Maggie Grace has had an excellent few years, first really making a name for herself back in Lost and then Taken, and two years since its production was completed, her leading role in Flying Lessons is finally about to debut in Us theatres.
Grace stars as the young twentysomething returning home to a town she’d wanted to put behind her, and now Yahoo Movies have debuted the new Us trailer for the film, ahead of its theatrical release next month.
“With her life at crossroads, 25 year old Sophie Conway (Maggie Grace) returns to the small town she always tried to forget. Once home, she’s faced with past lovers, a tangled relationship with her mother, and Harry Pleasant, and Alzheimer’s patient who in quite an opposite fashion, shares in Sophie’s truggle to remember.”
Derek Magyar makes his directorial debut, with Thomas Kuehl similarly making his debut penning the script.
Grace stars as the young twentysomething returning home to a town she’d wanted to put behind her, and now Yahoo Movies have debuted the new Us trailer for the film, ahead of its theatrical release next month.
“With her life at crossroads, 25 year old Sophie Conway (Maggie Grace) returns to the small town she always tried to forget. Once home, she’s faced with past lovers, a tangled relationship with her mother, and Harry Pleasant, and Alzheimer’s patient who in quite an opposite fashion, shares in Sophie’s truggle to remember.”
Derek Magyar makes his directorial debut, with Thomas Kuehl similarly making his debut penning the script.
- 11/6/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
By Robert W. Welkos
The life of a Hollywood blogger can be exciting.
There are red-carpet premieres to attend. Oscar races to handicap. Film festivals in far-off locales to visit. Movie stars and cutting-edge directors to interview. And throughout the day, you have the freedom to voice your opinion on the Internet and people actually seem to care about what you think.
But being a Hollywood blogger also takes a personal toll.
“I consider it a 24-hour job,” said Sasha Stone of Awards Daily.
“Some day they’ll find me lying on the floor or dying at my desk. I believe in dying at my desk,” said Jeffrey Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere.
“It’s almost like vaudeville. For very little pay, you have to go out and give four or five performances a day and deal with the peanut gallery, the comments section, people barking back at you,” said Tom O’Neil of Gold Derby.
The life of a Hollywood blogger can be exciting.
There are red-carpet premieres to attend. Oscar races to handicap. Film festivals in far-off locales to visit. Movie stars and cutting-edge directors to interview. And throughout the day, you have the freedom to voice your opinion on the Internet and people actually seem to care about what you think.
But being a Hollywood blogger also takes a personal toll.
“I consider it a 24-hour job,” said Sasha Stone of Awards Daily.
“Some day they’ll find me lying on the floor or dying at my desk. I believe in dying at my desk,” said Jeffrey Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere.
“It’s almost like vaudeville. For very little pay, you have to go out and give four or five performances a day and deal with the peanut gallery, the comments section, people barking back at you,” said Tom O’Neil of Gold Derby.
- 4/28/2010
- by Robert W. Welkos
- Hollywoodnews.com
Derek Magyar's feature film debut "Flying Lessons" has been selected to serve as opening night film at the 25th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which kicks off Feb. 4 and runs through Feb. 14.
The movie tells of a young woman, played by Maggie Grace of "Lost," who abandons her life in Los Angeles, to return to her home town and estranged mother, played by Christine Lahti. The cast also includes Jonathan Tucker, Cary Elwes, Joanna Cassidy and Hal Holbrook. It's the first film shot in the Santa Barbara area to open the fest.
"I am truly honored and humbled to have my directorial debut premiere as the opening night gala for Sbiff," Magyar said. "Not only is 'Flying Lessons' a perfect fit for this festival, but the fact that we shot the entire movie in Santa Ynez Valley, makes it feel like we've come full circle."
Magyar directed...
The movie tells of a young woman, played by Maggie Grace of "Lost," who abandons her life in Los Angeles, to return to her home town and estranged mother, played by Christine Lahti. The cast also includes Jonathan Tucker, Cary Elwes, Joanna Cassidy and Hal Holbrook. It's the first film shot in the Santa Barbara area to open the fest.
"I am truly honored and humbled to have my directorial debut premiere as the opening night gala for Sbiff," Magyar said. "Not only is 'Flying Lessons' a perfect fit for this festival, but the fact that we shot the entire movie in Santa Ynez Valley, makes it feel like we've come full circle."
Magyar directed...
- 1/5/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The indie drama "Flying Lessons" has a cast now. Christine Lahti, Maggie Grace, Hal Holbrook, Cary Elwes, Jonathan Tucker and Joanna Cassidy have been cast in the story of a young woman coming to terms with her father's suicide when she returns to her small town. First-timer Derek Magyar will direct from a screenplay by Thomas Kuehl. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Benjamin Statler is producing, Mark Johnson ("My Sister's Keeper") is executive producing. Filming is scheduled to begin Aug. 24 in Santa Ynez, California. Magyar, an actor whose credits include "Boy Culture" and "Star Trek: Enterprise," is the son of Dezso Magyar, who ran the American Film Institute for 14 years and is now a film professor at Chapman...
- 7/27/2009
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Christine Lahti, Maggie Grace, Hal Holbrook, Cary Elwes, Jonathan Tucker and Joanna Cassidy have been cast the indie drama "Flying Lessons." The story tells of a young woman who coming to terms with her father's suicide when she returns to the small town of her origin. First time director Derek Magyar will helm from the writing by Thomas Kuehl. Benjamin Statler is producing. Filming is scheduled to begin Aug. 24 in Santa Ynez, California.
- 7/27/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Indie drama "Flying Lessons" is preparing for takeoff.
Christine Lahti, Maggie Grace, Hal Holbrook, Cary Elwes, Jonathan Tucker and Joanna Cassidy have been cast in the story of a young woman coming to terms with her father's suicide when she returns to her small town. First-timer Derek Magyar will direct from a screenplay by Thomas Kuehl.
Benjamin Statler is producing, Mark Johnson ("My Sister's Keeper") is executive producing. Filming is scheduled to begin Aug. 24 in Santa Ynez, Calif.
Magyar, an actor whose credits include "Boy Culture" and "Star Trek: Enterprise," is the son of Dezso Magyar, who ran the American Film Institute for 14 years and is now a film professor at Chapman University. The younger Magyar is repped by Fortitude.
Kuehl, a development exec at Ryan Murphy Prods., reached the semifinals of the Nicholl Fellowship with his script.
Lahti is repped by Icm and Management 360, Grace by Icm and 1 Management,...
Christine Lahti, Maggie Grace, Hal Holbrook, Cary Elwes, Jonathan Tucker and Joanna Cassidy have been cast in the story of a young woman coming to terms with her father's suicide when she returns to her small town. First-timer Derek Magyar will direct from a screenplay by Thomas Kuehl.
Benjamin Statler is producing, Mark Johnson ("My Sister's Keeper") is executive producing. Filming is scheduled to begin Aug. 24 in Santa Ynez, Calif.
Magyar, an actor whose credits include "Boy Culture" and "Star Trek: Enterprise," is the son of Dezso Magyar, who ran the American Film Institute for 14 years and is now a film professor at Chapman University. The younger Magyar is repped by Fortitude.
Kuehl, a development exec at Ryan Murphy Prods., reached the semifinals of the Nicholl Fellowship with his script.
Lahti is repped by Icm and Management 360, Grace by Icm and 1 Management,...
- 7/26/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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