Exclusive: Homeland and Death of Stalin actor Rupert Friend is set to star alongside Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch in James and Lucia, a biopic of celebrated author James Joyce which will focus on the Irish writer’s relationship with his daughter.
Written and to be directed by Robert Mullan (Mad to be Normal), Motus Studios is presenting the movie to buyers this week at the EFM in Berlin.
Based on the the final decade of Joyce’s life, firstly in Paris then in Zurich, the film highlights his struggles with his fading eyesight and, centrally, his attempts to protect his beloved daughter Lucia. Once treated by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, Joyce was diagnosed as schizophrenic in the mid-1930s and institutionalized in Switzerland and in the UK.
Joyce, a towering figure in 20th Century literature, is known for works including Ulysses, A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man,...
Written and to be directed by Robert Mullan (Mad to be Normal), Motus Studios is presenting the movie to buyers this week at the EFM in Berlin.
Based on the the final decade of Joyce’s life, firstly in Paris then in Zurich, the film highlights his struggles with his fading eyesight and, centrally, his attempts to protect his beloved daughter Lucia. Once treated by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, Joyce was diagnosed as schizophrenic in the mid-1930s and institutionalized in Switzerland and in the UK.
Joyce, a towering figure in 20th Century literature, is known for works including Ulysses, A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man,...
- 2/15/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Principal photography is underway in the Algarve, Portugal, on writer-director Tim Lewiston’s (The Hot Potato) feature drama There’s Always Hope.
Colm Meaney (Hell On Wheels), Kate Ashfield (Shaun Of The Dead) and newcomer Hannah Chinn star in the feature about a successful author named Jonathan Stack (Meaney), who has been so obsessed with trying to pen his magnum opus that he’s let his marriage to Samantha (Ashfield), who is also his agent and editor, break down to the point where she announces she’s leaving him for her business partner.
Devastated, he abandons the elegant family home in leafy Stratford Upon Avon and drives his ancient Jaguar to the family villa in Portugal where their young daughter Hope (Chinn) and her her half-sister Amelia (Brenda Meaney) try to help sort things out.
Producers are Harriet Hammond, Victor Glynn (Staged) and Alan Latham (Waiting For Anya...
Colm Meaney (Hell On Wheels), Kate Ashfield (Shaun Of The Dead) and newcomer Hannah Chinn star in the feature about a successful author named Jonathan Stack (Meaney), who has been so obsessed with trying to pen his magnum opus that he’s let his marriage to Samantha (Ashfield), who is also his agent and editor, break down to the point where she announces she’s leaving him for her business partner.
Devastated, he abandons the elegant family home in leafy Stratford Upon Avon and drives his ancient Jaguar to the family villa in Portugal where their young daughter Hope (Chinn) and her her half-sister Amelia (Brenda Meaney) try to help sort things out.
Producers are Harriet Hammond, Victor Glynn (Staged) and Alan Latham (Waiting For Anya...
- 10/20/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...
For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...
- 4/13/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Los Angeles — Longtime Telefonica and Viacom exec Axel Kuschevatzky, one of the Spanish-speaking world’s highest-profile film executives, is teaming with “Waiting for Anya” producer Phin Glynn and Cindy Teperman (“Animal”) to launch L.A, London and Buenos Aires-based Infinity Hill.
A development-production-financing entity, Infinity Hill has unveiled a first film slate, with some some of the titles on offer at the American Film Market.
First up is “The Doorman,” starring Ruby Rose (Warner Bros.’ “Batwoman”) and Jean Reno (“Leon”). A Lionsgate U.S. pick up which has sold strongly in international, handled by Ddi, off a Berlin European Film Market bow, it is directed by Japan’s Ryûhei Kitamura. “The Doorman” is produced by Glynn, alongside Ddi’s Jason Moring, Immediate Film’s Michael Phillips and Smash Media’s Harry Winer.
Underscoring the film world’s new demands and consumer habits, first slate projects balance English-language projects – adaptations of...
A development-production-financing entity, Infinity Hill has unveiled a first film slate, with some some of the titles on offer at the American Film Market.
First up is “The Doorman,” starring Ruby Rose (Warner Bros.’ “Batwoman”) and Jean Reno (“Leon”). A Lionsgate U.S. pick up which has sold strongly in international, handled by Ddi, off a Berlin European Film Market bow, it is directed by Japan’s Ryûhei Kitamura. “The Doorman” is produced by Glynn, alongside Ddi’s Jason Moring, Immediate Film’s Michael Phillips and Smash Media’s Harry Winer.
Underscoring the film world’s new demands and consumer habits, first slate projects balance English-language projects – adaptations of...
- 11/7/2019
- by John Hopewell and Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
‘Waiting for Anya’ co-producers launch TV company with novel option.
UK producers Harriet Hammond and Daz Spencer Lovesey have launched high-end TV drama company Lunar Park and have acquired the rights to Samantha Shannon’s young adult novel The Bone Season. They are developing it as an eight-part series.
Shannon is adapting her own book which was published in 2013. Set in a dystopian future England, the novels follow a 19-year-old clairvoyant whose job is to steal information by breaking into people’s minds.
Hammond and Spencer Lovesey also run film outfit Bad Penny Productions, which has credits including Waiting For Anya,...
UK producers Harriet Hammond and Daz Spencer Lovesey have launched high-end TV drama company Lunar Park and have acquired the rights to Samantha Shannon’s young adult novel The Bone Season. They are developing it as an eight-part series.
Shannon is adapting her own book which was published in 2013. Set in a dystopian future England, the novels follow a 19-year-old clairvoyant whose job is to steal information by breaking into people’s minds.
Hammond and Spencer Lovesey also run film outfit Bad Penny Productions, which has credits including Waiting For Anya,...
- 4/15/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Film to chronicle the last years of Irish writer Joyce’s life.
Michael Gambon has boarded the cast of James & Lucia, Robert Mullan’s drama about the final years of Irish writer James Joyce.
Aiden Gillen (Game Of Thrones) was previously announced to play Joyce back in 2017 and is still attached as the project aims for production in November 2019.
The film is a co-production between Ireland, Belgium and the Us. Producers are director Mullan through his Sisyphus Films, with Michael Garland for Grand Pictures, Morris Ruskin, Mark Andrews of MugShot Films, and UMedia.
The story tells of the final years...
Michael Gambon has boarded the cast of James & Lucia, Robert Mullan’s drama about the final years of Irish writer James Joyce.
Aiden Gillen (Game Of Thrones) was previously announced to play Joyce back in 2017 and is still attached as the project aims for production in November 2019.
The film is a co-production between Ireland, Belgium and the Us. Producers are director Mullan through his Sisyphus Films, with Michael Garland for Grand Pictures, Morris Ruskin, Mark Andrews of MugShot Films, and UMedia.
The story tells of the final years...
- 4/8/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Batwoman and The Meg star Ruby Rose is attached to star in action-thriller Doorman for director Ryuhei Kitamura (Midnight Meat Train).
Doorman, which is slated to shoot in April 2019, tells the story of an officer in the Marines who becomes traumatized while serving her country and returns home looking for an opportunity to heal. She seeks refuge as a doorman at a labyrinthine, historic, New York apartment building but discovers that mercenaries are intent on destroying everything in their way to retrieve precious art hidden in the building walls.
Rose’s star is high following her lead casting in CW’s Batwoman, and turns in box office hits The Meg, John Wick: Chapter 2, xXx: Return of Xander Cage.
Producers are Harry Winer (Space Camp) of Smash Media, Jason Moring (Super Troopers 2) of Double Dutch International, Michael Philip (Becoming), Phin Glynn (Mad To Be Normal), Sara Shaak (A.
Doorman, which is slated to shoot in April 2019, tells the story of an officer in the Marines who becomes traumatized while serving her country and returns home looking for an opportunity to heal. She seeks refuge as a doorman at a labyrinthine, historic, New York apartment building but discovers that mercenaries are intent on destroying everything in their way to retrieve precious art hidden in the building walls.
Rose’s star is high following her lead casting in CW’s Batwoman, and turns in box office hits The Meg, John Wick: Chapter 2, xXx: Return of Xander Cage.
Producers are Harry Winer (Space Camp) of Smash Media, Jason Moring (Super Troopers 2) of Double Dutch International, Michael Philip (Becoming), Phin Glynn (Mad To Be Normal), Sara Shaak (A.
- 2/8/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: UK outfit Bad Penny Productions has optioned Brit writer Lawrence Osborne’s well-reviewed Cambodia-set thriller Hunters In The Dark.
Osborne and Ben Cookson (Waiting For Anya) will adapt the novel for screen. Producers on the feature will be Bad Penny’s Phin Glynn (Mad To Be Normal) and Daz Spencer Lovesey (Waiting for Anya).
The novel takes place in modern day Cambodia and sees an English teacher, Robert Grieve, win a satchel’s worth of money and decide to take a journey deeper into the wilder side of the country. Coming up against a scheming American, a crooked police officer and a darker side of Cambodia, Grieve follows his journey to a dramatic climax.
The film will be executive-produced by Norman Merry (The Nice Guys) and in association with post-production house Lipsync. Local production in Cambodia will be facilitated by Nicholas Simon (A Prayer Before Dawn) and IndoChina Productions.
Osborne and Ben Cookson (Waiting For Anya) will adapt the novel for screen. Producers on the feature will be Bad Penny’s Phin Glynn (Mad To Be Normal) and Daz Spencer Lovesey (Waiting for Anya).
The novel takes place in modern day Cambodia and sees an English teacher, Robert Grieve, win a satchel’s worth of money and decide to take a journey deeper into the wilder side of the country. Coming up against a scheming American, a crooked police officer and a darker side of Cambodia, Grieve follows his journey to a dramatic climax.
The film will be executive-produced by Norman Merry (The Nice Guys) and in association with post-production house Lipsync. Local production in Cambodia will be facilitated by Nicholas Simon (A Prayer Before Dawn) and IndoChina Productions.
- 9/5/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The problem with “high-concept” movies is that eventually they have to move beyond that concept and tell a whole, satisfying story. It’s harder than it sounds. Just take a look at “Bad Samaritan,” a film about a thief who breaks into the house of a serial killer. He doesn’t know what to do next, and neither does the movie.
Robert Sheehan (“Geostorm”) stars as Sean, a photographer with a wonderful girlfriend, Riley (Jacqueline Byers, “Salvation”), who makes ends meet with a clever little scam: Sean and his best friend Derek (Carlito Olivero, “Step Up: High Water”) work as valets at an expensive Italian restaurant, and while the customers are eating, they drive their cars home and rob them.
It’s a smart idea for a crime wave, especially since they steal only small items which are unlikely to be missed. That alone makes them miles smarter than the valet thieves from Eli Roth’s “Death Wish.” (What did valets do to collectively tick off Hollywood screenwriters lately?)
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But when Sean breaks into the house of a wealthy a-hole named Cale Erendreich (David Tennant), he’s shocked to discover that Cale has a young woman named Katie (Kerry Condon, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) chained up inside a room lined with plastic. That, combined with the creepy white room of many, many knives, convinces Sean that he has broken into the home of a serial killer. Worse yet, Sean only has a few minutes before the madman needs his car back.
Again, “Bad Samaritan” is a very clever set-up for a thriller, in which our hero is moral only in comparison to the villain, and in which his past mistakes precludes him from doing the right thing, the right way. It’s been done before of course, in films like “Beneath the Darkness,” “The Collector” and “Don’t Breathe,” but a good idea is a good idea. All it needs is a wily execution.
So it’s a shame, especially in a film about a serial killer, that “Bad Samaritan” has so little finesse. It starts strong, with some unexpected shocks and “What would you do in this situation?” suspense sequences, but as soon as Sean leaves Cale’s house, the movie loses all momentum and never gains it back.
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The problem is that, since Cale quickly realizes his inner sanctum has been invaded and just as quickly covers his tracks, Sean is forced to flat-out tell the cops right away what happened , thus exhausting almost every tool in the movie’s arsenal. Watching a panicky young thief try to think his way out of immediate danger is exciting. The film even earns itself a Mulligan, when Derek asks why Sean didn’t just hand Katie the phone when he had the chance, and Sean admits he was too freaked out to be clever. It’s easy to judge a movie for that kind of oversight, but just this once, we might be willing to forgive Sean (especially since “Bad Samaritan” would be over immediately if he actually had thought of that).
In contrast, watching a guilt-ridden young schmuck freak out for half the movie because he’s out of ideas isn’t terribly cinematic. What’s worse, when Cale turns the tables on Sean and starts stalking him, Cale’s machinations are so banal they rarely escalate above trolling. In real life it may be disturbing to find out that someone stole your Facebook password and sabotaged your relationship with your girlfriend, but when that person is a serial killer, who we’ve already seen do infinitely more terrifying things, it just comes across as a serious dramatic letdown.
Dean Devlin previously directed the ludicrous but entertaining disaster thriller “Geostorm,” and although the genre may have changed, he’s once again working with pulpy airplane-novel material. Perhaps the biggest issue is that Devlin doesn’t seem to be having as much fun this time around. He’s got a story that playfully subverts audience expectation, and he sure seems to love his over-the-top dramatic reveals of Cale’s various victims. But “Bad Samaritan” plays out with all the somber determination of a plausible drama, and after a while the plot is simply too absurd to be taken that seriously.
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The cast of “Bad Samaritan” is trapped in this material, and for the most part their only responsibility is to justify the next plot point rather than crafting interesting characters. As Sean, Sheehan gets to wallow in his guilt, and it’s refreshing to see a protagonist in this type of thriller admit his sins early on, so we can regain our rooting interest in him quickly. But that’s just one note, and he’s expected to play it for most of the film.
Meanwhile, Tennant is asked to snarl it up as a serial killer whose modus operandi has nothing to do with the rest of the movie. He’s obsessive-compulsive and has a thing for horses, and the more you learn about who he is and why he does what he does, the more you get the impression that the index card for his character simply read “Serial Killer With Gimmick,” and that no particular care was given to tie his behavior into the protagonist’s journey. And when there’s no cohesive theme to a story like this, it all becomes — to quote Homer Simpson — “just a bunch of stuff that happened.”
Granted, it’s a somewhat entertaining bunch of stuff. A few of the jump scares are expertly crafted, and Condon gets a climactic line of dialogue which might end up being one of the best of the year. But a few sharp moments can’t compensate for a film that feels half-developed and only half-heartedly told. Like its protagonist, “Bad Samaritan” isn’t quite as bad as it could have been, but it’s not good either.
Read original story ‘Bad Samaritan’ Film Review: Thief vs. Serial Killer Tale Lacks Excitement At TheWrap...
Robert Sheehan (“Geostorm”) stars as Sean, a photographer with a wonderful girlfriend, Riley (Jacqueline Byers, “Salvation”), who makes ends meet with a clever little scam: Sean and his best friend Derek (Carlito Olivero, “Step Up: High Water”) work as valets at an expensive Italian restaurant, and while the customers are eating, they drive their cars home and rob them.
It’s a smart idea for a crime wave, especially since they steal only small items which are unlikely to be missed. That alone makes them miles smarter than the valet thieves from Eli Roth’s “Death Wish.” (What did valets do to collectively tick off Hollywood screenwriters lately?)
Also Read: David Tennant Joins Jennifer Garner on Lena Dunham HBO Series 'Camping'
But when Sean breaks into the house of a wealthy a-hole named Cale Erendreich (David Tennant), he’s shocked to discover that Cale has a young woman named Katie (Kerry Condon, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) chained up inside a room lined with plastic. That, combined with the creepy white room of many, many knives, convinces Sean that he has broken into the home of a serial killer. Worse yet, Sean only has a few minutes before the madman needs his car back.
Again, “Bad Samaritan” is a very clever set-up for a thriller, in which our hero is moral only in comparison to the villain, and in which his past mistakes precludes him from doing the right thing, the right way. It’s been done before of course, in films like “Beneath the Darkness,” “The Collector” and “Don’t Breathe,” but a good idea is a good idea. All it needs is a wily execution.
So it’s a shame, especially in a film about a serial killer, that “Bad Samaritan” has so little finesse. It starts strong, with some unexpected shocks and “What would you do in this situation?” suspense sequences, but as soon as Sean leaves Cale’s house, the movie loses all momentum and never gains it back.
Also Read: Elisabeth Moss, David Tennant Drama 'Mad to Be Normal' Picked Up by Samuel Goldwyn Films
The problem is that, since Cale quickly realizes his inner sanctum has been invaded and just as quickly covers his tracks, Sean is forced to flat-out tell the cops right away what happened , thus exhausting almost every tool in the movie’s arsenal. Watching a panicky young thief try to think his way out of immediate danger is exciting. The film even earns itself a Mulligan, when Derek asks why Sean didn’t just hand Katie the phone when he had the chance, and Sean admits he was too freaked out to be clever. It’s easy to judge a movie for that kind of oversight, but just this once, we might be willing to forgive Sean (especially since “Bad Samaritan” would be over immediately if he actually had thought of that).
In contrast, watching a guilt-ridden young schmuck freak out for half the movie because he’s out of ideas isn’t terribly cinematic. What’s worse, when Cale turns the tables on Sean and starts stalking him, Cale’s machinations are so banal they rarely escalate above trolling. In real life it may be disturbing to find out that someone stole your Facebook password and sabotaged your relationship with your girlfriend, but when that person is a serial killer, who we’ve already seen do infinitely more terrifying things, it just comes across as a serious dramatic letdown.
Dean Devlin previously directed the ludicrous but entertaining disaster thriller “Geostorm,” and although the genre may have changed, he’s once again working with pulpy airplane-novel material. Perhaps the biggest issue is that Devlin doesn’t seem to be having as much fun this time around. He’s got a story that playfully subverts audience expectation, and he sure seems to love his over-the-top dramatic reveals of Cale’s various victims. But “Bad Samaritan” plays out with all the somber determination of a plausible drama, and after a while the plot is simply too absurd to be taken that seriously.
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The cast of “Bad Samaritan” is trapped in this material, and for the most part their only responsibility is to justify the next plot point rather than crafting interesting characters. As Sean, Sheehan gets to wallow in his guilt, and it’s refreshing to see a protagonist in this type of thriller admit his sins early on, so we can regain our rooting interest in him quickly. But that’s just one note, and he’s expected to play it for most of the film.
Meanwhile, Tennant is asked to snarl it up as a serial killer whose modus operandi has nothing to do with the rest of the movie. He’s obsessive-compulsive and has a thing for horses, and the more you learn about who he is and why he does what he does, the more you get the impression that the index card for his character simply read “Serial Killer With Gimmick,” and that no particular care was given to tie his behavior into the protagonist’s journey. And when there’s no cohesive theme to a story like this, it all becomes — to quote Homer Simpson — “just a bunch of stuff that happened.”
Granted, it’s a somewhat entertaining bunch of stuff. A few of the jump scares are expertly crafted, and Condon gets a climactic line of dialogue which might end up being one of the best of the year. But a few sharp moments can’t compensate for a film that feels half-developed and only half-heartedly told. Like its protagonist, “Bad Samaritan” isn’t quite as bad as it could have been, but it’s not good either.
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- 5/4/2018
- by William Bibbiani
- The Wrap
Next month, enjoy plenty of sports-related flicks with the addition of the Oscar-nominated “I, Tonya,” on May 31 and all the “Rocky” movies on May 1.
Other highlights include the Hulu original series “All Night,” out May 11, which chronicles teens trying to make their high school dreams come true during an all-night grad party, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s 2017 remake of “Baywatch,” available May 12.
Catch Season 4 of FX’s “The Strain” on May 16 and the complete first season of TNT’s “Claws” on May 11.
Also Read: Kyle Chandler Replaces George Clooney as Lead in Hulu's 'Catch-22'
See everything that’s coming and leaving below:
Available May 1
3 Ways to Get a Husband (2010)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
Baby Boom (1987)
Back to School (1986)
Barefoot (2014)
201 (2017)
The Box (2009)
Booty Call (1997)
Breakable You (2018)
Bride and Prejudice (2004)
Bull Durham (1988)
The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
The Crow (1994)
The Crow II: City of Angels (1996)
The Crow III: Salvation (2000)
The Crow IV: Wicked Prayer (2005)
Demolition Man (1993)
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
Eight Men Out (1988)
Elizabethtown (2005)
Emperor (2012)
Executive Decision (1996)
Foxfire (1996)
Gator (1976)
Godzilla (1998)
The Hangman (2017)
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Here to be Heard: The Story of the Slits (2017)
Hot Boyz (2000)
The House I Live In (2012)
Immigration Tango (2010)
Iron Eagle IV: On the Attack (1995)
Kalifornia (1993)
Lost in Vagueness (2017)
Love is a Gun (1994)
Malena (2000)
Man of the House (2005)
Manhunter (1986)
Mansfield Park (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Men in Black II (2002)
Men with Brooms (2002)
Never Back Down (2008)
New Guy (2002)
New Rose Hotel (1998)
Ninja Masters (2009)
No Greater Love (2015)
The Pallbearer (1996)
Pink Panther 2 (2009)
Pret-a-Porter (1994)
Priest (2011)
Race for your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky II (1979)
Rocky III (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky V (1990)
School Ties (1992)
Set Up (2011)
She’s All That (1999)
Starting out the Evening (2007)
Strategic Air Command (1955)
The Swan Princess Christmas (2012)
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The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure (1998)
Thief (1981)
To Rome with Love (2012)
Traffic (2000)
Untamed Heart (1993)
Valkyrie (2008)
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
Available May 5
Drunk History: Complete Season 5A (Comedy Central)
Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin: Complete Season 1 (Sunrise)
The Longest Week (2014)
Warrior (2011)
Available May 6
I’m Dying Up Here: Season 2 Premiere (*Showtime)
Available May 7
Star vs. The Forces of Evil: Complete Season 3 (Disney Xd)
Available May 8
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: Season 4 Premiere (NBC)
Available May 9
T@gged: Complete Season 2 (AwesomenessTV)
Available May 11
All Night: Complete Season 1 (Hulu Original)
Claws: Complete Season 1 (TNT)
Bleeding Heart (2015)
Into the Fade (2018)
Available May 12
Patrick Melrose: Series Premiere (*Showtime)
Baywatch (2017)
Frank Serpico (2017)
Jane (2017)
Still Mine (2012)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Available May 13
Tonight She Comes (2016)
Available May 15
Animals (2015)
How to be a Latin Lover (2017)
It’s A Disaster (2012)
Periods. (2012)
Soul of a Banquet (2014)
Take Every Wave (2017)
The Other F Word (2011)
The Snapper (1993)
The Strange Ones (2018)
Available May 16
12 Monkeys: Complete Season 3 (Syfy)
The Strain: Complete Season 4 (FX)
Knights of the Damned (2018)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Available May 19
Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
Shooters (2002)
Available May 21
American Folk (2017)
Neat (2017)
Available May 23
Half Magic (2018)
Available May 24
Curvature (2017)
Available May 25
Hollywood Game Night: Red Nose Dat Special (NBC)
Mad to be Normal (2017)
Available May 27
The Wedding Plan (2016)
Available May 30
America’s Got Talent: Season 13 Premiere (NBC)
World of Dance: Season 2 Premiere (NBC)
Available May 31
American Ninja Warrior: Season 10 Premiere (NBC)
I, Tonya (2017)
Please Stand By (2018)
Rain Man (1988)
And here’s everything that’s leaving:
May 31
1984 (1985)
The Accused (1988)
A Feast at Midnight (1997)
Antitrust (2001)
The Big Wedding (2013)
Boulevard (2015)
Branded (2012)
Breakdown (1997)
Captivity (2007)
Chaplin (1992)
Diablo (2016)
The Doors (1991)
Earth Girls are Easy (1988)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Finder’s Fee (2003)
Fluke (1995)
Forces of Nature (1999)
Fred: The Movie (2010)
Fred: Night of the Living Fred (2011)
Fred 3: Camp Fred (2012)
The Glass Shield (1994)
Glitter (2001)
Gordy (1995)
Happythankyoumoreplease (2010)
Harriot the Spy (1996)
Hart’s War (2002)
He Named Me Malala (2015)
Hesher (2010)
High School (2010)
Honey (2003)
Honey 2 (2011)
Jack Goes Boating (2010)
Jennifer 8 (1992)
John Q (2002)
Kingpin (1996)
Love Crimes (1992)
Show of Force (1990)
Manhattan (1979)
Manny (2015)
The Million Dollar Hotel (2001)
National Lampoon’s Dirty Movie (2011)
National Lampoon’s Dorm Daze 2: College @ Sea (2006)
No Stranger Than Love (2016)
Outlaws and Angels (2016)
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
Regarding Henry (1991)
The Secret of N.I.M.H. (1982)
Southie (1998)
Sprung (1997)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
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Other highlights include the Hulu original series “All Night,” out May 11, which chronicles teens trying to make their high school dreams come true during an all-night grad party, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s 2017 remake of “Baywatch,” available May 12.
Catch Season 4 of FX’s “The Strain” on May 16 and the complete first season of TNT’s “Claws” on May 11.
Also Read: Kyle Chandler Replaces George Clooney as Lead in Hulu's 'Catch-22'
See everything that’s coming and leaving below:
Available May 1
3 Ways to Get a Husband (2010)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
Baby Boom (1987)
Back to School (1986)
Barefoot (2014)
201 (2017)
The Box (2009)
Booty Call (1997)
Breakable You (2018)
Bride and Prejudice (2004)
Bull Durham (1988)
The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
The Crow (1994)
The Crow II: City of Angels (1996)
The Crow III: Salvation (2000)
The Crow IV: Wicked Prayer (2005)
Demolition Man (1993)
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
Eight Men Out (1988)
Elizabethtown (2005)
Emperor (2012)
Executive Decision (1996)
Foxfire (1996)
Gator (1976)
Godzilla (1998)
The Hangman (2017)
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Here to be Heard: The Story of the Slits (2017)
Hot Boyz (2000)
The House I Live In (2012)
Immigration Tango (2010)
Iron Eagle IV: On the Attack (1995)
Kalifornia (1993)
Lost in Vagueness (2017)
Love is a Gun (1994)
Malena (2000)
Man of the House (2005)
Manhunter (1986)
Mansfield Park (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Men in Black II (2002)
Men with Brooms (2002)
Never Back Down (2008)
New Guy (2002)
New Rose Hotel (1998)
Ninja Masters (2009)
No Greater Love (2015)
The Pallbearer (1996)
Pink Panther 2 (2009)
Pret-a-Porter (1994)
Priest (2011)
Race for your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky II (1979)
Rocky III (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky V (1990)
School Ties (1992)
Set Up (2011)
She’s All That (1999)
Starting out the Evening (2007)
Strategic Air Command (1955)
The Swan Princess Christmas (2012)
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The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure (1998)
Thief (1981)
To Rome with Love (2012)
Traffic (2000)
Untamed Heart (1993)
Valkyrie (2008)
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
Available May 5
Drunk History: Complete Season 5A (Comedy Central)
Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin: Complete Season 1 (Sunrise)
The Longest Week (2014)
Warrior (2011)
Available May 6
I’m Dying Up Here: Season 2 Premiere (*Showtime)
Available May 7
Star vs. The Forces of Evil: Complete Season 3 (Disney Xd)
Available May 8
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: Season 4 Premiere (NBC)
Available May 9
T@gged: Complete Season 2 (AwesomenessTV)
Available May 11
All Night: Complete Season 1 (Hulu Original)
Claws: Complete Season 1 (TNT)
Bleeding Heart (2015)
Into the Fade (2018)
Available May 12
Patrick Melrose: Series Premiere (*Showtime)
Baywatch (2017)
Frank Serpico (2017)
Jane (2017)
Still Mine (2012)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Available May 13
Tonight She Comes (2016)
Available May 15
Animals (2015)
How to be a Latin Lover (2017)
It’s A Disaster (2012)
Periods. (2012)
Soul of a Banquet (2014)
Take Every Wave (2017)
The Other F Word (2011)
The Snapper (1993)
The Strange Ones (2018)
Available May 16
12 Monkeys: Complete Season 3 (Syfy)
The Strain: Complete Season 4 (FX)
Knights of the Damned (2018)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Available May 19
Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
Shooters (2002)
Available May 21
American Folk (2017)
Neat (2017)
Available May 23
Half Magic (2018)
Available May 24
Curvature (2017)
Available May 25
Hollywood Game Night: Red Nose Dat Special (NBC)
Mad to be Normal (2017)
Available May 27
The Wedding Plan (2016)
Available May 30
America’s Got Talent: Season 13 Premiere (NBC)
World of Dance: Season 2 Premiere (NBC)
Available May 31
American Ninja Warrior: Season 10 Premiere (NBC)
I, Tonya (2017)
Please Stand By (2018)
Rain Man (1988)
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1984 (1985)
The Accused (1988)
A Feast at Midnight (1997)
Antitrust (2001)
The Big Wedding (2013)
Boulevard (2015)
Branded (2012)
Breakdown (1997)
Captivity (2007)
Chaplin (1992)
Diablo (2016)
The Doors (1991)
Earth Girls are Easy (1988)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Finder’s Fee (2003)
Fluke (1995)
Forces of Nature (1999)
Fred: The Movie (2010)
Fred: Night of the Living Fred (2011)
Fred 3: Camp Fred (2012)
The Glass Shield (1994)
Glitter (2001)
Gordy (1995)
Happythankyoumoreplease (2010)
Harriot the Spy (1996)
Hart’s War (2002)
He Named Me Malala (2015)
Hesher (2010)
High School (2010)
Honey (2003)
Honey 2 (2011)
Jack Goes Boating (2010)
Jennifer 8 (1992)
John Q (2002)
Kingpin (1996)
Love Crimes (1992)
Show of Force (1990)
Manhattan (1979)
Manny (2015)
The Million Dollar Hotel (2001)
National Lampoon’s Dirty Movie (2011)
National Lampoon’s Dorm Daze 2: College @ Sea (2006)
No Stranger Than Love (2016)
Outlaws and Angels (2016)
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
Regarding Henry (1991)
The Secret of N.I.M.H. (1982)
Southie (1998)
Sprung (1997)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Read original story Here’s Everything That’s Coming to and Leaving Hulu in May At TheWrap...
- 4/16/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Kill Your Friends author and screenwriter John Niven has become attached to pen the screenplay for Berlin Bromley, a coming-of-age comedy/drama based on the memoir of Bertie Marshall. Marshall was one of the Bromley Contingent, followers of the Sex Pistols, that also included Siouxsie Sioux, Billy Idol and Steve Severin. Charlotte Arden is producing the film with Peter Dunphy as exec producer for Gizmo Films (Mad To Be Normal, Funny Cow). Neal Moore is exec…...
- 2/28/2018
- Deadline
Film comes from UK outfit Bad Penny Productions.
UK production outfit Bad Penny Productions has released a first look at director Robert Mullan’s latest feature, This Weekend Will Change Your Life.
Source: Paul Stephenson
This Weekend Will Change Your Life
Production has now wrapped on the film, which stars David Bamber (Valkyrie) and Adam Paul Harvey (Son Of Rambow). It marks director Mullan’s follow up to the David Tennant and Elizabeth Moss-starring Mad To Be Normal, which premiered at last year’s Glasgow Film Festival.
The story follows seven people who leave London for a therapeutic weekend in the Cotswolds, which they are told will change their lives.
The project is being produced by Bad Penny Production’s Phin Glynn and Daz Spencer Lovesey, Norman Merry is executive producer.
Next up for Mullan is James And Lucia, starring Aidan Gillen as iconic Irish writer James Joyce. Bad Penny’s upcoming projects include an adaptation of [link=nm...
UK production outfit Bad Penny Productions has released a first look at director Robert Mullan’s latest feature, This Weekend Will Change Your Life.
Source: Paul Stephenson
This Weekend Will Change Your Life
Production has now wrapped on the film, which stars David Bamber (Valkyrie) and Adam Paul Harvey (Son Of Rambow). It marks director Mullan’s follow up to the David Tennant and Elizabeth Moss-starring Mad To Be Normal, which premiered at last year’s Glasgow Film Festival.
The story follows seven people who leave London for a therapeutic weekend in the Cotswolds, which they are told will change their lives.
The project is being produced by Bad Penny Production’s Phin Glynn and Daz Spencer Lovesey, Norman Merry is executive producer.
Next up for Mullan is James And Lucia, starring Aidan Gillen as iconic Irish writer James Joyce. Bad Penny’s upcoming projects include an adaptation of [link=nm...
- 1/26/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
[Pictured above: a promo image of The Last Movie Star, with Burt Reynolds and Ariel Winter.] The Oxford Film Festival in Oxford, Mississippi has revealed the film schedule for its 15th edition today. The line up includes Adam Rifkin's latest, The Last Movie Star, which features Burt Reynolds as an aging star who faces the reality that his glory days are behind him. The film also stars Ariel Winter and Chevy Chase. Mad To Be Normal is the closing night film, directed by Robert Mullan. Starring David Tennent, Elisabeth Moss, Gabriel Byrne, Michael Gambon, this film is about a renegade psychiatrist in the 1960s who courts controversy and fosters a unique environment for his patients. Directed by Carlos and Jason Sanchez, Allure is about an abused woman plagued...
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- 1/8/2018
- Screen Anarchy
This weekend on Netflix, Errol Morris‘ “Wormwood“ will unspool a pretty crazy true story that’s set against the backdrop of the United States’ MKUltra program. The secret operation saw the government, conduct secret experiments involving LSD, among other things. The potential of the drug was still being explored at that time, and across the pond, one doctor was also seeing how it could be used to help his patients.
Continue reading ‘Mad To Be Normal’ Trailer: David Tennant & Elisabeth Moss Trip Out at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Mad To Be Normal’ Trailer: David Tennant & Elisabeth Moss Trip Out at The Playlist.
- 12/13/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the U.S. rights to the drama “Mad to Be Normal,” starring Elisabeth Moss and David Tennant, the company announced Tuesday. Directed by Robert Mullan, the film also stars Michael Gambon, Gabriel Byrne, David Bamber and Olivia Poulet. Tennant (“Doctor Who”) stars as 1960’s celebrity psychiatrist R.D. Laing who revolutionized the treatment of people who were diagnosed as “mad.” Working out of Kingsley Hall in East London, he performed experiments on people, including experiments with LSD and practicing a form of self-healing known as metanoia. His methods were controversial. Also Read: Elisabeth Moss to Star in Women's-Rights Drama.
- 9/19/2017
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Mad to Be Normal, the biopic about 1960s celebrity psychologist R.D. Laing that stars David Tennant and newly minted Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss, has been acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films. The pic written and directed by Robert Mullan had its world premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival in February, and a winter 2018 theatrical release is being eyed. The Scotland-born Laing rose to fame for his treatment of people diagnosed as “mad,” performing various daring experiments on…...
- 9/19/2017
- Deadline
Other winners include Michael Inside, The Drummer And The Keeper and Rocky Ros Muc.
The 29th Galway Film Fleadh handed out its annual awards last night (July 16) and named Robert Mullan’s Mad To Be Normal as best international feature.
The 1960s-set film stars David Tennant as real-life hippy psychiatrist Rd Laing and co-stars Elisabeth Moss as his girlfriend Angie Wood.
The awards ceremony took place after the Irish Premiere of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.
The prize for best Irish feature went to Frank Berry’s Michael Inside, the story of a young Dubliner (played by Dafhyd Flynn) whose life disintegrates when he is sent to prison.
Nick Kelly’s The Drummer And The Keeper, about an unlikely friendship between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an teen suffering from Asperger’s syndrome, won best first Irish feature.
Rocky Ros Muc, directed by Michael Fanning and telling the story of boxer Sean Mannion, won the best...
The 29th Galway Film Fleadh handed out its annual awards last night (July 16) and named Robert Mullan’s Mad To Be Normal as best international feature.
The 1960s-set film stars David Tennant as real-life hippy psychiatrist Rd Laing and co-stars Elisabeth Moss as his girlfriend Angie Wood.
The awards ceremony took place after the Irish Premiere of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.
The prize for best Irish feature went to Frank Berry’s Michael Inside, the story of a young Dubliner (played by Dafhyd Flynn) whose life disintegrates when he is sent to prison.
Nick Kelly’s The Drummer And The Keeper, about an unlikely friendship between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an teen suffering from Asperger’s syndrome, won best first Irish feature.
Rocky Ros Muc, directed by Michael Fanning and telling the story of boxer Sean Mannion, won the best...
- 7/17/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
No reason has been given for the change in opening film.
Danish director Bille August’s The Chinese Widow will open this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff, June 17-26), replacing Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come, which was previously announced as the opening film.
However, Our Time Will Come will still play in the Golden Goblet competition at Siff. No reason was given for the change by either the festival or the film’s producer Bona Film Group.
Both films are set in China during the Second World War. Starring Emile Hirsch and Yu Nan, The Chinese Widow tells the story of an American pilot who is shot down and saved by Chinese villagers. It remains unclear if the film has been made under the recently signed Danish-Chinese co-production treaty. August recently served as jury president at the Beijing International Film Festival.
Our Time Will Come, which stars Zhou Xun and Eddie Peng, revolves...
Danish director Bille August’s The Chinese Widow will open this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff, June 17-26), replacing Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come, which was previously announced as the opening film.
However, Our Time Will Come will still play in the Golden Goblet competition at Siff. No reason was given for the change by either the festival or the film’s producer Bona Film Group.
Both films are set in China during the Second World War. Starring Emile Hirsch and Yu Nan, The Chinese Widow tells the story of an American pilot who is shot down and saved by Chinese villagers. It remains unclear if the film has been made under the recently signed Danish-Chinese co-production treaty. August recently served as jury president at the Beijing International Film Festival.
Our Time Will Come, which stars Zhou Xun and Eddie Peng, revolves...
- 6/12/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Historical drama is one of eight titles announced for Siff’s Golden Goblets competition.
Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come will open this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff, June 17-26), which is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2017.
The historical drama, starring Eddie Peng and Zhou Xun, will also compete in the festival’s main competition section, the Golden Goblet Awards.
At a Cannes reception yesterday (May 18), Siff also announced seven other competition titles: Yasuo Furuhat’s Reminiscence (Japan), Dave McCary’s Brigsby Bear (Us), Cătălin Saizescu’s Fault Condition (Romania), Maciej Pieprzyca’s I’m A Killer (Poland), Ivan Bolotnikov’s Kharms (Russia), Robert Mullan’s Mad To Be Normal (UK) and Markus Goller’s My Brother Simple (Germany).
As previously announced, Romanian director Christian Mungiu will head the Golden Goblet Awards jury, which also includes Chinese director Cao Baoping, Chinese screenwriter Li Qiang, Us/Macedonian filmmaker Milcho Manchevski, Japanese director...
Ann Hui’s Our Time Will Come will open this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (Siff, June 17-26), which is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2017.
The historical drama, starring Eddie Peng and Zhou Xun, will also compete in the festival’s main competition section, the Golden Goblet Awards.
At a Cannes reception yesterday (May 18), Siff also announced seven other competition titles: Yasuo Furuhat’s Reminiscence (Japan), Dave McCary’s Brigsby Bear (Us), Cătălin Saizescu’s Fault Condition (Romania), Maciej Pieprzyca’s I’m A Killer (Poland), Ivan Bolotnikov’s Kharms (Russia), Robert Mullan’s Mad To Be Normal (UK) and Markus Goller’s My Brother Simple (Germany).
As previously announced, Romanian director Christian Mungiu will head the Golden Goblet Awards jury, which also includes Chinese director Cao Baoping, Chinese screenwriter Li Qiang, Us/Macedonian filmmaker Milcho Manchevski, Japanese director...
- 5/19/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Bird Box Finance will look to invest up to £20m in next six months.
London-based film financing outfit Goldfinch Entertainment is launching Bird Box Finance (Bbf), a debt financing company that will target the UK’s film, television, animation and gaming industries.
Bird Box will aim to loan £15-20m in its first six months of operation, backed by a London-based bank and private investors.
The company will provide gap and super-gap loans for productions looking to raise the final 5-20% of budgets. It will also provide short-term loans collateralised by the UK’s film tax credit or discountable distribution contracts and pre-sales.
Bbf will also lend against other UK Creative Industry Tax Credits (TV, animation, games), and other tax credits in similar markets, such as the Us, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
The new outfit will be looking to hire at least two new people in the next six months as it ramps up activity...
London-based film financing outfit Goldfinch Entertainment is launching Bird Box Finance (Bbf), a debt financing company that will target the UK’s film, television, animation and gaming industries.
Bird Box will aim to loan £15-20m in its first six months of operation, backed by a London-based bank and private investors.
The company will provide gap and super-gap loans for productions looking to raise the final 5-20% of budgets. It will also provide short-term loans collateralised by the UK’s film tax credit or discountable distribution contracts and pre-sales.
Bbf will also lend against other UK Creative Industry Tax Credits (TV, animation, games), and other tax credits in similar markets, such as the Us, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
The new outfit will be looking to hire at least two new people in the next six months as it ramps up activity...
- 5/3/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Chaplin writer to adapt novel for Wild Tales and Mad To Be Normal producers.
Bad Penny Productions has picked up rights to Graham Greene’s last published novel The Captain And The Enemy, which is being adapted for the big screen by screenwriter and novelist William Boyd (Chaplin).
The novel tells the story of a young boy named Victor Baxter taken away from his boarding school by a stranger to live in London. The mysterious stranger is simply known as “the Captain”.
In London Victor companions a sweet but withdrawn woman named Liza, serving as her conduit to the outside world. When Victor reaches manhood, he finally learns the secrets of the Captain.
The thriller includes smuggling, jewel theft and international espionage and culminates in a dramatic showdown in Panama.
In addition to Bad Penny’s Phin Glynn (Mad To Be Normal), other producers are Victor Glynn (That Good Night) and Axel Kuschevatzky (Wild Tales).
The film will...
Bad Penny Productions has picked up rights to Graham Greene’s last published novel The Captain And The Enemy, which is being adapted for the big screen by screenwriter and novelist William Boyd (Chaplin).
The novel tells the story of a young boy named Victor Baxter taken away from his boarding school by a stranger to live in London. The mysterious stranger is simply known as “the Captain”.
In London Victor companions a sweet but withdrawn woman named Liza, serving as her conduit to the outside world. When Victor reaches manhood, he finally learns the secrets of the Captain.
The thriller includes smuggling, jewel theft and international espionage and culminates in a dramatic showdown in Panama.
In addition to Bad Penny’s Phin Glynn (Mad To Be Normal), other producers are Victor Glynn (That Good Night) and Axel Kuschevatzky (Wild Tales).
The film will...
- 3/29/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The winner of the third annual Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival has been announced as Alankrita Shrivastava’s Lipstick Under My Burkha. Shrivastava was presented with the award by Doctor Who and Broadchurch star David Tennant at the Glasgow Film Theatre before the festival’s Closing Gala, the World Premiere of Mad To Be Normal.
Shrivastava and the film gained international attention this week following the decision by India’s Censor Board of Film Certification (Cbfc) to deny its theatrical release, citing the ‘lady-orientated’ subject matter and ‘sexual scenes and abusive words’.
Lipstick Under My Burkha tells the stories of four Indian women seeking more from life than docile domesticity. Young mother Shirin feels she must hide her professional success from her husband. Ambitious beautician Leela takes the lead with her Muslim boyfriend even as her family arranges her marriage to a nice Hindi boy. College girl Rehana...
Shrivastava and the film gained international attention this week following the decision by India’s Censor Board of Film Certification (Cbfc) to deny its theatrical release, citing the ‘lady-orientated’ subject matter and ‘sexual scenes and abusive words’.
Lipstick Under My Burkha tells the stories of four Indian women seeking more from life than docile domesticity. Young mother Shirin feels she must hide her professional success from her husband. Ambitious beautician Leela takes the lead with her Muslim boyfriend even as her family arranges her marriage to a nice Hindi boy. College girl Rehana...
- 2/28/2017
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Indian drama was recently refused a release certificate in India due to its subject matter.
Alankrita Shrivastava’s India-set drama Lipstick Under My Burkha has won the audience award at the 2017 Glasgow Film Festival, which closed last night (Feb 26).
The award, being presented for the third time, is the only prize handed out at the festival.
Scottish actor David Tennant presented the award at a ceremony that followed the event’s closing night screening, the world premiere of Robert Mullan’s Mad To Be Normal, which stars Tennant as Scottish psychiatrist Rd Laing.
Lipstick Under My Burkha tells the story of four Indian women seeking more from life than docile domesticity. The film premiered at Tokyo International Film Festival in October last year.
Last week, the film was refused a certificate for release by Indian censors, effectively banning it from cinemas in India.
Shrivastava commented: “Right now, when the film has been refused certification for exhibition in India...
Alankrita Shrivastava’s India-set drama Lipstick Under My Burkha has won the audience award at the 2017 Glasgow Film Festival, which closed last night (Feb 26).
The award, being presented for the third time, is the only prize handed out at the festival.
Scottish actor David Tennant presented the award at a ceremony that followed the event’s closing night screening, the world premiere of Robert Mullan’s Mad To Be Normal, which stars Tennant as Scottish psychiatrist Rd Laing.
Lipstick Under My Burkha tells the story of four Indian women seeking more from life than docile domesticity. The film premiered at Tokyo International Film Festival in October last year.
Last week, the film was refused a certificate for release by Indian censors, effectively banning it from cinemas in India.
Shrivastava commented: “Right now, when the film has been refused certification for exhibition in India...
- 2/27/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Highlander creator to direct first film since The Prophecy; team also includes UK outfit Bad Penny Productions.
An eclectic array of international producers are assembling on intriguing European Film Market (Efm) script See How We Are, the new project from Gregory Widen, the creator of the Highlander and The Prophecy franchises.
Producers on the fantasy project include Stephen L’Heureux (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) of Solipsist Films, Phin Glynn (Mad to be Normal) of Bad Penny Productions and Wild Tales [pictured], The Secret In Their Eyes and Neruda producer Axel Kuschevatzky.
Widen, who also wrote 90’s thriller Backdraft, has written the script and will direct, marking only his second feature as director after the first instalment in The Prophecy (1995) franchise, starring Christopher Walken and Viggo Mortensen.
Bad Penny Productions, the fledgling UK outfit whose slate includes David Tennant projects Mad To Be Normal and You, Me And Him, will also finance...
An eclectic array of international producers are assembling on intriguing European Film Market (Efm) script See How We Are, the new project from Gregory Widen, the creator of the Highlander and The Prophecy franchises.
Producers on the fantasy project include Stephen L’Heureux (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) of Solipsist Films, Phin Glynn (Mad to be Normal) of Bad Penny Productions and Wild Tales [pictured], The Secret In Their Eyes and Neruda producer Axel Kuschevatzky.
Widen, who also wrote 90’s thriller Backdraft, has written the script and will direct, marking only his second feature as director after the first instalment in The Prophecy (1995) franchise, starring Christopher Walken and Viggo Mortensen.
Bad Penny Productions, the fledgling UK outfit whose slate includes David Tennant projects Mad To Be Normal and You, Me And Him, will also finance...
- 2/11/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
With Sundance, Rotterdam and Berlin and the forthcoming SXSW occupying most of the current film festival headlines, let’s not forget that in a couple of weeks Glasgow will be hosting their own big movie event. And even more, they’ll have the World Premiere of “Mad To Be Normal.”
Starring David Tennant, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon, and Gabriel Bryne, the film seems to have a slight “Awakenings“-esque vibe, following Scottish psychiatrist R.D.
Continue reading David Tennant & Elisabeth Moss Discover It’s ‘Mad To Be Normal’ In New Trailer at The Playlist.
Starring David Tennant, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon, and Gabriel Bryne, the film seems to have a slight “Awakenings“-esque vibe, following Scottish psychiatrist R.D.
Continue reading David Tennant & Elisabeth Moss Discover It’s ‘Mad To Be Normal’ In New Trailer at The Playlist.
- 2/1/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Festival to host 65 UK Premieres, including Terrence Malick’s Voyage Of Time and Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro.
The full programme for the 2017 Glasgow Film Festival (Feb 15-26) has been revealed.
The festival will host 65 UK premieres, 67 Scottish premieres and nine world and international premieres.
As previously reported, Glasgow will kick off with the European premiere of Handsome Devil, a coming-of-age drama starring Andrew Scott and directed by John Butler (The Stag).
The world premiere of Mad To Be Normal, starring David Tennant as renowned Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing, closes the festival. Tennant is expected to attend.
Premieres
Other highlights include UK Premieres of Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro, Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey [pictured], Cate Shortland’s Berlin Syndrome and Aki Kaurismäki’s The Other Side of Hope.
There will also be first Scottish screenings of Paul Verhoeven’s Golden Globe-winning Elle, Ben Wheatley’s [link...
The full programme for the 2017 Glasgow Film Festival (Feb 15-26) has been revealed.
The festival will host 65 UK premieres, 67 Scottish premieres and nine world and international premieres.
As previously reported, Glasgow will kick off with the European premiere of Handsome Devil, a coming-of-age drama starring Andrew Scott and directed by John Butler (The Stag).
The world premiere of Mad To Be Normal, starring David Tennant as renowned Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing, closes the festival. Tennant is expected to attend.
Premieres
Other highlights include UK Premieres of Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro, Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey [pictured], Cate Shortland’s Berlin Syndrome and Aki Kaurismäki’s The Other Side of Hope.
There will also be first Scottish screenings of Paul Verhoeven’s Golden Globe-winning Elle, Ben Wheatley’s [link...
- 1/18/2017
- ScreenDaily
David Tennant will attend the world premiere of Mad To Be Normal in Glasgow Glasgow Film Festival has announced it will open with the European premiere of coming-of-age story Handsome Devil on February 15 and close with the world premiere of Mad To Be Normal on February 26, attended by star David Tennant.
John Butler's Handsome Devil stars Andrew Scott alongside rising stars Fionn O’Shea and Nicholas Galitzine in the story of 16-year-old Ned, an artistic lad who faces his own hell on earth when he is sent to an all-boys Irish boarding school where the manly pursuit of rugby is virtually a religion. He steels himself for the loneliness, ridicule and constant insinuations about his sexuality. Everything changes with the arrival of his new roommate Conor ( Galitzine), a star player in the rugby team, and inspirational English teacher Dan Sherry (Scott). Ned and Conor bond over a mutual appreciation...
John Butler's Handsome Devil stars Andrew Scott alongside rising stars Fionn O’Shea and Nicholas Galitzine in the story of 16-year-old Ned, an artistic lad who faces his own hell on earth when he is sent to an all-boys Irish boarding school where the manly pursuit of rugby is virtually a religion. He steels himself for the loneliness, ridicule and constant insinuations about his sexuality. Everything changes with the arrival of his new roommate Conor ( Galitzine), a star player in the rugby team, and inspirational English teacher Dan Sherry (Scott). Ned and Conor bond over a mutual appreciation...
- 1/5/2017
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Mad To Be Normal, the biopic of famed "high priest of anti-psychiatry" R.D. Laing, is set to close this year's Glasgow Film Festival, having its world premiere in the Scottish city on Feb. 26.
The film, directed by Robert Mullan and starring David Tennant, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon and Gabriel Byrne, will examine the dark events that took place in Kingsley Hall, set up in East London by Laing in the 1960s as a medication-free community for those seriously effected by schizophrenia.
Also announced Thursday, the festival is set to kick off proceedings on Feb. 15 with the European premiere of coming-of-age drama Handsome Devil. Directed by John Butler (BBC comedy The...
The film, directed by Robert Mullan and starring David Tennant, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon and Gabriel Byrne, will examine the dark events that took place in Kingsley Hall, set up in East London by Laing in the 1960s as a medication-free community for those seriously effected by schizophrenia.
Also announced Thursday, the festival is set to kick off proceedings on Feb. 15 with the European premiere of coming-of-age drama Handsome Devil. Directed by John Butler (BBC comedy The...
- 1/5/2017
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Handsome Devil to kick-off the event, Mad To Be Normal picked as Closing Film Gala.
The opening and closing night films of the Glasgow Film Festival (15-26 February) have been announced.
The European premiere of Handsome Devil, a coming-of-age story staring Sherlock and Spectre star Andrew Scott, will be the Opening Gala on 15 February. Scott stars alongside Fionn O’Shea and Nicholas Galitzine and John Butler (The Stag) directs. Radiant Films International is handling international sales for this title.
The world premiere of Mad To Be Normal (pictured below) will close the festival on festival on 26 February. David Tennant plays renowned Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing, with the Doctor Who star confirmed to attend the event.
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Michael Gambon (the Harry Potter series) and Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects) co-star, with Robert Mullan (We Will Sing) directing.
The festival will also host the Scottish premiere of The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits Of John Berger...
The opening and closing night films of the Glasgow Film Festival (15-26 February) have been announced.
The European premiere of Handsome Devil, a coming-of-age story staring Sherlock and Spectre star Andrew Scott, will be the Opening Gala on 15 February. Scott stars alongside Fionn O’Shea and Nicholas Galitzine and John Butler (The Stag) directs. Radiant Films International is handling international sales for this title.
The world premiere of Mad To Be Normal (pictured below) will close the festival on festival on 26 February. David Tennant plays renowned Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing, with the Doctor Who star confirmed to attend the event.
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Michael Gambon (the Harry Potter series) and Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects) co-star, with Robert Mullan (We Will Sing) directing.
The festival will also host the Scottish premiere of The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits Of John Berger...
- 1/5/2017
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Star of Doctor Who and Marvel’s Jessica Jones joins Lucy Punch and Faye Marsay.
David Tennant has joined romantic-comedy Fish Without Bicycles alongside Lucy Punch (Bad Teacher) and 2015 Screen Star of Tomorrow Faye Marsay (Game Of Thrones).
Nina Sosanya, Ingrid Oliver and Peter Davison are also joining cast.
The film tells the story of two women’s differing experiences with pregnancy. One is a 40-year-old magistrate, the other a carefree party girl. The twist is that they are in a relationship with each other.
Tennant, known for playing Doctor Who and more recently the villain in Marvel series Jessica Jones and the co-lead in hit TV series Broadchurch, will play the couple’s neighbour John, an obnoxious Scot, who is responsible for one of the pregnancies.
Marsay (Pride) will soon be seen in the lead role in Nick Hornby’s BBC-twc book adaptation Love, Nina, opposite Helena Bonham Carter and Jason Watkins.
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David Tennant has joined romantic-comedy Fish Without Bicycles alongside Lucy Punch (Bad Teacher) and 2015 Screen Star of Tomorrow Faye Marsay (Game Of Thrones).
Nina Sosanya, Ingrid Oliver and Peter Davison are also joining cast.
The film tells the story of two women’s differing experiences with pregnancy. One is a 40-year-old magistrate, the other a carefree party girl. The twist is that they are in a relationship with each other.
Tennant, known for playing Doctor Who and more recently the villain in Marvel series Jessica Jones and the co-lead in hit TV series Broadchurch, will play the couple’s neighbour John, an obnoxious Scot, who is responsible for one of the pregnancies.
Marsay (Pride) will soon be seen in the lead role in Nick Hornby’s BBC-twc book adaptation Love, Nina, opposite Helena Bonham Carter and Jason Watkins.
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- 5/11/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Game Of Thrones’ Faye Marsay, Lucy Punch to star in rom-com
Lucy Punch (Bad Teacher) and Game Of Thrones star Faye Marsay, a 2015 Screen Star of Tomorrow, are attached to star in UK rom-com Fish Without Bicycles.
The production is the second from UK outfit Bad Penny Productions, which is filming David Tennant and Elisabeth Moss drama Mad To Be Normal about psychiatrist Rd Laing.
The film tells the story of two women’s differing experiences with pregnancy. One is a 40-year-old magistrate, the other a carefree party girl. The twist is that they are in a relationship with each other.
Marsay (Pride) is soon to play the lead role in Nick Hornby’s BBC-twc book adaptation Love, Nina, opposite Helena Bonham Carter and Jason Watkins.
Writer-director Daisy Aitkens makes her feature debut. Producers are Phin Glynn and Georgia Tennant.
The film is due to shoot in late 2016.
Lucy Punch (Bad Teacher) and Game Of Thrones star Faye Marsay, a 2015 Screen Star of Tomorrow, are attached to star in UK rom-com Fish Without Bicycles.
The production is the second from UK outfit Bad Penny Productions, which is filming David Tennant and Elisabeth Moss drama Mad To Be Normal about psychiatrist Rd Laing.
The film tells the story of two women’s differing experiences with pregnancy. One is a 40-year-old magistrate, the other a carefree party girl. The twist is that they are in a relationship with each other.
Marsay (Pride) is soon to play the lead role in Nick Hornby’s BBC-twc book adaptation Love, Nina, opposite Helena Bonham Carter and Jason Watkins.
Writer-director Daisy Aitkens makes her feature debut. Producers are Phin Glynn and Georgia Tennant.
The film is due to shoot in late 2016.
- 2/14/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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A doctor in the past who specialises in saving people with the odd bit of mind-manipulation – no, David Tennant isn’t melding together the Tenth Doctor and Kilgrave in some unholy, tonally suspect, drama series. Rather, it’s the first official images from Mad to be Normal, the biopic of psychiatrist R.D. Laing, currently filming with...
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A doctor in the past who specialises in saving people with the odd bit of mind-manipulation – no, David Tennant isn’t melding together the Tenth Doctor and Kilgrave in some unholy, tonally suspect, drama series. Rather, it’s the first official images from Mad to be Normal, the biopic of psychiatrist R.D. Laing, currently filming with...
The post First Pictures of David Tennant In R.D. Laing Biopic Mad To Be Normal appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 2/12/2016
- by Andrew Reynolds
- Kasterborous.com
The R.D. Liang biopic stars David Tennant in the lead role, alongside Elisabeth Moss.
Gsp Studios will commence sales of Mad To Be Normal, a biopic about Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing, at the forthcoming Efm (Feb 11-19).
Production began last week on the film, which stars David Tennant as Liang, alongside Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon and Gabriel Byrne.
Gsp Studios is also acting as a co-producer on the project, which is being produced by London-based Gizmo Films in collaboration with Bad Penny Productions.
A four-week shoot is currently underway in the UK, much of which will be housed at Gsp’s production facilities in York, as well as on location in London.
International rights were previously being handled by sales outfit Double Dutch.
The film charts the story of world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist Laing and his acolytes at Kingsley Hall, East London, during the 1960s.
Writer and director Robert Mullan is a veteran documentarian and has also...
Gsp Studios will commence sales of Mad To Be Normal, a biopic about Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing, at the forthcoming Efm (Feb 11-19).
Production began last week on the film, which stars David Tennant as Liang, alongside Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon and Gabriel Byrne.
Gsp Studios is also acting as a co-producer on the project, which is being produced by London-based Gizmo Films in collaboration with Bad Penny Productions.
A four-week shoot is currently underway in the UK, much of which will be housed at Gsp’s production facilities in York, as well as on location in London.
International rights were previously being handled by sales outfit Double Dutch.
The film charts the story of world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist Laing and his acolytes at Kingsley Hall, East London, during the 1960s.
Writer and director Robert Mullan is a veteran documentarian and has also...
- 2/9/2016
- ScreenDaily
Former Doctor Who star plays psychiatrist R. D. Laing.
Production is underway on R. D. Laing biopic Mad To Be Normal with David Tennant (Doctor Who) and Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) heading up the cast.
Shooting has begun in the UK on the project which charts the story of world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist Laing and his acolytes at Kingsley Hall, East London, during the 1960s.
Additional cast includes Michael Gambon (Gosford Park) and Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects).
Screen first announced the project last Cannes.
The film will be produced by London-based Gizmo Films, in collaboration with Gsp studios and Bad Penny Productions, the production company led by Phin Glynn (The Unbeatables).
It marks the fourth feature for Gizmo Films writer and director Robert Mullan, who is also the author of three books about Laing.
Tenant previously said about the film: “I have long been fascinated by the life and work of R. D. Laing...
Production is underway on R. D. Laing biopic Mad To Be Normal with David Tennant (Doctor Who) and Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) heading up the cast.
Shooting has begun in the UK on the project which charts the story of world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist Laing and his acolytes at Kingsley Hall, East London, during the 1960s.
Additional cast includes Michael Gambon (Gosford Park) and Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects).
Screen first announced the project last Cannes.
The film will be produced by London-based Gizmo Films, in collaboration with Gsp studios and Bad Penny Productions, the production company led by Phin Glynn (The Unbeatables).
It marks the fourth feature for Gizmo Films writer and director Robert Mullan, who is also the author of three books about Laing.
Tenant previously said about the film: “I have long been fascinated by the life and work of R. D. Laing...
- 2/2/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Gabriel Byrne has just joined David Tennant, Elizabeth Moss and Michael Gambon in Metanoia, a drama about mental illness that is being directed by Robert Mullan. The project is in pre-production and is set to begin filming in January. Double Dutch International is handling sales for the film at the now underway American Film Market. The pic chronicles world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist Rd Laing’s efforts in the 1960s to create a safe haven for people diagnosed with…...
- 11/5/2015
- Deadline
Double Dutch International (Ddi) President, Jason Moring, announced that his sales company has acquired the worldwide sales rights for "Metanoia" and attached "Harry Potter" actor Michael Gambon to the project.
"Metanoia" stars David Tennant ("Harry Potter," "Doctor Who," "Broadchurch"), Elisabeth Moss ( " Mad Men," "Queen of Earth"), will be directed by Robert Mullan, produced by Charlotte Arden and Harriet Hammond, and executive produced by Phin Glynn and Peter Dunphy.
The film is a co-production between Gizmo Films and Bad Penny Productions. "Metanoia" chronicles the world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist Rd Laing's efforts to create a safe haven for people diagnosed with psychosis and schizophrenia. He was known for advocating the medical use of LSD, still legal at the time, and argued for the breaking down of divisions between patients and doctors.
The movie is currently in pre-production and is set to shoot in January."The story of Rd Laing in incredibly captivating. To have Michael come onboard to compliment David and Elisabeth is a testament to the fascination of Laing himself, " said Jason Moring from Ddi. ...
"Metanoia" stars David Tennant ("Harry Potter," "Doctor Who," "Broadchurch"), Elisabeth Moss ( " Mad Men," "Queen of Earth"), will be directed by Robert Mullan, produced by Charlotte Arden and Harriet Hammond, and executive produced by Phin Glynn and Peter Dunphy.
The film is a co-production between Gizmo Films and Bad Penny Productions. "Metanoia" chronicles the world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist Rd Laing's efforts to create a safe haven for people diagnosed with psychosis and schizophrenia. He was known for advocating the medical use of LSD, still legal at the time, and argued for the breaking down of divisions between patients and doctors.
The movie is currently in pre-production and is set to shoot in January."The story of Rd Laing in incredibly captivating. To have Michael come onboard to compliment David and Elisabeth is a testament to the fascination of Laing himself, " said Jason Moring from Ddi. ...
- 9/14/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Double Dutch International (Ddi) announced in Toronto it has acquired worldwide sales to the biopic and attached Michael Gambon to join David Tennant on the cast.
Elisabeth Moss also stars in Metanoia with former Doctor Who Tenant (pictured) in the lead as the infamous Scottish psychiatrist Rd Laing who advocated the medical use of LSD.
Robert Mullan is scheduled to commence shooting in January and Charlotte Arden and Harriet Hammond produce. Phin Glynn and Peter Dunphy are executive producers on the Gizmo Films and Bad Penny Productions film.
“The story of Rd Laing in incredibly captivating,” said Ddi president Jason Moring. “To have Michael come on board to compliment David and Elisabeth is a testament to the fascination of Laing himself.”...
Elisabeth Moss also stars in Metanoia with former Doctor Who Tenant (pictured) in the lead as the infamous Scottish psychiatrist Rd Laing who advocated the medical use of LSD.
Robert Mullan is scheduled to commence shooting in January and Charlotte Arden and Harriet Hammond produce. Phin Glynn and Peter Dunphy are executive producers on the Gizmo Films and Bad Penny Productions film.
“The story of Rd Laing in incredibly captivating,” said Ddi president Jason Moring. “To have Michael come on board to compliment David and Elisabeth is a testament to the fascination of Laing himself.”...
- 9/12/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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