After a season of spending, Freevee knows you don't have to break the bank for quality. The free Amazon streamer has already added several titles to its platform to start the month, including the Tom Hanks-starred "Captain Phillips" and Ryan Coogler's directorial debut "Fruitvale Station," but more great titles will be coming throughout the rest of the month.
Find out The Streamable's top picks for what's here now and what's coming to the streamer throughout January!
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Edgar Wright helms the action thriller starring Ansel Elgort as Baby, a prodigal heist getaway driver and music-loving orphan in for one last job before riding off into the sunset with his girlfriend Debora (Lily James). Eiza Gonzalez, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Jon Bernthal, and Kevin Spacey make up the supporting...
Find out The Streamable's top picks for what's here now and what's coming to the streamer throughout January!
Watch Now Free amazonfreevee.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Freevee in January 2024? “Baby Driver” | Monday, Jan. 1
Edgar Wright helms the action thriller starring Ansel Elgort as Baby, a prodigal heist getaway driver and music-loving orphan in for one last job before riding off into the sunset with his girlfriend Debora (Lily James). Eiza Gonzalez, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Jon Bernthal, and Kevin Spacey make up the supporting...
- 1/3/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Hopefully, those May flowers will start blooming soon after the many April (and previous months’) showers. But whatever the weather, Netflix has a solid selection of new movies to watch this month.
Netflix’s May lineup has several bright and joyful animated films as well as more serious stories with light at the end of the tunnel. Tom Hanks’ latest theatrical release “A Man Called Otto” arrives on the streaming service, adapted from Frederick Backman’s book “A Man Called Ove” and following the story of a grumpy old man who struggles to find purpose in life after the death of his wife.
Animated adventures for the whole family include “The Croods” and “The Tale of Desperaux” which teach lessons of bravery in their own ways. For those in the mood for slightly quirkier stories, Jason Moore’s “Pitch Perfect” and “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” should do the trick.
Netflix’s May lineup has several bright and joyful animated films as well as more serious stories with light at the end of the tunnel. Tom Hanks’ latest theatrical release “A Man Called Otto” arrives on the streaming service, adapted from Frederick Backman’s book “A Man Called Ove” and following the story of a grumpy old man who struggles to find purpose in life after the death of his wife.
Animated adventures for the whole family include “The Croods” and “The Tale of Desperaux” which teach lessons of bravery in their own ways. For those in the mood for slightly quirkier stories, Jason Moore’s “Pitch Perfect” and “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” should do the trick.
- 5/14/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Verdi Productions, the company behind “Bleed for This,” will back Hal Harley’s “Where to Land.” The film is scheduled to being shooting in the spring of 2023 in Rhode Island.
Hartley, a major force in American independent film, has been trying to get this off the ground for awhile. He launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money in 2020 just before the pandemic hit. He told potential donors that the script was “the best thing I’ve written.”
The film is a farce about a well-regarded 58-year-old director of romantic comedies who wants to become assistant groundskeeper at a local cemetery and work outdoors. Meanwhile, he thinks it’s important to have his last will and testament drawn up. But his actor girlfriend thinks he must be dying and that he is just too brave to tell anyone. The rumor of his impending demise spreads and soon everyone he knows crowd...
Hartley, a major force in American independent film, has been trying to get this off the ground for awhile. He launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money in 2020 just before the pandemic hit. He told potential donors that the script was “the best thing I’ve written.”
The film is a farce about a well-regarded 58-year-old director of romantic comedies who wants to become assistant groundskeeper at a local cemetery and work outdoors. Meanwhile, he thinks it’s important to have his last will and testament drawn up. But his actor girlfriend thinks he must be dying and that he is just too brave to tell anyone. The rumor of his impending demise spreads and soon everyone he knows crowd...
- 11/21/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
It's that time of the month when you're about to find out which movies and television shows you've had stockpiled in your watchlist are about to expire. No worries. It happens to the best of us. We live in an era where there's way too much to watch that some will inevitably slip through the cracks. But if you were hoping to catch a few of them before they're gone or off to a different streaming service, then it's not too late!
Everything I have listed here won't be leaving Netflix until the start of November, with some leaving right as the post-Halloween period begins. An interesting thing to note is the disappearance of some Netflix Originals such as the series "The Yard," which seems to be an ongoing trend, as /Film's Erin Brady has reported.
The one, however, that caught my eye was "If Anything Happens I Love You,...
Everything I have listed here won't be leaving Netflix until the start of November, with some leaving right as the post-Halloween period begins. An interesting thing to note is the disappearance of some Netflix Originals such as the series "The Yard," which seems to be an ongoing trend, as /Film's Erin Brady has reported.
The one, however, that caught my eye was "If Anything Happens I Love You,...
- 10/20/2022
- by Matthew Bilodeau
- Slash Film
Spring has sprung. The weather is nice; you can go outside again without a coat; and the days have literally grown sunnier. All things considered, it’s perhaps less a “Netflix and chill” month than others over the long winter. Even so, every once in a while, it’s nice to kick up your feet and watch or discover an old favorite.
For that reason, Netflix has (lightly) updated its content for the month with a small string of new releases, and we’re here to tell you which are the best ones. Enjoy.
Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
May 1
In real-life, would an out-and-about player like Ryan Gosling’s Jacob take a sad, lonely, middle aged divorcee like Cal (Steve Carell) under his wing? Probably not. But it makes for a hell of a movie!
That movie is Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s chilled vibes rom-com, Crazy, Stupid, Love. Written...
For that reason, Netflix has (lightly) updated its content for the month with a small string of new releases, and we’re here to tell you which are the best ones. Enjoy.
Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
May 1
In real-life, would an out-and-about player like Ryan Gosling’s Jacob take a sad, lonely, middle aged divorcee like Cal (Steve Carell) under his wing? Probably not. But it makes for a hell of a movie!
That movie is Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s chilled vibes rom-com, Crazy, Stupid, Love. Written...
- 5/1/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Happy Thursday, everyone! On tap today is a brand new list of streaming recommendations that I have put together as part of our ongoing Indie Horror Month celebration. This time, we’re showcasing five fantastic films that are available to stream on the Arrow player and are well worth your time. One note: Clapboard Jungle doesn’t arrive on Arrow until the 19th, but I thought it was a perfect title to include here, so you just have to hang on a few days until you can finally check it out for yourself.
Read on for my Arrow indie horror recommendations and happy streaming!
The Bloodhound (Directed by Patrick Picard)
I just recently watched The Bloodhound for a discussion happening on an upcoming episode of Corpse Club, and it has just stuck with me over the last 10 days or so now. It’s a movie that I wasn’t even...
Read on for my Arrow indie horror recommendations and happy streaming!
The Bloodhound (Directed by Patrick Picard)
I just recently watched The Bloodhound for a discussion happening on an upcoming episode of Corpse Club, and it has just stuck with me over the last 10 days or so now. It’s a movie that I wasn’t even...
- 4/15/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
This is a good week to be a horror fan who collects home media, because we have some killer releases headed our way on Tuesday. Personally, I’ve been waiting ever so patiently for Scream Factory’s Collector’s Edition release of Paul W.S. Anderson’s Event Horizon, and my patience is finally going to pay off tomorrow, as not only are we getting a 4K scan of the film, but the Blu is also chock-full of special features I cannot wait to dig into. Scream Factory is also giving Julia Ducournau’s Raw a stateside Blu-ray release finally, and Arrow Video is showing some love to Patrick Picard’s The Bloodhound this week as well.
We also have two Steelbooks that will be available this Tuesday: Gattaca in 4K as well as the 40th anniversary release of Friday the 13th Part II, and if you need to play catch-up,...
We also have two Steelbooks that will be available this Tuesday: Gattaca in 4K as well as the 40th anniversary release of Friday the 13th Part II, and if you need to play catch-up,...
- 3/22/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The Bloodhound Release: "Arrow Video will release Patrick Picard’s debut feature The Bloodhound in the US and UK on VOD on March 15th, and BluRay on March 22nd, 2021
First-time feature director Patrick Picard brings a fresh take to one of the best-known stories from the master of mystery and the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher, in his new slow-burner horror-thriller The Bloodhound, a hauntingly atmospheric tale described by The Hollywood News as “an impressively stylish and intellectual debut”.
Francis, a dispossessed young man, is summoned to the secluded home of his wealthy childhood friend, Jp Luret, who is suffering from a mysterious affliction. Upon his arrival, Francis realizes that Jp and his ethereal twin sister Vivian are the sole surviving members of the privileged Luret family, whose legacy has been one of depression and self-destruction, and the only occupants of their family estate.
First-time feature director Patrick Picard brings a fresh take to one of the best-known stories from the master of mystery and the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher, in his new slow-burner horror-thriller The Bloodhound, a hauntingly atmospheric tale described by The Hollywood News as “an impressively stylish and intellectual debut”.
Francis, a dispossessed young man, is summoned to the secluded home of his wealthy childhood friend, Jp Luret, who is suffering from a mysterious affliction. Upon his arrival, Francis realizes that Jp and his ethereal twin sister Vivian are the sole surviving members of the privileged Luret family, whose legacy has been one of depression and self-destruction, and the only occupants of their family estate.
- 3/11/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
In 2021, the toll that isolation can take on mental health is understood better than ever before. it's particularly tough for those who have a tendency towards mental illness to begin with. Edgar Allan Poe's Fall Of The House Of Usher was one of the first works to explore the conjunction of these two factors from a modern perspective. It has been interpreted for the cinema several times, but Patrick Picard's stripped-down, 21st Century version is perfectly suited to the pandemic era.
Whilst the frame of the story remains, the names have been changed. We follow Francis (Liam Aiken) as he goes to visit his reclusive friend Jean Paul (Joe Adler) in the latter's remote home. Jean Paul's twin sister Vivian (Annalise Basso) is also present in the house but rarely glimpsed. Picard finds the crux of the story in the relationship between the two men. This brings the queer subtext.
Whilst the frame of the story remains, the names have been changed. We follow Francis (Liam Aiken) as he goes to visit his reclusive friend Jean Paul (Joe Adler) in the latter's remote home. Jean Paul's twin sister Vivian (Annalise Basso) is also present in the house but rarely glimpsed. Picard finds the crux of the story in the relationship between the two men. This brings the queer subtext.
- 1/14/2021
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Arrow Video will continue to bring an eclectic range of films to Blu-ray in 2021, with their March releases including a double feature Blu-ray of The Invisible Man Appears / The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly, Patrick Picard's The Bloodhound (a new take on Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Fall of the House of Usher"), and a limited edition steelbook of An American Werewolf in London.
The Invisible Man Appears / The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly Blu-ray: "Finally released outside Japan for the very first time, these unique riffs on H.G. Wells’ classic character (though undoubtedly also indebted to Universal’s iconic film series) are two of the earliest examples of tokusatsu (special effects) cinema from Daiei Studios, later the home of Gamera.
In The Invisible Man Appears, written and directed by Nobuo Adachi in 1949, a scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a...
The Invisible Man Appears / The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly Blu-ray: "Finally released outside Japan for the very first time, these unique riffs on H.G. Wells’ classic character (though undoubtedly also indebted to Universal’s iconic film series) are two of the earliest examples of tokusatsu (special effects) cinema from Daiei Studios, later the home of Gamera.
In The Invisible Man Appears, written and directed by Nobuo Adachi in 1949, a scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a...
- 12/18/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Promoted as a modern spin on Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher,” sans any such onscreen accreditation, “The Bloodhound” does eke an atmosphere of suffocation and doom from one domestic interior — in this case, an impressive mid-century modernist manse whose stark clean lines seem to repel human warmth. Patrick Picard’s debut feature is more persuasive as a stylistic exercise than as horror or psychodrama, growing a bit arid even at just 72 terse minutes. But those with an affinity for genre material in a cryptic, ascetic arthouse mode may fall under its chilly spell, and even those who don’t may be curious to see what this writer-director does next. It’s part of Arrow Video’s December streaming lineup for the U.S. and Canada.
An opening text message summons Francis (Liam Aiken) to long-incommunicado friend Jean Paul (Joe Adler), who says he’s...
An opening text message summons Francis (Liam Aiken) to long-incommunicado friend Jean Paul (Joe Adler), who says he’s...
- 12/18/2020
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Arrow's December lineup has been announced, revealing an eclectic mix of classics and cult films that will keep any genre fan busy during the Holidays:
"London, UK - Arrow Video is excited to announce the December lineup of their new subscription-based Arrow platform, available now in the US and Canada. Building on the success of the Arrow Video Channel and expanding its availability across multiple devices and countries, Arrow boasts a selection of cult classics, hidden gems and iconic horror films, all curated by the Arrow Video team. December will include a number of cult classics and new films to keep you warm by the fire this holiday season.
The lineup begins December 1st with the exclusive Arrow debut of The Bloodhound, a hauntingly atmospheric tale from first-time feature director Patrick Picard, starring Liam Aiken (A Series of Unfortunate Events), Joe Adler (The Maze Runner) and Annalise Basso (Ouija: Origin of Evil...
"London, UK - Arrow Video is excited to announce the December lineup of their new subscription-based Arrow platform, available now in the US and Canada. Building on the success of the Arrow Video Channel and expanding its availability across multiple devices and countries, Arrow boasts a selection of cult classics, hidden gems and iconic horror films, all curated by the Arrow Video team. December will include a number of cult classics and new films to keep you warm by the fire this holiday season.
The lineup begins December 1st with the exclusive Arrow debut of The Bloodhound, a hauntingly atmospheric tale from first-time feature director Patrick Picard, starring Liam Aiken (A Series of Unfortunate Events), Joe Adler (The Maze Runner) and Annalise Basso (Ouija: Origin of Evil...
- 11/30/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Arrow, the UK-based genre label, has taken all rights in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia & New Zealand to thriller-mystery The Bloodhound.
Arrow will release the film on its new streaming service in North America and on its Prime Video Channel in the UK on December 1. Blu-ray and digital on-demand will be set for Q1 2021.
From writer-director Patrick Picard, the film is a take on Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic classic The Fall of the House of Usher, and stars Liam Aiken (A Series of Unfortunate Events), Joe Adler (The Maze Runner) and Annalise Basso (Ouija: Origin of Evil).
Story follows Francis, who arrives to stay with his friend J.P. who he hasn’t seen in 10 years. J.P. lives with his twin sister Vivian in an isolated estate, and attempts by Francis to reconnect with his estranged friend are complicated by the realization that there is something amiss in the house.
Arrow will release the film on its new streaming service in North America and on its Prime Video Channel in the UK on December 1. Blu-ray and digital on-demand will be set for Q1 2021.
From writer-director Patrick Picard, the film is a take on Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic classic The Fall of the House of Usher, and stars Liam Aiken (A Series of Unfortunate Events), Joe Adler (The Maze Runner) and Annalise Basso (Ouija: Origin of Evil).
Story follows Francis, who arrives to stay with his friend J.P. who he hasn’t seen in 10 years. J.P. lives with his twin sister Vivian in an isolated estate, and attempts by Francis to reconnect with his estranged friend are complicated by the realization that there is something amiss in the house.
- 11/10/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The Bloodhound, Sator to tempt buyers at Marché du Film online.
New York- and Los Angeles-based genre specialist Yellow Veil Pictures had picked up The Bloodhound and Sator in advance of the Marché du Film online.
The company has acquired English-speaking territories on Patrick Picard’s The Bloodhound, a contemporary horror/thriller loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall Of The House Of Usher.
Liam Aiken plays a dispossessed young man who agrees to take care of an ailing, wealthy childhood friend (Joe Adler), whereupon a battle of wits ensues. Annalise Basso is the rich man’s spooky twin sister.
New York- and Los Angeles-based genre specialist Yellow Veil Pictures had picked up The Bloodhound and Sator in advance of the Marché du Film online.
The company has acquired English-speaking territories on Patrick Picard’s The Bloodhound, a contemporary horror/thriller loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall Of The House Of Usher.
Liam Aiken plays a dispossessed young man who agrees to take care of an ailing, wealthy childhood friend (Joe Adler), whereupon a battle of wits ensues. Annalise Basso is the rich man’s spooky twin sister.
- 6/19/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Mark Harrison Nov 20, 2018
Join us on an exhausting trivia tour of the movie adaptations of the Harry Potter series and Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Filling in the backstory of J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald is the tenth film in the franchise to date. Coming after the epic filmmaking endeavor that saw the seven Harry Potter books turned into global blockbusters, there's a heck of a lot to look at in terms of development, behind the scenes trivia, and details in the films themselves.
Just in case you're headed to a themed pub quiz any time soon, we've collected just 150 of these facts for you. Hopefully, it's a mix of some stuff you know, some stuff you've never noticed before, and something or other than will give you an edge over those guys at...
Join us on an exhausting trivia tour of the movie adaptations of the Harry Potter series and Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
Filling in the backstory of J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald is the tenth film in the franchise to date. Coming after the epic filmmaking endeavor that saw the seven Harry Potter books turned into global blockbusters, there's a heck of a lot to look at in terms of development, behind the scenes trivia, and details in the films themselves.
Just in case you're headed to a themed pub quiz any time soon, we've collected just 150 of these facts for you. Hopefully, it's a mix of some stuff you know, some stuff you've never noticed before, and something or other than will give you an edge over those guys at...
- 11/20/2018
- Den of Geek
If Karen Skloss’ feature narrative debut The Honor Farm possesses anything it’s an abundance of style. This is a gorgeously shot prom night turned mushroom trip romp of millennial excess caught in the throes of dream. We meet Lucy (Olivia Grace Applegate) walking through the woods in her dress — trees covered in toilet paper and forests of white light and ribbons manifesting a border between danger and safety. The evil (assumedly) arrives in the form of a person adorned by a stag’s head (the eyes blink); her salvation a boy with what we hope is love in his heart. It’s fantasy seeping into reality or perhaps just a series of quick visions devoid of truth beyond emotion rendered as experience. And as soon as it arrives it’s gone.
From disorienting, flickering beauty comes a dentist’s chair in stark contrast. Prom hasn’t happened yet as...
From disorienting, flickering beauty comes a dentist’s chair in stark contrast. Prom hasn’t happened yet as...
- 7/22/2017
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Stars: Olivia Applegate, Katie Folger, Dora Madison, Will Brittain, Louis Hunter, Jonny Mars, Liam Aiken, Mackenzie Astin, Josephine McAdam, Christina Parrish, Michael Eric Reid | Written by Karen Skloss, Jasmine Skloss Harrison, Jay Tonne, Jr. | Directed by Karen Skloss
The gown, the hairstyling, the limousine, the prom date – all the familiar details that make up graduation night, that inevitable ritual of passage into adulthood. Lucy (Olivia Grace Applegate) still does not have peace of mind – “Do you ever feel like you’re just going through the motions?” she asks her best friend, while they retouch their makeup. When her date turns out to be a total disappointment, abruptly ending the fairy tale, the fantasy seems to have evaporated. But then some classmates, who’ve arrived in a hearse, extend her a most intriguing invitation: a magic-mushroom trip out in the wilderness, in an abandoned prison farm (haunted, according to urban legend...
The gown, the hairstyling, the limousine, the prom date – all the familiar details that make up graduation night, that inevitable ritual of passage into adulthood. Lucy (Olivia Grace Applegate) still does not have peace of mind – “Do you ever feel like you’re just going through the motions?” she asks her best friend, while they retouch their makeup. When her date turns out to be a total disappointment, abruptly ending the fairy tale, the fantasy seems to have evaporated. But then some classmates, who’ve arrived in a hearse, extend her a most intriguing invitation: a magic-mushroom trip out in the wilderness, in an abandoned prison farm (haunted, according to urban legend...
- 7/17/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The first book of the popular series, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning, hit the shelves in September of 1999. Five years later, Paramount Pictures released the film A Series of Unfortunate Events. This film starred Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Kara/Shelby Hoffman and Jude Law. Fast forward to 2017 when Netflix released the series starring Neil Patrick Harris as the vile Count Olaf, Malina Weissman as Violet Baudelaire, Louis Hynes as Klaus Baudelaire and Presley Smith as Sunny Baudelaire. The show did well enough to be renewed for a second season.
With that news, we knew that new actors/actresses would be added to the show. Thanks to The Wrap, we know that the latest star to join the show is Nathan Fillion. He is set to play Lemony Snicket's brother. Along with Fillion, Tony Hale, Sara Rue, Lucy Punch and Roger Bart have...
With that news, we knew that new actors/actresses would be added to the show. Thanks to The Wrap, we know that the latest star to join the show is Nathan Fillion. He is set to play Lemony Snicket's brother. Along with Fillion, Tony Hale, Sara Rue, Lucy Punch and Roger Bart have...
- 6/13/2017
- by Emmanuel Gomez
- LRMonline.com
Some of you will Love The Honor Farm. Let me start by saying that. A prom-night virgin plans her perfect deflowering, only to have carefully-laid plans ruined by drunkenness and the night’s “haunted” escape. It’s a tale of choices, and not being forced into an idealistic “normality.” One illuminated by director Karen Skloss’ ability to capture a full moon’s glow upon backwoods forestation. Very art-house heavy, getting caught up in poetic discussions about “now” being the only moment that will ever matter. “The past is forgotten and the future is unknown.” True about futures, but good luck “forgetting” the lack of completion that devalues The Honor Farm beyond lusty teenage daydreams (beautiful hallucinations, admittedly).
Olivia Grace Applegate stars as Lucy, a cheery teenager with romanticized hopes for prom. Take pictures, dance happily and go all the way with your high school sweetheart. The right of passage so many endure.
Olivia Grace Applegate stars as Lucy, a cheery teenager with romanticized hopes for prom. Take pictures, dance happily and go all the way with your high school sweetheart. The right of passage so many endure.
- 3/13/2017
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
“The Honor Farm” will bring a blend of horror and comedy to South by Southwest. The film marks the narrative feature directorial debut of Karen Skloss, who has helmed various shorts and documentaries, and stars NBC’s “Revolution” alum Olivia Applegate in the lead role of Lucy.
Read More: ‘Assholes’ Exclusive Trailer and Poster: Two Recovering Drug Addicts Behave Badly in SXSW Comedy
Here is the film’s synopsis: “When Lucy’s prom night falls apart, she finds herself jumping into a hearse headed for a psychedelic party in the woods. Looking for a thrill, the party wanders deeper into the forest, to a haunted and abandoned prison work farm. A secret wish and a summoning of the dead sends the group on a mind-bending trip into a dangerous trap.”
The story was written by Skloss alongside Jay Tonne Jr. and Jasmine Skloss Harrison. The cast includes Louis Hunter, Dora Madison,...
Read More: ‘Assholes’ Exclusive Trailer and Poster: Two Recovering Drug Addicts Behave Badly in SXSW Comedy
Here is the film’s synopsis: “When Lucy’s prom night falls apart, she finds herself jumping into a hearse headed for a psychedelic party in the woods. Looking for a thrill, the party wanders deeper into the forest, to a haunted and abandoned prison work farm. A secret wish and a summoning of the dead sends the group on a mind-bending trip into a dangerous trap.”
The story was written by Skloss alongside Jay Tonne Jr. and Jasmine Skloss Harrison. The cast includes Louis Hunter, Dora Madison,...
- 3/7/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
With little over a month to go until Austin plays host to SXSW 2017 for another year, organizers of the annual showcase have announced that James Franco’s drama The Disaster Artist has been added to the stacked lineup.
Based on Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell’s non-fiction book The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, Franco’s passion project is set to recount the infamous story behind The Room, Tommy Wiseau’s widely-derided pic that has since gone on to become something of a cult classic. No release date has been set, but we know that the feature will be written and directed by Franco, who stars as the eccentric Wiseau, and features a cast comprised of Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Josh Hutcherson, Ari Graynor, Jacki Weaver, and former Community star Alison Brie. Bryan Cranston and Zach Braff are among those set to cameo.
In related news, the midnight...
Based on Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell’s non-fiction book The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, Franco’s passion project is set to recount the infamous story behind The Room, Tommy Wiseau’s widely-derided pic that has since gone on to become something of a cult classic. No release date has been set, but we know that the feature will be written and directed by Franco, who stars as the eccentric Wiseau, and features a cast comprised of Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Josh Hutcherson, Ari Graynor, Jacki Weaver, and former Community star Alison Brie. Bryan Cranston and Zach Braff are among those set to cameo.
In related news, the midnight...
- 2/8/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
After a disappointing Hollywood adaptation, the streaming giant takes on the curious world of Lemony Snicket – and the result is a daring, offbeat treat
Of all the high-profile non-starters of Hollywood’s franchise age, few have had as much going for them as 2004’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events, adapted from the hit children’s books by Lemony Snicket, fictional alter ego of author Daniel Handler. Costing an outrageous $140m (more than that year’s Harry Potter entry), the film brought old-school sets, costumes and practical effects to a saga already steeped in cinematic intrigue, and introduced Liam Aiken and Emily Browning – perhaps the least annoying child stars of their generation – as the orphaned Klaus and Violet Baudelaire, the series’ industrious heroes.
It coped less well however with the demands of bringing a winding narrative serialised across 13 novels to the screen. Drawing on events from the first three books, the...
Of all the high-profile non-starters of Hollywood’s franchise age, few have had as much going for them as 2004’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events, adapted from the hit children’s books by Lemony Snicket, fictional alter ego of author Daniel Handler. Costing an outrageous $140m (more than that year’s Harry Potter entry), the film brought old-school sets, costumes and practical effects to a saga already steeped in cinematic intrigue, and introduced Liam Aiken and Emily Browning – perhaps the least annoying child stars of their generation – as the orphaned Klaus and Violet Baudelaire, the series’ industrious heroes.
It coped less well however with the demands of bringing a winding narrative serialised across 13 novels to the screen. Drawing on events from the first three books, the...
- 1/10/2017
- by Charlie Lyne
- The Guardian - Film News
This past October, Kino Lorber picked up the distribution rights to Oren Shai’s debut feature film “The Frontier,” a noir western about a drifter who starts working at a diner on the outskirts of Phoenix only to discover its inhabitants are all accomplices in a million-dollar heist. She soon plans to steal the cash for herself. The film stars Jocelin Donahue (“The House of the Devil”), Kelly Lynch (“Drugstore Cowboy”), Jim Beaver (“Deadwood”), Izabella Miko (“Step Up All In”), Jamie Harris (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D”); Aj Bowen (“The Sacrament”), and Liam Aiken (“Ned Rifle”). Now, the film is available on VOD and digital platforms. Watch two exclusive clips from the film below.
Read More: ‘The Frontier’ Exclusive Trailer: A Female Drifter Hatches a Plan To Steal Stolen Cash From a Gang of Thieves
“With ‘The Frontier’ I wanted to capture the feeling of reading an old vintage paperback,...
Read More: ‘The Frontier’ Exclusive Trailer: A Female Drifter Hatches a Plan To Steal Stolen Cash From a Gang of Thieves
“With ‘The Frontier’ I wanted to capture the feeling of reading an old vintage paperback,...
- 11/18/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Oren Shai’s short films have played festivals across the world and garnered praise along the way, but now his debut film will soon receive a theatrical and VOD release. “The Frontier” stars Jocelin Donahue (“The House of the Devil”) as Laine, a drifter on the run from crimes she has committed who lands in a deserted motel on the outskirts of Phoenix. She acquires a job from the owner Luanne (Kelly Lynch) to work in the diner but soon discovers that the regular clientele are all accomplices in a million-dollar heist. Laine plans to steal from the gang of thieves before they discover her true identity. The film co-stars Jim Beaver (“Deadwood”), Izabella Miko (“Coyote Ugly”), Jamie Harris (“Knight of Cups”), Aj Bowen (“The Sacrament”), and Liam Aiken (“Ned Rifle”). Watch an exclusive trailer for the film below.
Read More: Alchemy Acquires Noir Thriller ‘The Frontier’
Produced by Rocking Films and Dana Lustig Productions,...
Read More: Alchemy Acquires Noir Thriller ‘The Frontier’
Produced by Rocking Films and Dana Lustig Productions,...
- 10/17/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
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It's the small decisions along the way that shape major successes - and Harry Potter had lots of potential turning points...
Spanning a series of books, films, merchandising prospects, an amusement park and - soon - a spin-off film and West End show, Harry Potter is one of the most iconic franchises in the history of fandom.
But things could have been very, very different…
Spoilers lie ahead for the Harry Potter series.
1. What if Harry Potter had never been published?
It’s been well-documented that J K Rowling struggled to get her first book published.
Almost a dozen houses, including Penguin, TransWorld and Harper Collins, rejected Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone outright.
When a first chapter arrived at Bloomsbury Publishing, it was destined to remain in the slush pile until its curious black binding caught the eye of a lowly assistant. On a whim,...
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It's the small decisions along the way that shape major successes - and Harry Potter had lots of potential turning points...
Spanning a series of books, films, merchandising prospects, an amusement park and - soon - a spin-off film and West End show, Harry Potter is one of the most iconic franchises in the history of fandom.
But things could have been very, very different…
Spoilers lie ahead for the Harry Potter series.
1. What if Harry Potter had never been published?
It’s been well-documented that J K Rowling struggled to get her first book published.
Almost a dozen houses, including Penguin, TransWorld and Harper Collins, rejected Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone outright.
When a first chapter arrived at Bloomsbury Publishing, it was destined to remain in the slush pile until its curious black binding caught the eye of a lowly assistant. On a whim,...
- 4/20/2016
- Den of Geek
Laurence here with some more casting news from the television world. When news broke in 2014 that Netflix would be adapting Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events books into a series, it was exciting. The 2004 film adaptation never really struck a chord, nor was it successful enough to turn into the Harry Potter-esque franchise Nickelodeon wanted it to be. It was received relatively well, but it has become something of a pop culture footnote.
Television is a pretty natural place for an adaptation of a 13-book series, however, and Netflix's love of hurling absurd amounts of money at every algorithmically pleasing premise bade well for a new adaptation.
After a long time spent in 'talks', yesterday it was finally confirmed that the actor cast to play Count Olaf in the series is...Neil Patrick Harris? Now, Nph has been doing solid work in proving his range post-himym. He was enjoyably creepy in Gone Girl,...
Television is a pretty natural place for an adaptation of a 13-book series, however, and Netflix's love of hurling absurd amounts of money at every algorithmically pleasing premise bade well for a new adaptation.
After a long time spent in 'talks', yesterday it was finally confirmed that the actor cast to play Count Olaf in the series is...Neil Patrick Harris? Now, Nph has been doing solid work in proving his range post-himym. He was enjoyably creepy in Gone Girl,...
- 3/15/2016
- by Laurence Barber
- FilmExperience
Read More: Exclusive: Awesome Retro Poster for SXSW Thriller 'The Frontier' Alchemy has acquired "The Frontier," about an outlaw who tries to steal money from a gang of violent thieves. The noir thriller was directed by Oren Shai, who also wrote the screenplay with Webb Wilcoxen. The cast of "Frontier" includes Jocelin Donahue, Kelly Lynch, Jim Beaver, Izabella Miko, Jamie Harris, Liam Aiken, and Aj Bowen. The story follows a desperate young woman as she tries to rip off some thieves at a desert motel called The Frontier. "The Frontier" premiered at SXSW earlier this year. Read More: Magnolia Pictures Acquires Psychological Thriller 'The Ones Below'...
- 11/13/2015
- by Karen Brill
- Indiewire
Oren Shai directed the noir starring Jocelin Donahue, Kelly Lynch, and Jim Beaver.
Webb Wilcoxen and Shai co-wrote The Frontier, about a young woman on the run who encounters a violent gang of thieves at a desert motel and hatches a plan to escape with their stolen cash.
Izabella Miko, Jamie Harris, Liam Aiken, and Aj Bowen also star. Dana Lustig produced.
Alchemy brokered the Us deal with Zac Bright and Kevin Iwashina of Preferred Content and attorney William Immerman.
Instrum International handles international sales.
Webb Wilcoxen and Shai co-wrote The Frontier, about a young woman on the run who encounters a violent gang of thieves at a desert motel and hatches a plan to escape with their stolen cash.
Izabella Miko, Jamie Harris, Liam Aiken, and Aj Bowen also star. Dana Lustig produced.
Alchemy brokered the Us deal with Zac Bright and Kevin Iwashina of Preferred Content and attorney William Immerman.
Instrum International handles international sales.
- 11/13/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
A younger generation of viewers likely know siblings Aly and Aj Michalka from the stints on Disney television, or as the musical duo 78violet, but the sisters have taken a confident step into the world of indie filmmaking with "Weepah Way For Now." Inspired after watching Richard Linklater's "Before Midnight" to try something in a similar spirit, their effort arrives soon at the L.A. Film Festival and today we have an exclusive clip. Featuring an ensemble cast that includes the Michalkas along with Mimi Rogers, Dan Byrd, Amanda Crew, Madeline Zima, Liam Aiken, Jon Heder, Tyler Labine, Gil Bellows, Ryan Donowho, Gale Harold, Erin Cummings, plus narration by Saoirse Ronan, the story follows musical sisters Elle and Joy, who spend their last week before going on tour visiting friends and preparing for the going away party they intend to host. Their apprehensions about throwing the party is universally...
- 6/15/2015
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Stars: Danielle Panabaker, Nicole Laliberte, Liam Aiken, Michael Stahl-David, Andrew Howard | Written and Directed by Austin Chick
Ah, the rape-revenge movie. A bastion of the horror movies since the 70s, the genre has seen some great, and some not so great films fall under the banner of “rape-revenge” including such greats as the female-led I Spit on Your Grave and Savage Streets. Now comes Girls Against Boys, which picks up the mantel from those films and runs it straight into dullsville.
The film tells the story of Shae (Panabaker), a college student all set to spend the weekend in the Hamptons with her much-older lover. However just before their trip he calls off the relationship and reveals he has a wife and kid which sends Shae into a state of shock and depression. But she still has to go to work right? Right. Spending some quality time sobbing in the...
Ah, the rape-revenge movie. A bastion of the horror movies since the 70s, the genre has seen some great, and some not so great films fall under the banner of “rape-revenge” including such greats as the female-led I Spit on Your Grave and Savage Streets. Now comes Girls Against Boys, which picks up the mantel from those films and runs it straight into dullsville.
The film tells the story of Shae (Panabaker), a college student all set to spend the weekend in the Hamptons with her much-older lover. However just before their trip he calls off the relationship and reveals he has a wife and kid which sends Shae into a state of shock and depression. But she still has to go to work right? Right. Spending some quality time sobbing in the...
- 5/15/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
In 1997, writer-director Hal Hartley's "Henry Fool" took the filmmaker's career to new heights with the story of the titular novelist (Thomas Jay Ryan), a garrulous, self-involved man of the world who befriends garbageman Simon Grim (James Urbaniak) and seduces Simon's sister Fay (Parker Posey), who gives birth to a son, Ned (Liam Aiken). The movie was acclaimed on the festival circuit and developed a cult status among cinephiles hip to Hartley's ironic dialogue and inventive characters. But the story didn't end there: In 2006, Hartley made "Fay Grim," an innovative sequel that took the mold of a spy thriller and focused on Fay's life after Henry disappears. This week, the trilogy comes to a close with "Ned Rifle," which shifts focus to Aiken's character — now all grown up and himself eager to confront his father's neglectful tendencies. Read More: Review: 'Ned Rifle,' Starring Aubrey Plaza, is a...
- 4/2/2015
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Nineties indie auteur Hal Hartley lends his onetime pseudonym Ned Rifle to the protagonist of his latest film, which caps the talky trilogy begun by 1997’s “Henry Fool” and followed up by 2006’s “Fay Grim.” But the 18-year-old son of the peripatetic literary gasbag Henry (Thomas Jay Ryan) and the incarcerated “lady terrorist” Fay (Parker Posey) likely isn’t an autobiographical creation. Determined to kill his father for landing his mother in prison for the rest of her life — though it turns there’s a lot this foster kid doesn’t know about his birth family — Ned (Liam Aiken) is simultaneously.
- 4/1/2015
- by Inkoo Kang
- The Wrap
Read More: The 10 Indie Films You Must See This April "Ned Rifle" (Vimeo, April 1)Director Hal Hartley's style first came to prominence with 1997's "Henry Fool," the tale of a self-involved garbage man-come-novelist (Thomas Jay Ryan) who romances the hapless Fay Grim (Parker Posey). Whereas that movie poked fun at literary aspirations, plot-heavy 2006 sequel "Fay Grim" grappled with a post-9/11 world in which the elusive Henry became a wanted terrorist. Concluding with Fay taking the fall for Henry and winding up behind bars, the story set the stage for a third character to take prominence in this idiosyncratic indie franchise — the couple's son, Ned (Liam Aiken), whose time has come to wrestle control of the messy situation. With "Ned Rifle," Hartley brings this eccentric trilogy to a close, centering on Henry and Fay's forlorn son as yet another template for skewering American sensibilities. The result consolidates the appeal of Hartley's.
- 4/1/2015
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Hal Hartley is nothing if not the progenitor of his own carefully cultivated cinematic world: the Hartleyverse, always filled with comically affected characters, allusions to other works of art, and dry social commentary. It's all there in Ned Rifle, the final entry in Hartley's trilogy that, starting with Henry Fool, examines one deeply eccentric family. Eighteen-year-old Ned (Liam Aiken) is on a quest to murder his notorious criminal father, Henry (Thomas Jay Ryan), for getting Ned's mother, Fay, sent to prison as a result of Henry's terrorist associations. Ned has spent the past ten years in foster care, and has grown into a pious young man with a religiously fervent sense of morality — a welcome contrast against the more ethically malleab...
- 4/1/2015
- Village Voice
Hal Hartley's trilogy is finally complete with the release of Ned Rifle. Ned Rifle continues the story of an immensely dysfunctional family, Ned (played by Liam Aiken), the son has turned eighteen and is out of witness protection and has revenge on the brain. His goal? To find his father, Henry (played by Thomas Jay Ryan), and kill him. Cinelinx had the chance to discuss the film with Hal Hartley and one of the film's stars, Aubrey Plaza.
The trilogy began with just the addition of the sequel, Hartley wanted to work with Parker Posey again after the first film and while bouncing off a bunch of scripts they just decided to make a film based on her character. "I knew though, I had to make it a trilogy though once I made the sequel," said Hartley and he did just that.
Ned Rifle, follows Ned, the son of Henry and Fay,...
The trilogy began with just the addition of the sequel, Hartley wanted to work with Parker Posey again after the first film and while bouncing off a bunch of scripts they just decided to make a film based on her character. "I knew though, I had to make it a trilogy though once I made the sequel," said Hartley and he did just that.
Ned Rifle, follows Ned, the son of Henry and Fay,...
- 4/1/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Kelly McInerney)
- Cinelinx
Nobody’s Fool: Hartley Concludes His Grim Trilogy
While it may be wholly unnecessary to see the two preceding films in the loosely knit Grim trilogy that Hal Hartley began back in 1997 with Henry Fool, at least in order to comprehend what’s going on in Ned Rifle, the final chapter of the bizarre familial saga, your opinion of the previous installments will definitely help you navigate his typically odd universe. While all three films are similar in tone, this latest feels appropriately like an intermingling of the first two, filled with overzealous monologues that can easily be dismissed as arch pretense and a droll, deadpan wittiness that manages to be charming despite its highly artificial tableau.
About to turn eighteen, Ned Rifle (Liam Aiken) wishes to leave the haven of witness protection and reach out to his incarcerated mother, Fay Grim (Parker Posey), convicted of terrorist activities and serving a life sentence.
While it may be wholly unnecessary to see the two preceding films in the loosely knit Grim trilogy that Hal Hartley began back in 1997 with Henry Fool, at least in order to comprehend what’s going on in Ned Rifle, the final chapter of the bizarre familial saga, your opinion of the previous installments will definitely help you navigate his typically odd universe. While all three films are similar in tone, this latest feels appropriately like an intermingling of the first two, filled with overzealous monologues that can easily be dismissed as arch pretense and a droll, deadpan wittiness that manages to be charming despite its highly artificial tableau.
About to turn eighteen, Ned Rifle (Liam Aiken) wishes to leave the haven of witness protection and reach out to his incarcerated mother, Fay Grim (Parker Posey), convicted of terrorist activities and serving a life sentence.
- 3/30/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
The Cinefamily presents
A Hal Hartley Film Retrospective
April 2nd - 4th, 2015
*Additional Saturday matinee screenings throughout April
• Featuring eight career spanning films, with Hal Hartley in attendance, April 2nd - 4th
• The Los Angeles premiere of his newest film Ned Rifle, with guest appearances by film's stars Aubrey Plaza, James Urbaniak and Liam Aiken
• An exhibition of limited edition photographic prints of stills from his films
• Retrospective is the kickoff of a weeklong Cinefamily run of Ned Rifle (April 3rd - April 9th)
"Unbelievable Truth". (Photo: copyright PossibleFilms).
Cinefamily presents the first-ever West Coast retrospective of the works of iconic film auteur Hal Hartley. Hartley’s stylized, deadpan screwball dramas, taut dialogue and offbeat characters helped define classic American independent filmmaking, and his films offered breakthrough roles to numerous actors, including Parker Posey, Edie Falco, Adrienne Shelley, Pj Harvey, and Martin Donovan.
The Cinefamily presents
A Hal Hartley Film Retrospective
April 2nd - 4th, 2015
*Additional Saturday matinee screenings throughout April
• Featuring eight career spanning films, with Hal Hartley in attendance, April 2nd - 4th
• The Los Angeles premiere of his newest film Ned Rifle, with guest appearances by film's stars Aubrey Plaza, James Urbaniak and Liam Aiken
• An exhibition of limited edition photographic prints of stills from his films
• Retrospective is the kickoff of a weeklong Cinefamily run of Ned Rifle (April 3rd - April 9th)
"Unbelievable Truth". (Photo: copyright PossibleFilms).
Cinefamily presents the first-ever West Coast retrospective of the works of iconic film auteur Hal Hartley. Hartley’s stylized, deadpan screwball dramas, taut dialogue and offbeat characters helped define classic American independent filmmaking, and his films offered breakthrough roles to numerous actors, including Parker Posey, Edie Falco, Adrienne Shelley, Pj Harvey, and Martin Donovan.
- 3/27/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Producer John Kassab, in character, on the set of Like Lambs.
Photographed by Johanna B Kelly, the film's Australian production designer.
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Los Angeles-based Australian producer John Kassab is completing his first narrative feature, Like Lambs, with the help of some Hollywood tech wizards.
Visual effects maestro Douglas Trumble, sound designers Wylie Stateman, Richard King and Per Hallberg and editor Joe Hutshing (whose credits include Oliver Stone.s W. and Savages and Cameron Crowe.s upcoming Aloha) have mentored Kassab.
The feature debut of Us writer-director Ted Marcus, the film follows students at an elite boarding school who take a stand against government corruption and demand radical action when the over- leveraged Us economy implodes.
The cast includes Liam Aiken (Ned Rifle, The Killer Inside Me), Connor Paolo (Mystic River, Gossip Girl, Revenge), Justin Chon (Twilight, 21 and Over), Chanelle Peloso (TV.s Incredible Crew, Zapped) and Godfrey (Louie, Soul Plane, Zoolander...
Photographed by Johanna B Kelly, the film's Australian production designer.
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Los Angeles-based Australian producer John Kassab is completing his first narrative feature, Like Lambs, with the help of some Hollywood tech wizards.
Visual effects maestro Douglas Trumble, sound designers Wylie Stateman, Richard King and Per Hallberg and editor Joe Hutshing (whose credits include Oliver Stone.s W. and Savages and Cameron Crowe.s upcoming Aloha) have mentored Kassab.
The feature debut of Us writer-director Ted Marcus, the film follows students at an elite boarding school who take a stand against government corruption and demand radical action when the over- leveraged Us economy implodes.
The cast includes Liam Aiken (Ned Rifle, The Killer Inside Me), Connor Paolo (Mystic River, Gossip Girl, Revenge), Justin Chon (Twilight, 21 and Over), Chanelle Peloso (TV.s Incredible Crew, Zapped) and Godfrey (Louie, Soul Plane, Zoolander...
- 3/25/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
I have never seen a film by Hal Hartley. He's a filmmaker who has been maneuvering around the independent film scene for decades, and he's just a blind spot for me. Consequently, I've never seen the previous two entries to the trilogy Ned Rifle serves to conclude, those being 1997's Henry Fool and 2006's Fay Grim. In a way it seems he's taking a page from Richard Linklater's Before series and releasing a new entry every nine years. If this film did anything, it made me interested in checking out Hartley's other films, particularly the two I mentioned, but despite my enjoyment of hearing this deadpan dialogue excellently delivered (mostly) by a talented ensemble of actors, the film is so dry it made it difficult to connect with some of its characters, mainly the titular lead. Ned Grim (Liam Aiken) has taken up the persona "Ned Rifle", and has...
- 3/20/2015
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
SXSW 2015 Film Review
complete coverage of the SXSW Film Festival 2015
The Overnight
Director/Screenwriter: Patrick Brice
Two families meet at the park and set up a playdate that has unexpected outcomes for all. Cast: Adam Scott, Jason Schwartzman, Taylor Schilling, Judith Godrèche. (film synopsis from sxsw.com)
Overall
It’s hilarious. The boundaries of bromance, marriage, friendship and even penis comedy are pushed to a very funny limit with this film. It’s great to see Schilling doing great work outside of “Orange is the New Black.”
Final Score: 8/10
Manglehorn
Director: David Gordon Green, Screenwriter: Paul Logan
Reclusive small town locksmith, A.J. Manglehorn, who has never recovered from his losing his true love embarks on a new tenuous relationship with a local woman he meets at the bank. Cast: Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Harmony Korine, Chris Messina. (U.S. Premiere)
(film synopsis from sxsw.com)
Overall
You probably...
complete coverage of the SXSW Film Festival 2015
The Overnight
Director/Screenwriter: Patrick Brice
Two families meet at the park and set up a playdate that has unexpected outcomes for all. Cast: Adam Scott, Jason Schwartzman, Taylor Schilling, Judith Godrèche. (film synopsis from sxsw.com)
Overall
It’s hilarious. The boundaries of bromance, marriage, friendship and even penis comedy are pushed to a very funny limit with this film. It’s great to see Schilling doing great work outside of “Orange is the New Black.”
Final Score: 8/10
Manglehorn
Director: David Gordon Green, Screenwriter: Paul Logan
Reclusive small town locksmith, A.J. Manglehorn, who has never recovered from his losing his true love embarks on a new tenuous relationship with a local woman he meets at the bank. Cast: Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Harmony Korine, Chris Messina. (U.S. Premiere)
(film synopsis from sxsw.com)
Overall
You probably...
- 3/19/2015
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
The Frontier is a blast from the past as far as suspenseful thrillers go, but it’s not an entirely invigorating one. Hitting on a minimalist 70s vibe that’s from a different technological era, filmmaker Oren Shai brushes off a heist story that never really comes together, as we find ourselves stuck in a rickety motel full of overly-suspicious characters. The style wouldn’t be as much of a problem if it were explored with more depth, really digging into the criminal caper on hand, but as it stands, The Frontier feels like a weird stage-play that’s far too separated by vastly different acts. It’s an unfortunate bore, and one that doesn’t beg to hold our attention, which is one of the worst fates a film can suffer.
Jocelin Donahue plays Laine, an independent woman who is fleeing from a death sentence. After stopping in a...
Jocelin Donahue plays Laine, an independent woman who is fleeing from a death sentence. After stopping in a...
- 3/19/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
The South by Southwest Film Festival is starting up this Friday, and I could not be more excited. This is my fourth year of attending the fest, and each year brings about a couple of films I love. What is also great about SXSW is, unlike Toronto or Cannes, there is plenty of room for discovery. Many films are making their world premieres here from lesser known filmmakers. SXSW also brings together an eclectic assortment of genres for the program, from indie dramas to horror films to science-fiction to you name it. I think going to those aforementioned festivals and just seeing "prestige pictures" continuously could get a bit boring. Sure, SXSW has a higher risk for a terrible movie, but the risk is exciting. Consequently, making a most anticipated list for a festival offering a lot of discoveries seems like a contradiction. But, of course, if you look through the program,...
- 3/10/2015
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
While general audiences are probably pretty excited to see the first installment of the new Star Wars trilogy, there's an indie film trilogy that will be concluding this spring. Writer and director Hal Hartley has created a nice little indie cinematic universe with the films Henry Fool and Fay Grim, and now he's bringing the final installment of this series to South by Southwest next month with Ned Rifle. This time we find Fool's son Ned (Liam Aiken) embarking on the dark mission of killing his father (Thomas Jay Ryan) for ruining his mother's (Parker Posey) life. But those plans may be interrupted by Susan (Aubrey Plaza). Watch! Here's the first trailer for Hal Hartley's Ned Rifle from SXSW: At once a saga concerning the Grim family of Woodside Queens and how their lives are turned upside down by the arrival of the self-proclaimed genius, Henry Fool, this trilogy...
- 2/5/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Hal Hartley's unique trilogy began with the Cannes prize-winning "Henry Fool," continued in "Fay Grim" and now finishes with "Ned Rifle." The ongoing story follows the lives of those characters unfortunate enough to cross paths with infamous author Henry Fool (Thomas Jay Ryan). This new trailer for "Ned Rifle" features Aubrey Plaza, Parker Posey, Liam Aiken, James Urbaniak and Martin Donovan. The latest installment in the dramedy series focuses on Henry's son Ned, who decides to kill his father as revenge for ruining his mother's life. His plan grows increasingly difficult when Susan (Plaza), a sexy superfan of Henry Fool, enters the picture. Susan helps Ned track the writer down, both characters hiding their ulterior motives for finding him. This offbeat dark comedy will probably be most enjoyable for fans of the previous two films, and Hartley's movies tend not to appeal to a mass audience. As The Playlist's review from.
- 2/5/2015
- by Anya Jaremko-Greenwold
- Indiewire
It's not quite "The Avengers," but Hal Hartley has slowly built his own cinematic universe of characters. Kicking off with the Cannes prize-winning "Henry Fool," continued in "Fay Grim," and now capped off in "Ned Rifle," the trilogy chronicles the lives of those unfortunate enough to cross the path of notorious author Henry Fool (Thomas Jay Ryan). And a new trailer for the series ending dramedy has arrived. Featuring Aubrey Plaza, Parker Posey, Liam Aiken, James Urbaniak, and Martin Donovan, the story picks up with Henry's son Ned, who embarks on a mission to track down his father and kill him for ruining his mother's life. But those plans are thrown for a loop by Susan, a sexy superfan of Henry Fool, who may have her own sinister reasons for finding the writer. The final result is a movie that's mostly a fan-only affair. In my review out of Tiff...
- 2/5/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
When the time came to make my most-anticipated list for 2015, there was no question that Hal Hartley’s new film Ned Rifle would take a spot. Just as Richard Linklater created a surprising and unlikely trilogy of films, here Hartley completes a three-film cycle that follows the story of a garbageman whose profane poetry wins […]
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- 2/4/2015
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
The 2015 SXSW Film Festival will be running from March 13th through March 21st in Austin, Texas and the first wave of selections were announced today to get attendees excited for all the amazing films coming our way next month. And while horror fans have to wait until next week for the announcement of the Midnighters slate, here’s a look at some of the genre-related titles already revealed amidst SXSW’s other film categories for this year.
Narrative Feature Competition
Manson Family Vacation
Director/Screenwriter: J. Davis
The story of two brothers: one who’s devoted to his family, the other who’s obsessed with the Manson Family. Cast: Jay Duplass, Linas Phillips, Leonora Pitts, Tobin Bell, Adam Chernick, Davie-Blue. (World Premiere)
Headliners
Ex Machina
Director/Screenwriter: Alex Garland
Alex Garland, writer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine, makes his directorial debut with the stylish and cerebral thriller Ex Machina, starring Domhnall Gleeson,...
Narrative Feature Competition
Manson Family Vacation
Director/Screenwriter: J. Davis
The story of two brothers: one who’s devoted to his family, the other who’s obsessed with the Manson Family. Cast: Jay Duplass, Linas Phillips, Leonora Pitts, Tobin Bell, Adam Chernick, Davie-Blue. (World Premiere)
Headliners
Ex Machina
Director/Screenwriter: Alex Garland
Alex Garland, writer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine, makes his directorial debut with the stylish and cerebral thriller Ex Machina, starring Domhnall Gleeson,...
- 2/3/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
South by Southwest, the multi-faceted film, music and technology festival held annually in Austin, TX will feature such upcoming films as Paul Feig’s Spy, David Gordon Green’s Manglehorn, Alex Gibney’s documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, and Ondi Timoner’s Russell Brand profile Brand: A Second Coming as headliners in this year’s film festival lineup.
SXSW runs from March 13 to 21 in Austin and is now in its 22nd year. Variety has details of the 145 films and 100 world premieres bowing at this year’s festival. Brand, as previously reported, will be the festival’s opening night film.
Other notable titles on the list are the Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard, a rough cut of Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck, the directorial debut of 28 Days Later screenwriter Alex Garland, Ex Machina, and a new comedy by Michael Showalter, Hello, My Name is Doris.
On the small screen,...
SXSW runs from March 13 to 21 in Austin and is now in its 22nd year. Variety has details of the 145 films and 100 world premieres bowing at this year’s festival. Brand, as previously reported, will be the festival’s opening night film.
Other notable titles on the list are the Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard, a rough cut of Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck, the directorial debut of 28 Days Later screenwriter Alex Garland, Ex Machina, and a new comedy by Michael Showalter, Hello, My Name is Doris.
On the small screen,...
- 2/3/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
The 65th Berlinale runs February 5 to 15, 2015, and on the heels of this week's competition announcement, the fest has unveiled the first 19 titles that will screen in its internationally focused Panorama section. Full competition and Panorama lineups below, with official festival language. Highlights in the Panorama section include "To Love Without Demands," a documentary on prolific German auteur Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Justin Kelly's gay civil rights drama and Sundance premiere "I Am Michael" starring James Franco and Zachary Quinto and Hal Hartley's latest film "Ned Rifle" starring Liam Aiken and Aubrey Plaza, which concludes the trilogy started by "Henry Fool" (1997) and "Fay Grim" (2007). In the competition lineup, we'll see Terrence Malick's latest "Knight of Cups" (which got a gorgeous new trailer yesterday), avant-garde Brit filmmaker Peter Greenaway's "Eisenstein in Guanajuato" and more, plus Kenneth...
- 12/16/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
New films from Hal Hartley, James Franco, Gus Van Sant among lineup.
Eighteen features - including seven documentaries - have been selected for the Berlinale’s Panorama programme.
Among the selection are new films from Hal Hartley, Doze Niu Chen-Zer, Jk Youn and The Yes Men.
Hartley concludes his filmic trilogy with Ned Rifle while Justin Kelly’s Gus Van Sant-produced debut I Am Michael stars James Franco as a gay activist in the 1980s.
54: The Director’s Cut
USA
By Mark Christopher
With Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Mike Myers, Sela Ward, Mark Ruffalo
World premiere
Chorus
Canada
By François Delisle
With Sébastien Ricard, Fanny Mallette, Pierre Curzi, Geneviève Bujold
European premiere
Der letzte Sommer der Reichen (The Last Summer of the Rich)
Austria
By Peter Kern
With Amira Casar, Nicole Gerdon, Winfried Glatzeder
World premiere
Dora oder Die sexuellen Neurosen unserer Eltern (Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents)
Switzerland / Germany
By Stina Werenfels...
Eighteen features - including seven documentaries - have been selected for the Berlinale’s Panorama programme.
Among the selection are new films from Hal Hartley, Doze Niu Chen-Zer, Jk Youn and The Yes Men.
Hartley concludes his filmic trilogy with Ned Rifle while Justin Kelly’s Gus Van Sant-produced debut I Am Michael stars James Franco as a gay activist in the 1980s.
54: The Director’s Cut
USA
By Mark Christopher
With Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Mike Myers, Sela Ward, Mark Ruffalo
World premiere
Chorus
Canada
By François Delisle
With Sébastien Ricard, Fanny Mallette, Pierre Curzi, Geneviève Bujold
European premiere
Der letzte Sommer der Reichen (The Last Summer of the Rich)
Austria
By Peter Kern
With Amira Casar, Nicole Gerdon, Winfried Glatzeder
World premiere
Dora oder Die sexuellen Neurosen unserer Eltern (Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents)
Switzerland / Germany
By Stina Werenfels...
- 12/16/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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