Exclusive: Oscar winner Brandon Oldenburg (The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore) will make his feature animation directing debut on Mouschi: The Cat Who Lived with Anne Frank — a new film based on the children’s book The Cat Who Lived with Anne Frank by David Lee Miller (My Suicide) and Steven Jay Rubin (Silent Night).
Billed as The Lion King meets Inglorious Basterds, Mouschi is a work of fantastical, historical fiction, reimagining the cat who lived with Anne Frank as an Amsterdam swashbuckler who becomes a freedom fighting hero of the Dutch Animal Resistance.
The Penguin imprint Philomel published the book with illustrations by Elizabeth Baddeley in 2019. Miller and Rubin penned the...
Billed as The Lion King meets Inglorious Basterds, Mouschi is a work of fantastical, historical fiction, reimagining the cat who lived with Anne Frank as an Amsterdam swashbuckler who becomes a freedom fighting hero of the Dutch Animal Resistance.
The Penguin imprint Philomel published the book with illustrations by Elizabeth Baddeley in 2019. Miller and Rubin penned the...
- 11/11/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
When we look back at Em’s career, we know that he’s notable for constantly making fun of other celebs. So it’s not surprising that in his new song, ‘Evil Dead,’ he dropped a line about the Biebs.
Eminem‘s new record, MMLP2, is already a fan favorite — but is he dissing Justin Bieber on a new track? The rapper makes fun of everyone from Casey Anthony to Britney Spears in the new song, “Evil Twin” — and yes, he mentions the Believe singer.
Eminem’s ‘Evil Twin’ Disses — Did He Bash Justin Bieber?
It looks like Eminem is actually taking the high road! He explains in the new song, that he’s bummed there aren’t any boy bands to make fun of anymore (apparently he’s unaware of One Direction).
So, he straight out asks:
So who’s left? Lady Gaga? Messed with the Bieber? Nah.
It...
Eminem‘s new record, MMLP2, is already a fan favorite — but is he dissing Justin Bieber on a new track? The rapper makes fun of everyone from Casey Anthony to Britney Spears in the new song, “Evil Twin” — and yes, he mentions the Believe singer.
Eminem’s ‘Evil Twin’ Disses — Did He Bash Justin Bieber?
It looks like Eminem is actually taking the high road! He explains in the new song, that he’s bummed there aren’t any boy bands to make fun of anymore (apparently he’s unaware of One Direction).
So, he straight out asks:
So who’s left? Lady Gaga? Messed with the Bieber? Nah.
It...
- 11/4/2013
- by Emily Longeretta
- HollywoodLife
Roald Dahl's vulpine classic is transformed into an Ocean's Eleven-style heist caper. Weirdly, it works
Spoiler Alert: This blog is published ahead of a screening on Channel 4 on Sunday at 4.55pm. Do not read if you have not seen the film and don't want to know anything about it.
"My suicide mission has been cancelled. We're replacing it with a go-for-broke rescue mission" – Mr Fox
Roald Dahl and Wes Anderson are two sides of the same coin. Both of them delight in dark whimsy – a child drowning in chocolate here, a stop-motion shark that causes a middle-aged man to reassess his priorities there – but they go about demonstrating this in completely different ways. Anderson prizes order and precision above all else – but Dahl, typified by Quentin Blake's haywire illustrations, is the enemy of sterility.
So when Anderson decided to adapt Dahl's book Fantastic Mr Fox, questions...
Spoiler Alert: This blog is published ahead of a screening on Channel 4 on Sunday at 4.55pm. Do not read if you have not seen the film and don't want to know anything about it.
"My suicide mission has been cancelled. We're replacing it with a go-for-broke rescue mission" – Mr Fox
Roald Dahl and Wes Anderson are two sides of the same coin. Both of them delight in dark whimsy – a child drowning in chocolate here, a stop-motion shark that causes a middle-aged man to reassess his priorities there – but they go about demonstrating this in completely different ways. Anderson prizes order and precision above all else – but Dahl, typified by Quentin Blake's haywire illustrations, is the enemy of sterility.
So when Anderson decided to adapt Dahl's book Fantastic Mr Fox, questions...
- 6/28/2013
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
There are a whopping nine films nominated for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. And between your work, family, and constant USA marathons of Law & Order: Svu (when will those ever stop being addictive?!), you simply do not have time to catch all nine in the theaters or on DVD. But never fear, dear PopWatchers — that’s why we’re here! Each day leading up to the Academy Awards Feb. 26, we’ll be providing you with a deep dive into one of the nine Best Picture nominees. Fear showing up to your Oscars party unprepared to discuss the year’s most notable films?...
- 2/14/2012
- by Kate Ward
- EW.com - PopWatch
When you're watching a film on your computer, does the idea of commenting on it in real time appeal to you? What if you could create an original live blog of your favorite new releases, which all your friends could see, comment on, repost, reblog or retweet?
More and more studios are hopping aboard social film streaming on Facebook, and they're really hoping you will, too.
On Tuesday, Lionsgate became the first studio to release a film on the social networking site in tandem with its DVD and Blu-ray release. "Abduction," an action film starring Taylor Lautner that was poorly received by critics and flopped at the box office during its theatrical run, can now be rented on Facebook for $3.99; the loan lasts for two days. The film's Facebook page also posted a message alerting fans that they could could unlock an exclusive interview with Lautner if they answered a trivia question.
More and more studios are hopping aboard social film streaming on Facebook, and they're really hoping you will, too.
On Tuesday, Lionsgate became the first studio to release a film on the social networking site in tandem with its DVD and Blu-ray release. "Abduction," an action film starring Taylor Lautner that was poorly received by critics and flopped at the box office during its theatrical run, can now be rented on Facebook for $3.99; the loan lasts for two days. The film's Facebook page also posted a message alerting fans that they could could unlock an exclusive interview with Lautner if they answered a trivia question.
- 1/19/2012
- by Lucas Kavner
- Huffington Post
A 2011 Top Ten list from one of Tribeca Film Festival's Programmers, including a list of indie hits that may have never made it onto your radar. Aaron Levine Programmer, Tribeca Film Festival (list in alphabetical order) These are the top ten films you may've missed, and if so, treat yourself to some great indie gems for the holidays. Archie's Final Project (David Lee Miller) A cinematic shot of adrenaline with an important, powerful message. Look out for star Gabriel Sunday who sets the screen on fire. Attack the Block (Joe Cornish) Grab your popcorn and buckle up. This rollercoaster ride is the most fun you'll have all year (Allow it, Truth, Believe). Cook County (David Pomes) Down and dirty backwoods grit. Anson Mount knocks it out of the park. happythankyoumoreplease (Josh Radnor) A pitch perfect New York ensemble of life, love, and following your heart. Like Crazy (Drake Doremus) This...
- 12/16/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
"Put in something really sexy about how I'm about to break in the United States cinema like a tsunami wave of talent and expressive excitement," jokes Gabriel Sunday, but his energy and enthusiasm for life and his craft speaks for itself. Sunday isn't afraid to throw himself completely into a character. Take "Archie's Final Project" (available on DVD Dec. 6), in which Sunday, 26, plays the title character, a 17-year-old who plans to film his own suicide. Sunday got involved with the film early in the development stage. "I've been able to really live this character from the inside out and understand what he'd been going through and understand his struggle and the main theme of the film, which is connection," he says. "The film is about suicide in some ways, but it's mostly about connection and reaching outside of your own narcissistic self to try to connect with somebody...
- 11/28/2011
- by help@backstage.com (Melinda Loewenstein)
- backstage.com
"So the good news is, there's life after death. The bad news is, it's really cold." Whoa. A very trippy VFX test reel for a new project from up-and-coming filmmaker John Stalberg Jr. was found by Movies.com today, and it's definitely something to see. Stalberg is the director of the Sundance stoner comedy High School (review), which will get a release next year, but in the meantime he's prepping a project titled Limbo, some twisted sci-fi about a guy, played by Gabriel Sunday (Archie's Final Project), who ends up in a weird limbo reality when he dies. Its got flying whales, tentacles and more. It's essentially a trailer, so check it out below. Here's the VFX tests made by Buf for John Stalberg Jr.'s new feature project Limbo, via Vimeo: We're not sure of too much information on this, as it sounds like Stalberg is just putting Limbo together now.
- 10/29/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Many of you may not know director John Stalberg Jr. because his film High school won't hit theaters until April 20th, 2012 (check out Scott Weinberg's review of the stoner dramedy from Sundance 2010), but regardless of who knows who we're still going to show you this very cool VFX text video Stalberg shot for his follow-up to High school, a freaky-looking sci-fi flick called Limbo. We're not sure how far along Stalberg is in the process of making it, but we do know that Gabriel Sunday (Archie's Final Project) stars in this test (and hopefully the film, too, because he's a fantastic actor who needs to be in more movies), and the VFX are being done by Buf, who worked on Gaspar Noe's trippy Enter the Void. Based on this brief test teaser, it...
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- 10/28/2011
- by Erik Davis
- Movies.com
It's been two years since David Lee Miller's My Suicide played the 2009 fest circuit, from Berlin (where it won The Crystal Bear) and Gen Art (best picture and actor, Gabriel Sunday), to SXSW, San Francisco and Seattle. The movie, which deploys cinema verite techniques to document a teen's quest to do himself in, kept distribution hope alive via an active Facebook page. Miller worked closely with his son Jason and his videographer star Sunday, who plays Archie, the film's "isolated, narcissistic blob,"as he describes it. They constantly raised coin for the film, which Sunday often shot himself, using multiple video cameras. It took three years to edit 15 terrabytes of footage. "It has this crazy Add feeling to it," says Sunday. But even agency ...
- 4/7/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
By Pete Hammond
HollywoodNews.com: It was a week in movies where all the action was in other countries with the Venice Film Festival wrapping up in Italy and the Toronto International Film Festival just getting under way in Canada.
So with the field all to itself in this country and not shown in advance to critics, a wise move considering its current dismal 14% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the week’s one lone wide release “Resident Evil: Afterlife” shows there is some life after all in Screen Gems’ durable but dopey franchise mixing Zombies and Jovavich (as in Milla). Earning an estimated $27.7 million for the Slow three day back-to-school post-summer weekend, ‘Afterlife’ scored the series’ best opening numbers ever, well over the last two entries “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” and “Resident Evil: Extinction” which both opened to about $23 mill(a)ion each without the benefit of 3D’s hiked prices that this one had.
HollywoodNews.com: It was a week in movies where all the action was in other countries with the Venice Film Festival wrapping up in Italy and the Toronto International Film Festival just getting under way in Canada.
So with the field all to itself in this country and not shown in advance to critics, a wise move considering its current dismal 14% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the week’s one lone wide release “Resident Evil: Afterlife” shows there is some life after all in Screen Gems’ durable but dopey franchise mixing Zombies and Jovavich (as in Milla). Earning an estimated $27.7 million for the Slow three day back-to-school post-summer weekend, ‘Afterlife’ scored the series’ best opening numbers ever, well over the last two entries “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” and “Resident Evil: Extinction” which both opened to about $23 mill(a)ion each without the benefit of 3D’s hiked prices that this one had.
- 9/13/2010
- by Pete Hammond
- Hollywoodnews.com
By Christopher Stipp
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Cyrus: Instant Cult Classic - Ray Schillaci
Run to the theaters before this gem is lost in the summer shuffle. “Cyrus” is the best comedy of the year. It may be the best comedy of this decade, because we have not seen anything like it since the outrageousness of such underground subversive classics as “Harold and Maude” and “Where’s Poppa?” Now mind you, I know those movies are not for every taste, but my lord what a breath of fresh air “Cyrus” is. Both uncomfortable and downright hilarious at the same time, “Cyrus” soars to the heights of cult classic with the combination of talents; its three stars John C Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei and writers/directors Mark and Jay Duplass.
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Cyrus: Instant Cult Classic - Ray Schillaci
Run to the theaters before this gem is lost in the summer shuffle. “Cyrus” is the best comedy of the year. It may be the best comedy of this decade, because we have not seen anything like it since the outrageousness of such underground subversive classics as “Harold and Maude” and “Where’s Poppa?” Now mind you, I know those movies are not for every taste, but my lord what a breath of fresh air “Cyrus” is. Both uncomfortable and downright hilarious at the same time, “Cyrus” soars to the heights of cult classic with the combination of talents; its three stars John C Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei and writers/directors Mark and Jay Duplass.
- 6/25/2010
- by Christopher Stipp
In an interview with Pedestrian.tv, David Miller announced that he is currently developing a narrative biopic based on the life of musician Daniel Johnston. The film has not been cast yet, but one of the names being tossed around is Philip Seymour Hoffman. Hoffman would play an older Daniel Johnston with Gabriel Sunday playing the young Johnston. Sunday is the star of Miller’s previous film My Suicide which has gained much buzz at various film festivals and will see a release in September of this year. It is rumored that Johnny Depp and John C. Reilly have both expressed interest in the film as well.
Read more on Philip Seymour Hoffman wanted for Daniel Johnston biopic?…...
Read more on Philip Seymour Hoffman wanted for Daniel Johnston biopic?…...
- 3/22/2010
- by Ronnita Miller
- GordonandtheWhale
Director hints that the award-winning actor might play the cult singer-songwriter in a biopic of Johnston's life
Philip Seymour Hoffman could be in the running to play Daniel Johnston in an upcoming biopic, the film's writer/producer said this week. David Miller has begun work on an "epic superhero story" about the splendid and troubled singer, which Miller hoped would also feature Johnny Depp.
"It doesn't really cover any of the same stuff as The Devil and Daniel Johnston documentary," Miller told Pedestrian.tv (via TwentyFourBit). The director, who is in the midst of pre-production, finishing the screenplay and approaching possible actors, added: "There's so many people reaching out that are huge Daniel Johnston fans. Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C Reilly for example. Johnny Depp's a big Daniel Johnston fan, though we'd like him to play the older brother."
Miller is currently promoting My Suicide, an indie comedy he wrote with his son,...
Philip Seymour Hoffman could be in the running to play Daniel Johnston in an upcoming biopic, the film's writer/producer said this week. David Miller has begun work on an "epic superhero story" about the splendid and troubled singer, which Miller hoped would also feature Johnny Depp.
"It doesn't really cover any of the same stuff as The Devil and Daniel Johnston documentary," Miller told Pedestrian.tv (via TwentyFourBit). The director, who is in the midst of pre-production, finishing the screenplay and approaching possible actors, added: "There's so many people reaching out that are huge Daniel Johnston fans. Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C Reilly for example. Johnny Depp's a big Daniel Johnston fan, though we'd like him to play the older brother."
Miller is currently promoting My Suicide, an indie comedy he wrote with his son,...
- 3/19/2010
- by Sean Michaels
- The Guardian - Film News
By Jeff Sneider
I hadn't heard of the movie, the filmmaker or the website before today, but in a recent interview withPedestrian, "My Suicide" director David Miller mentioned an intriguing bit of news about a potential biopic of schizophrenic musician Daniel Johnston. He is the subject of one of the best documentariesin recent memory, Jeff Feuerzeig's "The Devil and Daniel Johnston," which wo...
I hadn't heard of the movie, the filmmaker or the website before today, but in a recent interview withPedestrian, "My Suicide" director David Miller mentioned an intriguing bit of news about a potential biopic of schizophrenic musician Daniel Johnston. He is the subject of one of the best documentariesin recent memory, Jeff Feuerzeig's "The Devil and Daniel Johnston," which wo...
- 3/18/2010
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Toronto -- The Berlin award-winning teen dramedy "My Suicide" from U.S. director David Lee Miller is to unspool at the upcoming Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival For Children, organizers said Tuesday.
The Gabriel Sunday-starring film about a high school teen making a video project about his own suicide recently won the best feature film prize in Berlin's youth film section Generation 14plus (Hr, Feb. 13).
Sprockets also booked Neil Diamond's "Reel Injun," a Canadian documentary about inaccurate portrayals of native peoples in Hollywood films.
But elsewhere, there's an international flavor to Sprockets' 13th edition, with 27 features and 41 shorts from 23 countries and in 20 languages on offer.
As in past years, the Toronto event aligned with the Toronto International Film Festival will look to widen young film tastes beyond Pixar and Disney by featuring mostly European films in its features sidebar, including Norwegian director Asleik Engmark's "Twigson," "The Indian" from Dutch director Ineke Houtman,...
The Gabriel Sunday-starring film about a high school teen making a video project about his own suicide recently won the best feature film prize in Berlin's youth film section Generation 14plus (Hr, Feb. 13).
Sprockets also booked Neil Diamond's "Reel Injun," a Canadian documentary about inaccurate portrayals of native peoples in Hollywood films.
But elsewhere, there's an international flavor to Sprockets' 13th edition, with 27 features and 41 shorts from 23 countries and in 20 languages on offer.
As in past years, the Toronto event aligned with the Toronto International Film Festival will look to widen young film tastes beyond Pixar and Disney by featuring mostly European films in its features sidebar, including Norwegian director Asleik Engmark's "Twigson," "The Indian" from Dutch director Ineke Houtman,...
- 3/9/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Florida Film Festival has unveiled 10 narrative and 10 documentary features that will compete at its 19th annual festival, taking place April 9 to 18 in Orlando. Three second U.S. screenings and nine East Coast premieres were selected, with 11 filmmakers making their feature directorial debuts, including eight female directors. Among the highlights are Debra Granik's "Winter's Bone," David Lee Miller's "My Suicide," Michael Paul Stephenson's documentary "Best Worst Movie," ...
- 3/3/2010
- Indiewire
We've been sitting on this sweet news for about a week now, waiting to scoop some art or something from the production comapny before we reported on it, but since it seems fairly clear that it's about to break we're muscling forward.
Yes, you read the title correctly. Harlan Ellison's post-apocalyptic short story, "A Boy and His Dog," the one that was made into a movie in 1975 and the very same one that the Japanese want to remake, is heading to the screen as an animated feature. The man behind it? Long-time Writer / director / producer David Lee Miller.
Writer / director David Lee Miller was on our radar last year for his stellar comedy / drama, My Suicide, (review), but he's been in the industry for years. In fact, Miller worked as Second Assistant Director on the Roger Corman produced disaster pic, Avalanche, way back in 1978. So the material would appear to be in good hands.
Yes, you read the title correctly. Harlan Ellison's post-apocalyptic short story, "A Boy and His Dog," the one that was made into a movie in 1975 and the very same one that the Japanese want to remake, is heading to the screen as an animated feature. The man behind it? Long-time Writer / director / producer David Lee Miller.
Writer / director David Lee Miller was on our radar last year for his stellar comedy / drama, My Suicide, (review), but he's been in the industry for years. In fact, Miller worked as Second Assistant Director on the Roger Corman produced disaster pic, Avalanche, way back in 1978. So the material would appear to be in good hands.
- 1/26/2010
- QuietEarth.us
In the past couple days some news reports have surfaced that would make it seem as if Robert Zemeckis has begun the casting process for his Yellow Submarine remake, which is apparently going under the name of The Fab Four Project or The Untitled Fab Four Project for reasons we do not know (perhaps to either mask the real production or perhaps they've decided to go in a different direction and are between titles). Jim Hill noted that they're holding open auditions at a Beatles convention in Stamford, Connecticut this weekend, and The Sun already claims actor Stephen Graham has landed the part of Ringo in the mo-capped feature (though I'd take that piece of news with a huge grain of salt).
It also looks like Zemeckis is considering a wide range of folks for the role of John Lennon, including one of our favorite up-and-coming actors, Gabe Sunday. I...
It also looks like Zemeckis is considering a wide range of folks for the role of John Lennon, including one of our favorite up-and-coming actors, Gabe Sunday. I...
- 11/24/2009
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
The Raindance Film Festival closed yesterday after a successful two week-run as the UK's largest independent film festival, showcasing shorts and features from around the world and specialising in directorial debuts.
All award winners were announced prior to the Closing Night Film screening of Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience, which played yesterday evening at the Apollo West End. Amongst the victors was the darkly comic Down Terrace, the directorial debut from Ben Wheatley which scooped the Best UK Feature award, and the £45 zombie horror Colin, which took the award for Best Micro Budget. For the rest of the Raindance's winners, see the full list below:
Best UK Feature - Down Terrace
Best Intl. Feature - 25 Kilates and My Suicide (joint winners)
Best Documentary - A Normal Life Please
Best Debut . Redland
Best Micro Budget . Colin
Best UK Short . Infidel
Best Intl. Short - Of Best Intentions
Film Of The...
All award winners were announced prior to the Closing Night Film screening of Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience, which played yesterday evening at the Apollo West End. Amongst the victors was the darkly comic Down Terrace, the directorial debut from Ben Wheatley which scooped the Best UK Feature award, and the £45 zombie horror Colin, which took the award for Best Micro Budget. For the rest of the Raindance's winners, see the full list below:
Best UK Feature - Down Terrace
Best Intl. Feature - 25 Kilates and My Suicide (joint winners)
Best Documentary - A Normal Life Please
Best Debut . Redland
Best Micro Budget . Colin
Best UK Short . Infidel
Best Intl. Short - Of Best Intentions
Film Of The...
- 10/12/2009
- Screenrush
For the past 12 days, London's annual Raindance Film Festival has been flying a flaming Union Jack in it's rock and roll approach to the celebration of British Independent cinema. Last night, ahead of the closing night screening, the organisers annouced the list of winners at the prestigious festival. They are; Best UK Feature - Down Terrace Best Intl. Feature - 25 Kilates and My Suicide (joint winners) Best Documentary - A Normal Life Please Best Debut – Redland Best Micro Budget – Colin Best UK Short –...
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- 10/12/2009
- by Dan Goodswen
- TotalFilm
London -- U.S. filmmaker David Lee Miller's "My Suicide" and "25 Kilates," directed by Spain's Patxi Amezcua shared this year's best international nod at the close of the Raindance Film Festival here Sunday evening.
The festival also heralded Asiel Norton's "Redland" as the event's best debut winner and gave "Down Terrace" the nod in the best British film category.
Stephen Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience" closed out this year's event at Apollo West End Oct. 11.
The festival also heralded Asiel Norton's "Redland" as the event's best debut winner and gave "Down Terrace" the nod in the best British film category.
Stephen Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience" closed out this year's event at Apollo West End Oct. 11.
- 10/12/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
London -- U.S. filmmakers may come out on top in the competition strands during this year's upcoming Raindance Film Festival with nominees popping up in best international, best debut and best documentary categories.
Ry Russo-Young's "You Won't Miss Me" and David Lee Miller's "My Suicide" are among the five titles competing for best international nod.
For the best debut, Asiel Norton's "Redland" and Daniel Stamm's "A Necessary Death" find themselves in the running.
The documentary competition is dominated by titles from the U.S. with three out of the five.
Patrick Shen's "The Philosopher Kings," "It Came from Kuchar," directed by Jennifer M. Kroot and Tony Zierra's "My Big Break" feature in the doc competition.
The festival also dishes out nods for best U.K. feature and best micro budget work at the event, which runs Sept. 30 through Oct. 11.
All award winners will...
Ry Russo-Young's "You Won't Miss Me" and David Lee Miller's "My Suicide" are among the five titles competing for best international nod.
For the best debut, Asiel Norton's "Redland" and Daniel Stamm's "A Necessary Death" find themselves in the running.
The documentary competition is dominated by titles from the U.S. with three out of the five.
Patrick Shen's "The Philosopher Kings," "It Came from Kuchar," directed by Jennifer M. Kroot and Tony Zierra's "My Big Break" feature in the doc competition.
The festival also dishes out nods for best U.K. feature and best micro budget work at the event, which runs Sept. 30 through Oct. 11.
All award winners will...
- 9/11/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The lineup for the 17th Raindance Film Festival was announced today, with the London-based event playing host to a wide range of 75 features and 150 shorts over 12 days from 30th September – 11th October. This year the action moves to Apollo Cinemas West End, a great venue reflecting an ever expanding festival with some increasingly high profile films on show. The programme opens with Us indie hit Humpday and closes off with Steven Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience, not to mention all manner of cinematic goodness inbetween, including Homegrown UK, Japanese, Us Indie and documentary strands. Highlights look likely to include the late David Carradine in My Suicide, Brit micro-budget horror Colin (just shown at Frightfest) and The Cry Of The Owl with Julia Stiles and the excellent Paddy Considine (Dead Man’s Shoes).
You can check out the festival trailer here and the full list of films being screened below the break.
You can check out the festival trailer here and the full list of films being screened below the break.
- 9/2/2009
- by James Dennis
- Screen Anarchy
London -- Lynn Shelton's "Humpday" will kickstart this year's Raindance Film Festival, which includes an American Indie sidebar, organizers said Monday.
Shelton's movie, which stars Joshua Leonard and Mark Duplass, opens the London event, which aims to set itself apart from other festivals here by focusing on discoveries, innovation and indie filmmaking.
The festival will close with Steven Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience" to round out a strong U.S. presence.
Also in this year's lineup is "My Suicide," featuring one of David Carradine's last turns before his death.
Steve Balderson returns to the festival with "Stuck!" starring Karen Black, Mink Stole and Susan Traylor.
Raindance will play host to the U.K. premiere of Canadian Ryan Ward's "Son of the Sunshine" and the unspooling of Zach Clark's "Modern Love Is Automatic" starring Melodie Sisk, Maggie Ross and Carlos Bustamante.
Organizers said the 17th edition of...
Shelton's movie, which stars Joshua Leonard and Mark Duplass, opens the London event, which aims to set itself apart from other festivals here by focusing on discoveries, innovation and indie filmmaking.
The festival will close with Steven Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience" to round out a strong U.S. presence.
Also in this year's lineup is "My Suicide," featuring one of David Carradine's last turns before his death.
Steve Balderson returns to the festival with "Stuck!" starring Karen Black, Mink Stole and Susan Traylor.
Raindance will play host to the U.K. premiere of Canadian Ryan Ward's "Son of the Sunshine" and the unspooling of Zach Clark's "Modern Love Is Automatic" starring Melodie Sisk, Maggie Ross and Carlos Bustamante.
Organizers said the 17th edition of...
- 9/1/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rupert Grint's film Cherrybomb was screened last month at the 39th Giffoni Film Festival, which took place from 12 to 25th July in Gifonni Valle Piana, near Salerno and Naples (South Italy). The film was shown in the Generation 16 category, and although it didn't win (the award went to the film My Suicide, the same one who beat Cherrybomb at the Berlinale as well), the film received very good reviews. Many thanks to Anna who helped me translate this review by Aldo Spiniello. Here's what he had to say about Rupert: "The pair of directors don’t waste their time trying to demonstrate a striking original style, they have faith in the pale face of Rupert Grint (who has finally freed himself from the Harry Potter label), and they content themselves with a few simple solutions, such as the text messages materializing onto the screen, as the sign of an...
- 8/8/2009
- by Ivana
- Rupert-Grint.us/
The lineup at the 2009 Downtown Film Festival-Los Angeles will range from Jeffrey Jay Orgill's "Boppin' at the Glue Factory," a dark comedy about a junkie nurse working the night shift of a convalescent hospital, to Barbara Ettinger's doc "A Sea Change," about the acidification of the oceans. The fest runs from Aug. 12-22 at the At&T Center Theater.
"The year's feature film line-up reflects themes of personal discovery and societal angst -- perhaps a sign of the times. How the individual films tackle these broad themes is wildly divergent, from illuminating nonfiction to dark comedies and unconventional dramas," festival programming director Roger M. Mayer said.
Other films on tap include Mickey Blaine's "Commit," David Russo's "The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle," Richard Sears' "In the Drink," Gabriel Sunday's "My Suicide," Philippe Diaz's "Now & Later," and Nina Menkes' "Phantom Love."...
"The year's feature film line-up reflects themes of personal discovery and societal angst -- perhaps a sign of the times. How the individual films tackle these broad themes is wildly divergent, from illuminating nonfiction to dark comedies and unconventional dramas," festival programming director Roger M. Mayer said.
Other films on tap include Mickey Blaine's "Commit," David Russo's "The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle," Richard Sears' "In the Drink," Gabriel Sunday's "My Suicide," Philippe Diaz's "Now & Later," and Nina Menkes' "Phantom Love."...
George Ovashvili's "The Other Bank" was awarded the grand jury's New Directors Showcase Award and Barbara Schroeder's "talhotblond" was the documentary grand jury winner at the 35th International Seattle Film Festival, which concluded Sunday.
The doc jury also awarded a special jury prize to Yoshio Harada's "Manhole Children."
The Golden Space Needle Audience Award for best film went to Scott Sanders' "Black Dynamite." First runner-up was Benoit Pilon's "The Necessities of Life," with runner-up awards also going to: second runner-up: Marc Webb's "(500) Days of Summer"; third (tie): Kevin Hamedani's "Zmd: Zombies of Mass Destruction" and Lucy Akhurst's "Morris: A Life with Bells On"; and fourth: Philipp Stolzl's "North Face."
Louie Psihoyos' "The Cove" took home the Golden Space Needle Award for best documentary.
Runners-up were: Sandy Cioffi's "Sweet Crude"; Sarah Kunstler and Emily Kunstler's "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe"; James D. Stern...
The doc jury also awarded a special jury prize to Yoshio Harada's "Manhole Children."
The Golden Space Needle Audience Award for best film went to Scott Sanders' "Black Dynamite." First runner-up was Benoit Pilon's "The Necessities of Life," with runner-up awards also going to: second runner-up: Marc Webb's "(500) Days of Summer"; third (tie): Kevin Hamedani's "Zmd: Zombies of Mass Destruction" and Lucy Akhurst's "Morris: A Life with Bells On"; and fourth: Philipp Stolzl's "North Face."
Louie Psihoyos' "The Cove" took home the Golden Space Needle Award for best documentary.
Runners-up were: Sandy Cioffi's "Sweet Crude"; Sarah Kunstler and Emily Kunstler's "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe"; James D. Stern...
- 6/14/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The official cause of David Carradine's death has not been determined yet, but one of his final movies may give us even more evidence that he didn't take his own life. In My Suicide, the late actor plays a wise old man described as "the poet of death," who counsels a high schooler (Gabriel Sunday) who's contemplating killing himself. One scene features Carradine delivering a lengthy monologue, trying to explain to the teen boy that he should "kill" off the parts of himself he doesn't like rather than committing suicide. A producer of the film is nonprofit Regenerate Films, which is dedicated to preventing teen suicide. "We are tremendously saddened to hear of our...
- 6/5/2009
- E! Online
Summer Hours
France, 2008, 102 minutes
Director: Olivier Assayas
Using the story of a grieving family as the driving narrative, Summer Hours at first feels like a collection of painfully unbearable and pretentious bickering by members of a bourgeois-artistic French family. Upon looking closer, its real protagonists—the ones who change and experience conflict—are the objects around the house.
It’s a touching meditation on the value of art in its function and sentimentality, rather than the intrinsic monetary worth. The film’s sob-worthy finale involves not a performance by an actor, but a shot of a desk displayed in a museum.
Details
My Suicide
USA, 2008, 105 minutes
Director: David Lee Miller
What turns out to be one of the more divisive films of the festival is also one of its best. David Lee Miller's My Suicide is the story of a teen who wants to film his own suicide as his school project.
France, 2008, 102 minutes
Director: Olivier Assayas
Using the story of a grieving family as the driving narrative, Summer Hours at first feels like a collection of painfully unbearable and pretentious bickering by members of a bourgeois-artistic French family. Upon looking closer, its real protagonists—the ones who change and experience conflict—are the objects around the house.
It’s a touching meditation on the value of art in its function and sentimentality, rather than the intrinsic monetary worth. The film’s sob-worthy finale involves not a performance by an actor, but a shot of a desk displayed in a museum.
Details
My Suicide
USA, 2008, 105 minutes
Director: David Lee Miller
What turns out to be one of the more divisive films of the festival is also one of its best. David Lee Miller's My Suicide is the story of a teen who wants to film his own suicide as his school project.
- 5/8/2009
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
Year: 2008
Directors: David Lee Miller
Writers: Eric J. Adams, David Lee Miller, Jordan J. Miller, Gabriel Sunday
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: cyberhal
Rating: 8.8 out of 10
[Coverage from the Newport Beach Film Festival]
I’ve never seen anything quite like My Suicide, and it blew me away. Dark, totally hilarious and an insane mix of shooting techniques, it’s like you took young filmmakers with A.D.D. and then gave them a lot of cool equipment and drugs. Which apparently is the effect that that David Lee Miller was going for. My Suicide is a dark coming of age teen comedy, but told through a breathtaking whirlwind of shooting techniques, fast paced edits and movie/tv homage riffs that left my gob wide open. Not to mentioned a kick ass sound track that includes Radiohead, Brighteyes and Rocky Votolato.
Seventeen year old Archie Williams (Gabriel Sunday) lives in the guest house of his affluent parents,...
Directors: David Lee Miller
Writers: Eric J. Adams, David Lee Miller, Jordan J. Miller, Gabriel Sunday
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: cyberhal
Rating: 8.8 out of 10
[Coverage from the Newport Beach Film Festival]
I’ve never seen anything quite like My Suicide, and it blew me away. Dark, totally hilarious and an insane mix of shooting techniques, it’s like you took young filmmakers with A.D.D. and then gave them a lot of cool equipment and drugs. Which apparently is the effect that that David Lee Miller was going for. My Suicide is a dark coming of age teen comedy, but told through a breathtaking whirlwind of shooting techniques, fast paced edits and movie/tv homage riffs that left my gob wide open. Not to mentioned a kick ass sound track that includes Radiohead, Brighteyes and Rocky Votolato.
Seventeen year old Archie Williams (Gabriel Sunday) lives in the guest house of his affluent parents,...
- 4/25/2009
- QuietEarth.us
2009 Gen Art Awards 2009 Gen Art Film Festival: April 1-7, 2009 In David Lee Miller’s comedy My Suicide, Gabriel Sunday (above) stars as teenager whose final school video project will be his own suicide. Also in the My Suicide cast: David Carradine, Mariel Hemingway, Brooke Nevin (above), Nora Dunn, and Joe Mantegna. Acura Grand Jury Award for Best Feature: My Suicide, by David Lee Miller Acura Grand Jury Award for Best Short: Adelaide, by Liliana Greenfield-Sanders Audience Award for Best Feature: My Suicide, by David Lee Miller Audience Award for Best Short: Adelaide, by Liliana Greenfield-Sanders “Stargazer Award” for breakout acting: Gabriel Sunday, My Suicide Special jury prize for best use of music: Punching the Clown, directed by Gregori Viens, music by Henry Phillips Feature Jury: Kevin Corrigan, Matt Dentler, Mike Landry, Moby, Ted Sarandos Short Jury: Cary Fukunaga, Dana Brunetti, Kurt Keunne, Matt Stein, Terry Kinney Stargazer Jury: Izabella Miko,...
- 4/9/2009
- by Deborah Arthur
- Alt Film Guide
The 2009 Gen Art Film Festival came to a close last night with a screening of Finding Bliss followed by a wild party at Blvd. here in New York City, and I'm literally ecstatic to announce that all my favorite films took home awards. My Suicide, which is a film I've been hyping for months now, won the Acura Grand Jury Award, and that film's star, Gabriel Sunday, won the Stargazer Award, which honors break-out talent. My Suicide also took home the festival's Audience Award, joining the fantastic short film Adelaide (which also won the jury and audience awards) in the double-win category. The hilarious Punching the Clown won for best use of music in a film, which was a new award presented by Moby. Check out our reviews of My Suicide and Punching the Clown.
Gen Art's Vice President of Film, Jeffrey Abramson, had this to say to Cinematical:...
Gen Art's Vice President of Film, Jeffrey Abramson, had this to say to Cinematical:...
- 4/8/2009
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
David Miller's "My Suicide" copped the grand jury award for best feature at the 14th annual Gen Art Film Festival, which handed out its prizes Tuesday at a closing-night party at New York's Club Blvd. The award for best short film went to Liliana Greenfield-Sanders' "Adelaide." Both films also took home the fest's audience awards.
The Stargazer Award honoring breakout talent for excellence in acting went to Gabriel Sunday from "My Suicide."
Musician Moby presented a special jury prize for best use of music in a feature film to "Punching the Clown," directed by Gregori Viens, with music by Henry Phillips.
"Finding Bliss," directed by Julie Davis and starring Leelee Sobieski, Matthew Davis, Donnamarie Recco, Denise Richards, Kristen Johnston and Jamie Kennedy, had its U.S. premiere as the closing-night film.
The Stargazer Award honoring breakout talent for excellence in acting went to Gabriel Sunday from "My Suicide."
Musician Moby presented a special jury prize for best use of music in a feature film to "Punching the Clown," directed by Gregori Viens, with music by Henry Phillips.
"Finding Bliss," directed by Julie Davis and starring Leelee Sobieski, Matthew Davis, Donnamarie Recco, Denise Richards, Kristen Johnston and Jamie Kennedy, had its U.S. premiere as the closing-night film.
If you're currently living (or crashing) in and around the New York City area (and you like movies), then there's absolutely no reason why you shouldn't be checking out the Gen Art Film Festival, which kicked things off Wednesday night with the premiere of Lymelife, followed by last night's premiere of the quirky-but-huggable Gigantic, and continues through to Tuesday, April 7. This weekend features a rather fantastic line-up of Peter and Vandy, My Suicide and Punching the Clown -- three films I whole-heartedly vouch for -- so get your ass over to Gen Art's website and snag yourself a ticket. Not only do you get to watch a feature and a short, but you also gain access to a hip-hoppin' after party with a three-hour open bar. Yes, I did just say three ... hour ... open ... bar!
I was fortunate enough to be on hand for the opening night premiere of Lymelife...
I was fortunate enough to be on hand for the opening night premiere of Lymelife...
- 4/3/2009
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
A recurring theme in my relationship with movies (which began when I was underage and has often been mutually abusive) is that it doesn't matter if a film has the same basic ideas as a hundred other movies, as long as the filmmakers find new ways to express them. A movie is only generic if it doesn't bring anything new to the table.
That's why I like My Suicide, a bit of nobody-understands-me teen angst directed and co-written by video-game producer David Lee Miller. Its point of view is that of a disaffected 17-year-old movie buff who plans to kill himself on camera, so the talk of teen suicide calls to mind any number of similarly themed films. But My Suicide breaks out of the mold with an exhilarating use of stock footage, animations, reenactments, and other audio-visual tricks, vividly reflecting the thought process of today's media-saturated young people who are under-supervised,...
That's why I like My Suicide, a bit of nobody-understands-me teen angst directed and co-written by video-game producer David Lee Miller. Its point of view is that of a disaffected 17-year-old movie buff who plans to kill himself on camera, so the talk of teen suicide calls to mind any number of similarly themed films. But My Suicide breaks out of the mold with an exhilarating use of stock footage, animations, reenactments, and other audio-visual tricks, vividly reflecting the thought process of today's media-saturated young people who are under-supervised,...
- 3/23/2009
- by Eric D. Snider
- Cinematical
I returned home from Austin yesterday and am still suffering from SXSW Separation Anxiety. Shawn Levy of The Oregonian sums it up well: "Frankly, music people are nuts compared to the film people (who are nuts compared to the interactive people). And as Austin seems genuinely nuts itself, the whole thing works out nicely."
SXSW kept rolling along, even without me and Shawn. While downtown streets were filled with crowds and music, the film venues had somewhat lighter attendance, making it easier for out of town visitors and local residents to catch up with repeat screenings of buzz titles like Alexander the Last, Goodbye Solo, My Suicide, Made in China, and Humpday.
Tonight, an attendee exulted over getting into the Playboy party and seeing Jane's Addiction, while a film critic observed "people in pirate gear blasting 'Kickstart My Heart' in front of [the] Austin Hilton," and another writer "accidentally had another five-movie day.
SXSW kept rolling along, even without me and Shawn. While downtown streets were filled with crowds and music, the film venues had somewhat lighter attendance, making it easier for out of town visitors and local residents to catch up with repeat screenings of buzz titles like Alexander the Last, Goodbye Solo, My Suicide, Made in China, and Humpday.
Tonight, an attendee exulted over getting into the Playboy party and seeing Jane's Addiction, while a film critic observed "people in pirate gear blasting 'Kickstart My Heart' in front of [the] Austin Hilton," and another writer "accidentally had another five-movie day.
- 3/20/2009
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
Premiering tomorrow at SXSW is this years-in-the-making documentary called For The Love of Movies: A History of American Film Criticism, narrated by Patricia Clarkson and directed by Gerald Peary and Amy Geller. As the current film critic struggles to find a job, an audience and a purpose, this doc -- according to Jeff Wells -- is a "chronicle of magnificent obsessions and magnificent dreams, and a rise-and-fall story covering scores of critics, the entirety of the Hollywood film culture from the '20s to the present, and hundreds if not thousands of movies." Watch the trailer below and keep an eye on the third dude who pops up and let us know if he looks (and sounds) just the wee bit familiar.
Next up is a film I whole-heartedly recommend. A funky, oddly hilarious experimental flick that simultaneously mocks and sympathizes with the Me Generation, My Suicide follows a technology-obsessed...
Next up is a film I whole-heartedly recommend. A funky, oddly hilarious experimental flick that simultaneously mocks and sympathizes with the Me Generation, My Suicide follows a technology-obsessed...
- 3/15/2009
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
Derick Martini's "Lymelife," co-written with brother Steven Martini, will open the 14th annual Gen Art Film Festival, which runs April 1-7 in New York.
The fest, which for seven consecutive evenings showcases one feature and one short from an emerging filmmaker, followed by an afterparty, will take place at the redesigned Visual Arts Theater on West 23rd Street between 8th and 9th avenues.
Executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Leonard Loventhal, "Lymelife" stars Alec Baldwin, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Hennessy, Emma Roberts, Kieran Culkin, Rory Culkin and Timothy Hutton. It made its world premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received the International Critics Award.
The fest's closing-night feature will be Julie Davis' "Finding Bliss," starring Leelee Sobieski, Denise Richards, Jamie Kennedy, Matthew Davis and Kristen Johnston.
The lineup also includes the theatrical premiere of Matt Aselton's "Gigantic," starring Zooey Deschanel and Paul Dano; Jay Dipietro's "Peter and Vandy,...
The fest, which for seven consecutive evenings showcases one feature and one short from an emerging filmmaker, followed by an afterparty, will take place at the redesigned Visual Arts Theater on West 23rd Street between 8th and 9th avenues.
Executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Leonard Loventhal, "Lymelife" stars Alec Baldwin, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Hennessy, Emma Roberts, Kieran Culkin, Rory Culkin and Timothy Hutton. It made its world premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received the International Critics Award.
The fest's closing-night feature will be Julie Davis' "Finding Bliss," starring Leelee Sobieski, Denise Richards, Jamie Kennedy, Matthew Davis and Kristen Johnston.
The lineup also includes the theatrical premiere of Matt Aselton's "Gigantic," starring Zooey Deschanel and Paul Dano; Jay Dipietro's "Peter and Vandy,...
- 3/4/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As a programmer (my first time!) for the 2009 Gen Art Film Festival, I can tell you that finishing this slate was not easy. It required me (and a small group of others) to watch a lot of films ... and I mean a lot of films. The awesome part of this, though, is the discovery. Sure, you'll get the occasional mess -- but then sometimes you stumble across a brilliant piece of work that hasn't been seen by anyone yet, and you just know it's destined for greatness. With that said, the programming is now complete and I'm able to share with you the names of the films playing at this year's Gen Art Film Fest in New York City from April 1 to April 7.
The Sundance and Toronto hit Lymelife (we premiered the poster here) was chosen as this year's opening night film. It's a gem of a family drama starring...
The Sundance and Toronto hit Lymelife (we premiered the poster here) was chosen as this year's opening night film. It's a gem of a family drama starring...
- 3/4/2009
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
Probably one of the more interesting film projects playign this years larger fest rounds is David Lee Miller's sophomore feature My Suicide, which combines all sorts of footage, including from youtube, doodles, and rotoscoping to create what is billed as a romantic dramedy which is not only about coming-of-age in high school, but a class project where our lead plans to kill himself on camera. Yeah, that's missing in the synopsis below. It's already received some pretty rave reviews and it's been in the works since 2006, but now it's Berlinale bound!
Buster's Class Project is a teen coming-of-age romantic dramedy about Buster Williams, a media-obsessed geek and Sierra, the most beautiful and twisted girl in school. Buster and Sierra team up and become the oddest couple when they determine to expose the hypocrisy of their high school by revealing the true desires, fears and ambitions of the students. Through...
Buster's Class Project is a teen coming-of-age romantic dramedy about Buster Williams, a media-obsessed geek and Sierra, the most beautiful and twisted girl in school. Buster and Sierra team up and become the oddest couple when they determine to expose the hypocrisy of their high school by revealing the true desires, fears and ambitions of the students. Through...
- 2/4/2009
- QuietEarth.us
SXSW is one of my favorite festivals of the year as it showcases some of the best and most innovative real independent films, and with this host of world premiers, it's also playing alot of Sundance material as well as genre fare from all over the world, many of which we've covered heavily in these pages.
From the Sundance lineup, we have films like Moon, The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, You Won't Miss Me, Grace, and Humpday, among others.
For the world genre material we've covered, there's Lake Mungo, The Square, Zift, and Awaydays.
I think you get the point that lots of great looking film will be playing. I'll leave a bit of the exploration to you..
Lineup after the break.
Narrative Features Competition
Artois the Goat
Director: Kyle Bogart. Writer: Cliff and Kyle Bogart
Lab technician Virgil Gurdies embarks on an epic quest to craft the greatest...
From the Sundance lineup, we have films like Moon, The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, You Won't Miss Me, Grace, and Humpday, among others.
For the world genre material we've covered, there's Lake Mungo, The Square, Zift, and Awaydays.
I think you get the point that lots of great looking film will be playing. I'll leave a bit of the exploration to you..
Lineup after the break.
Narrative Features Competition
Artois the Goat
Director: Kyle Bogart. Writer: Cliff and Kyle Bogart
Lab technician Virgil Gurdies embarks on an epic quest to craft the greatest...
- 2/2/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Berlin -- Richard Loncraine's "My One and Only," a '50s-era comedy starring Renee Zellweger and Kevin Bacon, was squeezed into the competition lineup for this year's Berlin International Film Festival, barely a week before the event kicks off.
Zellweger plays a glamorous single mom on the hunt for a rich man to foot the bill for her and her sons' lifestyle. Produced by Merv Griffith Entertainment and Ray Gun Prods., "My One and Only" will have its world premiere in Berlin. Essential Entertainment is handling international sales.
Berlin also added Lone Scherfig's Sundance favorite "An Education" with Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina and Emma Thompson and Davis Guggenheim's music documentary "It Might Get Loud" for its Berlinale Special Galas, ensuring the films will get the red carpet treatment without any of the pressure of competition.
All three films should give an added boost of star power to...
Zellweger plays a glamorous single mom on the hunt for a rich man to foot the bill for her and her sons' lifestyle. Produced by Merv Griffith Entertainment and Ray Gun Prods., "My One and Only" will have its world premiere in Berlin. Essential Entertainment is handling international sales.
Berlin also added Lone Scherfig's Sundance favorite "An Education" with Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina and Emma Thompson and Davis Guggenheim's music documentary "It Might Get Loud" for its Berlinale Special Galas, ensuring the films will get the red carpet treatment without any of the pressure of competition.
All three films should give an added boost of star power to...
- 1/27/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
That's right Pa fans. When the rest of the world was drooling over the possibility of seeing Linda Hamilton in Terminator Salvation yesterday, we were quietly confirming even cooler news that the actress would be starring in an entirely different post-apocalyptic film that's currently in development. And man, it's a doozy.
Called Atom and Eve, the upcoming film is being described as a "reverse-Pygmalion post-apocalyptic romantic comedy/adventure," and it sounds wild.
A reverse-Pygmalion post-apocalyptic romantic comedy/adventure, this story introduces Eve, the last woman on earth, and Atom, the homeless man with whom she falls in love. Complicating their relationship is Solomon, a handsome, charismatic scientist on the other side of the sand dunes who has his own private mutant army and a crush on Eve.
The last woman on earth? A Pa love triangle? A mutant army? Sand dunes and a homeless man? Bring it! The film comes from writer David Lee Miller,...
Called Atom and Eve, the upcoming film is being described as a "reverse-Pygmalion post-apocalyptic romantic comedy/adventure," and it sounds wild.
A reverse-Pygmalion post-apocalyptic romantic comedy/adventure, this story introduces Eve, the last woman on earth, and Atom, the homeless man with whom she falls in love. Complicating their relationship is Solomon, a handsome, charismatic scientist on the other side of the sand dunes who has his own private mutant army and a crush on Eve.
The last woman on earth? A Pa love triangle? A mutant army? Sand dunes and a homeless man? Bring it! The film comes from writer David Lee Miller,...
- 1/14/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Berlin -- Drink, drugs, guns and prostitution: Judging by the subject matter of the selected films, the Berlin International Film Festival's children and youth sidebar Generation has come of age.
Brit drama "Cherrybomb," from Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn stars "Harry Potter" alumnus Rupert Grint as a teenager out for a wild weekend of stealing and substance abuse.
"Katja's Sister," from famed Dutch director Mijke de Jong -- who won Berlin's best children's film Crystal Bear prize in 2005 with "Bluebird" -- looks at prostitution among Russian immigrants in Amsterdam.
Chinese feature "Lala's Gun" by Ning Jingwu is a coming-of-age story centering on a boy's journey to deliver a gun to his father. And "My Suicide" by U.S. director David Lee Miller tells the story of a teen romance between a geek and the most beautiful, but twisted, girl in school.
But the initial lineup for Generation 2009, announced Wednesday,...
Brit drama "Cherrybomb," from Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn stars "Harry Potter" alumnus Rupert Grint as a teenager out for a wild weekend of stealing and substance abuse.
"Katja's Sister," from famed Dutch director Mijke de Jong -- who won Berlin's best children's film Crystal Bear prize in 2005 with "Bluebird" -- looks at prostitution among Russian immigrants in Amsterdam.
Chinese feature "Lala's Gun" by Ning Jingwu is a coming-of-age story centering on a boy's journey to deliver a gun to his father. And "My Suicide" by U.S. director David Lee Miller tells the story of a teen romance between a geek and the most beautiful, but twisted, girl in school.
But the initial lineup for Generation 2009, announced Wednesday,...
- 12/17/2008
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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