Dead End is the embodiment of the old saying “road to nowhere.” In this 2003 horror movie, one unlucky family’s annual trip to grandma’s house doesn’t go according to plan. What awaits these unsuspecting characters is a series of events that will steer them straight into the unknown. It’s one hell of a Christmas in this macabre holiday tale, which stirs up uncertainty and unrest as the pavement stretches on forever.
Dead End first showed up on video-store shelves around 2004 after enjoying great success at multiple film festivals. Made on a low budget of less than a million dollars and with a small cast of actors, this California-shot yet French-financed horror-comedy has, strangely enough, yet to be reissued on a physical media format higher than DVD. Nevertheless, it remains a cult favorite all these years later. The colorful dialogue, the progressively unnerving atmosphere, and the ensemble of...
Dead End first showed up on video-store shelves around 2004 after enjoying great success at multiple film festivals. Made on a low budget of less than a million dollars and with a small cast of actors, this California-shot yet French-financed horror-comedy has, strangely enough, yet to be reissued on a physical media format higher than DVD. Nevertheless, it remains a cult favorite all these years later. The colorful dialogue, the progressively unnerving atmosphere, and the ensemble of...
- 12/7/2023
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Brotherhood of Tears
Jérémie Renier ("Atonement," "In Bruges") has joined Jean-Baptiste Andrea's concept-driven thriller "The Brotherhood of Tears."
Renier stars as an unemployed cop and single father caught up in a bad situation. When Gabriel accepts the offer to deliver a suitcase, he crosses paths with various strange people. [Source: Variety]
Delicious
Tammy Riley-Smith will make her feature directorial debut on the British indie dark comedy/romance "Delicious". Michael Price will produce and shooting kicks off in December in London.
Louise Brealey ("Sherlock") and Nico Rogner ("Looking for Simon") star in the story of a passionate chef who resorts to extreme measures to get an obsessive dieter to eat good food. [Source: THR]
The Lost Tree
Michael Madsen, Lacey Chabert, Scott Grimes and Clare Kramer will star alongside Thomas Ian Nicholas in Brian A. Metcalf's horror/drama "The Lost Tree." Shooting kicks off next month in Los Angeles.
Nichols plays a...
Jérémie Renier ("Atonement," "In Bruges") has joined Jean-Baptiste Andrea's concept-driven thriller "The Brotherhood of Tears."
Renier stars as an unemployed cop and single father caught up in a bad situation. When Gabriel accepts the offer to deliver a suitcase, he crosses paths with various strange people. [Source: Variety]
Delicious
Tammy Riley-Smith will make her feature directorial debut on the British indie dark comedy/romance "Delicious". Michael Price will produce and shooting kicks off in December in London.
Louise Brealey ("Sherlock") and Nico Rogner ("Looking for Simon") star in the story of a passionate chef who resorts to extreme measures to get an obsessive dieter to eat good food. [Source: THR]
The Lost Tree
Michael Madsen, Lacey Chabert, Scott Grimes and Clare Kramer will star alongside Thomas Ian Nicholas in Brian A. Metcalf's horror/drama "The Lost Tree." Shooting kicks off next month in Los Angeles.
Nichols plays a...
- 10/31/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Some movies will always make me laugh, but let’s face it; the same movies might make others yawn. Comedy is tricky business, the hardest genre to pull off form script to screen. I’ve put together a list of 10 underrated or dismissed comedies that deserve a first chance or even a second chance at recognition. Humor is subjective, but gives these flicks a chance and I promise you will enjoy yourself.
Take a look at the list and let me know what you think and what your list might look like.
1. Big Nothing (2006) A frustrated, unemployed teacher joining forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme. Director: Jean-Baptiste Andrea
Writers: Billy Asher, Jean-Baptiste Andrea
Stars: David Schwimmer, Simon Pegg I found Big Nothing after looking for another Simon Pegg fix having just seen Shaun of the Dead. This is a mean-spirited comedy that fits in well...
Take a look at the list and let me know what you think and what your list might look like.
1. Big Nothing (2006) A frustrated, unemployed teacher joining forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme. Director: Jean-Baptiste Andrea
Writers: Billy Asher, Jean-Baptiste Andrea
Stars: David Schwimmer, Simon Pegg I found Big Nothing after looking for another Simon Pegg fix having just seen Shaun of the Dead. This is a mean-spirited comedy that fits in well...
- 6/24/2012
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
LONDON -- Natasha McElhone, Mimi Rogers and Maury Chaykin have joined the cast of Jean-Baptiste Andrea's Big Nothing backers Pathe Pictures said Friday. The three join previously announced David Schwimmer and Simon Pegg ahead of the movie's production start on Dec. 4, Pathe said. Producers have also cast newcomer Alice Eve (Stage Beauty) as the movie's ex-beauty queen turned con artist. Written by Andrea and Billy Asher and produced by Andras Hamori (Fateless) and Gabriella Stollenwerck (Dead End), the movie centers on a frustrated, unemployed teacher who decides to take revenge on life by joining forces with an unpredictable scammer and his ambitious girlfriend (Eve) in a "fool-proof" blackmailing scheme. Backed by French-owned, London-based Pathe Pictures and Ingenious Films, Big Nothing is produced by H2O Motion Pictures Production with the support of the Isle of Man Film and Television Fund and Finance Wales Investment. Pathe Distribution will release the film in the U.K. and France with Pathe Pictures International handling worldwide sales.
- 11/25/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Schwimmer and Simon Pegg have joined the cast of Jean-Baptiste Andrea's Big Nothing, Pathe Pictures said Friday at the American Film Market. Billed as a fast-paced and tightly plotted black comedy, Andrea and William Asher penned the screenplay, the film is being produced by Andras Hamori (Fateless) and Gabriella Stollenwerck (Dead End) under production banner H2O Motion Pictures.
- 11/5/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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