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Mark Tonderais Peste Infects the Young Abigail Breslin
15 May 2013 | Horror Asylum | See recent Horror Asylum news »
What at first glance looks to be an Italian sauce is in fact the new upcoming thriller from Mark Tonderai ('House at the End of the Street'). 'Peste', scripted by Barbara Marshall, is another virus outbreak thriller which according to Screen Daily will be the first chapter in a planned trilogy. The word peste appears to refer to the infectious and potentially fatal bacteria Yersinia pestis which infects animals (commonly rodents) and humans. The virus in this movie is said to wipe out the majority of the human population. 'Zombieland' and 'The Call' star Abigail Breslin (below) has been snapped up to star in the movie. Breslin is set to play the lead described as 'a teen who documents her family's new life in quarantine and tries to protect her infected sister.' »
Abigail Breslin to star in Peste
15 May 2013 4:25 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Mark Tonderai's Peste adds Abigail Breslin of Ender's Game to Peste thriller Abigail Breslin is set to star in the film helmed by Tonderai (House at the End of the Street) from the script by Barbara Marshall. Variety reports that she'll play a girl whose family is put into quarantine after a virus sweeps the small town they live in. The film from Im Global’s Octane will start production in September and Im's CEO Stuart Ford stated that "Abigail is one of the outstanding talents of her generation." As far as Ender's Game goes, the Summit Entertainment release starring Asa Butterfield »
Abigail Breslin Leads Cast of Contagion Thriller Peste
14 May 2013 11:46 PM, PDT | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Abigail Breslin will star in the upcoming thriller Peste, reports Screen Daily. Breslin, last seen on the genre scene in The Call, stars in the upcoming Final Girl and Ender's Game.
Written by Barbara Marshall, Peste will be directed by Mark Tonderai (House at the End of the Street). Marshall's script for Peste landed on both the Blood List and Blast List.
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Abigail Breslin Set for Genre Thriller ‘Peste’ From Im Global
14 May 2013 10:00 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Abigail Breslin (“Ender’s Game”) will take the lead in “Peste,” a contagion thriller from Im Global’s genre label Octane skedded to go into production in September.
Mark Tonderai (“House at the End of the Street”) helms from a spec script by Barbara Marshall that Im Global picked up late last year after it hit the Black List.
Breslin will play a young girl whose family is quarantined after a virus sweeps their small town.
Academy Award-nommed for “Little Miss Sunshine,” Breslin has demonstrated her genre chops in a series of titles.
“Abigail is one of the outstanding talents of her generation,” said Im Global CEO Stuart Ford.
He added that her recent “standout performances in genre hits like ‘Zombieland,’ ‘The Call’ and the forthcoming ‘Ender’s Game’ make her a perfect fit for ‘Peste.’”
Breslin will next be seen in “August: Osage County.” She is repped by ICM and Lichter, »
- John Hopewell
FilmNation: Art, Commerce and Staying Alive
13 May 2013 8:00 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Five years ago, Glen Basner and Steven Samuels took a leap of faith and started sales company FilmNation as the world’s economy went into a nosedive.
“It was a terrible time to start,” Samuels admits. “Everyone was in a preserve-and- protect mode and wanted to get out of their obligations. The silver lining is that we wound up revisiting all aspects of our (business) plans.”
Basner agrees, emphasizing that FilmNation needed to be flexible to get past the past — mainly by backing a few less-than-obvious projects rather than the panic approach of going for volume.
We started to operate in different ways that made better sense for the new world order,” he says. “We were focused on having a diversified slate of films — a mixture of commercial wide-release films like ‘Sanctum’ and specialty films such as ‘The King’s Speech.’”
In the five years since FilmNation debuted, the movie business has undergone deep changes, »
- Dave McNary
Lawrence Responds to Journalists 'Picking on' Her Backstage at 85th Academy Awards
25 February 2013 6:36 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Lawrence Oscar interview backstage at the 85th Academy Awards (seen above with Best Supporting Actress winner Anne Hathaway) In the press room backstage at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony, this year's Best Actress winner Jennifer Lawrence had to answer questions from the assembled reporters. One question had to do with the issue of mental illness as depicted in David O. Russell's comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook and Lawrence's Best Actress Academy Award win. Her response: "I don't think that we're going to stop until we get rid of the stigma for mental illness." (Pictured above: Lawrence and Best Supporting Actress winner Hathaway backstage at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony.) Talking about the hours prior to this year's ceremony, Lawrence made a comparison to Steve Martin in Father of the Bride, "watching my house just be torn apart, and my whole family was getting ready." When a reporter asked her if »
- Anna Robinson
House at the End of the Street DVD Review
31 January 2013 7:00 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Unbelievably once upon a time House at the End of the Street was a directorial project for Jonathan Mostow with Richard Kelly writing the screenplay, but this was back in 2003 before both Terminator 3 and Southland Tales. You could argue about what the better choice was in terms of both moving on but it becomes very apparent half way through the film that there was clearly nothing to the material that either hadn’t been done before or hadn’t been derived from about twenty separate sources.
Current Hollywood darling Jennifer Lawrence plays a teenager who moves with her mother to a new quiet neighbourhood from Chicago after a messy divorce. As she learns fairly quickly from the obnoxious neighbours, a house in their street drives prices down due to the fact that a young girl murdered both her parents there and fled the scene into the woods never to be found. »
- Chris Holt
DVD Review: 'House at the End of the Street'
28 January 2013 2:00 AM, PST | CineVue | See recent CineVue news »
★★☆☆☆ Mark Tonderai's House at the End of the Street (2012) tries to be something it isn't - namely scary. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Max Thieriot and Elisabeth Shue, this would-be chiller starts atmospherically before becoming nothing more than a sub-standard, teenager-in-peril thriller. Sarah (Shue) and her teenage daughter Elissa (Lawrence) move next door to a secluded house where a young girl murdered her parents, before disappearing without a trace. Ryan (Thieriot), the family's surviving son, still lives in the house. However, only after he strikes up a friendship with Elissa does the truth about his family come to the fore.
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- CineVue UK
House At The End Of The Street DVD Review
27 January 2013 6:16 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Director: Mark Tonderai
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Max Thieriot, Nolan Gerard Funk
Running Time: 96 minutes
Certificate: 15
Extras: The Making Of, Trailer
When you first look at House At The End Of The Street it seems quite promising – especially with two Oscar nominated actresses as the leads of the film – but with a dire script even well-respected actresses can’t save the film.
David Loucka has built himself quite the reputation for making dull horror films, e.g. Dream House, and this story is no different. There are moments that make you jump, but these are thanks to the sound editing, and there is a great twist 30 minutes before the film finishes, but Loucka gets ahead of himself and piles on further plot contrivances.
The film, shot back in 2010, shows off Jennifer Lawrence talents who has the dry-witted teenager perfectly nuanced at the films beginning. Sadly as the film goes on, »
- Lucy Cave
DVD Review: House at the End of the Street
27 January 2013 1:08 AM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
House At The End Of The Street
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Max Thieriot | Written by David Loucka | Directed by Mark Tonderai
Mix together one of the hottest actresses of the Eighties, one of the hottest actresses right now, add a British bit-part actor turned director, blend them all together with a kid-friendly script and you have House at the End of the Street. The film tells the story of a mother, Sarah (Shue), and daughter Elissa (Lawrence), who move to a new town and find themselves living next door to a house where a young girl murdered her parents. Locals claim that the girl mysteriously vanished after the incident, but as Elissa becomes close to the girls brother, Ryan, (Thieriot) she learns that a dark and terrible secret still lurks within those walls and this sinister story of murder is far from over.
Ok, so I’ll keep this short. »
- Phil
Mark Kermode's DVD round-up
26 January 2013 4:07 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Holy Motors; Looper; ParaNorman; House at the End of the Street; Now is Good
What the hell is Holy Motors (2012, Artificial Eye, 18) all about? Leos Carax's first feature film for more than a decade (following the commercial failure of Pola X) is a breathtakingly barking affair involving chimpanzees, aliens, computer graphics, talking limousines, false noses, Kylie Minogue channelling Jean Seberg and Eva Mendes being kidnapped by a familiar troll named Merde. "It's so weird!" breathes an incidental character ecstatically, and he's not kidding.
At the centre of it all is the mesmerising Denis Lavant, a fiery angel and existential artist who travels from location to location adopting quixotic personas (twisted beggar woman, scarred hitman, dying uncle, angry father) and performing real-life vignettes amid the great circus of screen life. From the earliest chronophotographic images of bodies in motion to virtual sex in mo-cap suits, Carax hurtles helter skelter through an urgent history of cinema, »
- Mark Kermode
Exclusive Interview: Director Mark Tonderai Discusses "House At The End of the Street", His Inspiration, and More
23 January 2013 3:15 AM, PST | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
While I certainly enjoyed the film far more than our own Jason Stewart, House At The End of the Street performed pretty well at the box office, more than quadrupling its budget during its theatrical run. And while the film is filled with twists and turns that have become the industry standard in terms of horror features, Hates (best acronym ever) makes great use of interesting camera work, along with a fresh take on an almost Hitchcockian/De Palma-esque terror tale. Much of the film’s success has to do with Mark Tonderai’s direction. The UK director has really elevated the material from what would be a simple teen horror flick to something really special. Max Thieriot delivers an incredibly unnerving performance as a young man with a dark secret opposite Golden Globe winner Jennifer Lawrence, who, at the time, was coming off The Hunger Games and its phenomenal success. »
- Robert Ottone
Join the Macabre Faire on Long Island this weekend
18 January 2013 9:45 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Macabre Faire, running tomorrow-Sunday, January 19-20 at the Best Western Mill River Manor (173 Sunrise Highway in Rockville Center), aims to bring together horror filmmakers and fans in a venue where they can present and enjoy new independent features and get some networking done. Guests include filmmaker Stevan Mena, presenting his well-received rural slasherfest Bereavement (starring Texas Chainsaw 3D beauty Alexandra Daddario); director Mark Tonderai, with his Jennifer Lawrence-starrer House At The End Of The Street; Larry Wade Carrell hosting a showing of Jacob, which he wrote, directed and stars in; original Sleepaway Camp star and musician Jonathan Tiersten, who’ll be performing live Saturday at midnight; Scott W. Perry and his team from the on-line anthology In Fear Of; and many others. For the full schedule and more info, check out the event’s official website and Facebook page. »
- gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
Join the Macabre Faire on Long Island this weekend
18 January 2013 9:45 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Macabre Faire, running tomorrow-Sunday, January 19-20 at the Best Western Mill River Manor (173 Sunrise Highway in Rockville Center), aims to bring together horror filmmakers and fans in a venue where they can present and enjoy new independent features and get some networking done. Guests include filmmaker Stevan Mena, presenting his well-received rural slasherfest Bereavement (starring Texas Chainsaw 3D beauty Alexandra Daddario); director Mark Tonderai, with his Jennifer Lawrence-starrer House At The End Of The Street; Larry Wade Carrell hosting a showing of Jacob, which he wrote, directed and stars in; original Sleepaway Camp star and musician Jonathan Tiersten, who’ll be performing live Saturday at midnight; Scott W. Perry and his team from the on-line anthology In Fear Of; and many others. For the full schedule and more info, check out the event’s official website and Facebook page. »
- gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
Join the Macabre Faire on Long Island this weekend
18 January 2013 9:45 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Macabre Faire, running tomorrow-Sunday, January 19-20 at the Best Western Mill River Manor (173 Sunrise Highway in Rockville Center), aims to bring together horror filmmakers and fans in a venue where they can present and enjoy new independent features and get some networking done. Guests include filmmaker Stevan Mena, presenting his well-received rural slasherfest Bereavement (starring Texas Chainsaw 3D beauty Alexandra Daddario); director Mark Tonderai, with his Jennifer Lawrence-starrer House At The End Of The Street; Larry Wade Carrell hosting a showing of Jacob, which he wrote, directed and stars in; original Sleepaway Camp star and musician Jonathan Tiersten, who’ll be performing live Saturday at midnight; Scott W. Perry and his team from the on-line anthology In Fear Of; and many others. For the full schedule and more info, check out the event’s official website and Facebook page. »
- gingold@starloggroup.com (Michael Gingold)
'House at the End of the Street': Jennifer Lawrence horror flick comes to Blu-ray
16 January 2013 3:30 PM, PST | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Jennifer Lawrence has had a very busy year. In addition to her award-winning turns in "The Hunger Games" and "Silver Linings Playbook," a horror film Jen starred in called "House at the End of the Street" finally makes its debut on Blu-ray.
The timing couldn't be better for the indie thriller, as Lawrence's increased popularity can only draw more attention to "House at the End of the Street." Director Mark Tonderai speaks with Zap2it about working with Jennifer and leading man Max Thieriot -- who is set to play one of the lead roles in A&E's "Bates Motel." Here is Tonderai's Q&A with Zap2it:
This movie seems like it has a very Hitchcockian tone, and this is the perfect year for that between "Hitchcock," "The Girl" and "Bates Motel," that Max Thieriot is in. Can you talk a little bit about Alfred Hitchcock's influence?
It's funny isn't it, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
House At The End Of The Street Blu-ray Review
16 January 2013 8:00 AM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
House at the End of the Street has arrived on Blu-ray and DVD Combo pack from 20th Century Fox. I missed the film in theaters, so this was my first viewing. I must say that I am truly glad I saw this film at home. This is one of the most generic horror movies I have seen as of late, and that is saying something. I feel as though I had seen this story before, oh wait I have seen something called The Last House on the Left. I had hoped that the fact that I am a fan of Jennifer Lawrence, that I would somewhat enjoy House at the End of the Street, but I was wrong.
Directed by Mark Tonderai, the film stars Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Max Thieriot, Gil Bellows, Will Bowes, and Jonathan Higgins. The story follows Sarah (Shue) and her daughter Elissa (Lawrence) who are trying »
- Jim Napier
‘House at the End of the Street’ Interview: Mark Tonderai on Defying Genre Expectations
15 January 2013 9:31 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Making a horror movie is a double-edged sword. The most hardcore fans of the genre will see anything and everything, so you’re guaranteed to make a buck – but at the same time, many moviegoers have seen just about everything and anything, so it takes quite a bit of ingenuity, creativity and thoughtfulness to wow, let alone scare us, and that’s the challenge director Mark Tonderai strove to tackle with House at the End of the Street.
Jennifer Lawrence leads as Elissa, a girl who moves into a new house with her mother, Sarah (Elisabeth Shue). Unfortunately, it turns out their dream house has a rather dark past. Just down the street, a young girl viciously murdered her parents and disappeared making her brother, Ryan (Max Thieriot), ...
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- Perri Nemiroff
Blu-ray Review: Horrendous ‘House at the End of the Street’ Rips Off ‘Psycho’
15 January 2013 6:22 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Mark Tonderai’s “House at the End of the Street” is not to be confused with this year’s “The House Across the Street” or either version of “Last House on the Left.” What Tonderai hopes you mistake it for is a classy Hitchcockian homage evocative of the Master’s most shocking and immortal picture, 1960’s “Psycho.”
That’s exactly what the creatively starved mainstream multiplexes need: another uninspired rehash of “Psycho.” Imagine if Marion Crane grew bored with her horndog beau Sam and became attracted to sensitive, soft-spoken Norman Bates. Imagine if Norman spent time finding faces in the bark of trees with the same odd mixture of thoughtfulness and whimsy that Ricky Fitts exuded while watching footage of a floating bag in “American Beauty.”
Blu-ray Rating: 0.5/5.0
Yes, dear readers, this is a touchy-feely variation on “Psycho,” with blonde soon-to-be-victimized Elissa falling for the blatantly unhinged nutcase next door. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Exclusive: Mark Tonderai Talks House at the End of the Street Blu-ray
11 January 2013 7:21 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Director Mark Tonderai discusses his thriller House at the End of the Street, currently available on Blu-ray and DVD
Director Mark Tonderai made his feature directorial debut in 2008 with the thriller Hush, after working as an actor, writer, and producer for various films and TV shows. The filmmaker returned to the silver screen last year with House at the End of the Street, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, and Max Thieriot. The story follows Sarah and Elissa (Elisabeth Shue and Jennifer Lawrence), a mother and daughter who move into a dream house they shouldn't be able to afford. As it turns out, just at the end of the street, a young girl killed both her parents, with the lone survivor Ryan (Max Thieriot) living all alone in that big house. When Elissa starts to get close to Ryan, she learns the untold truth about what really happened. I recently had »
- MovieWeb
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