Comic creator Frank Miller has struck a unique publishing deal with Abrams ComicArts.
The acclaimed graphic novel arm of art and illustration-centric Abrams will now be the book publisher of select titles from Miller’s independent and self-published book company, Frank Miller Presents. Miller, the creator behind The Dark Knight Returns, 300 and Sin City, becomes the latest big comic name to work with the company, which already works with comics author Brian Michael Bendis and comics painter Alex Ross, and is known for such titles as My Friend Dahmer and The Superhero’s Journey.
The first titles to be released under the partnership will hit in fall 2024 and include Ronin Rising, Miller’s sequel to his acclaimed and influential 1983 miniseries Ronin; and the young adult fantasy Pandora. Ronin Rising will be available in two formats, a collector’s edition and a manga edition, via Abrams’s new Kana imprint.
The acclaimed graphic novel arm of art and illustration-centric Abrams will now be the book publisher of select titles from Miller’s independent and self-published book company, Frank Miller Presents. Miller, the creator behind The Dark Knight Returns, 300 and Sin City, becomes the latest big comic name to work with the company, which already works with comics author Brian Michael Bendis and comics painter Alex Ross, and is known for such titles as My Friend Dahmer and The Superhero’s Journey.
The first titles to be released under the partnership will hit in fall 2024 and include Ronin Rising, Miller’s sequel to his acclaimed and influential 1983 miniseries Ronin; and the young adult fantasy Pandora. Ronin Rising will be available in two formats, a collector’s edition and a manga edition, via Abrams’s new Kana imprint.
- 4/24/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Sony has preemptively closed a deal for film rights to Grady Hendrix’s short story “Ankle Snatcher,” tapping Hendrix to adapt it for the screen, sources tell Deadline. Hendrix is also set to produce alongside Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Tony Shaw, as well as Aperture Entertainment’s Adam Goldworm.
The first short story Hendrix has taken to market, after setting up numerous novels and original screenplays for adaptation, “Ankle Snatcher” was released in September 2023 as part of Amazon Original Stories’ Creature Feature collection comprised of six original stories written by New York Times bestselling authors, the others being Joe Hill, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, Jason Mott, and Chandler Baker.
Hendrix’s story follows Marcus, who grew up believing his father killed his mother — then blamed it on the boogeyman under the bed. Always leave the lights on, his father warned, or the boogeyman will get you.
The first short story Hendrix has taken to market, after setting up numerous novels and original screenplays for adaptation, “Ankle Snatcher” was released in September 2023 as part of Amazon Original Stories’ Creature Feature collection comprised of six original stories written by New York Times bestselling authors, the others being Joe Hill, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, Jason Mott, and Chandler Baker.
Hendrix’s story follows Marcus, who grew up believing his father killed his mother — then blamed it on the boogeyman under the bed. Always leave the lights on, his father warned, or the boogeyman will get you.
- 3/8/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Brody Barcellona, Christina R Gregg, Ryan Knudson, Caitlin Carmichael, Warren Fast, Trenton Hudson, Danielle Harris, William Childress | Written and Directed by Warren Fast
Roadkill opens with a boy (Brody Barcellona; When Sharks Attack) getting some food from a refrigerator and sharing it with a cute dog. That doesn’t sit well with his mother who chases the boy back to the dog house where he lives telling him “That’s gonna cost you”. In the morning we see just what it cost as he wakes to his mother giggling over the dog with several butcher knives sticking out of it.
The film moves forward to the summer of 1983 and the boy has grown and is now a drifter referred to in the credits as The Hitchhiker. He crosses paths with The Driver, a young woman with a big muscle car who offers him a ride in return for directions...
Roadkill opens with a boy (Brody Barcellona; When Sharks Attack) getting some food from a refrigerator and sharing it with a cute dog. That doesn’t sit well with his mother who chases the boy back to the dog house where he lives telling him “That’s gonna cost you”. In the morning we see just what it cost as he wakes to his mother giggling over the dog with several butcher knives sticking out of it.
The film moves forward to the summer of 1983 and the boy has grown and is now a drifter referred to in the credits as The Hitchhiker. He crosses paths with The Driver, a young woman with a big muscle car who offers him a ride in return for directions...
- 12/29/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Actor Alex Wolff – whose credits include The Naked Brothers Band, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, Patriots Day, My Friend Dahmer, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Jumanji: The Next Level, Hereditary, Pig, Old, and Oppenheimer – made his feature writing and directing debut with the 2019 drama The Cat and the Moon. Now he’s set to follow that up with the “dark and sexy” psychological thriller If She Burns, and The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the film is going to star Victoria Pedretti (You), Asa Butterfield (Sex Education), and Justice Smith (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves). Wolff has also reserved a role in the film for himself.
If She Burns will follow a fiery young woman (Pedretti) who travels to Europe with her dysfunctional family after a traumatic incident. There she finds refuge and danger in a turbulent affair with her enigmatic neighbor (Wolff), which, along with increasing family tensions and mysterious wildfires,...
If She Burns will follow a fiery young woman (Pedretti) who travels to Europe with her dysfunctional family after a traumatic incident. There she finds refuge and danger in a turbulent affair with her enigmatic neighbor (Wolff), which, along with increasing family tensions and mysterious wildfires,...
- 11/3/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
David Tennant took on one of his darkest roles to date when he played Dennis Nilsen – the notorious “Muswell Hill Murderer” who killed at least 12 young boys and men in North London from 1978 to 1983 – in ITV’s Des.
Tennant was the latest in a long line of actors to dramatise the lives of some of the world’s most prolific murderers – and it’s easy to see why such a part would be appealing. Playing a serial killer allows an actor to show their range and move away from being typecast. For those who’ve gone before them, such roles have been known to make a career, winning Oscars, Golden Globes and Baftas for those who take them on.
However, portraying serial killers obviously comes with its own set of challenges. These are people audiences know well, so do they mimic them word for word or do their own interpretation,...
Tennant was the latest in a long line of actors to dramatise the lives of some of the world’s most prolific murderers – and it’s easy to see why such a part would be appealing. Playing a serial killer allows an actor to show their range and move away from being typecast. For those who’ve gone before them, such roles have been known to make a career, winning Oscars, Golden Globes and Baftas for those who take them on.
However, portraying serial killers obviously comes with its own set of challenges. These are people audiences know well, so do they mimic them word for word or do their own interpretation,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Isobel Lewis and Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
Lee Cronin, director of New Line’s upcoming Evil Dead Rise, is reuniting with the studio to direct the original horror feature Thaw.
Cronin, who is riding high from Rise’s rapturous reception at this year’s SXSW, will also rewrite the current draft.
Van Toffler and David Gale of Gunpowder & Sky, as well as Adam Goldworm of Aperture, who produced the well-regarded drama My Friend Dahmer and has Final Girl Support Group set up at HBO, are producing.
Set years after the polar ice caps have melted and sea levels have risen, the story of Thaw centers on a group of survivors at sea searching for a new home. Their prayers are answered with the discovery of an inhabitable town, that is, until they encounter a new nightmare living just below the water’s surface.
Thaw was initially written by Jeremy Passmore, who developed the project as an original spec with Goldworm,...
Cronin, who is riding high from Rise’s rapturous reception at this year’s SXSW, will also rewrite the current draft.
Van Toffler and David Gale of Gunpowder & Sky, as well as Adam Goldworm of Aperture, who produced the well-regarded drama My Friend Dahmer and has Final Girl Support Group set up at HBO, are producing.
Set years after the polar ice caps have melted and sea levels have risen, the story of Thaw centers on a group of survivors at sea searching for a new home. Their prayers are answered with the discovery of an inhabitable town, that is, until they encounter a new nightmare living just below the water’s surface.
Thaw was initially written by Jeremy Passmore, who developed the project as an original spec with Goldworm,...
- 3/29/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A whole lot of horror fans recently signed up for the Peacock streaming service, since Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends were both released on Peacock the same day they reached theatres. To help horror fans find ways to make their Peacock subscription worthwhile, we here at Arrow in the Head have compiled a list of the Best Horror Movies on Peacock Right Now! Check it out:
Mikey (1992)
Director Dennis Dimster-Denk’s Mikey had the tagline “Remember, Jason and Freddy were kids once too”, and the movie does its best to make sure the titular creepy kid (played by Brian Bonsall) is just as deadly as any adult slasher. Mikey does some really nasty stuff in this movie and racks up an impressive body count… and Dimster-Denk certainly wasn’t afraid of pushing the envelope. The movie begins with the murder of a five-year-old and proceeds to show Mikey obsessively creeping...
Mikey (1992)
Director Dennis Dimster-Denk’s Mikey had the tagline “Remember, Jason and Freddy were kids once too”, and the movie does its best to make sure the titular creepy kid (played by Brian Bonsall) is just as deadly as any adult slasher. Mikey does some really nasty stuff in this movie and racks up an impressive body count… and Dimster-Denk certainly wasn’t afraid of pushing the envelope. The movie begins with the murder of a five-year-old and proceeds to show Mikey obsessively creeping...
- 3/4/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The biopic has a long and successful history. Cast a net over the last 60 years and you'll find all manner of enduring works, ranging from "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Bonnie and Clyde" to "Serpico," "Amadeus," and "Schindler's List."
You needn't look back that far, though. The last two decades have seen biographical dramas such as "A Beautiful Mind," "The King's Speech," "12 Years a Slave," and "Green Book" all take home the Oscar for best picture. Then, there are the best actor winners. In the last 10 years, Daniel Day-Lewis, Matthew McConaughey, Eddie Redmayne, Gary Oldman, and Rami Malek have all won Oscars for biographical performances.
However, none of the biopics below won a "big five" Oscar. These films may have earned critical acclaim and even found a small audience, yet they have been left in the rough compared to such films as "The Imitation Game" and "Darkest Hour." Here are...
You needn't look back that far, though. The last two decades have seen biographical dramas such as "A Beautiful Mind," "The King's Speech," "12 Years a Slave," and "Green Book" all take home the Oscar for best picture. Then, there are the best actor winners. In the last 10 years, Daniel Day-Lewis, Matthew McConaughey, Eddie Redmayne, Gary Oldman, and Rami Malek have all won Oscars for biographical performances.
However, none of the biopics below won a "big five" Oscar. These films may have earned critical acclaim and even found a small audience, yet they have been left in the rough compared to such films as "The Imitation Game" and "Darkest Hour." Here are...
- 12/8/2022
- by Jack Hawkins
- Slash Film
"Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" is the latest true-crime dramatization to feature a famously good-looking actor as an infamous murderer. Evan Peters stars as the titular real-life serial killer in the September 2022 release, following the likes of Ross Lynch as Dahmer in 2017's "My Friend Dahmer," Zac Efron as Ted Bundy in 2019's "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile," and many others. But despite its high production value, successful ratings, and supposed aim to educate its audience, the series is sparking long overdue conversations about how true-crime dramatizations tend to capitalize on shock value, exploit victims while romanticizing perpetrators, and ultimately do more harm than good.
Jeffrey Dahmer was a serial killer who murdered 17 young men and boys between 1978 and 1991. He sought out his victims - mostly Black, Latino, and Asian men - at gay bars, bus stops, and malls, luring them into his home and drugging them before strangling them to death.
Jeffrey Dahmer was a serial killer who murdered 17 young men and boys between 1978 and 1991. He sought out his victims - mostly Black, Latino, and Asian men - at gay bars, bus stops, and malls, luring them into his home and drugging them before strangling them to death.
- 10/14/2022
- by Hannah Resnick
- Popsugar.com
Spooky Season is in session on Hulu, as the streaming service is adding a ton of horror-themed content this month. But not to worry, there’s plenty of other non-spooky new movies and shows to watch, too.
In the horror realm, director David Bruckner’s new (and well-received) take on “Hellraiser” arrives on Oct. 7, while horror films ranging from “Annabelle: Creation” to “The ABCs of Death” to “Monster House” to “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” arrive throughout the month.
In decidedly non-scary new arrivals, the entire series of “Schitt’s Creek” comes to Hulu on Oct. 3 after streaming on Netflix for the last few years, while the Hulu original film “Rosaline” – which tells the “Romeo and Juliet” story from a different point of view – streams on Oct. 14.
Other noteworthy library titles include Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” on Oct. 25 and David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future” on Oct. 31.
Also...
In the horror realm, director David Bruckner’s new (and well-received) take on “Hellraiser” arrives on Oct. 7, while horror films ranging from “Annabelle: Creation” to “The ABCs of Death” to “Monster House” to “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” arrive throughout the month.
In decidedly non-scary new arrivals, the entire series of “Schitt’s Creek” comes to Hulu on Oct. 3 after streaming on Netflix for the last few years, while the Hulu original film “Rosaline” – which tells the “Romeo and Juliet” story from a different point of view – streams on Oct. 14.
Other noteworthy library titles include Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” on Oct. 25 and David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future” on Oct. 31.
Also...
- 10/1/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Late last week, Ryan Murphy’s latest project Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (catchy name) premiered on Netflix. Of course the serial-killer saga came with a large amount of controversy, specifically from one of the victims’ families, who said that the felt being re-traumatized by the show.
But another ugly product of Hollywood’s serial-killer fetish has reared its ugly head. The show has created another wave of thirst for Dahmer, who brutally murdered 17 men and boys then engaged in acts of necrophilia and cannibalism with their corpses.
On Twitter,...
But another ugly product of Hollywood’s serial-killer fetish has reared its ugly head. The show has created another wave of thirst for Dahmer, who brutally murdered 17 men and boys then engaged in acts of necrophilia and cannibalism with their corpses.
On Twitter,...
- 9/28/2022
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
The sister and cousin of one of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims are blasting Ryan Murphy’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” which stars Evan Peters as the serial killer, for “retraumatizing” them and never even notifying them that the Netflix series was in the works.
Eric Perry, a cousin of Dahmer victim Errol Lindsey, tweeted last week, “I’m not telling anyone what to watch, I know true crime media is huge [right now], but if you’re actually curious about the victims, my family (the Isbell’s) are pissed about this show. It’s retraumatizing over and over again, and for what? How many movies/shows/documentaries do we need?,” asked. He quote tweeted side-by-side videos of Errol’s sister Rita Isbell in court in 1992 next to the actress who plays her in “Monster.”
“Like recreating my cousin having an emotional breakdown in court in the face of the man who...
Eric Perry, a cousin of Dahmer victim Errol Lindsey, tweeted last week, “I’m not telling anyone what to watch, I know true crime media is huge [right now], but if you’re actually curious about the victims, my family (the Isbell’s) are pissed about this show. It’s retraumatizing over and over again, and for what? How many movies/shows/documentaries do we need?,” asked. He quote tweeted side-by-side videos of Errol’s sister Rita Isbell in court in 1992 next to the actress who plays her in “Monster.”
“Like recreating my cousin having an emotional breakdown in court in the face of the man who...
- 9/27/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
“American Horror Story” veteran Evan Peters will play the title character in “Dahmer,” a new Netflix series that re-teams him once again with “AHS” creator Ryan Murphy.
Watch the brand new “Dahmer” Trailer #2 below to see Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered and dismembered seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
This latest trailer plays up the police ineptitude and systemic racism that allowed Dahmer to get away with murder for so long. “Dahmer” comes to Netflix on September 21, 2022.
Wikipedia notes, “Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the skeleton.“
The series, “chronicles the story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers (Peters), largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims, and dives deeply into the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree.
Watch the brand new “Dahmer” Trailer #2 below to see Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered and dismembered seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
This latest trailer plays up the police ineptitude and systemic racism that allowed Dahmer to get away with murder for so long. “Dahmer” comes to Netflix on September 21, 2022.
Wikipedia notes, “Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the skeleton.“
The series, “chronicles the story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers (Peters), largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims, and dives deeply into the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree.
- 9/20/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Evan Peters terrifyingly brings Jeffrey Dahmer to the small screen in the first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming series about the gruesome serial killer.
Titled Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story — yes, that’s the full title — the series co-created by Ryan Murphy focuses on both Dahmer’s killing spree (he murdered and dismembered at least 17 men after luring many of them to his Milwaukee apartment), as well as “the underserved victims and their communities impacted by the systemic racism and institutional failures of the police that allowed one of...
Titled Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story — yes, that’s the full title — the series co-created by Ryan Murphy focuses on both Dahmer’s killing spree (he murdered and dismembered at least 17 men after luring many of them to his Milwaukee apartment), as well as “the underserved victims and their communities impacted by the systemic racism and institutional failures of the police that allowed one of...
- 9/16/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
“American Horror Story” veteran Evan Peters will play the title character in “Dahmer,” a new Netflix series that re-teams him once again with “AHS” creator Ryan Murphy.
Watch the official “Dahmer” trailer below to see Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered and dismembered seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
“Dahmer” comes to Netflix on September 21, 2022.
Wikipedia notes, “Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the skeleton.“
The series, “chronicles the story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers (Peters), largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims, and dives deeply into the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree.”
“Between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer gruesomely took the lives of seventeen innocent victims. Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is a series that exposes these unconscionable crimes,...
Watch the official “Dahmer” trailer below to see Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered and dismembered seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
“Dahmer” comes to Netflix on September 21, 2022.
Wikipedia notes, “Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the skeleton.“
The series, “chronicles the story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers (Peters), largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims, and dives deeply into the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree.”
“Between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer gruesomely took the lives of seventeen innocent victims. Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is a series that exposes these unconscionable crimes,...
- 9/16/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
“American Horror Story” veteran Evan Peters will play the title character in “Dahmer,” a new Netflix series that re-teams him once again with “AHS” creator Ryan Murphy.
Below you’ll find your first look at Evan Peters as real-life serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered and dismembered seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
Expect the full trailer from Netflix tomorrow, September 16.
Wikipedia notes, “Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the skeleton.“
The series, “chronicles the story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers (Peters), largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims, and dives deeply into the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree.”
The 10-episode limited series reportedly spans the 1960s through the early 1990s.
The cast is also said to include Niecy Nash,...
Below you’ll find your first look at Evan Peters as real-life serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered and dismembered seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
Expect the full trailer from Netflix tomorrow, September 16.
Wikipedia notes, “Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the skeleton.“
The series, “chronicles the story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers (Peters), largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims, and dives deeply into the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree.”
The 10-episode limited series reportedly spans the 1960s through the early 1990s.
The cast is also said to include Niecy Nash,...
- 9/15/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Netflix is set to spotlight the gruesome true crimes of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer for the third installment of "Conversations With a Killer" and the streamer already has a premiere date. Season three, titled "The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes," will debut on Oct. 7, according to Netflix. The three-part documentary is not to be confused with Netflix's other project, "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" from "American Horror Story"'s Ryan Murphy and Evan Peters.
Unlike the forthcoming limited series (which has yet to set a release date), "The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes" will feature "never-before-heard audio interviews between Dahmer and his defense team," which delve "into his warped psyche while answering these open questions of police accountability through a modern-day lens," per Netflix.
Related: Jessica Chastain Is Out to Catch Eddie Redmayne's Killer Nurse in This Netflix True-Crime Drama
The description for the series reads as follows: "When Milwaukee police entered the...
Unlike the forthcoming limited series (which has yet to set a release date), "The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes" will feature "never-before-heard audio interviews between Dahmer and his defense team," which delve "into his warped psyche while answering these open questions of police accountability through a modern-day lens," per Netflix.
Related: Jessica Chastain Is Out to Catch Eddie Redmayne's Killer Nurse in This Netflix True-Crime Drama
The description for the series reads as follows: "When Milwaukee police entered the...
- 8/29/2022
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
“American Horror Story” veteran Evan Peters will play the title character in “Dahmer,” a new Netflix series that re-teams him once again with “AHS” creator Ryan Murphy.
Above you’ll find your first look at Evan Peters as real-life serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered and dismembered seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
Wikipedia notes, “Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the skeleton.“
You can also watch a short “Dahmer” teaser over on Netflix’s website now.
The series, “chronicles the story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers (Peters), largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims, and dives deeply into the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree.”
The 10-episode limited series reportedly spans the 1960s through the early 1990s.
Above you’ll find your first look at Evan Peters as real-life serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered and dismembered seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
Wikipedia notes, “Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the skeleton.“
You can also watch a short “Dahmer” teaser over on Netflix’s website now.
The series, “chronicles the story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers (Peters), largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims, and dives deeply into the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a multiyear killing spree.”
The 10-episode limited series reportedly spans the 1960s through the early 1990s.
- 8/25/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
This month, David Tennant will take on one of his darkest roles to date. In ITV’s Des, he plays Dennis Nilsen, the notorious “Muswell Hill Murderer” who killed at least 12 young boys and men in North London from 1978 to 1983.
Tennant is the latest in a long line of actors to dramatise the lives of some of the world’s most prolific murderers and it’s easy to see why such a part would be appealing. Playing a serial killer allows an actor to show their range and move away from being typecast. For those who’ve gone before them, such roles have been known to make a career, winning Oscars, Golden Globes and Baftas for those who take them on.
However, portraying serial killers obviously comes with its own set of challenges. These are people audiences know well, so do they mimic them word for word or do their own interpretation,...
Tennant is the latest in a long line of actors to dramatise the lives of some of the world’s most prolific murderers and it’s easy to see why such a part would be appealing. Playing a serial killer allows an actor to show their range and move away from being typecast. For those who’ve gone before them, such roles have been known to make a career, winning Oscars, Golden Globes and Baftas for those who take them on.
However, portraying serial killers obviously comes with its own set of challenges. These are people audiences know well, so do they mimic them word for word or do their own interpretation,...
- 8/24/2022
- by Isobel Lewis and Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
David Tennant took on one of his darkest roles to date when he played Dennis Nilsen – the notorious “Muswell Hill Murderer” who killed at least 12 young boys and men in North London from 1978 to 1983 – in ITV’s Des.
Tennant was the latest in a long line of actors to dramatise the lives of some of the world’s most prolific murderers – and it’s easy to see why such a part would be appealing. Playing a serial killer allows an actor to show their range and move away from being typecast. For those who’ve gone before them, such roles have been known to make a career, winning Oscars, Golden Globes and Baftas for those who take them on.
However, portraying serial killers obviously comes with its own set of challenges. These are people audiences know well, so do they mimic them word for word or do their own interpretation,...
Tennant was the latest in a long line of actors to dramatise the lives of some of the world’s most prolific murderers – and it’s easy to see why such a part would be appealing. Playing a serial killer allows an actor to show their range and move away from being typecast. For those who’ve gone before them, such roles have been known to make a career, winning Oscars, Golden Globes and Baftas for those who take them on.
However, portraying serial killers obviously comes with its own set of challenges. These are people audiences know well, so do they mimic them word for word or do their own interpretation,...
- 8/24/2022
- by Isobel Lewis and Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
It has been revealed that Alexis Bledel and her husband Vincent Kartheiser are going to be divorcing. The couple had been married for eight years after meeting on the set of Mad Men, and it’s being reported that Kartheiser is the one who filed to end it.
Kartheiser portrayed series regular Pete Campbell on Mad Men, with Bledel guest starring and sharing scenes with him. They began dating in 2012 and were married in June 2014. The couple has one child, a son, born in 2015.
Bledel’s best-known role is as Rory Gilmore in Gilmore Girls and its 2016 Netflix follow-up A Year In The Life. She also more recently had an Emmy-award-winning recurring role on The Handmaid’s Tale.
After wrapping his role in Mad Men in 2015, Kartheiser has acted in films like My Friend Dahmer and played the classic DC villain Scarecrow in a short arc on the show Titans.
They...
Kartheiser portrayed series regular Pete Campbell on Mad Men, with Bledel guest starring and sharing scenes with him. They began dating in 2012 and were married in June 2014. The couple has one child, a son, born in 2015.
Bledel’s best-known role is as Rory Gilmore in Gilmore Girls and its 2016 Netflix follow-up A Year In The Life. She also more recently had an Emmy-award-winning recurring role on The Handmaid’s Tale.
After wrapping his role in Mad Men in 2015, Kartheiser has acted in films like My Friend Dahmer and played the classic DC villain Scarecrow in a short arc on the show Titans.
They...
- 8/19/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
In the wake of suffering a severe brain injury one week ago as a result of a devastating car crash, it’s being reported today that Anne Heche has tragically passed away.
The actress was just 53 years old, leaving behind two children.
“Anne had a huge heart and touched everyone she met with her generous spirit,” Heche’s reps said in a statement. “More than her extraordinary talent, she saw spreading kindness and joy as her life’s work — especially moving the needle for acceptance of who you love. She will be remembered for her courageous honesty and dearly missed for her light.”
Heche had been in a coma since the crash in L.A.’s Mar Vista neighborhood on Friday, August 5. She had been under investigation for reportedly driving under the influence.
Anne Heche debuted on the scene back in the 1990s on the television series “Another World,” subsequently...
The actress was just 53 years old, leaving behind two children.
“Anne had a huge heart and touched everyone she met with her generous spirit,” Heche’s reps said in a statement. “More than her extraordinary talent, she saw spreading kindness and joy as her life’s work — especially moving the needle for acceptance of who you love. She will be remembered for her courageous honesty and dearly missed for her light.”
Heche had been in a coma since the crash in L.A.’s Mar Vista neighborhood on Friday, August 5. She had been under investigation for reportedly driving under the influence.
Anne Heche debuted on the scene back in the 1990s on the television series “Another World,” subsequently...
- 8/12/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
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Anne Heche is reportedly in a coma and in critical condition Monday following a car accident in which her car crashed into a Los Angeles residence on Friday, setting fire to both the home and vehicle.
“She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention,” a rep for the actress said in a statement sent to media outlets Monday. Heche slipped into a coma shortly after the accident, the rep told CNN.
Heche’s reps previously shared on Saturday that the actress was in “stable condition” after her hospitalization and that Heche’s family was asking for “thoughts and prayers and to respect her privacy during this difficult time.”
The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed in a public report that the car collided into a two-story home in the Mar Vista neighborhood of L.A., causing a fire.
Anne Heche is reportedly in a coma and in critical condition Monday following a car accident in which her car crashed into a Los Angeles residence on Friday, setting fire to both the home and vehicle.
“She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention,” a rep for the actress said in a statement sent to media outlets Monday. Heche slipped into a coma shortly after the accident, the rep told CNN.
Heche’s reps previously shared on Saturday that the actress was in “stable condition” after her hospitalization and that Heche’s family was asking for “thoughts and prayers and to respect her privacy during this difficult time.”
The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed in a public report that the car collided into a two-story home in the Mar Vista neighborhood of L.A., causing a fire.
- 8/9/2022
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A risky experiment with a striking payoff, “Ted K” is an impressionistic attempt to personalize the most unrelatable experience imaginable: life as a killer.
Prolific serial killers are often introduced with media-minded nicknames, making it easier for us simultaneously to separate from them and to connect with them. We look upon them as Other, but remain interested, reading and worrying and wondering until — and well after — they’re caught.
The Unabomber is among the most notable examples, with 26 victims spanning nearly two decades. His incomprehensible violence spurred the largest manhunt in FBI history, and as it went on, we all kept reading, and worrying, and wondering.
Director Tony Stone (“Peter and the Farm”) and his cowriters, John Rosenthal and Gaddy Davis, strip most of the rest away in an attempt to address the incomprehensibility. Certainly, the film’s generically ordinary title is no coincidence. Stone wants us to see Ted...
Prolific serial killers are often introduced with media-minded nicknames, making it easier for us simultaneously to separate from them and to connect with them. We look upon them as Other, but remain interested, reading and worrying and wondering until — and well after — they’re caught.
The Unabomber is among the most notable examples, with 26 victims spanning nearly two decades. His incomprehensible violence spurred the largest manhunt in FBI history, and as it went on, we all kept reading, and worrying, and wondering.
Director Tony Stone (“Peter and the Farm”) and his cowriters, John Rosenthal and Gaddy Davis, strip most of the rest away in an attempt to address the incomprehensibility. Certainly, the film’s generically ordinary title is no coincidence. Stone wants us to see Ted...
- 2/16/2022
- by Elizabeth Weitzman
- The Wrap
Photo: ‘Zodiac’ and ‘My Friend Dahmer’ While most people would hate to come face-to-face with these characters in real life, there’s just something about a killer on film. From the mystery of David Fincher’s ‘Zodiac’, to the bitter realism of ‘Monster’, to the warm-toned gore of ‘My Friend Dahmer’, these projects have invited audiences to learn more about the serial killers that litter our historical records through an artistic lens. With the aforementioned films, as well as ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ and ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile ’, this article will explore some of the most acclaimed on-screen depictions of real-life American serial killers, and a brief examination of their origins in no particular order. Related article: Exclusive: 'Dune' Full Commentary, Reactions, Making Of - Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac Related article: 'No Time to Die' Full Commentary, Behind the Scenes & Reactions, Daniel Craig, Rami Malek,...
- 1/31/2022
- by Grace Smith
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Exclusive: Alex Wolff has signed on to star opposite the previously announced Kiersey Clemons in Sophie Kargman’s thriller, Susie Searches.
Kargman’s feature directorial debut is based on her 2020 short of the same name, in which she starred alongside Delon de Metz, Sam Lerner, Gabriel Notarangelo and Alison Rich. The darkly comic thriller follows Susie (Clemons), an awkward college student who seizes the opportunity to bolster her popularity—and her overlooked true-crime podcast—by solving the disappearance of a classmate. But as her investigation proceeds, we realize that the truth and Susie aren’t at all what they seem.
Wolff will play Jesse, the charismatic college kid whose disappearance sparks Susie’s investigation. While Jesse has become a campus celebrity thanks to his positivity-themed social media platform, it turns out his private life is much more complicated than his online persona suggests.
Kargman wrote the script with William Day Frank.
Kargman’s feature directorial debut is based on her 2020 short of the same name, in which she starred alongside Delon de Metz, Sam Lerner, Gabriel Notarangelo and Alison Rich. The darkly comic thriller follows Susie (Clemons), an awkward college student who seizes the opportunity to bolster her popularity—and her overlooked true-crime podcast—by solving the disappearance of a classmate. But as her investigation proceeds, we realize that the truth and Susie aren’t at all what they seem.
Wolff will play Jesse, the charismatic college kid whose disappearance sparks Susie’s investigation. While Jesse has become a campus celebrity thanks to his positivity-themed social media platform, it turns out his private life is much more complicated than his online persona suggests.
Kargman wrote the script with William Day Frank.
- 11/16/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Monarch Media has optioned Leah Kunnath’s comedy script Foreign and Familiar, and are currently setting it up as a film, which Steve Barnett and Alan Powell will produce for the company.
Loosely based on Kunnath’s own teen years, Foreign and Familiar tells the story of a rebellious first-generation Indian-American teen who embarrasses her traditional Indian family, resulting in her parents sending her to high school in India to learn more about her culture.
Monarch’s Vicky Patel will executive produce the project with Adam Goldworm of Aperture Entertainment.
Kunnath’s first comedy feature script earned her a fellowship position with the Blacklist’s Minority Report initiative, and was also a semifinalist at the Austin Film Festival.
Other projects in the works at Monarch, from Barnett, Powell and Patel, include Chris Pratt starrer The Black Belt, which Paul Briganti is directing from the Black List script by Randall Green,...
Loosely based on Kunnath’s own teen years, Foreign and Familiar tells the story of a rebellious first-generation Indian-American teen who embarrasses her traditional Indian family, resulting in her parents sending her to high school in India to learn more about her culture.
Monarch’s Vicky Patel will executive produce the project with Adam Goldworm of Aperture Entertainment.
Kunnath’s first comedy feature script earned her a fellowship position with the Blacklist’s Minority Report initiative, and was also a semifinalist at the Austin Film Festival.
Other projects in the works at Monarch, from Barnett, Powell and Patel, include Chris Pratt starrer The Black Belt, which Paul Briganti is directing from the Black List script by Randall Green,...
- 10/25/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Shamir has finally released a cover of Billie Eilish’s “Ocean Eyes” after teasing the drop earlier this month.
True to his description, the cover has a “haunted emo shoegaze” feel, elevating Eilish’s lines to new heights across a thunderous drum-machine and spooky guitar.
Shamir kicked off this year by releasing a video for “Diet” from his self-titled album — a song he admitted he hadn’t planned on releasing a video for.
“It wasn’t a single, nor was it planned to be one, but it’s a song...
True to his description, the cover has a “haunted emo shoegaze” feel, elevating Eilish’s lines to new heights across a thunderous drum-machine and spooky guitar.
Shamir kicked off this year by releasing a video for “Diet” from his self-titled album — a song he admitted he hadn’t planned on releasing a video for.
“It wasn’t a single, nor was it planned to be one, but it’s a song...
- 2/23/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Shamir has released a video for “Diet,” a track off his self-titled album released last fall.
Filmed in Shamir’s home state of Nevada around Lake Tahoe, the clip features the musician in a variety of scenes — standing in front of a snowy backdrop and holding a pink teddy bear, sitting at the dinner table in front of a steamy, roasted chicken, and elegantly sipping wine in front of a fireplace.
“And I just wanna see his insides/And the colors they could be/And maybe taste his blood/Because...
Filmed in Shamir’s home state of Nevada around Lake Tahoe, the clip features the musician in a variety of scenes — standing in front of a snowy backdrop and holding a pink teddy bear, sitting at the dinner table in front of a steamy, roasted chicken, and elegantly sipping wine in front of a fireplace.
“And I just wanna see his insides/And the colors they could be/And maybe taste his blood/Because...
- 1/14/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Few titles open at the North American box office post-Thanksgiving weekend, which usually is one of the weakest of the year. In 2019, that meant it fell short of $100 million. This year, it will see less than $9 million. Fewer than half of domestic theaters are open, of course, but the biggest barrier remains audience resistance to theaters during the pandemic.
Thanks to “The Croods: A New Age,” this isn’t the lowest-grossing weekend since theaters began reopening in mid-August. That sequel received most of the action, along with five other titles from Universal and its specialty division Focus Features.
Three of those titles — “Freaky,” “Let Him Go,” and “Come Play” — are already available at home for $19.99 after each spent three weeks in theaters. With the absence of product, they continue to place in the top 10. The three other films, including “Croods,” will also land on VOD platforms this month.
There were...
Thanks to “The Croods: A New Age,” this isn’t the lowest-grossing weekend since theaters began reopening in mid-August. That sequel received most of the action, along with five other titles from Universal and its specialty division Focus Features.
Three of those titles — “Freaky,” “Let Him Go,” and “Come Play” — are already available at home for $19.99 after each spent three weeks in theaters. With the absence of product, they continue to place in the top 10. The three other films, including “Croods,” will also land on VOD platforms this month.
There were...
- 12/6/2020
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
At first, “All My Life” looks like a typical romantic comedy: Girl and boy meet cute, banter playfully, flirt, go on a fun first date and fall in love during montages set to pop songs.
But if you know anything about the Marc Meyers movie starring Jessica Rothe and Harry Shum Jr., you know going in that this is not a rom-com. It’s based on a true story, and all the promo materials spell out that this is a movie about a couple dealing with a serious illness. It’s a drama rather than a comedy, so call it a rom-dram – and if that phrase seems slightly dismissive, it’s appropriate for a movie that plays up the sentimentality and never escapes the feeling that it’s a light look at a heavy subject.
That’s not necessarily a bad thing, and “All My Life” is nothing if not...
But if you know anything about the Marc Meyers movie starring Jessica Rothe and Harry Shum Jr., you know going in that this is not a rom-com. It’s based on a true story, and all the promo materials spell out that this is a movie about a couple dealing with a serious illness. It’s a drama rather than a comedy, so call it a rom-dram – and if that phrase seems slightly dismissive, it’s appropriate for a movie that plays up the sentimentality and never escapes the feeling that it’s a light look at a heavy subject.
That’s not necessarily a bad thing, and “All My Life” is nothing if not...
- 12/3/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Anne Heche has joined the Season 2 cast of CBS legal drama All Rise in a recurring role.
Heche will play Corrine Cuthbert, an infamous trial attorney who often is called upon by police unions to defend officers accused of violent crime. She is wicked smart, using humor as a distraction while she verbally destroys anyone who gets in her way.
All Rise follows the chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of its judges, prosecutors and public defenders, as they work with bailiffs, clerks and cops to get justice for the people of Los Angeles amidst a flawed legal process. Among them is newly appointed Judge Lola Carmichael (Simone Missick), a highly regarded and impressive deputy district attorney who doesn’t intend to sit back on the bench in her new role, but instead leans in, immediately pushing the boundaries and challenging the expectations of what a judge can be.
Heche will play Corrine Cuthbert, an infamous trial attorney who often is called upon by police unions to defend officers accused of violent crime. She is wicked smart, using humor as a distraction while she verbally destroys anyone who gets in her way.
All Rise follows the chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of its judges, prosecutors and public defenders, as they work with bailiffs, clerks and cops to get justice for the people of Los Angeles amidst a flawed legal process. Among them is newly appointed Judge Lola Carmichael (Simone Missick), a highly regarded and impressive deputy district attorney who doesn’t intend to sit back on the bench in her new role, but instead leans in, immediately pushing the boundaries and challenging the expectations of what a judge can be.
- 11/30/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The international total for Gerard Butler actioner Greenland is $43.1m.
Greenland’ adds $5m for $43m total
New openings in China, Mexico, Brazil and Bolivia provided a boost to Gerard Butler actioner Greenland, which grossed an estimated $4.83m from 11,009 locations at the weekend. The international total for the STX-backed film is $43.1m.
Greenland opened in third place in China with an estimated $3.4m from 9,187 cinemas – behind Daniel Wu Crime drama Caught In Time (with $30m) and local war epic Sacrifice (with $5m), a chart veteran that has reached a total of $156m. Greenland was the weekend’s top imported film at the China box office.
Greenland’ adds $5m for $43m total
New openings in China, Mexico, Brazil and Bolivia provided a boost to Gerard Butler actioner Greenland, which grossed an estimated $4.83m from 11,009 locations at the weekend. The international total for the STX-backed film is $43.1m.
Greenland opened in third place in China with an estimated $3.4m from 9,187 cinemas – behind Daniel Wu Crime drama Caught In Time (with $30m) and local war epic Sacrifice (with $5m), a chart veteran that has reached a total of $156m. Greenland was the weekend’s top imported film at the China box office.
- 11/23/2020
- by Charles Gant
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: We can tell you first that French filmmaker Alexandre Aja is set to direct the horror feature Elijah for Searchlight Pictures as the newly owned Disney label continues a streak with genre fare following last year’s Ready or Not and Scott Cooper and Guillermo del Toro’s Antlers.
The Last Witch Hunter scribe Cory Goodman sold the original pitch to Searchlight before Aja came in to direct, and rewrite with Gregory Levasseur (Mirrors). Pic follows a young boy who invites a mysterious man into his home, believing the stranger to be the key to saving his sick mother. As increasingly disturbing things start to happen around his home, the boy soon realizes that the sinister stranger is not the savior he claims to be.
Producers are David Goyer and Keith Levine of Phantom Four (The Night House) and Adam Goldworm of Aperture Entertainment.
Searchlight’s SVP of Production...
The Last Witch Hunter scribe Cory Goodman sold the original pitch to Searchlight before Aja came in to direct, and rewrite with Gregory Levasseur (Mirrors). Pic follows a young boy who invites a mysterious man into his home, believing the stranger to be the key to saving his sick mother. As increasingly disturbing things start to happen around his home, the boy soon realizes that the sinister stranger is not the savior he claims to be.
Producers are David Goyer and Keith Levine of Phantom Four (The Night House) and Adam Goldworm of Aperture Entertainment.
Searchlight’s SVP of Production...
- 11/19/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Annapurna has landed the rights to New York Times bestselling author, Grady Hendrix’s forthcoming horror novel, The Final Girl Support Group and are adapting the book as a series.
Co-creators of ABC’s The Fix, Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain, are set to pen the adaptation. Hendrix will serve as an EP on the series alongside Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, and Patrick Chu on behalf of Annapurna and Adam Goldworm of Aperture Entertainment.
Both an homage to and subversion of iconic slasher films, The Final Girl Support Group, is billed as a fresh new take on the beloved horror sub-genre, while also capturing the cultural zeitgeist around true crime stories.
The hardcover will be published by Berkley, a division of Penguin Random House, on July 13, 2021.
The women in the Final Girl Support Group have been in therapy together for decades – ever since one was attacked by a cannibal family in Texas,...
Co-creators of ABC’s The Fix, Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain, are set to pen the adaptation. Hendrix will serve as an EP on the series alongside Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, and Patrick Chu on behalf of Annapurna and Adam Goldworm of Aperture Entertainment.
Both an homage to and subversion of iconic slasher films, The Final Girl Support Group, is billed as a fresh new take on the beloved horror sub-genre, while also capturing the cultural zeitgeist around true crime stories.
The hardcover will be published by Berkley, a division of Penguin Random House, on July 13, 2021.
The women in the Final Girl Support Group have been in therapy together for decades – ever since one was attacked by a cannibal family in Texas,...
- 11/16/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The trailer for the new drama All My Life starring Jessica Rothe and Solomon Chaus, has just been released. The film is directed by Marc Meyers from a script by Todd Rosenberg. You can check out the trailer above right here on CinemaNerdz!
Based on the powerful true love story that inspired an entire nation, All My Life follows the journey of an engaged couple who make the difficult decision to accelerate their wedding in the wake of a devastating discovery.
Jennifer Carter and Solomon Chau are a sweet, fun-loving, newly engaged couple whose whole life seems ahead of them. But when Sol is diagnosed with terminal liver cancer in December, their plans for a summer wedding become impossible.
In a race against time, Jenn and Sol’s friends and family launch an online fundraiser to help the couple create their dream wedding in just two weeks. In the process,...
Based on the powerful true love story that inspired an entire nation, All My Life follows the journey of an engaged couple who make the difficult decision to accelerate their wedding in the wake of a devastating discovery.
Jennifer Carter and Solomon Chau are a sweet, fun-loving, newly engaged couple whose whole life seems ahead of them. But when Sol is diagnosed with terminal liver cancer in December, their plans for a summer wedding become impossible.
In a race against time, Jenn and Sol’s friends and family launch an online fundraiser to help the couple create their dream wedding in just two weeks. In the process,...
- 10/20/2020
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
"Hey, if we get bad news, we should get a dog." Universal Pictures has released another official US trailer for the romantic drama All My Life, from director Marc Meyers. We also featured the UK trailer for this last week. Based on a true story, the film is about a "sweet, fun-loving, newly engaged couple" whose lives change forever when one of them is diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. Their wedding plans are thrown off and then change drastically into something else, but their story inspires "an outpouring of generosity and attention from people around the world who want to celebrate the power of love with them." Jessica Rothe stars with Harry Shum Jr as Jenn and Sol, also joined by Kyle Allen, Chrissie Fit, Jay Pharoah, Marielle Scott, and Keala Settle. This looks sweet and very lovey-dovey, but it isn't anything new we haven't seen before, despite the story...
- 10/19/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Universal Pictures will release romantic drama “All My Life” theatrically on Dec. 4, 2020, the studio announced on Monday. The trailer was also released on Monday which you can watch above.
Based on the powerful true love story that inspired an entire nation, “All My Life” follows the journey of an engaged couple who make the difficult decision to accelerate their wedding in the wake of a devastating discovery.
“All My Life” stars Jessica Rothe (the “Happy Death Day” films) as Jennifer Carter, and Harry Shum Jr. (“Crazy Rich Asians”) as Solomon Chau, a sweet, fun-loving, newly engaged couple whose whole life seems ahead of them. But when Solomon is diagnosed with terminal liver cancer in December, their plans for a summer wedding become impossible. In a race against time, Jenn and Sol’s friends and family launch an online fundraiser to help the couple create their dream wedding in just two weeks.
Based on the powerful true love story that inspired an entire nation, “All My Life” follows the journey of an engaged couple who make the difficult decision to accelerate their wedding in the wake of a devastating discovery.
“All My Life” stars Jessica Rothe (the “Happy Death Day” films) as Jennifer Carter, and Harry Shum Jr. (“Crazy Rich Asians”) as Solomon Chau, a sweet, fun-loving, newly engaged couple whose whole life seems ahead of them. But when Solomon is diagnosed with terminal liver cancer in December, their plans for a summer wedding become impossible. In a race against time, Jenn and Sol’s friends and family launch an online fundraiser to help the couple create their dream wedding in just two weeks.
- 10/19/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
While most studios are delaying movies into next year, Universal has added a new film — romantic drama “All My Life” — to the release calendar and plans to open it in U.S. theaters on Dec. 4.
The movie, starring Harry Shum Jr., will be available on premium digital rental services a few weeks later on Dec. 23.
Universal’s decision to debut “All My Life” in theaters during the pandemic comes after the studio forged a pact with AMC, the world’s largest movie theater chain. Under the agreement, Universal can put new movies on premium video-on-demand within three weeks of their theatrical premieres. In return, AMC gets a cut of the digital profits and promises not to boycott Universal movies in retaliation.
Universal has a handful of smaller films set to open on the big screen before the end of 2020, including animated family film “The Croods: A New Age” on Thanksgiving,...
The movie, starring Harry Shum Jr., will be available on premium digital rental services a few weeks later on Dec. 23.
Universal’s decision to debut “All My Life” in theaters during the pandemic comes after the studio forged a pact with AMC, the world’s largest movie theater chain. Under the agreement, Universal can put new movies on premium video-on-demand within three weeks of their theatrical premieres. In return, AMC gets a cut of the digital profits and promises not to boycott Universal movies in retaliation.
Universal has a handful of smaller films set to open on the big screen before the end of 2020, including animated family film “The Croods: A New Age” on Thanksgiving,...
- 10/19/2020
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Though film adaptations of comic book and graphic novel are usually associated with superhero films, there has been a wide variety of comic-to-film adaptations, from “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” to “My Friend Dahmer.” Now, Focus Features is entering the graphic novel game with a film adaptation of “Patience,” with Charlie McDowell set to direct.
Read More: ‘The Forgiven’ First Look: Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith & More Star In Focus Features’ Upcoming Drama
Deadline has the scoop on “Patience,” reporting that the director of “The Discovery” and “The One I Love,” Charlie McDowell, will take directorial duties for the film adaptation of Daniel Clowes‘ graphic novel.
Continue reading ‘Patience’: Charlie McDowell Directing Adaptation of Graphic Novel For Focus Features at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘The Forgiven’ First Look: Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith & More Star In Focus Features’ Upcoming Drama
Deadline has the scoop on “Patience,” reporting that the director of “The Discovery” and “The One I Love,” Charlie McDowell, will take directorial duties for the film adaptation of Daniel Clowes‘ graphic novel.
Continue reading ‘Patience’: Charlie McDowell Directing Adaptation of Graphic Novel For Focus Features at The Playlist.
- 10/17/2020
- by Rafael Motamayor
- The Playlist
"I didn't know how much I could love – actually love – 'till I met you." Universal UK has released an official UK trailer for the romantic drama All My Life, yet another film from director Marc Meyers. Based on a true story, the film is about a "sweet, fun-loving, newly engaged couple" whose whole life changes when one of them is diagnose with terminal liver cancer. Their wedding plans are thrown off and then change drastically, but their story inspires "an outpouring of generosity and attention from people around the world who want to celebrate the power of love with them." Jessica Rothe stars with Harry Shum Jr as Jenn and Sol, also joined by Kyle Allen, Chrissie Fit, Jay Pharoah, Marielle Scott, and Keala Settle. This looks like so many other cancer dramas, which isn't to say it isn't genuinely emotional, but it is the same "we must celebrate ...
- 10/13/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
You certainly can’t accuse Ryan Murphy of not being prolific, with the writer-producer having a number of different projects on his plate, including the ongoing American Horror Story franchise and the recently released Ratched. Murphy’s latest effort, meanwhile, as part of his overall deal with Netflix, will be a Jeffrey Dahmer-focused limited series. Titled Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, this one’s now believed to be going before the cameras in January 2021, Covid-19 permitting.
The creator will be working with many of his regular colleagues, too, including Ian Brennan (Glee) and Janet Mock (Pose), as they all bring Dahmer’s story to life. Richard Jenkins has been cast as the killer’s father, with the lead yet to be identified. The general theme of the show, meanwhile, will involve at least ten examples of where Dahmer just eluded capture and how his white privilege was often a key factor in that.
The creator will be working with many of his regular colleagues, too, including Ian Brennan (Glee) and Janet Mock (Pose), as they all bring Dahmer’s story to life. Richard Jenkins has been cast as the killer’s father, with the lead yet to be identified. The general theme of the show, meanwhile, will involve at least ten examples of where Dahmer just eluded capture and how his white privilege was often a key factor in that.
- 10/6/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
Ryan Murphy is getting ready to offer his take on infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Netflix has greenlit “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” a limited series that hails from Murphy and Ian Brennan.
Deadline reported that Richard Jenkins will co-star as Dahmer’s father, Carl Franklin will direct the pilot, and Janet Mock will write and also direct other episodes. Production is scheduled to begin in January. The role of Dahmer has not been cast.
Deadline reported that Murphy and the limited series’ other producers are enacting a nationwide search for an actor to play the role. Casting is underway for the lead female role of Glenda Cleveland, a neighbor of Dahmer’s who repeatedly and fruitlessly warned law enforcement about the serial killer.
Per Deadline, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” will chronicle story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers, largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims,...
Deadline reported that Richard Jenkins will co-star as Dahmer’s father, Carl Franklin will direct the pilot, and Janet Mock will write and also direct other episodes. Production is scheduled to begin in January. The role of Dahmer has not been cast.
Deadline reported that Murphy and the limited series’ other producers are enacting a nationwide search for an actor to play the role. Casting is underway for the lead female role of Glenda Cleveland, a neighbor of Dahmer’s who repeatedly and fruitlessly warned law enforcement about the serial killer.
Per Deadline, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” will chronicle story of one of America’s most notorious serial killers, largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims,...
- 10/3/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Ryan Murphy has set up his next project at Netflix.
The prolific Murphy and his producing partner Ian Brennan have received a greenlight from the streamer on a limited series titled “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.”
The series already has Richard Jenkins attached to star, as well as Janet Mock and Carl Frankin attached to direct. Mock will also serve as a writer on the series.
“Monster” centers around Jeffrey Dahmer, one of America’s most notorious serial killers. It will be largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims, and dive into the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a killing spree which lasted over a decade into the early 1990s. The series, which dramatizes at least 10 instances where Dahmer was let go after being apprehended, will touch on white privilege, as Dahmer was repeatedly given a free pass by cops and judges.
The prolific Murphy and his producing partner Ian Brennan have received a greenlight from the streamer on a limited series titled “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.”
The series already has Richard Jenkins attached to star, as well as Janet Mock and Carl Frankin attached to direct. Mock will also serve as a writer on the series.
“Monster” centers around Jeffrey Dahmer, one of America’s most notorious serial killers. It will be largely told from the point of view of Dahmer’s victims, and dive into the police incompetence and apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to go on a killing spree which lasted over a decade into the early 1990s. The series, which dramatizes at least 10 instances where Dahmer was let go after being apprehended, will touch on white privilege, as Dahmer was repeatedly given a free pass by cops and judges.
- 10/2/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
FilmRise, the New York-based film and TV distribution company and streaming network, has acquired Sabrina Van Tassel’s timely social justice documentary “The State of Texas vs. Melissa,” which premiered at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.
FilmRise picked up the theatrical and digital rights to the documentary for North America, the U.K. and Ireland.
Set in the heart of the Latino community of South Texas, the compelling film explores the life and trials of Melissa Lucio, the first Hispanic woman in Texas sentenced to death row. The film takes a look at Lucio’s broken and abusive childhood and her adult life plagued by poverty and prejudice.
“Sabrina Van Tassel’s powerful documentary raises important questions about our criminal justice system and how it treats vulnerable members of our society,” said Danny Fisher, CEO of FilmRise.
“We are proud to add this film to our diverse library of documentaries about our criminal justice system,...
FilmRise picked up the theatrical and digital rights to the documentary for North America, the U.K. and Ireland.
Set in the heart of the Latino community of South Texas, the compelling film explores the life and trials of Melissa Lucio, the first Hispanic woman in Texas sentenced to death row. The film takes a look at Lucio’s broken and abusive childhood and her adult life plagued by poverty and prejudice.
“Sabrina Van Tassel’s powerful documentary raises important questions about our criminal justice system and how it treats vulnerable members of our society,” said Danny Fisher, CEO of FilmRise.
“We are proud to add this film to our diverse library of documentaries about our criminal justice system,...
- 8/19/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The Netflix conveyer belt of content seems inexhaustible and keeping up with everything new on just this one streaming network is practically impossible. However, there’s a new movie being added today that’s certainly worth your time. I’m talking We Summon the Darkness, a seriously cool recent horror film that may well have passed you by.
Directed by My Friend Dahmer‘s Marc Meyers, We Summon the Darkness plunges deep into the world of late 1980s heavy metal. We follow Alexis, Val and Beverley, three young women on their way to a metal festival. Things take an ominous turn, however, when they encounter three guys and invite them back to their secluded country home for fun sexy times. From there? Well, I don’t want to spoil it, but it might not take the path you assume it will.
It sounds kinda trashy, but Meyers’ direction elevates it...
Directed by My Friend Dahmer‘s Marc Meyers, We Summon the Darkness plunges deep into the world of late 1980s heavy metal. We follow Alexis, Val and Beverley, three young women on their way to a metal festival. Things take an ominous turn, however, when they encounter three guys and invite them back to their secluded country home for fun sexy times. From there? Well, I don’t want to spoil it, but it might not take the path you assume it will.
It sounds kinda trashy, but Meyers’ direction elevates it...
- 8/8/2020
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Oscar-winning 1917 co-financier and producer New Republic Pictures has optioned New York Times best-selling author Grady Hendrix’s novel Horrorstör, which they will develop into a feature we have learned.
Hendrix’s debut novel, Horrorstör, was released by Quirk Books in 2013 and published in over a dozen languages across the world.
Formerly set up as a television series with Charlie Kaufman, Gail Berman and Josh Schwartz producing at Fox and then at AMC, Horrorstör is now going the feature route with Hendrix adapting his own material for the first time.
The book is set at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio where morning, employees arrive to find broken Kjerring bookshelves, shattered Glans water goblets, and smashed Liripip wardrobes. Sales are down, security cameras reveal nothing, and store managers are panicking. To unravel the mystery, three employees volunteer to work a nine-hour dusk-till-dawn shift with plans to patrol the empty showroom floor,...
Hendrix’s debut novel, Horrorstör, was released by Quirk Books in 2013 and published in over a dozen languages across the world.
Formerly set up as a television series with Charlie Kaufman, Gail Berman and Josh Schwartz producing at Fox and then at AMC, Horrorstör is now going the feature route with Hendrix adapting his own material for the first time.
The book is set at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio where morning, employees arrive to find broken Kjerring bookshelves, shattered Glans water goblets, and smashed Liripip wardrobes. Sales are down, security cameras reveal nothing, and store managers are panicking. To unravel the mystery, three employees volunteer to work a nine-hour dusk-till-dawn shift with plans to patrol the empty showroom floor,...
- 6/15/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
We Summon the Darkness has already started releasing on home entertainment formats. The film, from director Marc Meyers (My Friend Dahmer) and writer Alan Trezza, focuses on a killing spree, taking part across the U.S. Midwest. However, those behind this mayhem might not be who you expect. We Summon the Darkness has a well-rounded cast and includes: Maddie Hasson ("Impulse"), Alexandra Daddario (Baywatch), Keean Johnson and Johnny Knoxville. The film is slated to release today, in the United Kingdom and in a few formats this June, in the U.S. The official trailer, from Lionsgate, is a bit revealing. It not only shows the killers, but the clip also shows: plot points, killing methods and parts of the ending. If you are a horror fan and intend to pick this title up, you might want to avoid watching any promotional material. Signature Entertainment is handling the UK release. Signature...
- 4/20/2020
- by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The star, Alexandra Daddario, the writer, Alan Trezza, and the director, Marc Meyers, of the terrific new film We Summon The Darkness walk us through some of their favorite movies.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
We Summon The Darkness (2020)
Burying The Ex (2015)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
American Beauty (1999)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Ghostbusters (1984)
The Sound of Music (1965)
L.A. Story (1991)
Ghost Dad (1990)
Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003)
Roxanne (1987)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Godfather Part III (1990)
Fargo (1996)
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1998)
Defending Your Life (1991)
Modern Romance (1981)
The Jerk (1979)
Jaws (1975)
Notting Hill (1999)
Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994)
When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
Love Actually (2003)
Marley & Me (2008)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
World’s Greatest Dad (2009)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Raging Bull (1980)
Mandy (2018)
Heathers (1988)
Ed Wood (1994)
Hellzapoppin’ (1941)
Fletch (1985)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Batman Returns (1992)
Warlock (1989)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Star Wars (1977)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
The Swimmer (1968)
Sherman’s March (1985)
Amadeus (1984)
Amarcord (1974)
Hugo Pool (1997)
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
We Summon The Darkness (2020)
Burying The Ex (2015)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
American Beauty (1999)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Ghostbusters (1984)
The Sound of Music (1965)
L.A. Story (1991)
Ghost Dad (1990)
Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003)
Roxanne (1987)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Godfather Part III (1990)
Fargo (1996)
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1998)
Defending Your Life (1991)
Modern Romance (1981)
The Jerk (1979)
Jaws (1975)
Notting Hill (1999)
Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994)
When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
Love Actually (2003)
Marley & Me (2008)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
World’s Greatest Dad (2009)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Raging Bull (1980)
Mandy (2018)
Heathers (1988)
Ed Wood (1994)
Hellzapoppin’ (1941)
Fletch (1985)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Batman Returns (1992)
Warlock (1989)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Star Wars (1977)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
The Swimmer (1968)
Sherman’s March (1985)
Amadeus (1984)
Amarcord (1974)
Hugo Pool (1997)
Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills...
- 4/14/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Stuck at home and looking for something fresh? Just because theaters are closed due to the coronavirus doesn’t mean there aren’t new movies to be seen. Many distributors are getting creative and releasing their films directly to home platforms — including the first major studio release do so in “Trolls World Tour,” Still, it can be tough to find where they’re all hiding.
Variety presents a roundup of all the new releases, with excerpts from our reviews and links to where you can watch them.
Studio movies, straight to streaming:
Trolls World Tour
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Where to Find It: Lots of options on Universal’s website
“Trolls World Tour” … has the same delectably tactile and distinctive eye-candy look as “Trolls”; it’s set in a storybook kingdom that’s all sweetness and light and glitter and fuzz and bursting psychedelic pastels. And since a key element of...
Variety presents a roundup of all the new releases, with excerpts from our reviews and links to where you can watch them.
Studio movies, straight to streaming:
Trolls World Tour
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Where to Find It: Lots of options on Universal’s website
“Trolls World Tour” … has the same delectably tactile and distinctive eye-candy look as “Trolls”; it’s set in a storybook kingdom that’s all sweetness and light and glitter and fuzz and bursting psychedelic pastels. And since a key element of...
- 4/10/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
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