Concourse Media, the sales and distribution banner led by Matthew Shreder, is teaming with Goldfinch on its already-established genre label The Number 44.
Concourse will come aboard as sales partner for a five-picture slate, which is fully financed with production already completed on two films and three more slated for this year. Concourse is also helping develop and produce.
The auteur-driven genre production label is focused on horror, thriller and sci-fi projects and was co-founded by award-winning producer and director Ben Charles Edwards (“The Wheels of Heaven”) alongside Phil McKenzie (“Quant”) and Kirsty Bell (“A Bird Flew In”).
The first film to be launched for sales in the series, “I’ll Play Mother,” recently finished post-production and stars Susanne Wuest (“Goodnight Mummy”), Jo Martin and Shubham Saraf (“A Suitable Boy”). Brad Watson (“The Siege”) directs from a screenplay by Libby Adam, based on an original story by Charles Edwards.
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Concourse will come aboard as sales partner for a five-picture slate, which is fully financed with production already completed on two films and three more slated for this year. Concourse is also helping develop and produce.
The auteur-driven genre production label is focused on horror, thriller and sci-fi projects and was co-founded by award-winning producer and director Ben Charles Edwards (“The Wheels of Heaven”) alongside Phil McKenzie (“Quant”) and Kirsty Bell (“A Bird Flew In”).
The first film to be launched for sales in the series, “I’ll Play Mother,” recently finished post-production and stars Susanne Wuest (“Goodnight Mummy”), Jo Martin and Shubham Saraf (“A Suitable Boy”). Brad Watson (“The Siege”) directs from a screenplay by Libby Adam, based on an original story by Charles Edwards.
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- 2/12/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Asia Argento (“The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things”), Frances Barber (“A Bird Flew In”), Tamer Hassan (“The Football Factory”), Laura Whitmore (“Sadhbh”) and child actor Erin Ainsworth have joined the cast of “A Mother for an Hour.”
The film, which is being directed by Giga Agladze, follows the story of a woman who poses as the lost mother of a dying child and discovers through this act a world of deceit and violence.
Agladze’s most recent movie is surrealistic drama “The Other Me” (2022), starring Jim Sturgess and Andrea Pejic, executive produced by David Lynch.
“A Mother for an Hour” is being produced by Kirsty Bell, Goldfinch CEO and co-founder of The Number 44, and Ben Charles Edwards, also a co-founder of The Number 44. The executive producers are Phil McKenzie and David Kereselidze. It is shooting in the North of England, predominantly in Newcastle, Hartlepool and surrounding areas.
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The film, which is being directed by Giga Agladze, follows the story of a woman who poses as the lost mother of a dying child and discovers through this act a world of deceit and violence.
Agladze’s most recent movie is surrealistic drama “The Other Me” (2022), starring Jim Sturgess and Andrea Pejic, executive produced by David Lynch.
“A Mother for an Hour” is being produced by Kirsty Bell, Goldfinch CEO and co-founder of The Number 44, and Ben Charles Edwards, also a co-founder of The Number 44. The executive producers are Phil McKenzie and David Kereselidze. It is shooting in the North of England, predominantly in Newcastle, Hartlepool and surrounding areas.
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- 11/6/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Cameras have started rolling on the psychological horror pic I’ll Play Mother from The Number 44, the UK-based production house co-founded by filmmaker Ben Charles Edwards (A Bird Flew In) alongside Phil McKenzie (Quant) and Kirsty Bell (A Bird Flew In).
The film stars Susanne Wuest (Goodnight Mummy), Jo Martin, and Shubham Saraf (A Suitable Boy), with Brad Watson (The Siege) directing from a screenplay by Libby Adam.
Billed as a “twisted psychological horror about the relentless and unending paranoia of parenthood,” the film follows two children who are placed into the care system after the death of their birth mother. At this point, they realize there is something sinister at play.
The full synopsis reads: Michelle (Susanne Wuest) and Cyrus (Shubham Saraf) have spent the past two years having every minute detail of their personal lives inspected, dissected, and judged. At last, they...
The film stars Susanne Wuest (Goodnight Mummy), Jo Martin, and Shubham Saraf (A Suitable Boy), with Brad Watson (The Siege) directing from a screenplay by Libby Adam.
Billed as a “twisted psychological horror about the relentless and unending paranoia of parenthood,” the film follows two children who are placed into the care system after the death of their birth mother. At this point, they realize there is something sinister at play.
The full synopsis reads: Michelle (Susanne Wuest) and Cyrus (Shubham Saraf) have spent the past two years having every minute detail of their personal lives inspected, dissected, and judged. At last, they...
- 4/17/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Toronto-based production company Good Question Media and Experimental Forest Films today announced the start of production on the upcoming drama Inedia.
Directed by Liz Cairns in her feature film debut, the film stars Amy Forsyth, Susanne Wuest (Goodnight Mommy), and newcomer Nova Brown. Production is underway on the flick, which is shooting on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Canada.
The film follows a young woman who, after a series of mysterious and debilitating allergic reactions to food, joins a radical community of people who claim to be nourished by light. The film explores an ancient belief that continues to have a following to this day in Breatharianism and its adherents: that you only need light to live.
“I’ve written this story from a deeply personal place, as an expression of my 15-year-long struggle with an eating disorder. Words can’t describe how moving...
Directed by Liz Cairns in her feature film debut, the film stars Amy Forsyth, Susanne Wuest (Goodnight Mommy), and newcomer Nova Brown. Production is underway on the flick, which is shooting on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Canada.
The film follows a young woman who, after a series of mysterious and debilitating allergic reactions to food, joins a radical community of people who claim to be nourished by light. The film explores an ancient belief that continues to have a following to this day in Breatharianism and its adherents: that you only need light to live.
“I’ve written this story from a deeply personal place, as an expression of my 15-year-long struggle with an eating disorder. Words can’t describe how moving...
- 9/16/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Dir: Matt Sobel. Starring: Naomi Watts, Cameron Crovetti, Nicholas Crovetti, Peter Hermann, Crystal Lucas-Perry, Jeremy Bobb. 15, 91 minutes.
Goodnight Mommy was a 2014 Austrian horror that came and went with a small murmur of excitement, largely due to the twist hidden in its final act. Two kids, Lukas and Elias, bearing the feral stares and thin faces of baby bogeymen, arrive home one afternoon to find their mum back from the hospital. She’s undergone a cosmetic procedure and her head is mummified in bandages. But dear mother is so strange now: she refuses to acknowledge Lukas, and grows cruel and violent when the boys disobey her. Soon, they become convinced she’s been replaced by an imposter.
The film, directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, defined itself both through its cruelty and its sparseness – a cousin to the works of fellow Austrian provocateur Michael Haneke, with a dash of The Shining’s alienating architecture.
Goodnight Mommy was a 2014 Austrian horror that came and went with a small murmur of excitement, largely due to the twist hidden in its final act. Two kids, Lukas and Elias, bearing the feral stares and thin faces of baby bogeymen, arrive home one afternoon to find their mum back from the hospital. She’s undergone a cosmetic procedure and her head is mummified in bandages. But dear mother is so strange now: she refuses to acknowledge Lukas, and grows cruel and violent when the boys disobey her. Soon, they become convinced she’s been replaced by an imposter.
The film, directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, defined itself both through its cruelty and its sparseness – a cousin to the works of fellow Austrian provocateur Michael Haneke, with a dash of The Shining’s alienating architecture.
- 9/16/2022
- by Clarisse Loughrey
- The Independent - Film
Here we go again, but not in the way you might be expecting. The 2014 horror hit "Goodnight Mommy," is getting an American reboot and we now have the film's first trailer.
The sneak peek for the Prime Video original showcases Naomi Watts in the title matriarchal role. Much like the first film, the movie follows a mother reuniting with her twin sons following a cosmetic surgery that requires her to wear bandages around her entire face and head. Slowly, the boys start to suspect their mother, well, isn't who she says she is, and they join forces to unmask her and find out the truth.
The remake stars Watts alongside Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti, while "Younger" star Peter Hermann rounds out the cast of the film. "Take Me to the River" director Matt Sobel helmed the film from a script by Kyle Warren, who is known for his work on Fox's short-lived "Lethal Weapon" series.
The sneak peek for the Prime Video original showcases Naomi Watts in the title matriarchal role. Much like the first film, the movie follows a mother reuniting with her twin sons following a cosmetic surgery that requires her to wear bandages around her entire face and head. Slowly, the boys start to suspect their mother, well, isn't who she says she is, and they join forces to unmask her and find out the truth.
The remake stars Watts alongside Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti, while "Younger" star Peter Hermann rounds out the cast of the film. "Take Me to the River" director Matt Sobel helmed the film from a script by Kyle Warren, who is known for his work on Fox's short-lived "Lethal Weapon" series.
- 8/24/2022
- by Lex Briscuso
- Slash Film
We Might As Well Be Dead Review — We Might As Well Be Dead (2022) Film Review from the 21st Annual Tribeca Film Festival, a movie directed by Natalia Sinelnikova, written by Viktor Gallandi and Natalia Sinelnikova, and starring Ioana Iacob, Pola Geiger, Jörg Schüttauf, Siir Iloglu, Susanne Wuest, Knut Berger, Moritz [...]
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- 6/15/2022
- by David McDonald
- Film-Book
Sony Pictures Classics art heist caper The Duke, Neon’s tender Petite Maman, and Charlotte from Good Deed Films, an animated biopic with mature themes, open an eclectic specialty weekend ready to draw older crowds if they’re ready to return.
Younger demos are back when they like the pic, as per A24s Everything Everywhere All At Once. Families also, based on Sonic The Hedgehog 2. With CinemaCon opening Monday to set the theatrical table for the rest of 2022 and beyond, NATO chief John Fithian predicts the reluctance of the 35 to 40+ crowd is “definitely going to change.”
“I think the growth is going to come as much from smaller budget films as from blockbusters,” he tells Deadline ahead of the first full-blown confab of exhibitors, studios and indie distributors since Covid. Audiences that have stayed the most at home are “the most excited about coming back out,” he said.
Younger demos are back when they like the pic, as per A24s Everything Everywhere All At Once. Families also, based on Sonic The Hedgehog 2. With CinemaCon opening Monday to set the theatrical table for the rest of 2022 and beyond, NATO chief John Fithian predicts the reluctance of the 35 to 40+ crowd is “definitely going to change.”
“I think the growth is going to come as much from smaller budget films as from blockbusters,” he tells Deadline ahead of the first full-blown confab of exhibitors, studios and indie distributors since Covid. Audiences that have stayed the most at home are “the most excited about coming back out,” he said.
- 4/22/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Maria (Susanne Wuest) is jolted awake by a hawk flying straight into the window of her corner office. Only she seems to notice while the rest of her drone-like coworkers type at their keyboards. Where some might have laughed out of shock or disregarded the event as one more example of man’s intellectual superiority over the animal kingdom, Maria sees aspiration. That bird cracked its skull because it was free. It believed itself able to fly anywhere that appeared open and was only thwarted by an anomaly rather than a rule. She bangs her head against the proverbial wall of complacent monotony because she’s accepted her place within a society of exploitation and oppression. Is it better to live without living? Or to die having lived?
Director Maxwell McCabe-Lokos and co-writer Rob Benvie know this single epiphany isn’t quite enough to alter the course of a life,...
Director Maxwell McCabe-Lokos and co-writer Rob Benvie know this single epiphany isn’t quite enough to alter the course of a life,...
- 4/21/2022
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
What would you do for a habanero-orange compact sport utility vehicle? Blowing as many balloons as possible in one minute seems like an easy enough task, but what about fetching a human earlobe? These are the questions at the heart of “Stanleyville,” or at least they seem to be. In reality, director Maxwell McCabe-Lokos’ debut feature uses the bizarre “platinum-level exclusive contest” at its center as a metaphor for self-actualization — even if achieving it requires more than a little self-destruction along the way. With a firm commitment to its alluringly offbeat premise and a grounding lead performance from Susanne Wuest, this indie oddity is an enjoyable descent into the absurd despite an apparent lack of interest in answering most of the questions it raises.
If a bird colliding with a window in the opening moments isn’t enough to suggest that something strange is afoot, the fact that “The Lord...
If a bird colliding with a window in the opening moments isn’t enough to suggest that something strange is afoot, the fact that “The Lord...
- 4/20/2022
- by Michael Nordine
- Variety Film + TV
If a dead ringer for Sparks brother Ron Mael walked up to you at a shopping mall while you were sitting in a massage chair and contemplating the sad inertia of your existence and, with great excitement, announced that you had been chosen from among hundreds of millions of people to participate in a unique competition designed to “probe the very essence of mind-body articulation” — well, you’d probably be willing to entertain his sales pitch. Maria (“Goodnight Mommy” star Susanne Wuest) hangs on every word, as if she’s been waiting to hear them for her entire adult life.
Yes, “Squid Game” essentially started the same way, but the 40-something woman at the heart of Maxwell McCabe-Lokos’ “Stanleyville” doesn’t seem like she’s up to speed on the latest Netflix shows. She was born into one of those deadpan cities that filmmakers always use to satirize the absurdity...
Yes, “Squid Game” essentially started the same way, but the 40-something woman at the heart of Maxwell McCabe-Lokos’ “Stanleyville” doesn’t seem like she’s up to speed on the latest Netflix shows. She was born into one of those deadpan cities that filmmakers always use to satirize the absurdity...
- 4/20/2022
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
The Volkswagen Tiguan metallic habanero orange compact sports utility vehicle is a nice piece of work. its 17 inch allow wheels, eight speed automatic transition and all-wheel drive make it a nippy little mover, while its sleek bodywork and chrome highlights give it a touch of class – and that’s before we get to the remarkably comfortable black leatherette heated seats, the glass roof, the automatic climate control and the dashboard with built-in touchscreen. It’s really quite a prize – but how far would you you be willing to go to win it?
Maria Barbizan (Susanne Wuest) is not the kind of person who has won very much in life. Though disinclined to be talkative, she hints at a good deal of misfortune in her past. From her tightly bound blond hair to her pale, plain clothes and the way she sits with her knees pressed tightly together, everything about her.
Maria Barbizan (Susanne Wuest) is not the kind of person who has won very much in life. Though disinclined to be talkative, she hints at a good deal of misfortune in her past. From her tightly bound blond hair to her pale, plain clothes and the way she sits with her knees pressed tightly together, everything about her.
- 4/19/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
"[It's] like an episode of 'Survivor' for sociopathic miscreants who've inhaled enough helium to induce a psychotic break." OScope Labs has revealed an official trailer for a strange indie comedy from Canada titled Stanleyville, which originally premiered at last year's Fantasia Film Festival. This looks totally wacky and weird, almost even indescribable. A dissatisfied woman abandons her career and her family when she gets the chance to compete in a bizarre and dangerously flawed contest. The prize: a brand new habanero-orange compact SUV. Huh. This seems like it's "Squid Game" mashed up with Yorgos Lanthimos mashed up with "Survivor" or something like that. Starring Susanne Wuest, with Cara Ricketts, Christian Serritiello, George Tchortov, Adam Brown, and Julian Richings. I'm not quite what to make of this film, but I'm certainly intrigued. What are these strange games they are playing and where does all of it lead to, anyway? Here's...
- 3/21/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
We at ScreenAnarchy are suckers for a good poster, and certainly the poster for Stanleyville certainly fits that bill. The feature directorial debut of Canadian actor Maxwell McCabe-Lokos has its world premiere at Fantasia this weekend, and this intriguing poster, designed by Aleksander Walijewski, just dropped. Prim and proper Maria Barbizan (Susanne Wuest of Goodnight Mommy) unceremoniously walks away from her boring job, her inept husband, and her obnoxious daughter. Moments later, she is swept up in a bizarre contest alongside a handful of idiosyncratic characters, all competing for the chance to win true enlightenment… and one slightly used habanero-orange compact sport utility vehicle. My thoughts first turn to the use of the bubble in comics as dialogue placement, then to the symbolism of balloons,...
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- 8/12/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired U.S. rights to “Stanleyville,” starring “Goodnight Mommy’s” Susanne Wuest, ahead of the film’s world premiere at this month’s Fantasia Film Festival.
One of the high-profile Fantasia deal announcements, the pick-up, brokered with Yellow Veil Pictures, will see Oscilloscope open “Stanleyville” in U.S. theaters this Winter.
“Stanleyville” marks the feature film debut of Canadian actor-turned-director Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, who has appeared in a slew of movies and TV series, including “Antibirth,” “Lars and the Real Girl,” “The Incredible Hulk” and “Tin Star.”
Directed by Bruce McDonald, McCabe-Lokos’ first feature screenplay, “The Husband,” which he starred in, premiered at Toronto 2013. His directorial debut, 2016 short “Ape Sodom,” and 2017 short “Midnight Confession” were also both selected for Toronto.
Written by McCabe-Lokos and Rob Benvie, who also took a co-scribe credit on “Midnight Confession,” “Stanleyville” brings McCabe-Lokos’ satirical vision of the state of the modern world to...
One of the high-profile Fantasia deal announcements, the pick-up, brokered with Yellow Veil Pictures, will see Oscilloscope open “Stanleyville” in U.S. theaters this Winter.
“Stanleyville” marks the feature film debut of Canadian actor-turned-director Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, who has appeared in a slew of movies and TV series, including “Antibirth,” “Lars and the Real Girl,” “The Incredible Hulk” and “Tin Star.”
Directed by Bruce McDonald, McCabe-Lokos’ first feature screenplay, “The Husband,” which he starred in, premiered at Toronto 2013. His directorial debut, 2016 short “Ape Sodom,” and 2017 short “Midnight Confession” were also both selected for Toronto.
Written by McCabe-Lokos and Rob Benvie, who also took a co-scribe credit on “Midnight Confession,” “Stanleyville” brings McCabe-Lokos’ satirical vision of the state of the modern world to...
- 8/2/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Game of Thrones’ Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D’s Falk Hentschel, Black Panther’s Florence Kasumba and Bad Bank’s Désirée Nosbusch star in new alien invasion drama Spides. Rounding out the cast are Damian Hardung (Name Of The Rose), Susanne Wuest, Rory Fleck Byrne, Branko Tomovic, Angus McGruther (Bad Banks), Kimberly Leemans (The Walking Dead, The Fix) and Harvey Friedman (Sense8). Spides is set in modern day Berlin and follows Nora, a young woman who wakes from a coma without any memory of her previous life after taking a mysterious drug. Local police detective David Leonhart and his partner Nique Navar are hunting down that drug in relation to dozens of missing teens. When Nora sets out to discover...
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- 6/8/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Festival adds seven world, five international and one European premiere.
Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 15-Dec 1) has completed the line-up for its official selection, the festival’s main competition strand.
These include seven world premieres, five international and one European premiere, adding to the previously announced eight films.
Titles include Muscle, a psychological thriller from UK director Gerard Johnson, known for previous features Hyena and Tony. His latest film follows a man who attempts to get his life back on track by getting physically into shape but encounters unexpected consequences after meeting an intimidating gym teacher. West End Films...
Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Nov 15-Dec 1) has completed the line-up for its official selection, the festival’s main competition strand.
These include seven world premieres, five international and one European premiere, adding to the previously announced eight films.
Titles include Muscle, a psychological thriller from UK director Gerard Johnson, known for previous features Hyena and Tony. His latest film follows a man who attempts to get his life back on track by getting physically into shape but encounters unexpected consequences after meeting an intimidating gym teacher. West End Films...
- 10/24/2019
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Actor Maxwell McCabe-Lokos will make his directorial debut with the forthcoming dark comedy Stanleyville. The pic unveiled its cast that includes Susanne Wuest, Cara Ricketts, Julian Richings, Christian Serritiello, George Tchortov and Adam Brown. The film is currently in production, shooting in Canada and Germany.
Written by McCabe-Lokos and Rob Benvie, Stanleyville is a satirical feature comedy that follows six disparate characters with nothing to lose as they face off in a bizarre competition for a slightly used habanero-orange compact sport utility vehicle.
The story follows Maria Barbizan (Wuest) who has walked away from her life – her job, her money, her feckless husband and vile teenaged daughter – her entire identity.
Written by McCabe-Lokos and Rob Benvie, Stanleyville is a satirical feature comedy that follows six disparate characters with nothing to lose as they face off in a bizarre competition for a slightly used habanero-orange compact sport utility vehicle.
The story follows Maria Barbizan (Wuest) who has walked away from her life – her job, her money, her feckless husband and vile teenaged daughter – her entire identity.
- 7/31/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Chicago – History is made when you’re often busy making other plans. That is ardently illustrated in “Sunset,” a drama set early in the second decade of the 20th Century in the on-the-brink-of-revolution capital of Budapest, Hungary. A retail store is the town’s centerpiece, plus there is a mysterious woman associated with that store, until she isn’t.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Juli Jakab portrays the woman, and she single handedly (practically) brings this history to life. The camera focuses on Jakab in a series of episodic vignettes amid the edgy and anarchy-ridden streets of the city, giving the film a sense of confinement from everything going on around her. That is part of the remarkable nature of this film … while the eye of the action is on the woman, squeezed around her in the frame are the events of that moment. This may be as simple as a team of horse thundering by,...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Juli Jakab portrays the woman, and she single handedly (practically) brings this history to life. The camera focuses on Jakab in a series of episodic vignettes amid the edgy and anarchy-ridden streets of the city, giving the film a sense of confinement from everything going on around her. That is part of the remarkable nature of this film … while the eye of the action is on the woman, squeezed around her in the frame are the events of that moment. This may be as simple as a team of horse thundering by,...
- 4/1/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
IFC Films drama Diane starring Mary Kay Place is leading a crowded pack of specialty newcomers this weekend, with no debut limited release title breaking even above a five-figure per theater average as of the initial Sunday morning averages. Diane by writer-director Kent Jones grossed $27,043, averaging $9,014.
PBS Films opened its first narrative feature, The Chaperone, starring Elizabeth McGovern and Haley Lu Richardson in two New York theaters. The title, by upcoming Downton Abbey feature director Michael Engler, grossed $12,150, averaging $6,075 for the weekend’s second best showing among the slow-go specialties.
Magnolia Pictures bowed Sundance ’19 doc The Brink by Alison Klayman in four New York, L.A. and Washington, D.C. theaters for $18,370 for a $4,593 PTA.
Other reporting specialties making their theatrical launches include Comedy Dynamics’ French-language comedy Slut In A Good Way, playing 7 weekend runs for $22K and Greenwich Entertainment’s baseball doping doc Screwball, taking $12K in 13 locations...
PBS Films opened its first narrative feature, The Chaperone, starring Elizabeth McGovern and Haley Lu Richardson in two New York theaters. The title, by upcoming Downton Abbey feature director Michael Engler, grossed $12,150, averaging $6,075 for the weekend’s second best showing among the slow-go specialties.
Magnolia Pictures bowed Sundance ’19 doc The Brink by Alison Klayman in four New York, L.A. and Washington, D.C. theaters for $18,370 for a $4,593 PTA.
Other reporting specialties making their theatrical launches include Comedy Dynamics’ French-language comedy Slut In A Good Way, playing 7 weekend runs for $22K and Greenwich Entertainment’s baseball doping doc Screwball, taking $12K in 13 locations...
- 3/31/2019
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline Film + TV
A few years ago, filmmaker László Nemes blew festival audiences away with his Holocaust tale Son of Saul. Starting with an award winning debut at the Cannes Film Festival, the movie more or less swept the awards season, culminating in an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Feature. Nemes was immediately a new name to watch on the international cinema stage. Now, after screening a bit last year, his follow up effort Sunset hits theaters this week. Unfortunately, he’s not able to repeat the success from last time out. This is a definite letdown of an experience and a real big disappointment. Alas. The film is a drama set in Budapest during the year 1913, before World War I would devastate Europe. When Irisz Leiter (Juli Jakab) first arrives in the Hungarian capital, she aims to work at a special hat store that once belonged to her late parents. Despite the desire to become a milliner,...
- 3/21/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
"At first, the man was believed to be a hiker. Later, his stone age origins were revealed..." Film Movement has debuted a new official Us trailer for Iceman, a stone age survival thriller set in the snowy Ötztal Alps (located on Austria / Italy border). This premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 2017, and we originally posted a trailer for it back then. This could be described as an early Neolithic man version of The Revenant, about one man who angrily seeks revenge but must first survive the brutal Ötztal Alps. Jürgen Vogel stars as Kelab, with the full cast including Susanne Wuest, André Hennicke, Violetta Schurawlow, Sabin Tambrea, Martin Schneider, and an appearance by Franco Nero. The film uses an early version of the Rhaetic language. This actually looks pretty damn good, with some epic footage and plenty of gnarly beards. Here's the new official Us trailer (+ another poster) for Felix Randau's Iceman,...
- 2/5/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Game of Thrones’ Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D’s Falk Hentschel, Black Panther’s Florence Kasumba and Bad Bank’s Désirée Nosbusch are to star in Spides, an alien invasion drama to air on Syfy globally. Rounding out the cast are Damian Hardung (Name Of The Rose), Susanne Wuest (Perfume), Branko Tomovic (24: Live another Day) and Kimberly Leemans (The Walking Dead). Set in modern-day Berlin, Spides follows Nora, played by Sellers, a young woman who wakes from a coma without any memory of her previous life after taking a mysterious drug. Hentschel plays local police detective David Leonhart, while Kasumba plays his partner Nique Navar, who are hunting down that drug in relation to dozens of missing teens. When Nora sets out to discover what happened to...
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- 12/6/2018
- Screen Anarchy
"Leave this place. Blood will flow here this week." Sony Pictures Classics has released the official Us trailer for the new film from Hungarian director László Nemes (of Son of Saul previously) titled Sunset, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival this year. This sprawling, epic historical drama is set in Budapest in 1913, "in the heart of Europe as World War I approaches." The story is about a young woman named Írisz Leiter, who tries to get a job at a legendary hat store that once belonged to her late parents. She ends up lost in the overwhelming chaos of a bustling Budapest. Juli Jakab stars as Írisz, and the full cast includes Vlad Ivanov, Susanne Wuest, Björn Freiberg, Levente Molnár, Mónika Balsai, Urs Rechn, Evelin Dobos, and Judit Bárdos. A remarkable feat of authentic filmmaking, this film is demands our attention. Here's the official Us trailer (+ new poster) for László Nemes' Sunset,...
- 12/4/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, Falk Hentschel & Florence Kasumba To Star In Syfy’s Global Drama ‘Spides’
Game of Thrones’ Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D’s Falk Hentschel, Black Panther’s Florence Kasumba and Bad Bank’s Désirée Nosbusch are to star in Spides, an alien invasion drama to air on Syfy globally.
The eight-part series will launch on the NBC Universal International Networks channel in the UK, France, Iberia, Germany, Latin America, Poland, Romania, Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Australia and Brazil in late 2019.
Set in modern-day Berlin, Spides follows Nora, played by Sellers, a young woman who wakes from a coma without any memory of her previous life after taking a mysterious drug. Hentschel plays local police detective David Leonhart, while Kasumba plays his partner Nique Navar, who are hunting down that drug in relation to dozens of missing teens. When Nora sets out to discover what happened to her, she begins to unravel a conspiracy of aliens who are...
The eight-part series will launch on the NBC Universal International Networks channel in the UK, France, Iberia, Germany, Latin America, Poland, Romania, Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Australia and Brazil in late 2019.
Set in modern-day Berlin, Spides follows Nora, played by Sellers, a young woman who wakes from a coma without any memory of her previous life after taking a mysterious drug. Hentschel plays local police detective David Leonhart, while Kasumba plays his partner Nique Navar, who are hunting down that drug in relation to dozens of missing teens. When Nora sets out to discover what happened to her, she begins to unravel a conspiracy of aliens who are...
- 11/27/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Perfume Trailer Netflix‘s Perfume (2018) TV show trailer stars Friederike Becht, August Diehl, Wotan Wilke Mohring, Susanne Wuest, and Christian Friedel. Perfume‘s plot synopsis: “Patrick Suskind’s best-selling novel about smell, passion and serial killing gets a shocking contemporary spin. While in boarding school, a group of six become friends through their intense passion for scent. When [...]
Continue reading: Perfume (2018) TV Show Trailer: A Detective Investigates a Human Scent Murder Mystery [Netflix]...
Continue reading: Perfume (2018) TV Show Trailer: A Detective Investigates a Human Scent Murder Mystery [Netflix]...
- 11/26/2018
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Just in time for Christmas comes the heartwarming story of “Perfume,” which follows a half-dozen friends so obsessed with the possibilities of smell that the death of one of them dredges up some extremely unpleasant things about their pasts.
The new series is based on the 1985 Patrick Süskind novel “Perfume,” which was previously adapted into the 2006 Tom Tykwer film “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer,” starring a pre-Bond Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, and Dustin Hoffman. This new TV venture brings the original story into a modern context, rather than the 18th-century French environs of the novel.
In updating the historical story, this six-part season also gets a detective show twist, with a group of investigators looking into the death of a singer. What they find is a group of one-time school friends, at least one of whom stumbled into the practice of using human scents as the basis for making a one-of-a-kind fragrance.
The new series is based on the 1985 Patrick Süskind novel “Perfume,” which was previously adapted into the 2006 Tom Tykwer film “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer,” starring a pre-Bond Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, and Dustin Hoffman. This new TV venture brings the original story into a modern context, rather than the 18th-century French environs of the novel.
In updating the historical story, this six-part season also gets a detective show twist, with a group of investigators looking into the death of a singer. What they find is a group of one-time school friends, at least one of whom stumbled into the practice of using human scents as the basis for making a one-of-a-kind fragrance.
- 11/21/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
This six-episode second season of Lore will premiere on Friday, October 19th on Amazon Prime. Based on Aaron Mahnke's podcast of the same name and containing the stories Burke and Hare: In the Name of Science and Elizabeth Bathory: Mirror, Mirror, as well new stories Prague Clock and Jack Parsons, the second season is
"Season two of the Prime Original series Lore, adapted from Aaron Mahnke’s award-winning podcast of the same name, premieres Friday, October 19 and stars Josh Bowman, Doug Bradley, Thomas Kretschmann, Paula Malcomson, Maimie McCoy, Jürgen Prochnow, Emmett Scanlan, and Alicia Witt.
Lore explores the real-life frightening and disturbing tales that have given rise to our modern-day myths and legends. The six-episode second season will feature new tales from the podcast, as well as original stories not yet available in podcast form. The anthology series will continue to interweave rich archival and mixed media sequences to complement the narrative segments.
"Season two of the Prime Original series Lore, adapted from Aaron Mahnke’s award-winning podcast of the same name, premieres Friday, October 19 and stars Josh Bowman, Doug Bradley, Thomas Kretschmann, Paula Malcomson, Maimie McCoy, Jürgen Prochnow, Emmett Scanlan, and Alicia Witt.
Lore explores the real-life frightening and disturbing tales that have given rise to our modern-day myths and legends. The six-episode second season will feature new tales from the podcast, as well as original stories not yet available in podcast form. The anthology series will continue to interweave rich archival and mixed media sequences to complement the narrative segments.
- 10/2/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Sunset Trailer László Nemes‘ Sunset / Napszállta (2018) movie trailer stars Juli Jakab, Vlad Ivanov, Susanne Wuest, Björn Freiberg, and Levente Molnár. Sunset‘s plot synopsis: “1913, Budapest, in the heart of Europe. The young Irisz Leiter arrives in the Hungarian capital with high hopes to work as a milliner at the legendary hat store that belonged [...]
Continue reading: Sunset (2018) Movie Trailer: Juli Jakab Seeks to Reclaim Her Past in László Nemes’ Film...
Continue reading: Sunset (2018) Movie Trailer: Juli Jakab Seeks to Reclaim Her Past in László Nemes’ Film...
- 8/13/2018
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"Why are you so sad?" Screen International has unveiled the first official trailer for László Nemes' new film Sunset and my goodness does it looks incredible. This is the next film from the highly acclaimed Hungarian director of the film Son of Saul, and it's set to premiere at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals this fall. Sunset tells the story of a young girl who grows up to become a strong and fearless woman in Budapest before World War I. Juli Jakab stars as Írisz Leiter, and the cast includes Vlad Ivanov, Susanne Wuest, Björn Freiberg, Levente Molnár, Mónika Balsai, Urs Rechn, Judit Bárdos, and Evelin Dobos. I don't know much about this film yet, but I think it looks extraordinary already, especially because I believe Nemes is a genius (for making Son of Saul). I'll be seeing this in Venice and will have a review up soon after.
- 8/8/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Major Crimes alum Raymond Cruz has booked a recurring role opposite Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano in the second season of Epix’s Get Shorty. The dark comedy from MGM Television is based in part on the 1990 Elmore Leonard bestseller and created for television by Davey Holmes. In Season 2, Miles struggles to reconcile his ambitions as a filmmaker and a family man with his skill set as a career criminal. His progress in Hollywood is jeopardized when the washed-up producer (Romano) with whom he partnered in Season 1 agrees to wear a federal wire. Cruz will play Swayze, the brutal and murderous leader of a Latino prison gang who styles himself after Patrick Swayze, with long, flowing locks of hair and 80s-inspired dance moves. Cruz recently wrapped the sixth and final season of TNT’s Major Crimes. He also has recurred on Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad,...
- 5/31/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
"They found a man, but not his story..." A trailer has debuted for a film titled Iceman, which is premiering at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland kicking off this week. This film could be described as an ancient Neolithic man version of The Revenant, about one man who angrily seeks revenge but must first survive the brutal Ötztals Alps. Jürgen Vogel stars as Kelab, with the full cast including Susanne Wuest, André Hennicke, Violetta Schurawlow, Sabin Tambrea, Martin Schneider, and an appearance by Franco Nero. The film uses an early version of the Rhaetic language. This actually looks damn good, with some impressive hair + beards and an intense story set entirely in the wilderness. I'm intrigued enough to watch. Here's the first official trailer (+ German poster) for Felix Randau's Iceman, direct from YouTube: 5000 years ago: A man lives with his woman and their children in the Ötztals Alps.
- 7/25/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Watch the first trailer for revenge movie about Neolithic man ‘Ötzi’.
Screen can reveal the first trailer for writer-director Felix Randau’s Locarno world premiere Iceman, which reimagines the last days of Neolithic man ‘Ötzi’.
Watch above or on mobile Here:
The epic survival and revenge story charts the fictional journey of a man who lived more than 5,300 years ago as the leader of a besieged Neolithic clan in the Ötztal Alps.
The enigmatic character has subsequently become the subject of one of the great unsolved historical murder cases.
Beta Cinema handles sales on the movie, starring Juergen Vogel (The Wave), Franco Nero (Django Unchained), André M. Hennicke (Victoria), Sabin Tambrea (Ludwig II) and Susanne Wuest (A Cure For Wellness).
The film was shot in an early version of the Rhaetic language. Dop is Jakub Bejnarowicz (Mercy).
Producers are Port au Prince Film and Kultur Produktion/Jan Krüger (Jack) in co-production with Echo Film, Lucky Bird Pictures...
Screen can reveal the first trailer for writer-director Felix Randau’s Locarno world premiere Iceman, which reimagines the last days of Neolithic man ‘Ötzi’.
Watch above or on mobile Here:
The epic survival and revenge story charts the fictional journey of a man who lived more than 5,300 years ago as the leader of a besieged Neolithic clan in the Ötztal Alps.
The enigmatic character has subsequently become the subject of one of the great unsolved historical murder cases.
Beta Cinema handles sales on the movie, starring Juergen Vogel (The Wave), Franco Nero (Django Unchained), André M. Hennicke (Victoria), Sabin Tambrea (Ludwig II) and Susanne Wuest (A Cure For Wellness).
The film was shot in an early version of the Rhaetic language. Dop is Jakub Bejnarowicz (Mercy).
Producers are Port au Prince Film and Kultur Produktion/Jan Krüger (Jack) in co-production with Echo Film, Lucky Bird Pictures...
- 7/25/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
A Cure For Wellness 20th Century Fox Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, CompuServe ShowBiz Grade: C+ Director: Gore Verbinski Written by: Justin Haythe, story by Justin Haythe Cast: Jason Isaacs, Dane DeHaan, Mia Goth, Adrian Schiller, Celia Imrie, Susanne Wuest, Carl Lumbly, Lisa Banes, Magnus Krepper, Ivo Nandi, Natalia Bobrich Screened at: Regal Union Sq., NYC, […]
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- 2/7/2017
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
"He's a patient, not a prisoner." 20th Century Fox has debuted a brand new, full-length trailer for Gore Verbinski's A Cure for Wellness, a mysterious, creepy supernatural thriller about a "wellness" spa in the mountains in Switzerland that seems to have some freaky tricks up its sleeves. The trailers we've posted so far have all been very creepy, with lots of footage that should make you squirm in your seat. Dane DeHaan stars as an employee sent to rescue his boss from the spa, only to discover something much more sinister going on. The full cast includes Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth, Celia Imrie, Adrian Schiller, Carl Lumbly, Susanne Wuest, Lisa Banes, Ivo Nandi and Magnus Krepper. Word from those who've seen this film already is that it's pretty damn good, and very disturbing. I'm glad to see Verbinski trying something new. Here's the full trailer (+ intl. poster) for Gore Verbinski...
- 12/20/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Well this is certainly freaky. Fox has released a new, very short international teaser trailer for a supernatural thriller titled A Cure for Wellness, directed by Gore Verbinski, about a mysterious European "wellness spa" that claims to have found the "cure for wellness". Dane DeHaan stars as an employee sent to rescue his boss from the spa, only to discover something much more sinister going on. The full cast includes Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth, Celia Imrie, Adrian Schiller, Carl Lumbly, Susanne Wuest, Lisa Banes, Ivo Nandi and Magnus Krepper. This trailer has some of the most disgusting yet alluring imagery for this film yet, although there's not much footage to see. Just glimpses. I'm still quie curious. Check it out below. Here's an international teaser trailer (+ motion poster) for Verbinski's A Cure for Wellness, on YouTube: You can still watch the first Us teaser trailer for A Cure for Wellness here,...
- 12/13/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"Are you ready, Mr. Lockhart? Then let's begin..." 20th Century Fox has revealed the first teaser trailer for a supernatural thriller titled A Cure for Wellness, directed by Gore Verbinski, about a mysterious European "wellness spa" that claims to have found the "cure for wellness". Dane DeHaan stars as an employee sent to rescue his boss from the spa, only to discover something much more sinister going on. He finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests there. The full cast includes Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth, Celia Imrie, Adrian Schiller, Carl Lumbly, Susanne Wuest, Lisa Banes, Ivo Nandi and Magnus Krepper. This looks totally wicked! Hard to even describe - just see the footage. Here's the first teaser trailer (+ poster) for Gore Verbinski's A Cure for Wellness, direct from YouTube: And here's the other viral teaser video for the actual "cure" in A Cure for Wellness,...
- 10/20/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
An effective horror story about a woman transformed in more ways than one after she undergoes facial surgery
Hats off to Austria for selecting this increasingly alarming chiller from writer/directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (respectively the partner and nephew of film-maker Ulrich Seidl, who produces) as its foreign language entry for the 88th Academy Awards. Opening with an image of Von Trapp family harmony, Goodnight Mommy finds twin boys (Lukas and Elias Schwarz, both brilliant) playing hide-and-seek in the trees and cornfields around a remote modernist house. When their mother (Susanne Wuest) returns from facial surgery, her bandaged visage hides a changed personality. How do they know it’s really her? Suspicion turns to hostility and worse; by the third act, you’ll be hiding your face in wincing terror.
Comparisons with Michael Haneke’s Funny Games and George Franju’s Eyes Without a Face seem inevitable, but...
Hats off to Austria for selecting this increasingly alarming chiller from writer/directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (respectively the partner and nephew of film-maker Ulrich Seidl, who produces) as its foreign language entry for the 88th Academy Awards. Opening with an image of Von Trapp family harmony, Goodnight Mommy finds twin boys (Lukas and Elias Schwarz, both brilliant) playing hide-and-seek in the trees and cornfields around a remote modernist house. When their mother (Susanne Wuest) returns from facial surgery, her bandaged visage hides a changed personality. How do they know it’s really her? Suspicion turns to hostility and worse; by the third act, you’ll be hiding your face in wincing terror.
Comparisons with Michael Haneke’s Funny Games and George Franju’s Eyes Without a Face seem inevitable, but...
- 3/6/2016
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
An idyllic summer at a lakeside house turns nasty horror for two brothers in this gruesome debut from Austrian film-maker Veronika Franz
This icy Euro-arthouse horror from Austrian film-maker Veronika Franz has an American-style title, like Michael Haneke’s Funny Games. The original is Ich Seh Ich Seh, or I See I See, which better captures its theme of twins. Franz makes her debut, co-directing with Severin Fala; she is married to the film’s producer, the renowned and terrifying director Ulrich Seidl, known for his own type of extreme ordeal cinema. This movie had its premiere at last year’s Venice film festival, where I first saw it, and now arrives in the UK, where audiences may want to compare it to early Michael Haneke and Jessica Hausner. The twist ending is worthy of a Hollywood director who can’t be named without giving it away. Elias (Elias Schwarz...
This icy Euro-arthouse horror from Austrian film-maker Veronika Franz has an American-style title, like Michael Haneke’s Funny Games. The original is Ich Seh Ich Seh, or I See I See, which better captures its theme of twins. Franz makes her debut, co-directing with Severin Fala; she is married to the film’s producer, the renowned and terrifying director Ulrich Seidl, known for his own type of extreme ordeal cinema. This movie had its premiere at last year’s Venice film festival, where I first saw it, and now arrives in the UK, where audiences may want to compare it to early Michael Haneke and Jessica Hausner. The twist ending is worthy of a Hollywood director who can’t be named without giving it away. Elias (Elias Schwarz...
- 3/3/2016
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
★★★☆☆ The anticipation has been palpable for Goodnight Mommy, a rare entry in what might be termed the 'arthouse horror' subgenre. After all, contemporary horror, with its emphasis on gore over mystery and suspense, is not the first place cineastes in search of aesthetic and intellectual stimulation tend to look. But Veronika Franz's promising directorial debut seeks to dig a little deeper for its thrills, by exploring the reactions of twin brothers Elias and Lukas (Elias and Lukas Schwarz) to the return of a mother (Susanne Wuest) they no longer recognise.
- 3/2/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Goodnight Mommy Ich seh, Ich seh The Weinstein Company Reviewed by: Harvey Karten for Shockya. Databased on Rotten Tomatoes. Grade: C+ Director: Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala Written by: Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala Cast: Susanne Wuest, Elias Schwarz, Lukas Schwarz Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 11/19/15 Opens: September 11, 2015 If you’re just starting out in your married life and you think of having kids (as most couples do), you may be concerned about the cost of bringing one up from prenatal expenses to those of a living creation to age 21 and, nowadays, beyond. But money isn’t everything. Remember the old saw about how a young person killed his parents [ Read More ]
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- 12/4/2015
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods 90 Minutes in Heaven (drama; Hayden Christensen, Kate Bosworth; rated PG-13) Amy (music documentary; Amy Winehouse; rated R) Brand: A Second Coming (documentary; Russell Brand; rated R) Goodnight Mommy (horror-thriller; Susanne Wuest, Lukas Schwarz, Elias Schwarz; rated R) Roger Waters The Wall (music; Roger Waters, Dave Kilminster; rated R) Christmas Eve (comedy-romance; Jon Heder, Patrick Stewart; premieres 12/4 on...
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- 12/2/2015
- by Robert B. DeSalvo
- Movies.com
*full disclosure: a Blu-ray screener of this film was provided by Anchor Bay Entertainment. Directors/writers: Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. Cast: Susanne Wuest, Lukas Schwarz and Elias Schwarz. The Austrian title, Ich Seh, Ich Seh, is a lot more appropriate than the North American one, Goodnight Mommy. The original title is translated to I Say, I Say. This original title gives a hint as to the film's central mystery and to the protagonist's inner conflict. Goodnight Mommy is a lot less intriguing. As it is, Goodnight Mommy is still an unsettling thriller. Unfortunately, the pacing of the film is slowed down by a number of distracting scenes. Focusing on an experiential narrative, the film's conflict is driven onwards by Elias' (Elias Schwarz) inner delusions, which only worsen as time wears on. Goodnight Mommy is a very disturbing thriller, that should not be missed. The film's story begins after a tragedy.
- 11/29/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Distributor TWC-Radius managed a difficult feat with an inspired marketing campaign for the release of foreign arthouse horror film Goodnight Mommy, the excellent directorial debut of duo Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. In its seventy days of release during its Us theatrical run, the film racked up over a million in ticket sales and enjoyed some excellent word of mouth attention. The Venice premiered item has also acquired notable critical acclaim and, at the time of its Blu-ray release, has made it to the shortlist of possible nominees for a Best Foreign Language Academy Award nomination. Grisly, uncomfortable, and beautifully executed, it’s an unprecedented amount of attention considering the subject matter.
In the isolated Austrian countryside, nine-year-old twins Lukas and Elias (Lukas and Elias Schwarz) live alone with their mother (Susanne Wuest). Recently, she’s undergone cosmetic surgery, her face completely bandaged as she attempts to recover peacefully in their quiet home.
In the isolated Austrian countryside, nine-year-old twins Lukas and Elias (Lukas and Elias Schwarz) live alone with their mother (Susanne Wuest). Recently, she’s undergone cosmetic surgery, her face completely bandaged as she attempts to recover peacefully in their quiet home.
- 11/24/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Goodnight, mommy? Possible Oscar contender, Goodnight Mommy, will arrive on Blu-ray / DVD on December 1st. Also: theatrical release information for The Funhouse Massacre, a look at Live-Evil photos, and Happy Halloween with Dr. Gangrene videos.
Goodnight Mommy: Press Release: "Beverly Hills, Calif. – October 13, 2015 – “Unsettling.” “Terrifying.” “Sinister.” The most talked about movie of summer and one of the most critically-acclaimed films of the year, Goodnight Mommy arrives on Blu-ray™ and DVD December 1st from Anchor Bay Entertainment and RADiUS. The “masterful and artfully unsettling” film, which is generating strong Oscar® buzz as Austria’s official 2016 entry for Best Foreign Language Film, is written and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, and stars Susanne Wuest (Antares, Judas Goat, Thank You Mr. President), and brothers Elias Schwarz and Lukas Schwarz in their feature film debut.
A worldwide festival favorite, Goodnight Mommy made audiences squirm at the Venice Film Festival, AFI Fest,...
Goodnight Mommy: Press Release: "Beverly Hills, Calif. – October 13, 2015 – “Unsettling.” “Terrifying.” “Sinister.” The most talked about movie of summer and one of the most critically-acclaimed films of the year, Goodnight Mommy arrives on Blu-ray™ and DVD December 1st from Anchor Bay Entertainment and RADiUS. The “masterful and artfully unsettling” film, which is generating strong Oscar® buzz as Austria’s official 2016 entry for Best Foreign Language Film, is written and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, and stars Susanne Wuest (Antares, Judas Goat, Thank You Mr. President), and brothers Elias Schwarz and Lukas Schwarz in their feature film debut.
A worldwide festival favorite, Goodnight Mommy made audiences squirm at the Venice Film Festival, AFI Fest,...
- 10/14/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
It’s hard to discuss what truly makes Goodnight Mommy such a powerhouse cinematic experience without revealing some of the ingenious twists to it; suffice to say, very rarely does a film come along that leaves my proverbial jaw on the floor, but such is the case with this Austrian thriller from directors Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz, who have crafted a film that’s thoughtful, intense and wrought with emotion and palpable tension throughout. Without a doubt, Goodnight Mommy is truly one of the best pure horror films of 2015.
Goodnight Mommy follows twin brothers Lukas and Elias (played by Lukas and Elias Schwarz) as they eagerly await the return of their mother (Susanne Wuest), who has been undergoing radical cosmetic surgery. When she returns, her face is completely bandaged and her disposition is chilly and confrontational with her children. Suspecting that the woman in their home is not their mother,...
Goodnight Mommy follows twin brothers Lukas and Elias (played by Lukas and Elias Schwarz) as they eagerly await the return of their mother (Susanne Wuest), who has been undergoing radical cosmetic surgery. When she returns, her face is completely bandaged and her disposition is chilly and confrontational with her children. Suspecting that the woman in their home is not their mother,...
- 9/15/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Arriving in theaters this weekend is Goodnight Mommy, the stunning psychological thriller from Austrian filmmakers Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. The story follows twins Elias and Lukas (Elias and Lukas Schwarz) as they await the arrival of their mother (Susanne Wuest), who has been away undergoing radical cosmetic surgery. Once she’s home, the siblings begin to suspect the woman that has returned is not their mother but someone who has taken her place, and the family is soon embroiled in a struggle for power and truth as the boys set out to uncover what really happened to their mom.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Fiala and Franz about Goodnight Mommy and heard from the duo on how reality television inspired their arthouse horror film, their experiences collaborating with their two younger co-stars, and much more. Look for Goodnight Mommy in theaters on Friday courtesy of RADiUS-twc.
Daily Dead recently had the opportunity to speak with Fiala and Franz about Goodnight Mommy and heard from the duo on how reality television inspired their arthouse horror film, their experiences collaborating with their two younger co-stars, and much more. Look for Goodnight Mommy in theaters on Friday courtesy of RADiUS-twc.
- 9/11/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala's buzzed-about horror film "Goodnight Mommy" hits select theaters today -- and to entice you into their dark world, HitFix is premiering an exclusive clip that sees twins Lukas and Elias (Lukas and Elias Schwarz) walking on eggshells around their mother (Susanne Wuest), who has just returned from getting extensive cosmetic surgery. It's a scene that's representative of the film's slow-burning dread, before the plot builds to a truly shocking climax. Here's the official synopsis: Twin boys who do everything together, from collecting beetles to feeding stray cats, welcome their mother home after her reconstructive surgery. But with her face wrapped in bandages, and her demeanor distant, they grow suspicious of her identity. Watch the clip above and below. You can check out my interview with the filmmakers here, and view the official trailer here.
- 9/11/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
It's been awhile since a horror trailer captured the public imagination as strongly as "Goodnight Mommy's," which has inspired endless YouTube reaction videos and hyperbolic headlines proclaiming it "the scariest trailer of all time." The film itself is less extreme than the hype would suggest; belying its unintended reputation, it is less a wall-to-wall shocker than a quiet, slow-burning exercise in dread that builds to a truly horrifying finale. What I was most struck by, however, was how much the film moved me with its story of ten-year-old twin boys (Lukas and Elias Schwarz) who become convinced that their post-cosmetic surgery mother (Susanne Wuest) is an impostor. "Goodnight Mommy" is also very good, and the critical community seems to agree: the film has racked up a number of impressive reviews and was recently chosen by Austria as the country's official entry at the 2016 Academy Awards. I sat down with writer...
- 9/11/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Mom Without a Face: Fiala/Franz’s Fiction Debut a Mesmerizing Slice of Psychological Horror
Once you’re made aware that Goodnight Mommy is the fictional directorial debut from directing tandem Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz (partner to and writer of the works of Ulrich Seidl). A delightfully perverse purveyor of Austrian social dysfunction, you’ll know to expect something kind of twisted and bizarre. Fiala/Franz certainly delivers with an eerie portrait of identical twin horror that will eventually rank as one of the more notable titles in the slim subgenre. Effectively grotesque and downright chilling by the time it spits out its final frames, Franz unleashes her own brand of sinister familial interactions that proves to surpass even Seidl’s cynical worldview.
In the isolated Austrian countryside, nine-year-old twins Lukas and Elias (Lukas and Elias Schwarz) live alone with their mother (Susanne Wuest). Recently, she’s undergone cosmetic surgery,...
Once you’re made aware that Goodnight Mommy is the fictional directorial debut from directing tandem Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz (partner to and writer of the works of Ulrich Seidl). A delightfully perverse purveyor of Austrian social dysfunction, you’ll know to expect something kind of twisted and bizarre. Fiala/Franz certainly delivers with an eerie portrait of identical twin horror that will eventually rank as one of the more notable titles in the slim subgenre. Effectively grotesque and downright chilling by the time it spits out its final frames, Franz unleashes her own brand of sinister familial interactions that proves to surpass even Seidl’s cynical worldview.
In the isolated Austrian countryside, nine-year-old twins Lukas and Elias (Lukas and Elias Schwarz) live alone with their mother (Susanne Wuest). Recently, she’s undergone cosmetic surgery,...
- 9/9/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
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