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13 items from 2012
This week's new films
7 December 2012 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Seven Psychopaths | Celeste And Jesse Forever | I, Anna | Confession Of A Child Of The Century | The Oranges | The Man With The Iron Fists | You Will Be My Son | So Undercover | When Santa Fell To Earth | Gremlins | Khiladi 786
Seven Psychopaths (15)
(Martin McDonagh, 2012, Us) Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, Woody Harrelson, Abbie Cornish, Tom Waits. 110 mins
It's a cult movie formula to die for: Pulp Fiction meets the Coens meets Adaptation, with postmodern high-jinks, wacky crime thrills and lashings of irreverent comedy. The latter redeems a movie that's almost too manically clever for its own good. Reality barely enters into this story of a blocked screenwriter caught up in a dognapping escapade, but there's never a dull moment. Perhaps it could do with a few.
Celeste And Jesse Forever (15)
(Lee Toland Krieger, 2012, Us) Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor. 92 mins
A made-for-each-other couple have trouble staying separate in this relaxed romcom, »
- Steve Rose
Jon Amiel’s Wwi Black Comedy, ‘The Poisoners,’ Casts Emily Watson, Anna Friel, and Lena Headey
11 April 2012 2:00 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
There’s nothing quite like applying humor to a horrific slice of history to give new blood to some well-tread territory – thus a “pitch black comedy” set during Wwi that centers on romantic affairs between sworn enemies. The Playlist reports that director Jon Amiel‘s film, The Poisoners, has lined up a really wonderful cast to give some laughs (and love) to the Wwi-set story. Coming from script by television writer Paul Billing, the film follows “a group of women left behind in an English farming community during Wwi who then become romantically intertwined with several German prisoners of war.” So, like, reverse In the Land of Bloody and Honey? The film’s cast now includes Emily Watson, Anna Friel, and Lena Headey as just some of those British ladies who fall in love with their apparent enemies. They will be joined by German actors Ken Duken, Hanno Koffler, and Alexander Scheer so, at »
- Kate Erbland
Emily Watson, Anna Friel & Lena Headey Will Fall In Love With POWs In 'The Poisoners'
11 April 2012 9:23 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
From one Wwi-set period flick to another, it looks as if Emily Watson is moving from “War Horse” to something set in the same era, but with far less of the treacle from Steven Spielberg’s sentimental war picture.
Watson will be joined by some fine co-stars with Anna Friel and Lena Headey in the black comedy “The Poisoners.” The pitch black comedy centers a group of women left behind in an English farming community during Wwi who then become romantically intertwined with several German prisoners of war. Um, wow. Television writer Paul Billing was behind the pen on this one, and with “Entrapment” and “Creation” director Jon Amiel at the helm, we’ll hope that he treats this sort of dangerous and tantalizing material with a little more grace than he did on the latter Charles Darwin drama that explored the creation of his theory of evolution with almost no tact. »
- Benjamin Wright
Emily Watson, Anna Friel, and Lena Headey Assemble for ‘The Poisoners’
11 April 2012 7:30 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
We’ve got a real female triple threat, as Variety reports that Emily Watson, Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies), and Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) have all signed for The Poisoners, a period piece written and directed by Jon Amiel (Entrapment, The Core). What kind of period piece might this be? With a story that follows “a group of women who only have German POWs for company when their husbands go off to war,” I’m inclined to guess this is about conflicted love. Only you can decide if that’s a plus or a minus.
No matter what direction they take, though, I’m game for just about any film that brings these three together — if you’ve seen them all in action, you know how promising that lineup really is. (And if you haven’t, let me just say the promise is there. In large quantities.) At least The Poisoners will be well-acted. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Emily Watson, Anna Friel And Lena Headey In For WW1 The Poisoners
11 April 2012 5:59 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
A trio of British actresses, Emily Watson (War Horse), Anna Friel (Limitless) and Lena Headey (300) are set to play in the new film called The Poisoners.
Described in The Hollywood Reporter as being “a dark comedy about women left behind in an English farming community during World War I who become involved with several German prisoners-of-war”, it will begin filming this summer in Ireland and Germany.
The Poisoners will be directed by Jon Amiel (Creation) and was written by Paul Billing. Also attached to the film are Ken Duken, Hanno Koffler and Alexander Scheer, who we can assume will play the roles of the German prisoners-of-war.
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- Tina Baraga
Lena Headey, Anna Friel And Emily Watson Join Dark Comedy The Poisoners
11 April 2012 5:48 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Jon Amiel.s dark comedy The Poisoners has managed to secure itself a strong cast of leading ladies. Joining the film, which is set to begin shooting in Ireland and Germany this summer, are Emily Watson, Anna Friel, and Lena Headey. Written by Paul Billing, The Poisoners takes place during World War I and follows a group of women who are left behind in an English farming community and find themselves involved with German prisoners of war. The Hollywood Reporter posted word of the casting, stating that Watson, Friel and Headey join German actors Ken Duken, Hanno Koffler and Alexander Scheer. Emily Watson.s no stranger to dark humor, with films like Punch-Drunk Love, Corpse Bride and Cold Souls among her list of credits. Meanwhile, Lena Heady and Anna Friel have spread their considerable talent between the big and small screens. Friel.s notable roles include a starring part in »
Emily Watson, Anna Friel and Lena Headey Set to Star in The Poisoners
11 April 2012 3:17 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Emily Watson, Anna Friel and Lena Headey have joined Jon Amiel's upcoming dark comedy, The Poisoners.
The film centers on a women left behind in an English farming community during World War I who becomes involved with several German prisoners-of-war.
The cast also includes German actors Ken Duken, Hanno Koffler and Alexander Scheer. Jon Amiel is directing the film from a screenplay by Paul Billing. Jeanna Polley is prodcuing with her London-based production company The Producers.
Production is scheduled to begin filming this summer in Ireland and at Mmc Studios in Cologne, Germany. »
- MovieWeb
Anna Friel, Emily Watson, Lena Headey are The Poisoners
11 April 2012 2:41 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Jon Amiel's The Poisoners dark World War I comedy casts Anna Friel, Emily Watson, Lena Headey. Scripted by Paul Billing, the story tells of the women left behind in an English farming community during World War I, who became involved with German POWs, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Jeanna Polley produces The Poisoners via her The Producers company based in London, with a cast including Ken Duken, Hanno Koffler and Alexander Scheer. Pic starts production late summer with locations including Cologne and Germany. Film-wise, Friel was last seen in Limitless along with Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Abbie Cornish and is currently shooting The King of Soho with Imogen Poots, Tamsin Egerton, Steve Coogan and Kieran O'Brien. Watson played in Steven Spielberg's War Horse war adventure/drama and is in post-production phase on Alejandro Monteverde's Little Boy, with Sean Astin, Kevin James, Tom Wilkinson, David Henrie, Ted Levine, »
Anna Friel, Emily Watson, Lena Headey are The Poisoners
11 April 2012 2:41 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Jon Amiel's The Poisoners dark World War I comedy casts Anna Friel, Emily Watson, Lena Headey. Scripted by Paul Billing, the story tells of the women left behind in an English farming community during World War I, who became involved with German POWs, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Jeanna Polley produces The Poisoners via her The Producers company based in London, with a cast including Ken Duken, Hanno Koffler and Alexander Scheer. Pic starts production late summer with locations including Cologne and Germany. Film-wise, Friel was last seen in Limitless along with Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Abbie Cornish and is currently shooting The King of Soho with Imogen Poots, Tamsin Egerton, Steve Coogan and Kieran O'Brien. Watson played in Steven Spielberg's War Horse war adventure/drama and is in post-production phase on Alejandro Monteverde's Little Boy, with Sean Astin, Kevin James, Tom Wilkinson, David Henrie, Ted Levine, »
Anna Friel, Emily Watson, Lena Headey are The Poisoners
11 April 2012 2:41 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Jon Amiel's The Poisoners dark World War I comedy casts Anna Friel, Emily Watson, Lena Headey. Scripted by Paul Billing, the story tells of the women left behind in an English farming community during World War I, who became involved with German POWs, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Jeanna Polley produces The Poisoners via her The Producers company based in London, with a cast including Ken Duken, Hanno Koffler and Alexander Scheer. Pic starts production late summer with locations including Cologne and Germany. Film-wise, Friel was last seen in Limitless along with Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Abbie Cornish and is currently shooting The King of Soho with Imogen Poots, Tamsin Egerton, Steve Coogan and Kieran O'Brien. Watson played in Steven Spielberg's War Horse war adventure/drama and is in post-production phase on Alejandro Monteverde's Little Boy, with Sean Astin, Kevin James, Tom Wilkinson, David Henrie, Ted Levine, »
Emily Watson, Anna Friel, and Lena Headey to Star in Wwi Dark Comedy The Poisoners
10 April 2012 9:50 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Three lovely British actresses, Emily Watson, Anna Friel, and Lena Headey have signed on to star in The Poisoners. THR describes The Poisoners as "a dark comedy about women left behind in an English farming community during World War I who become involved with several German prisoners-of-war." I am intrigued by the logline---or really anything that can be pitched as a dark war comedy---especially with such a winning cast. Ken Duken, Hanno Koffler, and Alexander Scheer co-star, presumably as the German POWs. Jon Amiel (Creation) will direct from a script by Paul Billing. Jeanna Polley is producing through her aptly named company The Producers. Filming begins this summer in Ireland in Germany. »
- Brendan Bettinger
Emily Watson, Anna Friel and Lena Headey to Star in 'The Poisoners'
10 April 2012 8:00 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Emily Watson, Anna Friel and Lena Headey will star in Jon Amiel’s The Poisoners, a dark comedy about women left behind in an English farming community during World War I who become involved with several German prisoners-of-war. Paul Billing has written the screenplay. The project will be produced by Jeanna Polley and her London-based production company The Producers. The cast will also include German actors Ken Duken, Hanno Koffler and Alexander Scheer. The production is scheduled to begin filming in Ireland and at Mmc Studios in Cologne, Germany
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- Gregg Kilday
Emily Watson, Anna Friel and Lena Headey to Star in 'The Poisoners'
10 April 2012 7:52 PM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Emily Watson, Anna Friel and Lena Headey will star in Jon Amiel's The Poisoners, a dark comedy about women left behind in an English farming community during World War I who become involved with several German prisoners-of-war.
Paul Billing has written the screenplay. The project will be produced by Jeanna Polley and her London-based production company The Producers.
The cast will also include German actors Ken Duken, Hanno Koffler and Alexander Scheer.
The production is scheduled to begin filming in Ireland and at Mmc Studios in Cologne, Germany in late summer of this year.
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