Bill Pohlad - celebsbar.com

Guy Lodge Film Critic Not many films hit an emotional crescendo around the publication of a Pitchfork review, but Bill Pohlad’s “Dreamin’ Wild” is sufficiently sincere and embedded in musical nerdery to make it work. As onetime brother act Donnie and Joe Emerson huddle with their family around a 30-years-late evaluation of the album they recorded as teenagers, one particular critical reference sends them giddily reeling: “To twist a Brian Wilson phrase,” it reads, “[the album] is a godlike symphony to teenhood.” For fortysomething Donnie, who has spent his whole adult life scrambling for anyone to listen to his music — let alone love it — the mere mention of his musical hero in relation to his work is a crowning triumph: Donnie, as played by a typically disheveled, downcast Casey Affleck, looks briefly, guardedly happy for a moment, and this often melancholic film is suddenly suffused with well-being.

Brian Wilson Casey Affleck Guy Lodge Bill Pohlad Joe Emerson Donnie Emerson film record Music

Sally El Hosaini & James Krishna Floyd’s TIFF & LFF Feature ‘Unicorns’ Gets North American Deal

EXCLUSIVE: Cohen Media Group has acquired all North American distribution rights to Unicorns, the cross-cultural romance that debuted at Toronto 2023 and went on to play at London, Palm Springs, Sydney and other festivals.

Bill Pohlad Kim Roth Robert Aaronson Sally El-Hosaini Britain USA India city Essex county Canadian film audience information google Love Provident Enterprise

Zooey Deschanel To Star In Amazon MGM Rom-Com ‘Merv’

EXCLUSIVE: Zooey Deschanel has signed on to star in Merv, a romantic comedy that Jessica Swale will direct for Amazon MGM Studios.

Nell Gwynn Linsey Stewart Matt Tolmach Bill Pohlad Lev Ginsburg Britain Florida county Stewart film stars information MGM google Provident Enterprise

Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd’s LGBTQ Romance ‘Unicorns’ Acquired by Signature for U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)

Alex Ritman Signature Entertainment has acquired the U.K. and Irish rights to “Unicorns,” the romance drama co-directed by BAFTA nominee Sally El Hosaini (“The Swimmers”) and her long-standing collaborator James Krishna Floyd, who starred in both “The Swimmers” and her directorial debut “My Brother the Devil.” From a script written by Floyd, “Unicorns” is described as a “visually daring and heartfelt portrayal of modern masculinity” and follows a queer South Asian club performer living a double life who meets a straight, single-father mechanic, with whom unexpected sparks begin to fly.

Billy Elliot Stephen Daldry Bill Pohlad Kim Roth Sally El-Hosaini Hannah Onslow USA Ireland city Lahore Entertainment film lgbt stars audience queer Rights

‘Nyad’ Co-Developer Zurich Avenue Explores Wirecard’s Shady Dealings in ‘Bad Company,’ German Colonialism in ‘Hansen’

Ed Meza @edmezavar Zurich Avenue, headed by producers and former Zurich Film Festival execs Karl Spoerri and Viviana Vezzani, has quickly amassed an impressive slate of projects since launching last year, including Annette Bening starrer “Nyad.” Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi’s film, which chronicles the attempt by 64-year-old swimmer Diana Nyad to swim from Cuba to Florida, unspools at the Zurich Film Festival. Zurich Avenue co-developed the Netflix film, which was produced by Black Bear Pictures and Mad Chance.

Annette Bening Casey Affleck Jimmy Chin Karl Spoerri Ed Meza Bill Pohlad June Squibb Josh Margolin Diana Nyad Viviana Vezzani Florida Cuba Germany state Nebraska Netflix Entertainment film stars 2020 Provident Company

Breaking Baz At TIFF: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’s’ Ben Hardy Guides Newcomer Jason Patel Toward Love That Transcends Barriers In ‘Unicorns’

EXCLUSIVE: Bohemian Rhapsody actor Ben Hardy and newcomer Jason Patel were kept apart during the pre-production phase of Unicorns, a love story between an Essex car mechanic and a South Asian drag queen.

Stephen Daldry South Asian Bill Pohlad Kim Roth Benjamin Kramer John Harris Sally El-Hosaini Peter Sobiloff city Lahore film stars actor information Love Provident UPS

Bill Pohlad On ‘Dreamin’ Wild’ With His Third Feature As Director – Crew Call Podcast

Oscar-nominated producer Bill Pohlad has a long history of aligning himself with auteurs on award-winning fare—from Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain to Terrence Malick on the Palme d’Or winning The Tree of Life to Steve McQueen’s Oscar Best Picture winner 12 Years a Slave, and getting financially behind them with his River Road Entertainment banner. We talk with Pohlad on Crew Call today about his third career feature as director, Dreamin’ Wild, based on the New York Times Steven Kurutz article about the Fruitland, WA-based Emerson brothers whose dad literally bet the farm (mortgaging it to the tune of $100K) on the duo’s singing talents in the 1970s, and built them a studio. They didn’t make it initially — not until 2008 when the album they made some near 40 years prior, “Dreamin’ Wild,” was discovered by a record collector in Spokane, Jack Fleischer, and championed fervently. The record’s single “Baby” ultimately became a cult hit when it was covered by Ariel Pink in 2012. Casey Affleck plays Donnie Emerson, the aorta of the songwriting duo, who grapples with the mid-life crisis of finding some facet of fame, when all seemed forever lost.

Steve Macqueen Oscar Best Casey Affleck Bill Pohlad Crew Call Podcast Jim Burke Joe Emerson Donnie Emerson New York New York county Jack county Spokane Entertainment google Banner Enterprise Feature

‘Dreamin’ Wild’ Trailer: Brothers Donnie And Joe Emerson Discover Newfound Musical Success 3 Decades After Releasing Their Debut Album

Roadside Attractions has released the trailer for “Dreamin’ Wild”, the upcoming biographical music-drama that tells a moving story about prevailing against all odds.

Noah Jupe Chris Messina Bill Pohlad Jack Dylan Joe Emerson Donnie Emerson film stars record Love Music Discover

‘Dreamin’ Wild’ Producer Zurich Avenue to Adapt Celia Laskey’s ‘So Happy for You,’ German ‘Hansen’ Saga (EXCLUSIVE)

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International After 15 years running the Zurich Film Festival, directors Viviana Vezzani and Karl Spoerri stepped down in late 2019 to take their expertise to the next level and launch a film financing outfit. And then the pandemic struck. The Los Angeles- and Zurich-based SPG3 Entertainment was formed in 2020 by Spoerri and Urs Wietlisbach and Alfred Gantner, the founders of international private equity outfit Partners Group, with Vezzani as COO. But gaining momentum amid the COVID crisis had its share of challenges, not to mention the creative detachment of being financiers as opposed to hands-on producers on a project. Last year, the duo launched production banner Zurich Avenue in a bid to become more active creatively on feature films, and leverage their strong talent relationships borne out of running the festival.

Aisling Bea Jodie Foster Fred Hechinger Jimmy Chin Parker Posey Manori Ravindran Karl Spoerri Bill Pohlad June Squibb Diana Nyad Viviana Vezzani Los Angeles Germany Entertainment film stars pandemic 2020 Banner

The Exchange Boards Bill Pohlad’s ‘Dreamin’ Wild’ Starring Casey Affleck, Noah Jupe & Zooey Deschanel – Cannes Market

EXCLUSIVE: The Exchange has added Bill Pohlad’s Dreamin’ Wild starring Casey Affleck, Noah Jupe and Zooey Deschanel to its Cannes slate.

Noah Jupe Walton Goggins Casey Affleck Karl Spoerri Bill Pohlad Kim Roth Jim Burke Beau Bridges Joe Emerson Donnie Emerson Viviana Vezzani USA Miami Manchester state Washington film stars google Caseys Enterprise

Bill Pohlad’s ‘Dreamin’ Wild’ Sells to Roadside Attractions, Plans Summer Release

Brent Lang Executive Editor Roadside Attractions has acquired North American rights to “Dreamin’ Wild,” a drama about the rediscovery of singer and songwriter Donnie Emerson after years spent in obscurity. The film, which was directed by Bill Pohlad, a filmmaker who unearthed gold from another music industry saga with his 2014 Brian Wilson film “Love & Mercy,” premiered at Venice. “Dreamin’ Wild,” a reference to an album that Donnie released with his brother Joe Emerson, will open nationwide only in theaters on August 4, 2023. Roadside previously released “Love & Mercy,” making this a reunion for the filmmaker and distributor. The film centers on the critical reevaluation of “Dreamin’ Wild,” and the impact that second chance has on Donnie, his wife Nancy, brother Joe, and father Don Sr. as they must come to terms their new fame. Pohlad uses two different actors to explore the real-life characters in different time periods, just as he did in “Love & Mercy” with Paul Dano and John Cusack sharing the role of The Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson. This time, Oscar-winner Casey Affleck (“Manchester by the Sea”) plays the older Donnie Emerson and Noah Jupe, who appeared in “Honey Boy,” plays the younger. Walton Goggins (“Justified”) and Jack Dylan Grazer (“It”) take on Donnie’s brother Joe, while Beau Bridges plays the family patriarch. Zooey Deschanel plays Donnie’s wife Nancy.

Brian Wilson Noah Jupe John Cusack Paul Dano Walton Goggins Casey Affleck Bill Pohlad Joe Emerson Donnie Emerson Brent Lang Executive USA Manchester film audience singer Music Roadside Attractions

Roadside Attractions Acquires Emerson Brothers Drama ‘Dreamin’ Wild’ With Casey Affleck, Noah Jupe & Zooey Deschanel

Roadside Attractions has nabbed North American rights to the drama Dreamin’ Wild, telling the true story of musician brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson, slating it for release in theaters nationwide on August 4th.

Brian Wilson Noah Jupe Walton Goggins Casey Affleck Bill Pohlad River Road Jack Dylan Joe Emerson Donnie Emerson USA Manchester film google Love Music Caseys Enterprise Roadside Attractions

‘12 Years A Slave’ & ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Outfit River Road Joins Identity Drama ‘Unicorns’, First Look Revealed With CAA Handling At EFM

EXCLUSIVE: 12 Years A Slave and Brokeback Mountain outfit River Road Entertainment has joined Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd’s feature Unicorns as producer and financier.

Peter Pan Stephen Daldry Bill Pohlad Kim Roth Sally El-Hosaini Britain India Berlin county Hardy film performer country queer google Enterprise road

‘Food, Inc.’ Sequel In Works From Participant

EXCLUSIVE: Participant has announced that it is producing Food, Inc. 2 — a sequel to its Academy Award-nominated documentary Food, Inc., to be released later this year.

Emmy Award Michael Pollan Bill Pohlad Jeff Skoll USA Netflix film awards

Jodie Turner Smith, Heather Graham, Ellie Goulding Dazzle at Venice AmfAR as Italy’s Ferzan Ozpetek is Honored

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent “I see a lot of rich people here!” said Jodie Turner-Smith as she took to the stage to open the Venice Film Festival AmfAR gala and auction held Wednesday evening in the Arsenale, a former shipyard complex on the edge of the city’s Grand Canal. Urging guests to be generous, Turner-Smith, who looked stunning in a yellow corset top, reminded everyone that, “It’s easy to forget that AIDS still remains one of the world’s most serious health threats.” Though undoubtedly lower key than the event held at Cannes, AmfAR Venice had its fair share of glamour and star power with Heather Graham, Patricia Clarckson, Marisa Tomei and Rachel Brosnahan among chairs.

Sarah Ferguson Rachel Brosnahan Ellie Goulding Sara Sampaio Heather Graham Casey Affleck Marisa Tomei Nick Vivarelli International Trace Lysette Bill Pohlad Caylee Cowan Mohammed Al-Turki Italy county Taylor Portugal Saudi Arabia city Ferguson Egypt city Elizabeth, county Taylor film stage stars

Venice Review: Casey Affleck In ‘Dreamin’ Wild’

The Emersons are modest people. Running a farm, along with raising children to be decent, God-fearing and hard-working, is an all-day, all-week business; there isn’t much time for pretension. Even among the rustling pine trees in their little bit of Washington state, however, teenage boys may pick at guitars, noodle out a few songs that sound a bit like the Eagles, imagine rock stardom and dream of being discovered. The true story of the Emerson brothers would be like thousands of others, except for the fact that they were discovered. And that they were discovered, thanks to the internet, 30 years too late.

Brian Wilson Bill Pohlad New York city Seattle state Washington Rock song Emerson

Zooey Deschanel Joins Casey Affleck at the 'Dreamin' Wild' Photo Call in Venice

Zooey Deschanel and Casey Affleck are stepping out to support their new movie.

Noah Jupe Walton Goggins Casey Affleck Bill Pohlad Jack Dylan Beau Bridges Joe Emerson Caylee Cowan Italy county Casey city Venice, Italy county Walton actress actor Caseys

Bill Pohlad On Dreaming Big At Venice With Casey Affleck-Starrer ‘Dreamin’ Wild’

Stalwart indie filmmaker Bill Pohlad today premeres in Venice Dreamin’ Wild. His directing follow up to the critically acclaimed Brian Wilson film Love & Mercy also follows a music story, though one far less familiar. Casey Affleck, Noah Jupe, Zooey Deschanel, Walton Goggins and Beau Bridges star. When Donnie Emerson (played by Affleck and Jupe) was a teenager growing up on his father’s farm in Fruitland, Washington (population 791) he spent his days writing music and dreaming of becoming a music star. And everyone in the family became invested in that dream, including his brother Joe (Goggins) who became his drummer, and especially his father, Don Sr (Bridges). He mortgaged his farm to build a $100,000 recording studio, and more to help Donnie make and release his first record. It went nowhere and the bulk of the farm had to be sold when the loan came due. But 30 years later, the overlooked album was rediscovered by the music scene. Suddenly Donnie, who continued to struggle and write and play his music, had gotten a taste of his childhood dreams. But it comes with the guilt of failure that haunted him for years, and involves having to play the songs that meant something as a teen, but not as a 50 year old man who has evolved as a musician. And it is all true.

Brian Wilson Noah Jupe Casey Affleck Bill Pohlad Jim Burke Washington city Minneapolis city Venice Music Dreams Caseys

Karl Spoerri, Viviana Vezzani & Tobias Gutzwiller Launch Label Zurich Avenue With Venice Title ‘Dreamin’ Wild’ Among Slate

EXCLUSIVE: Karl Spoerri, Viviana Vezzani and Tobias Gutzwiller are officially launching production label Zurich Avenue, which will sit under the banner of their finance company SPG3.

Aisling Bea Noah Jupe Chris Messina Walton Goggins Jodie Foster Annette Bening Casey Affleck Danny Perkins Jimmy Chin Karl Spoerri Andrew Lazar Kate Solomon Bill Pohlad River Road Kim Roth Jack Dylan Jim Burke Teddy Schwarzman Diana Nyad Beau Bridges Joe Emerson Donnie Emerson Viviana Vezzani Jane Hooks Britain London city Athens film stars

TIFF Industry Selects Section Includes Steve Buscemi’s ‘The Listener’, Bill Pohlad’s ‘Dreamin’ Wild’; Jason Reitman’s Live Read Returns

Th 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has selected its Industry Selects, a section of ten audience friendly films up for global acquisition. In addition it was announced that Jason Reitman’s Live Read is returning to the Festival for an all-star event featuring a surprise cast; the filmmaker presenting a surprise screenplay in honor of his late father, Ivan Reitman.

Jason Reitman Ivan Reitman Tessa Thompson Steve Buscemi Cameron Bailey Bill Pohlad film audience Live

‘Fallout’: Walton Goggins To Star In Prime Video’s TV Series From Kilter Films Based On Games

Walton Goggins is set as a lead in Fallout, Prime Video’s series adaptation of the bestselling game franchise, which comes from Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s Kilter Films, with Nolan set to direct the premiere.

Jessica Chastain Walton Goggins Jonathan Nolan Samuel L.Jackson Michael Shannon Lisa Joy Bill Pohlad Todd Howard Athena Wickham Ptolemy Grey Graham Wagner USA county Geneva county Robertson film stars Fallout

Details Regarding Bill Pohlad

Who is Bill Pohlad?

Bill Pohlad is a public figure featured in various news reports due to their involvement in current events.

Why is Bill Pohlad in the spotlight?

Bill Pohlad often attracts media attention through controversial moves, which spark discussions.

Where can I find the latest news about Bill Pohlad?

We have a dedicated section on our site featuring all news articles about Bill Pohlad. Our team monitors developments and publishes information as it emerges.

Is there a full biography of Bill Pohlad available?

Yes, you can explore a detailed biography of Bill Pohlad, including early life, in our profile page dedicated to them.

What are the most talked-about moments involving Bill Pohlad?

Bill Pohlad has been at the center of viral moments, including social media buzz and public statements.

Bill Pohlad: Last News

All news where Bill Pohlad is mentioned

Details Regarding Bill Pohlad

Who is Bill Pohlad?

Why is Bill Pohlad in the spotlight?

Where can I find the latest news about Bill Pohlad?

Is there a full biography of Bill Pohlad available?

What are the most talked-about moments involving Bill Pohlad?