Close to 40 films will be presented at the inaugural edition of the Russian event.
New films by filmmakers Igor Voloshin, Darya Zhuk and Zaza Urushadze are among the near 40 projects to be presented at the first edition of the KinoPoisk FilmMarket (Kfm) in Moscow next week (Oct 20-23).
Voloshin, whose previous films included Nirvana and I Am, will be pitching his Russian-Slovak thriller The Basement to potential co-producers on Kfm’s first day on October 20.
The line-up of 18 fiction feature projects will also include Crystal by the New York-based Belorussian-born filmmaker Darya Zhuk, currently structured as a co-production between Vice Films (Us), Funky Ferret Films (Germany) and Demarsh Films (Belarus), and Russian writer-director Michael Ides’ Humorist about the “first Soviet stand-up comedian” Boris Arkadiev, to be produced by Metrafilms with Hype Film and Latvia’s Tasse Film.
Other projects include two films developed as part of the B’Est workshops in Tallinn and St Petersburg – Elisabeth Tishova...
New films by filmmakers Igor Voloshin, Darya Zhuk and Zaza Urushadze are among the near 40 projects to be presented at the first edition of the KinoPoisk FilmMarket (Kfm) in Moscow next week (Oct 20-23).
Voloshin, whose previous films included Nirvana and I Am, will be pitching his Russian-Slovak thriller The Basement to potential co-producers on Kfm’s first day on October 20.
The line-up of 18 fiction feature projects will also include Crystal by the New York-based Belorussian-born filmmaker Darya Zhuk, currently structured as a co-production between Vice Films (Us), Funky Ferret Films (Germany) and Demarsh Films (Belarus), and Russian writer-director Michael Ides’ Humorist about the “first Soviet stand-up comedian” Boris Arkadiev, to be produced by Metrafilms with Hype Film and Latvia’s Tasse Film.
Other projects include two films developed as part of the B’Est workshops in Tallinn and St Petersburg – Elisabeth Tishova...
- 10/14/2016
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Interesting Ethology
Director: Vasiliy Sigarev // Writers: Andrey Ilenkov, Vasiliy Sigarev
Still struggling to break free from the confines of the festival circuit, up and coming Russian director Vasiliy Sigarev (pictured above) has premiered his first two films to critical acclaim. His 2009 debut Wolfy played at Karlovy Vary and his excellent 2012 sophomore film, Living premiered at Rotterdam. Also a noted writer, Sigarev’s first two films are pronounced slices of miserablism, which may explain the lack of international distribution, which is unfortunate. His latest, Interesting Ethology, is apparently a comedy. Plot details are limited, but apparently a cut was shown to attract distributors at the Russian Pavilion back at Cannes 2014. Several cast members have notable credits, such as Yuriy Kutsenko, who appeared in two Timur Bekmambetov films, while Yuliya Snigir was featured in A Good Day to Die Hard (2013).
Cast: Yuliya Snigir, Alisa Khazanova, Yuriy Kutsenko
Production co.: White Mirror Film Company
U.
Director: Vasiliy Sigarev // Writers: Andrey Ilenkov, Vasiliy Sigarev
Still struggling to break free from the confines of the festival circuit, up and coming Russian director Vasiliy Sigarev (pictured above) has premiered his first two films to critical acclaim. His 2009 debut Wolfy played at Karlovy Vary and his excellent 2012 sophomore film, Living premiered at Rotterdam. Also a noted writer, Sigarev’s first two films are pronounced slices of miserablism, which may explain the lack of international distribution, which is unfortunate. His latest, Interesting Ethology, is apparently a comedy. Plot details are limited, but apparently a cut was shown to attract distributors at the Russian Pavilion back at Cannes 2014. Several cast members have notable credits, such as Yuriy Kutsenko, who appeared in two Timur Bekmambetov films, while Yuliya Snigir was featured in A Good Day to Die Hard (2013).
Cast: Yuliya Snigir, Alisa Khazanova, Yuriy Kutsenko
Production co.: White Mirror Film Company
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- 1/7/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Films by Todd Solondz, Ralph Fiennes and Andrei Konchalovsky as well as an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s White Nights, starring Daniel Brühl, are among 12 projects to be supported by Russia’s Ministry of Culture this year.
Solondz, Fiennes and Bekmambetov are set to join director colleagues Avdotya Smirnova, Bakur Bakuradze, Cedric Klapisch, Igor Voloshin, Ilmar Raag and Sam Rockwell in shooting episodes of the omnibus film Petersburg: A Category Of Feelings.
The project, which is to be produced by Lenfilm Studio in cooperation with Sergey Selyanov’s St Petersburg-based production powerhouse Ctb Company, will invite the filmmakers to present their views of the “Venice of the North” through emotions or qualities whose first letters make up the city’s name: Pleasure, Effort, Trust, Envy, Repose, Shrewdness, Bravery, Uncertainty, Refuge and Glee.
The idea for the project originates from Selyanov, and one of the episodes will be directed by actor-director-producer Fedor Bondarchuk who is also serving as the...
Solondz, Fiennes and Bekmambetov are set to join director colleagues Avdotya Smirnova, Bakur Bakuradze, Cedric Klapisch, Igor Voloshin, Ilmar Raag and Sam Rockwell in shooting episodes of the omnibus film Petersburg: A Category Of Feelings.
The project, which is to be produced by Lenfilm Studio in cooperation with Sergey Selyanov’s St Petersburg-based production powerhouse Ctb Company, will invite the filmmakers to present their views of the “Venice of the North” through emotions or qualities whose first letters make up the city’s name: Pleasure, Effort, Trust, Envy, Repose, Shrewdness, Bravery, Uncertainty, Refuge and Glee.
The idea for the project originates from Selyanov, and one of the episodes will be directed by actor-director-producer Fedor Bondarchuk who is also serving as the...
- 6/2/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The Russian distribution sector is gaining a new player with the launch of Dreamteam.
Mark Lolo, who exited his post as president of the distributor-producer Central Partnership a year ago to pursue his “own projects”, is joined at the head of the new venture by another seasoned professional, Andrei Tereshok, formerly CEO of the Kronverk chain of cinemas which has screens in Russia and Ukraine.
With one release planned a month from next January, Dreamteam’s first title will be on Jan 1: Dmitri Dyachenko’s comedy Faster Than Rabbits (Bystree, chem kroliki), featuring the comedy troupe Kvartet I who also appeared in Dyachenko’s 2010 film What Men Talk About (O chyom govoryat muzhchiny), a Russian, male answer to Sex And The City.
This will be followed on Feb 13 by the world premiere of Armen Gevorgyan’s romantic comedy Unreal Love (Nerealnaya Lyubov) with Gosha Kutsenko and Marina Alexandrovna.
Amonth later it will release Gazgolder, described as “a musical...
Mark Lolo, who exited his post as president of the distributor-producer Central Partnership a year ago to pursue his “own projects”, is joined at the head of the new venture by another seasoned professional, Andrei Tereshok, formerly CEO of the Kronverk chain of cinemas which has screens in Russia and Ukraine.
With one release planned a month from next January, Dreamteam’s first title will be on Jan 1: Dmitri Dyachenko’s comedy Faster Than Rabbits (Bystree, chem kroliki), featuring the comedy troupe Kvartet I who also appeared in Dyachenko’s 2010 film What Men Talk About (O chyom govoryat muzhchiny), a Russian, male answer to Sex And The City.
This will be followed on Feb 13 by the world premiere of Armen Gevorgyan’s romantic comedy Unreal Love (Nerealnaya Lyubov) with Gosha Kutsenko and Marina Alexandrovna.
Amonth later it will release Gazgolder, described as “a musical...
- 12/3/2013
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Sci-fi horror tale 'The Darkest Hour' follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. To celebrate the 21 May 3D Blu-ray and DVD release here in the UK we have a special Alien Survival Handbook for you to check out which features 10 Dos and Dont's when faced with an alien invasion! 'The Darkest Hour' stars Emile Hirsch ('Speed Racer'), Rachael Taylor ('Shutter'), Olivia Thirlby, Joel Kinnaman, Max Minghella ('The Social Network'), Dato Bakhtadze, Yuriy Kutsenko, Artur Smolyaninov, Pyotr Fyodorov and Nikolay Efremov...
- 5/22/2012
- Horror Asylum
there are a great many ways that a person can end it all and the young protagonists of Yegor Baranov's dark comedy Suicide (Самоубийцы) are bad at all of them. It takes a very particular sense of humor to be able to make death funny and all signs are that Baranov has it. Tongues are firmly in cheek here as attempts escalate to ever increasing extremes and it's pretty great to see Russian tough guy Gosha Kutsenko - you know his face if you're at all familiar with recent Russian film - get in on the act.Take a look at the trailer below....
- 2/22/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Two clips from Christmas’ feel good film of the year, “The Darkest Hour”. If, you know, you’re into aliens invading and vaporizing us, that is. If you’re not, then well, this is probably not the feel-good film of the year you were waiting for. Maybe David Fincher’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” will suffice? I hear that one’s full of holiday joy and cheer. Anyhoo. Check out two clips from the upcoming film below. The plot? Young, pretty American people get stuck in Moscow during an alien invasion. Much running, cultural clashing, and alien vaporizin’ commence. Ah, the Holidays, you gotta love’em. Or possibly not. The whole killing aliens element has been known to dampen the spirits, I’ve heard. Starring Rachael Taylor, Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Joel Kinnaman, Dato Bakhtadze, Yuriy Kutsenko, Artur Smolyaninov, Nikolay Efremov and directed by Chris Gorak.
- 12/14/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Summit has released a new official trailer for their upcoming alien invasion movie “The Darkest Hour”, which is, well, basically the same trailer as the last two, except this one is only a minute long. I guess that sorta makes it new. Or something. Feel free to skip it, though, nothing really new to see here. The Darkest Hour follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The 3D action-thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects from the minds of visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch) and director Chris Gorak. Starring Rachael Taylor, Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Joel Kinnaman, Dato Bakhtadze, Yuriy Kutsenko, Artur Smolyaninov, and Nikolay Efremov. Chris Gorak directs the invasion December 25, 2011. Get more images and videos in our “The Darkest Hour” preview page...
- 12/7/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
We have added the new second movie trailer Summit Entertainment's Christmas Day sci-fi release, "The Darkest Hour." Directed by Chris Gorak's (Right at Your Door) the apocalyptic thriller stars Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor, Joel Kinnaman, Dato Bakhtadze, Yuriy Kutsenko, Artur Smolyaninov, Pyotr Fyodorov and Nikolay Efremov.Watch the second trailer for "The Darkest Hour" below;"The Darkest Hour" is released on 2D and 3D screens across the Us from December 25th and the UK from January 13th, 2012. The Darkest Hour follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The 3D action-thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects from the minds of...
- 12/7/2011
- by Anthony Pearson
- Monsters and Critics
It is a little startling to see a new trailer for The Darkest Hour on Apple, since I keep forgetting it isn’t a straight-to-dvd or SyFy release. But I’m continually surprised when they pop up, and today delivers one of those surprises. Summit Entertainment has released a new trailer for the film from Wanted helmer Timur Bekmambetov‘s and director Chris Gorak. The first trailer wasn’t strong, an neither were the latest international trailer and TV spot.
This latest piece is only a touch better since it clocks in around a minute. The effects continue to look like something out of a low-rate videogame and a compelling story seems nearly non-existent. Check out the new trailer below for the film starring Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor as well as Russian actors Gosha Kutsenko, Dato Bakhtadze, Nikolai Yefremov and Arthur Smolyaninov.
Synopsis:
The Darkest Hour...
This latest piece is only a touch better since it clocks in around a minute. The effects continue to look like something out of a low-rate videogame and a compelling story seems nearly non-existent. Check out the new trailer below for the film starring Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor as well as Russian actors Gosha Kutsenko, Dato Bakhtadze, Nikolai Yefremov and Arthur Smolyaninov.
Synopsis:
The Darkest Hour...
- 12/6/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
A handful of new TV spots for Chris Gorak’s upcoming alien-invasion flick “The Darkest Hour” have been released for your alien-invadin’ enjoyment. Take a look below — or run for your lives. They’re evil, you know, these alien invaders. Kill your dog, vaporize your girlfriend evil. I mean, the girlfriend, I can understand, but come on, leave the dog alone! The Darkest Hour follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The 3D action-thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects from the minds of visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch) and director Chris Gorak. Starring Rachael Taylor, Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Joel Kinnaman, Dato Bakhtadze, Yuriy Kutsenko, Artur Smolyaninov, Nikolay Efremov, and attacking December 25, 2011. Get more images and videos in our “The Darkest Hour” preview page...
- 12/2/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
If you still don’t “get” that invading aliens can be hazardous to your health (as well as your lifespan), then these very helpful signs from Summit Entertainment will really drive the point home. Basically, alien invaders = run for you life. Not exactly original, since you’ve seen them from “District 9″ and even “Monsters” already. The Darkest Hour follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The 3D action-thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects from the minds of visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch) and director Chris Gorak. Starring Rachael Taylor, Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Joel Kinnaman, Dato Bakhtadze, Yuriy Kutsenko, Artur Smolyaninov, Nikolay Efremov and directed by Chris Gorak. Beware December 25, 2011. Get more images and videos in our “The Darkest Hour” preview page...
- 11/30/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
It doesn’t feel like Christmas unless you are fighting off aliens in Moscow. At least, that is what Summit Entertainment thinks. Instead of a release late this summer, they pushed back Wanted helmer Timur Bekmambetov‘s alien invasion actioner The Darkest Hour, directed by Chris Gorak to Christmas day. The first trailer wasn’t good, and today we have a new international trailer and TV spot that don’t help.
The effects look cheesy and the production value looks surprisingly low. I could see myself renting this down the road, but with so many enticing options at the theaters this holiday, this is near the bottom of the list. Check them both out below for the film starring Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor as well as Russian actors Gosha Kutsenko, Dato Bakhtadze, Nikolai Yefremov and Arthur Smolyaninov.
Trailer:
TV Spot:
Synopsis:
The Darkest Hour is the...
The effects look cheesy and the production value looks surprisingly low. I could see myself renting this down the road, but with so many enticing options at the theaters this holiday, this is near the bottom of the list. Check them both out below for the film starring Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor as well as Russian actors Gosha Kutsenko, Dato Bakhtadze, Nikolai Yefremov and Arthur Smolyaninov.
Trailer:
TV Spot:
Synopsis:
The Darkest Hour is the...
- 11/23/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Dialogue. Who needs it, right? This latest trailer for Summit’s sci-fi alien invasion (in Moscow, no less) movie certainly doesn’t need any of that stinkin’ talkin’. The trailer is all about the action, the score, and more action. You’d probably be lost if you hadn’t already seen the first trailer, or read the synopsis below. Lucky for you, you came prepared. Now enjoy the excellent score and the plentiful action. The Darkest Hour follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The 3D action-thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects from the minds of visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch) and director Chris Gorak. Starring Rachael Taylor, Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Joel Kinnaman, Dato Bakhtadze, Yuriy Kutsenko, Artur Smolyaninov, Nikolay Efremov and directed by Chris Gorak.
- 11/20/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
A new motion poster has been unveiled for Chris Gorak's new 3D alien-invasion flick 'The Darkest Hour'. Emile Hirsch ('Speed Racer'), the stunning Rachael Taylor -below ('Shutter'), Olivia Thirlby, Joel Kinnaman, Max Minghella ('The Social Network'), Dato Bakhtadze, Yuriy Kutsenko, Artur Smolyaninov and Pyotr Fyodorov, Nikolay Efremov all star in the Russia based thriller which is being produced by 'Wanted' and 'Night Watch' helmer Timur Bekmambetov. Check out the cool new poster below....
- 9/15/2011
- Horror Asylum
Yeah, I’m pretty bleh on these motion posters. I just don’t see the point. It’s not that I’m against progress or anything, but what exactly is the point of having a poster that, you know, moves? The folks behind “Conan” put out a bunch of these a few months ago, and each one was dumber than the rest. But hey, at least this one for Chris Gorak’s “The Darkest Hour” has a hot chick getting vaporized. That’s kinda cool, I guess. The Darkest Hour follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The 3D action-thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects from the minds of visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch) and director Chris Gorak. Starring Rachael Taylor, Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Joel Kinnaman,...
- 9/14/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
We have added the thrilling first trailer for Summit Entertainment's and visionary director Chris Gorak's (Right at Your Door) upcoming sci-fi alien invasion movie "The Darkest Hour." The film stars Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor, Joel Kinnaman, Dato Bakhtadze, Yuriy Kutsenko, Artur Smolyaninov, Pyotr Fyodorov and Nikolay Efremov.Watch the trailer below in HD"The Darkest Hour" is released on 2D and 3D screens across the Us from December 23rd and the UK from January 13th, 2012.A group of Americans vacationing in Moscow must fight for their survival when an alien invasion occurs. This is not your typical alien invasion movie, as these menacing enemies are invisible to the naked eye.
- 8/3/2011
- by Anthony Pearson
- Monsters and Critics
Summit Entertainment has released the first official image from the Timur Bekmambetov-produced, Chris Gorak-directed, and Moscow-set alien invasion movie “The Darkest Hour”. The first pic features star Speed Racer himself, Emile Hirsch hiding from, we presume, some alien menace. The Darkest Hour follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The 3D action-thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects from the minds of visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch) and director Chris Gorak. Hirsch co-stars with Rachael Taylor, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Joel Kinnaman, Dato Bakhtadze, Yuriy Kutsenko, Artur Smolyaninov, and Nikolay Efremov. The darkest hour begins December 23,...
- 7/20/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
I’ve been waiting to see anything from Chris Gorak‘s The Darkest Hour. Produced by Wanted helmer Timur Bekmambetov, the alien invasion flick features two of my favorite young actors, Olivia Thirlby and Emile Hirsch (in his first role since the disappointing Taking Woodstock). It looks like we’ll all have to wait a bit longer.
Originally set for August 5th, Summit has now pushed the thriller to December 23rd, 2011. One could bet this had to do with the James Franco-led Rise of the Apes moving back to summer, next to the slot The Darkest Hour previously held. That move also caused The Smurfs to go back a week to the end of July.
The 3D film also stars Russian actors Gosha Kutsenko, Dato Bakhtadze, Nikolai Yefremov and Arthur Smolyaninov. It tells “the story of five young Americans who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive after extratrerrestials take aim at Earth.
Originally set for August 5th, Summit has now pushed the thriller to December 23rd, 2011. One could bet this had to do with the James Franco-led Rise of the Apes moving back to summer, next to the slot The Darkest Hour previously held. That move also caused The Smurfs to go back a week to the end of July.
The 3D film also stars Russian actors Gosha Kutsenko, Dato Bakhtadze, Nikolai Yefremov and Arthur Smolyaninov. It tells “the story of five young Americans who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive after extratrerrestials take aim at Earth.
- 4/2/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The Darkest Hour is Summit's 3D alien attack thriller that started shooting in Moscow earlier this summer. The film's title came true in an unlikely manner, however, and production was shut down due to overwhelming smog from nearby forest fires. Now the production is back on track, so Emile Hirsch and Olivia Thirlby can get back to work. That's right -- Hirsch and Thirlby, a fairly unlikely duo for a film about " five young Americans who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack." Also in the film are Max Minghella and Russian actors Gosha Kutsenko, Dato Bakhtadze, Nikolai Yefremov and Arthur Smolyaninov. Timur Bekmambetov is producing and Chris Gorak directs.[THR] Previously: Gorak and Josh Zetumer revised the original script penned by M.T. Ahern and Leslie Bohem with revisions by Jon Spaihts. Gorak started as an art director on Tombstone, later working...
- 9/18/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Moscow – The shooting of "The Darkest Hour," the first American 3D production to film in Russia, has been resumed, New Regency and Summit Entertainment said Thursday.
Production on "The Darkest Hour" originally began on July 18, but was suspended three weeks later due to heavy smog from peat-bog and forest fires around the Russian capital, which shrouded Moscow and the vicinity, making filming in the city impossible.
"Filming was put on hold to allow conditions to stabilize before resuming production, which features extensive exterior shooting of the famous capital city," New Regency and Summit said at the time, adding that the unforeseen delay would not going to affect the film's release date.
The film, produced by Tom Jacobson and Timur Bekmambetov and directed by Chris Gorak, is the story of five young Americans who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. "The Darkest Hour...
Production on "The Darkest Hour" originally began on July 18, but was suspended three weeks later due to heavy smog from peat-bog and forest fires around the Russian capital, which shrouded Moscow and the vicinity, making filming in the city impossible.
"Filming was put on hold to allow conditions to stabilize before resuming production, which features extensive exterior shooting of the famous capital city," New Regency and Summit said at the time, adding that the unforeseen delay would not going to affect the film's release date.
The film, produced by Tom Jacobson and Timur Bekmambetov and directed by Chris Gorak, is the story of five young Americans who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. "The Darkest Hour...
- 9/16/2010
- by By Vladimir Kozlov
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Moscow -- The shooting of "The Darkest Hour," the first American 3D production to film in Russia, has been resumed, New Regency and Summit Entertainment said in a press release.
Production on "The Darkest Hour" originally began on July 18, but was suspended three weeks later due to heavy smog from forest fires around the Russian capital, which shrouded Moscow and the vicinity, making filming in the city impossible.
"Filming was put on hold to allow conditions to stabilize before resuming production, which features extensive exterior shooting of the famous capital city," New Regency and Summit said at the time, adding that the unforeseen delay would not going to affect the release date of "The Darkest Hour."
The film, produced by Tom Jacobson and Timur Bekmambetov and directed by Chris Gorak, is the story of five young Americans who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack.
Production on "The Darkest Hour" originally began on July 18, but was suspended three weeks later due to heavy smog from forest fires around the Russian capital, which shrouded Moscow and the vicinity, making filming in the city impossible.
"Filming was put on hold to allow conditions to stabilize before resuming production, which features extensive exterior shooting of the famous capital city," New Regency and Summit said at the time, adding that the unforeseen delay would not going to affect the release date of "The Darkest Hour."
The film, produced by Tom Jacobson and Timur Bekmambetov and directed by Chris Gorak, is the story of five young Americans who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack.
- 9/16/2010
- by By Vladimir Kozlov
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Filming of "The Darkest Hour" has resumed, said a press release from Summit Entertainment and New Regency. Production on the first American 3D production to film in Russia, originally started on July 18th, but was however suspended after three weeks due to heavy smog from forest fires around Moscow which made filming in the city an impossible task. Tom Jacobson and Timur Bekmambetov produce the film helmed by Chris Gorak. Story tells of five young Americans who find themselves stranded in Moscow during an attack by aliens, and fight to survive. Starring are Emile Hirsch, Rachael Taylor, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Joel Kinnaman, Gosha Kutsenko, Dato Bakhtadze, Nikolai Yefremov and Arthur Smolyaninov.
- 9/16/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Before Night Watch planted Russia squarely on the international genre film map the reigning king of the Russian action box office was Antikiller, a hugely popular blockbuster based on a hugely popular novel about a former cop turned vigilante. The film starred Gosha Kutsenko, who has now become a familiar face to any fan of Russian genre film, and has since spawned both a successful sequel and a video game that proved popular enough to even succeed in territories where nobody had seen the source film or read the novel. And now they’re doing it again.
The third entry in the Antikiller series has been in the works for some time now - at one point Christopher Lee was to have a small part, though I don’t know whether that actually happened or not - and after a brief teaser that consisted of nothing but Kutsenko talking to the camera,...
The third entry in the Antikiller series has been in the works for some time now - at one point Christopher Lee was to have a small part, though I don’t know whether that actually happened or not - and after a brief teaser that consisted of nothing but Kutsenko talking to the camera,...
- 2/14/2009
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
Cannes film review, Market screening
Mr. Peterson's got a better cell phone than you. His cool gizmo tells him winning slot machines, leads him to babes, alerts him to hot stocks. That's the too-good-to-be-true premise of this taut sci-fi/horror thriller, which cagily meshes new technology with proven genres.
The Gift is a male-fantasy story trip that blasts through international hot spots, techno-charged with quick cuts, sound salvos and testosterone-fueled action. It may score solid numbers overseas with the teenage action crowd, but in the U.S. it seems best fit for an outlet such as cable channel Spike TV, whose viewers will be pleased with its cut-to-the-chase, cut-the-chit-chat storytelling.
That old horror storyline staple -- that man's hubris leads him to scientific creations that will turn on him -- is "The Gift's" solid story infrastructure. In this case, the U.S. National Security folk have created a veritable monster through cyberspace -- Big Brother will be everywhere, unless our hero and a cadre of F.B.I. specialists can thwart the system.
Greg Marcks' apt fast-forward direction is invigorated by the sharp technical team's aesthetic expertise and the crisp lead performances of Shane West, Edward Burns and Ving Rhames. The Gift blazes over plot holes and holds aloft its cyber mumbo-jumbo narrative. As the National Security chief, Martin Sheen's sonorous barking lends credibility to the film's urgent premise.
Cast: Shane West, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames, Yuri Kutsenko, Sergey Gubanov, Martin Sheen, Steven Elder. Director: Greg Marcks. Screenwriters: Kevin Elders, Michael Nitsberg. Producers: Alexander Leyvinan, Steve Richards, Roee Sharon. Director of photography: Lorenzo Senatore . Production designer: Antonello Rubino. Costume designer: Alison Freer, Maria Mladenoza. Editor:Joseph Gutowski .
Dark Castle Presents a Mobicom Entertainment Production
Sales: Hyde Park International.
No MPAA rating, 119 minutes.
Mr. Peterson's got a better cell phone than you. His cool gizmo tells him winning slot machines, leads him to babes, alerts him to hot stocks. That's the too-good-to-be-true premise of this taut sci-fi/horror thriller, which cagily meshes new technology with proven genres.
The Gift is a male-fantasy story trip that blasts through international hot spots, techno-charged with quick cuts, sound salvos and testosterone-fueled action. It may score solid numbers overseas with the teenage action crowd, but in the U.S. it seems best fit for an outlet such as cable channel Spike TV, whose viewers will be pleased with its cut-to-the-chase, cut-the-chit-chat storytelling.
That old horror storyline staple -- that man's hubris leads him to scientific creations that will turn on him -- is "The Gift's" solid story infrastructure. In this case, the U.S. National Security folk have created a veritable monster through cyberspace -- Big Brother will be everywhere, unless our hero and a cadre of F.B.I. specialists can thwart the system.
Greg Marcks' apt fast-forward direction is invigorated by the sharp technical team's aesthetic expertise and the crisp lead performances of Shane West, Edward Burns and Ving Rhames. The Gift blazes over plot holes and holds aloft its cyber mumbo-jumbo narrative. As the National Security chief, Martin Sheen's sonorous barking lends credibility to the film's urgent premise.
Cast: Shane West, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames, Yuri Kutsenko, Sergey Gubanov, Martin Sheen, Steven Elder. Director: Greg Marcks. Screenwriters: Kevin Elders, Michael Nitsberg. Producers: Alexander Leyvinan, Steve Richards, Roee Sharon. Director of photography: Lorenzo Senatore . Production designer: Antonello Rubino. Costume designer: Alison Freer, Maria Mladenoza. Editor:Joseph Gutowski .
Dark Castle Presents a Mobicom Entertainment Production
Sales: Hyde Park International.
No MPAA rating, 119 minutes.
- 5/16/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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