Toronto-based Raven Banner has added the Michael Jai White action film Sunset Superman and road rage thriller Cold Road to its Cannes slate.
Jason Krawczyk, who directed 205 SXSW fantasy He Never Died, wrote and directed Sunset Superman starring White as Jt, a gentle giant helping his grandmother fix the leaky sink in her secluded cabin.
When the cabin is targeted by a gang of home invaders led by the unhinged Stan, played by Billy Zane, Jt must fend off growing number of thugs while keeping his grandmother – whom he fears the most— oblivious to the escalating mayhem.
Justin Kelly, Robert Fisher...
Jason Krawczyk, who directed 205 SXSW fantasy He Never Died, wrote and directed Sunset Superman starring White as Jt, a gentle giant helping his grandmother fix the leaky sink in her secluded cabin.
When the cabin is targeted by a gang of home invaders led by the unhinged Stan, played by Billy Zane, Jt must fend off growing number of thugs while keeping his grandmother – whom he fears the most— oblivious to the escalating mayhem.
Justin Kelly, Robert Fisher...
- 5/10/2024
- ScreenDaily
Get ready for an action-packed episode of “Hudson & Rex” with Season 5 Episode 20 titled “One for the Road,” airing on UPtv at 8:00 Pm on Thursday, May 9, 2024. In this thrilling installment, Charlie and Rex are on a mission to dismantle a car theft ring after one of their own team members is injured while attempting to stop a theft in progress.
As Charlie and Rex dive headfirst into the investigation, viewers can expect high-stakes chases, tense showdowns, and plenty of adrenaline-pumping moments. With the clock ticking and the pressure mounting, Charlie and Rex must use all their skills and cunning to bring the perpetrators to justice.
From thrilling action sequences to heartfelt moments of camaraderie between man and dog, “One for the Road” promises to deliver non-stop entertainment for fans of the hit series. Don’t miss out on the excitement and drama as Charlie and Rex race against time...
As Charlie and Rex dive headfirst into the investigation, viewers can expect high-stakes chases, tense showdowns, and plenty of adrenaline-pumping moments. With the clock ticking and the pressure mounting, Charlie and Rex must use all their skills and cunning to bring the perpetrators to justice.
From thrilling action sequences to heartfelt moments of camaraderie between man and dog, “One for the Road” promises to deliver non-stop entertainment for fans of the hit series. Don’t miss out on the excitement and drama as Charlie and Rex race against time...
- 5/2/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Get ready for an intense and thrilling episode of “Hudson & Rex” this Thursday at 8:00 Pm on UPtv! In Season 5 Episode 18, titled “Jail Break,” the action kicks into high gear as an imprisoned killer makes a daring move, forcing the station into lockdown.
When the killer takes a hostage and attempts to escape, it’s up to the team to spring into action and prevent a potential disaster. With tensions running high and the clock ticking, Detective Charlie Hudson and his loyal K9 partner, Rex, must use all their skills and instincts to bring the situation under control.
As the stakes escalate, viewers can expect heart-pounding suspense, unexpected twists, and the unwavering bond between man and dog to shine through. Don’t miss this gripping episode of “Hudson & Rex,” airing this Thursday at 8:00 Pm on UPtv. It’s an adrenaline-fueled ride you won’t want to miss!
When the killer takes a hostage and attempts to escape, it’s up to the team to spring into action and prevent a potential disaster. With tensions running high and the clock ticking, Detective Charlie Hudson and his loyal K9 partner, Rex, must use all their skills and instincts to bring the situation under control.
As the stakes escalate, viewers can expect heart-pounding suspense, unexpected twists, and the unwavering bond between man and dog to shine through. Don’t miss this gripping episode of “Hudson & Rex,” airing this Thursday at 8:00 Pm on UPtv. It’s an adrenaline-fueled ride you won’t want to miss!
- 4/18/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Get ready for an emotional rollercoaster in the latest episode of “Hudson & Rex” titled “Lost and Found,” airing at 8:00 Pm on Thursday, April 18, 2024, exclusively on UPtv. In this gripping installment of the beloved Canadian crime procedural, viewers will join Detective Charlie Hudson and his loyal K-9 partner, Rex, as they dive into a long-unsolved kidnapping case.
Charlie finds himself faced with a breakthrough in the case that has haunted him for years. However, his excitement quickly turns to frustration when the abductee refuses his help. Determined to uncover the truth and bring closure to the victim’s family, Charlie must navigate through unexpected obstacles and confront his own demons along the way.
With Rex by his side, Charlie embarks on a journey that will test his resolve and challenge his beliefs. As the investigation unfolds, viewers will be on the edge of their seats, rooting for Charlie and...
Charlie finds himself faced with a breakthrough in the case that has haunted him for years. However, his excitement quickly turns to frustration when the abductee refuses his help. Determined to uncover the truth and bring closure to the victim’s family, Charlie must navigate through unexpected obstacles and confront his own demons along the way.
With Rex by his side, Charlie embarks on a journey that will test his resolve and challenge his beliefs. As the investigation unfolds, viewers will be on the edge of their seats, rooting for Charlie and...
- 4/11/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Get ready for an action-packed episode of “Hudson & Rex” as Season 5 Episode 16, titled “Due North,” airs on UPtv at 8:00 Pm on Thursday, April 11th, 2024. In this thrilling installment, viewers will join Rex, the extraordinary canine detective, as he embarks on a daring mission to save his stranded and injured friends.
When Rex’s companions find themselves in a precarious situation, the loyal K9 turns to Detective Sidney Scott for assistance. Together, they must navigate treacherous terrain and overcome formidable obstacles to rescue their friends and bring them to safety.
As the stakes rise and the clock ticks, Rex and Detective Scott must rely on their wits, courage, and unwavering determination to complete their mission. With each twist and turn, “Hudson & Rex” delivers heart-pounding suspense and heartwarming moments that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
Don’t miss “Due North” on UPtv at 8:00 Pm on Thursday,...
When Rex’s companions find themselves in a precarious situation, the loyal K9 turns to Detective Sidney Scott for assistance. Together, they must navigate treacherous terrain and overcome formidable obstacles to rescue their friends and bring them to safety.
As the stakes rise and the clock ticks, Rex and Detective Scott must rely on their wits, courage, and unwavering determination to complete their mission. With each twist and turn, “Hudson & Rex” delivers heart-pounding suspense and heartwarming moments that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
Don’t miss “Due North” on UPtv at 8:00 Pm on Thursday,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Get ready for an intense episode of “Hudson & Rex” as Season 5 Episode 15, titled “Northern Rexposure,” hits the screen this Thursday, April 4th, at 8:00 Pm on UPtv. In this gripping installment, Jesse’s sister reaches out to him for assistance, plunging the team into a perilous situation in Northern Ontario.
Join Jesse, Sarah, and Rex as they embark on a journey to the remote wilderness, only to find themselves caught in the midst of a deadly crisis. As they navigate through the rugged terrain and face unforeseen challenges, tensions run high and danger lurks around every corner.
With its thrilling storyline and heart-pounding action, “Northern Rexposure” promises to keep viewers on the edge of their seats from start to finish. Don’t miss out on the adrenaline-fueled excitement of “Hudson & Rex” as the team confronts their toughest challenge yet, airing Thursday at 8:00 Pm on UPtv.
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Join Jesse, Sarah, and Rex as they embark on a journey to the remote wilderness, only to find themselves caught in the midst of a deadly crisis. As they navigate through the rugged terrain and face unforeseen challenges, tensions run high and danger lurks around every corner.
With its thrilling storyline and heart-pounding action, “Northern Rexposure” promises to keep viewers on the edge of their seats from start to finish. Don’t miss out on the adrenaline-fueled excitement of “Hudson & Rex” as the team confronts their toughest challenge yet, airing Thursday at 8:00 Pm on UPtv.
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- 3/28/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Prepare for an action-packed episode of “Hudson & Rex” as Season 5 Episode 14, titled “Rexit, Stage Left,” hits the screens on UPtv at 8:00 Pm on Thursday, March 28, 2024. In this thrilling crime drama series, viewers will be taken on a rollercoaster ride of suspense and intrigue as Rex, the K9 detective, takes center stage in a murder investigation.
When a beloved starlet is tragically killed onstage, Rex finds himself thrust into the spotlight as he works alongside his human partner, Charlie, to crack the case. As Rex sniffs out clues and uses his keen instincts to uncover the truth, Charlie delves into the world behind the scenes, uncovering secrets and unraveling the mystery surrounding the actress’s death.
With its unique blend of police procedural and heartwarming bond between man and dog, “Hudson & Rex” continues to captivate audiences with its gripping storylines and lovable characters. Don’t miss out on...
When a beloved starlet is tragically killed onstage, Rex finds himself thrust into the spotlight as he works alongside his human partner, Charlie, to crack the case. As Rex sniffs out clues and uses his keen instincts to uncover the truth, Charlie delves into the world behind the scenes, uncovering secrets and unraveling the mystery surrounding the actress’s death.
With its unique blend of police procedural and heartwarming bond between man and dog, “Hudson & Rex” continues to captivate audiences with its gripping storylines and lovable characters. Don’t miss out on...
- 3/21/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Get ready for an exciting and heartwarming episode of “Hudson & Rex” titled “The Miranda Act,” airing Thursday at 8:00 Pm on UPtv. In this episode, Charlie’s Aunt Miranda and her friends find themselves embroiled in an investment fraud scheme. With their reputation and finances on the line, it’s up to Charlie and Rex to unravel the mystery and uncover the truth behind the fraudulent activities.
As Charlie and Rex dive into the investigation, they encounter twists and turns that lead them closer to the source of the fraud. Along the way, they rely on their unique bond and investigative skills to crack the case and bring the perpetrators to justice.
With its blend of suspense, humor, and heart, “The Miranda Act” promises to deliver an entertaining and uplifting viewing experience for audiences of all ages. Don’t miss out on the adventures of Charlie and Rex as...
As Charlie and Rex dive into the investigation, they encounter twists and turns that lead them closer to the source of the fraud. Along the way, they rely on their unique bond and investigative skills to crack the case and bring the perpetrators to justice.
With its blend of suspense, humor, and heart, “The Miranda Act” promises to deliver an entertaining and uplifting viewing experience for audiences of all ages. Don’t miss out on the adventures of Charlie and Rex as...
- 3/14/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Tune in for an intense episode of “Hudson & Rex” as Season 5 continues to deliver gripping mysteries. Airing this Thursday at 7:00 Pm on UPtv, Episode 12 titled “Lost Lives Club” takes viewers on a suspenseful ride as the team investigates the murder of a popular physiotherapist.
The plot thickens as the team delves into the alleged sexual assaults committed by the victim, unraveling a web of secrets that could lead them to the killer. With the clock ticking, they must navigate the complexities of the victims’ lives to prevent further tragedy.
Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions and suspense as “Hudson & Rex” tackles a case that goes beyond the crime scene, exploring the intricacies of lost lives and the pursuit of justice. Don’t miss this thrilling episode that promises to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Release Date & Time: 7:00 Pm Thursday 14 March 2024 on UPtv...
The plot thickens as the team delves into the alleged sexual assaults committed by the victim, unraveling a web of secrets that could lead them to the killer. With the clock ticking, they must navigate the complexities of the victims’ lives to prevent further tragedy.
Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions and suspense as “Hudson & Rex” tackles a case that goes beyond the crime scene, exploring the intricacies of lost lives and the pursuit of justice. Don’t miss this thrilling episode that promises to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Release Date & Time: 7:00 Pm Thursday 14 March 2024 on UPtv...
- 3/7/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Exclusive: Karl Glusman (Civil War) has been set as the male lead opposite Samara Weaving in 20th Century Studios’ heist thriller Eenie Meanie, from writer-director Shawn Simmons (Wayne).
Produced by the Deadpool franchise’s Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the film follows Edie (Weaving), a former teenage getaway driver who is dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
Glusman plays Edie’s on-again-off-again boyfriend, John. Sources tell Deadline the project is likely to premiere on Hulu.
Best known for roles in films including Gaspar Noé’s Love, Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon, and Chloe Okuno’s breakout horror Watcher, as well as Alex Garland’s FX series Devs, Glusman has more recently been seen in Netflix’s #1-debuting crime pic Reptile, Nick Cassavetes’ God Is a Bullet, and HBO’s The Idol from creators Sam Levinson,...
Produced by the Deadpool franchise’s Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the film follows Edie (Weaving), a former teenage getaway driver who is dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
Glusman plays Edie’s on-again-off-again boyfriend, John. Sources tell Deadline the project is likely to premiere on Hulu.
Best known for roles in films including Gaspar Noé’s Love, Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon, and Chloe Okuno’s breakout horror Watcher, as well as Alex Garland’s FX series Devs, Glusman has more recently been seen in Netflix’s #1-debuting crime pic Reptile, Nick Cassavetes’ God Is a Bullet, and HBO’s The Idol from creators Sam Levinson,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Matt Grobar and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Get ready for an intense episode of “Hudson & Rex” with Season 5 Episode 11, titled “Working for the Weekend.” Airing at 8:00 Pm on Thursday, March 7, 2024, on UPtv, this installment promises a thrilling blend of mystery and romance as Rex discovers a body with signs of foul play during Charlie and Sarah’s weekend getaway.
In this gripping tale, viewers are taken on a rollercoaster ride as Charlie and Sarah find themselves entangled in a web of danger and deception within the seemingly idyllic community they had hoped would be a peaceful retreat. The discovery not only unravels a mystery but also reveals that appearances can be deceiving.
For fans of crime-solving canines and engaging mysteries, “Working for the Weekend” is a must-watch. Tune in at 8:00 Pm on UPtv to witness the dynamic duo of Hudson and Rex navigate through twists and turns on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
Release Date & Time: 8:...
In this gripping tale, viewers are taken on a rollercoaster ride as Charlie and Sarah find themselves entangled in a web of danger and deception within the seemingly idyllic community they had hoped would be a peaceful retreat. The discovery not only unravels a mystery but also reveals that appearances can be deceiving.
For fans of crime-solving canines and engaging mysteries, “Working for the Weekend” is a must-watch. Tune in at 8:00 Pm on UPtv to witness the dynamic duo of Hudson and Rex navigate through twists and turns on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
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- 2/29/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Get ready for a thrilling episode of “Hudson & Rex” as Season 5 Episode 10, titled “One Wild Night,” premieres on UPtv at 8:00 Pm on Thursday, February 29, 2024. In this captivating installment, detective Charlie and his loyal canine companion Rex find themselves embroiled in a perplexing case when the maid-of-honor tragically turns up dead after a bachelorette party.
As Charlie and Rex delve deeper into the events of the night, they must navigate through a maze of secrets, lies, and unexpected twists to uncover the truth behind the maid-of-honor’s untimely demise. With time running out and the pressure mounting, they race against the clock to untangle the web of deception and bring the perpetrator to justice.
Filled with suspense, intrigue, and heart-pounding action, “One Wild Night” promises to keep viewers on the edge of their seats until the very end. Don’t miss the gripping drama unfold on UPtv at 8:00 Pm on Thursday,...
As Charlie and Rex delve deeper into the events of the night, they must navigate through a maze of secrets, lies, and unexpected twists to uncover the truth behind the maid-of-honor’s untimely demise. With time running out and the pressure mounting, they race against the clock to untangle the web of deception and bring the perpetrator to justice.
Filled with suspense, intrigue, and heart-pounding action, “One Wild Night” promises to keep viewers on the edge of their seats until the very end. Don’t miss the gripping drama unfold on UPtv at 8:00 Pm on Thursday,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Join the beloved duo of Detective Charlie Hudson and his loyal canine partner Rex for an exhilarating episode of “Hudson & Rex” Season 5, Episode 9 titled “Rexpert Witness,” airing on UPtv at 8:00 Pm on Thursday, February 22, 2024. In this gripping installment, viewers will be drawn into a high-stakes courtroom drama as an important trial hangs in the balance.
When Sarah’s testimony is called into question by a former rival during the trial, the integrity of the case is put on the line. Now, it’s up to Charlie, Rex, and the rest of the Major Crimes team to step in and uncover new evidence to save the day before it’s too late.
As tensions rise and the clock ticks down, Charlie and Rex embark on a race against time to uncover the truth and ensure justice is served. With their keen instincts and unwavering determination, they’ll stop at...
When Sarah’s testimony is called into question by a former rival during the trial, the integrity of the case is put on the line. Now, it’s up to Charlie, Rex, and the rest of the Major Crimes team to step in and uncover new evidence to save the day before it’s too late.
As tensions rise and the clock ticks down, Charlie and Rex embark on a race against time to uncover the truth and ensure justice is served. With their keen instincts and unwavering determination, they’ll stop at...
- 2/15/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Exclusive: Yale Productions appoints Michael Day its new Head of Production—as announced today by Yale Entertainment’s Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman.
Previously, Day collaborated with Yale Productions as a producer on a string of successful projects, including Rare Objects, As They Made Us, and The Kill Room. Continuing this partnership, he notably produced and directed the dark comedy/thriller Clawfoot, which stars Francesca Eastwood, Milo Gibson, and Olivia Culpo. It notably made its premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival this year.
He has hit the ground running as Head of Production. Under Day’s purview, Yale just finished production on its much-anticipated sexual thriller The Bird And The Bee, co-starring Alicia Silverstone and Karl Glusman and directed by Justin Kelly. Right now, he’s overseeing post-production on his second feature, Fog Of War. The latter notably stars John Cusack, Brianna Hildebrand and Jake Abel.
Day commented,...
Previously, Day collaborated with Yale Productions as a producer on a string of successful projects, including Rare Objects, As They Made Us, and The Kill Room. Continuing this partnership, he notably produced and directed the dark comedy/thriller Clawfoot, which stars Francesca Eastwood, Milo Gibson, and Olivia Culpo. It notably made its premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival this year.
He has hit the ground running as Head of Production. Under Day’s purview, Yale just finished production on its much-anticipated sexual thriller The Bird And The Bee, co-starring Alicia Silverstone and Karl Glusman and directed by Justin Kelly. Right now, he’s overseeing post-production on his second feature, Fog Of War. The latter notably stars John Cusack, Brianna Hildebrand and Jake Abel.
Day commented,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Reptile co-stars Alicia Silverstone and Karl Glusman have been set to lead The Bird and the Bee, a sexually charged thriller that marks Justin Kelly’s third film for Yale Productions, on the heels of Welcome the Stranger and gay porn world-set crime drama King Cobra.
Written by Atlantis actor Jack Donnelly, the film was shot under a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement and wrapped production this week. Pic follows a successful executive (Silverstone) as she fights back a scorned younger lover (Glusman) who takes his obsession too far.
Producers included Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, and Jesse Korman of Yale Productions, as well as Scott Levenson and Lexi Tannenholtz. Exec producers included Jason Kringstein, John Wollman, Michael J. Rothstein, Jeffrey Tussi, Jeremy Rothstein, and Jodie Lazar, as well as Brian Unger, Gigi Lacks,...
Written by Atlantis actor Jack Donnelly, the film was shot under a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement and wrapped production this week. Pic follows a successful executive (Silverstone) as she fights back a scorned younger lover (Glusman) who takes his obsession too far.
Producers included Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, and Jesse Korman of Yale Productions, as well as Scott Levenson and Lexi Tannenholtz. Exec producers included Jason Kringstein, John Wollman, Michael J. Rothstein, Jeffrey Tussi, Jeremy Rothstein, and Jodie Lazar, as well as Brian Unger, Gigi Lacks,...
- 10/11/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rising Canadian talents Lane Webber Daniel Gravelle, June Laporte, Jordan Dawson and Hallea Jones have joined the cast of queer, indie music feature We Forgot To Break Up.
The film expands on the award-winning TIFF 2017 short film of the same name in which a young man meets up with his now-famous, former bandmates after a long absence.
The new feature will follow the story of a band of misfits who leave their small town to chase their dreams as indie rock gods in the big city.
It is billed as a love letter to the early 2000s Toronto indie music scene explored through the beating heart of a queer love triangle.
There will be original music by Torquil Campbell from the Montreal band Stars, as well as a soundtrack of early 2000s indie music from bands such as The Pixies and Cub.
Director and actress Karen Knox will direct We Forgot To Break Up,...
The film expands on the award-winning TIFF 2017 short film of the same name in which a young man meets up with his now-famous, former bandmates after a long absence.
The new feature will follow the story of a band of misfits who leave their small town to chase their dreams as indie rock gods in the big city.
It is billed as a love letter to the early 2000s Toronto indie music scene explored through the beating heart of a queer love triangle.
There will be original music by Torquil Campbell from the Montreal band Stars, as well as a soundtrack of early 2000s indie music from bands such as The Pixies and Cub.
Director and actress Karen Knox will direct We Forgot To Break Up,...
- 11/9/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Jenni Olson's The Royal Road and Arthur Bressan Jr.’s Gay USA are both part of Mubi's Pride Unprejudiced collection. The series Awakenings: Three By Stephen Cone is playing on Mubi in many countries.The Royal RoadThe morning after Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party screened at the Castro Theatre as a part of Frameline 39 (San Francisco LGBT Festival), I sat, severely hungover, in the rear floor section of that historic theatre and watched a matinee screening of Jenni Olson’s The Royal Road, an intimate, 65-minute “essay film” about California, unrequited love, narrative and nostalgia that I would eventually come to consider one of the greatest of all films. Sleep-deprived and heart-pounding from dehydration, I had no business being out in public, but with each serene 16mm California image accompanied by Olson’s dryly humorous, reflective voice-over, I began to feel that, in fact, I had no business being anywhere else.
- 6/28/2021
- MUBI
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck‘s star-studded poker game amassed huge funds for charity amid the coronavirus pandemic.
On Saturday, the actors organized an online poker tournament, All in For America’s Charity, in order to raise money for Feeding America, the country’s largest hunger-relief and food rescue organization.
Participants had to donate $10,000 to secure their spot. At the end of the event, they raised around $1.75 million.
Along with Damon and Affleck, celebs like Adam Sandler, Tom Brady, Jason Bateman, Tobey Maguire, Adam Levine, Bryan Cranston, Sarah Silverman, Jon Hamm, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Cheryl Hines, as well as...
On Saturday, the actors organized an online poker tournament, All in For America’s Charity, in order to raise money for Feeding America, the country’s largest hunger-relief and food rescue organization.
Participants had to donate $10,000 to secure their spot. At the end of the event, they raised around $1.75 million.
Along with Damon and Affleck, celebs like Adam Sandler, Tom Brady, Jason Bateman, Tobey Maguire, Adam Levine, Bryan Cranston, Sarah Silverman, Jon Hamm, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Cheryl Hines, as well as...
- 4/15/2020
- by Eric Todisco
- PEOPLE.com
Hollywood is playing for a good cause.
A group of A-listers are coming together on Saturday for an online poker tournament, All in For America’s Charity, in order to raise money for Feeding America, the country’s largest hunger-relief and food rescue organization, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Adam Sandler and Tom Brady will all be participating in the tournament from the safety of their own homes, as will Jason Bateman, Tobey Maguire, Adam Levine, Bryan Cranston, Sarah Silverman, Jon Hamm, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Cheryl Hines, as well as retired poker player Doyle Brunson and many additional poker stars.
A group of A-listers are coming together on Saturday for an online poker tournament, All in For America’s Charity, in order to raise money for Feeding America, the country’s largest hunger-relief and food rescue organization, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Adam Sandler and Tom Brady will all be participating in the tournament from the safety of their own homes, as will Jason Bateman, Tobey Maguire, Adam Levine, Bryan Cranston, Sarah Silverman, Jon Hamm, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Cheryl Hines, as well as retired poker player Doyle Brunson and many additional poker stars.
- 4/10/2020
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
Here’s a novel way that a group of Hollywood folks will engage in to help in the coronavirus pandemic. All In For America’s Charity is a stay-at-home poker tournament slated for Saturday, with all proceeds going to Feeding America, the largest hunger-relief organization in the U.S. that provides meals to over 40 million people a year.
Already, $1.2 million has been raised, and the game is open to 75 people, but even observers will get to interact with some high-level card players with Hollywood pedigree. Participants and organizers of that first game include Ben Affleck, Tom Brady, Adam Sandler, Jason Bateman, Tobey MaGuire, Adam Levine, Bryan Cranston, Sarah Silverman, Jon Hamm, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Cheryl Hines, Matt Damon, Doyle Brunson and many other poker stars.
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Already, $1.2 million has been raised, and the game is open to 75 people, but even observers will get to interact with some high-level card players with Hollywood pedigree. Participants and organizers of that first game include Ben Affleck, Tom Brady, Adam Sandler, Jason Bateman, Tobey MaGuire, Adam Levine, Bryan Cranston, Sarah Silverman, Jon Hamm, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Cheryl Hines, Matt Damon, Doyle Brunson and many other poker stars.
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- 4/10/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO has put in development The Most Fun We Ever Had, a drama-series project based on Claire Lombardo’s New York Times bestselling novel, from Amy Adams and Stacy O’Neil’s Bond Group Entertainment and Laura Dern and Jayme Lemons’ Jaywalker Pictures. Lombardo is attached to pen the series adaptation and co-executive produce. Bond Group Entertainment, which is under a first-look deal with HBO, and Jaywalker Pictures are co-producing the project.
A multigenerational saga spanning half a century, The Most Fun We Ever Had follows four sisters, each struggling to exist in the shadow of their parents’ idyllic marriage, whose lives are complicated by the unexpected return of the son one of them gave up for adoption fifteen years earlier.
Adams and Stacy O’Neil executive produce for Bond Group with Dern and Jayme Lemons for Jaywalker. Anya Epstein also executive produces and serves as showrunner.
A multigenerational saga spanning half a century, The Most Fun We Ever Had follows four sisters, each struggling to exist in the shadow of their parents’ idyllic marriage, whose lives are complicated by the unexpected return of the son one of them gave up for adoption fifteen years earlier.
Adams and Stacy O’Neil executive produce for Bond Group with Dern and Jayme Lemons for Jaywalker. Anya Epstein also executive produces and serves as showrunner.
- 10/15/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In a new interview with Deadline, Kristen Stewart is right to say that she wears her feelings. With each of her performances, from Olivier Assayas’ Gen-y ghost story “Personal Shopper” to Justin Kelly’s “Jt Leroy” and, now, Benedict Andrews’ “Seberg,” it feels like the actress is revealing another facet of her real self.
She’s currently at the Venice Film Festival to promote Amazon Studios’ “Seberg,” where the film will have its world premiere. In the politically charged thriller, Stewart plays ’60s New Wave icon Jean Seberg, complete with blond pixie cut, best known as New York Herald Tribune girl Patricia in Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless.”
However, Seberg was equally notorious at the time for her association with Black Power advocate Hakim Jamal (played here by Anthony Mackie), turning her into a target of the FBI, which already had tabs on Seberg illegally in the Hoover days through its surveillance program Cointelpro.
She’s currently at the Venice Film Festival to promote Amazon Studios’ “Seberg,” where the film will have its world premiere. In the politically charged thriller, Stewart plays ’60s New Wave icon Jean Seberg, complete with blond pixie cut, best known as New York Herald Tribune girl Patricia in Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless.”
However, Seberg was equally notorious at the time for her association with Black Power advocate Hakim Jamal (played here by Anthony Mackie), turning her into a target of the FBI, which already had tabs on Seberg illegally in the Hoover days through its surveillance program Cointelpro.
- 8/29/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Festival celebrating Us cinema unveils full line-up of 45th edition.
The Deauville American Festival has unveiled a female-focused programme spotlighting women behind and in front of the camera for its 45th edition.
The festival, unfolding in the luxury northern French resort of Deauville Sept 6-15, courted controversy earlier in the week when it announced it was opening with Woody Allen’s A Rainy Day in New York.
It will be the feature’s biggest festival screening after backers Amazon cancelled its release after its 2017 shoot when molestation allegations by the director’s adopted daughter Dylan Farrow resurfaced amid the rise...
The Deauville American Festival has unveiled a female-focused programme spotlighting women behind and in front of the camera for its 45th edition.
The festival, unfolding in the luxury northern French resort of Deauville Sept 6-15, courted controversy earlier in the week when it announced it was opening with Woody Allen’s A Rainy Day in New York.
It will be the feature’s biggest festival screening after backers Amazon cancelled its release after its 2017 shoot when molestation allegations by the director’s adopted daughter Dylan Farrow resurfaced amid the rise...
- 8/23/2019
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Three years after Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern both starred in Kelly Reichardt’s elegant 2016 drama “Certain Women,” the powerhouse actresses have reunited, and this time they actually share scenes — quite a few. Unfortunately, their new collaboration, “Jt LeRoy,” is uneven, heavy-handed, and entirely one sided in its point of view. Regardless of what went wrong, these two are very good together. The underlying story, with all of its fascinating questions of identity and who gets to tell what story, clearly struck a nerve for both of these thoughtful talents.
Named for the fictional persona at the center of the literary scandal that ensnared everyone from Winona Ryder to Courtney Love, “Jt LeRoy” tells the story of Laura Albert’s invention of an HIV-positive, transgender sex worker as her literary avatar, told from the perspective of the androgynous young person she enlisted to play him in public. Based on the memoir by Savannah Knoop,...
Named for the fictional persona at the center of the literary scandal that ensnared everyone from Winona Ryder to Courtney Love, “Jt LeRoy” tells the story of Laura Albert’s invention of an HIV-positive, transgender sex worker as her literary avatar, told from the perspective of the androgynous young person she enlisted to play him in public. Based on the memoir by Savannah Knoop,...
- 4/26/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
It is a truth universally acknowledged that everyone loves a good scam. From Elizabeth Holmes to Fyre Fest to ersatz German heiress Anna Delvey, grifters have had us all in their thrall. Yet in our zeal to find a new, juicy con-artist tale, we often forget about the scammers who paved the way, those who successfully lied and cheated their way to the top, so that morally compromised and ambitious members of future generations could follow suit. I am speaking, of course, of Jt LeRoy, the enigmatic former teenage hustler...
- 4/26/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
When news broke of the true identity of author Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy folks threw around the word “hoax,” but the person behind the avatar, Laura Albert, hated that her creation was described that way.For her, Jt LeRoy was just as real as she was. Other authors over the course of history have long-used pen-names or fake identities to get further in publishing or to be taken more seriously, especially women, so what made Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy different than the Bronte sisters? The line in the sand moment—and this is where the story gets a little weird—is that Albert eventually hired someone to pose as Jt LeRoy, which gave him flesh. The person she hired was Savannah Knoop, her sister-in-law. Knoop went on to pose as LeRoy for six years and chronicled the experience in the fascinating 2008 memoir Girl, Boy, Girl: How I Became Jt Leroy. Before Jt...
- 4/26/2019
- MUBI
Following closing night festival screenings at Toronto and BFI Flare, director Justin Kelly’s Jt LeRoy opens in select Us cinemas, on demand and digital this Friday 26th April 2019. The compelling film chronicles the fascinating real life events that saw Savannah Knoop take on the public persona of celebrated author Jt Leroy, who was eventually revealed to be the creation and nom de plume of writer Laura Albert.
Whereas the 2016 documentary Author: The Jt Leroy Story focused largely on Albert, Kelly’s Jt LeRoy is based on the memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I Became Jt LeRoy by Savannah Knoop, who also co-wrote the screenplay, and recounts how events unfolded largely from their perspective. The film stars Laura Dern as Laura Albert and Kristen Stewart as Savannah Knoop, while the cast also features Courtney Love, Jim Sturgess and Diane Kruger.
James Kleinmann spoke exclusively to Justin Kelly and Savannah Knoop for HeyUGuys.
Whereas the 2016 documentary Author: The Jt Leroy Story focused largely on Albert, Kelly’s Jt LeRoy is based on the memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I Became Jt LeRoy by Savannah Knoop, who also co-wrote the screenplay, and recounts how events unfolded largely from their perspective. The film stars Laura Dern as Laura Albert and Kristen Stewart as Savannah Knoop, while the cast also features Courtney Love, Jim Sturgess and Diane Kruger.
James Kleinmann spoke exclusively to Justin Kelly and Savannah Knoop for HeyUGuys.
- 4/23/2019
- by James Kleinmann
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Anyone who thinks Kristen Stewart isn’t one of the under-sung actresses of her generation just isn’t paying attention. For years now, Stewart has been doing incredibly interesting work in films that fly largely under the radar. One of these days, it’s going to turn into an Academy Award nomination. Last year, she was buzzed about for Oscar attention with the biopic Jt LeRoy. A somewhat mixed reception at the Toronto International Film Festival pushed it back into 2019, erasing the buzz in the process. Well, opening this week, I can vouch for Stewart being excellent in it, with a tremendous turn from Laura Dern as well. The Tiff reviews got this one wrong, plain and simple. The movie is a biopic of Savannah Knoop (Stewart), who would spend about six years pretending to be a celebrated author by the name of Jt LeRoy. The write was merely the...
- 4/22/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Kristen Stewart is about to get roped into a major scam.
In a People exclusive clip of Justin Kelly’s upcoming film Jt LeRoy, Stewart, 29, portrays Savannah Knoop, a young woman who poses as a popular author while her sister-in-law writes the material.
In the clip, Savannah visits her brother Geoffrey (Jim Sturgess) and his wife Laura Albert (Laura Dern). Bombastic and eccentric, Laura overwhelms Savannah when she greets her.
“Savannah, Geoffrey’s baby sister! Look at this creature. Just as you said,” Laura tells Geoffrey as she cradles Savannah’s face in her hands.
Looking uncomfortable, Savannah remains silent...
In a People exclusive clip of Justin Kelly’s upcoming film Jt LeRoy, Stewart, 29, portrays Savannah Knoop, a young woman who poses as a popular author while her sister-in-law writes the material.
In the clip, Savannah visits her brother Geoffrey (Jim Sturgess) and his wife Laura Albert (Laura Dern). Bombastic and eccentric, Laura overwhelms Savannah when she greets her.
“Savannah, Geoffrey’s baby sister! Look at this creature. Just as you said,” Laura tells Geoffrey as she cradles Savannah’s face in her hands.
Looking uncomfortable, Savannah remains silent...
- 4/18/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Universal Pictures has released the trailer for “Jt LeRoy,” writer-director Justin Kelly’s take on one of the most infamous literary scandals of the last 20 years. Formerly known as “Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy,” it stars Laura Dern as the writer who made up the pseudonymous persona and Kristen Stewart as the sister-in-law who portrayed LeRoy in public — and if that sounds confusing, just imagine how everyone who bought the books felt. Avail yourself of the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis: “Laura Albert (Dern) writes tough, insightful fiction under a pseudonym, Jt LeRoy. Her Jt is not just a pen name but a whole persona, a teenage boy from West Virginia living a dangerous life as a truck stop sex worker. Laura was born in Brooklyn a generation earlier, and grew up in New York’s punk scene. Writing books such as ‘The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things’ as Jt...
Here’s the synopsis: “Laura Albert (Dern) writes tough, insightful fiction under a pseudonym, Jt LeRoy. Her Jt is not just a pen name but a whole persona, a teenage boy from West Virginia living a dangerous life as a truck stop sex worker. Laura was born in Brooklyn a generation earlier, and grew up in New York’s punk scene. Writing books such as ‘The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things’ as Jt...
- 4/4/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Premiering last fall at the Toronto International Film Festival, J.T. Leroy (then titled Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy) tells the true story as captured in Savannah Knoop’s 2008 memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I Became Jt LeRoy. Starring Kristen Stewart as the author who conned her way through the literary world under the titular fake persona, the film is directed by Justin Kelly (I Am Michael). Also starring Laura Dern, Jim Sturgess, Courtney Love, and Diane Kruger, the film will now arrive later this month and now the first trailer has landed.
Christopher Schobert praised Stewart, saying in his review, “It’s a stunning performance, one matched by the wondrous Laura Dern as Laura Albert, the author who created LeRoy and wrote his works. Jeremiah is bouncy and pleasing, if overfamiliar and never as insightful as one would hope. That is not necessarily the fault of director Justin Kelly, who co-wrote the film with Koop herself.
Christopher Schobert praised Stewart, saying in his review, “It’s a stunning performance, one matched by the wondrous Laura Dern as Laura Albert, the author who created LeRoy and wrote his works. Jeremiah is bouncy and pleasing, if overfamiliar and never as insightful as one would hope. That is not necessarily the fault of director Justin Kelly, who co-wrote the film with Koop herself.
- 4/4/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
"Are you really who you say you are?" Universal has released the first official trailer for the true story film Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy, also known as Jt LeRoy, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year. The film tells the story of a young woman named Savannah Knoop who spent six years pretending to be the celebrated author and cult status character Jt LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law. Kristen Stewart stars as Savannah, and the cast includes Laura Dern, Diane Kruger, Jim Sturgess, Courtney Love, Stella Maxwell, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. This almost unbelievable true story was also told in a documentary recently called Author: The Jt LeRoy Story, and it's a fascinating story to examine looking back on it all now. This feature version of her story looks like a fun one, give it a whirl. Here's the trailer (+ poster) for Justin Kelly's Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy,...
- 4/3/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Sneak Peek writer/director Justin Kelly's romantic drama feature "Jt LeRoy", based on the memoir "Girl Boy Girl: How I Became Jt Leroy" by Savannah Knoop starring Kristen Stewart, opening April 26, 2019:
"...'Savannah Knoop' (Stewart) spends six years masquerading as 'Laura Albert' and her literary persona 'Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy'.
"In 2006, The New York Times sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked 'it boy' wunderkind 'Jt LeRoy', whose tough prose about a sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally.
"It turned out LeRoy didn't actually exist. He was the creative expression of 40-year-old San Francisco housewife, 'Laura Albert' (Laura Dern) whose epic and entertaining account plunges us into a glittery world of rock shows and fashion events, ultimately revealing that channeling her brilliant fiction through another identity was her only possible path to self-expression..."
Cast also includes Diane Kruger as 'Eva', Jim Sturgess as 'Geoffrey Knoop',...
"...'Savannah Knoop' (Stewart) spends six years masquerading as 'Laura Albert' and her literary persona 'Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy'.
"In 2006, The New York Times sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked 'it boy' wunderkind 'Jt LeRoy', whose tough prose about a sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally.
"It turned out LeRoy didn't actually exist. He was the creative expression of 40-year-old San Francisco housewife, 'Laura Albert' (Laura Dern) whose epic and entertaining account plunges us into a glittery world of rock shows and fashion events, ultimately revealing that channeling her brilliant fiction through another identity was her only possible path to self-expression..."
Cast also includes Diane Kruger as 'Eva', Jim Sturgess as 'Geoffrey Knoop',...
- 3/28/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Events include a panel on crowdfunding.
The BFI Flare Lgbtq+ Film Festival has announced the industry programme for its 2019 edition, which runs from March 21-31.
‘The Makers’, a series of one-to-one interviews with individuals who have made a major contribution to Lgbtq+ film and television, will feature sessions with Israeli filmmaker Tomer Heymann (Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life), and the UK’s Pratibha Parmar (Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth) and Kristiene Clarke (The Truth About Gay Sex).
Panel events include ‘Standing out from the Crowd(fund)’, a discussion about how crowdfunding can be used for Lgbtq+ work, with filmmakers...
The BFI Flare Lgbtq+ Film Festival has announced the industry programme for its 2019 edition, which runs from March 21-31.
‘The Makers’, a series of one-to-one interviews with individuals who have made a major contribution to Lgbtq+ film and television, will feature sessions with Israeli filmmaker Tomer Heymann (Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life), and the UK’s Pratibha Parmar (Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth) and Kristiene Clarke (The Truth About Gay Sex).
Panel events include ‘Standing out from the Crowd(fund)’, a discussion about how crowdfunding can be used for Lgbtq+ work, with filmmakers...
- 3/19/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
"Hudson & Rex" is the new 'police dog' procedural drama, based on the Austrian series "Inspector Rex", starring John Reardon, Mayko Nguyen, Kevin Hanchard and Justin Kelly, premiering March 25, 2019 on Citytv:
"...'Detective Charlie Hudson' (Reardon), a 'Major Crimes' detective for the 'St. John's Police Department', teams up with 'Rex' (Diesel von Burgimwald), a former-'K9' German Shepherd, whose heightened senses keep Charlie hot on the trail of his suspects.
"Together, they investigate puzzling crimes, from a kidnapping which reveals a much larger conspiracy at play to an art theft murder which runs deep into the world of high society.
"Now with Charlie's deft detective work and Rex' keen senses, this crime-fighting pair is unstoppable.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Hudson & Rex"...
"...'Detective Charlie Hudson' (Reardon), a 'Major Crimes' detective for the 'St. John's Police Department', teams up with 'Rex' (Diesel von Burgimwald), a former-'K9' German Shepherd, whose heightened senses keep Charlie hot on the trail of his suspects.
"Together, they investigate puzzling crimes, from a kidnapping which reveals a much larger conspiracy at play to an art theft murder which runs deep into the world of high society.
"Now with Charlie's deft detective work and Rex' keen senses, this crime-fighting pair is unstoppable.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Hudson & Rex"...
- 3/8/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: ICM Partners has signed filmmaker Justin Kelly, whose upcoming film Jt LeRoy starring Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern hits theaters in April.
Early on in his career, Kelly cut his teeth directing and editing music videos for artists such as Gossip, Hunx and his Punx and Tiny Hearts and working as an editor.
Kelly’s feature directorial debut I Am Michael, which he adapted from Benoit Denizet-Lewis’ New York Times Magazine article “My Ex-Gay Friend” followed the true-life story of Michael Glatze, a gay activist who became a Christian pastor after identifying himself as a heterosexual. Gus Van Sant executive produced the feature which starred James Franco, Zachary Quinto and Emma Roberts. The film went on to premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and Berlinale.
Kelly continued on to write and direct IFC’s King Cobra about veteran gay pornography producer Stephen who battles two rival producers over the...
Early on in his career, Kelly cut his teeth directing and editing music videos for artists such as Gossip, Hunx and his Punx and Tiny Hearts and working as an editor.
Kelly’s feature directorial debut I Am Michael, which he adapted from Benoit Denizet-Lewis’ New York Times Magazine article “My Ex-Gay Friend” followed the true-life story of Michael Glatze, a gay activist who became a Christian pastor after identifying himself as a heterosexual. Gus Van Sant executive produced the feature which starred James Franco, Zachary Quinto and Emma Roberts. The film went on to premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and Berlinale.
Kelly continued on to write and direct IFC’s King Cobra about veteran gay pornography producer Stephen who battles two rival producers over the...
- 2/26/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
This year is the 33rd edition of the event.
The BFI Flare: London Lgbtq+ Film Festival (March 21 – 31) has unveiled the full programme for its 33rd edition, including over 50 features.
Titles will include the European premiere of Justin Kelly’s Jt Leroy starring Laura Dern and Kristen Stewart, which will close the event. The film, adapted from Savannah Knoop’s memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I Became Jt LeRoy, premiered at Toronto last year.
The Flare centrepiece screening will be the UK premiere of Tomer Heymann’s documentary Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life, a portrait of one of the world’s most successful gay porn stars.
The BFI Flare: London Lgbtq+ Film Festival (March 21 – 31) has unveiled the full programme for its 33rd edition, including over 50 features.
Titles will include the European premiere of Justin Kelly’s Jt Leroy starring Laura Dern and Kristen Stewart, which will close the event. The film, adapted from Savannah Knoop’s memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I Became Jt LeRoy, premiered at Toronto last year.
The Flare centrepiece screening will be the UK premiere of Tomer Heymann’s documentary Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life, a portrait of one of the world’s most successful gay porn stars.
- 2/20/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Kristin Stewart’s portrayal as literary hoaxer Jt Leroy is poised to get distribution after it premiered as one of the high profile titles at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Content Group is near to closing a U.S. rights to the Justin Kelly-directed drama. Uphe Content Group will set a U.S. theatrical release for the film and also gets in the deal some international rights that include Benelux, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and South Africa.
Stewart plays the title character alongside Laura Dern, Diane Kruger and Jim Sturgess in a film produced by Patrick Walmsley, Julie Yorn, Thor Bradwell, Gary Pearl, Cassian Elwes, Giri Tharan, Mark Amin, and Dave Hansen.
The fact-based drama has Stewart playing Savannah Knoop, a young woman who spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author Jt Leroy until the scandalous revelation that this was a literary...
Stewart plays the title character alongside Laura Dern, Diane Kruger and Jim Sturgess in a film produced by Patrick Walmsley, Julie Yorn, Thor Bradwell, Gary Pearl, Cassian Elwes, Giri Tharan, Mark Amin, and Dave Hansen.
The fact-based drama has Stewart playing Savannah Knoop, a young woman who spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author Jt Leroy until the scandalous revelation that this was a literary...
- 12/14/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
“Survival needs preparation.”
Star Wars prequel star Hayden Christiansen stars alongside Harvey Keitel in a new sci-fi action thriller called The Last Man, and today we have the first trailer for it for you to watch.
It seems like it’s been awhile since we’ve seen either of these actors in a movie, and now they’ve popped up in an interesting one together.
The story follows Kurt Matheson (Christensen), “a war veteran with Ptsd (post traumatic stress disorder) who perceives that the end of the world is coming. After establishing a relationship with a dubious Messiah (Keitel), he leaves his normal life and begins the construction of a shelter underground, training himself, in an extreme way, at the cost of losing everything and making people believe he is insane. When he also believes it, something extraordinary happens”
The film was directed by first time director Rodrigo H. Vila,...
Star Wars prequel star Hayden Christiansen stars alongside Harvey Keitel in a new sci-fi action thriller called The Last Man, and today we have the first trailer for it for you to watch.
It seems like it’s been awhile since we’ve seen either of these actors in a movie, and now they’ve popped up in an interesting one together.
The story follows Kurt Matheson (Christensen), “a war veteran with Ptsd (post traumatic stress disorder) who perceives that the end of the world is coming. After establishing a relationship with a dubious Messiah (Keitel), he leaves his normal life and begins the construction of a shelter underground, training himself, in an extreme way, at the cost of losing everything and making people believe he is insane. When he also believes it, something extraordinary happens”
The film was directed by first time director Rodrigo H. Vila,...
- 12/11/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"We must prepare for the worst of humanity." Lionsgate has launched a trailer for an indie sci-fi action film titled The Last Man, which is pretty much the opposite (in every way) from this year's film The First Man. From director Rodrigo H. Vila, the film stars Hayden Christensen as a war veteran with post traumatic stress disorder who perceives that the end of the world is coming. After establishing a relationship with a dubious Messiah, he leaves his normal life to begin the construction of a shelter underground and trains himself, in an extreme way, at the cost of everything in his life. When he also believes the Messiah, something extraordinary happens. The cast includes Harvey Keitel, Liz Solari, Marco Leonardi, Fernan Miras, Justin Kelly, and Rafael Spregelburd. While I am always curious about new sci-fi, this looks like one of those throwaway, forgettable action flicks that no one will ever watch.
- 12/9/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Closing night in Toronto brought Justin Kelly’s low-budget indie labor of love, “Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy,” which lured two bankable actresses with its twisted but true tale of mistaken author/avatar identity. Dern flew to Toronto from filming “Little Women” and Stewart from the set of “Charlie’s Angels” to help Kelly sell the movie in Toronto. The filmmakers wanted to screen “Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy” to friendly Tiff fans in order to land some upbeat reactions. (Metascore: 63.)
“This is as independent as it can get,” said Dern on the phone from the Tiff press day. “If a distributor gives Justin the time and love he needs to shape it, it’s about being able to finesse a thing we made on a shoestring.”
Clearly, both actresses rolled up their sleeves on set. When extras didn’t arrive in late ’90s-early ’00s period clothing, Dern and Stewart threw T-shirts on them...
“This is as independent as it can get,” said Dern on the phone from the Tiff press day. “If a distributor gives Justin the time and love he needs to shape it, it’s about being able to finesse a thing we made on a shoestring.”
Clearly, both actresses rolled up their sleeves on set. When extras didn’t arrive in late ’90s-early ’00s period clothing, Dern and Stewart threw T-shirts on them...
- 9/17/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Closing night in Toronto brought Justin Kelly’s low-budget indie labor of love, “Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy,” which lured two bankable actresses with its twisted but true tale of mistaken author/avatar identity. Dern flew to Toronto from filming “Little Women” and Stewart from the set of “Charlie’s Angels” to help Kelly sell the movie in Toronto. The filmmakers wanted to screen “Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy” to friendly Tiff fans in order to land some upbeat reactions. (Metascore: 63.)
“This is as independent as it can get,” said Dern on the phone from the Tiff press day. “If a distributor gives Justin the time and love he needs to shape it, it’s about being able to finesse a thing we made on a shoestring.”
Clearly, both actresses rolled up their sleeves on set. When extras didn’t arrive in late ’90s-early ’00s period clothing, Dern and Stewart threw T-shirts on them...
“This is as independent as it can get,” said Dern on the phone from the Tiff press day. “If a distributor gives Justin the time and love he needs to shape it, it’s about being able to finesse a thing we made on a shoestring.”
Clearly, both actresses rolled up their sleeves on set. When extras didn’t arrive in late ’90s-early ’00s period clothing, Dern and Stewart threw T-shirts on them...
- 9/17/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
By any reasonable expectation, the casting of Kristen Stewart in the role of Savannah Knoop, the young woman who impersonated the fictional literary sensation Jt LeRoy, which was created by her brother’s unstable girlfriend Laura Albert (Laura Dern), should have been enough of a coup. Stewart’s own prickly relationship with celebrity, her androgynous beauty and embrace of queer identity, would by itself have added more than enough layers of metatextual intrigue to the story of a bisexual woman who pretended to be a bisexual man who was entirely the creation of another woman.
But the timing of Justin Kelly’s film about a literary hoax that exposed the hypocrisy surrounding the idea of authenticity in the publishing world has repercussions that far outstrip the original plan. Uncomfortably thrust into close proximity to the allegations of sexual abuse leveled against #MeToo pioneer Asia Argento, as enjoyable as the film...
But the timing of Justin Kelly’s film about a literary hoax that exposed the hypocrisy surrounding the idea of authenticity in the publishing world has repercussions that far outstrip the original plan. Uncomfortably thrust into close proximity to the allegations of sexual abuse leveled against #MeToo pioneer Asia Argento, as enjoyable as the film...
- 9/16/2018
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
by Chris Feil
The newest from King Cobra director Justin Kelly, Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy, opens with Laura Dern’s gruff, heavy twang voiceover echoing through a dark theatre. Even though the film charts the wild rise of the famous alias author before inevitable and controversial decline, the shock of her accented voice is about as gasp inducing as the film gets. Dern stars as Laura Albert, the artist that created the LeRoy illusion and wrote several successful novels in his voice. The film also stars Kristen Stewart as Savannah Knoop, the woman that Albert convinced to portray Jt in public and helped shape him in non-binary Warhol-ish mode. “Jt” claims that fiction can be more true than truth (or... something), but Kelly’s film is far from making that case.
The newest from King Cobra director Justin Kelly, Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy, opens with Laura Dern’s gruff, heavy twang voiceover echoing through a dark theatre. Even though the film charts the wild rise of the famous alias author before inevitable and controversial decline, the shock of her accented voice is about as gasp inducing as the film gets. Dern stars as Laura Albert, the artist that created the LeRoy illusion and wrote several successful novels in his voice. The film also stars Kristen Stewart as Savannah Knoop, the woman that Albert convinced to portray Jt in public and helped shape him in non-binary Warhol-ish mode. “Jt” claims that fiction can be more true than truth (or... something), but Kelly’s film is far from making that case.
- 9/16/2018
- by Chris Feil
- FilmExperience
The story of Jt LeRoy, the best-selling author who never really existed, gets the standard biopic treatment in Justin Kelly‘s unfortunately uninspired Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy. As lacking as this film tends to be, it’s almost salvaged by two remarkable performances from Laura Dern and Kristen Stewart. In the late 1990s, Jt LeRoy was a literary sensation. […]
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- 9/14/2018
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Kristen Stewart’s young career is peppered with highs–most notably, Olivier Assayas’s Clouds of Sils Maria and Personal Shopper–but the actress has never been more natural, more unaffected, or as legitimately fascinating onscreen as she is in Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy. As Savannah Koop, the infamous “body” of nonexistent author Jt LeRoy, Stewart is vulnerable, funny, and wounded. Yet she’s also nonchalantly charismatic, showing how and why the sight of the quiet, bewigged LeRoy was so utterly enticing to a world craving for mystery.
It’s a stunning performance, one matched by the wondrous Laura Dern as Laura Albert, the author who created LeRoy and wrote his works. Jeremiah is bouncy and pleasing, if overfamiliar and never as insightful as one would hope. That is not necessarily the fault of director Justin Kelly, who co-wrote the film with Koop herself. It has far more to do with...
It’s a stunning performance, one matched by the wondrous Laura Dern as Laura Albert, the author who created LeRoy and wrote his works. Jeremiah is bouncy and pleasing, if overfamiliar and never as insightful as one would hope. That is not necessarily the fault of director Justin Kelly, who co-wrote the film with Koop herself. It has far more to do with...
- 9/12/2018
- by Christopher Schobert
- The Film Stage
The true story of Jt LeRoy, an invented persona that fooled the books world, has powerful parallels with the actor’s own scrutinised personal life
Of the actors slated to star in Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy when Justin Kelly first got the production’s wheels turning in 2016, only Kristen Stewart saw it through to shooting. She plays Savannah Knoop, a young woman who posed as the invented literary persona Jt LeRoy in the early 2000s, and thank the gods of cinema she stuck around. A fascinating synergy runs both ways between Stewart and the unlikely story of Leroy’s ascent to stardom in the publishing world. The actor’s intensively documented public life adds one more layer to a film that already has a lot on its mind regarding celebrity, constructed identity, gender and authenticity.
Both Stewart and LeRoy, a 19-year-old street kid created by Knoop’s sister-in-law Laura Albert (Laura Dern...
Of the actors slated to star in Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy when Justin Kelly first got the production’s wheels turning in 2016, only Kristen Stewart saw it through to shooting. She plays Savannah Knoop, a young woman who posed as the invented literary persona Jt LeRoy in the early 2000s, and thank the gods of cinema she stuck around. A fascinating synergy runs both ways between Stewart and the unlikely story of Leroy’s ascent to stardom in the publishing world. The actor’s intensively documented public life adds one more layer to a film that already has a lot on its mind regarding celebrity, constructed identity, gender and authenticity.
Both Stewart and LeRoy, a 19-year-old street kid created by Knoop’s sister-in-law Laura Albert (Laura Dern...
- 9/11/2018
- by Charles Bramesco
- The Guardian - Film News
The Jt Leroy saga is readymade for the movies, and two years ago it gave birth to Jeff Feuerzeig’s documentary “Author: The Jt Leroy Story.” That provided a fascinating overview of extensive scheme by Bay Area author Laura Albert, who wrote under the nom de plume of the fictional Leroy and gave him a backstory, hoodwinking fans all over the world by pretending that (s)he was a former teen prostitute with prodigal talent.
Albert pulled it off for years, pretending to be Leroy on the phone while sending her androgynous sister-in-law Savannah Knoop to play the character in public. But while “Author” explores the eccentric Albert’s identity crisis in her own words, it relegated Knoop to a supporting character. Writer-director Justin Kelly’s “Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy” puts her front and center, bringing an intriguing new angle on the bizarre literary con as we see Knoop being forced...
Albert pulled it off for years, pretending to be Leroy on the phone while sending her androgynous sister-in-law Savannah Knoop to play the character in public. But while “Author” explores the eccentric Albert’s identity crisis in her own words, it relegated Knoop to a supporting character. Writer-director Justin Kelly’s “Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy” puts her front and center, bringing an intriguing new angle on the bizarre literary con as we see Knoop being forced...
- 9/10/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
The deservedly forgotten 2004 feature The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things has been in the news lately as a result of allegations of sexual misconduct against director and star Asia Argento, years after shooting wrapped, with her still-underage co-star Jimmy Bennett. The development and production of that project, along with an inflated depiction of its Cannes premiere, are central to Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy, with Diane Kruger stepping in as a deliciously opportunistic actress-filmmaker, here named Eva. That salacious connection to recent headlines should give Justin Kelly’s pedestrian account of the literary hoax behind it an extra frisson. But deceit ...
- 9/10/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The one item you always take with you to Toronto?
Cute swim trunks for unexpected hotel pool adventures.
Your favorite Toronto memory?
Seeing The Hidden Cameras play an outdoor summer show with a huge band the first time I ever went to Toronto, which was many moons ago.
What’s the one place you have to visit while in Toronto?
Guu (1314 Queen St. West) for Japanese food, because it’s like a wild house party with delicious sushi. My costume designer Avery [Plewes] lives in Toronto and says Imanishi is the new Guu, but I haven’t been there ...
Cute swim trunks for unexpected hotel pool adventures.
Your favorite Toronto memory?
Seeing The Hidden Cameras play an outdoor summer show with a huge band the first time I ever went to Toronto, which was many moons ago.
What’s the one place you have to visit while in Toronto?
Guu (1314 Queen St. West) for Japanese food, because it’s like a wild house party with delicious sushi. My costume designer Avery [Plewes] lives in Toronto and says Imanishi is the new Guu, but I haven’t been there ...
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