Gothic castles and faraway cabins are classic genre fare, but there’s something to be said for scary movies that tell stories about claustrophobic urban environments and the horrors of being isolated despite being surrounded by densely packed neighbors. Not only are these stories more relatable for big-city folks like myself, but they’re also uniquely positioned to deliver down-to-earth scares with a social twist.
And in honor of Evil Dead Rise brilliantly relocating the action to an LA apartment building, we’ve decided to come up with a list celebrating six of the best Apartment Horror movies. After all, there’s nothing scarier than finding yourself trapped in a high rise with nowhere to go but down!
In the interest of keeping the list varied, we’ll be leaving out a few obvious entries like Candyman and Rosemary’s Baby, as I think we can assume that most of our readers have already seen these.
And in honor of Evil Dead Rise brilliantly relocating the action to an LA apartment building, we’ve decided to come up with a list celebrating six of the best Apartment Horror movies. After all, there’s nothing scarier than finding yourself trapped in a high rise with nowhere to go but down!
In the interest of keeping the list varied, we’ll be leaving out a few obvious entries like Candyman and Rosemary’s Baby, as I think we can assume that most of our readers have already seen these.
- 4/14/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
Spring has arrived.
For the Hong Kong film industry, the harsh three-year-long winter of the Covid era — with multiplexes forced to close for extended periods, industry professionals losing their livelihoods, and an indifferent administration that didn’t deign to lift a finger to help this once-mighty cultural industry that put the auteurs from the tiny former colony into the annals of global cinematic history — has finally come to an end.
Despite cinemas reopening their doors only in April 2022, two Hong Kong-made films released in late 2022, Warriors of Future and Table for Six, have become the top-grossing local productions of all time, taking in 10.5 million and 10 million in Hong Kong, respectively. And a third, A Guilty Conscience, released this January, is now the highest-earning Hong Kong film ever, grossing 11 million in its first three weeks of release. Hongkongers have rediscovered their love for homegrown films that tell stories they can relate to,...
For the Hong Kong film industry, the harsh three-year-long winter of the Covid era — with multiplexes forced to close for extended periods, industry professionals losing their livelihoods, and an indifferent administration that didn’t deign to lift a finger to help this once-mighty cultural industry that put the auteurs from the tiny former colony into the annals of global cinematic history — has finally come to an end.
Despite cinemas reopening their doors only in April 2022, two Hong Kong-made films released in late 2022, Warriors of Future and Table for Six, have become the top-grossing local productions of all time, taking in 10.5 million and 10 million in Hong Kong, respectively. And a third, A Guilty Conscience, released this January, is now the highest-earning Hong Kong film ever, grossing 11 million in its first three weeks of release. Hongkongers have rediscovered their love for homegrown films that tell stories they can relate to,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Karen Chu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Butterfly” was chosen as the Opening Film at Venice Film Festival Critics Week and Yuan Tian was awarded as Best New Artist at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2005. The film was also nominated at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards In 2004 for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best New Performer (Yuan Tian). The main actress Josie Ho, received a nomination at the Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best Actress and at Ilma Awards for Best Leading Actress, both in 2005.
Butterfly is screening at Five Flavours
As a schoolteacher, Flavia (Josie Ho) meets Yip (Yuan Tian), a young and free-spirited singer. As she reminisces about her past as a closeted lesbian, she feels strongly attracted to Yip and must decide whether to be true to herself. Growing up with an emotionally needy and unstable mother, Flavia found solace with her schoolmate Jin (Stephanie Che), fell in love, and moved in with her. Due...
Butterfly is screening at Five Flavours
As a schoolteacher, Flavia (Josie Ho) meets Yip (Yuan Tian), a young and free-spirited singer. As she reminisces about her past as a closeted lesbian, she feels strongly attracted to Yip and must decide whether to be true to herself. Growing up with an emotionally needy and unstable mother, Flavia found solace with her schoolmate Jin (Stephanie Che), fell in love, and moved in with her. Due...
- 11/26/2022
- by Leon Overee
- AsianMoviePulse
What: The 42nd edition of the Hawai’i International Film Festival (Hiff) presented by Halekulani continues celebrating the best of indie cinema through: in-person screenings, online presentations, and panel events with industry luminaries. As part of the annual Hiff tradition, the festival will recognize Hiff Awards Gala Honorees as outstanding artists for their commitment to excellence in their field. The Gala also provides an opportunity to announce the Competition Winners, including recipients for this year’s Made in Hawai’i Award.
When: This year’s honorees – Hirokazu Kore-eda, Jung Woo-Sung, Simu Liu, Kerry Warkia, Auli’i Carvalho and Josie Ho – will be honored at the Awards Gala on Sunday November 13th, 2022 at 6pm Hst.
HIFF42 Halekulani Vision in Film Award – Hirokazu Kore-eda
HIFF42 Halekulani Career Achievement Award – Jung Woo-Sung
HIFF42 Halekulani Maverick Award – Simu Liu
HIFF42 Leanne K. Ferrer Trailblazer Award Presented by Pacific Islanders in Communications...
When: This year’s honorees – Hirokazu Kore-eda, Jung Woo-Sung, Simu Liu, Kerry Warkia, Auli’i Carvalho and Josie Ho – will be honored at the Awards Gala on Sunday November 13th, 2022 at 6pm Hst.
HIFF42 Halekulani Vision in Film Award – Hirokazu Kore-eda
HIFF42 Halekulani Career Achievement Award – Jung Woo-Sung
HIFF42 Halekulani Maverick Award – Simu Liu
HIFF42 Leanne K. Ferrer Trailblazer Award Presented by Pacific Islanders in Communications...
- 10/28/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Dashed hopes lead to a kind of desperation without equal in Pang Ho-cheung’s movie Dream Home. This unmatched story satirizes Hong Kong’s housing bubble as well as imagines the undue sacrifices of one potential homebuyer. Not only does this character reject the red tape and systems standing in the way of her goal, she does so in the most grisly way imaginable.
The uninitiated will balk at the motive behind Cheng Lai-sheung’s (Josie Ho) murder spree in this splattery 2010 movie, but as the story unfolds, audiences do the unthinkable — they sympathize with a cold-blooded killer. Compassion doesn’t come easy in a movie as nonlinear and twisted as Dream Home, however, for every life Lai-sheung takes, a little more of her interiority is revealed. The tones start to clash as viewers are shuffled between the past and present, yet the tradeoff is a full-clad character.
As overwhelming...
The uninitiated will balk at the motive behind Cheng Lai-sheung’s (Josie Ho) murder spree in this splattery 2010 movie, but as the story unfolds, audiences do the unthinkable — they sympathize with a cold-blooded killer. Compassion doesn’t come easy in a movie as nonlinear and twisted as Dream Home, however, for every life Lai-sheung takes, a little more of her interiority is revealed. The tones start to clash as viewers are shuffled between the past and present, yet the tradeoff is a full-clad character.
As overwhelming...
- 8/12/2022
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Some narratives can have resonance much beyond their original release. Take in point “Dream Home” from 2010. A blackly comic horror that satirizes the property market in Hong Kong. Fast forward a decade and there are housing crises across the globe and the prices of properties are on the increase. People struggle to get on the property ladder, something that “Dream Home” takes a darker look at as its “heroine” Cheng resorts to drastic measures to get hers. Pang Ho-cheung alongside producer and star Josie Ho create an alternative way to make a killing on the property market. One that might entertain and offend in equal measure.
Dream Home is screening on New York Asian Film Festival
Cheng Lai (Josie Ho) works two jobs in an effort to earn enough money to procure an apartment with a view of the Victoria Harbour. Her actions stem from a childhood in poverty that...
Dream Home is screening on New York Asian Film Festival
Cheng Lai (Josie Ho) works two jobs in an effort to earn enough money to procure an apartment with a view of the Victoria Harbour. Her actions stem from a childhood in poverty that...
- 7/26/2022
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
Hong Kong is the 74th unhappiest nation on Earth. A startling fact that shocks Josie Ho (Popular Hk singer/actress), so much so that she decides to spearhead an effort to teach Hongkongers how to be happy again. She would gather a group of music students, fellow instrumentalists, and singers of the local rock scene and they would travel to Iceland-a country known to be one of the top five happiest in the world, to learn a thing or two. “Finding Bliss” details their efforts and compiles all that they learn in bite-sized sections, aiming to rekindle the spark of happiness in everyone.
Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice-The Director’s Cut is screening on New York Asian Film Festival
The first act introduces us to a myriad of entertainers in the Hong Kong musical scene like Mc Yan (a renowned street artist and rapper), Jimmy Mak (guitarist), Ceung Yee-sik (drummer...
Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice-The Director’s Cut is screening on New York Asian Film Festival
The first act introduces us to a myriad of entertainers in the Hong Kong musical scene like Mc Yan (a renowned street artist and rapper), Jimmy Mak (guitarist), Ceung Yee-sik (drummer...
- 7/19/2022
- by Leon Overee
- AsianMoviePulse
While Asian cinema has experienced significant crossover success in the last few years, global phenomena like “Parasite” and “Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train” — in addition to arthouse favorites like “Burning,” “Shoplifters,” and “The Wild Goose Lake” — can’t help but call attention to the absolute bonanza of incredible movies that still haven’t been getting their due outside of China, Japan, or South Korea. And that goes double for countries such as Malaysia, Mongolia, and the Philippines, which are less frequently represented at Cannes, Venice, or any of the other major festivals that serve as the most vital pipeline between Eastern filmmakers and Western audiences.
A bevy of Asian-focused streaming platforms have cropped up to mitigate the problem as best they can, but well-curated opportunities to see the best new movies from Bhutan, for example — shoutout to “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom”! — are still few and far between,...
A bevy of Asian-focused streaming platforms have cropped up to mitigate the problem as best they can, but well-curated opportunities to see the best new movies from Bhutan, for example — shoutout to “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom”! — are still few and far between,...
- 7/14/2022
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
The 5th Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) and Malaysia Golden Global Awards (Mgga) officially returns physically yesterday with a 5-day film festival at the Dadi Cinema and the awards ceremony on the 16th at Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur. The opening ceremony of the festival was held at the main entrance of Pavilion Kl, and in addition to the presence of filmmakers and invited guests.
‘Edge of The World’ as the Opening Film
The opening film was “Edge of the World”, a film directed by Hollywood director Michael Haussman, set in Sarawak, Malaysia and supported by the Sarawak Tourism Board, the film is about the 19th century British explorer James Brooke, who led the indigenous people of Malaysia out of British colonial rule and into civilization. The film’s director and producer, Josie Ho, also made a surprise appearance at the event to support the opening of the film. This is...
‘Edge of The World’ as the Opening Film
The opening film was “Edge of the World”, a film directed by Hollywood director Michael Haussman, set in Sarawak, Malaysia and supported by the Sarawak Tourism Board, the film is about the 19th century British explorer James Brooke, who led the indigenous people of Malaysia out of British colonial rule and into civilization. The film’s director and producer, Josie Ho, also made a surprise appearance at the event to support the opening of the film. This is...
- 7/11/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Tickets go on sale July 1 for the fully in-theater 20th anniversary edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff), presented by the New York Asian Film Foundation and Film at Lincoln Center (Flc), running from July 15–28, 2022 at Flc, as well as on July 23 and July 28–31 at Asia Society, which will be co-presenting a selection of key films and a Hong Kong marathon day. International stars and acclaimed filmmakers will return in-person to grace the Nyaff red carpet at Flc, receive awards, speak at Q&a sessions, and impart wisdom during masterclasses and special talks.
Hong Kong cultural icon Josie Ho will headline Nyaff 2022 with her latest project as producer of the inspiring musical documentary Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice—The Director’s Cut, in which she travels with musicians and students from Hong Kong to Iceland for a transcendent collaboration. As a tribute to the acting superstar, the festival...
Hong Kong cultural icon Josie Ho will headline Nyaff 2022 with her latest project as producer of the inspiring musical documentary Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice—The Director’s Cut, in which she travels with musicians and students from Hong Kong to Iceland for a transcendent collaboration. As a tribute to the acting superstar, the festival...
- 7/1/2022
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
The line-up includes Korean thriller ‘Confession’ and Hong Kong comedy ‘Table For Six’.
The New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) has unveiled the first films for its 20th edition, including Yoon Jong-seok’s Korean mystery thriller Confession, Sunny Chan’s Hong Kong comedy Table For Six, Arvin Chen’s Taiwanese romantic drama Mama Boy and Kazuya Shiraishi’s Japanese serial-killer thriller Lesson In Murder, all of which are North American premieres.
This year will mark Nyaff’s full return to the big screen, following a virtual 2020 edition and a hybrid 2021 edition. More than 60 new and classic titles from Asia will...
The New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) has unveiled the first films for its 20th edition, including Yoon Jong-seok’s Korean mystery thriller Confession, Sunny Chan’s Hong Kong comedy Table For Six, Arvin Chen’s Taiwanese romantic drama Mama Boy and Kazuya Shiraishi’s Japanese serial-killer thriller Lesson In Murder, all of which are North American premieres.
This year will mark Nyaff’s full return to the big screen, following a virtual 2020 edition and a hybrid 2021 edition. More than 60 new and classic titles from Asia will...
- 6/16/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
After Hong Kong superstars Stephy Tang and Josie Ho brought the glamour to the red carpet and Japanese legend Takeshi Kitano collected his Golden Mulberry Lifetime Achievement award live from Tokyo (“I’m now editing my new film and I hope to come to Udine to present it to you”), Far East Film Festival 24 comes to an end with a grand total of 40 thousand spectators. 40 thousand spectators who, for nine days, literally became a single body…
As per a tradition dating back to the very first edition, it was the Feff public who chose the winner. This year the Golden Mulberry was awarded to:
Miracle: Letters to the President
by Lee Jang-hoon, a sweet-natured hymn to the power of dreams.
In second and third place on the podium was China with:
Return to Dust
by Li Ruijun
To Cool to Kill
by Xing Wenxiong
Black Dragon pass-holders also voted for:...
As per a tradition dating back to the very first edition, it was the Feff public who chose the winner. This year the Golden Mulberry was awarded to:
Miracle: Letters to the President
by Lee Jang-hoon, a sweet-natured hymn to the power of dreams.
In second and third place on the podium was China with:
Return to Dust
by Li Ruijun
To Cool to Kill
by Xing Wenxiong
Black Dragon pass-holders also voted for:...
- 5/1/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
“Miracle: Letters to the President,” directed by Lee Jang-hoon, was Saturday named as the best film winner at the Far East Film Festival in Italy’s Udine, following an audience poll. The South Korean-made film was described by festival organizers as “a sweet-natured hymn to the power of dreams.”
Second and third places belonged to Chinese-produced pictures, Li Ruijun’s “Return to Dust” and Xing Wenxiong’s “To Cool to Kill,” respectively. The festival’s Black Dragon season ticket holders voted for “Return to Dust,” while users of the MYmovies service championed Korea’s “Kingmaker” by Byun Sung-hyun.
The jurors for the best debut film awarded the festival’s White Mulberry award to “Too Cool to Kill.” The Mulberry Award for best screenplay Jojo Hideo’s “Love Nonetheless.”
If the order of the prizes seemed like a return to pre-covid normality, so too did the operation of the event, Udine’s 24th.
Second and third places belonged to Chinese-produced pictures, Li Ruijun’s “Return to Dust” and Xing Wenxiong’s “To Cool to Kill,” respectively. The festival’s Black Dragon season ticket holders voted for “Return to Dust,” while users of the MYmovies service championed Korea’s “Kingmaker” by Byun Sung-hyun.
The jurors for the best debut film awarded the festival’s White Mulberry award to “Too Cool to Kill.” The Mulberry Award for best screenplay Jojo Hideo’s “Love Nonetheless.”
If the order of the prizes seemed like a return to pre-covid normality, so too did the operation of the event, Udine’s 24th.
- 5/1/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
After “Parasite” and “Squid Game” struck planet-wide notes with their critique of elitism, Trevor Choi’s “Smashing Frank” is a timely Hong Kong twist on the revenge-against-the-rich theme.
It is being pitched at the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf) that this week runs alongside the FilMart rights market.
“This is a comedy-drama about four millennials who form a squad to rob the rich. During the course of the crime, they are outraged as they gradually realize that the older generation will never change their ways. This motivates them to use stealing as their way of fighting back against the rich and the unkind,” says Choi of the project that is presented this week as part of the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf).
Hong Kong has long had a massive gulf between the super-rich and the poor and other films, including Josie Ho’s “Dream Home” and Fruit Chan’s more recent “Coffin Homes,...
It is being pitched at the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf) that this week runs alongside the FilMart rights market.
“This is a comedy-drama about four millennials who form a squad to rob the rich. During the course of the crime, they are outraged as they gradually realize that the older generation will never change their ways. This motivates them to use stealing as their way of fighting back against the rich and the unkind,” says Choi of the project that is presented this week as part of the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf).
Hong Kong has long had a massive gulf between the super-rich and the poor and other films, including Josie Ho’s “Dream Home” and Fruit Chan’s more recent “Coffin Homes,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount Worldwide Acquisition Group has locked down worldwide distribution rights to the action-thriller Sheroes, starring Sasha Luss (Anna), Wallis Day (Infinite), Isabelle Fuhrman (The Novice), Skai Jackson (Jesse) and Jack Kesy (Without Remorse), which recently wrapped production in Thailand. Plans for its release have not yet been disclosed.
The film written and directed by Spring Breakers producer Jordan Gertner follows four girlfriends as they set out for an adventure in Thailand. Their paradise is quickly turned upside down when they find themselves in the crosshairs of the local cartel. Employing their own unique set of skills, the girls fight to save their lives and, if possible, their friendship.
Gertner, Scott Clayton, Tara L. Craig, Wych Kaos, Gary Hirsch, Sam Fayed, Josie Ho and Conroy Chan produced, with David Unger, Tyler Gould, Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, Phil Hunt and Compton Ross exec producing.
“I am so thrilled to be partnered with this incredible group of actors.
The film written and directed by Spring Breakers producer Jordan Gertner follows four girlfriends as they set out for an adventure in Thailand. Their paradise is quickly turned upside down when they find themselves in the crosshairs of the local cartel. Employing their own unique set of skills, the girls fight to save their lives and, if possible, their friendship.
Gertner, Scott Clayton, Tara L. Craig, Wych Kaos, Gary Hirsch, Sam Fayed, Josie Ho and Conroy Chan produced, with David Unger, Tyler Gould, Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor, Phil Hunt and Compton Ross exec producing.
“I am so thrilled to be partnered with this incredible group of actors.
- 3/15/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
There is an issue when somebody tries to review Eric Khoo’s films. Despite of the opinion you might have about them, the fact remains that a number of them are landmarks of Singaporean cinema. For example, “12 Storeys” was the first film from Singapore to screen at Cannes; “My Magic” remains the only movie from Singapore to be nominated for the Palme D’Or; “Be With Me” was the first Singaporean film to be nominated for the European Film Awards in 2005. In this particular case, “In the Room” is credited as the first Singaporean erotic movie, which actually means a lot when one considers the strictness of the censorship board of the country, which actually caused a lot of trouble to Khoo before it finally allowed the film to screen in Singapore under an R21 classification. This aspect, of all the aforementioned films, makes reviewing them quite hard, since they...
- 2/4/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Stars: Bella Thorne, Gavin Rossdale, Libby Mintz, Andreja Pejic, Josie Ho, Jamie Hince | Written by Janell Shirtcliff, Libby Mintz | Directed by Janell Shirtcliff
Even before it was out of post production, Habit (not to be confused with the 2017 cannibal film of the same name), was stirring up controversy. According to Variety, it was the subject of a petition due to its casting. Specifically the casting of Paris, daughter of Michael, Jackson as a lesbian Jesus. Whether it was the product of legitimate outrage or a bit of marketing it certainly got Habit noticed. And since I’m reviewing it, it obviously didn’t stop its release. Although maybe it would have been better if it did rather than being responsible for it getting a distributor.
Mads is a party girl with a Jesus fixation. She moves to Los Angeles and picks up a gig selling drugs for Eric (Gavin Rossdale...
Even before it was out of post production, Habit (not to be confused with the 2017 cannibal film of the same name), was stirring up controversy. According to Variety, it was the subject of a petition due to its casting. Specifically the casting of Paris, daughter of Michael, Jackson as a lesbian Jesus. Whether it was the product of legitimate outrage or a bit of marketing it certainly got Habit noticed. And since I’m reviewing it, it obviously didn’t stop its release. Although maybe it would have been better if it did rather than being responsible for it getting a distributor.
Mads is a party girl with a Jesus fixation. She moves to Los Angeles and picks up a gig selling drugs for Eric (Gavin Rossdale...
- 11/22/2021
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Heroin chic crime and punishment caper feels more like an oblique marketing exercise than the classic queer cinema it nods to
Writer-director Janell Shirtcliff’s debut feature plays like a throwback to trashy queer-minded cult films of old, like the early work of John Waters (Pink Flamingos or Female Trouble) or Gregg Araki (The Doom Generation). There’s maybe even just a soupçon of Kenneth Anger in the use of what look very much like excerpts from Anger’s cutup gay bikers-meet-Jesus film Scorpio Rising. Except this shonky tale of crime and punishment in Los Angeles lacks the incisive wit or heretical instincts of those antecedents. It’s more like a Gen-z fashion magazine homage to Gen-x heroin chic, with fractionally more of a plot.
Main protagonist Mads (Bella Thorne) loves Jesus in her own special way, even though she is a heroin user and possibly a sex and love addict.
Writer-director Janell Shirtcliff’s debut feature plays like a throwback to trashy queer-minded cult films of old, like the early work of John Waters (Pink Flamingos or Female Trouble) or Gregg Araki (The Doom Generation). There’s maybe even just a soupçon of Kenneth Anger in the use of what look very much like excerpts from Anger’s cutup gay bikers-meet-Jesus film Scorpio Rising. Except this shonky tale of crime and punishment in Los Angeles lacks the incisive wit or heretical instincts of those antecedents. It’s more like a Gen-z fashion magazine homage to Gen-x heroin chic, with fractionally more of a plot.
Main protagonist Mads (Bella Thorne) loves Jesus in her own special way, even though she is a heroin user and possibly a sex and love addict.
- 11/16/2021
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
“Habit” stirred controversy (and a petition to block its release) last year when conservatives caught wind that Paris Jackson was cast as a female Jesus Christ in it, with a purported lesbian coupling adding to the blasphemous offense. Well, it turns out that was much ado about almost nothing: There is no such sex scene in the film’s release cut, if indeed there ever was, and Jackson’s appearance is little more than a silent cameo.
On the other hand, fears that Janell Shirtcliff’s debut feature “ridicules people of faith” are closer to the mark. For those viewers curious enough to investigate, however, what may truly offend about “Habit” isn’t any sacrilegious content so much as the fact that it’s so infantile in that regard — and every other. This candy-colored dress-up excuse for a bunch of slumming models, rock musicians and miscellaneous scenesters might be termed a “Bratz” version of “Faster,...
On the other hand, fears that Janell Shirtcliff’s debut feature “ridicules people of faith” are closer to the mark. For those viewers curious enough to investigate, however, what may truly offend about “Habit” isn’t any sacrilegious content so much as the fact that it’s so infantile in that regard — and every other. This candy-colored dress-up excuse for a bunch of slumming models, rock musicians and miscellaneous scenesters might be termed a “Bratz” version of “Faster,...
- 8/20/2021
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Habit Trailer — Janell Shirtcliff‘s Habit (2021) movie trailer has been released by Lionsgate. The Habit trailer stars Bella Thorne, Gavin Rossdale, Libby Mintz, Andreja Pejic, Hana Mae Lee, Ione Skye, Aaron Diaz, Jamie Hince, Hayley Marie Norman, Alison Mosshart, Paris Jackson, and Josie Ho. Crew Libby Mintz and Janell Shirtcliff wrote the screenplay for Habit. [...]
Continue reading: Habit (2021) Movie Trailer: Bella Thorne Pretends to be a Nun as She Seeks to Pay Back Drug Lord Gavin Rossdale...
Continue reading: Habit (2021) Movie Trailer: Bella Thorne Pretends to be a Nun as She Seeks to Pay Back Drug Lord Gavin Rossdale...
- 7/20/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"Habit" is the new drama feature directed by Janell Shirtcliff from a screenplay by Shirtcliff and Libby Mintz, starring Bella Thorne, Gavin Rossdale, Libby Mintz, Andreja Pejić, Ione Skye, Jamie Hince, Alison Mosshart, Paris Jackson and Josie Ho, opening August 20, 2021:
"...an L.A. 'party girl' (Thorne) pisses off a dangerous drug lord and is forced to go on the run, hiding out with her friends by posing as a nun..."
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"...an L.A. 'party girl' (Thorne) pisses off a dangerous drug lord and is forced to go on the run, hiding out with her friends by posing as a nun..."
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- 7/14/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Always did have a flavor for danger." Lionsgate has dropped a new trailer for a dark, edgy thriller comedy titled Habit, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Janell Shirtcliff. This film has dropped out of nowhere, not hitting any festivals or anywhere else before opening in August this summer. It definitely looks like a very Los Angeles film made by Los Angeles people for Los Angeles people. A street smart party girl gets mixed up in a violent drug deal and finds a possible way out by masquerading as a Nun with her other BFFs to escape a L.A. drug lord. The Habit ensemble cast includes Bella Thorne, Gavin Rossdale, Libby Mintz, Andreja Pejic, Hana Mae Lee, Ione Skye, Aaron Diaz, Jamie Hince, Hayley Marie Norman, Alison Mosshart, with Paris Jackson and Josie Ho. This (obviously) looks all wild & crazy, and instantly forgettable, another of these mediocre crime...
- 7/13/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Inside a makeshift cafe set at Hong Kong’s luxurious Rosewood Hotel, local actor-producer Josie Ho sits across from British actor Julian Sands. Both are giving director Mike Figgis their full attention as he explains the scene that they are going to film.
What was said could not be heard from afar, despite the set being unusually quiet. Dolled up multi-racial extras and other crew members who were busy preparing the next shot whispered to each other. Everyone was patiently waiting for the director’s cue.
“I normally have a very quiet set,” Figgis (director of “Leaving Las Vegas” and “Internal Affairs”) told Variety on location with “Mother Tongue,” an arthouse mystery thriller that is among the latest efforts from 852 Films, a production company co-headed by Ho and husband Conroy Chan. “I asked for silence a lot. My whole technique is based on silence, based on talking quietly and intimately to actors.
What was said could not be heard from afar, despite the set being unusually quiet. Dolled up multi-racial extras and other crew members who were busy preparing the next shot whispered to each other. Everyone was patiently waiting for the director’s cue.
“I normally have a very quiet set,” Figgis (director of “Leaving Las Vegas” and “Internal Affairs”) told Variety on location with “Mother Tongue,” an arthouse mystery thriller that is among the latest efforts from 852 Films, a production company co-headed by Ho and husband Conroy Chan. “I asked for silence a lot. My whole technique is based on silence, based on talking quietly and intimately to actors.
- 4/28/2021
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
"Might I be allowed to go up river?" Samuel Goldwyn Films has released an official US trailer for a colonial historic thriller titled Edge of the World, a jungle crusade movie from director Michael Haussman. We already posted the epic UK trailer one month ago. The film takes us on the true "adventures" of Sir James Brooke, who defied the British Empire to rule a jungle kingdom in 1840s Borneo, embarked on a lifelong crusade to end piracy, slavery and head-hunting, and partly inspired both the Rudyard Kipling story "The Man Who Would Be King" and Joseph Conrad's "Lord Jim". To save his people, he must shed Englishness and embrace the jungle: "All of it, the beauty and the blood." The film stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Brooke, along with Dominic Monaghan, Ralph Ineson, Hannah New, Josie Ho, & Bront Palarae. This looks like a very powerful story of defiant men.
- 4/22/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"Now matter how far you run, you can never escape yourself..." Whoa, this trailer! Signature has released an official trailer for an epic new colonial historic thriller titled Edge of the World, a jungle crusade movie from filmmaker Michael Haussman. The film takes us on the true "adventures" of Sir James Brooke, who defied the British Empire to rule a jungle kingdom in 1840s Borneo, embarked on a lifelong crusade to end piracy, slavery and head-hunting, and partly inspired both the Rudyard Kipling story "The Man Who Would Be King" and Joseph Conrad's novel "Lord Jim". The film stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Brooke, along with Dominic Monaghan, Ralph Ineson, Hannah New, Josie Ho, & Bront Palarae. Wow this looks incredible! Reminds me of something as grand as The New World or The Lost City of Z in terms of taking us on this magnificent journey deep into the jungle to explore humanity.
- 3/24/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Hong Kong’s film industry moved ahead on several fronts over the weekend after coronavirus-mandated lockdowns were reduced. But the return to business is likely to be uneven.
Cinemas reopened on Thursday, after being ordered shut since Dec. 2, 2020. A local producer-distributor Golden Scene pulled back the curtains on its expansion into exhibition. And Emperor Motion Picture unveiled plans for a big-budget movie, firmly centered in the territory’s crime drama tradition, and reuniting two of its most bankable stars Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, last seen together in the iconic “Infernal Affairs” trilogy.
Box office over the weekend totaled $2.2 million (Hk$17.1 million) over the four days between Thursday and Sunday, according to data from the Hong Kong Box Office Limited, a joint venture of the Motion Picture Industry Association and the Hong Kong Theater Association.
While the organization declined to provide running totals for each film, it said that...
Cinemas reopened on Thursday, after being ordered shut since Dec. 2, 2020. A local producer-distributor Golden Scene pulled back the curtains on its expansion into exhibition. And Emperor Motion Picture unveiled plans for a big-budget movie, firmly centered in the territory’s crime drama tradition, and reuniting two of its most bankable stars Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, last seen together in the iconic “Infernal Affairs” trilogy.
Box office over the weekend totaled $2.2 million (Hk$17.1 million) over the four days between Thursday and Sunday, according to data from the Hong Kong Box Office Limited, a joint venture of the Motion Picture Industry Association and the Hong Kong Theater Association.
While the organization declined to provide running totals for each film, it said that...
- 2/22/2021
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights to Margate House Films’ Edge of the World (previously known as Rajah), starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors), Josie Ho (Dream Home) and Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings).
Rob Allyn penned the script and produced the period adventure film alongside sons and partners Conor and Jake Allyn via their production company Margate House Films, together with Ho and Conroy Chan for 852 Films. Samuel Goldwyn is planning a release in June.
Helmed by Sundance and Venice alum Michael Haussman, the movie charts the true story of Sir James Brooke, the English adventurer who partly inspired Rudyard Kipling story The Man Who Would Be King and Joseph Conrad novel Lord Jim. Brooke fought pirates and slavery to rule a kingdom larger than England in the jungles of Sarawak, Borneo, where the movie was filmed with support from the Sarawak Tourism Board and...
Rob Allyn penned the script and produced the period adventure film alongside sons and partners Conor and Jake Allyn via their production company Margate House Films, together with Ho and Conroy Chan for 852 Films. Samuel Goldwyn is planning a release in June.
Helmed by Sundance and Venice alum Michael Haussman, the movie charts the true story of Sir James Brooke, the English adventurer who partly inspired Rudyard Kipling story The Man Who Would Be King and Joseph Conrad novel Lord Jim. Brooke fought pirates and slavery to rule a kingdom larger than England in the jungles of Sarawak, Borneo, where the movie was filmed with support from the Sarawak Tourism Board and...
- 2/17/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
“Mother Tongue,” a suspense thriller directed by two-time Academy Award nominee Mike Figgis starts shooting in Hong Kong this week. It stars and is produced by actor-singer-producer Josie Ho.
Figgis and Ho will hold a start-of production ceremony Wednesday at Hong Kong’s Shaw Studios. Production is expected to last until April with the completed film having set a tentative release schedule in January 2022.
Ho plays two characters. The first is an award-winning actress who is involved in a relationship with a younger woman played by Minami (“Battle Royale”) while in search of her long lost daughter, behind her partner’s back. She also plays the actress’s bitter sister.
Bruce Wagner penned the script and Ho is producing the film together with Conroy Chan, with whom she co-founded film entertainment 852 Films. “Mother Tongue” also stars Julian Sands (“A Room With A View”), Elaine Jin (“Mad World”) and Canon Nawata...
Figgis and Ho will hold a start-of production ceremony Wednesday at Hong Kong’s Shaw Studios. Production is expected to last until April with the completed film having set a tentative release schedule in January 2022.
Ho plays two characters. The first is an award-winning actress who is involved in a relationship with a younger woman played by Minami (“Battle Royale”) while in search of her long lost daughter, behind her partner’s back. She also plays the actress’s bitter sister.
Bruce Wagner penned the script and Ho is producing the film together with Conroy Chan, with whom she co-founded film entertainment 852 Films. “Mother Tongue” also stars Julian Sands (“A Room With A View”), Elaine Jin (“Mad World”) and Canon Nawata...
- 2/16/2021
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Hong Kong, as a place and symbol, has transformed over the last century. As first a British colony and then a Special Administrative Region in China, Hong Kong has retained its unique identity as a site where influences from the East and West intermingle to shape its iconic skyline. Nowhere is the indelible personality of Hong Kong architecture more evident than in its housing, itself the basis for countless classic Hong Kong films. While the topic may not be new, the question of what home looks like in Hong Kong, both for its citizens and its cinema, has gained newfound resonance in the 21st Century.
This question frames the presentation of Home in Hong Kong, a season highlighting various films from the last decade. Through different historical eras and wildly disparate genres, these films traverse from tenement housing to upscale penthouse apartments, to pose greater questions about how we define the word “home”. Above all,...
This question frames the presentation of Home in Hong Kong, a season highlighting various films from the last decade. Through different historical eras and wildly disparate genres, these films traverse from tenement housing to upscale penthouse apartments, to pose greater questions about how we define the word “home”. Above all,...
- 1/8/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Brickell & Broadbridge International (Bbi) have signed on to handle international sales of Margate House Films’ Rajah, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors), Josie Ho (Dream Home) and Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings).
Rob Allyn penned the script and produced the period adventure film alongside sons and partners Conor and Jake Allyn via their production company, Margate House Films, alongside Ho and Conroy Chan for 852 Films.
Helmed by Sundance and Venice alum Michael Haussman, Rajah is the real-life story of Sir James Brooke, the swashbuckling English adventurer who in part inspired The Man Who Would Be King, Lord Jim and Apocalypse Now.
Brooke fought pirates and slavery to rule a kingdom larger than England in the jungles of Borneo, where the period epic was filmed with support from the Sarawak Tourism Board and Malaysia’s federal Fimi film rebate.
Bbi’s Jason Burke Sutter, previously director of international distribution for 20th Century Fox,...
Rob Allyn penned the script and produced the period adventure film alongside sons and partners Conor and Jake Allyn via their production company, Margate House Films, alongside Ho and Conroy Chan for 852 Films.
Helmed by Sundance and Venice alum Michael Haussman, Rajah is the real-life story of Sir James Brooke, the swashbuckling English adventurer who in part inspired The Man Who Would Be King, Lord Jim and Apocalypse Now.
Brooke fought pirates and slavery to rule a kingdom larger than England in the jungles of Borneo, where the period epic was filmed with support from the Sarawak Tourism Board and Malaysia’s federal Fimi film rebate.
Bbi’s Jason Burke Sutter, previously director of international distribution for 20th Century Fox,...
- 11/3/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Hong Kong actress/producer Josie Ho is set to collaborate with French director Luc Besson and American History X helmer Tony Kaye through the Hong Kong-based 852 Films, the production company she had founded with husband Conroy Chan in 2009.
Ho will star in the entire slate, she and Chan will also take up producer duties for the films.
852 Films will participate in the financing, producing, and filming and Ho will be the lead actress in two separate new projects by Besson. Both are action films, predominantly in English, and the first will start filming at the end of 2021.
The ...
Ho will star in the entire slate, she and Chan will also take up producer duties for the films.
852 Films will participate in the financing, producing, and filming and Ho will be the lead actress in two separate new projects by Besson. Both are action films, predominantly in English, and the first will start filming at the end of 2021.
The ...
- 8/28/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Hong Kong actress/producer Josie Ho is set to collaborate with French director Luc Besson and American History X helmer Tony Kaye through the Hong Kong-based 852 Films, the production company she had founded with husband Conroy Chan in 2009.
Ho will star in the entire slate, she and Chan will also take up producer duties for the films.
852 Films will participate in the financing, producing, and filming and Ho will be the lead actress in two separate new projects by Besson. Both are action films, predominantly in English, and the first will start filming at the end of 2021.
The ...
Ho will star in the entire slate, she and Chan will also take up producer duties for the films.
852 Films will participate in the financing, producing, and filming and Ho will be the lead actress in two separate new projects by Besson. Both are action films, predominantly in English, and the first will start filming at the end of 2021.
The ...
- 8/28/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gambling movies are one of the most popular movie genres worldwide. The high-octane, drama-filled genre has given us some of pop culture’s most influential and memorable films. The inherent drama, risk, and fast-paced storytelling that comes with gambling-themed movies have made them a fan favorite worldwide.
Gambling movies have become globally popular, mostly due to Hollywood’s take on the genre. Movies like Ocean’s Eleven, Rounders, and Casino Royale have gained international recognition and have given fans some of Hollywood’s biggest classics.
While Hollywood seems to have perfected the making of gambling-themed movies, the Asian movie industry has also contributed to the genre’s success on the big screen. Gambling movies have grown in popularity over the years in Asia, and the genre has given the industry some of it’s best and most critically acclaimed movies.
Let’s take a look at the four of the very best Asian gambling movies.
Gambling movies have become globally popular, mostly due to Hollywood’s take on the genre. Movies like Ocean’s Eleven, Rounders, and Casino Royale have gained international recognition and have given fans some of Hollywood’s biggest classics.
While Hollywood seems to have perfected the making of gambling-themed movies, the Asian movie industry has also contributed to the genre’s success on the big screen. Gambling movies have grown in popularity over the years in Asia, and the genre has given the industry some of it’s best and most critically acclaimed movies.
Let’s take a look at the four of the very best Asian gambling movies.
- 8/14/2020
- by AMP Training
- AsianMoviePulse
Nearly 300,000 people have signed a petition aiming to block the release of the independent film “Habit,” starring Bella Thorne and Paris Jackson, in which Jackson plays a version of Jesus.
Thorne plays a street-smart, party girl who has a Jesus fetish and finds herself in a drug deal gone wrong. She’s able to escape danger by disguising herself as a nun. Multiple times in the film, Jackson appears as Jesus to her.
“A new blasphemous Hollywood film is predicted to come out soon depicting Jesus as a lesbian woman. The film ‘Habit’ stars Paris Jackson who plays the role of ‘lesbian Jesus.’ Distributors haven’t picked it up as of yet, so let’s please spread awareness and wake people up to the Christianophobic garbage that is spread nowadays, but is somehow accepted and praised by society,” reads the description of the petition.
However, there is no indication in...
Thorne plays a street-smart, party girl who has a Jesus fetish and finds herself in a drug deal gone wrong. She’s able to escape danger by disguising herself as a nun. Multiple times in the film, Jackson appears as Jesus to her.
“A new blasphemous Hollywood film is predicted to come out soon depicting Jesus as a lesbian woman. The film ‘Habit’ stars Paris Jackson who plays the role of ‘lesbian Jesus.’ Distributors haven’t picked it up as of yet, so let’s please spread awareness and wake people up to the Christianophobic garbage that is spread nowadays, but is somehow accepted and praised by society,” reads the description of the petition.
However, there is no indication in...
- 7/4/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Paris Jackson, the 22-year-old daughter of Michael Jackson, is set to star as Jesus Christ in a new film called “Habit” opposite Bella Thorne, the producers of the movie told TheWrap.
“Habit” is a thriller directed by Janell Shirtcliff that stars Thorne as a woman with a Jesus fetish who masquerades as a nun in order to escape a drug deal gone wrong. Jackson then appears several times throughout the film to Thorne’s character as Jesus.
Suki Kaiser wrote the screenplay based on a story by Shirtcliff and “Sydney White” actress Libby Mintz.
“Habit” is a thriller directed by Janell Shirtcliff that stars Thorne as a woman with a Jesus fetish who masquerades as a nun in order to escape a drug deal gone wrong. Jackson then appears several times throughout the film to Thorne’s character as Jesus.
Suki Kaiser wrote the screenplay based on a story by Shirtcliff and “Sydney White” actress Libby Mintz.
- 4/15/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Bella Thorne, Gavin Rossdale and Josie Ho previously announced cast.
Model and actor Paris Jackson has joined Bella Thorne, Gavin Rossdale and Josie Ho on thriller Habit that counts Cassian Elwes’ Elevated Films among its producers and has Voltage Pictures on board to handle international sales.
Jackson (see first-look photograph) will play Jesus in the feature about a street-smart party girl with a Jesus fetish who gets mixed up in a violent drug deal and finds a possible way out by masquerading as a nun. Donovan Leitch, 852 Films, Martingale Pictures, Voltage Pictures, Cloudlight and Elevated Films are producing.
Janell Shirtcliff...
Model and actor Paris Jackson has joined Bella Thorne, Gavin Rossdale and Josie Ho on thriller Habit that counts Cassian Elwes’ Elevated Films among its producers and has Voltage Pictures on board to handle international sales.
Jackson (see first-look photograph) will play Jesus in the feature about a street-smart party girl with a Jesus fetish who gets mixed up in a violent drug deal and finds a possible way out by masquerading as a nun. Donovan Leitch, 852 Films, Martingale Pictures, Voltage Pictures, Cloudlight and Elevated Films are producing.
Janell Shirtcliff...
- 4/13/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
The forthcoming indie film Habit starring Josie Ho and Bella Thorne has joined the extensive list of movies that have been put on hold due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Habit, which is produced by Ho and her husband Conroy Chan under their 852 Films banner, is directed by Janell Shirtcliff and written by Suki Kaiser. It is based on a story by Shirtcliff and Libby Mintz that follows a street smart party girl with a Jesus fetish who gets mixed up in a violent drug deal and finds a possible way out — by masquerading as a nun. Ho and Chan recently returned to Hong Kong from Paris with speculation that they picked up the Covid-19, but recently tested negative.
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Habit, which is produced by Ho and her husband Conroy Chan under their 852 Films banner, is directed by Janell Shirtcliff and written by Suki Kaiser. It is based on a story by Shirtcliff and Libby Mintz that follows a street smart party girl with a Jesus fetish who gets mixed up in a violent drug deal and finds a possible way out — by masquerading as a nun. Ho and Chan recently returned to Hong Kong from Paris with speculation that they picked up the Covid-19, but recently tested negative.
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- 3/25/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: A note was sent out today to Endeavor staff by toppers Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell, in which they describe their first round of cutbacks following the debilitating coronavirus pandemic. The toppers will not take salaries for the year. There will be cuts about 250, coming mostly from the elimination of operational roles across Endeavor in which staffers cannot perform their jobs from home. That includes staffs at hotels, and restaurants owned by the parent company. A small fraction involves the Wme agency. Here is the letter Emanuel just sent to staff:
I don’t think any of us could have imagined we’d be in the place we are today.
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As we all focus...
I don’t think any of us could have imagined we’d be in the place we are today.
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- 3/25/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
In a near media nightmare scenario for millions of Americans and Europeans isolated at home due to the spreading coronavirus pandemic, Netflix went down today.
But, after spots of subscribers across parts of the Nato alliance were unable to log on to the home of Stranger Things, Love is Blind and Tiger Kings, everything is up and running again, the Reed Hastings-run company says.
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“Some of our members in the U.S. and Europe were unable to use Netflix via our website for around an hour this morning,” a Netflix spokesperson told Deadline on Wednesday. “The issue is now fixed and we’re sorry for the inconvenience.”
The inconvenience, as Netflix terms it, was first...
But, after spots of subscribers across parts of the Nato alliance were unable to log on to the home of Stranger Things, Love is Blind and Tiger Kings, everything is up and running again, the Reed Hastings-run company says.
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“Some of our members in the U.S. and Europe were unable to use Netflix via our website for around an hour this morning,” a Netflix spokesperson told Deadline on Wednesday. “The issue is now fixed and we’re sorry for the inconvenience.”
The inconvenience, as Netflix terms it, was first...
- 3/25/2020
- by Dominic Patten and Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Bella Thorne is in the midst of filming Habit, an indie film that is being produced by Donovan Leitch, 852 Films, Martingale Pictures, Voltage Pictures, Cloudlight, and Elevated Films, the production company behind the Oscar-nominated film, Mudbound.
First-time feature director Janell Shirtcliff is at the helm, directing from a script by Suki Kaiser, based on a story by Libby Mintz and Shirtcliff. The pic is about a street smart party girl with a Jesus fetish who gets mixed up in a violent drug deal and finds a possible way out — by masquerading as a Nun.
Producers Leitch, Josie Ho, Michael Suppes, Chris Pak Yu Mung, Chan Pang Chun, and Libby Mintz. Cassian Elwes, David Unger, Will French, Adam Edelman, Suki Kaiser, Conroy Chan, Paul Miloknay, Thorne, and Nicolas Chartier serve as executive producers.
Thorne, best known for roles in The Duff, Blended, Midnight Sun, and Disney Channel’s Shake it Up,...
First-time feature director Janell Shirtcliff is at the helm, directing from a script by Suki Kaiser, based on a story by Libby Mintz and Shirtcliff. The pic is about a street smart party girl with a Jesus fetish who gets mixed up in a violent drug deal and finds a possible way out — by masquerading as a Nun.
Producers Leitch, Josie Ho, Michael Suppes, Chris Pak Yu Mung, Chan Pang Chun, and Libby Mintz. Cassian Elwes, David Unger, Will French, Adam Edelman, Suki Kaiser, Conroy Chan, Paul Miloknay, Thorne, and Nicolas Chartier serve as executive producers.
Thorne, best known for roles in The Duff, Blended, Midnight Sun, and Disney Channel’s Shake it Up,...
- 3/3/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
As an avid fan of both exploitation and documentary, I could not easily find anything better to watch than a documentary about Hk cinema’s Cat III movies. Even more so, since James Mudge, a personal friend of mine and author of one of the most detailed guides in the category participates in the film, along a number of experts, like the director Calum Waddell and Sean Tierney (aka Silver Spleen), some of the actual protagonists of the films of the category, like Anthony Wong and Josie Ho, and some of their directors, like Godfrey Ho, who talk about both Cat III and their personal experiences.
The documentary starts with the history of the category, tracing it, as usually in Hk cinema, in the productions of Shaw Brothers and the influence of Run Run Shaw that allowed him to “ignore” censorship. The film “Men Behind the Sun” however, is considered...
The documentary starts with the history of the category, tracing it, as usually in Hk cinema, in the productions of Shaw Brothers and the influence of Run Run Shaw that allowed him to “ignore” censorship. The film “Men Behind the Sun” however, is considered...
- 10/25/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who starred in The Tudors and recently appeared in Vikings, will star in Rajah, a period biopic of legendary British explorer Sir James Brooke.
Hong Kong singer-turned-actress Josie Ho and Dominic Monaghan, best known for his work on the Lord of the Rings movies and Lost, are co-starring in the indie that is being directed by Michael Haussman, the award-winning music director who’s worked with artists ranging from Justin Timberlake to Madonna to Selena Gomez.
The real-life role model for Joseph Conrad’s novel Lord Jim and Rudyard Kipling’s The Man Who Would Be King, Brooke was a patrician English explorer ...
Hong Kong singer-turned-actress Josie Ho and Dominic Monaghan, best known for his work on the Lord of the Rings movies and Lost, are co-starring in the indie that is being directed by Michael Haussman, the award-winning music director who’s worked with artists ranging from Justin Timberlake to Madonna to Selena Gomez.
The real-life role model for Joseph Conrad’s novel Lord Jim and Rudyard Kipling’s The Man Who Would Be King, Brooke was a patrician English explorer ...
- 9/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who starred in The Tudors and recently appeared in Vikings, will star in Rajah, a period biopic of legendary British explorer Sir James Brooke.
Hong Kong singer-turned-actress Josie Ho and Dominic Monaghan, best known for his work on the Lord of the Rings movies and Lost, are co-starring in the indie that is being directed by Michael Haussman, the award-winning music director who’s worked with artists ranging from Justin Timberlake to Madonna to Selena Gomez.
The real-life role model for Joseph Conrad’s novel Lord Jim and Rudyard Kipling’s The Man Who Would Be King, Brooke was a patrician English explorer ...
Hong Kong singer-turned-actress Josie Ho and Dominic Monaghan, best known for his work on the Lord of the Rings movies and Lost, are co-starring in the indie that is being directed by Michael Haussman, the award-winning music director who’s worked with artists ranging from Justin Timberlake to Madonna to Selena Gomez.
The real-life role model for Joseph Conrad’s novel Lord Jim and Rudyard Kipling’s The Man Who Would Be King, Brooke was a patrician English explorer ...
- 9/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Mike Liotta has stepped down from his role as VP at True Public Relations to launch PR Machine. The newly formed boutique agency will be based in Los Angeles and focus on personal publicity.
Working in PR for 14 years, Liotta joined True Public Relations in 2005 as an assistant and quickly rose through the ranks before stepping into the position of VP.
Joining Liotta at PR Machine is Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Regina King as well as Emmy-nominated actors Tim Matheson and Melora Hardin.
Others on his client roster include NAACP Image Award-nominated actress Logan Browning, Jon Huertas (This Is Us), Cress Williams (Black Lightning), Elizabeth Tulloch (Grimm), Byron Mann, Radha Mitchell (The Romanoffs), Summer Bishil (The Magicians), Anthony Alabi (Family Reunion), Adrian Martinez, WWE Superstar Cj “Lana” Perry (Total Divas), Allen Maldonado (The Last O.G.), Celina Jade (Wolf Warrior 2), Mark Pellegrino (Supernatural), Paul Ben-Victor (The Wire), Jocko Sims (New Amsterdam), Tzi Ma, Peter Macon (The Orville), Denim Richards, Osric Chau (Supernatural), Joseph Gatt (Dumbo), Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite), Josie Ho (Contagion), Adam Korson (The Twilight Zone), Dakota Shapiro (Valley of the Boom), Mark Gagliardi (Blood & Treasure), Lily Ji (Pacific Rim: Uprising), Juliet Landau (Bosch), Jimmy Wong (Mulan), Malcolm Freberg (Survivor), Johann Urb (Arrow), Madeline Zima (Californication).
His roster also includes on-air personalities Jillian Barberie and Carly Steel; as well as Apple TV+ series co-creator/showrunner Dara Resnik (Home Before Dark). Liotta also represents Movie Trivia Schmoedown and the annual Dreamer Dinner charitable fundraiser for the “I Have a Dream” Foundation – Los Angeles.
Working in PR for 14 years, Liotta joined True Public Relations in 2005 as an assistant and quickly rose through the ranks before stepping into the position of VP.
Joining Liotta at PR Machine is Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Regina King as well as Emmy-nominated actors Tim Matheson and Melora Hardin.
Others on his client roster include NAACP Image Award-nominated actress Logan Browning, Jon Huertas (This Is Us), Cress Williams (Black Lightning), Elizabeth Tulloch (Grimm), Byron Mann, Radha Mitchell (The Romanoffs), Summer Bishil (The Magicians), Anthony Alabi (Family Reunion), Adrian Martinez, WWE Superstar Cj “Lana” Perry (Total Divas), Allen Maldonado (The Last O.G.), Celina Jade (Wolf Warrior 2), Mark Pellegrino (Supernatural), Paul Ben-Victor (The Wire), Jocko Sims (New Amsterdam), Tzi Ma, Peter Macon (The Orville), Denim Richards, Osric Chau (Supernatural), Joseph Gatt (Dumbo), Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite), Josie Ho (Contagion), Adam Korson (The Twilight Zone), Dakota Shapiro (Valley of the Boom), Mark Gagliardi (Blood & Treasure), Lily Ji (Pacific Rim: Uprising), Juliet Landau (Bosch), Jimmy Wong (Mulan), Malcolm Freberg (Survivor), Johann Urb (Arrow), Madeline Zima (Californication).
His roster also includes on-air personalities Jillian Barberie and Carly Steel; as well as Apple TV+ series co-creator/showrunner Dara Resnik (Home Before Dark). Liotta also represents Movie Trivia Schmoedown and the annual Dreamer Dinner charitable fundraiser for the “I Have a Dream” Foundation – Los Angeles.
- 7/1/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
There is an issue when somebody tries to review Eric Khoo’s films. Despite of the opinion you might have about them, the fact remains that a number of them are landmarks of Singaporean cinema. For example, “12 Storeys” was the first film from Singapore to screen at Cannes; “My Magic” remains the only movie from Singapore to be nominated for the Palme D’Or; “Be With Me” was the first Singaporean film to be nominated for the European Film Awards in 2005. In this particular case, “In the Room” is credited as the first Singaporean erotic movie, which actually means a lot when one considers the strictness of the censorship board of the country, which actually caused a lot of trouble to Khoo before it finally allowed the film to screen in Singapore under an R21 classification. This aspect, of all the aforementioned films, makes reviewing them quite hard, since they...
- 4/22/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Josie Ho vows to master the art of calculated risk in the year 2019. As an actress and film producer, she is conscious of the choices of projects she makes: appearing in the new film by Japanese hotshot director Shinichiro Ueda, producing a new documentary feature while developing some 10 titles in the pipeline of 852Films, the company she co-founded and chairs. She wants the world to know that she dares to take risks for projects she believes in, but she is not to be taken advantage of, again.
She tells her story with new catchy rock tune “Shui Yu”, released just ahead of her band Josie & the Uni Boys’ April 6 concert The Classic Purple Psycho Experience. The song’s title, which literally means softshell turtle, is the Cantonese slang for people who always get taken advantage of, particularly financially. “It’s about me. It happens to me all the time,” Ho says.
She tells her story with new catchy rock tune “Shui Yu”, released just ahead of her band Josie & the Uni Boys’ April 6 concert The Classic Purple Psycho Experience. The song’s title, which literally means softshell turtle, is the Cantonese slang for people who always get taken advantage of, particularly financially. “It’s about me. It happens to me all the time,” Ho says.
- 3/18/2019
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Barcelona— A take on physical joy and hellish pain, Gaspar Noé‘s “Climax” took best film at the 51st Sitges’ Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia.
Among other main awards, Panos Cosmatos (“Mandy“), Quentin Dupieux (“Keep An Eye Out”) and “Atsushi Doi” snagged director, script and FX respectively.
Produced by Germany’s Wild Bunch and Rectangle Productions,”Climax” took Cannes’ 2018 Directors’ Fortnight top unofficial prize, the Cicae Art Cinema Award. selling to a24 for the U.S., it sparked maybe the biggest consensus thumbs-up in the director’s career for its early going, chronicling a dance troupe performance. After that, as is typical with Noe, the feature sparked mixed radically mixed reactions.
Italian-Canadian filmmaker Panos Cosmatos scooped best director for his sophomore effort “Mandy,” starring Nicolas Cage and Andrea Riseborough, a stylized romance between two misfits involving Messianic members of a biker gang.
Sold by Xyz Films, “Mandy” is produced by Belgium’s UMedia and U.
Among other main awards, Panos Cosmatos (“Mandy“), Quentin Dupieux (“Keep An Eye Out”) and “Atsushi Doi” snagged director, script and FX respectively.
Produced by Germany’s Wild Bunch and Rectangle Productions,”Climax” took Cannes’ 2018 Directors’ Fortnight top unofficial prize, the Cicae Art Cinema Award. selling to a24 for the U.S., it sparked maybe the biggest consensus thumbs-up in the director’s career for its early going, chronicling a dance troupe performance. After that, as is typical with Noe, the feature sparked mixed radically mixed reactions.
Italian-Canadian filmmaker Panos Cosmatos scooped best director for his sophomore effort “Mandy,” starring Nicolas Cage and Andrea Riseborough, a stylized romance between two misfits involving Messianic members of a biker gang.
Sold by Xyz Films, “Mandy” is produced by Belgium’s UMedia and U.
- 10/15/2018
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
Keep up with the always-hopping film festival world with our weekly Film Festival Roundup column. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.
Lineup Announcements
– The 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (Psiff) has announced that the festival’s opening night will be the World Premiere screening of “The Sense of an Ending,” directed by Ritesh Batra on Thursday, January 5. The festival will close with “The Comedian,” directed by Taylor Hackford on Sunday, January 15. The Festival will screen 190 films from 72 countries, including 58 premieres (9 World, 5 International, 20 North American and 24 U.S.) from January 2 – 16, 2017.
The complete line-up including a focus on cinema from Poland, Premieres, New Voices/New Visions competition, Modern Masters, True Stories, After Dark and more were also announced, in addition to the Awards Buzz program released last week.
Highlights include “The Beautiful Fantastic,” “Julie and the Shoe Factory,” “Bad Influence,” “The Day Will Come,” “Tommy’s Honour,” “When We Rise,...
Lineup Announcements
– The 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (Psiff) has announced that the festival’s opening night will be the World Premiere screening of “The Sense of an Ending,” directed by Ritesh Batra on Thursday, January 5. The festival will close with “The Comedian,” directed by Taylor Hackford on Sunday, January 15. The Festival will screen 190 films from 72 countries, including 58 premieres (9 World, 5 International, 20 North American and 24 U.S.) from January 2 – 16, 2017.
The complete line-up including a focus on cinema from Poland, Premieres, New Voices/New Visions competition, Modern Masters, True Stories, After Dark and more were also announced, in addition to the Awards Buzz program released last week.
Highlights include “The Beautiful Fantastic,” “Julie and the Shoe Factory,” “Bad Influence,” “The Day Will Come,” “Tommy’s Honour,” “When We Rise,...
- 12/15/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Full Strike
Written by Joe Chien, Chi-kin Kwok, Henri Wong, Pak-wing Yan & Ka Yee Yim
Directed by Chi-kin Kwok & Henri Wong
Hong Kong, 2015
Full Strike is a wacky sports comedy from directors Chi-kin Kwok and Henri Wong. In Full Strike, a group of society’s cast-offs come together to seek redemption through the sport of badminton. Bursting at the seams with obscenities and zany comedic performances, Full Strike is the perfect film for fans of filthy, over the top humor.
Disgraced badminton champion Ng Kau-sau (Josie Ho), was banned from the sport after her Hulk-like temper tantrums transformed her into a public menace; when the film begins, she has spent the past 10-years toiling away in obscurity. One stormy night, Kau-sau encounters a mysterious object falling out of the sky, which leads her to cross paths with three ex-cons (led by Ekin Cheng) looking to redeem themselves for their criminal pasts.
Written by Joe Chien, Chi-kin Kwok, Henri Wong, Pak-wing Yan & Ka Yee Yim
Directed by Chi-kin Kwok & Henri Wong
Hong Kong, 2015
Full Strike is a wacky sports comedy from directors Chi-kin Kwok and Henri Wong. In Full Strike, a group of society’s cast-offs come together to seek redemption through the sport of badminton. Bursting at the seams with obscenities and zany comedic performances, Full Strike is the perfect film for fans of filthy, over the top humor.
Disgraced badminton champion Ng Kau-sau (Josie Ho), was banned from the sport after her Hulk-like temper tantrums transformed her into a public menace; when the film begins, she has spent the past 10-years toiling away in obscurity. One stormy night, Kau-sau encounters a mysterious object falling out of the sky, which leads her to cross paths with three ex-cons (led by Ekin Cheng) looking to redeem themselves for their criminal pasts.
- 11/16/2015
- by Victor Stiff
- SoundOnSight
The 19th annual Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Reel Asian) is set to run from November 5 – 15, 2015 in Toronto and Richmond Hill. The festival highlights contemporary Asian cinema as well as work from the Asian Diaspora. Reel Asian also features a series of industry events in areas such as pitching and screenwriting to help guide and inspire creative minds.
After meticulously going over every synopsis, trailer, and bio that this year’s festival has to offer, I’ve put together a list of several can’t miss films at Reel Asian 2015.
Seoul Searching
During the 1980s, the Korean government instituted a policy which created summer camps aimed at enticing the country’s gyopo (foreign born) teenagers to visit their motherland. The plan seemed to be a win-win; parents could send their kids away on the Korean government’s dime, the kids would gain a first-hand cultural experience, and the country...
After meticulously going over every synopsis, trailer, and bio that this year’s festival has to offer, I’ve put together a list of several can’t miss films at Reel Asian 2015.
Seoul Searching
During the 1980s, the Korean government instituted a policy which created summer camps aimed at enticing the country’s gyopo (foreign born) teenagers to visit their motherland. The plan seemed to be a win-win; parents could send their kids away on the Korean government’s dime, the kids would gain a first-hand cultural experience, and the country...
- 11/4/2015
- by Victor Stiff
- SoundOnSight
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