Today we are recognizing Wildlife, as well as co-writer/director Paul Dano, plus co-writer Zoe Kazan and star Carey Mulligan. Our Hollywood Film Tributes recognize films and talent for their excellence in the art of filmmaking. In a just world, Dano and Kazan’s script for Wildlife would have been a no brainer Best Adapted Screenplay nominee. The former’s directorial debut is so well written, in addition to well directed and well acted, that it 100% was deserving of a citation. From our rave of a review back in October: 2018 has been a hell of a year for actors making their directorial debuts. Bradley Cooper is obviously getting a lot of the acclaim, but don’t sleep on Paul Dano. Along with his partner Zoe Kazan, they have adapted the Richard Ford novel Wildlife, with Dano directing. The result is something spectacular. Ever since the Sundance Film Festival, the movie has been building acclaim.
- 1/26/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
2018 has been a hell of a year for actors making their directorial debuts. Bradley Cooper is obviously getting a lot of the acclaim, but don’t sleep on Paul Dano. Along with his partner Zoe Kazan, they have adapted the Richard Ford novel Wildlife, with Dano directing. The result is something spectacular. Ever since the Sundance Film Festival, the movie has been building acclaim. Rightly so too, as this is one of 2018’s best works. Impeccably acted, brilliantly written, confidently directed, and full of quiet desperation, it’s rather magnificent. The film begins its theatrical run this week and is an absolute must see. Few works this year have been better. For his directorial debut, Dano has chosen Ford’s novel, which provides him ample material to explore. The film is a portrait of a family, as well as a marriage, coming apart. A period piece, we see Jerry (Jake Gyllenhaal...
- 10/17/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
It’s always a good sign when a film drops a Trailer almost six months in advance of its theatrical release. Having seen Wildlife, I can attest to it being one of the best movies of the year so far. The flick has played at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival as well as the Cannes Film Festival, stacking up on its bona fides. The directorial debut from Paul Dano has a ton going for it and could be a fall/winter awards contender. A Trailer recently debuted, highlighting a lot of what makes it so strong a work. You’ll be able to see it at the end of this article, but first…some discussion. The film is an adaptation of the Richard Ford novel of the same name. A drama centered on the Brinson family, as seen through the eyes of teenager Joe (Ed Oxenbould). Watching his father Jerry (Jake Gyllenhaal...
- 5/24/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Sundance Film Festival starts this week (we’ve just finished weatherising our Damon Wise for the event; think the rebel base on Hoth if you need a visual) but already one of the most anticipated movies is Primer director Shane Carruth’s first film in nearly a decade, Upstream Color. In advance of the premiere, Carruth and co have put out a new trailer, available over at Apple.While most of the details are being kept under wraps for now, the basic synopsis of the movie reads thusly: “A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.”Beyond that, all we have is a cast list, with Carruth appearing alongside Andrew Sensenig, Brina Palencia, Amy Seimetz, Juli Erickson, Frank Mosley and Mollie Milligan.It’s refreshing to see...
- 1/16/2013
- EmpireOnline
Upstream Color
Director/Writer: Shane Carruth
Producer(s): Carruth, Casey Gooden, Ben LeClair
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Andrew Sensenig, Shane Carruth, Brina Palencia, Amy Seimetz, Juli Erickson, Mollie Milligan, Frank Mosley
I like to think that I’m on track with every indie film development there possibly is – especially Sundance alumni. But somehow the filmmaker who gave us Primer wasn’t as dormant as I thought he was. Upstream Color sees Shane Carruth oversee all aspects of his film: write, direct, act, compose the score, edit, and is also the dp and was a camera operator as well. By the looks of the media that has been released on this indie project – it looks glossy in the best kind of manner possible. The most anticipated film title at the fest this year (alongside a certain Linklater film) also stars the hardest working actress in the biz: Amy Seimetz.
Director/Writer: Shane Carruth
Producer(s): Carruth, Casey Gooden, Ben LeClair
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Andrew Sensenig, Shane Carruth, Brina Palencia, Amy Seimetz, Juli Erickson, Mollie Milligan, Frank Mosley
I like to think that I’m on track with every indie film development there possibly is – especially Sundance alumni. But somehow the filmmaker who gave us Primer wasn’t as dormant as I thought he was. Upstream Color sees Shane Carruth oversee all aspects of his film: write, direct, act, compose the score, edit, and is also the dp and was a camera operator as well. By the looks of the media that has been released on this indie project – it looks glossy in the best kind of manner possible. The most anticipated film title at the fest this year (alongside a certain Linklater film) also stars the hardest working actress in the biz: Amy Seimetz.
- 1/14/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
When some young, fresh and original directors garner attention for their first film, it can lead to the Hollywood lure of big names, bigger budgets, and more generic work. But on the evidence of this trailer for Primer director Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color, he’s sticking with the complex, thoughtful and atmospheric tone. Take a look above.Very little is known about the film, which features Carruth acting once again, this time alongside Andrew Sensenig, Brina Palencia, Amy Seimetz, Juli Erickson, Frank Mosley and Mollie Milligan.It will screen at the Sundance Festival in January, and so far all that has really been released besides some stills is this rough synopsis: “A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.” So... Yes. He certainly has us interested.But...
- 12/4/2012
- EmpireOnline
2010 - 107 mins. - Not Rated D: Steven R. Monroe
C: Sarah Butler, Chad Lindberg, Tracey Walter, Daniel Franzese, Jeff Branson, Andrew Howard, Rodney Eastman, Saxon Sharbino, Mollie Milligan
Young author heads out to a remote cabin to work on her latest novel, but is instead greeted by a group of small town thugs who repeatedly rape her and then try to kill her in an effort to cover up their crime. However, she manages to escape. One month later, she returns to execute her revenge employing methods that recall exactly what they did to her.
Sure, the violence and rape sequences of the I Spit On Your Grave remake are downright offensive, but there is other ways to offend an audience member. The contempt that this remake has for women is offensive. The film's take on retarded characters is offensive. The portrayal of small town living and the faces that populate these areas is offensive.
C: Sarah Butler, Chad Lindberg, Tracey Walter, Daniel Franzese, Jeff Branson, Andrew Howard, Rodney Eastman, Saxon Sharbino, Mollie Milligan
Young author heads out to a remote cabin to work on her latest novel, but is instead greeted by a group of small town thugs who repeatedly rape her and then try to kill her in an effort to cover up their crime. However, she manages to escape. One month later, she returns to execute her revenge employing methods that recall exactly what they did to her.
Sure, the violence and rape sequences of the I Spit On Your Grave remake are downright offensive, but there is other ways to offend an audience member. The contempt that this remake has for women is offensive. The film's take on retarded characters is offensive. The portrayal of small town living and the faces that populate these areas is offensive.
- 2/8/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
Bloody-Disgusting just revealed international quad poster for the horror/thriller I Spit on Your Grave.
Synopsis: Writer Jennifer Hills (Butler) takes a retreat from the city to a charming cabin in the woods to start on her next book. But Jennifer’s presence in the small town attracts the attention of a few morally deprived locals who set out one night to teach this city girl a lesson. They break into her cabin to scare her. However, what starts out as terrifying acts of humiliation and intimidation, quickly and uncontrollably escalates into a night of physical abuse and torturous assault. But before they can kill her, Jennifer sacrifices her broken and beaten body to a raging river that washes her away. As time passes, the men slowly stop searching for her body and try to go back to life as usual. But that isn’t about to happen. Against all odds,...
Synopsis: Writer Jennifer Hills (Butler) takes a retreat from the city to a charming cabin in the woods to start on her next book. But Jennifer’s presence in the small town attracts the attention of a few morally deprived locals who set out one night to teach this city girl a lesson. They break into her cabin to scare her. However, what starts out as terrifying acts of humiliation and intimidation, quickly and uncontrollably escalates into a night of physical abuse and torturous assault. But before they can kill her, Jennifer sacrifices her broken and beaten body to a raging river that washes her away. As time passes, the men slowly stop searching for her body and try to go back to life as usual. But that isn’t about to happen. Against all odds,...
- 12/20/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
With Cinetel Films’ remake of the infamous 1978 rape-revenge film I Spit on Your Grave hitting theaters unrated on October 8th courtesy of the rather ballsy Anchor Bay Entertainment, this writer hit the film's red carpet premiere last night in Hollywood, CA, and brought back some ocular candy as well as interviews with some of the principals...and a rather interesting bit of news.
Although I Spit is credited as being penned by one ‘Stuart Morse’, while speaking to friend Adam Rockoff (author of the erudite tome Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film and screenwriter of the Fever Dreams’ flick Wicked Lake), we came to find that both are one and the same.
Said Rockoff, just to the side of the carpet melee, of the reason for his nom de plume in penning the Steven R. Monroe-directed film, “Basically when I wrote it, I was...
Although I Spit is credited as being penned by one ‘Stuart Morse’, while speaking to friend Adam Rockoff (author of the erudite tome Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film and screenwriter of the Fever Dreams’ flick Wicked Lake), we came to find that both are one and the same.
Said Rockoff, just to the side of the carpet melee, of the reason for his nom de plume in penning the Steven R. Monroe-directed film, “Basically when I wrote it, I was...
- 9/30/2010
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
The trailer and new photos from Steven R. Monroe’s remake I Spit on Your Grave has been released.
A remake of the controversial 1979 cult classic, I Spit on Your Grave retells the horrific tale of writer Jennifer Hills, who takes a retreat from the city to a charming cabin in the woods to start on her next book. But Jennifer’s presence in the small town attracts the attention of a few morally deprived locals who set out one night to teach this city girl a lesson.
They break into her cabin to scare her. However, what starts out as terrifying acts of humiliation and intimidation, quickly and uncontrollably escalates into a night of physical abuse and torturous assault. But before they can kill her, Jennifer sacrifices her broken and beaten body to a raging river that washes her away.
As time passes, the men slowly stop searching for...
A remake of the controversial 1979 cult classic, I Spit on Your Grave retells the horrific tale of writer Jennifer Hills, who takes a retreat from the city to a charming cabin in the woods to start on her next book. But Jennifer’s presence in the small town attracts the attention of a few morally deprived locals who set out one night to teach this city girl a lesson.
They break into her cabin to scare her. However, what starts out as terrifying acts of humiliation and intimidation, quickly and uncontrollably escalates into a night of physical abuse and torturous assault. But before they can kill her, Jennifer sacrifices her broken and beaten body to a raging river that washes her away.
As time passes, the men slowly stop searching for...
- 8/10/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Bloody Disgusting have revealed the new one-sheet for the upcoming remake 'I Spit On Your Grave'. Some might say it's a pretty cool homage to the poster of the original 1978 movie, directed by Meir Zarchi, others may argue it's a blatant rip-off which may be an insight into just how much freshness the movie may lack. Either way you can check it out below along with the original to draw your own conclusions. The remake (this might be the most used word in news postings in the past months) is helmed by Steven R. Monroe and stars Sarah Butler (below), Daniel Franzese, Tracey Walter, Chad Lindberg, Amber Dawn Landrum, Jeff Branson, Andrew Howard, Rodney Eastman, Saxon Sharbino and Mollie Milligan. 'Writer Jennifer Hills takes a retreat from the city to a charming cabin in the woods to start on her next book. But Jennifer's presence in the small...
- 7/12/2010
- Horror Asylum
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