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'The Office' series finale: John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer close out once-in-a-lifetime experience
16 May 2013 3:00 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
When Jenna Fischer was a little girl, she loved watching the hit NBC sitcom "Cheers" with her family and fantasizing about how much fun it would be to work as a member of a TV comedy ensemble like that. As luck would have it, that dream came true for her when she landed the plum role of Pam Beesly (later Halpert) on "The Office," the long-running comedy that finishes its nine-year run on the Peacock network with a one-hour finale on Thursday, May 16.
On that same night, when NBC begins an hour-long special that immediately precedes the final "Office" episode, Fischer will be making her New York theater debut in a much-anticipated work by A-list playwright Neil Labute, a career milestone any actress would covet -- and she knows she never would have gotten it without the years she put in at Dunder Mifflin, the fictional Scranton, Pa., paper company »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Casting: Neil Labute Enlists Ethan Hawke, Vera Farmiga For New Thriller; Logan Lerman Joins Brad Pitt For ‘Fury’
6 May 2013 4:06 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Logan Lerman might be known for the forgettable “Percy Jackson” films (a sequel arrives this summer), but he almost scored the coveted lead in “The Amazing Spider-Man” a few years ago and he impressed with his acting chops in “The Perks Of Being A Wallflower.” Casting directors and filmmakers have noticed. He’s getting called up into the big leagues and will join Brad Pitt and Shia Labeouf in the WWII tank thriller “Fury” that “End of Watch” filmmaker David Ayer is writing and directing for Sony Pictures. The movie is already set for a Fall 2014 release and it’s an interesting one because it will be Ayer’s first non police-centered movie. Let’s hope unlike the almost great “End Of Watch,” the visual material doesn’t stand in the way of a good story and strong dynamic. [Deadline] Now that Neil Labute is seemingly back on track after some »
- Edward Davis
'Some Girl(s)' trailer: Adam Brody is a Man with a (bad) plan -- Exclusive Video
6 May 2013 11:17 AM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Playwright Neil Labute is notorious for dredging the dark depths of the male psyche, and Some Girl(s) goes so far as to name its protagonist, if that’s the right word, merely as “Man.” In the movie, which premiered at SXSW in March, Adam Brody (The O.C.) plays the Man, a successful writer who thinks the best way to prep for his imminent wedding is a cross-country jaunt to reconnect with a quintet of his former lovers — Jennifer Morrison, Mía Maestro, Emily Watson, Zoe Kazan and Kristen Bell — to resolve old wounds. Or not.
This isn’t High Fidelity, »
- Jeff Labrecque
Hurt People Hurt People: Neil Labute & Alice Eve On The Intricate Roleplaying Of ‘Some Velvet Morning’
3 May 2013 9:03 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Since his award-winning debut feature “In the Company of Men” in 1997, Neil Labute has developed a diverse career that spans writing and directing for both the stage and screen. Depicting unsettling and often cruel relationships between men and women, his work can be difficult to stomach, but there is no denying his unique voice. Over the years, Labute has experimented with directing other people’s work, venturing into the horror (“The Wicker Man”), thriller (“Lakeview Terrace”) and comedy (“Nurse Betty,” “Death at a Funeral”) genres, to varying degrees of critical success. At the same time, he is a prolific playwright, with “The Mercy Seat,” “Fat Pig,” “reasons to be pretty,” and “The Shape of Things,” among others, making theatrical waves. Labute’s latest film, “Some Velvet Morning,” had its world premiere at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. Starring (only) Stanley Tucci (“The Hunger Games,” “The Devil Wears Prada”) and Alice Eve (“She's Out Of Your League, »
- Kristin McCracken
Casting Net: Jessica Chastain in talks to join Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar', more
2 May 2013 6:39 PM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
• Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) is reportedly in talks to join Christopher Nolan’s (The Dark Knight Rises) time-travel epic, Interstellar. She’d be joining a cast that currently includes Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey. Since she’s started getting more significant roles, Chastain has never really ventured into pure science fiction territory (we’re not counting Take Shelter). She famously dropped out of Oblivion when offered the Zero Dark Thirty role, so we’re excited for her to take on a new kind of film. The two-time Oscar nominee (The Help, Zero Dark Thirty) is currently filming Liv Ullmann »
- Lindsey Bahr
Neil Labute's 'Some Girl(s)' Is the First Live-Action Narrative to Self Release Via Vimeo-On-Demand
2 May 2013 1:50 PM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
The Neil Labute-penned comedy "Some Girl(s)" will be the first live-action narrative feature to be released exclusively on Vimeo, as part of the site's new Vimeo-On-Demand program that they launched at SXSW, where the film also premiered. Leeden Media turned down distribution offers to release the film on Vimeo and in select theaters on June 28. Read More: VOD for Everyone? Vimeo's Blake Whitman Tells Us About Opening Up Self-Distribution With Vimeo On Demand "The opportunity to go straight from artist to audience is the future and Vimeo is offering a fantastic new platform," producer and partner at Leeden Media Patty West said." We were inspired by Amanda Palmer and Shane Carruth, as well as, of course, one of the stars of our film, Kristen Bell, with her $5.7M Kickstarter campaign. These artists are doing it themselves and going directly to their audience. That’s really exciting for filmmakers. »
- Nigel M Smith
Kristen Bell, Adam Brody movie 'Some Girl(s)' gets online release June 28 via Vimeo
2 May 2013 1:47 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
"Some Girl(s)," a romantic comedy-drama starring Adam Brody, Kristen Bell and Jennifer Morrison, will be released June 28 on Vimeo's on demand video service.
Written by playwright and filmmaker Neil Labute and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer ("Party Girl"), "Girl(s)" debuted to positive notices at this year's South By Southwest Film Festival in March.
According to Deadline, producers Leeden Media decided to forgo traditional release routes to get the film to audiences faster and enjoy control over the marketing. Vimeo gives filmmakers the option to set their own prices, streaming periods and regions and offers a 90/10 profit split.
"Some Girl(s)" will be priced for sale at $10 with bonus features or for rental at $5. The film will also have a limited theatrical run in New York and Los Angeles beginning June 28.
Bell already has a close association with innovative new models for filmmakers thanks to the successful Kickstarter »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Hawke, Farmiga Join Labute's "Hope"
2 May 2013 9:07 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Ethan Hawke, Vera Farmiga and Emmanuellle Devos have joined Ed Harris in Neil Labute’s long-gestating 1970’s-set crime-thriller "The Geography of Hope" for Sundial Pictures and Boomdozer Inc.
The story follows two small time crooks (Hawke and Harris) who are keeping a low profile in a Baja resort after a heist goes wrong.
When they meet two women holidaying together (Farmiga and Devos), sparks fly romantically but tension builds when a large amount of cash is found in their room.
The discovery sets in motion a series of events that pits man against woman and friend against friend, leading to a bloody conclusion.
Stefan Nowicki, Joey Carey, Trace Sheehan and Tim Harms will produce. Shooting kicks off in Puerto Rico in January
Source: Screen Daily »
- Garth Franklin
Tribeca 2013: ‘Some Velvet Morning’ is a frustrating film in ways both good and bad
26 April 2013 10:02 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
USA, 2013
Written and Directed by Neil Labute
Like much of Neil Labute’s work, Some Velvet Morning takes on a highly discomforting situation and pushes it to extremes. It is a frustrating film in ways both good and bad. Labute’s execution of a two-person drama is a painstaking exercise in building anxiety, but as the tension slows ramps up, some minds are bound to wander.
Fred (Stanley Tucci) appears on Velvet’s (Alice Eve) doorstep one morning with an armful of luggage in tow. He announces that he has finally left his wife in order to be with her, a prospect Velvet appears less than thrilled about. What follows is a nasty contest of words and wills, one from which Velvet simply wants to extricate herself and Fred wants to resolve with dirty sex.
Over the course of their dispute, we learn that the lovers’ affair ended years ago, »
- Kenneth
TV Shingle Takes Unusual Tack With Neil Labute DirecTV Series
26 April 2013 3:00 PM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Producer Nick Hamm convinced playwright Neil Labute to create his first TV series by offering the lure of a low budget and a quick-and-dirty production cycle for an emerging premium channel. What’s not to like?
To Hamm, who heads L.A.-based Momentum Television, the birthing process for Labute’s “Full Circle” is an example of everything that is great about the unruly state of the content biz.
“We are living through the digital equivalent of the industrial revolution,” he said.
The Labute series earned an order for 10 half-hour episodes from DirecTV’s Audience Network. Momentum TV is part of Momentum Entertainment, owned by ad giant Interpublic Group.
Hamm, a seasoned film and legit director-producer, was recruited in late 2011 to launch a boutique production unit for programs that lend themselves to brand integration opportunities for clients of Ipg-owned agencies. The company’s first series, “Rogue,” bowed on Audience Network this month. »
- Cynthia Littleton
TV Shingle Takes Unusual Tack With Neil Labute DirecTV Series
26 April 2013 3:00 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Producer Nick Hamm convinced playwright Neil Labute to create his first TV series by offering the lure of a low budget and a quick-and-dirty production cycle for an emerging premium channel. What’s not to like?
To Hamm, who heads L.A.-based Momentum Television, the birthing process for Labute’s “Full Circle” is an example of everything that is great about the unruly state of the content biz.
“We are living through the digital equivalent of the industrial revolution,” he said.
The Labute series earned an order for 10 half-hour episodes from DirecTV’s Audience Network. Momentum TV is part of Momentum Entertainment, owned by ad giant Interpublic Group.
Hamm, a seasoned film and legit director-producer, was recruited in late 2011 to launch a boutique production unit for programs that lend themselves to brand integration opportunities for clients of Ipg-owned agencies. The company’s first series, “Rogue,” bowed on Audience Network this month. »
- Cynthia Littleton
Paul Rudd And Julianna Margulies Team Up Onstage
25 April 2013 1:33 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
New York — Julianna Margulies and Paul Rudd will team up as lovers for a one-night only benefit reading of Neil Labute's play "The Mercy Seat."
The off-Broadway company McC Theater said Thursday the reading will be held June 17 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Tickets are available from $75-$250 and go on sale to the general public May 7.
"The Mercy Seat" is set on the day after the 9/11 attacks in which a World Trade Center worker contemplates using the tragedy to run away and start a new life with his lover.
Margulies, the star of "The Good Wife," last appeared on an McC stage in 2002's "Intrigue with Faye." Rudd, of "Anchorman" fame, was on Broadway this season in "Grace."
The event celebrates McC's collaboration with Labute, who has had seven plays produced there over the last decade, including this spring's "Reasons to Be Happy."
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Online: http://www.mcctheater.org »
- AP
Neil Labute on Some Velvet Morning, French New Wave, and Wicker Man
25 April 2013 8:15 AM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Neil Labute's Some Velvet Morning premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this week, returning the writer-director to his more independent, dialogue-driven roots after a string of studio movies, including the notoriously bad Wicker Man remake, left fans scratching their heads. Velvet stars Stanley Tucci as Fred, a married man who shows up, bags packed, at the home of his former mistress (Alice Eve) four years after the two split up. It takes place entirely in one location and is another of Labute’s remarkably dark and barbed explorations of the war between the sexes. We sat down with him to talk about the new film, his fondness for French New Wave, and, yes, Wicker Man.You shot this in eight days. Is that the shortest time in which you’ve ever done a film?Yeah, In the Company of Men was eleven days. Of the four films that people »
- Bilge Ebiri
Tff 2013: Some Velvet Morning Review
23 April 2013 3:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
To say Some Velvet Morning is a different sort of film is an understatement. Its director, Neil Labute has maintained his status as a provacateur, ‘sit has characters that make you want to reach through the screen and choke to death, and a premise that doesn’t evoke any particular interest. Yet somehow, it’s one of the best films I’ve seen this year.
On a beautiful sunny morning, Velvet’s doorbell rings. When she opens her door to greet whomever is there, she discovers Fred. Fred is a former lover of Velvet’s whom she hasn’t spoken with in 4 years. He’s left his wife and wants to rekindle the flame between them that has long been extinguished, but there is more to their relationship than meets the eye.
There is something inherently charming about Some Velvet Morning. The film takes place in one apartment, with only two characters. »
- Damen Norton
Tribeca Review: Neil Labute Goes Back To Basics In Spartan, Scintillating 'Some Velvet Morning'
22 April 2013 7:01 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
When filmmakers find themselves in a rough place, they tend to dial back their productions, usually by necessity, but also as a refresher course in refueling the creative spirit. Playwright Neil Labute has had a rough go of it in his last few big-screen adventures: "Lakeview Terrace" was a half-baked contemporary thriller clearly made to fill the personal coffers, though one could argue it reflected an intriguing take on contemporary race relations in suburban communities. And remaking "Death At A Funeral" nearly shot-for-shot was always going to be a thankless task. The fact that these two films followed the misunderstood-but-still-questionable "Wicker Man" remake seems to point to a creative force in decline, at least onscreen -- Labute remains active in the world of shorts and stage, where his reputation has yet to be sullied. Now Labute returns with "Some Velvet Morning," and it's as stripped-down as a testy night off Broadway. »
- Gabe Toro
DirecTV Orders 10 Episodes of 'Full Circle,' an Original Drama Series From Neil Labute
19 April 2013 6:55 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
DirecTV premiered its first original scripted series "Rogue," an undercover cop drama starring Thandie Newton, on April 3. Now the satellite provider is upping its original programming game with "Full Circle," another scripted series, this one the television debut of Neil Labute. DirecTV's ordered 10 episodes of "Full Circle," a high concept half-hour series Labute created, is writing and will co-executive produce to air on DirecTV's exclusive Audience Network in the fall of 2013. The show is based on Arthur Schnitzler's classic play "La Ronde," which daisy-chained ten pairs of lovers up and down the social classes in ten scenes, starting and ending with the Whore. "La Ronde" has been much abused in recent film, with Fernando Meirelles' "360" and Alexis Lloyd's "30 Beats" attempting none-too-successfully to use the narrative format in a contemporary setting. Read More: Why Everyone Wants a Premium Drama: DirecTV's Chris Long Talks About Getting Into the Game With. »
- Alison Willmore
DirecTV Orders 10 Episodes of 'Full Circle,' an Original Drama Series From Neil Labute
19 April 2013 6:55 AM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
DirecTV premiered its first original scripted series "Rogue," an undercover cop drama starring Thandie Newton, on April 3. Now the satellite provider is upping its original programming game with "Full Circle," another scripted series, this one the television debut of Neil Labute. DirecTV's ordered 10 episodes of "Full Circle," a high concept half-hour series Labute created, is writing and will co-executive produce to air on DirecTV's exclusive Audience Network in the fall of 2013. The show is based on Arthur Schnitzler's classic play "La Ronde," which daisy-chained ten pairs of lovers up and down the social classes in ten scenes, starting and ending with the Whore. "La Ronde" has been much abused in recent film, with Fernando Meirelles' "360" and Alexis Lloyd's "30 Beats" attempting none-too-successfully to use the narrative format in a contemporary setting. Read More: Why Everyone Wants a Premium Drama: DirecTV's Chris Long Talks About Getting Into the Game With. »
- Alison Willmore
DirecTV Orders Neil Labute’s Television Debut
17 April 2013 7:29 PM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Film director and playwright Neil Labute (In the Company of Men, reasons to be pretty, the remakes of The Wicker Man and Death at a Funeral) is set to see his series debut on DirecTV. The network has ordered ten episodes of Full Circle, which "examines the human condition and relationships through a series of conversations between eleven people whose lives, unbeknownst to them, are intertwined." Labute wrote and will co-executive produce; the show will premiere this autumn. »
- Zach Dionne
DirecTV Orders Neil Labute Drama Series 'Full Circle'
17 April 2013 4:35 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
DirecTV has moved forward on "In the Company of Men" screenwriter Neil Labute's first television series, "Full Circle." The digital entertainment company has ordered 10 episodes of the drama, which "examines the human condition and relationships through a series of conversations between 11 people whose lives, unbeknownst to them, are intertwined" in a tech-heavy world. Production will take place at Directv's Los Angeles Broadcasting Center and is set to begin this summer. The series will air on Directv's Audience channel in Fall 2013. Also read: DirecTV Strikes Deal to Carry Time Warner Cable's Sports »
- Jethro Nededog
TVLine Items: Friends Boss Nixes Reunion Talk, Covert Scoop, Exes' Clueless Twist and More
17 April 2013 11:56 AM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Could this Friends reunion rumor be any more untrue?
“I’m going to clear this up,” Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman told E! News Monday night, “it’s not happening!”
Essentially putting the kibosh on any reunion ever, televised or otherwise, Kauffman explained, “Friends was about that time in your life when your friends are your family and once you have a family, there’s no need anymore.”
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- Megan Masters
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