Since it was founded over a decade ago, several A24 Movies have received nominations and won Academy Awards multiple times. Founded on August 20, 2012, by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel, and John Hodges, A24 has become a powerhouse in producing independent films and as a distribution company. As an independent entertainment company, A24 has provided the platform for several independent screenwriters and directors. A24 has stood out, not just because it’s a worthy rival to major studios, but because of the quality of films produced and distributed. To help clarify the misconception about A24 and its films, A24 does not
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- 3/22/2024
- by Onyinye Izundu
- TVovermind.com
Although Phoebe Tonkin was in the 2012 shark thriller Bait and the high profile 2022 flop Babylon, most viewers probably know her from her work in television: she has been on multiple episodes H2O: Just Add Water, Home and Away, The Secret Circle, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Westworld, Safe Harbour, and more. I just finished watching a Netflix series she was in, Boy Swallows Universe, which I thought was pretty great. Now Tonkin has the lead role in a thriller called Night Shift, which just received a VOD and limited theatrical release today, courtesy of Quiver Distribution. To help you figure out whether or not Night Shift is a movie you’d like to see, we have a clip and the film’s trailer embedded above.
Written and directed by Paul China and Benjamin China, a.k.a. The China Brothers, Night Shift has the following synopsis: While working her first...
Written and directed by Paul China and Benjamin China, a.k.a. The China Brothers, Night Shift has the following synopsis: While working her first...
- 3/8/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Night Shift: " While working her first night shift at a remote motel, a young woman, Gwen Taylor (Phoebe Tonkin), begins to suspect that she is being followed by a dangerous character from her past. As the night progresses, Gwen’s isolation and safety, however, are made all the more worse when she starts to realize that the motel might also be haunted."
Writer & Director: The China Brothers (Paul & Ben) Cast: Phoebe Tonkin, Lamorne Morris, Madison Hu, Patrick Fischler, Lauren Bowles, Christopher Denham. Producers: Eric B. Fleischman, Maurice Fadida, John Hodges, Bradley Pilz, Dennis Rainaldi Runtime: 82 minutes Rated: TV-ma Distributor: Quiver Distribution
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Queer Horror - A Film Guide: "From the beginning, horror has been part of the cinema landscape. Despite some of the earliest genre films with gay directors such as F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu) and James Whale, Lgbtqia characters have rarely been portrayed in full view. For decades, filmmakers have...
Writer & Director: The China Brothers (Paul & Ben) Cast: Phoebe Tonkin, Lamorne Morris, Madison Hu, Patrick Fischler, Lauren Bowles, Christopher Denham. Producers: Eric B. Fleischman, Maurice Fadida, John Hodges, Bradley Pilz, Dennis Rainaldi Runtime: 82 minutes Rated: TV-ma Distributor: Quiver Distribution
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Queer Horror - A Film Guide: "From the beginning, horror has been part of the cinema landscape. Despite some of the earliest genre films with gay directors such as F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu) and James Whale, Lgbtqia characters have rarely been portrayed in full view. For decades, filmmakers have...
- 3/8/2024
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Quiver Distribution has unveiled release plans and a new trailer for its thriller Night Shift, making the directorial debut of brother filmmakers Paul and Ben China. Starring Phoebe Tonkin (Boy Swallows Universe), Lamorne Morris (Fargo) and Madison Hu (The Brothers Sun), the film is set to hit select theaters and VOD on March 8. Check out the trailer above.
Night Shift tells the story of a young woman, Gwen Taylor (Tonkin) who, while working her first night shift at a remote hotel, begins to suspect that she is being followed by a dangerous character from her past. As the night progresses, Gwen’s situation spirals further when she starts to realize that the motel might also be haunted.
Pic’s producers are Eric B. Fleischman, Maurice Fadida, John Hodges, Bradley Pilz, and Dennis Rainaldi.
Night Shift tells the story of a young woman, Gwen Taylor (Tonkin) who, while working her first night shift at a remote hotel, begins to suspect that she is being followed by a dangerous character from her past. As the night progresses, Gwen’s situation spirals further when she starts to realize that the motel might also be haunted.
Pic’s producers are Eric B. Fleischman, Maurice Fadida, John Hodges, Bradley Pilz, and Dennis Rainaldi.
- 2/8/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s rare for a studio to become a brand, but A24 has managed it. Since its humble beginnings as a New York-based distribution company founded by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel, and John Hodges in August 2012, A24 has become synonymous with quality for film lovers, the place that releases the must-see indies everyone is talking about.
A24’s first film was the little-seen and little-loved “A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III” from Roman Coppola, which hit theaters in February 2013 to muted fanfare. But the movie that really put the company on the map was “Spring Breakers,” Harmony Korine’s wild crime comedy that hit theaters in March that same year and established many of the conventions fans associate with the brand: artful neon cinematography, shocking content and stylized violence, and cool-kid cleverness suffused in every frame. That’s not to say every movie that the company distributes...
A24’s first film was the little-seen and little-loved “A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III” from Roman Coppola, which hit theaters in February 2013 to muted fanfare. But the movie that really put the company on the map was “Spring Breakers,” Harmony Korine’s wild crime comedy that hit theaters in March that same year and established many of the conventions fans associate with the brand: artful neon cinematography, shocking content and stylized violence, and cool-kid cleverness suffused in every frame. That’s not to say every movie that the company distributes...
- 11/16/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
After winning the 2023 Tribeca Festival’s Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, the official trailer for Tierra Whack’s “Cypher” has been released.
Chronicling her meteoric rise to stardom, the documentary tells the rapper’s story after having first gained recognition at 15 years old when she was just rapping on the Philadelphia streets for a YouTube Channel. Quickly growing in viral fame, the video soon led the artist to director Chris Moukarbel, who began documenting her career, going behind the scenes of concerts and music videos. Whack also shares her thoughts on her newfound fame along the way.
“I think sometimes I just can’t believe this is all happening for me,” Whack says in the minute-long trailer.
But Whack soon realizes there’s a downside to the world knowing your name. “After a particularly tiring set, a seemingly innocuous fan interaction begins a series of increasingly unsettling...
Chronicling her meteoric rise to stardom, the documentary tells the rapper’s story after having first gained recognition at 15 years old when she was just rapping on the Philadelphia streets for a YouTube Channel. Quickly growing in viral fame, the video soon led the artist to director Chris Moukarbel, who began documenting her career, going behind the scenes of concerts and music videos. Whack also shares her thoughts on her newfound fame along the way.
“I think sometimes I just can’t believe this is all happening for me,” Whack says in the minute-long trailer.
But Whack soon realizes there’s a downside to the world knowing your name. “After a particularly tiring set, a seemingly innocuous fan interaction begins a series of increasingly unsettling...
- 10/25/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
For the past decade, A24 has cultivated an almost cultlike devotion from its fans, thanks to its excellent taste in projects and idiosyncratic, meme-able movies like “The Witch,” “Uncut Gems” and “Midsommar.” Their films inspire such interest that their features usually come with a curated, highly sought-after merchandise drop that fans can purchase via their official website.
But a new strategy — which includes chasing the rights to the “Halloween” franchise — could land them in a place that, for all their big swings, they’ve never been before: the mainstream.
According to a top agent with knowledge of the company, over the summer A24 acquisition executive Noah Sacco made the talent agency rounds in search of “action and big IP projects.” The studio, the agent told TheWrap, is “deemphasizing the traditional character/auteur driven dramas.”
“Everyone in the independent film space is aware that A24 needs to pivot to more commercial films alongside its arthouse slate,...
But a new strategy — which includes chasing the rights to the “Halloween” franchise — could land them in a place that, for all their big swings, they’ve never been before: the mainstream.
According to a top agent with knowledge of the company, over the summer A24 acquisition executive Noah Sacco made the talent agency rounds in search of “action and big IP projects.” The studio, the agent told TheWrap, is “deemphasizing the traditional character/auteur driven dramas.”
“Everyone in the independent film space is aware that A24 needs to pivot to more commercial films alongside its arthouse slate,...
- 10/11/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Television Movie
Weekly Commentary: It’s a “weird” season, but there have been pleasant surprises.
“Prey,” the Predator prequel, which was filmed in the Stoney Nakoda First Nation west of Calgary nabbed six inspired nominations including outstanding television movie, directing and writing. And while Indigenous Peoples...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Television Movie
Weekly Commentary: It’s a “weird” season, but there have been pleasant surprises.
“Prey,” the Predator prequel, which was filmed in the Stoney Nakoda First Nation west of Calgary nabbed six inspired nominations including outstanding television movie, directing and writing. And while Indigenous Peoples...
- 8/3/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Tribeca Festival has announced the lineup of its 2023 festival, which includes new films from actors Chelsea Peretti and David Duchovny and documentaries about Rock Hudson and news anchor Dan Rather.
This year’s event, which takes place from June 7-18, will feature 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries. There will be 93 world premieres, one international premiere, eight North American premieres, one U.S. premiere and six New York premieres.
Among the lineup, there are offerings from 43 first-time directors and 29 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects. For the first time, more than half of feature films in competition (68%) are directed by women, while 41% (45) of all feature films are directed by women. Additionally, 36% (39) of feature films are directed by Bipoc filmmakers, including two indigenous filmmakers.
This year’s festival also spotlights a number of films directed by actors, such as “First Time Female Director” by Peretti; “Maggie Moore(s)” by...
This year’s event, which takes place from June 7-18, will feature 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries. There will be 93 world premieres, one international premiere, eight North American premieres, one U.S. premiere and six New York premieres.
Among the lineup, there are offerings from 43 first-time directors and 29 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects. For the first time, more than half of feature films in competition (68%) are directed by women, while 41% (45) of all feature films are directed by women. Additionally, 36% (39) of feature films are directed by Bipoc filmmakers, including two indigenous filmmakers.
This year’s festival also spotlights a number of films directed by actors, such as “First Time Female Director” by Peretti; “Maggie Moore(s)” by...
- 4/18/2023
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The 22nd edition of NYC’s Tribeca Film Festival appears to have star power to spare, with Michael Shannon, John Slattery, Chelsea Peretti, David Duchovny, Jennifer Esposito, Randall Park, real-life couple Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe and Steve Buscemi among those with new films premiering among the 100-plus features screening this year from June 7 through June 18.
A few interesting stats: There are 43 first-time directors and 29 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects. 41% of all feature films are directed by women and, for the first time, more than half of competition feature films are directed by women. And 39 of the feature films represented are directed by Bipoc filmmakers, including two indigenous filmmakers.
For the third year, the Tribeca Fest will include the “Expressions of Black Freedom” program, including a celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, which will highight the world premiere of “All Up in the Biz,” a documentary about hip-hop legend Biz Markie,...
A few interesting stats: There are 43 first-time directors and 29 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects. 41% of all feature films are directed by women and, for the first time, more than half of competition feature films are directed by women. And 39 of the feature films represented are directed by Bipoc filmmakers, including two indigenous filmmakers.
For the third year, the Tribeca Fest will include the “Expressions of Black Freedom” program, including a celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, which will highight the world premiere of “All Up in the Biz,” a documentary about hip-hop legend Biz Markie,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
The 22nd edition of the Tribeca Festival unveiled a 2023 lineup with a record number of female helmers and heavy on films directed by actors like Chelsea Peretti’s First Time Female Director, John Slattery thriller Maggie Moore(s) with Tina Fey and Jon Hamm, David Duchovny’s Bucky F*cking Dent and Steve Buscemi’s The Listener.
Marvel also screens its first original documentary, Stan Lee by David Gelb, as the fest unspools June 7-18 in New York City. Also making an appearance: Downtown Owl by Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater, and Eric Larue by Michael Shannon.
In all, 109 feature, narrative, documentary and animated films from 127 directors across 36 countries will showcase emerging and household names.
Tribeca is expanding its Midnight offering this year, and will also present its second annual Human/Nature award for environmental storytelling to world-premiering Common Ground by Rebecca and Josh Tickell.
Related music and live events...
Marvel also screens its first original documentary, Stan Lee by David Gelb, as the fest unspools June 7-18 in New York City. Also making an appearance: Downtown Owl by Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater, and Eric Larue by Michael Shannon.
In all, 109 feature, narrative, documentary and animated films from 127 directors across 36 countries will showcase emerging and household names.
Tribeca is expanding its Midnight offering this year, and will also present its second annual Human/Nature award for environmental storytelling to world-premiering Common Ground by Rebecca and Josh Tickell.
Related music and live events...
- 4/18/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
The head of the Vc firm that invested several hundred million dollars in A24 a year ago says the indie producer-distributor’s “extraordinary” momentum could lead to a large international business and potential acquisitions.
As is their wont, A24 executives are not talking publicly, but Stripes partner Ken Fox did speak with Deadline soon after the studio’s record-setting Oscar haul, highlighted by Everything Everywhere All at Once. The company’s nine wins included Best Picture, Best Director and all four acting categories (counting Brendan Fraser’s triumph as lead actor in The Whale).
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Stripes, which primarily buys into software and consumer-facing businesses,...
As is their wont, A24 executives are not talking publicly, but Stripes partner Ken Fox did speak with Deadline soon after the studio’s record-setting Oscar haul, highlighted by Everything Everywhere All at Once. The company’s nine wins included Best Picture, Best Director and all four acting categories (counting Brendan Fraser’s triumph as lead actor in The Whale).
Related Story ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’: SXSW’s First World Premiere To Win Oscar’s Best Picture Related Story International Insider: British Broadcasting Crisis; Oscar Roundup; Filmart/Qatar Dispatches; Fremantle Results Related Story 'The View' Talks Scrotums, But Avoids A Low Blow On Hugh Grant Oscars Carpet Antics
Stripes, which primarily buys into software and consumer-facing businesses,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith, Dade Hayes and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Now that the noise has subsided, were there any helpful takeaways from the Oscars?
If you ask the leaders of A24, the distributor that swept six categories, their answer would be the same as it was six years ago when Moonlight was the surprise winner. “Can’t think of a thing to say,” is what they said.
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A24 likes to surround its victories with the sounds of silence, as they made numbingly clear when last I had a sit-down with them (they resist sit-downs: more below).
But there were, in fact, some questions...
If you ask the leaders of A24, the distributor that swept six categories, their answer would be the same as it was six years ago when Moonlight was the surprise winner. “Can’t think of a thing to say,” is what they said.
Related Story Oscars Analysis: First-Timers Lift Spirits And Emotions In Ceremony That Was Old-School Academy Awards In A Good Way Related Story 'Everything Everywhere All At Once', 'The Boys' Top Critics Choice Super Awards Related Story A24 Acquires Talking Heads 1984 Concert Film 'Stop Making Sense', Will Restore In 4K For Theatrical Release
A24 likes to surround its victories with the sounds of silence, as they made numbingly clear when last I had a sit-down with them (they resist sit-downs: more below).
But there were, in fact, some questions...
- 3/16/2023
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
After spending a couple awards cycles on the sidelines, A24 reemerged this year with more Oscar nominations than any other studio–18 between six films: “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “The Whale,” “Aftersun,” “Causeway,” “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On,” and “Close.” The arthouse label is positioned to set an even more staggering record, though. If Oscar night, as it did in 2022, repeats both the SAG and DGA Awards–in other words, if “Eeaao” takes Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), Best Director (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), and Best Picture, while Best Actor goes to “The Whale” (Brendan Fraser)–A24 will become the first studio in history to make a clean sweep of the top categories.
See Ke Huy Quan (‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’) on a comeback 30 years in the making: ‘I don’t take for granted for a second,...
See Ke Huy Quan (‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’) on a comeback 30 years in the making: ‘I don’t take for granted for a second,...
- 3/2/2023
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
When the dust settled on Tuesday’s Oscar nominations, for the first time in its 10-year history, independent studio A24 emerged as the most nominated single studio, with 18 total nods across six movies. That includes best picture nominee “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which lead all films with 11 total nominations, as well as “The Whale”, “Aftersun” (actor), “Causeway” (supporting actor), “Close” (international film), and “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” (animated feature).
“It’s enormously gratifying to see a film like ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ recognized in such a big way, our first nominations in the International and Animation categories and the eight wonderful actors receiving their first Oscar nominations,” the studio said in a statement to Variety. “It made for a very exciting morning and is a testament to the incredible talent we are lucky enough to work with.”
The accomplishment caps a stunning awards season run for the still-young company,...
“It’s enormously gratifying to see a film like ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ recognized in such a big way, our first nominations in the International and Animation categories and the eight wonderful actors receiving their first Oscar nominations,” the studio said in a statement to Variety. “It made for a very exciting morning and is a testament to the incredible talent we are lucky enough to work with.”
The accomplishment caps a stunning awards season run for the still-young company,...
- 1/24/2023
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
A few months ago, HBO ordered a fourth season of A Black Lady Sketch Show, which was created by Robin Thede. Now Deadline reports that Thede is working on another project while preparing for the next season of A Black Lady Sketch Show: she has written a zombie horror comedy called Killing It, and Bridget Stokes will be directing the film for Amazon Studios.
That makes Killing It a continuation of the working relationship that Thede and Stokes established on the third season of A Black Lady Sketch Show, where Stokes directed all six episodes of the season and served as a co-executive producer of the show. And as a result of directing those episodes, she won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series, becoming the first Black woman to do so.
Killing It will show us what happens when four best friends attempt to redeem their college...
That makes Killing It a continuation of the working relationship that Thede and Stokes established on the third season of A Black Lady Sketch Show, where Stokes directed all six episodes of the season and served as a co-executive producer of the show. And as a result of directing those episodes, she won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series, becoming the first Black woman to do so.
Killing It will show us what happens when four best friends attempt to redeem their college...
- 12/16/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” duo Bridget Stokes and Robin Thede are reteaming for zombie-comedy Killing It over at Amazon Studios, Deadline has reported this afternoon.
Thede wrote the script, with Stokes on board to direct the feature.
“The upcoming film sees four best friends attempt to redeem their college reputations by traveling to the SpelHouse homecoming. Their quest for vindication becomes a fight for survival when a zombie apocalypse begins to terrorize the country.”
Deadline also lets us know that Robin Thede is producing for her company For Better or Words, along with Jax Media’s John Hodges, Brooke Posch, and Tony Hernandez.
Robin Thede created the Emmy-winning series “A Black Lady Sketch Show” for HBO, and Bridget Stokes just won an Emmy Award for her work directing the series.
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Thede wrote the script, with Stokes on board to direct the feature.
“The upcoming film sees four best friends attempt to redeem their college reputations by traveling to the SpelHouse homecoming. Their quest for vindication becomes a fight for survival when a zombie apocalypse begins to terrorize the country.”
Deadline also lets us know that Robin Thede is producing for her company For Better or Words, along with Jax Media’s John Hodges, Brooke Posch, and Tony Hernandez.
Robin Thede created the Emmy-winning series “A Black Lady Sketch Show” for HBO, and Bridget Stokes just won an Emmy Award for her work directing the series.
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- 12/15/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: A Black Lady Sketch Show‘s Bridget Stokes and Robin Thede are reteaming on Killing it — a zombie horror-comedy that Stokes will direct for Amazon Studios, from a script by Thede.
The upcoming film sees four best friends attempt to redeem their college reputations by traveling to the SpelHouse homecoming. Their quest for vindication becomes a fight for survival when a zombie apocalypse begins to terrorize the country. Thede is producing for her company For Better or Words, along with Jax Media’s John Hodges, Brooke Posch, and Tony Hernandez.
Stokes is a writer, director and producer who this year claimed the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series for her work on HBO’s critically acclaimed sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show, becoming the first Black woman to conquer the category. She directed every Season 3 episode of the series created by Thede and serves as its co-executive producer.
The upcoming film sees four best friends attempt to redeem their college reputations by traveling to the SpelHouse homecoming. Their quest for vindication becomes a fight for survival when a zombie apocalypse begins to terrorize the country. Thede is producing for her company For Better or Words, along with Jax Media’s John Hodges, Brooke Posch, and Tony Hernandez.
Stokes is a writer, director and producer who this year claimed the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series for her work on HBO’s critically acclaimed sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show, becoming the first Black woman to conquer the category. She directed every Season 3 episode of the series created by Thede and serves as its co-executive producer.
- 12/15/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Disney Branded Television has begun production on The Slumber Party, a Disney Original Movie based on Jen Malone’s popular teen novel The Sleepover, from Imagine Kids+Family, a division of Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment. Production got underway today in Atlanta.
Darby Camp (Big Little Lies), Emmy Liu-Wang (Raven’s Home), Valentina Herrera (Black Widow), Dallas Liu (Pen15) and newcomers Alex Cooper Cohen and Ramon Rodriguez star in the coming-of-age comedy, directed by Veronica Rodriguez (Let’s Get Married), and written by Eydie Faye (Fuller House).
The Slumber Party depicts the hilarious aftermath of a sleepover birthday party hypnotism gone wrong as best friends Megan (Camp) and Paige (Liu-Wang), along with soon-to-be step-sister Veronica (Cooper Cohen), wake up with absolutely no memory of the night before. Now they must retrace their steps to find missing birthday girl Anna Maria (Herrera) … and explain why there’s a flock...
Darby Camp (Big Little Lies), Emmy Liu-Wang (Raven’s Home), Valentina Herrera (Black Widow), Dallas Liu (Pen15) and newcomers Alex Cooper Cohen and Ramon Rodriguez star in the coming-of-age comedy, directed by Veronica Rodriguez (Let’s Get Married), and written by Eydie Faye (Fuller House).
The Slumber Party depicts the hilarious aftermath of a sleepover birthday party hypnotism gone wrong as best friends Megan (Camp) and Paige (Liu-Wang), along with soon-to-be step-sister Veronica (Cooper Cohen), wake up with absolutely no memory of the night before. Now they must retrace their steps to find missing birthday girl Anna Maria (Herrera) … and explain why there’s a flock...
- 9/27/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Fire Island,” Hulu’s LGBTQ+ ensemble dramedy from writer and star Joel Kim Booster and director Andrew Ahn, will be recognized at the 32nd annual Gotham Awards with its Ensemble Tribute.
In addition to Booster, the acclaimed Searchlight Pictures release co-stars “Saturday Night Live” Emmy nominee Bowen Yang alongside Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, Matt Rogers, Tomás Matos, Torian Miller, Nick Adams, Zane Phillips and Margaret Cho. The feature is inspired by Jane Austen’s classic text, “Pride and Prejudice,” and follows a group of friends through what may be their last summer together on the titular queer destination.
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Of “Fire Island,” Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute Jeffrey Sharp, said in a statement: “Beyond delivering a wildly hilarious queer romantic comedy, Fire Island beautifully expresses the concept of found family. The remarkably funny cast truly feels...
In addition to Booster, the acclaimed Searchlight Pictures release co-stars “Saturday Night Live” Emmy nominee Bowen Yang alongside Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, Matt Rogers, Tomás Matos, Torian Miller, Nick Adams, Zane Phillips and Margaret Cho. The feature is inspired by Jane Austen’s classic text, “Pride and Prejudice,” and follows a group of friends through what may be their last summer together on the titular queer destination.
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‘The Fabelmans’ Wins Audience Award at Toronto Film Festival
Of “Fire Island,” Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute Jeffrey Sharp, said in a statement: “Beyond delivering a wildly hilarious queer romantic comedy, Fire Island beautifully expresses the concept of found family. The remarkably funny cast truly feels...
- 9/20/2022
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
HBO Max is already the home of A24 series, including “Euphoria,” but now the streamer is adding several of the distributor’s feature films as well, a rep from Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed to TheWrap on Tuesday.
The list of films that will be added on August 1 includes 2015’s “Room,” which netted Brie Larson a Best Actress Oscar, Alex Garland’s 2014 sci-fi stunner “Ex Machina,” “Amy,” Asif Kapadia’s Oscar-winning documentary about the late Amy Winehouse, and the Tom Hardy film “Locke.”
While not every A24 film will start streaming August 1 — alas no, “Minari,” “The Witch,” or “Hereditary” — here are the 28 titles set to debut on HBO Max.
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The list of films that will be added on August 1 includes 2015’s “Room,” which netted Brie Larson a Best Actress Oscar, Alex Garland’s 2014 sci-fi stunner “Ex Machina,” “Amy,” Asif Kapadia’s Oscar-winning documentary about the late Amy Winehouse, and the Tom Hardy film “Locke.”
While not every A24 film will start streaming August 1 — alas no, “Minari,” “The Witch,” or “Hereditary” — here are the 28 titles set to debut on HBO Max.
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How to Watch ‘Men’: Is Alex Garland’s A24 Horror Film Streaming? “The Adderall Diaries” (2016) “Amy” (2015) “Barely Lethal” (2015) “The Captive, Aka Queen Of The Night” (2014) “Charles Swan” (2013) “Dark Places” (2015) “The End of the Tour” (2015) “Enemy” (2014) “Ex-Machina” (2015) “Ginger & Rosa” (2013) “How...
- 7/20/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
After last year’s three-Oscar haul for “Moonlight,” including Best Picture, A24 wants to prove that was no anomaly. Here’s what the rising young distributor will push this awards season. (Remember: A year ago, “Moonlight” wasn’t viewed as a likely Best Picture contender — much less the big winner.)
Co-founded by David Fenkel, John Hodges, and Daniel Katz, A24 is known for edgy arthouse pleasers that eschew conventional storytelling. “Moonlight” was the company’s first original production; its other box office players include Oscar-winners “Ex Machina,” “Room,” and “Amy,” and smart horror flick “The Witch.” But none have passed the $27 million box office earned by “Moonlight.”
Read More:Why Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ Is a Serious Oscar Contender
After the fall trifecta of Venice, Telluride and Toronto, the company has three bonafide awards contenders: SXSW’s well-reviewed true story “The Disaster Artist” (December 1), director James Franco’s 14th...
Co-founded by David Fenkel, John Hodges, and Daniel Katz, A24 is known for edgy arthouse pleasers that eschew conventional storytelling. “Moonlight” was the company’s first original production; its other box office players include Oscar-winners “Ex Machina,” “Room,” and “Amy,” and smart horror flick “The Witch.” But none have passed the $27 million box office earned by “Moonlight.”
Read More:Why Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ Is a Serious Oscar Contender
After the fall trifecta of Venice, Telluride and Toronto, the company has three bonafide awards contenders: SXSW’s well-reviewed true story “The Disaster Artist” (December 1), director James Franco’s 14th...
- 9/27/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
After last year’s three-Oscar haul for “Moonlight,” including Best Picture, A24 wants to prove that was no anomaly. Here’s what the rising young distributor will push this awards season. (Remember: A year ago, “Moonlight” wasn’t viewed as a likely Best Picture contender — much less the big winner.)
Co-founded by David Fenkel, John Hodges, and Daniel Katz, A24 is known for edgy arthouse pleasers that eschew conventional storytelling. “Moonlight” was the company’s first original production; its other box office players include Oscar-winners “Ex Machina,” “Room,” and “Amy,” and smart horror flick “The Witch.” But none have passed the $27 million box office earned by “Moonlight.”
Read More:Why Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ Is a Serious Oscar Contender
After the fall trifecta of Venice, Telluride and Toronto, the company has three bonafide awards contenders: SXSW’s well-reviewed true story “The Disaster Artist” (December 1), director James Franco’s 14th...
Co-founded by David Fenkel, John Hodges, and Daniel Katz, A24 is known for edgy arthouse pleasers that eschew conventional storytelling. “Moonlight” was the company’s first original production; its other box office players include Oscar-winners “Ex Machina,” “Room,” and “Amy,” and smart horror flick “The Witch.” But none have passed the $27 million box office earned by “Moonlight.”
Read More:Why Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ Is a Serious Oscar Contender
After the fall trifecta of Venice, Telluride and Toronto, the company has three bonafide awards contenders: SXSW’s well-reviewed true story “The Disaster Artist” (December 1), director James Franco’s 14th...
- 9/27/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
A24, the company founded in 2012 by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel and John Hodges, has been hitting the motherlode—for indie companies, anyway—with smart film choices and even smarter ways of bringing them to marketplace, particularly in their increasingly innovative—and, yes, disruptive—use of digital marketing. It not only has been working at the box office, but also at the Academy Awards, where the company defied expectations and watched their first in-house production…...
- 5/27/2017
- Deadline
A24, the New York-based independent entertainment company founded by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel, and John Hodges has just scooped up the worldwide rights to Uncut Gems, a thriller set to be directed by both Josh and Benny Safdie (The Pleasure Of Being Robbed, Daddy Longlegs). Alongside the announcement of the film, it's also been revealed that Jonah Hill (War Dogs, Moneyball) is set to star in the project... Read More...
- 5/16/2017
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Buyers return to Cannes like swallows to the Capistranos, but this year they’ll find a hostile landscape. Too many buyers, too few titles, and streaming-service disruptors are driving up prices all the while, making North American prebuys increasingly necessary.
That’s hazardous terrain: Witness the Weinstein Company’s $6 million bid for transgender drama “3 Generations” (aka “After Ray”). Two years later, after a title change and poor reviews on and off the festival circuit, the drama starring Elle Fanning and Susan Sarandon finally received a May 5 release. Total domestic gross to date: $46,421.
That was in 2015, the last year that TWC held its then-annual dog-and-pony show for buyers and press at the Majestic Hotel. This year, like the last, they’ll hold court on their yacht, which also serves as their offices — still tony, but on a budget; it’s a lot less expensive than that prime Croissette real estate. Meanwhile,...
That’s hazardous terrain: Witness the Weinstein Company’s $6 million bid for transgender drama “3 Generations” (aka “After Ray”). Two years later, after a title change and poor reviews on and off the festival circuit, the drama starring Elle Fanning and Susan Sarandon finally received a May 5 release. Total domestic gross to date: $46,421.
That was in 2015, the last year that TWC held its then-annual dog-and-pony show for buyers and press at the Majestic Hotel. This year, like the last, they’ll hold court on their yacht, which also serves as their offices — still tony, but on a budget; it’s a lot less expensive than that prime Croissette real estate. Meanwhile,...
- 5/15/2017
- by Anne Thompson and Graham Winfrey
- Thompson on Hollywood
Buyers return to Cannes like swallows to the Capistranos, but this year they’ll find a hostile landscape. Too many buyers, too few titles, and streaming-service disruptors are driving up prices all the while, making North American prebuys increasingly necessary.
That’s hazardous terrain: Witness the Weinstein Company’s $6 million bid for transgender drama “3 Generations” (aka “After Ray”). Two years later, after a title change and poor reviews on and off the festival circuit, the drama starring Elle Fanning and Susan Sarandon finally received a May 5 release. Total domestic gross to date: $46,421.
That was in 2015, the last year that TWC held its then-annual dog-and-pony show for buyers and press at the Majestic Hotel. This year, like the last, they’ll hold court on their yacht, which also serves as their offices — still tony, but on a budget; it’s a lot less expensive than that prime Croissette real estate. Meanwhile,...
That’s hazardous terrain: Witness the Weinstein Company’s $6 million bid for transgender drama “3 Generations” (aka “After Ray”). Two years later, after a title change and poor reviews on and off the festival circuit, the drama starring Elle Fanning and Susan Sarandon finally received a May 5 release. Total domestic gross to date: $46,421.
That was in 2015, the last year that TWC held its then-annual dog-and-pony show for buyers and press at the Majestic Hotel. This year, like the last, they’ll hold court on their yacht, which also serves as their offices — still tony, but on a budget; it’s a lot less expensive than that prime Croissette real estate. Meanwhile,...
- 5/15/2017
- by Anne Thompson and Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
General audiences don’t pay much attention to the distributors of most films (unless the distributor happens to be Disney). But most film distributors aren’t A24 Films, the little start-up distribution company that could. Founded in 2012 by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel, and John Hodges, A24 is one of the rare independent film distributors to build […]
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- 5/1/2017
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
A24 cemented its perception as the new-model indie distributor when Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” won three Oscars, including that dramatic best-picture win. So what does the upstart indie, hailed for holding the skeleton key that unlocks the precious millennial demo, do for an encore?
The Tribeca Film Festival showcased two upcoming A24 releases, both of which seem oddly retro: World War II costume drama “The Exception,” starring Oscar-winner Christopher Plummer as Kaiser Wilhelm II, and “The Lovers,” starring Debra Winger and Tracy Letts as an unhappy older married couple. They also dropped the trailer for Yiddish-language Hasidic family drama “Menashe” and suddenly, the new boss looks a lot like the old one.
What gives? This older-demo arthouse trio could easily carry the signature blue-and-white logo of venerable specialty distributor Sony Pictures Classics. But don’t be deceived by appearances. A24 is a far cry from older-generation studio indies like Spc and Fox Searchlight,...
The Tribeca Film Festival showcased two upcoming A24 releases, both of which seem oddly retro: World War II costume drama “The Exception,” starring Oscar-winner Christopher Plummer as Kaiser Wilhelm II, and “The Lovers,” starring Debra Winger and Tracy Letts as an unhappy older married couple. They also dropped the trailer for Yiddish-language Hasidic family drama “Menashe” and suddenly, the new boss looks a lot like the old one.
What gives? This older-demo arthouse trio could easily carry the signature blue-and-white logo of venerable specialty distributor Sony Pictures Classics. But don’t be deceived by appearances. A24 is a far cry from older-generation studio indies like Spc and Fox Searchlight,...
- 4/27/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
A24 cemented its perception as the new-model indie distributor when Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” won three Oscars, including that dramatic best-picture win. So what does the upstart indie, hailed for holding the skeleton key that unlocks the precious millennial demo, do for an encore?
The Tribeca Film Festival showcased three upcoming A24 releases, all of which seem oddly retro. There’s Yiddish-language Hasidic family drama “Menashe,” World War II costume drama “The Exception,” starring Oscar-winner Christopher Plummer as Kaiser Wilhelm II, and “The Lovers,” starring Debra Winger and Tracy Letts as an unhappy older married couple. Suddenly, the new boss looks a lot like the old one.
What gives? This older-demo arthouse trio could easily carry the signature blue-and-white logo of venerable specialty distributor Sony Pictures Classics. But don’t be deceived by appearances. A24 is a far cry from older-generation studio indies like Spc and Fox Searchlight, which tend to follow an established playbook.
The Tribeca Film Festival showcased three upcoming A24 releases, all of which seem oddly retro. There’s Yiddish-language Hasidic family drama “Menashe,” World War II costume drama “The Exception,” starring Oscar-winner Christopher Plummer as Kaiser Wilhelm II, and “The Lovers,” starring Debra Winger and Tracy Letts as an unhappy older married couple. Suddenly, the new boss looks a lot like the old one.
What gives? This older-demo arthouse trio could easily carry the signature blue-and-white logo of venerable specialty distributor Sony Pictures Classics. But don’t be deceived by appearances. A24 is a far cry from older-generation studio indies like Spc and Fox Searchlight, which tend to follow an established playbook.
- 4/27/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
TV’s top producers are drafting their own declarations of independence. Jerry Bruckheimer recently joined Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV and “Criminal Minds” producer Mark Gordon in opting to skip rich overall deals and go it alone.
Independence means losing the overhead dollars that come with being aligned to a major studio. But for Amblin, Bruckheimer, Gordon and others, the freedom to produce anywhere and with anyone is worth having to cover those costs.
“The environment is excellent for it,” Bruckheimer told IndieWire. “With all the enormous amount of new buyers, people need content. There are so many different venues to broadcast television shows. Since we have had a lot of success with network in premium content, we thought we could expand and do more.”
Bruckheimer had most recently been set up at Warner Bros. Television. But that deal was set to expire this year, and his TV chief, Jonathan Littman,...
Independence means losing the overhead dollars that come with being aligned to a major studio. But for Amblin, Bruckheimer, Gordon and others, the freedom to produce anywhere and with anyone is worth having to cover those costs.
“The environment is excellent for it,” Bruckheimer told IndieWire. “With all the enormous amount of new buyers, people need content. There are so many different venues to broadcast television shows. Since we have had a lot of success with network in premium content, we thought we could expand and do more.”
Bruckheimer had most recently been set up at Warner Bros. Television. But that deal was set to expire this year, and his TV chief, Jonathan Littman,...
- 6/24/2016
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Screen Producers Australia has confirmed its international executive lineup for the Screen Forever 2015 International Partnership Market.
This year's lineup will include International Drama Commissioner, UK broadcaster Channel 4, Simon Maxwell; Voltage Pictures. Vice President, Acquisitions and Development, Babacar Diene (Us); A24 Chief Operating Officer Matthew Bires (Us); All3 Media International Head of Acquisitions, Maartje Horchner (UK); and Acquisitions Executive Emily Gotto from international sales company Protagonist (Us).
The Screen Forever International Partnership Market takes place during Screen Forever 2015 conference, which runs from November 17-19 at the Crown Conference Centre in Melbourne.
Screen Producers Australia Chief Executive Matthew Deaner said he was delighted to have such highly regarded executives participating.
"Each brings with them outstanding experience in developing and overseeing critically and commercially successful productions for film and television around the world," he said..
.Through Screen Forever and the International Partnership Market, the international participants, along with those still to be announced,...
This year's lineup will include International Drama Commissioner, UK broadcaster Channel 4, Simon Maxwell; Voltage Pictures. Vice President, Acquisitions and Development, Babacar Diene (Us); A24 Chief Operating Officer Matthew Bires (Us); All3 Media International Head of Acquisitions, Maartje Horchner (UK); and Acquisitions Executive Emily Gotto from international sales company Protagonist (Us).
The Screen Forever International Partnership Market takes place during Screen Forever 2015 conference, which runs from November 17-19 at the Crown Conference Centre in Melbourne.
Screen Producers Australia Chief Executive Matthew Deaner said he was delighted to have such highly regarded executives participating.
"Each brings with them outstanding experience in developing and overseeing critically and commercially successful productions for film and television around the world," he said..
.Through Screen Forever and the International Partnership Market, the international participants, along with those still to be announced,...
- 8/25/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Formed in 2012 by a trio of industry vets, distribution, production and finance triple-threat A24 is officially jumping into television, THR reports. Partners Ravi Nandan and John Hodges will oversee the bicoastal division to buttress the company's busy slate of independent features, from "Ex Machina" and "Slow West" to forthcoming Sundance buys "The End of the Tour" and "The Witch." Hodges promised an aggressive, director- and creator-driven vision, and will consider different platforms on a project-by-project basis. A24 already has NBC's forthcoming "The Carmichael Show" in development, as well as "Obvious Child" breakout Jenny Slate's just-ordered FX pilot, and USA's "Playing House." The company also has deals to develop and finance pilots from Channing Tatum's Free Association Productions and "The Sitter" writers Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, and an Asia-bound action show from Jack and...
- 5/12/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
This story first appeared in the May 22 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Yet another movie company is testing the television waters. A24, the 3-year-old distributor behind such indie films as Spring Breakers, The Bling Ring and current hit Ex Machina, is the latest to push aggressively into TV, citing independent player Media Rights Capital among its role models. With partners Ravi Nandan and John Hodges overseeing the division, A24 will be focused on a model that allows for both independent financing and straightforward producing, depending on the outlet
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- 5/12/2015
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
FX Networks has officially ordered a comedy pilot co-created by Gillian Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm (Obvious Child), which will be starring Jenny Slate and Ari Graynor. Robespierre will direct the pilot from the script from her and Holm, with the two executive producing along with Ravi Nandan and John Hodges of A24 Films and Slate for FX Productions. The pilot is described as an honest comedy exploring the adult female friendship of two creative partners — Lou (Slate)…...
- 4/27/2015
- Deadline TV
Jenny Slate is reuniting with “Obvious Child” filmmakers Gillian Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm for an FX road trip comedy co-starring Ari Graynor, the company announced Monday. Production begins Tuesday on the pilot following two women (Slate and Graynor) who become friends, make a movie together and proceed to embark on a cross-country road trip. Robespierre is directing the untitled pilot she co-wrote with Holm, and the two will also serve as executive producers along with Slate and A24 Films’ Ravi Nandan and John Hodges. Also Read: The Faces of Pilot Season 2015 (Photos) The team previously collaborated on 2014’s “Obvious Child,...
- 4/27/2015
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Also with Mary Lynn Rajskub, Megan Mullally, Alison Brie and Erin Moriarty, the CBS Films critically-acclaimed film opens May 31st. The Kings of Summer is directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts from the screenplay by Chris Galletta. Tyler Davidson, Peter Saraf and John Hodges produce the comedy. This new poster has an excellent, eye-catching, indie design, which we absolutely love. Check it out below the synopsis. The Kings of Summer is a unique coming-of-age comedy about three teenage friends – Joe (Nick Robinson), Patrick (Gabriel Basso) and the eccentric and unpredictable Biaggio (Moises Arias) - who, in the ultimate act of independence, decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land. Free from their parents’ rules, their idyllic summer quickly becomes a test...
- 5/31/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
CBS Films has revealed, via Yahoo! Movies , a new Red Band clip for the upcoming indie comedy The Kings of Summer . Check it out in the player below! Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts from a screenplay by Chris Galletta, The Kings of Summer stars Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moises Arias, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Alison Brie, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Erin Moriarty, Marc Evan Jackson, Thomas Middleditch and Tony Hale. Toy's House follows three teenage boys (Robinson, Basso and Arias) as they head into the wilderness with a plan to build a house and live off the land. Tyler Davidson of Low Spark Films, Peter Saraf of Big Beach and John Hodges are the producers with Richard Rothfeld and Vogt-Roberts serving as executive producers.
- 5/30/2013
- Comingsoon.net
CBS Films has debuted, via Funny or Die , a new Red Band trailer for the coming-of-age indie comedy The Kings of Summer . Check it out in the player below! Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts from a screenplay by Chris Galletta, The Kings of Summer stars Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moises Arias, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Alison Brie, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Erin Moriarty, Marc Evan Jackson, Thomas Middleditch and Tony Hale. Toy's House follows three teenage boys (Robinson, Basso and Arias) as they head into the wilderness with a plan to build a house and live off the land. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Tyler Davidson of Low Spark Films, Peter Saraf of Big Beach and John Hodges are the producers with Richard Rothfeld and Jordan Vogt-Roberts...
- 5/20/2013
- Comingsoon.net
CBS Films has debuted a new trailer for the coming-of-age indie comedy The Kings of Summer . Check it out in the player below, courtesy of iTunes Movie Trailers . Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts from a screenplay by Chris Galletta, The Kings of Summer stars Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moises Arias, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Alison Brie, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Erin Moriarty, Marc Evan Jackson, Thomas Middleditch and Tony Hale. Toy's House follows three teenage boys (Robinson, Basso and Arias) as they head into the wilderness with a plan to build a house and live off the land. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Tyler Davidson of Low Spark Films, Peter Saraf of Big Beach and John Hodges are the producers with Richard Rothfeld and Jordan...
- 4/15/2013
- Comingsoon.net
CBS has moved up The Kings of Summer, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to solid reviews. The film opens May 31st, 2013 and is a unique coming-of-age comedy about three teenage friends – Joe (Nick Robinson), Patrick (Gabriel Basso) and the eccentric and unpredictable Biaggio (Moises Arias) - who, in the ultimate act of independence, decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land. Free from their parents’ rules, their idyllic summer quickly becomes a test of friendship as each boy learns to appreciate the fact that family - whether it is the one you’re born into or the one you create – is something you can't run away from. Also in the cast of the film also known as Toy's House, are Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Alison Brie. Jordan Vogt-Roberts direct Kings of Summer from the script by Chris Galletta. Tyler Davidson,...
- 3/21/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
CBS has moved up The Kings of Summer, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to solid reviews. The film opens May 31st, 2013 and is a unique coming-of-age comedy about three teenage friends – Joe (Nick Robinson), Patrick (Gabriel Basso) and the eccentric and unpredictable Biaggio (Moises Arias) - who, in the ultimate act of independence, decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land. Free from their parents’ rules, their idyllic summer quickly becomes a test of friendship as each boy learns to appreciate the fact that family - whether it is the one you’re born into or the one you create – is something you can't run away from. Also in the cast of the film also known as Toy's House, are Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Alison Brie. Jordan Vogt-Roberts direct Kings of Summer from the script by Chris Galletta. Tyler Davidson,...
- 3/21/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ almost half-hour Successful Alcoholics (watch here) was among the crowd-pleasing short film hits of the 2010 edition of Sundance. Flash-forward to this summer, Vogt-Roberts (seen above on set with Dp Ross Riege) began filming Toy’s House, his directorial debut in Ohio with a cast comprised of Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Erin Moriarty, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Megan Mullally.
Gist: Written by Chris Galletta, the comedy follows three teen boys who set out to build their own makeshift house in the woods where, soon, everything goes haywire.
Production Co./Producers: Low Sparks Films Tyler Davidson (Compliance), John Hodges (Safety Not Guaranteed) and Big Beach Films’ Peter Saraf
Prediction: Premieres section
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
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Gist: Written by Chris Galletta, the comedy follows three teen boys who set out to build their own makeshift house in the woods where, soon, everything goes haywire.
Production Co./Producers: Low Sparks Films Tyler Davidson (Compliance), John Hodges (Safety Not Guaranteed) and Big Beach Films’ Peter Saraf
Prediction: Premieres section
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
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- 11/22/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Magnet Releasing added to its fall slate Friday when it closed a deal to take North American rights to Todd Rohal’s comedy “Nature Calls.” The genre arm of Magnolia Pictures plans a VOD release October 4 followed by a theatrical opening November 9. Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville, Rob Riggle, Patrice O’Neal, Maura Tierney and Darrell Hammond star in the story of a Scoutmaster’s combative relationship with his brother and their escalating struggle for the hearts and minds of an apathetic Scout troop. Lisa Muskat produced the project; David Gordon Green, David Bausch, Michael Clark and John Hodges are executive producers. “Nature Calls” had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in March. Read More: SXSW '12 | In Which Rob Riggle and Todd Rohal Crash Iw's Johnny Knoxville Interview “‘Nature Calls’ holds its own with the best low-brow comedy classics,” said Magnolia president Eamonn...
- 8/24/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
The Wagner/Cuban Company.s Magnet Releasing announced today they have acquired North American rights to Nature Calls , a raucous comedy starring Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville, Rob Riggle, Patrice O.Neal (in his final film role), Maura Tierney, and Darrell Hammond. The film was written and directed by Todd Rohal ( The Catechism Cataclysm ), and produced by Lisa Muskat. Filmmaker David Gordon Green executive produced with David Bausch, Michael Clark and John Hodges. Oswalt stars as Scoutmaster Randy Stevens, whose dwindling, apathetic troop ditches a scout meeting in favor of a TV-themed slumber party hosted by Randy.s brother Kirk (Knoxville), his polar opposite and arch nemesis. When Randy rounds up the boys in the middle of the night, stealing them for an highly...
- 8/24/2012
- Comingsoon.net
From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine comes Safety Not Guaranteed. When an unusual classified ad inspires three cynical Seattle magazine employees to look for the story behind it, they discover a mysterious eccentric named Kenneth, a likable but paranoid supermarket clerk, who believes he’s solved the riddle of time travel and intends to depart again soon. Together, they embark on a hilarious, smart, and unexpectedly heartfelt journey that reveals how far believing can take you. What’s your mission?
Enter for a chance to win passes to the advance screening of Safety Not Guaranteed - Tuesday, June 19 at 7pm at Ronnie’s.
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Enter for a chance to win passes to the advance screening of Safety Not Guaranteed - Tuesday, June 19 at 7pm at Ronnie’s.
Official Rules:
1. You Must Be In The St. Louis Area The Day Of The Screening.
2. Fill Out Your Name And E-mail Address Below. Real First Name Required.
3. Answer The Following Question: What if you could go back in time…Tell us where you’d go, when and why!
- 6/5/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive: Johnny Knoxville and Patton Oswalt have signed on to star in an untitled comedy that will be directed by Todd Rohal and financed by Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf's Big Beach Films. Knoxville and Oswalt will play battling brothers who attempt to honor their ailing father by taking a troop of boys on a camping trip. It all goes awry. Rob Riggle, Maura Tierney and Patrice O'Neal also star. Rohal, who originally wrote the script under the title Scout Master, most recently directed The Catechism Cataclysm. Production on the new comedy starts this week. Turtletaub and Saraf are producing with Lisa Muskat, David Gordon Green is exec producer, and Big Beach's Michael Clark and John Hodges are overseeing production. Big Beach produced the Paul Rudd comedy Our Idiot Brother, which The Weinstein Company launches on August 26. Rohal, Knoxville and Oswalt are repped by CAA, Knoxville's managed by 3 Arts and Oswalt by Generate.
- 8/22/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
hollywoodnews.com: The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that it has acquired domestic rights to Jesse Peretz’s new film My Idiot Brother, which had its world premiere Saturday night at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The company also acquired distribution rights for the U.K., Germany, France and Japan. TWC will partner on the acquisition with Ron Burkle, who previously backed TWC founders Harvey and Bob Weinsteins’ bid to acquire Miramax Films and its library. Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Rashida Jones, Kathryn Hahn, Shirley Knight, Tj Miller, Janet Montgomery and Adam Scott star in the film, a comedy about family and the sacrifices it takes to deal with them.
Written by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall and based on a story by Evgenia Peretz and Jesse Peretz, My Idiot Brother is directed by Jesse Peretz, and produced by Anthony Bregman for Likely Story...
Written by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall and based on a story by Evgenia Peretz and Jesse Peretz, My Idiot Brother is directed by Jesse Peretz, and produced by Anthony Bregman for Likely Story...
- 1/24/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
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