The film stars Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger and Jessica Lange.
Marlowe, directed by Neil Jordan and written by William Monahan, will have its world premiere at the closing gala of the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Screening in official competition, Marlowe stars Liam Neeson as the titular private detective asked to hunt down the ex-lover of a mysterious blonde woman, played by Diane Kruger, in 1930’s Los Angeles. It is inspired by John Banville’s novel The Black-Eyed Blonde, based on the character of Philip Marlowe from the novels of Raymond Chandler.
Jessica Lange, Ian Hart, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Alan Cumming also star.
Marlowe, directed by Neil Jordan and written by William Monahan, will have its world premiere at the closing gala of the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Screening in official competition, Marlowe stars Liam Neeson as the titular private detective asked to hunt down the ex-lover of a mysterious blonde woman, played by Diane Kruger, in 1930’s Los Angeles. It is inspired by John Banville’s novel The Black-Eyed Blonde, based on the character of Philip Marlowe from the novels of Raymond Chandler.
Jessica Lange, Ian Hart, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Alan Cumming also star.
- 9/1/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Neil Jordan’s “Marlowe,” which stars Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger, is set to close the San Sebastian Festival next month. It will be the film’s world premiere.
Jordan, who is known for writing features including “The Crying Game” (for which he won an Oscar) and directing “Interview with the Vampire,” which featured Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, will be in attendance at the Kursaal Auditorium on Sept. 24 for the “Marlowe” premiere alongside the film’s stars.
Based on John Banville’s novel “The Black Eyed Blonde,” “Marlowe” is set in 1930s Los Angeles where private eye Philip Marlowe (played by Neeson) is tasked with finding a beautiful heiress’s missing former lover. The character of Marlowe was originally created by Raymond Chandler almost a century ago.
Jessica Lange (“American Horror Story”), Danny Huston (“Succession”), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (“His Dark Materials”), Daniela Melchior (“The Suicide Squad”) and Alan Cumming (“The Good Wife...
Jordan, who is known for writing features including “The Crying Game” (for which he won an Oscar) and directing “Interview with the Vampire,” which featured Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, will be in attendance at the Kursaal Auditorium on Sept. 24 for the “Marlowe” premiere alongside the film’s stars.
Based on John Banville’s novel “The Black Eyed Blonde,” “Marlowe” is set in 1930s Los Angeles where private eye Philip Marlowe (played by Neeson) is tasked with finding a beautiful heiress’s missing former lover. The character of Marlowe was originally created by Raymond Chandler almost a century ago.
Jessica Lange (“American Horror Story”), Danny Huston (“Succession”), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (“His Dark Materials”), Daniela Melchior (“The Suicide Squad”) and Alan Cumming (“The Good Wife...
- 9/1/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Neil Jordan’s ‘Marlowe’: Liam Neeson And Diane Kruger Feature To Debut At San Sebastian
The Official Selection of the San Sebastian Festival will close with the world premiere of Marlowe, the latest film by Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan. The film will debut on September 24 at the Kursaal Auditorium with the film’s stars Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger in attendance. Based on the novel The Black Eyed Blonde by John Banville, the film is set in 1930s Los Angeles and follows private eye Philip Marlowe (Neeson) as he receives a commission to find the missing lover of a beautiful heiress. The film is produced by Alan Moloney, Gary Levinsohn, Mark Fasano, Billy Hines, Philip Kim, and Patrick Hibler. Shot in Barcelona and Dublin, the film is a co-production between Parallel Films, Hills Productions, and Davis Films, with support from Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland.
ITV Studios France Names New...
The Official Selection of the San Sebastian Festival will close with the world premiere of Marlowe, the latest film by Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan. The film will debut on September 24 at the Kursaal Auditorium with the film’s stars Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger in attendance. Based on the novel The Black Eyed Blonde by John Banville, the film is set in 1930s Los Angeles and follows private eye Philip Marlowe (Neeson) as he receives a commission to find the missing lover of a beautiful heiress. The film is produced by Alan Moloney, Gary Levinsohn, Mark Fasano, Billy Hines, Philip Kim, and Patrick Hibler. Shot in Barcelona and Dublin, the film is a co-production between Parallel Films, Hills Productions, and Davis Films, with support from Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland.
ITV Studios France Names New...
- 9/1/2022
- by Jesse Whittock and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Suicide Squad breakout Daniela Melchior and The Moodys star François Arnaud are the latest to have joined Liam Neeson movie thriller Marlowe, which is currently filming in Ireland and Spain.
Melchior and Arnaud will play brother and sister, Lynn and Nico Peterson.
In Marlowe, when private detective Philip Marlowe (Neeson) is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress, it looks an open and shut case, but Marlowe soon finds himself in the underbelly of Hollywood’s film industry and unwittingly drawn into the crossfire of a legendary Hollywood actress and her subversive, ambitious daughter.
Also starring are Diana Kruger, Jessica Lange, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alan Cumming, Danny Huston, Ian Hart and Colm Meaney. William Monahan’s (The Departed) script is based on the novel The Black-Eyed Blonde by John Banville, with Oscar winner Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) aboard to direct.
The film is being produced by Alan Moloney,...
Melchior and Arnaud will play brother and sister, Lynn and Nico Peterson.
In Marlowe, when private detective Philip Marlowe (Neeson) is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress, it looks an open and shut case, but Marlowe soon finds himself in the underbelly of Hollywood’s film industry and unwittingly drawn into the crossfire of a legendary Hollywood actress and her subversive, ambitious daughter.
Also starring are Diana Kruger, Jessica Lange, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alan Cumming, Danny Huston, Ian Hart and Colm Meaney. William Monahan’s (The Departed) script is based on the novel The Black-Eyed Blonde by John Banville, with Oscar winner Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) aboard to direct.
The film is being produced by Alan Moloney,...
- 11/15/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alan Cumming, Danny Huston, Ian Hart and Colm Meaney have joined Liam Neeson in noir thriller Marlowe, which is now filming in Ireland and Spain.
The William Monahan (The Departed) script is based on the novel The Black-Eyed Blonde by John Banville, with Oscar winner Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) aboard to direct.
In Marlowe, when private detective Philip Marlowe (Neeson) is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress, it looks an open and shut case, but Marlowe soon finds himself in the underbelly of Hollywood’s film industry and unwittingly drawn into the crossfire of a legendary Hollywood actress and her subversive, ambitious daughter.
Kruger will play Clare Cavendish, the femme-fatale, instigator of the plot, who inherits her irresistible charm from her notorious mother, Dorothy Cavendish, played by Oscar winner Jessica Lange.
Hart is set to play detective Joe Green whilst Colm Meaney plays Bernie Ohls,...
The William Monahan (The Departed) script is based on the novel The Black-Eyed Blonde by John Banville, with Oscar winner Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) aboard to direct.
In Marlowe, when private detective Philip Marlowe (Neeson) is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress, it looks an open and shut case, but Marlowe soon finds himself in the underbelly of Hollywood’s film industry and unwittingly drawn into the crossfire of a legendary Hollywood actress and her subversive, ambitious daughter.
Kruger will play Clare Cavendish, the femme-fatale, instigator of the plot, who inherits her irresistible charm from her notorious mother, Dorothy Cavendish, played by Oscar winner Jessica Lange.
Hart is set to play detective Joe Green whilst Colm Meaney plays Bernie Ohls,...
- 11/12/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Regal Cinemas will release Craig Singer’s independent film 6:45 exclusively in theaters in the U.S. and Canada on August 6
The director and former Disney creative executive Singer said the agreement marks the first time since the pandemic that the nation’s second largest chain has supported an independent horror release.
“As the country comes out of the pandemic, we can all use an escape from reality, and nothing does that quite like the movies. We’re thrilled that Regal will be distributing 6:45, giving [it] widest possible audience,” said Singer.
“There is only one way to truly enjoy a horror movie and that is on the big screen,” said Rob Westerling, Regal’s head film buyer. “Through our partnership with Cascrator Film & Media [Singer’s production company], we are excited to bring our guests the psychological thriller 6:45. This...
The director and former Disney creative executive Singer said the agreement marks the first time since the pandemic that the nation’s second largest chain has supported an independent horror release.
“As the country comes out of the pandemic, we can all use an escape from reality, and nothing does that quite like the movies. We’re thrilled that Regal will be distributing 6:45, giving [it] widest possible audience,” said Singer.
“There is only one way to truly enjoy a horror movie and that is on the big screen,” said Rob Westerling, Regal’s head film buyer. “Through our partnership with Cascrator Film & Media [Singer’s production company], we are excited to bring our guests the psychological thriller 6:45. This...
- 6/22/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Storyboard Media and CAA Media Finance are launching sales on detective thriller Marlowe ahead of the Cannes virtual market, we can reveal.
Taken star Liam Neeson is set to lead the noir thriller about Raymond Chandler’s iconic detective Philip Marlowe with Oscar-winner Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) directing Oscar-winner William Monahan’s (The Departed) script.
The project has a great premise, one that Neeson could excel in. Based on the novel The Black-Eyed Blonde, the 1950’s-set film will see private detective Marlowe (Neeson) hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress. Initially it looks an open and shut case, but Marlowe soon finds himself in the underbelly of Hollywood’s film industry and unwittingly drawn into the crossfire of a legendary Hollywood actress and her subversive, ambitious daughter.
The project, which was first revealed in 2017, now has new impetus with producers and sellers taking the package to...
Taken star Liam Neeson is set to lead the noir thriller about Raymond Chandler’s iconic detective Philip Marlowe with Oscar-winner Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) directing Oscar-winner William Monahan’s (The Departed) script.
The project has a great premise, one that Neeson could excel in. Based on the novel The Black-Eyed Blonde, the 1950’s-set film will see private detective Marlowe (Neeson) hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress. Initially it looks an open and shut case, but Marlowe soon finds himself in the underbelly of Hollywood’s film industry and unwittingly drawn into the crossfire of a legendary Hollywood actress and her subversive, ambitious daughter.
The project, which was first revealed in 2017, now has new impetus with producers and sellers taking the package to...
- 6/8/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Production earmarked for October; will take place in Los Angeles, Europe.
Liam Neeson will portray hardboiled detective Philip Marlowe in Neil Jordan’s Marlowe based on a screenplay by William Monahan, with Storyboard Media handling sales at the upcoming virtual Cannes market.
Storyboard Media, H2L Media, Nickel City Pictures and Parallel Film Productions are producing and have lined up an October start on production, which will take place in Los Angeles and Europe.
Monahan adapted the screenplay from the novel The Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black, the pseudonym of John Banville who received the blessing of the Raymond Chandler...
Liam Neeson will portray hardboiled detective Philip Marlowe in Neil Jordan’s Marlowe based on a screenplay by William Monahan, with Storyboard Media handling sales at the upcoming virtual Cannes market.
Storyboard Media, H2L Media, Nickel City Pictures and Parallel Film Productions are producing and have lined up an October start on production, which will take place in Los Angeles and Europe.
Monahan adapted the screenplay from the novel The Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black, the pseudonym of John Banville who received the blessing of the Raymond Chandler...
- 6/8/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Robert De Niro, who was nominated this year for an Academy Award for producing “The Irishman,” plays against type as a completely incompetent producer in the first trailer for the showbiz comedy “The Comeback Trail.”
To get the mob off his back, De Niro’s disheveled producer decides to make a Western starring the washed-up Duke Montana (played by Tommy Lee Jones) in order to “accidentally” kill him during a stunt in order to collect on the life insurance policy. The problem is that Duke is apparently immortal. He survives a daily game of Russian Roulette, a fall into a massive canyon and being engulfed in flames.
Morgan Freeman stars as the mobster, who appears at the start of the trailer threatening to kill De Niro’s Max Barber and accuses him of lying about paying his debt.
“I swear I’m not lying,” De Niro responds. “Ok, I’m...
To get the mob off his back, De Niro’s disheveled producer decides to make a Western starring the washed-up Duke Montana (played by Tommy Lee Jones) in order to “accidentally” kill him during a stunt in order to collect on the life insurance policy. The problem is that Duke is apparently immortal. He survives a daily game of Russian Roulette, a fall into a massive canyon and being engulfed in flames.
Morgan Freeman stars as the mobster, who appears at the start of the trailer threatening to kill De Niro’s Max Barber and accuses him of lying about paying his debt.
“I swear I’m not lying,” De Niro responds. “Ok, I’m...
- 9/4/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Domestic rights for the George Gallo directed Robert De Niro comedy The Comeback Trail have been scooped up by Cloudburst Entertainment for a Nov. 13 wide release. Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones star.
The second teaming between De Niro and Gallo since the 1988 action comedy Midnight Run, which the latter wrote, follows Max Barber (De Niro) and his partner Walter (Zach Braff) who play down-and-out B-Movie producers who find themselves in trouble with mob boss Reggie Fontaine (Morgan Freeman). To save himself and Walter, Barber has to sell the only great script he’s ever had to his former intern and, now, A-Movie producer, James Moore (Emile Hirsch). On the first day of shooting Moore’s lead actor dies in a stunt accident and lets him cash in on a huge insurance policy. That gives Barber an idea to do the same. They take a horrible...
The second teaming between De Niro and Gallo since the 1988 action comedy Midnight Run, which the latter wrote, follows Max Barber (De Niro) and his partner Walter (Zach Braff) who play down-and-out B-Movie producers who find themselves in trouble with mob boss Reggie Fontaine (Morgan Freeman). To save himself and Walter, Barber has to sell the only great script he’s ever had to his former intern and, now, A-Movie producer, James Moore (Emile Hirsch). On the first day of shooting Moore’s lead actor dies in a stunt accident and lets him cash in on a huge insurance policy. That gives Barber an idea to do the same. They take a horrible...
- 6/26/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Following its buzzed-about world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky’s Freaks has been acquired by Well Go USA, with a theatrical release planned for later this year. We now have word of an official September 13th release date, along with a look at the brand new poster.
Previously: Toronto – September 10, 2018 – Well Go USA has closed a multi-territory deal for Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky’s sci-fi thriller “Freaks,” less than 36 hours after the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
In a negotiation that stretched until the early morning hours, Well Go ultimately nabbed rights to “Freaks” for North America, UK, Australia/New Zealand, and Latin America in a multi-seven figure deal, one of the biggest sales at this year's festival. Well Go plans a major theatrical release in 2019.
Freaks, which stars Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew,...
Previously: Toronto – September 10, 2018 – Well Go USA has closed a multi-territory deal for Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky’s sci-fi thriller “Freaks,” less than 36 hours after the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
In a negotiation that stretched until the early morning hours, Well Go ultimately nabbed rights to “Freaks” for North America, UK, Australia/New Zealand, and Latin America in a multi-seven figure deal, one of the biggest sales at this year's festival. Well Go plans a major theatrical release in 2019.
Freaks, which stars Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew,...
- 8/2/2019
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Monster World: The Golden Age #3 Publisher: American Gothic Press Writers: Holly Interlandi, Philip Kim, Jorge Marrero Artist: Piotr Kowalski Colorist: Dennis Calero Letterer: Jenn Pham Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 18, 2019 With Rybach and his elementals attacking the Conway farm, Cole discovers and unleashes untold powers from a lineage recently brought to light. …
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- 7/14/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Monster World:the Golden Age #1Publisher: American Gothic PressWriters: Philip Kim and Holly InterlandiArtist: Piotr KowalskiColorist: Dennis CaleroCover Artist: Nat JonesLetterer: Jenn PhamPrice: $3.99Release Date: July 24, 2019 Demons, occult magic, and the history of monsters and humanity are at the center of Monster World: The Golden Age. Perfect for fans of Hellblazer and American Gods, …
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- 5/16/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Exclusive: Zach Braff is joining Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman in writer-director George Gallo’s action-comedy The Comeback Trail.
De Niro will play Max Barber, a man in debt to a mob boss (played by Freeman), who creates an insurance fraud by casting washed-up, suicidal cowboy/movie star Duke Montana (Jones) in a poorly written Western with the intention of killing him during the first days of filming. Duke somehow rises to the occasion, redeems his past misdeeds and brings Max and others along on the same journey.
Braff will play Max’s producing partner. The film will reunite him with Freeman whom he directed in the 2017 Warner Brothers feature Going In Style.
Josh Posner co-wrote the film’s screenplay, which is based on the 1970s film of the same name, written, directed and produced by the late Harry Hurwitz. Lensing is due to begin in June in New Mexico.
De Niro will play Max Barber, a man in debt to a mob boss (played by Freeman), who creates an insurance fraud by casting washed-up, suicidal cowboy/movie star Duke Montana (Jones) in a poorly written Western with the intention of killing him during the first days of filming. Duke somehow rises to the occasion, redeems his past misdeeds and brings Max and others along on the same journey.
Braff will play Max’s producing partner. The film will reunite him with Freeman whom he directed in the 2017 Warner Brothers feature Going In Style.
Josh Posner co-wrote the film’s screenplay, which is based on the 1970s film of the same name, written, directed and produced by the late Harry Hurwitz. Lensing is due to begin in June in New Mexico.
- 5/14/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Screen icons Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman are set to unite in writer-director George Gallo’s action comedy The Comeback Trail, we can reveal.
De Niro will play Max Barber, a man in debt to a mob boss (played by Freeman), who creates an insurance fraud by casting washed-up, suicidal cowboy/movie star Duke Montana (Jones) in a poorly written Western with the intention of killing him during the first days of filming. Duke somehow rises to the occasion, redeems his past misdeeds and brings Max and others along on the same journey.
Josh Posner co-wrote the screenplay, which is based on the 1970s film of the same name, written, directed and produced by the late Harry Hurwitz. Lensing is due to begin in June in New Mexico.
Storyboard Media will launch sales on the project at the Cannes film market next week. Donald Pembrick and Dean Fronk are handling casting.
De Niro will play Max Barber, a man in debt to a mob boss (played by Freeman), who creates an insurance fraud by casting washed-up, suicidal cowboy/movie star Duke Montana (Jones) in a poorly written Western with the intention of killing him during the first days of filming. Duke somehow rises to the occasion, redeems his past misdeeds and brings Max and others along on the same journey.
Josh Posner co-wrote the screenplay, which is based on the 1970s film of the same name, written, directed and produced by the late Harry Hurwitz. Lensing is due to begin in June in New Mexico.
Storyboard Media will launch sales on the project at the Cannes film market next week. Donald Pembrick and Dean Fronk are handling casting.
- 5/10/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Storyboard Media Takes On Sales Rights To Brendan Fraser Starrer ‘Line Of Descent’, First Look — Afm
Exclusive: Storyboard Media will handle worldwide sales on Rohit Karn Batra’s crime-thriller Line Of Descent starring Brendan Fraser, Abhay Deol, Ronit Roy, Neeraj Kabi, and Max Beesley.
Line of Descent follows an established Indian mafia family after the death of their patriarch. Things brew to boiling point as his three sons go to war over the future of their criminal enterprise, while an accomplished cop conducts an undercover operation amidst their infighting. On the side-lines a manipulative arms-dealer sees an opportunity to increase his bottom line and conspires with all the brothers. Above is a first look still from the movie.
Storyboard is introducing the movie to buyers this week during Afm. Currently in post-production, the film is produced by Guy J. Louthan and Rohit Karn Batra, and Jai Khanna of Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Writer/director/producer Rohit Karn Batra said, “Elisabeth and her team at Storyboard Media bring tremendous credibility,...
Line of Descent follows an established Indian mafia family after the death of their patriarch. Things brew to boiling point as his three sons go to war over the future of their criminal enterprise, while an accomplished cop conducts an undercover operation amidst their infighting. On the side-lines a manipulative arms-dealer sees an opportunity to increase his bottom line and conspires with all the brothers. Above is a first look still from the movie.
Storyboard is introducing the movie to buyers this week during Afm. Currently in post-production, the film is produced by Guy J. Louthan and Rohit Karn Batra, and Jai Khanna of Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Writer/director/producer Rohit Karn Batra said, “Elisabeth and her team at Storyboard Media bring tremendous credibility,...
- 11/4/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Well Go USA pounces on ’Freaks’, Magnolia takes ‘Aniara’.
The Toronto deal flow continued to trickle in after the busy first weekend as Well Go USA picked up multiple territories on Freaks and Magnolia pounced on Aniara.
Well Go USA closed a deal in the early hours of Monday (10) for North America, the UK, Australia/New Zealand, and Latin America on Tiff selection Freaks in a seven-figure deal.
Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky’s sci-fi thriller premiered in the Discovery section on Saturday and Well Go plans a theatrical release in 2019. It screens to the public on Monday night.
Emile Hirsch,...
The Toronto deal flow continued to trickle in after the busy first weekend as Well Go USA picked up multiple territories on Freaks and Magnolia pounced on Aniara.
Well Go USA closed a deal in the early hours of Monday (10) for North America, the UK, Australia/New Zealand, and Latin America on Tiff selection Freaks in a seven-figure deal.
Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky’s sci-fi thriller premiered in the Discovery section on Saturday and Well Go plans a theatrical release in 2019. It screens to the public on Monday night.
Emile Hirsch,...
- 9/10/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Sci-fi screens again to public on Monday night.
Well Go USA has closed a deal in the early hours of Monday (10) for North America, the UK, Australia/New Zealand, and Latin America on Tiff selection Freaks in a seven-figure deal.
Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky’s sci-fi thriller premiered in the Discovery section on Saturday and Well Go plans a theatrical release in 2019. It screens to the public on Monday night, and again on
Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew, and Lexy Kolker star in the story of a disturbed father who locks his seven-year-old daughter in a house,...
Well Go USA has closed a deal in the early hours of Monday (10) for North America, the UK, Australia/New Zealand, and Latin America on Tiff selection Freaks in a seven-figure deal.
Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky’s sci-fi thriller premiered in the Discovery section on Saturday and Well Go plans a theatrical release in 2019. It screens to the public on Monday night, and again on
Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew, and Lexy Kolker star in the story of a disturbed father who locks his seven-year-old daughter in a house,...
- 9/10/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: An all-night auction has resulted in Well Go USA taking English-speaking rights to Freaks for a deal in the $2 million range. Directed by Zach Lipovsky & Adam Stein from their script, the film is a genre-bending psychological thriller described as Room meets Monsters and underscores Well Go’s aspirations to elevate to the tastemaker space that distributors like Neon, A24 and Bleecker Street reside in. The film will get a theatrical release.
Freaks made its premiere Saturday night at the Toronto Film Festival.
Lexy Kolker plays a bold 7-year-old girl whose paranoid father (Emile Hirsch) teaches her to be afraid of the world, or even leaving the house. She bolts when he’s dozing and runs smack into an odd ice cream salesman (Bruce Dern) who entices her into his truck and introduces her into a dangerous world that is haunted by the threat of freaks that look normal but are markedly different.
Freaks made its premiere Saturday night at the Toronto Film Festival.
Lexy Kolker plays a bold 7-year-old girl whose paranoid father (Emile Hirsch) teaches her to be afraid of the world, or even leaving the house. She bolts when he’s dozing and runs smack into an odd ice cream salesman (Bruce Dern) who entices her into his truck and introduces her into a dangerous world that is haunted by the threat of freaks that look normal but are markedly different.
- 9/10/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
To celebrate the success of a variety of Game of Thrones merchandise, HBO is hosting a scavenger hunt for fans at Comic-Con starting on Wednesday, July 20th at 6:00pm! Also: Famous Monsters at Sdcc 2016, Tales of Poe DVD and Digital HD release details, and info on Spell on Wheels‘ first issue debut.
Game of Thrones Sdcc 2016 Scavenger Hunt Details: Press Release: “Wednesday, July 13, 2016 — HBO Global Licensing is excited to debut a wide array of new Game of Thrones products and convention exclusives at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, and to highlight some of its bestselling products released throughout the series’ run. To help celebrate, HBO is inviting fans to participate in a Comic-Con Scavenger Hunt, sending them on a quest to find some of the coolest Game of Thrones products available on the Comic-Con floor.
Starting Wednesday, July 20th, at 6 p.m. Pt when the convention floor opens for Preview Night,...
Game of Thrones Sdcc 2016 Scavenger Hunt Details: Press Release: “Wednesday, July 13, 2016 — HBO Global Licensing is excited to debut a wide array of new Game of Thrones products and convention exclusives at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, and to highlight some of its bestselling products released throughout the series’ run. To help celebrate, HBO is inviting fans to participate in a Comic-Con Scavenger Hunt, sending them on a quest to find some of the coolest Game of Thrones products available on the Comic-Con floor.
Starting Wednesday, July 20th, at 6 p.m. Pt when the convention floor opens for Preview Night,...
- 7/14/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
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Famous Monsters Publisher Philip Kim and Editor Ed Blair will be in attendance for this year’s Big Wow. They’ll be holding a booth where the new issue of Famous Monsters Presents Monster Attack Team will be available for sale, as well as other FM merchandise and exclusive giveaways. Philip Kim’s Post Apocalyptic feature film Downstream will be screening at the festival at 6Pm on Saturday.
Famous Monsters Publisher Philip Kim and Editor Ed Blair will be in attendance for this year’s Big Wow. They’ll be holding a booth where the new issue of Famous Monsters Presents Monster Attack Team will be available for sale, as well as other FM merchandise and exclusive giveaways. Philip Kim’s Post Apocalyptic feature film Downstream will be screening at the festival at 6Pm on Saturday.
- 5/10/2013
- by FM Overlord
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
This past weekend saw the first Famous Monsters/Imagi-Movies film festival. It was a fabulous 3 days of films and film makers, genre legends past and present, and devoted fans.
The festival started Friday with showing of the short and feature length films from amateur and student film makers entries. Also showing was a collection of Stephen King Dollar Baby’s, followed by a panel of film makers including Mick Garris and Mark L. Lester. The evening wrapped up with a showing of the original House on Haunted Hill and a showing of our very own Phil Kim’s post collapse Downstream.
Saturday fans got to meet with Victoria Price and Roger Corman as part of the Masque of Red Death panel. In the evening we all were treated with an amazing print of Dracula followed by a Q&A with Bela Legosi Jr. and Carla Leammle. The night ended with...
The festival started Friday with showing of the short and feature length films from amateur and student film makers entries. Also showing was a collection of Stephen King Dollar Baby’s, followed by a panel of film makers including Mick Garris and Mark L. Lester. The evening wrapped up with a showing of the original House on Haunted Hill and a showing of our very own Phil Kim’s post collapse Downstream.
Saturday fans got to meet with Victoria Price and Roger Corman as part of the Masque of Red Death panel. In the evening we all were treated with an amazing print of Dracula followed by a Q&A with Bela Legosi Jr. and Carla Leammle. The night ended with...
- 4/12/2011
- by Dave
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
“To a new world of gods and monsters!”
—Dr. Pretorious toasting the accomplishments of Dr. Frankenstein and himself in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Yes, here’s to a new world! Same as the old world.
And as scary Martha Stewart* would say, “That’s a Good thing.”
I was all ready with a column about “reality tv” and horror, but the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards were announced the other night and that piece was knocked into a cooked hat** by the news.
The Rondo Awards celebrate “classic” (read superannuated but enduring) and classic-style horror, and to a lesser extent, fantasy. So anything that comes out with Dracula and Frankenstein or a mummy in it (be it a magazine article, a film, art or a dvd release) is likely to be on the ballot. What is recognized has been defined most often by the sponsor of the Rondos, the Classic Horror Film Board,...
—Dr. Pretorious toasting the accomplishments of Dr. Frankenstein and himself in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Yes, here’s to a new world! Same as the old world.
And as scary Martha Stewart* would say, “That’s a Good thing.”
I was all ready with a column about “reality tv” and horror, but the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards were announced the other night and that piece was knocked into a cooked hat** by the news.
The Rondo Awards celebrate “classic” (read superannuated but enduring) and classic-style horror, and to a lesser extent, fantasy. So anything that comes out with Dracula and Frankenstein or a mummy in it (be it a magazine article, a film, art or a dvd release) is likely to be on the ballot. What is recognized has been defined most often by the sponsor of the Rondos, the Classic Horror Film Board,...
- 4/2/2011
- by Max Cheney
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Uncle Forry has been very active this month. In a New Yorker Magazine article by Daniel Zalewski, Monster-kid and maestro Guillermo Del Toro evokes Forry’s spirit and credits him as a big influence for him and other genre filmmakers. The Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy director has amassed a remarkable memorabilia collection of his own.
Make sure to follow this link to the article: Show The Monster – Guillermo del Toro’s Quest to get Amazing Monsters Onscreen. I thanked Gdt for bringing Forry back to us for a time in the article. His one-word e-mail response? “Yeah!” That says it all. Yeah!
"Tor Johnson, Forry Ackerman and Verne Langdon way back when ... "
Note: A big, “Hope You’re All Better” to Peter Jackson who reportedly had a recent hospital stay for stomach issues. We’re all wishing you’re 100% better by now. A fond farewell to two of Forry’s favorite femmes,...
Make sure to follow this link to the article: Show The Monster – Guillermo del Toro’s Quest to get Amazing Monsters Onscreen. I thanked Gdt for bringing Forry back to us for a time in the article. His one-word e-mail response? “Yeah!” That says it all. Yeah!
"Tor Johnson, Forry Ackerman and Verne Langdon way back when ... "
Note: A big, “Hope You’re All Better” to Peter Jackson who reportedly had a recent hospital stay for stomach issues. We’re all wishing you’re 100% better by now. A fond farewell to two of Forry’s favorite femmes,...
- 2/21/2011
- by GoJoeMoe
- DreadCentral.com
The new era of Famous Monsters of Filmland officially launched July, 2010 with a gathering of fans at Indianapolis’ Wyndham Indianapolis West hotel and the debut of the all-new FM #251. FM spoke to fans, celebs and volunteers to help write this (Cyclopean) eye-witness report.
Friday July 9
Publisher Phil Kim, FM magazine editor Jessie Lilley, editor-in-chief Michael Heisler, and a host of staff members begin their day before 7:00 a.m. to make the final preparations for the first time convention of the new FM. They are all aware that they have high expectations to meet. A large and successful horror convention had been held in Indianapolis in March, and they will be compared to a wide variety of horror-related conventions held around the country, as well as being judged against memories of previous Famous Monsters conventions in past decades by earlier owners of the famous name. At the same time as the FM con,...
Friday July 9
Publisher Phil Kim, FM magazine editor Jessie Lilley, editor-in-chief Michael Heisler, and a host of staff members begin their day before 7:00 a.m. to make the final preparations for the first time convention of the new FM. They are all aware that they have high expectations to meet. A large and successful horror convention had been held in Indianapolis in March, and they will be compared to a wide variety of horror-related conventions held around the country, as well as being judged against memories of previous Famous Monsters conventions in past decades by earlier owners of the famous name. At the same time as the FM con,...
- 8/10/2010
- by Max
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
So far on these Famous Monsters Convention updates, we’ve discussed a party celebrating Famous Monsters of Filmland’s grand return, a seminar for aspiring filmmakers, several panels featuring celebrity guests as well as a ton of movie screenings. If you haven’t purchased your ticket yet, then feel free to do so here. It will make your mother very happy (while you’re at it, give her a call why don’t you? She’s worried.)
Before I proceed, do me a favor and pretend that the next paragraph is being read to you by the late Don Lafontaine, will you? Thanks.
In a future where oil is scarce and America has been plunged into total chaos, a young man named Wes Keller (played by Jonathon Trent) tries to survive alone in a barren wasteland. Downstream is the first original film from the newly-reanimated Famous Monsters of Filmland and...
Before I proceed, do me a favor and pretend that the next paragraph is being read to you by the late Don Lafontaine, will you? Thanks.
In a future where oil is scarce and America has been plunged into total chaos, a young man named Wes Keller (played by Jonathon Trent) tries to survive alone in a barren wasteland. Downstream is the first original film from the newly-reanimated Famous Monsters of Filmland and...
- 6/16/2010
- by Ashleigh
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Big News: Billy Drago
Gather ‘round for some breaking Famous Monsters Convention news, everyone! Billy Drago will be making an ultra-rare convention appearance at FM Con. Stop by the Digital Film Expo where Drago will be signing autographs and answering any filmmaking questions you may have.
Moviegoers may recognize Drago for his uncanny ability to play a villain, something which he has perfected to almost an art, as can be seen in such films as 2006’s The Hills Have Eyes remake and 1987’s The Untouchables, in which Drago gave an unforgettable performance as the menacing henchman Frank Nitti. As Nitti, Drago played Al Capone’s right-hand man, terrorizing Treasury Department agent Eliot Ness and leaving a trail of corpses and chaos in his wake until he is finally killed by Ness.
With his wife Silvana Gallardo, Drago also co-created a series of videos called The Acting Class, which helps aspiring actors develop their skills.
Gather ‘round for some breaking Famous Monsters Convention news, everyone! Billy Drago will be making an ultra-rare convention appearance at FM Con. Stop by the Digital Film Expo where Drago will be signing autographs and answering any filmmaking questions you may have.
Moviegoers may recognize Drago for his uncanny ability to play a villain, something which he has perfected to almost an art, as can be seen in such films as 2006’s The Hills Have Eyes remake and 1987’s The Untouchables, in which Drago gave an unforgettable performance as the menacing henchman Frank Nitti. As Nitti, Drago played Al Capone’s right-hand man, terrorizing Treasury Department agent Eliot Ness and leaving a trail of corpses and chaos in his wake until he is finally killed by Ness.
With his wife Silvana Gallardo, Drago also co-created a series of videos called The Acting Class, which helps aspiring actors develop their skills.
- 6/5/2010
- by Ashleigh
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
The first feature film from Famous Monsters of Filmland is Downstream, written and directed by Philip Kim (with co-directors Simone Bartesaghi and Neil Kinsella), and it's having a sneak preview followed by a Q&A in Hollywood, CA on February 24th.
Downstream is one of the first handful of projects to be shot on the Red One camera for a modest budget, and the synopsis is as follows:
Wes Keller (Jonathon Trent) is a young man born to a world where oil has collapsed, the food supply has been wiped out, and cancer rates for women have skyrocketed, depleting the female population. In a barbaric environment where bio-fuel, batteries, bullets, and people are currency and marauders roam free, Wes tries to escape to a mythical world run on cold fusion -- "Plutopia", a place that may only exist in the mind.
The Bill Is Due. Downstream is a view of the not so distant future.
Downstream is one of the first handful of projects to be shot on the Red One camera for a modest budget, and the synopsis is as follows:
Wes Keller (Jonathon Trent) is a young man born to a world where oil has collapsed, the food supply has been wiped out, and cancer rates for women have skyrocketed, depleting the female population. In a barbaric environment where bio-fuel, batteries, bullets, and people are currency and marauders roam free, Wes tries to escape to a mythical world run on cold fusion -- "Plutopia", a place that may only exist in the mind.
The Bill Is Due. Downstream is a view of the not so distant future.
- 2/2/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Sometimes what is horrifying is not what happens to people, but what can happen to all of us in the future. Downstream is an an independent production that completed in 2008 and now an official movie poster is available along with the synopsis, which does not portray tomorrow as something to look forward to. In Downstream's future: "the food supply has been wiped out, and cancer rates for women have skyrocketed, depleting the female population." If that is not horrifying enough visit Quiet Earth to see the latest trailer that shows a world rampant in violence where central Wes Keller can only dream of hope and a better tomorrow.
A synopsis for Downstream here:
"Wes Keller is a young man living in a world where oil has collapsed, the food supply has been wiped out, and cancer rates for women have skyrocketed, depleting the female population. In a barbaric environment where bio fuel,...
A synopsis for Downstream here:
"Wes Keller is a young man living in a world where oil has collapsed, the food supply has been wiped out, and cancer rates for women have skyrocketed, depleting the female population. In a barbaric environment where bio fuel,...
- 12/31/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
A Downstream review by Charles F. Rosenay from Horror Happenings:
There are basically two types of post-apocalyptic genre films: one where we think there’s only one person left alive, and one where a whole new barbaric existence has evolved from society’s fall. Some are small works while others are grandiose better-known epics (Mad Max, 12 Monkeys, End of Days, Waterworld, 9, I Am Legend plus countless zombie films all come to mind, especially George Romero’s classics). We love all the zombie ones, because they’re reliable variations of a theme. Others, like Philip Kim’s Downstream, hit the road running and you never know what directions they’ll take.
Downstream may be the best post-apocalyptic film ever. It takes us past the end of the world as we know it, focusing on an atypical road-warrior-esque hero trying to find a utopian territory aptly called “Plutopia,” where a new, rebuilt...
There are basically two types of post-apocalyptic genre films: one where we think there’s only one person left alive, and one where a whole new barbaric existence has evolved from society’s fall. Some are small works while others are grandiose better-known epics (Mad Max, 12 Monkeys, End of Days, Waterworld, 9, I Am Legend plus countless zombie films all come to mind, especially George Romero’s classics). We love all the zombie ones, because they’re reliable variations of a theme. Others, like Philip Kim’s Downstream, hit the road running and you never know what directions they’ll take.
Downstream may be the best post-apocalyptic film ever. It takes us past the end of the world as we know it, focusing on an atypical road-warrior-esque hero trying to find a utopian territory aptly called “Plutopia,” where a new, rebuilt...
- 11/9/2009
- by Barrett
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Year: 2009
Directors: Simone Bartesaghi & Neil Kinsella
Writers: Philip Kim
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: projectcyclops
Rating: 6.9 out of 10
Simone Bartesaghi and Neil Kinsella direct a furious, apocalyptic and darkly satirical action film, written by Philip Kim, and starring Jonathon Trent and Elizabeth Roberts. The film, set somewhere in a nightmare America where both oil and water are in incredibly short supply, is a pretty low-budget affair, but don’t let that put you off, there’s some dynamite ideas going on here.
Downstream begins with a montage of society collapsing; oil and clean water are running out, virtually all women are succumbing to a mysterious new form of cancer which may stem from Gm crops, and the cities are no-go zones, as the populations spread out to the countryside for safety. It’s a clear nod to the opening of the great Soylent Green, with the images flickering faster and faster,...
Directors: Simone Bartesaghi & Neil Kinsella
Writers: Philip Kim
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: projectcyclops
Rating: 6.9 out of 10
Simone Bartesaghi and Neil Kinsella direct a furious, apocalyptic and darkly satirical action film, written by Philip Kim, and starring Jonathon Trent and Elizabeth Roberts. The film, set somewhere in a nightmare America where both oil and water are in incredibly short supply, is a pretty low-budget affair, but don’t let that put you off, there’s some dynamite ideas going on here.
Downstream begins with a montage of society collapsing; oil and clean water are running out, virtually all women are succumbing to a mysterious new form of cancer which may stem from Gm crops, and the cities are no-go zones, as the populations spread out to the countryside for safety. It’s a clear nod to the opening of the great Soylent Green, with the images flickering faster and faster,...
- 8/25/2009
- QuietEarth.us
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