Jacob ‘Jake’ Byrd’s visually stirring horror Adalynn is out now on digital platforms from Summer Hill Films, LLC.
Byrd’s debut, Adalynn follows a mother fighting postpartum depression and slipping over the edge. It becomes hard to distinguish where depression ends, and her nightmares turn real, as she and her newborn are haunted by a stalker unlike any other. ‘Adalynn’ trades in a space between horror, fantasy, ghosts, demons, the Satanic occult and dreams. Jerrod D.Britto wrote the pic.
The film stars Sydney Carvill known for ‘Keep in the Dark’ (2022) and ‘Moon Students’ (2022), with Wade Baker of ‘Division 19’ (2017) and ‘Airliner Sky Battle’ (2020) and Janet Carter from ‘Revenge for My Mother’ (2022) and ‘Swim Instructor Nightmare’ (2022). The film is produced by Malati ‘Mala’ Patil & Jake Byrd and co-produced by filmmaking veteran Straw Weisman.
The film, also starring Sydney Carvill (Keep in the Dark), Wade Baker (Division 19), and Janet...
Byrd’s debut, Adalynn follows a mother fighting postpartum depression and slipping over the edge. It becomes hard to distinguish where depression ends, and her nightmares turn real, as she and her newborn are haunted by a stalker unlike any other. ‘Adalynn’ trades in a space between horror, fantasy, ghosts, demons, the Satanic occult and dreams. Jerrod D.Britto wrote the pic.
The film stars Sydney Carvill known for ‘Keep in the Dark’ (2022) and ‘Moon Students’ (2022), with Wade Baker of ‘Division 19’ (2017) and ‘Airliner Sky Battle’ (2020) and Janet Carter from ‘Revenge for My Mother’ (2022) and ‘Swim Instructor Nightmare’ (2022). The film is produced by Malati ‘Mala’ Patil & Jake Byrd and co-produced by filmmaking veteran Straw Weisman.
The film, also starring Sydney Carvill (Keep in the Dark), Wade Baker (Division 19), and Janet...
- 3/31/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
New Films International has set drama The Wine of Summer, with Marcia Gay Harden, for a limited Us theatrical and VOD release on Oct 6, with a digital rollout to follow.
Written and directed by Maria Matteoli, the film stars Harden, Elsa Pataky, Ethan Peck and Sonia Braga in the story, set in Spain, of a would-be actor, a misanthropic playwright and the women in their lives.
Matteoli produced alongside Pataky and Sean Walsh. Executive producers include Nesim Hason for New Films International, Al Hayes for Spartan Media Partners, Straw Weisman for Marquee Productions and Karina Estrada.
In a statement, New Films International president Hason said: “Maria Matteoli’s directorial debut…is a heartfelt reminder that anything can happen. The film has a talented ensemble cast whose intertwined stories will resonate with audiences.”...
Written and directed by Maria Matteoli, the film stars Harden, Elsa Pataky, Ethan Peck and Sonia Braga in the story, set in Spain, of a would-be actor, a misanthropic playwright and the women in their lives.
Matteoli produced alongside Pataky and Sean Walsh. Executive producers include Nesim Hason for New Films International, Al Hayes for Spartan Media Partners, Straw Weisman for Marquee Productions and Karina Estrada.
In a statement, New Films International president Hason said: “Maria Matteoli’s directorial debut…is a heartfelt reminder that anything can happen. The film has a talented ensemble cast whose intertwined stories will resonate with audiences.”...
- 10/6/2015
- ScreenDaily
New Films International acquires worldwide rights to Christopher B. Landon’s Burning Palms starring an ensemble cast including Zoe Saldana, Dylan McDermott, Paz Vega and Rosamund Pike.
Burning Palms is a dark comedy that interlaces five stories set in different Los Angeles neighborhoods, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often comic fate.
Nesim Hason, President of New Films International and New Films Cinema states,
“We are excited to be distributing Burning Palms Worldwide and we are planning the Us theatrical release for early 2011.”
New Films International is both screening and launching sales for the film at Afm this year.
The overall deal between New Films and the producers was finalized right after the film’s World Premier at the Newport Beach Film Festival by Ron Gell, New Films Chief Content Officer, Oren Segal, producer of Burning Palms, and brokered by Straw Weisman.
Burning Palms is a dark comedy that interlaces five stories set in different Los Angeles neighborhoods, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often comic fate.
Nesim Hason, President of New Films International and New Films Cinema states,
“We are excited to be distributing Burning Palms Worldwide and we are planning the Us theatrical release for early 2011.”
New Films International is both screening and launching sales for the film at Afm this year.
The overall deal between New Films and the producers was finalized right after the film’s World Premier at the Newport Beach Film Festival by Ron Gell, New Films Chief Content Officer, Oren Segal, producer of Burning Palms, and brokered by Straw Weisman.
- 11/3/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Travis Fimmel, Lorraine Nicholson, Lee Majors, Jason Alan Smith and Bruce Dern have joined the indie drama "The Big Valley" reports Variety
The project is a film version of the classic Barbara Stanwyck-led 1960s ABC series. Jessica Lange will take on Stanwyck's role of Victoria Barkley, the widowed matriarch of a wealthy family of ranchers in 19th century California.
Majors, who played Heath Barkley in the series, plays the dead patriarch Tom Barkley in the film. Nicholson will play the role of sole daughter Audra, Dern portrays Judge Adams.
Stephen Moyer also stars as the eldest son Jarrod. Smith and Fimmel will likely portray the hot-tempered middle son Nick and the illegitimate youngest son Heath respectively.
Daniel Adams wrote the screenplay and will both direct and produce alongside Straw Weisman and Steven J. Brandman.
Shooting kicks off July 26th in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The project is a film version of the classic Barbara Stanwyck-led 1960s ABC series. Jessica Lange will take on Stanwyck's role of Victoria Barkley, the widowed matriarch of a wealthy family of ranchers in 19th century California.
Majors, who played Heath Barkley in the series, plays the dead patriarch Tom Barkley in the film. Nicholson will play the role of sole daughter Audra, Dern portrays Judge Adams.
Stephen Moyer also stars as the eldest son Jarrod. Smith and Fimmel will likely portray the hot-tempered middle son Nick and the illegitimate youngest son Heath respectively.
Daniel Adams wrote the screenplay and will both direct and produce alongside Straw Weisman and Steven J. Brandman.
Shooting kicks off July 26th in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- 6/10/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Stephen Moyer will co-star in the feature version of the 1960s ABC series "The Big Valley." The Western television series, which ran on ABC from 1965-69, revolved around the Barkley ranching family in the 1870s San Joaquin Valley.Jessica Lange has been cast as Victoria Barkley, the matriarch of the Barkley family. Barbara Stanwyck originated the role on the TV show. Moyer will play the role of the eldest son Jarrod Barkley. Richard Long played the part on the TV show.According to Variety, production starts July 26 in Baton Rouge, La.Daniel Adams is writing and directing the film.Straw Weisman and Steven Brandman are producing. Kate Edelman Johnson, whose late father Louis F. Edelman created the series along with A.I. Bezzerides, is...
- 6/8/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
British "True Blood" hunk Stephen Moyer has signed on for a pair of film projects - a spy thriller and a TV adaptation reports Heat Vision.
The first is Hyde Park's "The Double" which centers on a retired CIA operative (Richard Gere) forced to partner with a young FBI agent (Topher Grace) to hunt down the killer of a senator in Washington. Moyer would play a Russian spy.
Scribe Michael Brandt makes his directorial debut on the film which he co-wrote with Derek Haas. Ashok Amritraj, Patrick Aiello and Andrew Deane will produce and shooting kicks off in two weeks in Detroit.
The second is "The Big Valley", a film version of the classic Barbara Stanwyck-led 1960s ABC series. Jessica Lange will take on Stanwyck's role of matriarch of the Barkleys, a family of ranchers in 19th century California.
Moyer will take over Richard Long's role of Jarrod Barkley,...
The first is Hyde Park's "The Double" which centers on a retired CIA operative (Richard Gere) forced to partner with a young FBI agent (Topher Grace) to hunt down the killer of a senator in Washington. Moyer would play a Russian spy.
Scribe Michael Brandt makes his directorial debut on the film which he co-wrote with Derek Haas. Ashok Amritraj, Patrick Aiello and Andrew Deane will produce and shooting kicks off in two weeks in Detroit.
The second is "The Big Valley", a film version of the classic Barbara Stanwyck-led 1960s ABC series. Jessica Lange will take on Stanwyck's role of matriarch of the Barkleys, a family of ranchers in 19th century California.
Moyer will take over Richard Long's role of Jarrod Barkley,...
- 6/8/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Stephen Moyer ("True Blood") is set to co-star in the indie feature version of TV's "The Big Valley." He joins Jessica Lange and will play the role of the Jarrod Barkley, eldest son. In the period story of a wealthy ranching family, Lange will play Victoria Barkley, a role originated by Barbara Stanwyck in the 1960s series. Production is set to start in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on July 26th. Daniel Adams writes the screenplay and directs inspired by the TV series' pilot. Kate Edelman Johnson (daughter of series creator Louis F Edelman) will serve as an executive producer. Straw Weisman and Steven Brandman will produce.
- 6/8/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Jessica Lange will star in the feature version of the 1960s ABC Western series "The Big Valley." Lange will play Victoria Barkley, the matriarch of the wealthy Barkley family, originally played by Barbara Stanwyck.Susan Sarandon had been previously attached to the role.The Western series, which ran on ABC from 1965-69, revolved around the Barkley ranching family in the 1870s San Joaquin Valley.According to Variety, the film will be directed by Daniel Adams from his own screenplay.Straw Weisman and Steven Brandman are producing. Kate Edelman Johnson, whose late father Louis F. Edelman created the series along with writer A.I. Bezzerides, will executive produce. The film will start shooting on July 19 in Baton Rouge, La.Lange recently won an Emmy Award for...
- 5/19/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Jessica Lange will star in a feature version of the 1960s Western TV series "The Big Valley." The actress will have the role of the matriarch of a wealthy ranching family in the 1870s. Barbara Stanwyck starred in the series. Filming is scheduled to start on July 19 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Daniel Adams will helm from his own screenplay inspired by the original ABC TV series pilot Straw Weisman and Steven Brandman are producing. Louis F. Edelman created the series and his daughter Kate Edelman will now serve as an executive producer. Arclight Films is handling foreign rights sales. Lange won an Emmy for HBO's "Grey Gardens."...
- 5/19/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Despite being in negotiations to star as matriarch Victoria Barkley in Daniel Adams' and Kate Edelman Johnson's big screen remake of the '60s TV oater The Big Valley, Susan Sarandon is no longer involved. Instead, actress Jessica Lange will don the corset originally worn by the late, great Barbara Stanwyck.
Production will begin on July 19 on location in Baton Rouge. Set in the 1870’s, The Big Valley is the dramatic story of a wealthy ranching family and their conflicts.
Written and directed by Adams, the screenplay was inspired by the original pilot from the TV series, but also employs new material. The new film is being executive produced by Kate Edelman Johnson, whose late father Louis F. Edelman created the series, and produced by Straw Weisman and Steven Brandman.
20th Century Fox has a "first look" deal with the production company for all North American rights and Arclight...
Production will begin on July 19 on location in Baton Rouge. Set in the 1870’s, The Big Valley is the dramatic story of a wealthy ranching family and their conflicts.
Written and directed by Adams, the screenplay was inspired by the original pilot from the TV series, but also employs new material. The new film is being executive produced by Kate Edelman Johnson, whose late father Louis F. Edelman created the series, and produced by Straw Weisman and Steven Brandman.
20th Century Fox has a "first look" deal with the production company for all North American rights and Arclight...
- 5/19/2010
- CinemaSpy
Trunk is a Maverick film that will release on DVD this December 15. The film is described as "gritty looking...with a bit of tongue-in-cheek humor" (DeadHarvey). Trunk is made up of a small cast that includes Jennifer Day and David Blanchard only, but if you have a taste for suspense put this one in your Christmas stocking. All the details on this indie pic' can be found below.
A synopsis for Trunk here:
"Death. No one thinks about the way they are going to die until their death is upon them. For Megan that time is now! After being pushed into the trunk of a car by a psychotic serial killer Megan is forced to listen to him talk about all the ways he could dispose of her. Unwavered by the horrific stories of the deaths of his other victims Megan plays along with his sadistic game, but will her...
A synopsis for Trunk here:
"Death. No one thinks about the way they are going to die until their death is upon them. For Megan that time is now! After being pushed into the trunk of a car by a psychotic serial killer Megan is forced to listen to him talk about all the ways he could dispose of her. Unwavered by the horrific stories of the deaths of his other victims Megan plays along with his sadistic game, but will her...
- 12/15/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
"The Lightkeepers" is a dark horse candidate for awards season attention, offering up Richard Dreyfuss in his showiest lead performance since 1995's "Mr. Holland's Opus" and an offbeat marketing plan by a well-financed foreign sales company intent on making a splash in the U.S. marketplace.
Opening on Friday in Los Angeles for an Oscar-qualifying run, the performance-driven period drama written and directed by Daniel Adams also features strong performances by Blythe Danner, Tom Wisdom and Mamie Gummer (Meryl Streep's daughter) in an old-fashioned love story set on Cape Cod in 1912.
"Lightkeeprs" is the third platform release this year by New Films International, a Sherman Oaks-based foreign sales company founded by Nesim Hason that has output deals in Latin America, Japan, Eastern Europe and elsewhere. The move into domestic distribution comes at a time it has gotten much harder to make presales without a U.S. release in place.
Opening on Friday in Los Angeles for an Oscar-qualifying run, the performance-driven period drama written and directed by Daniel Adams also features strong performances by Blythe Danner, Tom Wisdom and Mamie Gummer (Meryl Streep's daughter) in an old-fashioned love story set on Cape Cod in 1912.
"Lightkeeprs" is the third platform release this year by New Films International, a Sherman Oaks-based foreign sales company founded by Nesim Hason that has output deals in Latin America, Japan, Eastern Europe and elsewhere. The move into domestic distribution comes at a time it has gotten much harder to make presales without a U.S. release in place.
- 12/14/2009
- by By Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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