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- The result is arguably the best thing to ever come out of Project Greenlight, as Winbush produced a well-considered and well-executed sci-fi movie despite the reality TV bluster. Gray Matter recalls an upper tier The X-Files or Black Mirror episode, serving up a credible sci-fi world with satisfying twists and turns.
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Jul 13, 2023 · Issa Rae’s Rebooted Project Greenlight Is a Fascinating Snapshot of an Industry in Flux. 6 minute read. By Judy Berman. July 13, 2023 2:43 PM EDT. “The films of Project Greenlight past have...
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Jul 17, 2023 · The opening mood is warm and smugly celebratory: Hollywood used to be broken, Project Greenlight suggests over and over, but now it’s a place where women and people of color can make movies.
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Jul 12, 2023 · The films of Project Greenlight have not, in fact, been “OK.” Stolen Summer and The Battle of Shaker Heights give “generic Sundance indie” a bad name. The Leisure Class is awful, though at...
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By Tara Bennett
Updated: Jul 21, 2023 7:01 pm
Posted: Jul 17, 2023 6:50 pm
Project Greenlight: A New Generation and Gray Matter are now streaming on Max
Project Greenlight – the long-running docuseries centered on giving budding directors a chance to make a micro-budget film – has always had so much potential. Unfortunately, the end product is often lousy. After two decades of trying to get it right – including the newest reboot, which premiered July 13 on Max – it’s crystal clear that the intention of counseling a filmmaker and creating a compelling docuseries are at cross-purposes. Project Greenlight: A New Generation quickly devolves into the frustrating experience of witnessing a young director get let down over and over again by Hollywood production executives who give a lot of lip service to mentorship but are almost comically blind to their communication and problem-solving blindspots.
Previous seasons all suffered from variations on the same problem: male directors sandbagged by their creative obstinance. A woman has never before directed a Project Greenlight movie, something A New Generation remedies by focusing on cultivating female talent behind the camera – a demographic that is consistently and quantifiably denied the opportunities afforded to men in Hollywood. So, hurrah to Max and Issa Rae’s HOORAE, Alfred Street Industries, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Miramax Television for addressing that inequity. It’s a fresh angle that immediately invigorates Project Greenlight.
Stolen Summer
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Feast
The Leisure Class
Gray Matter
Winbush asks over and over again to shadow or train with producers, directors, and department heads so she can learn. In return, the edit chronically portrays her as the “villain” of the project because she’s an interior thinker and not an immediate production savant. Is this “buyer’s remorse” over Winbush validating the panel’s initial concerns, or is it reality television shenanigans? Either way, it makes the executives and the mentors come off poorly in a final edit they’re ultimately responsible for. It’s a real head-shaker.
Project Greenlight: A New Generation has got to be the last nail in this concept’s coffin. It’s set up to be a course correction and reimagining of the premise, but then devolves into its old, faulty self. It makes for an irritating watch, bogged down by heavy-handed and repetitive edits that frame the most receptive (and least seasoned) filmmaker ...
Project Greenlight is an American documentary television series focusing on first-time filmmakers being given the chance to direct a feature film. It was created by Alex Keledjian, developed by Eli Holzman and produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Sean Bailey, and Chris Moore through their production company LivePlanet, along with Miramax Films.
Jul 10, 2023 · “Project Greenlight” shows Winbush building rails inches in front of a fast-moving train as countless collaborators do their best to foster the debut filmmaker’s vision (a word Winbush comes to...
Project Greenlight offers a refreshing dive into the world of cinema. The behind-the-scenes look, combined with a diverse lens is captivatingly fresh. Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug...
