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Carolyn Giardina Rachel Morrison — the first woman to earn an Oscar nomination for cinematography — often picked up a camera and entered the ring to do handheld shots while making “The Fire Inside.” But this wasn’t a typical production for Morrison — she was the director on the inspirational drama about boxer Claressa Shields. And Morrison isn’t alone. “The Fire Inside” is one of a trio of movies marking the feature directorial debuts of some of the movie business’s most distinguished artisans.

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’s theme song has been revealed as the highest-earning theme tune of all time.In a new study, experts at Spin Genie analysed the number total of streams, monthly listeners, and estimated earnings of TV’s most popular theme songs to reveal which has had the most influence over the years.The Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song, which was written and performed by Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff, emerged at the top of the list with an estimated earning of $751.1K from streams alone.In 2018, the British Phonographic Industry certified the 1990s song Silver for sales and streams of over 200,000, even though it wasn’t released in the UK.The theme song ‘Stand’ by R.E.M for the sitcom Get a Life ranked second for the highest estimated earnings with $284.1K, while The Sopranos theme song ‘Woke Up This Morning’ by Alabama 3 came in third with $231.2K.The rest of the top 10 is made up by the theme tunes for Married With Children, Batman, The Addams Family, Taxi, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, The X Files, and King of the Hill.In other news, Men in Black director Barry Sonnenfeld recently revealed that he had to evacuate the set on the movie after Will Smith farted.Speaking on the podcast Let’s Talk Off Camera With Kelly Ripa, Sonnenfeld recalled that the incident occurred when they were filming a scene in the 1997 film in which Smith and co-star Tommy Lee Jones were seen travelling in a car that flipped upside down at high speeds along the roof of a tunnel.According to the director, the pair had to be hermetically sealed into a fake car on set for the scene.Sonnenfeld said: “I say, ‘Roll camera.’ And I hear Will Smith go, ‘Oh Jesus, so sorry. Tommy, so sorry.

Men In Black director Barry Sonnenfeld has said he once had to evacuate the set on the movie after Will Smith farted.Speaking on the podcast Let’s Talk Off Camera With Kelly Ripa, Sonnenfeld recalled that the incident occurred when they were filming a scene in the 1997 film in which Smith and co-star Tommy Lee Jones were seen travelling in a car that flipped upside down at high speeds along the roof of a tunnel.According to the director, the pair had to be hermetically sealed into a fake car on set for the scene.Sonnenfeld said: “I say, ‘Roll camera.’ And I hear Will Smith go, ‘Oh Jesus, so sorry. Tommy, so sorry. Baz, get the ladder.’ And you hear Tommy saying, ‘That’s fine, Will.

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Men in Black” director Barry Sonnenfeld appeared on the “Let’s Talk Off Camera With Kelly Ripa” podcast and revealed the set of the 1997 action comedy once had to be evacuated “for about three hours” because Will Smith farted. Smith starred opposite Tommy Lee Jones in “Men in Black,” which grossed $584 million worldwide to become the third-highest-grossing movie of 1997. Combined with the blockbuster success of “Independence Day,” the movie turned Smith into a global superstar.

EXCLUSIVE: While high-profile packages have been flourishing following the ends of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the spec market also looks to have some pop to it as sources tell Deadline that Netflix has landed the female-driven genre thriller Apex from scribe Jeremy Robbins. Ian Bryce and Chernin Entertainment will produce. Netflix declined comment.

Nothing in “The Addams Family” is as creepy and kooky or as mysterious and spooky as Thing, the hand. He’s an autonomous limb with a mind of his own, but no body or speaking voice — just five fingers and a palm.But, before the 1991 movie based on Charles Addams’ New Yorker cartoons, poor Thing was trapped in an enclosure and unable to leave. Allowing him to finally escape on the big screen was a lightbulb moment for the film’s director Barry Sonnenfeld.“One of the first things I wanted to do was to get Thing out of the box,” Sonnenfeld, 70, told The Post of his feature directing debut.And get him out, he did.

J. Kim Murphy Steven Weisberg, a film editor whose career through the ’90s onward led him to collaborations with directors like Alfonso Cuarón, Barry Sonnenfeld and Barry Levinson, died Oct. 16 at the Motion Picture & Television Fund hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Arthur Schmidt, the film editor whose decades-long collaboration with director Robert Zemeckis on classics such as Forrest Gump, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Cast Away, Contact and all three Back to the Future films won him two Oscars, has died, Deadline has confirmed. He was 86.

Sergio Calderón, a veteran actor known for his performances in films like “Men in Black,” has died at the age of 77. His death was confirmed by a representative.Priscilla Presley at granddaughter’s graduation: Riley Keough absent after settlementCaitlyn Jenner delivered a heartwarming speech during her mother’s memorialTina Turner’s funeral: All we know about her service25yrs one of the greatest movies I worked in was released: MIB.

Sergio Calderón, best known for his work on “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”, “Men In Black” and “The Ruins” and more has died. He was 77.

Actor Sergio Calderón, best known for his roles in Pirates of the Caribbean and Men in Black, has passed away at the age of 77, his spokesperson has announced. He died of natural causes, surrounded by his family in a Los Angeles hospital. Sergio made his film debut in the 1970 film The Bridge in the Jungle, and he later played bandit Malavida Valdése on the pilot episode of The A-Team in 1983, returning to the show as pirate El Cajón for its third season in 1984.

,  and  and more has died. He was 77.A rep for Calderón confirmed the sad news Wednesday, telling ET, that the actor was surrounded by family at the time.«We can confirm that Sergio passed away this morning,» his rep shared.

Sergio Calderón, the actor recognizable from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Men In Black and The Ruins and many other projects over course of his six-decade career in films and television, died this morning surrounded by family, his spokesperson confirmed to Deadline. He was 77.

Sergio Calderón, the actor recognizable from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Men In Black and The Ruins and many other projects over course of his six-decade career in films and television, died this morning surrounded by family, his spokesperson confirmed to Deadline. He was 77.

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Oliver Wood, an English cinematographer whose credits include “Die Hard 2,” “Face/Off,” “The Other Guys” and the original “Bourne” trilogy, died Monday, Feb. 13, following a battle with cancer. He was 80. With a career spanning across seven decades, Wood worked across a wide variety of projects, collaborating with directors like John Woo, Adam McKay, Antoine Fuqua, Barry Sonnenfeld and Larry Cohen. He was nominated for a BAFTA award for best cinematography for his work on 2007’s “The Bourne Ultimatum,” directed by Paul Greengrass. Born in London, Wood moved to New York City when he was 19. His first major credit came on Leonard Kastle’s 1970 crime film “The Honeymoon Killers,” making a strong impression for his technique of using available light to give the anachronistic dark comedy the look of a newsreel.

Jenna Ortega plays the titular character Wednesday in the Netflix series based on the Charles Addams cartoons. Ortega follows in the footsteps of Christina Ricci who portrayed the character in 1991’s The Addams Family and the 1993 sequel Addams Family Values.

Antonio Ferme editor Long before “Marriage Story” writer-director Noah Baumbach was attached to Netflix’s “White Noise,” several filmmakers mounted attempts to adapt the notoriously “unfilmable” novel of the same name written by Don DeLillo. Variety reported in 2004 that “The Addams Family” director Barry Sonnenfeld was on board to direct the film, known as his “longtime passion project.” The torch was then handed off to Michael Almereyda, best known for his 2000 film “Hamlet” starring Ethan Hawke, after Uri Singer acquired the rights to DeLillo’s novel. Baumbach’s “White Noise” served as the opening night screening for the 60th annual New York Film Festival on Friday, making its North American debut after a divisive premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The director told Variety on the red carpet that he didn’t give a second thought to the idea that his film’s source material was unadaptable.

Catherine Zeta-Jones’ transformation into Morticia Addams for the upcoming “Wednesday” Netflix series is here. In new stills — coincidently released on Wednesday — the 52-year-old actress slipped into the “Addams Family” character’s signature floor-length black dress and long black hair, all tied together with dark lipstick.Zeta-Jones follows in the footsteps of actress Anjelica Huston, who portrayed the creepy mother figure in two “Addams” movies in the 1990s.

Insider, Sonnenfeld said producers initially wanted O’Donnell and Clint Eastwood as the leading men.“I had suggested Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith,” Sonnenfeld told the outlet. “Will was actually my wife’s idea.”The director said execs needed little convincing to accept Jones, however, getting Smith the lead role raised a few eyebrows.At the time, Smith was known for starring in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and for his rap albums rather than starring in blockbuster movies.He had just finished filming his first major movie lead role in “Independence Day,” however the movie was not yet released at the time.On the other hand, O’Donnell was a well-known name in Hollywood after starring in “School Ties,” “The Three Musketeers,” and “Scent of a Woman.”In a desperate bid to dissuade O’Donnell from taking the role, Sonnenfeld revealed he downplayed the movie to him.“I met with Chris and he had concerns about the script and had another movie offer,” he said.