Content production shop SuperBloom House has launched a new vertical that will pair Hollywood writers and digital creators with brands.
Named The Creative Collective, founding members include “The O.C.” and “Gossip Girl” showrunners Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, Olympian turned TV host Gus Kenworthy, showrunner Ryan Duffy, journalist Mickey Rapkin and more. The roster will be available to brands looking for bespoke collaborations that go beyond traditional advertising. Other figures from music, film, photography, gaming and documentary filmmaking are on board.
SuperBloom House, founded by Briony McCarthy and Tom Dunlap, intends to create a single point of entry for deals that usually require multiple agencies and negotiators – especially at a time with performers and writers hope to diversify income streams during the ongoing Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Services will include digital docs, screenwriting, IP development, branded long and short-form films, reality TV and merchandising.
“By bringing...
Named The Creative Collective, founding members include “The O.C.” and “Gossip Girl” showrunners Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, Olympian turned TV host Gus Kenworthy, showrunner Ryan Duffy, journalist Mickey Rapkin and more. The roster will be available to brands looking for bespoke collaborations that go beyond traditional advertising. Other figures from music, film, photography, gaming and documentary filmmaking are on board.
SuperBloom House, founded by Briony McCarthy and Tom Dunlap, intends to create a single point of entry for deals that usually require multiple agencies and negotiators – especially at a time with performers and writers hope to diversify income streams during the ongoing Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Services will include digital docs, screenwriting, IP development, branded long and short-form films, reality TV and merchandising.
“By bringing...
- 9/5/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Where’s the Dude when you need him? Bowling alley-set directorial debut would score with more laughs and more feeling
Straight out of film school, aged 22, while her peers were off interning, Kendall Goldberg directed her feature debut, this offbeat, earnest movie about a quarter-life crisis (released in the US in 2018). That’s an undeniably impressive achievement, and the film has some interesting ideas about overparenting and how grown-up kids can buckle under the pressure of Mum and Dad’s expectations. But otherwise it feels a bit generic – shuffling the pack of quirky indie movie cliches, not quite funny enough to be a comedy but with too little authentic emotion to work as drama.
Jon Heder plays Jeff, the manager of Winky’s World, a bowling alley so poorly maintained that it’s acquired a kind of retro-chic. Jeff is an underachiever, a computer science graduate who takes medication for depression and anxiety.
Straight out of film school, aged 22, while her peers were off interning, Kendall Goldberg directed her feature debut, this offbeat, earnest movie about a quarter-life crisis (released in the US in 2018). That’s an undeniably impressive achievement, and the film has some interesting ideas about overparenting and how grown-up kids can buckle under the pressure of Mum and Dad’s expectations. But otherwise it feels a bit generic – shuffling the pack of quirky indie movie cliches, not quite funny enough to be a comedy but with too little authentic emotion to work as drama.
Jon Heder plays Jeff, the manager of Winky’s World, a bowling alley so poorly maintained that it’s acquired a kind of retro-chic. Jeff is an underachiever, a computer science graduate who takes medication for depression and anxiety.
- 4/14/2021
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
Jon Heder, who is best known for his role in Napoleon Dynamite, stars in a new film coming out called When Jeff Tried To Save The World. The thing is, he’s not literally trying to save the world. He’s trying to save the bowling alley that he manages called Winky’s World from closing down.
It actually looks like a charming indie comedy that some audiences might enjoy, especially if you’re a fan of Heder. It’s been awhile since we’ve seen him in anything, and this looks like a good role that fits his style.
Here’s the synopsis:
Jeff (Jon Heder) is the manager of an old-school bowling alley called Winky's World. Everyday he is the first to arrive and the last to leave. He has memorized the shoe sizes of community regulars and the quirks of his fellow employees. Routine is Jeff’s middle name,...
It actually looks like a charming indie comedy that some audiences might enjoy, especially if you’re a fan of Heder. It’s been awhile since we’ve seen him in anything, and this looks like a good role that fits his style.
Here’s the synopsis:
Jeff (Jon Heder) is the manager of an old-school bowling alley called Winky's World. Everyday he is the first to arrive and the last to leave. He has memorized the shoe sizes of community regulars and the quirks of his fellow employees. Routine is Jeff’s middle name,...
- 12/12/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"Does anyone other than me know you work at a bowling alley?" It's yet another edition of Indie Trailer Sunday. FilmBuff has debuted the first official trailer for When Jeff Tried to Save the World, an indie comedy about a bowling alley manager who decides to get involved in saving the place when it's about to be sold. The title is a fun play on the "save the world" idea because the name of the place he works is Winky's World and he wants to save it. Jon Heder (who played Napoleon in Napoleon Dynamite) stars as Jeff, with a full cast including Candi Milo, Jim O'Heir, Anna Konkle, Maya Erskine, Brendan Meyer, Steve Berg, and Richard Esteras. This looks quirky and low key entertaining, which should be an inspiring and refreshing break from all the Hollywood blockbusters this holiday season. Plus it's nice to see Heder again. Here's the...
- 12/9/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Chicago – When your first major role was as the title character in ‘Napoleon Dynamite,’ the way through the rest of your career is paved with gratitude. Actor Jon Heder portrays another title character in his latest film, “When Jeff Tried to Save the World” – co-written and directed by Kendall Goldberg – and creates another memorable role. Heder and Goldberg will make an appearance on behalf of the film on Thursday, December 6th, 2018, at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago. For more information and tickets, click here.
Jeff (Jon Heder) is a creature of habit, with an obsessive/compulsive attachment to his job as a bowling alley manager. He has a menagerie of odd co-workers, including owner Carl (Jim O’Heir), Carl’s wife Sheila (Candi Milo), alley gopher Stanford (Brendan Meyer) and handyman Frank (Steve Berg). When Carl decides to sell the alley, Jeff becomes desperate to save it, without realizing...
Jeff (Jon Heder) is a creature of habit, with an obsessive/compulsive attachment to his job as a bowling alley manager. He has a menagerie of odd co-workers, including owner Carl (Jim O’Heir), Carl’s wife Sheila (Candi Milo), alley gopher Stanford (Brendan Meyer) and handyman Frank (Steve Berg). When Carl decides to sell the alley, Jeff becomes desperate to save it, without realizing...
- 12/6/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Napoleon Dynamite alum Jon Heder plays a masterful bowling alley manager trying to save the old-school enterprise in the first trailer for When Jeff Tried to Save the World, which The Hollywood Reporter is debuting, along with the poster for the film, below.
In the movie, directed by first-time filmmaker Kendall Goldberg, Heder's Jeff is dedicated to running bowling alley Winky's World, memorizing the shoe sizes of regulars and working to keep his fellow employees in line.
When he finds out that Winky's World is being sold, he works to save the business. The film also stars Jim O'Heir,...
In the movie, directed by first-time filmmaker Kendall Goldberg, Heder's Jeff is dedicated to running bowling alley Winky's World, memorizing the shoe sizes of regulars and working to keep his fellow employees in line.
When he finds out that Winky's World is being sold, he works to save the business. The film also stars Jim O'Heir,...
- 11/27/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Napoleon Dynamite alum Jon Heder plays a masterful bowling alley manager trying to save the old-school enterprise in the first trailer for When Jeff Tried to Save the World, which The Hollywood Reporter is debuting, along with the poster for the film, below.
In the movie, directed by first-time filmmaker Kendall Goldberg, Heder's Jeff is dedicated to running bowling alley Winky's World, memorizing the shoe sizes of regulars and working to keep his fellow employees in line.
When he finds out that Winky's World is being sold, he works to save the business. The film also stars Jim O'Heir,...
In the movie, directed by first-time filmmaker Kendall Goldberg, Heder's Jeff is dedicated to running bowling alley Winky's World, memorizing the shoe sizes of regulars and working to keep his fellow employees in line.
When he finds out that Winky's World is being sold, he works to save the business. The film also stars Jim O'Heir,...
- 11/27/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In today’s film news roundup, Coldplay documentary “A Head Full of Dreams” performs well, Jon Heder’s “When Jeff Tried to Save the World” gets distribution and shooting has begun on transgender drama “Gossamer Folds.”
Box Office
Trafalgar Releasing has reported more than $3.5 million in box office revenue in one day for the Coldplay documentary “A Head Full of Dreams” from director Mat Whitecross.
Trafalgar said the film sold more than 300,000 tickets in over 70 countries worldwide and across 2,650 movie theaters on Nov. 14. It was the no. 1 title in the Netherlands, no. 2 in the UK, Australia and Italy and no. 5 in the Us.
The release was in collaboration with Coldplay’s management team at Warner Music, Parlophone and Dave Holmes Management. The film showcases live performances and backstage footage from the global stadium tour A Head Full of Dreams, alongside archive material captured over 20 years.
Coldplay manager Dave Holmes said,...
Box Office
Trafalgar Releasing has reported more than $3.5 million in box office revenue in one day for the Coldplay documentary “A Head Full of Dreams” from director Mat Whitecross.
Trafalgar said the film sold more than 300,000 tickets in over 70 countries worldwide and across 2,650 movie theaters on Nov. 14. It was the no. 1 title in the Netherlands, no. 2 in the UK, Australia and Italy and no. 5 in the Us.
The release was in collaboration with Coldplay’s management team at Warner Music, Parlophone and Dave Holmes Management. The film showcases live performances and backstage footage from the global stadium tour A Head Full of Dreams, alongside archive material captured over 20 years.
Coldplay manager Dave Holmes said,...
- 11/16/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Napoleon Dynamite actor Jon Heder is set to topline the indie film When Jeff Tried To Save The World, along with Parks and Recreation alum Jim O'Heir, Maya Erskine (Fxx's Man Seeking Woman), Brendan Meyer (The Oa), Anna Konkle (Rosewood) and Steve Berg (Comedy Central's Idiotsitter). Kendall Goldberg is onboard to helm, from a script co-written by Rachel Borgo and Goldberg. It follows Jeff (Heder), the manager of an old-school bowling alley called Winky's World, a…...
- 8/29/2017
- Deadline
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