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19 items from 2012
New Venice Film Festival Head Says Malick's 'To The Wonder,' PTA's 'The Master' & De Palma's 'Passion' All Likely
29 May 2012 6:04 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
The Cannes Film Festival has barely had time to put away the red carpet, and already eyes are looking to August and the Venice Film Festival. And perhaps in an effort to beat speculators to the punch, the fest's new artistic director Alberto Barbera is looking to make his first year memorable, and recently revealed to THR the titles that cinephiles can expect to pop up on the Lido. And it's a pretty envious batch of movies.
Among the "likely candidates" to premiere at the fest according to Barbera are Terrence Malick's long-awaited (aren't they all) and newly titled romantic drama "To The Wonder"; Paul Thomas Anderson's highly-anticipated "The Master," which recently had its first footage unspooled at the Cannes festival, and Brian De Palma's sexual potboiler "Passion" starring Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace. Now, of course, this all depends on a variety of factors. Firstly, who »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Garret Hedlund, Amy Adams, Richard Jenkins & Terrence Howard Lead Ace Cast Of Comedy-Drama 'Lullaby'
19 May 2012 9:45 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
The jury's still out on the potency of Garret Hedlund's star power. The actor proved reasonably charismatic in his earliest roles in "Troy," "Four Brothers" and the big-screen "Friday Night Lights," but made some questionable choices after that -- see, or rather don't, "Death Sentence" and "Eragon." Since then, the actor was picked out to lead tentpole "Tron: Legacy," but the film was rotten, and Hedlund was pretty bad in it, so he's not quite turned into the leading man that many picked him out as.
But then again, things are looking up: Hedlund stars in Walter Salles much-anticipated "On The Road," which bows in Cannes next week, he's featuring in the Coen Brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis," and he's just been announced as leading a new indie film that's assembled an outstanding cast.
According to a press release, Hedlund will lead Amy Adams, Richard Jenkins, Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson ("Dreamgirls »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Exclusive Media Acquires International Rights To Ramin Bahrani.s At Any Price; Stars Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron, Kim Dickens And Heather Graham
15 May 2012 3:08 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Exclusive Media has acquired international rights in all media to the feature film At Any Price, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ramin Bahrani (Goodbye Solo, Chop Shop) and starring Dennis Quaid (What To Expect When You.Re Expecting), Zac Efron (The Lucky One), Kim Dickens (Footloose) and Heather Graham (The Hangover), it was announced today by Alex Walton, Exclusive Media.s President of International Sales and Distribution, who will be presenting the film to international buyers at the upcoming Marche du Film in Cannes.
CAA is representing the domestic rights to the film.
The drama, currently in post-production, is written by Hallie Elizabeth Newton who co-writes with Ramin Bahrani.
The film is produced by Black Bear Pictures, TreeHouse Pictures, Killer Films and Noruz Films. Producers are Pamela Koffler, Teddy Schwarzman, Justin Nappi, Kevin Turen, Christine Vachon and co-writer/ director Ramin Bahrani. Ron Curtis, Mo Al Turki, Eric Nyari and Brian Young serve as Executive Producers. »
- Michelle McCue
Ramin Bahrani's Film With Zac Efron & Dennis Quaid Now Titled 'At Any Price'
15 May 2012 1:20 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
It seems to be the day for untitled movies getting some brand new names. This morning we learned that Terrence Malick's untitled romance is now called "To The Wonder," and now another filmmaker (and one who was also rumored for a Cannes appearance before the lineup was unveiled) has put a title on his gestating project as well.
"Goodbye Solo" and "Man Push Cart" director Ramin Bahrani's tentative step into the mainstream, with a film starring Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid, is now known as "At Any Price." Shot last year in Illinois, the intriguing story follows rebellious Dean Whipple (Efron), who wants nothing more than to pursue his dream of becoming a professional race car driver, while trying to avoid the obligations to his family’s farming empire. But Dean’s ambitious father Henry (Quaid), whose manic pursuit of expansion has alienated the whole family, sets his sights on Dean’s succession. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Cannes 2012: Zac Efron, Dennis Quaid Drama 'At Any Price' Makes Market Debut
15 May 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Cannes -- Exclusive Media has acquired all international rights to director Ramin Bahrani's Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid drama At Any Price and will launch the project to foreign buyers when the Marche du Film gets underway later this week. At Any Price also stars Kim Dickens (Footloose) and Heather Graham. CAA represents domestic rights. Photos: Cannes Film Festival: Veterans Ready to Return to the Croisette The film, currently in post-production, was written by Hallie Elizabeth Newton, who often collaborates with Bahrani. At Any Price revolves around rebellious Dean Whipple (Efron), who is intent on becoming a professional race car
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- Pamela McClintock
13 Projects Accepted for Sundance's June Director and Screenwriter Labs
8 May 2012 1:45 PM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
The Sundance Institute today announced 13 international film projects selected for this June's Directors and Screenwriters Labs, which will take place at the Sundance Resort under the leadership of Michelle Satter and Gyula Gazdag. This year's massive roster of talented creative advisors includes Ramin Bahrani, Andrea Arnold, Walter Bernstein, Ed Harris, John Cameron Mitchell and Joan Tewkesbury. Keri Putnam, executive director of Sundance Institute, said, "For independent artists in particular, it can be challenging to receive specialized support and encouragement. As our offerings for artists continue to grow our hope is that filmmakers have added incentive to remain true to their visions throughout the creative process." This year's filmmakers hail from Italy, Romania, Australia, Algeria, France, Chile, the UK and the United States, but some of their themes appear similar. Several of the films are coming of age tales dealing with religious or societal »
- Austin Dale
Will We See 'Cloud Atlas,' 'Only God Forgives' & Terrence Malick's Latest & More Before The End Of 2012?
30 April 2012 9:02 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
We're almost exactly a third of the way through the year, and thanks to the announcement of the Cannes Film Festival line-up a couple weeks ago, we're now a little clearer on the timetable of some of the most anticipated films of the year. We know that "Cosmopolis," "Killing Them Softly," "On The Road," "Mud," "Rust And Bone," "Amour" and "The Paperboy," among others are done, and will be screening in only a few short weeks for critics, and U.S. releases, if not set already, can't be far behind. And the release schedule for the rest of the year is firming up fast, with films like "The Master" and "Seven Psychopaths" getting added to the calendar.
But what of the question marks that still remain? Of the major movies tentatively set for completion this year, but without firm release dates as yet, which will we actually see in theaters »
- Oliver Lyttelton
The greatest films of all time
27 April 2012 9:59 AM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »
I am faced once again with the task of voting in Sight & Sound magazine's famous poll to determine the greatest films of all time. Apart from my annual year's best lists, this is the only list I vote in. It is a challenge. After voting in 1972, 1982 and 1992, I came up with these ten titles in 2002:
Aguirre, Wrath of God (Herzog) Apocalypse Now (Coppola) Citizen Kane (Welles) Dekalog (Kieslowski) La Dolce Vita (Fellini) The General (Keaton) Raging Bull (Scorsese) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick) Tokyo Story (Ozu) Vertigo (Hitchcock)
To add a title, I must remove one. Which film can I do without? Not a single one. One of my shifts last time was to replace Hitchcock's "Notorious" with "Vertigo," because after going through both a shot at a time during various campus sessions, I decided that "Vertigo" was, after all, the better of two nearly perfect films.
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- Roger Ebert
Maika Monroe To Play Future Mrs. Josh Brolin In Jason Reitman's 'Labor Day'
4 April 2012 6:44 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
After years in development, things seem to be moving forward on Jason Reitman's adaptation of Joyce Maynard's coming-of-age novel "Labor Day," with professional kiteboarder-turned-actor Maika Monroe the latest addition to its ever-growing cast.
Monroe joins Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet and Tom Lipinski in the story of an escaped convict who seeks shelter with a depressed single mom and her teen son over a Labor Day weekend. Monroe will appear in flashback sequences with Lipinski (who plays the young version of Brolin's convict and bears a frightening resemblance to him) as Mandy, a farm girl romanced by Brolin/Lipinski before he left for Vietnam, who will later become his wife and the mother of his child.
The actress is currently shooting Sofia Coppola's 'Bling Ring' and recently featured as Zac Efron's love interest in Ramin Bahrani's untitled drama. Coppola and Reitman; not a bad duo to kick off your acting career. »
- Simon Dang
Tom Lipinski A Young Josh Brolin In ‘Labor Day’; Further Casting on ‘Identity Theft,’ ‘Magic Hour,’ and ‘Percy Jackson’
3 April 2012 7:03 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin are the onscreen equivalent of peaches and cream (or any pleasing combination, actually), but the latest casting on Jason Reitman‘s Labor Day might just be my favorite. As Variety reports, Tom Lipinski (Suits) is the top choice to play a young version of Brolin‘s character — specifically, “Frank Chambers an escaped convict who seeks shelter with a depressed single mom (Winslet) and her young son over a long Labor Day weekend.”
In flashback sequences, we’ll encounter Frank as a young Vietnam veteran who discovers that, twixt his departure and return, the love of his life is “no longer the innocent teenage girl he left behind.”And while I haven’t a clue if Lipinski is actually a decent actor — these sounds like crucial scenes, in the grand emotional scheme of things — the resemblance between the both of them is almost too good to pass up. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Film Review: ‘The Kid with a Bike’ Marks Another Home Run by the Dardenne Brothers
23 March 2012 4:49 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – The sullen little boy is always on the run. His red shirt and jacket cause him to resemble a crimson blur against the green and gray landscape of his Belgian town. He believes that there must be an explanation for why his absent father has left him in a state-run youth farm, and is determined to track him down. Consumed with confusion and rage, the boy has no choice but to keep moving toward a destination that may not exist.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
This may sound like a hopelessly depressing premise, but in the hands of celebrated auteurs Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, it emerges as a riveting, immensely powerful meditation on the need for human connection. It’s also incredibly tense for a quietly nuanced drama, and viewers may find themselves spending much of the film holding their collective breaths with the hope that no harm will come to the pint-sized yet stubbornly resourceful protagonist. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Jennifer Aniston Makes ‘Switch’ Again, Hopping On ‘Jackie Brown’ Prequel With Dennis Quaid
15 February 2012 8:55 PM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Major casting is getting underway on Switch, the adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel The Switch and a prequel to Rum Punch, which Quentin Tarantino turned into Jackie Brown in 1997. With a cast already including Ty Burrell, John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), a few more have joined on, Deadline reports.
After her recent project with Jason Bateman (no, not Horrible Bosses), Jennifer Aniston has joined another Switch, along with Dennis Quaid. Set 15 years before the events of Brown, the film follows Louis Gara (Hawkes) and Ordell Robbie (Bey), two career criminals whose successfully kidnap the wife (Aniston) of a corrupt real estate developer (Quaid), but have to come up with a new plan when the husband decides not to pay the ransom. And the wife, feeling jilted by her husband’s refusal to pay, decides to extract revenge using the two career criminals.
In Tarantino’s under-appreciated »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Berlin Review: Ursula Meier's 'Sister' is a Bittersweet Crowdpleaser
14 February 2012 10:05 AM, PST | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
French-Swiss director Ursula Meier burst on the international film scene with her 2008 feature debut "Home," about a peculiar family living next to a highway. Her follow-up, "Sister," lacks the same conceptual ambition but consolidates her skill with a tightly assembled narrative that brings supreme clarity to the mindset of a disgruntled young boy. Evoking a lost childhood with bittersweet intent, "Sister" bears the mark of a filmmaker with supreme control over her material. That's not meant to overstate the movie's appeal; it navigates a basic scenario without breaking new ground. However, Meier never loses her grasp on the basic story elements; her patient formalism calls to mind Ramin Bahrani's "Chop Shop," which also involves a pair of impoverished siblings using unreliable means to make ends meet. In "Sister," scheming 12-year-old Simon (Kacey Mottet Klein) wastes his days at a posh ski resort in the Alps, »
Ondi Timoner's "Mapplethorpe" Starring James Franco Tops Tribeca Institute's All Access Grants for 2012
12 January 2012 10:05 AM, PST | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
The Tribeca Film Institute has awarded its annual grants of $15,000 to ten films through its Tribeca All Access program, most notably Ondi Timoner's "Mapplethorpe." Timoner, the only filmmaker to twice win Sundance's Grand Jury Prize for Documentary, will make the transition to narrative film with the project. James Franco has signed on to play the controversial gay photographer. Other notable projects include an untitled documentary about the world's fascination with gold, directed by "Chop Shop" filmmaker Ramin Bahrani, Liliana Greenfield-Sanders' "Bypass," a modern-day Frankenstein retelling, Lee Isaac Chung's "Abigail Harm," and "The New Black," a documentary on the links between the civil rights and Lgbt movements. Full list of films reprinted below: Untitled Ramin Bahrani Gold Documentary Directed and produced by Ramin Bahrani, produced by Jason Orans -- Set in today’s global »
Ondi Timoner’s Mapplethorpe Biopic Starring James Franco & Ramin Bahrani Documentary Part of Tribeca-Funded Projects
12 January 2012 8:25 AM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
In a new announcement from the Tribeca All Access program, they’ve announced eleven upcoming projects they will help fund with grants. The two most notable include one documentary director making her narrative debut and a narrative director, whose films have had a documentary feel, heading into that field.
THR reports that Ondi Timoner, who gave us the fascinating documentaries Dig! and We Live In Public, will make her narrative debut on a Robert Mapplethorpe biopic and James Franco is set to star. The program gives the filmmakers $15,000 as well support and will then go on to possibly be one of two films to receive $10,000 more. Timoner’s film will explore the figure that “defied censors and died of AIDS in 1989.”
Another project to highlight is a documentary from Ramin Bahrani, which will focus on “centuries-old obsession with gold.” Bahrani was behind the staggering neo-realist features Man Push Cart and Chop, »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Tribeca All Access Selects 2012 Participants
12 January 2012 3:15 AM, PST | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »
Note: Cross-posted from the Tribeca Film Institute blog. Ondi Timoner, Ramin Bahrani Among This Year's Tribeca All Access Participants The eleven works in progress that have been selected for the 2012 Tribeca All Access program range from a year spent with Detroit firefighters to a drama about a gastric bypass, from the story of a teenage runaway to a look at the intersection between Lgbt activists and African-American Christian communities. We're very excited about this year's line-up, which consists of the six narratives and five documentaries listed below, among them the first fiction feature from Ondi Timoner (Dig!, We Live in Public) and the first nonfiction feature from Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart, Goodbye Solo). Tribeca All Access exists to support emerging and established filmmakers from underrepresented communities. In addition to a $15,000 grant (given to all films except the one chosen through our partnership with the »
Over/Under: ‘Scent of a Woman’ vs. ‘Goodbye Solo’
10 January 2012 9:40 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
You might assume that over the course of his forty-some year acting career, Al Pacino has probably won enough Oscars to stock a whole trophy room, but actually he’s only won once. It was for his performance as a blind, pissed-off, ex-military man with plans to kill himself after indulging in a weekend of fine food and fine escorts in Scent of a Woman. The movie was kind of a big deal back in the early 90s, getting nominated for a bunch of awards and winning everybody’s grandma and grandpa’s hearts in the theaters. Plus, Pacino had a catchphrase in the movie – “hoo-ah!” – which got referenced and quoted (to an annoying degree) for years after. In 2009, Ramin Bahrani made a movie about a similarly pissed off old white guy who has made a conscious decision and an appointment to kill himself called Goodbye Solo. It didn’t have any name actors like an Al »
- Nathan Adams
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #24. Untitled Ramin Bahrani Film
8 January 2012 2:00 PM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
#24. Untitled Ramin Bahrani Drama Director: Ramin BahraniWriter(s): Bahrani and Hallie Elizabeth Newton Producers: Killer Films' Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Treehouse Films' Justin Nappi and Kevin Turen with Teddy Schwarzman, Distributor: Rights Available The Gist: This centers on an enterprising farmer (Dennis Quaid) whose plans to expand cause conflict with his wife and sons - he clashes with his race car-driving son (Zac Efron) because he’d like the boy to follow in his career footsteps. Clancy Brown plays a rival farmer...(more) Cast: Zac Efron, Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham, Clancy Brown, Kim Dickens and Red West List Worthy Reasons...: Haven't been this excited for a farm-related drama since the Blu-Ray release of Days of Heaven. It'll be interesting to see how Bahrani and his wingman Dp Michael Simmonds tackle a project which is bigger in production value than his previous three indie gems. With Man Push Cart and Goodbye Solo, »
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #38. Todd Rohal's Scoutmasters
7 January 2012 6:00 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
#38. Scoutmaster Director/Writer: Todd RohalProducers: Big Beach Films' Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub (Our Idiot Brother) and Lisa Muskat (Shotgun Stories) Distributor: Rights Available The Gist: When a well-meaning but immature Scouting Leader kidnaps his adopted Sudanese nephew to indoctrinate him into the joys of scouting, his good intentions are quickly thwarted as he leads his troop down a darkly comic road of chaos, death, and destruction. Knoxville and Oswalt will play battling brothers who attempt to honor their ailing father by taking a troop of boys on a camping trip...(more) Cast: Patton Oswalt, Maura Tierney, Johnny Knoxville, Rob Riggle and Patrice O'Neal's final film role before his death - (check out this stand-up comedy number). List Worthy Reasons...: Perhaps the least known member of the North Carolina club (David Gordon Green, Jeff Nichols, Craig Zobel, Jody Hill, Dp Tim Orr, Aaron Katz and Ramin Bahrani »
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