Joseph Baxter Jun 26, 2019
Myst, the groundbreaking 1993 adventure game, will be the focus of a multimedium franchise blitz, with plans for a movie and TV series.
Myst is probably a name that – if you’re old enough to remember it – you haven’t heard in a Long time. That, however, is about to change in a big way, since Hollywood has set its sights on the long-dormant video game franchise, which, back in the ‘90s was a groundbreaking, immersive adventure into a surreal, sometimes-creepy, world.
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, a production company that’s had a slice of proverbial picture pies like The Matrix Trilogy, The Lego Movie, the Robert Downey Jr.-fronted Sherlock Holmes films, the Ocean’s heist movies and even the Joaquin Phoenix-starring Joker solo movie, just acquired the film and television rights to the Myst franchise. Indeed, the company wasted no time announcing ambitious franchise designs...
Myst, the groundbreaking 1993 adventure game, will be the focus of a multimedium franchise blitz, with plans for a movie and TV series.
Myst is probably a name that – if you’re old enough to remember it – you haven’t heard in a Long time. That, however, is about to change in a big way, since Hollywood has set its sights on the long-dormant video game franchise, which, back in the ‘90s was a groundbreaking, immersive adventure into a surreal, sometimes-creepy, world.
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, a production company that’s had a slice of proverbial picture pies like The Matrix Trilogy, The Lego Movie, the Robert Downey Jr.-fronted Sherlock Holmes films, the Ocean’s heist movies and even the Joaquin Phoenix-starring Joker solo movie, just acquired the film and television rights to the Myst franchise. Indeed, the company wasted no time announcing ambitious franchise designs...
- 6/26/2019
- Den of Geek
“Myst,” the influential video game that helped usher in the CD-rom era, may inspire an ambitious multi-platform film and television universe.
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, the co-producer and co-financier of the “Matrix” and “Sherlock Holmes” franchises, has acquired the rights to the first-person graphic adventure. For those born post-90s, “Myst” was wildly popular and hailed as a bold step forward in gaming when it debuted in 1993. It took players to a magical island and had them solve a series of puzzles. The graphics were considered to be state-of-the-art, and some fans had a quasi-religious attachment to its mythology.
“Myst” inspired several sequels and spinoffs over the decades, but its primary story follows Atrus, grandson of a woman who discovered the D’ni civilization in a cavern deep below the New Mexico desert. These mystical people create books that link to other worlds, but the discovery triggers a cultural clash...
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, the co-producer and co-financier of the “Matrix” and “Sherlock Holmes” franchises, has acquired the rights to the first-person graphic adventure. For those born post-90s, “Myst” was wildly popular and hailed as a bold step forward in gaming when it debuted in 1993. It took players to a magical island and had them solve a series of puzzles. The graphics were considered to be state-of-the-art, and some fans had a quasi-religious attachment to its mythology.
“Myst” inspired several sequels and spinoffs over the decades, but its primary story follows Atrus, grandson of a woman who discovered the D’ni civilization in a cavern deep below the New Mexico desert. These mystical people create books that link to other worlds, but the discovery triggers a cultural clash...
- 6/26/2019
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has taken film and TV rights to the bestselling video game Myst, with plans to expand the existing mythology to develop a multi-platform universe that would include film, scripted and unscripted TV content. Village Roadshow will develop and work alongside the game’s original co-creator Rand Miller, as well as his brother Ryan Miller and Isaac Testerman and Yale Rice at Delve Media.
Myst, released in 1993, is a first-person graphic adventure game created by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller via Cyan, the company they founded.
Village Roadshow will develop Myst into content across all divisions with the studio’s entire creative team working together to adapt these projects across film and television. Under the direction of its controlling shareholder, Vine Alternative Investments, Vreg recently set a new mandate with the appointment of CEO Steve Mosko to transform into a broad-spectrum content creator with an emphasis on television,...
Myst, released in 1993, is a first-person graphic adventure game created by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller via Cyan, the company they founded.
Village Roadshow will develop Myst into content across all divisions with the studio’s entire creative team working together to adapt these projects across film and television. Under the direction of its controlling shareholder, Vine Alternative Investments, Vreg recently set a new mandate with the appointment of CEO Steve Mosko to transform into a broad-spectrum content creator with an emphasis on television,...
- 6/26/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (Vreg) has acquired the film and TV rights to best-selling video game franchise “Myst,” the company announced on Wednesday. The company will rely on and expand upon the game’s existing mythology to develop a multi-platform universe including film, scripted and unscripted television content.
Created in 1993 by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller through their company, Cyan, “Myst” is a series of first-person graphic adventure-puzzle video games. Village Roadshow will develop and produce alongside the original co-creator Rand Miller and his youngest brother Ryan Miller, as well as Isaac Testerman and Yale Rice at Delve Media.
Vreg will take a full-scale approach to developing “Myst” into content across all divisions with the Company’s entire creative team working together to adapt these projects across film and television. Under the direction of its controlling shareholder, Vine Alternative Investments, Vreg recently set a new mandate with the appointment of...
Created in 1993 by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller through their company, Cyan, “Myst” is a series of first-person graphic adventure-puzzle video games. Village Roadshow will develop and produce alongside the original co-creator Rand Miller and his youngest brother Ryan Miller, as well as Isaac Testerman and Yale Rice at Delve Media.
Vreg will take a full-scale approach to developing “Myst” into content across all divisions with the Company’s entire creative team working together to adapt these projects across film and television. Under the direction of its controlling shareholder, Vine Alternative Investments, Vreg recently set a new mandate with the appointment of...
- 6/26/2019
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Vreg feature development, co-fi slate includes Joaquin Phoenix origins story Joker.
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (Vreg) has acquired film and TV rights to the wildly popular video game Myst as it expands its proudction mandate.
The company plans to expand the game’s mythology and develop a multi-platform universe that covers film, scripted and unscripted television content.
The first-person game was created by Rand and Robyn Miller through their Cyan and launched in 1993, earning wide popularity for its mystery-adventure format.
Set in a world with more than 10,000 years of history, Myst chiefly follows saga Atrus, the brilliant grandson of Anna,...
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (Vreg) has acquired film and TV rights to the wildly popular video game Myst as it expands its proudction mandate.
The company plans to expand the game’s mythology and develop a multi-platform universe that covers film, scripted and unscripted television content.
The first-person game was created by Rand and Robyn Miller through their Cyan and launched in 1993, earning wide popularity for its mystery-adventure format.
Set in a world with more than 10,000 years of history, Myst chiefly follows saga Atrus, the brilliant grandson of Anna,...
- 6/26/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Who's ready for an adventure?
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has acquired the film and television rights to the classic adventure puzzle video game Myst. The production company will mine the deep mythology of the Myst franchise to develop a multiplatform universe across film and television (both scripted and unscripted).
Village Roadshow will develop and produce the projects alongside Myst co-creators and brothers Rand and Ryan Miller, as well as Delve Media's Isaac Testerman and Yale Rice. Village Roadshow will take on a "full-scale approach" to developing Myst content, utilizing its entire creative team to adapt the properties across film and TV....
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has acquired the film and television rights to the classic adventure puzzle video game Myst. The production company will mine the deep mythology of the Myst franchise to develop a multiplatform universe across film and television (both scripted and unscripted).
Village Roadshow will develop and produce the projects alongside Myst co-creators and brothers Rand and Ryan Miller, as well as Delve Media's Isaac Testerman and Yale Rice. Village Roadshow will take on a "full-scale approach" to developing Myst content, utilizing its entire creative team to adapt the properties across film and TV....
- 6/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Who's ready for an adventure?
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has acquired the film and television rights to the classic adventure puzzle video game Myst. The production company will mine the game's deep mythology of the Myst franchise to develop a multiplatform universe across film and television (both scripted and unscripted).
Village Roadshow will develop and produce the projects alongside Myst co-creators and brothers Rand and Ryan Miller, as well as Delve Media's Isaac Testerman and Yale Rice. Village Roadshow will take on a "full-scale approach" to developing Myst content, utilizing its entire creative team to adapt the properties across film ...
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has acquired the film and television rights to the classic adventure puzzle video game Myst. The production company will mine the game's deep mythology of the Myst franchise to develop a multiplatform universe across film and television (both scripted and unscripted).
Village Roadshow will develop and produce the projects alongside Myst co-creators and brothers Rand and Ryan Miller, as well as Delve Media's Isaac Testerman and Yale Rice. Village Roadshow will take on a "full-scale approach" to developing Myst content, utilizing its entire creative team to adapt the properties across film ...
- 6/26/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Editor’s Note: There are so many different paths to becoming a movie director, but a career in late night isn’t one of the more common ones. Rob Burnett spent 30 years working for David Letterman, rising from intern to executive producer, before directing Paul Rudd and Selena Gomez in the upcoming Netflix release “The Fundamentals of Caring.” We asked the writer/director what lessons he took from “The Late Show” and how did it prepare him for being a filmmaker. What we got was the following essay, which is a great insight into the mindset it takes to direct a feature film.
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- 6/20/2016
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Odd List Ivan Radford 7 Jan 2014 - 06:37
Last year may only be a memory, but its film themes linger in the mind. Here's Ivan's pick of 2013's best soundtracks...
Just a quick scan down the list below reveals an extraordinary breadth of genres and subject matters, from imposing, expensive science fiction films to quiet, intimate stories about men at sea on boats or outlaws breaking out of prison to be with their wives. Disparate though the films are, they're all linked by at least one common motif: their music is utterly brilliant.
So with 2014 already well underway, and an entire new wave of films with great music in them beckoning, join us as we look back to the movies of last year, their finest soundtracks, and the must-listen pieces of music you can dig out on each one.
1. Gravity (Steven Price)
Must-listen track: Don't Let Go
When does sound...
Last year may only be a memory, but its film themes linger in the mind. Here's Ivan's pick of 2013's best soundtracks...
Just a quick scan down the list below reveals an extraordinary breadth of genres and subject matters, from imposing, expensive science fiction films to quiet, intimate stories about men at sea on boats or outlaws breaking out of prison to be with their wives. Disparate though the films are, they're all linked by at least one common motif: their music is utterly brilliant.
So with 2014 already well underway, and an entire new wave of films with great music in them beckoning, join us as we look back to the movies of last year, their finest soundtracks, and the must-listen pieces of music you can dig out on each one.
1. Gravity (Steven Price)
Must-listen track: Don't Let Go
When does sound...
- 1/6/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Feature 13 Sep 2013 - 07:20
Gonzo guitars in Rush, chip tune nostalgia in The Kings Of Summer, and clapping in Ain't Them Bodies Saints. It's Music in Film time...
As autumn draws in, film music fans are set for a dream couple of months. Danny Elfman has a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Michael Nyman is set to perform at the London Film Festival and Neil Brand is leading a BBC4 series starting Thursday 12th September called Sound Of Cinema, which looks fantastic.
To top it all off, September also sees the release of some diverse, decent and downright unique soundtracks. Here are three that have wormed their way into my earholes.
Rush
When watching Ron Howard’s F1 drama, the first thing you notice, before you even see a car, is the sound: the roar of an engine as the vehicles scream round the bend and burn tire tracks in your ears.
Gonzo guitars in Rush, chip tune nostalgia in The Kings Of Summer, and clapping in Ain't Them Bodies Saints. It's Music in Film time...
As autumn draws in, film music fans are set for a dream couple of months. Danny Elfman has a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Michael Nyman is set to perform at the London Film Festival and Neil Brand is leading a BBC4 series starting Thursday 12th September called Sound Of Cinema, which looks fantastic.
To top it all off, September also sees the release of some diverse, decent and downright unique soundtracks. Here are three that have wormed their way into my earholes.
Rush
When watching Ron Howard’s F1 drama, the first thing you notice, before you even see a car, is the sound: the roar of an engine as the vehicles scream round the bend and burn tire tracks in your ears.
- 9/11/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Feature Ivan Radford 25 Feb 2013 - 07:00
In the wake of the Oscars, Ivan looks at the year's nominees, and argues that it's time the Academy changed its music categories...
It’s February. People are talking about John Williams. It must be Oscar season again. And this year, it’s a fairly traditional bunch: Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Thomas Newman and Dario Marianelli are all familiar faces on the ballot sheet, with only Mychael Danna offering a relative shot of fresh blood.
So, is it time the Academy Awards introduced a few more changes to its music categories?
Back in the 1930s, Best Music (Scoring) was the award composers coveted, a gong given out to pre-existing musicals and brand new work alike. In 1938, the music prize was split into two: Original Score and Scoring, allowing new work (Korngold's The Adventures Of Robin Hood) to be rewarded while still celebrating the wealth...
In the wake of the Oscars, Ivan looks at the year's nominees, and argues that it's time the Academy changed its music categories...
It’s February. People are talking about John Williams. It must be Oscar season again. And this year, it’s a fairly traditional bunch: Alexandre Desplat, John Williams, Thomas Newman and Dario Marianelli are all familiar faces on the ballot sheet, with only Mychael Danna offering a relative shot of fresh blood.
So, is it time the Academy Awards introduced a few more changes to its music categories?
Back in the 1930s, Best Music (Scoring) was the award composers coveted, a gong given out to pre-existing musicals and brand new work alike. In 1938, the music prize was split into two: Original Score and Scoring, allowing new work (Korngold's The Adventures Of Robin Hood) to be rewarded while still celebrating the wealth...
- 2/22/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
The Oscars are almost upon us, and the past few weeks have treated us to the shortlists competing in a number of categories, including Best Animated Feature, Best Visual Effects, Best Documentary, and Best Original Score.
With the nominations announcement creeping ever closer at the start of next month, the Academy have now announced a seventy-five-long list of songs that are eligible in the Best Original Song category.
The list features some absolutely stellar songs that have debuted on the big screen this year, including Adele’s impressive Bond theme, Skyfall.
Tom Hooper’s highly anticipated Les Misérables is also in the running with Suddenly, composed specifically for the film, and it should be great to see how it’s received both by audiences and the Academy in the coming weeks.
We’ve got plenty of choices from animated films in the mix – the animated ones are often the strongest...
With the nominations announcement creeping ever closer at the start of next month, the Academy have now announced a seventy-five-long list of songs that are eligible in the Best Original Song category.
The list features some absolutely stellar songs that have debuted on the big screen this year, including Adele’s impressive Bond theme, Skyfall.
Tom Hooper’s highly anticipated Les Misérables is also in the running with Suddenly, composed specifically for the film, and it should be great to see how it’s received both by audiences and the Academy in the coming weeks.
We’ve got plenty of choices from animated films in the mix – the animated ones are often the strongest...
- 12/13/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Oscars are a little over two months away, and with so many fantastic films released throughout this year, the anticipation surrounding the announcement of the nominations next month is running on high.
So far, we’ve had the shortlists for the Best Animated Feature, the Best Visual Effects, and the Best Documentary categories.
Now the Academy has announced the list of 104 films that are eligible in the Best Original Score category, and it’s going to be very interesting to see what makes the final cut come nominations time next month.
I think Hans Zimmer’s score for The Dark Knight Rises is, hopefully, a lock, because it is amazing. I also loved James Horner’s score for The Amazing Spider-Man, but can’t decide whether or not I think it will earn a nomination.
Alexandre Desplat has three films in the running this year, with Argo, Rise of the Guardians,...
So far, we’ve had the shortlists for the Best Animated Feature, the Best Visual Effects, and the Best Documentary categories.
Now the Academy has announced the list of 104 films that are eligible in the Best Original Score category, and it’s going to be very interesting to see what makes the final cut come nominations time next month.
I think Hans Zimmer’s score for The Dark Knight Rises is, hopefully, a lock, because it is amazing. I also loved James Horner’s score for The Amazing Spider-Man, but can’t decide whether or not I think it will earn a nomination.
Alexandre Desplat has three films in the running this year, with Argo, Rise of the Guardians,...
- 12/11/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Indian composer A.R. Rahman is in the Oscar race once again for the original score at the 85thAcademy Awards. His composition for the film “”People Like Us” has found place in the long list of 104 composers vying for the nominations.
Rahman composed for the Alex Kurtzman directed “People Like Us” starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Jon Favreau and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Rahman won two Academy Awards for Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009 for “Slumdog Millionaire”.
104 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category.
The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 10, 2013.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on February 24, 2013. The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:
“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Henry Jackman, composer “After the Wizard,...
Rahman composed for the Alex Kurtzman directed “People Like Us” starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Jon Favreau and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Rahman won two Academy Awards for Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009 for “Slumdog Millionaire”.
104 scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category.
The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 10, 2013.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on February 24, 2013. The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:
“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” Henry Jackman, composer “After the Wizard,...
- 12/11/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
One hundred four scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2012 are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 85th Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. As noted by various online Oscar pundits, most noticeably missing is Moonrise Kingdom. A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award. Click Here for the complete rules.
In February, Ludovic Bource won the Oscar for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) for The Artist at the 84th Academy Awards.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below...
In February, Ludovic Bource won the Oscar for Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) for The Artist at the 84th Academy Awards.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below...
- 12/11/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
As far as I'm concerned, the two most memorable scores of the year belong to Cloud Atlas and Beasts of the Southern Wild. That said, I made an egregious and unforgivable mistake when filling out my Critics' Choice nominations and forgot to include not one of them, but Both of them! Shame. I feel it. Now I have to hope my fellow Bfca members came through where I failed. However, we will discuss Critics' Choice nominations more on the upcoming episodes of the RopeofSilicon podcast, for now we're talking Oscar as the Academy has released a complete list of all 104 original scores competing for Best Original Score at the 2013 Oscars. I have not yet posted my predictions for Best Original Score and while I am making a fuss above concerning Cloud Atlas and Beasts of the Southern Wild, I think both of those stand a very strong chance at a nomination this year.
- 12/10/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Tomorrow, June 5, Abkco Records will digitally release the original soundtrack to the FilmDistrict feature "Safety Not Guaranteed." Directed by Colin Trevorrow and written by Derek Connolly, the film stars Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson and Karan Soni, and features an original score written and performed by Ryan Miller, the singer, guitarist and founder of the alternative rock group Guster.
The soundtrack album is bookended by “Big Machine,” the opening cut written by Miller and performed in the film by Mark Duplass’ character, with the closing cut a studio recording of the song performed by Duplass -- an accomplished musician in his own right.
Other soundtrack highlights include Guster’s “Architects And Engineers,” along with Philadelphia-based indie band Summer Fiction's “She’s Bound To Get Hurt,” the Hoppin’ Haole Brothers’ ukulele-powered “Litter Box Beach” and Hearts On Fire's “Hard On Your Man” -- an unreleased track from a band that included Bob “Woody” Trevorrow,...
The soundtrack album is bookended by “Big Machine,” the opening cut written by Miller and performed in the film by Mark Duplass’ character, with the closing cut a studio recording of the song performed by Duplass -- an accomplished musician in his own right.
Other soundtrack highlights include Guster’s “Architects And Engineers,” along with Philadelphia-based indie band Summer Fiction's “She’s Bound To Get Hurt,” the Hoppin’ Haole Brothers’ ukulele-powered “Litter Box Beach” and Hearts On Fire's “Hard On Your Man” -- an unreleased track from a band that included Bob “Woody” Trevorrow,...
- 6/4/2012
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Premiering in the UK last month at Sundance London, Safety Not Guaranteed was my favourite film of the festival, and if you haven’t seen it yet, you need to watch the trailer right now.
Starring Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass in the leads, the film marks Colin Trevorrow’s directorial debut and Derek Connolly’s writing debut, and they make one of the finest debuts in recent years, earning the film every one of its five stars in our review.
“From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine – When an unusual classified ad inspires three cynical Seattle magazine employees to look for the story behind it, they discover a mysterious eccentric named Kenneth, a likable but paranoid supermarket clerk, who believes hes solved the riddle of time travel and intends to depart again soon. Together, they embark on a hilarious, smart, and unexpectedly heartfelt journey that reveals how far believing can take you.
Starring Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass in the leads, the film marks Colin Trevorrow’s directorial debut and Derek Connolly’s writing debut, and they make one of the finest debuts in recent years, earning the film every one of its five stars in our review.
“From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine – When an unusual classified ad inspires three cynical Seattle magazine employees to look for the story behind it, they discover a mysterious eccentric named Kenneth, a likable but paranoid supermarket clerk, who believes hes solved the riddle of time travel and intends to depart again soon. Together, they embark on a hilarious, smart, and unexpectedly heartfelt journey that reveals how far believing can take you.
- 5/22/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Mark Duplass has done it all on a film set -- writing, directing, editing, producing, acting -- and in "Safety Not Guaranteed" he adds another credit to his already-lengthy IMDb page: playing the zither.
Duplass -- who was the lead singer of the band Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! -- stars in the upcoming offbeat indie romance as Kenneth, a Washington state resident who places a classified ad in his local paper looking for a time travel partner. (If that sounds familiar, it's likely because you remember the 2005 classified ad-cum-internet meme on which the film is loosely based: "Wanted: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You'll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. Safety not guaranteed. I have only done this once before.")
Rather than go for the easy joke, "Safety Not Guaranteed" features ample pathos, as Kenneth forms a...
Duplass -- who was the lead singer of the band Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! -- stars in the upcoming offbeat indie romance as Kenneth, a Washington state resident who places a classified ad in his local paper looking for a time travel partner. (If that sounds familiar, it's likely because you remember the 2005 classified ad-cum-internet meme on which the film is loosely based: "Wanted: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You'll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. Safety not guaranteed. I have only done this once before.")
Rather than go for the easy joke, "Safety Not Guaranteed" features ample pathos, as Kenneth forms a...
- 5/21/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Let’s start with the bottom line: Safety Not Guaranteed is one of the best films of the year. Aubrey Plaza is phenomenal in the lead as Darius Britt, a magazine intern who goes undercover to investigate a man looking for a partner to travel back in time with.
Colin Trevorrow makes an absolutely fantastic feature directorial debut from a terrific script by Derek Connolly (also making his feature debut), and along with the Duplass brothers on board as executive producers, they’ve assembled a brilliant co-leading cast featuring Jake Johnson as Darius’ higher-up, Karan Soni as a fellow intern, and Mark Duplass himself as Kenneth, the man who puts out the following ad:
Wanted: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You’ll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. I have only done this once before. Safety Not Guaranteed.
Colin Trevorrow makes an absolutely fantastic feature directorial debut from a terrific script by Derek Connolly (also making his feature debut), and along with the Duplass brothers on board as executive producers, they’ve assembled a brilliant co-leading cast featuring Jake Johnson as Darius’ higher-up, Karan Soni as a fellow intern, and Mark Duplass himself as Kenneth, the man who puts out the following ad:
Wanted: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You’ll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. I have only done this once before. Safety Not Guaranteed.
- 4/29/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Director: Jim Granato Pat Spurgeon is a musician whose lifelong dream of being in a successful rock band is coming true with his band Rogue Wave. Unfortunately, just as Rogue Wave starts to take off, Spurgeon’s kidney (a transplant he received 13 years prior) begins to show signs of failing. As a career musician, Spurgeon is uninsured and has no “back-up plan.” Faced with twice a day dialysis and a search for a new kidney, Spurgeon simultaneously prepares to embark on a grueling tour with Rogue Wave because he does not want to forfeit his lifelong dream (and career). The tour is nicknamed the “D tour” because Spurgeon needs to get a “D” (for dialysis) fix twice a day. D Tour follows Spurgeon on his rocky and emotional quest for a matching kidney and overall health. Produced, directed, shot and co-edited by Jim Granato D Tour deals with two seminal...
- 10/21/2009
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
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