Exclusive: Avatar: The Way of Water star Sam Worthington has joined Oscar winner Riz Ahmed and Emmy nominee Lily James in thriller Relay, which began filming this week in New York and New Jersey.
David Mackenzie (Hell Or High Water) is directing the feature for Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk (John Wick franchise), Sigma’s Gillian Berrie (Tetris) and Mackenzie and Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman (The Imitation Game).
In Relay, Ahmed will play Ash, a world class “fixer” who specializes in brokering lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten their ruin. He keeps his identity a secret through meticulous planning and always follows an exacting set of rules. When a message arrives one day from potential client Sarah (James), needing Tom’s protection just to stay alive, the rules start to change.
Script comes from Justin Piasecki and Mackenzie. Executive producers include Black Bear’s Michael Heimler and John Friedberg,...
David Mackenzie (Hell Or High Water) is directing the feature for Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk (John Wick franchise), Sigma’s Gillian Berrie (Tetris) and Mackenzie and Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman (The Imitation Game).
In Relay, Ahmed will play Ash, a world class “fixer” who specializes in brokering lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten their ruin. He keeps his identity a secret through meticulous planning and always follows an exacting set of rules. When a message arrives one day from potential client Sarah (James), needing Tom’s protection just to stay alive, the rules start to change.
Script comes from Justin Piasecki and Mackenzie. Executive producers include Black Bear’s Michael Heimler and John Friedberg,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Gravitas Juan Martinez Vera made feature directing debut on migrant worker drama.
Italy-based IuviT Media Sales has picked up international sales rights at EFM for Aidan Quinn drama Spiked about the injustices that immigrant workers experience along the US-Mexico border
Screen has obtained an exclusive first-look from the film about a newspaper publisher fighting for justice for the family of a worker killed in a border town. Facing obstacles at every turn including unhelpful law enforcement, the publisher is beset by a sudden illness as issues with his wife bubble up at home.
Deirdre Lovejoy plays the local head of...
Italy-based IuviT Media Sales has picked up international sales rights at EFM for Aidan Quinn drama Spiked about the injustices that immigrant workers experience along the US-Mexico border
Screen has obtained an exclusive first-look from the film about a newspaper publisher fighting for justice for the family of a worker killed in a border town. Facing obstacles at every turn including unhelpful law enforcement, the publisher is beset by a sudden illness as issues with his wife bubble up at home.
Deirdre Lovejoy plays the local head of...
- 2/14/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Josh McDermitt (The Walking Dead) has joined Oscar nominee Patricia Clarkson, Tony Award nominee Thomas Sadoski and Josh Lucas in the cast of Lilly, the political thriller co-written and directed by Rachel Feldman, which is currently in production in Georgia.
Based on the life of Lilly Ledbetter, the Alabama woman for whom President Obama named his first piece of legislation—The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act of 2009—the film explores the psychological cost of putting one’s life on the line for justice. At the heart of the social justice drama is a love story between Lilly (Clarkson) and her husband Charles (Lucas), a man who stood by his wife despite life-threatening challenges and significant family strife.
McDermitt will play the ambitious and unethical Alabama Congressman Dan McGinty. As previously announced, Sadoski is portraying Jon Goldfarb, the Birmingham civil rights attorney who navigated Ledbetter’s legal battles.
Feldman...
Based on the life of Lilly Ledbetter, the Alabama woman for whom President Obama named his first piece of legislation—The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act of 2009—the film explores the psychological cost of putting one’s life on the line for justice. At the heart of the social justice drama is a love story between Lilly (Clarkson) and her husband Charles (Lucas), a man who stood by his wife despite life-threatening challenges and significant family strife.
McDermitt will play the ambitious and unethical Alabama Congressman Dan McGinty. As previously announced, Sadoski is portraying Jon Goldfarb, the Birmingham civil rights attorney who navigated Ledbetter’s legal battles.
Feldman...
- 10/26/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Josh Lucas (Ford v Ferrari) will join Oscar nominee Patricia Clarkson (Sharp Objects) and Tony winner Thomas Sadoski (The Newsroom) in the political thriller Lilly, which is entering production in Georgia in October.
Based on the life of Lilly Ledbetter, the Alabama woman for whom President Obama named his first piece of legislation—The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act of 2009—the film explores the psychological cost of putting one’s life on the line for justice. At the heart of the social justice drama is a love story between Lilly (Clarkson) and her husband Charles (Lucas), a man who stood by his wife despite life-threatening challenges and significant family strife.
As previously announced, Sadoski plays Jon Goldfarb, the Birmingham civil rights attorney who navigated Ledbetter’s legal battles.
Rachel Feldman is directing from a script she wrote with Adam Prince.
The independently financed film will be produced by...
Based on the life of Lilly Ledbetter, the Alabama woman for whom President Obama named his first piece of legislation—The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act of 2009—the film explores the psychological cost of putting one’s life on the line for justice. At the heart of the social justice drama is a love story between Lilly (Clarkson) and her husband Charles (Lucas), a man who stood by his wife despite life-threatening challenges and significant family strife.
As previously announced, Sadoski plays Jon Goldfarb, the Birmingham civil rights attorney who navigated Ledbetter’s legal battles.
Rachel Feldman is directing from a script she wrote with Adam Prince.
The independently financed film will be produced by...
- 8/25/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired North American rights to distribute writer/director Juan Martinez Vera’s Spiked. The pic will be produced by Per Melita. Aidan Quinn, Deirdre Lovejoy, Carlos Gomez, Danay Garcia, Wendy Makkena, Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, Walter Belenky. Sal Lopez, and Christopher Rich star in this indie feature drama. Joe Soldwedel and Brett Soldwedel serve as executive producers.
On March 26th, Gravitas will launch the film across multiple VOD platforms, including Amazon Prime, Apple iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, Vimeo, Gravitas Movies, and release on SVOD platforms to follow later this year.
Spiked is a dramatic story rooted in the injustices that immigrant workers experience along the U.S./Mexico border. Principal photography on the indie feature was completed in 2019 on location in and around southern Arizona.
“Anchored by an outstanding performance by Aidan Quinn, Juan’s film integrates issues around immigration, law enforcement, and...
On March 26th, Gravitas will launch the film across multiple VOD platforms, including Amazon Prime, Apple iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, Vimeo, Gravitas Movies, and release on SVOD platforms to follow later this year.
Spiked is a dramatic story rooted in the injustices that immigrant workers experience along the U.S./Mexico border. Principal photography on the indie feature was completed in 2019 on location in and around southern Arizona.
“Anchored by an outstanding performance by Aidan Quinn, Juan’s film integrates issues around immigration, law enforcement, and...
- 2/9/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Eric Roberts and Dr. Rico Simonini will topline My Dinner With Eric Roberts (Julia’s brother), a platonic rom-com bromance that will be shooting this month in Los Angeles. Described as along the lines of Louie Malle’s My Dinner With Andre, the film follows Roberts having dinner with his cardiologist and friend, Dr. Rico and evolves into their deep passionate friendship and how their lives are intertwined. The pic was written by Roberts, Simonini, Eliza Roberts and Darryl Marshak. Eliza Roberts and Marshak are directing and producing the project with Sarbori Bhattacharya, Joe Levy, and Sambhu Choifhury serving as executive producers.
Wendy Makkena (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) and Walter Belenky have been added to the cast of Spiked, and indie drama based on Arizona newspaper publisher Joseph Soldwedel. The film hails from Juan Martinez Vera, who wrote the screenplay and is directing.
Wendy Makkena (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) and Walter Belenky have been added to the cast of Spiked, and indie drama based on Arizona newspaper publisher Joseph Soldwedel. The film hails from Juan Martinez Vera, who wrote the screenplay and is directing.
- 9/11/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
We've been excited for Daily Dead readers to see Villains since Heather Wixson gave it a 4.5 star review at SXSW, and it looks like we won't have to wait long, as Gunpowder & Sky picked up the Us rights to the dark comedy from Bron Studios' The Realm, with a release planned for this summer.
We have the official press release with full details below, and in case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's interview with co-writers and co-directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, as well as co-star Jeffrey Donovan.
Press Release: New York, NY – April 18, 2019 -- Gunpowder & Sky, the global content studio, announced today it has acquired the Us rights to Dan Berk and Robert Olsen’s SXSW crowd-pleasing comedic thriller, Villains, from Bron Studios genre arm, The Realm.
Bill Skarsgård and Maika Monroe star as a pair of amateur criminals who break into a suburban home where they...
We have the official press release with full details below, and in case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's interview with co-writers and co-directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, as well as co-star Jeffrey Donovan.
Press Release: New York, NY – April 18, 2019 -- Gunpowder & Sky, the global content studio, announced today it has acquired the Us rights to Dan Berk and Robert Olsen’s SXSW crowd-pleasing comedic thriller, Villains, from Bron Studios genre arm, The Realm.
Bill Skarsgård and Maika Monroe star as a pair of amateur criminals who break into a suburban home where they...
- 4/18/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Gunpowder & Sky has acquired the U.S. rights to “Villains,” a comedic thriller starring “It” actor Bill Skarsgård and Maika Monroe, the content studio announced Thursday.
“Villains” made its premiere at this year’s SXSW film festival, and it also stars Jeffrey Donovan and Kyra Sedgwick playing two sadistic homeowners who hold a pair of amateur criminals hostage after the young criminals break into their suburban home and stumble upon their dark secret.
Dan Berk and Robert Olsen directed the film for Bron Studios’ genre arm The Realm. Gunpowder & Sky is partnering with MoviePass Films for a release this summer.
Also Read: 'It: Chapter 2' - Pennywise Is Back in CinemaCon Footage
“Villains” was produced by Trevor White, Tim White and Allan Mandelbaum of Star Thrower Entertainment, and Garrick Dion of The Realm. The film marks the second collaboration between Gunpowder & Sky and The Realm, following the release of...
“Villains” made its premiere at this year’s SXSW film festival, and it also stars Jeffrey Donovan and Kyra Sedgwick playing two sadistic homeowners who hold a pair of amateur criminals hostage after the young criminals break into their suburban home and stumble upon their dark secret.
Dan Berk and Robert Olsen directed the film for Bron Studios’ genre arm The Realm. Gunpowder & Sky is partnering with MoviePass Films for a release this summer.
Also Read: 'It: Chapter 2' - Pennywise Is Back in CinemaCon Footage
“Villains” was produced by Trevor White, Tim White and Allan Mandelbaum of Star Thrower Entertainment, and Garrick Dion of The Realm. The film marks the second collaboration between Gunpowder & Sky and The Realm, following the release of...
- 4/18/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The comedy-thriller Villains was a hit at SXSW earlier this year and Gunpowder & Sky took note. The global content studio announced today that it has acquired the U.S. rights to Villains from the Bron Studios genre arm The Realm. Gunpowder & Sky will partner with MoviePass Films to release the film on a yet-to-be-determined date later this summer.
Written and directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, the film stars Bill Skarsgård and Maika Monroe as a pair of amateur criminals who break into a suburban home where they stumble upon two sadistic homeowners played by Jeffrey Donovan (Sicario) and Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer). The couple has a dark secret that they will do anything to keep from getting out.
“Our brilliant cast and crew worked tirelessly to make this movie something special, and there’s no better affirmation of that goal...
Written and directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, the film stars Bill Skarsgård and Maika Monroe as a pair of amateur criminals who break into a suburban home where they stumble upon two sadistic homeowners played by Jeffrey Donovan (Sicario) and Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer). The couple has a dark secret that they will do anything to keep from getting out.
“Our brilliant cast and crew worked tirelessly to make this movie something special, and there’s no better affirmation of that goal...
- 4/18/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Dark comedy thriller “Villains,” which premiered last month at the SXSW Film Festival, has been acquired for U.S. release by Gunpowder & Sky in association with MoviePass’ film division.
G&S and MoviePass Films plans to give “Villains” a theatrical release this summer, after buying the rights from The Realm, Bron Studios genre arm.
The film stars Bill Skarsgård and Maika Monroe as a pair of amateur criminals who break into a suburban home. There they stumble on a dark secret that the two sadistic homeowners — played by Jeffrey Donovan (“Sicario”) and Kyra Sedgwick (TNT’s “The Closer”) — will do anything to keep from getting out.
The film “has a good cast to spark a scenario that’s intriguing enough to hold attention, if not quite clever enough to be a knockout,” critic Dennis Harvey wrote in his review for Variety. He said “Villains” should be a marketable title as an “accessible,...
G&S and MoviePass Films plans to give “Villains” a theatrical release this summer, after buying the rights from The Realm, Bron Studios genre arm.
The film stars Bill Skarsgård and Maika Monroe as a pair of amateur criminals who break into a suburban home. There they stumble on a dark secret that the two sadistic homeowners — played by Jeffrey Donovan (“Sicario”) and Kyra Sedgwick (TNT’s “The Closer”) — will do anything to keep from getting out.
The film “has a good cast to spark a scenario that’s intriguing enough to hold attention, if not quite clever enough to be a knockout,” critic Dennis Harvey wrote in his review for Variety. He said “Villains” should be a marketable title as an “accessible,...
- 4/18/2019
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for July 2018, including "Casino Night", "Motherland", "Lost In Space" and a whole lot more:
Feature Films
2 Hearts
Local Production Company: 2H Productions Inc.
Director: Lance Hool
Producer: Conrad Hool
Jun 14/18 - Jul 28/18
A Score To Settle
Local Production Company: Settle Productions Inc.
Director: Shawn Ku
Producer: Lee Clay, Daniel Maskers
Jul 03/18 - Jul 23/18
Airborne
Local Production Company: Siberian Productions Ltd.
Director: Tom McCarthy
Producer: Michael Bederman
Jun 18/18 - Jul 27/18
Always Be My Maybe
Local Production Company: Anaheim Productions Inc.
Director: Nahnatchka Khan
May 28/18 - Jul 06/18
Casino Night
Local Production Company: Hedgehog Films Inc.
Director: Jeffrey Fowler
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Mie Onishi, Takeshi Ito, Dmitri M. Johnson, Dan Jevons
Jul 30/18 - Sep 26/18
Come To Daddy
Local Production Company: Ctd Productions Inc.
Director: Ant Timpson
Jul 09/18 - Aug 03/18
Good Boys
Local Production Company: Good Boy Productions Inc.
Director: Gene Stupnitsky
Producer:...
Feature Films
2 Hearts
Local Production Company: 2H Productions Inc.
Director: Lance Hool
Producer: Conrad Hool
Jun 14/18 - Jul 28/18
A Score To Settle
Local Production Company: Settle Productions Inc.
Director: Shawn Ku
Producer: Lee Clay, Daniel Maskers
Jul 03/18 - Jul 23/18
Airborne
Local Production Company: Siberian Productions Ltd.
Director: Tom McCarthy
Producer: Michael Bederman
Jun 18/18 - Jul 27/18
Always Be My Maybe
Local Production Company: Anaheim Productions Inc.
Director: Nahnatchka Khan
May 28/18 - Jul 06/18
Casino Night
Local Production Company: Hedgehog Films Inc.
Director: Jeffrey Fowler
Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Mie Onishi, Takeshi Ito, Dmitri M. Johnson, Dan Jevons
Jul 30/18 - Sep 26/18
Come To Daddy
Local Production Company: Ctd Productions Inc.
Director: Ant Timpson
Jul 09/18 - Aug 03/18
Good Boys
Local Production Company: Good Boy Productions Inc.
Director: Gene Stupnitsky
Producer:...
- 7/1/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: Bleiberg Entertainment has sold out Michael Almereyda’s psychological thriller starring Peter Sarsgaard led by a deal with StudioCanal for the UK and Rialto in Australia and New Zealand.
Winona Ryder, Jim Gaffigan, Kellan Lutz, Dennis Haysbert, Taryn Manning, Anton Yelchin and John Leguizamo also star in Experimenter, which premiered at Sundance this year and is currently in release in the Us via Magnolia.
Deals have closed in: Canada (Vsc), Latin America (Impacto), China (DDDream), Japan (At), South Korea (Movement), Germany (Lighthouse), France (Septieme Factory), Scandinavia (NonStop), Benelux (Premiere), Italy (Barter), Turkey (Calinos), Poland (Sonovision), Greece (Feelgood), Portugal (Leopardo) and Middle East (Eagle).
The film takes place at Yale University in 1961 as Stanley Milgram conducts his notorious obedience tests involving electric shock treatment.
Almereyeda wrote the screenplay and Uri Singer produce with Fabio Golombek, Danny A. Abeckaser, Per Melita, Aimee Schoof, Isen Robbins and Almereyda.
Winona Ryder, Jim Gaffigan, Kellan Lutz, Dennis Haysbert, Taryn Manning, Anton Yelchin and John Leguizamo also star in Experimenter, which premiered at Sundance this year and is currently in release in the Us via Magnolia.
Deals have closed in: Canada (Vsc), Latin America (Impacto), China (DDDream), Japan (At), South Korea (Movement), Germany (Lighthouse), France (Septieme Factory), Scandinavia (NonStop), Benelux (Premiere), Italy (Barter), Turkey (Calinos), Poland (Sonovision), Greece (Feelgood), Portugal (Leopardo) and Middle East (Eagle).
The film takes place at Yale University in 1961 as Stanley Milgram conducts his notorious obedience tests involving electric shock treatment.
Almereyeda wrote the screenplay and Uri Singer produce with Fabio Golombek, Danny A. Abeckaser, Per Melita, Aimee Schoof, Isen Robbins and Almereyda.
- 11/12/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The La-based company will kick off international sales in Cannes on the Sundance drama starring Peter Sarsgaard and Winona Ryder.
Bleiberg Entertainment will screen Michael Almereyda’s Experimenter in the market and the plan is to secure international festival slots throughout the summer.
Magnolia Pictures pounced on North American rights in Park City and plans a theatrical release this year.
The film chronicles Yale psychologist Stanley Milgram’s 1961 ‘obedience experiments’ on subjects who were made to believe they were administering electric shocks to people who unbeknown to them were actors.
The cast includes Jim Gaffigan, Taryn Manning, Anton Yelchin, Kellan Lutz, Dennis Haysbert, John Leguizamo, Anthony Edwards, Danny A Abeckaser, Eduardo Ballerini, Josh Hamilton, Lori Singer and Vondie Curtis-Hall.
Uri Singer produced with Fabio Golombek, Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof, Abeckaser and Per Melita.
Bleiberg Entertainment will screen Michael Almereyda’s Experimenter in the market and the plan is to secure international festival slots throughout the summer.
Magnolia Pictures pounced on North American rights in Park City and plans a theatrical release this year.
The film chronicles Yale psychologist Stanley Milgram’s 1961 ‘obedience experiments’ on subjects who were made to believe they were administering electric shocks to people who unbeknown to them were actors.
The cast includes Jim Gaffigan, Taryn Manning, Anton Yelchin, Kellan Lutz, Dennis Haysbert, John Leguizamo, Anthony Edwards, Danny A Abeckaser, Eduardo Ballerini, Josh Hamilton, Lori Singer and Vondie Curtis-Hall.
Uri Singer produced with Fabio Golombek, Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof, Abeckaser and Per Melita.
- 5/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The La-based company will kick off international sales in Cannes on the Sundance drama starring Peter Sarsgaard and Winona Ryder.
Bleiberg Entertainment will screen Michael Almereyda’s film in the market and the plan is to secure international festival slots throughout the summer.
Magnolia Pictures pounced on North American rights to Experimenter in Park City and plans a theatrical release this year.
The film chronicles Yale psychologist Stanley Milgram’s 1961 ‘obedience experiments’ on subjects who were made to believe they were administering electric shocks to people who unbeknown to them were actors.
The cast includes Jim Gaffigan, Taryn Manning, Anton Yelchin, Kellan Lutz, Dennis Haysbert, John Leguizamo, Anthony Edwards, Danny A Abeckaser, Eduardo Ballerini, Josh Hamilton, Lori Singer and Vondie Curtis-Hall.
Uri Singer produced with Fabio Golombek, Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof, Abeckaser and Per Melita.
Bleiberg Entertainment will screen Michael Almereyda’s film in the market and the plan is to secure international festival slots throughout the summer.
Magnolia Pictures pounced on North American rights to Experimenter in Park City and plans a theatrical release this year.
The film chronicles Yale psychologist Stanley Milgram’s 1961 ‘obedience experiments’ on subjects who were made to believe they were administering electric shocks to people who unbeknown to them were actors.
The cast includes Jim Gaffigan, Taryn Manning, Anton Yelchin, Kellan Lutz, Dennis Haysbert, John Leguizamo, Anthony Edwards, Danny A Abeckaser, Eduardo Ballerini, Josh Hamilton, Lori Singer and Vondie Curtis-Hall.
Uri Singer produced with Fabio Golombek, Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof, Abeckaser and Per Melita.
- 5/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: In the run-up to Afm Bleiberg Entertainment has acquired international rights to the drama starring Jerry Ferrara from Entourage and Gossip Girl’s Jessica Szohr.
The Orchard recently acquired North American rights and plans a spring 2015 release after Bleiberg stages the market premiere screenings in Santa Monica next month.
Radar Pictures, the company behind Spring Breakers, served as executive producer on the project about a young promoter on the Manhattan club scene.
Former club promoter Danny A Abeckaser co-wrote the screenplay with Ryan O’Nan and Ryan Vallen and also stars and produces alongside Per Melita.
Celebrated DJs David Guetta, Tiësto and Afrojack contribute to the soundtrack.
Bleiberg’s Afm slate includes the market premiere screening of Jack Huston-Brit Marling romance Posthumous; Franck Khalfoun’s tech thriller i-Lived; and fantasy-horror anthology Fear Paris from Insidious producer Steven Schneider.
The Orchard recently acquired North American rights and plans a spring 2015 release after Bleiberg stages the market premiere screenings in Santa Monica next month.
Radar Pictures, the company behind Spring Breakers, served as executive producer on the project about a young promoter on the Manhattan club scene.
Former club promoter Danny A Abeckaser co-wrote the screenplay with Ryan O’Nan and Ryan Vallen and also stars and produces alongside Per Melita.
Celebrated DJs David Guetta, Tiësto and Afrojack contribute to the soundtrack.
Bleiberg’s Afm slate includes the market premiere screening of Jack Huston-Brit Marling romance Posthumous; Franck Khalfoun’s tech thriller i-Lived; and fantasy-horror anthology Fear Paris from Insidious producer Steven Schneider.
- 10/6/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Orchard has acquired all North American rights to Radar Pictures’ drama “Club Life,” which stars Jerry Ferrara Jessica Szohr, Robert Davi and Danny A. Abeckaser, the latter of whom also wrote and produced the indie film, the company announced Wednesday from the Toronto International Film Festival. Fabrizio Conte directed the film, which goes behind the velvet rope of the New York club scene. Per Melita co-produced alongside Abeckaser, while the film was executive produced by Radar partners Ted Field and Mike Weber, who also represented the domestic sale. Also read: Jemaine Clement's Vampire Comedy ‘What We Do In the Shadows’ Gets U.
- 9/10/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Kellan Lutz, Anton Yelchin and Taryn Manning are set to star in Michael Almereyda's indie drama "Experimenter".
The story follows famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram. Milgram designed the controversial Obedience Experiments at Yale University, which observed the responses of ordinary people who believed they were sending harmful electrical shocks to an affable stranger.
Lutz will play "Star Trek" actor William Shatner, who portrayed Milgram in a 1970s TV movie. Yelchin plays Rensaleer, a man who resents authority. Manning plays Mrs. Lowe, a test subject who is distressed by the process and pushes back.
Peter Sarsgaard, Anthony Edwards, Edoardo Ballerini and Winona Ryder also star. Filming is now underway in New York.
Uri Singer, Fabio Golombek, Aimee Schoof, Isen Robbins, Danny A. Abeckaser and Per Melita will produce.
Source: Contact Music...
The story follows famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram. Milgram designed the controversial Obedience Experiments at Yale University, which observed the responses of ordinary people who believed they were sending harmful electrical shocks to an affable stranger.
Lutz will play "Star Trek" actor William Shatner, who portrayed Milgram in a 1970s TV movie. Yelchin plays Rensaleer, a man who resents authority. Manning plays Mrs. Lowe, a test subject who is distressed by the process and pushes back.
Peter Sarsgaard, Anthony Edwards, Edoardo Ballerini and Winona Ryder also star. Filming is now underway in New York.
Uri Singer, Fabio Golombek, Aimee Schoof, Isen Robbins, Danny A. Abeckaser and Per Melita will produce.
Source: Contact Music...
- 7/1/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
He isn’t wasting much time in post with Cymbeline. Joining the already cast Peter Sarsgaard and Winona Ryder, THR reports that helmer Michael Almereyda has found sideburn and stache wearing participants for Experimenter in Kellan Lutz, Anton Yelchin and Taryn Manning. And get this. Lutz will play actor William Shatner, who portrayed Milgram in a 1970s TV movie.
Yelchin plays Rensaleer, a man who resists authority. Manning plays Mrs. Lowe, a test subject who is distressed by the process and pushes back. Also boarding; Anthony Edwards as Miller, the first person subjected to the experiment, and Edoardo Ballerini as Milgram’s best friend. John Leguizamo, Dennis Haysbert, Josh Hamilton and Jim Gaffigan are all set up in the drama as well. Filming has already begun in New York. Producing are Uri Singer, Fabio Golombek, Aimee Schoof, Isen Robbins, Danny A. Abeckaser and Per Melita. Jeff Rice, Lati Grobman, Christa Campbell,...
Yelchin plays Rensaleer, a man who resists authority. Manning plays Mrs. Lowe, a test subject who is distressed by the process and pushes back. Also boarding; Anthony Edwards as Miller, the first person subjected to the experiment, and Edoardo Ballerini as Milgram’s best friend. John Leguizamo, Dennis Haysbert, Josh Hamilton and Jim Gaffigan are all set up in the drama as well. Filming has already begun in New York. Producing are Uri Singer, Fabio Golombek, Aimee Schoof, Isen Robbins, Danny A. Abeckaser and Per Melita. Jeff Rice, Lati Grobman, Christa Campbell,...
- 7/1/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The distributor has picked up North American rights from Paradigm and plans an early October day-and-date theatrical and VOD release.
Joan Allen and Anthony Lapaglia star in the story that Stephen King adapted from his short story collection Full Dark, No Stars.
Peter Askin directed the tale of a woman who uncovers a horrifying secret about her husband while he is away on a business trip. Kristen Connolly and Stephen Lang round out the key cast.
New York-based Reno Productions’ Askin, Will Battersby and Per Melita produced.
“I’m delighted that A Good Marriage is going to be available to the movie going public very soon and hope we can scare the hell out of millions of people,” said King. “To me, that’s always an exciting prospect.”...
Joan Allen and Anthony Lapaglia star in the story that Stephen King adapted from his short story collection Full Dark, No Stars.
Peter Askin directed the tale of a woman who uncovers a horrifying secret about her husband while he is away on a business trip. Kristen Connolly and Stephen Lang round out the key cast.
New York-based Reno Productions’ Askin, Will Battersby and Per Melita produced.
“I’m delighted that A Good Marriage is going to be available to the movie going public very soon and hope we can scare the hell out of millions of people,” said King. “To me, that’s always an exciting prospect.”...
- 6/9/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Check out a new clip from First Independent Pictures' "Holy Rollers" starring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor, Danny A. Abeckaser, Q-Tip, Elizabeth Marvel, Jason Fuchs, Haille Eisenberg, Bern cohen, Stella Keitel and David Vadim. The Kevin Asch-directed film was seen at this year's Sundance Film Festival and opens in limited venues on May 21st. Antonio Macia writes. Danny A. Abeckaser, Jen Gatien, Tory Tunnell and Per Melita produced the comedy. The film is rated R for drug content and language throughout, and brief sexual material. "Holy Rollers" is inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States. Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg), a young Hasid from an Orthodox Brooklyn community reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him, awaiting a pending arranged marriage and studying to become a Rabbi. A charming neighbor,...
- 5/5/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
We had the Sundance trailer, now see the official trailer as well as fresh images and the poster from "Holy Rollers." The Kevin Ash-directed comedy stars Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor, Danny A. Abeckaser, Q-Tip, Elizabeth Marvel, Jason Fuchs, Haille Eisenberg, Bern cohen, Stella Keitel and David Vadim. Antonio Macia writes. The film was produced by Danny A. Abeckaser, Jen Gatien, Tory Tunnell and Per Melita abd opens on May 21st in select venues. Rated R for drug content and language throughout, and brief sexual material. Filmed in New York. "Holy Rollers" is inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States. Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg), a young Hasid from an Orthodox Brooklyn community reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him, awaiting a pending arranged marriage and studying to become a Rabbi.
- 4/9/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
First Independent Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Kevin Asch's "Holly Rollers," starring Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Bartha, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
In the film, written by Antonio Macia and based on true events, Eisenberg plays a Hasidic Jew in late '90s New York who becomes involved in an international ecstacy ring.
The cast also includes Q-Tip, Ari Graynor and Danny A. Abeckaser, the latter of whom produced along with Jen Gatien, Per Melita, and Tory Tunnell.
First Independent is planning a summer release.
The deal was negotiated on the producers' behalf by Victoria Cook of Cinetic Media, with First Independent president Gary Rubin and attorney Shelley Surpin.
In the film, written by Antonio Macia and based on true events, Eisenberg plays a Hasidic Jew in late '90s New York who becomes involved in an international ecstacy ring.
The cast also includes Q-Tip, Ari Graynor and Danny A. Abeckaser, the latter of whom produced along with Jen Gatien, Per Melita, and Tory Tunnell.
First Independent is planning a summer release.
The deal was negotiated on the producers' behalf by Victoria Cook of Cinetic Media, with First Independent president Gary Rubin and attorney Shelley Surpin.
- 2/22/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Comicbook scribe Philip Gelatt is making his helming debut with indie County Road K" a twist on the home-invasion horror genre, reports Variety. "I'm fascinated by the macabre little stories that occur off the main roads of Middle America, and 'County Road K' is exactly that kind of tale: small, twisted and unsettling," said Gelatt, who also penned the script. Gelatt sold his first graphic novel series, "Labor Days," to Oni Press. He has also worked on Dark Horse and Lucasfilm's "Indiana Jones Adventures" comicbook. He recently wrote a draft of "Nurse 3D" for Lionsgate. "County" producers are former HDNet Films exec Will Battersby and former Deutsch/Open City exec Tory Tunnell (both were producers on 2007's "Trumbo") and Per Melita (Sundance winner "Sangre de mi sangre"). "Trumbo" helmer Peter Askin exec produces. Project is set to star Patrick Breen ("Cirque du Freak"), Alexandra Chando, Nina Lisandrello and Charlie Hewson.
- 10/26/2009
- bloody-disgusting.com
Fox Searchlight's "The Wrestler" was named best feature at the 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards. It also scored trophies for actor Mickey Rourke and cinematograper Maryse Alberti.
"The thing I love about the Spirit Awards is every film here is a passion piece; we all bled to get to this room," director-producer Darren Aronofksy said as he accepted the award with fellow producer Scott Franklin at the free-wheeling ceremony held Saturday in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica.
"I realized while doing special effects on a space movie that I really loved working with actors more than anything else," Aronofsky said about his decision to make a movie about a washed-up wrestler trying to reclaim his life.
In the weekend's first showdown between Rourke and "Milk's" Sean Penn, it was Rourke who triumphed as best male lead.
In a raucous acceptance speech, in which he freely lobbed...
"The thing I love about the Spirit Awards is every film here is a passion piece; we all bled to get to this room," director-producer Darren Aronofksy said as he accepted the award with fellow producer Scott Franklin at the free-wheeling ceremony held Saturday in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica.
"I realized while doing special effects on a space movie that I really loved working with actors more than anything else," Aronofsky said about his decision to make a movie about a washed-up wrestler trying to reclaim his life.
In the weekend's first showdown between Rourke and "Milk's" Sean Penn, it was Rourke who triumphed as best male lead.
In a raucous acceptance speech, in which he freely lobbed...
- 2/21/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Family drama "Rachel Getting Married", border-smuggling saga "Frozen River" and struggling mother tale "Ballast" have shown their domination on the run for the 2009 Spirit Awards. Upon the announcement of the awards' nominees on Tuesday, December 2, it has been revealed that those three films have collected six counts each.
From all of the nominations "Rachel", "Frozen" and "Ballast" received, the three will have to go head-to-head for best feature title along with "Wendy and Lucy" and "The Wrestler". Their directors, Jonathan Demme, Courtney Hunt and Lance Hammer, will also compete for the best director prize which also lists Ramin Bahrani of "Chop Shop" and Tom McCarthy of "The Visitor" as the competitors.
On the performer categories, it is uncovered that Javier Bardem of "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", Sean Penn of "Milk" and Mickey Rourke of "The Wrestler" are among the contenders for best male lead. Additionally, Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams have...
From all of the nominations "Rachel", "Frozen" and "Ballast" received, the three will have to go head-to-head for best feature title along with "Wendy and Lucy" and "The Wrestler". Their directors, Jonathan Demme, Courtney Hunt and Lance Hammer, will also compete for the best director prize which also lists Ramin Bahrani of "Chop Shop" and Tom McCarthy of "The Visitor" as the competitors.
On the performer categories, it is uncovered that Javier Bardem of "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", Sean Penn of "Milk" and Mickey Rourke of "The Wrestler" are among the contenders for best male lead. Additionally, Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams have...
- 12/3/2008
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
By Stephen Saito
Jason Bateman and Sandra Oh braved the early call time this morning in Los Angeles to announce this year's nominees for the Spirit Awards. The awards will take place on February 21st, and will be broadcast live and uncut on IFC at 5pm Et/2pm PT. Here are the nominees:
Best Feature
"Ballast"
Producers: Lance Hammer, Nina Parikh
"Frozen River"
Producers: Chip Hourihan, Heather Rae
"Rachel Getting Married"
Producers: Neda Armian, Jonathan Demme, Marc Platt
"Wendy and Lucy"
Producers: Larry Fessenden, Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani
"The Wrestler"
Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin
Best Director
Ramin Bahrani, "Chop Shop"
Jonathan Demme, "Rachel Getting Married"
Lance Hammer, "Ballast"
Courtney Hunt, "Frozen River"
Thomas McCarthy, "The Visitor"
Best First Feature
"Afterschool"
Director: Antonio Campos
Producers: Sean Durkin, Josh Mond
"Medicine for Melancholy"
Director: Barry Jenkins
Producer: Justin Barber
"Sangre de Mi Sangre"
Director: Christopher Zalla
Producers: Per Melita, Benjamin Odell
"Sleep Dealer"
Director: Alex Rivera
Producer: Anthony Bregman
"Synechdoce, New York"
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Producers: Anthony Bregman, Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaufman, Sidney Kimmel
John Cassavetes Award (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000)
"In Search of a Midnight Kiss"
Writer/Director: Alex Holdridge
Producers: Seth Caplan and Scoot McNairy
"Prince of Broadway"
Director: Sean Baker
Writers: Sean Baker, Darren Dean
Producer: Darren Dean
"The Signal"
Writer/Directors: David Bruckner, Dan Bush, Jacob Gentry
Producers: Jacob Gentry and Alexander Motiagh
"Take Out"
Writer/Directors/Producers: Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou
"Turn the River"
Writer/Director: Chris Eigeman
Producer: Ami Armstrong
Best First Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black, "Milk"
Lance Hammer, "Ballast"
Courtney Hunt, "Frozen River"
Jonathan Levine, "The Wackness"
Jenny Lumet, "Rachel Getting Married"
Best Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, "Sugar"
Charlie Kaufman, "Synecdoche, New York"
Howard A. Rodman, "Savage Grace"
Christopher Zalla, "Sangre de Mi Sangre"
Best Female Lead
Summer Bishil, "Towelhead"
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Tarra Riggs, "Ballast"
Michelle Williams, "Wendy and Lucy"
Best Male Lead
Javier Bardem, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Sean Penn, "Milk"
Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"
Best Supporting Female
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Rosemarie DeWitt, "Rachel Getting Married"
Rosie Perez, "The Take"
Misty Upham, "Frozen River"
Debra Winger, "Rachel Getting Married"
Best Supporting Male
James Franco, "Milk"
Anthony Mackie, "The Hurt Locker"
Charlie McDermott, "Frozen River"
JimMyron Ross, "Ballast"
Haaz Sleiman, "The Visitor"
Best Cinematography
Maryse Alberti, "The Wrestler"
Lol Crowley, "Ballast"
James Laxton, "Medicine for Melancholy"
Harris Savides, "Milk"
Michael Simmonds, "Chop Shop"
Best Documentary
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"
Director: Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
"Encounters at the End of the World"
Director: Werner Herzog
"Man on Wire"
Director: James Marsh
"The Order of Myths"
Director: Margaret Brown
"Up the Yangtze"
Director: Yung Chang
Best Foreign Film
"The Class" (France)
Director: Laurent Cantet
"Gomorrah" (Italy)
Director: Matteo Garrone
"Hunger" (UK/Ireland)
Director: Steve McQueen
"Secret of the Grain" (France)
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
"Silent Light" (Mexico/France/Netherlands/Germany)
Director: Carlos Reygadas
Robert Altman Award (Given to one film's director, casting director and ensemble cast)
"Synecdoche, New York"
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Casting Director: Jeanne McCarthy
Ensemble Cast: Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Dianne Wiest, Michelle Williams
Someone to Watch Award
Barry Jenkins, "Medicine for Melancholy"
Nina Paley, "Sita Sings the Blues"
Lynn Shelton, "My Effortless Brilliance"
Truer Than Fiction Award
Margaret Brown, "The Order of Myths"
Sacha Gervasi, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil"
Darius Marder, "Loot"
Producers Award
Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy, "Treeless Mountain" and "I'll Come Running"
Jason Orans, "Goodbye Solo" and "Year of the Fish"
Heather Rae, "Frozen River" and "Ibid"...
Jason Bateman and Sandra Oh braved the early call time this morning in Los Angeles to announce this year's nominees for the Spirit Awards. The awards will take place on February 21st, and will be broadcast live and uncut on IFC at 5pm Et/2pm PT. Here are the nominees:
Best Feature
"Ballast"
Producers: Lance Hammer, Nina Parikh
"Frozen River"
Producers: Chip Hourihan, Heather Rae
"Rachel Getting Married"
Producers: Neda Armian, Jonathan Demme, Marc Platt
"Wendy and Lucy"
Producers: Larry Fessenden, Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani
"The Wrestler"
Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin
Best Director
Ramin Bahrani, "Chop Shop"
Jonathan Demme, "Rachel Getting Married"
Lance Hammer, "Ballast"
Courtney Hunt, "Frozen River"
Thomas McCarthy, "The Visitor"
Best First Feature
"Afterschool"
Director: Antonio Campos
Producers: Sean Durkin, Josh Mond
"Medicine for Melancholy"
Director: Barry Jenkins
Producer: Justin Barber
"Sangre de Mi Sangre"
Director: Christopher Zalla
Producers: Per Melita, Benjamin Odell
"Sleep Dealer"
Director: Alex Rivera
Producer: Anthony Bregman
"Synechdoce, New York"
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Producers: Anthony Bregman, Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaufman, Sidney Kimmel
John Cassavetes Award (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000)
"In Search of a Midnight Kiss"
Writer/Director: Alex Holdridge
Producers: Seth Caplan and Scoot McNairy
"Prince of Broadway"
Director: Sean Baker
Writers: Sean Baker, Darren Dean
Producer: Darren Dean
"The Signal"
Writer/Directors: David Bruckner, Dan Bush, Jacob Gentry
Producers: Jacob Gentry and Alexander Motiagh
"Take Out"
Writer/Directors/Producers: Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou
"Turn the River"
Writer/Director: Chris Eigeman
Producer: Ami Armstrong
Best First Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black, "Milk"
Lance Hammer, "Ballast"
Courtney Hunt, "Frozen River"
Jonathan Levine, "The Wackness"
Jenny Lumet, "Rachel Getting Married"
Best Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, "Sugar"
Charlie Kaufman, "Synecdoche, New York"
Howard A. Rodman, "Savage Grace"
Christopher Zalla, "Sangre de Mi Sangre"
Best Female Lead
Summer Bishil, "Towelhead"
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Tarra Riggs, "Ballast"
Michelle Williams, "Wendy and Lucy"
Best Male Lead
Javier Bardem, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Sean Penn, "Milk"
Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"
Best Supporting Female
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Rosemarie DeWitt, "Rachel Getting Married"
Rosie Perez, "The Take"
Misty Upham, "Frozen River"
Debra Winger, "Rachel Getting Married"
Best Supporting Male
James Franco, "Milk"
Anthony Mackie, "The Hurt Locker"
Charlie McDermott, "Frozen River"
JimMyron Ross, "Ballast"
Haaz Sleiman, "The Visitor"
Best Cinematography
Maryse Alberti, "The Wrestler"
Lol Crowley, "Ballast"
James Laxton, "Medicine for Melancholy"
Harris Savides, "Milk"
Michael Simmonds, "Chop Shop"
Best Documentary
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"
Director: Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
"Encounters at the End of the World"
Director: Werner Herzog
"Man on Wire"
Director: James Marsh
"The Order of Myths"
Director: Margaret Brown
"Up the Yangtze"
Director: Yung Chang
Best Foreign Film
"The Class" (France)
Director: Laurent Cantet
"Gomorrah" (Italy)
Director: Matteo Garrone
"Hunger" (UK/Ireland)
Director: Steve McQueen
"Secret of the Grain" (France)
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
"Silent Light" (Mexico/France/Netherlands/Germany)
Director: Carlos Reygadas
Robert Altman Award (Given to one film's director, casting director and ensemble cast)
"Synecdoche, New York"
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Casting Director: Jeanne McCarthy
Ensemble Cast: Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Dianne Wiest, Michelle Williams
Someone to Watch Award
Barry Jenkins, "Medicine for Melancholy"
Nina Paley, "Sita Sings the Blues"
Lynn Shelton, "My Effortless Brilliance"
Truer Than Fiction Award
Margaret Brown, "The Order of Myths"
Sacha Gervasi, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil"
Darius Marder, "Loot"
Producers Award
Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy, "Treeless Mountain" and "I'll Come Running"
Jason Orans, "Goodbye Solo" and "Year of the Fish"
Heather Rae, "Frozen River" and "Ibid"...
- 12/2/2008
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
- I’m getting to this a little late today – I had morning and afternoon screenings for Milk and Doubt respectively, but for the most part I’m pleased by some of the names and film titles that were nominated in the fifteen categories and especially glad to see that Lance Hammer’s Ballast grabbed six nominations but I’m perplexed by one of the two films it shares a total of six nominations with. Perhaps I need to see Frozen River for a second time --- with the exception of Melissa Leo’s perf, I couldn’t help but feel that everything came across as manufactured, by the numbers and that it played out like a Hollywood movie rather than a poignant indie film with a punch. Below you’ll find the different categories, the nominations and some commentary on my part on who will win and who should win.
- 12/2/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
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