The limits of America's celebrity-focused culture are sorely tested in Austin Found, a social satire that unnervingly raises the stakes for achieving fleeting media fame. Will Raee's feature wrings a few laughs from a strained premise, but remains far better suited to short-attention span formats than theatrical play.
Former high school cheerleader and prom queen Leanne (Linda Cardellini), now in her mid-30s, lives a sedate life with her glory days far behind her. Her focus now is tending to her unassuming husband Don (Jon Daly) and attempting to recapture some of her former celebrity by coaching 11-year-old daughter Patty (Ursula...
Former high school cheerleader and prom queen Leanne (Linda Cardellini), now in her mid-30s, lives a sedate life with her glory days far behind her. Her focus now is tending to her unassuming husband Don (Jon Daly) and attempting to recapture some of her former celebrity by coaching 11-year-old daughter Patty (Ursula...
- 7/7/2017
- by Justin Lowe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kidnapping is normally no laughing matter, but in co-writer/director Will Raee’s upcoming comedy Austin Found, he’s gathered a stellar cast that he hopes will make you forget about real-world problems for a while and just watch a bunch of idiots try to get away with a small-town crime. With names like Linda Cardellini (Freaks and […]
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- 5/23/2017
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
"She's what they call nowadays a 'mean girl'." Gravitas Ventures has released an official trailer for the film Austin Found, a comedy about a fame-obsessed single mother who tries to pull off a fake kidnapping in order to get attention. Actress Linda Cardellini stars as Leanne, who is bored with her "unglamorously average lifestyle" and recruits her ex-boyfriend and his ex-con friend to put this plan together and have her daughter go missing for a few months. The cast includes Urusula Parker as her daughter Patty, along with Kirsten Schaal, Craig Robinson, Skeet Ulrich, Patrick Warburton, Jon Daly, Chris Parnell, and Matt Jones. This looks crazy stupid, but perhaps that is the point, it's a comedy about how stupid people can be sometimes all in pursuit of fame and fortune and glory. But I recommend Ingrid Goes West instead. Here's the first official trailer for Will Raée's Austin Found,...
- 5/22/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead will be featured at the Salem Horror Fest, and we have info on the special screening. Also in today's Horror Highlights is an excerpt from Nicholas Forristal's Domitianus, stills from Midnighters, Dances with Films 2017 details, and the trailer for A24's Good Time.
Salem Horror Fest: Press Release: "Salem, Ma. - Salem Horror Fest, in partnership with the Peabody Essex Museum and CinemaSalem, today announced four weeks of screenings, parties, concerts, panels and exhibits that explore societal themes of fear and anxiety in horror at the Halloween capital of the world; Salem, Massachusetts
Amidst the notorious backdrop of the 1692 Witch Trials, the festival will feature a city-wide program set to kick off at the Peabody Essex Museum on Thursday, September 21 as part of the Pem/Pm evening party series in conjunction with their upcoming exhibit “It’s Alive” Classic Horror and Sci-Fi...
Salem Horror Fest: Press Release: "Salem, Ma. - Salem Horror Fest, in partnership with the Peabody Essex Museum and CinemaSalem, today announced four weeks of screenings, parties, concerts, panels and exhibits that explore societal themes of fear and anxiety in horror at the Halloween capital of the world; Salem, Massachusetts
Amidst the notorious backdrop of the 1692 Witch Trials, the festival will feature a city-wide program set to kick off at the Peabody Essex Museum on Thursday, September 21 as part of the Pem/Pm evening party series in conjunction with their upcoming exhibit “It’s Alive” Classic Horror and Sci-Fi...
- 5/17/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Keep up with the always-hopping film festival world with our weekly Film Festival Roundup column. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.
Lineup Announcements
– The Human Rights Watch Film Festival will be presented June 9 – 18, with 21 topical and provocative feature documentaries and panel discussions that showcase courageous resilience in challenging times. In an era of global advances by far-right forces into the political mainstream, assaults on the free press, and the rise of “citizen journalism,” festival organizers hope that the films in this year’s program can serve as inspiration and motivation for the audience, from seasoned activists to those searching for a role in local and global movements.
Now in its 28th edition, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival is co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and IFC Center. All screenings will be followed by in-depth discussions with filmmakers, film subjects, Human Rights Watch researchers, and special guests.
Lineup Announcements
– The Human Rights Watch Film Festival will be presented June 9 – 18, with 21 topical and provocative feature documentaries and panel discussions that showcase courageous resilience in challenging times. In an era of global advances by far-right forces into the political mainstream, assaults on the free press, and the rise of “citizen journalism,” festival organizers hope that the films in this year’s program can serve as inspiration and motivation for the audience, from seasoned activists to those searching for a role in local and global movements.
Now in its 28th edition, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival is co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and IFC Center. All screenings will be followed by in-depth discussions with filmmakers, film subjects, Human Rights Watch researchers, and special guests.
- 5/11/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Principal photography has finished in Los Angeles on the caper starring Linda Cardellini, Skeet Ulrich, Craig Robinson, Kristen Schaal and Ursula Parker.
Lost In Austin tells of a bored mother who arranges for her ex-boyfriend to kidnap her daughter in an attempt to turn her family into celebrities.
Jon Daly, Jaime Pressly, Chris Parnell, Matt Jones and Patrick Warburton round out the key cast.
Director Will Raee co-wrote the screenplay with Brenna Graziano.
Mary Pat Bentel, Ted Deiker, Bob Ruggeri and Gary Ousdahl are producing while Cardellini (pictured) serves as executive producer alongside Daniel Costanzo.
Lost In Austin tells of a bored mother who arranges for her ex-boyfriend to kidnap her daughter in an attempt to turn her family into celebrities.
Jon Daly, Jaime Pressly, Chris Parnell, Matt Jones and Patrick Warburton round out the key cast.
Director Will Raee co-wrote the screenplay with Brenna Graziano.
Mary Pat Bentel, Ted Deiker, Bob Ruggeri and Gary Ousdahl are producing while Cardellini (pictured) serves as executive producer alongside Daniel Costanzo.
- 3/25/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
• Meryl Streep (August: Osage County) is set to go face to face with the NRA gun lobby in The Weinstein Company’s upcoming film, The Senator’s Wife. Harvey Weinstein confirmed Streep’s involvement in the anti-nra film on The Howard Stern Show, saying, the NRA “is going to wish they weren’t alive after I’m done with them.” According to Deadline the upcoming film will focus on a behind-the-scenes account of how the NRA uses its influence with politicians to defeat the legislation that would have required more extensive background checks on gun sales. [Deadline]
• Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl...
• Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl...
- 1/17/2014
- by Pamela Gocobachi
- EW - Inside Movies
A Day In The Life, directed by Matthew Jenifer, professionally known as Sah, is the winner of the fifth and final qualifying round of Season 1 of the Shadow and Act Digital Filmmaker Showcase. Sah plays himself in the film, an independent recording artist struggling to reach a creative breakthrough in order to finish his album. Rounding out the top three, which garnered close to 90% of the vote, are Cole Wiley's Quietly and Mykwain Gainey's popular Loose Change. Sah joins the 4 other winners of qualifying rounds, James Bland, Dominique Deleon, Will Raee and Eric Haywood to compete for the $4,000 grand prize in the season finale. The start date of the finale will...
- 11/19/2012
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
It's just been a few months since Uma Thurman broke out of her child-caring rut (Motherhood and Eloise in Paris) by grabbing an excellent gig as Medusa in Percy Jackson & the Olympians. And now she's already going back to the kids. However, this time it won't be all laughs. Variety reports that Thurman will star in a new indie drama called Girl Soldier, which Stephanie Pinola and Karen Croner wrote, and Will Raee will direct.
Based on Canadian author Kathy Cook's Stolen Angels, the film will focus on the 1996 raid on a boarding school in Uganda, "where a band of armed rebels abducted young girls to turn them into soldiers and sex slaves." Variety goes on to say that Sister Caroline (Thurman) hunted the rebels down, demanded the girls' release, got 110 back, and after further efforts, 140. The book's website, however, says it was 30 Ugandan schoolgirls. Typo? Number confusion? Hollywood exuberance?...
Based on Canadian author Kathy Cook's Stolen Angels, the film will focus on the 1996 raid on a boarding school in Uganda, "where a band of armed rebels abducted young girls to turn them into soldiers and sex slaves." Variety goes on to say that Sister Caroline (Thurman) hunted the rebels down, demanded the girls' release, got 110 back, and after further efforts, 140. The book's website, however, says it was 30 Ugandan schoolgirls. Typo? Number confusion? Hollywood exuberance?...
- 7/22/2009
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Uma Thurman will star in the indie drama "Girl Soldier" for Caspian Pictures, portraying a cleric who helped rescue 140 schoolgirls abducted in Uganda.According to Variety, Diane Nabatoff ("Narc"), Allan Mindel ("My Own Private Idaho") and Will Raee are producing, with Raee to direct from a script by Stephanie Pinola and Karen Croner. Story's based on Kathy Cook's book "Stolen Angels," which follows the 1996 raid at a boarding school, where a band of armed rebels abducted young girls to turn them into soldiers and sex slaves.A teacher at the school, Sister Caroline, tracked the rebels back to their camp to demand the girls' release; 110 were returned to the nun, who then began a crusade over the next few...
- 7/21/2009
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Uma Thurman and her mutant feet have signed on to star in the indie drama biopic Girl Soldier. Based on Kathy Cook's book "Stolen Angels," and under director Will Raee from a script by Stephanie Pinola and Karen Croner, the story centers on a nun (Thurman) who tracked down a band of armed rebels in Uganda who had abducted 140 girls from a boarding school. She managed to get them to hand over 110 girls they were looking to turn into soldiers and/or sex slaves and ultimately rallied...
- 7/21/2009
- by Omar Aviles
- JoBlo.com
Uma Thurman has agreed to topline the indie drama Girl Soldier, a story based on author Kathy Cook's book Stolen Angels, which follows the 1996 raid at a boarding school, where a band of armed rebels abducted young girls to turn them into soldiers and sex slaves.
Uma Thurman for Girl Soldier
Directed by Will Raee off a script by Stephanie Pinola, Girl Soldier will have Thurman play a cleric who helped rescue 140 schoolgirls abducted in Uganda. A teacher at the school, Sister Caroline, tracked the rebels back to their camp to demand the girls' release; 110 were returned to the nun, who then began a crusade over the next few years as she rallied parents, the government, the United Nations and the pope to aid in rescuing not only her own girls but other children in rebel captivity.
Uma Thurman for Girl Soldier
Directed by Will Raee off a script by Stephanie Pinola, Girl Soldier will have Thurman play a cleric who helped rescue 140 schoolgirls abducted in Uganda. A teacher at the school, Sister Caroline, tracked the rebels back to their camp to demand the girls' release; 110 were returned to the nun, who then began a crusade over the next few years as she rallied parents, the government, the United Nations and the pope to aid in rescuing not only her own girls but other children in rebel captivity.
- 7/21/2009
- www.canmag.com
Uma Thurman never fails to impress me with her effortless ability to genre hop. While she's been playing it pretty loose and goofy since wielding that samurai sword in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" duology, her next project looks to straighten her right up.
Thurman is set to lend her luminosity to "Girl Soldier," the true and tragic story of 140 Ugandan girls who were kidnapped and enslaved in 1996. According to Variety,, "Soldier" is based on Kathy Cook's firsthand account of the incident, "Stolen Angels."
The book recounts the story of girls who were kidnapped from their school by Joseph Kony, leader of Uganda's Lord Resistance Army. They were forced to become soldiers and sex slaves, and would have been forgotten had it not been for their mothers and a group of interfaith clerics who fought to rescue them from their captors.
Thurman will play one of the clerics, a...
Thurman is set to lend her luminosity to "Girl Soldier," the true and tragic story of 140 Ugandan girls who were kidnapped and enslaved in 1996. According to Variety,, "Soldier" is based on Kathy Cook's firsthand account of the incident, "Stolen Angels."
The book recounts the story of girls who were kidnapped from their school by Joseph Kony, leader of Uganda's Lord Resistance Army. They were forced to become soldiers and sex slaves, and would have been forgotten had it not been for their mothers and a group of interfaith clerics who fought to rescue them from their captors.
Thurman will play one of the clerics, a...
- 7/21/2009
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- MTV Movies Blog
- As long as this doesn't turn out to be the next Beyond Borders (the Angelina Jolie starrer), then consider this as a a dramatic stroke that might benefit Uma Thurman's career. Variety reports that Thurman will topline Girl Soldier, the true tale based on Kathy Cook's book "Stolen Angels" which will be helmed by Will Raee. Raee is one of the three producing partners on the film - he is joined by Diane Nabatoff and Allan Mindel. Production would begin at the start of 2010. Scripted by Stephanie Pinola and Karen Croner, this follows the 1996 raid at a boarding school, where a band of armed rebels abducted young girls to turn them into soldiers and sex slaves. A teacher at the school, Sister Caroline, tracked the rebels back to their camp to demand the girls' release; 110 were returned to the nun, who then began a crusade over the
- 7/21/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
Variety reports that Uma Thurman will star in the independent drama Girl Soldier for Caspian Pictures, portraying a cleric who helped rescue 140 schoolgirls abducted in Uganda. Producing are Diane Nabatoff ( Narc ), Allan Mindel ( My Own Private Idaho ) and Will Raee, with Raee to direct from a script by Stephanie Pinola and Karen Croner. Producers are eyeing a first-quarter shoot. The story is based on Kathy Cook's book "Stolen Angels," which follows the 1996 raid at a boarding school, where a band of armed rebels abducted young girls to turn them into soldiers and sex slaves. A teacher at the school, Sister Caroline, tracked the rebels back to their camp to demand the girls' release; 110 were returned to the nun, who then began a crusade over the next few years...
- 7/21/2009
- Comingsoon.net
A cynic, or Kate Winslet in Extras, would say that Uma Thurman must be Oscar-hungry, because she's signed up to play a crusading nun in her next movie, Girl Soldiers.Set in Uganda, the film is based on the 1996 Aboke abductions, which saw 139 schoolgirls taken from their boarding school to be used as child soldiers and sex slaves. One of the nuns who taught at the school, called Sister Caroline in Kathy Cook's book on the subject, Stolen Angels, but apparently Sister Rachele Fassera by birth, pursued the abductors and negotiated the release of 109 of the girls. She then set about rallying the people, government, United Nations and Pope to try to end the abduction and indoctrination of child conscripts.The film's set to be directed by Will Raee, based on a screenplay by debutante screenwriter Stephanie Pinola and Karen Croner, who previously worked on Dexterity and One True Thing.
- 7/21/2009
- EmpireOnline
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