Patrick Hipes

5 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Patrick Hipes

The 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards will take place Sunday, February 15 at a new venue, the Hollywood Palladium, organizers said Friday. The Spirits have traditionally taken place in Santa Monica, but the area around the Santa Monica Pier is undergoing renovations, prompting the move for the ceremony that celebrates the year’s best in indie film and TV.

6 days ago | deadline.com | Patrick Hipes

Entrenched in a world of elves, dwarves, orcs, ordained men, wizards and Harfoots, the three leading men of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 couldn't be more down to Middle-earth if they tried. Actors Charlie Vickers, Charles Edwards and Daniel Weyman sat down for a chat at the Deadline Studio at Prime Experience to talk about their experience filming the epic fantasy series. Check out the conversation in the video, and scroll down for photos from the event.

6 days ago | deadline.com | Patrick Hipes

UPDATED with first confirmed speakers: Oscar winner Samantha Quan ( Anora), Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham ( Adolescence), Carolyn Strauss and Carter Swan ( The Last of Us), Hwang Dong-hyuk ( Squid Game), Stephanie Allain ( Hustle & Flow) and Abhijay Prakash (Blumhouse) are among the first round of speakers confirmed for the 2025 Produced By Conference.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Patrick Hipes

Search queryProduced By Conference Sets First Round Of Speakers For 2025 EditionThu, May 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM UTCYahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article.

6 days ago | deadline.com | Patrick Hipes

"How can you not have fun making music for Middle-earth?" asks composer Bear McCreary after performing a piece from the Season 2 score of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power at Deadline's Sound & Screen Television. "It's sort of a limitless palette," he says. "I work with the biggest orchestra that I've ever worked with, but also the biggest choir ...