Turkish director Tolga Karaçelik, who made a splash in the U.S. with absurdist comedy “Butterflies,” is getting ready to premiere his first English-language film, “The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer,” in which the offbeat serial killer in question is played by Steve Buscemi.
The New York-set film, which takes Karaçelik’s comic streak in a new direction, will launch on Saturday from the Tribeca Film Festival. “The Shallow Tale” also features John Magaro (“Past Lives”) as Keane, a struggling writer who befriends the “retired” serial killer, who eventually becomes Keane’s unlikely marriage counselor as he goes through divorce proceedings with his straight-laced wife (Britt Lower), as well as the muse for his next book.
Karaçelik, who got a law degree in Turkey before moving to New York to study film, debuted as director in 2010 with the well-received “Toll Booth,” about...
The New York-set film, which takes Karaçelik’s comic streak in a new direction, will launch on Saturday from the Tribeca Film Festival. “The Shallow Tale” also features John Magaro (“Past Lives”) as Keane, a struggling writer who befriends the “retired” serial killer, who eventually becomes Keane’s unlikely marriage counselor as he goes through divorce proceedings with his straight-laced wife (Britt Lower), as well as the muse for his next book.
Karaçelik, who got a law degree in Turkey before moving to New York to study film, debuted as director in 2010 with the well-received “Toll Booth,” about...
- 6/7/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
"What can anyone tell me about our friend in the tollbooth?" Samuel Goldwyn Films has revealed an official US trailer for the film Tollbooth, formerly known as The Toll, a dark comedy thriller from Wales about a lone toll-booth operator with a past that is fast catching up with him. This premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival and is arriving on VOD in March in the US. Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west to find him for revenge. Meanwhile, local traffic cop Catrin's investigation into a simple robbery finds her heading over to the booth at exactly the wrong time... Starring Michael Smiley, with Annes Elwy, Iwan Rheon, Gary Beadle, Steve Oram, Evelyn Mok, and Darren Evans. This looks...
- 1/27/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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.
The Filmmakers Podcast #236: A strategy to making your indie film with The Toll...
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.
The Filmmakers Podcast #236: A strategy to making your indie film with The Toll...
- 9/6/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Here’s Kev with a video review of The Toll which is in UK cinemas now.
Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west for revenge. Meanwhile, local traffic cop Catrin’s investigation into a simple robbery finds her heading for the booth at exactly the wrong time.
Directed by Ryan Andrew Hooper, The Toll stars Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy, Iwan Rheon, Paul Kaye, Gary Beadle, Steve Oram, Darren Evans and Julian Glover.
Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west for revenge. Meanwhile, local traffic cop Catrin’s investigation into a simple robbery finds her heading for the booth at exactly the wrong time.
Directed by Ryan Andrew Hooper, The Toll stars Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy, Iwan Rheon, Paul Kaye, Gary Beadle, Steve Oram, Darren Evans and Julian Glover.
- 9/3/2021
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
‘Candyman’ starts in second place for Universal.
Rank Film (Distributor) Three-day gross (Aug 27-29) Total gross to date Week 1 Free Guy (Disney) £1.6m £11.2m 3 2 Candyman (Universal) £1.1m £1.46m 1 3 The Paw Patrol Movie (Paramount) £563,000 £5.9m 3 4 Andre Rieu’s 2021 Summer Concert: Together Again (Piece of Magic Entertainment) £432,000 £432,000 1 5 Jungle Cruise (Disney) £402,000 £11.14m 5
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.38
Disney’s Free Guy led the UK-Ireland box office for a third successive weekend with a £1.6m Friday to Sunday result, as Picturehouse Entertainment’s The Nest scored a strong result for an independent title.
Free Guy’s result was down 29% on its previous session, representing...
Rank Film (Distributor) Three-day gross (Aug 27-29) Total gross to date Week 1 Free Guy (Disney) £1.6m £11.2m 3 2 Candyman (Universal) £1.1m £1.46m 1 3 The Paw Patrol Movie (Paramount) £563,000 £5.9m 3 4 Andre Rieu’s 2021 Summer Concert: Together Again (Piece of Magic Entertainment) £432,000 £432,000 1 5 Jungle Cruise (Disney) £402,000 £11.14m 5
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.38
Disney’s Free Guy led the UK-Ireland box office for a third successive weekend with a £1.6m Friday to Sunday result, as Picturehouse Entertainment’s The Nest scored a strong result for an independent title.
Free Guy’s result was down 29% on its previous session, representing...
- 8/31/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Lee Haven Jones’ feature debut stars Annes Elwy.
Lee Haven Jones’ directorial debut Gwledd is the sixth feature film to wrap through the Ffilm Cymru Wales Cinematic scheme, which is backed by the BFI.
The initiative is dedicated to supporting innovative and unique filmmaking talents in Wales.
Gwledd is a contemporary horror film written by Roger Williams, about a waitress at a dinner party who causes the host family to confront personal failures and environmental responsibilities. Annes Elwy stars with Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis, Steffan Cennydd and Sion Alun Davies.
It is produced by Haven Jones and Williams’ outfit Joio.
Lee Haven Jones’ directorial debut Gwledd is the sixth feature film to wrap through the Ffilm Cymru Wales Cinematic scheme, which is backed by the BFI.
The initiative is dedicated to supporting innovative and unique filmmaking talents in Wales.
Gwledd is a contemporary horror film written by Roger Williams, about a waitress at a dinner party who causes the host family to confront personal failures and environmental responsibilities. Annes Elwy stars with Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis, Steffan Cennydd and Sion Alun Davies.
It is produced by Haven Jones and Williams’ outfit Joio.
- 8/1/2019
- by Nourdin Lahbib
- ScreenDaily
Titles include Catherine Linstrum’s ’This Earth Is Not Our Home’.
The UK’s Welsh film agency Ffilm Cymru Wales has selected five feature projects by Welsh filmakers to receive a total of £63,230 in its latest round of development funding.
They are comprised of two documentaries and three fiction films.
The Earth Is Not Our Home, a sci-fi drama exploring mental health issues set on a dusty volcanic island off the coast of Africa, has received £15,000. It will be the second feature from writer-director Catherine Linstrum and producer Stella Nwimo through their company Fireparty, following their forthcoming debut Nuclear, which...
The UK’s Welsh film agency Ffilm Cymru Wales has selected five feature projects by Welsh filmakers to receive a total of £63,230 in its latest round of development funding.
They are comprised of two documentaries and three fiction films.
The Earth Is Not Our Home, a sci-fi drama exploring mental health issues set on a dusty volcanic island off the coast of Africa, has received £15,000. It will be the second feature from writer-director Catherine Linstrum and producer Stella Nwimo through their company Fireparty, following their forthcoming debut Nuclear, which...
- 7/17/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Our Best Drama Supporting Actress Emmy odds currently have Julia Garner out front to win for “Ozark,” but her co-star Janet McTeer, who joined the gritty Netflix drama in its second season, is back in 14th place. While McTeer appears to be a longshot with 100/1 odds, here are four reasons why you shouldn’t underestimate her:
1. “Ozark’s” five Emmy nominations last year
Netflix released the first season of “Ozark” in July 2017, so nearly an entire year before the 2018 Emmys. Keeping that, and the stacked drama field, in mind, its five nominations were an impressive feat, especially if you consider where it ended up hitting: Jason Bateman not only crashed the Best Drama Actor lineup, but also managed to sneak into Best Drama Directing (“The Toll”) alongside co-director Daniel Sackheim (“Tonight We Improvise”). It also got nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Production Design.
These five nominations are indicative of...
1. “Ozark’s” five Emmy nominations last year
Netflix released the first season of “Ozark” in July 2017, so nearly an entire year before the 2018 Emmys. Keeping that, and the stacked drama field, in mind, its five nominations were an impressive feat, especially if you consider where it ended up hitting: Jason Bateman not only crashed the Best Drama Actor lineup, but also managed to sneak into Best Drama Directing (“The Toll”) alongside co-director Daniel Sackheim (“Tonight We Improvise”). It also got nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Production Design.
These five nominations are indicative of...
- 7/11/2019
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Samuel Goldwyn Films will release the horror/thriller Head Count in theaters and on digital and On Demand June 14, 2019. The film premiered at the 2018 Los Angeles Film Festival, and Ashleigh Morghan was honored with the Nightfall Special Jury Prize for a Lead Actor. Head Count is directed by Elle Callahan (“Happy Deathday”) in her feature film debut, and Callahan co-wrote the script with Michael Nader (The Toll, Flock of Four). …
The post Head Count by Elle Callahan starring Isaac Jay, Ashleigh Morghan, Sam Marra – In Theaters June 14th appeared first on Hnn | Horrornews.net.
The post Head Count by Elle Callahan starring Isaac Jay, Ashleigh Morghan, Sam Marra – In Theaters June 14th appeared first on Hnn | Horrornews.net.
- 5/12/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Image Source: Netflix
We never knew that we needed a Mötley Crüe biopic in our lives, but now that it's happening, it feels so right. Based on Mötley Crüe's bestselling 2001 autobiography The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band, this long-awaited biopic will follow the story of the heavy metal band's rise from obscurity to super stardom and international fame during the course of the 1980s. You may not recognize all of the names of the cast, but even if the name Iwan Rheon doesn't sound familiar, you'll recognize plenty of the other shows and movies he's been in.
Thirty-three-year-old Welsh actor Iwan Rheon portrays Mick Mars - lead guitarist of Mötley Crüe - in the film, which makes sense, as the actor has been singing and songwriting since the age of 16. However, he actually got his start in theater, his first starring role being Moritz Stiefel in...
We never knew that we needed a Mötley Crüe biopic in our lives, but now that it's happening, it feels so right. Based on Mötley Crüe's bestselling 2001 autobiography The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band, this long-awaited biopic will follow the story of the heavy metal band's rise from obscurity to super stardom and international fame during the course of the 1980s. You may not recognize all of the names of the cast, but even if the name Iwan Rheon doesn't sound familiar, you'll recognize plenty of the other shows and movies he's been in.
Thirty-three-year-old Welsh actor Iwan Rheon portrays Mick Mars - lead guitarist of Mötley Crüe - in the film, which makes sense, as the actor has been singing and songwriting since the age of 16. However, he actually got his start in theater, his first starring role being Moritz Stiefel in...
- 3/22/2019
- by Corinne Sullivan
- Popsugar.com
Iwan Rheon also stars in feature from Western Edge Pictures.
Ryan Andrew Hooper’s feature debut The Toll, starring Michael Smiley and Annes Elwy, has wrapped after shooting on location in Wales.
Produced by Vaughan Sivell and Mark Hopkins for Western Edge Pictures through the Ffilm Cymru Wales’ Cinematic scheme, the thriller features Smiley as a man working solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. Elwy plays a traffic cop who heads to the booth at exactly the wrong time. It is written by Matt Redd.
Smiley’s...
Ryan Andrew Hooper’s feature debut The Toll, starring Michael Smiley and Annes Elwy, has wrapped after shooting on location in Wales.
Produced by Vaughan Sivell and Mark Hopkins for Western Edge Pictures through the Ffilm Cymru Wales’ Cinematic scheme, the thriller features Smiley as a man working solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. Elwy plays a traffic cop who heads to the booth at exactly the wrong time. It is written by Matt Redd.
Smiley’s...
- 12/10/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Three Welsh films head to production in scheme backed by BFI, S4C.
Three Welsh features have been selected for production through Ffilm Cymru Wales’ Cinematic scheme, supported by the BFI and broadcaster S4C.
Nuclear is a supernatural thriller and directorial feature debut from writer-director Catherine Linstrum.
Set in a small village under the shadow of a nuclear power station, the film follows a toxic family with a combustible past which must face the ghosts that threaten their future.
Linstrum, whose writing credits include Dreaming of Joseph Lees and California Dreamin’, has co-written the script with David John Newman, while Stella Nwimo will produce. The three had previously collaborated on the short film Things That Fall from the Sky, starring Ophelia Lovibond and Steve Waddington, through BFI Network Wales’ Beacons scheme.
Cadi (previously Gwrach) is a contemporary Welsh-language horror, set in the beautiful but brutal landscape of Snowdonia. The movie will...
Three Welsh features have been selected for production through Ffilm Cymru Wales’ Cinematic scheme, supported by the BFI and broadcaster S4C.
Nuclear is a supernatural thriller and directorial feature debut from writer-director Catherine Linstrum.
Set in a small village under the shadow of a nuclear power station, the film follows a toxic family with a combustible past which must face the ghosts that threaten their future.
Linstrum, whose writing credits include Dreaming of Joseph Lees and California Dreamin’, has co-written the script with David John Newman, while Stella Nwimo will produce. The three had previously collaborated on the short film Things That Fall from the Sky, starring Ophelia Lovibond and Steve Waddington, through BFI Network Wales’ Beacons scheme.
Cadi (previously Gwrach) is a contemporary Welsh-language horror, set in the beautiful but brutal landscape of Snowdonia. The movie will...
- 7/13/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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