Check out the brand new trailer for director Jeff Nichols’s The Bikeriders, in theaters June 21.
The film stars Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist with Norman Reedus.
The Bikeriders follows the rise of a midwestern motorcycle club, the Vandals. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over the course of a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life.
Nichols and Shannon worked together on the terrific, but overlooked sci-fi film Midnight Special. Read the review here and check out our list of the 5 reasons we thought the 2016 film was one of the best of the year.
For his new film, the director has once again assembled what has come to be known as his “film family” for the shoot, a core group of behind-the-scenes talent, many...
The film stars Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist with Norman Reedus.
The Bikeriders follows the rise of a midwestern motorcycle club, the Vandals. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over the course of a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life.
Nichols and Shannon worked together on the terrific, but overlooked sci-fi film Midnight Special. Read the review here and check out our list of the 5 reasons we thought the 2016 film was one of the best of the year.
For his new film, the director has once again assembled what has come to be known as his “film family” for the shoot, a core group of behind-the-scenes talent, many...
- 2/29/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
New Regency is postponing the theatrical release of Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” as the actors’ strike continues and promotion from talent in the film is prohibited.
The film stars a bevy of top-tier talent including Tom Hardy, Nichols alum Michael Shannon, Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Norman Reedus and Body Holbrook.
Disney and 20th Century had planned to release the film Dec. 1, but it has been removed from the schedule for the time being, per a release from Disney. Despite this setback, the movie, which debuted at the Telluride Film Festival during Labor Day weekend this year, is still aiming to qualify for 2023 Oscar season, says The Hollywood Reporter, which first broke the news.
Based on Danny Lyon’s 1967 book of the same name, the film is described as a period drama set in the 1960s. It chronicles the ascent of a fictional motorcycle club from the Midwest and their transformation over a decade,...
The film stars a bevy of top-tier talent including Tom Hardy, Nichols alum Michael Shannon, Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Norman Reedus and Body Holbrook.
Disney and 20th Century had planned to release the film Dec. 1, but it has been removed from the schedule for the time being, per a release from Disney. Despite this setback, the movie, which debuted at the Telluride Film Festival during Labor Day weekend this year, is still aiming to qualify for 2023 Oscar season, says The Hollywood Reporter, which first broke the news.
Based on Danny Lyon’s 1967 book of the same name, the film is described as a period drama set in the 1960s. It chronicles the ascent of a fictional motorcycle club from the Midwest and their transformation over a decade,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Some films merely offer you a clockwork plot. Others, like Jeff Nichols’ smokin’ cool “The Bikeriders,” whisk you away with a roar of mood and atmosphere.
That’s no surprise coming from the versatile director of “Mud,” “Loving” and “Midnight Special,” all seemingly different (but equally wondrous) films with one common denominator: a precise, wistful sense of place and tone. As soon as we spot Austin Butler on a bar stool sporting a badass Vandals Chicago jacket on his back, that exacting disposition is evident here, too. With appealingly greased and molded hair, Butler looks like he just stepped away from the “Elvis” set for a swift cigarette break, wearing the invincible aura of a movie star like it’s his second skin. Vandals is the name of the motorbike clique Butler’s terse Benny is a part of. And to get him to take that jacket off—like a...
That’s no surprise coming from the versatile director of “Mud,” “Loving” and “Midnight Special,” all seemingly different (but equally wondrous) films with one common denominator: a precise, wistful sense of place and tone. As soon as we spot Austin Butler on a bar stool sporting a badass Vandals Chicago jacket on his back, that exacting disposition is evident here, too. With appealingly greased and molded hair, Butler looks like he just stepped away from the “Elvis” set for a swift cigarette break, wearing the invincible aura of a movie star like it’s his second skin. Vandals is the name of the motorbike clique Butler’s terse Benny is a part of. And to get him to take that jacket off—like a...
- 9/6/2023
- by Tomris Laffly
- The Wrap
Jeff Nichols’ filmography is still young, and still showing no signs of settling in to a stylistic signature — or rut. Through such distinctive features as Take Shelter, Loving, Midnight Special and Mud, the writer-helmer has, though, established a certain directorial integrity. Valuing mood and gesture over plot or formula, his stories are propelled by an openhearted but unsentimental tenderness toward his characters, and invigorated by electrifying grace notes.
With his latest offering, the gloves, at first, seem to be off. The Bikeriders is set within a testosterone-fueled counterculture where brute stupidity frequently prevails, and many viewers will find its violence and code-of-honor brotherhood distancing, or at least familiar movie territory. But what resonates beyond the brawls and blood is a profound affection for the people onscreen — those grace notes provided by a fine cast, with Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy stirring undercurrents that are particularly affecting precisely because they’re never explicitly examined or explained.
With his latest offering, the gloves, at first, seem to be off. The Bikeriders is set within a testosterone-fueled counterculture where brute stupidity frequently prevails, and many viewers will find its violence and code-of-honor brotherhood distancing, or at least familiar movie territory. But what resonates beyond the brawls and blood is a profound affection for the people onscreen — those grace notes provided by a fine cast, with Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy stirring undercurrents that are particularly affecting precisely because they’re never explicitly examined or explained.
- 9/2/2023
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Adam Stone and Chad Keith are no strangers to working with Loving director, Jeff Nichols, having worked with him on several projects including this year’s Midnight Special. I caught...
- 12/7/2016
- by Jazz Tangcay
- AwardsDaily.com
During our recent webcam chat (watch above), “Loving” production designer Chad Keith reveals that his work on the Focus Features release was rooted in the characters. “They’re extremely simple people,” he says of Richard (Joel Edgerton) and Mildred Loving (Ruth Negga), an interracial couple who in 1958 are sentenced to prison in Virginia after they are married, leading to a […]...
- 11/10/2016
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Every line in the poster above is correct about the film Midnight Special. It’s gripping, emotional and imaginative.
This film contains layers of depth and a mystifying tenor and has an extraordinary surprise reveal at the climax. (Review)
It’s an engaging and entertaining story and so far, one the best films this year.
Following impressive critical and audience response, the sci-fi thriller Midnight Special, from acclaimed writer/director Jeff Nichols, earned an outstanding $38,000 per-screen average across only five theaters in its March 18th debut in New York, Los Angeles and Austin, for an approximate opening weekend total of $190,000 in only five theaters, making it one of the year’s most successful limited openings.
The film, starring Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher and Sam Shepard, first played to overwhelming acclaim at its February 12th world premiere in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival,...
This film contains layers of depth and a mystifying tenor and has an extraordinary surprise reveal at the climax. (Review)
It’s an engaging and entertaining story and so far, one the best films this year.
Following impressive critical and audience response, the sci-fi thriller Midnight Special, from acclaimed writer/director Jeff Nichols, earned an outstanding $38,000 per-screen average across only five theaters in its March 18th debut in New York, Los Angeles and Austin, for an approximate opening weekend total of $190,000 in only five theaters, making it one of the year’s most successful limited openings.
The film, starring Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher and Sam Shepard, first played to overwhelming acclaim at its February 12th world premiere in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival,...
- 4/21/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On the back of buzzy premieres in Berlinale and most recently SXSW, Jeff Nichols has earned acclaim for his fourth film, which marks his first collaboration with a major studio and makes its way into Us cinemas on Friday through Warner Bros.
Nichols regular Michael Shannon stars alongside Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Sam Shepard and newcomer Jaeden Lieberher in Midnight Special, which retains the film-maker’s signature ‘slow-burn tension build’ and ups the ante. His latest film is a sci-fi thriller with car chases, special effects, low-lit cinematography, and a powerful story of a father’s love for his son.
Back in his hometown of Austin, Texas, for SXSW, Nichols spoke to Tiffany Pritchard about the transition from indie to mainstream, and why that matters not when it comes to telling stories and touching the hearts of audiences.
Many are likening Midnight Special to Take Shelter, both in its underlying supernatural elements and its focus...
Nichols regular Michael Shannon stars alongside Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Sam Shepard and newcomer Jaeden Lieberher in Midnight Special, which retains the film-maker’s signature ‘slow-burn tension build’ and ups the ante. His latest film is a sci-fi thriller with car chases, special effects, low-lit cinematography, and a powerful story of a father’s love for his son.
Back in his hometown of Austin, Texas, for SXSW, Nichols spoke to Tiffany Pritchard about the transition from indie to mainstream, and why that matters not when it comes to telling stories and touching the hearts of audiences.
Many are likening Midnight Special to Take Shelter, both in its underlying supernatural elements and its focus...
- 3/17/2016
- ScreenDaily
It isn’t often that a movie remotely related to Jeff Nichols‘ Midnight Special will actually offer you insight from a set of pictures, but this quirky, sci-fi effort gives you a lot to think about with this set of images.
If you aren’t familiar with Nichols, the writer/director of the underappreciated Mud and Take Shelter is quickly proving himself one of the best storytellers in the game.
If you aren’t familiar with Midnight Special, the film stars Michael Shannon as a father who is on the run with his son Alton (Jaeden Lieberher). Alton has mysterious powers, and his father just wants to keep him away from people, but that turns into an escalating chase as more an more people get involved in the hunt.
That opens a lot of doors, and at the same time doesn’t tell you much, but the images offer a bit more.
If you aren’t familiar with Nichols, the writer/director of the underappreciated Mud and Take Shelter is quickly proving himself one of the best storytellers in the game.
If you aren’t familiar with Midnight Special, the film stars Michael Shannon as a father who is on the run with his son Alton (Jaeden Lieberher). Alton has mysterious powers, and his father just wants to keep him away from people, but that turns into an escalating chase as more an more people get involved in the hunt.
That opens a lot of doors, and at the same time doesn’t tell you much, but the images offer a bit more.
- 2/27/2016
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
With id Software's revival of Doom on the horizon, these Funko Doom Pop! figures couldn't arrive at a better time. Read further for more details on this story. Also in today's round-up: a new trailer for Midnight Special starring Michael Shannon and details on the limited edition Kiss Demon Mask by HalloweenCostumes.com.
Doom Pop! Vinyl Figures: From Funko: "The seminal PC game Doom is now part of the Funko gaming library!
You’ll need as many Doom Marine Pop! figures as you can get to navigate the harsh terrain found in each Doom level!
Make sure you come with as much firepower as possible when facing the classic Doom enemies like the Cyberdemon!
Coming in March!"
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Midnight Special: Press Release: "In the sci-fi thriller “Midnight Special,” writer/director Jeff Nichols proves again that he is one of the most compelling storytellers of our time, as a father...
Doom Pop! Vinyl Figures: From Funko: "The seminal PC game Doom is now part of the Funko gaming library!
You’ll need as many Doom Marine Pop! figures as you can get to navigate the harsh terrain found in each Doom level!
Make sure you come with as much firepower as possible when facing the classic Doom enemies like the Cyberdemon!
Coming in March!"
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Midnight Special: Press Release: "In the sci-fi thriller “Midnight Special,” writer/director Jeff Nichols proves again that he is one of the most compelling storytellers of our time, as a father...
- 2/16/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Kirsten Dunst, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Michael Shannon, Jaeden Lieberher and Jeff Nichols Weltpremiere Midnight Special, Berlinale 2016
Jeff Nichols’ must-see Midnight Special had its World Premiere in Berlin on Friday, February 12, 2016 at the 66th Berlinale International Film Festival .
Peter Debruge (Variety) says in his Berlin film review, Midnight Special “puts an original spin on the road movie, ending with a spectacular sci-fi finale on par with Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”
A provocative, genre-defying film as supernatural as it is intimately human, it follows a father, Roy (Michael Shannon), who goes on the run to protect his young son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), a boy with mysterious powers that even Roy himself cannot comprehend.
What starts as a race from religious extremists and local law enforcement quickly escalates to a nationwide manhunt involving the highest levels of the Federal Government. Risking everything, Roy is committed to helping Alton reach his ultimate purpose,...
Jeff Nichols’ must-see Midnight Special had its World Premiere in Berlin on Friday, February 12, 2016 at the 66th Berlinale International Film Festival .
Peter Debruge (Variety) says in his Berlin film review, Midnight Special “puts an original spin on the road movie, ending with a spectacular sci-fi finale on par with Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”
A provocative, genre-defying film as supernatural as it is intimately human, it follows a father, Roy (Michael Shannon), who goes on the run to protect his young son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), a boy with mysterious powers that even Roy himself cannot comprehend.
What starts as a race from religious extremists and local law enforcement quickly escalates to a nationwide manhunt involving the highest levels of the Federal Government. Risking everything, Roy is committed to helping Alton reach his ultimate purpose,...
- 2/15/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Check out the first trailer for the highly anticipated Midnight Special.
In the sci-fi thriller Midnight Special, writer/director Jeff Nichols proves again that he is one of the most compelling storytellers of our time, as a father (Michael Shannon) goes on the run to protect his young son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), and uncover the truth behind the boy’s special powers. What starts as a race from religious extremists and local law enforcement quickly escalates to a nationwide manhunt involving the highest levels of the Federal Government. Ultimately his father risks everything to protect Alton and help fulfill a destiny that could change the world forever in this genre – defying film as supernatural as it is intimately human.
Midnight Special stars Oscar nominee Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher and Oscar nominee Sam Shepard. Rounding out the main cast are Bill Camp, Scott Haze and Paul Sparks.
In the sci-fi thriller Midnight Special, writer/director Jeff Nichols proves again that he is one of the most compelling storytellers of our time, as a father (Michael Shannon) goes on the run to protect his young son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), and uncover the truth behind the boy’s special powers. What starts as a race from religious extremists and local law enforcement quickly escalates to a nationwide manhunt involving the highest levels of the Federal Government. Ultimately his father risks everything to protect Alton and help fulfill a destiny that could change the world forever in this genre – defying film as supernatural as it is intimately human.
Midnight Special stars Oscar nominee Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher and Oscar nominee Sam Shepard. Rounding out the main cast are Bill Camp, Scott Haze and Paul Sparks.
- 11/20/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Technically part of the extended Sundance family when Junebug landed there in 2005, scribe Angus MacLachlan moved from screenwriting to full fledged filmmaker in 2012 when filming commenced on Goodbye to All That. The North Carolina shot flick began filming in October 2012, is loaded with talent behind the camera in Production Designer Chad Keith (Take Shelter) and Cinematographer Corey Walter (Meek’s Cutoff) and the producing pair of Park City vets Anne Carey and Mindy Goldberg, while in front of the camera we got a mixed bag featuring Paul Schneider and a slew of women players in Melanie Lynskey, Heather Lawless, Heather Graham, Amy Sedaris, Anna Camp, Ashley Hinshaw and Celia Weston.
Gist: A recently divorced dad named Otto (Paul Schneider) who starts a new life with his daughter.
Production Co./Producers: Archer Gray’s Anne Carey (Adventureland), Epoch Films’ Mindy Goldberg (Gigantic)
Prediction: If there is enough space this year, this could crack the U.
Gist: A recently divorced dad named Otto (Paul Schneider) who starts a new life with his daughter.
Production Co./Producers: Archer Gray’s Anne Carey (Adventureland), Epoch Films’ Mindy Goldberg (Gigantic)
Prediction: If there is enough space this year, this could crack the U.
- 11/19/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
His 2006 true-life fairytale swooned Sundance audiences picking up the Audience Award World Cinema – Dramatic Competition and then Best Song at the Oscars. Once filmmaker John Carney has made a pair of films since in 2009′s Zonad and 2012′s The Rafters, but we think that despite the budget and the fact that with post-prod began in August, that with a return to a strong musical element and a cast that includes a mixture of established indie vets and singers (Sundance does have an appreciation for films that bring in musical talents), Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo (see set-pic above), Adam Levine, Catherine Keener, Hailee Steinfeld, Mos Def, Cee-Lo and James Corden, that there might be a window of opportunity to include Can A Song Save Your Life? to the Premieres line-up. Tech crew includes Cinematographer Yaron Orbach (Please Give) and Production Designer Chad Keith (At Any Price).
Gist: Seduced by dreams of...
Gist: Seduced by dreams of...
- 11/19/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media, announced today that Grammy Award Winning singer-songwriter Cee Lo Green has joined the cast of Can A Song Save Your Life? . Green joins previously announced cast members Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld, Adam Levine and Catherine Keener in writer/director John Carney's ( Once ) new film, which will start production on July 2nd in New York City. Green portrays "Troublegum," a very successful hip hop star. Likely Story's Anthony Bregman will produce the film with Judd Apatow attached as Executive Producer of the Exclusive Media production. The film's creative team includes award winning cinematographer Yaron Orbach and production designer Chad Keith. Writer/director John Carney is working with...
- 6/28/2012
- Comingsoon.net
“Tracking Shot” is a monthly featurette here on Ioncinema.com that looks at a dozen or so projects that are moments away from lensing and with June being a major production month we’ve got a slew of projects that we feel are worth signaling out. Music appears to be a common narrative theme surrounding several items – we find it infused in Once‘s John Carney’s U.S. production debut – a 10 million dollar production about a dejected music business executive forms a bond with a young singer-songwriter new to Manhattan. Scarlett Johansson was formerly attached to Can a Song Save Your Life?, now Knightley appears to be on board. Rock documentary filmmaker Stephen Kijak (Stones in Exile) is looking to make his second fictional feature based on the true story of a The Smiths fans who lost his bearings when the group announced its break-up. Shoplifters of the World...
- 6/5/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Though her Sundance hit Pariah opens through Focus in the winter, producer Nekisa Cooper hasn’t slowed down as she reached out to us about a project she’s currently getting off the ground through Kickstarter, Five Nights In Maine, directed by Bay Area filmmaker Maris Curran. They are currently trying to raise $40,000.
Here’s the synopsis:
Sherwin and Fiona are at a crossroads. As an interracial couple living in the south, they seem to have created an idyllic bubble for their love. But after a recent visit to her ailing and prickly mother, Fiona is changed. Suddenly, their relationship is contentious and with no explanation, she announces she does not want to have kids. And then, she is gone. After tragically losing Fiona to a car accident, Sherwin is overwhelmed with grief and guilt. When a call comes from his estranged mother-in-law, Lucinda, inviting him to visit her in Maine,...
Here’s the synopsis:
Sherwin and Fiona are at a crossroads. As an interracial couple living in the south, they seem to have created an idyllic bubble for their love. But after a recent visit to her ailing and prickly mother, Fiona is changed. Suddenly, their relationship is contentious and with no explanation, she announces she does not want to have kids. And then, she is gone. After tragically losing Fiona to a car accident, Sherwin is overwhelmed with grief and guilt. When a call comes from his estranged mother-in-law, Lucinda, inviting him to visit her in Maine,...
- 8/23/2011
- by Jason Guerrasio
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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