Stars: Jennifer Taylor, Julia Terranova, Emily Sweet, Justin C. Schilling, Patrick Cronen, Richard Neil, Kamen Casey | Written by Daniel West | Directed by David Benullo
Hostage House sees an ambitious realtor, who’s showing a palatial-looking home in her neighbourhood, get caught up, along with her daughter, in a hostage situation during an open house…
Who doesn’t love a good Die Hard-esque home invasion movie? Homeowners versus thieves in a battle of wits… Or maybe an adult version of Home Alone, with traps taking out crooks? Yeah Hostage House is neither of those things; no matter how much I wanted it to be. I does feature its protagonists eventually taking on the thieves but the bulk of the film plays more on the tension between captives and captors – only finally moving into anything resembling your typical home invasion movie in the final third of the film.
Which is odd...
Hostage House sees an ambitious realtor, who’s showing a palatial-looking home in her neighbourhood, get caught up, along with her daughter, in a hostage situation during an open house…
Who doesn’t love a good Die Hard-esque home invasion movie? Homeowners versus thieves in a battle of wits… Or maybe an adult version of Home Alone, with traps taking out crooks? Yeah Hostage House is neither of those things; no matter how much I wanted it to be. I does feature its protagonists eventually taking on the thieves but the bulk of the film plays more on the tension between captives and captors – only finally moving into anything resembling your typical home invasion movie in the final third of the film.
Which is odd...
- 8/5/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Featuring one of my favorite performances in 2018, Alex Haughey and Brian Vidal's Prodigy is coming to Netflix on August 22nd, bringing the superb, claustrophobic character study to a wider audience:
Press Release: The feature film Prodigy makes its Netflix debut on Wednesday, August 22. This “little indie that could” has chugged all the way to the top of the streaming food chain.
Released by Gravitas Ventures in March, the title performed so well On Demand, it caught the eye of the industry giant when it came time to find a more permanent home.
Prodigy is a contained, psychological thriller with some Twilight Zone-esque edge. Here is a brief synopsis:
A discrete branch of the military calls upon psychologist James Fonda to take the case of a dangerous patient, nine-year-old Ellie. As their session begins, the young girl dissects Dr. Fonda's unconventional methods, revealing her genius-level intellect. Only by challenging her...
Press Release: The feature film Prodigy makes its Netflix debut on Wednesday, August 22. This “little indie that could” has chugged all the way to the top of the streaming food chain.
Released by Gravitas Ventures in March, the title performed so well On Demand, it caught the eye of the industry giant when it came time to find a more permanent home.
Prodigy is a contained, psychological thriller with some Twilight Zone-esque edge. Here is a brief synopsis:
A discrete branch of the military calls upon psychologist James Fonda to take the case of a dangerous patient, nine-year-old Ellie. As their session begins, the young girl dissects Dr. Fonda's unconventional methods, revealing her genius-level intellect. Only by challenging her...
- 8/17/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
She’s restrained to a chair, contained under constant watch behind two-way glass, and attached to an electric shocker… and yet the government agency observing her is still worried about security. That’s how dangerous the young girl is in Alex Haughey and Brian Vidal’s new psychological thriller Prodigy, an enthralling mind game of a movie with an emotional, telekinetic core.
When Prodigy begins, time is already running out. The government has brought in child psychologist Fonda (Richard Neil) to evaluate the aforementioned girl, nine-year-old Ellie (Savannah Liles). Ellie is different than other girls her age. She’s a child genius, but her mental strength goes beyond a high Iq and incredible intuition. She can move things with her mind, making everything in the room a potential weapon: the table, the chairs, the pen James uses to take notes—everything.
The government has deemed Ellie too dangerous to exist on her own,...
When Prodigy begins, time is already running out. The government has brought in child psychologist Fonda (Richard Neil) to evaluate the aforementioned girl, nine-year-old Ellie (Savannah Liles). Ellie is different than other girls her age. She’s a child genius, but her mental strength goes beyond a high Iq and incredible intuition. She can move things with her mind, making everything in the room a potential weapon: the table, the chairs, the pen James uses to take notes—everything.
The government has deemed Ellie too dangerous to exist on her own,...
- 4/13/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
MaryAnn’s quick take… This low-budget science-fiction film has an ambition that exceeds its reach, and has nothing to surprise the self-respecting geek a movie like this one is aimed at. I’m “biast” (pro): big Sf fan; I’m desperate for movies about girls and women
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film
(learn more about this)
Psychologist Dr. Fonda (Richard Neil) is called in to a secret military installation to evaluate nine-year-old Ellie (Savannah Liles), who is being held with the kind of high-security measures more suited to the likes of Hannibal Lecter — including the face mask — than a little girl. Fonda is a bit of a maverick, we’re meant to believe, and he hasn’t read the file on Ellie that was provided to him because he’d rather rely on firsthand observation…...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film
(learn more about this)
Psychologist Dr. Fonda (Richard Neil) is called in to a secret military installation to evaluate nine-year-old Ellie (Savannah Liles), who is being held with the kind of high-security measures more suited to the likes of Hannibal Lecter — including the face mask — than a little girl. Fonda is a bit of a maverick, we’re meant to believe, and he hasn’t read the file on Ellie that was provided to him because he’d rather rely on firsthand observation…...
- 3/22/2018
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
With a shoestring budget, a small but dedicated crew, and an abandoned animal shelter to film in, co-directors Alex Haughey and Brian Vidal created their feature film debut, the sci-fi thriller Prodigy. Centered on a nine-year-old genius with some lethal psychic abilities to go along with her amazing intellect, Prodigy is out now on DVD and VOD platforms, and we caught up with Haughey for a new Q&A feature to discuss the journey to the film's home media release, including changing the main character from a boy to a girl during the casting process, making the transition from short films to a feature-length project, only having one take for a crucial glass-breaking scene, and much more.
For those unfamiliar with Prodigy, we have the official synopsis below, and you can read on for the full Q&A feature with Haughey and visit the film's website and iTunes page for more information.
For those unfamiliar with Prodigy, we have the official synopsis below, and you can read on for the full Q&A feature with Haughey and visit the film's website and iTunes page for more information.
- 3/13/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Be on high alert if you are going toe-to-toe with a prodigy.
That's a takeaway from the new trailer for Prodigy, a sci-fi film that centers on psychologist Dr. James Fonda (Richard Neil), whose services are enlisted by a secret branch of the military.
After he's called to meet a nine-year-old patient named Ellie (Savannah Liles), he engages in a battle of wits with the brilliant young girl, who also happens to have a hidden, supernatural power. As Fonda starts to learn the truth of Ellie's powers, he also begins to uncover a secret that could mean the end of them...
That's a takeaway from the new trailer for Prodigy, a sci-fi film that centers on psychologist Dr. James Fonda (Richard Neil), whose services are enlisted by a secret branch of the military.
After he's called to meet a nine-year-old patient named Ellie (Savannah Liles), he engages in a battle of wits with the brilliant young girl, who also happens to have a hidden, supernatural power. As Fonda starts to learn the truth of Ellie's powers, he also begins to uncover a secret that could mean the end of them...
- 2/23/2018
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Guilt is a powerful thing. It can make you act in ways that go against your own survival and yet still ensure those actions are selfishly motivated. You aren’t necessarily acting to help another or have their best interests in mind. You’re goal is to make-up for something you did previously. It’s about feeling better and feeding a misguided notion that you’re somehow the center of attention—the inevitable bringer of unwarranted pain and suffering. Wars have been fought over guilt. Religions have embraced it as strength. But all it truly delivers is a skewed outlook on responsibility. Sometimes things are simply out of your control. Sometimes an accident is exactly that. Guilt is a destroyer too many just can’t ignore. And it drives us straight towards oblivion.
This concept—along with its twin shame—is central to the plot of Alex Haughey and Brian Vidal...
This concept—along with its twin shame—is central to the plot of Alex Haughey and Brian Vidal...
- 10/6/2017
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Hurricane Irma is currently wreaking havoc in the Caribbean, and it’s not pardoning properties owned by the commander in chief.
One of Donald Trump’s vacation homes, known as Le Chateau des Palmiers, was in the direct path of the category 5 hurricane as it hit the island of St. Martin Wednesday morning, the Washington Post reports.
Related: Richard Branson Is Refusing to Leave His Private Caribbean Island Ahead of Hurricane Irma
The state of the property, which is currently listed for sale with Sotheby’s International Realty for $16.9 million after being slashed from the original $28 million asking price earlier this summer,...
One of Donald Trump’s vacation homes, known as Le Chateau des Palmiers, was in the direct path of the category 5 hurricane as it hit the island of St. Martin Wednesday morning, the Washington Post reports.
Related: Richard Branson Is Refusing to Leave His Private Caribbean Island Ahead of Hurricane Irma
The state of the property, which is currently listed for sale with Sotheby’s International Realty for $16.9 million after being slashed from the original $28 million asking price earlier this summer,...
- 9/6/2017
- by Mackenzie Schmidt
- PEOPLE.com
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Silicon Valley startup Zoosh has reportedly developed a way to enable wireless transactions on smartphones through inaudible, ultrasonic sounds, instead of the impending Near-Field Communication (Nfc) technology. Zoosh says it...
Decide Predicts If You Should Wait To Purchase Electronics
If you're stalking Apple news to see if you should buy that new MacBook, or wait for one of the billion Apple rumors to come to fruition next, Decide is the service for you. Decide uses a algorithm to predict changes in market offers to recommend if you should buy now, or cool your heels and wait for a price drop or new model. It's already raised $8 million from the Maveron, Madrona Venture Group, a Google founding board member and others, so sure are they in Decide's prediction skills.
Nfc Without The Hardware
Silicon Valley startup Zoosh has reportedly developed a way to enable wireless transactions on smartphones through inaudible, ultrasonic sounds, instead of the impending Near-Field Communication (Nfc) technology. Zoosh says it...
- 6/20/2011
- by Gregory Ferenstein
- Fast Company
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