IFC Films is acquiring North American rights to “Lakota Nation vs. United States,” a documentary about the Lakota Indians’ quest to reclaim the Black Hills. That sacred land was stolen in violation of treaty agreements, and the film, from directors Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli, looks at the many ways that the U.S. has ignored, overlooked and failed to grapple with the historical wrongs done to Indigenous communities.
“Lakota Nation vs. United States” is narrated by and features the poetry of acclaimed Ogala Lakota poet Layli Long Soldier, winner of the National Books Critics Circle award and finalist for the National Book Award. The score is composed by Raven Chacon, recipient of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for “Voiceless Mass,” and director of photography is Kevin Phillips (“Super Dark Times”). The Lakota activists featured in the film include Nick Tilsen and Krystal Two Bulls, two organizers of today’s Landback movement,...
“Lakota Nation vs. United States” is narrated by and features the poetry of acclaimed Ogala Lakota poet Layli Long Soldier, winner of the National Books Critics Circle award and finalist for the National Book Award. The score is composed by Raven Chacon, recipient of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for “Voiceless Mass,” and director of photography is Kevin Phillips (“Super Dark Times”). The Lakota activists featured in the film include Nick Tilsen and Krystal Two Bulls, two organizers of today’s Landback movement,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The Lumineers took the stage at The Tonight Show perform “Life in the City,” a track off their recent third album III, which was released last week. The band gave the song an emotionally resonant acoustic performance, highlighting singer Wesley Schultz’s impassioned vocals. The singer offered, “And if the sun don’t shine on me today/ And if the subways flood and bridges break/ Will you just lay down and dig your grave?/ Or will you rail against your dying day?”
The musicians released a music video for “Life...
The musicians released a music video for “Life...
- 9/18/2019
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Before “Ho Hey” catapulted the Lumineers and its founding members Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites to multi-platinum status in nearly a dozen countries, the band toured the country as an independent act, playing plenty of Diy house shows along the way. Those humble beginnings helped launch one of the biggest careers in modern folk-rock music, and they also dominate the latter half of the Lumineers’ conversation with podcast host Chris Shiflett during this new episode of Walking the Floor.
“Ho Hey” was a phenomenon, selling more than four million copies...
“Ho Hey” was a phenomenon, selling more than four million copies...
- 8/19/2019
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
Carmen Cusack (Sorry for Your Loss) has been cast as a series regular opposite Jane Levy in Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, NBC’s musical dramedy pilot from Jake in Progress creator Austin Winsberg, Eric and Kim Tannenbaum, Paul Feig, Universal Music Group and Lionsgate TV. Written by Winsberg and directed by Richard Shepard, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist follows Zoey (Levy), a whip-smart but socially awkward girl in her late 20s who suddenly is able to hear people’s innermost thoughts as musical numbers that they perform just for her. She finds ways to use her awkward “gift” to understand her friends and loved ones better and to offer help as well. Cusack will play Joan, a female tech pioneer who runs a tight ship at Zoey’s office. Repped by Artists & Representatives and Schachter Entertainment, Cusack recently recurred on the first season of Facebook Watch series Sorry for Your Loss...
- 3/22/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
"Listen, I know the streets are calling, but you must find a way to rise above it." Netflix has released an official trailer for a new biopic film titled Roxanne Roxanne, which first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017. Roxanne Roxanne tells the true story of New York rapper and musician "Roxanne Shanté" Gooden, who at only the age of 14 became one of the first female MCs in the rap world. Newcomer Chante Adams plays Roxanne Shante, and the full cast includes Nia Long, Mahershala Ali, Elvis Nolasco, Kevin Phillips, Shenell Edmonds, and Adam Horovitz. This seems like a great follow-up and the East Coast answer to the film Straight Outta Compton, telling a very different story of a badass young Mc from Queens. I don't remember hearing much about this at Sundance, but it seems like it's worth a watch anyway. Here's the official trailer for Michael Larnell's Roxanne Roxanne,...
- 2/23/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Back in the early 80s, one of the most feared battle rappers in the cradle of hip-hop, Queens, New York, was a 14-year-old girl.
The incredible and little-known true story behind Lolita “Roxanne Shanté” Gooden is now coming to the big screen, and People has the exclusive first trailer for the upcoming Netflix original.
The film was screened last year at the Sundance Film Festival, where Chanté Adams, who plays Shantê, won the festival’s Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance. Moonlight Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali and Nia Long also star in the biopic.
Shantê’s career kicked off after meeting fellow rapper Tyrone Williams,...
The incredible and little-known true story behind Lolita “Roxanne Shanté” Gooden is now coming to the big screen, and People has the exclusive first trailer for the upcoming Netflix original.
The film was screened last year at the Sundance Film Festival, where Chanté Adams, who plays Shantê, won the festival’s Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance. Moonlight Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali and Nia Long also star in the biopic.
Shantê’s career kicked off after meeting fellow rapper Tyrone Williams,...
- 2/22/2018
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Back in the early 80s, one of the most feared battle rappers in the cradle of hip-hop, Queens, New York, was a 14-year-old girl.
The incredible and little-known true story behind Lolita “Roxanne Shanté” Gooden is now coming to the big screen, and People has the exclusive first trailer for the upcoming Netflix original.
The film was screened last year at the Sundance Film Festival, where Chanté Adams, who plays Shantê, won the festival’s Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance. Moonlight Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali and Nia Long also star in the biopic.
Shantê’s career kicked off after meeting fellow rapper Tyrone Williams,...
The incredible and little-known true story behind Lolita “Roxanne Shanté” Gooden is now coming to the big screen, and People has the exclusive first trailer for the upcoming Netflix original.
The film was screened last year at the Sundance Film Festival, where Chanté Adams, who plays Shantê, won the festival’s Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance. Moonlight Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali and Nia Long also star in the biopic.
Shantê’s career kicked off after meeting fellow rapper Tyrone Williams,...
- 2/22/2018
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
One of the films that really struck me last year and almost made it onto my top films list was director Kevin Phillips’ high school horror flick Super Dark Times. Actually, to call the film a horror movie isn’t quite right. I guess it’s more of a thriller about the horrors of high school (and […]
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- 1/4/2018
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
We live in uncertain times. Hard-fought progress is being reversed. Appeals to love and compassion are losing out to easier options like hate and fear. With horror, anxiety, and jaw-dropped disbelief we watch the worst instincts of mankind play out in a world we thought we knew.
The jumpiness seems to be felt at the cinemas as well, considering the banner year it’s been for scary movies. Right out the gate Split provided quite a kick, reminding us the playful master of paranoia M. Night Shyamalan can be. Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo, for his part, uses comedy in a high-concept, low-budget kaiju flick and turns Colossal into an absurdist delight. It doesn’t get more low-budget than Chilean director Jorge Riquelme Serrano’s debut Chameleon, but the brutal elegance of his touch drives the depiction of random, depraved home invasion to bone-chilling heights.
Kevin Phillips’ Super Dark Times and...
The jumpiness seems to be felt at the cinemas as well, considering the banner year it’s been for scary movies. Right out the gate Split provided quite a kick, reminding us the playful master of paranoia M. Night Shyamalan can be. Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo, for his part, uses comedy in a high-concept, low-budget kaiju flick and turns Colossal into an absurdist delight. It doesn’t get more low-budget than Chilean director Jorge Riquelme Serrano’s debut Chameleon, but the brutal elegance of his touch drives the depiction of random, depraved home invasion to bone-chilling heights.
Kevin Phillips’ Super Dark Times and...
- 1/1/2018
- by Zhuo-Ning Su
- The Film Stage
New to Streaming: ‘Dawson City: Frozen Time,’ ‘Marjorie Prime,’ ‘Lady Macbeth,’ ‘Landline,’ and More
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
Abundant Acreage Available (Angus MacLachlan)
Faith-based cinema is as diverse a genre as there is, from the extreme, often violent portraits of devotion from established directors like Martin Scorsese and Mel Gibson, to the attacks on logic in the God’s Not Dead and Left Behind pictures. Angus MacLachlan, a great storyteller of the not-too-deep south, offers a nuanced example of what this genre can bring, returning with the moving Abundant Acreage Available.
Abundant Acreage Available (Angus MacLachlan)
Faith-based cinema is as diverse a genre as there is, from the extreme, often violent portraits of devotion from established directors like Martin Scorsese and Mel Gibson, to the attacks on logic in the God’s Not Dead and Left Behind pictures. Angus MacLachlan, a great storyteller of the not-too-deep south, offers a nuanced example of what this genre can bring, returning with the moving Abundant Acreage Available.
- 10/6/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
One of my favorite films out of Fantastic Fest 2017 was Kevin Phillips' Super Dark Times (read our review here), a haunting gut-punch thriller about two friends (Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan) who must wrestle with their own inner demons after a tragic accident causes a rift in their long-standing friendship and begins to take its toll on their respective psyches. While in Austin, Daily Dead was excited to speak with Phillips, Tahan, and Campbell about their experiences collaborating together on the project, tapping into their characters, and how their experiences on set were anything but Super Dark Times.
Written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, Super Dark Times is currently playing in select theaters and will be available on VOD today, courtesy of The Orchard.
This film is something else, guys. We've seen coming-of-age stories before, but not like this. From your perspective as the director, Kevin, what did you...
Written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, Super Dark Times is currently playing in select theaters and will be available on VOD today, courtesy of The Orchard.
This film is something else, guys. We've seen coming-of-age stories before, but not like this. From your perspective as the director, Kevin, what did you...
- 10/3/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Drake Doremus has become one of the indie film world’s constant observers of disconnected romance, from his breakthrough debut “Like Crazy” to “Breathe In” and the Kristen Stewart-starring “Equals,” and he continues firmly in this wheelhouse in his next feature, “Newness.” The romance drama premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and reunites the director with his “Equals” leading man Nicholas Hoult.
Read More:‘Newness’ Review: Nicholas Hoult And Laia Costa Can’t Save Drake Doremus’ Dating App Drama
“Newness” stars Hoult and “Victoria’ breakout Laia Costa as two Los Angeles millennials who match on a social media dating app and begin an intense and challenging open relationship. Danny Huston, Courtney Eaton, and Matthew Gray Gubler co-star.
“‘Newness’ is a very emotionally and physically bare movie — there’s nowhere to hide,” Doremus said to People, which has premiered the official first trailer below. “I think the...
Read More:‘Newness’ Review: Nicholas Hoult And Laia Costa Can’t Save Drake Doremus’ Dating App Drama
“Newness” stars Hoult and “Victoria’ breakout Laia Costa as two Los Angeles millennials who match on a social media dating app and begin an intense and challenging open relationship. Danny Huston, Courtney Eaton, and Matthew Gray Gubler co-star.
“‘Newness’ is a very emotionally and physically bare movie — there’s nowhere to hide,” Doremus said to People, which has premiered the official first trailer below. “I think the...
- 10/3/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
It’s a stylish and confident debut feature from director Kevin Phillips.
- 9/29/2017
- by Emily Yoshida
- Vulture
Director Kevin Phillips stunning feature debut is true to its title. An unnerving and bleak examination on teen angst, Super Dark Times turns a horrific tragedy into a ticking time bomb of violence. In Brad’s review, he raves, “Super Dark Times is tragedy in its purest of forms, removing the safety blanket from suburbia, tormenting the […]...
- 9/29/2017
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
That title? It’s not kidding. In Kevin Phillips’ “Super Dark Times,” darkness settles over a small Hudson Valley town after a horrific accident forever alters the lives of a group of seemingly normal teens, including stars Owen Campbell and Charlie Tahan. A cross between “Stand By Me” and “Donnie Darko,” with plenty of “Stranger Things” evocations for good measure, it’s the kind of film that lovingly recreates the final wonders of childhood while hitting back with some horrific adult truths. High school, what a thing.
Per the film’s official synopsis, “Zach (Campbell) and Josh (Tahan) are best friends growing up in a leafy Upstate New York suburb in the 1990s, where teenage life revolves around hanging out, navigating first love and vying for popularity. When a traumatic incident drives a wedge between the previously inseparable pair, their youthful innocence abruptly vanishes as their lives spiral into violence.
Per the film’s official synopsis, “Zach (Campbell) and Josh (Tahan) are best friends growing up in a leafy Upstate New York suburb in the 1990s, where teenage life revolves around hanging out, navigating first love and vying for popularity. When a traumatic incident drives a wedge between the previously inseparable pair, their youthful innocence abruptly vanishes as their lives spiral into violence.
- 9/29/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
If you’re a member of a certain segment of the American population (yes, okay, Millennials, Gen Y, and the like), it’s likely that any affection you have for science was at least partially spawned by Bill Nye, the self-professed “science guy.” For many years, Nye’s infectious excitement for science was piped into schoolrooms across the country, aiming to make big questions seem fun and relatable and applicable to the everyday.
Read More:‘Bill Nye Saves the World’ Renewed For Season 2, Because Twitter Proves We Need It
A few years on, and Nye is still bent on making people love science, or at least respect and understand it. In the new documentary, “Bill Nye: Science Guy,” everyone’s favorite TV scientist looks to the future, and a bleak one, if more people don’t start listening to what the world is trying to tell them. These days, Nye...
Read More:‘Bill Nye Saves the World’ Renewed For Season 2, Because Twitter Proves We Need It
A few years on, and Nye is still bent on making people love science, or at least respect and understand it. In the new documentary, “Bill Nye: Science Guy,” everyone’s favorite TV scientist looks to the future, and a bleak one, if more people don’t start listening to what the world is trying to tell them. These days, Nye...
- 9/29/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
On this episode of Adjust Your Tracking, Joe and I discuss the coming-of-age indie thriller “Super Dark Times” for our main review. The film, though set in the mid-nineties, may very well have the most apt title for our insane/bewildering real-life present. Our original review from Rotterdam found it to be something of a solid calling card for debut feature filmmaker Kevin Phillips, if not a wholly successful effort.
Continue reading ‘Super Dark Times’ At The Cinema, Plenty To Recommend On Streaming [Adjust Your Tracking Podcast] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Super Dark Times’ At The Cinema, Plenty To Recommend On Streaming [Adjust Your Tracking Podcast] at The Playlist.
- 9/27/2017
- by Erik McClanahan
- The Playlist
“If anyone asks, we’re already f**cked.” Being a teenager is like the best thing ever and the worst thing ever all rolled into one. It’s that phase in your life where adulthood feels almost within reach, and yet, most of us lack the ability to fully grasp and comprehend “grown-up” scenarios when we find ourselves caught in the middle of them. It’s something this writer experienced many times as a teen (who thought she knew everything, and quickly realized she knew nothing), and a notion that first-time feature filmmaker Kevin Phillips deftly explores in his meticulously crafted coming-of-age psychological thriller, Super Dark Times, which repeatedly kicked me right in the gut in the best possible way.
Super Dark Times writers Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski do a brilliant job of tapping into the confusion, anger, and simple joys of being teenagers (and in this case, being...
Super Dark Times writers Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski do a brilliant job of tapping into the confusion, anger, and simple joys of being teenagers (and in this case, being...
- 9/27/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Heading into Fantastic Fest ahead of it’s theatrical release is Kevin Phillips’ teenage nightmare Super Dark Times, which was actually penned by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, who wrote our V/H/S spinoff SiREN. I raved about the psychological thriller, explaining that “Super Dark Times is tragedy in its purest of forms, removing the safety blanket from suburbia, tormenting the town with a morbid tale […]...
- 9/22/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
If you’ve already read our comprehensive, three-part fall-movie preview totaling 80 films, then you already have a strong sense of what will be included in this monthly round-up, but as new titles make their way to release calendars and our reviews come in, things will certainly shift. This month features the kick-off of fall film festivals, including Venice, Tiff, and Nyff, so check back for our coverage from each.
In the meantime, check out our recommendations of new releases below. It should be noted that this weekend, a 40th-anniversary restoration of Close Encounters of the Third Kind will get a nationwide release, thus proving to be the best option in an otherwise scarce lineup.
15. It (Andrés Muschietti; Sept. 8)
Synopsis: A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children.
Trailer
Why You Should See It: Following The Dark Tower, the next...
In the meantime, check out our recommendations of new releases below. It should be noted that this weekend, a 40th-anniversary restoration of Close Encounters of the Third Kind will get a nationwide release, thus proving to be the best option in an otherwise scarce lineup.
15. It (Andrés Muschietti; Sept. 8)
Synopsis: A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children.
Trailer
Why You Should See It: Following The Dark Tower, the next...
- 8/31/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
As summer cools down, we’re entering perhaps the best time of year for cinephiles, with a variety of festivals — some of which will hold premieres of our most-anticipated 2017 features — gearing up. As we do each year, after highlighting the best films offered thus far, we’ve set out to provide a comprehensive preview of the fall titles that should be on your radar, and we’ll first take a look at selections whose quality we can attest to. These acclaimed 25 films from Sundance, Cannes, Berlinale and more will arrive between September and December (in the U.S.) and are all well worth seeking out.
Kill Me Please (Anita Rocha da Silveira; Sept. 1)
Following in a wave of cerebral psychological horror films such as The Witch, It Follows, and The Babadook, Anita Rocha da Silveira’s debut Kill Me Please is the latest art-horror film that’s concerned with the internal repercussions of trauma.
Kill Me Please (Anita Rocha da Silveira; Sept. 1)
Following in a wave of cerebral psychological horror films such as The Witch, It Follows, and The Babadook, Anita Rocha da Silveira’s debut Kill Me Please is the latest art-horror film that’s concerned with the internal repercussions of trauma.
- 8/23/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Growing up in suburbia can be painfully dull, and sometimes the battle against that boredom can turn nasty. In Kevin Phillips Super Dark Times, a group of teens in the suburbs during the 1990s dealing with typical teen problems that soon blossom into the atypical.
In his review from the Tribeca Film Festival, John Fink wrote, “Virtually free from quirk and black humor, the film is an effective, nasty thriller and a rare horror film that provides an emotional investment because the portrait of teenhood is utterly authentic. These are not sexy 20/30-somethings playing teens wise beyond their years in a throwaway product designed for the weekend multiplex crowd. Phillips and cast offer something significantly more nuanced than that.”
The new trailer for Super Dark Times hints at the inciting incident the film centers around while keeping things intentionally vague, because it seems the less you know about this movie...
In his review from the Tribeca Film Festival, John Fink wrote, “Virtually free from quirk and black humor, the film is an effective, nasty thriller and a rare horror film that provides an emotional investment because the portrait of teenhood is utterly authentic. These are not sexy 20/30-somethings playing teens wise beyond their years in a throwaway product designed for the weekend multiplex crowd. Phillips and cast offer something significantly more nuanced than that.”
The new trailer for Super Dark Times hints at the inciting incident the film centers around while keeping things intentionally vague, because it seems the less you know about this movie...
- 8/6/2017
- by Chris Evangelista
- The Film Stage
Nu-metal wasn’t the only thing that sucked about the late ‘90s, at least not for the young protagonists of director Kevin Phillips’ debut feature, Super Dark Times. Set in the seemingly idyllic environment of upstate New York, the film opens with best friends Zach (Owen Campbell) and Josh (Charlie Tahan) and the rest of their high-school friends riding bikes and talking shit while hanging out in the woods, like teenage boys are prone to do. The whole scenario seems reminiscent of Stand By Me, but in this case, the boys don’t just find a dead body, they help make one when the typical teen-boy activity of goofing around with somebody’s brother’s samurai sword takes a tragic turn.
We won’t spoil what happens after that inciting incident, but after seeing Super Dark Times at the Fantasia International Film Festival, we can attest that this stylish ...
We won’t spoil what happens after that inciting incident, but after seeing Super Dark Times at the Fantasia International Film Festival, we can attest that this stylish ...
- 8/3/2017
- by Katie Rife
- avclub.com
"If anyone asks, we're not friends!" The Orchard has debuted an official trailer for the film Super Dark Times, an indie thriller about a group of teens whose friendships is tested by a violent tragedy involving a samurai sword. This feels like a stylish new mix of Stand By Me and Donnie Darko, with a dash of "Stranger Things" thrown in, though the official description says it's a "meticulously observed look at teenage lives in the era prior to the Columbine High School massacre." Very interesting reference for the setting. The cast includes Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, Sawyer Barth, Max Talisman, Elizabeth Cappuccino, and Amy Hargreaves. This looks damn good, I am very much looking forward to catching this. The main teen, Owen Campbell, is also the star of another underseen indie, As You Are. He's on the rise in a big way. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for...
- 8/3/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Orchard has released the trailer for “Super Dark Times,” which IndieWire’s David Ehrlich described as “an unnerving cross between ‘Stand By Me’ and ‘Donnie Darko'” earlier this year. Watch the trailer for Kevin Phillips’ dark coming-of-age drama below.
Read MoreReview: ‘Super Dark Times’ Is An Unnerving Cross Between ‘Stand By Me’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ — Tribeca 2017
“Enjoying their normal lives in mid-’90s suburbia, Zach and Josh are best friends with numerous shared interests, chief of which is an attraction to their classmate Allison. One seemingly routine day, along with two other friends, Zach and Josh borrow the latter’s older brother’s prized samurai sword to goof around in the local park. But the afternoon soon spirals out of control. Wracked with guilt, Zach struggles to assimilate back into high school life, even as Allison begins to show a romantic interest in him. The situation gets even...
Read MoreReview: ‘Super Dark Times’ Is An Unnerving Cross Between ‘Stand By Me’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ — Tribeca 2017
“Enjoying their normal lives in mid-’90s suburbia, Zach and Josh are best friends with numerous shared interests, chief of which is an attraction to their classmate Allison. One seemingly routine day, along with two other friends, Zach and Josh borrow the latter’s older brother’s prized samurai sword to goof around in the local park. But the afternoon soon spirals out of control. Wracked with guilt, Zach struggles to assimilate back into high school life, even as Allison begins to show a romantic interest in him. The situation gets even...
- 8/3/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Dark times fall on four high school friends after a traumatic event takes place in the woods involving a samurai sword. EW says that Super Dark Times is a beautifully made film about how the awkwardness of high school friendships and how they can feel like murder. You can check out the trailer and poster for the film here. Super Dark Times was directed by Kevin Phillips and this is what he had to say about the project:
“There was a time when the screenwriters [Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski] and I referred to the film’s genre as ‘nostalgia horror,’ but we moved away from that label,” Phillips says. “We were hoping to utilize ideas of nostalgia but dive a bit deeper and create a situation that audiences could relate to and hopefully be a bit hypnotized by.”
The story is set in 1995 suburbia and stars Owen Campbell (The Americans, Boardwalk Empire) and Charlie Tahan (Wayward Pines,...
“There was a time when the screenwriters [Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski] and I referred to the film’s genre as ‘nostalgia horror,’ but we moved away from that label,” Phillips says. “We were hoping to utilize ideas of nostalgia but dive a bit deeper and create a situation that audiences could relate to and hopefully be a bit hypnotized by.”
The story is set in 1995 suburbia and stars Owen Campbell (The Americans, Boardwalk Empire) and Charlie Tahan (Wayward Pines,...
- 8/3/2017
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
Tony Sokol Aug 4, 2017
The new trailer for Super Dark Times hints at an intriguing high school horror. Take a look within...
“A harrowing but meticulously observed look at teenage lives in the era prior to the Columbine High School massacre,” reads the official synopsis for Super Dark Times, director Kevin Phillips’ feature debut - his 2015 short film, Too Cool For School, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to enthusiastic reviews.
Set in 1995 suburbia, Super Dark Times stars Owen Campbell (The Americans, Boardwalk Empire) and Charlie Tahan (Wayward Pines, Love Is Strange) as the two best friends. It also features Amy Hargreaves (13 Reasons Why), Max Talisman (Orange Is The New Black), Elizabeth Cappuccino (Jessica Jones), and Sawyer Barth (Public Morals).
The trailer hints at a traumatic event in the woods that involves four high school students and a samurai sword, but the advance press hints the film is more about shifting dynamics of high school.
The new trailer for Super Dark Times hints at an intriguing high school horror. Take a look within...
“A harrowing but meticulously observed look at teenage lives in the era prior to the Columbine High School massacre,” reads the official synopsis for Super Dark Times, director Kevin Phillips’ feature debut - his 2015 short film, Too Cool For School, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to enthusiastic reviews.
Set in 1995 suburbia, Super Dark Times stars Owen Campbell (The Americans, Boardwalk Empire) and Charlie Tahan (Wayward Pines, Love Is Strange) as the two best friends. It also features Amy Hargreaves (13 Reasons Why), Max Talisman (Orange Is The New Black), Elizabeth Cappuccino (Jessica Jones), and Sawyer Barth (Public Morals).
The trailer hints at a traumatic event in the woods that involves four high school students and a samurai sword, but the advance press hints the film is more about shifting dynamics of high school.
- 8/2/2017
- Den of Geek
Anyone lucky enough to have caught Kevin Philips' debut feature at any of its film festival appearances can attest to what a phenomenal piece of work it is. A tragic tale centered on the relationship between two best friends and the terrible accident that drives a wedge between them, Super Dark Times offers up a chilling portrait of adolescence. Here's the official synopsis and new trailer: Synopsis: A harrowing but meticulously observed look at teenage lives in the era prior to the Columbine High School massacre, Super Dark Times marks the feature debut of gifted director Kevin Phillips, whose critically acclaimed 2015 short film "Too Cool For School" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Zach (Owen Campbell) and Josh (Charlie Tahan) are best friends growing...
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- 8/2/2017
- Screen Anarchy
Director Kevin Phillips emerged as a rising talent a few years ago when his short film Too Cool for School premiered to great acclaim at Cannes. Now the director is making his feature film debut with Super Dark Times.
The coming-of-age thriller stars Owen Phillips and Charlie Tahan as Zach and Josh, best friends growing up in the suburbs in the 1990s. In the pre-internet age, the friends are doing what kids used to do: killing time hanging out doing stupid stuff, trying to navigate the complicated social ladder of high school and talking about girls.
The pair's relationship is put under strain when they witness a traumatic event and each boy has a different idea of how to deal with the fallout.
Super Dark Times looks like an updated version [Continued ...]...
The coming-of-age thriller stars Owen Phillips and Charlie Tahan as Zach and Josh, best friends growing up in the suburbs in the 1990s. In the pre-internet age, the friends are doing what kids used to do: killing time hanging out doing stupid stuff, trying to navigate the complicated social ladder of high school and talking about girls.
The pair's relationship is put under strain when they witness a traumatic event and each boy has a different idea of how to deal with the fallout.
Super Dark Times looks like an updated version [Continued ...]...
- 8/2/2017
- QuietEarth.us
A seemingly unplanned moment of violence drives the harrowing teen drama Super Dark Times, the Kevin Phillips pic that debuted at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and gets a trailer release from the Orchard today. Watch it above. "The film's about some friends, and they kind of get into some shit with a samurai sword,” Phillips told Deadline during the fest in April. “It's an accident, and it leads to a disaster — for not only their friendship but for their lives and for…...
- 8/2/2017
- Deadline
Literary manager Nate Matteson has joined Grandview.
Matteson spent the past eight years at The Gotham Group, where his clients included Hiro Murai, director/producer of the FX series Atlanta; David Bruckner, director of the upcoming feature The Ritual, which stars Rafe Spall and will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival; Craig William Macneill, director of the upcoming feature Lizzie, starring Kristen Stewart and Chloe Sevigny; and Narcos producers Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson.
Matteson also represents Kevin Phillips, director of Super Dark Times, which premiered at Tribeca and will be released in September by The Orchard; and Ben Collins...
Matteson spent the past eight years at The Gotham Group, where his clients included Hiro Murai, director/producer of the FX series Atlanta; David Bruckner, director of the upcoming feature The Ritual, which stars Rafe Spall and will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival; Craig William Macneill, director of the upcoming feature Lizzie, starring Kristen Stewart and Chloe Sevigny; and Narcos producers Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson.
Matteson also represents Kevin Phillips, director of Super Dark Times, which premiered at Tribeca and will be released in September by The Orchard; and Ben Collins...
- 8/2/2017
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The best indie film out of the Tribeca Film Festival was Kevin Phillips’ teenage nightmare Super Dark Times, which was actually penned by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, who wrote our V/H/S spinoff SiREN. I raved about the psychological thriller, explaining that “Super Dark Times is tragedy in its purest of forms, removing the safety blanket from suburbia, tormenting the town with a morbid […]...
- 8/2/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Kevin Phillips’ feature directorial debut is a knock-out. There’s no other way to put it, really. Comparison is being made by many to Stand By Me, but I think it’s closer to Jacob Estes’ 2004 thriller Mean Creek. To talk about either film, the same spoiler is unavoidable: a bully dies, accidentally, and the rest of the film is how the characters deal with it. Where the two films depart is that fallout and the tone therein. Mean Creek handles how the guilt can consume you, and while Super Dark Times absolutely deals with that, the manifestation of it is drastically different. It’s strange, occasionally comedic, and always intriguing.
Teen friends Josh (Charlie Tahan) and Zach (Owen Campbell) are watching scrambled porn on a tube TV and discussing girls at school. Ahh, the 90’s. As boys do, they ride their bikes to get snacks at a quick stop,...
Teen friends Josh (Charlie Tahan) and Zach (Owen Campbell) are watching scrambled porn on a tube TV and discussing girls at school. Ahh, the 90’s. As boys do, they ride their bikes to get snacks at a quick stop,...
- 7/14/2017
- by Mike Hassler
- Destroy the Brain
European genre festival crowns 2017 winners.
Super Dark Times has been awarded the best feature film prize at the 17th Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival.
The film premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January and marks the debut feature for director Kevin Philips.
It explores the lives of two teenage friends in the Us in the 1990s whose lives are altered by an unexpected act of violence.
This year’s other winners included Japanese director Takashi Miike. His new film JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable premiered at the Swiss festival, which is known for championing genre and Asian cinema.
The 2017 edition of the festival screened 151 films from 43 countries; 10 films had their world premieres while six had their international premieres.
A total fo 37,000 tickets were sold, according to the organisers.
Full List Of Winners
H.R. Giger “Narcisse” award for best feature
Super Dark Times
Directed by: Kevin Phillips
United States, 2017
Silver Méliès...
Super Dark Times has been awarded the best feature film prize at the 17th Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival.
The film premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January and marks the debut feature for director Kevin Philips.
It explores the lives of two teenage friends in the Us in the 1990s whose lives are altered by an unexpected act of violence.
This year’s other winners included Japanese director Takashi Miike. His new film JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable premiered at the Swiss festival, which is known for championing genre and Asian cinema.
The 2017 edition of the festival screened 151 films from 43 countries; 10 films had their world premieres while six had their international premieres.
A total fo 37,000 tickets were sold, according to the organisers.
Full List Of Winners
H.R. Giger “Narcisse” award for best feature
Super Dark Times
Directed by: Kevin Phillips
United States, 2017
Silver Méliès...
- 7/10/2017
- ScreenDaily
After nearly two weeks of glorious sunshine and fantastic cinema in the beautiful Swiss town of Neuchatel, the heavens opened and the skies turned grey for their festival’s final day. The Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival (Nifff) ended with a presentation of its prestigious awards at a sold-out Closing Ceremony, before a screening of Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver. Winners included director Kevin Phillips who walked away with the night’s biggest prize for his stunning debut feature Super Dark Times. Back in Neuchatel for the third time in their careers, festival favorites Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead were present to receive the two awards they won in person. The directing partners took both the Nifff International Critics Award and the Imaging the Future Award (for Best...
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- 7/9/2017
- Screen Anarchy
The best indie film out of the Tribeca Film Festival was Kevin Phillips’ teenage nightmare Super Dark Times, which was actually penned by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, who wrote our V/H/S spinoff SiREN. I raved about the psychological thriller, explaining that “Super Dark Times is tragedy in its purest of forms, removing the safety blanket from […]...
- 6/30/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Many know him as Jason Voorhees, but you can get to know the real Kane Hodder behind the mask in the upcoming documentary To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story. Also in today's Horror Highlights is the trailer for the Wesley Snipes-starring The Recall, a new episode of the fun and frightening series Graves, and details on the Wizard World Horror Fest.
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story Update: Press Release: "Los Angeles, CA May 9, 2017- Masterfully Macabre Entertainment (“Mme”) announced today that they have put the final touches on their latest documentary, To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story. This in-depth biographical documentary on horror icon, Kane Hodder, features interviews with cinema legends, including Bruce Campbell (Ash vs. Evil Dead), Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), and Cassandra Peterson (Elvira: Mistress of the Dark).
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story has been submitted to...
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story Update: Press Release: "Los Angeles, CA May 9, 2017- Masterfully Macabre Entertainment (“Mme”) announced today that they have put the final touches on their latest documentary, To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story. This in-depth biographical documentary on horror icon, Kane Hodder, features interviews with cinema legends, including Bruce Campbell (Ash vs. Evil Dead), Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger), and Cassandra Peterson (Elvira: Mistress of the Dark).
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story has been submitted to...
- 5/10/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Super Dark Times? How about Super Fuckin’ Dark Kick-Your-Teeth-In Stressful No Good Very Bad Times. Writers Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski construct a backyard crime drama – like if Brick followed a cover-up instead of investigation – while debut filmmaker Kevin Phillips acts as visionary/our soul’s executioner. You know what’s going to happen. It’s obvious. That still doesn’t keep this maliciously pitch-black thriller from ripping your guts out, locked eye-to-eye all the while. Tension is tighter than a leather gag and adolescent unpreparedness heightens reaction. Choke on your fancy words, because there’s only one phrase that captures our reaction – holy shit. Savage, sincere and so very unsettling.
Collins and Piotrowski open on death – a dear carcass that’s been dragged into a school cafeteria. It’s a short intro that leads into Zach (Owen Campbell) and Josh (Charlie Tahan) sitting on a basement sofa, discussing boyhood pleasantries.
Collins and Piotrowski open on death – a dear carcass that’s been dragged into a school cafeteria. It’s a short intro that leads into Zach (Owen Campbell) and Josh (Charlie Tahan) sitting on a basement sofa, discussing boyhood pleasantries.
- 5/2/2017
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Set in an familiar and ambiguous time and place (mid-90s in anytown USA), Super Dark Times functions as a kind of trojan house until its twist. Delivering horror thrills, the Kevin Phillips-directed feature first and foremost invests in character development as an effective and sympathetic coming-of-age story until it lives up to its title. We follow four friends Zach (Owen Campbell), Josh (Charlie Tahan), Daryl (Max Talisman), and Charlie (Sawyer Barth) as they have mild, seemingly innocent adventures: watching scrambled pay-per-view softcore porn, playing 8-bit video games, biking over an abandoned bridge, and ultimately stealing from Josh’s brother. The last part doesn’t end well and it is impossible to discuss the film without spoiling the twist.
Before I provide fair warning and get into spoilers I’ll simply say Super Dark Times delivers on its premise. Virtually free from quirk and black humor, the film is an effective,...
Before I provide fair warning and get into spoilers I’ll simply say Super Dark Times delivers on its premise. Virtually free from quirk and black humor, the film is an effective,...
- 4/30/2017
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, and Elizabeth Cappuccino go through some Super Dark Times in Kevin Phillips' Tribeca-premiering feature debut. Also starring Max Talisman, Sawyer Barth and Amy Hargreaves, the harrowing feature follows Zach and Josh, two teenage best friends growing up in mid-'90s suburbia whose lives are forever changed following an unexpected and horrific moment of violence. "The film's about some friends, and they kind of get into some sh*t with a samurai…...
- 4/22/2017
- Deadline
The ominous prologue of Kevin Phillips’ “Super Dark Times” arrives like a shiver, and that chill lingers until the bitter end, continuing to sink into your skin even as the rest of the film begins to melt into the atmosphere. A slow-burn high school thriller that’s like a tortured cross between “Stand By Me” and “Donnie Darko” (with a bit of Dostoyevskian madness thrown in there for good measure, Phillips’ feature-length debut begins by welcoming us to a grey Hudson Valley town that’s lost in the barren phantom zone between fall and winter.
The place looks practically post-apocalyptic, the shattered window of a classroom evoking “Children of Men.” But it’s not the end of the world, just a petrified buck who’s gotten himself into a spot of trouble. Some cops stand over the animal as it lies dying on the floor between the desks, the men...
The place looks practically post-apocalyptic, the shattered window of a classroom evoking “Children of Men.” But it’s not the end of the world, just a petrified buck who’s gotten himself into a spot of trouble. Some cops stand over the animal as it lies dying on the floor between the desks, the men...
- 4/21/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Grasshopper Film has announced the acquisition of all U.S. distribution rights to Michael Almereyda’s new documentary “Escapes,” a dynamic portrait of Hampton Fancher, executive produced by Wes Anderson. “Escapes” will open in theaters this summer followed by a VOD and Home Video release in the fall.
“Escapes” showcases the storytelling talents of Hampton Fancher, flamenco dancer, film and TV actor, and the unlikely producer and screenwriter of the landmark sci-fi classic “Blade Runner,” as well as screenwriter on the upcoming sequel “Blade Runner 2049.” Fancher’s running commentary – with a little help from Philip K. Dick and Ridley Scott – works in concert with extensive archival footage as Fancher relates death-defying escapades from a remarkable life.
– Grasshopper Film has announced the acquisition of all U.S. distribution rights to Michael Almereyda’s new documentary “Escapes,” a dynamic portrait of Hampton Fancher, executive produced by Wes Anderson. “Escapes” will open in theaters this summer followed by a VOD and Home Video release in the fall.
“Escapes” showcases the storytelling talents of Hampton Fancher, flamenco dancer, film and TV actor, and the unlikely producer and screenwriter of the landmark sci-fi classic “Blade Runner,” as well as screenwriter on the upcoming sequel “Blade Runner 2049.” Fancher’s running commentary – with a little help from Philip K. Dick and Ridley Scott – works in concert with extensive archival footage as Fancher relates death-defying escapades from a remarkable life.
- 3/10/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
What a surprising city Rotterdam is and the Festival and Cinemart are full of surprises too.
Being in The Netherlands is like a homecoming for me. My first major job in the film industry was with 20th Century Fox International and City Fox Films in Amsterdam in 1975 which is when I first attended the International Film Festival of Rotterdam, three years after its founding by Huub Bals. It was much smaller then. Iffr’s logo is a tiger, loosely based on the M.G.M. lion as an alternative. From the beginning, the festival has profiled itself as a promoter of alternative, innovative and non-commercial films, with an emphasis on the Far East and developing countries. It has become one of the most important events in the film world, an integral part of the winter circuit of Sundance, Rotterdam and Berlin Film Festivals.
“Fox and HIs Friends”
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Being in The Netherlands is like a homecoming for me. My first major job in the film industry was with 20th Century Fox International and City Fox Films in Amsterdam in 1975 which is when I first attended the International Film Festival of Rotterdam, three years after its founding by Huub Bals. It was much smaller then. Iffr’s logo is a tiger, loosely based on the M.G.M. lion as an alternative. From the beginning, the festival has profiled itself as a promoter of alternative, innovative and non-commercial films, with an emphasis on the Far East and developing countries. It has become one of the most important events in the film world, an integral part of the winter circuit of Sundance, Rotterdam and Berlin Film Festivals.
“Fox and HIs Friends”
Except for my...
- 3/8/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The Orchard has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to teen drama Super Dark Times.
Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, and Elizabeth Cappuccino star in the debut feature of Kevin Phillips, which follows two teenaged best friends in the '90s as they attempt to cover up a gruesome accident.
Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski wrote Super Dark Times, which was produced by Richard Peete, Jett Steiger and Edward Parks. Cameron Lamb, William Hall, Niraj Bhatia and Dan Burks executive produced.
Super Dark Times will screen at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival. The Orchard is planning a theatrical release for the film later this year.
UTA...
Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, and Elizabeth Cappuccino star in the debut feature of Kevin Phillips, which follows two teenaged best friends in the '90s as they attempt to cover up a gruesome accident.
Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski wrote Super Dark Times, which was produced by Richard Peete, Jett Steiger and Edward Parks. Cameron Lamb, William Hall, Niraj Bhatia and Dan Burks executive produced.
Super Dark Times will screen at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival. The Orchard is planning a theatrical release for the film later this year.
UTA...
- 3/7/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Orchard has picked up worldwide rights to director Kevin Phillips debut film Super Dark Times, which is set to screen at Tribeca in April followed by a theatrical release later this year. Written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, the drama stars Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, and Elizabeth Cappuccino. Set in the mid-1990's, the film follows teenage best friends Zach and Josh, whose friendship is challenged when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up. The secret…...
- 3/7/2017
- Deadline
Al Pacino, Bono among talking heads in documentary profile. Separately, The Orchard has picked up Rotterdam premiere Super Dark Times, while Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films acquire Tracktown.
The distributor has picked up North American rights to Italian filmmaker Pappi Corsicato’s profile of the artist and filmmaker.
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait was created using a blend of material from Schnabel’s personal archives, newly filmed footage of the artist, and commentary from friends, family, actors and artists including Al Pacino, Mary Boone and Bono. Valeria Golino produced.
Cohen Media Group plans a theatrical release in May at the relaunched Quad Cinema in New York.
Charles S. Cohen, chairman and CEO of Cohen Media chairman and CEO Group Charles S. Cohenannounced that Cmg has acquired North American rights to Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait. The distributor
“Julian Schnabel is a brilliant artist and filmmaker and we are thrilled to bring the very personal...
The distributor has picked up North American rights to Italian filmmaker Pappi Corsicato’s profile of the artist and filmmaker.
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait was created using a blend of material from Schnabel’s personal archives, newly filmed footage of the artist, and commentary from friends, family, actors and artists including Al Pacino, Mary Boone and Bono. Valeria Golino produced.
Cohen Media Group plans a theatrical release in May at the relaunched Quad Cinema in New York.
Charles S. Cohen, chairman and CEO of Cohen Media chairman and CEO Group Charles S. Cohenannounced that Cmg has acquired North American rights to Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait. The distributor
“Julian Schnabel is a brilliant artist and filmmaker and we are thrilled to bring the very personal...
- 3/7/2017
- ScreenDaily
The 16th annual Tribeca Film Festival kicks off this April in New York, and horror fans attending the cinematic gathering have plenty of titles to look forward to, including the world premiere of Mickey Keating's Psychopaths.
From the Press Release: "Tribeca’s Midnight section is the destination for late night audiences to discover the best in psychological thriller, horror, sci-fi, and cult cinema. This year’s six selections offer new genre experiences for even the most extreme viewer.
Devil's Gate, directed by Clay Staub, written by Peter Aperlo, Clay Staub. (Canada, USA) - World Premiere, Narrative. Struggling to overcome a recent professional tragedy, a tough-as-nails FBI agent (Amanda Schull) relocates to a small North Dakota town to investigate the disappearance of a local woman and her young son. The search leads to the missing woman’s husband’s (Milo Ventimiglia) secluded farm, on which answers, new mysteries, and God-fearing terrors await.
From the Press Release: "Tribeca’s Midnight section is the destination for late night audiences to discover the best in psychological thriller, horror, sci-fi, and cult cinema. This year’s six selections offer new genre experiences for even the most extreme viewer.
Devil's Gate, directed by Clay Staub, written by Peter Aperlo, Clay Staub. (Canada, USA) - World Premiere, Narrative. Struggling to overcome a recent professional tragedy, a tough-as-nails FBI agent (Amanda Schull) relocates to a small North Dakota town to investigate the disappearance of a local woman and her young son. The search leads to the missing woman’s husband’s (Milo Ventimiglia) secluded farm, on which answers, new mysteries, and God-fearing terrors await.
- 3/3/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Festival receives record number of submissions as top brass trim roster by 20%.
World premieres of Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip To Spain (pictured), Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal’s Whitney. “can I be me,”, and Hell On Earth: The Fall Of Syria And The Rise Of Isis by Sebastian Junger and Nick Quested are among the line-up at the 16th annual Tribeca Film Festival (April 19-30).
Festival top brass led by new director of programming Cara Cusumano and artistic director Frédéric Boyer unveiled on Thursday 82 of the 98 features that will screen at this year’s edition.
Trimmed down by 20%, the festival received a record number 8,700 submissions, of which 3,362 were features – and includes 32 films in competition comprising 12 documentaries, 10 Us narratives and 10 international narratives. Films in competition will compete for cash prizes totalling $160,000.
Spotlight Narrative section features 15 fiction films, while Spotlight Documentary includes 16 non-fiction films. Five fiction and one documentary film play in Midnight.
The 2017 roster...
World premieres of Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip To Spain (pictured), Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal’s Whitney. “can I be me,”, and Hell On Earth: The Fall Of Syria And The Rise Of Isis by Sebastian Junger and Nick Quested are among the line-up at the 16th annual Tribeca Film Festival (April 19-30).
Festival top brass led by new director of programming Cara Cusumano and artistic director Frédéric Boyer unveiled on Thursday 82 of the 98 features that will screen at this year’s edition.
Trimmed down by 20%, the festival received a record number 8,700 submissions, of which 3,362 were features – and includes 32 films in competition comprising 12 documentaries, 10 Us narratives and 10 international narratives. Films in competition will compete for cash prizes totalling $160,000.
Spotlight Narrative section features 15 fiction films, while Spotlight Documentary includes 16 non-fiction films. Five fiction and one documentary film play in Midnight.
The 2017 roster...
- 3/2/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
At first it feels like a relief that the ironic, vernacular sensibility evoked by the title (“Oh man, the times were like, super dark”) is little in evidence in Kevin Phillips‘ feature debut. For all its flaws, or rather for all the magnitude of its one massive flaw, it is more sincere than arch, and more earnest, certainly in its desire to get its makers onto the radar, than glib.
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- 2/3/2017
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
Don't be fooled by that all-too-topical title: Kevin Phillips' stylish American indie Super Dark Times is set two full decades ago, reminding us that teens were perfectly capable of screwing themselves up — and each other — before the internet, cellphones and social media came along to assist them in such activities.
A downbeat, intermittently violent study of friendship, guilt, suspicion and psychosis, this debut feature for Phillips and writing duo Ben Collins and Lukas Piotrowski feels much like a live Sundance competition candidate but actually premiered in the edgy Bright Future section of the...
A downbeat, intermittently violent study of friendship, guilt, suspicion and psychosis, this debut feature for Phillips and writing duo Ben Collins and Lukas Piotrowski feels much like a live Sundance competition candidate but actually premiered in the edgy Bright Future section of the...
- 2/2/2017
- by Neil Young
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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