There's nothing like a "Top 10 Movies of the Year" list to make me realize just how deeply cursed the United Kingdom is when it comes to movie distribution.
"Tár"? I don't know her, and won't get the chance until midway through January. "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On"? Sounds cute! I look forward to checking it out in February, seven months after the United States release. "Pearl"? It would be faster to import the U.S. Blu-ray than to wait for the UK theatrical release in March of 2023. "On the Count of Three"? There's seemingly no intention of releasing Jerrod Carmichael's feature directorial debut over here at all. Somehow, and I don't know how, Brexit is to blame for this.
Fortunately, every now and then, a movie does manage to make the journey across the Atlantic to bless our humble screens. This year brought some true gems from the U.
"Tár"? I don't know her, and won't get the chance until midway through January. "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On"? Sounds cute! I look forward to checking it out in February, seven months after the United States release. "Pearl"? It would be faster to import the U.S. Blu-ray than to wait for the UK theatrical release in March of 2023. "On the Count of Three"? There's seemingly no intention of releasing Jerrod Carmichael's feature directorial debut over here at all. Somehow, and I don't know how, Brexit is to blame for this.
Fortunately, every now and then, a movie does manage to make the journey across the Atlantic to bless our humble screens. This year brought some true gems from the U.
- 12/30/2022
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
When Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca launched "Star Wars: Darth Vader" in 2015 for Marvel Comics, the veteran comic creators set up the former Anakin Skywalker as almost a Bizzaro Luke Skywalker, complete with an interesting cast of characters from across a galaxy far, far away. Among them were criminal archeologist Doctor Aphra and droids BT-1 and 0-0-0, who are kind of like the evil R2-D2 and C-3Po. Plus, just as Luke had his trusty Rookie friend Chewbacca, Vader crosses paths with Wookie bounty hunter Black Krrsantan when the Hutts hire him and Boba Fett to aid the Sith Lord with his missions on Tatooine.
However, after appearing in other areas of the House of Ideas' "Star Wars" line of comics, Krrsantan would surface again in the second episode of "The Book of Boba Fett" on Disney+. This time, he was pitted against his former partner after Fett...
However, after appearing in other areas of the House of Ideas' "Star Wars" line of comics, Krrsantan would surface again in the second episode of "The Book of Boba Fett" on Disney+. This time, he was pitted against his former partner after Fett...
- 12/16/2022
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
"Werewolf By Night" has arrived on Disney+ just in time for the spooky season and luckily, it rules/ The Marvel special stars Gael Garcia Bernal as Jack Russell, a man who transforms into the titular beast under the light of the full moon. Other notable Marvel characters appearing in the special are Elsa Bloodstone (Laura Donnelly) and Ted Sallis (Carey Jones), aka Man-Thing — who looks amazing by the way. The special is a bold swing for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, something that has felt increasingly rare as of late, and director/composer Michael Giacchino has brought this formerly unexplored corner of Marvel Comics to brilliant life.
Comics got increasingly weird throughout the '50s and '60s as creators struggled to work around the harsh restrictions imposed by the Comics Code Authority — seriously, some of those stories are wild! By the '70s, the Cca had relaxed a bit and...
Comics got increasingly weird throughout the '50s and '60s as creators struggled to work around the harsh restrictions imposed by the Comics Code Authority — seriously, some of those stories are wild! By the '70s, the Cca had relaxed a bit and...
- 10/10/2022
- by Jamie Gerber
- Slash Film
If you haven't seen "Werewolf By Night," there are major spoilers for the special ahead!
Marvel's "Werewolf By Night" is exciting for a multitude of reasons. It's a fun directorial debut from an expert film composer Michael Giacchino, adopting the aesthetics and paying tribute to 1940s creature features, and calling back to the tradition of Marvel Cinematic Universe one-shots. Dubbed a "Marvel Studios' Special Presentation," it sets up a format of shorter one-off stories in the mold of an hour-long TV special.
If "Werewolf by Night" is a good example of what they're aiming to do with the format, it might lead to more exciting genre and stylistic experiments in the MCU down the line. The story follows an unlikely werewolf hero, Jack Russell (Gael García Bernal), and his infiltration of a cabal of monster hunters and their deadly competition to decide the rightful heir of a powerful relic, the Bloodstone.
Marvel's "Werewolf By Night" is exciting for a multitude of reasons. It's a fun directorial debut from an expert film composer Michael Giacchino, adopting the aesthetics and paying tribute to 1940s creature features, and calling back to the tradition of Marvel Cinematic Universe one-shots. Dubbed a "Marvel Studios' Special Presentation," it sets up a format of shorter one-off stories in the mold of an hour-long TV special.
If "Werewolf by Night" is a good example of what they're aiming to do with the format, it might lead to more exciting genre and stylistic experiments in the MCU down the line. The story follows an unlikely werewolf hero, Jack Russell (Gael García Bernal), and his infiltration of a cabal of monster hunters and their deadly competition to decide the rightful heir of a powerful relic, the Bloodstone.
- 10/8/2022
- by Tyler Llewyn Taing
- Slash Film
After seven action-packed episodes, "The Book of Boba Fett" officially came to a close on Feb. 9. Its grand finale sees Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) teaming up with their allies like the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and Krrsantan (Carey Jones) to take down the Pyke syndicate, who took control over Tatooine along with the help of the ruthless bounty hunter Cad Bane (Corey Burton/Dorian Kingi). Just when the gang believe the Pykes outnumber them, they get surprise reinforcements from the people of Freetown (formerly known as Mos Pelgo). Grogu, aka Baby Yoda, also aids in the battle by damaging a Scorpenek droid and putting Boba's rancor to sleep using the Force.
After the team successfully free Tatooine, an end-credits scene reveals one of Boba and Mando's allies, who was presumed dead, is actually still alive. So, who is it? Here's what to know about the postcredits...
After the team successfully free Tatooine, an end-credits scene reveals one of Boba and Mando's allies, who was presumed dead, is actually still alive. So, who is it? Here's what to know about the postcredits...
- 2/10/2022
- by Michele Mendez
- Popsugar.com
A new Wookiee entered the Star Wars scene with a warm welcome from Angie Mayhew, the widow of Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew.
On Wednesday Angie Mayhew tweeted a “warmest Wookiee welcome” to Carey Jones, who plays the “fierce Black Krrsantan” in Disney+’s The Book of Boba Fett. Jones’s Black Krrsantan, who first appeared in the series’ second episode, is the latest Wookiee following in the steps of the late Mayhew’s Chewbacca.
“You have some giant shoes to fill, welcome to the Wookiee family,” Angie Mayhew tweeted via the Peter Mayhew Foundation’s official Twitter account. “Peter would have loved seeing a Wookiee truly unleashed!”
Carey joins Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen in the Disney+ spinoff series. The Book of Boba Fett, which premiered on Dec. 29, finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of...
On Wednesday Angie Mayhew tweeted a “warmest Wookiee welcome” to Carey Jones, who plays the “fierce Black Krrsantan” in Disney+’s The Book of Boba Fett. Jones’s Black Krrsantan, who first appeared in the series’ second episode, is the latest Wookiee following in the steps of the late Mayhew’s Chewbacca.
“You have some giant shoes to fill, welcome to the Wookiee family,” Angie Mayhew tweeted via the Peter Mayhew Foundation’s official Twitter account. “Peter would have loved seeing a Wookiee truly unleashed!”
Carey joins Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen in the Disney+ spinoff series. The Book of Boba Fett, which premiered on Dec. 29, finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of...
- 1/26/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
What’s Wookiee for “Attaboy”?
The widow of Peter Mayhew, the 7-foot-2 Brit who famously originated the role of Chewbacca in the original Star Wars trilogy, has extended a warm welcome to The Book of Boba Fett‘s Carey Jones, who in Episode 2 of the Disney+ series made his first appearance as the gladiator-turned-bounty hunter Wookiee named Krrsantan.
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The widow of Peter Mayhew, the 7-foot-2 Brit who famously originated the role of Chewbacca in the original Star Wars trilogy, has extended a warm welcome to The Book of Boba Fett‘s Carey Jones, who in Episode 2 of the Disney+ series made his first appearance as the gladiator-turned-bounty hunter Wookiee named Krrsantan.
More from TVLineWill Book of Boba Fett's Next Episode Possibly Bring Back Grogu?Boba Fett Recap: The Last Starfighter -- Who Is Here to Offer Some Muscle?Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series Officially a Go at Disney+ -- Watch Author Rick Riordan...
- 1/26/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Despite being an overall upbeat episode last night, The Walking Dead still had a pretty high body count. You can’t create a cohesive post-apocalyptic community without breaking a few eggs…or something. But just how did the show pull off that one gruesome effect? Executive producer and SFX wizard Greg Nicotero took to social media to explain. Warning: Spoilers For The Mid-season Premiere Of The Walking Dead Beyond This Point. After getting off to a great start — all things considered — everything took a turn for the deadly when Sam lost it mid-zombie escape. The moment spiraled out of control as one after the other, the entire Anderson family went down. The only problem? Jessie was still holding Carl’s hand, forcing Rick to hack his pseudo-girlfriend’s arm off to save his son. The Walking Dead has never shied away from gore and this was no exception. But how did they make it work?...
- 2/15/2016
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
This year the Art House Convergence has seen a huge jump in attendance. Eleven years ago when Sundance initiated the Art House Convergence a small handful of arthouse theater owners were in attendance. Five years ago when I began coming, there were more exhibitors plus the distributors of art house cinema began to come to chat and discuss their offerings. The congenial mix of the two charmed me. It reminded me of the early days of Sundance in the late 80s when acquisitions execs all knew and liked each other and we were able to cover all the ground without stress.
This year there were so many more people - about 600 total - including vendors of everything an exhibitor must need plus a parallel event of the Film Festival Alliance, a great initiative of Ifp established in 2010 in which festivals get together to discuss mutual interests.
The confluence of the smaller regional festivals and the art house theaters is a natural fit since the festivals are held in the theaters and bring in the community, obviously a desired outcome of art house exhibitors. All that combined makes for a much larger event than ever before and points toward even greater growth for Ahc, something perhaps to be desired but also something which perhaps will not be quite so welcoming for newcomers as the earlier events.
The topics covered in the break out sessions are a large part about the logistics of U.S. art house operations from creating fan bases and membership. Another large part focuses on festival logistics from starting a film festival – and here I want to give a plug to Jon Gann, the founder of DC Shorts Film Festival for his new book, So, You Want to Start a Film Festival: Conversations with Top Festival Creators -- to the panel “Conversation with Sundance Senior Manager Adam Montgomery” in which Montgomery discussed Sundance’s process of accepting submissions, the work flow, planning, technology, usage tips and more.
Some awards by way of recognition to those who established indies as a going concern and are keeping it going through their hard work and devotion were Gary Meyer, founder of Landmark Theaters in 1975, Jan Klingenhofer and Chapin Cutter.
Niches and small business introducing themselves included the former Emerging Pictures executive Barry Rebo with his new startup CineConductor, along with his international partner Ymagis. The service for a $75 per month fee allows theaters to download unlimited DCPs (The Digital Cinema Package is a collection of digital files used to store and convey digital cinema (DC) audio, image, and data streams.) from all distributors – an easy and cheaper way for theaters to show more films at various times during the week.
Barry Rebo of CineConductor says, “We had a terrific Art House Convergence. We arrived with 51 high profile arthouse members and left with close to 65, maybe more once we re-connect with ones now tied up at the actual festival.
Current venues are both evangelizing our value to new venues and lobbying rights holders to deliver their booked film via the CineConductor service rather than hard drives. It not only save the venues money it makes their day-to-day operations ever more efficient.
We also have two high profile international film agencies we are servicing via the portal - UniFrance’s ongoing Young French Cinema 2 and Tiff & TeleFilm Canada’s upcoming See The North series.
More information about CineConductor: Click this link.
Considering we only debuted the system - really a 'soft opening' - at last year’s Ahc and connected the first batch of venues beginning in June of ‘15 getting to 51 quality sites by the end of the first indicates the service is being seen as being both highly cost effective (venues join on a Network Access Fee basis - no charge for equipment and only $75.00 per month for Unlimited Dcp deliveries of Specialty Film & Event Cinema programs offered by their rights holder via CineConductor.
Rights Holders (Rh) - traditional distribution companies; international film advocacy groups; international sales agents; the filmmakers themselves pay nothing today to post on the CineConductor portal. They pay only $50.00 per feature Dcp delivery Includes Kdm if requested) and $10.00 per Dcp trailer set (flat and scope) once they accept an engagement directly from a participating venue. It’s a great deal for both the exhibition and distribution sides of the arthouse field.
For the broader arthouse community - exhibitors, distributors and audiences - our decision to go this way was based on our belief that by offering a flat fee, more valuable content is made available on more screens. More onscreen diversity will drive a more diverse audience. I’m happy to report it’s already working as planned.
What we have created is truly and international platform. My investor/ parent company, Ymagis, is Paris-based and operates all across Europe. See www.ymagis.com "
Another endeavor of note is Benjamin Oberman’s (Film Festival Flix) mountain climbing film “Citadel” around which he can mobilize literally millions of outdoors sports folk through organizations he has formed alliances with in every region of the U.S. This type of specialized distribution is one excellent way into the future! Compared to his development of this last year, he has moved miles ahead.
Another to watch is Bobbi Thompson as she creates pop-up theaters in studio spaces with art exhibition for adults with learning disabilities and other handicaps.
An example of the new types of festivals is that of Gary Meyer, always a pioneer from his launching of Landmark theaters, of animation showcases, of Telluride Film Festival programming to his newest, Eat Drink Films. Based in a San Francisco his site discusses film and food and hosts recently Real Food Media also announced the launch of its third-annual contest with a call for submissions of super-short films on underreported issues, unique change-makers and creative solutions to foster a broad, public conversation about solving our global food system’s most intractable problems – from hunger to diet-related illnesses to environmental crises.
And Ahc has gone international. Last year a few folks from France, Europa Cinemas and the U.S. in Progress in Poland (American Film Festival’s Ula Sniegowska) and in France (Adeline Monzier of Unifrance) were here. This year they are here again and joined by Brigitte Hubmann of Telefilm Canada with film packages available directly to theaters via Barry Rebo’s CineConductor, a model that German films and all other national film entities should emulate. Also attending this year is Europa International, a consortium of 40 European international sales agents from 13 European countries looking to find direct outlets to theaters without the distribution middleman. This will become increasingly important at Netflix swopes down on worldwide digital rights acquisitions. TrustNordisk’s head of sales, Susan Wendt from Denmark represented Europa International here.
Europa International’s panel presented European case studies on ways to attract new audiences in the era of social media with an eye toward directing young people towards “quality” cinema and fostering critical minds while forming partnership strategies included Justin Camileri of Euro Media Forum, Fatima Djoumer of Europa Cinemas, Matts Gillmor of Palladium, Elisa Giovannelli of Cineteca Bologna and Justyna Kociszewska of Kino Lab.
U.S. distributor Neil Friedman’s Menemsha Films is here with the Jonathan Pryce film “Dough” a funny and feel-good trans-cultural mix proving ‘you don’t have to be Jewish’ to love this film. Representing Menemsha at Ahc is former United King acquisitions executive from Israel, Oded Horowitz, who has now moved to California with his partner and their 6 year old twin girls. Diarah N’Daw-Spech of ArtMattan is here among now old friends managing to inject some diversity into a little too homogenous population of film lovers.
This place is full of 'our' people, that is, we-the-now-older generation who got this thing going in the 80s: those I mentioned above plus Paul Cohen, Ira Deutchman, Anne Thompson, Mj Pekos (Dada Films), Larry Greenberg (Momentum/ eOne), Richard Abramowitz (Abramarama), Cary Jones (IFC), Peter Baxter (Slamdance), Peter Becker (Janus) (who was a young one when we began but was there - and our sympathy to him for his father’s passing… whose colleague Jonathan Turrell whose father Saul in those days in print distribution at Janus Films was one of New York’s most colorful figures), Ron Diamond (Animation Show of Shows), Peter Belsito (SydneysBuzz), Mark Fishkin (California Film Institute), Christian Gaines (ArtPrize), Larry Kardish (Board member and former head of NY Film Society, Lincoln Center, now with Chatham Film Club), Greg Laemmle of Laemmle Theaters, Los Angeles’ preeminent indie arthouse started by his grandfather Carl Laemmle, former head of Universal (!), Richard Lorber (Kino Lorber), Scott Mansfield (monterey media), Mike Thomas (Theatre Properties) and Michael Donaldson (Donaldson & Callif).
After the panel “Why Critics Matter: A Conversation with Anne Thompson and Sam Adams” moderated by Ira Deutchman, a discussion of contemporary film criticism and its importance within the independent exhibition community created a flurry of comments on the Ahc newsletter which you can read along with other year round commentaries of importance by subscribing to Google Groups "Art House Convergence". Sam Adams himself writes,
“In a national survey covering 25 art house theaters and 20,000 patrons, Avenue Isr's Woody Smith said that reviews were the third-most important tool in drawing audiences to theaters, just behind recommendations from friends. (Most-effective, by a wide margin: trailers.) 41 percent of respondents listed print reviews among the most important factors, with online reviews at 35 percent, although the former number drops dramatically when limited to viewers 35 or younger.
Speaking anecdotally to me, many exhibitors told me that Rotten Tomatoes plays a huge role in what films audiences select. In one medium-sized market, the local paper, which no longer employs its own critics, uses the Tomatometer to decide which review to pull from the wire services: If it's "fresh," they run a positive review; if it's "rotten," they run a pan. By pretty much any measure, that's a huge dereliction of duty — not to mention incredibly lazy journalistic practice — but the good news is that same exhibitor sought me out later to tell me he going to start a criticism contest for local students, bringing back dialogue to a community that's lost an outlet for those voices.”
At Ahc with a new panel discussion, one most worthy of notice is Hollie Mahadeo, General Manager of Enzian Theater in Maitland Florida. Her initiative, Starting Young: Hooking Youth on Cinema, discussed cultivating the next generation of filmgoers and film lovers. Amy Averett of Alamo Drafthouse, Mats Gillmor of Palladium and Hollie Mahadeo of Enzian spoke of their successes in this crucial area.
Hollie has spent 17 years building a home for youth in cinema. Art houses do not generally think about kids because the ones working in them are usually young and single and the ones attending them are usually grandparents. As Hollie and her colleagues grew, they married and now have children and so are concerned with how cinema and their own children will interact. Six years ago their audience was all over 40 and so they began programming to get 20-somethings in.
Then they started courting the children with their Peanut Butter Matinees, programming films to appeal to the children and their parents, like “Neverending Story”. These monthly matinees work well for parents with children from five to ten years who would not ordinarily go to cinemas. The room seats 220 but is filled with tables and chairs so some play while others eat and others sit enraptured by the cinema. They have 1,200 screenings in a year and are a $3.5 million organization in all.
The Peanut Butter Matinee has a kid friendly menu, balloons to take away, raffles to take part in and the film, always projected digitally. It has grown to special holiday celebrations for Christmas, Halloween, Easter and the children have also grown. The events are free for children under 12; all others buy $8 tickets.
Amy of Alamo states that it is cheaper to bring kids to the movies than to hire a babysitter.
Enzion has also instituted a Filmmaking Camp, a summer day camp now in its seventh year. It began as a one-week camp for 10 kids but now has a four-week camp, Thirty-two kids go to a two-week session in Camp 1 and another 32 go to a second two-week session. They have temporary staff of two filmmakers who bring in the equipment and one head instructor, a teacher from a local film school and a counselor to help with the scheduling, meals, and other issues. There are volunteer filmmakers from college and a junior counselor program for kids too old to be campers but too young to be filmmakers (yet). The oldest graduate of the camp is now in high school and looking at film schools. The youngest camper is in the fifth grade. At the end of the camp there are at least two world premiers.
Now they also have youth acting Programs. For grades 2 through 12, classes are held after school twice a week.
All in all, the Ahc was full and fun. The cold was bitter and when we left to go down the road to Sundance, about half of us were nursing our first winter colds which made for an even more fun filled Sundance Film Festival…well for me at least, my low energy level was no match of the excitement of the festival this year.
This year there were so many more people - about 600 total - including vendors of everything an exhibitor must need plus a parallel event of the Film Festival Alliance, a great initiative of Ifp established in 2010 in which festivals get together to discuss mutual interests.
The confluence of the smaller regional festivals and the art house theaters is a natural fit since the festivals are held in the theaters and bring in the community, obviously a desired outcome of art house exhibitors. All that combined makes for a much larger event than ever before and points toward even greater growth for Ahc, something perhaps to be desired but also something which perhaps will not be quite so welcoming for newcomers as the earlier events.
The topics covered in the break out sessions are a large part about the logistics of U.S. art house operations from creating fan bases and membership. Another large part focuses on festival logistics from starting a film festival – and here I want to give a plug to Jon Gann, the founder of DC Shorts Film Festival for his new book, So, You Want to Start a Film Festival: Conversations with Top Festival Creators -- to the panel “Conversation with Sundance Senior Manager Adam Montgomery” in which Montgomery discussed Sundance’s process of accepting submissions, the work flow, planning, technology, usage tips and more.
Some awards by way of recognition to those who established indies as a going concern and are keeping it going through their hard work and devotion were Gary Meyer, founder of Landmark Theaters in 1975, Jan Klingenhofer and Chapin Cutter.
Niches and small business introducing themselves included the former Emerging Pictures executive Barry Rebo with his new startup CineConductor, along with his international partner Ymagis. The service for a $75 per month fee allows theaters to download unlimited DCPs (The Digital Cinema Package is a collection of digital files used to store and convey digital cinema (DC) audio, image, and data streams.) from all distributors – an easy and cheaper way for theaters to show more films at various times during the week.
Barry Rebo of CineConductor says, “We had a terrific Art House Convergence. We arrived with 51 high profile arthouse members and left with close to 65, maybe more once we re-connect with ones now tied up at the actual festival.
Current venues are both evangelizing our value to new venues and lobbying rights holders to deliver their booked film via the CineConductor service rather than hard drives. It not only save the venues money it makes their day-to-day operations ever more efficient.
We also have two high profile international film agencies we are servicing via the portal - UniFrance’s ongoing Young French Cinema 2 and Tiff & TeleFilm Canada’s upcoming See The North series.
More information about CineConductor: Click this link.
Considering we only debuted the system - really a 'soft opening' - at last year’s Ahc and connected the first batch of venues beginning in June of ‘15 getting to 51 quality sites by the end of the first indicates the service is being seen as being both highly cost effective (venues join on a Network Access Fee basis - no charge for equipment and only $75.00 per month for Unlimited Dcp deliveries of Specialty Film & Event Cinema programs offered by their rights holder via CineConductor.
Rights Holders (Rh) - traditional distribution companies; international film advocacy groups; international sales agents; the filmmakers themselves pay nothing today to post on the CineConductor portal. They pay only $50.00 per feature Dcp delivery Includes Kdm if requested) and $10.00 per Dcp trailer set (flat and scope) once they accept an engagement directly from a participating venue. It’s a great deal for both the exhibition and distribution sides of the arthouse field.
For the broader arthouse community - exhibitors, distributors and audiences - our decision to go this way was based on our belief that by offering a flat fee, more valuable content is made available on more screens. More onscreen diversity will drive a more diverse audience. I’m happy to report it’s already working as planned.
What we have created is truly and international platform. My investor/ parent company, Ymagis, is Paris-based and operates all across Europe. See www.ymagis.com "
Another endeavor of note is Benjamin Oberman’s (Film Festival Flix) mountain climbing film “Citadel” around which he can mobilize literally millions of outdoors sports folk through organizations he has formed alliances with in every region of the U.S. This type of specialized distribution is one excellent way into the future! Compared to his development of this last year, he has moved miles ahead.
Another to watch is Bobbi Thompson as she creates pop-up theaters in studio spaces with art exhibition for adults with learning disabilities and other handicaps.
An example of the new types of festivals is that of Gary Meyer, always a pioneer from his launching of Landmark theaters, of animation showcases, of Telluride Film Festival programming to his newest, Eat Drink Films. Based in a San Francisco his site discusses film and food and hosts recently Real Food Media also announced the launch of its third-annual contest with a call for submissions of super-short films on underreported issues, unique change-makers and creative solutions to foster a broad, public conversation about solving our global food system’s most intractable problems – from hunger to diet-related illnesses to environmental crises.
And Ahc has gone international. Last year a few folks from France, Europa Cinemas and the U.S. in Progress in Poland (American Film Festival’s Ula Sniegowska) and in France (Adeline Monzier of Unifrance) were here. This year they are here again and joined by Brigitte Hubmann of Telefilm Canada with film packages available directly to theaters via Barry Rebo’s CineConductor, a model that German films and all other national film entities should emulate. Also attending this year is Europa International, a consortium of 40 European international sales agents from 13 European countries looking to find direct outlets to theaters without the distribution middleman. This will become increasingly important at Netflix swopes down on worldwide digital rights acquisitions. TrustNordisk’s head of sales, Susan Wendt from Denmark represented Europa International here.
Europa International’s panel presented European case studies on ways to attract new audiences in the era of social media with an eye toward directing young people towards “quality” cinema and fostering critical minds while forming partnership strategies included Justin Camileri of Euro Media Forum, Fatima Djoumer of Europa Cinemas, Matts Gillmor of Palladium, Elisa Giovannelli of Cineteca Bologna and Justyna Kociszewska of Kino Lab.
U.S. distributor Neil Friedman’s Menemsha Films is here with the Jonathan Pryce film “Dough” a funny and feel-good trans-cultural mix proving ‘you don’t have to be Jewish’ to love this film. Representing Menemsha at Ahc is former United King acquisitions executive from Israel, Oded Horowitz, who has now moved to California with his partner and their 6 year old twin girls. Diarah N’Daw-Spech of ArtMattan is here among now old friends managing to inject some diversity into a little too homogenous population of film lovers.
This place is full of 'our' people, that is, we-the-now-older generation who got this thing going in the 80s: those I mentioned above plus Paul Cohen, Ira Deutchman, Anne Thompson, Mj Pekos (Dada Films), Larry Greenberg (Momentum/ eOne), Richard Abramowitz (Abramarama), Cary Jones (IFC), Peter Baxter (Slamdance), Peter Becker (Janus) (who was a young one when we began but was there - and our sympathy to him for his father’s passing… whose colleague Jonathan Turrell whose father Saul in those days in print distribution at Janus Films was one of New York’s most colorful figures), Ron Diamond (Animation Show of Shows), Peter Belsito (SydneysBuzz), Mark Fishkin (California Film Institute), Christian Gaines (ArtPrize), Larry Kardish (Board member and former head of NY Film Society, Lincoln Center, now with Chatham Film Club), Greg Laemmle of Laemmle Theaters, Los Angeles’ preeminent indie arthouse started by his grandfather Carl Laemmle, former head of Universal (!), Richard Lorber (Kino Lorber), Scott Mansfield (monterey media), Mike Thomas (Theatre Properties) and Michael Donaldson (Donaldson & Callif).
After the panel “Why Critics Matter: A Conversation with Anne Thompson and Sam Adams” moderated by Ira Deutchman, a discussion of contemporary film criticism and its importance within the independent exhibition community created a flurry of comments on the Ahc newsletter which you can read along with other year round commentaries of importance by subscribing to Google Groups "Art House Convergence". Sam Adams himself writes,
“In a national survey covering 25 art house theaters and 20,000 patrons, Avenue Isr's Woody Smith said that reviews were the third-most important tool in drawing audiences to theaters, just behind recommendations from friends. (Most-effective, by a wide margin: trailers.) 41 percent of respondents listed print reviews among the most important factors, with online reviews at 35 percent, although the former number drops dramatically when limited to viewers 35 or younger.
Speaking anecdotally to me, many exhibitors told me that Rotten Tomatoes plays a huge role in what films audiences select. In one medium-sized market, the local paper, which no longer employs its own critics, uses the Tomatometer to decide which review to pull from the wire services: If it's "fresh," they run a positive review; if it's "rotten," they run a pan. By pretty much any measure, that's a huge dereliction of duty — not to mention incredibly lazy journalistic practice — but the good news is that same exhibitor sought me out later to tell me he going to start a criticism contest for local students, bringing back dialogue to a community that's lost an outlet for those voices.”
At Ahc with a new panel discussion, one most worthy of notice is Hollie Mahadeo, General Manager of Enzian Theater in Maitland Florida. Her initiative, Starting Young: Hooking Youth on Cinema, discussed cultivating the next generation of filmgoers and film lovers. Amy Averett of Alamo Drafthouse, Mats Gillmor of Palladium and Hollie Mahadeo of Enzian spoke of their successes in this crucial area.
Hollie has spent 17 years building a home for youth in cinema. Art houses do not generally think about kids because the ones working in them are usually young and single and the ones attending them are usually grandparents. As Hollie and her colleagues grew, they married and now have children and so are concerned with how cinema and their own children will interact. Six years ago their audience was all over 40 and so they began programming to get 20-somethings in.
Then they started courting the children with their Peanut Butter Matinees, programming films to appeal to the children and their parents, like “Neverending Story”. These monthly matinees work well for parents with children from five to ten years who would not ordinarily go to cinemas. The room seats 220 but is filled with tables and chairs so some play while others eat and others sit enraptured by the cinema. They have 1,200 screenings in a year and are a $3.5 million organization in all.
The Peanut Butter Matinee has a kid friendly menu, balloons to take away, raffles to take part in and the film, always projected digitally. It has grown to special holiday celebrations for Christmas, Halloween, Easter and the children have also grown. The events are free for children under 12; all others buy $8 tickets.
Amy of Alamo states that it is cheaper to bring kids to the movies than to hire a babysitter.
Enzion has also instituted a Filmmaking Camp, a summer day camp now in its seventh year. It began as a one-week camp for 10 kids but now has a four-week camp, Thirty-two kids go to a two-week session in Camp 1 and another 32 go to a second two-week session. They have temporary staff of two filmmakers who bring in the equipment and one head instructor, a teacher from a local film school and a counselor to help with the scheduling, meals, and other issues. There are volunteer filmmakers from college and a junior counselor program for kids too old to be campers but too young to be filmmakers (yet). The oldest graduate of the camp is now in high school and looking at film schools. The youngest camper is in the fifth grade. At the end of the camp there are at least two world premiers.
Now they also have youth acting Programs. For grades 2 through 12, classes are held after school twice a week.
All in all, the Ahc was full and fun. The cold was bitter and when we left to go down the road to Sundance, about half of us were nursing our first winter colds which made for an even more fun filled Sundance Film Festival…well for me at least, my low energy level was no match of the excitement of the festival this year.
- 2/2/2016
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
From the dialogue to the acting to the action and, well, just everything, this mind-bogglingly amateurish mess from Owen Carey Jones sometimes seems like one big conceptual joke
The Leeds-based director Owen Carey Jones may be Britain’s answer to Ed Wood. Following 2009’s Wiccan-witches debacle The Spell, this cosmically overreaching shambles – so ineptly edited that its title appears a conceptual joke – is Carey Jones’s idea of a globetrotting caper, tracking knock-off jewels first to a shoddily green-screened New York, then Cannes, where France’s flattest performers mouth ripe dialogue (“Gilles, eet eez a diamond mine, not a chocolate factory!”) and literally walk into the furniture. Thereafter, it’s back to Otley for some wholly woebegone action. The prevailing amateurism is such that when Darren Day shows up for a half-day’s work as a perma-angry copper, it is as though Gielgud himself had entered the frame.
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The Leeds-based director Owen Carey Jones may be Britain’s answer to Ed Wood. Following 2009’s Wiccan-witches debacle The Spell, this cosmically overreaching shambles – so ineptly edited that its title appears a conceptual joke – is Carey Jones’s idea of a globetrotting caper, tracking knock-off jewels first to a shoddily green-screened New York, then Cannes, where France’s flattest performers mouth ripe dialogue (“Gilles, eet eez a diamond mine, not a chocolate factory!”) and literally walk into the furniture. Thereafter, it’s back to Otley for some wholly woebegone action. The prevailing amateurism is such that when Darren Day shows up for a half-day’s work as a perma-angry copper, it is as though Gielgud himself had entered the frame.
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- 10/15/2015
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
Angus T. Jones, aka the half man of "Two and a Half Men," is causing his friends and family quite a bit of concern. Jones was spotted looking like a much scruffier version of his character Jake Harper, reportedly as an effort to break with the image the show projected of him.
“He seems to be a shadow of himself and desperate to get away from the looks that made him a global star and very wealthy,” one of Jones' friends told the New York Daily News. “We are concerned about his health, too. Angus has lost a lot of weight over the summer and looks very skinny compared to how he looked on the show."
“He seems to be suffering some kind of breakdown," another friend added. "He appears in denial about the whole saga. And he just doesn’t want to look like Jake anymore.”
Jones spent over 10 years on the show,...
“He seems to be a shadow of himself and desperate to get away from the looks that made him a global star and very wealthy,” one of Jones' friends told the New York Daily News. “We are concerned about his health, too. Angus has lost a lot of weight over the summer and looks very skinny compared to how he looked on the show."
“He seems to be suffering some kind of breakdown," another friend added. "He appears in denial about the whole saga. And he just doesn’t want to look like Jake anymore.”
Jones spent over 10 years on the show,...
- 8/12/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The sitcom actor's shocking religious rant on Nov. 26 has alarmed even this own mother, who says her son's star power is being exploited -- and she fears for his future. Read on for more details. Angus T. Jones' bizzarre video rant -- in which he called his hit show Two and a Half Men "filth" and urged fans to stop watching -- is an effort by the Forerunner Chronicles Church to exploit the teen actor, according to Angus' own mom, Carey Jones, 42. '"I'm concerned he's being exploited by the church," she told the Daily Mail. In a video uploaded by the extremist organization The Forerunner Chronicles, the 19-year-old sitcom actor -- who makes $350,000 per episode -- is seen telling fans not to watch Two and a Half Men, calling it "bad news." “If you watch Two and a Half Men,” he says in the video, “please stop watching Two and a Half Men.
- 11/27/2012
- by Christina Stiehl
- HollywoodLife
Last week, HeyUGuys were invited along to Robert Rodriguez Troublemaker Studios in Austin, Texas by Twentieth Century Fox for a very special trip to find out how their latest home entertainment release, Predators was created. We got to chat with the awesome production team at Troublemaker Studios, looking at everything from how they made the posters to how they created a real life alien planet out in the back lot – and all this in a little over a year.
In this interview you can find out all there is to know about the special effects legend that is, Greg Nicotero who has worked with Robert Rodriguez on all his movies + Steven Spielberg & Quentin Tarantino to name but a few. I contemplated editing this video down into a 5 minute vid but the man is so interesting that I thought you might as well have the whole thing. If you’d rather...
In this interview you can find out all there is to know about the special effects legend that is, Greg Nicotero who has worked with Robert Rodriguez on all his movies + Steven Spielberg & Quentin Tarantino to name but a few. I contemplated editing this video down into a 5 minute vid but the man is so interesting that I thought you might as well have the whole thing. If you’d rather...
- 10/26/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Knb Effects' Greg Nicotero directed a short film entitled United Monster Talent Agency , featuring most of Hollywood's classic monsters. The short is playing to Fantastic Fest audiences in the coming days, however, for those of you living in L.A., you can check it out at the American Cinematheque and Monsterverse's "An Evening With Bela Lugosi" which is taking place Thursday, October 28 from 6:30pm - 11:30pm at the Egyptian Theater (6712 Hollywood Boulevard). Nicotero's eight-minute "'50s newsreel" shows how "real" monsters were "wrangled" for use in classic horror films and not performed with actors! The cast includes cameos by Frank Darabont, Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, Cerina Vincent, Dana Gould, Jeffery Combs, Carey Jones, Arden Myrin,...
- 9/23/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Genre: Action/ Sci-fiDirector: Nimród AntalCast: Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Trejo, Carey Jones, Brian SteeleSynopsis: Chosen for their ability to kill without conscience, a group of killers — some trained and some not — must endeavour to eliminate the alien race of predators that have set out to target them as prey. Dropped into the vast jungle of a distant world, these human predators must learn just who, or what, they are up against. Their ability, knowledge and wits are tested to the limits in this battle of ‘kill or be killed’. ...
- 8/5/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Chicago – Good films deliver on their promise. Great films up the ante even more. In this version of the long “Predators” franchise from director Nimrod Antal (“Control,” “Armored,” “Vacancy”) and more-known producer Robert Rodriguez (“Grindhouse,” “Sin City”), we merely see more of the same: just enough to get us by but not nearly enough to make us care.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
The curiously cast film stars the I’m-trying-to-be-badass Brody as he attempts to fill the more authentic shoes of Arnold Schwarzenegger from 1987’s “Predator”.
The battle-hardened and mercenary-turned Brody is self-elected as the team leader of the humans as they wage war against alien predators out of necessity. While the humans are fighting for their lives, the predators are simply butchering for sport. The aliens merely want to improve their abilities as the harbringers of death and they use humans as their guinea pigs.
Read Adam Fendelman’s full review of...
Rating: 2.0/5.0
The curiously cast film stars the I’m-trying-to-be-badass Brody as he attempts to fill the more authentic shoes of Arnold Schwarzenegger from 1987’s “Predator”.
The battle-hardened and mercenary-turned Brody is self-elected as the team leader of the humans as they wage war against alien predators out of necessity. While the humans are fighting for their lives, the predators are simply butchering for sport. The aliens merely want to improve their abilities as the harbringers of death and they use humans as their guinea pigs.
Read Adam Fendelman’s full review of...
- 7/12/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
According to Buz's Predators review (click here), the film's score more than lives up to its predecessors and composer John Debney "gets" it. This Saturday, July 10th, if you're in or around Burbank, CA, you have the chance to meet the man at a CD and poster signing to be held at Dark Delicacies.
From the Press Release:
Meet and greet composer John Debney, and be the first to get his amazing score to Predators, which isn't being released to the general public until August 10th! Mr. Debney will be signing CDs and free Predators posters (posters only available to in-store attendees of the signing). He will sign multiple items, but one of them must be the Predators soundtrack, purchased from Dark Delicacies. Predators CDs will be available for purchase at the signing, the details of which follow:
July 10th, 5:00 pm, at Dark Delicacies
3512 W. Magnolia, Burbank, CA 91505
1-...
From the Press Release:
Meet and greet composer John Debney, and be the first to get his amazing score to Predators, which isn't being released to the general public until August 10th! Mr. Debney will be signing CDs and free Predators posters (posters only available to in-store attendees of the signing). He will sign multiple items, but one of them must be the Predators soundtrack, purchased from Dark Delicacies. Predators CDs will be available for purchase at the signing, the details of which follow:
July 10th, 5:00 pm, at Dark Delicacies
3512 W. Magnolia, Burbank, CA 91505
1-...
- 7/9/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Released in cinemas today is the new Predators movie, starring Adrien Brody as the leader of a group of killers who find themselves on an alien world where they are the prey.
Having lined up an impressive cast, it fell to director Nimrod Antal and producer Robert Rodriguez to create their extraterrestrial co-stars and make them worthy of the legacy of the original film.
"I believe what really made Predator great was that the human characters went hand-in-hand with the alien Predator, because they are the audience's entry point to the movie," comments Rodriguez.
"They have to identify with the human characters enough so that if the humans show fear then they would show fear against what they're seeing. So, we really had to nail the human characters in order to make the Predator character actually stronger. One without the other doesn't work.
"So, we really concentrated on not just...
Having lined up an impressive cast, it fell to director Nimrod Antal and producer Robert Rodriguez to create their extraterrestrial co-stars and make them worthy of the legacy of the original film.
"I believe what really made Predator great was that the human characters went hand-in-hand with the alien Predator, because they are the audience's entry point to the movie," comments Rodriguez.
"They have to identify with the human characters enough so that if the humans show fear then they would show fear against what they're seeing. So, we really had to nail the human characters in order to make the Predator character actually stronger. One without the other doesn't work.
"So, we really concentrated on not just...
- 7/8/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Check out more pics from 20th Century Fox's "Predators" starring Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Brian Steele, Walton Goggins, Carey Jones and Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. The film is helmed Nimrod Antal and produced by Robert Rodriguez. Screenwritten by Alex Litvak, Michael Finch, John Thomas and Jim Thomas. Catch it in theaters July 9th. We also have interviews with the cast and crew as well as film clips. "Predators" is a bold new chapter in the Predator universe, shot under the creative auspices of Robert Rodriguez. Adrien Brody as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they’ve been brought together on an alien planet… as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers – mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members – human “predators” that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by...
- 7/4/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
We’ve seen character profiles for Royce, Isabelle, Edwin, and even Mexican hitman Cuchillo, so when is the badass Japanese dude with the tattoos and Samurai sword gonna get his due? Now, as it turns out. Check out the latest character featurette for Louis Ozawa Changchien’s Hanzo. Predators is a bold new chapter in the Predator universe, shot under the creative auspices of Robert Rodriguez, and stars Adrien Brody as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they’ve been brought together on an alien planet… as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers – mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members – human “predators” that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien Predators. Starring Adrien Brody, Danny Trejo, Alice Braga, Topher Grace, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Walton Goggins, Brian Steele,...
- 7/1/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Check out 5 new clips in standard or high definition for "Predators." The eagerly anticipated science fiction actioner opens on via 20th Century Fox. The cast includes Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Brian Steele, Walton Goggins, Carey Jones and Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. Nimrod Antal directs from the writing by Alex Litvak, Michael Finch, John Thomas and Jim Thomas. Robert Rodriguez produces. Check out the Official Site as well. "Predators" is a bold new chapter in the Predator universe, shot under the creative auspices of Robert Rodriguez. Adrien Brody as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they’ve been brought together on an alien planet… as prey...
- 7/1/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Several new posters have surfaced for eagerly anticipated releases. We have the first poster for 20th Century Fox's "Gulliver's Travels" starring Jack Black, Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Romany Malco, James Corden and Chris Dowd. Rob Letterman ("Monsters vs. Aliens," "Sharl Tale") directs from the writing by Joe Stillman and Nicholas Stoller based on the Jonathan Swift book. Also from Fox, we have 2 new posters for the Robert Rodriguez-revived "Predators" starring Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Brian Steele, Walton Goggins and Carey Jones. Nimrod Antal helms from the script by Alex Litvak, Michael Finch, John Thomas and Jim Thomas. Catch it July 9th. Expect some more videos coming soon for this one. Lastly, see the second poster from Screen Gems' "Takers" (a.k.a. "Bone Deep") with Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez, Tip “T.I.” Harris,...
- 6/3/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
An international trailer and an alternate Us trailer have been released for the Robert Rodriguez-produced, Nimrod Antal-directed threequal to the legendary cult sci-fi horror series, Predators. Starring Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Laurence Fishburne, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, Danny Trejo, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali and Oleg Taktarov, this is one film this year that I simply cannot wait to see. Predators also stars Derek Mears, Brian Steele and Carey Jones as the merciless intergalactic hunters themselves.
The international clip features some unseen footage in a slow, tense and atmospheric trailer that does the studio proud. The alternate Us trailer is largely the same as the other Us trailer but it does feature the odd snippet of new footage and some slightly different editing. Check out both below:
A bold new chapter in the Predator universe, Predators was shot on location under Rodriguez’s creative auspices at the filmmaker’s Austin-based Troublemaker Studios,...
The international clip features some unseen footage in a slow, tense and atmospheric trailer that does the studio proud. The alternate Us trailer is largely the same as the other Us trailer but it does feature the odd snippet of new footage and some slightly different editing. Check out both below:
A bold new chapter in the Predator universe, Predators was shot on location under Rodriguez’s creative auspices at the filmmaker’s Austin-based Troublemaker Studios,...
- 5/25/2010
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
Now these are the kind of "Predators" posters that get us in the mood to see some bodies hanging upside down. Director Nimród Antal's highly anticipated "Predators" is right around the corner and the marketing department is hard at work...
Plot Synopsis: Royce (Adrien Brody), a mercenary, reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they’ve been brought together on an alien planet… as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician (Topher Grace), they are all cold-blooded killers — mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members — human “predators” that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien Predators.
Starring Adrien Brody, Danny Trejo, Alice Braga, Topher Grace, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Walton Goggins, Brian Steele, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Carey Jones, Oleg Taktarov, Louis Ozawa Changchien, and directed by Nimród Antal.
The hunting begins on July 9, 2010. Now feast on these two kick ass posters below.
Plot Synopsis: Royce (Adrien Brody), a mercenary, reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they’ve been brought together on an alien planet… as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician (Topher Grace), they are all cold-blooded killers — mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members — human “predators” that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien Predators.
Starring Adrien Brody, Danny Trejo, Alice Braga, Topher Grace, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Walton Goggins, Brian Steele, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Carey Jones, Oleg Taktarov, Louis Ozawa Changchien, and directed by Nimród Antal.
The hunting begins on July 9, 2010. Now feast on these two kick ass posters below.
- 5/19/2010
- by admin
- Horrorbid
Two excellent new character posters for the Robert Rodriguez-produced “Predators” via Impawards. Check them out below, check them outers. Royce (Adrien Brody), a mercenary, reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they’ve been brought together on an alien planet… as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician (Topher Grace), they are all cold-blooded killers — mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members — human “predators” that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien Predators. Starring Adrien Brody, Danny Trejo, Alice Braga, Topher Grace, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Walton Goggins, Brian Steele, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Carey Jones, Oleg Taktarov, Louis Ozawa Changchien, and directed by Nimród Antal. Get hunted July 9, 2010. Get more images and videos at our “Predators” preview page.
- 5/19/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Check out 2 new posters for the Robert Rodriguez-revived "Predators" starring Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Brian Steele, Walton Goggins, Carey Jones and Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. The Nimrod Antal-directed sci-fi actioner opens July 9th. and is written by Alex Litvak, Michael Finch, John Thomas and Jim Thomas. "Predators" is a bold new chapter in the Predator universe, shot under the creative auspices of Robert Rodriguez. Adrien Brody as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they’ve been brought together on an alien planet… as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers – mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members – human “predators” that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien Predators.
- 5/19/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Photo: 20th Century Fox Several guys mill around in the corner of a small, neon-green draped sound stage sipping coffee, chatting. Camera flashes burst behind them. No one cares. Daily business. A young, hipster photog in a denim biker's jacket worms about them, crouching, standing, leaning, snapping pictures. "Oh yeah. Very muscular," he shouts. "More. Give me more! Yes. Very. Good. Give me another pose!"
Your inner 12-year-old squeals like a squirrel on a helium and Pixy Stix bender. After all, that's a seven-foot Predator crab-legging its arms like a bodybuilder in the corner. And for some reason it's doing glamor shots without a fur boa.
You're the sort of guy who watched Predator (and even Predator 2) weekly when you were a kid. You owned the comic books. The novels. The toys. You even tried to fabricate the iconic helmet out of cardboard (which you abandoned after accidentally gluing...
Your inner 12-year-old squeals like a squirrel on a helium and Pixy Stix bender. After all, that's a seven-foot Predator crab-legging its arms like a bodybuilder in the corner. And for some reason it's doing glamor shots without a fur boa.
You're the sort of guy who watched Predator (and even Predator 2) weekly when you were a kid. You owned the comic books. The novels. The toys. You even tried to fabricate the iconic helmet out of cardboard (which you abandoned after accidentally gluing...
- 5/10/2010
- by David Frank
- Rope of Silicon
Back in December Bloody-Disgusting reporter Chris Eggertsen visited the set of Nimrod Antal's upcoming Predators (releasing July 9th), shooting at producer Robert Rodriguez's Troublemaker Studios in Austin, Texas. In this first of three parts, Chris tours the skull-ridden "Predator Camp", gets a look at actor Carey Jones in full Predator getup, and is reassured that the film will indeed share very little (if anything) in common with those mostly-lame AvP debacles. Also, two words: Oleg Taktarov. Predators stars Adrien Brody as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they've been brought together on an alien planet... as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers - mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members - human "predators" that are now being systematically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien Predators.
- 5/6/2010
- bloody-disgusting.com
The latest “Predators” character profile takes a look at the coldest bloodiest hombre this side of the Rio Grand — Cuchillo, played by Robert Rodriguez regular Danny Trejo. Cuchillo is a mob enforcer, and he don’t take no shit for anyone, especially alien dudes with laser guns. Check it out. A group of elite warriors are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators. Starring Danny Trejo, Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Laurence Fishburne, Alice Braga, Derek Mears, Walton Goggins, Brian Steele, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Carey Jones, Oleg Taktarov, Louis Ozawa Changchien, and directed by Nimród Antal. Cuchillo strikes back July 9, 2010.
- 4/28/2010
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
We’ve been posting these as they are released over at our sister site SciFiCool.com, but for those of you who haven’t discovered the joys of Sfc yet, here are three character profiles that have been released so far for Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming “Predators”. The film is a direct sequel to the McTiernan original from the ’80s, and stars Adrien Brody (yup, that guy from “The Pianist”), Topher Grace (yup, that guy from “That ’70s Show”), and Alice Braga (yup, the girl from “I am Legend”), all three of whom have gotten their own little profiles. The rest of the gang, we presume, will be released soon, right up to the film’s July release date. Starring Adrien Brody, Danny Trejo, Alice Braga, Topher Grace, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Walton Goggins, Brian Steele, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Carey Jones, Oleg Taktarov, Louis Ozawa Changchien, and directed by Nimród Antal.
- 4/21/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
It’s tough being a pretty lady in a man’s world. Fortunately for Isabelle, Alice Braga’s character in “Predators”, she’s got some CIA black ops sniper skills to fall back on. Here’s the latest “Predators” character profile, concentrating on everyone’s favorite deadly shooter. A group of elite warriors are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators. If you missed it, catch up on character profiles for Adrien Brody’s Royce and Topher Grace’s Edwin. Starring Adrien Brody, Danny Trejo, Alice Braga, Topher Grace, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Walton Goggins, Brian Steele, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Carey Jones, Oleg Taktarov, Louis Ozawa Changchien, and directed by Nimród Antal.
- 4/21/2010
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
20th Century Fox has released the first official image from “Predators”, the Robert Rodriguez-written and produced straight sequel to John McTiernan’s 1987 original. It features Adrien Brody and Alice Braga, and is nothing you haven’t already seen in the trailers that have been released so far. A group of elite warriors are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators. Starring Adrien Brody, Danny Trejo, Alice Braga, Topher Grace, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Walton Goggins, Brian Steele, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Carey Jones, Oleg Taktarov , Louis Ozawa Changchien, and directed by Nimród Antal.
- 4/19/2010
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
There are two new character featurettes up from the Robert Rodriguez-produced "Predators" distributed by 20th Century Fox. First up, see Adrien Brody as Royce. After that, follow-up with Topher Grace as Edwin. Nimród Antal directs from the writing by Alex Litvak and Michael Finch based on the characters created by Jim Thomas and John Thomas. Elizabeth Avellan also produces. Also in the cast are Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Brian Steele, Walton Goggins, Carey Jones and Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. The film looks like its in good hands with Rodriguez who may just revitalize the ailing franchise "Predators" is a bold new chapter in the Predator universe, shot under the creative auspices of Robert Rodriguez. Adrien Brody as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they’ve been brought together on an alien planet… as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician,...
- 4/16/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The "Predator" and "Alien" franchise has been in dire straits lately. Now, thanks to Robert Rodriquez, "Predators" looks set to get back to the formula that made the first film such an instant favorite. Of course, we're all waiting to get more news of Ridley Scott's untitled "Alien" prequel as well. "Predators" opens on July 9th via 20th Century Fox and features a strong, known cast including Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Brian Steele, Walton Goggins, Carey Jones and Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. "Predators" is a bold new chapter in the Predator universe, shot under the creative auspices of Robert Rodriguez. Adrien Brody as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they’ve been brought together on an alien planet… as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers – mercenaries,...
- 4/8/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The latest “Predators” sneak peek gives us a look and some insights into Royce, the character played by Adrien Brody, because when you think of sci-fi balls to the wall action movie, you of course think Adrien Brody. Okay, maybe not so much, but maybe that’ll change after “Predators” invades movie screens everywhere. Directed by Nimród Antal, “Predators” follows a group of elite warriors who are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators on their planet. Starring Alice Braga, Topher Grace, Adrien Brody, Danny Trejo, Walton Goggins, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Brian Steele, Carey Jones, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Oleg Taktarov, and Louis Ozawa Changchien. Start running July 9, 2010.
- 3/25/2010
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
See the first trailer for 20th Century Fox's "Predators" helmed by Nimród Antal ("Vacancy" "Armored") and starring Topher Grace, Adrien Brody, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Brian Steele, Walton Goggins, Carey Jones and Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. The Robert Rodriguez-produced science fiction actioner opens on July 7th this year. The ailing franchise which started it's decline when paired with another suffering franchise "Aliens," looks set for a good restart. Let's see what the "Alien" franchise has to offer up next. A group of elite warriors are hunted down by the ever-effective Predator alien race with their high-tech weaponry, cloaking ability and physical strength.
- 3/20/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The premise? A group of elite warriors from Earth are abducted and hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators. Sounds like a kinda fair fight, right? Not quite. See, the hunt is taking place on the Predators’ own personal hunting planet. And who are these badasses, pray tell? Topher Grace, Adrien Brody, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne, Walton Goggins, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Oleg Taktarov, and Louis Ozawa Changchien. Okay, not exactly fearsome badasses there. Meanwhile, Derek Mears, Brian Steele, and Carey Jones play the Predators. Nimród Antal directs, while Robert Rodriguez produces. Check out the full trailer below via IGN. Exploding in your face July 7, 2010.
- 3/19/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Here’s your first full trailer for the Robert Rodriguez-produced “Predators”, starring Adrien Brody as a meathead American merc who, along with a bunch of other Earthly badasses, have just been dropped on a decidedly unEarthly planet for hunting season. The hunters? A new breed of Predators. Only Lawrence Fishburne, who has been surviving on the planet for a while now, can save them. Him, and a bunch of really big, loud guns, and even that might not be enough. Starring Topher Grace, Adrien Brody, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne, Derek Mears, Brian Steele, Walton Goggins, Carey Jones, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Oleg Taktarov , Louis Ozawa Changchien, and directed by Nimród Antal. Run, don’t walk, July 7, 2010.
- 3/19/2010
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
Itching for some “Predators” action about now? You’re in luck, because the sneak peek trailer that we’ve been promised has been posted over at the film’s official site, complete with an introduction by the film’s producer, Robert Rodriguez. Personally I would have liked to just see the trailer without the blabbing, but hey, beggars can’t be choosers. Check it out below. From the looks of it, Laurence Fishburne is apparently playing the character who has been surviving on the Predators home planet for a while now, that I know a lot of people were hoping would be played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sorry, guys, but hey, at least Adrien Brody doesn’t look nearly as out of place as I thought he would, right? Starring Topher Grace, Adrien Brody , Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne, Alice Braga, Derek Mears, Brian Steele, Walton Goggins, Carey Jones, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Oleg Taktarov,...
- 3/13/2010
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
Predators are known for a lot of things. Especially hunting, killing, and taking trophies. When it comes to dancing? Eh, not so much. However that's all about to change thanks to this video that is sure to make you change your way of thinking!
That's right, kids! It's time to put down the shoulder cannon and shake that ass!
This should get you nice and geared up for Nimrod Antal's Predators, which stars Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Danny Trejo, Walton Goggins, Brian Steele, Carey Jones, Derek Mears, and Alice Braga, who are kidnapped and whisked away to the Predator home planet where they are hunted. 20th Century Fox has slated the film for release on July 9, 2010.
Dig on the video below courtesy of Heavy.com that we came across via Geek Week!
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That's right, kids! It's time to put down the shoulder cannon and shake that ass!
This should get you nice and geared up for Nimrod Antal's Predators, which stars Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Danny Trejo, Walton Goggins, Brian Steele, Carey Jones, Derek Mears, and Alice Braga, who are kidnapped and whisked away to the Predator home planet where they are hunted. 20th Century Fox has slated the film for release on July 9, 2010.
Dig on the video below courtesy of Heavy.com that we came across via Geek Week!
- Uncle Creepy
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- 2/23/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
A week or so ago some images leaked online showing off the Predators of Nimrod Antal's upcoming entry into the franchise, which is titled cleverly enough Predators. Today we learned the identity of who the third actor is under the helmet and doing the hunting!
Joining Brian Steele (The Relic, Resident Evil: Extinction, The Cave, Hellboy, Underworld, Blade: Trinity) and Derek Mears (Friday the 13th, The Hills Have Eyes 2) as one of the extra aggressive super black Predators is Carey Jones.
Predators stars Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Danny Trejo, Walton Goggins, and Alice Braga, who are kidnapped and whisked away to the Predator home planet where they are hunted. 20th Century Fox has slated the film for release on July 9, 2010.
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Joining Brian Steele (The Relic, Resident Evil: Extinction, The Cave, Hellboy, Underworld, Blade: Trinity) and Derek Mears (Friday the 13th, The Hills Have Eyes 2) as one of the extra aggressive super black Predators is Carey Jones.
Predators stars Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Danny Trejo, Walton Goggins, and Alice Braga, who are kidnapped and whisked away to the Predator home planet where they are hunted. 20th Century Fox has slated the film for release on July 9, 2010.
- Uncle Creepy
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- 1/25/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Piranha 3-D may be the bloodiest film you'll see next year. And behind the carnage is none other than Knb Efx, reuniting with director Alexandre Aja for a third time after 2006's The Hills Have Eyes and last year's Mirrors , both of which offered audiences a generous amount of punctured craniums, slit throats and hacked limbs. None of this compares to the gore-covered canvas Knb's Greg Nicotero, his team and Aja are playing with this time. Within the on-set Piranha FX trailer utilized by Nicotero, Jake Garber, Mike McCarty and Carey Jones one finds corpses and sundry body parts in various stages of consumption - chewed up by the film's titular fish which will be created practically by Knb and CGI visual effects supervisor Derek Wentworth's crew. "In my 500 homages to...
- 7/2/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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