It’s always fascinating when a movie with a top star, and directed by another star, goes as far under the radar as Steve Buscemi‘s “The Listener,” starring Tessa Thompson, has.
But in the case of this particularly gentle movie — available on VOD now for $6.99 — maybe that’s part of its DNA. Like the mental health helpline operator Thompson plays, this is a movie that’s there if you need it: Quiet, thoughtful, and totally shunning the kind of splashiness that most movies are thought to require these days to stand out.
“The Listener” premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2022, where it was the closing night film of the Venice Days sidebar. On April 13, it was the closing night film of the Sarasota Film Festival, out of competition — in this over 18-month festival journey, it’s also made stops at the festivals in Vienna, Thessaloniki, Stockholm, The Hague,...
But in the case of this particularly gentle movie — available on VOD now for $6.99 — maybe that’s part of its DNA. Like the mental health helpline operator Thompson plays, this is a movie that’s there if you need it: Quiet, thoughtful, and totally shunning the kind of splashiness that most movies are thought to require these days to stand out.
“The Listener” premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2022, where it was the closing night film of the Venice Days sidebar. On April 13, it was the closing night film of the Sarasota Film Festival, out of competition — in this over 18-month festival journey, it’s also made stops at the festivals in Vienna, Thessaloniki, Stockholm, The Hague,...
- 4/20/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Warning: This article contains spoilers for episode 3 of "Star Trek: Discovery."
When it was announced that season 5 of "Discovery" would be its last, even the show's biggest and most loyal fans had to wonder exactly what showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise might have up their sleeves for one final adventure. That turned out to be no small thing, following the reveal that they would be following in the footsteps of a game-changing storyline in the canon first introduced in "The Next Generation" -- the so-called Progenitors and their role as, essentially, the creators of all sentient humanoid life in the galaxy. At its heart, "Trek" has always concerned itself with the most high-minded of ideas, routinely posing existential questions and philosophical debates. But as Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), Book (David Ajala), and everyone else on board the USS Discovery race against time to put the pieces together for...
When it was announced that season 5 of "Discovery" would be its last, even the show's biggest and most loyal fans had to wonder exactly what showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise might have up their sleeves for one final adventure. That turned out to be no small thing, following the reveal that they would be following in the footsteps of a game-changing storyline in the canon first introduced in "The Next Generation" -- the so-called Progenitors and their role as, essentially, the creators of all sentient humanoid life in the galaxy. At its heart, "Trek" has always concerned itself with the most high-minded of ideas, routinely posing existential questions and philosophical debates. But as Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), Book (David Ajala), and everyone else on board the USS Discovery race against time to put the pieces together for...
- 4/12/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Vertical has acquired U.S. rights to “Bucky F*cking Dent,” a father-son story set against the 1978 Red Sox vs. Yankees pennant race.
The movie was written, directed by and stars David Duchovny. It also happens to be based on Duchovny’s 2016 best-selling novel of the same name. The cast of “Bucky F*cking Dent” includes Logan Marshall-Green (“Spider-Man: Homecoming”), Stephanie Beatriz (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Jason Beghe (“Chicago P.D.”), Evan Handler (“Californication”) with Daphne Rubin-Vega (“In the Heights”) and Pamela Adlon (“King of Staten Island”). The film is produced by Yale Productions’ Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman, as well as Duchovny.
“Bucky F*cking Dent” had its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. The release date is slated for later this year.
The film follows Ted (Marshall-Green), a failed writer-turned-Yankees Stadium peanut seller who moves back home after learning of the failing health of his Red Sox-obsessed father, Marty (David Duchovny). While...
The movie was written, directed by and stars David Duchovny. It also happens to be based on Duchovny’s 2016 best-selling novel of the same name. The cast of “Bucky F*cking Dent” includes Logan Marshall-Green (“Spider-Man: Homecoming”), Stephanie Beatriz (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Jason Beghe (“Chicago P.D.”), Evan Handler (“Californication”) with Daphne Rubin-Vega (“In the Heights”) and Pamela Adlon (“King of Staten Island”). The film is produced by Yale Productions’ Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman, as well as Duchovny.
“Bucky F*cking Dent” had its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. The release date is slated for later this year.
The film follows Ted (Marshall-Green), a failed writer-turned-Yankees Stadium peanut seller who moves back home after learning of the failing health of his Red Sox-obsessed father, Marty (David Duchovny). While...
- 3/28/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
"It isn't about me... I'm just hearing their stories, they're the ones living them." Vertical has revealed their trailer for an indie film titled The Listener, a solo drama starring Tessa Thompson as the only person actually in the film. The latest work directed by Steve Buscemi, who also made the underrated Interview back in 2007. After first premiering at festivals in 2022 and playing throughout 2023 on the festival circuit, The Listener is finally set for a proper debut at the end of March this year. Beth is a crisis helpline volunteer that gets on the phone every night, fielding calls from people feeling lonely, broken, and hopeless. During tonight’s shift, the stakes rise: is this the night she will save a hurting soul - or lose one? Tessa Thompson stars as Beth; other voices heard on the phone come from actors Rebecca Hall, Derek Cecil, Margaret Cho, Blu del Barrio,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Netflix kicked off February with news of the streaming service’s 2024 film slate.
The steamer, which landed 18 Oscar nominations this year – including seven for Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” – will debut numerous populist films in 2024, including new projects from Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, Jenifer Lopez, Millie Bobby Brown, Eddie Murphy, and more.
Well-known directors with movies set to premiere on Netflix this year include Tyler Perry (two titles), McG, Richard Linklater, and Lee Daniels. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will also make his directorial debut with “Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story.”
On the awards front, while it’s too early to tell which projects might pop – and what movies Netflix might acquire for release this year, similarly to how the studio purchased Todd Haynes’ “May December” at the Cannes Film Festival last year – titles to flag include “The Piano Lesson” from Malcolm Washington with Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington,...
The steamer, which landed 18 Oscar nominations this year – including seven for Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” – will debut numerous populist films in 2024, including new projects from Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, Jenifer Lopez, Millie Bobby Brown, Eddie Murphy, and more.
Well-known directors with movies set to premiere on Netflix this year include Tyler Perry (two titles), McG, Richard Linklater, and Lee Daniels. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will also make his directorial debut with “Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story.”
On the awards front, while it’s too early to tell which projects might pop – and what movies Netflix might acquire for release this year, similarly to how the studio purchased Todd Haynes’ “May December” at the Cannes Film Festival last year – titles to flag include “The Piano Lesson” from Malcolm Washington with Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand’s satire “Testament” will open the 44th edition of Fantasporto, which runs March 1-10 in Portugal’s second city, Porto. Chinese fantasy epic “Creation of Gods I: Kingdom of Storms,” directed by Wuershan, closes the eclectic event.
The festival, which was named by MovieMaker magazine this year as one of the “25 coolest festivals in the world,” is headed by film critics Beatriz Pacheco Pereira and Mário Dorminsky. Around 600 feature films were submitted this year and 1,200 shorts.
Pacheco Pereira says they select films that have a “special touch but still a universal language.” Dorminsky adds: “We try to discover new directors.” These directors – having established a relationship with the festival – often return with their subsequent films, he says.
“Testament” epitomizes one trend that Pacheco Pereira identifies, which is “old people asking: ‘Where is the world going?'” She adds: “‘Testament’ is a wonderful film in which an...
The festival, which was named by MovieMaker magazine this year as one of the “25 coolest festivals in the world,” is headed by film critics Beatriz Pacheco Pereira and Mário Dorminsky. Around 600 feature films were submitted this year and 1,200 shorts.
Pacheco Pereira says they select films that have a “special touch but still a universal language.” Dorminsky adds: “We try to discover new directors.” These directors – having established a relationship with the festival – often return with their subsequent films, he says.
“Testament” epitomizes one trend that Pacheco Pereira identifies, which is “old people asking: ‘Where is the world going?'” She adds: “‘Testament’ is a wonderful film in which an...
- 12/18/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
We’ve all got that friend. The one who convinces us to push our boundaries or take that crazy risk, even though we have a hunch we’ll probably get hurt. They’re exciting, they’re cool, maybe even supportive, but they tend to lead us down the road to trouble, only to duck out when the consequences roll around. Film has a long history of these toxic troublemakers. Looking back, the Horror/Thriller genre was practically built on the backs of these smiling devils, who lure us in with their fun-loving wiles, then lead us off the side of a cliff.
Director William Oldroyd plays with this treacherous archetype in his adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s 2015 novel Eileen. At first, Rebecca (Anne Hathaway) seems like a breath of fresh air to Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie). She’s the glamorous new educational director at a boys reformatory, who encourages Eileen to...
Director William Oldroyd plays with this treacherous archetype in his adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s 2015 novel Eileen. At first, Rebecca (Anne Hathaway) seems like a breath of fresh air to Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie). She’s the glamorous new educational director at a boys reformatory, who encourages Eileen to...
- 12/8/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
Director Eif Rivera is set to make his feature debut with the promising-looking period thriller Killing Castro, starring Al Pacino.
Romulus Entertainment has announced Killing Castro, an exciting-sounding project that boasts an intriguing cast.
The period thriller is set to feature a bevy of exciting names including Al Pacino, Diego Boneta, Xolo Mariduena, KiKi Layne, Alexander Ludwig, Ron Livingston, Kendrick Sampson, Nicole Beharie, Logan Marshall-Green and Titus Welliver.
Based on true events, the film is set in 1960 and ‘begins when Fidel Castro travels to New York City to deliver his first speech to the United Nations after having won the Cuban revolution. When met with hostility at his original hotel, Castro meets Malcolm X, who invites him to stay at the famed Hotel Theresa in Harlem. With the eyes of the world watching, a rookie undercover FBI agent originally assigned to investigate Malcolm X suddenly becomes the FBI’s most...
Romulus Entertainment has announced Killing Castro, an exciting-sounding project that boasts an intriguing cast.
The period thriller is set to feature a bevy of exciting names including Al Pacino, Diego Boneta, Xolo Mariduena, KiKi Layne, Alexander Ludwig, Ron Livingston, Kendrick Sampson, Nicole Beharie, Logan Marshall-Green and Titus Welliver.
Based on true events, the film is set in 1960 and ‘begins when Fidel Castro travels to New York City to deliver his first speech to the United Nations after having won the Cuban revolution. When met with hostility at his original hotel, Castro meets Malcolm X, who invites him to stay at the famed Hotel Theresa in Harlem. With the eyes of the world watching, a rookie undercover FBI agent originally assigned to investigate Malcolm X suddenly becomes the FBI’s most...
- 12/5/2023
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Exclusive: Al Pacino, Diego Boneta, Xolo Maridueña, KiKi Layne, Alexander Ludwig, Ron Livingston, Kendrick Sampson, Nicole Beharie, Logan Marshall Green and Titus Welliver will star in Killing Castro. Eif Rivera will direct the movie from a script by Leon Hendrix, Thomas DeGrezia and Colin Bateman. This will be Rivera’s first feature film.
Killing Castro will be produced by Romulus Entertainment’s Brad Feinstein, along with Christina Weiss Lurie of Fourth and Twenty-Eight Films. Romulus will also finance. Principal photography will take place in Newark, NJ.
Based on true events, the film is set in 1960. Shortly after winning the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro travels to New York City to deliver his first speech to the United Nations. When met with hostility at his original hotel, Castro meets Malcolm X who invites him to stay at famed Hotel Theresa in Harlem. With the eyes of the world watching, a rookie undercover...
Killing Castro will be produced by Romulus Entertainment’s Brad Feinstein, along with Christina Weiss Lurie of Fourth and Twenty-Eight Films. Romulus will also finance. Principal photography will take place in Newark, NJ.
Based on true events, the film is set in 1960. Shortly after winning the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro travels to New York City to deliver his first speech to the United Nations. When met with hostility at his original hotel, Castro meets Malcolm X who invites him to stay at famed Hotel Theresa in Harlem. With the eyes of the world watching, a rookie undercover...
- 12/4/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
In Alan Sepinwall’s Welcome to The O.C.: An Oral History, which he co-authors with show creator Josh Schwartz and executive producer Stephanie Savage, fans of the hit series — the epitome of a cultural reset — are taken right back where we started from.
The more than 350-page dive into one of TV’s biggest series captures in detail how the teen drama from the then-youngest showrunner to helm a network drama created a TV revolution before becoming a target of critics. No stone goes uncovered here, from the pitch and iconic pilot, all the way through that legendary soundtrack, memorable guest stars, rapidly shifting plotlines, on- and offscreen dramas, and the memes that followed.
With insights from creator Schwartz, producer Savage, the entire main cast (including Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson and Benjamin McKenzie), notable guest and recurring stars, Fox and Warner Bros. Television execs and more...
The more than 350-page dive into one of TV’s biggest series captures in detail how the teen drama from the then-youngest showrunner to helm a network drama created a TV revolution before becoming a target of critics. No stone goes uncovered here, from the pitch and iconic pilot, all the way through that legendary soundtrack, memorable guest stars, rapidly shifting plotlines, on- and offscreen dramas, and the memes that followed.
With insights from creator Schwartz, producer Savage, the entire main cast (including Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson and Benjamin McKenzie), notable guest and recurring stars, Fox and Warner Bros. Television execs and more...
- 11/29/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The episode of Best Horror Movie You Never Saw covering The Invitation (2015) was Written by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Narrated by Kier Gomes, Produced by John Fallon and Tyler Nichols, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
Horror doesn’t always have to be jump scare after jump scare or a non-stop gore fest. It doesn’t have to have Aliens, Terminators, or Predators to say nothing of any of the other monsters we’ve seen over the years. Movies that don’t include those coveted horror checklists typically get lumped into the thriller category like Silence of the Lambs or even Get Out. Funny how those are the movies that the Globes and Oscars want to award. Without a shadow of a doubt horror films that can be labeled something a little more friendly to draw more audience demographics or get better ink in reviews. I’m here...
Horror doesn’t always have to be jump scare after jump scare or a non-stop gore fest. It doesn’t have to have Aliens, Terminators, or Predators to say nothing of any of the other monsters we’ve seen over the years. Movies that don’t include those coveted horror checklists typically get lumped into the thriller category like Silence of the Lambs or even Get Out. Funny how those are the movies that the Globes and Oscars want to award. Without a shadow of a doubt horror films that can be labeled something a little more friendly to draw more audience demographics or get better ink in reviews. I’m here...
- 11/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Conference is a mystery horror film directed by Patrik Eklund, who also co-wrote the film with Thomas Moldestad and Mats Strandberg. The film revolves around a team-building conference for municipal employees, but things go batshit crazy when rumors of corruption plague everyone and a mysterious person starts killing the employees. So, if you loved the Netflix film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Halloween (Crackle & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Compass International Pictures
Synopsis: On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith’s Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.
Scream (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Dimension Films
Synopsis: Starring Neve Campbell,...
Halloween (Crackle & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Compass International Pictures
Synopsis: On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith’s Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.
Scream (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Dimension Films
Synopsis: Starring Neve Campbell,...
- 10/14/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
After getting off to a shaky start, David Duchovny’s second directorial feature Bucky F*cking Dent delivers some hard truths and profound wisdom against the backdrop of a 1978 Red Sox-Yankees American League East pennant game. Adapted from Duchovny’s book of the same name, his follow-up to 2004’s House of D finds Teddy (Logan Marshall-Green), an aspiring novelist and Yankees peanut vendor, returning home to visit his estranged, dying father Marty (Duchovny). His work is rejected by a literacy agent who encourages him to commit a crime, go to prison, and write about it––otherwise he’s just another uninteresting voice in changing times. Fresh from a divorce, the shaggy-haired Teddy is going through an awkward phase, stuck in a profound rut. His dad comments that despite being 33 his son looks both younger and older than he is.
After initial bantering as old baggage resurfaces, Teddy agrees to stay...
After initial bantering as old baggage resurfaces, Teddy agrees to stay...
- 6/20/2023
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Sci-fi thrillers that suggest tech is not to be trusted… Turn on the news at the moment – or ask Alexa to turn it on – and it is nothing but scare stories about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence, and how humankind will be taken over and wiped out by ultra-intelligent robots. It’s not like the sci-fi genre hasn’t been telling us this for decades!
The new sci-fi Sight Extended, released in the UK from 12 June, is a dark and imaginative exploration of the dangers of letting technology take over your life, and the terrifying possibilities of Augmented Reality running amok. To celebrate its release, here’s a look at some of the best films that suggest technological progress comes at a cost.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1969)
Stanley Kubrick was fascinated by the concept of Artificial Intelligence – he developed the film A.I: Artificial Intelligence, which was directed by Steven Speilberg.
The new sci-fi Sight Extended, released in the UK from 12 June, is a dark and imaginative exploration of the dangers of letting technology take over your life, and the terrifying possibilities of Augmented Reality running amok. To celebrate its release, here’s a look at some of the best films that suggest technological progress comes at a cost.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1969)
Stanley Kubrick was fascinated by the concept of Artificial Intelligence – he developed the film A.I: Artificial Intelligence, which was directed by Steven Speilberg.
- 6/15/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
“Bucky F*cking Dent,” the second movie written and directed by David Duchovny, is based on a novel by Duchovny that was published in 2016, and whether or not the story is autobiographical, it feels autobiographical, and I mean that as a compliment. Set in the summer of 1978, it’s framed around one man’s obsession with the Boston Red Sox — meaning, of course, the curse of the Bambino, going back to 1918, the last time (until 2004) the Sox won the championship.
The man is Ted Fulilove, which is a terrible last name for a movie character, though he’s played by Duchovny as a cussed crab apple with an amusing misanthropic put-down for every occasion (like: “Closure’s for morons”). “Bucky F*cking Dent” has a handful of characters, but it’s essentially a father-son two-hander — one of those dramadies in which the dad is a heartless-on-the-surface coot who was no good when...
The man is Ted Fulilove, which is a terrible last name for a movie character, though he’s played by Duchovny as a cussed crab apple with an amusing misanthropic put-down for every occasion (like: “Closure’s for morons”). “Bucky F*cking Dent” has a handful of characters, but it’s essentially a father-son two-hander — one of those dramadies in which the dad is a heartless-on-the-surface coot who was no good when...
- 6/13/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
For his sophomore feature, the follow-up to 2004’s little-seen indie House of D, David Duchovny serves up a similarly niche confection, a sometimes-zany black comedy based on his 2016 novel of the same name. The elevator pitch is a tough one; though it’s funny in places, the tone is all over the place, one minute aspiring for the arch, stoner laughs of PTA’s Inherent Vice, the next veering into straightforward sentiment with a rambling final section that hits a similar highway to the 2006 Sundance hit Little Miss Sunshine. There’s also the f-word: the looming curse of American baseball movies that don’t have the word Field in the title, which could hamper its commercial prospects in the wider world.
The setting is 1978, and Yankee Stadium peanut vendor Ted Fullilove (Logan Marshall-Green) has finally finished his novel, the weighty Magnum Opie. He thinks it’s a masterpiece, but his...
The setting is 1978, and Yankee Stadium peanut vendor Ted Fullilove (Logan Marshall-Green) has finally finished his novel, the weighty Magnum Opie. He thinks it’s a masterpiece, but his...
- 6/11/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Baseball breeds romantics. Whether the sport itself invokes big-sky dreaming via its laid-back nature and open-ended gameplay, or America’s pastime dons nostalgia’s rose-colored glasses simply by enduring for a century and a half, who can say? Based on more than a hundred years of baseball movies, filmmaking fans have posited their own theories, their own connections, their own interpretations of what the diamond means, often interpreting the game as an extension of life itself.
Add one more to the canon. “Bucky F*cking Dent” casts its core story — of a dying father seeking forgiveness from his estranged son — against the 1978 pennant race between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. David Duchovny, adapting his own book of the same name and starring as the departing dad, never betrays his wistful, tender-hearted family drama by shifting focus to a game decided 45 years prior; instead, he deftly incorporates baseball...
Add one more to the canon. “Bucky F*cking Dent” casts its core story — of a dying father seeking forgiveness from his estranged son — against the 1978 pennant race between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. David Duchovny, adapting his own book of the same name and starring as the departing dad, never betrays his wistful, tender-hearted family drama by shifting focus to a game decided 45 years prior; instead, he deftly incorporates baseball...
- 6/11/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
For a movie with an expletive in its title, Bucky F*cking Dent sure displays a sentimental streak.
In David Duchovny’s film based on his well-received 2016 novel, a dying, and diehard, Red Sox fan is comforted by his son and friends who make up stories about imaginary victories — and even periodically use a garden hose and sound effects replicating a thunderstorm to make him think that certain games have been rained out. It’s like a modern-day version of the classic O. Henry story “The Last Leaf.”
Fortunately, the film, receiving its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, also features enough caustic, irreverent humor to make its soppier aspects more palatable. Representing Duchovny’s first feature directorial effort since 2004’s House of D, it provides an excellent showcase for the actor’s particular brand of deadpan comedy as the sort of cranky, wisecracking guy who pretends to be taking his last breath,...
In David Duchovny’s film based on his well-received 2016 novel, a dying, and diehard, Red Sox fan is comforted by his son and friends who make up stories about imaginary victories — and even periodically use a garden hose and sound effects replicating a thunderstorm to make him think that certain games have been rained out. It’s like a modern-day version of the classic O. Henry story “The Last Leaf.”
Fortunately, the film, receiving its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, also features enough caustic, irreverent humor to make its soppier aspects more palatable. Representing Duchovny’s first feature directorial effort since 2004’s House of D, it provides an excellent showcase for the actor’s particular brand of deadpan comedy as the sort of cranky, wisecracking guy who pretends to be taking his last breath,...
- 6/11/2023
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For more than 20 years, the Tribeca Festival has given up-and-coming directors a star-studded New York City showcase. This year, though, the fest is offering well-known actors a chance to show up as directors. Michael Shannon, David Duchovny, Chelsea Peretti, Jennifer Esposito, John Slattery, and partners Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater all directed movies that will world premiere there, with Rabe and Linklater, Shannon, Peretti and Esposito making their feature directorial debuts.
In addition to those selections, Tribeca will feature the North American and New York premieres, respectively, of Steve Buscemi’s The Listener, which had its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, and Randall Park’s Shortcomings, which debuted at Sundance. And the festival will close with a 30th anniversary screening of A Bronx Tale, the directorial debut of Tribeca co-founder Robert De Niro.
While Tribeca didn’t set out to showcase all these actor-directed films, festival director and...
In addition to those selections, Tribeca will feature the North American and New York premieres, respectively, of Steve Buscemi’s The Listener, which had its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, and Randall Park’s Shortcomings, which debuted at Sundance. And the festival will close with a 30th anniversary screening of A Bronx Tale, the directorial debut of Tribeca co-founder Robert De Niro.
While Tribeca didn’t set out to showcase all these actor-directed films, festival director and...
- 6/5/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
I always find it fascinating when horror artists tackle other genres. From John Carpenter adding demonic monsters to his kung-fu comedy to Sam Raimi inserting jump-scares in super-hero flicks, you can almost always find a hint of the filmmakers’ previous work even in these non-scary projects. 2018’s sci-fi/action flick Upgrade is no exception, offering up quite a bit of horrific undertones alongside its futuristic action.
Written and directed by Leigh Whannell (the co-creator of Saw), Upgrade is meant to be a no-holds-barred throwback to the schlocky sci-fi offerings of the 70s and 80s, stumbling onto some serious issues along the way. Originally titled Stem, Whannell had completed the first version of the script back in 2012, but the project only really took off once Blumhouse got involved after being convinced that the story didn’t require a blockbuster budget to be produced.
Shot in Whannell’s hometown of Melbourne, Australia for a measly $3 million,...
Written and directed by Leigh Whannell (the co-creator of Saw), Upgrade is meant to be a no-holds-barred throwback to the schlocky sci-fi offerings of the 70s and 80s, stumbling onto some serious issues along the way. Originally titled Stem, Whannell had completed the first version of the script back in 2012, but the project only really took off once Blumhouse got involved after being convinced that the story didn’t require a blockbuster budget to be produced.
Shot in Whannell’s hometown of Melbourne, Australia for a measly $3 million,...
- 5/29/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
Network: ABC
Episodes: 47 (hour)
Seasons: Three
TV show dates: November 17, 2020 -- January 18, 2023
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Katheryn Winnick, Kylie Bunbury, Brian Geraghty, Valerie Mahaffey, Dedee Pfeiffer, Natalie Alyn Lind, Jesse James Keitel, Jade Pettyjohn, John Carroll Lynch, Ryan Phillippe, Ted Levine, Anja Savcic, Janina Gavankar, Logan Marshall-Green, Omar Metwally, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, J. Anthony Pena, Jensen Ackles, and Reba McEntire.
TV show description:
A thriller drama that's based on a series of books by C.J. Box, the Big Sky TV series is executive produced by David E. Kelley, Ross Fineman, Matthew Gross, Paul McGuigan, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, and Box.
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Episodes: 47 (hour)
Seasons: Three
TV show dates: November 17, 2020 -- January 18, 2023
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Katheryn Winnick, Kylie Bunbury, Brian Geraghty, Valerie Mahaffey, Dedee Pfeiffer, Natalie Alyn Lind, Jesse James Keitel, Jade Pettyjohn, John Carroll Lynch, Ryan Phillippe, Ted Levine, Anja Savcic, Janina Gavankar, Logan Marshall-Green, Omar Metwally, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, J. Anthony Pena, Jensen Ackles, and Reba McEntire.
TV show description:
A thriller drama that's based on a series of books by C.J. Box, the Big Sky TV series is executive produced by David E. Kelley, Ross Fineman, Matthew Gross, Paul McGuigan, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, and Box.
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- 5/13/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Pamela Adlon (Better Things, Californication), Evan Handler (Sex and the City, Californication), Jason Beghe (Chicago P.D.) and Daphne Rubin-Vega (In The Heights) have joined the cast of Yale Entertainment’s Bucky F*cking Dent alongside the previously announced David Duchovny, Logan Marshall-Green and Stephanie Beatriz.
After a nearly 20-year hiatus from directing feature films, Duchovny is back behind the camera with this latest project, with a screenplay he adapted from his novel of the same name. Additionally, original music by Duchovny is featured in Bucky F*cking Dent.
Bucky F*cking Dent was produced by Jordan Beckerman, Jordan Yale Levine and Duchovny.
Now in post-production, the film will have its world premiere as a spotlight narrative selection at the 2023 Tribeca Festival this June. CAA is representing the domestic sales; Great Escape is handling the international sales and will be introducing the film to buyers in Cannes.
“We’re very fortunate to be...
After a nearly 20-year hiatus from directing feature films, Duchovny is back behind the camera with this latest project, with a screenplay he adapted from his novel of the same name. Additionally, original music by Duchovny is featured in Bucky F*cking Dent.
Bucky F*cking Dent was produced by Jordan Beckerman, Jordan Yale Levine and Duchovny.
Now in post-production, the film will have its world premiere as a spotlight narrative selection at the 2023 Tribeca Festival this June. CAA is representing the domestic sales; Great Escape is handling the international sales and will be introducing the film to buyers in Cannes.
“We’re very fortunate to be...
- 5/11/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
5 of This Week’s Coolest Horror Collectibles Including a Glorious ‘Onyx the Fortuitous’ Movie Poster
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Upgrade 4K Uhd from Scream Factory
Upgrade will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on July 4 via Scream Factory. Special features are in progress and will be announced at a later date. With any luck, maybe the new edition will help get the proposed TV series off the ground.
Produced by Blumhouse, the 2018 sci-fi action thriller is written and directed by Leigh Whannell. Logan Marshall-Green stars with Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Benedict Hardie, Linda Cropper, and Melanie Vallejo.
Evil Dead 2 Shirt from Terror Threads
If you’re still on an Evil Dead kick in the wake of Evil Dead Rise, you’ll want to get groovy with Terror Threads’ Evil Dead 2 design by Aaron Fulcher.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Upgrade 4K Uhd from Scream Factory
Upgrade will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on July 4 via Scream Factory. Special features are in progress and will be announced at a later date. With any luck, maybe the new edition will help get the proposed TV series off the ground.
Produced by Blumhouse, the 2018 sci-fi action thriller is written and directed by Leigh Whannell. Logan Marshall-Green stars with Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Benedict Hardie, Linda Cropper, and Melanie Vallejo.
Evil Dead 2 Shirt from Terror Threads
If you’re still on an Evil Dead kick in the wake of Evil Dead Rise, you’ll want to get groovy with Terror Threads’ Evil Dead 2 design by Aaron Fulcher.
- 5/5/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Honest Trailer
Trace and I are recovering from our live show at Salem Horror Festival this past weekend, but in April we kept busy with episodes on Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Tony Scott’s The Hunger, and, most recently, queer Black writer/director Bill Gunn’s Ganja & Hess (which just celebrated its 50th anniversary!)
Last week we celebrated Alien Day 2023 with a look back at Ridley Scott‘s 2012 Alien prequel, Prometheus. In the film, scientists Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and Charlie Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) partner with the Weyland Corporation, run by its elderly benefactor (Guy Pearce) and supervised by his android “son” David (Michael Fassbender), to investigate the origins of mankind on a distant alien world.
There they discover a strange pyramid with remnants of a group of Engineers. But when Holloway and a few others get sick, the crew realizes that they may have...
Trace and I are recovering from our live show at Salem Horror Festival this past weekend, but in April we kept busy with episodes on Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Tony Scott’s The Hunger, and, most recently, queer Black writer/director Bill Gunn’s Ganja & Hess (which just celebrated its 50th anniversary!)
Last week we celebrated Alien Day 2023 with a look back at Ridley Scott‘s 2012 Alien prequel, Prometheus. In the film, scientists Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and Charlie Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) partner with the Weyland Corporation, run by its elderly benefactor (Guy Pearce) and supervised by his android “son” David (Michael Fassbender), to investigate the origins of mankind on a distant alien world.
There they discover a strange pyramid with remnants of a group of Engineers. But when Holloway and a few others get sick, the crew realizes that they may have...
- 5/1/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Logan Marshall-Green is a versatile American actor known for his captivating performances. Born on November 1, 1976, in Charleston, South Carolina, he made his acting debut in 2003. He has since appeared in a number of films and TV shows, including Upgrade and Prometheus. In addition to acting, Marshall-Green is also a writer and director, having made his directorial debut with the film Adopt a Highway in 2019. With his talent and dedication to his craft, Marshall-Green has become a beloved figure in the entertainment industry. Here are some interesting facts about the star. 7. Logan Marshall-Green Has A Twin...
- 4/12/2023
- by Zainab Rizwan
- TVovermind.com
Action movies don’t get much more intense when it comes to large-scale set pieces than John Wick: Chapter 4. However, the Keanu Reeves-led franchise is sure to leave fans craving more violent genre flicks with jaw-dropping fight choreography. Here’s a list of seven action movies to watch for viewers excited for the fourth installment.
‘Upgrade’ (2018) Logan Marshall-Green as Grey Trace | Ben King/Universal Pictures
Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green) is left paralyzed and his wife dead after a savage mugging. A billionaire inventor steps in with a cure for his life-altering injuries, a technological implant called Stem that gives him more than the ability to walk. Grey gains superhuman strength and agility, but he plans to use these new abilities to track down the men who killed his wife and make them pay.
Leigh Whannell’s Upgrade has stellar fight choreography and no shortage of extreme brutality. Meanwhile, audiences...
‘Upgrade’ (2018) Logan Marshall-Green as Grey Trace | Ben King/Universal Pictures
Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green) is left paralyzed and his wife dead after a savage mugging. A billionaire inventor steps in with a cure for his life-altering injuries, a technological implant called Stem that gives him more than the ability to walk. Grey gains superhuman strength and agility, but he plans to use these new abilities to track down the men who killed his wife and make them pay.
Leigh Whannell’s Upgrade has stellar fight choreography and no shortage of extreme brutality. Meanwhile, audiences...
- 3/20/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: CAA on Tuesday announced its signing of Allison Janney — the Academy Award-winning actress who has also been recognized over the course of her career with six Emmys, a Golden Globe, 7 SAG Awards, 2 Critics’ Choice Awards, a BAFTA, an Independent Spirit Award and other accolades.
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Janney most recently exec produced and starred opposite Jurnee Smollett and Logan Marshall-Green in the action-thriller Lou, produced for Netflix by J.J. Abrams. She also appears in the Michael Morris drama To Leslie, which recently brought Andrea Riseborough her first Academy Award nomination, and from 2013-2021 starred in eight seasons of the acclaimed CBS sitcom Mom, created by Gemma Baker, Eddie Gorodetsky and Chuck Lorre.
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Janney most recently exec produced and starred opposite Jurnee Smollett and Logan Marshall-Green in the action-thriller Lou, produced for Netflix by J.J. Abrams. She also appears in the Michael Morris drama To Leslie, which recently brought Andrea Riseborough her first Academy Award nomination, and from 2013-2021 starred in eight seasons of the acclaimed CBS sitcom Mom, created by Gemma Baker, Eddie Gorodetsky and Chuck Lorre.
- 3/14/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Each "Alien" franchise film entry contains multitudes. In the films' futuristic universe, horror, sci-fi, and action movie conventions come together to form a unique world. The themes tackled in the films also run the gamut: Each film has several different meanings, depending on the viewer's interpretation. The franchise touches on the evils of capitalism and militarism, the notion of bodily autonomy, the limitations of science and technology, and the often slippery definitions of humanity and morality.
While Sigourney Weaver may be the face of the franchise, the real stars of these films are its creatures. While the ideological implications of the films engage our intellectual sides, its terrifying aliens are what keep us on the edge of our seats. Without the Xenomorphs and their descendants, these movies would be a lot less interesting.
Though each film in the franchise has its charms, not every alien is created equal -- especially regarding their relative creep-out factors.
While Sigourney Weaver may be the face of the franchise, the real stars of these films are its creatures. While the ideological implications of the films engage our intellectual sides, its terrifying aliens are what keep us on the edge of our seats. Without the Xenomorphs and their descendants, these movies would be a lot less interesting.
Though each film in the franchise has its charms, not every alien is created equal -- especially regarding their relative creep-out factors.
- 1/20/2023
- by Kira Deshler
- Slash Film
Exclusive: New York-based investment firm, Whitney Capital Partners, led by Jason Kringstein, has acquired a stake in the production and sales company Yale Entertainment.
The company has said the new funds will work toward accelerating their growth on the production and sales fronts and explore new business development opportunities.
Kringstein has served as executive producer on over a dozen of Yale Entertainment’s films, including Kill Room, starring Samuel Jackson and Uma Thurman, the recently released Bandit, starring Josh Duhamel and Mel Gibson, September 17th, directed by Brittany Snow and Alone Together, directed by Katie Holmes.
“My team and I at Whitney Capital Partners are thrilled to expand our footprint in the Film/TV/New Media space with a rapidly growing, prolific, and diversified company such as Yale Entertainment. The space is primed for expansion, and this investment continues our active acquisition strategy within the industry,” said Kringstein.
Jordan Yale Levine...
The company has said the new funds will work toward accelerating their growth on the production and sales fronts and explore new business development opportunities.
Kringstein has served as executive producer on over a dozen of Yale Entertainment’s films, including Kill Room, starring Samuel Jackson and Uma Thurman, the recently released Bandit, starring Josh Duhamel and Mel Gibson, September 17th, directed by Brittany Snow and Alone Together, directed by Katie Holmes.
“My team and I at Whitney Capital Partners are thrilled to expand our footprint in the Film/TV/New Media space with a rapidly growing, prolific, and diversified company such as Yale Entertainment. The space is primed for expansion, and this investment continues our active acquisition strategy within the industry,” said Kringstein.
Jordan Yale Levine...
- 12/15/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lucas Till (MacGyver), Ruby Rose (Taurus), Tyrese Gibson (Morbius) and Don Johnson (Knives Out) will topline the action-thriller The Collective from Yale Entertainment, which has recently wrapped production.
In the film directed by Tom DeNucci, a group of righteous assassins called The Collective take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. With their backs against the wall, The Collective has no choice but to put their most important mission in the hands of rookie assassin, Sam Alexander (Till). What he lacks in experience he makes up for in savvy, grit, and a keen ability to improvise in the most dangerous situations. He is aided on his journey by Hugo (Gibson) and Liam (Johnson), former CIA operatives turned rogue vigilantes. They face off against Daisy (Rose), the cunning general manager of this evil, clandestine organization. Sam must prove to himself, Liam and...
In the film directed by Tom DeNucci, a group of righteous assassins called The Collective take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. With their backs against the wall, The Collective has no choice but to put their most important mission in the hands of rookie assassin, Sam Alexander (Till). What he lacks in experience he makes up for in savvy, grit, and a keen ability to improvise in the most dangerous situations. He is aided on his journey by Hugo (Gibson) and Liam (Johnson), former CIA operatives turned rogue vigilantes. They face off against Daisy (Rose), the cunning general manager of this evil, clandestine organization. Sam must prove to himself, Liam and...
- 12/8/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Idris Elba is one of the most charismatic actors working today. With his inherent physicality, witty sense of humor, and unflinching dramatic sincerity, Elba has often been cited by fans as a favorite to take on the role of James Bond. While it seems like Elba isn't in line to take on the part of 007, he certainly has an exciting future ahead of him. Just this year, he proved that he could generate an audience for an original project, and few movie stars can do that.
It's no slight against Elba to say that his best roles have been on television. Elba's performance as the intelligent criminal mastermind Stringer Bell on "The Wire" proved that he could examine the mindset of a complex character who wasn't simply a hero or villain. His role as the titular detective on the BBC One mystery series "Luther" showed that he could sustain a...
It's no slight against Elba to say that his best roles have been on television. Elba's performance as the intelligent criminal mastermind Stringer Bell on "The Wire" proved that he could examine the mindset of a complex character who wasn't simply a hero or villain. His role as the titular detective on the BBC One mystery series "Luther" showed that he could sustain a...
- 11/20/2022
- by Liam Gaughan
- Slash Film
Yale Entertainment Swings for the Fences with “Bucky F*ing Dent”
Yale Entertainment has announced the lead cast for its upcoming romantic dramedy “Bucky F*ing Dent,” David Duchovny’s adaptation of his own novel.
Stephanie Beatriz and Logan Marshall-Green star alongside Duchovny, who is also helming and scripting. The pic recently wrapped shooting in New Jersey; no release date has been set. Yale Entertainment’s sales unit, Great Escape, will introduce the film at AFM.
Beatriz is best known as the voice of Mirabel in Disney’s “Encanto” and for the role of Rosa Diaz on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” She will next appear in Peacock’s action-comedy series “Twisted Meta.”
Marshall-Green’s acting credits include Netflix’s “Lou” and “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” He also wrote and directed Ethan Hawke starrer “Adopt a Highway,” which premiered at SXSW in 2019.
Jordan Yale Levine, a partner in Yale Entertainment and a producer on “Bucky F*ing Dent,...
Yale Entertainment has announced the lead cast for its upcoming romantic dramedy “Bucky F*ing Dent,” David Duchovny’s adaptation of his own novel.
Stephanie Beatriz and Logan Marshall-Green star alongside Duchovny, who is also helming and scripting. The pic recently wrapped shooting in New Jersey; no release date has been set. Yale Entertainment’s sales unit, Great Escape, will introduce the film at AFM.
Beatriz is best known as the voice of Mirabel in Disney’s “Encanto” and for the role of Rosa Diaz on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” She will next appear in Peacock’s action-comedy series “Twisted Meta.”
Marshall-Green’s acting credits include Netflix’s “Lou” and “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” He also wrote and directed Ethan Hawke starrer “Adopt a Highway,” which premiered at SXSW in 2019.
Jordan Yale Levine, a partner in Yale Entertainment and a producer on “Bucky F*ing Dent,...
- 11/3/2022
- by David S. Cohen
- Variety Film + TV
Masterclass
It’s not every day that your podcast hits 200 episodes or gets a brand new logo, so it’s been a big week for Trace and me over at Horror Queers.
We’ve had an incredibly busy October on the pod, what with an extended conversation with Don Mancini about the last 30+ years of the Chucky franchise, a discussion about biphobia and Paul Verhoeven’s classic Erotic Thriller Basic Instinct, and our (now annual) check-in on David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy, Halloween Kills.
For our 200th episode, we wanted a special, perfect 5-star film, so we knew we had to go with Karyn Kusama‘s The Invitation (2015). In the film, grieving Will (Logan Marshall-Green) and his new girlfriend Kira (Emayatzy Corinealdi) attend a dinner in the Hollywood Hills at the behest of his ex, Eden (Tammy Blanchard) and her new boyfriend, David (Michiel Huisman).
But something’s off:...
It’s not every day that your podcast hits 200 episodes or gets a brand new logo, so it’s been a big week for Trace and me over at Horror Queers.
We’ve had an incredibly busy October on the pod, what with an extended conversation with Don Mancini about the last 30+ years of the Chucky franchise, a discussion about biphobia and Paul Verhoeven’s classic Erotic Thriller Basic Instinct, and our (now annual) check-in on David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy, Halloween Kills.
For our 200th episode, we wanted a special, perfect 5-star film, so we knew we had to go with Karyn Kusama‘s The Invitation (2015). In the film, grieving Will (Logan Marshall-Green) and his new girlfriend Kira (Emayatzy Corinealdi) attend a dinner in the Hollywood Hills at the behest of his ex, Eden (Tammy Blanchard) and her new boyfriend, David (Michiel Huisman).
But something’s off:...
- 10/24/2022
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: The Netflix Amblin thriller Carry-On is rounding out its ensemble cast with the addition of Dean Norris (Breaking Bad), Tonatiuh (Angelyne), Logan Marshall Green (Lou), and Sinqua Walls (White Men Can’t Jump).
L to R: Joe Williamson, Curtiss Cook, Josh Brener & Gil Perez-Abraham Photos Courtesy of Getty Images
Additionally, Joe Williamson (Black Bird), Curtiss Cook (West Side Story), Josh Brener (Silicon Valley), and Gil Perez-Abraham (The Batman) round out the cast who will join previously announced stars Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, and Theo Rossi. Details regarding the characters they’ll portray remain under wraps.
Carry-On will begin production this week with Jaume Collet-Serra serving as director.
The film centers around Ethan Kopek, a young Tsa agent who gets blackmailed by a mysterious traveler to let a dangerous package slip through security and onto a Christmas Day flight. Deadline first told you about the project.
L to R: Joe Williamson, Curtiss Cook, Josh Brener & Gil Perez-Abraham Photos Courtesy of Getty Images
Additionally, Joe Williamson (Black Bird), Curtiss Cook (West Side Story), Josh Brener (Silicon Valley), and Gil Perez-Abraham (The Batman) round out the cast who will join previously announced stars Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, and Theo Rossi. Details regarding the characters they’ll portray remain under wraps.
Carry-On will begin production this week with Jaume Collet-Serra serving as director.
The film centers around Ethan Kopek, a young Tsa agent who gets blackmailed by a mysterious traveler to let a dangerous package slip through security and onto a Christmas Day flight. Deadline first told you about the project.
- 10/17/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rattled after attacks on Season 5 of The Crown, Netflix has decided to postpone its documentary series featuring Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, until next year.
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The documentary unofficially had been slated to stream on Netflix in December following the November 9 launch of The Crown.
However, Netflix came under fire over the weekend from former UK Prime Minister John Major, who complained about a plot line in Episode 1 of Season 5 suggesting that in 1991 Prince Charles, now King Charles III, summoned Major to moan about having to wait to take over the throne.
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The documentary unofficially had been slated to stream on Netflix in December following the November 9 launch of The Crown.
However, Netflix came under fire over the weekend from former UK Prime Minister John Major, who complained about a plot line in Episode 1 of Season 5 suggesting that in 1991 Prince Charles, now King Charles III, summoned Major to moan about having to wait to take over the throne.
- 10/17/2022
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Blonde, the Marilyn Monroe biopic, premiered on Netflix and it took the second spot on the charts. The Ana de Armas-starring movie got an 11-minute standing ovation when it was screened at the Venice Film Festival.
Despite glowing reviews for Blonde, the film directed by Andrew Dominik didn’t debut at the top of the streaming service’s chart. The biopic was watched for 37,340,000 hours, according to Netflix’s Global Top 10 chart.
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Lou, starring Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett and Logan Marshall-Green, reigned at the top in its second week available on the streaming platform. The Anna Foerster...
Despite glowing reviews for Blonde, the film directed by Andrew Dominik didn’t debut at the top of the streaming service’s chart. The biopic was watched for 37,340,000 hours, according to Netflix’s Global Top 10 chart.
Related Story Marilyn Monroe: Her Life And Career In Photos Related Story Netflix Buys Louis Van Gaal Doc; BBC Profiles Hans Zimmer; BFI Hires For UK Screen Fund – Global Briefs Related Story Netflix Cee Originals Chief Anna Nagler Sets Out Streamer's Stall In Region As Polish Drama Series 'High Water' Launches
Lou, starring Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett and Logan Marshall-Green, reigned at the top in its second week available on the streaming platform. The Anna Foerster...
- 10/4/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Plot: A storm rages. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother teams up with the mysterious woman next door to pursue the kidnapper – a journey that tests their limits and exposes shocking secrets from their pasts.
Review: For every heavily marketed movie premiering on Netflix, there are dozens that fly under the radar. More often than not, these movies are throwaway programming designed to bulk up the selection that Netflix has to offer but every now and then there is a solid flick that is worth your attention. Lou is an unexpected action movie with an even more unexpected lead role from Oscar-winning actress Allison Janney who earns a spot alongside Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Bob Odenkirk, and Joey King in the John Wick school of action heroes. A nice throwback to action movies of the 80s and 90s, Lou is a badass thriller that should be at the top...
Review: For every heavily marketed movie premiering on Netflix, there are dozens that fly under the radar. More often than not, these movies are throwaway programming designed to bulk up the selection that Netflix has to offer but every now and then there is a solid flick that is worth your attention. Lou is an unexpected action movie with an even more unexpected lead role from Oscar-winning actress Allison Janney who earns a spot alongside Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Bob Odenkirk, and Joey King in the John Wick school of action heroes. A nice throwback to action movies of the 80s and 90s, Lou is a badass thriller that should be at the top...
- 9/23/2022
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Allison Janney has found that, depending on the person and location, people want to talk to her about different projects.
“Sometimes a person will come up to me and I’m sure they’re a ‘West Wing’ person but they say ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’ is their favorite movie,” says the 62-year-old actress. “Or I’ll think they’re about to talk about ‘Mom’ and they saw me in ‘A View from the Bridge’ on Broadway. It’s really fun to have people know all these different things.”
Yet after so many iconic roles, Janney is still finding she can do new things on screen. Case in point, her latest movie, “Lou,” now available to stream on Netflix, finds her playing an action hero. Not only that, she’s the film’s lead – something she didn’t realize until an interview with Variety.
“That’s funny, I hadn’t thought about that,...
“Sometimes a person will come up to me and I’m sure they’re a ‘West Wing’ person but they say ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’ is their favorite movie,” says the 62-year-old actress. “Or I’ll think they’re about to talk about ‘Mom’ and they saw me in ‘A View from the Bridge’ on Broadway. It’s really fun to have people know all these different things.”
Yet after so many iconic roles, Janney is still finding she can do new things on screen. Case in point, her latest movie, “Lou,” now available to stream on Netflix, finds her playing an action hero. Not only that, she’s the film’s lead – something she didn’t realize until an interview with Variety.
“That’s funny, I hadn’t thought about that,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Hollywood history is replete with examples of characters whose past comes back to haunt them in one way or another: the return of an old nemesis, falling back into an old life, a character realizing their buried sins won't remain that way. It's a family of tropes that have fueled many an action-thriller from Darth Vader's connection to Obi-Wan Kenobi to a number of James Bond and "Mission: Impossible" villains, and in "Lou," these classic tropes once again find traction in a simple story that's elevated by solid performances, but not quite enough to escape the limitations of well-tread territory.
"Lou" is interesting in a number of ways. Allison Janney really works in the kind of sort of stoic and mysterious role that's typically reserved for Clint Eastwood or Liam Neeson of late, and it's a nice change of pace. Also pleasant is the story's grounding in real-world political...
"Lou" is interesting in a number of ways. Allison Janney really works in the kind of sort of stoic and mysterious role that's typically reserved for Clint Eastwood or Liam Neeson of late, and it's a nice change of pace. Also pleasant is the story's grounding in real-world political...
- 9/23/2022
- by Jeff Ewing
- Slash Film
So many skilled and watchable actors have been plugged into poorly made “Taken” rip-offs over the last dozen years or so — including Jennifer Garner, Pierce Brosnan, Zoe Saldaña, Liam Neeson, Liam Neeson, and Liam Neeson — and yet I still couldn’t help but get excited by the idea of casting Allison Janney as a grizzled “old woman” who grabs the nearest shotgun when some military-grade baddies kidnap the little girl who’s living on her property. C.J. Cregg doing Clint Eastwood? If that’s not enough to pump fresh life into action cinema’s hackiest sub-genre then I don’t know what is.
Neither, apparently, does anyone involved in .
The premise couldn’t be any simpler, even if the wisps of a plot that screenwriters Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley layer on top of it are impressively absurd: Janney plays Lou, a suicidal crank who lives on a forest-y...
Neither, apparently, does anyone involved in .
The premise couldn’t be any simpler, even if the wisps of a plot that screenwriters Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley layer on top of it are impressively absurd: Janney plays Lou, a suicidal crank who lives on a forest-y...
- 9/22/2022
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
A storm rages. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother (Jurnee Smollett) teams up with the mysterious woman next door (Allison Janney) to pursue the kidnapper – a journey that tests their limits and exposes shocking secrets from their pasts.
That's the logline for the latest Netflix movie that incorporates a talented cast in an action-thriller scenario.
Most of us would follow Janney anywhere, and Smollett is gaining a similar group of fans. So, does that make Lou a movie worth watching?
From the outside, it looks like Hannah (Smollett) and Lou (Janney) have little more in common than residing on the same plot of land.
Hannah is a caring mother, doting on her daughter Vee. Lou is a survivalist whose closest pal is a dog, which, admittedly, she dotes on as much as Hannah does Vee.
Both women have fled their previous lives, finding a fresh start far away from the daily grind.
That's the logline for the latest Netflix movie that incorporates a talented cast in an action-thriller scenario.
Most of us would follow Janney anywhere, and Smollett is gaining a similar group of fans. So, does that make Lou a movie worth watching?
From the outside, it looks like Hannah (Smollett) and Lou (Janney) have little more in common than residing on the same plot of land.
Hannah is a caring mother, doting on her daughter Vee. Lou is a survivalist whose closest pal is a dog, which, admittedly, she dotes on as much as Hannah does Vee.
Both women have fled their previous lives, finding a fresh start far away from the daily grind.
- 9/22/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
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Taking a breather from some of the physically demanding and sometimes villainous roles she’s played of late in the likes of Marvel franchises and HBO’s Westworld, Tessa Thompson stars in The Listener as a more unsung sort of superhuman: a crisis hotline worker.
Perhaps seeing a chance to push to nearly the limit that old thespian saying — sometimes attributed to performance coach Stella Adler — that “acting is reacting,” this spare, low-tech work mostly focuses on Thompson’s expressive face as she listens to calls for help from 10 very different people in distress. The voice cast offers a mix of famous (Margaret Cho, Alia Shawkat, Rebecca Hall) and less well-known names, democratically allotted roughly the same amount of air time by the film.
The Listener represents actor-director Steve Buscemi’s fifth directing credit, the second after Lonesome Jim where’s he’s stayed strictly behind the camera.
Taking a breather from some of the physically demanding and sometimes villainous roles she’s played of late in the likes of Marvel franchises and HBO’s Westworld, Tessa Thompson stars in The Listener as a more unsung sort of superhuman: a crisis hotline worker.
Perhaps seeing a chance to push to nearly the limit that old thespian saying — sometimes attributed to performance coach Stella Adler — that “acting is reacting,” this spare, low-tech work mostly focuses on Thompson’s expressive face as she listens to calls for help from 10 very different people in distress. The voice cast offers a mix of famous (Margaret Cho, Alia Shawkat, Rebecca Hall) and less well-known names, democratically allotted roughly the same amount of air time by the film.
The Listener represents actor-director Steve Buscemi’s fifth directing credit, the second after Lonesome Jim where’s he’s stayed strictly behind the camera.
- 9/12/2022
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you found yourself wide awake in the wee small hours with personal demons rattling in your brain, and you picked up the phone to share them with a patient, neutral stranger, Tessa Thompson’s measured, calming voice is more or less exactly what you’d hope to hear on the other end of the line. As Beth, a night-shift volunteer for a crisis helpline, the actor’s naturally gentle, benevolent presence is the chief asset of Steve Buscemi’s minor-key chamber drama “The Listener” — not that she has a host of elements to compete with in what amounts, on screen at least, to a one-woman show.
Thompson’s unforced credibility isn’t shared, however, by a flat, superficial script that treats an assortment of mental health ailments as quirky conversation fuel. Each anguished call that Beth takes, over the course of one long, dark night of assorted souls, is...
Thompson’s unforced credibility isn’t shared, however, by a flat, superficial script that treats an assortment of mental health ailments as quirky conversation fuel. Each anguished call that Beth takes, over the course of one long, dark night of assorted souls, is...
- 9/10/2022
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix’s 2022 “Netflix & Chills” lineup will include a documentary series on Jeffrey Dahmer, Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, and a thriller based on true events and starring Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne. The Halloween-inspired September and October slate also includes a feature film based on a Stephen King story as well as Wendell & Wild, a new animated film written by Henry Selick and Jordan Peele.
Marlon Wayans and Kelly Rowland serve up more family-friendly frights in The Curse of Bridge Hollow, while Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington lead the star-studded cast of the fantasy film, The School for Good and Evil. The 2022 “Netflix & Chills” schedule also offers a few kids series, a couple of action thrillers, and the return of Unsolved Mysteries.
Sept. 9 – End of the Road
In this high-octane action thriller, a cross-country road trip becomes a highway to hell for Brenda and her family. Alone in the New Mexico desert,...
Marlon Wayans and Kelly Rowland serve up more family-friendly frights in The Curse of Bridge Hollow, while Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington lead the star-studded cast of the fantasy film, The School for Good and Evil. The 2022 “Netflix & Chills” schedule also offers a few kids series, a couple of action thrillers, and the return of Unsolved Mysteries.
Sept. 9 – End of the Road
In this high-octane action thriller, a cross-country road trip becomes a highway to hell for Brenda and her family. Alone in the New Mexico desert,...
- 9/6/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
If you’re looking for a fright this fall, Netflix has you covered. The streamer has unveiled its “Netflix and Chills” slate of new horror movies and TV shows coming to Netflix in October and beyond. This includes films like the witchy “The School for Good and Evil,” which debuts Oct. 19 and stars Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington. There’s also Tim Burton’s TV series “Wednesday,” which doesn’t yet have a release date but is a series-long spin on the Addams Family daughter starring Jenna Ortega.
And master of Netflix horror Mike Flanagan – the mind behind the “Haunting of Hill House” and “Bly Manor” shows as well as “Midnight Mass” – is back with his Christopher Pike adaptation “The Midnight Club,” which premieres Oct. 7. “The Nightmare Before Christmas” director Henry Selick also returns with a new film, “Wendell & Wild,” on Oct. 28.
Check out the full slate of new...
And master of Netflix horror Mike Flanagan – the mind behind the “Haunting of Hill House” and “Bly Manor” shows as well as “Midnight Mass” – is back with his Christopher Pike adaptation “The Midnight Club,” which premieres Oct. 7. “The Nightmare Before Christmas” director Henry Selick also returns with a new film, “Wendell & Wild,” on Oct. 28.
Check out the full slate of new...
- 9/6/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Fall is almost, which means that spooky season is also just around the corner.
And while we’ve got a couple of good Halloween-adjacent options for our September rundown, there are plenty of other great movies hitting Netflix this month, including a bunch of original films that look absolutely incredible — including a long-in-the-works Marilyn Monroe biopic and the new film from French director Romain Gavras.
So whether you want to revisit a cult favorite (“Road House”), watch two of your favorite TV stars team up in a movie (“Do Revenge”) or enjoy one of the odder films in the grand Adam Sandler catalog (“Little Nicky”), there’s something for everybody on the streaming service this month.
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Here’s What’s New on Amazon Prime Video in September 2022 “Road House”
Jake Gyllenhaal recently shared a photo from the first day of photography on his “Road House” remake with director Doug Liman.
And while we’ve got a couple of good Halloween-adjacent options for our September rundown, there are plenty of other great movies hitting Netflix this month, including a bunch of original films that look absolutely incredible — including a long-in-the-works Marilyn Monroe biopic and the new film from French director Romain Gavras.
So whether you want to revisit a cult favorite (“Road House”), watch two of your favorite TV stars team up in a movie (“Do Revenge”) or enjoy one of the odder films in the grand Adam Sandler catalog (“Little Nicky”), there’s something for everybody on the streaming service this month.
Also Read:
Here’s What’s New on Amazon Prime Video in September 2022 “Road House”
Jake Gyllenhaal recently shared a photo from the first day of photography on his “Road House” remake with director Doug Liman.
- 9/4/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Bankside Films has boarded international sales for Steve Buscemi-directed Venice Film Festival drama The Listener, starring Tessa Thompson (Creed).
Written by Alessandro Camon, the film follows a helpline volunteer who is part of a small army that gets on the phone every night, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken or hopeless. Above is a first clip for the movie, which will world premiere next week as the closing film in the Venice Days section before being screened in Toronto.
Creed and Passing star Thompson plays protagonist Beth and is the sole onscreen performer, supported by voice-only cast, comprising Logan Marshall-Green, Derek Cecil, Margaret Cho, Blu Del Barrio, Ricky Velez, Alia Shawkat, Jamie Hector, Casey Wilson, Bobby Soto and Rebecca Hall.
Bankside Films will be introducing the feature to buyers at both the Venice Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival, and will be handling foreign sales,...
Written by Alessandro Camon, the film follows a helpline volunteer who is part of a small army that gets on the phone every night, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken or hopeless. Above is a first clip for the movie, which will world premiere next week as the closing film in the Venice Days section before being screened in Toronto.
Creed and Passing star Thompson plays protagonist Beth and is the sole onscreen performer, supported by voice-only cast, comprising Logan Marshall-Green, Derek Cecil, Margaret Cho, Blu Del Barrio, Ricky Velez, Alia Shawkat, Jamie Hector, Casey Wilson, Bobby Soto and Rebecca Hall.
Bankside Films will be introducing the feature to buyers at both the Venice Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival, and will be handling foreign sales,...
- 9/1/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Lou Trailer — Anna Foerster‘s Lou (2022) movie trailer has been released by Netflix. The Lou trailer stars Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett, Logan Marshall-Green, and Ridley Asha Bateman. Crew Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley wrote the screenplay for Lou., “from a story by Maggie Cohn. It’s produced by Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams, [...]
Continue reading: Lou (2022) Movie Trailer: Allison Janney & Jurnee Smollett star in Netflix’s Kidnap Thriller Film...
Continue reading: Lou (2022) Movie Trailer: Allison Janney & Jurnee Smollett star in Netflix’s Kidnap Thriller Film...
- 8/23/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Th 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has selected its Industry Selects, a section of ten audience friendly films up for global acquisition. In addition it was announced that Jason Reitman’s Live Read is returning to the Festival for an all-star event featuring a surprise cast; the filmmaker presenting a surprise screenplay in honor of his late father, Ivan Reitman.
“We’ve worked to build a selection that will appeal to buyers as well as audiences,’’ said Norm Wilner, Programmer, Digital Releasing and Industry Selects. “We aim to celebrate new voices and showcase international talent, in line with the Festival’s global spirit.”
“We’re delighted to present these director-driven and audience-engaging sales titles from around the world to international buyers who rely on our festival to strengthen their upcoming film slate,” added Geoff Macnaughton, Senior Director, Industry and Theatrical. “Fostering sales at the Festival is a key part of our mandate,...
“We’ve worked to build a selection that will appeal to buyers as well as audiences,’’ said Norm Wilner, Programmer, Digital Releasing and Industry Selects. “We aim to celebrate new voices and showcase international talent, in line with the Festival’s global spirit.”
“We’re delighted to present these director-driven and audience-engaging sales titles from around the world to international buyers who rely on our festival to strengthen their upcoming film slate,” added Geoff Macnaughton, Senior Director, Industry and Theatrical. “Fostering sales at the Festival is a key part of our mandate,...
- 8/23/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has debuted a new trailer for the Allison Janney-led thriller ‘Lou.’
Thinking she’d put her dangerous past behind her, Lou (Allison Janney) finds her quiet life interrupted when a desperate mother (Jurnee Smollett) begs her to save her kidnapped daughter. As a massive storm rages, the two women risk their lives on a rescue mission that will test their limits and expose dark and shocking secrets from their pasts.
Academy Award winner Allison Janney and Emmy Award nominee Jurnee Smollett star alongside Logan Marshall-Green and Ridley Asha Bateman. The film is directed by Anna Foerster from a screenplay by Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley, with Bad Robot’s JJ Abrams, Hannah Minghella, and Jon Cohen producing.
Also in trailers – Trailer lands for new series ‘Vampire Academy’
The film releases on September 23rd.
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Thinking she’d put her dangerous past behind her, Lou (Allison Janney) finds her quiet life interrupted when a desperate mother (Jurnee Smollett) begs her to save her kidnapped daughter. As a massive storm rages, the two women risk their lives on a rescue mission that will test their limits and expose dark and shocking secrets from their pasts.
Academy Award winner Allison Janney and Emmy Award nominee Jurnee Smollett star alongside Logan Marshall-Green and Ridley Asha Bateman. The film is directed by Anna Foerster from a screenplay by Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley, with Bad Robot’s JJ Abrams, Hannah Minghella, and Jon Cohen producing.
Also in trailers – Trailer lands for new series ‘Vampire Academy’
The film releases on September 23rd.
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- 8/23/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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