One sign of a terrific actor is that he can hold you even when he’s not doing anything. Pierce Brosnan is like that. I wouldn’t call him a minimalist, though he never wastes a word or a movement; he has the precision of an expensive watch. Yet as he’s gotten older, his inner quality of elegant puckish cutthroat gravitas has only grown stronger. You’re hooked by him when he’s not doing anything in part because he projects the unwavering confidence that you will be.
That makes him the ideal actor to play a seen-it-all hit man — who also happens to be a highly civilized gourmet cook — in Phillip Noyce’s “Fast Charlie,” a Deep South crime drama that may be the twelfth movie this year to center on a hit man. But the new hit-man movies, like David Fincher’s “The Killer” and Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,...
That makes him the ideal actor to play a seen-it-all hit man — who also happens to be a highly civilized gourmet cook — in Phillip Noyce’s “Fast Charlie,” a Deep South crime drama that may be the twelfth movie this year to center on a hit man. But the new hit-man movies, like David Fincher’s “The Killer” and Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,...
- 10/14/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #295: ‘Wolves of War’ Special – Part 2
This is part...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #295: ‘Wolves of War’ Special – Part 2
This is part...
- 9/20/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Martha Kelly (Euphoria) and Scarlet Envy (RuPaul’s Drag Race) will star alongside Natalie Palamides (Nate – a One Man Show), Bob Clendenin (Scrubs), and newcomer Eve Donnelly (Chad) in the short film Only Worn Once, which is heading into production this month.
The film from writer-directors Claire Downs and Brenden Gallagher centers on recent divorcée Darcy (Kelly)and her daughter (Palamides), who sell Darcy’s used wedding dress on the internet to an 18-year-old (Donnelly) getting married to a much older man. When Darcy’s ex, Don (Clendenin), discovers the sale, a fight ensues. Phil Rosenberg is producing.
Kelly is repped by UTA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners; Envy by King’s Queens Entertainment and My Best Judy; Palamides by ICM Partners and Archetype; Clendenin by Artists & Representatives and Insight; Donnelly by 3 Arts; Downs by Quattro Media; and Gallagher by Art/Work Entertainment.
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Exclusive: Andrew Chappelle (Blindspotting) and Devere Rogers (Honk for Jesus.
The film from writer-directors Claire Downs and Brenden Gallagher centers on recent divorcée Darcy (Kelly)and her daughter (Palamides), who sell Darcy’s used wedding dress on the internet to an 18-year-old (Donnelly) getting married to a much older man. When Darcy’s ex, Don (Clendenin), discovers the sale, a fight ensues. Phil Rosenberg is producing.
Kelly is repped by UTA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners; Envy by King’s Queens Entertainment and My Best Judy; Palamides by ICM Partners and Archetype; Clendenin by Artists & Representatives and Insight; Donnelly by 3 Arts; Downs by Quattro Media; and Gallagher by Art/Work Entertainment.
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Exclusive: Andrew Chappelle (Blindspotting) and Devere Rogers (Honk for Jesus.
- 6/17/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Alex Essoe, John Brotherton, Christopher Matthew Cook, Rex Linn, Anita Briem, Harvey B. Jackson, Gonzalo Menendez, Neil Sandilands | Written by Al Kaplan, Jon Kaplan, Jordan Rubin | Directed by Jordan Rubin
Right so we’ve got a serial killer into black magic. Child’s Play anyone? Then we’ve got director Jordan Rubin, the man behind horror spoof Zombeavers. And we have a drone. Yes, a drone. So what do we have in film though? Well, one of the funniest genre parodies to hit screens in years!
The Drone tells the story of serial killer The Violator who, just before the police break into his home to arrest him, invokes black magic and downloads his soul into the commercial drone he used to stalk victims. Finding the abandoned drone after moving into their new photographer Chris is more than happy to claim the smart technology as his own. His wife...
Right so we’ve got a serial killer into black magic. Child’s Play anyone? Then we’ve got director Jordan Rubin, the man behind horror spoof Zombeavers. And we have a drone. Yes, a drone. So what do we have in film though? Well, one of the funniest genre parodies to hit screens in years!
The Drone tells the story of serial killer The Violator who, just before the police break into his home to arrest him, invokes black magic and downloads his soul into the commercial drone he used to stalk victims. Finding the abandoned drone after moving into their new photographer Chris is more than happy to claim the smart technology as his own. His wife...
- 8/27/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Jordan Rubin will ring in 2019 by returning to the big screen with The Drone, the follow-up to his 2014 cult horror comedy Zombeavers about a weekend lake-cabin outing fantastically undone by undead Castor canadensis. Deadline has the exclusive teaser trailer for The Drone to start your new year off right.
The new pic, which as you will have hoped is directly in Zombeaver‘s loopy flight path, revolves around a drone that has become sentient with the consciousness of a deranged serial killer. It then flies off to terrorize newlyweds Rachel (Alex Essoe) and Chris (John Brotherton), who must fight to stop the insidious device before it destroys them both. Anita Briem, Neil Sandilands, Rex Linn, Simon Rex, Sam Adegoke and Christopher Matthew Cook co-star.
Rubin returns to direct, and he reteamed with his Zombeavers co-scribes Al and Jon Kaplan on the script, which judging by the trailer features plenty of bikini and shower scenes,...
The new pic, which as you will have hoped is directly in Zombeaver‘s loopy flight path, revolves around a drone that has become sentient with the consciousness of a deranged serial killer. It then flies off to terrorize newlyweds Rachel (Alex Essoe) and Chris (John Brotherton), who must fight to stop the insidious device before it destroys them both. Anita Briem, Neil Sandilands, Rex Linn, Simon Rex, Sam Adegoke and Christopher Matthew Cook co-star.
Rubin returns to direct, and he reteamed with his Zombeavers co-scribes Al and Jon Kaplan on the script, which judging by the trailer features plenty of bikini and shower scenes,...
- 1/1/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Bloom to kick off pre-sales on action-thriller in Cannes.
Bloom has launched talks with international buyers here on action-thriller Three Seconds with a reconfigured cast of Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common and Clive Owen.
Andrea Di Stefano directs the story based on the Swedish bestseller by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström.
Thunder Road Pictures’ Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing alongside Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, Mark Lane, James Harris and Ollie Madden of The Fyzz Facility, which is now financing the project and represents Us rights.
Thunder Road’s Jonathan Fuhrman and Magnolia Entertainment’s Shelley Browning serve as executive producers.
Matt Cook adapted the screenplay with revisions by Rowan Joffé and Alex Garland with current revisions by Distefano.
Three Seconds follows a reformed criminal and former special ops soldier who goes undercover for the FBI on a mission to bust a Polish drug gang.
Bloom’s Alex Walton said: “In Escobar: Paradise Lost, Andrea...
Bloom has launched talks with international buyers here on action-thriller Three Seconds with a reconfigured cast of Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common and Clive Owen.
Andrea Di Stefano directs the story based on the Swedish bestseller by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström.
Thunder Road Pictures’ Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee are producing alongside Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, Mark Lane, James Harris and Ollie Madden of The Fyzz Facility, which is now financing the project and represents Us rights.
Thunder Road’s Jonathan Fuhrman and Magnolia Entertainment’s Shelley Browning serve as executive producers.
Matt Cook adapted the screenplay with revisions by Rowan Joffé and Alex Garland with current revisions by Distefano.
Three Seconds follows a reformed criminal and former special ops soldier who goes undercover for the FBI on a mission to bust a Polish drug gang.
Bloom’s Alex Walton said: “In Escobar: Paradise Lost, Andrea...
- 5/17/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Ex-cons Troy (Nicolas Cage), Mad Dog (Willem Dafoe) and Diesel (Christopher Matthew Cook) are hired by an eccentric mob boss to kidnap a baby for a large ransom. When the abduction goes awry, the trio find themselves on the run from the mob and the cops. Vowing to stay out of prison at all costs, getting away with the crime is literally a matter of life and death. You can see as much with Nic Cage outlining... Read More...
- 1/4/2017
- by Sean Wist
- JoBlo.com
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Paul Schrader has made an iconic film career off of damaged, obsessive and often deranged men, from Travis Bickle in “Taxi Driver” to Jake Lamotta in “Raging Bull,” Julian Kaye in “American Gigolo” and more, so it makes perfect sense he turned to Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe for his latest drama. Two actors fully capable of going to the dark side and coming out possessed with intensity, Cage and Dafoe bring an unpredictable manic energy to “Dog Eat Dog,” a wild crime thriller that is our VOD pick of the week.
Read More: ‘Dog Eat Dog’ Review: Willem Dafoe and Nicolas Cage Pioneer New Levels of Crazy in Paul Schrader’s Insane New Crime Drama
The movie follows three ex-cons (Cage, Dafoe and Christopher Matthew Cook) who are hired by an eccentric...
Paul Schrader has made an iconic film career off of damaged, obsessive and often deranged men, from Travis Bickle in “Taxi Driver” to Jake Lamotta in “Raging Bull,” Julian Kaye in “American Gigolo” and more, so it makes perfect sense he turned to Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe for his latest drama. Two actors fully capable of going to the dark side and coming out possessed with intensity, Cage and Dafoe bring an unpredictable manic energy to “Dog Eat Dog,” a wild crime thriller that is our VOD pick of the week.
Read More: ‘Dog Eat Dog’ Review: Willem Dafoe and Nicolas Cage Pioneer New Levels of Crazy in Paul Schrader’s Insane New Crime Drama
The movie follows three ex-cons (Cage, Dafoe and Christopher Matthew Cook) who are hired by an eccentric...
- 11/29/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Australia’s premier genre festival – Monster Fest – has unveiled its final wave of films for the 2016 festival, which is set to take place November 24-27 at the Lido Cinemas in Melbourne.
The team of features programmers – which includes festival director Kier-La Janisse, Monster Pictures co-founder Neil Foley, Boston Underground Film Festival Director of Programming Nicole McControversy and writer/programmer/punk legend Chris D. – vetted over 600 features in selecting the 2016 Monster Fest lineup, which includes new crime films Dog Eat Dog and The Hollow Point from Paul Schrader and Gonzalo López-Gallego respectively, gory slasher throwback The Windmill Massacre (reviewed here), the hometown premiere of epic period western The Legend of Ben Hall with cast in person and acclaimed Tiff selections Prevenge and Interchange alongside Fantastic Fest faves such as the Aussie-made yuletide thriller Safe Neighbourhood and the devastating – and polarizing – Playground.
From the press release:
Select panels for the Swinburne University...
The team of features programmers – which includes festival director Kier-La Janisse, Monster Pictures co-founder Neil Foley, Boston Underground Film Festival Director of Programming Nicole McControversy and writer/programmer/punk legend Chris D. – vetted over 600 features in selecting the 2016 Monster Fest lineup, which includes new crime films Dog Eat Dog and The Hollow Point from Paul Schrader and Gonzalo López-Gallego respectively, gory slasher throwback The Windmill Massacre (reviewed here), the hometown premiere of epic period western The Legend of Ben Hall with cast in person and acclaimed Tiff selections Prevenge and Interchange alongside Fantastic Fest faves such as the Aussie-made yuletide thriller Safe Neighbourhood and the devastating – and polarizing – Playground.
From the press release:
Select panels for the Swinburne University...
- 11/17/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Rlj Entertainment recently released Dog Eat Dog on VOD
The film stars Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, Snowden), Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man, Justice League) and directed by Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, American Gigolo). Legendary filmmaker Paul Schrader directs this “sordid and engaging crime drama” (The Hollywood Reporter) starring Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas) and Academy Award® nominee Willem Dafoe (Platoon). Ex-cons Troy (Cage), Mad Dog (Dafoe) and Diesel (Christopher Matthew Cook) are hired by an eccentric mob boss to kidnap a baby for a large ransom. When the abduction goes awry, the trio find themselves on the run from the mob and the cops. Vowing to stay out of prison at all costs, getting away with the crime is literally a matter of life and death. Dog Eat Dog tells the story of three ex-cons who botch a kidnapping. They not only lose a rich payoff, but they...
The film stars Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, Snowden), Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man, Justice League) and directed by Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, American Gigolo). Legendary filmmaker Paul Schrader directs this “sordid and engaging crime drama” (The Hollywood Reporter) starring Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas) and Academy Award® nominee Willem Dafoe (Platoon). Ex-cons Troy (Cage), Mad Dog (Dafoe) and Diesel (Christopher Matthew Cook) are hired by an eccentric mob boss to kidnap a baby for a large ransom. When the abduction goes awry, the trio find themselves on the run from the mob and the cops. Vowing to stay out of prison at all costs, getting away with the crime is literally a matter of life and death. Dog Eat Dog tells the story of three ex-cons who botch a kidnapping. They not only lose a rich payoff, but they...
- 11/15/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Willem Dafoe and Nicolas Cage star in Paul Schrader’s lively but amoral crime drama
On a first viewing, I found Paul Schrader’s latest trawl through America’s scuzzy underbelly to be bracingly unwholesome. Shot, alternately, in brooding black and white and a luridly oversaturated palette reminiscent of a rack of cheap synthetic lingerie, it had a disreputable swagger. A second viewing emphasises the film’s more unlikable qualities – the smirking nihilism; the grimly casual objectification of women and the flippant approach to violent death as a punchline.
The film opens with a prologue featuring Mad Dog (Willem Dafoe, all sinewy neediness). After wheedling his way into the home of his ex for one last night, he snaps and does something highly regrettable. The jaunty soundtrack is at odds with Mad Dog’s spree of violence, a trope that was already slightly suspect when Tarantino made it his own 15 years ago.
On a first viewing, I found Paul Schrader’s latest trawl through America’s scuzzy underbelly to be bracingly unwholesome. Shot, alternately, in brooding black and white and a luridly oversaturated palette reminiscent of a rack of cheap synthetic lingerie, it had a disreputable swagger. A second viewing emphasises the film’s more unlikable qualities – the smirking nihilism; the grimly casual objectification of women and the flippant approach to violent death as a punchline.
The film opens with a prologue featuring Mad Dog (Willem Dafoe, all sinewy neediness). After wheedling his way into the home of his ex for one last night, he snaps and does something highly regrettable. The jaunty soundtrack is at odds with Mad Dog’s spree of violence, a trope that was already slightly suspect when Tarantino made it his own 15 years ago.
- 11/13/2016
- by Wendy Ide
- The Guardian - Film News
Wil Jones Nov 15, 2016
Paul Schrader chats to us about Dog Eat Dog, working with Nicolas Cage, Richard Pryor, and Taxi Driver...
Paul Schrader’s place in film history is assured, just for the fact that he wrote Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. But to only remember him for those two Martin Scorsese movies would be ignoring a nearly 30 year directing career.
From his brilliant 1978 debut movie Blue Collar - starring Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel and Yaphet Kotto as Detroit auto workers planning to rob a union boss - he has never shied away from controversy, both on screen and behind the scenes. All the way from Blue Collar, which had a notoriously racially-charged atmosphere on set, all the way through to 2013’s infamous Lindsay Lohan-starring The Canyons, the stories behind his movies have often been as interesting as the films themselves.
And despite turning 70 this year, he doesn’t...
Paul Schrader chats to us about Dog Eat Dog, working with Nicolas Cage, Richard Pryor, and Taxi Driver...
Paul Schrader’s place in film history is assured, just for the fact that he wrote Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. But to only remember him for those two Martin Scorsese movies would be ignoring a nearly 30 year directing career.
From his brilliant 1978 debut movie Blue Collar - starring Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel and Yaphet Kotto as Detroit auto workers planning to rob a union boss - he has never shied away from controversy, both on screen and behind the scenes. All the way from Blue Collar, which had a notoriously racially-charged atmosphere on set, all the way through to 2013’s infamous Lindsay Lohan-starring The Canyons, the stories behind his movies have often been as interesting as the films themselves.
And despite turning 70 this year, he doesn’t...
- 11/7/2016
- Den of Geek
Paul Schrader has the outsized personality of a cigar-chomping studio mogul, the soul of a cinephile, and the Diy filmmaking ethos of a millennial. His career stretches back decades, but he never stops living in the moment.
He wrote “Taxi Driver” 40 years ago, kickstarting a collaborating with Martin Scorsese that continued with “Raging Bull,” “The Last Temptation of Christ,” and “Bringing Out the Dead.” The former film critic also has forged his own path as a director, with seminal portraits of intense masculinity like “American Gigolo,” “Affliction” and the astonishing epic “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.” He’s never really slowed down.
His latest movie, “Dog Eat Dog,” might not look like the work of a veteran director. A wacky, discursive adaptation of Eddie Bunker’s 1995 novel (scripted by Matthew David Wilder), it takes the elements of a grimy heist movie and turns them inside out.
Read More: ‘Dog Eat Dog...
He wrote “Taxi Driver” 40 years ago, kickstarting a collaborating with Martin Scorsese that continued with “Raging Bull,” “The Last Temptation of Christ,” and “Bringing Out the Dead.” The former film critic also has forged his own path as a director, with seminal portraits of intense masculinity like “American Gigolo,” “Affliction” and the astonishing epic “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.” He’s never really slowed down.
His latest movie, “Dog Eat Dog,” might not look like the work of a veteran director. A wacky, discursive adaptation of Eddie Bunker’s 1995 novel (scripted by Matthew David Wilder), it takes the elements of a grimy heist movie and turns them inside out.
Read More: ‘Dog Eat Dog...
- 11/5/2016
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
It’s November – a time for Thanksgiving, feasts, and the presence of relatives. If you have some time off (or are trying to grab some much-needed alone time), here is a list of films opening throughout the coming weeks, separated into categories of wide and limited runs. (Synopses are provided by festivals and distributors.)
Each week we will have more updates and information, so be sure to keep coming back. You can also check our calendar page, which has releases for the rest of the year. Eat well and keep watching!
Week of November 4 Wide
Trolls
Director: Mike Mitchell, Walt Dohrn
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Christine Baranski, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Gwen Stefani, Icona Pop, James Corden, Jeffrey Tambor, John Cleese, Justin Timberlake, Kunal Nayyar, Quvenzhané Wallis, Ron Funches, Russell Brand, Zooey Deschanel
Synopsis: After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and the overly-cautious curmudgeonly Branch set off...
Each week we will have more updates and information, so be sure to keep coming back. You can also check our calendar page, which has releases for the rest of the year. Eat well and keep watching!
Week of November 4 Wide
Trolls
Director: Mike Mitchell, Walt Dohrn
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Christine Baranski, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Gwen Stefani, Icona Pop, James Corden, Jeffrey Tambor, John Cleese, Justin Timberlake, Kunal Nayyar, Quvenzhané Wallis, Ron Funches, Russell Brand, Zooey Deschanel
Synopsis: After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and the overly-cautious curmudgeonly Branch set off...
- 11/4/2016
- by Zipporah Smith
- Indiewire
Paul Schrader has made no secret of his frustrations about interference from the studios or moneymen that fund his films, going so far as to openly protest the release of 2014’s “The Dying of the Light” with a Facebook post in which he declared that the project “Was taken away from me, reedited, scored, and mixed without my input.” Of course, that was hardly Schrader’s first rodeo. A pugnacious poet-warrior whose screenwriting credits includes the likes of “Taxi Driver” and “The Last Temptation of Christ” (and whose occasionally transcendent directorial efforts make those movies look commercial by comparison), he’s never been a big fan of playing things safe. With the bawdy and intoxicatingly batshit “Dog Eat Dog,” Schrader is off the leash once and for all.
And, um, he doesn’t waste any time making that clear. “Dog Eat Dog,” which might be most coherently interpreted as a...
And, um, he doesn’t waste any time making that clear. “Dog Eat Dog,” which might be most coherently interpreted as a...
- 11/4/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Supposedly, after Paul Schrader’s last film (the terrorism saga “Dying of the Light,” starring Nicolas Cage) was taken away from him and re-assembled, he was going to leave moviemaking behind for web series. But hey, cinema, it seems your dark overlord of mottled masculinity couldn’t quit you, and so we have the quasi-colorful, if mildly stale and ultimately inconsequential, crime saga “Dog Eat Dog.” The story’s veteran lowlifes — a trio of prison-hardened, homicidal thieves played by Cage, Willem Dafoe and Christopher Matthew Cook — could readily be taken as stand-ins for Schrader himself as he, like they, tries to squeeze.
- 11/3/2016
- by Robert Abele
- The Wrap
An exercise in gratuitousness that’s fitful by design, Paul Schrader’s Dog Eat Dog avoids any relationship between character psychology and visual style; they jab against each other, angrily vying for attention, as a nihilistic commentary on crime movies and genre stories. Adapted from a novel by the colorful criminal-turned-writer Edward Bunker, it focuses on a trio of repeat offenders who toe the line separating self-awareness and self-delusion: the nominally put-together Troy (Nicolas Cage), the imposing Diesel (Christopher Matthew Cook), and pitifully psychopathic Mad Dog (Willem Dafoe). Prison buddies with short tempers and no impulse control, they somehow pull off a stash house robbery in spite of their own incompetence, and are offered a job by a local drug lord to kidnap a baby for ransom—a scheme that falls apart rapidly and disastrously. The fact that Dog Eat Dog is set on the outskirts of Cleveland just adds...
- 11/3/2016
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- avclub.com
Dog Eat Dog aims to be your next pulpy criminal obsession, but falls short upon feeling forced into underworld seediness. There’s inherent fun thanks to magnificent character actors like Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe, yet director Paul Schrader struggles to temper depravity with meaning. Audiences find themselves stuck in a cyclical circle of prisoner’s lament, where the worst of the worst happens just because. Look no farther than Schrader’s introduction – the double murder of a mother and her moody teen. Why? “Because That’S The Kind Of Movie This Is, Motherf(#Ker” is what Schrader’s tone conveys – sometimes for the best, but never without pause.
Nic Cage stars as Troy Cameron, a low-budget criminal who’s sick of tiny scores. After yet another good-enough win, he’s offered a $750K payday by Grecco The Greek (Paul Schrader). The job is simple – kidnap a baby until the father pays his debts,...
Nic Cage stars as Troy Cameron, a low-budget criminal who’s sick of tiny scores. After yet another good-enough win, he’s offered a $750K payday by Grecco The Greek (Paul Schrader). The job is simple – kidnap a baby until the father pays his debts,...
- 11/2/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Edited by Hans-Åke Lilja, Shining in the Dark: Celebrating Twenty Years of Lilja's Library is exclusive to Cemetery Dance Publications and will feature a Stephen King story that hasn't been released since 1981. We also have updated release details for The Similars, the final wave of films announced at Monster Fest 2016, six photos / details for The Orphanage video game, and a new trailer for Gremlin.
Cemetery Dance Publications' Shining in the Dark Anthology: From Cemetery Dance: "Shining In the Dark: Celebrating Twenty Years of Lilja's Library edited by Hans-Åke Lilja.
About the Book:
Hans-Ake Lilja, the founder of Lilja's Library, has compiled a brand new anthology of horror stories to help celebrate twenty years of running the #1 Stephen King news website on the web!
This anthology includes both original stories like the brand new novella by John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In) very rare reprints like "The Blue Air...
Cemetery Dance Publications' Shining in the Dark Anthology: From Cemetery Dance: "Shining In the Dark: Celebrating Twenty Years of Lilja's Library edited by Hans-Åke Lilja.
About the Book:
Hans-Ake Lilja, the founder of Lilja's Library, has compiled a brand new anthology of horror stories to help celebrate twenty years of running the #1 Stephen King news website on the web!
This anthology includes both original stories like the brand new novella by John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In) very rare reprints like "The Blue Air...
- 11/2/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Paul Schrader’s latest directorial effort is a gritty, violent yet colourful, madcap crime thriller starring Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe and Christopher Matthew Cook, as a cadre of ex-cons pulling occasional small-time heists for their boss, while attempting to stay one step ahead of the law and out of prison. I wouldn’t say that this was a good film by any means, though it’s definitely an entertaining one. There are so many flaws here, but as the whole thing barrels along one never really gets bored of watching what’s happening on screen.
Cage stars as Troy, the unofficial leader and brains of the outfit. Dafoe plays 'Mad Dog', a cocaine and crack addicted wastrel with an itchy trigger finger, and Cook plays Diesel, a no-nonsense heavy and tough guy. As we’ [Continued ...]...
Cage stars as Troy, the unofficial leader and brains of the outfit. Dafoe plays 'Mad Dog', a cocaine and crack addicted wastrel with an itchy trigger finger, and Cook plays Diesel, a no-nonsense heavy and tough guy. As we’ [Continued ...]...
- 11/2/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Even though Halloween is over, that doesn’t mean the horror genre is slowing down for the month of November, as fans have a bunch of great movies hitting VOD to look forward to this month. Uncork’d is getting us into the holiday spirit early with their November 1st release of Krampus Unleashed, and the very same day, the slasher-inspired thriller Last Girl Standing makes its way to VOD platforms as well.
Don’t Breathe and Abbey Grace get their digital releases on November 8th, and the latest from The Strangers director Bryan Bertino, The Monster, arrives on VOD November 11th, along with Paul Schrader’s Dog Eat Dog, featuring Nicolas Cage. November’s VOD releases conclude with the cable VOD release of The Similars on the 15th (a film I’ve been looking forward to) followed by an iTunes and Digital release on November 22nd, and M. Shawn Crahan...
Don’t Breathe and Abbey Grace get their digital releases on November 8th, and the latest from The Strangers director Bryan Bertino, The Monster, arrives on VOD November 11th, along with Paul Schrader’s Dog Eat Dog, featuring Nicolas Cage. November’s VOD releases conclude with the cable VOD release of The Similars on the 15th (a film I’ve been looking forward to) followed by an iTunes and Digital release on November 22nd, and M. Shawn Crahan...
- 11/1/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
In the Season 4 finale of “Episodes” — the last entry we’ll see until the final season hits in 2017 — Matt LeBlanc and his friend, Sean Lincoln, are sitting at a bar, mourning his upcoming gig as a game show host. Titled “The Box,” the new series asks seven contestants (or “idiots,” as LeBlanc calls them) to spend 17 weeks trapped inside a glass cube for the chance at fame and fortune. By remaining inside, they earn points that can be used to make their stay easier (i.e., a sandwich) or make their opponents’ lives harder (dumping a boatload of bugs into their cube).
“Dear God, why would someone do that?” Sean asks Matt.
“Money,” LeBlanc says. “To be on TV. I don’t know. It’s crazy.”
“Although…”
“What?”
“Well, you’re willing to be a game show host for money and to be on TV.”
“It’s a little bit different.
“Dear God, why would someone do that?” Sean asks Matt.
“Money,” LeBlanc says. “To be on TV. I don’t know. It’s crazy.”
“Although…”
“What?”
“Well, you’re willing to be a game show host for money and to be on TV.”
“It’s a little bit different.
- 10/25/2016
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Screenwriter Matthew Wilder, whose recent feature film Dog Eat Dog premiered at this year's Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals, has signed with Apa. The film stars Nicolas Cage, William Dafoe and Christopher Matthew Cook, and is based on the 1995 novel by ex-criminal Edward Bunker. Directed by writer/director Paul Schrader, the story centers on irredeemable ex-cons 'Troy' (Cage), 'Mad Dog' (Dafoe) and their heavy hitter 'Diesel' (Cook) who take on the terrible task of…...
- 10/7/2016
- Deadline
This past Friday, at the Egyptian theatre in Los Angeles, Nicolas Cage and other actors from the latest Paul Schrader film “Dog Eat Dog” walked the red carpet to celebrate the world premiere. Those that joined Cage and Schrader on the red carpet were, Christopher Matthew Cook, Weston Cage, John Patrick Jordan, Magi Avilia, Tora Kim, and many others. We had the opportunity of getting to hear what the actors had to say about Schrader and the Dog Eat Dog film. Nicolas Cage and Paul Schrader were previously working on the film Dying of the Light which didn’t end up turning out exactly how Schrader or Cage wanted it to. [ Read More ]
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- 10/6/2016
- by contributor
- ShockYa
Plot: Three criminals (Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe and Christopher Matthew Cook) are hired to kidnap a gangster.s baby. Review: In his introduction to Dog Eat Dog, Tiff Midnight Madness programmer Colin Geddes admitted that it was not a natural pick for the programme. Coming from a respected veteran filmmaker like Paul Schrader, Dog Eat Dog, which earlier played Cannes, might seem like a more natural fit for one of... Read More...
- 9/19/2016
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Rlj Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to Paul Schrader’s action thriller “Dog Eat Dog.” Based on the novel by Edward Bunker, the film was written by Matthew Wilder and stars Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe and Christopher Matthew Cook. The film first premiered at the 69th Cannes Film Festival and will have its North American premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival in September.
The film “tells the story of three ex-cons who botch a kidnapping. They not only lose a rich payoff, but they get on the wrong side of the mob and become the city’s most wanted fugitives. Vowing to stay out of prison at all costs, things get completely out of...
– Rlj Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to Paul Schrader’s action thriller “Dog Eat Dog.” Based on the novel by Edward Bunker, the film was written by Matthew Wilder and stars Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe and Christopher Matthew Cook. The film first premiered at the 69th Cannes Film Festival and will have its North American premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival in September.
The film “tells the story of three ex-cons who botch a kidnapping. They not only lose a rich payoff, but they get on the wrong side of the mob and become the city’s most wanted fugitives. Vowing to stay out of prison at all costs, things get completely out of...
- 8/26/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The North American rights to the Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe action thriller “Dog Eat Dog” have been acquired by Rlj Entertainment, the company announced Wednesday. Based on the novel by Edward Bunker, “Dog Eat Dog” was written by Matthew Wilder and was directed by Paul Schrader. Also starring Christopher Matthew Cook, the film first premiered at Cannes Film Festival and will make its North American premiere at the 2016 Toronto Film Festival next month. See Video: Nicolas Cage Caught Screaming at Vince Neil in Las Vegas The film tells the story of three ex-cons who mess up a kidnapping. They lose a big.
- 8/25/2016
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Rlj Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to Paul Schrader-helmed Dog Eat Dog, starring Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe and Christopher Matthew Cook. The company plans to release the pic theatrically and on VOD in November. Based on the novel by Edward Bunker and written by Matthew Wilder, Dog Eat Dog tells the story of three ex-cons who botch a kidnapping. They not only lose a rich payoff, but they get on the wrong side of the mob and become the city's most…...
- 8/25/2016
- Deadline
Paul Schrader’s action thriller has found a home in the run-up to its North American premiere in Toronto next month.
Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe and Christopher Matthew Cook star in Dog Eat Dog, which is based on the novel by Edward Bunker and written by screenwriter Matthew Wilder.
Dog Eat Dog premiered in Cannes and centres on a botched kidnapping in which three ex-cons get on the wrong side of the Mob. The first Toronto screening is September 8.
Rlj entertainment negotiated the deal with Adme and plans a theatrical and VOD release in November.
Mark Earl Burman, Gary Hamilton, Brian Beckmann and David Hillary produced and Jeremy Rosen, Jeff Caperton, Barney Burman, Ray Mansfield, Shaun Redick, Donald Rivers, Michael McClung and Tim Peternel served as executive producers.
Jeanne Fields acted as executor of the Edward Bunker estate.
Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe and Christopher Matthew Cook star in Dog Eat Dog, which is based on the novel by Edward Bunker and written by screenwriter Matthew Wilder.
Dog Eat Dog premiered in Cannes and centres on a botched kidnapping in which three ex-cons get on the wrong side of the Mob. The first Toronto screening is September 8.
Rlj entertainment negotiated the deal with Adme and plans a theatrical and VOD release in November.
Mark Earl Burman, Gary Hamilton, Brian Beckmann and David Hillary produced and Jeremy Rosen, Jeff Caperton, Barney Burman, Ray Mansfield, Shaun Redick, Donald Rivers, Michael McClung and Tim Peternel served as executive producers.
Jeanne Fields acted as executor of the Edward Bunker estate.
- 8/25/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Almost 30 years after initially skyrocketing to indie cred fame by breaking into the home of furniture magnate Nathan Arizona and making off with one of his newborn quintuplets in Joel and Ethan Coen’s Raising Arizona, Nicolas Cage is returning to the baby-snatching game. In Dog Eat Dog—Paul Schrader’s adaptation of Edward Bunker’s crime novel of the same name—plays an ex-convict whose life on the outside careens out of control after he and his partners, Mad Dog (Willem Dafoe) and Diesel (Christopher Matthew Cook) botch a kidnapping assignment from a dangerous crime boss.
This marks the second time that Cage has teamed up with Schrader (Hardcore, American Gigolo) for a crime film. While 2014’s Dying Of The Light was decimated by critics, labeled as “a thriller without thrills” by The A.V. Club’s Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, the writer-actor team refuses to take full responsibility ...
This marks the second time that Cage has teamed up with Schrader (Hardcore, American Gigolo) for a crime film. While 2014’s Dying Of The Light was decimated by critics, labeled as “a thriller without thrills” by The A.V. Club’s Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, the writer-actor team refuses to take full responsibility ...
- 8/8/2016
- by Dennis DiClaudio
- avclub.com
"You have absolutely no idea how to control your emotions." The first trailer has debuted for the latest film from American filmmaker Paul Schrader, titled Dog Eat Dog, starring Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe. This first premiered in the Directors' Fortnight at this year's Cannes Film Festival, but didn't emerge with too much buzz and even worse, it still doesn't have Us distribution in place yet. Dog Eat Dog is about three criminals, fresh out of prison, planning one last score to wrap up their life of crime and get things back on track. "One more hit, one more jackpot, and they'll all be satisfied." Of course, it never turns out to be that easy. The cast includes Christopher Matthew Cook, Louisa Krause, Magi Avila, and Schrader himself as "Grecco The Greek". This trailer is crazy violent, and totally wild, but I'm not sure if that's good. Dive in. Here's...
- 8/7/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Director Paul Schrader is reteaming once again with Nicolas Cage for Dog Eat Dog — this time throwing Willem Dafoe into the mix, playing a guy named “Mad Dog,” no less. In the film, the pair, along with Christopher Matthew Cook, have all been recently released from prison and must now try their best to adapt to a normal life, despite living in suburban homes, having a hate for the system, and being haunted by demons. The wrench in their plans for adaptation? Well, once a thief, always a thief. As the trio plan the perfect crime — one final job, one final take — things go awry. While the film is still looking for U.S. distribution, the first trailer has arrived today.
We said in our review from Cannes, “Taking the trashy gusto exhibited in The Canyons to whole new extremes, Schrader goes full exploitation for Dog Eat Dog’s first act.
We said in our review from Cannes, “Taking the trashy gusto exhibited in The Canyons to whole new extremes, Schrader goes full exploitation for Dog Eat Dog’s first act.
- 8/7/2016
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
Schrader and Dafoe – who plays psychotic criminal Mad Dog – discuss the director’s latest film, Dog Eat Dog, a bad-taste epic for the ‘post-rules generation’
Deep in the filth, squashed under the weight of the American dream, three men with crazy names (Troy, Mad Dog and Diesel) scrabble for space. Try as they might, the gangsters at the heart of Paul Schrader’s latest are damned. Down they go, still clinging to the hope of one last, redemptive job, digging on deep to the gates of hell.
Dog Eat Dog, which was let off the leash at last week’s Cannes film festival, is a hard-scrap story. Based on the book by former criminal, writer and actor Eddie Bunker (who played Reservoir Dogs’s Mr Blue), it’s set and shot among the strip malls and dive bars of post-crash Cleveland. Nicolas Cage stars as Troy, a once-wealthy heir whose fortunes have crumbled.
Deep in the filth, squashed under the weight of the American dream, three men with crazy names (Troy, Mad Dog and Diesel) scrabble for space. Try as they might, the gangsters at the heart of Paul Schrader’s latest are damned. Down they go, still clinging to the hope of one last, redemptive job, digging on deep to the gates of hell.
Dog Eat Dog, which was let off the leash at last week’s Cannes film festival, is a hard-scrap story. Based on the book by former criminal, writer and actor Eddie Bunker (who played Reservoir Dogs’s Mr Blue), it’s set and shot among the strip malls and dive bars of post-crash Cleveland. Nicolas Cage stars as Troy, a once-wealthy heir whose fortunes have crumbled.
- 5/27/2016
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
Paul Schrader might want to consider expanding his thematic scope a little. Decade after decade, film after film, regardless of whether he’s been writing scripts for others (Martin Scorsese, first and foremost), or sitting in the director’s chair himself, the erstwhile Calvinist has come back to the theme of redemption with obstinate persistence. His protagonists are almost always men, they’re almost always amoral sinners of some ilk or other, and they almost always yearn to break out of the wicked, vicious cycles on which their lives have been relentlessly spinning. Not an unfruitful theme by any means, considering it has given rise to many a masterpiece across the history of cinema – of all arts, really – but Dog Eat Dog suggests that, as far his own filmmaking is concerned, Schrader may have exhausted its potential.
Things actually look promising at first. Taking the trashy gusto exhibited in The Canyons to whole new extremes,...
Things actually look promising at first. Taking the trashy gusto exhibited in The Canyons to whole new extremes,...
- 5/24/2016
- by Giovanni Marchini Camia
- The Film Stage
Recently, CBS released the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Under The Dome" episode 7 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Going Home," and it sounds like things will get quite intriguing as Dale Barbie discovers a new world while in the weird tunnels, and more. In the new, 7th episode press release: Barbie will discover a new world when he descends further into the mysterious tunnel. Press release number 2: When Barbie descends into the unknown abyss in the mysterious tunnel to look for Sam, he will discover a world that is familiar but filled with unanswered questions. Actor ,Brett Cullen, guest stars as Don Barbara who is Barbie's father. Guest stars will feature: Brett Cullen (Don Barbara), Christopher Matthew Cook (Rick), Fernando Martinez (Miguel) Brian Distance (Guard), Kendrick N. Cross (Orderly), Susan Williams (Receptionist), Eric Benson (Thug #2) and Nicholas M. Hayner (Thug #3). The episode was written by Peter Calloway...
- 8/4/2014
- by Derek
- OnTheFlix
Sneak Peek the late Paul Walker ("The Fast and the Furious") in writer/director Eric Heisserer's upcoming thriller "Hours", opening December 13, 2013:
"...in 2005, during the ravages of 'Hurricane Katrina', 'Nolan' (Walker) is the father of a newborn baby.
"But what should be one of the happiest days of Nolan's life quickly spirals out of control during the wake of a hurricane that floods the hospital and causes failures in the power supply.
"Nolan faces a life-or-death situation when no one returns to help and he struggles on his own to keep his infant daughter alive inside a 'Neonatal' incubator, as minute-by-minute passes, the ventilator runs out of power and the minutes become long hours..."
Cast also includes Génesis Rodríguez, Tj Hassan, Nick Gomez, Judd Lormand, Michelle Torres, Kerry Cahill, Yohance Myles,
Natalia Safran, Elton LeBlanc, Tony Bentley, Emily D. Haley, Christopher Matthew Cook, Cynthia LeBlanc and Lena Clark.
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"...in 2005, during the ravages of 'Hurricane Katrina', 'Nolan' (Walker) is the father of a newborn baby.
"But what should be one of the happiest days of Nolan's life quickly spirals out of control during the wake of a hurricane that floods the hospital and causes failures in the power supply.
"Nolan faces a life-or-death situation when no one returns to help and he struggles on his own to keep his infant daughter alive inside a 'Neonatal' incubator, as minute-by-minute passes, the ventilator runs out of power and the minutes become long hours..."
Cast also includes Génesis Rodríguez, Tj Hassan, Nick Gomez, Judd Lormand, Michelle Torres, Kerry Cahill, Yohance Myles,
Natalia Safran, Elton LeBlanc, Tony Bentley, Emily D. Haley, Christopher Matthew Cook, Cynthia LeBlanc and Lena Clark.
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- 12/12/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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