“Lord of the Rings” star Elijah Wood is to return to New Zealand in the leading role of “Bookworm,” a family adventure-comedy to be directed by Ant Timpson. The project is being launched next week at the American Film Market by sales agent Mister Smith Entertainment.
The film’s story sees 12-year-old Mildred’s life turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise (Wood), comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes Mildred camping in the notoriously rugged New Zealand wilderness. There the pair embark on the ultimate test of family bonding – a quest to find the mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.
Considering that Mildred has read every book on camping, but never been into the wilds, and that Strawn is more at home on the Las Vegas strip than in the Southern Alps, the potential for mishap is significant.
The film’s story sees 12-year-old Mildred’s life turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise (Wood), comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes Mildred camping in the notoriously rugged New Zealand wilderness. There the pair embark on the ultimate test of family bonding – a quest to find the mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.
Considering that Mildred has read every book on camping, but never been into the wilds, and that Strawn is more at home on the Las Vegas strip than in the Southern Alps, the potential for mishap is significant.
- 10/25/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Dave Bautista To Star In Bouncer Action Thriller ‘Cooler’ From Drew Pearce For FilmNation’s Infrared
Exclusive: FilmNation Entertainment’s newly formed production label Infrared has won a great package in a competitive bid, snapping up Drew Pearce’s action thriller pitch Cooler. Dune and Guardians of the Galaxy actor Dave Bautista will star. Production is expected to start in summer 2023, and Pearce is directing off his script.
Cooler is the first project to come out of the recently announced first-look deal between Infrared and Bautista’s Dogbone Entertainment.
The film follows a South Beach bouncer Ray Sagona, played by Bautista, who is on the brink of finding redemption and getting his family back. But when a drug-filled safe is stolen from the club he works at, Ray is blackmailed into finding it before the Miami Pd narcotics bureau comes to retrieve it on Sunday night. Now, as his past and present collide in ever-more dangerous ways, Ray must survive an epic 36-hour odyssey across Miami...
Cooler is the first project to come out of the recently announced first-look deal between Infrared and Bautista’s Dogbone Entertainment.
The film follows a South Beach bouncer Ray Sagona, played by Bautista, who is on the brink of finding redemption and getting his family back. But when a drug-filled safe is stolen from the club he works at, Ray is blackmailed into finding it before the Miami Pd narcotics bureau comes to retrieve it on Sunday night. Now, as his past and present collide in ever-more dangerous ways, Ray must survive an epic 36-hour odyssey across Miami...
- 9/28/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Adrien Brody and Vera Farmiga will headline director Ant Timpson’s mystery thriller The Salamander Lives Twice.
Written by Toby Harvard, with a story by Timpson and Harvard, the pic follows an injured man (Brody) with an impenetrable briefcase and no memory who is found on the shoreline of a remote island by Iris and her daughter Goggy (Farmiga), the last remaining members of a once prosperous family dynasty.
Producers are Emma Slade for Firefly Films, Katie Holly for Blinder Films and with executive producers Timpson and XYZ Films.
XYZ Films is handling world sales and co-repping domestic with CAA Media Finance at AFM.
Brody is repped by CAA; Farmiga is repped by CAA and Authentic Talent and Literary Management. Timpson is repped by CAA.
Written by Toby Harvard, with a story by Timpson and Harvard, the pic follows an injured man (Brody) with an impenetrable briefcase and no memory who is found on the shoreline of a remote island by Iris and her daughter Goggy (Farmiga), the last remaining members of a once prosperous family dynasty.
Producers are Emma Slade for Firefly Films, Katie Holly for Blinder Films and with executive producers Timpson and XYZ Films.
XYZ Films is handling world sales and co-repping domestic with CAA Media Finance at AFM.
Brody is repped by CAA; Farmiga is repped by CAA and Authentic Talent and Literary Management. Timpson is repped by CAA.
- 11/9/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Adrien Brody and Vera Farmiga are starring in the independent mystery thriller “The Salamander Lives Twice” with production scheduled to begin in the spring.
Brody will portray a man with an impenetrable briefcase and no memory who is found on the shoreline of a remote island by a woman and her daughter — played by Farmiga — who are the last remaining members of a once prosperous family dynasty.
Ant Timpson is directing “The Salamander Lives Twice” from a Toby Harvard script, with a story by Timpson and Harvard. The film is produced by Emma Slade for Firefly Films, Katie Holly for Blinder Films and is executive produced by Timpson and XYZ Films, which is handling worldwide sales. “The Salamander Lives Twice” will be introduced by XYZ to buyers, with CAA Media Finance co-repping domestic rights, at the online American Film Market, which opens Monday.
Brody won a best actor Academy Award...
Brody will portray a man with an impenetrable briefcase and no memory who is found on the shoreline of a remote island by a woman and her daughter — played by Farmiga — who are the last remaining members of a once prosperous family dynasty.
Ant Timpson is directing “The Salamander Lives Twice” from a Toby Harvard script, with a story by Timpson and Harvard. The film is produced by Emma Slade for Firefly Films, Katie Holly for Blinder Films and is executive produced by Timpson and XYZ Films, which is handling worldwide sales. “The Salamander Lives Twice” will be introduced by XYZ to buyers, with CAA Media Finance co-repping domestic rights, at the online American Film Market, which opens Monday.
Brody won a best actor Academy Award...
- 11/9/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Production scheduled for spring 2021; Emma Slade, Katie Holly to produce.
Adrien Brody and Vera Farmiga will star in Ant Timpson’s mystery thriller The Salamander Lives Twice, which XYZ Films has boarded for worldwide sales at AFM 2020 Online and jointly represents the US with CAA Media Finance.
Production is scheduled for spring 2021 with Emma Slade of Firefly Films producing alongside Katie Holly for Blinder Films. Timpson and XYZ Films serve as executive producers.
Toby Harvard wrote the screenplay from a story by Timpson and Harvard about an injured man (Brody) with an impenetrable briefcase and no memory who washes up on a remote island.
Adrien Brody and Vera Farmiga will star in Ant Timpson’s mystery thriller The Salamander Lives Twice, which XYZ Films has boarded for worldwide sales at AFM 2020 Online and jointly represents the US with CAA Media Finance.
Production is scheduled for spring 2021 with Emma Slade of Firefly Films producing alongside Katie Holly for Blinder Films. Timpson and XYZ Films serve as executive producers.
Toby Harvard wrote the screenplay from a story by Timpson and Harvard about an injured man (Brody) with an impenetrable briefcase and no memory who washes up on a remote island.
- 11/9/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Adrien Brody and Vera Farmiga are set to headline Ant Timpson’s mystery thriller The Salamander Lives Twice, heading to the virtual American Film Market with XYZ Films.
Written by Toby Harvard (The Greasy Strangler, Tropical Cop Tales), with a story by Timpson (Come to Daddy, Turbo Kid) and Harvard, the film will center on an injured man (Brody), who is found with an impenetrable briefcase and no memory on the shoreline of a remote island by Iris and her daughter Goggy (Farmiga), the last remaining members of a once prosperous family dynasty.
The Salamander Lives Twice is produced by Emma Slade (Come to Daddy) ...
Written by Toby Harvard (The Greasy Strangler, Tropical Cop Tales), with a story by Timpson (Come to Daddy, Turbo Kid) and Harvard, the film will center on an injured man (Brody), who is found with an impenetrable briefcase and no memory on the shoreline of a remote island by Iris and her daughter Goggy (Farmiga), the last remaining members of a once prosperous family dynasty.
The Salamander Lives Twice is produced by Emma Slade (Come to Daddy) ...
- 11/9/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Adrien Brody and Vera Farmiga are set to headline Ant Timpson’s mystery thriller The Salamander Lives Twice, heading to the virtual American Film Market with XYZ Films.
Written by Toby Harvard (The Greasy Strangler, Tropical Cop Tales), with a story by Timpson (Come to Daddy, Turbo Kid) and Harvard, the film will center on an injured man (Brody), who is found with an impenetrable briefcase and no memory on the shoreline of a remote island by Iris and her daughter Goggy (Farmiga), the last remaining members of a once prosperous family dynasty.
The Salamander Lives Twice is produced by Emma Slade (Come to Daddy) ...
Written by Toby Harvard (The Greasy Strangler, Tropical Cop Tales), with a story by Timpson (Come to Daddy, Turbo Kid) and Harvard, the film will center on an injured man (Brody), who is found with an impenetrable briefcase and no memory on the shoreline of a remote island by Iris and her daughter Goggy (Farmiga), the last remaining members of a once prosperous family dynasty.
The Salamander Lives Twice is produced by Emma Slade (Come to Daddy) ...
- 11/9/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stars: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Madeleine Sami, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley | Written by Toby Harvard | Directed by Ant Timpson
Directed by Ant Timpson in his feature directorial debut, based on his idea and written by Toby Harvard (The Greasy Strangler), Come to Daddy is a New Zealand film project. It stars Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings), someone not unfamiliar with New Zealand film work, as Norval Greenwood, a thirty-something musical artist who travels to a cabin in the middle-of-nowhere and attempts to reconnect with his father.
Stephen McHattie plays Gordon, a wonderfully manic and unpredictable man, played with a real tension that creates discomfort and awkwardness in the scenes between himself and Norval in the early stages of the movie. Norval begins as a cocksure and almost arrogant character with a past shadowed with demons of alcoholism and self-harm, but as the film progresses and the relationship between father and son grows and adapts,...
Directed by Ant Timpson in his feature directorial debut, based on his idea and written by Toby Harvard (The Greasy Strangler), Come to Daddy is a New Zealand film project. It stars Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings), someone not unfamiliar with New Zealand film work, as Norval Greenwood, a thirty-something musical artist who travels to a cabin in the middle-of-nowhere and attempts to reconnect with his father.
Stephen McHattie plays Gordon, a wonderfully manic and unpredictable man, played with a real tension that creates discomfort and awkwardness in the scenes between himself and Norval in the early stages of the movie. Norval begins as a cocksure and almost arrogant character with a past shadowed with demons of alcoholism and self-harm, but as the film progresses and the relationship between father and son grows and adapts,...
- 3/3/2020
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Father of Mine: Timpson Paints Pastiche with Peculiar Debut
While he assembles all the requisite elements for what promises to be a throwback to the glory days of cerebral B-movie genre classics with his debut Come to Daddy, producer Ant Timpson’s first foray behind the camera unfortunately attempts to disguise a lethargic, superficial narrative behind the continuously popular “batshit crazy” artifice wherein jarring elements and obtuse segues are often mistaken for deeper meaning.
Based on an idea by Timpson and scripted by Toby Harvard, a game Elijah Wood stars as a pathetic thirtysomething with daddy issues who jumps on an opportunity to reunite with his estranged parent only to discover he’s inadvertently become part of something sinister.…...
While he assembles all the requisite elements for what promises to be a throwback to the glory days of cerebral B-movie genre classics with his debut Come to Daddy, producer Ant Timpson’s first foray behind the camera unfortunately attempts to disguise a lethargic, superficial narrative behind the continuously popular “batshit crazy” artifice wherein jarring elements and obtuse segues are often mistaken for deeper meaning.
Based on an idea by Timpson and scripted by Toby Harvard, a game Elijah Wood stars as a pathetic thirtysomething with daddy issues who jumps on an opportunity to reunite with his estranged parent only to discover he’s inadvertently become part of something sinister.…...
- 2/10/2020
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Don Kaye Feb 7, 2020
Come to Daddy star Elijah Wood and director Ant Timpson discuss the dark roots of their cleverly constructed thriller.
In Come to Daddy, Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings) plays Norval Greenwood, a seemingly well-off young man and La music scenester who goes to visit the dad he hasn’t seen in 30 years. The opportunity, such as it is, arrives after the old man sends him a warm letter asking for a chance at reconciliation. But when Norval arrives at his dad’s remote coastal cabin, he discovers that his father is quite a different prospect in person, and that the elder Greenwood’s past might put both of them in danger.
Come to Daddy is the directorial debut of New Zealand filmmaker Ant Timpson, who spent a number of years producing independent horror fare like The ABCs of Death and The Greasy Strangler before finally getting behind the camera himself.
Come to Daddy star Elijah Wood and director Ant Timpson discuss the dark roots of their cleverly constructed thriller.
In Come to Daddy, Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings) plays Norval Greenwood, a seemingly well-off young man and La music scenester who goes to visit the dad he hasn’t seen in 30 years. The opportunity, such as it is, arrives after the old man sends him a warm letter asking for a chance at reconciliation. But when Norval arrives at his dad’s remote coastal cabin, he discovers that his father is quite a different prospect in person, and that the elder Greenwood’s past might put both of them in danger.
Come to Daddy is the directorial debut of New Zealand filmmaker Ant Timpson, who spent a number of years producing independent horror fare like The ABCs of Death and The Greasy Strangler before finally getting behind the camera himself.
- 2/7/2020
- Den of Geek
As Neon rides the awards-season wave with Bong Joon Ho’s cinematic masterpiece Parasite, it isn’t stopping with delivering genre titles that speak to the brand. This weekend, its will debut its chilling thriller The Lodge directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz.
Written by Fiala, Franz and Sergio Casci, The Lodge follows a family that decides to spend the holidays in a snowy remote cabin. Already, this doesn’t sound like a good idea. The father (Richard Armitage) is forced to leave the family vaycay for work and his new girlfriend Grace (Riley Keough) stays behind to take care of his kids, Aidan (Jaeden Martell) and Mia (Lia McHugh). When a blizzard hits, they become trapped and, well, Grace’s dark past begins to terrify all of them.
The Lodge debuted last year at Sundance before going through the festival circuit and then making its premiere in Italy in January.
Written by Fiala, Franz and Sergio Casci, The Lodge follows a family that decides to spend the holidays in a snowy remote cabin. Already, this doesn’t sound like a good idea. The father (Richard Armitage) is forced to leave the family vaycay for work and his new girlfriend Grace (Riley Keough) stays behind to take care of his kids, Aidan (Jaeden Martell) and Mia (Lia McHugh). When a blizzard hits, they become trapped and, well, Grace’s dark past begins to terrify all of them.
The Lodge debuted last year at Sundance before going through the festival circuit and then making its premiere in Italy in January.
- 2/7/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
No one has ever mistaken Elijah Wood for a tough beefcake. Standing just 5’6’’ and probably weighing little more than a wet blanket, the veteran performer has made quite the career out of playing fragile, shy, broken, or insecure young men, then turning those expectations upside down to dizzying effect. Even at 39 years of age he still looks the part of an awkward teenager trying to carve out a safe space in an unwelcome world.
Believe it or not, Wood has now entered his fifth decade of working as a professional actor. Throughout that time he’s evolved from wide-eyed child star to wide-eyed savior (Lord of the Rings trilogy) to wide-eyed psychopath (Maniac) with many variations of the like in between.
Ant Timpson’s Come to Daddy seems to understand these chameleon-like tendencies exist but doesn’t always know what to do with them. In the opening sequence of this nasty thriller,...
Believe it or not, Wood has now entered his fifth decade of working as a professional actor. Throughout that time he’s evolved from wide-eyed child star to wide-eyed savior (Lord of the Rings trilogy) to wide-eyed psychopath (Maniac) with many variations of the like in between.
Ant Timpson’s Come to Daddy seems to understand these chameleon-like tendencies exist but doesn’t always know what to do with them. In the opening sequence of this nasty thriller,...
- 2/6/2020
- by Glenn Heath Jr.
- The Film Stage
A potential bonding opportunity between estranged father (Stephen McHattie) and son (Elijah Wood) takes a demented turn when some surprise visitors show up in Come to Daddy. In her four-star review, Heather Wixson wrote that Come to Daddy is "...a quirky and unpredictable feature film directorial debut from Ant Timpson," and ahead of the movie's release via Saban Films, a new clip has been released, featuring a selfie gone horribly wrong.
You can watch the new clip below, and keep an eye out for Come to Daddy when Saban Films releases it in select theaters and on VOD and Digital beginning February 7th, 2020.
Directed by Ant Timpson from a screenplay by Toby Harvard (based on an idea by Ant Timpson), Come to Daddy stars Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley, Madeleine Sami, and Simon Chin. In case you missed it, visit our online hub to catch up on...
You can watch the new clip below, and keep an eye out for Come to Daddy when Saban Films releases it in select theaters and on VOD and Digital beginning February 7th, 2020.
Directed by Ant Timpson from a screenplay by Toby Harvard (based on an idea by Ant Timpson), Come to Daddy stars Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley, Madeleine Sami, and Simon Chin. In case you missed it, visit our online hub to catch up on...
- 2/6/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The creative forces behind Come to Daddy clearly take delight in shocking their audience. The film, a mix of comedy, horror, and thriller, seeks to upend expectations at all turns. Sometimes they succeed, while at other times, they fall a little bit short. The end result is a unique little movie, one that aims high with its genre ambitions. If it doesn’t quite reach the intended heights, there’s still a devilish streak of wit throughout that makes it more than just a garden variety independent flick. Having been on the festival circuit for nearly a year (beginning last April at the Tribeca Film Festival), it’s finally hitting screens this weekend and is worth a look. The movie is a mix, as mentioned above, of comedy, horror, and thriller. For Norval Greenwood (Elijah Wood), life has been one full of privilege, but ultimately one lacking in happiness. Deep...
- 2/6/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
A potential bonding opportunity between estranged father (Stephen McHattie) and son (Elijah Wood) takes a demented turn when some surprise visitors show up in Come to Daddy. In her four-star review, Heather Wixson wrote that Come to Daddy is "...a quirky and unpredictable feature film directorial debut from Ant Timpson," and ahead of the movie's February release via Saban Films, a new clip has been released that offers a deeper look into the film's strained relationship between father and son, highlighted during a conversation about Elton John.
You can watch the new clip below, and keep an eye out for Come to Daddy when Saban Films releases it in select theaters and on VOD and Digital beginning February 7th, 2020.
Directed by Ant Timpson from a screenplay by Toby Harvard (based on an idea by Ant Timpson), Come to Daddy stars Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley, Madeleine Sami,...
You can watch the new clip below, and keep an eye out for Come to Daddy when Saban Films releases it in select theaters and on VOD and Digital beginning February 7th, 2020.
Directed by Ant Timpson from a screenplay by Toby Harvard (based on an idea by Ant Timpson), Come to Daddy stars Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley, Madeleine Sami,...
- 1/30/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A potential bonding opportunity between estranged father (Stephen McHattie) and son (Elijah Wood) takes a demented turn when some surprise visitors show up in Come to Daddy. In her four-star review, Heather Wixson wrote that Come to Daddy is "...a quirky and unpredictable feature film directorial debut from Ant Timpson," and ahead of the movie's February release via Saban Films, the official trailer has been released.
You can watch the new trailer below, and keep an eye out for Come to Daddy when Saban Films releases it in select theaters and on VOD and Digital beginning February 7th, 2020.
Directed by Ant Timpson from a screenplay by Toby Harvard (based on an idea by Ant Timpson), Come to Daddy stars Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley, Madeleine Sami, and Simon Chin. In case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's Tribeca interview with Wood and Timpson.
Synopsis: "Norval Greenwood, a...
You can watch the new trailer below, and keep an eye out for Come to Daddy when Saban Films releases it in select theaters and on VOD and Digital beginning February 7th, 2020.
Directed by Ant Timpson from a screenplay by Toby Harvard (based on an idea by Ant Timpson), Come to Daddy stars Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley, Madeleine Sami, and Simon Chin. In case you missed it, read Heather Wixson's Tribeca interview with Wood and Timpson.
Synopsis: "Norval Greenwood, a...
- 12/19/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Madeleine Sami, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley | Written by Toby Harvard | Directed by Ant Timpson
Directed by Ant Timpson in his feature directorial debut, based on his idea and written by Toby Harvard (The Greasy Strangler), Come to Daddy is a New Zealand film project. It stars Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings), someone not unfamiliar with New Zealand film work, as Norval Greenwood, a thirty-something musical artist who travels to a cabin in the middle-of-nowhere and attempts to reconnect with his father.
Stephen McHattie plays Gordon, a wonderfully manic and unpredictable man, played with a real tension that creates discomfort and awkwardness in the scenes between himself and Norval in the early stages of the movie. Norval begins as a cocksure and almost arrogant character with a past shadowed with demons of alcoholism and self-harm, but as the film progresses and the relationship between father and son grows and adapts,...
Directed by Ant Timpson in his feature directorial debut, based on his idea and written by Toby Harvard (The Greasy Strangler), Come to Daddy is a New Zealand film project. It stars Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings), someone not unfamiliar with New Zealand film work, as Norval Greenwood, a thirty-something musical artist who travels to a cabin in the middle-of-nowhere and attempts to reconnect with his father.
Stephen McHattie plays Gordon, a wonderfully manic and unpredictable man, played with a real tension that creates discomfort and awkwardness in the scenes between himself and Norval in the early stages of the movie. Norval begins as a cocksure and almost arrogant character with a past shadowed with demons of alcoholism and self-harm, but as the film progresses and the relationship between father and son grows and adapts,...
- 8/22/2019
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
This year’s Arrow Video FrightFest opens with the UK premiere of Ant Timpson’s deviously edgy stunner Come to Daddy, starring Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan and Michael Smiley.
Written by The Greasy Strangler co-writer Toby Harvard (based on an idea by Timpson), Elijah Wood puts in a career best performance as thirty-something Norval, who receives an out-of-the-blue invitation to visit his perpetually uncaring dad, As his father’s growing animosity towards him reaches a dark fever pitch. this hilarious, inventively gross, core-shocking adventure moves smartly towards its uncompromising and unexpected finale.
The festival reaches its bloody conclusion with the world premiere of Abner Pastoll’s A Good Woman is Hard to Find, a superbly crafted Belfast-based crime story. It showcases a tour-de-force performance by Sarah Bolger, who plays a recently widowed mother of two desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of their young son,...
Written by The Greasy Strangler co-writer Toby Harvard (based on an idea by Timpson), Elijah Wood puts in a career best performance as thirty-something Norval, who receives an out-of-the-blue invitation to visit his perpetually uncaring dad, As his father’s growing animosity towards him reaches a dark fever pitch. this hilarious, inventively gross, core-shocking adventure moves smartly towards its uncompromising and unexpected finale.
The festival reaches its bloody conclusion with the world premiere of Abner Pastoll’s A Good Woman is Hard to Find, a superbly crafted Belfast-based crime story. It showcases a tour-de-force performance by Sarah Bolger, who plays a recently widowed mother of two desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of their young son,...
- 7/1/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The UK's biggest horror film festival has just announced the opening and closing night films for its 20th anniversary. The Ant Timpson thriller Come to Daddy starring Elijah Wood will open the show, while Abner Pastoll's bloody Belfast crime story A Good Woman is Hard to Find will close out the fest. Elijah Wood puts in a career best performance as thirty-something Norval in Come to Daddy, who receives an out-of-the-blue invitation to visit his perpetually uncaring dad. The hilarious, inventively gross, core-shocking adventure moves smartly towards its uncompromising and unexpected finale. It was written by Toby Harvard (The Greasy Strangler). Abner Pastoll's superbly crafted A Good Woman is Hard to Find showcases a tour-de-force performance by Sarah Bolger, who plays a recently widowed mother...
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- 6/20/2019
- Screen Anarchy
A potential bonding opportunity between estranged father (Stephen McHattie) and son (Elijah Wood) takes a demented turn when some surprise visitors show up in Ant Timpson's feature-length directorial debut, Come to Daddy. Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival and ahead of its screening at the Overlook Film Festival, Come to Daddy has been acquired by Saban Films for Us distribution.
A theatrical release for Come to Daddy is being planned, but an exact release date has yet to be announced. We'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details as they are revealed.
In the meantime, we have the full press release and previously released clip below, and in case you missed it, read Heather's Tribeca interview with Timpson and Wood.
From the Press Release: Los Angeles – Saban Films announced today that they have acquired Us rights to producer Ant Timpson’s directorial debut Come to Daddy,...
A theatrical release for Come to Daddy is being planned, but an exact release date has yet to be announced. We'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details as they are revealed.
In the meantime, we have the full press release and previously released clip below, and in case you missed it, read Heather's Tribeca interview with Timpson and Wood.
From the Press Release: Los Angeles – Saban Films announced today that they have acquired Us rights to producer Ant Timpson’s directorial debut Come to Daddy,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Saban Films has bought the U.S. rights to the Elijah Wood horror-comedy “Come to Daddy.”
Saban, which is planning a theatrical release, announced the deal on Friday at the Cannes Film Festival, where Xyz Films represents “Come to Daddy” for international sales.
“Come to Daddy” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last month. Wood portrays a man in his thirties who travels to a remote Oregon cabin to reconnect with his estranged father following a surprise invitation. Stephen McHattie and Martin Donovan also star.
Ant Timpson, a producer on “Turbo Kid” and “The ABCs of Death,” made his feature directorial debut on “Come to Daddy.” Timpson helmed from a screenplay by Toby Harvard, based on an idea by Timpson.
Mette-Marie Kongsved and Laura Tunstall produced for Los Angeles-based Nowhere, alongside Daniel Bekerman for Toronto’s Scythia Films, Katie Holly of Dublin’s Blinder Films, Emma Slade for New Zealand-based Firefly Films and Harvard.
Saban, which is planning a theatrical release, announced the deal on Friday at the Cannes Film Festival, where Xyz Films represents “Come to Daddy” for international sales.
“Come to Daddy” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last month. Wood portrays a man in his thirties who travels to a remote Oregon cabin to reconnect with his estranged father following a surprise invitation. Stephen McHattie and Martin Donovan also star.
Ant Timpson, a producer on “Turbo Kid” and “The ABCs of Death,” made his feature directorial debut on “Come to Daddy.” Timpson helmed from a screenplay by Toby Harvard, based on an idea by Timpson.
Mette-Marie Kongsved and Laura Tunstall produced for Los Angeles-based Nowhere, alongside Daniel Bekerman for Toronto’s Scythia Films, Katie Holly of Dublin’s Blinder Films, Emma Slade for New Zealand-based Firefly Films and Harvard.
- 5/17/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Saban Films has acquires U.S. distribution rights to Come to Daddy, the horror comedy starring Elijah Wood that marks the directing debut of producer Ant Timpson. The pic, which had its world premiere last month at the Tribeca Film Festival, will now get a theatrical release though no date has been set.
Wood stars as a man who travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father. Stephen McHattie and Martin Donovan co-star. Toby Harvard wrote the script based on an idea Timpson, whose previous producing credits include Turbo Kid and The Greasy Strangler.
The film is produced by Mette-Marie Kongsved and Laura Tunstall for Nowhere, Daniel Bekerman for Scythia Films, Katie Holly for Blinder Films, Emma Slade for Firefly Films, and Harvard. Tango Entertainment financed with support from the New Zealand Film Commission, Telefilm, Blinder Films and Egg Post Production. Timpson, Tim Headington and Lia Buman are executive producers.
Wood stars as a man who travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father. Stephen McHattie and Martin Donovan co-star. Toby Harvard wrote the script based on an idea Timpson, whose previous producing credits include Turbo Kid and The Greasy Strangler.
The film is produced by Mette-Marie Kongsved and Laura Tunstall for Nowhere, Daniel Bekerman for Scythia Films, Katie Holly for Blinder Films, Emma Slade for Firefly Films, and Harvard. Tango Entertainment financed with support from the New Zealand Film Commission, Telefilm, Blinder Films and Egg Post Production. Timpson, Tim Headington and Lia Buman are executive producers.
- 5/17/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Saban Films has picked up the U.S. rights to producer Ant Timpson’s directorial debut “Come to Daddy,” starring Elijah Wood, the studio announced on Friday.
The horror-comedy made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last month, and in addition to Wood, it stars Stephen McHattie and Martin Donovan.
“Come to Daddy” follows a man in his 30s who travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father. Toby Harvard penned the script based on an idea from Timpson.
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“Come to Daddy’s horror and comedy mix is perfectly balanced and creates a wonderfully wild atmosphere that’ll keep audiences guessing – all the way through,” Saban Films president Bill Bromiley said in a statement.
The film was produced by Mette-Marie Kongsved and Laura Tunstall for Nowhere, Daniel Bekerman for Scythia Films, Katie Holly for Blinder Films,...
The horror-comedy made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last month, and in addition to Wood, it stars Stephen McHattie and Martin Donovan.
“Come to Daddy” follows a man in his 30s who travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father. Toby Harvard penned the script based on an idea from Timpson.
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“Come to Daddy’s horror and comedy mix is perfectly balanced and creates a wonderfully wild atmosphere that’ll keep audiences guessing – all the way through,” Saban Films president Bill Bromiley said in a statement.
The film was produced by Mette-Marie Kongsved and Laura Tunstall for Nowhere, Daniel Bekerman for Scythia Films, Katie Holly for Blinder Films,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last month.
Saban Films has picked up Us rights to the Elijah Wood horror-comedy Come To Daddy, which Xyz Films represents for international sales in Cannes.
The film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last month and follows a man in his thirties who travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father. Stephen McHattie and Martin Donovan also star.
Saban plans a theatrical release on Ant Timpson’s feature directorial debut based on a screenplay by Toby Harvard from an idea by Timpson.
Mette-Marie Kongsved and Laura Tunstall produced for Los Angeles-based Nowhere,...
Saban Films has picked up Us rights to the Elijah Wood horror-comedy Come To Daddy, which Xyz Films represents for international sales in Cannes.
The film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last month and follows a man in his thirties who travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father. Stephen McHattie and Martin Donovan also star.
Saban plans a theatrical release on Ant Timpson’s feature directorial debut based on a screenplay by Toby Harvard from an idea by Timpson.
Mette-Marie Kongsved and Laura Tunstall produced for Los Angeles-based Nowhere,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Saban Films has acquired U.S. rights to producer Ant Timpson’s directorial debut Come to Daddy, which made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last month.
The horror-comedy stars Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings franchise, Wilfred) alongside Stephen McHattie (Watchmen, Mother!) and Martin Donovan (Ant-Man, Big Little Lies).
Written by Toby Harvard, the story centers on a man in his 30s (Wood) who travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father (McHattie).The screenplay is based on an idea from Timpson.
“Come to Daddy’s horror and comedy mix is perfectly balanced and creates ...
The horror-comedy stars Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings franchise, Wilfred) alongside Stephen McHattie (Watchmen, Mother!) and Martin Donovan (Ant-Man, Big Little Lies).
Written by Toby Harvard, the story centers on a man in his 30s (Wood) who travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father (McHattie).The screenplay is based on an idea from Timpson.
“Come to Daddy’s horror and comedy mix is perfectly balanced and creates ...
- 5/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Saban Films has acquired U.S. rights to producer Ant Timpson’s directorial debut Come to Daddy, which made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last month.
The horror-comedy stars Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings franchise, Wilfred) alongside Stephen McHattie (Watchmen, Mother!) and Martin Donovan (Ant-Man, Big Little Lies).
Written by Toby Harvard, the story centers on a man in his 30s (Wood) who travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father (McHattie).The screenplay is based on an idea from Timpson.
“Come to Daddy’s horror and comedy mix is perfectly balanced and creates ...
The horror-comedy stars Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings franchise, Wilfred) alongside Stephen McHattie (Watchmen, Mother!) and Martin Donovan (Ant-Man, Big Little Lies).
Written by Toby Harvard, the story centers on a man in his 30s (Wood) who travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father (McHattie).The screenplay is based on an idea from Timpson.
“Come to Daddy’s horror and comedy mix is perfectly balanced and creates ...
- 5/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
While he’s been producing great genre films for years now, Ant Timpson took the directorial reins for Come to Daddy, his darkly comedic slapstick thriller hybrid featuring great performances from a stacked ensemble, including Elijah Wood, Martin Donovan, Stephen McHattie, and Michael Smiley. The story is centered around Norval (played by Woods), an entitled twenty-something who has been beckoned to the home of his estranged father, but their reunion goes awry in more ways than one.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with both Timpson and Woods about Come to Daddy, where Timpson chatted about the inspirations behind his feature film debut and his experiences collaborating with his entire team. Woods, who also isn’t a stranger to the indie horror scene, discussed what initially drew him to both the film and the role of Norval, and his excitement over getting to work with Timpson and his fellow co-stars as well.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with both Timpson and Woods about Come to Daddy, where Timpson chatted about the inspirations behind his feature film debut and his experiences collaborating with his entire team. Woods, who also isn’t a stranger to the indie horror scene, discussed what initially drew him to both the film and the role of Norval, and his excitement over getting to work with Timpson and his fellow co-stars as well.
- 5/1/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
And you thought you had daddy issues. Weigh them against Elijah Wood’s troubles in debuting director Ant Timpson’s moderately funny and strangely dated gross-out comedy-thriller “Come To Daddy,” and you might just award your own old man a “Parent of the Year” prize. Too bad that Wood’s character Norval shows up at the remote doorstep of Brian (Stephen McHattie) — the guy who had abandoned him and his mother three decades ago — utterly clueless about the senselessness that awaits him and his long-estranged father. The audience is slightly luckier, since Timpson tips off the viewers about the forthcoming crazy ride by kicking his film off with two wildly unrelated quotes about dads: one by William Shakespeare and the other by Beyoncé.
If only Timpson (whose previous credits as a producer include the notoriously weird “The Greasy Strangler”) had earnestly delivered on that tease with some fresh grip. Instead,...
If only Timpson (whose previous credits as a producer include the notoriously weird “The Greasy Strangler”) had earnestly delivered on that tease with some fresh grip. Instead,...
- 5/1/2019
- by Tomris Laffly
- Variety Film + TV
For his feature film directorial debut, long-time producer Ant Timpson explores the themes of generational division and the dangers of family secrets with his madcap caper Come to Daddy that fits perfectly in Timpson’s quirktastic oeuvre of projects.
Starring Elijah Wood, Come to Daddy is centered around 30-something man-child Norval (Wood), who was beckoned to the home of his estranged father (Stephen McHattie) by letter, unsure of just why his absentee pops has decided to reach out now after all these years. Once he arrives, his father proves himself to be a callous and insensitive lush, which directly conflicts with Norval’s own emotionally driven tendencies. Things come to a head between the father and son, which is where Come to Daddy’s narrative takes a surprising left turn, and to say more about the story would be a huge disservice to the film. But essentially, what it all...
Starring Elijah Wood, Come to Daddy is centered around 30-something man-child Norval (Wood), who was beckoned to the home of his estranged father (Stephen McHattie) by letter, unsure of just why his absentee pops has decided to reach out now after all these years. Once he arrives, his father proves himself to be a callous and insensitive lush, which directly conflicts with Norval’s own emotionally driven tendencies. Things come to a head between the father and son, which is where Come to Daddy’s narrative takes a surprising left turn, and to say more about the story would be a huge disservice to the film. But essentially, what it all...
- 4/26/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Ahead of its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, we've been provided with a new clip from Come to Daddy, featuring an unnerving conversation between Norval Greenwood (Elijah Wood) and his father (Stephen McHattie).
Directed by Ant Timpson from a screenplay by Toby Harvard, Come to Daddy stars Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley, Madeleine Sami, and Simon Chin.
Come to Daddy will have its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday, April 25th. Visit Tribeca's official website for more details, and check out the synopsis, screening times, and clip below:
Synopsis: "Norval Greenwood, a privileged man-child arrives at the beautiful and remote coastal cabin of his estranged father. He quickly discovers that not only is dad a jerk, but he also has a shady past that is rushing to catch up with both of them. Now, hundreds of miles from his cushy comfort zone, Norval...
Directed by Ant Timpson from a screenplay by Toby Harvard, Come to Daddy stars Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley, Madeleine Sami, and Simon Chin.
Come to Daddy will have its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday, April 25th. Visit Tribeca's official website for more details, and check out the synopsis, screening times, and clip below:
Synopsis: "Norval Greenwood, a privileged man-child arrives at the beautiful and remote coastal cabin of his estranged father. He quickly discovers that not only is dad a jerk, but he also has a shady past that is rushing to catch up with both of them. Now, hundreds of miles from his cushy comfort zone, Norval...
- 4/24/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Elijah Wood’s acting career has undergone a curious evolution in the years since the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy brought him to prominence. In tandem with the launch of production company SpectreVision, Wood has embraced his genre sensibilities with a range of horror, fantasy, and thriller projects made well beyond the studio arena.
The latest example, “Come to Daddy,” is the paragon of Wood’s sensibilities: The directorial debut of longtime genre producer Ant Timpson is the eerie look at a young man visiting his estranged father at a remote countryside home, where he discovers his hard-drinking pop might not be telling the full truth. From there, “Come to Daddy” careens into a bloody, slapstick thrill ride, equal parts “Evil Dead” and early Peter Jackson.
Wood met Timpson years ago on the genre festival circuit, and the pair worked together as co-producers on the wacky Sundance midnight sensation “The Greasy Strangler.
The latest example, “Come to Daddy,” is the paragon of Wood’s sensibilities: The directorial debut of longtime genre producer Ant Timpson is the eerie look at a young man visiting his estranged father at a remote countryside home, where he discovers his hard-drinking pop might not be telling the full truth. From there, “Come to Daddy” careens into a bloody, slapstick thrill ride, equal parts “Evil Dead” and early Peter Jackson.
Wood met Timpson years ago on the genre festival circuit, and the pair worked together as co-producers on the wacky Sundance midnight sensation “The Greasy Strangler.
- 4/24/2019
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
While the SXSW Film Festival is kicking off in Austin this week, the Tribeca Film Festival will continue to shine a spotlight on upcoming genre films in April and May, including Joe Begos' Bliss, Ant Timpson's Come to Daddy (starring Elijah Wood and Stephen McHattie), and Something Else (directed by Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella).
From the Press Release: "New York – March 5, 2019 – The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by At&T, today unveiled its feature film lineup. Continuing its tradition of elevating exceptional storytelling rooted in today’s global film communities, the 18th annual Festival will showcase debut works from emerging talent and new works from notable filmmakers. The program includes discoveries, comedies, music-centered, political and social films. The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 24 - May 5.
The feature program includes 103 films from 124 filmmakers. The films selected in the three competition sections consist of 50% women directed films. The lineup includes 81 World Premieres,...
From the Press Release: "New York – March 5, 2019 – The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by At&T, today unveiled its feature film lineup. Continuing its tradition of elevating exceptional storytelling rooted in today’s global film communities, the 18th annual Festival will showcase debut works from emerging talent and new works from notable filmmakers. The program includes discoveries, comedies, music-centered, political and social films. The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 24 - May 5.
The feature program includes 103 films from 124 filmmakers. The films selected in the three competition sections consist of 50% women directed films. The lineup includes 81 World Premieres,...
- 3/8/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Daniel Kurland Feb 4, 2019
We go behind the scenes with the creators responsible for Adult Swim’s surreal, uncomfortable, deafening new cop show.
Adult Swim’s tendency to eschew expectations and swing for the fences is practically the norm. In spite of over a decade’s worth of alternative series, Tropical Cop Tales is without a doubt one of the strangest things to ever grace the network. At its surface level the show lampoons basic cop procedurals, but it operates with such an exaggerated, unnerving tone. It’s as if a Tommy Bahama set up a location within David Lynch’s Black Lodge. It’s this extreme, uncomfortable energy that’s become a trademark of the show’s creators, Jim Hosking and Toby Harvard.
Hosking and Harvard have proven to be some of the most unusual emerging filmmakers of today. Their film, The Greasy Strangler is a uniquely strange endeavor, but...
We go behind the scenes with the creators responsible for Adult Swim’s surreal, uncomfortable, deafening new cop show.
Adult Swim’s tendency to eschew expectations and swing for the fences is practically the norm. In spite of over a decade’s worth of alternative series, Tropical Cop Tales is without a doubt one of the strangest things to ever grace the network. At its surface level the show lampoons basic cop procedurals, but it operates with such an exaggerated, unnerving tone. It’s as if a Tommy Bahama set up a location within David Lynch’s Black Lodge. It’s this extreme, uncomfortable energy that’s become a trademark of the show’s creators, Jim Hosking and Toby Harvard.
Hosking and Harvard have proven to be some of the most unusual emerging filmmakers of today. Their film, The Greasy Strangler is a uniquely strange endeavor, but...
- 2/3/2019
- Den of Geek
Now that the industry is past its beginning-of-the-year overviews (check out IndieWire’s Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2019), February is upon us. As the film world remains focused on last year in the lead up to the Oscars, there’s still plenty of new series on the TV side worthy of attention. As always seems to be the case when looking at the upcoming calendar for a given month, there is a wide range of offerings across streaming, broadcast, and cable. These also traverse different genres, covering both scripted and unscripted shows.
(We do this roundup of new shows pretty much every month — if you missed any of those previous picks, here are some notable TV premieres from October, November, and December of last year.)
“The ABC Murders”
Hercule Poirot has long been one of the iconic characters from mystery literature. To the long list of performers who’ve played Poirot on screen,...
(We do this roundup of new shows pretty much every month — if you missed any of those previous picks, here are some notable TV premieres from October, November, and December of last year.)
“The ABC Murders”
Hercule Poirot has long been one of the iconic characters from mystery literature. To the long list of performers who’ve played Poirot on screen,...
- 1/31/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Veteran producers Mette-Marie Kongsved and Laura Tunstall are launching Nowhere, a Los Angeles-based production and management company, Variety has learned exclusively, with Michelle Craig as a partner.
“We came together with a shared enthusiasm for discovering and developing new talent and working with bold storytellers,” said Kongsved and Tunstall in a statement released Wednesday.
Kongsved has experience in both film sales and development, having worked for years at Xyz Films, where she produced Macon Blair’s “I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore.” That film won the Grand Jury Prize for the U.S. Dramatic competition in January.
Tunstall is a producer with a background in signing and developing talent for music videos as executive producer at Warp Films and Pulse Films. Credits include Sigur Ros’ “Inni” and Beyonce’s “Lemonade.”
Nowhere’s initial film slate includes projects by Jim Byrkit, Ninian Doff, Gillian Horvat and Rohan Blair-Mangat.
“We came together with a shared enthusiasm for discovering and developing new talent and working with bold storytellers,” said Kongsved and Tunstall in a statement released Wednesday.
Kongsved has experience in both film sales and development, having worked for years at Xyz Films, where she produced Macon Blair’s “I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore.” That film won the Grand Jury Prize for the U.S. Dramatic competition in January.
Tunstall is a producer with a background in signing and developing talent for music videos as executive producer at Warp Films and Pulse Films. Credits include Sigur Ros’ “Inni” and Beyonce’s “Lemonade.”
Nowhere’s initial film slate includes projects by Jim Byrkit, Ninian Doff, Gillian Horvat and Rohan Blair-Mangat.
- 8/8/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
At the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, TV is invading the schedule in a whole new way. The Park City film fest has previously dabbled in what’s possible on the small screen, but this year marks the launch of the Indie Episodics section — which will spotlight TV pilots that mostly lack mainstream distribution.
The selections include “America to Me,” a new docu-series by “Hoop Dreams” director Steve James; as well as “The Mortified Guide,” a screen adaptation of the popular stage show “Mortified,” spotlighting the most embarrassing true stories of adolescence. There’s also “This Close,” showcasing star/creators Josh Feldman and Shoshannah Stern (both of whom are deaf), and “Franchesca,” featuring digital star and “The Nightly Show” writer/contributor Franchesca Ramsey.
This marks a major change for Sundance, and a renewed commitment to independent television. While Sundance has featured TV programming since the premiere of “Top of the Lake” in...
The selections include “America to Me,” a new docu-series by “Hoop Dreams” director Steve James; as well as “The Mortified Guide,” a screen adaptation of the popular stage show “Mortified,” spotlighting the most embarrassing true stories of adolescence. There’s also “This Close,” showcasing star/creators Josh Feldman and Shoshannah Stern (both of whom are deaf), and “Franchesca,” featuring digital star and “The Nightly Show” writer/contributor Franchesca Ramsey.
This marks a major change for Sundance, and a renewed commitment to independent television. While Sundance has featured TV programming since the premiere of “Top of the Lake” in...
- 12/4/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Here's the full list of winners at the British Independent Film Awards:
Best British Independent Film
American Honey, dir: Andrea Arnold
Best Director
Andrea Arnold, American Honey
Best Actor
Dave Johns, I, Daniel Blake
Best Actress
Sasha Lane, American Honey
Best Screenplay
Babak Anvari, Under The Shadow
Best Documentary
Notes On Blindness, dir: Peter Middleton
Best Supporting Actress
Avin Manshadi, Under The Shadow
Best Supporting Actor
Brett Goldstein, Adult Life Skills
Discovery Award
The Greasy Strangler: Jim Hosking, Toby Harvard, Daniel Noah, Andrew Starke, Ant Timpson, Josh C Waller, Elijah Wood
Best Debut Screenwriter
Rachel Tunnard, Adult Life Skills
Best International Independent Film
Moonlight, dir: Barry Jenkins
The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)
Babak Anvari, Under The Shadow
Outstanding Achievement in Craft
Robbie Ryan: Cinematography, American Honey
Breakthrough Producer
Camille Gatin: The Girl With All The Gifts
Most Promising Newcomer
Hayley Squires: I, Daniel Blake
Best...
Best British Independent Film
American Honey, dir: Andrea Arnold
Best Director
Andrea Arnold, American Honey
Best Actor
Dave Johns, I, Daniel Blake
Best Actress
Sasha Lane, American Honey
Best Screenplay
Babak Anvari, Under The Shadow
Best Documentary
Notes On Blindness, dir: Peter Middleton
Best Supporting Actress
Avin Manshadi, Under The Shadow
Best Supporting Actor
Brett Goldstein, Adult Life Skills
Discovery Award
The Greasy Strangler: Jim Hosking, Toby Harvard, Daniel Noah, Andrew Starke, Ant Timpson, Josh C Waller, Elijah Wood
Best Debut Screenwriter
Rachel Tunnard, Adult Life Skills
Best International Independent Film
Moonlight, dir: Barry Jenkins
The Douglas Hickox Award (Debut Director)
Babak Anvari, Under The Shadow
Outstanding Achievement in Craft
Robbie Ryan: Cinematography, American Honey
Breakthrough Producer
Camille Gatin: The Girl With All The Gifts
Most Promising Newcomer
Hayley Squires: I, Daniel Blake
Best...
- 12/8/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
“American Honey” took the top prize at the 2016 British Independent Film Awards, which was held on Sunday at London’s Old Billingsgate.
“American Honey” was named Best British Independent Film, and also scored three additional awards (including Best Director for Andrea Arnold). Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” was the night’s only non-uk winner, picking up honors for Best International Independent Film.
The 19th annual Bifa ceremony, hosted by Jennifer Saunders, also presented Clare Binns with the Special Jury Prize for her “unstinting efforts in bringing independent film to new audiences.”
Naomie Harris was also presented the Variety Award by Danny Boyle, in recognition of the global impact she made this year in helping to focus the international film spotlight on the UK.
Read More: La Film Critics Association Name the Best Films and Performances of 2016
The Richard Harris Award was given to Alison Steadman by Richard Harris’ granddaughter Ella Harris and...
“American Honey” was named Best British Independent Film, and also scored three additional awards (including Best Director for Andrea Arnold). Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” was the night’s only non-uk winner, picking up honors for Best International Independent Film.
The 19th annual Bifa ceremony, hosted by Jennifer Saunders, also presented Clare Binns with the Special Jury Prize for her “unstinting efforts in bringing independent film to new audiences.”
Naomie Harris was also presented the Variety Award by Danny Boyle, in recognition of the global impact she made this year in helping to focus the international film spotlight on the UK.
Read More: La Film Critics Association Name the Best Films and Performances of 2016
The Richard Harris Award was given to Alison Steadman by Richard Harris’ granddaughter Ella Harris and...
- 12/4/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Andrea Arnold’s American Honey was the big winner on the night.
The 2016 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were held at Old Billingsgate Market in London on December 4. Andrea Arnold’s American Honey won four awards, Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake won two.
*winners indicated in bold.
BIFAs 2016Best British Independent FilmAMERICAN Honey Andrea Arnold, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy, Pouya Shahbazian, Alice Weinberg, Thomas Benski, Lucas OchoaCOUPLE In A Hole Tom Geens, Zorana PiggottI, Daniel Blake Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, Rebecca O’BrienNOTES On Blindness Peter Middleton, James Spinney, Mike Brett, Jo-Jo Ellison, Steve Jamison, Alex UsborneUNDER The Shadow Babak Anvari, Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill, Lucan TohBest International Independent FilmHUNT For The Wilderpeople Taika Waititi, Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne SaundersMANCHESTER By The Sea Kenneth Lonergan, Kimberly Steward, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck, Kevin J. WalshMOONLIGHT Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy KleinerMUSTANG Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Alice Winocour, Charles...
The 2016 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were held at Old Billingsgate Market in London on December 4. Andrea Arnold’s American Honey won four awards, Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake won two.
*winners indicated in bold.
BIFAs 2016Best British Independent FilmAMERICAN Honey Andrea Arnold, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy, Pouya Shahbazian, Alice Weinberg, Thomas Benski, Lucas OchoaCOUPLE In A Hole Tom Geens, Zorana PiggottI, Daniel Blake Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, Rebecca O’BrienNOTES On Blindness Peter Middleton, James Spinney, Mike Brett, Jo-Jo Ellison, Steve Jamison, Alex UsborneUNDER The Shadow Babak Anvari, Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill, Lucan TohBest International Independent FilmHUNT For The Wilderpeople Taika Waititi, Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne SaundersMANCHESTER By The Sea Kenneth Lonergan, Kimberly Steward, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck, Kevin J. WalshMOONLIGHT Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy KleinerMUSTANG Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Alice Winocour, Charles...
- 12/4/2016
- ScreenDaily
Follow the 2016 British Independent Film Awards live.
The 2016 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) are being held at Old Billingsgate Market in London today (Dec 4). Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake leads the nominations with seven, Andrea Arnold’s American Honey is up for six awards.
*winners indicated in bold.
BIFAs 2016Best British Independent FilmAMERICAN Honey Andrea Arnold, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy, Pouya Shahbazian, Alice Weinberg, Thomas Benski, Lucas OchoaCOUPLE In A Hole Tom Geens, Zorana PiggottI, Daniel Blake Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, Rebecca O’BrienNOTES On Blindness Peter Middleton, James Spinney, Mike Brett, Jo-Jo Ellison, Steve Jamison, Alex UsborneUNDER The Shadow Babak Anvari, Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill, Lucan TohBest International Independent FilmHUNT For The Wilderpeople Taika Waititi, Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne SaundersMANCHESTER By The Sea Kenneth Lonergan, Kimberly Steward, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck, Kevin J. WalshMOONLIGHT Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy KleinerMUSTANG Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Alice Winocour, Charles...
The 2016 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) are being held at Old Billingsgate Market in London today (Dec 4). Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake leads the nominations with seven, Andrea Arnold’s American Honey is up for six awards.
*winners indicated in bold.
BIFAs 2016Best British Independent FilmAMERICAN Honey Andrea Arnold, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy, Pouya Shahbazian, Alice Weinberg, Thomas Benski, Lucas OchoaCOUPLE In A Hole Tom Geens, Zorana PiggottI, Daniel Blake Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, Rebecca O’BrienNOTES On Blindness Peter Middleton, James Spinney, Mike Brett, Jo-Jo Ellison, Steve Jamison, Alex UsborneUNDER The Shadow Babak Anvari, Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill, Lucan TohBest International Independent FilmHUNT For The Wilderpeople Taika Waititi, Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne SaundersMANCHESTER By The Sea Kenneth Lonergan, Kimberly Steward, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck, Kevin J. WalshMOONLIGHT Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner, Jeremy KleinerMUSTANG Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Alice Winocour, Charles...
- 12/4/2016
- ScreenDaily
American Honey, Notes On Blindness, Adult Life Skills, Under The Shadow also score multiple noms.
Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake leads this year’s British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) nominations, which were announced this morning by British actors Ophelia Lovibond and Douglas Booth in London.
Loach’s timely social drama - which won Cannes’ Palme d’Or earlier this year - was nominated in seven categories including Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Co-stars Hayley Squires and Dave Johns are each nominated twice – for Best Actress and Best Actor and will also go head to head in the Most Promising Newcomer category.
The other nominees in the Best British Independent Film category are American Honey (six nominations), Couple in a Hole (two nominations), Notes on Blindness (six nominations) and the Under The Shadow (six nominations).
Other titles with receiving multiple nominations but in other categories included Adult Life Skills (six nominations) and zombie...
Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake leads this year’s British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) nominations, which were announced this morning by British actors Ophelia Lovibond and Douglas Booth in London.
Loach’s timely social drama - which won Cannes’ Palme d’Or earlier this year - was nominated in seven categories including Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Co-stars Hayley Squires and Dave Johns are each nominated twice – for Best Actress and Best Actor and will also go head to head in the Most Promising Newcomer category.
The other nominees in the Best British Independent Film category are American Honey (six nominations), Couple in a Hole (two nominations), Notes on Blindness (six nominations) and the Under The Shadow (six nominations).
Other titles with receiving multiple nominations but in other categories included Adult Life Skills (six nominations) and zombie...
- 11/1/2016
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar, Elizabeth De Razzo, Gil Gex, Abdoulaye NGom, Holland MacFallister, Sam Dissanayake, Joe David Walters, Sal Koussa, Jesse Keen, Carl Solomon, Dana Haas | Written by Toby Harvard, Jim Hosking | Directed by Jim Hosking
While it is fair to say that some movies are just bad, there are others that are created to Be bad. While for some people, they stay that way, for others they become a self-aware gem of a film that has its own charm… The Greasy Strangler is definitely the latter.
The Greasy Strangler is a tale that follows the lives of Big Ronnie (Michael St. Michales) and his father Big Brayden (Sky Elobar). While taking a group of people on their Disco Walking tour, they encounter Janet (Elizabeth De Razzo) who Ronnie soon falls for. With attention movie away from his father to this new woman in their lives, it soon...
While it is fair to say that some movies are just bad, there are others that are created to Be bad. While for some people, they stay that way, for others they become a self-aware gem of a film that has its own charm… The Greasy Strangler is definitely the latter.
The Greasy Strangler is a tale that follows the lives of Big Ronnie (Michael St. Michales) and his father Big Brayden (Sky Elobar). While taking a group of people on their Disco Walking tour, they encounter Janet (Elizabeth De Razzo) who Ronnie soon falls for. With attention movie away from his father to this new woman in their lives, it soon...
- 10/21/2016
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
★★★★☆ In The Greasy Strangler, disturbed darling of Sundance, director Jim Hosking and writing partner Toby Harvard have gifted us with the year's weirdest film. Equal parts The Human Centipede, Napoleon Dynamite and the surreal output of children's network Nickelodeon, The Greasy Strangler's closest bedfellow is probably the comedy of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. Frankly, however, even Tim and Eric's work looks positively mainstream compared to Hosking's deranged horror comedy.
- 10/7/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Acrobatic elderly farts. Cannibalism. Retro cardigan sweaters.
Put simply, this is the kind of movie people come to Fantastic Fest to see. The biggest laughs you’ll have while watching The Greasy Strangler may not necessarily come from the jokes themselves, but from the fact that the filmmakers behind it didn’t hesitate for a second to translate their perverse insanity to the big screen.
The production teams Drafthouse Films, SpectreVision, Rook Films, and Timpson Films collaborated to make sure Jim Hosking’s filthy and perversely hilarious script (co-written by Toby Harvard) went straight for the audience’s neck. It’s one of those films you watch and then ask yourself, “what the hell did they leave on the cutting room floor?”
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Put simply, this is the kind of movie people come to Fantastic Fest to see. The biggest laughs you’ll have while watching The Greasy Strangler may not necessarily come from the jokes themselves, but from the fact that the filmmakers behind it didn’t hesitate for a second to translate their perverse insanity to the big screen.
The production teams Drafthouse Films, SpectreVision, Rook Films, and Timpson Films collaborated to make sure Jim Hosking’s filthy and perversely hilarious script (co-written by Toby Harvard) went straight for the audience’s neck. It’s one of those films you watch and then ask yourself, “what the hell did they leave on the cutting room floor?”
Big Brayden [Continued ...]...
- 9/25/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Perhaps due to its competition status and star power at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Swiss Army Man was the most-talked about in terms of being a curious oddity, but in the midnight side-bar, there was a film that truly pushed the gonzo envelope. The Greasy Strangler follows Michael St. Michaels as Big Ronnie, an aging disco enthusiast who by night turns into our titular, greased-up villain. When his son Brayden (Sky Elobar) becomes aware, things get much, much weirder. The first teaser has now arrived for the Elijah Wood-produced film and it’s a Nsfw, Wtf-level mind-trip.
We said in our review, “From its title you sort of know what you’re getting into and director Jim Hosking delivers the goods. Uproariously and often disturbingly funny, the concept, like Yoga Hosers, sounds like it was conceived at random. Hosking admitted the concept of a greasy strangler to...
We said in our review, “From its title you sort of know what you’re getting into and director Jim Hosking delivers the goods. Uproariously and often disturbingly funny, the concept, like Yoga Hosers, sounds like it was conceived at random. Hosking admitted the concept of a greasy strangler to...
- 6/8/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Release date set for gross-out comedy executive produced by Tim League and Ben Wheatley.
Jim Hosking’s off-kilter comedy debut The Greasy Strangler has been acquired for the UK by Picturehouse Entertainment, the distribution arm of Picturehouse Cinemas.
Picturehouse has set a UK release date of October 7.
The deal was negotiated by George Hamilton, sales executive at international sales agent Protagonist Pictures.
The film debuted in the Midnight strand of Sundance Film Festival in January and played at Sundance Film Festival London this past weekend.
Co-written by Hosking and Toby Harvard, who previously co-wrote The ABCs Of Death 2 anthology segment G Is For Grandad, the film is produced by Daniel Noah, Josh C Waller, Elijah Wood (The Lord Of The Rings), Andy Starke (Kill List) and Ant Timpson (Turbo Kid), and executive produced by Tim League of Drafthouse Films and director Ben Wheatley (High-Rise).
Q&A: Jim Hosking, Toby Harvard talk The Greasy Strangler
The film centres...
Jim Hosking’s off-kilter comedy debut The Greasy Strangler has been acquired for the UK by Picturehouse Entertainment, the distribution arm of Picturehouse Cinemas.
Picturehouse has set a UK release date of October 7.
The deal was negotiated by George Hamilton, sales executive at international sales agent Protagonist Pictures.
The film debuted in the Midnight strand of Sundance Film Festival in January and played at Sundance Film Festival London this past weekend.
Co-written by Hosking and Toby Harvard, who previously co-wrote The ABCs Of Death 2 anthology segment G Is For Grandad, the film is produced by Daniel Noah, Josh C Waller, Elijah Wood (The Lord Of The Rings), Andy Starke (Kill List) and Ant Timpson (Turbo Kid), and executive produced by Tim League of Drafthouse Films and director Ben Wheatley (High-Rise).
Q&A: Jim Hosking, Toby Harvard talk The Greasy Strangler
The film centres...
- 6/6/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Simply put, the SXSW Film, Music and Interactive Festival is one of the biggest, most prestigious events in the media calendar. Taking place annually in Austin, Texas, it is beloved by film fans and filmmakers from all over the world, and has reached such heights by building a reputation for showcasing excellent content. This results in a high level of competition, with the Narrative Feature category alone having received 1442 submissions this year, and the documentary feature category having received 1,013.
The 2016 event looks to be particularly exciting, with many world premieres and feature debuts already announced. The Narrative Feature category will include Julia Hart’s Miss Stevens, Debra Eisenstadt’s Before The Sun Explodes, Joey Klein’s The Other Half, and Musa Syeed’s A Stray, among others, while the Headliner category will feature Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some.
The Narrative Spotlight category includes 9 Rides by Matthew A. Cherry; The Waiting...
The 2016 event looks to be particularly exciting, with many world premieres and feature debuts already announced. The Narrative Feature category will include Julia Hart’s Miss Stevens, Debra Eisenstadt’s Before The Sun Explodes, Joey Klein’s The Other Half, and Musa Syeed’s A Stray, among others, while the Headliner category will feature Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some.
The Narrative Spotlight category includes 9 Rides by Matthew A. Cherry; The Waiting...
- 2/10/2016
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Protagonist boards international rights to Sundance Midnight title executive produced by Tim League and Ben Wheatley.
Following its gross-out launch in Sundance’s Midnight strand, Protagonist Pictures has boarded international sales rights to Jim Hosking’s off-kilter comedy debut The Greasy Strangler.
Co-written by Hosking and Toby Harvard, who previously co-wrote The ABCs Of Death 2 anthology segment G Is For Grandad, the film is produced by Daniel Noah, Josh C Waller, Elijah Wood (The Lord Of The Rings), Andy Starke (Kill List) and Ant Timpson (Turbo Kid), the film is executive produced by Tim League of Drafthouse Films and director Ben Wheatley (High-Rise).
In between profanity, flatulence, cellulite and grease the film follows a father and son who are competing for the attentions of the same woman. The unlikely pair earn their keep by giving ‘disco tours’ to gullible tourists, whilst at night one of them morphs into the greasy strangler, a grotesque...
Following its gross-out launch in Sundance’s Midnight strand, Protagonist Pictures has boarded international sales rights to Jim Hosking’s off-kilter comedy debut The Greasy Strangler.
Co-written by Hosking and Toby Harvard, who previously co-wrote The ABCs Of Death 2 anthology segment G Is For Grandad, the film is produced by Daniel Noah, Josh C Waller, Elijah Wood (The Lord Of The Rings), Andy Starke (Kill List) and Ant Timpson (Turbo Kid), the film is executive produced by Tim League of Drafthouse Films and director Ben Wheatley (High-Rise).
In between profanity, flatulence, cellulite and grease the film follows a father and son who are competing for the attentions of the same woman. The unlikely pair earn their keep by giving ‘disco tours’ to gullible tourists, whilst at night one of them morphs into the greasy strangler, a grotesque...
- 2/4/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
If a tree falls in the forest, does anyone hear it? By the same token, if a midnight movie premieres on VOD or screens at an empty AMC multiplex at 2Pm, is it still a midnight movie? Is one required to be drunk, stoned, or half asleep to enjoy The Greasy Strangler? I’d say no, but being with the right audience and in the right state of mind certainly helps.
From its title you sort of know what you’re getting into and director Jim Hosking delivers the goods. Uproariously and often disturbingly funny, the concept, like Yoga Hosers, sounds like it was conceived at random. Hosking admitted the concept of a greasy strangler to be nearly impossible — how would he get a good grip? — yet he commits and continues to reinvent the wheel along the way until the picture stumbles late in its third act. For a midnight...
From its title you sort of know what you’re getting into and director Jim Hosking delivers the goods. Uproariously and often disturbingly funny, the concept, like Yoga Hosers, sounds like it was conceived at random. Hosking admitted the concept of a greasy strangler to be nearly impossible — how would he get a good grip? — yet he commits and continues to reinvent the wheel along the way until the picture stumbles late in its third act. For a midnight...
- 2/1/2016
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
The Sundance Film institute has released the line-up of film for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Going to Sundance is one of my favorite events of the year. I love going because you never know what kind of movies you're going to see. Sometimes they are great films that amaze and entertain, other times they completely suck ass, but that's all part of the fun of going to the festival. It's an awesome experience for any hardcore movie geek, and if you ever get a chance to go, you need to.
The event takes place in Park City, Utah next year from January 21st to the 31st. It looks like there's a great line-up of movies at next year's event. My favorite portion of the event is the Midnight section because it deals more with geeky genre type movies, but I also enjoy the various sections of other line-ups.
Some of...
The event takes place in Park City, Utah next year from January 21st to the 31st. It looks like there's a great line-up of movies at next year's event. My favorite portion of the event is the Midnight section because it deals more with geeky genre type movies, but I also enjoy the various sections of other line-ups.
Some of...
- 12/6/2015
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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