Costume Designer Charlese Antoinette Jones has signed for representation by M88. Throughout her design career, Jones has worked on acclaimed films like Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah,” the Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” Ben Affleck’s “Air” and the upcoming Apple TV thriller “The Instigators.”
“I’m so excited to be working with M88 as I continue to expand my career,” said Jones in a statement. “I’m especially appreciative of [James] Swoope for his unwavering support and championing me as a multifaceted creative.”
In 2019, Jones launched the Black Designer Database, a digital fashion house that aims to bring exposure and support to Black designers by connecting them with consumer and media opportunities. She also runs her own jewelry brand Char Ant Gold.
As she signs on with M88, Jones will continue to be represented by WME and Frankfurth Kurnit Klein & Selz, and maintains her membership to the CDG.
Steven Spielberg Honored By Location Managers Guild
The Location Managers Guild International (LGMI) will award Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg with the Eva Monley Award at the 10th Annual LMGI Awards gala to be held on Aug. 26, John Rakich and Robin Citrin announced Thursday.
The Eva Monley Award is presented to a creative who “made an extraordinary contribution to the art and craft of filmmaking through their commitment to the use of real location.”Spielberg’s rich influence on the film industry at full earned him such esteem with the LGMI.
“Steven Spielberg is a giant in our industry,” said Rakich, an LGMI Awards Committee co-chair. “His work has touched, inspired, and entertained millions of moviegoers and filmmakers from around the world. His films are timeless and his influence on the motion picture industry is immeasurable. We are so proud to be able to honor him as this year’s Eva Monley Award recipient.”
Alongside Spielberg, Beth Tate will receive this year’s Trailblazer Award, Dow Griffith with the Lifetime Achievement Award and The Creative Coalition with the LGMI Humanitarian Award.
Helen Mirren Battles Political Strife in ‘Golda’ Trailer
Helen Mirren is the Iron Lady of Israel in the official trailer for Guy Nattiv’s “Golda.”
Mirren transforms into Golda Meir, the first and only woman Israeli prime minister who governed the country amid the Yom Kippur War. The sense of danger and uncertainty is encapsulated throughout the film’s first trailer, with the weight of Israel’s fate seemingly residing on Golda’s shoulders.
“Surrounded, isolated, and frustrated by the infighting of her all-male cabinet, with little hope of rescue, one woman is in a race against time to save millions of lives on both sides of the conflict,” reads the film’s official logline.
Alongside Mirren, Zed Josef, Claudette Williams, Henry Goodman and Emma Davies star.
Nattiv serves as director while Nicholas Martin penned the script. “Golda” makes its theatrical debut on August 25.
Watch the full trailer below.
Errol Morris’ documentary about British Spy and Author David Cornwell Sets Apple TV+ Premiere
Errol Morris’s feature documentary “The Pigeon Tunnel” will make its global premiere on Apple TV+ on Oct. 20. “The Thin Blue Line” documentarian takes audiences into the life of former British spy David Cornwell, known to most as author John le Carré, over the course of six decades from the Cold War to the present day.
“The Pigeon Tunnel” stitches together candid interviews, archival footage and excerpts from Cornwell’s own memoir of the same title to craft as full a view of the espionage author’s double life as possible.
The documentary was produced by Fourth Floor Productions and the Ink Factory, a production company founded by Cornwell’s own sons Simon and Stephen. It was also produced by Dominic Crossley-Holland and Steven Hathaway.
The Creative Coalition to Receive the LGMI Humanitarian Award
The Location Managers Guild International (LGMI) awards this year’s LMGI Humanitarian Award to The Creative Coalition for the organization’s commitment to using arts and entertainment as a champion for social change.
“The arts have always been a powerful force for social change, and the LMGI is proud to recognize The Creative Coalition as an active social and public advocacy organization that capitalizes on their diverse membership from all facets of the entertainment industry to make a difference in the world,” said LMGI Awards committee co-chair John Rakich.
The Creative Coalition was founded in 1989 as a “membership organization of arts and entertainment industry leaders dedicated to educating, mobilizing, and activating on issues of public importance.” Actor Tim Daily leads the organization as president modernly.
Each year, the LGMI Humanitarian Award commemorates an individual or organization that has contributed positively to society. The 10th Annual LGMI Awards are to be held on Aug. 26 at the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica.
“Meet the Costume Designers” Docuseries Debuts First Episode Featuring Deborah Nadoolman Landis
“Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis is the first featured guest to join Sakis Lalas’ docuseries “Meet the Costume Designers.”
Throughout the ten-episode series, legendary costume designers sit down to talk all things costume design in Hollywood. From telling behind-the-scenes stories to chatting about their creative processes, “Meet the Costume Designers” pulls the curtain back on costume design in the entertainment industry.
In the series’ first episode, Landis dishes on her process of creating the iconic fedora and leather jacket look showcased in “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” The series is directed by Lalas and written by Valentina De Giorgi while Dark Candy Productions produced.
Dark Candy Productions has a slate of costume design content, including an exclusive event with the costume designer of “Emily in Paris,” Marylin Fitoussi, on June 9.
