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April 2022, Hollywood, CA: Bader Content Studios was on the red carpet to greet actor Nicolas Cage along with the crew and production team for the premiere of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
Nicolas Cage stars as... Nick Cage in the action-comedy. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan, Pedro Pascal. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative Tiffany Haddish and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones. With a career built for this very moment, the seminal award-winning actor must take on the role of a lifetime: Nick Cage.
https://youtu.be/nvdAbmJ1GJA
March 2022 - Midtown, Manhattan:
In his first runway show since 2019, Ralph Lauren took over a corner of the Museum of Modern Art to create a warm living room setting for his fall-winter 2022 show. Bader Content Studios NYC admired how smooth and easy feeling the evening was.
The entrance show foyer was decorated with framed photographs of Ralph, his vintage car collection and the Empire State Building.
The Lauren children; Andrew, David and Dylan were the first to arrive and soon greeted Jessica Chastain, who’s up for best actress at this Sunday's Oscar Awards, posed with the Lauren family and was soon followed by a tuxedo-clad Lily Collins and her director husband Charlie McDowell.
By the way, Collins wore a custom-made Ralph Lauren gown for her wedding last year. “The Outfit” star Zoey Deutch wore a hot pink double-breasted suit while Janelle Monáe, who performed at the last in-person Ralph Lauren runway show and was in the brand’s campaign last spring, wore a black velvet coat with yellow collar taken from the Ralph Lauren historic collection rack.
Other guests included actors Jeremy Strong, Rachel Brosnahan, Noah Beck, Luka Sabbat, Melissa Barrera, Poppy Delevingne, Mayor Eric Adams and Naomi and Finnegan Biden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7XN8dpYqqk
March 2022 - New Orleans, LA:
Bader Content Studios team was on site at Tulane University for the three day inaugural New Orleans Book festival
The more than 30 sessions over a three day period brought huge authors to the campus for discussions on racial and social justice as recurring themes, as was the U.S. political divide in the country.
The author signing sessions offered something for everyone from fiction to history, history of New Orleans Jazz, Katrina 17 years later and for David Brooks, just hope to be a better person.
Authors Michael Lewis, Malcolm Gladwell, Charles M. Blow, Bakari Sellers and David Brooks kept people riveted in their seats.
The opening session featured legal thriller author John Grisham and Imani Perry, a Princeton University professor of African American studies.
The Festival featured both fiction and non-fiction and convened readings, panel discussions, symposia and keynote speeches. It will also provided an opportunity for outlets, authors and readers to interact with each other in one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in the world.
The impressive, diverse lineup of authors, chefs and musicians were from a vast array of genres and disciplines with the audience experiencing the vibrant synergy between the authors and their audiences in each engaging session.
The New Orleans Book Festival offered something to readers of all ages and backgrounds and provided an opportunity for members of the New Orleans community to come together over a shared love of reading. The panels and sessions featuring bestselling and beloved authors lead lively conversations.
The mission of the book festival is to attract and captivate book enthusiasts of all ages from all over, especially in New Orleans, Tulane University and surrounding communities. This is sure to become one of the nation’s premier literary destinations.
https://youtu.be/TJe9vMWNALs
March 2022 - Paris, France - At the sprawling La Défense venue, which is one the largest in Europe, Matthew M. Williams’s second runway presentation for the luxury house, seemed more focused and to the point that in the past.
Bader Studios Europe was on the media riser to see the street wear collection unveiled with the mindset to be seen and purchased on the spot which is the theme of these shows.
As a former creative director in the music industry, Williams expresses himself by using music videos inside concert venues, where he feels he connects better with his audience
“It’s just about today. My work is really instinctual,” Williams said. He made that point clear by wearing black fabric gloves backstage and for his bow on stage. “With Covid, people have been wearing masks, so I’ve been exploring these balaclavas and gloves for that reason. It’s almost a new archetype people are using in their daily lives. In America, a lot of the kids of friends I know wear them.”
Williams went on to say, “I really wanted to create a synthesis of powerful, sophisticated femininity, with an interplay of multiple American and Parisian influences, sports and craftsmanship. Next to her stands a contemporary man with an instinct for chic nonchalance. On the runway, both are grounded by a sense of reality.”
What caught our eye with the collection was the introduction of the TK 360 sneaker, which helps build Givenchy’s growing footwear lineup. The shoe expresses a dress form dressed with sporty feel encouraging the possibilities of the entire shoe collection.
https://youtu.be/nFtogGYB2ZI
February 2022, Hollywood, CA: Bader Studios Hollywood was invited to join the celebration at the Paramount Theater of the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s Academy Award®-winning* masterwork The Godfather, the film will have a limited theatrical release in Dolby Vision beginning February 25, 2022 All three films in the epic trilogy have been meticulously restored under the direction of Coppola and will be made available on 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever on March 22, 2022.
Coppola, who was accompanied by wife Eleanor, as well as stars James Caan, Joe Mantegna, and Talia Shire, spoke with us about the 50th anniversary.
“The Godfather” director Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the film with the late Mario Puzo, which is based on Puzo’s 1969 best-selling novel of the same name. Mr. Coppola won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, oversaw the careful and detailed restoration of this special version film. Additionally, the entire “Godfather” trilogy, which was also restored, will be released on 4K Ultra HD in late March.
Considered one of the greatest films in cinematic history, “The Godfather” follows the Corleones, an organized crime family based in New York City headed by patriarch Vito Corleone played by Marlon Brando. The first film covers the years 1945-55, detailing the shift in leadership from Vito to his youngest son, Michael, played by Al Pacino, a World War II hero.
https://youtu.be/NLZuwN4e_EM
Sunday, February 13, 2022: Inglewood, CA:
The Players Tailgate before the Super Bowl has earned the reputation as the best Super Bowl pre-game experience, where over 50 active NFL players, celebrities and guests eat, drink and get entertained before the big game. Described as a culinary experience in itself with America's top chefs, The Players Tailgate featured live performance by DJ Irie, open premium bars and all-you-can-eat dining with gourmet dishes prepared by more than 10 Celebrity Chefs.
Described as an immersive culinary experience in itself - The Players Tailgate was catered by America’s most recognizable celebrity chef, Guy Fieri, who returns to host for the 2022 The Players Tailgate, alongside DJ Irie pumped the live music and ESPN’s Sage Steele, who chatted on the mainstage with the dozens of NFL legends and All-stars attending the tailgate.
Catering this culinary championship was the award winning chef, Aaron May, known as one of the best caterers in the United States with support by an all-star team of culinary titans including Todd English (James Beard Award Winning Chef), Antonia Lofasa (Top Chef, Iron Chef America), Michael Voltaggio (Bravo Top Chef Winner, Food Network, restaurateur), Brooke Williamson (Bravo Top Chef Winner), Kate Williams (chef and restaurateur in Detroit), Rocco Whalen (Chef owner of Fahrenheit, Rosie & Rocco's, Rocco's at the Q), Burt Bakman (owner and pit-master of SLAB Barbecue), and Leonard Botello (owner of Truth BBQ and Food Network Chopped winner).
Proceeds from tickets support an important give back to long-time charitable partners Operation BBQ Relief and the Irie Foundation. Operation BBQ Relief
www.operationbbqrelief.org which responds to natural disasters and other situations to help feed displaced residents and emergency personnel. The Irie Foundation works year-round to improve and create a positive impact on the lives of South Florida’s at-risk youth.
http://www.iriefoundation.org/
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 - Hollywood, CA: Bader Content Studios Hollywood was in the middle of the action when Hollywood Blvd was shut down for the premiere of West Side Story.
Despite the excitement and pageantry, it was reported that Steven Spielberg's adaption of West Side Story will not be shown in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman or Kuwait. Inside sources in the Gulf say their is opposition to the character Anybodys, written as transgender in the new version and played by nonbinary actor Iris Menas.
Word also leaked out that Disney had refused to make the requested edits in the movie to be in line with the Middle East rules on what can be shown on the screen for the public.
WEST SIDE STORY explores young love and tensions between rival gangs the Jets and the Sharks on the streets of 1957 New York. The cast includes Ansel Elgort (Tony); Rachel Zegler (Maria); Ana Isabelle (Rosalia); Corey Stoll (Lieutenant Schrank); Brian d'Arcy James (Officer Krupke); Curtiss Cook (Abe) and Academy Award®-winner Rita Moreno, who plays Valentina and also serves as one of the film's Executive Producers.
https://youtu.be/WbXHL2fsC2g