And this season started out so well. It's so immensely frustrating to have such rich potential squandered so badly, as in Grimm Season 6 Episode 6.
Unfortunately, this episode was really quite disappointing on a number of levels that I was literally left wondering what in the world I was just watching. Oi.
I will refrain from complaining any more about squandering what little time is left on Grimm's clock with another Monster-of-the-Week story and instead spend my time on the episode itself.
Perhaps the writers were going for some sort of tragic monster with the Alpe, in the same vein as the Spinnetod from Grimm Season 1 Episode 11, which had to feed on people to survive.
Unfortunately, this fell utterly flat. For one thing, the Alpe was described as feeding on melatonin, a sleep-regulating hormone... which is easily available over the counter in the United States!
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Unfortunately, this episode was really quite disappointing on a number of levels that I was literally left wondering what in the world I was just watching. Oi.
I will refrain from complaining any more about squandering what little time is left on Grimm's clock with another Monster-of-the-Week story and instead spend my time on the episode itself.
Perhaps the writers were going for some sort of tragic monster with the Alpe, in the same vein as the Spinnetod from Grimm Season 1 Episode 11, which had to feed on people to survive.
Unfortunately, this fell utterly flat. For one thing, the Alpe was described as feeding on melatonin, a sleep-regulating hormone... which is easily available over the counter in the United States!
View Slideshow: 13 Characters Who Can Keep...
- 2/11/2017
- by Kathleen Wiedel
- TVfanatic
Make no mistake about it: this was a great year for horror fans. It was so good, in fact, that making a list of “favorites” is almost impossible because there’s just too much I want to talk about. The independent horror scene continues to crank out new classics and minor gems, but even studio horror was good this year: The Conjuring 2, Don’t Breathe, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Lights Out (not my bag, but a lot of people really enjoyed it), The Boy (not a lot of people’s bag, but I really enjoyed it), The Purge: Election Year, and so on. Even better? Pretty much every one of them was successful at the box office. As more and more horror moves are released with the limited release / VOD model, it’s nice to know that good movies still play to big audiences at the multiplex.
And what about horror on TV?...
And what about horror on TV?...
- 1/10/2017
- by Patrick Bromley
- DailyDead
Max Records in I Am Not A Serial Killer
Director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of Dan Wells’ teen fiction novel, I Am Not A Serial Killer tells the story of John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records), a teenager diagnosed with sociopathic tendencies who finds his small Midwestern town stalked by a killer. The film played as part of the Cult strand at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, where O’Brien looked back on the making of the film with Eye For Film, offering insights on film production and exhibition.
In the second of a two part I Am Not A Serial Killer interview series, O’Brien reflects on the luck and unpredictability that lends low budget filmmaking its wild nature. He also briefly shared his thoughts on silence versus dialogue across film and television, while discussing his approach to comedy, the inevitability of hindsight and the question of...
Director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of Dan Wells’ teen fiction novel, I Am Not A Serial Killer tells the story of John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records), a teenager diagnosed with sociopathic tendencies who finds his small Midwestern town stalked by a killer. The film played as part of the Cult strand at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, where O’Brien looked back on the making of the film with Eye For Film, offering insights on film production and exhibition.
In the second of a two part I Am Not A Serial Killer interview series, O’Brien reflects on the luck and unpredictability that lends low budget filmmaking its wild nature. He also briefly shared his thoughts on silence versus dialogue across film and television, while discussing his approach to comedy, the inevitability of hindsight and the question of...
- 12/12/2016
- by Paul Risker
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
★★★☆☆ I Am Not a Serial Killer has a promisingly schlocky title, but Billy O'Brien's adaptation of Dan Wells' Ya novel (scripted with Christopher Hyde) never quite escapes its adolescent inspiration. John (Max Records, last seen as the kid in Where the Wild Things Are) lives with his mom (Laura Fraser) in Clayton, a small town in the frozen heart of America. Here, he helps with his mother's mortuary business which has begun to get more business due to the activity of a suspected serial killer in the vicinity.
- 12/11/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Evoking the ghost of Donnie Darko, this weird horror hybrid is a darkly funny trip through the mind of a would-be killer
“Fear is a really weird thing,” says the antihero of this scalpel-sharp, blackly comic adaptation of Dan Wells’s 2009 Ya bestseller. “People are afraid of things, but they’re never afraid of their own actions.” Not so John Wayne Cleaver, the serial killer-obsessed teenager whose therapist agrees that he exhibits all three of the “Macdonald triad” predictors of violent sociopathy. “But you’re in control of your own destiny,” Karl Geary’s Dr Neblin assures John hollowly. “You’re a good person.”
Yet death is close at hand, stalking the streets of the miserable midwest town of Clayton, where an animalistic killer is stealing people’s organs and leaving a trail of sticky black goo. John, whose name evokes the real-life Illinois “Killer Clown” John Wayne Gacy, is fascinated by the murders,...
“Fear is a really weird thing,” says the antihero of this scalpel-sharp, blackly comic adaptation of Dan Wells’s 2009 Ya bestseller. “People are afraid of things, but they’re never afraid of their own actions.” Not so John Wayne Cleaver, the serial killer-obsessed teenager whose therapist agrees that he exhibits all three of the “Macdonald triad” predictors of violent sociopathy. “But you’re in control of your own destiny,” Karl Geary’s Dr Neblin assures John hollowly. “You’re a good person.”
Yet death is close at hand, stalking the streets of the miserable midwest town of Clayton, where an animalistic killer is stealing people’s organs and leaving a trail of sticky black goo. John, whose name evokes the real-life Illinois “Killer Clown” John Wayne Gacy, is fascinated by the murders,...
- 12/11/2016
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
Max Records in I Am Not A Serial Killer
Director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of Dan Wells’ teen fiction novel, I Am Not A Serial Killer tells the story of John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records), a teenager diagnosed with sociopathic tendencies who finds his small Midwestern town stalked by a killer. The film played as part of the Cult strand at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, where O’Brien looked back on the making of the film with Eye For Film, offering an insightful take on film production exhibition.
In the first of a two part I Am Not A Serial Killer interview series, O’Brien reflects on his own creative journey and the nuances of the filmmaking process, touching upon the way in which it imitates life. He also discussed the unreasonable demands low budget filmmakers are confronting and the inability of film schools to prepare...
Director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of Dan Wells’ teen fiction novel, I Am Not A Serial Killer tells the story of John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records), a teenager diagnosed with sociopathic tendencies who finds his small Midwestern town stalked by a killer. The film played as part of the Cult strand at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, where O’Brien looked back on the making of the film with Eye For Film, offering an insightful take on film production exhibition.
In the first of a two part I Am Not A Serial Killer interview series, O’Brien reflects on his own creative journey and the nuances of the filmmaking process, touching upon the way in which it imitates life. He also discussed the unreasonable demands low budget filmmakers are confronting and the inability of film schools to prepare...
- 12/10/2016
- by Paul Risker
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Where the Wild Things Are’s Max Records is a morbid teen and Christopher Lloyd is his suspicious neighbour, in this adaptation of Dan Wells’s Ya novel
The steady passage of film-makers from Ireland to the Us continues. This time, it’s Billy O’Brien, the writer-director of 2005’s impressively straight-faced Frankencattle horror Isolation, going west and adapting Dan Wells’s young-adult novel into a pleasingly macabre study of a mixed-up teen who could be a Dexter-in-waiting.
While touring crime scenes on his BMX, lank-haired mortician’s son John (Max Records, the kid from Where the Wild Things Are) becomes convinced his doddering neighbour (Christopher Lloyd) poses an even greater threat to public safety than he does. Alas, his attempts to do the right thing only occasion further, properly gruey carnage.
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The steady passage of film-makers from Ireland to the Us continues. This time, it’s Billy O’Brien, the writer-director of 2005’s impressively straight-faced Frankencattle horror Isolation, going west and adapting Dan Wells’s young-adult novel into a pleasingly macabre study of a mixed-up teen who could be a Dexter-in-waiting.
While touring crime scenes on his BMX, lank-haired mortician’s son John (Max Records, the kid from Where the Wild Things Are) becomes convinced his doddering neighbour (Christopher Lloyd) poses an even greater threat to public safety than he does. Alas, his attempts to do the right thing only occasion further, properly gruey carnage.
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- 12/8/2016
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
Rob Leane Oct 28, 2016
Looking ahead to the movies heading to cinemas in time for Christmas...
The festive season is a great time to go to the pictures. There’s nothing quite like taking solace when it’s cold outside by cramming in with some like-minded folk to see a (hopefully) great movie.
Unsurprisingly, Hollywood studios have cottoned on to this. Year on year, there seems to more and more choice at the cinema come Christmas time. It’s almost like a second summer season, in terms of the sheer volume of major movies on offer. This isn’t likely to change any time soon, especially when you look at the cash banked by Star Wars: The Force Awakens last Christmas. And that's not to mention the festive season's nearness to the Oscar race, which means that the major movies keep coming well into January.
There are many movies rocking around the multiplex during this Yuletide,...
Looking ahead to the movies heading to cinemas in time for Christmas...
The festive season is a great time to go to the pictures. There’s nothing quite like taking solace when it’s cold outside by cramming in with some like-minded folk to see a (hopefully) great movie.
Unsurprisingly, Hollywood studios have cottoned on to this. Year on year, there seems to more and more choice at the cinema come Christmas time. It’s almost like a second summer season, in terms of the sheer volume of major movies on offer. This isn’t likely to change any time soon, especially when you look at the cash banked by Star Wars: The Force Awakens last Christmas. And that's not to mention the festive season's nearness to the Oscar race, which means that the major movies keep coming well into January.
There are many movies rocking around the multiplex during this Yuletide,...
- 10/25/2016
- Den of Geek
Scream Factory is decking the halls with horror this December with four new Blu-ray releases of IFC Midnight movies: I Am Not a Serial Killer, Let's Be Evil, The Devil's Dolls, and Shelley.
From Scream Factory: "We are proud to announce that we have Four new IFC Midnight films planned for release on Blu-ray & DVD this Dec!
The Devil’S Dolls - A serial killer's curse unleashes a season of slaughter in the backwoods of Mississippi. According to an ancient Guatemalan tradition, parents teach their children to allay their troubles by giving them handmade "worry dolls" just before bedtime. But when several of these talismans — which once belonged to a notorious mass murderer — find their way into the hands of unsuspecting residents of a small Southern town, it sets off a grisly wave of bloodshed. The latest from Rites of Spring director Padraig Reynolds is a voodoo-slasher shocker bursting with scarily inventive kills.
From Scream Factory: "We are proud to announce that we have Four new IFC Midnight films planned for release on Blu-ray & DVD this Dec!
The Devil’S Dolls - A serial killer's curse unleashes a season of slaughter in the backwoods of Mississippi. According to an ancient Guatemalan tradition, parents teach their children to allay their troubles by giving them handmade "worry dolls" just before bedtime. But when several of these talismans — which once belonged to a notorious mass murderer — find their way into the hands of unsuspecting residents of a small Southern town, it sets off a grisly wave of bloodshed. The latest from Rites of Spring director Padraig Reynolds is a voodoo-slasher shocker bursting with scarily inventive kills.
- 9/21/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Director Billy O’Brien’s I Am Not a Serial Killer, based on Dan Wells’ book of the same name, follows John, a young psychopath (Max Records) obsessed with the town’s serial killer. John is a misfit, picked on for being weird,… Continue Reading →
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- 8/29/2016
- by Heather Buckley
- DreadCentral.com
With I Am Not a Serial Killer hitting select theaters and VOD today from IFC Midnight, I caught up with the film’s co-writer/director Billy O’Brien for our latest Q&A feature to discuss working with Christopher Lloyd, what made Max Records the right fit to play John Wayne Cleaver, filming in frigid Minnesota, and much more.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Billy. Were you a fan of Dan Wells’ John Wayne Cleaver books before directing and co-writing I Am Not a Serial Killer? What made you want to tell this story on the big screen?
Billy O’Brien: Well, I read the book the summer of 2009 and loved it. But it was a paperback, so I thought the rights would be gone, so I was delighted to find they weren’t sold. I wrote Dan a letter and was just honest...
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Billy. Were you a fan of Dan Wells’ John Wayne Cleaver books before directing and co-writing I Am Not a Serial Killer? What made you want to tell this story on the big screen?
Billy O’Brien: Well, I read the book the summer of 2009 and loved it. But it was a paperback, so I thought the rights would be gone, so I was delighted to find they weren’t sold. I wrote Dan a letter and was just honest...
- 8/26/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Often lumped into the Young Adult category to the chagrin of author Dan Wells, I’m not sure I know many parents who would like to have their fourteen-year old child heading to theaters with friends for the cinematic adaptation of his debut I Am Not a Serial Killer. The first of what has now spiraled into a quintet of books surrounding John Wayne Cleaver; its story introduces the character as a clinically diagnosed sociopath attempting to survive adolescence within a small mid-western town. His own predilection towards violence and the macabre aside, John’s journey ultimately finds him on the trail of a brutal assailant terrorizing his home with supernatural strength. A keen amateur scholar of the mass murderer circuit, this teen proves perfectly suited to crack the case.
Don’t expect Encyclopedia Brown or Young Sherlock, however. Cleaver’s (Max Records) motivations to hunt this monster are purely selfish.
Don’t expect Encyclopedia Brown or Young Sherlock, however. Cleaver’s (Max Records) motivations to hunt this monster are purely selfish.
- 8/25/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Existing at the crossroads between Let the Right One In and Under the Skin, director Billy O’Brien’s new film, I Am Not a Serial Killer is a coming-of-age horror movie about what it means to be human. This is the kind of movie about which the less is said, the better, making it difficult to summarize its plot and even, in some cases, to argue for its strengths. So much of what O’Brien does right is in the service of the movie’s themes, which it would be unfair to fully reveal in a review. That can make talking about the film in any detailed way a challenge, but I can at least say this: it is a movie you absolutely have to see. Take my word for it.
Based on Dan Wells’ 2009 novel of the same name and having recently screened at Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival in Chicago,...
Based on Dan Wells’ 2009 novel of the same name and having recently screened at Bruce Campbell’s Horror Film Festival in Chicago,...
- 8/24/2016
- by Patrick Bromley
- DailyDead
Good-on I Am Not A Serial Killer for never bullshitting its audience. We don’t even get halfway into this Dan Wells adaptation before director Billy O’Brien addresses the elephant in his title. As the film suggests, O’Brien’s main character is not a serial killer, so why waste time teasing something that isn’t true when the film begins (but might be later)? Such a suggestive name plays directly into an unexpected story for those of us ignorant to Wells’ source novelization, without any momentum to waste. I like surprises, and this is one of the better ones a genre fan can ask for.
Max Records plays young John Wayne Cleaver, a diagnosed sociopath who works with his mother April (played by Laura Fraser) in their family’s funeral home. Everyone knows John isn’t exactly “normal,” which is why he visits his therapist Dr. Neblin (Karl Geary...
Max Records plays young John Wayne Cleaver, a diagnosed sociopath who works with his mother April (played by Laura Fraser) in their family’s funeral home. Everyone knows John isn’t exactly “normal,” which is why he visits his therapist Dr. Neblin (Karl Geary...
- 8/24/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Ahead of its VOD release on August 26th, Irish writer-director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of novelist Dan Wells’ supernatural-thriller I Am Not a Serial Killer (read our review) screened at this past weekend’s Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival in Chicago. Christopher Lloyd (Back To The Future), Max Records (Where The Wild Things Are) and Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad) star […]...
- 8/22/2016
- by MrDisgusting
- bloody-disgusting.com
Directed by Billy O’Brien, I Am Not a Serial Killer tells the story of John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records), a young teen riddled with homicidal thoughts who must protect his hometown from an actual serial killer. Based on the novel of the same name by author Dan Wells, we get our first look at the official trailer and poster for the IFC Midnight film before it is released in select theaters and on VOD on August 26th.
Synopsis: “Sixteen-year-old John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records, Where the Wild Things Are) is not a serial killer—but he has all the makings of one. Keeping his homicidal tendencies and morbid obsessions with death and murder in check is a constant struggle that only gets harder when a real serial killer begins terrorizing his sleepy Midwestern town. Now, in order to track down a psychopath and protect those around him, John must unleash his darkest inner demons.
Synopsis: “Sixteen-year-old John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records, Where the Wild Things Are) is not a serial killer—but he has all the makings of one. Keeping his homicidal tendencies and morbid obsessions with death and murder in check is a constant struggle that only gets harder when a real serial killer begins terrorizing his sleepy Midwestern town. Now, in order to track down a psychopath and protect those around him, John must unleash his darkest inner demons.
- 8/4/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
A full trailer has been released for the eerie new thriller I Am Not a Serial Killer which stars Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future) and Max Records (Where the Wild Things Are). The movie was directed by Billy O’Brien (Isolation) and is based on the bestselling novel by Dan Wells. I'm not familiar with the book, but it looks like a very dark and twisted story that makes for a great film. I enjoy watching these kinds of movies because I'm fascinated by the dark side of storytelling. Here's the synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old John Wayne Cleaver (Records) is not a serial killer—but he has all the makings of one. Keeping his homicidal tendencies and morbid obsessions with death and murder in check is a constant struggle that only gets harder when a real serial killer begins terrorizing his sleepy Midwestern town. Now, in order to track down a...
Sixteen-year-old John Wayne Cleaver (Records) is not a serial killer—but he has all the makings of one. Keeping his homicidal tendencies and morbid obsessions with death and murder in check is a constant struggle that only gets harder when a real serial killer begins terrorizing his sleepy Midwestern town. Now, in order to track down a...
- 8/4/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Prior to the film’s release at the end of the month here’s the latest, and most likely last, trailer for Billy O’Brien’s I Am Not A Serial Killer. The film stars Where The Wild Things Are’s Max Records as John, a troubled young man who believes himself to be a sociopath who could well develop into something much worse. When a crime is committed within John’s small town community the boy starts to investigate, setting him on a dark path to uncover some shocking truths. Based on a novel by Dan Wells the film co-stars Laura Fraser and Christopher Lloyd. The film has been well received since its SXSW debut, here’s what Peter Martin had to say in our review: “I Am Not a Serial...
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- 8/4/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Based on the best-selling novel by Dan Wells, Billy O’Brien’s I Am Not a Serial Killer (review) premiered earlier this year at SXSW and was subsequently scooped up by IFC Midnight, and today we’ve learned that it’s been dated for… Continue Reading →
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- 8/2/2016
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Going around saying “I am not a serial killer” is a good way to get people to think you’re a serial killer. Naming your movie that is a good way to get people’s attention. Max Records of “Where the Wild Things Are” stars in Billy O’Brien’s film, which premiered at South by Southwest and comes out next month. Watch its evocative trailer below.
Read More: SXSW Exclusive: Clip From The Thriller ‘I Am Not A Serial Killer’ Starring Max Records From ‘Where The Wild Things Are’
The footage is heavy on mood and shots of Christopher Lloyd on an elliptical but light on concrete details. For more of those, here’s the official synopsis: “Sixteen-year old John Cleaver (Max Records) is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tempt him, so for his own sake,...
Read More: SXSW Exclusive: Clip From The Thriller ‘I Am Not A Serial Killer’ Starring Max Records From ‘Where The Wild Things Are’
The footage is heavy on mood and shots of Christopher Lloyd on an elliptical but light on concrete details. For more of those, here’s the official synopsis: “Sixteen-year old John Cleaver (Max Records) is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tempt him, so for his own sake,...
- 7/21/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
The first trailer has finally dropped for I am not a Serial Killer, the film Based on the first of Dan Wells' John Cleaver trilogy of books. It is scheduled to screen at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal.
The film is directed by Billy O’Brien (Isolation, Scintilla) and stars Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Laura Fraser and Karl Geary.
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year old John Cleaver (Max Records) is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tempt him, so for his own sake, and the safety of those around, he [Continued ...]...
The film is directed by Billy O’Brien (Isolation, Scintilla) and stars Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Laura Fraser and Karl Geary.
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year old John Cleaver (Max Records) is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tempt him, so for his own sake, and the safety of those around, he [Continued ...]...
- 7/11/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Isolation director Billy O'Brien took a bow at SXSW this year with his latest effort, I Am Not A Serial Killer. An adaptation of the novel by Dan Wells with a premise that basically starts as Dexter for young adults before spinning into much stranger territory, the film stars Where The Wild Things Are child actor Max Records as a small town teen who believes he is a sociopath likely to blossom into a serial killer who is drawn inexorably into the wake of an actual serial killer currently preying on his local community. Christopher Lloyd also stars and after drawing positive press at its festival debut - here's our own Peter Martin's take - and with an August limited release coming soon to the...
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- 7/7/2016
- Screen Anarchy
IFC Midnight has acquired North American and Latin American rights to I Am Not A Serial Killer, the Billy O'Brien-directed chiller written by O'Brien and Christopher Hyde based on Dan Wells’ novel. Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser and Karl Geary star in the pic, which bowed this year at SXSW. The takes place in a small Midwestern town where a troubled teen (Records) with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer whilst keeping his…...
- 5/10/2016
- Deadline
Based on the first of Dan Wells' John Cleaver trilogy of books, I Am Not a Serial Killer looks to be a decent indie with great atmosphere and a top cast, lead by Max Records, who you'll remember as Max in Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are.
The film is directed by Billy O’Brien (Isolation, Scintilla) and stars Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Laura Fraser and Karl Geary.
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year old John Cleaver (Max Records) is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tem [Continued ...]...
The film is directed by Billy O’Brien (Isolation, Scintilla) and stars Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Laura Fraser and Karl Geary.
Synopsis:
Sixteen-year old John Cleaver (Max Records) is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tem [Continued ...]...
- 3/14/2016
- QuietEarth.us
South by Southwest in Austin, Texas has begun and one of the films being screened is Teenage Cocktail. A poster and teaser for the film were revealed and are available after the jump. Also: an I Am Not a Serial Killer clip, a trailer for The Girl in the Photographs, and release details for Victor Warren’s Hot.
SXSW: Teenage Cocktail: “Feeling confined by their small town and overbearing parents, Annie and Jules hatch a scheme of running away. The only issue is, they need the money to get there. Jules suggests the couple try webcam modeling. Although she’s nervous at first, Annie can’t argue when the money starts rolling in. But as the girls soon find out, consequences can blindside you. Sometimes violently.
SXSW 2016 Screenings:
Saturday, March 12th, 2:15 Pm at Alamo Lamar D
Sunday, March 13th, 6:00 Pm at Alamo Slaughter (SXSW Satellite)
Tuesday, March 15th,...
SXSW: Teenage Cocktail: “Feeling confined by their small town and overbearing parents, Annie and Jules hatch a scheme of running away. The only issue is, they need the money to get there. Jules suggests the couple try webcam modeling. Although she’s nervous at first, Annie can’t argue when the money starts rolling in. But as the girls soon find out, consequences can blindside you. Sometimes violently.
SXSW 2016 Screenings:
Saturday, March 12th, 2:15 Pm at Alamo Lamar D
Sunday, March 13th, 6:00 Pm at Alamo Slaughter (SXSW Satellite)
Tuesday, March 15th,...
- 3/12/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Adapted from the first installment of the John Cleaver novel series by Dan Wells, I Am Not A Serial Killer stars Max Records (Where The Wild Things Are) as John Cleaver, a teenager who is obsessed with serial killers but doesn’t want to become one. In order to combat his violent impulses, Cleaver lives by a rigid set of rules to stay normal. However, when a real monster shows up in his town, he has to let his dark side out in order to stop it. Back To The Future…...
- 3/10/2016
- Deadline
AMC
Quite unbelievably, this month marks the two-year anniversary of Breaking Bad’s series finale.
From modest beginnings, Vince Gilligan’s tale of one man’s rise from chemistry teacher to drug kingpin grew to become a phenomenon by the time it ended and brought to a close six years of superb storytelling, excellent performances, and wonderful cinematography. And despite other long-running shows around the same time ending with disappointment, that all came together to send the show riding off a wave of critical praise and into television history.
While the story of Walter White may be over, Gilligan ushered Better Call Saul into the world earlier this year for more stories out of Albuquerque, which smashed ratings records when it premiered and has picked up where its predecessor left off in earning critical praise and awards recognition. Simply put, Breaking Bad’s legacy will continue to be felt for years to come,...
Quite unbelievably, this month marks the two-year anniversary of Breaking Bad’s series finale.
From modest beginnings, Vince Gilligan’s tale of one man’s rise from chemistry teacher to drug kingpin grew to become a phenomenon by the time it ended and brought to a close six years of superb storytelling, excellent performances, and wonderful cinematography. And despite other long-running shows around the same time ending with disappointment, that all came together to send the show riding off a wave of critical praise and into television history.
While the story of Walter White may be over, Gilligan ushered Better Call Saul into the world earlier this year for more stories out of Albuquerque, which smashed ratings records when it premiered and has picked up where its predecessor left off in earning critical praise and awards recognition. Simply put, Breaking Bad’s legacy will continue to be felt for years to come,...
- 9/13/2015
- by Geoff Cox
- Obsessed with Film
Exclusive: Former Protagonist exec replaces Abigail Walsh at UK sales outfit.
UK sales outfit Independent has appointed former Protagonist exec Nada Cirjanic as head of sales.
Cirjanic replaces recently departed Abigail Walsh, and will work alongside director of sales and marketing Sarah Lebutsch. She will report to MD Andrew Orr.
Cirjanic, former joint head of sales at UK outfit Protagonist, has worked on titles including Sightseers, Searching For Sugar Man and Monsters.
Walsh had been a the company since 2007 and worked on titles including Moon, We Need To Talk About Kevin and Starred Up.
Cirjanic said: “I’m lucky to be joining Independent at such an exciting time. We have a great slate of our own productions and third party projects lined up for next year and are looking forward to a very busy 2016.”
Independent’s Andrew Orr said: “Nada brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to the role and will be a fantastic asset to the...
UK sales outfit Independent has appointed former Protagonist exec Nada Cirjanic as head of sales.
Cirjanic replaces recently departed Abigail Walsh, and will work alongside director of sales and marketing Sarah Lebutsch. She will report to MD Andrew Orr.
Cirjanic, former joint head of sales at UK outfit Protagonist, has worked on titles including Sightseers, Searching For Sugar Man and Monsters.
Walsh had been a the company since 2007 and worked on titles including Moon, We Need To Talk About Kevin and Starred Up.
Cirjanic said: “I’m lucky to be joining Independent at such an exciting time. We have a great slate of our own productions and third party projects lined up for next year and are looking forward to a very busy 2016.”
Independent’s Andrew Orr said: “Nada brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to the role and will be a fantastic asset to the...
- 9/1/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Though you might be inclined to think otherwise, Where The Wild Things Are star Max Records is declaring I Am Not A Serial Killer as the lead in Isolation helmer Billy O'Brien's adaptation of Dan Wells novel of the same name.Christopher Lloyd and Laura Fraser (Lydia on Breaking Bad) also star in this tale of a young teen with budding sociopathic tendencies growing up in a midwestern town, where the boy's fascination with death puts him on the trail of a supernatural serial killer lurking in his home town. Now, I've had the chance to read this and see O'Brien's early test footage and let me just say this is amazing stuff that I am desperate to see come to fruition. Though the story is...
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- 3/4/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Director Billy O’Brien is in Missouri, underway on the film adaptation of novelist Dan Wells’ I Am Not a Serial Killer, starring Christopher Lloyd, Max Records (Where the Wild Things Are) and Laura Fraser. Wells’ 2009 novel and the film concerns the young John Wayne Cleaver, who recognizes the violent impulses in himself and fights…
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- 3/4/2015
- by Samuel Zimmerman
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Exclusive: Independent boards sales; Robbie Ryan to produce, DoP.
Shoot is underway in Minnesota, Us, on Irish writer-director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of novelist Dan Wells’ supernatural-thriller I Am Not a Serial Killer.
Christopher Lloyd (Back To The Future), Max Records (Where The Wild Things Are) and Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad) star in the feature, which charts the story of a teenage boy hunting for a supernatural serial killer in his snowbound mid-western town.
Production started on February 28, with Nick Ryan, Robbie Ryan and Billy O’Brien of Floodland Pictures (The Summit) producing alongside The Tea Shop and Film Company’s (Tower Block) James Harris and Mark Lane.
The Irish Film Board, Quickfire Films and The Fyzz Facility provide finance while post-production will be handled by Egg in Ireland and London-based sales outfit Independent handles international sales.
Slow West and Philomena DoP Robbie Ryan will produce and handle cinematography, while [link=nm...
Shoot is underway in Minnesota, Us, on Irish writer-director Billy O’Brien’s adaptation of novelist Dan Wells’ supernatural-thriller I Am Not a Serial Killer.
Christopher Lloyd (Back To The Future), Max Records (Where The Wild Things Are) and Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad) star in the feature, which charts the story of a teenage boy hunting for a supernatural serial killer in his snowbound mid-western town.
Production started on February 28, with Nick Ryan, Robbie Ryan and Billy O’Brien of Floodland Pictures (The Summit) producing alongside The Tea Shop and Film Company’s (Tower Block) James Harris and Mark Lane.
The Irish Film Board, Quickfire Films and The Fyzz Facility provide finance while post-production will be handled by Egg in Ireland and London-based sales outfit Independent handles international sales.
Slow West and Philomena DoP Robbie Ryan will produce and handle cinematography, while [link=nm...
- 3/3/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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