Exclusive: In a seven-figure deal, Shout! Studios has acquired all North American rights to The Wasp, a psychological thriller starring Academy Award nominee Naomie Harris (Moonlight) and Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones), which adapts the play by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm.
Written by Malcolm and directed by two-time BAFTA nominee Guillem Morales (Inside Number 9), in his English-language debut, the film will be released in theaters this summer.
In The Wasp, Heather (Harris) and Carla (Dormer) agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.
Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray from XYZ Films produced, with James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films also producing. Julie Dansker and Jordan Fields of Shout! Studios are executive producers. XYZ Films financed in association with Ipr.Vc and Three Point Capital.
Written by Malcolm and directed by two-time BAFTA nominee Guillem Morales (Inside Number 9), in his English-language debut, the film will be released in theaters this summer.
In The Wasp, Heather (Harris) and Carla (Dormer) agree to meet after having not spoken in years. Over tea, Heather presents a very unexpected proposition that will change their lives forever.
Nate Bolotin and Maxime Cottray from XYZ Films produced, with James Harris and Leonora Darby of Tea Shop Productions, Sean Sorensen of Royal Viking Entertainment and Matthew B. Schmidt of Paradise City Films also producing. Julie Dansker and Jordan Fields of Shout! Studios are executive producers. XYZ Films financed in association with Ipr.Vc and Three Point Capital.
- 4/2/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
We look at famous actors as role models, tending to see their personal lives as soap opera, as projection, as aspiration. But the story of Christopher Reeve is different. His life became a parable. It began with the fact that he was Superman — and I don’t just mean that he played Superman. For millions, he fused with that role in a special way. After nearly five decades of comic-book movies, Reeve’s Man of Steel — the chiseled handsome-hawk profile, the fleet muscularity, the helmet of black hair with its forehead curl just so, the true-blue nobility of his eyes — made him the only actor I’ve ever seen play a superhero who truly seemed like a pop god who’d just stepped out of the comic books. He was so perfect that he could have been drawn by Roy Lichtenstein.
It was, in part, because Reeve’s Superman was so indelible,...
It was, in part, because Reeve’s Superman was so indelible,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Paradigm has signed multiple Emmy- and Tony Award-nominated actor Victor Garber for representation in all areas.
Garber is perhaps best known for roles on series including Alias, Frasier and Will & Grace, having notched three Emmy nominations for his work on the former ABC spy series, as well as one for each of the others. He earned an additional nomination from the TV Academy for his portrayal of Judy Garland’s third husband Sid Luft in the ABC miniseries Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, and has memorably appeared on the film side in the Academy Award winners Titanic and Argo, along with Gus Van Sant’s Milk.
Currently starring on the Canadian legal drama Family Law, Farber has also been seen on series like Legends of Tomorrow, Deception, Eli Stone and Justice, having recently recurred on And Just Like That…, Power Book II: Ghost and The Orville,...
Garber is perhaps best known for roles on series including Alias, Frasier and Will & Grace, having notched three Emmy nominations for his work on the former ABC spy series, as well as one for each of the others. He earned an additional nomination from the TV Academy for his portrayal of Judy Garland’s third husband Sid Luft in the ABC miniseries Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, and has memorably appeared on the film side in the Academy Award winners Titanic and Argo, along with Gus Van Sant’s Milk.
Currently starring on the Canadian legal drama Family Law, Farber has also been seen on series like Legends of Tomorrow, Deception, Eli Stone and Justice, having recently recurred on And Just Like That…, Power Book II: Ghost and The Orville,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Tony Walton, one of the most prolific, honored and celebrated designers of sets and costumes on Broadway and in Hollywood, died yesterday from complications of a stroke. He was 87.
His death was announced on Facebook by stepdaughter Bridget LeRoy, who wrote, “A fond and loving farewell to the most fabulous stepdad and human being in the world. Love you forever, Tony Walton. Have a great trip.”
A three-time Tony Award winner for set, and an Oscar winner for the art and set decoration of 1980’s All That Jazz, Walton was among the most prolific designers of his generation. Among his 20 film credits are the 1964 Disney classic Mary Poppins, The Wiz, Murder on the Orient Express, Fahrenheit 451, The Boy Friend, All That Jazz, Death of a Salesman, The Glass Menagerie, Regarding Henry, and Deathtrap.
Broadway credits include Chicago, Grand Hotel, The Real Thing,...
His death was announced on Facebook by stepdaughter Bridget LeRoy, who wrote, “A fond and loving farewell to the most fabulous stepdad and human being in the world. Love you forever, Tony Walton. Have a great trip.”
A three-time Tony Award winner for set, and an Oscar winner for the art and set decoration of 1980’s All That Jazz, Walton was among the most prolific designers of his generation. Among his 20 film credits are the 1964 Disney classic Mary Poppins, The Wiz, Murder on the Orient Express, Fahrenheit 451, The Boy Friend, All That Jazz, Death of a Salesman, The Glass Menagerie, Regarding Henry, and Deathtrap.
Broadway credits include Chicago, Grand Hotel, The Real Thing,...
- 3/3/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s hard to imagine anyone better suited to the lead role of Graham Moore’s “The Outfit” than Mark Rylance — the story of a Savile Row tailor who works more or less exclusively for an Irish mobster in 1956 Chicago. Rylance’s character, Leonard Burling, knows the rules: You keep your head down and your mouth shut, and in return, you’re treated almost like family by the Boyle clan. And if you don’t, well, we’ve all seen enough gangster pictures to know the consequences.
Leonard hardly ever leaves his workshop, and neither do we, in “The Outfit,” a contained, almost play-like film noir the likes of which John Huston and Nicholas Ray were making in the early ’50s.
Today, of course, this is yet another example of the Covid-era trend of drawing a handful of characters into a single location where some kind of crime takes place.
Leonard hardly ever leaves his workshop, and neither do we, in “The Outfit,” a contained, almost play-like film noir the likes of which John Huston and Nicholas Ray were making in the early ’50s.
Today, of course, this is yet another example of the Covid-era trend of drawing a handful of characters into a single location where some kind of crime takes place.
- 2/14/2022
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
There should be a limit to the number of plot twists a film can spring on an audience. Sure, it’s okay for fiendishly clever puzzlers like Sleuth and Deathtrap to keep us guessing from one moment to the next. But run-of-the-mill suspensers such as Fatale — which wears its film noir and ’80s-era thriller influences so heavily on its sleeve that you can feel the seams fraying — really need to keep them to a minimum, otherwise they lose all credibility. Such is the case with this effort directed by Deon Taylor and starring Hilary Swank as the titular femme fatale....
- 12/18/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
There should be a limit to the number of plot twists a film can spring on an audience. Sure, it’s okay for fiendishly clever puzzlers like Sleuth and Deathtrap to keep us guessing from one moment to the next. But run-of-the-mill suspensers such as Fatale — which wears its film noir and ’80s-era thriller influences so heavily on its sleeve that you can feel the seams fraying — really need to keep them to a minimum, otherwise they lose all credibility. Such is the case with this effort directed by Deon Taylor and starring Hilary Swank as the titular femme fatale....
- 12/18/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A fall movie season unlike any other continues this month, one absent of now-delayed blockbusters but still chock full of some of the year’s best films. With a mix of VOD, virtual cinemas, the Amazon Prime and Netflixes of the world, and limited theatrical runs, there’s a variety of how one can experience our top recommendations of the month––but rest assured, you should seek them out anyway you can.
13. Scare Me (Josh Ruben; Oct. 1)
It’s only fitting we kick off the list with a horror selection. A favorite upon its premiere at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Dan Mecca said in our review, “There’s an obvious love for chamber mysteries past, Ruben making a specific homage to the great Sidney Lumet thriller Deathtrap at one point. Where Scare Me distinguishes itself from standard fare is in its rendering of fear. Specifically, the fear of irrelevance that Fred cannot shake.
13. Scare Me (Josh Ruben; Oct. 1)
It’s only fitting we kick off the list with a horror selection. A favorite upon its premiere at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Dan Mecca said in our review, “There’s an obvious love for chamber mysteries past, Ruben making a specific homage to the great Sidney Lumet thriller Deathtrap at one point. Where Scare Me distinguishes itself from standard fare is in its rendering of fear. Specifically, the fear of irrelevance that Fred cannot shake.
- 10/1/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
One of the most successful genres in this strange year has been horror. The Invisible Man, Relic, The Lodge, She Dies Tomorrow, Amulet, The Rental, and La Llorona are just a handful of titles that have caused fear in audiences, and now Josh Ruben’s Scare Me is joining the club. Starring Aya Cash (You’re The Worst), Chris Redd (SNL), Rebecca Drysdale, and Ruben himself, the plot follows Ruben’s Fred, a copywriter who checks himself into a cabin to work on his novel before he finds himself snowed in. There he meets a horror author (Cash) and they both decide to try and scare one another to pass the time. While the film was made before the coronavirus pandemic, one could imagine a film about two people who find themselves stuck indoors will find new relevance when it gets released by Shudder Films this October.
Dan Mecca said in our Sundance review,...
Dan Mecca said in our Sundance review,...
- 8/16/2020
- by Stephen Hladik
- The Film Stage
The Vestron Video Collector’s Series returns when legendary director David Cronenberg’s horror classic Shivers arrives on Blu-ray™ and Digital September 15, 2020 from Lionsgate.
A cult favorite, Shivers is acclaimed filmmaker David Cronenberg’s feature-length debut and new title to the Vestron Collector’s Series. When the residents of a luxury apartment complex outside Montreal are infiltrated by parasites and transformed into violent, sex-crazed maniacs, it falls upon Dr. Roger St. Luc to contain the outbreak from spreading to the city at large in a film that “scares and shocks us because it’s so cleverly made,” according to Roger Ebert.
Vestron Video has been a leader in remastering the most unique and wide-ranging selection of classic films. This edition of a timeless take on sexual horror produced by Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters), that stars Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Barbara Steele, and Lynn Lowry, comes with five new special features (See...
A cult favorite, Shivers is acclaimed filmmaker David Cronenberg’s feature-length debut and new title to the Vestron Collector’s Series. When the residents of a luxury apartment complex outside Montreal are infiltrated by parasites and transformed into violent, sex-crazed maniacs, it falls upon Dr. Roger St. Luc to contain the outbreak from spreading to the city at large in a film that “scares and shocks us because it’s so cleverly made,” according to Roger Ebert.
Vestron Video has been a leader in remastering the most unique and wide-ranging selection of classic films. This edition of a timeless take on sexual horror produced by Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters), that stars Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Barbara Steele, and Lynn Lowry, comes with five new special features (See...
- 7/13/2020
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning songwriter of “The Shadow of Your Smile,” “Emily” and the theme from “Mash,” has died. He was 94.
“I was so sad to learn that a hero of mine, Johnny Mandel, passed away,” wrote Michael Buble on Twitter. “He was a genius and one of my favorite writers, arrangers, and personalities. He was a beast.”
“A dear friend and extraordinary composer arranger and all-around brilliant talent, Johnny Mandel, just passed away,” wrote Michael Feinstein on Facebook. “The world will never be quite the same without his humor, wit and wry view of life and the human condition. He was truly beyond compare, and nobody could write or arrange the way he did. Lord will we miss him. Let’s celebrate him with his music! He would like that.”
Mandel was considered one of the finest arrangers of the second half of the 20th century, providing...
“I was so sad to learn that a hero of mine, Johnny Mandel, passed away,” wrote Michael Buble on Twitter. “He was a genius and one of my favorite writers, arrangers, and personalities. He was a beast.”
“A dear friend and extraordinary composer arranger and all-around brilliant talent, Johnny Mandel, just passed away,” wrote Michael Feinstein on Facebook. “The world will never be quite the same without his humor, wit and wry view of life and the human condition. He was truly beyond compare, and nobody could write or arrange the way he did. Lord will we miss him. Let’s celebrate him with his music! He would like that.”
Mandel was considered one of the finest arrangers of the second half of the 20th century, providing...
- 6/30/2020
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
The saga continues, featuring Adam Rifkin, Robert D. Krzykowski, John Sayles, Maggie Renzi, Mick Garris and Larry Wilmore with special guest star Blaire Bercy from the Hollywood Food Coalition.
Please support the Hollywood Food Coalition. Text “Give” to 323.402.5704 or visit https://hofoco.org/donate!
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Key Largo (1948)
I Don’t Want to Talk About It (1993)
Camila (1984)
I, the Worst of All (1990)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Le Corbeau (1943)
Diabolique (1955)
Red Beard (1965)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Ikiru (1952)
General Della Rovere (1959)
The Gold of Naples (1959)
Bitter Rice (1949)
Pickup On South Street (1953)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Panic In The Streets (1950)
Yellow Sky (1948)
Ace In The Hole (1951)
Wall Street (1987)
Women’s Prison (1955)
True Love (1989)
Mean Streets (1973)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
The Abyss (1989)
The China Syndrome (1979)
Big (1988)
Splash (1984)
The ’Burbs (1989)
Long Strange Trip (2017)
Little Women (2019)
Learning To Skateboard In A War Zone (If You’re A Girl) (2019)
The Guns of Navarone...
Please support the Hollywood Food Coalition. Text “Give” to 323.402.5704 or visit https://hofoco.org/donate!
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Key Largo (1948)
I Don’t Want to Talk About It (1993)
Camila (1984)
I, the Worst of All (1990)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Le Corbeau (1943)
Diabolique (1955)
Red Beard (1965)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Ikiru (1952)
General Della Rovere (1959)
The Gold of Naples (1959)
Bitter Rice (1949)
Pickup On South Street (1953)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Panic In The Streets (1950)
Yellow Sky (1948)
Ace In The Hole (1951)
Wall Street (1987)
Women’s Prison (1955)
True Love (1989)
Mean Streets (1973)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
The Abyss (1989)
The China Syndrome (1979)
Big (1988)
Splash (1984)
The ’Burbs (1989)
Long Strange Trip (2017)
Little Women (2019)
Learning To Skateboard In A War Zone (If You’re A Girl) (2019)
The Guns of Navarone...
- 4/17/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Habits die hard. It’s Sunday, which is usually the time to list and analyze the weekend’s grosses. However, since almost all theaters are closed, I decided to take a look back to this weekend in 1982 — the year when box-office statistics became part of entertainment reporting.
Almost 40 years ago, coverage wasn’t instantaneous. People had to wait until midweek for reports, which inched closer to real time as the years went on. Here, we have the benefit of hindsight — and the title’s performance might offer us some perspective on how these films informed what Hollywood, and box office, would become.
More from IndieWire'Onward' Leads VOD Charts, but So Far It's the Cheaper Rentals That RuleA Government Bailout for Movie Theaters Is Uncertain, but a Wholly Changed Future Is Not
Since tickets cost three times more now than they did in 1982, I’ve included both the original grosses and...
Almost 40 years ago, coverage wasn’t instantaneous. People had to wait until midweek for reports, which inched closer to real time as the years went on. Here, we have the benefit of hindsight — and the title’s performance might offer us some perspective on how these films informed what Hollywood, and box office, would become.
More from IndieWire'Onward' Leads VOD Charts, but So Far It's the Cheaper Rentals That RuleA Government Bailout for Movie Theaters Is Uncertain, but a Wholly Changed Future Is Not
Since tickets cost three times more now than they did in 1982, I’ve included both the original grosses and...
- 3/22/2020
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
A cramped setting, an onslaught of clever dialogue and a twisty plot go a long way in Scare Me, an impressive little movie from writer/director Josh Ruben, who also stars.
North of New York City, secluded in a cabin in the woods, two writers weather a power outage by telling each other scary stories. Relative strangers at the start of the night, Fanny (Aya Cash) is a successful horror novelist and Fred (Ruben) is not. An incredibly impressive sound mix (and some minimal creature effects) aid our leads in their storytelling, each writer bounding about the cabin to convey the thrills and twists within. The location feels perfect for film, including a creepy second floor and a considerable amount of shadow that creates an ominous aesthetic.
From the start, it’s clear that Fanny is better at the game. She constantly helps Fred with each story, much to his chagrin.
North of New York City, secluded in a cabin in the woods, two writers weather a power outage by telling each other scary stories. Relative strangers at the start of the night, Fanny (Aya Cash) is a successful horror novelist and Fred (Ruben) is not. An incredibly impressive sound mix (and some minimal creature effects) aid our leads in their storytelling, each writer bounding about the cabin to convey the thrills and twists within. The location feels perfect for film, including a creepy second floor and a considerable amount of shadow that creates an ominous aesthetic.
From the start, it’s clear that Fanny is better at the game. She constantly helps Fred with each story, much to his chagrin.
- 1/27/2020
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
The first trailer for Deandra Spinner's Death Trap (2020) shows six friends on the way to a Halloween party when they get into a car accident; however, cars won't be the only thing that collides on that fateful night. Also in today's Horror Highlights: a trailer for The Barber Brothers' short film Go Back, Nightmares Are Dreams Too Kickstarter details, Full Moon Features' theater distribution deal with Agfa, and Panther Squad Blu-ray and DVD release details.
Death Trap (2020) Trailer and Poster Released: "Emerald Wolf Studios has released the first trailer and poster from director Deandra Spinner's Death Trap. Spinner's directorial debut takes place on Halloween 1999 when six friends crash their car and cross paths with sadistic Baptist zealots.
Spinner, alongside producers Christopher Smith and Darien Moultrie, enlisted the talents of actors Bruce Klefstad, Emma Butler, Laith Wallschleger, Mercedes Gutierrez, Nicholas Denmon, Dafni Sufra and Troy Brookins.
Death Trap follows the...
Death Trap (2020) Trailer and Poster Released: "Emerald Wolf Studios has released the first trailer and poster from director Deandra Spinner's Death Trap. Spinner's directorial debut takes place on Halloween 1999 when six friends crash their car and cross paths with sadistic Baptist zealots.
Spinner, alongside producers Christopher Smith and Darien Moultrie, enlisted the talents of actors Bruce Klefstad, Emma Butler, Laith Wallschleger, Mercedes Gutierrez, Nicholas Denmon, Dafni Sufra and Troy Brookins.
Death Trap follows the...
- 1/15/2020
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Hugh Grant, Colin Farrell, Michelle Dockery, Henry Golding, Eddie Marsan, Jeremy Strong | Written and Directed by Guy Ritchie
Guy Ritchie returns to his Lock, Stock roots with The Gentlemen, a tale of gangsters and geezers headed up by an all-star cast. It’s a little less manic than his Snatch-era pictures, but it largely delivers the goods.
The plot begins with a flash-forward, in which marijuana baron Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) may or may not get shot in the head while he’s relaxing with a pint in a pub. Cut to Mickey’s mansion home, where his right-hand man Raymond (Charlie Hunnam) receives a house-call from tabloid reporter Fletcher (Hugh Grant), who attempts to blackmail him for £20 million, armed with a dossier of Mickey and Raymond’s dodgy shenanigans.
The story then unfolds in flashback, with Fletcher as its not-entirely-reliable narrator. Having built a marijuana business worth £400 million,...
Guy Ritchie returns to his Lock, Stock roots with The Gentlemen, a tale of gangsters and geezers headed up by an all-star cast. It’s a little less manic than his Snatch-era pictures, but it largely delivers the goods.
The plot begins with a flash-forward, in which marijuana baron Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) may or may not get shot in the head while he’s relaxing with a pint in a pub. Cut to Mickey’s mansion home, where his right-hand man Raymond (Charlie Hunnam) receives a house-call from tabloid reporter Fletcher (Hugh Grant), who attempts to blackmail him for £20 million, armed with a dossier of Mickey and Raymond’s dodgy shenanigans.
The story then unfolds in flashback, with Fletcher as its not-entirely-reliable narrator. Having built a marijuana business worth £400 million,...
- 12/23/2019
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Death on the Nile,” Ira Levin’s “Deathtrap” and Robert Altman’s “Gosford Park” are among the classic murder mysteries mentioned as inspiration for Rian Johnson’s deliciously clever thriller “Knives Out,” which has earned three Golden Globe nominations and several critics’ awards.
But alas, dear reader, the game is afoot.
As soon as I saw the puzzle-perfect interior of mystery writer Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer)’s mansion, I thought of the 1972 classic mystery thriller “Sleuth,” starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and adapted by Anthony Schaffer from his Tony Award-winning 1970 play.
The film version of “Sleuth” earned four Oscar nominations: Best Actor for both Olivier and Caine, director for Mankiewicz (it would be the multi-Oscar-winner’s final film) and John Addison’s playful score. Though most acting honors for lead actor went to Marlon Brando for “The Godfather,...
But alas, dear reader, the game is afoot.
As soon as I saw the puzzle-perfect interior of mystery writer Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer)’s mansion, I thought of the 1972 classic mystery thriller “Sleuth,” starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and adapted by Anthony Schaffer from his Tony Award-winning 1970 play.
The film version of “Sleuth” earned four Oscar nominations: Best Actor for both Olivier and Caine, director for Mankiewicz (it would be the multi-Oscar-winner’s final film) and John Addison’s playful score. Though most acting honors for lead actor went to Marlon Brando for “The Godfather,...
- 12/16/2019
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
To celebrate the release of Knives Out, which opens in UK cinemas this week, we sat down with the film’s writer/director Rian Johnson to talk about all things murder mystery.
Taking its cue from places as Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, Deathtrap and Clue, Johnson’s new film is a celebration and upgrade on the murder-mystery sub-genre that has stayed relatively dormant for years. Here, he takes a classic tale and subverts expectations, keeping audiences guessing throughout as the Thrombey family navigate the cunning sleuth Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) and his quest to find out who murdered the head of the house hold, Harlan (Christopher Plummer).
You can view the full interview below:
Knives Out opens in UK cinemas on November 27th.
Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in Knives Out, a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect.
Taking its cue from places as Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, Deathtrap and Clue, Johnson’s new film is a celebration and upgrade on the murder-mystery sub-genre that has stayed relatively dormant for years. Here, he takes a classic tale and subverts expectations, keeping audiences guessing throughout as the Thrombey family navigate the cunning sleuth Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) and his quest to find out who murdered the head of the house hold, Harlan (Christopher Plummer).
You can view the full interview below:
Knives Out opens in UK cinemas on November 27th.
Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in Knives Out, a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect.
- 11/25/2019
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Lionsgate has debuted a new trailer and final poster for Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ has landed online featuring an all-star cast all under suspicion.
Related: Knives Out Review – Tiff 2019
Directed by Johnson the cast includes Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Katherine Langford, Lakeith Stanfield, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer.
Johnson has previously stated that the Christie-based films that serve as his big influences are the “Death on the Nile,” “Evil Under the Sun,” “The Mirror Crack’d,” “Deathtrap” and comedic classics like “Clue” and “Murder by Death”.
Also in trailers – Patrick Wilson stars in trailer for ‘In The Tall Grass’
The film is released November 27. Here’s the trailer.
Knives Out Synopsis
Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in Knives Out, a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect.
Related: Knives Out Review – Tiff 2019
Directed by Johnson the cast includes Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Katherine Langford, Lakeith Stanfield, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer.
Johnson has previously stated that the Christie-based films that serve as his big influences are the “Death on the Nile,” “Evil Under the Sun,” “The Mirror Crack’d,” “Deathtrap” and comedic classics like “Clue” and “Murder by Death”.
Also in trailers – Patrick Wilson stars in trailer for ‘In The Tall Grass’
The film is released November 27. Here’s the trailer.
Knives Out Synopsis
Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in Knives Out, a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect.
- 9/18/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The new mystery feature "Knives Out" is written and directed by Rian Johnson ("Star Wars: The Last Jedi") starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell and Christopher Plummer, opening November 27, 2019:
".... a modern take on the whodunit murder mystery, the film follows a family gathering gone horribly awry...
"...as renowned crime novelist 'Harlan Thrombey' (Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday.
"The inquisitive and debonair 'Det. Benoit Blanc' (Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate.
"From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web...
"...of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death..."
Cast also includes Riki Lindhome, Edi Patterson, Raúl Castillo, Noah Segan, Frank Oz and M. Emmet Walsh.
Johnson cited several classic mystery thrillers as influences on the film,...
".... a modern take on the whodunit murder mystery, the film follows a family gathering gone horribly awry...
"...as renowned crime novelist 'Harlan Thrombey' (Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday.
"The inquisitive and debonair 'Det. Benoit Blanc' (Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate.
"From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web...
"...of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death..."
Cast also includes Riki Lindhome, Edi Patterson, Raúl Castillo, Noah Segan, Frank Oz and M. Emmet Walsh.
Johnson cited several classic mystery thrillers as influences on the film,...
- 9/16/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Rob Leane Aug 15, 2019
Senior producer Chris Brock talks us through the thinking behind each of Borderlands 3's Vault Hunters.
At a big preview event for Borderlands 3, Den Of Geek had a chat with Gearbox's Chris Brock, who is serving as a senior producer on the long-awaited looter-shooter sequel.
One of the things we were eager to ask Brock about was the four new Vault Hunters that players can choose from in the game. These, of course, are playable characters that have their own unique abilities.
Brock's answer to our question was lengthy and interesting enough that we decided to spin it out into its own article. So, ahead of our publication of the rest of the interview, here's Brock's explanation of each new Vault Hunter and why they were worked into to Borderlands 3...
Moze, The Gunner
“So, to kind of like start at the beginning, the first one we developed was Moze.
Senior producer Chris Brock talks us through the thinking behind each of Borderlands 3's Vault Hunters.
At a big preview event for Borderlands 3, Den Of Geek had a chat with Gearbox's Chris Brock, who is serving as a senior producer on the long-awaited looter-shooter sequel.
One of the things we were eager to ask Brock about was the four new Vault Hunters that players can choose from in the game. These, of course, are playable characters that have their own unique abilities.
Brock's answer to our question was lengthy and interesting enough that we decided to spin it out into its own article. So, ahead of our publication of the rest of the interview, here's Brock's explanation of each new Vault Hunter and why they were worked into to Borderlands 3...
Moze, The Gunner
“So, to kind of like start at the beginning, the first one we developed was Moze.
- 8/14/2019
- Den of Geek
Sneak Peek new footage, plus images from the upcoming mystery feature "Knives Out", written and directed by Rian Johnson ("Star Wars: The Last Jedi") starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell and Christopher Plummer, opening November 27, 2019:
".... a modern take on the whodunit murder mystery, the film follows a family gathering gone horribly awry, as renowned crime novelist 'Harlan Thrombey' (Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday. The inquisitive and debonair 'Det. Benoit Blanc' (Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death..."
Cast also includes Riki Lindhome, Edi Patterson, Raúl Castillo, Noah Segan, Frank Oz and M. Emmet Walsh.
Johnson cited several classic mystery...
".... a modern take on the whodunit murder mystery, the film follows a family gathering gone horribly awry, as renowned crime novelist 'Harlan Thrombey' (Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday. The inquisitive and debonair 'Det. Benoit Blanc' (Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death..."
Cast also includes Riki Lindhome, Edi Patterson, Raúl Castillo, Noah Segan, Frank Oz and M. Emmet Walsh.
Johnson cited several classic mystery...
- 7/2/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The first trailer for Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ has landed online featuring an all-star cast all under suspicion.
Directed by Johnson the cast includes Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Katherine Langford, Lakeith Stanfield, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer.
Johnson has previously stated that the Christie-based films that serve as his big influences are the “Death on the Nile,” “Evil Under the Sun,” “The Mirror Crack’d,” “Deathtrap” and comedic classics like “Clue” and “Murder by Death”.
Also in trailers – First trailer for ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ changes the game
The film is released November 27 in the U.S., followed by November 29 in the UK. Here’s the trailer, followed by the choice synopsis.
Plot:
Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in Knives Out, a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect.
Directed by Johnson the cast includes Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Katherine Langford, Lakeith Stanfield, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer.
Johnson has previously stated that the Christie-based films that serve as his big influences are the “Death on the Nile,” “Evil Under the Sun,” “The Mirror Crack’d,” “Deathtrap” and comedic classics like “Clue” and “Murder by Death”.
Also in trailers – First trailer for ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ changes the game
The film is released November 27 in the U.S., followed by November 29 in the UK. Here’s the trailer, followed by the choice synopsis.
Plot:
Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in Knives Out, a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect.
- 7/2/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In one of the more effectively preposterous death-trap suspense scenes of “Escape Room,” half a dozen terrified strangers, who have signed on to compete in a game of experiential survival, find themselves in an oversize bar that looks like it might, under different circumstances, be a fun place to hang out. It’s a couple of stories tall, with a pool table, a sprawling bar, and an oversize jukebox. Except that the entire room is turned upside down. As Petula Clark’s “Downtown” plays with wavery slurred speed on the jukebox, pieces of the floor begin to drop away, revealing what looks like an elevator shaft to hell. One of the people ends up dangling over the abyss from a thinly stretched phone cord, at which point you may stop breathing for a second. But only for a second.
Can our heroes figure out the clue — it’s got something...
Can our heroes figure out the clue — it’s got something...
- 1/3/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
By Todd Garbarini
Laemmle’s Royal Theatre in Los Angeles will be presenting a DVD screening of the 45th anniversary of Herbert Ross’s 1973 thriller The Last of Sheila. The 120-minute film, which stars Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, Joan Hackett, James Mason, Ian McShane and Raquel Welch, will be screened on Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 at 7:00 pm.
Please Note: At press time, actress Dyan Cannon, who plays Christine, is scheduled to participate in a Q&A after the screening. Please Check Back With The Royal Theatre’S Website For Updates Of Additional Guests Who May Be Added To The List.
From the press release:
The Last Of Sheila (1973)
45th Anniversary Screening
Q&A with Co-Star Dyan Cannon
Wednesday, November 28, at 7 Pm
Laemmle’s Royal Theatre
Following our sold-out screening of 'Death on the Nile,' Laemmle Theatres and the Anniversary Classics Series present another treat for mystery lovers.
Laemmle’s Royal Theatre in Los Angeles will be presenting a DVD screening of the 45th anniversary of Herbert Ross’s 1973 thriller The Last of Sheila. The 120-minute film, which stars Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, Joan Hackett, James Mason, Ian McShane and Raquel Welch, will be screened on Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 at 7:00 pm.
Please Note: At press time, actress Dyan Cannon, who plays Christine, is scheduled to participate in a Q&A after the screening. Please Check Back With The Royal Theatre’S Website For Updates Of Additional Guests Who May Be Added To The List.
From the press release:
The Last Of Sheila (1973)
45th Anniversary Screening
Q&A with Co-Star Dyan Cannon
Wednesday, November 28, at 7 Pm
Laemmle’s Royal Theatre
Following our sold-out screening of 'Death on the Nile,' Laemmle Theatres and the Anniversary Classics Series present another treat for mystery lovers.
- 11/26/2018
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Victor Garber is set for a recurring role in Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, Netflix’s 10-episode limited series revival.
Based on the books by Armistead Maupin, this next chapter – Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City – follows Mary Ann (Laura Linney), who returns home to San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter, Shawna (Ellen Page) and ex-husband Brian (Paul Gross), 20 years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann returns to her chosen family and will quickly be drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal (Olympia Dukakis) and the residents of 28 Barbary Lane.
Garber will play Sam Garland, a handsome English gentleman who spends his days reading old books to Anna (Dukakis).
Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City is a Working Title Television and NBCUniversal International studios production for Netflix. Working Title’s Andrew Stearn,...
Based on the books by Armistead Maupin, this next chapter – Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City – follows Mary Ann (Laura Linney), who returns home to San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter, Shawna (Ellen Page) and ex-husband Brian (Paul Gross), 20 years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann returns to her chosen family and will quickly be drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal (Olympia Dukakis) and the residents of 28 Barbary Lane.
Garber will play Sam Garland, a handsome English gentleman who spends his days reading old books to Anna (Dukakis).
Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City is a Working Title Television and NBCUniversal International studios production for Netflix. Working Title’s Andrew Stearn,...
- 10/26/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Patrick James ClarkeFormer Ryan's Hope and Search for Tomorrow actor Patrick James Clarke died on July 31 in Sarasota, Florida, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 64.
Clarke grew up in the Bronx and Long Island, New York. He was a pre-law student at the University of Arizona when he began taking acting classes.
In the 1970s, Clarke studied at the Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training in Sarasota.
He returned to New York City and began appearing in soap operas. For two years in the early 1980s, he played Dr. Patrick Ryan on Ryan's Hope during the height of ABC's soap opera popularity.
In a 2012 interview with the Herald-Tribune, Clarke described being spotted by soap opera fans in a bar.
"I felt like a prosciutto in the window of an Italian deli and somebody wanted to eat me," he remembered. "I couldn"t believe that television has that power over people.
Clarke grew up in the Bronx and Long Island, New York. He was a pre-law student at the University of Arizona when he began taking acting classes.
In the 1970s, Clarke studied at the Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training in Sarasota.
He returned to New York City and began appearing in soap operas. For two years in the early 1980s, he played Dr. Patrick Ryan on Ryan's Hope during the height of ABC's soap opera popularity.
In a 2012 interview with the Herald-Tribune, Clarke described being spotted by soap opera fans in a bar.
"I felt like a prosciutto in the window of an Italian deli and somebody wanted to eat me," he remembered. "I couldn"t believe that television has that power over people.
- 9/4/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
“Theater geek” may not be the most obvious label for J.J. Abrams, who has built a film and TV career directing, writing and producing sci-fi and action-heavy shows (Alias, Lost), rebooting film franchises (Star Trek, Star Wars) and launching his own Easter egg-filled film universe (Cloverfield). But the filmmaker has the same appreciation for Broadway as he does The Twilight Zone, the sci-fi anthology series he’s long considered to be one of the best on TV.
“I’ve been a fan of theater all my life,” Abrams tells Et. In fact, he has been attending shows in New York City, where he was born, since he was a young kid, collecting playbills from every production along the way. “I embarrassingly saved all of them.”
He recalls seeing the original runs of The Magic Show, starring Doug Henning, and Noises Off, as well as various productions of Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams plays. He cites Ira Levin...
“I’ve been a fan of theater all my life,” Abrams tells Et. In fact, he has been attending shows in New York City, where he was born, since he was a young kid, collecting playbills from every production along the way. “I embarrassingly saved all of them.”
He recalls seeing the original runs of The Magic Show, starring Doug Henning, and Noises Off, as well as various productions of Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams plays. He cites Ira Levin...
- 3/14/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Michael Caine young. Michael Caine movies: From Irwin Allen bombs to Woody Allen classic It's hard to believe that Michael Caine has been around making movies for nearly six decades. No wonder he's had time to appear – in roles big and small and tiny – in more than 120 films, ranging from unwatchable stuff like the Sylvester Stallone soccer flick Victory and Michael Ritchie's adventure flick The Island to Brian G. Hutton's X, Y and Zee, Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Sleuth (a duel of wits and acting styles with Laurence Olivier), and Alfonso Cuarón's Children of Men. (See TCM's Michael Caine movie schedule further below.) Throughout his long, long career, Caine has played heroes and villains and everything in between. Sometimes, in his worst vehicles, he has floundered along with everybody else. At other times, he was the best element in otherwise disappointing fare, e.g., Philip Kaufman's Quills.
- 8/6/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
For writer/director Alex Garland and his movie “Ex Machina,” things are going about as well as one could have ever hoped, particularly for someone who’s taken on such complex subject matter for his directorial debut. The sci-fi film has been very well-received by critics (read our own enthusiastic review), and though it doesn’t hit theaters nationwide until this Friday, it’s had considerable box office success in its limited release thus far. Even better? Garland’s film has also won the heart of filmmaker Rian Johnson, the man behind "Brick" and "Looper," and who will be writing and directing “Star Wars: Episode VIII.” Johnson joined Alex Garland, after a screening of “Ex Machina” at the Arclight Hollywood last Saturday, for a special Q&A. The director seemed genuinely blown away by the film, which he compared favorably to such films as “Sleuth” and Sidney Lumet’s “Deathtrap.
- 4/21/2015
- by Ken Guidry
- The Playlist
Donning the cape and tights to play a big screen superhero was often seen as career suicide for actors. This idea is mined to brilliant effect in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman, with a former comic book star looking to relaunch his career with an ambitious Broadway play.
Adding extra spice to Birdman is the casting of Michael Keaton, himself a former Batman whose post-tights career has been somewhat hit and miss. This film, however, is a stunning reminder of just how good an actor Keaton is and proof that careers don't end when on-screen superpowers fade away.
Digital Spy takes a look at 20 ex-superhero stars to see how they fared after leaving an iconic comic book role behind.
20. Billy Zane
The suave American actor looked set for big things in the '90s thanks to impressive roles in Dead Calm and Tombstone, but his time in the purple Phantom...
Adding extra spice to Birdman is the casting of Michael Keaton, himself a former Batman whose post-tights career has been somewhat hit and miss. This film, however, is a stunning reminder of just how good an actor Keaton is and proof that careers don't end when on-screen superpowers fade away.
Digital Spy takes a look at 20 ex-superhero stars to see how they fared after leaving an iconic comic book role behind.
20. Billy Zane
The suave American actor looked set for big things in the '90s thanks to impressive roles in Dead Calm and Tombstone, but his time in the purple Phantom...
- 1/10/2015
- Digital Spy
Christopher Reeve: 'Superman' and his movies (photo: Christopher Reeve in 'Superman' 1978) Christopher Reeve, Superman in four movies from 1978 to 1987, died ten years ago today. In 1995, while taking part in a cross-country horse race in Culpeper, Virginia, Reeve was thrown off his horse, hitting his head on the top rail of a jump; the near-fatal accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. He ultimately succumbed to heart failure at age 52 on October 10, 2004. Long before he was cast as Superman aka Clark Kent, the Manhattan-born (as Christopher D'Olier Reeve on September 25, 1952), Cornell University and Juillard School for Drama alumnus was an ambitious young actor whose theatrical apprenticeship included, while still a teenager, some time as an observer at London's Old Vic and Paris' Comédie Française. At age 23, he landed his first Broadway role in a production of Enid Bagnold's A Matter of Gravity, starring Katharine Hepburn.
- 10/11/2014
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Cinematically Insane #DontTouchTCM when it comes to Turner Broadcasting layoffs
Richard Kelly, of Donnie Darko directing fame, lurves Gone Girl and write a whole epic essay about it while also touching on Eyes Wide Shut and Fincher's music videos
In Contention interviews cinematographer Robert Elswit (Inherent Vice, Nightcrawler)
Mnpp gives Quote of the Day to Michael B Jordan on his costumes for Fantastic Four. "snug"
Deadline Scarlett Johansson about to do an Edith Wharton miniseries that was originally supposed to be a Michelle Pfeiffer feature film in the 90s. *sniffle*
Empire first images of Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange and Brie Larson in The Gambler remake
Vulture the exact moment Jennifer Garner fell in love with Ben Affleck
Antagony & Ecstacy on The Boxtrolls. Glad Tim loved it
Boston Globe Mark Wahlberg's compound is finished. Holy third nipple, is he planning to house everyone who has ever appeared in any of his movies?...
Richard Kelly, of Donnie Darko directing fame, lurves Gone Girl and write a whole epic essay about it while also touching on Eyes Wide Shut and Fincher's music videos
In Contention interviews cinematographer Robert Elswit (Inherent Vice, Nightcrawler)
Mnpp gives Quote of the Day to Michael B Jordan on his costumes for Fantastic Four. "snug"
Deadline Scarlett Johansson about to do an Edith Wharton miniseries that was originally supposed to be a Michelle Pfeiffer feature film in the 90s. *sniffle*
Empire first images of Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange and Brie Larson in The Gambler remake
Vulture the exact moment Jennifer Garner fell in love with Ben Affleck
Antagony & Ecstacy on The Boxtrolls. Glad Tim loved it
Boston Globe Mark Wahlberg's compound is finished. Holy third nipple, is he planning to house everyone who has ever appeared in any of his movies?...
- 10/8/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Marian Seldes, the Tony Award-winning star of A Delicate Balance who was a teacher of Kevin Kline and Robin Williams, a muse to playwright Edward Albee and a Guinness Book of World Records holder for most consecutive performances, died Monday at age 86. She died peacefully at her home after an extended illness, her brother Timothy Seldes said. "It is with deep sadness that I share the news that my dear sister Marian Seldes has died," he said in a statement. "She was an extraordinary woman whose great love of the theater, teaching and acting was surpassed only by her deep love for her family.
- 10/7/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Aliya looks back at the film Peter Sellers wanted destroyed and finds it very, very dark indeed...
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Peter Sellers is one of those figures of British comedy whom everyone feels, in retrospect, was only laughing on the outside. If you want to know about his less than happy life then it's worth watching Geoffrey Rush give a brilliant performance in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Rush does a really good job of putting across his deep-seated sense of emptiness. Sellers once said of himself, “I could never be myself… You see, there is no me. I do not exist… There used to be a me, but I had it surgically removed.” This might sound like a deep statement of angst; it seems entirely fitting to me that he said it to Kermit during his 1978 appearance on The Muppet Show. Ten seconds later you can watch him recite...
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Peter Sellers is one of those figures of British comedy whom everyone feels, in retrospect, was only laughing on the outside. If you want to know about his less than happy life then it's worth watching Geoffrey Rush give a brilliant performance in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Rush does a really good job of putting across his deep-seated sense of emptiness. Sellers once said of himself, “I could never be myself… You see, there is no me. I do not exist… There used to be a me, but I had it surgically removed.” This might sound like a deep statement of angst; it seems entirely fitting to me that he said it to Kermit during his 1978 appearance on The Muppet Show. Ten seconds later you can watch him recite...
- 6/30/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Good news for fans of Ira Levin! The Weinsteins have brought their feature film version of his 1973 Broadway thriller Veronica's Room one step closer to fruition! Read on for the latest details.
From the Press Release
TWC-Dimension announced today that Mark Bomback (The Wolverine, Unstoppable, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes) has signed on to pen Veronica's Room, a big-screen adaptation of author Ira Levin's (Rosemary's Baby, The Stepford Wives, Deathtrap) 1973 Broadway thriller.
Bomback did production re-writes on 50 Shades Of Grey, and his script Art Of Racing In The Rain is currently in development at Universal.
The dark tale of Veronica's Room explores the thin line between fantasy and reality. Students Susan and Larry find themselves enticed to an old New England mansion by its caretakers to meet the sole surviving member of the family. They insist that Susan bears a striking resemblance to Veronica, the family member's long-dead sister.
From the Press Release
TWC-Dimension announced today that Mark Bomback (The Wolverine, Unstoppable, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes) has signed on to pen Veronica's Room, a big-screen adaptation of author Ira Levin's (Rosemary's Baby, The Stepford Wives, Deathtrap) 1973 Broadway thriller.
Bomback did production re-writes on 50 Shades Of Grey, and his script Art Of Racing In The Rain is currently in development at Universal.
The dark tale of Veronica's Room explores the thin line between fantasy and reality. Students Susan and Larry find themselves enticed to an old New England mansion by its caretakers to meet the sole surviving member of the family. They insist that Susan bears a striking resemblance to Veronica, the family member's long-dead sister.
- 3/6/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The Wolverine writer Mark Bomback has signed on to write Veronica's Room for TWC-Dimension. The film is an adaptation of writer Ira Levin's (Rosemary's Baby, The Stepford Wives, Deathtrap) 1973 Broadway thriller. Bomback, whose credits also include Unstoppable and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, did production rewrites on Fifty Shades of Grey. His script Art of Racing in the Rain is currently in development at Universal. Veronica's Room explores the thin line between fantasy and reality. Students Susan and Larry find themselves lured to an old New England mansion by its caretakers to meet the sole surviving member of the family. They insist that Susan
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- 3/6/2014
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TWC-Dimension announced today that Mark Bomback ( The Wolverine , Unstoppable , Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ) has signed on to pen Veronica's Room , a big-screen adaptation of author Ira Levin's ("Rosemary's Baby," "The Stepford Wives," "Deathtrap") 1973 Broadway thriller. Bomback did production re-writes on 50 Shades of Grey and his script Art of Racing in the Rain is currently in development at Universal. The dark tale of Veronica's Room explores the thin line between fantasy and reality. Students Susan and Larry find themselves enticed to an old New England mansion by its caretakers to meet the sole surviving member of the family. They insist that Susan bears a striking resemblance to Veronica, the family member's long-dead sister. They...
- 3/6/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Good news for fans of Ira Levin! The Weinsteins have secured the rights to bring a feature film version of his 1973 Broadway thriller Veronica's Room to the big screen for the first time. We're just surprised it's taken this long!
From the Press Release
Bob and Harvey Weinstein announced today they have signed on to executive produce, finance, and distribute a big-screen adaptation of author Ira Levin’s (Rosemary’s Baby, The Stepford Wives, Deathtrap) 1973 Broadway thriller Veronica’S Room, produced by The Allegiance Theater’s Daniel Dubiecki (Juno, Up In The Air) and Lara Alameddine, who originally brought the project to the Weinsteins’ new moniker, TWC-Dimension.
The dark tale of Veronica’S Room explores the thin line between fantasy and reality. Students Susan and Larry find themselves enticed to an old New England mansion by its caretakers to meet the sole surviving member of the family. They insist that...
From the Press Release
Bob and Harvey Weinstein announced today they have signed on to executive produce, finance, and distribute a big-screen adaptation of author Ira Levin’s (Rosemary’s Baby, The Stepford Wives, Deathtrap) 1973 Broadway thriller Veronica’S Room, produced by The Allegiance Theater’s Daniel Dubiecki (Juno, Up In The Air) and Lara Alameddine, who originally brought the project to the Weinsteins’ new moniker, TWC-Dimension.
The dark tale of Veronica’S Room explores the thin line between fantasy and reality. Students Susan and Larry find themselves enticed to an old New England mansion by its caretakers to meet the sole surviving member of the family. They insist that...
- 12/4/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Disney has released the first teaser trailer for November’s animated Frozen. The film features the usual impressive vocal cast and comes well pedigreed. Frozen (In 3D) Genre: Animated Comedy/Adventure Rating: Tbd U.S. Release Date: November 27, 2013 Voice Cast: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Producer: Peter Del Vecho Screenplay by: Tba
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Walt Disney Animation Studios, the studio behind Tangled and Wreck-It Ralph, presents Frozen, a stunning big-screen comedy adventure. Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements...
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Walt Disney Animation Studios, the studio behind Tangled and Wreck-It Ralph, presents Frozen, a stunning big-screen comedy adventure. Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements...
- 6/19/2013
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Man of Steel weekend box office: Above estimates, but real June record remains beyond the reach of Superman 2013 reboot (image: Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel) Somewhat surprisingly — it’s usually the other way around — Warner Bros.’ Man of Steel grossed more than $3 million above studio estimates released on Sunday, June 16, 2013. Directed by Zack Snyder (300, Sucker Punch), and starring Henry Cavill (The Tudors, possibly the upcoming The Man from U.N.C.L.E.), the 2013 Superman reboot scored $116.61 million from 4,207 North American locations according to weekend box-office actuals found at Box Office Mojo. Once Thursday evening figures are added, the $225 million-budgeted Man of Steel‘s domestic cume reached $128.68 million by Sunday evening. Now, Man of Steel‘s adjusted $116.61 million doesn’t change the June Box-Office Record Chart in any way. The Superman reboot remains ahead of the former official June champ, the Tom Hanks-, Tim Allen-voiced Toy Story 3‘s...
- 6/18/2013
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Writers writing about writers often comes across as a bit indulgent when thrown up on the silver screen, and only rarely do we get reflective gems like Charlie Kaufman’s Adaptation or Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, though a few other worthwhile efforts have come forth and been unduly forgotten. One such film is Sidney Lumet’s screen adaptation of Ira Levin’s play Deathtrap starring Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve as writers with less than honorable intentions. It’s a thriller with more than its fair share of twists and turns and it features two thoroughly enjoyable performances by its male leads. And, by the grace of the Warner Brothers’ archives, Deathtrap can now be found on Blu-ray, though the high-definition doesn’t really do it any favors.
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- 12/27/2012
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
Concept art for Frozen.
Walt Disney Animation Studios has announced the signing of Jonathan Groff to play the role of Kristoff in its upcoming comedy adventure Frozen.
Groff, a Tony Award nominee, has appeared on Broadway in the musical Spring Awakening. His other stage credits include the Public Theater’s revival of Hair, Ira Levin’s Deathtrap in the West End, the off-Broadway plays Prayer for My Enemy and The Submission, and 2010 Tony Award-winner Red.
On TV Groff has had roles in Glee, the Starz series Boss and The Good Wife. He made his big-screen debut in Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock and went on to appear in the independent drama Twelve-Thirty, The Conspirator as well as the upcoming Sundance entry C.O.G..
Frozen is directed by Chris Buck (Tarzan, Surf’s Up) and Jennifer Lee (screenwriter for Wreck-It Ralph), and produced by Peter Del Vecho (Winnie the Pooh,...
Walt Disney Animation Studios has announced the signing of Jonathan Groff to play the role of Kristoff in its upcoming comedy adventure Frozen.
Groff, a Tony Award nominee, has appeared on Broadway in the musical Spring Awakening. His other stage credits include the Public Theater’s revival of Hair, Ira Levin’s Deathtrap in the West End, the off-Broadway plays Prayer for My Enemy and The Submission, and 2010 Tony Award-winner Red.
On TV Groff has had roles in Glee, the Starz series Boss and The Good Wife. He made his big-screen debut in Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock and went on to appear in the independent drama Twelve-Thirty, The Conspirator as well as the upcoming Sundance entry C.O.G..
Frozen is directed by Chris Buck (Tarzan, Surf’s Up) and Jennifer Lee (screenwriter for Wreck-It Ralph), and produced by Peter Del Vecho (Winnie the Pooh,...
- 12/23/2012
- by Michael Simpson
- CinemaSpy
Just in time for Halloween, Criterion has remastered what’s long been culturally considered one of the most notable pieces of horror film making in cinematic history, the eerie classic, Rosemary’s Baby. Standing as not only the first adaptation of someone else’s material for auteur Roman Polanski, this would mark his first foray into Hollywood, and his final product still stands as template of the film industry’s far-reaching allure to achieve a European arthouse aesthetic successfully melded with mainstream pulp.
Still, to approach this classic title, (that’s become so deeply ingrained in our cultural syntax that nearly everyone knows what the titular baby is really synonymous with), as purely a genre exercise modulated simply to invoke fear and unease, would be a mistake. What makes the film transcend showy thrills is how it plunders into our more collectively subconscious fears, giving us a kitchen sink melodrama...
Still, to approach this classic title, (that’s become so deeply ingrained in our cultural syntax that nearly everyone knows what the titular baby is really synonymous with), as purely a genre exercise modulated simply to invoke fear and unease, would be a mistake. What makes the film transcend showy thrills is how it plunders into our more collectively subconscious fears, giving us a kitchen sink melodrama...
- 10/30/2012
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
First Commentary by Adam-Troy Castro
Rear Window (1954). Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Screenplay by John Michael Hayes, from the story by Cornell Woolrich. Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr, Thelma Ritter. 112 minutes. *** 1/2
Rear Window (1998). Directed by Jeff Bleckner. Screenplay by Larry Gross and Eric Overmyer, from the story by Cornell Woolrich. Starring Christopher Reeve, Darryl Hannah, Robert Forster. 89 minutes. **
Other Related Films: Too many ripoffs and homages to count, among them Disturbia (2007), which is so similar to Woolrich’s story that the owners of the film had to go to court to get a ruling that they hadn’t violated Rear Window’s copyright.
This one’s an oddity, folks: a remake that was actually based on a breathtakingly brilliant idea for a variation on a movie that was a classic to begin with, that nevertheless utterly failed to live up to its promise.
The source was the...
Rear Window (1954). Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Screenplay by John Michael Hayes, from the story by Cornell Woolrich. Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr, Thelma Ritter. 112 minutes. *** 1/2
Rear Window (1998). Directed by Jeff Bleckner. Screenplay by Larry Gross and Eric Overmyer, from the story by Cornell Woolrich. Starring Christopher Reeve, Darryl Hannah, Robert Forster. 89 minutes. **
Other Related Films: Too many ripoffs and homages to count, among them Disturbia (2007), which is so similar to Woolrich’s story that the owners of the film had to go to court to get a ruling that they hadn’t violated Rear Window’s copyright.
This one’s an oddity, folks: a remake that was actually based on a breathtakingly brilliant idea for a variation on a movie that was a classic to begin with, that nevertheless utterly failed to live up to its promise.
The source was the...
- 7/22/2012
- by Adam-Troy Castro
- Comicmix.com
It has been a year since Sidney Lumet passed away on April 9, 2011. Here is our retrospective on the legendary filmmaker to honor his memory. Originally published April 15, 2011.
Almost a week after the fact, we, like everyone that loves film, are still mourning the passing of the great American master Sidney Lumet, one of the true titans of cinema.
Lumet was never fancy. He never needed to be, as a master of blocking, economic camera movements and framing that empowered the emotion and or exact punctuation of a particular scene. First and foremost, as you’ve likely heard ad nauseum -- but hell, it’s true -- Lumet was a storyteller, and one that preferred his beloved New York to soundstages (though let's not romanticize it too much, he did his fair share of work on studio film sets too as most TV journeyman and early studio filmmakers did).
His directing career stretched well over 50 years,...
Almost a week after the fact, we, like everyone that loves film, are still mourning the passing of the great American master Sidney Lumet, one of the true titans of cinema.
Lumet was never fancy. He never needed to be, as a master of blocking, economic camera movements and framing that empowered the emotion and or exact punctuation of a particular scene. First and foremost, as you’ve likely heard ad nauseum -- but hell, it’s true -- Lumet was a storyteller, and one that preferred his beloved New York to soundstages (though let's not romanticize it too much, he did his fair share of work on studio film sets too as most TV journeyman and early studio filmmakers did).
His directing career stretched well over 50 years,...
- 4/9/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
What's in a kiss? According to Wikipedia:
The kiss is an importanct expression of love and erotic emotions. Christopher Nyrop describes the kiss of love as an "exultant message of the longing of love, love eternally young, the burning prayer of hot desire, which is born on the lovers' lips, and 'rises,' as Charles Fuster has said, 'up to the blue sky from the green plains,' like a tender, trembling thank-offering." He adds, that the love kiss, "rich in promise, bestows an intoxicating feeling of infinite happiness, courage, and youth, and therefore surpasses all other earthly joys in sublimity.
What they said. Actually, "tender, trembling, thank-offering" is just about perfect. Kissing is a vulnerable act, even more so when we're kissing someone for the first time, as a test of mutual romantic interest.
In honor of today being International Gay Kissing Day*, we're presenting some of our all-time...
The kiss is an importanct expression of love and erotic emotions. Christopher Nyrop describes the kiss of love as an "exultant message of the longing of love, love eternally young, the burning prayer of hot desire, which is born on the lovers' lips, and 'rises,' as Charles Fuster has said, 'up to the blue sky from the green plains,' like a tender, trembling thank-offering." He adds, that the love kiss, "rich in promise, bestows an intoxicating feeling of infinite happiness, courage, and youth, and therefore surpasses all other earthly joys in sublimity.
What they said. Actually, "tender, trembling, thank-offering" is just about perfect. Kissing is a vulnerable act, even more so when we're kissing someone for the first time, as a test of mutual romantic interest.
In honor of today being International Gay Kissing Day*, we're presenting some of our all-time...
- 6/1/2011
- by snicks
- The Backlot
"Sidney Lumet, a director who preferred the streets of New York to the back lots of Hollywood and whose stories of conscience — 12 Angry Men, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, The Verdict, Network — became modern American film classics, died Saturday morning at his home in Manhattan. He was 86." Robert Berkvist in the New York Times: "'While the goal of all movies is to entertain,' Mr Lumet once wrote, 'the kind of film in which I believe goes one step further. It compels the spectator to examine one facet or another of his own conscience. It stimulates thought and sets the mental juices flowing.' Social issues set his own mental juices flowing, and his best films not only probed the consequences of prejudice, corruption and betrayal but also celebrated individual acts of courage."
"Nearly all the characters in Lumet's gallery are driven by obsessions or passions that range from the pursuit of justice,...
"Nearly all the characters in Lumet's gallery are driven by obsessions or passions that range from the pursuit of justice,...
- 4/18/2011
- MUBI
Bob Ellis on the Oscar-winning The King’s Speech (available on DVD this month), Biutiful, The Company Men and the passing of Sidney Lumet.
The Oxford scholar Peter Levi had a theory that Shakespeare was popular because he had only one theme. A man or a woman, he said, is given a task to which he or she is unequal, and comedy or tragedy follows. Thus Hamlet, an adequate joshing student, is a poor avenger, Brutus, an adequate stoic philosopher, a poor generalissimo, Othello a fine generalissimo but a dumb older husband of a young white wife, Malvolio a shambolic wooer, Viola a lousy transvestite, and so on.
This theory well fits The King’s Speech and explains its international popularity. We all of us as children have been made to recite, or sing, or perform acrobatics on stage, and have dreaded the anguished humiliation the experiment was bound to bring to us.
The Oxford scholar Peter Levi had a theory that Shakespeare was popular because he had only one theme. A man or a woman, he said, is given a task to which he or she is unequal, and comedy or tragedy follows. Thus Hamlet, an adequate joshing student, is a poor avenger, Brutus, an adequate stoic philosopher, a poor generalissimo, Othello a fine generalissimo but a dumb older husband of a young white wife, Malvolio a shambolic wooer, Viola a lousy transvestite, and so on.
This theory well fits The King’s Speech and explains its international popularity. We all of us as children have been made to recite, or sing, or perform acrobatics on stage, and have dreaded the anguished humiliation the experiment was bound to bring to us.
- 4/11/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Few, at this point, would dispute that the 1970s is the single greatest decade in American filmmaking after World War II. If you were to list the landmark movies that were central to the decade’s pop-cultural identity, that list would surely include the following three films: Serpico (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and Network (1976). Those three classics — made, bang bang bang, more or less right in a row — were all directed by the same man, Sidney Lumet, who died today at 86. Yet Lumet, one of the most exciting American filmmakers who ever lived, occupies, to this moment, a unique and slightly...
- 4/9/2011
- by Owen Gleiberman
- EW - Inside Movies
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