (L-R) Ryan Reynolds and Channing TatumGetty They grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, and went in the opposite direction....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 108 words · Rebecca Simmons

‘Green Book’ Co-Writer Nick Vallelonga Has Legal Book Thrown At Him By IATSE Over Unpaid ‘That’s Amore!’ Crew

Representatives for Vallelonga did not respond to request for comment from Deadline on the legal action. If and when they do get back to us, well update this post. IATSE boss Loeb was not so silent on the topic. IATSECourtesy In this country, when you work, you get paid. Anything less is theft. We will relentlessly pursue all avenues to ensure justice is served. Nick VallelongaFrazer Harrison/Getty Images In a typo, the complaint calls VallelongaGreen Books Director and Screenwriter....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 146 words · Amanda Randall

‘Inshallah A Boy’ Review: Amjad Al Rasheed Eviscerates Misogyny In Oscar Submission From Jordan

When a man dies, intones the leader of a womens wake, the light goes from the home. That life isnt mentioned, however. And if that is impossible, not to be outside the house after dark. Inshallah a BoyImaginarium The devils roam the world after sunset, warns the prayer leader. She then discovers that Adnan lost his job four months before he died, leaving other bills unpaid. Right now is good for him, he says....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 199 words · Seth Carpenter

‘Nyad’: Read The Screenplay That Tells The True Story Of Diana Nyad’s Swim Into History

Both recently snaggedGolden Globe nominationsfor their performances. Nyad and Stoll worked with navigator John Bartlett (Rhys Ifans) to plot the right course. After her draft, the producers were won over by Coxs take. Annette Bening in ‘Nyad’ Before long, the characters were just talking to me in my head. Married documentary directors Vasarhelyi and Chin were chosen for the humanity they brought to the mountain-climbing docFree Solo. They worked with Cox to depict both the physical feats Nyad accomplished and her character....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 173 words · Paul Marshall

‘Obliterated’ Creators On Scoring Second Netflix Hit, Prosthetic Privates & ‘Cobra Kai’ Update – The Deadline Q&A

In its second week on the list, the action comedy series took home 9M views. DEADLINE: Congrats on the success of your second No. 1 series on Netflix. Obliterated. (L to R) Nick Zano as Chad McKnight, Terrence Terrell as Trunk, C. Thomas Howell as Haggerty, Paola Lázaro as Angela Gomez, Shelley Hennig as Ava Winters, Eugene Kim as Paul Yung in Obliterated.Lewis Jacobs/Netflix How are you guys feeling? But weve always known that audiences are equally eager to fall in love with original characters and stories....

December 15, 2023 · 4 min · 757 words · Jaime Stark

‘Rebel Moon’ Review: Zack Snyder’s Visual Splendor Meets Narrative Disarray

The film delivers on the visual aesthetics, the film falters in delivering a compelling story. Stranded on a distant moon, the enigmatic Kora (Boutella) finds refuge in a community of farmers. Whatever the overall opinion is of his work, Snyder always sustains a clear, and often singular vision. Sofia Boutella in ‘Rebel Moon’Netflix However, these elements are jam-packed into a cinematic experience that feels more derivative than innovative. The sets, costumes, and visual effects are crafted with an almost obsessive precision....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 197 words · Phillip Murray

‘The Bold & The Beautiful’ Shocker: Daytime Emmy Nominee Krista Allen Has Left The CBS Sudser

And I was like, what? I think the hardest thing for me has been trying to stay quiet, she continued. I havent known what to say. Krista Allen as Dr. Taylor HayesAdam Torgerson/CBS But they never did. Watch on Deadline Hello#TeamTaylorI miss you as much as you miss me (frfr!) and I love you so BIG!!!! Krista Allen, Gilles Toucas/CBS A spokesman for the show tells Deadline they do not comment on the status of casting....

December 15, 2023 · 2 min · 363 words · Shaun Goodman

‘The Boys In The Boat’ Review: George Clooney Directs Winning Story Of 1936 U Of Washington Rowing Team That Shocked The World And Hitler At 1936 Olympics

Hollywood is full of inspiring sports-themed movies, especially those focused on underdogs who rise to the occasion. But films about rowing teams are few and far between until now. It is, to use a well worn cliche, a stand-up-and-cheer tale if ever there was one. ‘The Boys in the Boat’Everett However this being the Depression, there are a lot of young men with the same idea. Rachel Tenner was the casting director....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 142 words · Mr. Michael Bowman

‘The Zone of Interest’ & ‘American Fiction’ Open In Limited Release As Awards Season Clicks Into High Gear – Specialty Preview

The film opens with the family picnicking and frolicking on a lush riverbank, then trekking happily home. Based upon the novel 2001 Erasure by Percival Everett. America Fiction premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival taking its Peoples Choice Award.See Deadline review. (L-R) ‘The Zone of Interest’ and ‘American Fiction’Everett Jeffersons directorial debut nabbed Golden Globe nominations for Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and Actor for Jeffrey Wright. The film confronts our cultures obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 109 words · Dawn Mckenzie

‘Tótem’ Review: Lila Avilés Shows Extraordinary Eye For Detail In Oscar Entry From Mexico

Things are in full swing, but Tona (Mateo Garcia Elizondo) has yet to make an appearance. He is in the quietest bedroom in the family home, struggling to get dressed for the second time. He was slowly making his way to the garden when he lost control of his bowels. ‘Totem’Limerencia Shit happens, as you might say. He is resigned to it. She is waiting out the hours until she can help blow out her dads candles....

December 15, 2023 · 1 min · 159 words · Bonnie Casey