Comedic filmmaker and screenwriter John Hamburg has joined Saville Productions for exclusive commercial representation in the U.S. Described as the “poet laureate of comic anxiety” by the Los Angeles Times, Hamburg is the director of such films as I Love You, Man starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, and Along Came Polly, the romantic comedy starring Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston.
After directing his first film, the cult hit Safe Men, Hamburg achieved success as a screenwriter with his work on Meet the Parents and Zoolander. Hamburg’s latest directorial exploits include shooting the new Fox television series New Girl, a comedy starring Zooey Deschanel, which was named one of the eight “most exciting new series” of 2011 by the Critics’ Choice Television Awards.
In addition to developing various new projects for film and television, Hamburg is currently preparing to direct Brother From Another Mother, a comedy which he wrote and will produce later this year.
At Saville, Hamburg will join a high-profile roster of feature film directors including Martin Campbell, Paul Haggis, Barry Levinson, James McTeigue, Bryan Singer, Wim Wenders and Roger Michell, and established spot directors such as Lance Kelleher, David Harner, Daniel Borjesson, Ago Panini and Robert Nylund.
FireAid Concert Features Major Music Stars, Shares Stories Of Loss To Raise Money For L.A. Wildfire Relief
Pop stars, first responders, rock stars and those who've lost everything in the devastating LA-area wildfires came together for FireAid, a massive benefit concert Thursday that combined spectacular performances with moving storytelling from survivors and reminders of the destruction.
In a night full of surprises, a reunion of Nirvana — fronted by St. Vincent, Kim Gordon and Joan Jett in the place of the late Kurt Cobain — tops the list. They launched into "Breed," "School" and "Territorial Pissings" respectively, inspired and unexpected choices.
Drummer Dave Grohl's daughter, Violet, then emerged on stage for "All Apologies."
Closer Lady Gaga, after powering through the Oscar-award winning "Shallow" and "Always Remember Us This Way" from "A Star Is Born," played a new song on the piano. "It's just for tonight, it's just for you," she said of the song she wrote with fiancé businessman Michael Polansky. "Time is a healer."
"All I need is time," she sang in the folk-y pop chorus. "To heal my broken wings and then I'll soar."
Green Day kicked off the massive show by launching into "Last Night on Earth" at the Kia Forum and were soon joined by Billie Eilish for the first surprise of the night. The lyrics are surprisingly astute: "If I lose everything in the fire / I'm sending all my love to you."
After their set, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong hugged actor Billy Crystal, who was there to welcome to the crowd at the Kia Forum.
"Our goal is simple tonight, to spend more money than the Dodgers spent on free agents," he joked. He told the audience U2 offered the first big donation of the night: $1 million dollars.
Crystal said he was wearing the clothes he had on when he evacuated. He lost his home in... Read More