Award Season Contenders Including Jennifer
Aniston, Emily Blunt, Steve Carell, Jessica Chastain, Benedict
Cumberbatch, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, Eddie Redmayne,
Emma Stone, Christoph Waltz and Shailene Woodley in Conversation
with Times Writers
The Los Angeles Times and EPIX have joined forces to co-produce
“Hollywood Sessions,” a new series featuring 2014’s biggest film
stars and potential award contenders in unguarded conversation with
Times writers. The first of the series’ hour-long episodes will
debut on premium entertainment network EPIX on December 8 at 8pm
ET/PT, with encore presentations airing throughout awards season.
“Hollywood Sessions” will be executive produced by Embassy Row’s
Michael Davies, creator of Bravo’s late-night phenomenon “Watch
What Happens: Live” with Andy Cohen, AMC’s “The Talking Dead,” and
Oxygen’s critically-acclaimed “The Glee Project.”
“As Hollywood’s hometown news source, the industry’s most
talented and fascinating personalities have a unique relationship
with The Times, and our entertainment events have helped lead the
way to more than 250 Oscar nominations. Now, through our
longstanding relationship with EPIX, we’ve created a really special
show that will let our audiences enjoy our access in a compelling
new way,” said Francie Berns, Times vice president, entertainment
advertising. “Imagine you’ve wandered into a room at a fabulous
cocktail party and find Jennifer Aniston, Emily Blunt, Jessica
Chastain, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Shailene Woodley sitting on the couch
swapping stories with an L.A. Times reporter. That’s ‘Hollywood
Sessions.’”
The series will air on EPIX and be available on
latimes.com/theenvelope, EPIX.com, EPIX On Demand and via the EPIX
app. Highlights will also be made available on all.
“‘Hollywood Sessions’ represents the next evolution of our
relationship with the Los Angeles Times and The Envelope,” said
Mark Greenberg, President & CEO, EPIX. “Consumers’ TV
habits continue to change dramatically and through our ‘TV
Everywhere,’ multi-platform approach, audiences will be able to
experience these exclusive and intimate conversations wherever and
whenever they want.”
Times film writers Rebecca Keegan and Mark Olsen will host the
series of intimate conversations with the year’s most buzzed about
actors, actresses and directors. The provocative, entertaining, and
boisterous discussions will focus on the stars’ and filmmakers’
careers in the limelight, industry trends and how their acclaimed
projects came to life.
The series schedule is as follows:
“HOLLYWOOD SESSIONS: LEAD ACTRESSES” (12/8 at 8pm
ET/PT)
- Jennifer Aniston (“Cake”)
- Emily Blunt (“Into the Woods”)
- Jessica Chastain (“The Disappearance of
Eleanor Rigby,” “Interstellar,” “A Most Violent Year”)
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“Belle”)
- Shailene Woodley (“The Fault in Our
Stars”)
“HOLLYWOOD SESSIONS: SUPPORTING ACTRESSES” (12/15 at 8pm
ET/PT)
- Patricia Arquette (“Boyhood”)
- Laura Dern (“Wild”)
- Emma Stone (“Birdman”)
- Tilda Swinton (“Snowpiercer”)
“HOLLYWOOD SESSIONS: SUPPORTING ACTORS” (12/22 at 8pm
ET/PT)
- Josh Brolin (“Inherent Vice”)
- Edward Norton (“Birdman”)
- Mark Ruffalo (“Foxcatcher”)
- J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”)
- Christoph Waltz (“Big Eyes”)
“HOLLYWOOD SESSIONS: LEAD ACTORS” (12/29 at 8pm
ET/PT)
- Steve Carell (“Foxcatcher”)
- Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Imitation
Game”)
- Robert Downey Jr. (“The Judge”)
- Michael Keaton (“Birdman”)
- Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of
Everything”)
“HOLLYWOOD SESSIONS: DIRECTORS” (1/5 at 8pm ET/PT)
- J.C. Chandor (“A Most Violent
Year”)
- Richard Linklater (“Boyhood”)
- James Marsh (“The Theory of
Everything”)
- Bennett Miller (“Foxcatcher”)
- Jean-Marc Vallée (“Wild”)
“Hollywood Sessions” is the latest addition to The Times’
expanding entertainment portfolio, which includes Company Town; The
Envelope, Hollywood’s awards and industry insider, and its Envelope
Screening Series, Envelope Independent Screening Series, Animation
Roundtable and Envelope Emmy Roundtables; as well as Hero Complex
and the Hero Complex Film Festival.
Embassy Row provided production services for EPIX and the Los
Angeles Times as part of “Hollywood Sessions.” Michael Davies and
Robert Lifton are the executive producers for Embassy Row, Don
Weiner is the director and Emily Michele is the producer. Mark
Greenberg, Kirk Iwanowski and Keary Hanan are the executive
producers for EPIX. Envelope editor Elena Howe is the executive
producer on behalf of the Los Angeles Times.
About Embassy Row
As part of Sony Pictures Television, Embassy Row is a television
and digital production company dedicated to the development and
acquisition of original non-scripted programming for broadcast,
cable and digital platforms in the U.S. and abroad. The New York
City-based company specializes in several genres including talk,
games, competition, comedy, factual, food and sports. A pioneer in
the areas of brand and social media integration, Embassy Row boasts
a portfolio of popular and buzz-worthy series including “Watch What
Happens Live” for Bravo, “Cutthroat Kitchen” for Food Network, “The
Talking Dead” for AMC, as well as Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians In
Cars Getting Coffee” for Crackle.
About EPIX
EPIX is a premium movie and original programming entertainment
service delivering the latest movie releases, classic film
franchises, original documentaries, comedy and music events on TV,
on demand, online and on devices. Launched in October 2009, EPIX
has pioneered the development and proliferation of “TV Everywhere.”
It was the first premium network to provide multi-platform access
to its content online at EPIX.com and was the first premium network
to launch on XBOX 360, PlayStation®, iOS, Android tablets, Windows
8.1 and Roku® players. EPIX is available to authenticated
subscribers on hundreds of devices including Apple® iPads® and
iPhones® and is the only premium service providing all its
programming on all platforms, delivering more movies than any other
premium network, with thousands of titles available for
streaming.
EPIX is a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and
VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). Through relationships with
cable, satellite and telco partners, EPIX is available to over 50
million homes nationwide. For more information about EPIX, go to
www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD
(http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook
(http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX),
Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX), Google+
(http://plus.google.com/+EPIX), Pinterest
(http://pinterest.com/EPIX) and Vine (https://vine.co/EPIX).
About the Los Angeles
Times
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times is the largest
metropolitan daily newspaper in the country and has been covering
Southern California for more than 132 years.
The Los Angeles Times Media Group (LATMG) businesses and
affiliates also include The Envelope, Times Community News, and Hoy
Los Angeles which, combined with the flagship Los Angeles Times,
reach approximately 5 million or 36% of all adults in the Southern
California marketplace. LATMG is part of Tribune Publishing Company
(NYSE: TPUB), a diversified media and marketing solutions company
that delivers innovative experiences for audiences and advertisers
across all platforms. Additional information is available at
http://latimes.com/aboutus. (TPUB-C)
Los Angeles TimesJohn Conroy,
213-237-4791john.conroy@latimes.comorEPIXMarlea Willis,
212-846-6748mwillis@epixhd.com
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