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Whitney Houston “Official” Documentary in the Works from Director Kevin Macdonald

From the Producer of Searching for Sugarman and the Production Company Behind Amy

Apr 28, 2016

Deadline reports that Scottish director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, Black Sea) will be directing a documentary on the late Whitney Houston. It’s described as an “official” documentary, as it has Houston’s estate’s blessing to, as Deadline puts it, “tell the unvarnished and authentic story of the singer’s life.” More

Brian Eno to Score New Sci-Fi TV Series for Amazon, “Strange New Things”

Kevin Macdonald to Direct, Eno's The Ship Due Out Tomorrow via Warp

Apr 28, 2016

Brian Eno is releasing a new album, The Ship, tomorrow via Warp. Deadline reports that Amazon are close to a deal on producing the a new British sci-fi TV series, Strange New Things, and that Eno will provide the series’ “music and soundscapes.” More



Interviews

Jude Law and Director Kevin Macdonald on “Black Sea”

Submarine-set Thriller Opens In Select Cities on January 23, 2015

Jan 23, 2015

Black Sea centers on a bitter submariner named Robinson; a man who’s spent most of his adult life underwater, to the point where he’s alienated his ex-wife and child. When he’s canned by the salvage company that employed him for much of his career, he becomes a man with nothing left to lose. Director Kevin Macdonald cast Jude Law to play his hard-headed lead. More