Paul Schrader News

Black Box PAC's 2022 Save Our Stages season continues with the world premiere production of Exposed by Beth Henley. The show runs at The Black Box Performing Arts Center - 49 East Palisade Avenue in Englewood, NJ - now through Saturday May 28. On Sunday May 22,

When the award-winning actress and playwright, Jodi Long, took her first steps on the Broadway stage in Sidney Lumet's production of “Nowhere to Go But Up,” she was entering a professional world that ran through her family's bloodline. Her Vaudevillian parents had long trod the boards – in fact, as part of a popular song and dance act, they even appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in the 1950s.

Black Box PAC's 2022 Save Our Stages season continues with the world premiere production of EXPOSED, a new play by Beth Henley. The show runs at The Black Box Performing Arts Center - 49 East Palisade Avenue in Englewood, NJ - from Saturday May 7 to Saturday May 28.

Mike Gardiner, Luke Shibbo and Mike Marcou star in Black Box PAC's riveting performance of the mystery drama with flair and gusto.

From award-winning filmmaker Misha Calvert, Pee Sitting Down is a dark comedy short film that explores the bizarre and chaotic world of internet dating that has become the norm for many seeking modern love.

Black Box PAC's 2022 Save Our Stages season continues with the NJ Premiere of Paul Schrader's The Cleopatra Club, courtesy of the legendary filmmaker!

Guillermo del Toro (“Nightmare Alley”) will be presented with the Final Draft® Hall of Fame Award. The inaugural Final Draft Trailblazer Award will go to Academy Award® winning filmmaker Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”). Nicole Holofcener and Danny Strong will receive the Storyteller Award for film and TV respectively.

Cedric currently stars in and executive produces the CBS comedies “The Neighborhood,” which was just renewed for a third season and “The Greatest #AtHome Videos” executive produced through his production company A Bird And A Bear Entertainment. Cedric also co-stars in the hit TBS comedy “The Last O.G.”, opposite Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish.

Black Box PAC, Bergen County's incubator for new and underproduced works by acclaimed writers, will begin 2022 with an encore of it's regional premiere workshop production of 1+1 by Eric Bogosian from January 6 - 23.

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today the nominations for the 31st Annual Gotham Awards, singling out 29 feature films, 16 series, and 32 performances for recognition in twelve award categories. 'Passing' and 'The Lost Daughter' led this year's nominations.

The Independent Film & Television Alliance today announced the results of its annual elections to select the Chairperson and Board of Directors for the organization for the 2021-2023 term. 

The Bard Music Festival returns for its 31st season this August, with a rare and intensive two-week exploration of “Nadia Boulanger and Her World.” In twelve themed concert programs, performed live with limited in-person audiences, Bard examines Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979), the pioneering Parisian pedagogue, composer, conductor, pianist, organist and indomitable personality who shaped more than a generation of American musicians.

Amanda Seyfried will receive the Montecito Award at the 36th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Seyfried will be honored on Friday, April 9th and will be recognized for her impressive career and performance in David Fincher’s MANK from Netflix, for which she recently received Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice nominations.

Playwrights Horizons today announced that four wide-ranging and award-winning artists have joined its Board of Directors: Bash Doran, Larissa FastHorse, Robert O’Hara, and Alan Poul.

Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Company, now in its 30th year as the industry standard for screenwriting software, today announced the honorees for the 16th Annual Final Draft Awards.

Focus Features has acquired Academy Award® nominee Paul Schrader's revenge thriller The Card Counter out of Cannes' virtual market. 

Gold Coast Arts is partnering with several top film distributors and filmmakers, to bring great films to viewers as part of its virtual at-home screening series during the coronavirus crisis.

Paul Schrader took to Facebook to voice his anger toward the producers of his new film for shutting down production after an actor contracted coronavirus.

Over the course of a career spanning 30 years, Cedric 'The Entertainer' has solidified his status as one of the world's premier performers. The actor and comedian will perform at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, March 14th at 7:30pm.