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Banshee episode 4 review: Half Dead Is Better Than All Dead
22 May 2013 4:54 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Review James Stansfield 22 May 2013 - 06:00
Banshee's fourth episode, focusing on Ana's character, has a distinctly comic-book feel. Here's James' impressed review...
This review contains spoilers.
1.4 Half Dead Is Better Than All Dead
After spending three weeks setting up its central conflict between new sheriff, but not really a sheriff, Lucas Hood and small town Mr big Kai Proctor, Banshee takes a change of outlook for episode four with an instalment focusing on Ivana Milicevic’s Ana/Carrie Hopewell. There’s still the usual mix of blood, bruises and boning but this is a real journey episode for the Ana character. Though maybe not as far as she would have hoped.
Before we get to that, there’s the welcome return of Hoon Lee’s Job - still Lucas Hood’s go to guy when he’s in a jam. That jam happens to be finding himself locked in »
- louisamellor
Blu-ray, DVD Release: The Silence (2010)
16 May 2013 8:22 AM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: July 23, 2013
Price: DVD $29.95, Blu-ray $34.95
Studio: Music Box
The decades-old unsolved murder of a young girl is re-opened in the mystery-thriller The Silence.
The decades-old unsolved murder of a young girl bears an eerie resemblance to the recent disappearance of a 13-year-old in the 2010 German mystery-thriller film The Silence.
In the movie, a young girl is brutalized and murdered on a hot summer day by Peer (Ulrich Thomsen) as his helpless friend Timo (Wotan Wilke Mohring) watches.
The unresolved crime yields two decades of grief, guilt and obsession in the lives of everyone connected to the victim. But when a 13-year-old girl goes missing 23 years later — on the same day and the very same spot as the original murder — the police suspect that the same killer may have resurfaced. Not surprisingly, unhealed wounds are opened and fresh dangers begin to appear…
Based on the novel by the »
- Laurence
Have you been watching … Banshee?
13 May 2013 5:23 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Yes, its entire premise is ludicrous – but thanks to some fantastically off-kilter plotlines and not one but two creepy bad guys, this Sky Atlantic drama is a blast
If you were a newly released criminal on the run and hoping to uncover the truth about who set you up while avoiding the many bad men on your trail where would you hide? The answer, according to Sky Atlantic's newest drama Banshee , is in plain sight having stolen the identity of a dead man who just happened to be the new sheriff in town.
It's an absolutely ludicrous plotline but Banshee's great charm is that it is thoroughly aware of just how exaggerated its drama is. Produced by True Blood creator, Alan Ball, who has described it as "high-octane entertainment, violent and clever, yet complex" and scripted by two well-regarded novelists, Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler, Bansheedoesn't take itself terribly seriously. »
- Sarah Hughes
Banshee episode 3 review: Meet The New Boss
13 May 2013 12:02 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Review James Stansfield 13 May 2013 - 23:00
James continues to be impressed with the brutal, well-constructed Banshee. Here's his review of Meet The New Boss...
This review contains spoilers.
1.3 Meet the New Boss
If episode two of Banshee could have been sub-titled ‘Kai Proctor Strikes Back’, then its third could easily follow with ‘Return of Lucas Hood’. This was the episode that felt like it brought Banshee’s opening act to a close, dealt out with bloody vengeance from Anthony Starr’s rogue Sheriff.
First though, it was dishing out plot twists before we’d even got to those impressive opening credits. A note on this title sequence is that the snapshots that make it up are now even easier to appreciate as we get to know Banshee’s range of characters. They relate to certain things about them. It now makes sense when Ivana Milicevic’s name is accompanied by »
- louisamellor
Banshee episode 2 review: The Rave
6 May 2013 11:20 PM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Review James Stansfield 7 May 2013 - 07:15
Banshee delivers a slightly more restrained, character-driven episode this week. Here's James' review of The Rave...
This review contains spoilers.
1.2 The Rave
At the conclusion of Banshee’s raucous opening episode we were left with the impression that small town Mafioso Kai Proctor had finally met his match in new pseudo-Sheriff Lucas Hood. By the time the credits flashed across the screen at the end of The Rave we were left feeling almost sorry for Hood as the man tasked with the job of bringing Proctor into line. In a largely character-driven episode, Banshee showed its audience just how bad a man Kai Proctor actually is.
At the core of Banshee’s second instalment was the scheming of Proctor to get Hood on side, but before we got to that a few more pieces of Lucas and Ana’s criminal past fell into place. »
- louisamellor
Blu-ray, DVD Release: Banshee Season 1
24 April 2013 11:54 AM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: July 30, 2013
Price: DVD $39.98, Blu-ray $49.99
Studio: Warner Home Video
Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball produces the Cinemax TV show Banshee, which was created by first-timers David Schickler and Jonathan Tropper.
The crime series stars Anthony Starr (TV’s Lowdown) as Lucas Hood, an ex-con and master thief who assumes the identity of the murdered sheriff of Banshee, a rural, Amish-area town.
He’s also looking for Carrie Hopewell (Ivana Milicevic, What’s Your Number?), who he last saw 15 years ago when he gave himself up to police after a jewelry heist to save her. Living under an assumed name now, Carrie is married to the local Da with two children, and desperately trying to keep her past a secret.
Complicating matters is Banshee’s corruption, with an Amish overlord (Ulrich Thomsen, The Thing), who’s building an empire of drugs and gambling.
The series got mixed reviews, »
- Sam
‘Banshee’ – Series Preview
22 April 2013 11:28 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Acclaimed writer, director and producer Alan Ball (True Blood, Six Feet Under, American Beauty) brings his brand new action drama series, Banshee to the UK on Monday 29th April. Banshee stars Antony Starr (Rush) as Lucas Hood, an ex-con and master thief who assumes the identity of the sheriff of Banshee, Philadelphia, where he continues his criminal activities, even as he’s hunted by the shadowy gangsters he betrayed years earlier.
Going hell for leather, this series opener follows Lucas as he makes his way to Banshee to find his former partner-in-crime and lover (Ivana Milicevic, Casino Royale). The good news is that they are indeed reunited. However, the bad is that his ex has since changed her name to Carrie and created a new life for herself complete with defence attorney hubby (Rus Blackwell, Battle Los Angeles) and two kids. Shovelling salt into the wound, Carrie is also no »
- Phil Wheat
2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: János Szász’s The Notebook
6 April 2013 6:30 AM, PDT | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
#46. János Szász’s The Notebook
Gist: Not your remake of the Ryan Gosling film, based on Agota Kritóf‘s famous and bestselling novel of the same name (Le Grand Cahier), in a village on the Hungarian border, two young brothers grow up during war time with their cruel grandmother and must learn every trick of evil to survive in the absurd world of adults. Ulrich Thomsen and Ulrich Matthes are among the cast.
Prediction: Filling in the Hungarian film product quota, the veteran helmer has not been to the festival since 97′s Witman fiúk – which screened in the Un Certain Regard section. I think we might be looking at a repeat in the same section.
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- Eric Lavallee
The Silence – The Review
28 March 2013 7:27 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
The term ”thriller” may have outlived its usefulness. How many suspense films, even the better ones, leave us literally thrilled, with quickened pulses and other such symptoms? What a successful thriller does, most often, is to engross us. And by that standard, the new German spine-tingler The Silence is a success. It’s a potent, haunting, and nuanced thriller that’s not so much about murder as about how one killing touches the lives of so many.
The Silence begins in a wheat field on a hot summer day, when a young girl named Pia is brutally raped and murdered by Peer (Ulrich Thomsen), as his companion Timo (Wotan Wilke Moehring) watches. 23 years later, on the exact same date, 13-year-old Sinikka is missing, her bicycle found abandoned in the same spot, leading police to suspect the same killer may have struck again. Recently widowed detective David (Sebastian Blombeg) and his »
- Tom Stockman
Film Review: Guilt, Grief Wrapped Up in Mystery of ‘The Silence’
14 March 2013 9:35 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – With echoes of “The Vanishing” and “Memories of Murder,” Baran bo Odar’s dread-filled “The Silence” is a character-based thriller that focuses more on the people wrapped up in its web of perversion and murder than the crimes themselves. It’s an accomplished debut with a notable German cast that falters only a bit in terms of plotting and pacing but still heralds the arrival of a confident director who works well with both actors and visual composition. “The Silence” can be punishingly bleak and even depressing but it’s undeniably well-made and performed at the same time.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Two men – Peer (Ulrich Thomsen) and Timo (Wotan Wilke Mohring) – sit and watch a film in a darkened room. Timo’s stunned, ashamed reaction makes it clear that the film is not a happy one. They get in a car and drive off, passing a young girl named Pia on a bike. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Pairs of Passes to ‘The Silence’ at the Music Box Theatre
10 March 2013 8:46 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 50 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the icy German thriller “The Silence” at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre!
“The Silence,” which you’ll love if you like “The Killing,” stars Ulrich Thomsen, Claudia Michelsen, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Katrin Saß, Sebastian Blomberg, Burghart Klaußner and Karoline Eichhorn from writer and director Baran bo Odar based on the novel by Jan Costin Wagner.
To win your free “The Silence” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at the Music Box Theatre at 3733 N. Southport Ave. in Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning!
Before entering, make sure you allow pop-ups. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Exclusive: The Silence Clip
8 March 2013 8:28 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
We have an exclusive clip from The Silence, opening in theaters today. Baran bo Odar directs this new crime thriller about a missing young girl, whose bicycle is discovered in the exact same spot where another girl died 23 years earlier. Is it a coincidence? Peer Sommer (Ulrich Thomsen) certainly seems to think so in this scene where the body is discovered.
The Silence - Exclusive A Coincidence
The Silence was released March 8th, 2013 and stars Ulrich Thomsen, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Katrin Saß, Sebastian Blomberg, Burghart Klaußner, Karoline Eichhorn, Roeland Wiesnekker, Jule Böwe. The film is directed by Baran bo Odar. »
- MovieWeb
The Silence | Review
7 March 2013 11:00 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
History of Violence: Odar’s Debut a Sweaty, Slow Burn
Swiss director Baran Bo Odar adapts Jan Costin Wagner’s novel The Silence for his film debut, a murder mystery thriller filmed in 2010, finally getting a much deserved theatrical release. Filmed in Germany and featuring a multitude of notable European names, including the presence of Danish actor Ulrich Thomsen, whose presence lends an odd twist to the proceedings, Odar’s film feels akin to a number of Scandinavian genre exercises that have been produced over the last several years. But whereas most thrillers focus on unraveling culprits, Odar’s film is an examination of ‘why’ terrible deeds happen, exposing a host of characters that are expertly developed, sometimes at a detriment to the pacing.
In the sweltering July sun in 1986, an 11 year-old girl named Pia is raped and murdered by Peer Sommer (Thomsen) as she crosses through a field on her bicycle. »
- Nicholas Bell
Banshee Episode 9 Preview Clips and New Photos!
7 March 2013 9:12 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Watch new clips, see new photos from Cinemax's Banshee Episode 9 "Always the Cowboy" There are just 2 episodes left of the series starring Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Rus Blackwell, Matt Servito, Ulrich Thomsen and Trieste Kelly Dunn. In this episode, as Rabbit (Ben Cross) closes in on Lucas and Carrie, she flees the hospital in a desperate attempt to collect her family and get them out of town. Kai introduces Rebecca to the business world, and sends Lucas a message about fooling around with his niece. Alex recruits one of Kai’s thugs, who has gambling issues, to deal with a work-stoppage problem at the casino. »
Banshee Episode 9 Preview Clips and New Photos!
7 March 2013 9:12 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Watch new clips, see new photos from Cinemax's Banshee Episode 9 "Always the Cowboy" There are just 2 episodes left of the series starring Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Rus Blackwell, Matt Servito, Ulrich Thomsen and Trieste Kelly Dunn. In this episode, as Rabbit (Ben Cross) closes in on Lucas and Carrie, she flees the hospital in a desperate attempt to collect her family and get them out of town. Kai introduces Rebecca to the business world, and sends Lucas a message about fooling around with his niece. Alex recruits one of Kai’s thugs, who has gambling issues, to deal with a work-stoppage problem at the casino. »
Review: ‘The Silence’ Sings Aloud the Inconsolable Sadness of the Lost and the Guilty
7 March 2013 8:00 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Two men sit in a darkened living room watching an 8mm home movie play on a screen before them. It shows a young girl, terrified and sitting on a bed, while a man in a mask sits beside her and begins to unbutton his shirt. The two men head out into the sunshine of the day, driving aimlessly, until they see a young girl on a bike turn down an off-road path into the woods. They follow. It’s July 8th, 1986, and eleven year old Pia is raped and murdered by Peer (Ulrich Thomsen) while the second man, Timo (Wotan Wilke Möhring), watches with equal parts disgust and arousal. The two dispose of the body and return home, but before Peer’s car has been washed of any evidence Timo has packed and boarded a bus out of town. 23 years later, to the very day, another young girl goes missing with only her bike and bag left »
- Rob Hunter
The Silence Hits Screens Friday, Win A Prize Pack Now!
5 March 2013 3:15 PM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Music Box Films release Baran Bo Odar's gripping thriller The Silence this coming Friday and they're not being silent about it at all. Nope, they're offering up prize packs to you, the Twitch loyal, including passes to see the film on the big screen and a DVD package that includes the Wallander TV series and all three original Dragon Tattoo films for the grand prize winner along with copies of the novel the film is based upon for three runners up.The Silence begins on a hot summer day, when a girl named Pia is brutally murdered in a field of wheat by Peer (Ulrich Thomsen), as his helpless friend Timo (Wotan Wilke Moehring) watches. Exactly 23 years later, another 13-year-old, Sinikka, is missing, her bicycle abandoned in the same spot,...
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Exclusive Clip From The Silence
1 March 2013 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
We've got your first look at a new clip from crime-thriller The Silence , starring Ulrich Thomsen, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Sebastian Blomberg, Katrin Sass and Burghart Klaussner. Written and directed by Baran bo Odar the March 8 release begins 23 years ago on a hot summer day, when a young girl named Pia is brutally murdered in a field of wheat. Now, on the exact same date in the present, 13-year-old Sinikka is missing, her bicycle abandoned in the same spot. As Krischan, the retired investigator of the unresolved case, and his younger colleague David struggle to solve the mystery of these parallel crimes, Sinikka.s distraught parents are trapped in an agonizing period of waiting and uncertainty. Meanwhile, their daughter.s fate rips open old wounds in the heart of Pia.s mother, who »
New 'Banshee' Episode 8 clips - "We Shall Live Forever"
27 February 2013 8:04 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Watch 3 new videos from Cinemax's Banshee which airs on Friday, March 1st at 10 p.m. In the "We Shall Live Forever" episode 8, Carrie (Ivana Milicevic) urges Lucas (Antony Starr) to let go of the past, even as an increasingly suspicious Gordon (Rus Blackwell) is hell-bent on uncovering hers. Cast out of her Amish home, Rebecca (Lili Simmons) turns to her uncle, Kai (Ulrich Thomsen), for a new start in Banshee. A surprise visit from Rabbit’s lieutenant Olek (Christos Vasilopoulos), aka Widow’s Peak, brings back a flood of memories for Carrie. As his family keeps vigil for the ailing Benjamin Longshadow, Alex (Anthony Ruivivar) gets a surprise visit from his sister, Nola (Odette Annable). »
New 'Banshee' Episode 8 clips - "We Shall Live Forever"
27 February 2013 8:04 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Watch 3 new videos from Cinemax's Banshee which airs on Friday, March 1st at 10 p.m. In the "We Shall Live Forever" episode 8, Carrie (Ivana Milicevic) urges Lucas (Antony Starr) to let go of the past, even as an increasingly suspicious Gordon (Rus Blackwell) is hell-bent on uncovering hers. Cast out of her Amish home, Rebecca (Lili Simmons) turns to her uncle, Kai (Ulrich Thomsen), for a new start in Banshee. A surprise visit from Rabbit’s lieutenant Olek (Christos Vasilopoulos), aka Widow’s Peak, brings back a flood of memories for Carrie. As his family keeps vigil for the ailing Benjamin Longshadow, Alex (Anthony Ruivivar) gets a surprise visit from his sister, Nola (Odette Annable). »
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