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Taylor Dearden, Patrick Marron Ball, and Noah Wyle in ‘The Pitt’ (Photograph by Max/Warrick Page)

Max is kicking off the new year with the series premiere of The Pitt, a medical drama that puts ER star Noah Wyle back in scrubs and playing the chief attendant in Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital’s emergency room. Max’s January 2025 lineup also includes the season five premiere of the critically acclaimed, comic book-inspired animated series Harley Quinn, and the series debut of Isadora Moon, based on the bestselling book series.

Season 23 of Real Time with Bill Maher and the premieres of A24’s The Front Room, Look Into My Eyes, and A Different Man stream on Max in January.

Max January 2025 Lineup

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A Star is Born (1937)

Act of Valor (2012)

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Two years ago, we heard that American Horror Story regular Sarah Paulson had signed on to star in a horror thriller called Dust, which would be released as a Hulu Original. That film has since made its way out into the world under the title Hold Your Breath, having been released through the Hulu streaming service on October 3rd – and not only do we have a review of the movie that can be read Here and press day interviews that can be found Here, but we also caught up with the cast and filmmakers when they were on the red carpet at the film’s premiere! JoBlo’s own Ryan Cultrera was able to speak with the film’s stars Sarah Paulson, Amiah Miller (War for the Planet of the Apes), and Alona Jane Robbins (Law & Order), directors William Joines and Karrie Crouse, plus Natasha Ofili of The Politician...

Two years ago, we heard that American Horror Story regular Sarah Paulson had signed on to star in a horror thriller called Dust, which would be released as a Hulu Original. That film has since made its way through production and post-production, and along the way it was retitled Hold Your Breath. It’s now set to be released through the Hulu streaming service on October 3rd – and with that date swiftly approaching, a batch of first look images have arrived online! You can check them out in this article.

Coming to us from Searchlight Pictures, Hold Your Breath marks the feature directorial debut of directors William Joines and Karrie Crouse. Crouse wrote the screenplay for the film, which has the following synopsis: In 1930s Oklahoma, amid the region’s horrific dust storms, a woman is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family. Another synopsis let us know...

Embark on a fascinating exploration of the food production industry with “Inside the Factory” Season 7, Episode 2 – “Diggers,” airing this Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 10:00 Pm on Smithsonian. Join the dynamic duo, Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey, as they unlock exclusive access to some of the largest food factories in Britain, unveiling the well-guarded secrets behind the nation’s food production.

In this episode, titled “Diggers,” viewers can anticipate an insider’s perspective on the intricate processes involved in bringing food from factories to tables. Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey provide a behind-the-scenes look at the colossal machines and ingenious methods employed in the production line, demystifying the complexities of modern food manufacturing.

Don’t miss the chance to delve into the heart of these food factories, gaining insights into the technology, innovation, and sheer scale that contribute to the efficiency of food production. Tune in at 10:00 Pm for an eye-opening...

This Sunday at 8:00 Pm on Smithsonian, “Inside the Factory” invites viewers to explore the intricate world of food production in Season 7 Episode 2, titled “Diggers.” Hosted by Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey, the show offers exclusive access to some of Britain’s largest food factories, unveiling the behind-the-scenes secrets of the industry.

In this episode, the dynamic duo delves into the fascinating processes involved in food production, highlighting the use of cutting-edge technology and the scale of operations within these colossal factories. From the sourcing of raw ingredients to the final packaged products, “Inside the Factory” provides a captivating look at the journey of food from factory to table.

For those intrigued by the inner workings of food manufacturing and the technology driving these processes, tuning in at 8:00 Pm promises an enlightening experience. “Inside the Factory” on Smithsonian continues to deliver a unique and informative perspective on the mass...

Welcome to The B-Side from The Film Stage. Here we usually talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today, we talk to a music supervisor! And one of the great music supervisors! Randall Poster!

We discuss his new film Priscilla, how working with Sofia Coppola compares to working with someone like Wes Anderson, and––most importantly––how they chose what music would be in the movie.

There’s also talk of Poster’s early career. There’s the film he co-wrote (A Matter of Degrees) in 1990 and the early indies he made with Christine Vachon (including Office Killer). There’s also Maid in Manhattan, directed by past guest Wayne Wang. Finally, Poster worked on the criminally-underrated indie Diggers, which you should watch.

This is a fun, special episode about the kind of crew member...

Max’s first full month without ‘HBO’ in its rebranded title has a selection that kicks off summer 2023 in fine fashion. Three of the four iterations of “A Star Is Born,” including the most recent remake starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, are streaming on Max in June. The 1954 and 1976 films land June 1, while the 2018 version arrives June 8.

To prepare for Margot Robbie’s performance in “Barbie” come July, one could watch one of her more intense roles as Tonya Harding in “I, Tonya” (2017). For some lighter summer watches, viewers might consider “Dolphin Tale” (2010), “Grease” (1978), “Hairspray” (2007) or “Tooth Fairy” (2010).

“Magic Mike’s Last Dance” (2023) starring Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek Pinault lands at Max after its theatrical release in February this year. Another major theatrical release from 2022, “Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022), swims onto the streamer starting June 7.

As for TV series, “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson’s “The Idol,” starring Abel...

HBO Max is no more. In its place are…HBO and Max. Warner Bros. Discovery’s big change to its premier streaming service was simply to take the “HBO” off of the name “HBO Max,” leaving just “Max.” But in announcing its list of new releases for Max in June 2023, Warner is highlighting all of the HBO content anyway. So here is everything you can expect to find on Max (including every new HBO show) this month.

Even though June 2023 is the first full month of Max’s existence without the helpful “HBO” modifier in front of it, literally all of its major original offerings are thanks to the pay cable network. June 4 sees the premiere of The Idol, the controversial TV project starring The Weeknd and written by Euphoria‘s Sam Levinson. After that, season 3 of Danny McBride evangelical comedy The Righteous Gemstones premieres on June 18. That will be...

Max, the new name of HBO Max as of May 23rd, will be adding a new food series with Zooey Deschanel, an animated series set in the world of Gremlins, and the rebirth of Clone High to its streaming lineup in June 2023. The Idol, starring The Weeknd and Johnny Depp’s daughter, Lily-Rose, arrives on June 4th after dividing the crowd at Cannes, and the much-anticipated third season of Warrior kicks off on June 29th.

Max’s June lineup also includes new seasons of And Just Like That…, Painting with John, and The Righteous Gemstones. Theatrical releases making their way to the streaming service include Avatar: The Way of Water and Magic Mike’s Last Dance.

Series & Films Arriving On Max In June 2023:

June 1

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

A Star Is Born (1954)

A Star Is Born (1976)

Army of Darkness (1993)

Balls of Fury (2007)

Beautiful Creatures (2013)

Big Daddy (1999)

Breach (2007)

Bulworth (1998)

Class Act (1992)

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The highly discussed music limited series “The Idol” is set to premiere on Max on June 4. Starring Lily-Rose Depp, pop singer The Weeknd, and Dan Levy, the show involves a rising pop star Jocelyn (played by Depp) who gets involved with Tedros (The Weeknd), a sleazy nightclub owner who may also be a cult leader. She wants a rock career, while he’s focused on exploiting everyone he meets.

Watch the trailer for “The Idol”:

Also coming to the streamer next month is the second season of “And Just Like That,” the “Sex and the City” sequel. In Season 2 — which arrives on June 22 — Charlotte’s daughter is ready to lose her virginity, Carrie explores life and love after Big, and Miranda intensifies her relationship with Che.

Check out the “And Just Like That” Season 2 trailer:

Arriving on Max on June 27 is a documentary looking at the award-winning performance art...

With Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania representing the best opening of the franchise, we wanted to know what your favorite Paul Rudd movie is. Are you more a fan of his comedic roles or has his turn as Ant-Man been more your speed? Instead of listing all of the Marvel films separately, we used Ant-Man to represent all his ventures in the miniature making suit. if you don’t see your favorite, please let us know in the comments.

Favorite Paul Rudd MovieMac and Me (1988)Clueless (1995)Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)Romeo + Juliet (1996)The Locusts (1997)Overnight Delivery (1998)The Object of My Affection (1998)200 Cigarettes (1999)The Cider House Rules (1999)Wet Hot American Summer (2001)The Shape of Things (2003)2 Days (2003)Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)P.S (2004)The Baxter (2005)The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)The Oh in Ohio (2006)Diggers (2006)Night at the Museum (2006)Reno 911!: Miami (2007)I Could Never Be Your Woman...

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania star Paul Rudd says he let his kid believe he worked at a movie theater for years. Rudd is known for his jovial antics, making a name for himself in comedies like Clueless, Anchorman, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. He has also proven himself in other genres, with dramatic turns in Diggers and Prince Avalanche. Rudd is now a leading man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring as Ant-Man, which allows him to flex his dramatic and comedic talents while mixing in comic book movie action.

While promoting his next superhero outing in Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Rudd appeared on Sunday Today With Willie Geist. He recounted his kids' misconception about his job after seeing him on a poster at a movie theater when they were young. Believing Rudd must simply work at the movie theater; the actor allowed it to persist for years, never correcting the humorous misunderstanding.

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Apple TV+ twisted thriller series Servant manifests from the mind of M. Night Shyamalan.

Servant marks M. Night Shyamalan’s return to television, a medium in which he last endured the 2016 cancellation of his secretly-post-apocalyptic Fox television series, Wayward Pines, after two seasons. However, Shyamalan didn’t have to wait long for his television hopes to rebound, since he subsequently closed a deal with Apple, which will provide his new thriller series a platform with its November-launching Apple TV+ streaming service.

Shyamalan’s Apple deal yielded a 10-episode straight-to-series order for Servant, teaming him with writer and executive producer Tony Basgallop, of Berlin Station, 24: Legacy, 24: Live Another Day and What Remains fame for the mystery series, described as a “psychological thriller.” Interestingly enough, Shyamalan’s Servant will distinguish itself in terms of format, since – contrary to genre convention – it will manifest as a half-hour series,...

When a loved one dies accidentally, you develop tunnel vision. Your mind teems with questions: Was it quick? What were his final thoughts? What if his plans had been different that day? And when a loved one dies by suicide, that tunnel vision becomes a myopia the breadth of a laser that threatens to consume you. In “Strange Weather,” writer-director Katherine Dieckmann (“Diggers”) explores how people who kill themselves inevitably claim more than one life. It’s a hot and bone-dry September in Georgia when we meet Darcy (Holly Hunter, scrappy as ever), an administrative assistant who would rather spend her.

After making a brief impression in Terrence Malick’s Song to Song and following a part in this summer’s The Big Sick, Holly Hunter will take the lead in Strange Weather. The drama, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival last fall, is directed by Katherine Dieckmann (who helmed the underrated Diggers) and follows a woman who searches for resolution after the death of her son.

Ahead of a late July release, the first trailer has now landed, which previews what looks to be a strong central performance from Hunter. While we missed it at Tiff last year, reactions seemed to be mostly strong, so we’re looking forward to checking it out. Also starring Carrie Coon, Kim Coates, and Glenne Headly, see the trailer below.

Academy Award winner Holly Hunter gets behind the wheel in this engrossing story of a woman’s quest for rectitude in the wake of harrowing loss.

With his starring role in the Marvel superhero blockbuster Ant-Man, Paul Rudd seems set to embark on a new phase in his career: action hero. But there's a scene late in the movie when, caught kissing another character, his ex-con-turned-insect-controlling-good-guy Scott Lang starts to faux-blame the deed on his partner before gracefully skirting away. It's a classic Rudd moment, and a reminder of what he brings to the table even when he's playing a comic-book character.

What is that exactly, you ask? In general, his characters tend to be earnest and romantic,...

Well, if a place can be found for Vin Diesel in the Marvel-verse then anything is possible. That said, the two names emerging as front-runners for "Ant-Man" are surprising, but not exactly unpleasant. Variety reports that Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Paul Rudd are the names topping the anthill (sorry) for the upcoming superhero flick. The duo are currently the "main contenders" to play Henry Pym, who can still kick tons of ass as an insect. The trade adds that another actor could come along and sneak into the mix, but right now it's these two being talked about in boardrooms, and they are some good choices. We can see them both fitting in with Edgar Wright's comic sensibility (he co-wrote the script with Joe Cornish), and the chops to turn off the funny when needed (many folks forget Rudd is a more than capable dramatic actor too —see "The Shape Of Things...

Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently streaming on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to Wanderlust, Gone and The Forgiveness of Blood.

Coming to theaters tomorrow, a big-eyed blonde will face down the man who once tried to kill her, while a pack of hippies welcome two uptight New Yorkers and a teen boy is forced to face the claustrophobic consequences of a old-school blood feud. But if these features won’t satisfy your cravings for havoc, slapstick and drama, we’ve got you covered with the best of titles Now Streaming.

A Manhattan couple leaves the rat race begin when they embrace the life of a commune in this wacky comedy from The State’s David Wain and Ken Marino.

Looking for more from Marino and Wain?

Wet Hot American Summer (2001) This cult classic not...

SXSW Review originally published on March 20, 2010.

Winter.S Bone, quite possibly, is one of the top five best films to see in 2010. Based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell, the film is co-written and directed by Debra Granik, a New Yorker who has taken great care in meticulously ensuring an authentic and honest portrayal of the Ozarks region of Missouri, the people and culture and the struggle beset upon the impoverished families.

Jennifer Lawrence (The Burning Plain) plays Ree Dolly, a resourceful and determined 17-year old girl living in the rural Ozarks, caring for her sick mother and two younger siblings. The Dolly family has a history with the law, a reputation Ree wants no part of as she takes care of her family in the absence of her father. The dilemma for Ree is that her father placed their small house and land up as collateral for bail and...

Maura Tierney signs on for The Whole Truth Emmy Award nominee Maura Tierney (ER) has joined The Whole Truth as a series regular. The new drama series from Jerry Bruckheimer Television will air Wednesdays from 10:00-11:00 p.m., Et this fall on ABC. With a unique alternative narrative structure that chronicles the way a case is built from the perspectives of both the defense and prosecution, The Whole Truth shows each side equally and keeps its audience guessing, shifting allegiances of guilt or innocence until the very final scene.

Kathryn Peale (Tierney), the product of a New England background and a sheriff father, is a deputy bureau chief in the Manhattan District Attorney's office. Jimmy Brogan (Rob Morrow, Numb3rs), born and raised in Hell's Kitchen and a friend of Kathryn's since their days at Yale Law School, is one of New York's rising criminal attorney stars. These two...

The juror panel at the Tribeca Film Festival is going to look like the red carpet at a major Hollywood premiere.

Several celebrities, including Jessica Alba, Whoopi Goldberg, Aaron Eckhart and Brooke Shields, were asked to serve on the six competitive festival categories. They will announce the winning films, filmmakers and actors in their respective categories at the Tff Awards Night Party, which will be held on April 29. The 2010 Tribeca Festival runs from April 21 to May 2 in New York City.

“This year’s jury features the same impressive range and depth as our films playing in competition. They are distinctive and accomplished storytellers, artists and entrepreneurs from the worlds of film, theater, culture, fashion, television and new media – all of whom share a passion for film, a thirst for discovery and a spirit of independence,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival.

Here’s a list of all...

The Tribeca Film Festival announced Tuesday morning the 35 jurors for its six competition categories.

Filmmakers, actors, screenwriters, journalists and media figures such as Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Cheryl Hines, America Ferrera, Alicia Keys, Zach Braff, Hope Davis, Gary Ross, Whoopi Goldberg and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will participate on the juries.

"This year's jury features the same impressive range and depth as our films playing in competition," fest co-founder Jane Rosenthal said. "They are distinctive and accomplished storytellers, artists and entrepreneurs from the worlds of film, theater, culture, fashion, television and new media -- all of whom share a passion for film, a thirst for discovery and a spirit of independence."

Winners in the world narrative, world documentary, New York narrative, New York documentary, narrative short and documentary and student short film categories will be announced at the awards night party April 29. Together, the six juries will award $130,000 in cash and prizes,...

Dinner for Schmucks

Directed by: Jay Roach

Starring: Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Lucy Punch

Rating: Nr

Release Date: July 23, 2010

Trailer Score: 6/10

My Thoughts: To be fair, Steve Carell movies tend to be nothing stellar, but there’s something that always keeps me coming back to them. Really, I’ve watched an embarrassing amount of them and always find myself at least amused, despite the clichés that always work their ways into the movie. Dinner for Schmucks looks like no exception. I expect there will be some genuine laughs and, judging from the trailer, lessons will be learned and there will be hugs, and a satisfying “awww” conclusion. Most importantly though, there will be physical comedy that nobody else seems to do quite like Steve Carell. Sure, he’s no king of slapstick like Cary Grant, but he has a certain something that always makes me laugh. Throw Paul Rudd into...

Motherhood's disastrous performance at the box office provokes bitter confrontation between producer and UK distributor

It should have been a red carpet event. When just one British cinema was given exclusive permission to launch Uma Thurman's new film earlier this month, the film's producers presumably hoped that exclusivity would create a buzz around the movie. Though limiting the release would obviously limit takings, they must have hoped word of mouth could make it a slow-burning success.

But the tactic backfired catastrophically. Instead of audiences queueing round the block of the Apollo West End in Piccadilly Circus, London, to see the star of Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill, they stayed away in record-breaking numbers.

Over its opening weekend, no more than a dozen people went to see Motherhood, a semi-autobiographical account of stressed-out Manhattan parenting written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann. The film made just £88 on the weekend of Friday 5 March.

Winter.S Bone, quite possibly, is one of the top five best films to see in 2010. Based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell, the film is co-written and directed by Debra Granik, a New Yorker who has taken great care in meticulously ensuring an authentic and honest portrayal of the Ozarks region of Missouri, the people and culture and the struggle beset upon the impoverished families.

Jennifer Lawrence (The Burning Plain) plays Ree Dolly, a resourceful and determined 17-year old girl living in the rural Ozarks, caring for her sick mother and two younger siblings. The Dolly family has a history with the law, a reputation Ree wants no part of as she takes care of her family in the absence of her father. The dilemma for Ree is that her father placed their small house and land up as collateral for bail and if he doesn.t show up...

"While we have a lot of films that exist with mothers in them," Katherine Dieckmann told me earlier this month at the Woodstock Film Festival, "I felt frustrated that I wasn't seeing any depiction of a woman that I could relate to." So, the multi-tasking mother of two -- Caroline, 12, and Nathaniel, 7 -- wrote and directed Motherhood, a tragicomic day in the life of Eliza (Uma Thurman) as she plans her daughter's sixth birthday party and navigates an identity crisis worthy of Joan Didion. And, so that Dieckmann (Diggers) would be home in time to put her kids to bed and do laundry between camera set-ups, she shot in her own neighborhood, Greenwich Village. Ta: What inspired you to write this story? Kd: I was frustrated by the absence of movies where a mother is the lead and her issues...

Writer/director Katherine Dieckmann (Diggers) is playing out her real life on the big screen this week, albeit with a little more glamour than in her everyday existence. As the mother of two children, ages seven and twelve, living in the West Village is not always easy. There are parking rules, walk-ups to small apartments, and childcare to deal with, not to mention the struggle to find your own voice as an autonomous woman. Dieckmann put all her frustrations to paper, and eventually to screen, in her new film Motherhood. With the help of Uma Thurman - also a real-life NYC mother - Anthony Edwards (as Uma's at-times clueless husband), and Minnie Driver, who was extremely pregnant during the shoot, Dieckmann pulls back the curtain on what it's like to raise kids in New York City. In her view, it's not always easy, but it can be rewarding, enlightening, and,...

Here’s a movie where Uma Thurman gets to do a bit of comedy whilst showing us all that she still has what it takes to be one of the best female actresses in Hollywood.

From writer/director Katherine Dieckmann, the acclaimed filmmaker of Diggers and A Good Baby, comes Motherhood, starring Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards and Minnie Driver. Shot entirely on location in New York’s West Village, this bittersweet comedy distills the dilemmas of the maternal state (marriage, work, self, and not necessarily in that order) into the trials and tribulations of one pivotal day. Motherhood forms a genre of one – no other movie has dedicated itself in quite this way to probing exactly what it takes to be a mother, with both wry humor and an acute sense of authenticity.

Chicago – In our latest comedy edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “Motherhood”!

“Motherhood” stars Uma Thurman, Minnie Driver, Anthony Edwards, David Schallipp, Matthew Schallipp, Jake M. Smith, Jackie Stewart, Stephanie Szostak and Daisy Tahan from writer and director Katherine Dieckmann. The film opens in Chicago on Oct. 23, 2009 and is part of the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival.

To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Motherhood” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer our question below. That’s it! This screening will be held on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.

“Motherhood” stars Uma Thurman, Minnie Driver and Anthony Edwards from writer and director Katherine Dieckmann.

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As usual, it looks like the 45th annual Chicago International Film Festival is shaping up to be one hell of a ride this year. Their official website has just announced over a dozen of this year films and there are some real gems in the mix. Among the released titles thus far are Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Air Doll, Lars von Trier’s Antichrist, Bellamy the latest from French New Wave director Claude Chabrol, Ti West’s The House of the Devil, the fascinating documentary Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno, Diggers’ director Katherine Dieckmann’s sophomore picture Motherhood, John Woo’s Red Cliff, along with two films recently acquired by IFC Films - Police, Adjective and Vincere. The festival gets underway October 8th and runs through the 21st in downtown Chicago at the AMC River East 21. This year will present 150 films from more than 40 countries. Look for a complete schedule of this...

John Wells Productions recently released this brand new movie poster from the upcoming comedy “Motherhood” by director Katherine Dieckmann (Diggers, A Good Baby) and starring Uma Thurman (Kill Bill, The Accidental Husband), Anthony Edwards (ER, Zodiac, The Forgotten), Minnie Driver (The Riches, Ripple Effect, Grosse Pointe Blank), Samantha Bee (The Love Guru, Date Night), Jake M. Smith (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) and Jackie Stewart (Law & Order). Synopsis: In Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter’s sixth birthday party has no idea of the challenges she’s about to face in order to pull off the event. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and posters from [...]...

Entertainment Weekly (EW) has previewed an exclusive sneak peek at "Motherhood". Less than a minute long, the video features the scene in which Minnie Driver's character confronts Uma Thurman's for telling others about her most personal and private experience.

Obviously upset, Driver pours her anger over the phone across the street of what seems to be Thurman's apartment and doesn't even bother to come in to the building. When Thurman argues that she thinks Driver's experience is something that every single mom could relate, Driver gets even annoyed, claiming that she doesn't want everyone to feel sorry for her and that she's a grown up. The clip can be seen via EW.

From the director of "Diggers", Katherine Dieckmann, comes this independent drama comedy movie about a mother of two who faces a slew of urban challenges living in Manhattan when trying to prepare her daughter's sixth birthday party.

• #96. Motherhood Director/Writer: Katherine Dieckmann (Diggers) Producers: Rachel Cohen, Jana Edelbaum, Pamela Koffler, John Wells, Christine VachonDistributor: Rights Available. Kimmel International The Gist: Written by Dieckmann, this focuses on a day-in-the-life of a harried mother (Uma Thurman) of two prepping for her daughter’s sixth birthday party as myriad urban challenges confront her. Fact: Dieckmann directed videos for R.E.M. Why is it on the list?: Fun screenplay with a Uma Thurman custom fit for this role. Release Date/Status?: Preeming at the Sundance Film Festival, the film will be picked up for an eventual 09 release. ...

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• It's a great time to be filming in NYC, espeically with the film production friendly increase in tax incentives and this May, Variety reports that director Katherine Dieckmann (Diggers) will translate her urban comedy script onto the bigscreen with Uma Thurman in the lead role. Motherhood is the day in a life of a mother of two who is prepping for her daughter’s sixth birthday party as myriad urban challenges confront her. Minnie Driver and Anothony Edwards will play Thurman’s best friend and husband. The script makes ample use of the city, there are a slew of memorable, stand out moments and in the end projects itself as a sincere portrait of a mother whose literally got her hands full. Thurman is a top notch player for the part - as a young mother herself. She feels right for the role which with real NYC lingo should

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• Yesterday’s Top Ten (Foreign Femme Fatales of 2007) saw a fine selection of international thesps that dominated the silver screen in some form or another, today's 10 focuses on those who had their talents featured in mostly American independent films. Enjoy! 10: Emma Stone and Martha MacIsaac (girls of Super Bad) The real girls of the Greg Mottola comedy are just one of the many charms of Super Bad. MacIsaac is a television actress who made her big screen break with this vechicle, while Emma Stone also comes from the TV background and has Peter Wolf’s I Know What Boys Like and Peter Cattaneo’s The Rocker coming out in 2008. 9. Sienna Miller2007: Like a fine whisky, she keeps getting better with age and is getting tons of work sent her way. She definitely caught our attention with Interview and had a studio part in Stardust. 2008: We should

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NEW YORK -- Paul Rudd, Ken Marino, Ron Eldard, Josh Hamilton, Maura Tierney, Lauren Ambrose and Sarah Paulson have come aboard HDNet Films' Diggers, which is filming in New York under Katherine Dieckmann's direction. Magnolia Pictures -- which, like HDNet Films, is held by Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner's 2929 Entertainment -- will distribute the film, which will have a day-and-date TV premiere on the HDNet Movies Network. Marino wrote the film, which focuses on two generations of clam diggers and is being produced by HDNet Films' Jason Kliot and Joana Vicente, Dirty Rice's Anne Chaisson and Marino, with Wagner and Cuban as exec producers.