A suspect in the Long Island Serial Killer case is in custody. The arrest comes more than 10 years after police discovered several bodies in a marsh close to an exclusive beachside enclave in New York. The arrest of a New York City architect brings more questions than answers to the case, though. While the arrest is fresh, discussions about the case and potential suspects are not. We’ve collected one documentary and two podcasts you’ll want to check out before an eventual trial.
Police arrest a suspect in the Long Island serial killer case
On June 14, News 12 Long Island announced a 59-year-old architect named Rex Heuermann had been arrested in connection with the deaths of three women. All three bodies were found in a marsh near Gilgo Beach in 2010 and 2011. According to the news outlet, Heuermann may be charged with more crimes. Several other bodies were found in the same area.
Police arrest a suspect in the Long Island serial killer case
On June 14, News 12 Long Island announced a 59-year-old architect named Rex Heuermann had been arrested in connection with the deaths of three women. All three bodies were found in a marsh near Gilgo Beach in 2010 and 2011. According to the news outlet, Heuermann may be charged with more crimes. Several other bodies were found in the same area.
- 7/15/2023
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Here's the latest Austin film-related news:
IndieWIRE's The Playlist reports that Saturday Night Live actor Bill Hader is working on a movie called Henchman, in which he'll star. The Henchman script was originally drafted by Austin writers Chris Mass (Chalk) and Owen Egerton, as well as Ut grad Russell Leigh Sharman. You may remember Hader was here last October for Austin Film Festival, where he participated in a staged reading of The Hand Job, a script written by his wife, Maggie Carey. (via Joe M. O'Connell and this blog)Cine Las Americas is looking for volunteers for this year's festival, which takes place April 21-28 here in Austin. They're holding a volunteer sign-up meeting this Thursday, March 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Mexican American Cultural Center. They've also posted a list of festival volunteer opportunities and a form for you to fill out if you're interested.Next week,...
IndieWIRE's The Playlist reports that Saturday Night Live actor Bill Hader is working on a movie called Henchman, in which he'll star. The Henchman script was originally drafted by Austin writers Chris Mass (Chalk) and Owen Egerton, as well as Ut grad Russell Leigh Sharman. You may remember Hader was here last October for Austin Film Festival, where he participated in a staged reading of The Hand Job, a script written by his wife, Maggie Carey. (via Joe M. O'Connell and this blog)Cine Las Americas is looking for volunteers for this year's festival, which takes place April 21-28 here in Austin. They're holding a volunteer sign-up meeting this Thursday, March 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Mexican American Cultural Center. They've also posted a list of festival volunteer opportunities and a form for you to fill out if you're interested.Next week,...
- 3/30/2011
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
Bill Hader will be seen next in Greg Mottola‘s sci-fi road-trip film Paul, but the actor comedian has two new projects in the pipeline. Paul premieres at SXSW this weekend and will arrive in theaters on March 18. I am excited to see this when it arrives.
The Playlist reports that Hader is working with director Akiva Schaffer and Shawn Levy‘s 21 Laps production company on a film called Henchman. The script, originally titled, Bobbie Sue, was conceived and written by Russell Sharman, Owen Egerton, and Chris Mass, who appeared on the 2008 Blacklist. Hader and Schaffer are currently rewriting the script with an eye to star and direct, respectively.
Here is what Hader had to say abou that project, which is currently looking for actors to play the other henchman:
”[21 Laps] came to us with this script that Akiva and I are now reworking. The film is about two guys who don’t realize it,...
The Playlist reports that Hader is working with director Akiva Schaffer and Shawn Levy‘s 21 Laps production company on a film called Henchman. The script, originally titled, Bobbie Sue, was conceived and written by Russell Sharman, Owen Egerton, and Chris Mass, who appeared on the 2008 Blacklist. Hader and Schaffer are currently rewriting the script with an eye to star and direct, respectively.
Here is what Hader had to say abou that project, which is currently looking for actors to play the other henchman:
”[21 Laps] came to us with this script that Akiva and I are now reworking. The film is about two guys who don’t realize it,...
- 3/9/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Is Bill Hader going to be one of the next true breakout comedy stars? He's certainly one of the highlights of Greg Mottola's Paul, where he steals just about any scene in which he appears -- and does so while working opposite some great comic talent. It may be a little early for Bill Hader to really break out in Zach Galifianakis or Danny McBride style, but he's heading that direction, and now has two films in development that could offer him new ways to earn the affections of a broad audience. (As if SNL wasn't enough. But it is never enough, as so many movies have proved.) The Playlist [1] got details on both films. First is Vaughn Meader, which is set up at Ben Stiller's company and is being written by The Wrestler and Big Fan screenwriter Rob Siegel. The film is based on "American comedian and impersonator" Vaughn Meader,...
- 3/9/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
You might be aware that we’re big fans of Bill Hader here at Empire Towers, so we’re always happen to hear about new acting/writing gigs the Saturday Night Live star is lining up. He’s apparently got a couple of projects bobbing to the top of his development cauldron – action comedy Henchmen and dark laugh-fest Vaughn Meader.Chatting with the noble squires over at The Playlist, Hader spilled a few details on both. Turns out that Henchmen is a project that Real Steel director Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps company has been working on, based off of a script by Owen Egerton and Chris Mass.”They came to us with this script that Hot Rod director Akiva (Schaffer) and I are now reworking,” Hader says, admitting that they’re now looking for other cast members to feature alongside him. “The film is about two guys who don’t realize it,...
- 3/9/2011
- EmpireOnline
Bill Hader is, in my opinion, one of the funniest people working in entertainment today. Both his comedic tone and sense of timing make me laugh more than most anyone, or anything, in either film or television. I mean, if his SNL impersonation of John Malkovich doesn’t even remotely strike your fancy, there’s really nothing I can say.
While speaking to ThePlaylist, the actor/comedian revealed that he has two new films on the way, both of which could be departures for him.
The first of these is titled Henchman. The script is written by Owen Egerton and Chris Mass, with additional work by Hader and potential director Akiva Schaffer (The Lonely Island member, SNL director, Hot Rod). He described it with this quote:
“The film is about two guys who don’t realize it, but they’re two henchman for like the badguy in a ‘Bourne’ movie...
While speaking to ThePlaylist, the actor/comedian revealed that he has two new films on the way, both of which could be departures for him.
The first of these is titled Henchman. The script is written by Owen Egerton and Chris Mass, with additional work by Hader and potential director Akiva Schaffer (The Lonely Island member, SNL director, Hot Rod). He described it with this quote:
“The film is about two guys who don’t realize it, but they’re two henchman for like the badguy in a ‘Bourne’ movie...
- 3/8/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
SXSW Film Announces 2010 Award Winners
Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010
Austin, Texas – March 16, 2010 – The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced tonight at the Festival’s closing Awards Ceremony hosted by comedian Eugene Mirman in Austin, Texas. Feature Films receiving Jury Awards were selected from the Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature categories. Films in these categories, as well as the Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, Lone Star States and 24 Beats Per Second categories were also eligible for the 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Awards. Only Narrative and Documentary Feature Audience Awards were announced tonight. Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters Audience Awards will be announced separately on Monday, March 22.
SXSW also announced the Jury Award-winners in Shorts Filmmaking, and Film Design Awards, and Special Awards, including the SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award and the SXSW Wholphin Award.
Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010
Austin, Texas – March 16, 2010 – The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced tonight at the Festival’s closing Awards Ceremony hosted by comedian Eugene Mirman in Austin, Texas. Feature Films receiving Jury Awards were selected from the Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature categories. Films in these categories, as well as the Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, Lone Star States and 24 Beats Per Second categories were also eligible for the 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Awards. Only Narrative and Documentary Feature Audience Awards were announced tonight. Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters Audience Awards will be announced separately on Monday, March 22.
SXSW also announced the Jury Award-winners in Shorts Filmmaking, and Film Design Awards, and Special Awards, including the SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award and the SXSW Wholphin Award.
- 3/18/2010
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Austin, Texas – March 16, 2010 – The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced tonight at the Festival’s closing Awards Ceremony hosted by comedian Eugene Mirman in Austin, Texas. Feature Films receiving Jury Awards were selected from the Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature categories. Films in these categories, as well as the Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, Lone Star States and 24 Beats Per Second categories were also eligible for the 2010 SXSW Film Festival Audience Awards. Only Narrative and Documentary Feature Audience Awards were announced tonight. Spotlight Premieres, Emerging Visions, Lone Star States, 24 Beats Per Second and Midnighters Audience Awards will be announced separately on Monday, March 22. SXSW also announced the Jury Award-winners in Shorts Filmmaking, and Film Design Awards, and Special Awards, including the SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award and the SXSW Wholphin Award. Details can be found at www.
- 3/17/2010
- by Dave Campbell
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Though SXSW 2010 is only at the halfway point, the music portion is about to kick into high gear and many film folks are leaving town. The awards ceremony was held last night, and Jeff Malmberg's Marwencol and Lena Dunham's Tiny Furniture won jury awards for best feature-length documentary and narrative, respectively.
Audience awards went to For Once in My Life (documentary) and Brotherhood (narrative). As if often the case, I haven't seen any of the winners, so can't comment further on them, but we do have a review for Marwencol up on the site, which is linked below.
Here's the announcement provided by the festival:
Austin, Texas - March 16, 2010 - The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced tonight at the Festival's closing Awards Ceremony hosted by comedian Eugene Mirman in Austin, Texas. Feature Films receiving Jury Awards were...
Audience awards went to For Once in My Life (documentary) and Brotherhood (narrative). As if often the case, I haven't seen any of the winners, so can't comment further on them, but we do have a review for Marwencol up on the site, which is linked below.
Here's the announcement provided by the festival:
Austin, Texas - March 16, 2010 - The Jury and Audience Award-winners of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival were announced tonight at the Festival's closing Awards Ceremony hosted by comedian Eugene Mirman in Austin, Texas. Feature Films receiving Jury Awards were...
- 3/17/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Guess what? Austin has had film-related news in the past week that has nothing to do with Fantastic Fest. Really! I'm as surprised as you are. Let's look at all the interesting stuff we at Slackerwood missed while we were watching festival films and then recuperating. If we left out anything else, feel free to share the news in the comments section.
Austin filmmaker/instructor Kat Candler is on fire this month, I swear. You can catch her 2006 feature jumping off bridges tonight at the Windsor Park branch of Austin Public Library at 6:30 pm. She also has two new short films playing at Austin Film Festival later this month: Quarter to Noon and Love Bug. Finally, a feature-film screenplay that she wrote with Chris Mass (Chalk), The Spider in the Bathtub, has just been optioned by Laf Studios, with Candler to direct.Speaking of Aff, Austin Business Journal has...
Austin filmmaker/instructor Kat Candler is on fire this month, I swear. You can catch her 2006 feature jumping off bridges tonight at the Windsor Park branch of Austin Public Library at 6:30 pm. She also has two new short films playing at Austin Film Festival later this month: Quarter to Noon and Love Bug. Finally, a feature-film screenplay that she wrote with Chris Mass (Chalk), The Spider in the Bathtub, has just been optioned by Laf Studios, with Candler to direct.Speaking of Aff, Austin Business Journal has...
- 10/6/2009
- by Contributors
- Slackerwood
Cameron Diaz is in final talks to star in Warner Bros. Pictures' legal comedy "Bobbie Sue" which Donald De Line is producing. The story tells of a female ambulance chaser whose mental attitude makes her the ideal candidate to serve as the face of a prestigious law firm when one of their powerful clients is sued in a case involving sexual discrimination. Russell Leigh Sharman, Owen Egerton and Chris Mass wrote the spec script which Dana Fox is polishing. Andrew Haas is serving as an executive producer. Diaz can be seen next in the moving drama "My Sister's Keeper"...
- 4/23/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Cameron Diaz is in final talks to star in Warner Bros. Pictures' legal comedy "Bobbie Sue" which Donald De Line is producing. The story tells of a female ambulance chaser whose mental attitude makes her the ideal candidate to serve as the face of a prestigious law firm when one of their powerful clients is sued in a case involving sexual discrimination. Russell Leigh Sharman, Owen Egerton and Chris Mass wrote the spec script which Dana Fox is polishing. Andrew Haas is serving as an executive producer. Diaz can be seen next in the moving drama "My Sister's Keeper"...
- 4/23/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Like sitcom dads, high school teachers in big-screen comedies are more often than not the object of ridicule. What's most refreshing about the genial and well-observed Chalk is that it describes the high school experience from the of teachers' point of view. Some of them are goofy, to be sure, but rather than two-dimensional representatives of the clueless adult class, they're also earnest, devoted working people.
Writer-director Mike Akel and writer-actor Chris Mass have experience in the classroom, and that shows in the film's attention to detail and milieu: between-class decompression and drama in the teachers' lunchroom, the whir of the malfunctioning copier, the antique machinery of paper cutters and overhead projectors. More a series of loose-limbed vignettes than a sculpted narrative, Chalk lacks a compelling dramatic drive. But the cast creates a fine, improvisatory interplay, captured with verite-style camerawork, and the unforced humor and insights go a long way in this first feature, a Los Angeles Film Festival selection.
Beginning with a title card stating that 50% of teachers quit in their first three years on the job, the film focuses on a few individuals within that tender trial period. Co-writer Mass plays history teacher Mr. Stroope, who is well aware of his intellectual limitations, something of a ham and determined to claim the title of Teacher of the Year. By contrast, fumbling, serious newcomer Mr. Lowrey (Troy Schremmer) struggles to maintain order, let alone teach a lesson. Mrs. Reddell (Shannon Haragan), meanwhile, discovers that a promotion to assistant principal translates to endless days playing hallway cop and confessor to venting teachers, the thankless job putting a strain on her marriage and her friendship with gym teacher Lindsey Webb (Janelle Schremmer), a well-meaning but overbearing stickler for policy.
Unfolding over a school year, the Austin-shot film doesn't crescendo in any To Sir With Love emotional breakthroughs. But it does show the gradual building of trust and ease between teachers and students (played by students of the filmmakers), best exemplified in a delightful spin on the spelling-bee trend du jour in which teachers, competing in a student-organized event, try to spell urban slang words.
In developing the story, the actors named their characters after favorite teachers. That affection and respect for a profession that receives little societal support and far too little compensation is the substance of Chalk.
Writer-director Mike Akel and writer-actor Chris Mass have experience in the classroom, and that shows in the film's attention to detail and milieu: between-class decompression and drama in the teachers' lunchroom, the whir of the malfunctioning copier, the antique machinery of paper cutters and overhead projectors. More a series of loose-limbed vignettes than a sculpted narrative, Chalk lacks a compelling dramatic drive. But the cast creates a fine, improvisatory interplay, captured with verite-style camerawork, and the unforced humor and insights go a long way in this first feature, a Los Angeles Film Festival selection.
Beginning with a title card stating that 50% of teachers quit in their first three years on the job, the film focuses on a few individuals within that tender trial period. Co-writer Mass plays history teacher Mr. Stroope, who is well aware of his intellectual limitations, something of a ham and determined to claim the title of Teacher of the Year. By contrast, fumbling, serious newcomer Mr. Lowrey (Troy Schremmer) struggles to maintain order, let alone teach a lesson. Mrs. Reddell (Shannon Haragan), meanwhile, discovers that a promotion to assistant principal translates to endless days playing hallway cop and confessor to venting teachers, the thankless job putting a strain on her marriage and her friendship with gym teacher Lindsey Webb (Janelle Schremmer), a well-meaning but overbearing stickler for policy.
Unfolding over a school year, the Austin-shot film doesn't crescendo in any To Sir With Love emotional breakthroughs. But it does show the gradual building of trust and ease between teachers and students (played by students of the filmmakers), best exemplified in a delightful spin on the spelling-bee trend du jour in which teachers, competing in a student-organized event, try to spell urban slang words.
In developing the story, the actors named their characters after favorite teachers. That affection and respect for a profession that receives little societal support and far too little compensation is the substance of Chalk.
- 6/30/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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