“American Hangman” belongs to that species of grade-z movie that’s at once grisly and pretentious. It’s trash with a lot on its mind. Most of the film is set in a dim concrete bunker, where Henry, an “intellectual” psychopath played by Vincent Kartheiser in the heaviest bowl cut I have ever seen (his inky bangs hang down to the point that they threaten to devour his face), has shackled a pair of prisoners as though setting them up for a game of “Saw.” (The comparison is so obvious that it’s referenced by the film in the opening five minutes.) He gives the mouthier of the two prisoners a series of electric shocks, then cuts off his finger with a garden shears, a few minutes before shooting him dead.
But “American Hangman” isn’t torture porn. The movie turns into a dialectical showdown between the psycho and his other hostage,...
But “American Hangman” isn’t torture porn. The movie turns into a dialectical showdown between the psycho and his other hostage,...
- 1/4/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
In American Hangman, the new thriller from writer/director Wilson Coneybeare, a kidnapping, broadcast live on social media, turns into the trial of a judge who presided over a botched criminal case. This time, however, the audience gets to play judge and jury, deciding if the judge himself gets to live or die. Aqute Media and Vertical Entertainment have given Screen Anarchy an exclusive clip from the film to view featuring Mad Men's Vincent Kartheiser as the would-be judge, jury and executioner. The film also stars screen legend Donald Sutherland, Oliver Denis and others. American Hangman opens in select theaters on January 4, 2019. Check out the clip below:...
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- 1/2/2019
- Screen Anarchy
In American Hangman, the new thriller from writer/director Wilson Coneybeare, a kidnapping, broadcast live on social media, turns into the trial of a judge who presided over a botched criminal case. This time, however, the audience gets to play judge and jury, deciding if the judge himself gets to live or die. Aqute Media and Vertical Entertainment have given Screen Anarchy an exclusive clip from the film to view featuring Mad Men's Vincent Kartheiser as the would-be judge, jury and executioner. The film also stars screen legend Donald Sutherland, Oliver Denis and others. American Hangman opens in select theaters on January 4, 2019. Check out the clip below:...
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- 12/12/2018
- Screen Anarchy
"You do not have the right to try this case!" Aqute Media & Vertical Entertainment have unveiled the first trailer for a psychological thriller titled American Hangman, another play on the web being the perfect place to take advantage of viewers who want to watch something too real. The film is a thriller built around a "relentlessly ticking clock and a rapidly approaching deadline and verdict." A kidnapping, broadcast live online, turns into the trial of a judge who presided over a botched criminal case. This time, however, the audience gets to play judge and jury, deciding if the judge himself gets to live or die. Donald Sutherland stars, with Vincent Kartheiser, Oliver Dennis, and Paul Braunstein. Looks compelling & frightening. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Wilson Coneybeare's American Hangman, from YouTube: An unidentified man posts a live feed on social media showing that he has kidnapped two...
- 11/29/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
• Jag star David James Elliott has been cast opposite Martin Freeman and Brian Cox in the indie thriller American Hangman. Elliot will play Detective James Steptoe in the kidnapping film from writer/director Wilson Coneybeare, who worked with Elliot on the movie A Ted Named Gooby. [THR]
• Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men), Timothée Chalamet (Homeland), Grant Bowler (Defiance), and Elizabeth Reaser (Twilight) will star as a family with dark secrets in One & Two. Director Andrew Droz Palermo is directing the film about the family of four living in peaceful isolation in a mysterious farmhouse. Palermo, who made his feature debut co-directing the...
• Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men), Timothée Chalamet (Homeland), Grant Bowler (Defiance), and Elizabeth Reaser (Twilight) will star as a family with dark secrets in One & Two. Director Andrew Droz Palermo is directing the film about the family of four living in peaceful isolation in a mysterious farmhouse. Palermo, who made his feature debut co-directing the...
- 8/29/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside Movies
Jem and the Holograms
Juliette Lewis and Molly Ringwald have both joined the cast of Jon M. Chu's upcoming "Jem and the Holograms" movie. Both their roles are being kept secret for now.
The film stars Aubrey Peeples as Jem, Stefanie Scott as Kimber, Hayley Kiyoko as Aja, Aurora Perrineau as Shana and Ryan Guzman as Rio in this live-action adaptation of the 1980s cartoon. [Source: THR]
To Reach the Clouds
Ben Schwartz ("Parks and Recreation") is set to join the cast of Robert Zemeckis' "To Reach the Clouds" based on famed tightrope walker Philippe Petit's memoir.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale, Charlotte LeBon and Steve Valentine co-star. Schwartz is expected to play Albert, one of Petit's conspirators who was skeptical of the dangerous endeavor to walk on a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. [Source: The Wrap]
The Blacklist
Amir Arison is being upgraded from...
Juliette Lewis and Molly Ringwald have both joined the cast of Jon M. Chu's upcoming "Jem and the Holograms" movie. Both their roles are being kept secret for now.
The film stars Aubrey Peeples as Jem, Stefanie Scott as Kimber, Hayley Kiyoko as Aja, Aurora Perrineau as Shana and Ryan Guzman as Rio in this live-action adaptation of the 1980s cartoon. [Source: THR]
To Reach the Clouds
Ben Schwartz ("Parks and Recreation") is set to join the cast of Robert Zemeckis' "To Reach the Clouds" based on famed tightrope walker Philippe Petit's memoir.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale, Charlotte LeBon and Steve Valentine co-star. Schwartz is expected to play Albert, one of Petit's conspirators who was skeptical of the dangerous endeavor to walk on a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. [Source: The Wrap]
The Blacklist
Amir Arison is being upgraded from...
- 5/21/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Metro International’s thriller is written and directed by Wilson Coneybeare.
Brian Cox and Martin Freeman will star in American Hangman.
Metro International’s Us-based thriller is written and directed by playwright and documentarian Wilson Coneybeare, and centures on a kidnap plot that exploits the dark side of social media.
The Canadian/Irish co-production is being produced by Coneybeare, Meredith Fowler, Jeremy Tebbett and Colin Tebbett for a 2015 release.
Coneybeare commented: “I am thrilled to be able to work with talents as formidable as Martin Freeman and Brian Cox. The two will be together in every scene, playing off one another in a very tense situation, and I think everyone will relish the fireworks created by these two artists at the top of their game.”
“We have been working with the team developing this project for a number of years, and are delighted with the level of cast we have attracted,” added [link=nm...
Brian Cox and Martin Freeman will star in American Hangman.
Metro International’s Us-based thriller is written and directed by playwright and documentarian Wilson Coneybeare, and centures on a kidnap plot that exploits the dark side of social media.
The Canadian/Irish co-production is being produced by Coneybeare, Meredith Fowler, Jeremy Tebbett and Colin Tebbett for a 2015 release.
Coneybeare commented: “I am thrilled to be able to work with talents as formidable as Martin Freeman and Brian Cox. The two will be together in every scene, playing off one another in a very tense situation, and I think everyone will relish the fireworks created by these two artists at the top of their game.”
“We have been working with the team developing this project for a number of years, and are delighted with the level of cast we have attracted,” added [link=nm...
- 5/18/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
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