Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick will star together in 'Connescence'.The couple - who have been married for 35 years - are "so excited" to be sharing the screen together for the first time since 2004, when they appeared in both 'Cavedweller' and 'The Woodsman', after being cast in 'King of Queen's creator Michael J. Weithorn's new movie.They told Deadline in a statement: “We are so excited to work together on screen again for the first time in 20 years in such a funny, moving and original script."The movie will also feature 'White Lotus' star Brittany O’Grady and 'The Fabelmans' actor Judd Hirsch and principal photography began this week.Producer Victoria Hill said: "We are thrilled and excited to bring this timely, entertaining and moving story to life with such a stellar cast.”The film sees Kevin, 65, play a "chronically underachieving" security guard named Stan, who...
- 1/31/2024
- by Viki Waters
- Bang Showbiz
Despite sharing a life and being in the same profession, husband-and-wife duo Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick haven’t starred in a film together in twenty years. Thankfully for us, that’s about to change as they’ll lead the Michael J. Weithorn-directed film Connescence. The project from Weithorn, who created the TV series The King of Queens, starring Kevin James, Leah Remini, and Jerry Stiller, begins principal photography this week with Victoria Hill and Greg Clark’s Fibonacci Films. Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are thrilled to team up for Connescence, and Hollywood is ready to welcome the duo back to the silver screen.
Brittany O’Grady and Judd Hirsch join Bacon and Sedgwick as primary cast members. According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, Connescence features Kevin Bacon as Stan Olszewski, “a sharp, funny, but chronically underachieving security guard, who breaks up an attempted robbery at the home of...
Brittany O’Grady and Judd Hirsch join Bacon and Sedgwick as primary cast members. According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, Connescence features Kevin Bacon as Stan Olszewski, “a sharp, funny, but chronically underachieving security guard, who breaks up an attempted robbery at the home of...
- 1/30/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Husband-and-wife duo Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick have landed roles together in a movie for the first time in two decades, with The King of Queens creator Michael J. Weithorn penning and directing Connescence.
Principal photography kicked off this week on the movie from Victoria Hill and Greg Clark’s Fibonacci Films, with Bacon and Sedgwick playing the leads, joined by White Lotus star Brittany O’Grady and Oscar-nominated The Fabelmans actor Judd Hirsch.
Bacon plays Stan Olszewski, a sharp, funny, but chronically underachieving security guard, who breaks up an attempted robbery at the home of Cynthia Rand (Sedgwick), a successful urologist married to brilliant former Watergate prosecutor Warren Rand (Judd Hirsch). From this chance encounter grows a charged and dynamic friendship – first as late-night text sessions filled with humor and intimate revelations, growing into something that shakes the foundation of both their lives.
Bacon and Sedgwick, who married in...
Principal photography kicked off this week on the movie from Victoria Hill and Greg Clark’s Fibonacci Films, with Bacon and Sedgwick playing the leads, joined by White Lotus star Brittany O’Grady and Oscar-nominated The Fabelmans actor Judd Hirsch.
Bacon plays Stan Olszewski, a sharp, funny, but chronically underachieving security guard, who breaks up an attempted robbery at the home of Cynthia Rand (Sedgwick), a successful urologist married to brilliant former Watergate prosecutor Warren Rand (Judd Hirsch). From this chance encounter grows a charged and dynamic friendship – first as late-night text sessions filled with humor and intimate revelations, growing into something that shakes the foundation of both their lives.
Bacon and Sedgwick, who married in...
- 1/30/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Reality programs and competition shows are common during the summer months of network television. So naturally no one thought twice when Siberia began airing on NBC back in 2013. For most of its first episode, this reality series checked off all the necessary boxes: alliances, enemies, and obstacles. Toward the end of the episode, though, something unexpected happened. The once amiable host, now with a grave look on his face, announced that one of the contestants was dead.
While its artifice was made apparent in NBC’s advance trailer, Siberia still may have come across as genuine to unsuspecting viewers who had been channel surfing. At least in the very beginning. The producers captured all the fine details of actual unscripted television, which include the deliberate pacing and characterizing first-person interviews. Yet once the most likable member of the group, an environmentalist named Tommy (Tommy Mountain), was killed in an accident of some kind,...
While its artifice was made apparent in NBC’s advance trailer, Siberia still may have come across as genuine to unsuspecting viewers who had been channel surfing. At least in the very beginning. The producers captured all the fine details of actual unscripted television, which include the deliberate pacing and characterizing first-person interviews. Yet once the most likable member of the group, an environmentalist named Tommy (Tommy Mountain), was killed in an accident of some kind,...
- 6/30/2023
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
"Gardening is a belief in the future. A belief that things will happen according to plan." Magnolia Pictures has unveiled the official trailer for the latest Paul Schrader movie - this one titled Master Gardener, which first premiered at the 2022 Venice Film Festival last fall. It also played at the New York Film Festival and a few others, which a theatrical release set for May 2023 coming up soon this summer movie season. The film is about man named Narvel Roth, a meticulous horticulturist who is seriously devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill. Joel Edgerton stars as the titular "master gardener", who has a mysterious past that is revealed throughout the film. The cast also includes Sigourney Weaver, Quintessa Swindell, Eduardo Losan, Esai Morales, Rick Cosnett, Victoria Hill, & Amy Le. Good film. I reviewed this positively out of Venice last year,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Gravitas Ventures has secured worldwide rights to “Canvas,” an animated horror film that debuted at the Annecy Festival. The movie, written and directed by Ryan Guiterman, stars Marama Corlett, Steve Key, Isabel Ellison, Sam Encarnación and Ell Peck. Gravitas will release the pic on demand on Aug. 9.
The movie follows a demon known as “The Painter,” who comes to Earth with a gruesome mission — to create new spawn from chaos and murder. FBI agent George Rohan finds himself tasked with covering up The Painter’s multiplying murders. At the same time, a dogged investigative journalist named Reila Martin is working to unveil George’s growing web of lies.
In addition to Annecy, “Canvas” has also played at the Strasbourg, Macabre Faire and Lighthouse film festivals. The film was produced by Isabel Ellison and Betsy Shuller. Executive producers are Dr. Steven Stoller, David Kennedy, Victoria Hill, Simon Taufique and Eric Guiterman.
The movie follows a demon known as “The Painter,” who comes to Earth with a gruesome mission — to create new spawn from chaos and murder. FBI agent George Rohan finds himself tasked with covering up The Painter’s multiplying murders. At the same time, a dogged investigative journalist named Reila Martin is working to unveil George’s growing web of lies.
In addition to Annecy, “Canvas” has also played at the Strasbourg, Macabre Faire and Lighthouse film festivals. The film was produced by Isabel Ellison and Betsy Shuller. Executive producers are Dr. Steven Stoller, David Kennedy, Victoria Hill, Simon Taufique and Eric Guiterman.
- 7/5/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
“Bonnie is legendary for her boundless energy on the Crosiette,” AGC Studios head Stuart Ford said of his marketing head Bonnie Voland, whose 40th Cannes Festival was celebrated by Ford and friends at an elegant beachside cocktail on Friday evening.
“This is my 15th Cannes with Bonnie Voland and I’m not sure I still have the energy to keep up with her,” he confessed in a speech in her honor at the cocktail.
Voland has had a rich career to date, – she insists she’s certainly not done yet – graduating as a French major at Hunter College, and working as an actress in Paris before first attending Cannes in 1982 for Passion – The Magazine of Paris. She ran the Toronto Festival press office in the mid-eighties, then worked in Los Angeles for Samuel Goldwyn, Buena Vista International and Chris Blackwell’s Island Pictures, and created her own PR agency and consultancy B. Voland International.
“This is my 15th Cannes with Bonnie Voland and I’m not sure I still have the energy to keep up with her,” he confessed in a speech in her honor at the cocktail.
Voland has had a rich career to date, – she insists she’s certainly not done yet – graduating as a French major at Hunter College, and working as an actress in Paris before first attending Cannes in 1982 for Passion – The Magazine of Paris. She ran the Toronto Festival press office in the mid-eighties, then worked in Los Angeles for Samuel Goldwyn, Buena Vista International and Chris Blackwell’s Island Pictures, and created her own PR agency and consultancy B. Voland International.
- 5/22/2022
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Patricia Velasquez, Rumer Willis & More Set For Social Impact Film ‘Maya’ From Director Julia Verdin
Exclusive: Patricia Velasquez (The Mummy), Gian Franco Rodriguez (Halston), Rumer Willis (Sorority Row), Billy Budinich (Frank and Penelope) and newcomer Isabella Feliciana will star in the social impact film Maya from director Julia Verdin (Angie: Lost Girls), which has entered production in Los Angeles.
The film written by Verdin looks to raise awareness on key issues including child trafficking, domestic violence, alcoholism and child abuse. It’s inspired by true events and will show how predators use social media to lure vulnerable teens into their lair.
When Maya (Feliciana) is six years old, her father abandons her and her mother Camila. This, of course, has a lasting effect on them both. Camila resorts to seeking comfort in alcohol and an abusive boyfriend, with Maya suffers from feeling unlovable. No longer feeling safe in her own home, Maya searches for comfort outside of her family—finding it in Ray (Budinich), an edgy,...
The film written by Verdin looks to raise awareness on key issues including child trafficking, domestic violence, alcoholism and child abuse. It’s inspired by true events and will show how predators use social media to lure vulnerable teens into their lair.
When Maya (Feliciana) is six years old, her father abandons her and her mother Camila. This, of course, has a lasting effect on them both. Camila resorts to seeking comfort in alcohol and an abusive boyfriend, with Maya suffers from feeling unlovable. No longer feeling safe in her own home, Maya searches for comfort outside of her family—finding it in Ray (Budinich), an edgy,...
- 5/17/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Semi-true story from Julian Fellowes sets churchgoing Kansas lady the challenge of keeping the girl about to become Louise Brooks in line in 1920s New York
Written by Julian Fellowes, who brought us Downton Abbey and recent series The Gilded Age, and directed by Michael Engler, who worked on both the aforementioned, this based-extremely-loosely-on-fact costume drama adapted from a novel by Laura Moriarty should hit the sweet spot for fans of Fellowes’ particular variety of saucy-soapy period pieces. Like so much of Fellowes’ work, it effectively flatters the viewer by assuming he or she must be familiar with certain historical figures and then appears to dish the dirt on them through the eyes of a character from another class or at least different social sphere.
Here, that parallax view is from the perspective of Norma – played by Lady Grantham herself, Elizabeth McGovern, taking a lead role for a change. When first met in 1922 in Wichita,...
Written by Julian Fellowes, who brought us Downton Abbey and recent series The Gilded Age, and directed by Michael Engler, who worked on both the aforementioned, this based-extremely-loosely-on-fact costume drama adapted from a novel by Laura Moriarty should hit the sweet spot for fans of Fellowes’ particular variety of saucy-soapy period pieces. Like so much of Fellowes’ work, it effectively flatters the viewer by assuming he or she must be familiar with certain historical figures and then appears to dish the dirt on them through the eyes of a character from another class or at least different social sphere.
Here, that parallax view is from the perspective of Norma – played by Lady Grantham herself, Elizabeth McGovern, taking a lead role for a change. When first met in 1922 in Wichita,...
- 2/15/2022
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
"Don't worry, we'll find 'em." Vertical Ent. has released an official trailer for an Australian survival drama titled Buckley's Chance, which is opening in the US starting in August after already debuting in Australia a few months ago. The film is about a young boy who moves to Western Australian to live with his estranged grandfather. He ends up lost deep in the outback on a quest to try to get home. He comes across a wild dog, entangled in an old barbed-wire fence. When he saves the dingo from certain death, the two pals form an unexpected bond and embark on an epic journey of adventure and survival. Dogs are the best! The film stars Billy Nighy, Victoria Hill, Kelton Peel, and introducing Milan Burch as Ridley. This reminds me of many other lost-in-the-Outback films, such as Tracks, which also has a cute doggie in it and scary snakes.
- 7/28/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Buffalo 8 has acquired worldwide rights at the just-wrapped Cannes virtual market to Givers of Death, an apocalyptic sci-fi thriller written and directed by and starring Addison Henderson. The pic, which is coming off its world premiere at the American Black Film Festival, will hit U.S. theaters and Premium VOD sometime in 2022.
The film, which is set in a world obliterated by a deadly virus that has killed a third of the population, centers on a the quest for peace for a hitman (Henderson) in a post-apocalyptic world where those who are too afraid to end their own lives from the painful virus hire hitmen to do it for them. Jonathan Sterritt, Lou Lombardi, JJ Alfieri, Jason Delane Lee and Yvonne Huff Lee also star.
Henderson said his film “was born from my own personal tragedies and was inspired by the citizens of Otsuchi, Japan who lost loved ones to a horrific tsunami.
The film, which is set in a world obliterated by a deadly virus that has killed a third of the population, centers on a the quest for peace for a hitman (Henderson) in a post-apocalyptic world where those who are too afraid to end their own lives from the painful virus hire hitmen to do it for them. Jonathan Sterritt, Lou Lombardi, JJ Alfieri, Jason Delane Lee and Yvonne Huff Lee also star.
Henderson said his film “was born from my own personal tragedies and was inspired by the citizens of Otsuchi, Japan who lost loved ones to a horrific tsunami.
- 7/23/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Buckley’s Chance, from Canadian director Tim Brown, sees Bill Nighy alongside a new screen star: a dingo named Buckley.
The story follows Ridley (Milan Burch), who becomes lost in the harsh Australain outback with nothing but his camcorder and new friend, Buckley.
Nighy plays Ridley’s cattle station-owning grandfather, Spencer. Kelton Pell, Victoria Hill and Martin Sacks also star.
Shot in Broken Hill, Brown produced with Gilbert Adler, Scott Clayton and Andrew Mann.
Transmission Films will launch Buckley’s Chance in cinemas nationally June 24.
The post ‘Buckley’s Chance’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
The story follows Ridley (Milan Burch), who becomes lost in the harsh Australain outback with nothing but his camcorder and new friend, Buckley.
Nighy plays Ridley’s cattle station-owning grandfather, Spencer. Kelton Pell, Victoria Hill and Martin Sacks also star.
Shot in Broken Hill, Brown produced with Gilbert Adler, Scott Clayton and Andrew Mann.
Transmission Films will launch Buckley’s Chance in cinemas nationally June 24.
The post ‘Buckley’s Chance’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
- 4/21/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Lara Kose, Alies Sluiter, Amie Batalibasi, Sarah Hatherley and Jessica Liley are the five Australian practitioners selected for the annual Women in Screen Workshop, a six-week lab run by the Australian International Screen Forum in New York.
Other international filmmakers selected for the lab include Caitlin McCarthy, Nagham Osman and Jen Sall.
The workshop, which is virtual this year due to Covid-19, will take place over the next two months.
Each participant will be advised by a group of 12 professionals from across Australia and the US on a diverse range of topics. These include negotiating pay, overcoming imposter syndrome, key skills in leadership, pitching, business and legal affairs, marketing and distribution, independent producing, scriptwriting, PR strategies and podcast development.
The 2020 mentors are:
Haley HamiltonRachael FungVictoria HillMeggie PalmerHannah PembrokeSara McFarlaneAmelia Chappelow (audio executive producer and Consultant)Paula NgonJessica MillsDor Dotson,Jamie Zelermyer
“The...
Other international filmmakers selected for the lab include Caitlin McCarthy, Nagham Osman and Jen Sall.
The workshop, which is virtual this year due to Covid-19, will take place over the next two months.
Each participant will be advised by a group of 12 professionals from across Australia and the US on a diverse range of topics. These include negotiating pay, overcoming imposter syndrome, key skills in leadership, pitching, business and legal affairs, marketing and distribution, independent producing, scriptwriting, PR strategies and podcast development.
The 2020 mentors are:
Haley HamiltonRachael FungVictoria HillMeggie PalmerHannah PembrokeSara McFarlaneAmelia Chappelow (audio executive producer and Consultant)Paula NgonJessica MillsDor Dotson,Jamie Zelermyer
“The...
- 11/16/2020
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
The Secrets We Keep Review — The Secrets We Keep (2020) Video Movie Review, a movie written and directed by Yuval Adler, co-written by Ryan Covington, and stars Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Chris Messina, Amy Seimetz, Lucy Faust, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Victoria Hill, David Maldonado, Jeff Pope, Ritchie Montgomery, Ed Amatrudo, Miluette [...]
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- 11/6/2020
- by Andrew Toy
- Film-Book
Label to release comedy on January 29, 2021.
MGM Worldwide Distribution and Acquisitions is relaunching American International Pictures (Aip) to handle limited and digital releases, kicking off with the North American release of Tate Taylor’s Breaking News In Yuba County.
The relaunched division will distribute the comedy theatrically on January 29, 2021, via MGM’s joint venture United Artists Releasing, followed by digital roll-out on a date to be announced.
MGM, which acquired Yuba County from AGC Studios, will oversee all downstream media on Aip releases.
Aip was founded in the 1950s and became famous for its slate of Roger Corman films. The...
MGM Worldwide Distribution and Acquisitions is relaunching American International Pictures (Aip) to handle limited and digital releases, kicking off with the North American release of Tate Taylor’s Breaking News In Yuba County.
The relaunched division will distribute the comedy theatrically on January 29, 2021, via MGM’s joint venture United Artists Releasing, followed by digital roll-out on a date to be announced.
MGM, which acquired Yuba County from AGC Studios, will oversee all downstream media on Aip releases.
Aip was founded in the 1950s and became famous for its slate of Roger Corman films. The...
- 10/7/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
MGM is relaunching American International Pictures and making Tate Taylor’s Breaking News in Yuba County it’s first acquisition. MGM acquired the domestic rights to Breaking News in Yuba County from AGC studios and the newly launched Aip label will release the film, starring Allison Janney, Mila Kunis, Regina Hall, Awkwafina, Wanda Sykes, Matthew Modine, Ellen Barkin, Samira Wiley, Bridget Everett, Clifton Collins, Jr., Jimmi Simpson and Juliette Lewis beginning January 29, 2021. In the U.S., Breaking News in Yuba County will be released theatrically via MGM’s joint venture distribution company United Artists Releasing. Films released under the Aip banner are overseen by MGM across all downstream media.
“Tate has made a widely entertaining film and we are thrilled to be partnering with him and AGC Studios to bring it to audiences in January,” said Chris Ottinger, President of World Wide Television Distribution & Acquisitions at MGM.
The film follows...
“Tate has made a widely entertaining film and we are thrilled to be partnering with him and AGC Studios to bring it to audiences in January,” said Chris Ottinger, President of World Wide Television Distribution & Acquisitions at MGM.
The film follows...
- 10/7/2020
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
The North American rights to Allison Janney’s drama-comedy “Breaking News in Yuba County” have been bought by MGM, which will release the film on Jan. 29, 2021 through its relaunched American International Pictures label.
Janney stars as an overlooked pencil pusher who catches her husband in bed with another woman, which causes him to die of a heart attack. Janney’s character buries his body and takes advantage of the growing celebrity status that comes from having a missing husband. But she quickly finds herself in over her head while trying to keep the truth from her half-sister (Mila Kunis), a local news anchor who’s desperate for a story, and a relentless local policewoman (Regina Hall)
Awkwafina, Wanda Sykes, Matthew Modine, Ellen Barkin, Samira Wiley, Bridget Everett, Clifton Collins Jr., Jimmi Simpson and Juliette Lewis round out the cast. Tate Taylor directed the film from a script by Amanda Idoko.
Janney stars as an overlooked pencil pusher who catches her husband in bed with another woman, which causes him to die of a heart attack. Janney’s character buries his body and takes advantage of the growing celebrity status that comes from having a missing husband. But she quickly finds herself in over her head while trying to keep the truth from her half-sister (Mila Kunis), a local news anchor who’s desperate for a story, and a relentless local policewoman (Regina Hall)
Awkwafina, Wanda Sykes, Matthew Modine, Ellen Barkin, Samira Wiley, Bridget Everett, Clifton Collins Jr., Jimmi Simpson and Juliette Lewis round out the cast. Tate Taylor directed the film from a script by Amanda Idoko.
- 10/7/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Cameras are rolling on Geechee, the supernatural thriller starring Andrea Riseborough that was suspended prior to principal photography back in March due to the pandemic.
Cast on the project has also rounded out, with Amin Joseph, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Gavin Warren, Victoria Hill, Starletta DuPois, and Judith Scott all joining the AGC Studios pic. It will shoot at Lantica Pinewood in the Dominican Republic.
DuBois Ashong (Where The Water Runs) is helming and wrote the screenplay. Riseborough is starring as Wren, a successful New York scientist who decides to leave the city with her son to start life over in the remote Sea Islands off the Atlantic Coast. She quickly falls in love with the land and the people on the secluded island, but soon her world starts to unravel as the souls of the subjugated begin to haunt her dreams and her waking life.
Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner Productions...
Cast on the project has also rounded out, with Amin Joseph, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Gavin Warren, Victoria Hill, Starletta DuPois, and Judith Scott all joining the AGC Studios pic. It will shoot at Lantica Pinewood in the Dominican Republic.
DuBois Ashong (Where The Water Runs) is helming and wrote the screenplay. Riseborough is starring as Wren, a successful New York scientist who decides to leave the city with her son to start life over in the remote Sea Islands off the Atlantic Coast. She quickly falls in love with the land and the people on the secluded island, but soon her world starts to unravel as the souls of the subjugated begin to haunt her dreams and her waking life.
Jamie Foxx and Datari Turner Productions...
- 8/19/2020
- by Tom Grater and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
DuBois Ashong directs, wrote screenplay.
Production started in the Dominican Republic this week on AGC Studios’ supernatural thriller Geechee starring Andrea Riseborough.
The film resumes principal photography at Lantica Pinewood on the Caribbean island nation after the start was postponed by the pandemic in March.
DuBois Ashong is directing the story about a clash of cultures when the Gullah Geechee people in the South Carolina Sea Islands encounter gentrification, cultural appropriation, and the legacy of slavery.
Rounding out the cast are Amin Joseph, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Gavin Warren, Victoria Hill, Starletta DuPois and Judith Scott.
Riseborough’s credits include Oblivion,...
Production started in the Dominican Republic this week on AGC Studios’ supernatural thriller Geechee starring Andrea Riseborough.
The film resumes principal photography at Lantica Pinewood on the Caribbean island nation after the start was postponed by the pandemic in March.
DuBois Ashong is directing the story about a clash of cultures when the Gullah Geechee people in the South Carolina Sea Islands encounter gentrification, cultural appropriation, and the legacy of slavery.
Rounding out the cast are Amin Joseph, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Gavin Warren, Victoria Hill, Starletta DuPois and Judith Scott.
Riseborough’s credits include Oblivion,...
- 8/19/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Leanne Tonkes, Martin Sacks and Victoria Garrett.
Martin Sacks enjoyed working with director Victoria Garrett in her debut feature Don’t Tell so much that he was keen to collaborate with her again.
The actor had been mulling the idea of a film about a father and son relationship which is tested by an unforeseen tragedy, so he pitched the concept to Garrett early last year.
She immediately sparked to the idea and is now developing the project with Sacks, screenwriter John Ridley and producer Leanne Tonkes.
Sacks will play the lead, the father of two teenage sons who live in a small country town. He’s an ordinary man on an ordinary day until he finds his life turned upside down by an indiscriminate tragedy.
Susie Porter, Nathaniel Dean and Daniela Farinacci will play supporting roles.
For the key role of the 15-year-old son the producers are keen to find a fresh face.
Martin Sacks enjoyed working with director Victoria Garrett in her debut feature Don’t Tell so much that he was keen to collaborate with her again.
The actor had been mulling the idea of a film about a father and son relationship which is tested by an unforeseen tragedy, so he pitched the concept to Garrett early last year.
She immediately sparked to the idea and is now developing the project with Sacks, screenwriter John Ridley and producer Leanne Tonkes.
Sacks will play the lead, the father of two teenage sons who live in a small country town. He’s an ordinary man on an ordinary day until he finds his life turned upside down by an indiscriminate tragedy.
Susie Porter, Nathaniel Dean and Daniela Farinacci will play supporting roles.
For the key role of the 15-year-old son the producers are keen to find a fresh face.
- 1/19/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Just days after ABC crowned a new Miss Universe, NBC followed suit by minting another (slightly more localized) monarch.
Fifty-one hopeful contestants descended upon Connecticut casino Mohegan Sun on Thursday with the same goal — to snatch the crown and become Miss America 2020.
More from TVLineMiss Universe 2019: The Winner Is...Miss America: Who Won? Plus: Miss Michigan Calls Out Flint Water CrisisAmerica's Got Talent Eyes Sofia Vergara as Replacement Judge -- Report
The two-hour live event was co-hosted by Access duo Mario Lopez and Kit Hoover. This year’s judges’ panel included Lauren Ash (Superstore, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power), Karamo Brown (Queer Eye,...
Fifty-one hopeful contestants descended upon Connecticut casino Mohegan Sun on Thursday with the same goal — to snatch the crown and become Miss America 2020.
More from TVLineMiss Universe 2019: The Winner Is...Miss America: Who Won? Plus: Miss Michigan Calls Out Flint Water CrisisAmerica's Got Talent Eyes Sofia Vergara as Replacement Judge -- Report
The two-hour live event was co-hosted by Access duo Mario Lopez and Kit Hoover. This year’s judges’ panel included Lauren Ash (Superstore, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power), Karamo Brown (Queer Eye,...
- 12/20/2019
- TVLine.com
Kelton Pell.
Actor Kelton Pell is the first Western Australian to receive the Screen Legend accolade from CinefestOZ in the event’s 12-year history.
In a career spanning more than 25 years, his film credits include Blackfellas, Australian Rules, September, Bran Nue Dae, Mad Bastards, Looking For Grace, Red Dog:True Blue and Three Summers.
In his latest screen role he appeared alongside Bill Nighy, Victoria Hill and Milan Burch in director Tim Brown’s Buckley’s Chance, which was partly shot in Wa.
Nighy played Spencer, the estranged grandfather of Burch’s Ridley, who moved to Wa with his mother Gloria (Hill) after his father dies. Spencer tries to reconnect with the boy but he gets lost the outback.
Pell has been a familiar face in such TV shows as Pine Gap, The Gods of Wheat Street, The Circuit, Redfern Now and The Heights.
“It’s a huge honour,” he says of the award.
Actor Kelton Pell is the first Western Australian to receive the Screen Legend accolade from CinefestOZ in the event’s 12-year history.
In a career spanning more than 25 years, his film credits include Blackfellas, Australian Rules, September, Bran Nue Dae, Mad Bastards, Looking For Grace, Red Dog:True Blue and Three Summers.
In his latest screen role he appeared alongside Bill Nighy, Victoria Hill and Milan Burch in director Tim Brown’s Buckley’s Chance, which was partly shot in Wa.
Nighy played Spencer, the estranged grandfather of Burch’s Ridley, who moved to Wa with his mother Gloria (Hill) after his father dies. Spencer tries to reconnect with the boy but he gets lost the outback.
Pell has been a familiar face in such TV shows as Pine Gap, The Gods of Wheat Street, The Circuit, Redfern Now and The Heights.
“It’s a huge honour,” he says of the award.
- 8/1/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Check out which Indian films bagged nominations for the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Award 2019
One of the biggest Indian Film Festivals outside of India, the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne has just announced its nominations for its annual awards ceremony. The festival is presented by the Victorian Government, is an annual festival that takes place in the cultural melting pot, Melbourne. This year's theme of the festival is Courage with over 58 films selected and to be screened in 21 languages.?
Apart from an exciting line up of some of the best Indian film talent set to visit the city to attend the celebrations at the festival, the annual award night will be held on 8th August the Palais Theatre, which is an iconic landmark of the city. ?
Each year the festival has had the privilege of some of the biggest Australian film talent on the jury panel. After a successful past few years, this year the jury comprises of some of the most renowned and...
Apart from an exciting line up of some of the best Indian film talent set to visit the city to attend the celebrations at the festival, the annual award night will be held on 8th August the Palais Theatre, which is an iconic landmark of the city. ?
Each year the festival has had the privilege of some of the biggest Australian film talent on the jury panel. After a successful past few years, this year the jury comprises of some of the most renowned and...
- 7/17/2019
- GlamSham
Viveik Kalra, Quintessa Swindell, Archie Madekwe, Archie Renaux join cast.
Lionsgate has acquired Us rights to Agc Studios and Thunder Road’s sci-fi Voyagers starring Tye Sheridan as Neil Burger commences production this week in Romania.
Described as being in the vein of The Lord Of The Flies, Voyagers takes place in the near future, as an odyssey of 30 young men and women on a multi-generational deep space mission in search of a new home descends into madness.
Starring alongside Sherdian are Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead, Chanté Adams, and Colin Farrell, alongside new cast additions Viveik Kalra, Quintessa Swindell, Archie Madekwe,...
Lionsgate has acquired Us rights to Agc Studios and Thunder Road’s sci-fi Voyagers starring Tye Sheridan as Neil Burger commences production this week in Romania.
Described as being in the vein of The Lord Of The Flies, Voyagers takes place in the near future, as an odyssey of 30 young men and women on a multi-generational deep space mission in search of a new home descends into madness.
Starring alongside Sherdian are Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead, Chanté Adams, and Colin Farrell, alongside new cast additions Viveik Kalra, Quintessa Swindell, Archie Madekwe,...
- 6/28/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Lionsgate has acquired the U.S. rights to “Voyagers,” a sci-fi thriller from director Neil Burger that stars Colin Farrell and Tye Sheridan, the studio announced on Friday.
“Voyagers,” which is described as “Lord of the Flies” for a new generation, is produced by Agc Studios and Thunder Road, and it is Burger’s follow-up to “The Upside,” the remake of “The Intouchables” that hit No. 1 at the box office earlier this year for Stx Entertainment.
Rounding out the cast of “Voyagers” are Fionn Whitehead, Lily-Rose Depp, Isaac Hempstead Wright and Chanté Adams. Lionsgate also announced Friday that Viveik Kalra, Quintessa Swindell, Archie Madekwe and Archie Renaux will also be joining the cast of the film. Production began this week in Romania.
Also Read: 'The Upside' Director on 'Intense' Bryan Cranston Performance and Being 'Truthful' to Disabled Character
Set in the near future, the film chronicles the odyssey...
“Voyagers,” which is described as “Lord of the Flies” for a new generation, is produced by Agc Studios and Thunder Road, and it is Burger’s follow-up to “The Upside,” the remake of “The Intouchables” that hit No. 1 at the box office earlier this year for Stx Entertainment.
Rounding out the cast of “Voyagers” are Fionn Whitehead, Lily-Rose Depp, Isaac Hempstead Wright and Chanté Adams. Lionsgate also announced Friday that Viveik Kalra, Quintessa Swindell, Archie Madekwe and Archie Renaux will also be joining the cast of the film. Production began this week in Romania.
Also Read: 'The Upside' Director on 'Intense' Bryan Cranston Performance and Being 'Truthful' to Disabled Character
Set in the near future, the film chronicles the odyssey...
- 6/28/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Lionsgate has acquired U.S. rights to Agc Studios and Thunder Road’s sci-fi thriller Voyagers, reuniting the studio with The Upside writer-director Neil Burger.
Set in the near future, the Lord of the Flies-style story chronicles the odyssey of 30 young men and women who are sent deep into space on a multi-generational mission in search of a new home. The mission descends into madness, as the crew reverts to its most primal state, not knowing if the real threat they face is what’s outside the ship or who they’re becoming inside it.
Shoot is underway in Romania on the feature whose ensemble cast we previously revealed to include Colin Farrell (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One), Lily-Rose Depp (The Dancer), Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk), Isaac Hempstead Wright (Game of Thrones) and Chanté Adams (Roxanne Roxanne).
Joining are Viveik Kalra (Blinded By the Light...
Set in the near future, the Lord of the Flies-style story chronicles the odyssey of 30 young men and women who are sent deep into space on a multi-generational mission in search of a new home. The mission descends into madness, as the crew reverts to its most primal state, not knowing if the real threat they face is what’s outside the ship or who they’re becoming inside it.
Shoot is underway in Romania on the feature whose ensemble cast we previously revealed to include Colin Farrell (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One), Lily-Rose Depp (The Dancer), Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk), Isaac Hempstead Wright (Game of Thrones) and Chanté Adams (Roxanne Roxanne).
Joining are Viveik Kalra (Blinded By the Light...
- 6/28/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Elizabeth McGovern in The Chaperone. Photo by Karin Catt Courtesy of PBS Distribution
The prospect of a film about the iconic silent film star Louise Brooks was so tantalizing. The star with the sleek black bob and bold gaze was the most forward of the screen’s stars representing women breaking the social conventions in the Roaring ’20s.
The Chaperone is a tale of Louise Brooks at 16,as she is just beginning her path to stardom, which made The Chaperone seem irresistible. Yet, despite a fine cast led by Elizabeth McGovern and young Haley Lu Richardson plus a script by Julian Fellowes. The Chaperone falls short of that promise.
This PBS production reunites “Downton Abbey” writer Julian Fellowes and star Elizabeth McGovern in another period drama. Yet, directed by Michael Engler, in his first theatrical release after a long career in television, The Chaperone feels like a TV movie. Despite nice locations and pretty costumes,...
The prospect of a film about the iconic silent film star Louise Brooks was so tantalizing. The star with the sleek black bob and bold gaze was the most forward of the screen’s stars representing women breaking the social conventions in the Roaring ’20s.
The Chaperone is a tale of Louise Brooks at 16,as she is just beginning her path to stardom, which made The Chaperone seem irresistible. Yet, despite a fine cast led by Elizabeth McGovern and young Haley Lu Richardson plus a script by Julian Fellowes. The Chaperone falls short of that promise.
This PBS production reunites “Downton Abbey” writer Julian Fellowes and star Elizabeth McGovern in another period drama. Yet, directed by Michael Engler, in his first theatrical release after a long career in television, The Chaperone feels like a TV movie. Despite nice locations and pretty costumes,...
- 4/15/2019
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: Nagra-kudelski’s myCinema digital content distribution system has announced its full slate of films a year after it’s launch, teed off by the James Franco feature Zeroville, which the actor both directed and headlines.
Originally, Alchemy took domestic rights at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival to Zeroville months before the company capsized due to bankruptcy. Since its pick-up at Tiff, Zeroville unfortunately became entangled in Alchemy’s financial woes and was thrown into distribution limbo until the Us distribution rights were recently acquired by Nagra. The pic will hit cinemas in September. The comedy based on Steve Erickson’s novel about a young actor who arrives in Hollywood during a transitional time also stars Seth Rogen, Megan Fox, Joey King, Will Ferrell, Dave Franco, Danny McBride, and Jacki Weaver. myCinema delivers films over the internet which individual theaters can then licenses for any number of weeks of play.
Originally, Alchemy took domestic rights at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival to Zeroville months before the company capsized due to bankruptcy. Since its pick-up at Tiff, Zeroville unfortunately became entangled in Alchemy’s financial woes and was thrown into distribution limbo until the Us distribution rights were recently acquired by Nagra. The pic will hit cinemas in September. The comedy based on Steve Erickson’s novel about a young actor who arrives in Hollywood during a transitional time also stars Seth Rogen, Megan Fox, Joey King, Will Ferrell, Dave Franco, Danny McBride, and Jacki Weaver. myCinema delivers films over the internet which individual theaters can then licenses for any number of weeks of play.
- 4/1/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Veteran Actor Elizabeth McGovern steps out with her first producing gig in The Chaperone. The title is also the first narrative release for PBS Distribution, which had a who’s who screening earlier this week at MoMA in New York, hosted by publicity maven Peggy Siegal. McGovern stars opposite Haley Lu Richardson in the period drama, directed by Downton Abbey director, Michael Engler. It is a packed weekend of Specialty releases. Writer-director Kent Jones heads out with Diane, starring Mary Kay Place via IFC Films. Sundance debut doc The Brink opens via Magnolia Pictures, which financed the intimate feature profiling infamous right-winter Steve Bannon. Also opening is Israeli drama Working Woman from Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber. Greenwich Entertainment is maximizing the opening of the baseball season with doc Screwball. American Relapse is a self-distributed non-fiction title which captures 72 hours of two ex-addicts diving in to help others on the streets.
- 3/29/2019
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline Film + TV
"She will need to prove that she can adhere to the moral code of Denishawn." PBS has unveiled an official trailer for an indie drama titled The Chaperone, based on the book by Laura Moriarty. This premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival last year, and also played at the Mill Valley Film Festival in the fall. The Chaperone is the other collaboration between "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes, who wrote the script, and director Michael Engler, who is also directing the Downton Abbey movie coming out this fall. Set in the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer as a chaperone on her fame-seeking journey to New York. Haley Lu Richardson plays the dancer, Louise, and Elizabeth McGovern is her chaperone Norma - which Louise's mother insisted upon or she wouldn't be allowed to go. The full cast includes Campbell Scott,...
- 2/8/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“I know you’re pretty and the boys like you, but I’m here to protect you.” So says Norma Carlisle (Downton Abbey‘s Elizabeth McGovern), a local society matron in Kansas who never broke a rule in her life and impulsively volunteers to accompany Louise Brooks (Haley Lu Richardson) to New York while the teenager studies dance for the summer. The question is Norma’s motivation, which we learn in the first trailer for The Chaperone, from the Downton Abbey team of writer Julian Fellowes and director Michael Engler.
Brooks would go on to become a silver-screen star and flapper icon of the 1920s, but this film is based on Laura Moriarty’s fiction novel. Here’s the story: At 15, Brooks is a student in Wichita for whom fame and fortune were only dreams. When the opportunity arises for her to go to New York to study with a leading dance troupe,...
Brooks would go on to become a silver-screen star and flapper icon of the 1920s, but this film is based on Laura Moriarty’s fiction novel. Here’s the story: At 15, Brooks is a student in Wichita for whom fame and fortune were only dreams. When the opportunity arises for her to go to New York to study with a leading dance troupe,...
- 2/7/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Moments ago, the Film Independent Spirit Awards announced their nominations for 2018. Essentially the Oscars of indie film, this is a time when certain movies can see their only true moment in the sun. As you’ll see below, the nominees this year represent both some major Academy Award players as well as some tiny titles that will go no further. That’s actually part of the real appeal of the Spirits, in that they place these flicks side by side. This seems like one of those years where the Spirit Award winners won’t cross over too much with Oscar, but that remains to be seen. First up, we can just go over the nominees. The Spirit Awards, nomination wise, were led this year by, in a surprise…We the Animals. Scoring five nominations, that led the field, with Eighth Grade, First Reformed, and You Were Never Really Here next in line with four.
- 11/16/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Special jury award goes to Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz for ensemble performance in The Favourite.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline, and Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk are among best picture nominees in the running for honours at the 28th annual Ifp Gotham Awards, while Paul Schrader’s First Reformed leads the pack on three nods overall.
First Reformed and Chloé Zhao’s The Rider are also in contention for best picture following Thursday’s (18) announcement, with First Reformed earning additional recognition for best screenplay and best actor for Ethan Hawke.
Roma was a notable absentee,...
Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline, and Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk are among best picture nominees in the running for honours at the 28th annual Ifp Gotham Awards, while Paul Schrader’s First Reformed leads the pack on three nods overall.
First Reformed and Chloé Zhao’s The Rider are also in contention for best picture following Thursday’s (18) announcement, with First Reformed earning additional recognition for best screenplay and best actor for Ethan Hawke.
Roma was a notable absentee,...
- 10/18/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
We may still have two months left in the year, but considering nearly all independent films have already made their debuts, it’s time for the 2018 Gotham Awards to reveal their nominations. Leading the pack are Paul Schrader’s First Reformed and Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, both picked up a trio of nominations.
Rounding out the Best Feature nominations are Madeline’s Madeline, If Beale Street Could Talk, and The Rider. Other highlights include Minding the Gap, Hale County This Morning, This Evening, and Bisbee ’17 earning Best Documentary nominations, while Roma‘s Yalitza Aparicio, Sorry to Bother You‘s Lakeith Stanfield, Support the Girl‘s Regina Hall, Hereditary‘s Toni Collette, and more.
Presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, the 2018 Gotham Awards will take place on November 26. See the nominations below.
Best Feature
“The Favourite”
Yorgos Lanthimos, director; Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Yorgos Lanthimos, producers (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
“First Reformed”
Paul Schrader,...
Rounding out the Best Feature nominations are Madeline’s Madeline, If Beale Street Could Talk, and The Rider. Other highlights include Minding the Gap, Hale County This Morning, This Evening, and Bisbee ’17 earning Best Documentary nominations, while Roma‘s Yalitza Aparicio, Sorry to Bother You‘s Lakeith Stanfield, Support the Girl‘s Regina Hall, Hereditary‘s Toni Collette, and more.
Presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project, the 2018 Gotham Awards will take place on November 26. See the nominations below.
Best Feature
“The Favourite”
Yorgos Lanthimos, director; Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Yorgos Lanthimos, producers (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
“First Reformed”
Paul Schrader,...
- 10/18/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
First Reformed, The Favourite and Eighth Grade were among the most-recognized films in the 28th annual Gotham Awards nominations, which were announced this morning.
First Reformed, from writer-director Paul Schrader, is up for Best Feature, Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Ethan Hawke). Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, which won the Golden Lion at Venice, captured noms for Best Feature and Best Screenplay as well as a special ensemble acting citation from the jury for the trio of Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz. Sundance breakout Eighth Grade got a nod for Breakthrough Director (Bo Burnham) as well as Breakthrough Actor (Elsie Fisher).
See the full list of nominees below.
The noms for the indie-heavy honors from the Independent Filmmaker Project are considered the unofficial kickoff to the annual film awards season, beginning this year’s accelerated sprint to the Oscars, which are set for February 24.
This year’s Gotham winners...
First Reformed, from writer-director Paul Schrader, is up for Best Feature, Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Ethan Hawke). Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, which won the Golden Lion at Venice, captured noms for Best Feature and Best Screenplay as well as a special ensemble acting citation from the jury for the trio of Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz. Sundance breakout Eighth Grade got a nod for Breakthrough Director (Bo Burnham) as well as Breakthrough Actor (Elsie Fisher).
See the full list of nominees below.
The noms for the indie-heavy honors from the Independent Filmmaker Project are considered the unofficial kickoff to the annual film awards season, beginning this year’s accelerated sprint to the Oscars, which are set for February 24.
This year’s Gotham winners...
- 10/18/2018
- by Dade Hayes and Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed,” Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite,” Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk,” Joseph Decker’s “Madeline’s Madeline” and Chloe Zhao’s “The Rider” have been nominated for the top award at the Ifp Gotham Awards, the Independent Filmmaker Project announced on Thursday.
In nominations that were evenly distributed among 19 independent movies, “First Reformed” led all films with three nominations – one for the film, one for lead actor Ethan Hawke and one for Schrader’s screenplay about a pastor tortured by the death of his son in Iraq.
“The Favourite,” a twisted period piece set in early 18th century England, received nominations for film and screenplay, as well as a special Gotham Awards voted to its three leading actresses: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz.
Also Read: 'First Reformed' Film Review: Paul Schrader and Ethan Hawke Channel Robert Bresson
Other films with multiple nominations included “Beale Street,...
In nominations that were evenly distributed among 19 independent movies, “First Reformed” led all films with three nominations – one for the film, one for lead actor Ethan Hawke and one for Schrader’s screenplay about a pastor tortured by the death of his son in Iraq.
“The Favourite,” a twisted period piece set in early 18th century England, received nominations for film and screenplay, as well as a special Gotham Awards voted to its three leading actresses: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz.
Also Read: 'First Reformed' Film Review: Paul Schrader and Ethan Hawke Channel Robert Bresson
Other films with multiple nominations included “Beale Street,...
- 10/18/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric the Entertainer, Victoria Hill, Philip Ettinger, Michael Gaston, Bill Hoag, Kristin Villanueva | Written and Directed by Paul Schrader
Infamous writer and director Paul Schrader returns to cinema screens after a desolate and toxic decade fighting against studio interference and the ideals of an auteur’s final cut. Spending a large amount of his career being the backbone and spine to many utterly outstanding and defining films in American cinema and masters at the helm, notably writing four Martin Scorsese features: Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ and as of 1999, Bringing Out the Dead, while also the screenplay for NYC alumni Brian De Palma’s cult classic Obsession. First Reformed is his latest effort as an artist devastating his white canvas in a slow, artistic, impact of torturous stoic emotional grievance and psychological abuse that haunts the screen hours after the fact.
Infamous writer and director Paul Schrader returns to cinema screens after a desolate and toxic decade fighting against studio interference and the ideals of an auteur’s final cut. Spending a large amount of his career being the backbone and spine to many utterly outstanding and defining films in American cinema and masters at the helm, notably writing four Martin Scorsese features: Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ and as of 1999, Bringing Out the Dead, while also the screenplay for NYC alumni Brian De Palma’s cult classic Obsession. First Reformed is his latest effort as an artist devastating his white canvas in a slow, artistic, impact of torturous stoic emotional grievance and psychological abuse that haunts the screen hours after the fact.
- 9/27/2018
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
Paul Schrader’s austere, intense thriller is billed as a return to the director’s ‘transcendental’ roots, although we suspect he never really left them at all. Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried and Victoria Hall immerse us in a country pastor’s dreadful impulse to act on spiritual values and strike back against evil.
First Reformed
Blu-ray
Lionsgate
2017 / Color / 1:37 Academy / 108 min. / Street Date August 21, 2018 / 24.99
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric Antonio Kyles, Victoria Hill, Philip Ettinger, Michael Gaston, Bill Hoag.
Cinematography: Alexander Dynan
Film Editor: Benjamin Rodriguez Jr.
Original Music: Brian Williams
Produced by Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Gary Hamilton, Victoria Hill, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Deepak Sikka, Christine Vachon.
Written and Directed by Paul Schrader
No Spoilers.
Paul Schrader begins his commentary on the new Blu-ray of First Reformed practically spelling out my review criticism — he says his movie is made from pieces of other movies, a truth that...
First Reformed
Blu-ray
Lionsgate
2017 / Color / 1:37 Academy / 108 min. / Street Date August 21, 2018 / 24.99
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric Antonio Kyles, Victoria Hill, Philip Ettinger, Michael Gaston, Bill Hoag.
Cinematography: Alexander Dynan
Film Editor: Benjamin Rodriguez Jr.
Original Music: Brian Williams
Produced by Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Gary Hamilton, Victoria Hill, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Deepak Sikka, Christine Vachon.
Written and Directed by Paul Schrader
No Spoilers.
Paul Schrader begins his commentary on the new Blu-ray of First Reformed practically spelling out my review criticism — he says his movie is made from pieces of other movies, a truth that...
- 9/4/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Writer/director Paul Schrader’s First Reformed is a spellbinding film, smart and suspenseful, one of the best so far this year. Ethan Hawke stars as Reverend Ernst Toller, the pastor of First Reformed, a modest Dutch church in upstate New York that had once served as a safe house for slaves as part of the Underground Railroad. Founded in 1767, the church is prepping for its 250th anniversary reconsecration ceremony to be attended by various local leaders. Toller, haunted by his son’s death in Iraq and his subsequent divorce, leads a simple and lonely life, spending more time giving tours of the church’s historical grounds than actually preaching to the small handful of regular parishioners. His life finds purpose when confronted by Mary (Amanda Seyfried) a desperate young woman named in need of his guidance. She is pregnant, but her husband Michael (Philip Ettinger), is demanding she have an abortion.
- 5/31/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – Paul Schrader can absolutely claim the title of Cinema Icon with his 40 plus years of influence and involvement as writer or director in memorable films such as “Taxi Driver,” “American Gigolo,” “Raging Bull” and “Auto Focus.” His latest written-and-directed-by film is “First Reformed,” featuring Ethan Hawke.
“First Reformed” centers on Reverend Toller (Hawke), whose past includes a role as a military chaplain, and later as a father of a soldier who dies in battle. He ministers at a First Reformed Christian church, but the ministry is carried out mostly through historical tours (the church was a prominent stop for the Underground Railroad of the American Civil War era) and less through church membership. Toller’s life is altered when the wife (Amanda Seyfried) of a troubled environmentalist (Phillip Ettinger) seeks counseling for her husband. The results of that counsel upends all their lives, especially the minister who suddenly cannot face his own difficult circumstances.
“First Reformed” centers on Reverend Toller (Hawke), whose past includes a role as a military chaplain, and later as a father of a soldier who dies in battle. He ministers at a First Reformed Christian church, but the ministry is carried out mostly through historical tours (the church was a prominent stop for the Underground Railroad of the American Civil War era) and less through church membership. Toller’s life is altered when the wife (Amanda Seyfried) of a troubled environmentalist (Phillip Ettinger) seeks counseling for her husband. The results of that counsel upends all their lives, especially the minister who suddenly cannot face his own difficult circumstances.
- 5/21/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
If you’re a fan of cinema, chances are, you’re also a fan of Ethan Hawke. The multi-hyphenate actor/writer/director has made a career out of exploring interesting avenues. As stated once before in a look at the man, there seems to be almost nothing that Hawke can not do. He’s directed films (including a documentary), written novels, starred in tiny indies, large scale movies, and everything in between. He’s likely best known for his collaborations with Richard Linklater, but they hardly define the man. A four time Academy Award nominee, he’s a perfect candidate for a Spotlight piece. After all, if he ever gets to a fifth Oscar nomination without a win, he’ll be hugely overdue for a statue. Hawke’s new film is, of course, First Reformed, which pairs him with filmmaker Paul Schrader. The movie is described cryptically as follows on...
- 5/14/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
First Reformed A24 Reviewed by: Harvey Karten Director: Paul Schrader Screenwriter: Paul Schrader Cast: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric the Entertainer, Victoria Hill, Philip Ettinger Screened at: Park Ave., NYC, 5/9/18 Opens: May 18, 2018 “Sometimes a pastor needs a pastor,” notes Jeffers (Cedric the Entertainer) by way of advising Reverend Toller (Ethan Hawke). And […]
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- 5/14/2018
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
"It's been a while since we've talked. Even a pastor needs a pastor." A24 has debuted the first official trailer for the indie drama First Reformed, which premiered at the Venice / Telluride / Toronto trifecta of film festivals last fall. And you need to see this trailer. First Reformed stars Ethan Hawke as a middle-aged parish pastor at a small Dutch Reform church in upstate New York, dealing with a spiritual identity crisis. The film's cast includes Amanda Seyfried, Michael Gaston, Cedric the Entertainer, Van Hansis, Philip Ettinge, Victoria Hill, and Satchel Eden Bell. Described as a "a gripping thriller about a crisis of faith that is at once personal, political, and planetary." This had some mixed reviews coming out of the festivals last fall, but it looks darn good from this fine trailer here. I mean really: Hawke at his best, amazing cinematography, just the right amount of melodramatic spunk.
- 3/29/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A24 has acquired the U.S. rights to Paul Schrader's thriller First Reformed, the company announced Friday.
In the film, Ethan Hawke plays a church minister and ex-military chaplain who, after losing his son in war, befriends a pregnant woman (Amanda Seyfried) who is suffering from the loss of her husband. He dives deeper into his church’s suspicious affairs and discovers hidden secrets about its complicity with unethical corporations.
Schrader wrote and directed the film. Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Victoria Hill, Gary Hamilton and Deepak Sikka produced, with Brian Beckmann, Philip Burgin, Brooke Lyndon-Stanford,...
In the film, Ethan Hawke plays a church minister and ex-military chaplain who, after losing his son in war, befriends a pregnant woman (Amanda Seyfried) who is suffering from the loss of her husband. He dives deeper into his church’s suspicious affairs and discovers hidden secrets about its complicity with unethical corporations.
Schrader wrote and directed the film. Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Victoria Hill, Gary Hamilton and Deepak Sikka produced, with Brian Beckmann, Philip Burgin, Brooke Lyndon-Stanford,...
- 9/15/2017
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
A24 has acquired the U.S. rights to Paul Schrader's thriller First Reformed, the company announced Friday.
In the film, Ethan Hawke plays a church minister and ex-military chaplain who, after losing his son in war, befriends a pregnant woman (Amanda Seyfried) who is suffering from the loss of her husband. He dives deeper into his church’s suspicious affairs and discovers hidden secrets about its complicity with unethical corporations.
Schrader wrote and directed the film. Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Victoria Hill, Gary Hamilton and Deepak Sikka produced, with Brian Beckmann, Philip Burgin, Brooke Lyndon-Stanford,...
In the film, Ethan Hawke plays a church minister and ex-military chaplain who, after losing his son in war, befriends a pregnant woman (Amanda Seyfried) who is suffering from the loss of her husband. He dives deeper into his church’s suspicious affairs and discovers hidden secrets about its complicity with unethical corporations.
Schrader wrote and directed the film. Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Victoria Hill, Gary Hamilton and Deepak Sikka produced, with Brian Beckmann, Philip Burgin, Brooke Lyndon-Stanford,...
- 9/15/2017
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A24 has acquired the U.S. rights to Paul Schrader's thriller First Reformed, the company announced Friday.
In the film, Ethan Hawke plays a church minister and ex-military chaplain who, after losing his son in war, befriends a pregnant woman (Amanda Seyfried) who is suffering from the loss of her husband. He dives deeper into his church’s suspicious affairs and discovers hidden secrets about its complicity with unethical corporations.
Schrader wrote and directed the film. Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Victoria Hill, Gary Hamilton and Deepak Sikka produced, with Brian Beckmann, Philip Burgin, Brooke Lyndon-Stanford, Martin McCabe, Luca Scalisi,...
In the film, Ethan Hawke plays a church minister and ex-military chaplain who, after losing his son in war, befriends a pregnant woman (Amanda Seyfried) who is suffering from the loss of her husband. He dives deeper into his church’s suspicious affairs and discovers hidden secrets about its complicity with unethical corporations.
Schrader wrote and directed the film. Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Victoria Hill, Gary Hamilton and Deepak Sikka produced, with Brian Beckmann, Philip Burgin, Brooke Lyndon-Stanford, Martin McCabe, Luca Scalisi,...
- 9/7/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Elizabeth McGovern stars in the 1920s era film based on Laura Moriarty’s novel.
Principal photography has begun on Michael Engler’s 1920s-set film The Chaperone.
PBS, Masterpiece and Fibonacci Films in association with Rose Pictures, Hamilton Entertainment and Anonymous Content are producing the film with Arclight Films handling international sales.
PBS Distribution is planning a theatrical release of The Chaperone in the Us in 2018.
The film centres on a woman whose life is changed forever when she chaperones a young and soon-to-be-famous Louise Brooks to New York.
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes adapted the script based on Laura Moriarty’s novel of the same name.
Michael Engler directs the film that stars Elizabeth McGovern (pictured above), Haley Lu Richardson, Victoria Hill, Campbell Scott, Geza Rohrig, Blythe Danner and Miranda Otto.
McGovern, who is also a producer, optioned the novel and worked with Fellowes to adapt it for the big screen. The pair worked...
Principal photography has begun on Michael Engler’s 1920s-set film The Chaperone.
PBS, Masterpiece and Fibonacci Films in association with Rose Pictures, Hamilton Entertainment and Anonymous Content are producing the film with Arclight Films handling international sales.
PBS Distribution is planning a theatrical release of The Chaperone in the Us in 2018.
The film centres on a woman whose life is changed forever when she chaperones a young and soon-to-be-famous Louise Brooks to New York.
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes adapted the script based on Laura Moriarty’s novel of the same name.
Michael Engler directs the film that stars Elizabeth McGovern (pictured above), Haley Lu Richardson, Victoria Hill, Campbell Scott, Geza Rohrig, Blythe Danner and Miranda Otto.
McGovern, who is also a producer, optioned the novel and worked with Fellowes to adapt it for the big screen. The pair worked...
- 8/2/2017
- ScreenDaily
The 1920s era film is based on Laura Moriarty’s novel.
Principal photography has begun on Michael Engler’s 1920s-set film The Chaperone.
PBS, Masterpiece and Fibonacci Films in association with Rose Pictures, Hamilton Entertainment and Anonymous Content are producing the film with Arclight Films handling international sales.
PBS Distribution is planning a theatrical release of The Chaperone in the Us in 2018.
The film centres on a woman whose life is changed forever when she chaperones a young and soon-to-be-famous Louise Brooks to New York.
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes adapted the script based on Laura Moriarty’s novel of the same name.
Michael Engler directs the film that stars Elizabeth McGovern (pictured above), Haley Lu Richardson, Victoria Hill, Campbell Scott, Geza Rohrig, Blythe Danner and Miranda Otto.
McGovern, who is also a producer, optioned the novel and worked with Fellowes to adapt it for the big screen. The pair worked together on Downton Abbey alongside Engler...
Principal photography has begun on Michael Engler’s 1920s-set film The Chaperone.
PBS, Masterpiece and Fibonacci Films in association with Rose Pictures, Hamilton Entertainment and Anonymous Content are producing the film with Arclight Films handling international sales.
PBS Distribution is planning a theatrical release of The Chaperone in the Us in 2018.
The film centres on a woman whose life is changed forever when she chaperones a young and soon-to-be-famous Louise Brooks to New York.
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes adapted the script based on Laura Moriarty’s novel of the same name.
Michael Engler directs the film that stars Elizabeth McGovern (pictured above), Haley Lu Richardson, Victoria Hill, Campbell Scott, Geza Rohrig, Blythe Danner and Miranda Otto.
McGovern, who is also a producer, optioned the novel and worked with Fellowes to adapt it for the big screen. The pair worked together on Downton Abbey alongside Engler...
- 8/1/2017
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: New producers are behind Julian Fellowes and Elizabeth McGovern reunion.
Arclight Films and PBS have announced that PBS label Masterpiece is producing its first feature in the shape of Chaperone, which will reunite Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes and star Elizabeth McGovern.
Based on Laura Moriarty’s Us novel the film will be directed by Michael Engler and will air on PBS stations nationwide after its initial theatrical run.
The Chaperone takes place against the backdrop of the early 1920’s. A Kansas woman (McGovern) is forever changed when she chaperones a beautiful and talented 15-year-old dancer (Julia Goldani Telles, The Affair) named Louise Brooks to New York for the summer. One of them is eager to fulfill her destiny of dance and movie stardom; the other is on a mission to unearth the mysteries of her past.
Speaking at the PBS Annual Meeting in San Diego, Masterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton said: “It feels so right...
Arclight Films and PBS have announced that PBS label Masterpiece is producing its first feature in the shape of Chaperone, which will reunite Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes and star Elizabeth McGovern.
Based on Laura Moriarty’s Us novel the film will be directed by Michael Engler and will air on PBS stations nationwide after its initial theatrical run.
The Chaperone takes place against the backdrop of the early 1920’s. A Kansas woman (McGovern) is forever changed when she chaperones a beautiful and talented 15-year-old dancer (Julia Goldani Telles, The Affair) named Louise Brooks to New York for the summer. One of them is eager to fulfill her destiny of dance and movie stardom; the other is on a mission to unearth the mysteries of her past.
Speaking at the PBS Annual Meeting in San Diego, Masterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton said: “It feels so right...
- 5/16/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: New producers are behind Julian Fellowes and Elizabeth McGovern reunion.
Arclight Films, PBS and the PBS label Masterpiece are producing Chaperone, which will reunite Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes and star Elizabeth McGovern.
Based on Laura Moriarty’s Us novel the film will be directed by Michael Engler and will air on PBS stations nationwide after its initial theatrical run.
The Chaperone takes place against the backdrop of the early 1920’s. A Kansas woman (McGovern) is forever changed when she chaperones a beautiful and talented 15-year-old dancer (Julia Goldani Telles, The Affair) named Louise Brooks to New York for the summer. One of them is eager to fulfill her destiny of dance and movie stardom; the other is on a mission to unearth the mysteries of her past.
Speaking at the PBS Annual Meeting in San Diego, Masterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton said: “It feels so right to reunite Julian Fellowes, Elizabeth McGovern, and director...
Arclight Films, PBS and the PBS label Masterpiece are producing Chaperone, which will reunite Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes and star Elizabeth McGovern.
Based on Laura Moriarty’s Us novel the film will be directed by Michael Engler and will air on PBS stations nationwide after its initial theatrical run.
The Chaperone takes place against the backdrop of the early 1920’s. A Kansas woman (McGovern) is forever changed when she chaperones a beautiful and talented 15-year-old dancer (Julia Goldani Telles, The Affair) named Louise Brooks to New York for the summer. One of them is eager to fulfill her destiny of dance and movie stardom; the other is on a mission to unearth the mysteries of her past.
Speaking at the PBS Annual Meeting in San Diego, Masterpiece executive producer Rebecca Eaton said: “It feels so right to reunite Julian Fellowes, Elizabeth McGovern, and director...
- 5/16/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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