Shari Springer Berman

Profession

Director, Writer, Producer, Actress

Kristen Wiig's Imogene Gets Green Light

Fresh off the smash Bridesmaids, Kristen Wiig is ready to plunge into what she refers to as her "passion project": a film titled Imogene. The dark comedy has been green-lit, according to Variety...

Thu, Jul 14, 2011

VIDEO: How Some Scenes from Cinema Verite Really Happened in An American Family

Below is a montage of scenes from the first modern reality show, 1973's An American Family, and their counterparts in HBO's original movie Cinema Verite, which premiered on Saturday. Watching Diane Lane's and Tim Robbins' performances next to the people they're portraying (Pat and Bill Loud), the differences are obvious — the fictional spin on the Louds is infinitely more melodramatic. Peaceful discussions get injected with hostility and hysteria, scenes stretch on to belabor points and simple goodbyes become heavy-handed symbols...

Mon, Apr 25, 2011