Thanks goodness Fox Searchlight didn’t decide to go with “The Bayou.” Specialty houses have been on a bit of a bender this year with renaming festival films for theatrical release. The latest is Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions’ decision, announced Thursday, to turn the Kristen Wiig-Annette Bening Toronto film festival comedy “Imogene” (directed by "American Splendor" filmmakers Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman) into the eminently bland, rom-com-sounding “Girl Most Likely” for its July 19, 2013 opening. A few 2012 Sundance selections have been released this year with blander titles, too, including Ben Lewin’s “The Surrogate,” which Searchlight redubbed “The Sessions” (snore…) for its fall release, and Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner’s “Predisposed,” which IFC Films opened over the summer as “Why Stop Now.” (Actually, “Predisposed”...
- 12/21/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Title: Why Stop Now Directed by: Phil Dorling, Ron Nyswaner Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan Running time: 88 minutes, Rated R, Available on Blu-ray Special Features: Tracy Morgan Interview, Featurette, Trailer Eli is a piano prodigy who must drop his mom off at rehab before his big audition to win a scholarship to a famous music conservatory, unfortunately mom has to test positive in order to be granted admission. He begrudgingly reaches out to his mom’s former drug dealer Sprinkles, however he’s out of product. Since Eli speaks Spanish, he volunteers to act as translator to the supplier. Their sole mission is to score some cocaine, get [ Read More ]
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- 12/14/2012
- by juliana
- ShockYa
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Dec. 11, 2012
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98
Studio: IFC/Mpi
Jesse Eisenberg and Melissa Leo go for a drive in Why Stop Now.
A simple trip to a piano audition becomes a life-changing adventure in the 2012 comedy-drama film Why Stop Now starring Melissa Leo (The Fighter) and Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) as a mother and son enduring a very bad day.
Piano prodigy Eli Bloom (Eisenberg) is on his way to the most important audition of his life, but first he has to drop off his mother Penny (Leo) at a drug rehab center. There’s just one little complication: Since Penny’s not quite high enough and has to test positive to be admitted, mother and son end up at the door of her dealer Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan, The Son of No One) in search of one last score. But because Penny’s in debt and Sprinkles is low on product,...
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98
Studio: IFC/Mpi
Jesse Eisenberg and Melissa Leo go for a drive in Why Stop Now.
A simple trip to a piano audition becomes a life-changing adventure in the 2012 comedy-drama film Why Stop Now starring Melissa Leo (The Fighter) and Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) as a mother and son enduring a very bad day.
Piano prodigy Eli Bloom (Eisenberg) is on his way to the most important audition of his life, but first he has to drop off his mother Penny (Leo) at a drug rehab center. There’s just one little complication: Since Penny’s not quite high enough and has to test positive to be admitted, mother and son end up at the door of her dealer Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan, The Son of No One) in search of one last score. But because Penny’s in debt and Sprinkles is low on product,...
- 11/20/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
In Why Stop Now, Jesse Eisenberg plays Eli, an outcast who is every inch as nerdy and bad with women as he is remarkably talented (so, in terms of roles played by Eisenberg—the usual). In Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner’s new film, he is a piano prodigy who is one audition away from getting into the most elite music school in the country, and thusly, one step away from escaping his miserable, deadend life. His road block? His drug-addicted mother, Penny (Melissa Leo). Add in the town’s local drug dealers, Sprinkles and Black (played by Tracey Morgan and Isiah Whitlock),...
- 8/20/2012
- Pastemagazine.com
Originally titled Predisposed after the short it was based on, Why Stop Now made a splash at this years Sundance where it caught the attention of IFC Films at the film’s world premier. Riding the line between addiction drama and drug infused comedy, the film centers on Eli (Jesse Eisenberg) as he tries to escape his drug addicted mother (Melissa Leo) by putting her in rehab, which would ultimately free him to pursue a top-notch musical education. All he needs to do is get her high first. The problem is, she owes her dealer (Tracy Morgan) a nice little sum, and he wants them both to help him score a new deal before hooking her up. Within this wacky adventure is a soulful contemplation on redemptive quality of art and the importance of family, no matter how wretched they might be.
I caught up with co-directors Ron Nyswaner and Phil Dorling,...
I caught up with co-directors Ron Nyswaner and Phil Dorling,...
- 8/17/2012
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Title: Why Stop Now Director: Phil Dorling & Ron Nyswaner More like, why even begin? The only thing one will take away from this 85 minute scamper is that Jesse Eisenberg and Melissa Leo know how to act. Well that, and Tracy Morgan solidifies that he is hit-or-miss in onscreen comedies. Eisenberg plays a quirky piano savant who has a major tryout in just a few hours. His substance-abusing mother (Leo) has finally agreed to enter a rehab facility but there’s just one snag: She has clean urine and no health insurance. So unless she litters her insides, the rehab center legally cannot let her in due to the lack [ Read More ]...
- 8/16/2012
- by Joe Belcastro
- ShockYa
There’s not a whole lot of forward momentum in “Why Stop Now?” which is a surprise considering the immediacy-baiting title. Though the film takes place within the span of one day, the narrative feels truncated, allowing for connections to form, and then sever, over the course of twenty-four hours. It's well-acted, certainly, though these performances belong in a film with sharper pacing, one that breathes easily. But, this directorial debut from Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner breathes like a frequent smoker: in fits and starts, peppered with coughs and dry heaves. Jesse Eisenberg, probably playing slightly younger than he can manage, is Eli Smith, a high school piano prodigy with one shot to get into a prestigious university. With one audition left to master, he only needs to complete a few menial tasks: take his little sister to school, pick her up later, and drop Mom (Melissa Leo) off at rehab.
- 8/13/2012
- by Gabe Toro
- The Playlist
Jesse Eisenberg and Tracy Morgan are costarring in an all new movie Why Stop Now, and to help you get your fix Wamg is giving away a chance to watch it before it hits theaters (August 17th) on SundanceNOW.
Synopsis:
Why Stop Now brings together the comic talents of Academy Award-nominee Jesse Eisenberg, Academy Award-winner Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan in the summer’s wildest comedy. Eli (Eisenberg) is a piano prodigy. Today is the audition that will determine his future– will he launch a career and take off into the world? Or will he stay stuck, caring for his sister and mother (Leo) who, despite her cheerful, loving disposition, is a drug addict. The only obstacle to a seamless transition into his future is dropping off Mom off at the center where she will enter rehab, but a glitch in the system forces sends them off to enlist the help of an unlikely ally,...
Synopsis:
Why Stop Now brings together the comic talents of Academy Award-nominee Jesse Eisenberg, Academy Award-winner Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan in the summer’s wildest comedy. Eli (Eisenberg) is a piano prodigy. Today is the audition that will determine his future– will he launch a career and take off into the world? Or will he stay stuck, caring for his sister and mother (Leo) who, despite her cheerful, loving disposition, is a drug addict. The only obstacle to a seamless transition into his future is dropping off Mom off at the center where she will enter rehab, but a glitch in the system forces sends them off to enlist the help of an unlikely ally,...
- 7/30/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Yes, Jesse Eisenberg and Melissa Leo have made their first film together with "Why Stop Now." But while they are both known for being solid dramatic actors, the feature debut from writing and directing pair Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner finds them exercising their excellent comic skills instead. Co-starring Tracy Morgan, "Why Stop Now" tells the story of Eli (Eisenberg), a piano prodigy who is getting ready for an audition that will determine his future and career. However, his responsibilties to his sister and drug-addicted mother (Leo) may get in the way. Given the simple task of dropping off his Mom at rehab, things take an unexpected turn, forcing him to enlist the help of an unlikely ally, her drug dealer Sprinkles (Morgan). The day spirals downhill quickly, and the hapless team must collaborate every step of the way to battle their own demons and get Eli out of the rabbit hole.
- 7/19/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Don't you hate it when you're a piano prodigy and you want to check your mother into rehab but instead get caught up helping her drug dealer, all before you audition for a prestigious music program? That everyday occurrence is the story behind Why Stop Now?, the upcoming dramedy from newcomer Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner (screenwriter Philadelphia), who based the movie on their 2008 short Predisposed. The movie debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year — back when it was still titled Predisposed — after which IFC Films picked up the distribution rights.
Why Stop Now? certainly boasts an impressive cast. Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) plays Eli, the aforementioned piano prodigy, while Academy Award–winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter) plays his mother and Emmy nominee Tracy Morgan (30 Rock) plays Sprinkles, the drug dealer who puts Eli to work interpreting Spanish for him during a business transaction in the movie's first trailer.
Why Stop Now? certainly boasts an impressive cast. Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) plays Eli, the aforementioned piano prodigy, while Academy Award–winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter) plays his mother and Emmy nominee Tracy Morgan (30 Rock) plays Sprinkles, the drug dealer who puts Eli to work interpreting Spanish for him during a business transaction in the movie's first trailer.
- 7/6/2012
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
Why Stop Now has its trailer up, courtesy of Film Junk, and it appears to be continuing in the vein of so many other Sundance Film Festival darlings with fairly big name casts and off-kilter escapades. The indie dramedy stars Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, and Tracy Morgan with Ron Nyswaner and Phil Dorling directing. Eisenberg plays Eli, a young virtuoso pianist trying to check his mother, Penny (Melissa Leo), into re-hab the same day as a big audition.
- 7/6/2012
- by Ben Pittard
- GetTheBigPicture.net
2010 was a good year for Jesse Eisenberg and Melissa Leo. While Eisenberg was wowing audiences with his performance in The Social Network, Leo was simultaneously turning heads for her role as an overbearing, white trash mother in The Fighter. And Tracy Morgan, well, Tracy Morgan is insane. So watching this trio team up in Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner’s new comedy, Why Stop Now, should be something of a treat; especially since the powers that be seem to have cast each actor in roles that place them firmly in their comfort zones. Eisenberg is always at his best when he’s in over his head and high strung, and his role here as a mild-mannered music student who’s forced into the drug trade due to issues regarding his high-maintenance and drug-addicted mother seems to give him ample opportunity to stutter his words and look around nervously. Similarly, it was Leo’s portrayal of a crazy...
- 7/6/2012
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan might seem like a strange group of actors to assemble for a project, but first-time directors Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner seem to have put them to good use based on the first theatrical trailer for their indie "Why Stop Now."
The flick, which premiered at Sundance, stars Eisenberg as a piano prodigy who finds his big audition for a prestigious music school scheduled on the same day that he's supposed to check his drug-addicted mother (Leo) into rehab. She is denied access due to a mistake, and so they come up with the hair-brained idea to get her high in order to prove to the rehab center that she needs to be admitted. They go to her drug dealer, Sprinkles (Morgan), who ends up convincing them to work for him for a day in order to get the drugs they need. Needless to say,...
The flick, which premiered at Sundance, stars Eisenberg as a piano prodigy who finds his big audition for a prestigious music school scheduled on the same day that he's supposed to check his drug-addicted mother (Leo) into rehab. She is denied access due to a mistake, and so they come up with the hair-brained idea to get her high in order to prove to the rehab center that she needs to be admitted. They go to her drug dealer, Sprinkles (Morgan), who ends up convincing them to work for him for a day in order to get the drugs they need. Needless to say,...
- 7/5/2012
- by Terri Schwartz
- MTV Movies Blog
With his perpetually tweaking Ocd personality, "Social Network" Oscar-nominee Jesse Eisenberg always gets the most cinematic mileage out of dropping himself into super-frantic situations, i.e. robbing a bank ("30-Minutes or Less") or hunting the undead ("Zombieland").
After already having played a drug mule in "Holy Rollers," Eisenberg's neuroticism is about to go full-tilt boogie in "Why Stop Now," the trailer for which just debuted via Yahoo! Movies.
The story finds Eisenberg's piano prodigy Eli having to check his mother Penny (Oscar-winner Melissa Leo) into rehab the same day as his big Juilliard audition. The pressure cooker really starts bubbling when the clinic refuses to check his insurance-less mom in unless she's under the influence.
Enter Tracy Morgan's drug dealer and a whole host of manic, oddball situations and illegal substance transactions that snowball into one lunatic day. Oh, and the trailer promises at least one scene of Eisenberg on Oxycodone,...
After already having played a drug mule in "Holy Rollers," Eisenberg's neuroticism is about to go full-tilt boogie in "Why Stop Now," the trailer for which just debuted via Yahoo! Movies.
The story finds Eisenberg's piano prodigy Eli having to check his mother Penny (Oscar-winner Melissa Leo) into rehab the same day as his big Juilliard audition. The pressure cooker really starts bubbling when the clinic refuses to check his insurance-less mom in unless she's under the influence.
Enter Tracy Morgan's drug dealer and a whole host of manic, oddball situations and illegal substance transactions that snowball into one lunatic day. Oh, and the trailer promises at least one scene of Eisenberg on Oxycodone,...
- 7/5/2012
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
Here's the trailer for another Sundance film getting distribution this summer called Why Stop Now (it previously went under the title Predisposed). The film stars Jesse Eisenberg as a piano prodigy named Eli who is trying to check his mother (Melissa Leo) into rehab, but they run into complications when they are forced to prove that she has a drug problem. After paying a quick visit to her drug dealer (Tracy Morgan), they end up being taken along on a zany adventure -- all on the same day as Eli's big audition. Hey, what are the odds?? The movie is directed by Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner, the latter of which wrote the Tom Hanks drama Philadelphia, believe it or not. It looks to be a fairly typical indie dramedy in many ways, although with Tracy Morgan involved the tone is definitely a little goofier than you might expect. Why Stop Now...
- 7/5/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
After a brief pause from acting in the past year, actor Jesse Eisenberg is slowly finding his way back onto cinema screens, most recently in Woody Allen's latest, “To Rome With Love.” That isn't to say the actor's been lounging off his Fincher cash though, as a first glimpse from his starring Sundance entry, as well as details of his second off-Broadway-penned effort, have shown up to provide two different sides to the actor's work. Before working with Woody, it was Ruben Fleischer's comedy “30 Minutes or Less” that saw Eisenberg working his jittery energy into the lead role, and it appears the actor will return to similar ground with “Why Stop Now?,” the Phil Dorling/Ron Nyswaner film that premiered at Sundance back in January. Eisenberg plays a piano prodigy struggling to check his loving mother (Melissa Leo) into rehab while also making a prestigious audition, but when...
- 7/5/2012
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
It's a far cry from "The Social Network" or Woody Allen's recent hit "To Rome With Love," but Jesse Eisenberg makes an indie splash back to the big screen with Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner's "Why Stop Now," a Sundance ensemble comedy previously known as "Predisposed." Also starring Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan, the film follows a piano prodigy (Eisenberg) and his drug-addicted mother, Penny (Leo), who turn to a drug dealer (Morgan) when Penny is unable to enter rehab. The film was a late entry at Sundance earlier this year. It hits stateside on August 17 in limited theaters. Check out the just-released trailer below:...
- 7/5/2012
- by Srimathi Sridhar
- Indiewire
Jesse Eisenberg’s transition from humorous, intellectual indies like The Squid and the Whale to more mainstream comedies has proven a rocky one. While he landed a hit with Zombieland, his other attempt at wackiness, 30 Minutes Or Less, flopped miserably. But it looks like he’s giving the touchy genre another try – only, in dramedy from – with Why Stop Now.
A trailer for the Sundance selection has hit the web, and the feature debut from director, Phil Dorling - who co-directed along with the film’s screenwriter, Ron Nyswaner – seems confused as to what tone it wants to convey. Formerly titled Predisposed, it stars Eisenberg as a piano prodigy whose dysfunctional mother (Melissa Leo) endangers his chances at the audition of a lifetime. Because of her, he becomes involved with a drug dealer named Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan), and, I’m guessing, hilarity ensues from there. The trailer shows a more...
A trailer for the Sundance selection has hit the web, and the feature debut from director, Phil Dorling - who co-directed along with the film’s screenwriter, Ron Nyswaner – seems confused as to what tone it wants to convey. Formerly titled Predisposed, it stars Eisenberg as a piano prodigy whose dysfunctional mother (Melissa Leo) endangers his chances at the audition of a lifetime. Because of her, he becomes involved with a drug dealer named Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan), and, I’m guessing, hilarity ensues from there. The trailer shows a more...
- 7/5/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
We have added the first trailer to IFC film's and writer Ron Nyswaner's (Philadelphia, The Painted Veil) upcoming comedy drama "Why Stop Now." The film directed by Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner stars - Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Sarah Ramos, Emma Rayne Lyle, Stephanie March and Tanya Wright.Watch the new trailer for "Why Stop Now" below;"Why Stop Now" is on limited release in the Us from August 17th."Why Stop Now" tells the bittersweet story of Eli Smith (Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, and his mother Penny (Leo) who despite her cheerful, loving disposition, struggles with drug addiction. On the day of his audition for a prestigious music program, Eli's mother plans to enter rehab, but a...
- 7/4/2012
- by Anthony Pearson
- Monsters and Critics
Because when you think drug comedy, you think Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan, here comes the trailer for "Why Stop Now." The indie film, which debuted at this year's Sundance Film Festival using the name "Predisposed," is out in theaters in August, but available via on demand starting Friday, July 6 courtesy of IFC Films.
"Why Stop Now" stars Eisenberg as Eli, a piano prodigy who -- on the day of a big audition -- winds up on a drug-fueled odyssey with his addled mother (Leo) and her drug dealer, Sprinkles (Morgan). While the film's cast is on the unexpected side of things -- the text "Emmy nominee Tracy Morgan," coming on the heels of Oscar-y modifiers for Eisenberg and Leo, is pretty absurd -- the trailer for "Why Stop Now" makes the film look like the kind of quality indie comedy Miramax might have released in the late '90s.
"Why Stop Now" stars Eisenberg as Eli, a piano prodigy who -- on the day of a big audition -- winds up on a drug-fueled odyssey with his addled mother (Leo) and her drug dealer, Sprinkles (Morgan). While the film's cast is on the unexpected side of things -- the text "Emmy nominee Tracy Morgan," coming on the heels of Oscar-y modifiers for Eisenberg and Leo, is pretty absurd -- the trailer for "Why Stop Now" makes the film look like the kind of quality indie comedy Miramax might have released in the late '90s.
- 7/4/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
IFC Films has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming "Why Stop Now" comedy, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, and Tracy Morgan. Check it out below. Plot: Eli Smith (Eisenberg) is a piano prodigy, and his mother Penny (Leo) who despite her cheerful, loving disposition, struggles with drug addiction. On the day of his audition for a prestigious music program, Eli's mother plans to enter rehab, but a glitch in the system forces them to enlist the help of an unlikely ally, her drug dealer Sprinkles (Morgan). Circumstances conspire that turn them into a comical yet determined band of collaborators who are forced to deal with their internal demons over the course of the day. The new movie is written and directed by Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner, and is set to hit theaters on August 17th, in limited release. Trailer:...
- 7/4/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
Jesse Eisenberg and Melissa Leo' s Why Stop Now has had a trailer released. Written and directed by Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia, The Painted Veil), the bittersweet comedy-drama follows young piano prodigy Eli (Eisenberg) and his loving mother who struggles with drug addiction (Leo). Eli's mother plans to enter rehab on the same day as Eli is auditioning for a prestigious (more)...
- 7/4/2012
- by By Emma Dibdin
- Digital Spy
When we last saw Jesse Eisenberg, he was desperately trying to get a bomb off of his chest in 30 Minutes or Less, and now The Social Network star is back on the big screen for the first time in 2012 with the Sundance selected film Why Stop Now? The film follows a college piano prodigy, who tries to check his mother (Melissa Leo) into rehab, but finds himself taken hostage by her drug dealer (Tracy Morgan) and swept along on a wild adventure. I'm not really sure what kind of story is being attempted, but it looks very quirky and strange. Morgan is doing his normal thing, Eisenberg is flustered, and well, it looks interesting? Here's the first trailer for Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner's Why Stop Now? from Yahoo: Why Stop Now? tells the bittersweet story of Eli Smith (Jesse Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, and his mother Penny (Melissa Leo...
- 7/4/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Apparently somebody decided that this would be a good week to release some trailers for independent films that premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Just yesterday we brought you the first preview for Compliance, a psychological thriller about a prank phone caller who gets a fast food restaurant manager to torture one of her employees. Today, however, we have something a little bit more upbeat. Yahoo! has premiered the first trailer for Why Stop Now, a new comedy directed by Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner (the latter of whom also wrote the script). The film has a terrific cast that includes Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan and tells a madcap story about rehab and the quest for one last hit. Check out the spot below! Eli Smith (Jesse Eisenberg) is a young man with an incredibly bright future. He is a piano playing prodigy who has an...
- 7/3/2012
- cinemablend.com
The first trailer for Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner's Why Stop Now has arrived at Yahoo! Movies and you can check it out in the player below. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Sarah Ramos, the film tells the bittersweet story of Eli Smith (Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, and his mother Penny (Leo) who despite her cheerful, loving disposition, struggles with drug addiction. On the day of his audition for a prestigious music program, Eli's mother plans to enter rehab, but a glitch in the system forces them to enlist the help of an unlikely ally, her drug dealer Sprinkles (Morgan). Circumstances conspire that turn them into a comical yet determined band of collaborators who are forced to deal with their internal demons over the course of the...
- 7/3/2012
- Comingsoon.net
We have added a new set of pictures and two posters for Why Stop Now?, which stars Jesse Eisenberg as a piano prodigy who, before he has to do a crucial audition, must get his mother (Melissa Leo) away from her drug dealer (Tracy Morgan) and into rehab. Phil Dorling, and Ron Nyswaner directs the Continue Reading...
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- 6/15/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
One Oscar winner, an Oscar nominee and the actor who made the Egot famous simultaneously elevate the quirky family drama Predisposed. Melissa Leo plays a drug addicted mother whose son, played by Jesse Eisenberg, is forced on a madcap adventure on the most important day of his life. On his way to drop mom off at rehab, he's taken hostage by a a crazy drug dealer (Tracy Morgan), takes oxycontin, is forced to parent his little sister and even takes part in a Revolutionary War reenactment. Co-directed by first time feature director Phil Dorling and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Ron Nyswaner from their short of the same name, Predisposed is extremely ambitious and, at times, succeeds in fulfilling those promises thanks in large part to fantastic performances by the three leads. The main flaw in Predisposed is that while it tries to be a comedy first and drama second but it's actually way more dramatic than comedic.
- 1/30/2012
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
In Predisposed, Penny (Melissa Leo) and her son Eli (Jesse Eisenberg) find getting into rehab is much harder than anyone would expect. When the uninsured mother of two is told by a rehab counselor that they might be able to find her a bed if she comes back with urine that tests positive for drugs, she and Eli go on a wild goose chase to get her one last high. Along the way, they meet up with her drug dealer Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan) and his brother Black (Isiah Whitlock Jr.), who decide that Eli and his Spanish-speaking skills are very handy in their dealings with their supplier. On top of all this, Eli has a very important piano audition that could change his life -- because he's not the only one teetering on the edge. We sat down with co-writers and directors Phil Dorling...
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- 1/26/2012
- by Jenni Miller
- Movies.com
Update #1: Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions have picked up Arbitrage and IFC Films has acquired Liberal Arts. Both films are listed at the beginning of Page 3. Update #2: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and Samuel Goldwyn Films are partnering on the U.S. theatrical release of Robot & Frank, which stars Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Liv Tyler and Peter Saarsgard. I have also added it to Page 3 along with a look at Langella in the film. Update #3: Magnolia Pictures has picked up the horror collaboration V/H/S bringing directors Adam Wingard, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence, David Bruckner, Joe Swanberg and Ti West together for a new horror anthology. I have added a preview for the film to Page 3. Update #4: IFC Films has picked up distribution rights to Simon Killer. Details on the film can be found at the bottom of Page 3. Update #5:...
- 1/25/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Tracy Morgan is “doing much better” after collapsing last night at the Sundance Film Festival, the co-director of Morgan’s film Predisposed tells EW. While visiting the EW photo and digital studio today in Park City, Utah to promote his film, filmmaker Ron Nyswaner said that the 30 Rock star passed out while at the Creative Coalition Spotlight Awards due to “altitude sickness combined with his diabetes.” Nyswaner had spoken with Morgan earlier today, and says he is due to check out of the hospital shortly. “It was really frightening last night when it was happening,” added Nyswaner. “But Tracy is...
- 1/23/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
#50. Predisposed - Phil Dorling If everything works out as planned, it'll be deja-vu for Philip Dorling and Melissa Leo again as Predisposed, the 2009 accepted short film with Leo playing the character of Penny (see pic above) has been elongated into Predisposed...a drama that might be this year's Down to the Bone for its mother battling addiction portions and which happens to include Jesse Eisenberg and Tracy Morgan. This should be a strong contender for a U.S Dramatic Comp spot at the fest this year. Gist: Based on the short film, this a drama focused a drug addicted mother (Melissa Leo) and her son (Jesse Eisenberg) as she prepares to enter rehab and he readies himself for an interview at Juilliard. Producers: Ron Nyswaner, Neda Armian (Rachel Getting Married), Brice Dal Farra, Claude Dal Farra and , Lauren Munsch and Peter Sterling (Peter and Vandy)(Ioncinema.com Preview Page // IMDb...
- 11/12/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
In September 2008, Kevin Bacon set up at Showtime The Booths, a drama about Abraham Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth and his brother. Three years and a regime change at the pay cable network later, there is movement on the project. Oscar-nominated writer Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) has been tapped to write the potential series, which Bacon is still executive producing. The Booths focuses on Confederate Booth and his brothers, Edwin and Junius Brutus Jr., and chronicles their years leading up to the April 14, 1865 assassination of Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. The brothers, sons of British Shakespearean actor Junius Brutus Booth and Mary Ann Holmes, were all stage performers. In addition to The Booths, Bacon also is executive producing a single-camera comedy at HBO based on Clint McCown's book The Member-Guest with an eye to star. Nyswaner most recently co-wrote with Phil Dorling the feature comedy Predisposed, which is now filming...
- 6/22/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Making a Michael Cera-Jesse Eisenberg comparison’s too easy. True cinema junkies know Eisenberg’s line delivery and pregnant pauses are far more similar to 1970s- of 1980s-era Woody Allen, circa “Manhattan,” “Broadway Danny Rose” or “Hanna and Her Sisters.”
So it’s music to our ears that the Oscar-nominated star of “The Social Network” and the animated feature “Rio” might be circling a role in an upcoming Allen comedy. According to Deadline, Eisenberg “is also in line for a lead” in a production that just buttoned down Alec Baldwin.
Furthering Allen’s desire to explore European metros such as London and Paris, the film will be shot in Rome.
But when? Baldwin’s committed to Adam Shankman’s “Rock of Ages” musical, and he’s got a regular spot on “30 Rock.” Eisenberg, meanwhile, is in pre-production on Phil Dorling’s “Predisposed,...
Hollywoodnews.com: Making a Michael Cera-Jesse Eisenberg comparison’s too easy. True cinema junkies know Eisenberg’s line delivery and pregnant pauses are far more similar to 1970s- of 1980s-era Woody Allen, circa “Manhattan,” “Broadway Danny Rose” or “Hanna and Her Sisters.”
So it’s music to our ears that the Oscar-nominated star of “The Social Network” and the animated feature “Rio” might be circling a role in an upcoming Allen comedy. According to Deadline, Eisenberg “is also in line for a lead” in a production that just buttoned down Alec Baldwin.
Furthering Allen’s desire to explore European metros such as London and Paris, the film will be shot in Rome.
But when? Baldwin’s committed to Adam Shankman’s “Rock of Ages” musical, and he’s got a regular spot on “30 Rock.” Eisenberg, meanwhile, is in pre-production on Phil Dorling’s “Predisposed,...
- 4/12/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Fighter Oscar winner Melissa Leo and The Social Network star (and Best Actor nominee) Jesse Eisenberg are set to star as mother and son in the dark comedy Predisposed, a rep for Eisenberg confirms to EW. The project is a remake of a 2009 Sundance short film that starred Leo and was co-written by Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia, The Painted Veil) and Phil Dorling. (Dorling helmed the 2009 short, but Nyswaner will take charge of the upcoming feature.) The film’s plot will revolve around a rehab-bound mom (Leo) whose overachieving son (Eisenberg) helps her get intoxicated again in order to make...
- 3/1/2011
- by Adam Markovitz
- EW - Inside Movies
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