Nicolas Cage western premieres at TIFF on Friday, September 9.
Director Gabe Polsky and the producers of western Butcher’s Crossing talk to Chris Evans about shooting in the wilderness of Colorado in the company of Nicolas Cage ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival tonight (September 9).
Polsky first read the novel Butcher’s Crossing by John Edward Williams back in 2008 and it “hit me in the gut and the heart”, he recalls.
It tells the story of Harvard drop-out Will Andrews, played in the film by Fred Hechinger, who heads into the American West to join...
Director Gabe Polsky and the producers of western Butcher’s Crossing talk to Chris Evans about shooting in the wilderness of Colorado in the company of Nicolas Cage ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival tonight (September 9).
Polsky first read the novel Butcher’s Crossing by John Edward Williams back in 2008 and it “hit me in the gut and the heart”, he recalls.
It tells the story of Harvard drop-out Will Andrews, played in the film by Fred Hechinger, who heads into the American West to join...
- 9/9/2022
- by Chris Evans
- ScreenDaily
Take a look at new images of actress Dakota Fanning posing for “Who What Wear”, photographed by Lauren Dukoff:
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning transitioned to more mature roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008).
Her film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning's film work also includes "The Bell Jar" directed by Kirsten Dunst, "Ocean's Eight" (2018) and her role in the TV series "The Alienist".
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning transitioned to more mature roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008).
Her film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning's film work also includes "The Bell Jar" directed by Kirsten Dunst, "Ocean's Eight" (2018) and her role in the TV series "The Alienist".
- 4/27/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at new images of actress Dakota Fanning posing for “Who What Wear”, photographed by Lauren Dukoff:
The
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning transitioned to more mature roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008).
Her film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning's film work also includes "The Bell Jar" directed by Kirsten Dunst, "Ocean's Eight" (2018) and her role in the TV series "The Alienist".
The
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning transitioned to more mature roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008).
Her film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning's film work also includes "The Bell Jar" directed by Kirsten Dunst, "Ocean's Eight" (2018) and her role in the TV series "The Alienist".
- 4/14/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Abby Quinn will star in an upcoming Blumhouse and Epix movie set in Nashville opposite Shiloh Fernandez and Joshua Leonard. They join the previously announced Alexxis Lemire and Katey Sagal in the film, which has the working title of “Tattered Hearts.”
The movie centers on a promising up-and-coming country duo who seek out the secluded mansion of their idol (Sagal), a former country music star and “Music City” royalty turned recluse. What starts out as a friendly visit devolves into a twisted series of horrors forcing the friends to confront the lengths they will go to realize
their dreams. Brea Grant (“12 Hour Shift”) is directing from a script by Rachel Koller Croft.
Quinn will star as “Jordan,” singer and guitarist, and one half of the music duo. The actress had a notable role in the Sundance hit “Landline” opposite Edie Falco and Jenny Slate. She most recently starred in...
The movie centers on a promising up-and-coming country duo who seek out the secluded mansion of their idol (Sagal), a former country music star and “Music City” royalty turned recluse. What starts out as a friendly visit devolves into a twisted series of horrors forcing the friends to confront the lengths they will go to realize
their dreams. Brea Grant (“12 Hour Shift”) is directing from a script by Rachel Koller Croft.
Quinn will star as “Jordan,” singer and guitarist, and one half of the music duo. The actress had a notable role in the Sundance hit “Landline” opposite Edie Falco and Jenny Slate. She most recently starred in...
- 7/21/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Take a look at actress Dakota Fanning ("The Alienist") in "C" magazine, wearing Giorgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana and a whole lot more, photographed by Zoey Grossman:
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning transitioned to more mature roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008). Her recent film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning's latest film work includes "The Bell Jar" directed by Kirsten Dunst, "Ocean's Eight" (2018) and her role in the TV series "The Alienist".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dakota Fanning...
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning transitioned to more mature roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008). Her recent film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning's latest film work includes "The Bell Jar" directed by Kirsten Dunst, "Ocean's Eight" (2018) and her role in the TV series "The Alienist".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dakota Fanning...
- 1/2/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Take a look at actress Dakota Fanning ("The Alienist") in "C" magazine, wearing Giorgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana and a whole lot more, photographed by Zoey Grossman:
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning transitioned to more mature roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008). Her recent film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning's latest film work includes "The Bell Jar" directed by Kirsten Dunst, "Ocean's Eight" (2018) and her role in the TV series "The Alienist".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dakota Fanning...
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning transitioned to more mature roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008). Her recent film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning's latest film work includes "The Bell Jar" directed by Kirsten Dunst, "Ocean's Eight" (2018) and her role in the TV series "The Alienist".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dakota Fanning...
- 10/3/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Chicago – What is “greatness”? Is it an undefinable element in human beings that no one can explain, or can we get insight if we listen to those who have achieved it? Documentary filmmaker Gabe Polsky (“Red Army”) went on a journey to understand the concept in his new film, “In Search of Greatness.”
The focus is on athletes, in the sense of how one stands out from another, given the same parameters available to physically gifted people. Polsky explores the “it” factor, from pro hockey (Wayne Gretzky), pro football (Jerry Rice) and international soccer (Pelé). The filmmaker delves deeply, with commentary by social scientists and creativity experts. It turns out that the quality of greatness is part mystery, part happenstance and part being in the right place/time at any given moment, along with a unique passion for getting it done. This is a fascinating documentary, sprinkled with a bit of magic.
The focus is on athletes, in the sense of how one stands out from another, given the same parameters available to physically gifted people. Polsky explores the “it” factor, from pro hockey (Wayne Gretzky), pro football (Jerry Rice) and international soccer (Pelé). The filmmaker delves deeply, with commentary by social scientists and creativity experts. It turns out that the quality of greatness is part mystery, part happenstance and part being in the right place/time at any given moment, along with a unique passion for getting it done. This is a fascinating documentary, sprinkled with a bit of magic.
- 11/2/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Take a look at new images of actress Dakota Fanning ("The Alienist") in the April 2018 issue of "C" magazine, wearing Giorgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana and a whole lot more, photographed by Zoey Grossman:
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning transitioned to more mature roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008). Her recent film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning's upcoming film work includes "The Bell Jar" directed by Kirsten Dunst, followed by "Ocean's Eight" (2018) and her role in the TV series "The Alienist".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dakota Fanning.
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning transitioned to more mature roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008). Her recent film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning's upcoming film work includes "The Bell Jar" directed by Kirsten Dunst, followed by "Ocean's Eight" (2018) and her role in the TV series "The Alienist".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dakota Fanning.
- 3/22/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek new images of actress Dakota Fanning in the February 2018 issue of "Vogue" (Australia), wearing Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada and a whole lot more, photographed by Emma Summerton:
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning then began the transition to more mature roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008). Her recent film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning's upcoming film work includes "The Bell Jar" (2017) directed by another former child star Kirsten Dunst, followed by "Ocean's Eight" (2018) and her role in the TV series
"The Alienist".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dakota Fanning.
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning then began the transition to more mature roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008). Her recent film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning's upcoming film work includes "The Bell Jar" (2017) directed by another former child star Kirsten Dunst, followed by "Ocean's Eight" (2018) and her role in the TV series
"The Alienist".
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dakota Fanning.
- 2/2/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
After starring in Sofia Coppola‘s “Somewhere,” we thought Stephen Dorff might get his own Dorffaissance. Alas, it didn’t really happen as he bounced around from forgettable blockbusters (“Immortals“) to forgotten indies (“The Motel Life“) to horror retreads (“Leatherface“). Well, another chance to revitalize his career is arriving.
The actor has joined HBO‘s highly anticipated “True Detective” season three.
Continue reading Stephen Dorff Joins ‘True Detective’ Season 3 at The Playlist.
The actor has joined HBO‘s highly anticipated “True Detective” season three.
Continue reading Stephen Dorff Joins ‘True Detective’ Season 3 at The Playlist.
- 1/3/2018
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Sneak Peek new images of actress Dakota Fanning ("Effie Gray") in the January 2018 issue of "Marie Claire" (UK) magazine, wearing Prada, Alberta Ferretti, Christopher Kane and a whole lot more, photographed by David Atelier:
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning then began the transition to more mature roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008). Her recent film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning's upcoming film work includes "The Bell Jar" (2017) directed by another former child star Kirsten Dunst, followed by "Ocean's Eight" (2018) and her role in the TV series "The Alienist...
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning then began the transition to more mature roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008). Her recent film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning's upcoming film work includes "The Bell Jar" (2017) directed by another former child star Kirsten Dunst, followed by "Ocean's Eight" (2018) and her role in the TV series "The Alienist...
- 12/13/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek new images of actress Dakota Fanning ("Effie Gray") for the Spring-Summer 2017 line of luxury shoe brand "Jimmy Choo":
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning then began the transition to more adult roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008). Her recent film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning'sa upcoming film work includes "The Bell Jar" (2017) as 'Esther Greenwood', directed by another former child star Kirsten Dunst, followed by "Ocean's Eight" (2018).
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dakota Fanning...
Fanning's performance in the feature "I Am Sam" (2001) earned her a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight, followed by roles as a child actress in "Man on Fire" (2004), "War of the Worlds" (2005) and "Charlotte's Web" (2006).
Fanning then began the transition to more adult roles including "Hounddog" (2007) and "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008). Her recent film roles have included "Coraline" (2009), "The Runaways" (2010), "The Motel Life" (2013) and "The Twilight Saga" (2009–12).
Her modeling work started in 2009 for various fashion magazines including "Elle", "Vanity Fair" and "Cosmopolitan".
Fanning'sa upcoming film work includes "The Bell Jar" (2017) as 'Esther Greenwood', directed by another former child star Kirsten Dunst, followed by "Ocean's Eight" (2018).
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dakota Fanning...
- 3/9/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
★★★★☆ Until now, the confluence of sport and politics during the Cold War has been portrayed in more simplistic and unambiguous terms in narrative features like Rocky IV (1985) and Miracle (2004). Premiering at last year's Cannes Film Festival, Gabe Polsky's immensely enjoyable documentary Red Army (2014) zeroes in on that same period of history in an altogether more engrossing and studied fashion. Polsky here brings that same restrained, unfussy style of filmmaking evident in his underrated The Motel Life (2013).
- 12/8/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
During the opening credits of Gabe Polsky’s debut documentary – and only his sophomore endeavour following on from The Motel Life – we notice a couple of recognisable names appear, as not only was the late, influential producer Jerry Weintraub involved, but he was joined by master documentarian Werner Herzog. As the title progresses, it
The post Red Army Review appeared first on HeyUGuys.
The post Red Army Review appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 10/6/2015
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This year's Ebertfest opens today and runs through Sunday, and we're collecting notes on the lineup: Jean-Luc Godard's Adieu au langage, Roy Andersson's A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, Godfrey Cheshire's Moving Midway, James Ponsoldt's The End of the Tour, Céline Sciamma's Girlhood, George Fitzmaurice's The Son of the Sheik, Robert De Niro's A Bronx Tale, Damián Szifrón's Wild Tales, Pawel Pawlikowski's Ida, Alan Polsky and Gabe Polsky's The Motel Life, Ramin Bahrani's 99 Homes and Ethan Hawke's Seymour: An Introduction. » - David Hudson...
- 4/15/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
This year's Ebertfest opens today and runs through Sunday, and we're collecting notes on the lineup: Jean-Luc Godard's Adieu au langage, Roy Andersson's A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, Godfrey Cheshire's Moving Midway, James Ponsoldt's The End of the Tour, Céline Sciamma's Girlhood, George Fitzmaurice's The Son of the Sheik, Robert De Niro's A Bronx Tale, Damián Szifrón's Wild Tales, Pawel Pawlikowski's Ida, Alan Polsky and Gabe Polsky's The Motel Life, Ramin Bahrani's 99 Homes and Ethan Hawke's Seymour: An Introduction. » - David Hudson...
- 4/15/2015
- Keyframe
On behalf of his 2012 film "The Motel Life," Stephen Dorff will attend the 17th annual Ebertfest this year. Directed by Alan Polsky (a producer on Herzog's "Bad Lieutenant") and Gabe Polsky (director of 2014 doc "Red Army"), this working-class crime drama got a very positive review from Roger Ebert. The film was part of Dorff's career renaissance after getting a boost from Sofia Coppola's meandering "Somewhere." Also revealed is a list of panel discussions taking place at this year's Ebertfest from April 15-19 in Champaign-Urbana. On Sunday, April 19th following a screening of director Ethan Hawke's "Seymour: An Introduction," the film's subject, famed pianist Seymour Bernstein, will conduct an onstage master class with University of Illinois students. This year’s panel discussions, featuring many of the directors, actors, critics and other festival guests, including Heloise Godet, Godfrey Cheshire, Scott Foundas,...
- 4/7/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Stephen Dorff has landed the lead role in the upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel.
Deadline reports that the Blade actor will play Hal Hartman in Leatherface, which centres around a violent teen who eventually becomes the title character.
The teen - played by EastEnders actor Sam Strike - escapes from a mental hospital and kidnaps a young nurse.
He and other escapees are then chased by an equally crazed lawman looking for revenge.
Written by Seth M Sherwood, the film will be directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, and is tipped for release in 2016.
Dorff most recently finished filming American Hero with Eddie Griffin and The Motel Life with Emile Hirsch and Dakota Fanning.
Deadline reports that the Blade actor will play Hal Hartman in Leatherface, which centres around a violent teen who eventually becomes the title character.
The teen - played by EastEnders actor Sam Strike - escapes from a mental hospital and kidnaps a young nurse.
He and other escapees are then chased by an equally crazed lawman looking for revenge.
Written by Seth M Sherwood, the film will be directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, and is tipped for release in 2016.
Dorff most recently finished filming American Hero with Eddie Griffin and The Motel Life with Emile Hirsch and Dakota Fanning.
- 4/1/2015
- Digital Spy
Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel in “The End of the Tour”
Champaign, Illinois isn’t quite Cannes or Park City, Utah, but the film festival hosted there annually in Roger Ebert’s name is as charming as they come. Now Ebertfest, in its 17th year, has announced its lineup of films prior to its four day run in April.
It was previously announced that Jean-Luc Godard’s acclaimed Goodbye to Language 3D would be the opening night film. Now Chaz Ebert has penned a touching love letter to her late husband detailing the choices they’ve made for the festival in his absence.
Among them are James Ponsoldt’s The End of the Tour, Ramin Bahrani’s 99 Homes, Roy Andersson’s A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting On Existence, Céline Sciamma’s Girlhood, and special screenings of A Bronx Tale with Robert De Niro and the 1926 silent film The Son of the Sheik...
Champaign, Illinois isn’t quite Cannes or Park City, Utah, but the film festival hosted there annually in Roger Ebert’s name is as charming as they come. Now Ebertfest, in its 17th year, has announced its lineup of films prior to its four day run in April.
It was previously announced that Jean-Luc Godard’s acclaimed Goodbye to Language 3D would be the opening night film. Now Chaz Ebert has penned a touching love letter to her late husband detailing the choices they’ve made for the festival in his absence.
Among them are James Ponsoldt’s The End of the Tour, Ramin Bahrani’s 99 Homes, Roy Andersson’s A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting On Existence, Céline Sciamma’s Girlhood, and special screenings of A Bronx Tale with Robert De Niro and the 1926 silent film The Son of the Sheik...
- 3/26/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Americans know very well that we beat the Soviet Union hockey team in the 1980 Olympics. It is a celebrated, symbolic victory that we have nicknamed the “Miracle on Ice,” which inspired the 2004 film Miracle with Kurt Russell. What Americans may not know is Russia’s side, which boasts an incredible story about elite hockey players chiseled from a regimented government and training system. The skill and power of these athletes who deserve a universal due is presented in director Gabe Polsky’s documentary Red Army. Informative, thrilling, and unbelievable, the film is far more than a sports doc, as it explores the rise and fall of the Soviet Union through the treatment of star players like Viacheslov Fetisov and Alexei Kasatonov.
I previously interviewed Gabe and his brother Alan for their Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff drama The Motel Life, which was presented by Werner Herzog, and played at the...
I previously interviewed Gabe and his brother Alan for their Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff drama The Motel Life, which was presented by Werner Herzog, and played at the...
- 2/6/2015
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Chicago – Every red-blooded American has been told the story of the “Miracle on Ice,” the 1980 Winter Olympic upset of the mighty Soviet Union hockey team by Team USA. But who were the Soviet players? Why were they the best in the world? Director Gabe Polsky explores these questions in the documentary “Red Army.”
What makes “Red Army” such an exceptional film is the morality of it. The Soviet hockey team was playing for more in virtually every category. They had more pride, more skill, more strategy, more love-of-nationalism and more focus than any other team in the world. The story of these “mores” is magnificently told by Gabe Polsky, a filmmaker whose parents emigrated from Russia. The story also, interestingly enough, tells of the collapse of the Soviet Union, and what that meant for those hockey players, who were now stuck in a different performance mode and world.
Part of...
What makes “Red Army” such an exceptional film is the morality of it. The Soviet hockey team was playing for more in virtually every category. They had more pride, more skill, more strategy, more love-of-nationalism and more focus than any other team in the world. The story of these “mores” is magnificently told by Gabe Polsky, a filmmaker whose parents emigrated from Russia. The story also, interestingly enough, tells of the collapse of the Soviet Union, and what that meant for those hockey players, who were now stuck in a different performance mode and world.
Part of...
- 2/3/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Exclusive: Actor Stephen Dorff has signed with Paradigm. Last year he moved to Resolution from Gersh to return to longtime agent David Unger, but the agency folded in October. Dorff started his career with films like The Power Of One, Judgment Night, and Backbeat in the ’90s — around the time he famously had Alicia Silverstone cryin’ in an Aerosmith music video. He has appeared steadily onscreen since, with credits ranging from vampire actioner Blade to John Waters’ Cecil B. DeMented, Lee Daniels’ Shadowboxer, Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere, Michael Mann’s Public Enemies, and Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center.
Dorff starred in recent indie Zaytoun and The Motel Life opposite Emile Hirsch and Dakota Fanning, which premiered at the Rome Film Festival and won the Audience Award for Best Film. Forthcoming films include the recently-wrapped American Hero opposite Eddie Griffin for director Nick Love, drama Oliver’s Deal from exec producer Christine Vachon,...
Dorff starred in recent indie Zaytoun and The Motel Life opposite Emile Hirsch and Dakota Fanning, which premiered at the Rome Film Festival and won the Audience Award for Best Film. Forthcoming films include the recently-wrapped American Hero opposite Eddie Griffin for director Nick Love, drama Oliver’s Deal from exec producer Christine Vachon,...
- 12/1/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
We earlier told you that Haider produced by Utv Motion Pictures and Vb Pictures won the ‘People’s Choice Award’ in the Mondo Genre
(World Genre) at the Rome Film Festival. Now we have more about win and quotes from Shahid and director Vishal Bhardwaj.
The Mondo Genre had a selection of feature films of young or already successful directors this year and the festival gave priority to films that are world premieres. The movies selected were from countries like Italy, USA, Brazil and France. Out of the seven films that featured under this genre, Haider was the only Asian film selected across the globe.
“Haider is a classic Shakespearean tale retold with Kashmir in India as its backdrop, it’s a story that we would like to take to the world and to get this award now is a proud moment for the entire team of Haider,” says Director Vishal Bhardwaj.
(World Genre) at the Rome Film Festival. Now we have more about win and quotes from Shahid and director Vishal Bhardwaj.
The Mondo Genre had a selection of feature films of young or already successful directors this year and the festival gave priority to films that are world premieres. The movies selected were from countries like Italy, USA, Brazil and France. Out of the seven films that featured under this genre, Haider was the only Asian film selected across the globe.
“Haider is a classic Shakespearean tale retold with Kashmir in India as its backdrop, it’s a story that we would like to take to the world and to get this award now is a proud moment for the entire team of Haider,” says Director Vishal Bhardwaj.
- 10/26/2014
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
The Chicago Film Festival is sadly not New York, Cannes, Toronto, Telluride or Sundance. It doesn’t take place in a quaint mountain town but in the heart of Streeterville where the film fest has taken over a local AMC multiplex. It doesn’t get world premieres of the biggest auteur debuts or Oscar bait like Inherent Vice, Gone Girl or The Theory of Everything. Special screenings like Birdman, Wild, St. Vincent, The Imitation Game, Clouds of Sils Maria and Two Days, One Night are all leftovers that the blogs and other festivals have already absorbed and spit back out.
What that leaves are the under-the-radar gems, the local Chicago color that never makes it past the Mississippi and the early looks at darlings that didn’t get the due attention the first time around the festival circuit. Last year, Chicagoans got a look at Le Week-end, Like Father, Like Son,...
What that leaves are the under-the-radar gems, the local Chicago color that never makes it past the Mississippi and the early looks at darlings that didn’t get the due attention the first time around the festival circuit. Last year, Chicagoans got a look at Le Week-end, Like Father, Like Son,...
- 10/9/2014
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Playing Cannes, Tiff and, now, the New York Film Festival this weekend, the celebrated Russian hockey documentary “Red Army” has received rave reviews since it debuted on the Croissette earlier this year. Directed by producer/filmmaker Gabe Polsky (one half of the sibling duo that directed the underrated indie “The Motel Life” with Emile Hirsch and Dakota Fanning), “Red Army” is about the Soviet Union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. East vs. West narratives played out fiercely during the Cold War, and even spilled over into the world of international sports, where the Russians were severely competitive and extremely proficient in hockey. Polsky’s doc looks at the Red Army hockey team, how it was created and how it also became a tool of Soviet propaganda. It sounds like a fascinating documentary, and buzz around the movie has been glowing. Here’s...
- 10/3/2014
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Based on the 2006 debut novel by musician Willy Vlautin, The Motel Life also marks the directorial debut of brothers Alan and Gabe Polsky. It is apropos that a story about two brothers be told by two brothers, and the Polskys have some semblance of a track record, both having produced Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant remake. In this instance, they find themselves behind the camera in the bleak, uncompromising Sierra Nevadan frontier, as one traumatic accident sends two brothers into a tailspin.
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- 7/25/2014
- by Kyle North
- JustPressPlay.net
Dakota Fanning has come a long way since playing the adorable seven-year-old girl in 2001's "I Am Sam." Fanning has grown up before our very eyes, acting in over 30 films in her short 20 years. In addition to partaking in mainstream fare like the "Twilight" series, Fanning has dipped her toes in plenty of indies, such as "The Motel Life" and the upcoming "Very Good Girls." In "Night Moves," director Kelly Reichardt's slow-burning thriller about environmental activists, Fanning plays Dena, a young woman whose determination helps fuel an extreme act. Read More: Never Seen a Kelly Reichardt Film Before? Start With 'Night Moves,' Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Dakota Fanning We sat down with Fanning to discuss the film's controversial angle as well as ask what it's like to grow up in front of the world. "Night Moves" opens in select theaters this Friday. How did you first get...
- 5/28/2014
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
Wild Bunch expects to sell out on Ken Loach’s competition title.
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or contender Jimmy’s Hall for North America on the eve of its Competition screening in Cannes.
The film is inspired by the true tale of Jimmy Gralton who came up against political and religious opposition when he tried to revive an abandoned dance hall in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
Wild Bunch, which is handling sales, expects to sell-out on the title which premieres in competition on Thursday.
‘We’ve already done deals three-quarters of the world and expect to close the remaining territories this market,” said Wild Bunch sales chief Carole Baraton.
First territories due to show the film include the UK, where eOne will debut the film on May 30, and France, where Le Pacte has set a July 2 release.
Wild Bunch sold Spc all North American, Eastern Europe...
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or contender Jimmy’s Hall for North America on the eve of its Competition screening in Cannes.
The film is inspired by the true tale of Jimmy Gralton who came up against political and religious opposition when he tried to revive an abandoned dance hall in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
Wild Bunch, which is handling sales, expects to sell-out on the title which premieres in competition on Thursday.
‘We’ve already done deals three-quarters of the world and expect to close the remaining territories this market,” said Wild Bunch sales chief Carole Baraton.
First territories due to show the film include the UK, where eOne will debut the film on May 30, and France, where Le Pacte has set a July 2 release.
Wild Bunch sold Spc all North American, Eastern Europe...
- 5/20/2014
- ScreenDaily
Cannes – May 16th
When the mind needs sleep, the body follows. I started off the day on the wrong foot, missing my 9:00 a.m. Catch Me Daddy (Directors’ Fortnight section) screening and promised myself to try and catch before it’s last showing, but was on hand for what some people are calling a triumph, potential Cannes Palme front-runner, and I’m which I’m calling, a notch below his last film, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia. Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s dialogue driven talkie piece (I had flashes of the style that Corneliu Porumboiu employs) and semiotics course on the male psyche, in particular, it features bruised male egos confronted by economically diverse brotherhood and female counterparts who know a thing or two. The collection of conversations (one I believe could be timed to a 20 minute mark) in Winter Sleep are polemic in nature. The inhospitable setting is filled with with belittlement,...
When the mind needs sleep, the body follows. I started off the day on the wrong foot, missing my 9:00 a.m. Catch Me Daddy (Directors’ Fortnight section) screening and promised myself to try and catch before it’s last showing, but was on hand for what some people are calling a triumph, potential Cannes Palme front-runner, and I’m which I’m calling, a notch below his last film, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia. Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s dialogue driven talkie piece (I had flashes of the style that Corneliu Porumboiu employs) and semiotics course on the male psyche, in particular, it features bruised male egos confronted by economically diverse brotherhood and female counterparts who know a thing or two. The collection of conversations (one I believe could be timed to a 20 minute mark) in Winter Sleep are polemic in nature. The inhospitable setting is filled with with belittlement,...
- 5/18/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
From behind the Iron Curtain comes an inside look at Soviet Russia's Red Army hockey team in a new documentary titled Red Army, which just premiered at Cannes 2014. Directed by Gabe Polsky (The Motel Life), this outstanding doc focuses one of the greatest hockey players to ever live, Viacheslav "Slava" Fetisov, who was trained by the national Red Army team since age 10, playing for the Ussr throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s, as well as in the NHL before eventually taking the job as Minister of Sport in Russia. It's a fascinating and surprisingly moving doc about passionate hockey players just playing the sport they love. While I am a hockey fan and have always loved the sport, I wasn't sure what to expect with Red Army, but this left me floored. I loved this documentary. Everything about it, from the score, to the earnestness and oddball antics of Slava...
- 5/16/2014
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 3, 2014
Price: DVD $14.93, Blu-ray $19.97
Studio: Cinedigm
Emile Hirsch (Bonnie & Clyde) and Stephen Dorff (Immortals) are brothers in trouble in independent film The Motel Life.
The drama movie is based on the novel by Willy Vlautin and focuses on Frank (Hirsch) and Jerry Lee (Dorff) who are forced to race across the state to the home of Frank’s old girlfriend Annie (Dakota Fanning, The Runaways) after Jerry Lee is involved in a hit and run accident.
Although they seem safe from the law, Jerry Lee becomes increasing instable from grief, putting them all at risk.
Featuring animation from award-winner Mike Smith (ParaNorman), The Motel Life is the first feature film directed by Alan Polsky and Gabe Polsky, producers of The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call — New Orleans.
Kris Kristofferson (Deadfall) also stars in the indie film, which got plenty of love from critics. Hollywood Reporter...
Price: DVD $14.93, Blu-ray $19.97
Studio: Cinedigm
Emile Hirsch (Bonnie & Clyde) and Stephen Dorff (Immortals) are brothers in trouble in independent film The Motel Life.
The drama movie is based on the novel by Willy Vlautin and focuses on Frank (Hirsch) and Jerry Lee (Dorff) who are forced to race across the state to the home of Frank’s old girlfriend Annie (Dakota Fanning, The Runaways) after Jerry Lee is involved in a hit and run accident.
Although they seem safe from the law, Jerry Lee becomes increasing instable from grief, putting them all at risk.
Featuring animation from award-winner Mike Smith (ParaNorman), The Motel Life is the first feature film directed by Alan Polsky and Gabe Polsky, producers of The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call — New Orleans.
Kris Kristofferson (Deadfall) also stars in the indie film, which got plenty of love from critics. Hollywood Reporter...
- 5/8/2014
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
The distributor has picked up all North American, Eastern European and Asian rights to the documentary from filmmaker Gabe Polsky.
Red Army will be a special screening on the Croisette and chronicles the highs and lows of the Soviet Union hockey team during the 1970s and 80s from the perspective of its captain Slava Fetisov.
“At its heart, this is a film about the Russian soul,” said Los Angeles-based filmmaker Polsky. “I’m thrilled for the opportunity to work with Tom [Bernard] and Michael [Barker] and very excited to present the film in Cannes.”
Jerry Weintraub, Werner Herzog and Liam Satre-Meloy served as executive producers.
Polsky is best known for producing Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant in 2009 and co-directing The Motel Life, starring Emile Hirsh and Stephen Dorff, which won the audience award and screenplay prize at the Rome Film Festival in 2012.
Red Army will be a special screening on the Croisette and chronicles the highs and lows of the Soviet Union hockey team during the 1970s and 80s from the perspective of its captain Slava Fetisov.
“At its heart, this is a film about the Russian soul,” said Los Angeles-based filmmaker Polsky. “I’m thrilled for the opportunity to work with Tom [Bernard] and Michael [Barker] and very excited to present the film in Cannes.”
Jerry Weintraub, Werner Herzog and Liam Satre-Meloy served as executive producers.
Polsky is best known for producing Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant in 2009 and co-directing The Motel Life, starring Emile Hirsh and Stephen Dorff, which won the audience award and screenplay prize at the Rome Film Festival in 2012.
- 4/22/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
★★★★☆The hard-drinking, hobo-like existence of the two main characters from real-life siblings Alan and Gabe Polsky's The Motel Life (2012) recalls the kind of blighted figures and transient lives found in the pages of those classic State-side literary works which trawl the American underbelly. The drab wood-panelled watering holes and charmless cut-rate casinos the duo frequent feel like they've been ripped straight of a Bukowski novel, but the film (itself an adaptation of a novel by writer and musician Willy Vlautin) has a surprisingly strong personality of its own, offering up a low-key, yet consistently absorbing character study of life on the fringes of conventional contemporary society.
- 4/8/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Alan and Gabe Polsky's film about two hobo brothers on the run labours with heroes who are neither sympathetic or interesting
Brothers Alan and Gabe Polsky have established themselves in the last five years as indie La producers with a line in literary projects: they reportedly own the rights to biographies of Freud and Einstein, and brought Werner Herzog's remake of Bad Lieutenant to the screen. One of their properties was a 2006 novel by the country singer Willy Vlautin, The Motel Life, about two hobo brothers on the run. James Franco was once said to be attached to direct, but the Polskys evidently decided to get the job done themselves and made their own joint directing debut with this 2012 film. Stephen Dorff and Emile Hirsch play brothers in Reno, Nevada, who are bonded by a tough childhood and have no one in their lives but each other. They do odd jobs,...
Brothers Alan and Gabe Polsky have established themselves in the last five years as indie La producers with a line in literary projects: they reportedly own the rights to biographies of Freud and Einstein, and brought Werner Herzog's remake of Bad Lieutenant to the screen. One of their properties was a 2006 novel by the country singer Willy Vlautin, The Motel Life, about two hobo brothers on the run. James Franco was once said to be attached to direct, but the Polskys evidently decided to get the job done themselves and made their own joint directing debut with this 2012 film. Stephen Dorff and Emile Hirsch play brothers in Reno, Nevada, who are bonded by a tough childhood and have no one in their lives but each other. They do odd jobs,...
- 4/3/2014
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The Motel Life is adapted by Alan and Gabe Polsky, from the debut novel by American writer and musician Willy Vlautin, frontman of alt-country critical darlings Richmond Fontaine. Vlautin’s songs and novels chiefly deal with the disenfranchised no-hopers on the fringes of the American dream, desperate people who make desperate choices. And so it is with The Motel Life.
The film follows the plot of the book faithfully, the story of brothers Frank and Jerry Lee Flannigan, played by Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff, respectively. Neither brother has much going for them. It’s implied that they’ve been drifters ever since their mother died and Jerry Lee lost a leg in an accident with a train. They move from motel to motel, the drab walls given some semblance of life by Jerry Lee’s drawings. The two escape their mundane struggles through Frank’s stories, where they play...
The film follows the plot of the book faithfully, the story of brothers Frank and Jerry Lee Flannigan, played by Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff, respectively. Neither brother has much going for them. It’s implied that they’ve been drifters ever since their mother died and Jerry Lee lost a leg in an accident with a train. They move from motel to motel, the drab walls given some semblance of life by Jerry Lee’s drawings. The two escape their mundane struggles through Frank’s stories, where they play...
- 4/2/2014
- by Mark Grassick
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
You may have heard about Escape From Tomorrow when it premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival; it’s the black and white psychological horror movie shot at Disneyland without approval. I’ve heard nothing but good things about it, and am very much looking forward to checking it out:
Trailer: Escape From Tomorrow
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The Most Talked About Film Of 2013 Escape From Tomorrow Arrives On DVD And Blu-ray April 29 Following Its Smash Debut At Sundance 2013, Groundbreaking Feature From Writer/Director Randy Moore Pushes The Limits Of Filmmaking With Thrilling Horror Set In The Happiest Place On Earth
“A one-of-a-kind piece of subversive surrealism”
– The Hollywood Reporter
“A Remarkable Piece of Filmmaking”
– Film.Com
“The GQ Punch List: 22 Things You Should’ve Watched, Listened To, and Read This Year”
Featured in IndieWire’s top 5 first features of 2013, and called “a cult classic in the making...
Trailer: Escape From Tomorrow
Click here to view the embedded video.
The Most Talked About Film Of 2013 Escape From Tomorrow Arrives On DVD And Blu-ray April 29 Following Its Smash Debut At Sundance 2013, Groundbreaking Feature From Writer/Director Randy Moore Pushes The Limits Of Filmmaking With Thrilling Horror Set In The Happiest Place On Earth
“A one-of-a-kind piece of subversive surrealism”
– The Hollywood Reporter
“A Remarkable Piece of Filmmaking”
– Film.Com
“The GQ Punch List: 22 Things You Should’ve Watched, Listened To, and Read This Year”
Featured in IndieWire’s top 5 first features of 2013, and called “a cult classic in the making...
- 3/11/2014
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
With his first child, a couple of indie films ("Prince Avalanche," "The Motel Life," "Twice Born"), a miniseries (A&E's "Bonnie and Clyde") and a meaty high-profile role on the horizon (John Belushi in the as-of-yet untitled biopic), 2013 is chalking up to be a pretty good year for Emile Hirsch. Over the course of his film career (his debut being in "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" in 2002), Hirsch has frequently varied his acting choices. Being led simply by the quality of the material rather than trying to configure a trajectory or formulate a brand, Hirsch has run the gamut of being a young actor in (and outside of) Hollywood: nominated for a MTV Music Award For Best Kiss (with Elisha Cuthbert in "The Girl Next Door"), portraying real-life characters to varying critical acclaim ("Lords of Dogtown," "Alpha Dog," "Into The Wild," "Milk"), taking on an iconic cartoon character in...
- 12/6/2013
- by Diana Drumm
- The Playlist
Twice Born has released a new trailer.
Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch star in director Sergio Castellitto's romantic war drama.
The film centres around single mother Gemma (Cruz) who returns with her teenage son to present-day Sarajevo.
It is interspersed with flashbacks to the 1990s, when her son's father Diego (Hirsch) died during the Bosnian conflict.
Adnan Haskovic, Saadet Aksoy, Pietro Castellitto, Luca De Filippo, Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, Mira Furlan and Jovan Diviak also feature in the movie.
Cruz can currently be seen in Ridley Scott's The Counsellor. Hirsch is starring in The Motel Life and will feature in the upcoming Bonnie and Clyde TV miniseries.
Twice Born will debut on VOD and in Us cinemas on December 6. A UK release is yet to be announced.
Watch a trailer for The Counsellor below:...
Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch star in director Sergio Castellitto's romantic war drama.
The film centres around single mother Gemma (Cruz) who returns with her teenage son to present-day Sarajevo.
It is interspersed with flashbacks to the 1990s, when her son's father Diego (Hirsch) died during the Bosnian conflict.
Adnan Haskovic, Saadet Aksoy, Pietro Castellitto, Luca De Filippo, Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, Mira Furlan and Jovan Diviak also feature in the movie.
Cruz can currently be seen in Ridley Scott's The Counsellor. Hirsch is starring in The Motel Life and will feature in the upcoming Bonnie and Clyde TV miniseries.
Twice Born will debut on VOD and in Us cinemas on December 6. A UK release is yet to be announced.
Watch a trailer for The Counsellor below:...
- 11/20/2013
- Digital Spy
"The Motel Life," the new movie starring Stephen Dorff and Emile Hirsch, tells the story of two brothers who have to go on the run after one of them is involved in a hit and run.
When Dorff originally found the project, as he told MTV New's Josh Horowitz, it started as a way to do something he'd wanted to do for a while: play Hirsch's brother. "This one was kind of a small one from the get-go. It was kind of on the bottom of the pile, but then I found it," he said. I saw that Emile was attached to it."
But from there, it turned into a much more interesting journey into two characters that he found fascinating.
"I thought Jerry Lee was a very different character for me, and it was about trying to find this child-like guy. It seemed like two diamonds in the rough,...
When Dorff originally found the project, as he told MTV New's Josh Horowitz, it started as a way to do something he'd wanted to do for a while: play Hirsch's brother. "This one was kind of a small one from the get-go. It was kind of on the bottom of the pile, but then I found it," he said. I saw that Emile was attached to it."
But from there, it turned into a much more interesting journey into two characters that he found fascinating.
"I thought Jerry Lee was a very different character for me, and it was about trying to find this child-like guy. It seemed like two diamonds in the rough,...
- 11/15/2013
- by MTV Movies Team
- MTV Movies Blog
Kris Kristofferson is 77 and still acting, out promoting his new independent film, The Motel Life, in which he has a supporting role alongside Dakota Fanning, Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff. But the longtime musician, who is being honored with a month-long tribute in the Cinefamily film, Kris Kristofferson: A Cowboy in Hollywood, also reveals to FOX411 a growing struggle with memory loss. "I wish my memory weren't so bad," Kristofferson said. "They tell me it's from all the football and boxing and the concussions that I got. A couple of years ago, my memory just started going. But I can remember my songs,...
- 11/15/2013
- by Andrea Billups
- PEOPLE.com
Title: The Motel Life Directors: Alan Polsky and Gabriel Polsky Starring: Stephen Dorff, Emile Hirsch, Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson, Joshua Leonard American narrative filmmaking, even of the independent variety, by and large trades on story — on events small and large, and how they impact the lives and attitudes of their characters. “The Motel Life,” starring Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff as a pair of deeply bonded, down-and-out brothers, has both a tragic accident at its core, as well as the sort of cover-up that usually augurs more disaster and heartbreak. But, intriguingly, this bruised, purple plum of a drama mostly connects just as a mood piece about the muddy rut of low self-esteem, and the [ Read More ]
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- 11/14/2013
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
Former Paramount home entertainment chief Eric Doctorow has turned to Emile Hirsch and Netflix to help launch Random Media, his new company that releases movies for the home entertainment market. Doctorow has hired former Indomina and Netflix executive Rob Williams to acquire films for his new company, which distributes those films through partner Cinedigm. Williams has now been working with the company for a few weeks, helping it acquire its first slate of movies. Those movies include “Around the Block,” a drama starring Christina Ricci that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, and “The Motel Life,” a movie in theaters now.
- 11/14/2013
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Well, it's been a long time coming, nearly a year in fact since its 2012 Rome Film Festival debut, where it picked up three awards—editing, screenplay and the coveted Audience Award—but "The Motel Life" (our review here) is finally making its way onto screens this week. The debut film from producing-turned-directing brothers Gabe and Alan Polsky, starring Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff with Dakota Fanning in a small role, the film is based on the 2006 novel by musician and writer Willy Vlautin and tells the story of two brothers who flee their Reno motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.While they're new on the scene as directorial talents, the brothers have been around for a while, producing Werner Herzog's lunatic "Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call - New Orleans" and the Juno Temple film "Little Birds," and having an in-development slate that currently boasts no fewer than seven titles.
- 11/8/2013
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
New Release
Great Expectations
PG-13, 2 Hrs., 8 Mins.
After a recent string of literary misfires — Anna Karenina and Romeo and Juliet come to mind — Mike Newell’s version of the Charles Dickens classic is a welcome exception. The heartrending story of orphan boy Pip’s (Jeremy Irvine) sudden change in circumstances remains mostly untouched, but stellar performances by Helena Bonham Carter as iconic shut-in Miss Havisham and Ralph Fiennes as the convict Magwitch are the only frills this adaptation needs. B+ —Stephan Lee
New Release
Go for Sisters
Not Rated, 2 Hrs., 2 Mins.
Seventeen years after Lone Star, writer-director John Sayles crosses...
Great Expectations
PG-13, 2 Hrs., 8 Mins.
After a recent string of literary misfires — Anna Karenina and Romeo and Juliet come to mind — Mike Newell’s version of the Charles Dickens classic is a welcome exception. The heartrending story of orphan boy Pip’s (Jeremy Irvine) sudden change in circumstances remains mostly untouched, but stellar performances by Helena Bonham Carter as iconic shut-in Miss Havisham and Ralph Fiennes as the convict Magwitch are the only frills this adaptation needs. B+ —Stephan Lee
New Release
Go for Sisters
Not Rated, 2 Hrs., 2 Mins.
Seventeen years after Lone Star, writer-director John Sayles crosses...
- 11/8/2013
- by EW staff
- EW - Inside Movies
In The Motel Life, Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff play two brothers, Frank and Jerry, who are living a lonesome country tune’s tale, with specific accents on their bad luck. When Jerry becomes involved in a hit-and-run accident, the two flee their Reno motel for some type of other home, continuing their existence as whiskey-drinking, fantasy-drawing vagabonds. Dakota Fanning stars as Hirsch’s fixation, Annie James, and Kris Kristofferson appears for a few scenes as their working-class daddy figure Earl Hurley. The Motel Life is based on the novel by Willy Vlautin.
Featuring two raggedy performances from the nicely paired Dorff and Hirsch, The Motel Life is a drama that functions well with its influences, namely the Coen Brothers’ romanticism of cold, bad luck, and bits of Paul Thomas Anderson’s own debut Hard Eight.
The Polsky Brothers made their break into the business with their producing work on...
Featuring two raggedy performances from the nicely paired Dorff and Hirsch, The Motel Life is a drama that functions well with its influences, namely the Coen Brothers’ romanticism of cold, bad luck, and bits of Paul Thomas Anderson’s own debut Hard Eight.
The Polsky Brothers made their break into the business with their producing work on...
- 11/8/2013
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Since being selected by Sean Penn to play wanderlust Christopher McCandless in his 2007 film Into The Wild, Emile Hirsch has sustained a streak of provocative work that's the envy of young Hollywood. Though overlooked for his understated but strong turns in movies like Milk and Savages, his performances are so subtle and authentic that there's always room for his costar's shiner characters (like Matthew McConaughey's Joe Cooper in Killer Joe). The same could be said of his latest work, The Motel Life (out in limited release on November 8th), where he plays Frank Lee,...
- 11/7/2013
- Rollingstone.com
Chicago – Alan and Gabe Polsky are brothers, film producers and now directors. The sibling tandem make their debut with “The Motel Life,” featuring Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff as disparate brothers trying to make a go in life with no money and no prospects, just a series of random motels and their unbreakable kinship.
Alan and Gabe Polsky for ‘The Motel Life,’ on the Red Carpet during the Chicago International Film Festival
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Brothers Alan and Gabe Polsky are known as producers, for notable films like “The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans” (2009) and the HBO documentary “His Way” (2011, profiling producer Jerry Weintraub). “The Motel Life” is the first time as directors, adapting the source novel by Willy Vlautin. This is a stylish film, with an added touch of animation to fulfill the fantasy elements of storytelling between the film brothers.
Alan and Gabe Polsky for ‘The Motel Life,’ on the Red Carpet during the Chicago International Film Festival
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
Brothers Alan and Gabe Polsky are known as producers, for notable films like “The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans” (2009) and the HBO documentary “His Way” (2011, profiling producer Jerry Weintraub). “The Motel Life” is the first time as directors, adapting the source novel by Willy Vlautin. This is a stylish film, with an added touch of animation to fulfill the fantasy elements of storytelling between the film brothers.
- 11/7/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Werner Herzog is a big fan of brother directors Alan Polsky’s and Gabriel Polsky’s “The Motel Life,” a low-budget American noir about two brothers on the run after a tragic accident. The German director hosted a recent screening of the film and moderated a post-screening Q&A with the Polsky brothers and stars Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff. Also read: Orson Welles, Werner Herzog, Michael Moore Films Make List of All-Time Influential Docs (Exclusive) These video highlights from the Q&A cover the brother-director dynamic, the connection Dorff felt with Hirsch, the film’s jump from live-action into animated sequences,...
- 11/6/2013
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Emile Hirsch will soon be seen alongside Stephen Dorff in the indie The Motel Life, which hits theaters and VOD on Friday. But just last week, the Into the Wild star signed on to play John Belushi in a biopic about the late Saturday Night Live star, written and directed by The Secret Life of Walter Mitty screenwriter Steve Conrad. Hirsch, speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at a screening of The Motel Life in New York on Monday, said Conrad was the one who got him interested in the part. Video: 'Prince Avalanche' Director David Gordon Green, Emile Hirsch Go
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- 11/5/2013
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"All I've ever done is fuck up," one character remarks in The Motel Life, Alan and Gabe Polsky's debut feature. That broad judgment rings too true in this picture, which portrays brothers Frank and Jerry Lee (Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff) as little more than, well, fuck-ups.
Recalling characters from a Bukowski novel or Tom Waits song but with less complexity, the brothers are endowed by their creators with little agency, not doing much except lamenting the sorry state of their lives. Early on, alcoholic Jerry has accidentally committed a hit-and-run, killing a child, and Frank needs to get the cash to split town with his brother before the cops close in.
This development presents some obvious narrative difficulties (sympathizing with a hit-and-run driver isn'...
Recalling characters from a Bukowski novel or Tom Waits song but with less complexity, the brothers are endowed by their creators with little agency, not doing much except lamenting the sorry state of their lives. Early on, alcoholic Jerry has accidentally committed a hit-and-run, killing a child, and Frank needs to get the cash to split town with his brother before the cops close in.
This development presents some obvious narrative difficulties (sympathizing with a hit-and-run driver isn'...
- 11/5/2013
- Village Voice
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