Project Greenlight

  • EntertainmentThe Wrap

    Producer Effie Brown on Being ‘Smacked Down’ By Industry After 2015 ‘Project Greenlight’ Incident With Matt Damon

    Producer Effie Brown detailed the “huge” industry backlash she faced five years removed from her on-screen argument about diversity with Matt Damon on the series “Project Greenlight.”In a column published in THR, Brown, who is now CEO of Gamechanger Films and is the chair of the Inclusion Advisory committee for the Academy Museum, said that she did not work for some time and was seen as difficult by her peers.“After I did ‘Project Greenlight’ — and this is no secret — I suffered a huge backlash.

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  • NewsKen Tucker

    'Project Greenlight' Film 'The Leisure Class': It’s As Bad As Effie Said It Would Be

    It’s frequently fun to watch real people lose their tempers, argue, and bad-mouth each other on television, and it was this very base, reality-TV kind of pleasure that made Project Greenlight absorbing this season. HBO’s docu-series about the making of a movie had its season finale on Sunday night, and the product of its labor, a comedy called The Leisure Class, premieres on Monday night.  From the start, the “stars” of Project Greenlight were director Jason Mann and producer Effie Brown. Sund

  • NewsEthan Alter

    Your TV To-Do List: Hungry for More Sherlock? The Answer is 'Elementary'

    With so much to watch on TV, it can be difficult to plan ahead. But we’re here to help! Here are the five shows you won’t want to miss this week. The Leisure Class: Monday, Nov. 2 at 9 p.m. on HBO Despite all the behind-the-scenes battles, will the fourth Project Greenlight feature be the best in the show’s history?

  • NewsDave Nemetz

    'Project Greenlight' Winner Jason Mann on the Pitfalls of Reality TV and How He Really Feels About Effie Brown

    As the Season 4 winner of Project Greenlight, Jason Mann was given the chance to direct his first feature film… but he was also given the label of “reality TV villain” in the process. This season of HBO’s filmmaking reality competition has been all about Mann’s uncompromising approach to every aspect of making his directorial debut, The Leisure Class — and the squabbles that resulted with producer Effie Brown.

  • NewsEthan Alter

    Your TV To-Do List: 'Ash Vs. Evil Dead' is Here to Spookify Your Halloween

    With so much to watch on TV, it can be difficult to plan ahead. But we’re here to help! Here are the five shows you won’t want to miss this week. Supergirl: Monday, Oct. 26 at 8:30 p.m. on CBS DC Comics’ television universe gets a little bit bigger with the addition of a high-flying Girl of Steel.