Uma (Emma Roberts) wakes up in an unfamiliar room. It turns out to be a sort of rehab clinic, run by The Duchess (Milla Jovovich). It’s not specified why Uma has been sent here, but she’ll be kept for two months. Determined to escape and to take her roommates with her, Uma discovers disturbing truths about the facility.
According to the best estimate I can find, Paradise Hills cost roughly 6 million euros. Every last cent of it is up on screen. This is a film with a cast full of talented young women whose stars are on the rise, but the real stars of the show are costume designer Alberto Valcárcel and production designer Laia Colet.
We first see Emma Roberts’ Uma in blue lipstick with a headpiece over her face like a cage, as she sings a song at her wedding while dancers manoeuvre her extravagant dress beneath her.
According to the best estimate I can find, Paradise Hills cost roughly 6 million euros. Every last cent of it is up on screen. This is a film with a cast full of talented young women whose stars are on the rise, but the real stars of the show are costume designer Alberto Valcárcel and production designer Laia Colet.
We first see Emma Roberts’ Uma in blue lipstick with a headpiece over her face like a cage, as she sings a song at her wedding while dancers manoeuvre her extravagant dress beneath her.
- 3/16/2020
- by Sam Inglis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The title truly says it all: Daniel Isn’t Real. So when a little boy takes his stuffed animal down the street to escape his parents’ screams only to walk by a gruesome murder scene marked by a bloodied body lifeless on the ground, we understand the significance of his also finding a new friend. A young kid unable to process fear, rage, and death, Luke would naturally project his distressed mother’s (Mary Stuart Masterson’s Claire) visage upon the homicide victim now haunting his memory before creating a means with which to cope. So Daniel proves to be a security blanket—Luke’s escape from present trauma and future turmoil as his brain wonders whether the psychological issues his mom faces will soon become his burden as well.
As director Adam Egypt Mortimer and co-writer Brian DeLeeuw (based on his novel In This Way I Was Saved) continue the boy’s story,...
As director Adam Egypt Mortimer and co-writer Brian DeLeeuw (based on his novel In This Way I Was Saved) continue the boy’s story,...
- 12/2/2019
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
If you’ve ever watched contrived science fiction for fun, being willing to ignore its barely sensical story points for the sake of tone, but secretly hoping it was splashed with a layer of pink glitter, then do I have the film for you. Director Alice Waddington’s feature debut, Paradise Hills, is the fluffy pastel answer to the science fiction evening fillers we’re so used to seeing toned blue, green, and yellow.
Uma (Emma Roberts) wakes up in a strange place, an inescapable island adorned in an aesthetic that matches someone’s grandmother’s tea set. She’s been sent there because she has declined to marry a man that would allow her to regain her family’s fortune. The island turns out to be an over-the-top retreat, reminiscent of a celebrity rehab facility, filled with wealthy young women sent there to change something about themselves. One has a drinking problem,...
Uma (Emma Roberts) wakes up in a strange place, an inescapable island adorned in an aesthetic that matches someone’s grandmother’s tea set. She’s been sent there because she has declined to marry a man that would allow her to regain her family’s fortune. The island turns out to be an over-the-top retreat, reminiscent of a celebrity rehab facility, filled with wealthy young women sent there to change something about themselves. One has a drinking problem,...
- 11/11/2019
- by Lindsay Traves
- DailyDead
Announcing herself as an ingenious genre-defying filmmaker, Alice Waddington has crossed from the land of festival-acclaimed shorts to building a colorful extravaganza for her feature debut “Paradise Hills,” a Spanish-American coproduction backed by both a legion of actresses on the rise and sumptuous production design.
An opulent ballroom worthy of a fairytale (in line with Disney’s live-action “Cinderella”) hosts a wedding for upper-class royalty Uma (Emma Roberts) and Son in an alternative reality that exists somewhere between near-future and palatial past. But just as we are about to learn whether or not the union is one of mutual love, we cut to a few months prior in an exuberant island covered in rose gardens and housing a “recovery” facility (somewhere between boarding school and mental hospital) for young women who don’t fit in.
Candy-hued spaces, white fashion-forward uniforms; and a cordial headmistress known as The Duchess (a surprisingly...
An opulent ballroom worthy of a fairytale (in line with Disney’s live-action “Cinderella”) hosts a wedding for upper-class royalty Uma (Emma Roberts) and Son in an alternative reality that exists somewhere between near-future and palatial past. But just as we are about to learn whether or not the union is one of mutual love, we cut to a few months prior in an exuberant island covered in rose gardens and housing a “recovery” facility (somewhere between boarding school and mental hospital) for young women who don’t fit in.
Candy-hued spaces, white fashion-forward uniforms; and a cordial headmistress known as The Duchess (a surprisingly...
- 10/24/2019
- by Carlos Aguilar
- The Wrap
If you’ve ever wanted a mashup of Disney princess movies and “The Stepford Wives” or imagined “The Handmaid’s Tale” as a swoony Ya fantasy, “Paradise Hills” is absolutely the movie for you. This first feature by young Spanish commercials director Alice Waddington expands upon the template of her well-traveled 2015 short “Disco Inferno” in offering an ornate dream world of velvet-lined luxury and hidden menace. It’s a distinctive, accomplished vision in purely aesthetic terms — though this vague feminist parable is considerably less well thought-out on the levels of storytelling, character definition and suspense.
As a result, its message is one of general self-empowerment best experienced if you turn your brain off and just passively enjoy the spectacle. Opening on 18 U.S. screens 10 months after premiering in Sundance’s Next section, the English-language project will doubtfully make more than a modest impact theatrically, but should begin developing a cult...
As a result, its message is one of general self-empowerment best experienced if you turn your brain off and just passively enjoy the spectacle. Opening on 18 U.S. screens 10 months after premiering in Sundance’s Next section, the English-language project will doubtfully make more than a modest impact theatrically, but should begin developing a cult...
- 10/24/2019
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Dread Central is giving away three download codes for Paradise Hills (directed by Alice Waddington from a screenplay penned by Nacho Vigalondo and Brian DeLeeuw), in select theaters October 25th, followed by a digital and On Demand release on November 1st. Just fill out the form below to enter. Winners will be selected on Friday, […]
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- 10/23/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
From The Producers Of “Mandy” Embed Code: Starring: Patrick Schwarzenegger, Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, Mary Stuart Masterson Directed By: Adam Egypt Mortimer Written By: Brian DeLeeuw and Adam Egypt Mortimer Troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic …
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- 10/15/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
I’ve got got a trailer here for an upcoming psychological horror thriller coming out called Daniel Isn't Real. The film follows a young college freshman named Luke who ends up resurrecting his childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope with some serious issues that he’s been having. Turns out, his imaginary friend is a pretty twisted and demented dude and ends up causing more harm than good.
The film comes from writer and director Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate), and it’s an adaption of Brian DeLeeuw's novel of the same name. It stars Miles Robbins as Luke and Patrick Schwarzenegger as Daniel. This looks like it’s going to be a wild and trippy thriller! One quote in the trailer describes it as being "mind-bendingly freaky".
It looks good to me and I’ll give it a go! Here’s the synopsis:
Troubled...
The film comes from writer and director Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate), and it’s an adaption of Brian DeLeeuw's novel of the same name. It stars Miles Robbins as Luke and Patrick Schwarzenegger as Daniel. This looks like it’s going to be a wild and trippy thriller! One quote in the trailer describes it as being "mind-bendingly freaky".
It looks good to me and I’ll give it a go! Here’s the synopsis:
Troubled...
- 10/15/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
They call it “Paradise Hills”, but going against the grain can have hellish consequences. Look for Paradise Hills (directed by Alice Waddington from a screenplay penned by Nacho Vigalondo and Brian DeLeeuw) in select theater October 25th, followed by a digital and On Demand release on November 1st. A beautiful landscape and pastel sheen hide […]
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- 10/14/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
"Daniel is simply an aspect of your mind." Samuel Goldwyn Films & Shudder have unveiled a full official trailer for Daniel Isn't Real, a horror-thriller which has been playing on the festival circuit all year after originally premiering at SXSW. From writer / director Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate), and adapted from Brian DeLeeuw's novel, the film is about a college freshmen named Luke who resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope. But he ends up in even more trouble. Miles Robbins stars as Luke, with Patrick Schwarzenegger playing his friend Daniel, plus Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, and Mary Stuart Masterson. This looks super trippy and totally wild, definitely "mind-bendingly freaky" as the quote says. Reviews so far are good; it's an intense trailer that should put this on your radar. Here's the full-length official trailer for Adam Egypt Mortimer's Daniel Isn't Real, from Sgf's...
- 10/12/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
What if your childhood imaginary friend returned when you were in college.. and they weren't as imaginary as you thought? The answer to that chilling question is explored in Adam Egypt Mortimer's Daniel Isn't Real (which won the Feature Film Jury Prize at Popcorn Frights). At La Comic Con, the film's official trailer was just unveiled, and it's now online for all to enjoy.
You can watch the official trailer for Daniel Isn't Real below and keep an eye out for the film when it's released in theaters and on VOD and Digital beginning December 6th from Samuel Goldwyn Films. In case you missed it, check out Heather Wixson's review of the movie, as well as her interviews with the cast and crew.
Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer from a screenplay he co-wrote with Brian DeLeeuw (based on DeLeeuw's novel In This Way I Was Saved), Daniel Isn't Real stars Patrick Schwarzenegger,...
You can watch the official trailer for Daniel Isn't Real below and keep an eye out for the film when it's released in theaters and on VOD and Digital beginning December 6th from Samuel Goldwyn Films. In case you missed it, check out Heather Wixson's review of the movie, as well as her interviews with the cast and crew.
Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer from a screenplay he co-wrote with Brian DeLeeuw (based on DeLeeuw's novel In This Way I Was Saved), Daniel Isn't Real stars Patrick Schwarzenegger,...
- 10/12/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
If you follow indie horror news or attend genre film festivals, you’ve no doubt heard the buzz surrounding Daniel Isn’t Real, a psychological shocker directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer from a screenplay penned by Brian DeLeeuw (who also wrote the novel the film is based on). Now, in advance of the movie’s theatrical and VOD […]
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- 10/12/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Toronto After Dark have announced the first ten films in this year's lineup. Tadff is the go to genre event of the Fall here in our fair city and the festival continues to bring a collection of festival favorites and potential undiscovered gems. This first wave of films includes the lauded horror comedy Extra Ordinary, terrific teen terror flick The Wretched, and Ant Timpson's Come to Daddy starring Elijah Wood. On the very pretty to look at scale be sure not to miss Seth Eckerman and Carpenter Brut's Blood Machines and the more important Paradise Hills from Alice Waddington, co-written with Brian DeLeeuw and Spanish autuer Nacho Vigalondo. All ten films can be found, most with trailers, over at the Toronto After Dark site. ...
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- 9/19/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Stars: Miles Robbins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Lane, Mary Stuart Masterson, Hannah Marks, Chukwudi Iwuji, Griffin Robert Faulkner, Nathan Reid, Chase Sui Wonders, Andrew Bridges, Peter McRobbie | Written by Adam Egypt Mortimer, Brian DeLeeuw | Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer
Based on co-writer Brian DeLeeuw’s novel In This Way I Was Saved, Daniel Isn’t Real is the second feature from director Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate). Dark, disturbing and beautifully made, it takes the basic idea of an evil imaginary friend and twists it into a chilling and intense nightmare that goes to some unexpected places.
Daniel Isn’t Real begins in New York, where eight year old Luke (Griffin Robert Faulkner) gains an imaginary friend called Daniel (Nathan Reid) as a way of coping with both his divorcing parents and the fact that he’s just stumbled upon the aftermath of a mass shooting. However, when Daniel...
Based on co-writer Brian DeLeeuw’s novel In This Way I Was Saved, Daniel Isn’t Real is the second feature from director Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate). Dark, disturbing and beautifully made, it takes the basic idea of an evil imaginary friend and twists it into a chilling and intense nightmare that goes to some unexpected places.
Daniel Isn’t Real begins in New York, where eight year old Luke (Griffin Robert Faulkner) gains an imaginary friend called Daniel (Nathan Reid) as a way of coping with both his divorcing parents and the fact that he’s just stumbled upon the aftermath of a mass shooting. However, when Daniel...
- 8/30/2019
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Daniel Isn’t Real is produced by the same team behind 2018’s surprise mega-hit Mandy–and it looks like it! The trailer above is as hypnotic and hallucinatory as Panos Cosmatos’s violet opus. Check it out for yourself! Daniel Isn’t Real is directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer from a script he co-wrote with Brian DeLeeuw; the film […] The post Trailer: Hallucinatory Daniel Isn’T Real from the Producers of Mandy appeared first on Dread Central.
- 7/22/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Samuel Goldwyn Films has released a teaser trailer from the makers behind Mandy’s next feature ‘Daniel Isn’t Real’.
Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer from a screenplay co-written by Mortimer and Brian DeLeeuw. The film stars Patrick Schwarzenegger, Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, Mary Stuart Masterson.
The film is slated for a Us cinema and On-Demand / Digital December 6th.
Daniel Isn’t Real Synopsis
Troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.
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Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer from a screenplay co-written by Mortimer and Brian DeLeeuw. The film stars Patrick Schwarzenegger, Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, Mary Stuart Masterson.
The film is slated for a Us cinema and On-Demand / Digital December 6th.
Daniel Isn’t Real Synopsis
Troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.
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- 7/22/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"He's weak, he's lonely, and he's nothing without me." Samuel Goldwyn Films & Shudder have released a teaser trailer for Daniel Isn't Real, an Ace Pictures and SpectreVision Production (that is Elijah Wood's company and he produced this). Made by writer / director Adam Egypt Mortimer, and adapted from Brian DeLeeuw's novel, the film is about a college freshmen who resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope. Miles Robbins stars as Luke, with Patrick Schwarzenegger playing his friend Daniel, plus Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, and Mary Stuart Masterson. This thriller has a very surreal, trippy look and feel - almost like the original Jacob's Ladder movie more than the remake. It's only a teaser trailer so I'm curious to see more footage, but this looks like much more of a psychological horror than expected. Here's the first teaser trailer (+ poster) for Adam Egypt Mortimer's Daniel Isn't Real,...
- 7/21/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
What if your childhood imaginary friend returned in your teenage years... and they weren't as imaginary as you thought? The answer to that chilling question is explored in Adam Egypt Mortimer's Daniel Isn't Real, and with Mortimer taking part in the “Bold Voices of Contemporary Horror” panel in San Diego, the new trailer was released at Comic-Con and is now online for all to enjoy!
You can watch the Daniel Isn't Real teaser trailer below, and keep an eye out for the film when it's released on theaters and On Demand and Digital beginning December 6th via Samuel Goldwyn Films and Shudder.
Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer from a screenplay he co-wrote with Brian DeLeeuw (based on DeLeeuw's novel In This Way I Was Saved), Daniel Isn't Real stars Patrick Schwarzenegger, Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, and Mary Stuart Masterson.
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You can watch the Daniel Isn't Real teaser trailer below, and keep an eye out for the film when it's released on theaters and On Demand and Digital beginning December 6th via Samuel Goldwyn Films and Shudder.
Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer from a screenplay he co-wrote with Brian DeLeeuw (based on DeLeeuw's novel In This Way I Was Saved), Daniel Isn't Real stars Patrick Schwarzenegger, Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, and Mary Stuart Masterson.
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- 7/21/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
This film's got a lot of buzz and we're not exactly sure why yet. It's directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer who really doesn't have any claim to fame, and is based on a book by Brian DeLeeuw. This teaser just premiered at the San Diego Comic Con, and while we don't have much more, it does look promising.
The film stars Patrick Schwarzenegger, Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, and Mary Stuart Masterson.
Troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind...
The film stars Patrick Schwarzenegger, Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, and Mary Stuart Masterson.
Troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind...
- 7/21/2019
- QuietEarth.us
It is difficult to suppress traumatic events in life, something that could be scarring for life, as “Daniel Isn’t Real” explores in this horror thriller.
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Based on the novel “In This Way I Was Saved” by Brian DeLeeuw, the film sees Miles Robbins (“Blockers”) bring deceased friend Patrick Schwarzenegger (“Midnight Sun”) back from the dead in order to cope with a traumatic event.
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Based on the novel “In This Way I Was Saved” by Brian DeLeeuw, the film sees Miles Robbins (“Blockers”) bring deceased friend Patrick Schwarzenegger (“Midnight Sun”) back from the dead in order to cope with a traumatic event.
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- 7/21/2019
- by Harry Frazer
- The Playlist
Unspooling like the candy-coated dystopian design baby of “Midsommar” and Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland,” the first trailer for the female-fronted “Paradise Hills” is a veritable feast of celebrated talent. The feature filmmaking debut of Spanish filmmaker Alice Waddington, the film is anchored by some of the buzziest actresses working in indie film: Emma Roberts, Milla Jovovich, Danielle MacDonald, Eiza Gonzalez, and Awkwafina. Waddington directs from a script co-written by fellow Spanish filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo, best known for 2017’s Anne Hathaway vehicle “Colossal” as well as his work with the cult horror anthology collective Bloody Disgusting.
Per the film’s official synopsis: “On an isolated island, Uma (Roberts) wakes up to find herself at Paradise Hills, a facility where high-class families send their daughters to become perfect versions of themselves. The facility is run by the mysterious Duchess (Jovovich) where calibrated treatments including etiquette classes, vocal lessons, beauty treatments,...
Per the film’s official synopsis: “On an isolated island, Uma (Roberts) wakes up to find herself at Paradise Hills, a facility where high-class families send their daughters to become perfect versions of themselves. The facility is run by the mysterious Duchess (Jovovich) where calibrated treatments including etiquette classes, vocal lessons, beauty treatments,...
- 7/13/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
What if your childhood imaginary friend returned in your teenage years... and they weren't as imaginary as you thought? The answer to that chilling question is explored in Adam Egypt Mortimer's Daniel Isn't Real, and following the film's well-received world premiere at SXSW earlier this year, Samuel Goldwyn Films and Shudder have acquired rights to the movie.
According to multiple outlets, including The Hollywood Reporter, Samuel Goldwyn Films and Shudder picked up North American rights to Daniel Isn't Real, with a theatrical and VOD release being planned for late this year.
Here's what Samuel Goldwyn Films' Miles Fineburg had to say about the acquisition (via THR):
"The film is striking in so many ways, from visuals and performances to the incredible execution of psychological horror. We immediately recognized that Adam had crafted something special here and are excited to partner with Shudder and bring it to audiences everywhere.
According to multiple outlets, including The Hollywood Reporter, Samuel Goldwyn Films and Shudder picked up North American rights to Daniel Isn't Real, with a theatrical and VOD release being planned for late this year.
Here's what Samuel Goldwyn Films' Miles Fineburg had to say about the acquisition (via THR):
"The film is striking in so many ways, from visuals and performances to the incredible execution of psychological horror. We immediately recognized that Adam had crafted something special here and are excited to partner with Shudder and bring it to audiences everywhere.
- 6/28/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Samuel Goldwyn Films and Shudder have co-acquired North American rights to Adam Egypt Mortimer’s Daniel Isn’t Real, a thriller from SpectreVision starring Patrick Schwarzenegger and Miles Robbins. Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks and Mary Stuart Masterson also star in the pic, which will now hit theaters and VOD later this year.
In the pic co-written by Mortimer and Brian DeLeeuw and based on DeLeeuw’s book, troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind, and his soul.
SpectreVision’s Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Lisa Whalen and Elijah Wood produced, with Johnny Chang, Peter Wong, Emma Lee and Timur Bekbosunov executive producing for Ace Pictures.
In the pic co-written by Mortimer and Brian DeLeeuw and based on DeLeeuw’s book, troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind, and his soul.
SpectreVision’s Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Lisa Whalen and Elijah Wood produced, with Johnny Chang, Peter Wong, Emma Lee and Timur Bekbosunov executive producing for Ace Pictures.
- 6/27/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The North American rights to “Daniel Isn’t Real,” a thriller starring Patrick Schwarzenegger and Miles Robbins, was acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films and the horror streaming service Shudder, the companies announced Thursday.
Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks and Mary Stuart Masterson co-star in the film that Samuel Goldwyn will release in theaters and VOD in late 2019.
Adam Egypt Mortimer directs the dark thriller about a troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) who suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.
Also Read: Hear John Carpenter's New Theme Music for Horror Streaming Service Shudder (Audio)
Egypt Mortimer (“Some Kind of Hate”) co-wrote “Daniel Isn’t Real” with Brian DeLeeuw,...
Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks and Mary Stuart Masterson co-star in the film that Samuel Goldwyn will release in theaters and VOD in late 2019.
Adam Egypt Mortimer directs the dark thriller about a troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) who suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.
Also Read: Hear John Carpenter's New Theme Music for Horror Streaming Service Shudder (Audio)
Egypt Mortimer (“Some Kind of Hate”) co-wrote “Daniel Isn’t Real” with Brian DeLeeuw,...
- 6/27/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Emotional peace comes at a cost for the residents of a reclusive healing center in the new movie Paradise Hills, and following its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year, the film has been acquired by for North American distribution by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
The news of Samuel Goldwyn Films picking up North American rights to Paradise Hills comes from Variety.
The feature-length directorial debut of Alice Waddington, Paradise Hills was written by Brian DeLeeuw and Nacho Vigalondo (with the screen story by Waddington). The film features a star-studded cast that includes Emma Roberts, Milla Jovovich, Danielle Macdonald, Jeremy Irvine, Arnaud Valois, Eiza Gonzalez, and Awkwafina.
Peter Goldwyn, who negotiated the acquisition, shared his excitement for the movie (via Variety):
“From an all-star cast to a beautifully shot film, ‘Paradise Hills’ is a sci-fi thriller that intrigues the viewer and inspires the imagination.”
A theatrical release date for Paradise...
The news of Samuel Goldwyn Films picking up North American rights to Paradise Hills comes from Variety.
The feature-length directorial debut of Alice Waddington, Paradise Hills was written by Brian DeLeeuw and Nacho Vigalondo (with the screen story by Waddington). The film features a star-studded cast that includes Emma Roberts, Milla Jovovich, Danielle Macdonald, Jeremy Irvine, Arnaud Valois, Eiza Gonzalez, and Awkwafina.
Peter Goldwyn, who negotiated the acquisition, shared his excitement for the movie (via Variety):
“From an all-star cast to a beautifully shot film, ‘Paradise Hills’ is a sci-fi thriller that intrigues the viewer and inspires the imagination.”
A theatrical release date for Paradise...
- 5/16/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Last week, director Adam Egypt Mortimer celebrated the world premiere of his latest project, Daniel Isn’t Real, at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. A psychologically driven descent into hell (you can read my review Here), Daniel Isn’t Real is based on Brian DeLeeuw’s novel In This Way I Was Saved, and follows an unassuming college kid Luke (Miles Robbins), who finds himself reconnected with his childhood imaginary friend named Daniel (Patrick Schwarzenegger), who helps him find confidence as Luke navigates his way in the world. But the more brazen Luke is feeling, the more Daniel’s true colors are revealed, leading to an epic showdown between the duo in an epic battle for Luke’s very soul.
While in Austin, Daily Dead caught up with Mortimer to talk about his adaptation of DeLeeuw’s story, and he chatted about wanting to tear down patriarchal views with Daniel Isn’t Real,...
While in Austin, Daily Dead caught up with Mortimer to talk about his adaptation of DeLeeuw’s story, and he chatted about wanting to tear down patriarchal views with Daniel Isn’t Real,...
- 3/22/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
For his second feature film, director Adam Egypt Mortimer takes viewers on a psychologically driven descent into hell in Daniel Isn’t Real (you can read my review Here), which is based on Brian DeLeeuw’s novel In This Way I Was Saved. The story follows an unassuming college kid Luke (Miles Robbins), who finds himself reconnected with his childhood imaginary friend named Daniel (Patrick Schwarzenegger), who helps him find confidence as Luke navigates his way in the world. But the more brazen Luke is feeling, the more Daniel’s true colors are revealed, leading to an epic showdown between the duo in an epic battle for Luke’s very soul.
Daniel Isn’t Real recently celebrated its world premiere at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. Daily Dead spoke with both Robbins and Schwarzenegger, and they discussed their thoughts on the themes explored in Mortimer’s film, their experiences working through their characters together,...
Daniel Isn’t Real recently celebrated its world premiere at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. Daily Dead spoke with both Robbins and Schwarzenegger, and they discussed their thoughts on the themes explored in Mortimer’s film, their experiences working through their characters together,...
- 3/20/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Now that we’re onto Day 143 of SXSW 2019, here’s a look at three more movies I had the chance to check out this year during the festival, including Daniel Isn’t Real from Adam Egypt Mortimer, the religious drama Them That Follow (which I had sadly missed at Sundance in January), and the criminally fun romp Villains by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen.
Daniel Isn’t Real: After Halloween (2018), I was as an instant fan of Miles Robbins’, who played Vicky’s heroic boyfriend Dave in the sequel, so I was incredibly happy to see him involved with Daniel Isn’t Real, the latest genre effort from director Adam Egypt Mortimer. An innovative and thought-provoking descent into madness, Daniel Isn’t Real was one of the biggest highlights for me out of this year’s Midnighters slate at SXSW, and is an exemplary effort from everyone involved, pushing storytelling...
Daniel Isn’t Real: After Halloween (2018), I was as an instant fan of Miles Robbins’, who played Vicky’s heroic boyfriend Dave in the sequel, so I was incredibly happy to see him involved with Daniel Isn’t Real, the latest genre effort from director Adam Egypt Mortimer. An innovative and thought-provoking descent into madness, Daniel Isn’t Real was one of the biggest highlights for me out of this year’s Midnighters slate at SXSW, and is an exemplary effort from everyone involved, pushing storytelling...
- 3/15/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
An alter ego gets a little too altering in “Daniel Isn’t Real.” Based on co-writer Brian DeLeeuw’s novel “In This Way I Was Saved,” this strong second feature for director Adam Egypt Mortimer centers on an unhappy youth whose childhood “imaginary friend” returns to active duty, to initially helpful ends that all too soon turn malevolent and destructive. Spectrevision’s stylishly crafted psychological horror thriller has enough twists and finesse to attract favorable attention beyond genre bounds, signaling upbeat prospects for exposure in various formats.
City kid Luke (initially played by Griffin Robert Faulkner) has to bear a lot of stress for an 8-year-old: His parents are splitting up, and his mother Claire (Mary Stuart Masterson) is unstable, to put it mildly. Leaving the house one day to escape another marital argument, he comes across something even more traumatic — the aftermath of a seemingly random mass shooting.
It...
City kid Luke (initially played by Griffin Robert Faulkner) has to bear a lot of stress for an 8-year-old: His parents are splitting up, and his mother Claire (Mary Stuart Masterson) is unstable, to put it mildly. Leaving the house one day to escape another marital argument, he comes across something even more traumatic — the aftermath of a seemingly random mass shooting.
It...
- 3/15/2019
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
A boy's imaginary friend returns with a vengeance as a young adult in Daniel Isn't Real, the latest film from Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate), and ahead of the movie's world premiere at SXSW Film Festival, the eerie first poster for the movie has been unveiled.
You can check out the haunting and striking poster for Daniel Isn't Real below. Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer from a screenplay he co-wrote with Brian DeLeeuw (based on DeLeeuw's novel In This Way I Was Saved), Daniel Isn't Real stars Patrick Schwarzenegger, Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, and Mary Stuart Masterson.
Daniel Isn't Real is produced by Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Lisa Whalen, Elijah Wood, and the film was executive produced by Peter Wong, Emma Chang, Timur Bekbosunov, Johnny Chang, Stacy Jorgensen, Elisa Lleras, and Michael M. McGuire.
Daily Dead will once again be in Austin to cover the SXSW Film Festival,...
You can check out the haunting and striking poster for Daniel Isn't Real below. Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer from a screenplay he co-wrote with Brian DeLeeuw (based on DeLeeuw's novel In This Way I Was Saved), Daniel Isn't Real stars Patrick Schwarzenegger, Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, and Mary Stuart Masterson.
Daniel Isn't Real is produced by Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Lisa Whalen, Elijah Wood, and the film was executive produced by Peter Wong, Emma Chang, Timur Bekbosunov, Johnny Chang, Stacy Jorgensen, Elisa Lleras, and Michael M. McGuire.
Daily Dead will once again be in Austin to cover the SXSW Film Festival,...
- 3/7/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The SXSW Film Festival has added more to their already robust lineup including the world premieres of the forthcoming remake of Pet Sematary and the horror The Curse of La Llorona as well as a screening of the series finale of Comedy Central’s Broad City and the second of season of YouTube’s Cobra Kai. In addition, they have unveiled a massive slate of Midnighters, Festival Favorites, Shorts, Episodic Pilots and Virtual Cinema Projects. The 26th edition of the South by Southwest Conference and Festival runs March 8-17 in Austin.
The film fest will end with a horrific scream courtesy of Pet Sematary which is based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King. The horror stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, and John Lithgow and is the second film iteration of the popular novel. The first was released in 1989 and was followed by a sequel in 1992.
Also set to...
The film fest will end with a horrific scream courtesy of Pet Sematary which is based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King. The horror stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, and John Lithgow and is the second film iteration of the popular novel. The first was released in 1989 and was followed by a sequel in 1992.
Also set to...
- 2/6/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The South by Southwest Conference and Festivals has announced the remainder of its 2019 SXSW festival lineup, which will include Paramount Pictures’ “Pet Sematary” as its closing night film.
Michael Chaves’ “The Curse of La Llorona” has also been added to the lineup, as well as Helen Hunt’s “I See You,” Elisabeth Moss’ “Her Smell,” Alex Gibney’s “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” “Lupita Nyong’o’s “Little Monsters” and Olivia Colman’s “Them That Follow.”
In the Documentary Spotlight section, “I Am Richard Pryor” and “Salvage” have been added.
Also Read: Jordan Peele's 'Us' to Open 2019 SXSW Film Festival
“Pet Sematary” is directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer and is based on the horror novel by Stephen King. It follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who, after relocating with his wife and their two young children to rural Maine, discovers a burial ground near their home.
Michael Chaves’ “The Curse of La Llorona” has also been added to the lineup, as well as Helen Hunt’s “I See You,” Elisabeth Moss’ “Her Smell,” Alex Gibney’s “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” “Lupita Nyong’o’s “Little Monsters” and Olivia Colman’s “Them That Follow.”
In the Documentary Spotlight section, “I Am Richard Pryor” and “Salvage” have been added.
Also Read: Jordan Peele's 'Us' to Open 2019 SXSW Film Festival
“Pet Sematary” is directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer and is based on the horror novel by Stephen King. It follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who, after relocating with his wife and their two young children to rural Maine, discovers a burial ground near their home.
- 2/6/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
This year’s SXSW has finally rounded out the rest of its film festival program, including its popular Midnighters section, along with Festival Favorites, late-addition features and the closing night film for the 6th edition of the festival, running March 8 – 17 in Austin, Texas. This year’s program encompasses 131 feature films including 101 world premieres, 9 North American premieres, 3 U.S. premieres, and 64 films from first-time filmmakers.
In a nod to the festival’s affinity for genre films, this year’s event will close with the world premiere of Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer’s new version of “Pet Sematary.” Kolsch and Widmyer’s film is based on the beloved Stephen King novel of the same name, and stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, and John Lithgow. Paramount Pictures will release the film on April 5.
In that same vein, the festival has also unveiled its list of Midnighters. Featuring 10 new world premieres, the slate includes dark comedies,...
In a nod to the festival’s affinity for genre films, this year’s event will close with the world premiere of Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer’s new version of “Pet Sematary.” Kolsch and Widmyer’s film is based on the beloved Stephen King novel of the same name, and stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, and John Lithgow. Paramount Pictures will release the film on April 5.
In that same vein, the festival has also unveiled its list of Midnighters. Featuring 10 new world premieres, the slate includes dark comedies,...
- 2/6/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Paradise Hills
Producer and editor Alice Waddington makes her directorial debut with the fantasy/sci-fi film Paradise Hills, a Us-Spanish co-production which she wrote alongside Brian DeLeeuw and director Nacho Vigalondo (of Timecrimes and Colossal fame). Produced by Adrian Guerra and Nuria Vilas, Waddington has assembled a notable cast with Milla Jovovich, Emma Roberts, Awkwafina, Eliza Gonzalez, Jeremy Irvine and French actor Arnaud Valois in a narrative which sounds comparable to Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s 2004 debut Innocence.
Gist: A wayward girl is sent to the reform school Paradise Hills only to discover the high-class façade holds sinister secrets.…...
Producer and editor Alice Waddington makes her directorial debut with the fantasy/sci-fi film Paradise Hills, a Us-Spanish co-production which she wrote alongside Brian DeLeeuw and director Nacho Vigalondo (of Timecrimes and Colossal fame). Produced by Adrian Guerra and Nuria Vilas, Waddington has assembled a notable cast with Milla Jovovich, Emma Roberts, Awkwafina, Eliza Gonzalez, Jeremy Irvine and French actor Arnaud Valois in a narrative which sounds comparable to Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s 2004 debut Innocence.
Gist: A wayward girl is sent to the reform school Paradise Hills only to discover the high-class façade holds sinister secrets.…...
- 1/1/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
It’s hard to believe it’s almost time for a new year of the Sundance Film Festival, but we’re now less than two months away, and this writer is extremely excited to head to Park City once again, especially after digging into Sundance’s initial lineup announcement today. Not only does their Midnight slate look insanely great, but there are a ton of films running in Sundance’s other programming tracks that I am beyond excited to see in January.
Some of the highlights from today’s lineup announcement include Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile which chronicles the life of Ted Bundy (played by Zac Efron) through the experiences of his girlfriend; Paradise Hills, which stars Emma Roberts, Milla Jovovich, and Awkwafina; Relive from producer Jason Blum; Dan Gilroy’s Buzzsaw; and the Alien-themed documentary Memory. I’ve gone ahead and broken down all the titles...
Some of the highlights from today’s lineup announcement include Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile which chronicles the life of Ted Bundy (played by Zac Efron) through the experiences of his girlfriend; Paradise Hills, which stars Emma Roberts, Milla Jovovich, and Awkwafina; Relive from producer Jason Blum; Dan Gilroy’s Buzzsaw; and the Alien-themed documentary Memory. I’ve gone ahead and broken down all the titles...
- 11/29/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
While it could be a long shot for a festival submission seeing that the production took place in July, Adam Egypt Mortimer could sneak in with Daniel Isn’t Real if that early cut is up to snuff. A supernatural thriller starring Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Lane, Miles Robbins, and actress-filmmaker Hannah Marks, Mortimer previously directed Some Kind of Hate, and alongside Kevin Smith, Gary Shore, and Sarah Adina Smith, the horror fiend directed one part in Tribeca Film Festival’s midnight section selection anthology horror film Holiday.
Gist: Based on the novel “This Way I Was Saved” by Brian DeLeeuw, who co-wrote the script with Mortimer, Miles Robbins portrays a troubled college freshman who suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (played by Schwarzenegger) to help him cope.…...
Gist: Based on the novel “This Way I Was Saved” by Brian DeLeeuw, who co-wrote the script with Mortimer, Miles Robbins portrays a troubled college freshman who suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (played by Schwarzenegger) to help him cope.…...
- 11/20/2018
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Lane, Miles Robbins, and Hannah Marks are set to star in the supernatural thriller “Daniel Isn’t Real.”
Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision and Ace Pictures announced the cast Tuesday and said principal photography has begun in New York City. The film is the second feature from writer/director Adam Egypt Mortimer following 2015’s “Some Kind of Hate.”
Robbins portrays a troubled college freshman who suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (played by Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps him achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind and soul.
The film is based on the novel In “This Way I Was Saved” by Brian DeLeeuw, who co-wrote the script with Mortimer.
“‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ is a stylized, sexy, and emotionally nuanced supernatural thriller.
Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision and Ace Pictures announced the cast Tuesday and said principal photography has begun in New York City. The film is the second feature from writer/director Adam Egypt Mortimer following 2015’s “Some Kind of Hate.”
Robbins portrays a troubled college freshman who suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (played by Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps him achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind and soul.
The film is based on the novel In “This Way I Was Saved” by Brian DeLeeuw, who co-wrote the script with Mortimer.
“‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ is a stylized, sexy, and emotionally nuanced supernatural thriller.
- 7/24/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Patrick Schwarzenegger, Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane, and Hannah Marks will star in Daniel Isn’t Real, a film from SpectreVision, the production behind the Sundance thriller, Mandy, and Ace Pictures. Adam Egypt Mortimer is directing the film, which is based on the novel In This Way I Was Saved by Brian DeLeeuw, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mortimer
The plot follows troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) who suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.
Production is currently underway. SpectreVision producers are Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Lisa Whalen, and Elijah Wood. Timur Bekbosunov, Johnny Chang, Emma Lee and Peter Wong will executive produce for Ace Pictures,...
The plot follows troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) who suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.
Production is currently underway. SpectreVision producers are Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Lisa Whalen, and Elijah Wood. Timur Bekbosunov, Johnny Chang, Emma Lee and Peter Wong will executive produce for Ace Pictures,...
- 7/24/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s been a week of grief and mourning for Helen (Lyndsy Fonseca) after finding her husband Wells (Noah Bean) dead by suicide at their secluded cabin. She’s dealing with his absence like anyone would by closing off spaces they shared together in hopes of avoiding too many easy triggers for memories that only bring sadness. Work should distract her during the day and Wells’ business partner Tomas (Glenn Morshower) continuing their secretive scientific research should honor his legacy. This doesn’t mean she’ll forget him, forgive him, or stop blaming herself for missing the signs of his pain, but they say life will eventually go on. What they don’t say, however, is that you just might awaken one morning with no recollection of multiple days since you fell asleep.
They don’t because that doesn’t happen in the real world — at least not without the help of some heavy drugs.
They don’t because that doesn’t happen in the real world — at least not without the help of some heavy drugs.
- 5/11/2018
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Baby Driver star Eiza Gonzalez is joining Emma Roberts and Danielle Macdonald in Paradise Hills, Spanish helmer Alice Waddington's feature directorial debut, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The fantasy sci-fi pic, written by Brian DeLeeuw and Nacho Vigalondo, centers on a mysterious boarding school where wayward young women are reformed to fit their surroundings' exact needs. Gonzalez will play a boarding school resident.
Paradise Hills follows Waddington having success on the international film festival circuit with her 2015 horror short Disco Inferno, which starred Ana Rujas and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon.
Spain's Nostromo Pictures is producing Paradise Hills. Gonzalez is...
The fantasy sci-fi pic, written by Brian DeLeeuw and Nacho Vigalondo, centers on a mysterious boarding school where wayward young women are reformed to fit their surroundings' exact needs. Gonzalez will play a boarding school resident.
Paradise Hills follows Waddington having success on the international film festival circuit with her 2015 horror short Disco Inferno, which starred Ana Rujas and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon.
Spain's Nostromo Pictures is producing Paradise Hills. Gonzalez is...
- 3/14/2018
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Baby Driver star Eiza Gonzalez is joining Emma Roberts and Danielle Macdonald in Paradise Hills, Spanish helmer Alice Waddington's feature directorial debut, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The fantasy sci-fi pic, written by Brian DeLeeuw and Nacho Vigalondo, centers on a mysterious boarding school where wayward young women are reformed to fit their surroundings' exact needs. Gonzalez will play a boarding school resident.
Paradise Hills follows Waddington having success on the international film festival circuit with her 2015 horror short Disco Inferno, which starred Ana Rujas and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon.
Spain's Nostromo Pictures is producing Paradise Hills. Gonzalez is best known for ...
The fantasy sci-fi pic, written by Brian DeLeeuw and Nacho Vigalondo, centers on a mysterious boarding school where wayward young women are reformed to fit their surroundings' exact needs. Gonzalez will play a boarding school resident.
Paradise Hills follows Waddington having success on the international film festival circuit with her 2015 horror short Disco Inferno, which starred Ana Rujas and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon.
Spain's Nostromo Pictures is producing Paradise Hills. Gonzalez is best known for ...
- 3/14/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: Eiza Gonzalez is set to star with Emma Roberts and Danielle Macdonald in Paradise Hills, the directorial debut of Spanish helmer Alice Waddington. Pic is a sci-fi thriller written by Brian DeLeeuw, Nacho Vigalondo and Sofia Cuenca. Gonzalez is coming off a breakout turn in the Edgar Wright-directed Baby Driver. A presenter at last week's Oscars, she next has the untitled Robert Zemeckis-directed Steve Carell-starrer coming this fall, and she stars in the…...
- 3/14/2018
- Deadline
You may know her best as Sarah Connor in the first two Terminator movies, but in the new film Curvature, Linda Hamliton experiences a different kind of time travel adventure in her co-starring role as Florence. With Curvature out now in theaters and on VOD platforms from Screen Media, we caught up with director Diego Hallivis for a new Q&A feature to discuss working with Hamilton, making a movie where time travel enhances the characters as much as the plot, and two different genre movies he has in the works.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Diego, and congratulations on your new movie, Curvature! When you read Brian DeLeeuw’s screenplay for the film, what made you excited to bring this story to life on screen?
Diego Hallivis: Thank you for the support! Two things jumped out at me when I first read Curvature.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, Diego, and congratulations on your new movie, Curvature! When you read Brian DeLeeuw’s screenplay for the film, what made you excited to bring this story to life on screen?
Diego Hallivis: Thank you for the support! Two things jumped out at me when I first read Curvature.
- 2/26/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Title: Some Kind of Hate Rlj Entertainment Director: Adam Egypt Mortimer Writer: Brian DeLeeuw & Adam Egypt Mortimer Cast: Ronen Rubinstein, Grace Phipps, Maestro Harrell, Lexi Atkins, Sierra McCormick, Noah Segan, Brando Eaton, Spencer Breslin, Michael Polish Running time: 82 minutes, Unrated (mild sexuality, language, gore, violence) Released in theaters, VOD and iTunes: September 18, 2015 Lincoln (Ronen Rubenstein) is a troubled teen who gets bullied at home by his alcoholic dad, and then at school by some schmucky jock. Only able to fight one, he stabs said jock in the face with a fork. Off Lincoln goes to Mind’s Eye, a refuge /prison for troubled teens, where he befriends [ Read More ]
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The post Some Kind of Hate Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 9/28/2015
- by juliana
- ShockYa
In a world where bullying has evolved into a more technological savvy beast, it’s important for movies to shine a light on the emotional damage that lingers long after school lunches have been flipped and ridicule has been doled out – but Some Kind Of Hate isn’t that movie. Adam Egypt Mortimer’s ultra-violent anti-bullying PSA certainly attacks the slasher genre from a new, unique angle, but an overwhelming theme of repressed hatred isn’t explored farther than a generic understanding that bullying is bad. The characters are all rather slight, and while Mortimer’s team delivers some wild bouts of skin-slitting gore, there’s just too much pulsating hate to understand what message this first-time director is trying to convey.
Some Kind Of Hate takes us to Mind’s Eye, an isolated refuge where wayward teens are sent to learn the ways of a more enlightened path. Lincoln...
Some Kind Of Hate takes us to Mind’s Eye, an isolated refuge where wayward teens are sent to learn the ways of a more enlightened path. Lincoln...
- 9/18/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by Rlj Entertainment. **there are some spoilers in this review. Director: Adam Egypt Mortimer. Writers: Brian DeLeeuw and Adam Egypt Mortimer. Cast: Maestro Harrell, Grace Phipps, Spencer Breslin, Sierra McCormick and Lexi Atkins. Some Kind of Hate is an upcoming horror release. To be distributed by Rlj Entertainment, the film had its World Premiere at the Stanley Film Festival, this year. Very intense in nature, the film's story revolves around bullying and a broken protagonist. He summons a demon for protection, dumbfoundedly. From here, the film turns into a slasher feature and gore aspects are a wrist-slashing spectacle. However, a few questions remain, including whether the villain was dispatched by herself or by another. Did she cut her own throat? The supernatural elements are prominent. And, Some Kind of Hate is a satisfying revenge story. Lincoln (Ronen Rubinstein) comes from a broken home.
- 9/11/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Night Of The Living Deb, Some Kind Of Hate and Last Girl Standing will all be released under the FrightFest Presents banner.
Icon Film Distribution has added three titles to its FrightFest Presents label.
Night Of The Living Deb stars Maria Thayer as the titular deb, who finds herself caught up in a zombie apocalypse after a one-night stand. The film was directed by Kyle Rankin who wrote the screenplay along with Andy Selsor.
Some Kind Of Hate was directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer, who wrote the screenplay with Brian DeLeeuw, and stars Ronen Rubenstein, Sierra McCormick and Grace Phipps.
The film follows a bullied teenager who after accidentally summoning the spirt of a dead girl uses her presence to take revenge on his tormentors.
Last Girl Standing, which was written and directed by Benjamin R Moody, stars Akasha Villalobos, Brian Villalobos and Danielle Evon Ploeger. The story looks at a girl who attempts to rebuild her life...
Icon Film Distribution has added three titles to its FrightFest Presents label.
Night Of The Living Deb stars Maria Thayer as the titular deb, who finds herself caught up in a zombie apocalypse after a one-night stand. The film was directed by Kyle Rankin who wrote the screenplay along with Andy Selsor.
Some Kind Of Hate was directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer, who wrote the screenplay with Brian DeLeeuw, and stars Ronen Rubenstein, Sierra McCormick and Grace Phipps.
The film follows a bullied teenager who after accidentally summoning the spirt of a dead girl uses her presence to take revenge on his tormentors.
Last Girl Standing, which was written and directed by Benjamin R Moody, stars Akasha Villalobos, Brian Villalobos and Danielle Evon Ploeger. The story looks at a girl who attempts to rebuild her life...
- 9/10/2015
- ScreenDaily
Stars: Grace Phipps, Spencer Breslin, Lexi Atkins, Sierra McCormick, Ronen Rubinstein, Brando Eaton, Andrew Bryniarski, Noah Segan, Michael Polish, Maestro Harrell, Justin Prentice, Audrey Ellis Fox, Jasper Polish, Josh Ethier | Written by Adam Egypt Mortimer, Brian DeLeeuw | Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer
If there’s one thing I will take away from this years Frightfest it’s that this was the year that saw the tropes of the slasher movie return to the horror genre with a vengeance. From the strong final girl, to insane, and sometimes supernatural, killers and the idea that the horror movie is as metal as Iron Maiden… so gloriously metal… And nowhere are those three more prevalent than in Some Kind of Hate.
Reminscent of Trick or Treat, the 1986 heavy metal horror starring Marc Price; and Savaged, the supernatural revenge thriller that played Frightfest Glasgow in 2014, Some Kind of Hate sees tightly wound Lincoln – a...
If there’s one thing I will take away from this years Frightfest it’s that this was the year that saw the tropes of the slasher movie return to the horror genre with a vengeance. From the strong final girl, to insane, and sometimes supernatural, killers and the idea that the horror movie is as metal as Iron Maiden… so gloriously metal… And nowhere are those three more prevalent than in Some Kind of Hate.
Reminscent of Trick or Treat, the 1986 heavy metal horror starring Marc Price; and Savaged, the supernatural revenge thriller that played Frightfest Glasgow in 2014, Some Kind of Hate sees tightly wound Lincoln – a...
- 8/29/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
What if your past came back for you as a fully formed, physical thing that was going to kill you? Tightly wound Lincoln is a favourite target for the local high school bullies. One day he violently snaps and is sent to the Mind’s Eye Academy, a remote desert reformatory. But the harassment doesn’t stop and in despair he accidentally summons the kindred spirit of Moira, a girl tormented to suicide in the same establishment, who is more than happy to take vengeance on his persecutors. Director Adam Egypt Mortimer calls his payback body counter “A feminist slasher movie”.
Nerdly writer and host of the Britflicks podcast, Stuart Wright, speaks to Some Kind of Hate co-writer/director Adam Egypt Mortimer and co-writer Brian DeLeeuw.
Some Kind of Hate has its UK Premiere at Frightfest on Saturday 29th August – look out for our review the same day!
Nerdly writer and host of the Britflicks podcast, Stuart Wright, speaks to Some Kind of Hate co-writer/director Adam Egypt Mortimer and co-writer Brian DeLeeuw.
Some Kind of Hate has its UK Premiere at Frightfest on Saturday 29th August – look out for our review the same day!
- 8/26/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Some Kind Of Hate Comes to Haunt theaters, VOD & iTunes on Sept. 18th.
Some Kind Of Hate is coming to haunt audiences in theaters, On VOD, and iTunes on September 18, 2015, from Rlj Entertainment. Directed by: Adam Egypt Mortimer. Written by: Brian DeLeeuw & Adam Egypt Mortimer. Cast: Ronen Rubinstein, Grace Phipps, Maestro Harrell, Lexi Atkins, Sierra McCormick, Noah Segan, Brando Eaton with Spencer Breslin and ...
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Some Kind Of Hate is coming to haunt audiences in theaters, On VOD, and iTunes on September 18, 2015, from Rlj Entertainment. Directed by: Adam Egypt Mortimer. Written by: Brian DeLeeuw & Adam Egypt Mortimer. Cast: Ronen Rubinstein, Grace Phipps, Maestro Harrell, Lexi Atkins, Sierra McCormick, Noah Segan, Brando Eaton with Spencer Breslin and ...
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- 8/9/2015
- by The Black Saint
- Horror News
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