We were already super stoked about the cinematic offerings at this year's Tribeca Film Festival thanks to screenings like "Corner Office" with Jon Hamm and Danny Pudi, "Jerry & Marge Go Large" with Bryan Cranston, Annette Benning, and Rain Wilson, and "American Dreamer" with Peter Dinklage, Shirley Maclaine, Matt Dillon, and Danny Glover. Fortunately, Tribeca has a lot more than the 110 films on the docket, as the lineups for their TV, audio storytelling, and "Now" sections were announced, and they're filled with some of the most highly-anticipated new programs heading to the small screen. The festival...
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- 4/22/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
There are a bunch of really intriguing titles coming to the 2022 Tribeca Festival, according to THR. There are a total of 110 films including documentaries, feature films, shorts, and animation. Some of the big ones this year include "Corner Office," starring Jon Hamm ("Mad Men") and Danny Pudi ("Community"), "Jerry & Marge Go Large" starring Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") Annette Bening ("Captain Marvel"), and Rainn Wilson ("The Office"), and "American Dreamer" starring Peter Dinklage ("Cyrano"), Shirley MacLaine ("Steel Magnolias"), Matt Dillon ("Crash"), and Danny Glover ("Lethal Weapon").
Not too shabby, though I must mention the one I'm the most excited for personally,...
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Not too shabby, though I must mention the one I'm the most excited for personally,...
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- 4/20/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
The full Tribeca Film Festival lineup of 109 feature films from 40 countries and 88 world premieres for the 2022 event that takes place June 9-18 has been announced. It’ll be interesting to see if some of the films at the festival will end up being popular breakouts, land major studio/streamer distribution, or eventually move on to get recognized during awards season.
Some highlights of those upcoming films at the fest include Joachim Back’s “Corner Office” starring Jon Hamm, “Somewhere In Queens” which was directed by Ray Romano starring Romano and Laurie Metcalf, “American Dreamer” with Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Matt Dillon, and Danny Glover; “Beauty” that was written by Lena Waithe, “Jerry & Marge Go Large” by David Frankel and starring Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening, and Rainn Wilson, Andrew Bujalski‘s new film, “There There” starring Jason Schwartzman, Lili Taylor, and Molly Gordon, “Aisha” with Letitia Wright, “MLK/FBI” director Sam Pollard‘s new documentary,...
Some highlights of those upcoming films at the fest include Joachim Back’s “Corner Office” starring Jon Hamm, “Somewhere In Queens” which was directed by Ray Romano starring Romano and Laurie Metcalf, “American Dreamer” with Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Matt Dillon, and Danny Glover; “Beauty” that was written by Lena Waithe, “Jerry & Marge Go Large” by David Frankel and starring Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening, and Rainn Wilson, Andrew Bujalski‘s new film, “There There” starring Jason Schwartzman, Lili Taylor, and Molly Gordon, “Aisha” with Letitia Wright, “MLK/FBI” director Sam Pollard‘s new documentary,...
- 4/19/2022
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
The 2022 Tribeca Festival today announced its lineup of feature and short narrative, documentary, and animated films. This year’s festival runs June 8–19 and will open, as previously announced, with the Jennifer Lopez documentary “Halftime.”
The features program spans 10 categories and showcases 110 feature films and 16 online premieres from 151 filmmakers across 40 countries. The lineup includes 88 world premieres, two international premieres, seven North American premieres, two U.S. premieres, and 11 New York premieres. There are 32 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects, and 50 first-time directors. More than 64 percent (81) of the feature films are directed by female, Bipoc, and LGBTQ+ filmmakers: 46 percent (58) female directors, 34percent (43) Bipoc directors, and 8 percent (10) LGBTQ+ directors.
World premieres include “Corner Office,” starring Jon Hamm and Danny Pudi, and “Somewhere in Queens,” directed by Ray Romano and co-starring Laurie Metcalf, Tony Lo Bianco, Sebastian Maniscalco, and Jennifer Esposito. Additional films include “American Dreamer,” with Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Matt Dillon,...
The features program spans 10 categories and showcases 110 feature films and 16 online premieres from 151 filmmakers across 40 countries. The lineup includes 88 world premieres, two international premieres, seven North American premieres, two U.S. premieres, and 11 New York premieres. There are 32 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects, and 50 first-time directors. More than 64 percent (81) of the feature films are directed by female, Bipoc, and LGBTQ+ filmmakers: 46 percent (58) female directors, 34percent (43) Bipoc directors, and 8 percent (10) LGBTQ+ directors.
World premieres include “Corner Office,” starring Jon Hamm and Danny Pudi, and “Somewhere in Queens,” directed by Ray Romano and co-starring Laurie Metcalf, Tony Lo Bianco, Sebastian Maniscalco, and Jennifer Esposito. Additional films include “American Dreamer,” with Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Matt Dillon,...
- 4/19/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The festival is set to take place from June 8-19, and features 88 world premieres.
Tribeca has unveiled its 2022 line-up, with world premieres including Joachim Back’s Corner Office starring Jon Hamm and Danny Pudi, and Ray Romano’s directorial debut, Somewhere In Queens. Josh Alexander’s Loudmouth is set to close the festival.
The 21st edition is to take place in New York from June 8-19, with 88 world premieres across its 10 categories, showcasing 109 feature films and 16 online premieres from 150 filmmakers across 40 countries. The Tribeca At Home platform will allow US audiences to watch a selection of films online from June...
Tribeca has unveiled its 2022 line-up, with world premieres including Joachim Back’s Corner Office starring Jon Hamm and Danny Pudi, and Ray Romano’s directorial debut, Somewhere In Queens. Josh Alexander’s Loudmouth is set to close the festival.
The 21st edition is to take place in New York from June 8-19, with 88 world premieres across its 10 categories, showcasing 109 feature films and 16 online premieres from 150 filmmakers across 40 countries. The Tribeca At Home platform will allow US audiences to watch a selection of films online from June...
- 4/19/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
“Jerry and Marge Go Large,” a comedy starring Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening, as well as new films from directors Lena Waithe and Ray Romano, will premiere at this year’s Tribeca Festival.
Tribeca, which is set to take place in New York City from June 8 through June 19, unveiled on Tuesday its lineup of feature, short narrative, documentary and animated films.
The features program spans 10 categories — from narrative competitions and topical documentaries to anticipated new films — and includes 110 feature films and 16 online premieres. There are 32 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects, along with 50 first-time directors. This year, Tribeca has made notable strides toward parity and representation. More than 64 (81) of the feature films are directed by female, Bipoc and LGBT filmmakers. Of the movies slated to play at Tribeca, 46 (58) were helmed by female directors, 34 (43) by Bipoc directors and 8 (10) by LGBTQ+ directors.
The festival is also set to include documentaries about LeVar Burton,...
Tribeca, which is set to take place in New York City from June 8 through June 19, unveiled on Tuesday its lineup of feature, short narrative, documentary and animated films.
The features program spans 10 categories — from narrative competitions and topical documentaries to anticipated new films — and includes 110 feature films and 16 online premieres. There are 32 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects, along with 50 first-time directors. This year, Tribeca has made notable strides toward parity and representation. More than 64 (81) of the feature films are directed by female, Bipoc and LGBT filmmakers. Of the movies slated to play at Tribeca, 46 (58) were helmed by female directors, 34 (43) by Bipoc directors and 8 (10) by LGBTQ+ directors.
The festival is also set to include documentaries about LeVar Burton,...
- 4/19/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The Tribeca Festival has unveiled its 2022 lineup of 109 feature films from 40 countries and 88 world premieres including Joachim Back’s Corner Office starring Jon Hamm and Somewhere in Queens, directed by Ray Romano starring Romano and Laurie Metcalf.
The fest, June 8-19, also features American Dreamer with Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Matt Dillon and Danny Glover; The Cave of Adullam, produced by Laurence Fishburne; Beauty, written by Lena Waithe; Jerry & Marge Go Large by David Frankel and starring Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening and Rainn Wilson; Aisha with Letitia Wright; Alone Together, directed, written and starring Katie Holmes alongside Jim Sturgess, Zosia Mamet and Melissa Leo; My Name Is Andrea with Ashley Judd; Space Oddity, directed by Kyra Sedgwick; Acidman with Thomas Haden Church and Dianna Agron; and The Integrity of Joseph Chambers with Clayne Crawford, Jordana Brewster and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
See full lineup below.
“This 2022 feature film program leaves us...
The fest, June 8-19, also features American Dreamer with Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Matt Dillon and Danny Glover; The Cave of Adullam, produced by Laurence Fishburne; Beauty, written by Lena Waithe; Jerry & Marge Go Large by David Frankel and starring Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening and Rainn Wilson; Aisha with Letitia Wright; Alone Together, directed, written and starring Katie Holmes alongside Jim Sturgess, Zosia Mamet and Melissa Leo; My Name Is Andrea with Ashley Judd; Space Oddity, directed by Kyra Sedgwick; Acidman with Thomas Haden Church and Dianna Agron; and The Integrity of Joseph Chambers with Clayne Crawford, Jordana Brewster and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
See full lineup below.
“This 2022 feature film program leaves us...
- 4/19/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
2022 Tribeca Film Festival Lineup Includes Ray Romano’s Directorial Debut and Jon Hamm Office Satire
The 2022 Tribeca Festival will feature world premieres of Ray Romano’s directorial debut “Somewhere in Queens” and “Corner Office,” a workplace satire starring Jon Hamm and Danny Pudi, among many others.
Tribeca announced on Tuesday its full lineup of features and shorts, including documentaries and animated films. In all, 110 feature films will play at the festival from 151 filmmakers across 40 countries, with 88 being world premieres.
Romano also stars in his film “Somewhere in Queens” alongside Laurie Metcalf, Tony Lo Bianco, Sebastian Maniscalco and Jennifer Esposito. The film is about an Italian-American dad from Queens who gets increasingly involved in ensuring his son’s high school basketball success. “Corner Office” is directed by Joachim Back and stars Hamm as a straight-laced employee who retreats to a blissfully empty corner office to get away from his lackluster colleagues, only to find that his move upsets them immensely.
Other highlights include “American Dreamer” with Peter Dinklage,...
Tribeca announced on Tuesday its full lineup of features and shorts, including documentaries and animated films. In all, 110 feature films will play at the festival from 151 filmmakers across 40 countries, with 88 being world premieres.
Romano also stars in his film “Somewhere in Queens” alongside Laurie Metcalf, Tony Lo Bianco, Sebastian Maniscalco and Jennifer Esposito. The film is about an Italian-American dad from Queens who gets increasingly involved in ensuring his son’s high school basketball success. “Corner Office” is directed by Joachim Back and stars Hamm as a straight-laced employee who retreats to a blissfully empty corner office to get away from his lackluster colleagues, only to find that his move upsets them immensely.
Other highlights include “American Dreamer” with Peter Dinklage,...
- 4/19/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Supergirl American Dreamer Plot Synopsis, Director, and Air Date A press release has been issued for Supergirl, which will airs on The CW. The press release consists of the plot synopsis, guest stars, and the air date of episode nineteen of Season 4 of Supergirl entitled American Dreamer. [...]
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- 4/14/2019
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Ahead of its premiere at SXSW later this month, Saban Films announced that they've acquired North American rights to Tone-Deaf, from Excision, Suburban Gothic, and Trash Fire director Richard Bates Jr.
Los Angeles – Saban Films announced today that they have acquired North American rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s horror thriller Tone-Deaf. The film stars Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew, and is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn and Matt Smith, and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen. Tone-Deaf will make its World Premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival.
Tone-Deaf follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents an eccentric, ornate country house from Harvey (Patrick), an old-fashioned widower who's struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies.
Los Angeles – Saban Films announced today that they have acquired North American rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s horror thriller Tone-Deaf. The film stars Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew, and is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn and Matt Smith, and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen. Tone-Deaf will make its World Premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival.
Tone-Deaf follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents an eccentric, ornate country house from Harvey (Patrick), an old-fashioned widower who's struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies.
- 3/1/2019
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s horror thriller “Tone-Deaf,” starring Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew, ahead of its South by Southwest premiere.
The film is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn, and Matt Smith, and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen.
Crew portrays a millennial who, after losing her job and ending her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents a country house from Patrick’s character — an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies. The two generations soon collide in a home-invasion horror film that critiques today’s cultural and political climate.
Saban Films negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers. Lightning Entertainment’s James C. Walker and Andrew Brown, and Hindsight Media’s James Swarbrick executive produced,...
The film is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn, and Matt Smith, and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen.
Crew portrays a millennial who, after losing her job and ending her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents a country house from Patrick’s character — an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies. The two generations soon collide in a home-invasion horror film that critiques today’s cultural and political climate.
Saban Films negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers. Lightning Entertainment’s James C. Walker and Andrew Brown, and Hindsight Media’s James Swarbrick executive produced,...
- 3/1/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Saban Films has picked up domestic rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s horror thriller Tone-Deaf which stars Terminator 2‘s Robert Patrick and Silicon Valley‘s Amanda Crew. Tone-Deaf will make its world premiere at SXSW on March 10 at 11:55pm at the Alamo Ritz in Austin, Texas.
Tone-Deaf follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents an eccentric, ornate country house from Harvey (Patrick), an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies — and the two collide.
Tone-Deaf is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn and Matt Smith, and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen. Saban Films negotiated the deal along with Steve Break on behalf of the filmmakers. Lightning Entertainment’s...
Tone-Deaf follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents an eccentric, ornate country house from Harvey (Patrick), an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies — and the two collide.
Tone-Deaf is produced by Circle of Confusion’s Lawrence Mattis, Brad Mendelsohn and Matt Smith, and Best Medicine Productions’ Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen. Saban Films negotiated the deal along with Steve Break on behalf of the filmmakers. Lightning Entertainment’s...
- 3/1/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Saban Films announced on Friday that it has acquired North American rights to the horror-thriller, “Tone-Deaf,” ahead of its world premiere at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival.
The film, directed by Richard Bates Jr., stars Robert Patrick (“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”) and Amanda Crew (“Silicon Valley”).
“Tone-Deaf” follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents an eccentric, ornate country house from Harvey (Patrick), an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies. Soon two generations collide with terrifying results in this home invasion horror film that is also a darkly comedic critique of the bizarre cultural and political climate that currently exists.
The...
The film, directed by Richard Bates Jr., stars Robert Patrick (“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”) and Amanda Crew (“Silicon Valley”).
“Tone-Deaf” follows millennial Olive (Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents an eccentric, ornate country house from Harvey (Patrick), an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies. Soon two generations collide with terrifying results in this home invasion horror film that is also a darkly comedic critique of the bizarre cultural and political climate that currently exists.
The...
- 3/1/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew star in inter-generational cultural critique.
Saban Films has picked up North American rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s home invasion thriller Tone-Deaf ahead of its world premiere at SXSW this month.
Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew star in the darkly comic critique of the culture climate that centres on a millennial who, after losing her job and reeling from her latest dysfunctional relationship, takes off for a weekend in the country.
There she discovers the dark underbelly of rural America as the rents a country house from an old-fashioned widower who happens to be a psychopath.
Saban Films has picked up North American rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s home invasion thriller Tone-Deaf ahead of its world premiere at SXSW this month.
Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew star in the darkly comic critique of the culture climate that centres on a millennial who, after losing her job and reeling from her latest dysfunctional relationship, takes off for a weekend in the country.
There she discovers the dark underbelly of rural America as the rents a country house from an old-fashioned widower who happens to be a psychopath.
- 3/1/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew star in inter-generational cultural critique.
Saban Films has picked up North American rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s home invasion thriller Tone-Deaf ahead of its world premiere at SXSW this month.
Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew star in the darkly comic critique of the culture climate that centres on a millennial who, after losing her job and reeling from her latest dysfunctional relationship, takes off for a weekend in the country.
There she discovers the dark underbelly of rural America as the rents a country house from an old-fashioned widower who happens to be a psychopath.
Saban Films has picked up North American rights to Richard Bates Jr.’s home invasion thriller Tone-Deaf ahead of its world premiere at SXSW this month.
Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew star in the darkly comic critique of the culture climate that centres on a millennial who, after losing her job and reeling from her latest dysfunctional relationship, takes off for a weekend in the country.
There she discovers the dark underbelly of rural America as the rents a country house from an old-fashioned widower who happens to be a psychopath.
- 3/1/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Fortitude International handles international sales.
Saban Films has acquired Us rights to psychological thriller Nomis starring Henry Cavill and Ben Kingsley, directed by feature debutant David Raymond.
Nomis received its world premiere as the closing night film at the Los Angeles Film Festival and stars Cavill as a world-weary police officer investigating female abductions and murders linked to an online predator. As the case unravels, he teams up with local vigilante (Kingsley).
Rounding out the key cast are Alexandra Daddario, Stanley Tucci, Minka Kelly, and Nathan Fillion. Raymond wrote the screenplay, and produced alongside Robert Ogden Barnum, Arise Pictures’ Chris Pettit,...
Saban Films has acquired Us rights to psychological thriller Nomis starring Henry Cavill and Ben Kingsley, directed by feature debutant David Raymond.
Nomis received its world premiere as the closing night film at the Los Angeles Film Festival and stars Cavill as a world-weary police officer investigating female abductions and murders linked to an online predator. As the case unravels, he teams up with local vigilante (Kingsley).
Rounding out the key cast are Alexandra Daddario, Stanley Tucci, Minka Kelly, and Nathan Fillion. Raymond wrote the screenplay, and produced alongside Robert Ogden Barnum, Arise Pictures’ Chris Pettit,...
- 11/28/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Saban Films has obtained the U.S. distribution rights to Nomis, the David Raymond directorial debut feature that stars Henry Cavill and Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley. The psychological thriller, which has its world premiere as the closing night film at the La Film Festival, also stars Alexandra Daddario, Stanley Tucci, Minka Kelly, and Nathan Fillion.
Written by Raymond, the plot follows Marshall (Cavill), a weathered Lieutenant, and his police force as they investigate a string of female abductions and murders linked to an online predator. As new leads emerge and the case unravels, Marshall teams with local vigilante (Kingsley) in pursuit of vengeance.
Producers are Robert Ogden Barnum, Arise Pictures’ Chris Pettit and Buffalo Gals’ Jeff Beesley, and Rick Dugdale. The pic will be released in theaters though the exact date is pending.
Bill Bromiley and Jonathan Saba negotiated the deal for Saban, along with CAA on behalf of filmmakers. Fortitude International is handling international rights.
Written by Raymond, the plot follows Marshall (Cavill), a weathered Lieutenant, and his police force as they investigate a string of female abductions and murders linked to an online predator. As new leads emerge and the case unravels, Marshall teams with local vigilante (Kingsley) in pursuit of vengeance.
Producers are Robert Ogden Barnum, Arise Pictures’ Chris Pettit and Buffalo Gals’ Jeff Beesley, and Rick Dugdale. The pic will be released in theaters though the exact date is pending.
Bill Bromiley and Jonathan Saba negotiated the deal for Saban, along with CAA on behalf of filmmakers. Fortitude International is handling international rights.
- 11/28/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Saban Films announced on Wednesday that it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Nomis,” a psychological thriller starring Henry Cavill and Oscar winner Ben Kingsley.
The film, written and directed by first-time feature film director David Raymond, follows Marshall (Cavill), a weathered police lieutenant who’s investigating a string of female abductions and murders linked to an online predator. As new leads emerge and the case unravels, Marshall teams with local vigilante (Kingsley) in pursuit of vengeance.
“Nomis” had its world premiere at the closing night of the Los Angeles Film Festival.
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Along with Cavill and Kingsley, “Nomis” also stars Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci, Alexandra Daddario, Minka Kelly and Nathan Fillion.
Raymond also produced alongside Robert Ogden Barnum, Arise Pictures’ Chris Pettit and Buffalo Gals’ Jeff Beesley, and Rick Dugdale.
Bromiley and Jonathan Saba...
The film, written and directed by first-time feature film director David Raymond, follows Marshall (Cavill), a weathered police lieutenant who’s investigating a string of female abductions and murders linked to an online predator. As new leads emerge and the case unravels, Marshall teams with local vigilante (Kingsley) in pursuit of vengeance.
“Nomis” had its world premiere at the closing night of the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Also Read: Saban Films Acquires Us Rights to Michael Caine's 'King of Thieves'
Along with Cavill and Kingsley, “Nomis” also stars Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci, Alexandra Daddario, Minka Kelly and Nathan Fillion.
Raymond also produced alongside Robert Ogden Barnum, Arise Pictures’ Chris Pettit and Buffalo Gals’ Jeff Beesley, and Rick Dugdale.
Bromiley and Jonathan Saba...
- 11/28/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Saban Films has acquired North American distribution rights to Derrick Borte’s drama “American Dreamer,” starring comedian Jim Gaffigan in his leading-man debut.
“American Dreamer,” which premiered in September at the Los Angeles Film Festival, follows a down-on-his-luck rideshare driver who makes extra cash chauffeuring a low-level drug dealer around town. He soon finds himself in a serious financial bind and decides to kidnap the dealer’s child. As the night grows darker, tensions build as he escorts the drug dealer in search of the missing kid.
Robbie Jones (“Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor”), Isabel Arraiza (“Elementary”), Alejandro Hernandez (“New Amsterdam”), and Tammy Blanchard co-star in the movie.
Borte (“The Joneses”) directed from a script he co-wrote with Daniel Forte. The film was produced by Scott Lochmus for Storyland Pictures, in association with the Virginia Film Office and Old Dominion University. Jonathan Gray, Mary Vernieu, Xyz Films, and Sugar Studios executive produced.
“American Dreamer,” which premiered in September at the Los Angeles Film Festival, follows a down-on-his-luck rideshare driver who makes extra cash chauffeuring a low-level drug dealer around town. He soon finds himself in a serious financial bind and decides to kidnap the dealer’s child. As the night grows darker, tensions build as he escorts the drug dealer in search of the missing kid.
Robbie Jones (“Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor”), Isabel Arraiza (“Elementary”), Alejandro Hernandez (“New Amsterdam”), and Tammy Blanchard co-star in the movie.
Borte (“The Joneses”) directed from a script he co-wrote with Daniel Forte. The film was produced by Scott Lochmus for Storyland Pictures, in association with the Virginia Film Office and Old Dominion University. Jonathan Gray, Mary Vernieu, Xyz Films, and Sugar Studios executive produced.
- 11/5/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Now in its eighth year, the American Film Festival offers a unique perspective on recent developments in U.S. indie filmmaking. That’s because it happens in Poland, staged at the stylish Kino Nowe Horyzonty film center in Wroclaw, also home to the summer New Horizons festival, which has more of a European tilt.
Although the festival, which recently concluded, surveys many favorites from Sundance and South by Southwest, the curation doesn’t merely transpose selections to a new setting. It imports a lively assortment of filmmakers, as well, and creates a cozy, engaged atmosphere more akin to the communal vibe of the Maryland Film Festival. Indeed, to rub shoulders in a crowd that included Jody Lee Lipes, Noel Wells, Dustin Guy Defa, Nathan Silver, producer Mike Ryan, Jessica Oreck and Mike Ott is to experience a deep dive into the creative bustle of current indie ferment.
That spirit is...
Although the festival, which recently concluded, surveys many favorites from Sundance and South by Southwest, the curation doesn’t merely transpose selections to a new setting. It imports a lively assortment of filmmakers, as well, and creates a cozy, engaged atmosphere more akin to the communal vibe of the Maryland Film Festival. Indeed, to rub shoulders in a crowd that included Jody Lee Lipes, Noel Wells, Dustin Guy Defa, Nathan Silver, producer Mike Ryan, Jessica Oreck and Mike Ott is to experience a deep dive into the creative bustle of current indie ferment.
That spirit is...
- 11/14/2017
- by Steve Dollar
- Indiewire
When Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang — best known to most audiences for her shortlisted documentary “Hooligan Sparrow” — arrived in America, she was possessed by some unique notions regarding certain parts of her newly adopted homeland. For Wang, Florida was “an exotic frontier full of theme parks, prehistoric swamp creatures, and sunburned denizens.”
Ever searching and investigative, Wang took those ideas straight to the source, traveling to Florida and exploring. Once there, she discovered an unlikely subject, and an even more unlikely hero.
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As Wang recently told IndieWire, “Every year since I was 20, I’ve given myself the same birthday gift — a last-minute trip to a place I’ve never visited before. On my birthday in 2012 — the first year I lived in NYC, I bought a one-way ticket to Florida. Little did I know,...
Ever searching and investigative, Wang took those ideas straight to the source, traveling to Florida and exploring. Once there, she discovered an unlikely subject, and an even more unlikely hero.
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As Wang recently told IndieWire, “Every year since I was 20, I’ve given myself the same birthday gift — a last-minute trip to a place I’ve never visited before. On my birthday in 2012 — the first year I lived in NYC, I bought a one-way ticket to Florida. Little did I know,...
- 9/7/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Straw Dogs and Eight Million Ways to Die: Jim Hemphill’s Home Video Picks
It’s been a good few months for Sam Peckinpah fans, as several films that were previously only available on standard-def DVDs with serviceable transfers have started appearing on Blu-ray. In an earlier column I recommended Warner Archive’s exquisite pressing of Ride the High Country, and now the label has released an upgrade of another essential Peckinpah film, The Ballad of Cable Hogue. Released in 1970 on the heels of The Wild Bunch, it’s a softer, more humanist movie than audiences were expecting from “Bloody Sam” — a sweet, reflective tale of the rise and fall of an American dreamer (beautifully […]...
- 6/24/2017
- by Jim Hemphill
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
There’s more to South by Southwest than just the movies, whether it be ultra-rare appearances by media-shy filmmakers or live versions of soon-to-premiere game shows. In the case of the latter, SXSW Comedy presented “Talk Show the Game Show” last night with host Guy Branum, who was joined by Wanda Sykes, Casey Schreiner, Nick Thune, Bonnie McFarlane and Scott Thompson. Watch the entire “episode” below.
Read More: Terrence Malick Makes a Rare Appearance at SXSW 2017 and Digs Deep On His Process
Formerly of “Awkward” and “Chelsea Lately,” the writer/comedian/actor played ringleader during the proceedings, which introduced the show’s concept. Utilizing a point-based system — two points for a name drop, three points for flirting with the host — it’s likely the first talk show to require a scorekeeper and actively pit its host against his or her guests. (And everything is scored, including Branum’s monologue.)
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Read More: Terrence Malick Makes a Rare Appearance at SXSW 2017 and Digs Deep On His Process
Formerly of “Awkward” and “Chelsea Lately,” the writer/comedian/actor played ringleader during the proceedings, which introduced the show’s concept. Utilizing a point-based system — two points for a name drop, three points for flirting with the host — it’s likely the first talk show to require a scorekeeper and actively pit its host against his or her guests. (And everything is scored, including Branum’s monologue.)
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- 3/12/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
The most radical thing about “Win It All,” a perfectly agreeable little movie about one man’s attempt to put his gambling problems behind him, is that it follows a pretty conventional arc. More than a decade after director Joe Swanberg started cranking out rambling, improvisatory lo-fi movies, he has wound up funneling those tendencies into formula. At the same time, “Win It All” shows only just enough interest in narrative to keep its light entertainment value in play, while resisting the impulse to tell all but the simplest of stories. It’s still a talky character study, but Swanberg has steadily shown a far greater regard to holding the interest of a general audience, and this is the closest he has come so far.
It’s a reasonable outcome for a movie produced exclusively for Netflix, where Swanberg recently did a full season of his observational comedy “Easy,” further...
It’s a reasonable outcome for a movie produced exclusively for Netflix, where Swanberg recently did a full season of his observational comedy “Easy,” further...
- 3/12/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Chicago – It’s Week One of the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival, and with so many film opportunities to experience, what are some of the highlights? The intrepid film reviewers of HollywoodChicago.com has been sampling the cinema fare for the first week, and offers the following capsule summaries.
HollywoodChicago.com reviewers Jon Espino (Je) and Patrick McDonald (Pm) has taken in the previews, and offer these recommendations for the first week of the festival. For a Pdf connection to the complete schedule, click here.
“The Confessions” (Italy/France)
’The Confessions,’ Directed by Roberto Ando
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival
The world is in fiscal meltdown, and a G8 summit of the world’s greatest economists is taking place in a remote coastal resort in Germany. One of economists has invited an Italian monk to the meetings, in order to make a confession. When that vital world leader turns up dead the next morning,...
HollywoodChicago.com reviewers Jon Espino (Je) and Patrick McDonald (Pm) has taken in the previews, and offer these recommendations for the first week of the festival. For a Pdf connection to the complete schedule, click here.
“The Confessions” (Italy/France)
’The Confessions,’ Directed by Roberto Ando
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival
The world is in fiscal meltdown, and a G8 summit of the world’s greatest economists is taking place in a remote coastal resort in Germany. One of economists has invited an Italian monk to the meetings, in order to make a confession. When that vital world leader turns up dead the next morning,...
- 10/14/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
In this episode of Off The Shelf, Ryan and Brian take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for the week of August 23rd, 2016.
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Episode Notes & Links News The Middle-Earth Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Upcoming Indicator Blu-ray Releases Indicator Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders Blu-ray Kino Lorber: Ridley Scott’s 1492: Conquest of Paradise Prepped for Blu-ray Metropolis (2001) Blu-ray Death in the Garden Blu-ray Upcoming 88 Films Blu-ray Releases The DePatie-Freleng Blu-ray Collection Sony Announces First Waves of Mod (Manufacture on Demand) Blu-ray Releases. The Venture Bros: Season Six Blu-ray The Almodóvar Blu-ray Collection Detailed Links to Amazon 3 Bad Men American Dreamer The Bloodstained Butterfly City on Fire The Huntsman: Winter’s War Midnight Run Modesty Blaise Psycho IV: The Beginning Ratchet & Clank The Spiders The Strain Season 2 Sunset Song A Taste of Honey The Walking Dead, Season 6 Wiener-Dog Woman in the Dunes...
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Episode Notes & Links News The Middle-Earth Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Upcoming Indicator Blu-ray Releases Indicator Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders Blu-ray Kino Lorber: Ridley Scott’s 1492: Conquest of Paradise Prepped for Blu-ray Metropolis (2001) Blu-ray Death in the Garden Blu-ray Upcoming 88 Films Blu-ray Releases The DePatie-Freleng Blu-ray Collection Sony Announces First Waves of Mod (Manufacture on Demand) Blu-ray Releases. The Venture Bros: Season Six Blu-ray The Almodóvar Blu-ray Collection Detailed Links to Amazon 3 Bad Men American Dreamer The Bloodstained Butterfly City on Fire The Huntsman: Winter’s War Midnight Run Modesty Blaise Psycho IV: The Beginning Ratchet & Clank The Spiders The Strain Season 2 Sunset Song A Taste of Honey The Walking Dead, Season 6 Wiener-Dog Woman in the Dunes...
- 8/24/2016
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Decades before Shia LeBeouf transformed from blockbuster actor into head-scratching performance-art weirdo and Joaquin Phoenix grew a beard for a mockumentary about his career as a rapper, Dennis Hopper explored his own mythos in a unique documentary that is now getting a new life.
Fresh off the breakout success of his 1969 directorial debut Easy Rider, the filmmaker attempted to repeat the feat with The Last Movie – a picture about a film crew member who stays in a Peruvian village after a shoot and attempts to prevent locals from reenacting the movie's dangerous stunts.
Fresh off the breakout success of his 1969 directorial debut Easy Rider, the filmmaker attempted to repeat the feat with The Last Movie – a picture about a film crew member who stays in a Peruvian village after a shoot and attempts to prevent locals from reenacting the movie's dangerous stunts.
- 3/29/2016
- Rollingstone.com
In this special episode of Off The Shelf, Ryan and Brian take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for Tuesday, February 23rd 2016.
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Follow-Up Criterion Collection Flash Sale News Love on Netflix Anchor Bay / TWC: Hateful Eight Blu-ray Road show version? Warner Archive: Susan Slept Here Kino – Certain Fury, American Dreamer Episode Links & Notes The Adventures of Gumby: 60’s Series Volume 1 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Season One Part One [The Bees] Big Sleep [Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things] The Curse / Curse II: The Bite Demonoid Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song Entertainment Extraction Fargo: Season 2 The Good Dinosaur The Graduate Gumby: 60’s Series V1 I Knew Her Well Jesus Of Nazareth: The Complete Miniseries Key Largo The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar Millennium / R.O.T.O.R. Moonwalkers Pauline at the Beach Secret in Their Eyes The Serpent and the Rainbow Shaun the Sheep: Season...
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Follow-Up Criterion Collection Flash Sale News Love on Netflix Anchor Bay / TWC: Hateful Eight Blu-ray Road show version? Warner Archive: Susan Slept Here Kino – Certain Fury, American Dreamer Episode Links & Notes The Adventures of Gumby: 60’s Series Volume 1 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Season One Part One [The Bees] Big Sleep [Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things] The Curse / Curse II: The Bite Demonoid Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song Entertainment Extraction Fargo: Season 2 The Good Dinosaur The Graduate Gumby: 60’s Series V1 I Knew Her Well Jesus Of Nazareth: The Complete Miniseries Key Largo The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar Millennium / R.O.T.O.R. Moonwalkers Pauline at the Beach Secret in Their Eyes The Serpent and the Rainbow Shaun the Sheep: Season...
- 2/24/2016
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
L.M. Kit Carson and Lawrence Schiller's The American Dreamer (1971) is exclusively playing on Mubi through March 12, 2016.Photo by Lawrence SchillerWith a budget of $1 million, 1971's The Last Movie is the cheapest film ever to be considered a major folly. Tugging on his beard and watching a rough cut, Dennis Hopper prepares for his new project's inevitable critical disemboweling. He knows, after all, that among many delirious and noxious (though often brilliant) self-referential shenanigans it features a gigantic breast ejaculating milk onto Hopper's own receptive face. With self-aggrandizing irony (or is that ironic self-aggrandizement?), Hopper aspires to Orson Welles's career trajectory: "I can become Orson Welles, poor bastard." He declares his debut, 1969's Easy Rider, his Citizen Kane and The Last Movie his The Magnificent Ambersons. Nevertheless, the response to The Last Movie scared him away from directing for nearly a decade, rather than duplicating Welles's indomitable retreat to self-,...
- 2/11/2016
- by Mike Opal
- MUBI
David O. Russell delights in supreme disorder – every movie the director has ever made bears a signature sense of organized chaos, of big personalities clashing with one another so loudly and violently they threaten to escape the edges of his carefully composed frame. Russell’s willingness to simply roll the camera and document that mayhem, trusting his actors to do the heavy lifting and only bringing in stylistic flourishes when the material calls for it, is a rare trait in a Hollywood director. But in Joy, it backfires on him catastrophically – after expertly traversing three distinctly tricky thematic tightropes in The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, Russell loses his balance in his latest film, and the chaos he’s usually so adept at orchestrating instead overwhelms both him and the picture.
The movie, a very shaggy biopic, is Russell’s third (and unquestionably least fruitful) collaboration with lead...
The movie, a very shaggy biopic, is Russell’s third (and unquestionably least fruitful) collaboration with lead...
- 12/15/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Read More: David O. Russell Opens Up About 'Joy' If the title "American Hustle" weren't already applied to another David O. Russell movie, it could easily work for "Joy," which plays like the less memorable B-side to that earlier effort. The triumphant story of American dreamer Joy Mangano, whose invention of the Miracle Mop in the early nineties saved her from toiling in obscurity, Russell's latest distinctive comedy-drama has the usual signposts of his skill: An expertly written and performed ensemble piece, it moves along with the vibrantly caustic tone of the filmmaker's own invention. But in this case, the material never quite keeps up. Another idiosyncratic story of middle class perseverance, "Joy" tracks Mangano from her troubled childhood to her struggles living with her divorced parents and ex-husband (Edgar Ramirez) in a crowded Long Island household. It's here that the busy-minded Italian-American woman conceives of an unorthodox solution to.
- 12/7/2015
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Sullivan’s Travels
Written and directed by Preston Sturges
USA, 1941
At the start of Sullivan’s Travels, movie director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) has been screening his latest effort. The picture within the picture concludes with an intense rooftop fight aboard a train. It’s almost absurd in its inflated action and Sullivan is not at all pleased with his creation. This type of escapist entertainment may be all right for some, but it’s social commentary he now seeks. These are troubling times, he argues, with war in Europe and strikes on the home front, and the ambitious, idealistic filmmaker wants something beyond mere cinematic frivolity. Apparently, so did the director of Sullivan’s Travels, the great Preston Sturges. At least that’s what he ended up with anyway.
Sullivan’s Travels, “By” Preston Sturges, as the opening credit proclaims, lending the filmic fable something of a storybook...
Written and directed by Preston Sturges
USA, 1941
At the start of Sullivan’s Travels, movie director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) has been screening his latest effort. The picture within the picture concludes with an intense rooftop fight aboard a train. It’s almost absurd in its inflated action and Sullivan is not at all pleased with his creation. This type of escapist entertainment may be all right for some, but it’s social commentary he now seeks. These are troubling times, he argues, with war in Europe and strikes on the home front, and the ambitious, idealistic filmmaker wants something beyond mere cinematic frivolity. Apparently, so did the director of Sullivan’s Travels, the great Preston Sturges. At least that’s what he ended up with anyway.
Sullivan’s Travels, “By” Preston Sturges, as the opening credit proclaims, lending the filmic fable something of a storybook...
- 4/29/2015
- by Jeremy Carr
- SoundOnSight
Hardly a week goes by without there seeming to be some sort of announcement of a project involving the omnipresent James Franco. The next string to his oversized bow will be his upcoming Broadway debut in Of Mice and Men. The 35-year-old is playing American dreamer George in a new adaptation of the Steinbeck classic, with Chris O’Dowd playing his mentally disabled companion Lennie.
- 3/8/2014
- The Independent - Film
Hardly a week goes by without there seeming to be some sort of announcement of a project involving the omnipresent James Franco. The next string to his oversized bow will be his upcoming Broadway debut in Of Mice and Men. The 35-year-old is playing American dreamer George in a new adaptation of the Steinbeck classic, with Chris O’Dowd playing his mentally disabled companion Lennie.
- 3/8/2014
- The Independent - Film
Somali-born actor had been directing hip-hop videos before responding to a casting call, though his relative inexperience did feed into his portrayal of a desperate pirate in Captain Phillips
Until recently, Barkhad Abdi was doing shifts at his brother's Minnesota mobile-phone shop. Now the 28-year-old has acting plaudits coming out of his ears thanks to his turn as khat-chomping rookie pirate Muse in Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass's retelling of the real-life 2009 hijack of the Maersk Alabama off the Somali coast. When we meet, he's just snatched the London Critics' Circle supporting actor gong from the jaws of Jared Leto and Michael Fassbender and, two weeks later, he scoops the same award at the Baftas.
But it's his Oscars nod that's proving most difficult to digest. "It is surreal, I would say," muses Abdi, sitting in his room at the hotel that hosted last night's ceremony, wearing an oversized suit and Nikes.
Until recently, Barkhad Abdi was doing shifts at his brother's Minnesota mobile-phone shop. Now the 28-year-old has acting plaudits coming out of his ears thanks to his turn as khat-chomping rookie pirate Muse in Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass's retelling of the real-life 2009 hijack of the Maersk Alabama off the Somali coast. When we meet, he's just snatched the London Critics' Circle supporting actor gong from the jaws of Jared Leto and Michael Fassbender and, two weeks later, he scoops the same award at the Baftas.
But it's his Oscars nod that's proving most difficult to digest. "It is surreal, I would say," muses Abdi, sitting in his room at the hotel that hosted last night's ceremony, wearing an oversized suit and Nikes.
- 3/1/2014
- by Rachel Aroesti
- The Guardian - Film News
Feature Louisa Mellor 31 Jan 2014 - 07:00
A look at the pre-Grimm work of co-creators David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf, a screenwriting partnership that’s lasted over thirty years…
A poker table in the late seventies, a bathroom in the mid-noughties… television shows have many birthplaces. Had screenwriters David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf not been introduced at a card game over thirty years ago, and had producer Todd Milliner not taken a 2006 shower in which he pondered what existing stories were in need of a modern update for TV, then Grimm might never have existed.
First, that poker game. Greenwalt and Kouf’s friendship began a couple of years before their first official screenwriting credit on 1982’s horror spoof Wacko, a job for which the pair were paid the princely sum of fifteen thousand dollars…
“We did a lot of fun movies back then”
That’s what Greenwalt told Collider...
A look at the pre-Grimm work of co-creators David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf, a screenwriting partnership that’s lasted over thirty years…
A poker table in the late seventies, a bathroom in the mid-noughties… television shows have many birthplaces. Had screenwriters David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf not been introduced at a card game over thirty years ago, and had producer Todd Milliner not taken a 2006 shower in which he pondered what existing stories were in need of a modern update for TV, then Grimm might never have existed.
First, that poker game. Greenwalt and Kouf’s friendship began a couple of years before their first official screenwriting credit on 1982’s horror spoof Wacko, a job for which the pair were paid the princely sum of fifteen thousand dollars…
“We did a lot of fun movies back then”
That’s what Greenwalt told Collider...
- 1/30/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Black British film talent tops nominations and BBC dramas also hope to carry off major wins
12 Years a Slave, a harrowing account of American slavery by the British visual artist turned film director Steve McQueen, established itself as the film to beat at the start of awards season, picking up seven nominations at the 71st annual Golden Globes.
Announced at a dawn press conference in Beverly Hills, California, the nominations were a significant breakthrough for black British film talent. McQueen was nominated as best director while Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) and Idris Elba (Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom) bagged acting nominations. Other British performers up for awards include Christian Bale (American Hustle), Kate Winslet (Labor Day), Emma Thompson (Saving Mr Banks), Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine) and Judi Dench (Philomena).
Elba and Ejiofor will be hoping for success in both the film and TV categories, with the pair also...
12 Years a Slave, a harrowing account of American slavery by the British visual artist turned film director Steve McQueen, established itself as the film to beat at the start of awards season, picking up seven nominations at the 71st annual Golden Globes.
Announced at a dawn press conference in Beverly Hills, California, the nominations were a significant breakthrough for black British film talent. McQueen was nominated as best director while Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) and Idris Elba (Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom) bagged acting nominations. Other British performers up for awards include Christian Bale (American Hustle), Kate Winslet (Labor Day), Emma Thompson (Saving Mr Banks), Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine) and Judi Dench (Philomena).
Elba and Ejiofor will be hoping for success in both the film and TV categories, with the pair also...
- 12/13/2013
- by Xan Brooks, Jason Deans
- The Guardian - Film News
Hard-hitting slavery drama and rambunctious crime caper face off with seven nominations each as the awards season gets into gear
• Golden Globes 2014: full list of nominations
• Golden Globes 2014 nominations - in pictures
American Hustle and 12 Years a Slave emerged as the early frontrunners for awards season, as both films picked up seven nominations at the 71st annual Golden Globes. David O Russell's conman caper dominated the Globes' comedy-or-musical section, while Steve McQueen's slavery saga held sway in the neighbouring drama category. The race towards Oscar night now looks set to pit the disreputable crime romp against the weighty expose of institutionalised American evil.
Based on Solomon Northup's 1853 memoir, 12 Years a Slave stars the British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor as a free man from New York state, sold into bondage in Louisiana. Its nominations include best director, best dramatic actor and the crowning best film drama.
American Hustle, meanwhile,...
• Golden Globes 2014: full list of nominations
• Golden Globes 2014 nominations - in pictures
American Hustle and 12 Years a Slave emerged as the early frontrunners for awards season, as both films picked up seven nominations at the 71st annual Golden Globes. David O Russell's conman caper dominated the Globes' comedy-or-musical section, while Steve McQueen's slavery saga held sway in the neighbouring drama category. The race towards Oscar night now looks set to pit the disreputable crime romp against the weighty expose of institutionalised American evil.
Based on Solomon Northup's 1853 memoir, 12 Years a Slave stars the British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor as a free man from New York state, sold into bondage in Louisiana. Its nominations include best director, best dramatic actor and the crowning best film drama.
American Hustle, meanwhile,...
- 12/12/2013
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
Review by Sam Moffitt
When you are a true movie geek some titles become a sort of Holy Grail. When I was a monster kid growing up in the 60’s I read Castle of Frankenstein magazine avidly (one of the greatest magazines ever published by the way!) That periodical discussed so many movies that I just knew I would never get a chance to see, foreign films, independent films, odd ball avant garde’ experimental films, it made me determined to see them by any means necessary.
I recall reading about Night Tide in Castle of Frankenstein and wanting to see it very badly. I didn’t get to view that title until sometime in the 90s. I found it on vhs on the Rhino label and was happy to finally get to see it, it lives up to its reputation, for me anyway. Now I am happy to report Image...
When you are a true movie geek some titles become a sort of Holy Grail. When I was a monster kid growing up in the 60’s I read Castle of Frankenstein magazine avidly (one of the greatest magazines ever published by the way!) That periodical discussed so many movies that I just knew I would never get a chance to see, foreign films, independent films, odd ball avant garde’ experimental films, it made me determined to see them by any means necessary.
I recall reading about Night Tide in Castle of Frankenstein and wanting to see it very badly. I didn’t get to view that title until sometime in the 90s. I found it on vhs on the Rhino label and was happy to finally get to see it, it lives up to its reputation, for me anyway. Now I am happy to report Image...
- 10/21/2013
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Today, Mark Wahlberg is a big box office draw, an Oscar nominee, the producer of half of HBO, and the co-lead in this weekend’s bicep-fest Pain & Gain. But follow me, fellow travelers, to a different time and place. The time? The ’90s. The place? The ’90s. Mark Wahlberg’s role as a sensitive American Dreamer/porn star in Boogie Nights ensured that he had a bright future beyond Calvin Klein and the Funky Bunch.
But first came the growing pains. Specifically, first came The Big Hit, a cuckoo action-romcom-martial arts-heist mash-up produced by John Woo. Wahlberg plays a hitman...
But first came the growing pains. Specifically, first came The Big Hit, a cuckoo action-romcom-martial arts-heist mash-up produced by John Woo. Wahlberg plays a hitman...
- 4/26/2013
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Rob Kardashian has a dream. He doesn’t just want to make socks. He wants to change the way we think about socks. In last night’s episode of Kooling Off With the Kardashians, Rob returned to Los Angeles after a month of scouting out manufacturers in England, which as we all know is the home of many of the world’s great sock factories. Now, this is just a hypothesis based on extensive research, but I assume that Rob™ Brand Socks all come in different shades of neon. They’re emblazoned with conflict diamonds and Yukon gold dust and...
- 5/29/2012
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
The veteran Scottish actor has always been a smoothie, and now he's showing off his moves in Streetdance 2. He talks to us about salsa, stardom – and being the oldest person on set
In the middle of Streetdance 2, a breakdance crew storms a Parisian bar to show off their moves. They flex and writhe as the music thumps. On the edge of the circle, away from the sweat and the fury, Tom Conti leads a partner through a gentle spot of salsa.
"It really wasn't about dancing," says the 71-year-old of his awkward turn on the boards. "It was about the connection between man and woman. The streetdancers don't connect with each other, they just do phenomenal acrobatics. There's no sex, really."
Conti doesn't like to dance. He has trouble with the tango, spurns the quickstep. He turned down Strictly Come Dancing ("I'd make a total arse of myself"), but he likes music,...
In the middle of Streetdance 2, a breakdance crew storms a Parisian bar to show off their moves. They flex and writhe as the music thumps. On the edge of the circle, away from the sweat and the fury, Tom Conti leads a partner through a gentle spot of salsa.
"It really wasn't about dancing," says the 71-year-old of his awkward turn on the boards. "It was about the connection between man and woman. The streetdancers don't connect with each other, they just do phenomenal acrobatics. There's no sex, really."
Conti doesn't like to dance. He has trouble with the tango, spurns the quickstep. He turned down Strictly Come Dancing ("I'd make a total arse of myself"), but he likes music,...
- 3/30/2012
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
Did Scrooge McDuck cause the financial crisis? The answer to that question depends on how you choose to read the subtext of DuckTales, a frothy Reagan-era cartoon based loosely on the work of comics maestro Carl Barks. You could argue that Scrooge McDuck is the very image of insatiable capitalism unbound. He owns every company in Duckburg, an unthinkable monopoly that could only exist in a world with a financial system managed by Ayn Rand zealots. (There is something of Fountainhead protagonist Howard Roarke in Scrooge’s recurrent mantra: “I made my money by being tougher than the toughies, and smarter than the smarties!
- 6/23/2011
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Lincoln trounced his erstwhile Civil War general, George McClellan; Truman dispatched his former commerce secretary, Henry Wallace; and now Obama is looking to do the same in 2012 against his outgoing China ambassador. Jill Lawrence on why Jon Huntsman thinks he can beat the odds-and his boss.
Running against the boss has been rare in presidential history, and it hasn't ended well. Think George McClellan against Abraham Lincoln, or Henry Wallace against Harry Truman. Now Jon Huntsman is preparing to give it a try.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Should We Hit Gaddafi Next?
Huntsman, 51, is about to make a lightning-fast transformation from President Obama's employee to his potential rival. His resignation as U.S. ambassador to China takes effect Saturday. On Monday he will plunge into meetings with the advisers who, without his input, have been laying groundwork for a race for the Republican nomination. His travel schedule...
Running against the boss has been rare in presidential history, and it hasn't ended well. Think George McClellan against Abraham Lincoln, or Henry Wallace against Harry Truman. Now Jon Huntsman is preparing to give it a try.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Should We Hit Gaddafi Next?
Huntsman, 51, is about to make a lightning-fast transformation from President Obama's employee to his potential rival. His resignation as U.S. ambassador to China takes effect Saturday. On Monday he will plunge into meetings with the advisers who, without his input, have been laying groundwork for a race for the Republican nomination. His travel schedule...
- 4/30/2011
- by Jill Lawrence
- The Daily Beast
Actor Tim Blake Nelson will host the awards ceremony at the Sundance Film Festival, which also announced Tuesday the members of the five juries that will determine the winners. The festival runs from Jan. 20-30; the awards will be handed out the evening of Jan. 29. (The Short Film Awards will be named earlier at a ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at Park City’s Jupiter Bowl.)
The complete list of jurors follows, with bios provided by the festival.
U.S. Documentary Jury
Jeffrey Blitz
Jeffrey’s film career started in 2002 with the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning documentary “Spellbound.” His fiction feature debut, “Rocket Science,” became his first to play the festival (Sundance, 2007; Dramatic Directing Award). He has also directed the documentary “Lucky,” (Sundance, 2010) and multiple episodes of NBC’s “The Office.” In 2009, he won the Emmy for comedy directing.
Matt Groening
Matt Groening created the longest-running comedy in television history, “The Simpsons.” As a cartoonist,...
The complete list of jurors follows, with bios provided by the festival.
U.S. Documentary Jury
Jeffrey Blitz
Jeffrey’s film career started in 2002 with the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning documentary “Spellbound.” His fiction feature debut, “Rocket Science,” became his first to play the festival (Sundance, 2007; Dramatic Directing Award). He has also directed the documentary “Lucky,” (Sundance, 2010) and multiple episodes of NBC’s “The Office.” In 2009, he won the Emmy for comedy directing.
Matt Groening
Matt Groening created the longest-running comedy in television history, “The Simpsons.” As a cartoonist,...
- 1/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
NBC announced their mid-season schedule this week, including bringing back the Amy Poehler comedy "Parks and Recreation" in an all-comedy Thursday night lineup, starting Jan. 20.
The hilarious show about Pawnee, Indiana's local government will air in the 9:30 slot. The new schedule will be as follows:
8:00-8:30 pm "Community"
8:30-9:00 pm "Perfect Couples"
9:00-9:30 pm "The Office"
9:30-10:00 pm "Parks and Recreation"
10:00-10:30 pm "30 Rock...
The hilarious show about Pawnee, Indiana's local government will air in the 9:30 slot. The new schedule will be as follows:
8:00-8:30 pm "Community"
8:30-9:00 pm "Perfect Couples"
9:00-9:30 pm "The Office"
9:30-10:00 pm "Parks and Recreation"
10:00-10:30 pm "30 Rock...
- 11/19/2010
- Extra
NBC, as first reported by EW, announced today that it will air six comedies on Thursdays beginning Jan. 20. The network will also debut new dramas like The Cape and Harry’s Law during the same month while making time period changes for Law & Order: Los Angeles, Chase, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Parenthood.
In other moves, NBC also announced the return of Parks and Recreation, The Biggest Loser: Couples, Who Do You Think You Are?, Minute to Win It, The Marriage Ref and The Celebrity Apprentice to the schedule. “The goal for our midseason schedule was to keep us...
In other moves, NBC also announced the return of Parks and Recreation, The Biggest Loser: Couples, Who Do You Think You Are?, Minute to Win It, The Marriage Ref and The Celebrity Apprentice to the schedule. “The goal for our midseason schedule was to keep us...
- 11/15/2010
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
NBC, as first reported by EW, announced today that it will air six comedies on Thursdays beginning Jan. 20. The network will also debut new dramas like The Cape and Harry’s Law during the same month while making time period changes for Law & Order: Los Angeles, Chase, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Parenthood.
In other moves, NBC also announced the return of Parks and Recreation, The Biggest Loser: Couples, Who Do You Think You Are?, Minute to Win It, The Marriage Ref and The Celebrity Apprentice to the schedule. “The goal for our midseason schedule was to keep us...
In other moves, NBC also announced the return of Parks and Recreation, The Biggest Loser: Couples, Who Do You Think You Are?, Minute to Win It, The Marriage Ref and The Celebrity Apprentice to the schedule. “The goal for our midseason schedule was to keep us...
- 11/15/2010
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside Movies
NBC, as first reported by EW, announced today that it will air six comedies on Thursdays beginning Jan. 20. The network will also debut new dramas like The Cape and Harry’s Law during the same month while making time period changes for Law & Order: Los Angeles, Chase, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Parenthood.
In other moves, NBC also announced the return of Parks and Recreation, The Biggest Loser: Couples, Who Do You Think You Are?, Minute to Win It, The Marriage Ref and The Celebrity Apprentice to the schedule. “The goal for our midseason schedule was to keep us...
In other moves, NBC also announced the return of Parks and Recreation, The Biggest Loser: Couples, Who Do You Think You Are?, Minute to Win It, The Marriage Ref and The Celebrity Apprentice to the schedule. “The goal for our midseason schedule was to keep us...
- 11/15/2010
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside Movies
NBC, as first reported by EW, announced today that it will air six comedies on Thursdays beginning Jan. 20. The network will also debut new dramas like The Cape and Harry’s Law during the same month while making time period changes for Law & Order: Los Angeles, Chase, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Parenthood.
In other moves, NBC brought back Parks and Recreation, The Biggest Loser: Couples, Who Do You Think You Are?, Minute to Win It, The Marriage Ref and The Celebrity Apprentice to the schedule. “The goal for our midseason schedule was to keep us in original programming...
In other moves, NBC brought back Parks and Recreation, The Biggest Loser: Couples, Who Do You Think You Are?, Minute to Win It, The Marriage Ref and The Celebrity Apprentice to the schedule. “The goal for our midseason schedule was to keep us in original programming...
- 11/15/2010
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside Movies
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