The moral implications of modern warfare are confronted in Bleecker Street’s powerful drama, Eye in the Sky, coming to Digital HD on June 14, 2016 and Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on June 28, 2016, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Tackling an ethical dilemma in a thought-provoking suspenseful story, the gritty film stars Academy Award® Winner, Helen Mirren (Trumbo, The Queen), Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad, Need for Speed), Academy Award® Nominee Barkhad Abdi (Captain Philips), Iain Glen (Game of Thrones, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) and the late Alan Rickman (Die Hard, Harry Potter) in his final on-screen performance. Eye in the Sky “holds us in a vise and keeps squeezing” according to Peter Travers of Rolling Stone. Directed by Academy Award® Winner Gavin Hood (Tsotsi, Ender’s Game) and written by Guy Hibbert (Complicit, Five Minutes of Heaven), Eye in the Sky follows Colonel Katherine Powell (Helen Mirren), a UK-based military officer in...
- 4/29/2016
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Adapted from Chris Karsten's South African crime novel The Skin Collector, Afrikaans language serial killer thriller The Awakening (Die Ontwaking) has released its first teaser in advance of a February theatrical release.The directorial debut from production designer Johnny Breedt (Hotel Rwanda, A Long Walk To Freedom) the film revolves around the owner of an art gallery who maintains a separate - and much more grisly - collection: Tattoos harvested from his victims to form a sort of 'cosmic journal'. An inexperienced detective is assigned his case leading to an extended cat and mouse game between the pair.Take a look at the teaser below!...
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- 10/28/2015
- Screen Anarchy
I seem to be in the minority when I say that 2008’s Death Race was a complete and utter waste of time, however somebody must have been listening, as the completely unwarranted sequel appears to be heading straight for a bargain bin near you!
Death Race 2, a completely unnecessary prequel to the original film (which starred Jason Statham) has an ok cast by all accounts. Starring Luke Goss, Ving Rhames and Sean Bean, the film is directed by Roel Reiné and has already begun principal photography. Check out the official press release below for more:
Start your engines…and load your weapons. The explosive, all-new high-octane Death Race 2 began principal photography on February 13, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. The spectacular prequel to Paul W.S. Anderson’s audacious re-imagining of the Roger Corman cult classic stars Luke Goss (Hellboy 2: The Golden Army), Ving Rhames (Con Air, Pulp Fiction), Sean Bean (National Treasure,...
Death Race 2, a completely unnecessary prequel to the original film (which starred Jason Statham) has an ok cast by all accounts. Starring Luke Goss, Ving Rhames and Sean Bean, the film is directed by Roel Reiné and has already begun principal photography. Check out the official press release below for more:
Start your engines…and load your weapons. The explosive, all-new high-octane Death Race 2 began principal photography on February 13, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. The spectacular prequel to Paul W.S. Anderson’s audacious re-imagining of the Roger Corman cult classic stars Luke Goss (Hellboy 2: The Golden Army), Ving Rhames (Con Air, Pulp Fiction), Sean Bean (National Treasure,...
- 3/2/2010
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
Start your engines…and load your weapons. The explosive, all-new high-octane Death Race 2 began principal photography on February 13, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. The spectacular prequel to Paul W.S. Anderson’s audacious re-imagining of the Roger Corman cult classic stars Luke Goss (Hellboy 2: The Golden Army), Ving Rhames (Con Air, Pulp Fiction), Sean Bean (National Treasure, Lord of the Rings trilogy), Danny Trejo (Planet Terror, “Burn Notice”), Frederick Koehler (“Oz,” “Touching Evil”) and Lauren Cohan (“Supernatural”) and promises even more outrageously outfitted muscle cars and death-defying stunts in a deadly driving competition. Director Roel Reiné (The Marine 2, The Lost Tribe) takes the helm of the adrenaline-fueled chronicle of Frankenstein, the greatest Death Racedriver of all time, in an all-out thrill ride through a dystopian future.
The screenplay is by Tony Giglio (Chaos), from a story by Paul W.S. Anderson. A top-flight production team has also been assembled,...
The screenplay is by Tony Giglio (Chaos), from a story by Paul W.S. Anderson. A top-flight production team has also been assembled,...
- 3/2/2010
- MoviesOnline.ca
Death Race with Jason Statham was ok. I was hoping for a Cannonball Run type movie where the participants Had to go out of their way to run over people like in the original for points. Instead we got a bunch of dudes racing around in a prison yard. But it was still pretty action packed for what we were given.Here's to hoping the prequel goes the way of the original. Universal has more on Death Race 2:Start your engines…and load your weapons. The explosive, all-new high-octane Death Race 2 began principal photography on February 13, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. The spectacular prequel to Paul W.S. Anderson’s audacious re-imagining of the Roger Corman cult classic stars Luke Goss (Hellboy 2: The Golden Army), Ving Rhames (Con Air, Pulp Fiction), Sean Bean (National Treasure, Lord of the Rings trilogy), Danny Trejo (Planet Terror, “Burn Notice”), Frederick Koehler (“Oz,...
- 3/2/2010
- LRMonline.com
This review was written for the theatricla release of "The Breed".LONDON -- There are lots of dogs in "The Breed". They snarl, jump, bark, bite and rip people to pieces. But they sure can't run. When five very mature American college students arrive on a deserted island for a party weekend only to land in canine hell, they're outnumbered and outsmarted by rabid four-legged beasts but any time they have to run for cover, by golly they make it.
"The Breed" is a bog standard date thriller with run-of-the-mill thrills created by jump cuts usually involving the sudden appearance of a highly excited hound seeking human flesh to chow down on. The result is predictable but efficient with mundane dialog required to fill in the blanks and whenever possible make mention of other famous dogs including Lassie, Old Yeller and Cujo. The combination of obvious humor and sudden shrieks could scare up some box office in soft markets but the film's destiny is the DVD shelf, where it will be almost immediately upon its U.S. release.
Shot in South Africa, the film is efficiently put together by director Nicholas Mastrandrea and editor Nathan Easterling who are helped enormously by their team of animal trainers. The humans aren't bad either with Michelle Rodriguez, from TV's "Lost", especially convincing as Nicki in showing some vulnerability as well as cinematic athleticism.
Nicki and boyfriend Matt (Eric Lively) along with Sara (Taryn Manning), who's blonde and flirty, and Noah (Hill Harper), who's black and talky, are persuaded by Nicki's former boyfriend John (Oliver Hudson), who is Matt's cocky older brother, into a weekend at their late uncle's holiday pad on a remote island.
The opening sequence has already revealed what happens to strangers who arrive on the island when sailboaters Luke (Nick Boraine) and Jenny (Lisa-Marie Schneider) are brutally taken by some very annoyed mutts.
Sara is the first to be bitten and her blonde looks take on a dark and sallow appearance but as anyone familiar with such films will expect, it's the brother who gets it first. But Matt is training to be a vet, John is Mr. Fix-it and Nicki is all-action so when someone recalls there was a camp on the island where dogs were being trained in some secret program, it's clear how everything will play out. It has nothing to do with singing "Old Shep".
THE BREED
First Look International
Film Afrika Worldwide
Credits:
Director: Nicholas Mastrandrea
Writers: Robert Conte, Peter Martin Wortmann
Producers: Thomas Becker, David Lancaster, Marianne Maddalena Karen Vundla, Jorg Westerkamp, David Wicht
Executive producers: Wes Craven, Hal Sadoff
Director of photography: Giulio Biccari
Production designer: Johnny Breedt
Music: Tom Mesmer, Marcus Trumpp
Co-producers: Robert Conte, Peter Martin Wortmann
Costume designer: Dianna Cilliers
Editor: Nathan Easterling
Cast:
Nicki: Michelle Rodriguez
John: Oliver Hudson
Sara: Taryn Manning
Matt: Eric Lively
Noah: Hill Harper
Luke: Nick Boraine
Jenny: Lisa-Marie Schneider
Running time -- 87 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
"The Breed" is a bog standard date thriller with run-of-the-mill thrills created by jump cuts usually involving the sudden appearance of a highly excited hound seeking human flesh to chow down on. The result is predictable but efficient with mundane dialog required to fill in the blanks and whenever possible make mention of other famous dogs including Lassie, Old Yeller and Cujo. The combination of obvious humor and sudden shrieks could scare up some box office in soft markets but the film's destiny is the DVD shelf, where it will be almost immediately upon its U.S. release.
Shot in South Africa, the film is efficiently put together by director Nicholas Mastrandrea and editor Nathan Easterling who are helped enormously by their team of animal trainers. The humans aren't bad either with Michelle Rodriguez, from TV's "Lost", especially convincing as Nicki in showing some vulnerability as well as cinematic athleticism.
Nicki and boyfriend Matt (Eric Lively) along with Sara (Taryn Manning), who's blonde and flirty, and Noah (Hill Harper), who's black and talky, are persuaded by Nicki's former boyfriend John (Oliver Hudson), who is Matt's cocky older brother, into a weekend at their late uncle's holiday pad on a remote island.
The opening sequence has already revealed what happens to strangers who arrive on the island when sailboaters Luke (Nick Boraine) and Jenny (Lisa-Marie Schneider) are brutally taken by some very annoyed mutts.
Sara is the first to be bitten and her blonde looks take on a dark and sallow appearance but as anyone familiar with such films will expect, it's the brother who gets it first. But Matt is training to be a vet, John is Mr. Fix-it and Nicki is all-action so when someone recalls there was a camp on the island where dogs were being trained in some secret program, it's clear how everything will play out. It has nothing to do with singing "Old Shep".
THE BREED
First Look International
Film Afrika Worldwide
Credits:
Director: Nicholas Mastrandrea
Writers: Robert Conte, Peter Martin Wortmann
Producers: Thomas Becker, David Lancaster, Marianne Maddalena Karen Vundla, Jorg Westerkamp, David Wicht
Executive producers: Wes Craven, Hal Sadoff
Director of photography: Giulio Biccari
Production designer: Johnny Breedt
Music: Tom Mesmer, Marcus Trumpp
Co-producers: Robert Conte, Peter Martin Wortmann
Costume designer: Dianna Cilliers
Editor: Nathan Easterling
Cast:
Nicki: Michelle Rodriguez
John: Oliver Hudson
Sara: Taryn Manning
Matt: Eric Lively
Noah: Hill Harper
Luke: Nick Boraine
Jenny: Lisa-Marie Schneider
Running time -- 87 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 4/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- There are lots of dogs in "The Breed". They snarl, jump, bark, bite and rip people to pieces. But they sure can't run. When five very mature American college students arrive on a deserted island for a party weekend only to land in canine hell, they're outnumbered and outsmarted by rabid four-legged beasts but any time they have to run for cover, by golly they make it.
"The Breed" is a bog standard date thriller with run-of-the-mill thrills created by jump cuts usually involving the sudden appearance of a highly excited hound seeking human flesh to chow down on. The result is predictable but efficient with mundane dialog required to fill in the blanks and whenever possible make mention of other famous dogs including Lassie, Old Yeller and Cujo. The combination of obvious humor and sudden shrieks could scare up some box office in soft markets but the film's destiny is the DVD shelf, where it will be almost immediately upon its U.S. release.
Shot in South Africa, the film is efficiently put together by director Nicholas Mastrandrea and editor Nathan Easterling who are helped enormously by their team of animal trainers. The humans aren't bad either with Michelle Rodriguez, from TV's "Lost", especially convincing as Nicki in showing some vulnerability as well as cinematic athleticism.
Nicki and boyfriend Matt (Eric Lively) along with Sara (Taryn Manning), who's blonde and flirty, and Noah (Hill Harper), who's black and talky, are persuaded by Nicki's former boyfriend John (Oliver Hudson), who is Matt's cocky older brother, into a weekend at their late uncle's holiday pad on a remote island.
The opening sequence has already revealed what happens to strangers who arrive on the island when sailboaters Luke (Nick Boraine) and Jenny (Lisa-Marie Schneider) are brutally taken by some very annoyed mutts.
Sara is the first to be bitten and her blonde looks take on a dark and sallow appearance but as anyone familiar with such films will expect, it's the brother who gets it first. But Matt is training to be a vet, John is Mr. Fix-it and Nicki is all-action so when someone recalls there was a camp on the island where dogs were being trained in some secret program, it's clear how everything will play out. It has nothing to do with singing "Old Shep".
THE BREED
First Look International
Film Afrika Worldwide
Credits:
Director: Nicholas Mastrandrea
Writers: Robert Conte, Peter Martin Wortmann
Producers: Thomas Becker, David Lancaster, Marianne Maddalena Karen Vundla, Jorg Westerkamp, David Wicht
Executive producers: Wes Craven, Hal Sadoff
Director of photography: Giulio Biccari
Production designer: Johnny Breedt
Music: Tom Mesmer, Marcus Trumpp
Co-producers: Robert Conte, Peter Martin Wortmann
Costume designer: Dianna Cilliers
Editor: Nathan Easterling
Cast:
Nicki: Michelle Rodriguez
John: Oliver Hudson
Sara: Taryn Manning
Matt: Eric Lively
Noah: Hill Harper
Luke: Nick Boraine
Jenny: Lisa-Marie Schneider
Running time -- 87 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
"The Breed" is a bog standard date thriller with run-of-the-mill thrills created by jump cuts usually involving the sudden appearance of a highly excited hound seeking human flesh to chow down on. The result is predictable but efficient with mundane dialog required to fill in the blanks and whenever possible make mention of other famous dogs including Lassie, Old Yeller and Cujo. The combination of obvious humor and sudden shrieks could scare up some box office in soft markets but the film's destiny is the DVD shelf, where it will be almost immediately upon its U.S. release.
Shot in South Africa, the film is efficiently put together by director Nicholas Mastrandrea and editor Nathan Easterling who are helped enormously by their team of animal trainers. The humans aren't bad either with Michelle Rodriguez, from TV's "Lost", especially convincing as Nicki in showing some vulnerability as well as cinematic athleticism.
Nicki and boyfriend Matt (Eric Lively) along with Sara (Taryn Manning), who's blonde and flirty, and Noah (Hill Harper), who's black and talky, are persuaded by Nicki's former boyfriend John (Oliver Hudson), who is Matt's cocky older brother, into a weekend at their late uncle's holiday pad on a remote island.
The opening sequence has already revealed what happens to strangers who arrive on the island when sailboaters Luke (Nick Boraine) and Jenny (Lisa-Marie Schneider) are brutally taken by some very annoyed mutts.
Sara is the first to be bitten and her blonde looks take on a dark and sallow appearance but as anyone familiar with such films will expect, it's the brother who gets it first. But Matt is training to be a vet, John is Mr. Fix-it and Nicki is all-action so when someone recalls there was a camp on the island where dogs were being trained in some secret program, it's clear how everything will play out. It has nothing to do with singing "Old Shep".
THE BREED
First Look International
Film Afrika Worldwide
Credits:
Director: Nicholas Mastrandrea
Writers: Robert Conte, Peter Martin Wortmann
Producers: Thomas Becker, David Lancaster, Marianne Maddalena Karen Vundla, Jorg Westerkamp, David Wicht
Executive producers: Wes Craven, Hal Sadoff
Director of photography: Giulio Biccari
Production designer: Johnny Breedt
Music: Tom Mesmer, Marcus Trumpp
Co-producers: Robert Conte, Peter Martin Wortmann
Costume designer: Dianna Cilliers
Editor: Nathan Easterling
Cast:
Nicki: Michelle Rodriguez
John: Oliver Hudson
Sara: Taryn Manning
Matt: Eric Lively
Noah: Hill Harper
Luke: Nick Boraine
Jenny: Lisa-Marie Schneider
Running time -- 87 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 4/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Working again in a movie subgenre of which he is the acknowledged master, Carroll Ballard has created in "Duma" another remarkable story of people and wild animals set against a rugged landscape. This time, his four-legged protagonist is a South African cheetah, a magnificent, swift cat, who co-stars with a young boy named Xan (Alexander Michaletos). The two face many dangers and obstacles in a demanding journey to return the animal to his native habitat.
As with all of Ballard's adventure stories, including "The Black Stallion", "Never Cry Wolf" and "Fly Away Home", the potential audience cuts across all age groups. The dangers our heroes confront are at times more terrifying than the PG rating might indicate, meaning the movie might frighten very young children; otherwise, one can't imagine a better movie for the whole family.
However, Warner Bros. apparently is not convinced. The distributor gave the film a three-city test run in April and will open the film Friday in Chicago. Those close to the film say that Warners is looking for strong reviews -- which it undoubtedly will receive -- to encourage further domestic distribution.
"Duma" is based on a book by Xan and Carol Cawthra Hopcraft about living with a domesticated cheetah. From this unpromising premise, screenwriters Karen Janszen and Mark St. Germain have fashioned a tale worthy of Jack London that sends boy and cheetah across a blazing desert, down a raging river and into mountains patrolled by hungry predators.
When Xan and his father (Campbell Scott) rescue an orphaned cheetah cub, they bring him back to the family farm, name him Duma -- Swahili for cheetah -- and raise him until he is almost fully grown. It is then that Dad informs a crestfallen Xan that they must return Duma to his home before his domestication causes him to lose the ability to survive in the wild.
The father's death puts this plan on hold as Xan's mother (Hope Davis) must lease the farm and move to Johannesburg for a job. That they bring Duma along to the city is a bit of a stretch. When Duma escapes the cramped apartment and pays a visit to Xan at his school, this triggers the boy's foolish decision to carry out his father's plan to return Duma to his real home.
The two set out without adequate supplies or water in the father's motorcycle, with Duma occupying the sidecar. When it runs out of gas, the two continue on foot in desert heat. They run into a mysterious tribesman named Rip (British actor Eamonn Walker), who seems to be fleeing something or someone. There is mutual distrust between the two humans -- and for good reason -- but Xan realizes it can only help to have an adult accompanying him and his cheetah through what Rip calls a "land with many teeth."
Unlike most children's films about wild animals, the dangers in "Duma" are real enough. Animals eat and get eaten. So along with scorching heat and river rapids, our heroes must face lions, crocodiles, swarming insects and poisonous snakes. In one highly dramatic sequence, a pride of lions circles the travelers at night as they frantically try to start a fire in the rain that will keep the lions at bay.
A newcomer to film, Michaletos grew up on a farm with cheetahs, so he can act natural around the animals while making this Huck Finn-like character more than credible. Veteran cheetah trainer Jules Sylvester turns the four animals that play Duma into a fully dimensional "character."
Ballard films in a daunting 75 locations ranging from the Entabeni Game Reserve to the Kalahari sands. These are awe-inspiring yet inhospitable-looking terrains, beautifully photographed by Werner Maritz, while designer Johnny Breedt and costumer Jayne Forbes give the journey plenty of realism.
DUMA
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. in association with Gaylord Films presents a John Wells/Gaylord Films production
Credits:
Director: Carroll Ballard
Screenwriters: Karen Janszen, Mark St. Germain
Story by: Carol Flint, Karen Janszen
Based on the book by: Carol Cawthra Hopcraft, Xan Hopcraft
Producers: John Wells, Hunt Lowry, E.K. Gaylord II, Kristen Harms, Stacy Cohen
Executive producer: Doug Claybourne
Director of photography: Werner Maritz
Production designer: Johnny Breedt
Music: John Debney, George Acogny
Co-producers: David Wicht, Vlokkie Gordon
Costumes: Jayne Forbes
Editor: T.M. Christopher
Cast:
Xan: Alexander Michaletos
Rip: Eamonn Walker
Peter: Campbell Scott
Kristin: Hope Davis
Running time -- 101 minutes
MPAA rating PG...
As with all of Ballard's adventure stories, including "The Black Stallion", "Never Cry Wolf" and "Fly Away Home", the potential audience cuts across all age groups. The dangers our heroes confront are at times more terrifying than the PG rating might indicate, meaning the movie might frighten very young children; otherwise, one can't imagine a better movie for the whole family.
However, Warner Bros. apparently is not convinced. The distributor gave the film a three-city test run in April and will open the film Friday in Chicago. Those close to the film say that Warners is looking for strong reviews -- which it undoubtedly will receive -- to encourage further domestic distribution.
"Duma" is based on a book by Xan and Carol Cawthra Hopcraft about living with a domesticated cheetah. From this unpromising premise, screenwriters Karen Janszen and Mark St. Germain have fashioned a tale worthy of Jack London that sends boy and cheetah across a blazing desert, down a raging river and into mountains patrolled by hungry predators.
When Xan and his father (Campbell Scott) rescue an orphaned cheetah cub, they bring him back to the family farm, name him Duma -- Swahili for cheetah -- and raise him until he is almost fully grown. It is then that Dad informs a crestfallen Xan that they must return Duma to his home before his domestication causes him to lose the ability to survive in the wild.
The father's death puts this plan on hold as Xan's mother (Hope Davis) must lease the farm and move to Johannesburg for a job. That they bring Duma along to the city is a bit of a stretch. When Duma escapes the cramped apartment and pays a visit to Xan at his school, this triggers the boy's foolish decision to carry out his father's plan to return Duma to his real home.
The two set out without adequate supplies or water in the father's motorcycle, with Duma occupying the sidecar. When it runs out of gas, the two continue on foot in desert heat. They run into a mysterious tribesman named Rip (British actor Eamonn Walker), who seems to be fleeing something or someone. There is mutual distrust between the two humans -- and for good reason -- but Xan realizes it can only help to have an adult accompanying him and his cheetah through what Rip calls a "land with many teeth."
Unlike most children's films about wild animals, the dangers in "Duma" are real enough. Animals eat and get eaten. So along with scorching heat and river rapids, our heroes must face lions, crocodiles, swarming insects and poisonous snakes. In one highly dramatic sequence, a pride of lions circles the travelers at night as they frantically try to start a fire in the rain that will keep the lions at bay.
A newcomer to film, Michaletos grew up on a farm with cheetahs, so he can act natural around the animals while making this Huck Finn-like character more than credible. Veteran cheetah trainer Jules Sylvester turns the four animals that play Duma into a fully dimensional "character."
Ballard films in a daunting 75 locations ranging from the Entabeni Game Reserve to the Kalahari sands. These are awe-inspiring yet inhospitable-looking terrains, beautifully photographed by Werner Maritz, while designer Johnny Breedt and costumer Jayne Forbes give the journey plenty of realism.
DUMA
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. in association with Gaylord Films presents a John Wells/Gaylord Films production
Credits:
Director: Carroll Ballard
Screenwriters: Karen Janszen, Mark St. Germain
Story by: Carol Flint, Karen Janszen
Based on the book by: Carol Cawthra Hopcraft, Xan Hopcraft
Producers: John Wells, Hunt Lowry, E.K. Gaylord II, Kristen Harms, Stacy Cohen
Executive producer: Doug Claybourne
Director of photography: Werner Maritz
Production designer: Johnny Breedt
Music: John Debney, George Acogny
Co-producers: David Wicht, Vlokkie Gordon
Costumes: Jayne Forbes
Editor: T.M. Christopher
Cast:
Xan: Alexander Michaletos
Rip: Eamonn Walker
Peter: Campbell Scott
Kristin: Hope Davis
Running time -- 101 minutes
MPAA rating PG...
- 8/25/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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