A new episode of our Best Horror Party Movies video series has just been released, and with this one we’re looking back at director James Wan’s 2007 revenge thriller Death Sentence (watch it Here). Now, you may be wondering, “How can this be a party movie when it’s incredibly depressing?” Well, to find out how we party to this movie, check out the video embedded above!
Directed by James Wan from a screenplay by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers that was based on a novel by Death Wish author Brian Garfield, Death Sentence has the following synopsis: Nick Hume is on his way home from a hockey game with his son, Brendan, and stops for gasoline. Helplessly he sees a street thug kill Brendan while robbing the station. Believing the justice system will fail him, Nick goes after the killer himself, setting off a war between him and the killer’s older brother.
Directed by James Wan from a screenplay by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers that was based on a novel by Death Wish author Brian Garfield, Death Sentence has the following synopsis: Nick Hume is on his way home from a hockey game with his son, Brendan, and stops for gasoline. Helplessly he sees a street thug kill Brendan while robbing the station. Believing the justice system will fail him, Nick goes after the killer himself, setting off a war between him and the killer’s older brother.
- 8/8/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Crowded Room, Atx TV Festival and Never Have I Ever.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse premiere
Returning stars Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry and Luna Lauren Vélez joined newcomers Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya and Jason Schwartzman at the Los Angeles premiere of the Spider-Verse sequel on Tuesday night, alongside writers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Shea Whigham, Danielle Perez, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Issa Rae, Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Daniel Kaluuya, Jake Johnson, Daniel Pemberton, Rachel Dratch and Christina Steinberg Chris Miller, Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers, Joaquim Dos Santos and Phil Lord Daniel Kaluuya and Tom Rothman
Cruel Summer premiere
Executive producer Jessica Biel debuted season two of her Freeform series alongside new cast members Sadie Stanley,...
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse premiere
Returning stars Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry and Luna Lauren Vélez joined newcomers Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya and Jason Schwartzman at the Los Angeles premiere of the Spider-Verse sequel on Tuesday night, alongside writers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Shea Whigham, Danielle Perez, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Issa Rae, Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Daniel Kaluuya, Jake Johnson, Daniel Pemberton, Rachel Dratch and Christina Steinberg Chris Miller, Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers, Joaquim Dos Santos and Phil Lord Daniel Kaluuya and Tom Rothman
Cruel Summer premiere
Executive producer Jessica Biel debuted season two of her Freeform series alongside new cast members Sadie Stanley,...
- 6/2/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Everyone Is Doing Great” will continue. A second season of the dark comedy, created by James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti, is currently in production in California and North Carolina. Season 1, which was first distributed by Hulu (U.S.) in January 2021 and later Paramount+ (international), was independently produced. Fifth Season (previously as Endeavor Content) represented the sale. The eight-episode second season was also independently produced and is seeking distribution.
The series follows former co-stars Jeremy (Lafferty), Andrea (Alexandra Park), Seth (Stephen Colletti) and Izzy (Cariba Heine), whose lives continue to intertwine years after the end of a successful TV show, as they grapple with the fallout of love, loss and fame.
Their journey will continue in the second season with the return of Sean Carrigan, Karissa Lee Staples, Aparna Brielle and Tom Fugedi, among others. Guest stars in Season 2 include Jamie Chung, Phoenix Washington, Bryan Greenberg, Jessica McNamee, Rhys Wakefield, Merritt Patterson and Aaron Staton.
The series follows former co-stars Jeremy (Lafferty), Andrea (Alexandra Park), Seth (Stephen Colletti) and Izzy (Cariba Heine), whose lives continue to intertwine years after the end of a successful TV show, as they grapple with the fallout of love, loss and fame.
Their journey will continue in the second season with the return of Sean Carrigan, Karissa Lee Staples, Aparna Brielle and Tom Fugedi, among others. Guest stars in Season 2 include Jamie Chung, Phoenix Washington, Bryan Greenberg, Jessica McNamee, Rhys Wakefield, Merritt Patterson and Aaron Staton.
- 2/6/2023
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
“Everyone Is Doing Great,” the comedy created by “One Tree Hill” alumni James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti, is heading to Paramount Plus outside the U.S.
The ViacomCBS-backed SVOD has picked up streaming rights to the eight-part Hulu series for the Nordics and Latin America — a deal that marks the show’s first international sale. Endeavor Content is handling the U.S. and international sales.
The comedy rolls out in the Nordics from Thursday, while the Latin America premiere will come later this year. “Everyone Is Doing Great” launched in January on Hulu.
Written and produced by Lafferty and Colletti, the series follows actors Seth (Colletti) and Jeremy (Lafferty), who together enjoyed the success of hit television vampire drama “Eternal” and, five years after their show has wrapped, continue to lean on each other to navigate their professional and personal lives.
Lafferty played lead Nathan Scott in The CW...
The ViacomCBS-backed SVOD has picked up streaming rights to the eight-part Hulu series for the Nordics and Latin America — a deal that marks the show’s first international sale. Endeavor Content is handling the U.S. and international sales.
The comedy rolls out in the Nordics from Thursday, while the Latin America premiere will come later this year. “Everyone Is Doing Great” launched in January on Hulu.
Written and produced by Lafferty and Colletti, the series follows actors Seth (Colletti) and Jeremy (Lafferty), who together enjoyed the success of hit television vampire drama “Eternal” and, five years after their show has wrapped, continue to lean on each other to navigate their professional and personal lives.
Lafferty played lead Nathan Scott in The CW...
- 3/25/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Hulu has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to the comedy Everyone Is Doing Great which was created by One Tree Hill alums James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti. All eight half-hour episodes will premiere on the streamer on January 13, 2021. The first teaser can be watched above.
Written and produced by Lafferty (who can be seen in Disney+’s The Right Stuff) and Colletti (who appeared in Hit the Floor), the series was crowdfunded after the first two episodes hit the festival circuit starting with its big debut at the Atx Television Festival in 2018 (read Deadline’s interview with them from the fest here). The comedy follows Seth (Colletti) and Jeremy (Lafferty), who enjoyed the success of Eternal, a hit television vampire drama. Five years after their show has ended, they lean on each other as they awkwardly navigate the perils of life and love in a late coming-of-age.
“Distribution...
Written and produced by Lafferty (who can be seen in Disney+’s The Right Stuff) and Colletti (who appeared in Hit the Floor), the series was crowdfunded after the first two episodes hit the festival circuit starting with its big debut at the Atx Television Festival in 2018 (read Deadline’s interview with them from the fest here). The comedy follows Seth (Colletti) and Jeremy (Lafferty), who enjoyed the success of Eternal, a hit television vampire drama. Five years after their show has ended, they lean on each other as they awkwardly navigate the perils of life and love in a late coming-of-age.
“Distribution...
- 12/15/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Tonight we say goodbye to "One Tree Hill" after nine years on the air, but the cast and crew said goodbye in mid-November when picture wrapped on the 187th episode in Wilmington, Nc. Now, over four months later, creator Mark Schwahn and the cast we've come to think of as friends have moved on to new projects.
We realize that emotions are still raw right now, but when you're ready -- here's where you can find those familiar faces.
Mark Schwahn: Schwahn is currently back in North Carolina overseeing production on his pilot, "Shelter," which is a contender for The CW's Fall 2012 schedule. The pilot, which he's executive producing with J.J. Abrams, will certainly appeal to "One Tree Hill" fans -- it's an old-school WB feel, an undeniable earnestness, and the same themes of hope and friendship that we saw on Oth.
James Lafferty: "I'm waiting for a...
We realize that emotions are still raw right now, but when you're ready -- here's where you can find those familiar faces.
Mark Schwahn: Schwahn is currently back in North Carolina overseeing production on his pilot, "Shelter," which is a contender for The CW's Fall 2012 schedule. The pilot, which he's executive producing with J.J. Abrams, will certainly appeal to "One Tree Hill" fans -- it's an old-school WB feel, an undeniable earnestness, and the same themes of hope and friendship that we saw on Oth.
James Lafferty: "I'm waiting for a...
- 4/5/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Whenever I think about celebrities experiencing life outside of their comfortable lives of fame, I can’t help but recall the absolutely horrible The Simple Life series starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. It was the best way to show how cut off from the world some celebrities can get. Photographer Ian Shive agrees that those types of reality show are bad news and set out to create the “antithesis of reality programming.” Shive stars alongside One Tree Hill cast members James Lafferty, Stephen Colletti, and Stuart Lafferty in Wild Life: A New Generation Of Wild. While other shows have pitted celebrities against nature so we can see them fumble and make fools of themselves, Wild Life is all about the experience of cutting back and enjoying the outdoors most people take for granted.
The very thing the four men are trying to avoid is the typical over dramatization of...
The very thing the four men are trying to avoid is the typical over dramatization of...
- 6/20/2011
- by Brody Gibson
- Boomtron
After "One Tree Hill's" eighth season wrapped in March, series regulars James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti decided to forgo the typical poolside party destination in favor of a whole different kind of vacation.
Along with Lafferty's brother, Stuart Lafferty (who die-hard "Oth" fans will recognize from a Season 2 guest appearance) and nature photographer Ian Shive, the costars took a no-frills trip through Florida's National Parks to explore some of nature's hidden gems.
They filmed their adventure as a pilot presentation for "Wild Life: A New Generation of Wild." The fifteen-minute presentation is available online and we'd highly recommend checking it out -- you'll see the four friends meet manatees, navigate alligator-infested rivers, and even visit a sunken statue of Jesus at the bottom of a river in the John Pennekamp State Park.
It's an idea that they've been kicking around for quite a while.
"James and I and his...
Along with Lafferty's brother, Stuart Lafferty (who die-hard "Oth" fans will recognize from a Season 2 guest appearance) and nature photographer Ian Shive, the costars took a no-frills trip through Florida's National Parks to explore some of nature's hidden gems.
They filmed their adventure as a pilot presentation for "Wild Life: A New Generation of Wild." The fifteen-minute presentation is available online and we'd highly recommend checking it out -- you'll see the four friends meet manatees, navigate alligator-infested rivers, and even visit a sunken statue of Jesus at the bottom of a river in the John Pennekamp State Park.
It's an idea that they've been kicking around for quite a while.
"James and I and his...
- 4/27/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Stephen Colletti told HollywoodLife.com he’s happy for his former co-star and ex-girlfriend, Kristin Cavallari, and her engagement to Jay Cutler!
Stephen Colletti has a long and complicated past with Kristin Cavallari. First, they were friends and co-stars on the reality show, Laguna Beach, plus they even dated. However, now they’ve both moved on with their lives and he wishes her nothing but the best with her impending marriage to Chicago Bears quarterback, Jay Cutler.
“I’m extremely happy for her,” the 24-year-old One Tree Hill actor told HollywoodLife.com April 26. “She deserves to be happy. She’s getting engaged!”
He added, “It’s weird. We’re at that age now…it’s that reality check.”
Cavallari, 24, and Cutler, 27, have been dating since the fall. “I’m in love and it’s been great,” she said earlier this year.
Stephen said he’s excited for Kristin, but isn...
Stephen Colletti has a long and complicated past with Kristin Cavallari. First, they were friends and co-stars on the reality show, Laguna Beach, plus they even dated. However, now they’ve both moved on with their lives and he wishes her nothing but the best with her impending marriage to Chicago Bears quarterback, Jay Cutler.
“I’m extremely happy for her,” the 24-year-old One Tree Hill actor told HollywoodLife.com April 26. “She deserves to be happy. She’s getting engaged!”
He added, “It’s weird. We’re at that age now…it’s that reality check.”
Cavallari, 24, and Cutler, 27, have been dating since the fall. “I’m in love and it’s been great,” she said earlier this year.
Stephen said he’s excited for Kristin, but isn...
- 4/26/2011
- by Kirstin Benson
- HollywoodLife
NEW YORK -- Crime rates might be dropping nationwide, but you wouldn't know from the new wave of vigilante-themed films that has inexplicably begun. Beating the Jodie Foster starrer The Brave One by a couple of weeks, James Wan's Death Sentence demonstrates that first is not necessarily best.
This effort starring Kevin Bacon bears more than a slight connection to the landmark of the genre, 1974's Death Wish, starring Charles Bronson. It is based on novelist Brian Garfield's sequel to his original book, though any resemblance is tenuous at best.
Bacon plays Nick Hume, a family man with a loving wife (Kelly Preston) and two kids who, in the screenplay's obvious attempt at irony, works at an insurance company where he must constantly compute the odds for catastrophe. His own life comes crashing down late one night when, stopping at a gas station in an unsafe neighborhood, his eldest son (Stuart Lafferty) is brutally murdered by Joe Darley (Matt O'Leary), a young hoodlum undergoing a gang initiation.
Nick impulsively recants his witness testimony at a pretrial hearing, setting the stage for him to achieve vengeance on his own. He follows the culprit to a deserted location the next night and winds up stabbing him to death after an intense struggle. It doesn't take long before the gang's leader, Billy (Garrett Hedlund), who also happens to be Joe's brother, figures out who did it, leading to a series of ever-escalating violent confrontations between Nick and the gang members.
While it certainly was an exploitation picture, Death Wish was highly effective because it always stayed grounded in reality. Director Wan ("Saw") inevitably goes for a more heightened approach. The gang members look like something out of Mad Max; Nick almost is instantly transformed from a mild-mannered insurance executive to a rampaging action hero, ultimately resembling a cross between Rambo and Travis Bickle; and the highly stylized visuals are luridly gothic. The nearly constant violence, too, is of the highly graphic variety, with endless amounts of blood spurting, exploding body parts and severed limbs. What makes the proceedings even more ludicrous is the screenplay's half-hearted attempt to infuse depth into its depiction of Nick's transformation.
The one truly effective sequence is a thrilling foot chase in which Bacon is pursued by the gang through streets, alleyways, buildings and an open-air parking garage, a good part of which was filmed by Wan and his team of cameramen in a virtuosic single take.
Bacon goes through his frequently athletic paces with the requisite intensity; Hedlund makes a formidably scary villain, and John Goodman has a terrifically pungent cameo as a skuzzy gun dealer. Aisha Tyler plays a concerned police detective; judging by the plethora of beautiful young black detectives onscreen these days, our nation's police forces must have effective equal-hiring practices.
DEATH SENTENCE
20th Century Fox
A 20th Century Fox and Hyde Park Entertainment presentation
Ashok Amritraj/Baldwin Entertainment Group
Credits:
Director: James Wan: Screenwriter: Ian Mackenzie Jeffers
Producers: Ashok Amritraj, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin
Executive producers
Andrew Sugerman, Nick Morton, Nick Hamson, Lars Sylvest
Director of photography
John R. Leonetti
Production designer: Julie Berghoff
Music: Charlie Clouser
Co-producer: Eric Mitchell
Costume designer: Kristin M. Burke
Editor: Michael N. Knue
Cast:
Nick Hume: Kevin Bacon
Billy Darley: Garrett Hedlund
Helen Hume: Kelly Preston
Detective Wallis: Aisha Tyler
Bones Darley: John Goodman
Running time -- 111 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
This effort starring Kevin Bacon bears more than a slight connection to the landmark of the genre, 1974's Death Wish, starring Charles Bronson. It is based on novelist Brian Garfield's sequel to his original book, though any resemblance is tenuous at best.
Bacon plays Nick Hume, a family man with a loving wife (Kelly Preston) and two kids who, in the screenplay's obvious attempt at irony, works at an insurance company where he must constantly compute the odds for catastrophe. His own life comes crashing down late one night when, stopping at a gas station in an unsafe neighborhood, his eldest son (Stuart Lafferty) is brutally murdered by Joe Darley (Matt O'Leary), a young hoodlum undergoing a gang initiation.
Nick impulsively recants his witness testimony at a pretrial hearing, setting the stage for him to achieve vengeance on his own. He follows the culprit to a deserted location the next night and winds up stabbing him to death after an intense struggle. It doesn't take long before the gang's leader, Billy (Garrett Hedlund), who also happens to be Joe's brother, figures out who did it, leading to a series of ever-escalating violent confrontations between Nick and the gang members.
While it certainly was an exploitation picture, Death Wish was highly effective because it always stayed grounded in reality. Director Wan ("Saw") inevitably goes for a more heightened approach. The gang members look like something out of Mad Max; Nick almost is instantly transformed from a mild-mannered insurance executive to a rampaging action hero, ultimately resembling a cross between Rambo and Travis Bickle; and the highly stylized visuals are luridly gothic. The nearly constant violence, too, is of the highly graphic variety, with endless amounts of blood spurting, exploding body parts and severed limbs. What makes the proceedings even more ludicrous is the screenplay's half-hearted attempt to infuse depth into its depiction of Nick's transformation.
The one truly effective sequence is a thrilling foot chase in which Bacon is pursued by the gang through streets, alleyways, buildings and an open-air parking garage, a good part of which was filmed by Wan and his team of cameramen in a virtuosic single take.
Bacon goes through his frequently athletic paces with the requisite intensity; Hedlund makes a formidably scary villain, and John Goodman has a terrifically pungent cameo as a skuzzy gun dealer. Aisha Tyler plays a concerned police detective; judging by the plethora of beautiful young black detectives onscreen these days, our nation's police forces must have effective equal-hiring practices.
DEATH SENTENCE
20th Century Fox
A 20th Century Fox and Hyde Park Entertainment presentation
Ashok Amritraj/Baldwin Entertainment Group
Credits:
Director: James Wan: Screenwriter: Ian Mackenzie Jeffers
Producers: Ashok Amritraj, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin
Executive producers
Andrew Sugerman, Nick Morton, Nick Hamson, Lars Sylvest
Director of photography
John R. Leonetti
Production designer: Julie Berghoff
Music: Charlie Clouser
Co-producer: Eric Mitchell
Costume designer: Kristin M. Burke
Editor: Michael N. Knue
Cast:
Nick Hume: Kevin Bacon
Billy Darley: Garrett Hedlund
Helen Hume: Kelly Preston
Detective Wallis: Aisha Tyler
Bones Darley: John Goodman
Running time -- 111 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 8/31/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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