Music of the Heart (1999) Director: Wes Craven Producers: Marianne Maddalena, Susan Kaplan, Allan Miller, Walter Scheuer Starring: Meryl Streep , Cloris Leachman , Henry Dinhofer Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids. Nonimated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Meryl Streep Nominated - Best Music, Original Song - Diane Warren x Let's Stop Treating 'Music of the Heart' as the Forgettable Footnote in Wes Craven's Career I prefer to think of it as Craven’s greatest risk: an uneven and at times saccharine risk, for sure, but one that still yields cinematic dividends that are stirring in their simplicity and sweetness but never slight or superficial. If that’s not the mark of a true cinematic icon then I’m not sure what is... Click To Read Full Article x Roger Ebert Review: 'Music of the Heart' Directed by Wes Craven, known for his horror films, and he may seem like a strange choice for this material. Not at all. He is in fact a cultured man who broke into movies doing horror and got stuck in the genre; he's been trying to fight his way free from studio typecasting for 20 years, and this movie shows that he can get Meryl Streep to Carnegie Hall just as easily as a phantom to the opera... Click To Read Full Article x A Director Trades in the Hatchets for Violins Her performance here is strong and convincing, and the film offers her an unusually well-drawn (if potentially toxic) role. Without undue sentimentality, it shows how a single mother with little work experience or confidence managed to help a lot of children and create a meaningful new life for herself in the process... Click To Read Full Article Back To Movies

Producer of Scream, Red Eye, The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House on the Left, Shocker and Wes Craven's New Nightmare Setting ‘Scream 6′ in New York City Makes the Franchise ’20 Times More Mortifying… It’s Awful,’ Says Melissa Barrera Colcoa French Film Festival Becomes American French Film Festival 25 Years Of SCREAM: Exclusive Interview With Marianne Maddalena Wes Craven The King of Horror’s Secret Feminism The long-running “Scream” franchise is moving out of Woodsboro and coming to New York City for its upcoming sixth installment... After 25 years, the Colcoa (City of Lights, City of Angels) French Film Festival has been renamed the American French Film Festival, with the 26th edition of the festival set for Oct. 10-16. Marianne Maddalena takes us through the journey of discovering the Ghostface mask and personal experiences with her friend and frequent collaborator, Wes Craven. Craven was one of horror filmmaking’s most complex writer-directors, and among his celebrated movies... Click For More Click For More Click For More Click For More ABOUT UNDER VIDEO Marianne Maddalena producer / traveler / Photographer RECIPIENT Chevalier De L'Ordre Des Arts Et Lettres COSPONSOR The American French Film Festival Los Angeles, California IN THEATRES 3.31.23 6 Marianne Maddalena joins a list of Hollywood alum including Meryl Streep, Eric Clapton, Robert Redford and Tina Turner, who have received the 'CHEVALIER DE L'ORDRE DES ARTS ET LETTRES' which, in English, means ‘Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters", this incredible honor is an award of recognition by France for significant contributions to the Arts & Literature. Born November 14th, 1963, American Film and Television Producer, Marianne Maddalena's career has taken her from the South of France to the backlots of Los Angeles to the stages of Carnegie Hall, from the deserts of Morocco to the far-flung reaches of Haiti and South Africa. Growing up with Italian grandparents, Marianne became immersed in European culture early, beginning her studies in French at 12 years old. Coming from a family obsessed with movies, it sparked a lifelong love of French films. Inspired by François Truffaut’s film, 400 Blows, and also his extensive interviews with Alfred Hitchcock in his book, Hitchcock/Truffaut, Marianne developed a deep desire to live in France and become a film producer. In her senior year, Marianne moved to Cannes, to study and to be closer to the French film world. Marianne attends the Cannes Film Festival whenever she can. Collaborating with horror legend Wes Craven on films such as the SCREAM franchise, RED-EYE and THE HILLS HAVE EYES, with grosses over $1 billion worldwide, Marianne’s films have been at the center of the pop culture conversation for nearly three decades. On DEADLY FRIEND she was the assistant to director Wes Craven. Their relationship would prove to be a fortuitous one. On THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW Marianne traveled with Craven to Haiti. This famously harrowing production's unique demands forged a professional bond between the two that would last for more than twenty years. While filming in Haiti, Marianne’s French speaking abilities came in handy dealing with the day to day issues of the complicated production. They produced two films for Universal Pictures, SHOCKER and THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS. The first film she ever produced herself was SHOCKER, for which Wes and Marianne would go to the Avoriaz film festival in France. Marianne then produced NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 7: WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE. NEW NIGHTMARE gave the series a fresh 90's spin, that garnered Marianne an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Picture of 1994. Their common goal was to depict women with authenticity while resisting using female sexuality as the thing that separated victims and heroines. Wes and Marianne's next project would redefine the horror genre for years to come, 1990s: SCREAM. Marianne directly discovered the iconic mask whilst on a location scout in preproduction for the film. The film was an international blockbuster that would soon spawn three ground-breaking sequels directed by Wes and produced by Marianne. Among many awards, Marianne won best picture a the "Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films" for SCREAM. In 1999, Marianne and Wes created Craven¬-Maddalena Films. Their first project was MUSIC OF THE HEART. In 2005, Marianne produced, with Craven directing, the thriller RED EYE. In 2006's they produced THE HILLS HAVE EYES, seeking out French talent, Alex Aja, to direct and then also produced its 2007 sequel, THE HILLS HAVE EYES II. In 2009, THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT. 2019, Marianne finished the third season of SCREAM: THE TV SERIES on MTV/Netflix. In 2021, Marianne Produced SCREAM (2022) for Spyglass Entertainment and Paramount Pictures with the returning original cast, including Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette. The film opened to critical and fan acclaim, dethroning blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home from its number one box office spot, with reviews calling it ‘‘Brutal,’ ‘Genius’ and the ‘Best Since the Original’. She has several films and television shows slated for production in 2022. Marianne is developing the TV series HOW TO BE A MAN IN THE 21st CENTURY for the FX NETWORK. It is being written and directed by Dan Mazer, who is a 2021 Academy Award nominee for Best Writing (adapted screenplay) for BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM. She is also developing a female revenge thriller with Carl Ellsworth who she collaborated with on RED EYE. Marianne is also in development on a horror thriller with David Lancaster (DRIVE, WHIPLASH,) from Rumble Films. During COVID, Marianne produced a short film called GLITCH with Nightmare on Elm Street series alum, Heather Langenkamp, co-produced and directed by Rebecca Berrih. Marianne is a sponsor of the American French Film Festival (formerly COCOLA), a festival created and presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund designed to showcase the diversity of French film, now in its twenty-fifth year. Marianne is a patron of many charities including THE ZOE EDUCATION TRUST in Cape Town, South Africa, who's aim is to give children living in poverty a chance of a brighter future through education, The ALS Association, PETA, Planned Parenthood, Act for Equal, New Rainn, Futures Without Violence, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, CAMFED which is a pan-African movement revolutionizing how girl's education is delivered and MY FRIEND’S PLACE in Los Angeles helping youth experiencing homelessness move toward wellness, stability, and self-sufficiency, and the Foster Children Resource Center that provides personal goods for foster children in the San Fernando Valley. Marianne is twenty-year member of the ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES ART AND SCIENCES and a member of the PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA. She also is on THE DIRECTOR'S FORUM FOR THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART in Los Angeles, and is part of the Directors Circle for the INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART in Boston. Marianne also has a passion for world travel, photography and real estate, with real estate investments around the country. Fresh off the success of SCREAM (2022), Marianne is now producing the much anticipated sixth installment of the SCREAM series for Spyglass Entertainment and Paramount Films, filming this summer in Montreal, Canada and slated for release on March 31st, 2023. “Marianne and I have been working in a partnership for almost ten years, and she has been my Guardian Angel of getting us through all the shoals of production and also an inspiration for many of the creative ideas that come through in the making of my Horror pictures.” - Wes Craven on the commentary track for Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) Show More

Scream 4 (2011) Director: Wes Craven Producers: Marianne Maddalena, Wes Craven , Kevin Williamson Starring: Neve Campbell , Courteney Cox, David Arquette Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer. Back To Movies

Red Eye (2005) Director: Wes Craven Producers: Marianne Maddalena, Chris Bender Starring: Rachel McAdams , Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician. Original Wardrobe Tests Back To Movies

Scream: The TV Series (2015 - ) Creators: Jay Beattie, Jill E. Blotevogel, Dan Dworkin Producers: Marianne Maddalena, Robert West Starring: Willa Fitzgerald , Bex Taylor-Klaus , John Karna What starts as a YouTube video going viral soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past. Back To Television

Vampire In Brooklyn (1995) Director: Wes Craven Producers: Marianne Maddalena, Mark Lipsky, Eddie Murphy Starring: Eddie Murphy , Angela Bassett Maximillian is the only survivor from a race of vampires on a Caribbean Island, and as a vampire, he must find a mate to keep the line from ending. Back To Movies

New Nightmare (1994) Director: Wes Craven Producers: Marianne Maddalena Starring: Heather Langenkamp , Robert Englund A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world? Back To Movies

x What Is the Spooky Real Life Origin of Scream’s Ghostface Mask? "Maddalena ended up not using that house but instead chose a neighboring house for the home of Tatum and Dewey Riley (Rose McGowan and David Arquette) in Scream. However, while at the first house, she discovered a striking mask hanging from a post..." Click To Read Full Article x 10 Successful Horror Movies Released in December "Scream was predicted to be DOA by Variety in the weeks leading up to its release. I don’t think people really knew what kind of box office juggernaut Scream would turn out to be. $103 million is impressive for any horror film, much less one that..." Click To Read Full Article x An Early Review of "Scream" "The pic’s chills are top-notch, but its underlying mockish tone won’t please die-hard fans. That adds up to no more than modest commercial returns and fast theatrical playoff..." Click To Read Full Article

"I'm Into Survival": The Complex Feminism of Wes Craven The King of Horror’s Secret Feminism How 'Scream' Changed The Way We See Women In Horror ... Over the course of his career, Craven evolved, first depicting women as one-dimensional victims, and finally allowing his female characters to... But Craven, who died Sunday from brain cancer at age 76, was one of horror filmmaking's most complex writer-directors, and among his celebrated... Twenty years ago, director Wes Craven made Scream and changed horror ... Since 1996, horror has actually become a feminist-friendly genre. Click For More Click For More Click For More Is the "Final Girl" in Horror Movies a Feminist Concept? Interview with Marianne Maddalena What The Final Girl In Wes Craven's New Nightmare Looks Like Today Now, as a huge fan of horror movies, especially slasher films (I have a very weird and confusing crush on Freddy Kruger), and a feminist who... I feel incredibly lucky to have had a chance to interview Marianne Maddalena, Producer of many of Wes Craven's most iconic films, including, of course, Scream (1995) which is highlighted in depth. She was Craven's closest and most frequent creative partner for over 20 years, and helped shape ... Langenkamp, like many of her colleagues, portrayed a fictionalized version of themselves in "New Nightmare." Convinced by the movie version of Craven, she reprises her iconic Final Girl role one last time to defeat the infamous slasher. Click For More Click For More Click For More Why New Nightmare Has No Opening Titles Why ‘The People Under the Stairs’ – And Wes Craven – Were Both Ahead of Their Time Wes Craven's Strongest Female Characters, Ranked Wes Craven's New Nightmare took the franchise on a different path, and for that, it had to get rid of its opening titles. Here's why. The underlying theme of “The People Under the Stairs” — say-no-evil, hear-no-evil, see-no-evil — was enforced on the kidnapped children in the film. It was also a cultural axiom specifically applied to people that want to preserve the evil of society by pretending it doesn’t exist. It’s a highly unusual message for a horror film. Between Scream's Sidney Prescott and A Nightmare on Elm Street's Nancy Thompson, who is the strongest female character in Wes Craven's... Click For More Click For More Click For More

Don't Look Down (1998 TV Movie) Director: Larry Shaw Producers: Marianne Maddalena, Richard Fischoff , Randy Sutter Starring: Megan Ward , Billy Burke , Angela Moore A woman tries to get over the death of her sister by taking an Acrophobiac group. The the group starts to get killed one by one Back To Television

The People Under The Stairs (1991) Director: Wes Craven Producers: Marianne Maddalena Starring: Ving Rhames , Everett McGill , Wendy Robie Two adults and a juvenile burglar break into a house occupied by a brother and sister and their stolen children and become trapped. Back To Movies