Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Tomer Capone, Casey Affleck, Emily Beecham | Written by R. Scott Adams, Nathan Parker | Directed by Mikael Håfström
A mission critical to the survival of mankind runs into problems somewhere in the outer reaches of the solar system. That and the loneliness of space travel are two of science fiction’s core themes, and Slingshot is the most recent film to bring them to the screen. Too often, though, Hollywood’s attempts fail to do either idea justice. Dare we hope that this time they’ve gotten it right?
Somewhere between Earth and Jupiter, the crew of Odyssey One is awakened from hibernation for some checks of the ship’s equipment and their mental state. Captain Franks and Nash seem fine. But we can tell that John isn’t doing so well. In particular, he seems obsessed with the memory of Zoe and the fact she hasn’t...
A mission critical to the survival of mankind runs into problems somewhere in the outer reaches of the solar system. That and the loneliness of space travel are two of science fiction’s core themes, and Slingshot is the most recent film to bring them to the screen. Too often, though, Hollywood’s attempts fail to do either idea justice. Dare we hope that this time they’ve gotten it right?
Somewhere between Earth and Jupiter, the crew of Odyssey One is awakened from hibernation for some checks of the ship’s equipment and their mental state. Captain Franks and Nash seem fine. But we can tell that John isn’t doing so well. In particular, he seems obsessed with the memory of Zoe and the fact she hasn’t...
- 9/4/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
It’s been nine years since Athina Rachel Tsangari’s last film “Chevalier,” a mordant contemporary satire of toxic male ego and destructive dick-measuring contests. Much has changed in the Greek writer-director’s third feature “Harvest” — her first English-language work, her first literary adaptation and by some measure her most ornate and expensive production to date, set some centuries in the past — but the theme of petty, ruinous patriarchy holds strong. Taking on British author Jim Crace’s Booker-shortlisted historical novel about a farming community undone by parochial distrust and encroaching capitalism, Tsangari’s vigorous, yeasty period piece occasionally loses the thread of its sprawling ensemble narrative, but transfixes as a whole-sackcloth immersion into another time and place.
Quite what time and what place is up for debate, however. As in Crace’s novel, neither is specified, though the accents and craggy-lush landscape — the film was shot on location in Argyllshire,...
Quite what time and what place is up for debate, however. As in Crace’s novel, neither is specified, though the accents and craggy-lush landscape — the film was shot on location in Argyllshire,...
- 9/3/2024
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
A pair of moderate releases with a handful of docs and titles in limited release topline an end-of-summer specialty market. Labor Day weekend can be slow and indie openings are up against few new wide releases and holdovers from Deadpool & Wolverine to Inside Out 2. Meanwhile, the Venice film festival, with Telluride and TIFF coming soon, is generating indie headlines and the new crop of arthouse films.
Bleecker Street goes the widest under 1,000 screens with Mikael Håfström’s Slingshot, starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne, at 840 locations.
This psychological space thriller follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality.
Written by R. Scott Adams...
Bleecker Street goes the widest under 1,000 screens with Mikael Håfström’s Slingshot, starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne, at 840 locations.
This psychological space thriller follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality.
Written by R. Scott Adams...
- 8/30/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on Wbgr-fm on August 29th, reviewing the new film “Slingshot,” featuring Casey Affleck as a man on a space mission. In theaters beginning August 30th.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Affleck is John, a man on a mission in the near future to Titan (a Jupiter moon), which may contain resources to mitigate climate change on earth. Joining him on this pursuit is Captain Franks (Laurence Fishburne) and Nash (Tomer Capone), both vying for John’s attention in different ways. They use hibernation chambers nine months at a time, and each time they wake up the effects of the powerful sedatives are more apparent. As the journey drags on, heading toward a “slingshot” maneuver around Jupiter, which will accelerate their course toward Titan, signs of wear and tear start to become more dangerous.
”Slingshot” is in theaters beginning August 30th.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Affleck is John, a man on a mission in the near future to Titan (a Jupiter moon), which may contain resources to mitigate climate change on earth. Joining him on this pursuit is Captain Franks (Laurence Fishburne) and Nash (Tomer Capone), both vying for John’s attention in different ways. They use hibernation chambers nine months at a time, and each time they wake up the effects of the powerful sedatives are more apparent. As the journey drags on, heading toward a “slingshot” maneuver around Jupiter, which will accelerate their course toward Titan, signs of wear and tear start to become more dangerous.
”Slingshot” is in theaters beginning August 30th.
- 8/30/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
This summer we’ve celebrated the 45th anniversary of “Alien” and the 15th anniversary of “Moon,” two of the greatest stuck-in-space films ever made. We’ve also been watching a related plot play out in reality, as Boeing’s ill-fated Starliner has left astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore idling at the International Space Station.
So perhaps at another time, Mikael Håfström’s “Slingshot” would get a pass for effort, if nothing else.
This is, admittedly, a challenging genre. But given its provocative potential, a halfhearted take feels particularly disappointing.
The film’s listless energy begins with John (Casey Affleck), an astronaut years into his mission to Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. For someone trapped in a metal capsule, John initially appears to be doing ok. But when his ground commander (David Morrissey) checks in “to stress the importance of your psych evaluation,” we’ve got a pretty clear idea where things are headed.
So perhaps at another time, Mikael Håfström’s “Slingshot” would get a pass for effort, if nothing else.
This is, admittedly, a challenging genre. But given its provocative potential, a halfhearted take feels particularly disappointing.
The film’s listless energy begins with John (Casey Affleck), an astronaut years into his mission to Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. For someone trapped in a metal capsule, John initially appears to be doing ok. But when his ground commander (David Morrissey) checks in “to stress the importance of your psych evaluation,” we’ve got a pretty clear idea where things are headed.
- 8/29/2024
- by Elizabeth Weitzman
- The Wrap
As I approached the finale of Slingshot, a single thought came through my head: “There’s no way they can stick the landing here, right?” As expected, when the credits rolled, I can only say that it didn’t. How’d we get here, though? This Mikael Håfström-directed thriller seemed like it was on a decent trajectory. It sports a strong lead in Casey Affleck and a great supporting cast in Laurence Fishburne and Tomer Capone but squanders it through a generic story and a fatally flawed conclusion.
Slingshot Review Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne in Slingshot
We’ve seen this type of space movie dozens of times. A small crew tasked to save a climate change-plagued Earth finds their realities quickly slipping away as their mission spirals into disarray. Chaos ensues. Here, we follow three men: John, Franks, and Nash, played by Affleck, Fishburne, and Capone, respectively. Each...
Slingshot Review Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne in Slingshot
We’ve seen this type of space movie dozens of times. A small crew tasked to save a climate change-plagued Earth finds their realities quickly slipping away as their mission spirals into disarray. Chaos ensues. Here, we follow three men: John, Franks, and Nash, played by Affleck, Fishburne, and Capone, respectively. Each...
- 8/28/2024
- by Cole Groth
- FandomWire
Midway through their long journey toward Titan, the crew of the Odyssey 1 spacecraft stumbles onto a troubling thought: What if the sensors that the ship uses to detect malfunctions are themselves malfunctioning? The question becomes more pressing as they witness power cuts and damaged pipes while the ship continues to tell them that everything is a-okay. “Who are you going to believe,” it seems to ask, “me or your lying eyes?”
Mikael Håfström’s Slingshot uses this dilemma as a neat metaphor for the philosophical problem posed to the ship’s three-man crew as their senses are gradually called into question. John (Casey Affleck), Nash (Tomer Capone), and Captain Franks (Laurence Fishburne) are on a trip to Saturn’s largest moon, where they hope to find a rich new source of renewable energy. To reach their destination, they have to pull of an extremely tricky maneuver that involves using Jupiter...
Mikael Håfström’s Slingshot uses this dilemma as a neat metaphor for the philosophical problem posed to the ship’s three-man crew as their senses are gradually called into question. John (Casey Affleck), Nash (Tomer Capone), and Captain Franks (Laurence Fishburne) are on a trip to Saturn’s largest moon, where they hope to find a rich new source of renewable energy. To reach their destination, they have to pull of an extremely tricky maneuver that involves using Jupiter...
- 8/26/2024
- by Ross McIndoe
- Slant Magazine
Co-written by the screenwriter of Moon, Slingshot stars Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Tomer Capone as fractious astronauts. Here’s a trailer:
To the ever-growing ‘unhappy men in space’ sci-fi subgenre we can now add Slingshot – a psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and The Boys’ Tomer Capone as a trio of stressed-out astronauts.
The explorers are on a mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan, when something goes awry and they’re forced to attempt a risky slingshot manoeuvre in order to reach their destination. Meanwhile, Affleck’s character begins to hallucinate. Oh, and Fishburne’s brought a revolver with him for some reason.
Aside from a cracking cast, Slingshot has a good pedigree behind the camera. Its director is Sweden’s Mikael Håfström, director of such genre pieces as 1408, based on the Stephen King short story of the same name, The Rite, an enjoyably daft exorcism horror from 2011, and Escape Plan,...
To the ever-growing ‘unhappy men in space’ sci-fi subgenre we can now add Slingshot – a psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and The Boys’ Tomer Capone as a trio of stressed-out astronauts.
The explorers are on a mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan, when something goes awry and they’re forced to attempt a risky slingshot manoeuvre in order to reach their destination. Meanwhile, Affleck’s character begins to hallucinate. Oh, and Fishburne’s brought a revolver with him for some reason.
Aside from a cracking cast, Slingshot has a good pedigree behind the camera. Its director is Sweden’s Mikael Håfström, director of such genre pieces as 1408, based on the Stephen King short story of the same name, The Rite, an enjoyably daft exorcism horror from 2011, and Escape Plan,...
- 7/31/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne are traveling into another realm for psychological thriller “Slingshot.”
The film centers on an elite trio of astronauts who board a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. “As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality,” the official synopsis reads.
Emily Beecham, Tomer Capone, and David Morrissey co-star.
“Slingshot” is directed by Mikael Häfström with a script co-written by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker. Häfström previously directed 2007 film “1408,” which was based on a Stephen King short story, as well as features “Outside the Wire” and “The Rite.” Håfström first announced “Slingshot” in 2021.
The film is produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major, and Beau Turpin. The executive producers include Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth,...
The film centers on an elite trio of astronauts who board a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. “As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality,” the official synopsis reads.
Emily Beecham, Tomer Capone, and David Morrissey co-star.
“Slingshot” is directed by Mikael Häfström with a script co-written by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker. Häfström previously directed 2007 film “1408,” which was based on a Stephen King short story, as well as features “Outside the Wire” and “The Rite.” Håfström first announced “Slingshot” in 2021.
The film is produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major, and Beau Turpin. The executive producers include Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth,...
- 7/30/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
An ambitious trip to expand humanity's lifespan to the far reaches of space becomes a claustrophobic fight for survival for a trio of astronauts in the official trailer for Slingshot.
Directed by Mikael Håfström from a screenplay by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker, Slingshot will be released in theaters on August 30th via Bleecker Street.
Synopsis: A psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne, Slingshot follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality.
The post “The Vastness of Space Has a Mind of its Own” in the Trailer for Slingshot appeared first on Daily Dead.
Directed by Mikael Håfström from a screenplay by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker, Slingshot will be released in theaters on August 30th via Bleecker Street.
Synopsis: A psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne, Slingshot follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality.
The post “The Vastness of Space Has a Mind of its Own” in the Trailer for Slingshot appeared first on Daily Dead.
- 7/30/2024
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Space travel is not for the weak. It takes a special kind of person to brave the cosmos and not recoil from insignificance while coming to grips with how small we are in an ocean of stars and infinite possibilities. If you’re not careful, the weight of your mission and the isolation that comes with the job can warp your senses, making you see and hear things that are not there. In Mikael Håfström’s Slingshot trailer, Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, and Tomer Capone star in a psychological thriller about three astronauts making Ren and Stimpy’s case of space madness look like child’s play.
Here’s the official synopsis for Slingshot courtesy of Bleecker Street:
A psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne, Slingshot follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up...
Here’s the official synopsis for Slingshot courtesy of Bleecker Street:
A psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne, Slingshot follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up...
- 7/30/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Bleecker Street’s psychological thriller Slingshot has debuted its official trailer this afternoon, giving us a peek at psychological terror and even a nasty bit of body horror in outer space.
Slingshot will release in theaters nationwide August 30, 2024.
Watch the official trailer below.
Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne star alongside Emily Beecham, Tomer Capone, and David Morrissey (“The Walking Dead”).
The film is directed by Mikael Håfström and written by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker.
“Slingshot follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality.”
The post ‘Slingshot’ – The Director of ‘1408’ Finds Terror in Outer Space This August [Trailer] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!
Slingshot will release in theaters nationwide August 30, 2024.
Watch the official trailer below.
Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne star alongside Emily Beecham, Tomer Capone, and David Morrissey (“The Walking Dead”).
The film is directed by Mikael Håfström and written by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker.
“Slingshot follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality.”
The post ‘Slingshot’ – The Director of ‘1408’ Finds Terror in Outer Space This August [Trailer] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!
- 7/30/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The return of the Alien franchise isn’t the only space adventure of August. Mikael Håfström, director of the Oscar-nominated Evil and 1408, is headed deep in our galaxy with Slingshot. Led by Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, Emily Beecham, Tomer Kapon, David Morrissey, and Mark Ebulué, the psychological thriller is written by Moon‘s Nathan Parker and R. Scott Adams. Ahead of an August 30 release, the first trailer had now arrive from Bleecker Street.
Here’s the synopsis: “A psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne, Slingshot follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality.”
See the trailer and poster below.
The post Slingshot Trailer:...
Here’s the synopsis: “A psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne, Slingshot follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality.”
See the trailer and poster below.
The post Slingshot Trailer:...
- 7/30/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Production, sales and distribution banner Signature Entertainment has acquired U.K. and Irish rights to “Slingshot,” the upcoming psychological sci-fi thriller starring Laurence Fishburne and Casey Affleck, from WME Independent.
The film — which follows an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality while aboard a possibly fatally comprised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan — was directed by Mikael Håfström (“Evil”) from a script by Nathan Parker (“Moon”) and R. Scott Adam (“Donner Pass”). David Morrissey (“The Walking Dead”), Emily Beecham (“Hail, Caesar!”) and Tomer Capone (“The Boys”) also star.
“Slingshot” is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd. and Filmsquad. The film was produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major and Beau Turpin, with executive producers Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth, Tom Nohstadt, Ron Cundy, Nikolett Barabás, Jonathan Krauss, Brooklyn Weaver and Joanna Plafsky. It was recently acquired by Bleecker Street for the U.
The film — which follows an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality while aboard a possibly fatally comprised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan — was directed by Mikael Håfström (“Evil”) from a script by Nathan Parker (“Moon”) and R. Scott Adam (“Donner Pass”). David Morrissey (“The Walking Dead”), Emily Beecham (“Hail, Caesar!”) and Tomer Capone (“The Boys”) also star.
“Slingshot” is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd. and Filmsquad. The film was produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major and Beau Turpin, with executive producers Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth, Tom Nohstadt, Ron Cundy, Nikolett Barabás, Jonathan Krauss, Brooklyn Weaver and Joanna Plafsky. It was recently acquired by Bleecker Street for the U.
- 4/16/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Back in November of 2021, it was announced that Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), and Emily Beecham (Into the Badlands) had signed on to star in Slingshot, a psychological sci-fi thriller coming our way from director Mikael Håfström (Escape Plan). Filming began on December 1st of that year – and more than two years later, we finally have an update to share on Slingshot! The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. distribution rights and are planning to give the film a wide theatrical release at some point before the end of 2024.
Written by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon), Slingshot will tell the story of an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Tomer Capon (The Boys) and The Walking Dead‘s David Morrissey are also in the cast.
Written by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon), Slingshot will tell the story of an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Tomer Capon (The Boys) and The Walking Dead‘s David Morrissey are also in the cast.
- 2/14/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Bleecker Street has picked up U.S. rights to Mikael Håfström’s sci-fi thriller Slingshot, starring Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham. Additional cast includes Fauda star Tomer Capone and The Walking Dead’s David Morrissey.
The film, which is written by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker (Moon), follows an astronaut who struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Bleecker Street is planning a 2024 nationwide theatrical release for the film.
Slingshot is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd., and Filmsquad. The film was produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major, and Beau Turpin, with executive producers including Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth, Tom Nohstadt, Ron Cundy, Nikolett Barabás, Jonathan Krauss, Brooklyn Weaver, and Joanna Plafsky.
The deal was negotiated by Kent Sanderson and Avy Eschenasy on behalf of Bleecker Street with...
The film, which is written by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker (Moon), follows an astronaut who struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Bleecker Street is planning a 2024 nationwide theatrical release for the film.
Slingshot is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd., and Filmsquad. The film was produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major, and Beau Turpin, with executive producers including Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth, Tom Nohstadt, Ron Cundy, Nikolett Barabás, Jonathan Krauss, Brooklyn Weaver, and Joanna Plafsky.
The deal was negotiated by Kent Sanderson and Avy Eschenasy on behalf of Bleecker Street with...
- 2/14/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Bleecker Street has picked up the U.S. rights to Mikael Håfström’s sci-fi thriller Slingshot, which stars Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham.
Bleecker Street plans a 2024 wide theatrical release for the film about an astronaut struggling to retain his grip on reality on a possibly fatally compromised space mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
The ensemble cast include Tomer Capone and David Morrissey. R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker (Moon) penned the screenplay for Slingshot, and Astral Pictures produced in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Hungarian investor Széchenyi Funds Ltd. and Filmsquad.
Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd. and Filmsquad are behind writer-director James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg, set to star Russell Crowe, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon, and with cameras to roll later this month in Hungary.
Slingshot was filmed at Korda Studios and other locations in and around Budapest, Hungary.
The producer credits on Slingshot are shared by Richard Saperstein,...
Bleecker Street plans a 2024 wide theatrical release for the film about an astronaut struggling to retain his grip on reality on a possibly fatally compromised space mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
The ensemble cast include Tomer Capone and David Morrissey. R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker (Moon) penned the screenplay for Slingshot, and Astral Pictures produced in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Hungarian investor Széchenyi Funds Ltd. and Filmsquad.
Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd. and Filmsquad are behind writer-director James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg, set to star Russell Crowe, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon, and with cameras to roll later this month in Hungary.
Slingshot was filmed at Korda Studios and other locations in and around Budapest, Hungary.
The producer credits on Slingshot are shared by Richard Saperstein,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bleecker Street has acquired US rights to director Mikael Håfström’s psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot.
The New York-based distributor is planning a nationwide theatrical release for the film sometime this year.
Slingshot stars Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham in the story of an astronaut who struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a compromised mission to Saturn moon Titan. Nathan Parker wrote the screenplay.
Astral Pictures produced in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd and Filmsquad. The film was produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major and Beau Turpin, with executive producers including Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay,...
The New York-based distributor is planning a nationwide theatrical release for the film sometime this year.
Slingshot stars Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham in the story of an astronaut who struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a compromised mission to Saturn moon Titan. Nathan Parker wrote the screenplay.
Astral Pictures produced in association with Bluestone Entertainment, Széchenyi Funds Ltd and Filmsquad. The film was produced by Richard Saperstein, Istvan Major and Beau Turpin, with executive producers including Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay,...
- 2/14/2024
- ScreenDaily
For more than a few years now, Daniel Kaluuya has been at the forefront of great and allegorical science fiction: Get Out, Nope, even Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. His collaborations with talents like Jordan Peele and Ryan Coogler have burrowed into the minds of audiences with all the clarity of a spoon smacking a teacup. However, in his own mind, there turns out to be an even more oppressive sci-fi vision. And it’s one with brutal timeliness, and no cathartic Tsa in sight.
The Kitchen, which marks the directorial feature debut of both Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares, is a project the two of have been dreaming about since a fortuitous barbershop discussion; they took the concept to Sundance in 2016 when, well before Get Out’s release, The Kitchen was selected for the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriting and Directing Lab; and now the idea has become hard and easily accessible...
The Kitchen, which marks the directorial feature debut of both Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares, is a project the two of have been dreaming about since a fortuitous barbershop discussion; they took the concept to Sundance in 2016 when, well before Get Out’s release, The Kitchen was selected for the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriting and Directing Lab; and now the idea has become hard and easily accessible...
- 1/18/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
“All of Us Strangers”, del director Andrew Haigh, la gran ganadora de la noche.
Ayer tuvo lugar la ceremonia de los premios BIFA (British Independent Film Awards). Estos premios son galardones cinematográficos que se otorgan en el Reino Unido para destacar y honrar las películas independientes británicas. Aquí os dejamos con la lista de los ganadores de esta edición:
Mejor PELÍCULA Independiente BRITÁNICA
All Of Us Strangers, Andrew Haigh
Mejor PELÍCULA Independiente Internacional
Anatomy Of A Fall, Justine Triet
Mejor DIRECCIÓN
Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers
Mejor Guion
Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers
Mejor ACTUACIÓN
Mia McKenna-Bruce, How to Have Sex
Mejor ACTUACIÓN De Reparto
Paul Mescal, All of Us Strangers
Shaun Thomas, How to Have Sex
Mejor ACTUACIÓN Conjunta
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett & George MacKay, Femme
Premio Douglas Hickox (Debut De DIRECCIÓN)
Savanah Leaf, Earth Mama
Mejor PRODUCCIÓN REVELACIÓN
Theo Barrowclough, Scrapper
Mejor ACTUACIÓN REVELACIÓN
Vivian Oparah, Rye Lane
Mejor Guion Debut
Nida Manzoor,...
Ayer tuvo lugar la ceremonia de los premios BIFA (British Independent Film Awards). Estos premios son galardones cinematográficos que se otorgan en el Reino Unido para destacar y honrar las películas independientes británicas. Aquí os dejamos con la lista de los ganadores de esta edición:
Mejor PELÍCULA Independiente BRITÁNICA
All Of Us Strangers, Andrew Haigh
Mejor PELÍCULA Independiente Internacional
Anatomy Of A Fall, Justine Triet
Mejor DIRECCIÓN
Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers
Mejor Guion
Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers
Mejor ACTUACIÓN
Mia McKenna-Bruce, How to Have Sex
Mejor ACTUACIÓN De Reparto
Paul Mescal, All of Us Strangers
Shaun Thomas, How to Have Sex
Mejor ACTUACIÓN Conjunta
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett & George MacKay, Femme
Premio Douglas Hickox (Debut De DIRECCIÓN)
Savanah Leaf, Earth Mama
Mejor PRODUCCIÓN REVELACIÓN
Theo Barrowclough, Scrapper
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- 12/4/2023
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers” was the big winner at the 2023 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) with seven wins.
“All of Us Strangers” won best British independent film, Haigh won best director and best screenplay and Paul Mescal won best supporting performance, adding to its three craft awards, announced in November, for cinematography, editing and music supervision.
Best lead performance went to Mia McKenna-Bruce in Molly Manning Walker’s debut feature “How to Have Sex” and the film also won the other best supporting performance BIFA for Shaun Thomas, adding to its best casting win.
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay won best joint lead performance for “Femme,” which also won for make-up and hair design and costume design.
Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winning “Anatomy of a Fall” won best international independent film. Best debut director went to Savanah Leaf for “Earth Mama,” while best debut screenwriter...
“All of Us Strangers” won best British independent film, Haigh won best director and best screenplay and Paul Mescal won best supporting performance, adding to its three craft awards, announced in November, for cinematography, editing and music supervision.
Best lead performance went to Mia McKenna-Bruce in Molly Manning Walker’s debut feature “How to Have Sex” and the film also won the other best supporting performance BIFA for Shaun Thomas, adding to its best casting win.
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay won best joint lead performance for “Femme,” which also won for make-up and hair design and costume design.
Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winning “Anatomy of a Fall” won best international independent film. Best debut director went to Savanah Leaf for “Earth Mama,” while best debut screenwriter...
- 12/3/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Andrew Haigh’s critically lauded All of Us Strangers has won three awards in the craft categories of the 2023 British Independent Film Awards, putting it in the lead going into the main ceremony on Dec. 3.
The film — starring Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott and which amassed a total of 14 BIFA nominations — won best cinematography for Jamie D. Ramsay, best editing for Jonathan Alberts and best music supervision for Connie Farr (who won a BIFA for her work on Clio Barnard’s Ali & Ava in 2021).
Femme, Sam H Freeman and Ng Choon Ping’s “queer noir” thriller, won two awards — best costume design for Buki Ebiesuwa and best makeup and hair design for Marie Deehan — as did Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares’ dystopian drama The Kitchen, which won best production design for Nathan Parker and best effects for Richard Baker and the late Jonathan Gales.
Elsewhere, Raine Allen-Miller’s Rye Lane (which garnered 16 nominations,...
The film — starring Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott and which amassed a total of 14 BIFA nominations — won best cinematography for Jamie D. Ramsay, best editing for Jonathan Alberts and best music supervision for Connie Farr (who won a BIFA for her work on Clio Barnard’s Ali & Ava in 2021).
Femme, Sam H Freeman and Ng Choon Ping’s “queer noir” thriller, won two awards — best costume design for Buki Ebiesuwa and best makeup and hair design for Marie Deehan — as did Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Tavares’ dystopian drama The Kitchen, which won best production design for Nathan Parker and best effects for Richard Baker and the late Jonathan Gales.
Elsewhere, Raine Allen-Miller’s Rye Lane (which garnered 16 nominations,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Andrew Haigh's All Of Us Strangers garnered four nominations The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) has announced the winners of its ten film craft categories.
Andrew Haigh's tale of a writer drawn back to his past and towards a mysterious new relationship received 16 BIFA nominations and has won the wards for Best Cinematography, for Jaime D Ramsay, Best Editing for Jonathan Alberts and Best Music Supervision for Connie Farr.
Revenge thriller Femme, won craft awards for Buki Ebiesuwa's Costume Design and Marie Deehan's Make Up & Hair. Two awards also went to The Kitchen, which saw Nathan Parker win Best Production Design, and Richard Baker pick up the prize for Best Effects.
Best Original Music went to Kwes for his work on debut director Raine Allen-Miller’s Peckham-set love story Rye Lane.
Mark Jenkin won Best Sound supported by Halo for his 1970s-set remote island mystery Enys Men.
Andrew Haigh's tale of a writer drawn back to his past and towards a mysterious new relationship received 16 BIFA nominations and has won the wards for Best Cinematography, for Jaime D Ramsay, Best Editing for Jonathan Alberts and Best Music Supervision for Connie Farr.
Revenge thriller Femme, won craft awards for Buki Ebiesuwa's Costume Design and Marie Deehan's Make Up & Hair. Two awards also went to The Kitchen, which saw Nathan Parker win Best Production Design, and Richard Baker pick up the prize for Best Effects.
Best Original Music went to Kwes for his work on debut director Raine Allen-Miller’s Peckham-set love story Rye Lane.
Mark Jenkin won Best Sound supported by Halo for his 1970s-set remote island mystery Enys Men.
- 11/20/2023
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
‘Femme’, ‘The Kitchen’ take two prizes each.
Andrew Haigh’s romantic drama All Of Us Strangers led the craft winners for the 2023 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), converting three of its craft nominations to wins.
The Searchlight Pictures film, which is backed by Film4, took prizes in best cinematography, for Jamie D. Ramsay; best editing for Jonathan Alberts; and best music supervision for Connie Farr – her second Bifa, following a win for Ali & Ava in 2021.
Scroll down for the full list of craft winners
All Of Us Strangers has a further seven nominations in five categories at the 26th Bifa ceremony on Sunday,...
Andrew Haigh’s romantic drama All Of Us Strangers led the craft winners for the 2023 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas), converting three of its craft nominations to wins.
The Searchlight Pictures film, which is backed by Film4, took prizes in best cinematography, for Jamie D. Ramsay; best editing for Jonathan Alberts; and best music supervision for Connie Farr – her second Bifa, following a win for Ali & Ava in 2021.
Scroll down for the full list of craft winners
All Of Us Strangers has a further seven nominations in five categories at the 26th Bifa ceremony on Sunday,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Arriving just as Britain’s dire housing crisis is set to be a key campaign issue in next year’s long-awaited general election, “The Kitchen” offers a solemnly affecting look at what might happen if it’s left to fester. Zooming through a dystopian London in what seems the too-near future, this sharply accomplished feature directing debut from Kibwe Tavares and actor Daniel Kaluuya surprisingly eschews high-concept genre plotting to go with its elaborate sci-fi scene-setting, instead narrowing to an intimate, humane study of Black male bonding in a time of systemic social oppression. If the lean screenplay (by Kaluuya alongside “Calm With Horses” writer Joe Murtagh) somewhat runs out of gas by the finale, the film’s persuasive world-building and fiery political ire keep it compelling. Netflix will release “The Kitchen” — a fitting, resonant closer to this year’s London Film Festival — in early 2024.
Call it the exasperated payoff from 13 years of Conservative austerity,...
Call it the exasperated payoff from 13 years of Conservative austerity,...
- 10/15/2023
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2023 London Film Festival. Netflix releases the film on its streaming platform on Friday, January 19.
At an edition of the London Film Festival where themes spilled off the screens and onto the streets, “The Kitchen” was a prescient Closing Night choice. The directorial debut for both Daniel Kaluuya and architect-turned-filmmaker Kibwe Tavares screened to press on Sunday morning, meters away from Piccadilly Circus where, hours previously, the famous Eros statue was draped in Palestine flags during a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with people in danger of being wiped off the face of the earth.
The threat of an already dispossessed community losing their homes and lives undergirds the near-future North London-set dystopia of “The Kitchen.” If the relationship drama at its core doesn’t fully connect with the elegant brutalism of its visual language, there is, nevertheless, a lot to admire in both aspects.
At an edition of the London Film Festival where themes spilled off the screens and onto the streets, “The Kitchen” was a prescient Closing Night choice. The directorial debut for both Daniel Kaluuya and architect-turned-filmmaker Kibwe Tavares screened to press on Sunday morning, meters away from Piccadilly Circus where, hours previously, the famous Eros statue was draped in Palestine flags during a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with people in danger of being wiped off the face of the earth.
The threat of an already dispossessed community losing their homes and lives undergirds the near-future North London-set dystopia of “The Kitchen.” If the relationship drama at its core doesn’t fully connect with the elegant brutalism of its visual language, there is, nevertheless, a lot to admire in both aspects.
- 10/15/2023
- by Sophie Monks Kaufman
- Indiewire
Duncan Jones' 2009 sci-fi film "Moon" is about a lonesome miner named Sam (Sam Rockwell) who works a high-tech drilling facility on the titular heavenly body. In the future, Earth's oil resources have run out, and energy is produced by a new miracle fuel called Helium-3, which can only be found on the moon. The mining equipment is so advanced that the entire building can be run by one person. Sam is aided by an artificial intelligence named Gerty, voiced by Kevin Spacey. Sam misses his family and is growing weary. He even seems to be hallucinating, as he will occasionally see a strange hobo-like man stalking through the hallways.
After Sam experiences an accident while in a lunar rover and is knocked unconscious, he awakens back at base with no memory of his return. But Gerty is acting suspicious, holding secret conversations with home base back on Earth. Sam investigates...
After Sam experiences an accident while in a lunar rover and is knocked unconscious, he awakens back at base with no memory of his return. But Gerty is acting suspicious, holding secret conversations with home base back on Earth. Sam investigates...
- 10/11/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Bluestone Entertainment, the U.S. production firm led by former New Line, Artisan and TWC Dimension production exec Richard Saperstein, is teaming up with Hungarian investment outfit Széchenyi Funds on a ten-picture financing deal over five years.
Under the deal, films will span all genres, with budgets ranging from 10-20M. Principal photography will take place primarily in Budapest, Hungary.
The first film under the partnership is the previously announced psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot, directed by Mikael Håfström, starring Oscar-winner Casey Affleck and Tony and Emmy Award-winner Laurence Fishburne.
WME Independent is handling world sales and will give the project a market debut at Cannes this month, where the company will unveil the first footage.
Slingshot is about an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan. The film also features Cannes Best Actress Award-winner Emily Beecham, Tomer Capone,...
Under the deal, films will span all genres, with budgets ranging from 10-20M. Principal photography will take place primarily in Budapest, Hungary.
The first film under the partnership is the previously announced psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot, directed by Mikael Håfström, starring Oscar-winner Casey Affleck and Tony and Emmy Award-winner Laurence Fishburne.
WME Independent is handling world sales and will give the project a market debut at Cannes this month, where the company will unveil the first footage.
Slingshot is about an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan. The film also features Cannes Best Actress Award-winner Emily Beecham, Tomer Capone,...
- 5/5/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham will star in the psychological sci-fi thriller “Slingshot” from Richard Saperstein’s Bluestone Entertainment.
Mikael Håfström is attached to direct the movie, which turns on an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Other cast members include Tomer Capone and David Morrissey. Principal photography begins Dec. 1 at Korda Studios and other locations in and around Budapest, Hungary.
“Slingshot” is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment and Hungarian investment fund Széchenyi Funds Ltd. WME Independent is handling sales.
“‘Slingshot’ is a wonderful match of filmmaker and material,” said Saperstein of the project. “I thought of Mikael the moment I first read the script. I am thrilled to embark on this production together in Hungary with our partners at Széchenyi Funds, and an incredible cast and crew.”
Håfström added: “After several years of preparation,...
Mikael Håfström is attached to direct the movie, which turns on an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Other cast members include Tomer Capone and David Morrissey. Principal photography begins Dec. 1 at Korda Studios and other locations in and around Budapest, Hungary.
“Slingshot” is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment and Hungarian investment fund Széchenyi Funds Ltd. WME Independent is handling sales.
“‘Slingshot’ is a wonderful match of filmmaker and material,” said Saperstein of the project. “I thought of Mikael the moment I first read the script. I am thrilled to embark on this production together in Hungary with our partners at Széchenyi Funds, and an incredible cast and crew.”
Håfström added: “After several years of preparation,...
- 11/23/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Cast has been set on sci-fi thriller Slingshot, with Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) and Emily Beecham (Little Joe) leading the pic about an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
Mikael Håfström (Outside the Wire) is directing the project, which begins principal photography on December 1 at Korda Studios and other locations in and around Budapest. The screenplay is written by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon). The film is being produced by Bluestone Entertainment’s Richard Saperstein (Hancock).
Also starring are Tomer Capone (Fauda) and David Morrissey (The Colour Room). Executive producers include Beau Turpin, Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth, Matthew Dwyer, Ron Cundy, Nikolett Barabás, Jonathan Krauss, Brooklyn Weaver, and Joanna Plafsky.
Slingshot is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment and Hungarian investment outfit Széchenyi Funds.
Mikael Håfström (Outside the Wire) is directing the project, which begins principal photography on December 1 at Korda Studios and other locations in and around Budapest. The screenplay is written by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon). The film is being produced by Bluestone Entertainment’s Richard Saperstein (Hancock).
Also starring are Tomer Capone (Fauda) and David Morrissey (The Colour Room). Executive producers include Beau Turpin, Ivett Havasi, Shara Kay, Michael Hollingsworth, Matthew Dwyer, Ron Cundy, Nikolett Barabás, Jonathan Krauss, Brooklyn Weaver, and Joanna Plafsky.
Slingshot is an Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment and Hungarian investment outfit Széchenyi Funds.
- 11/23/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
WME Independent handles sales, production to start in Hungary next week.
Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham will star for Mikael Håfström in psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot which is scheduled to commence production in Hungary on December 1.
The Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment and Hungarian investment fund Széchenyi Funds Ltd is being sold by WME Independent and will film at Korda Studios and locations in and around Budapest.
Tomer Capone and David Morrissey round out the key cast on the story based on a screenplay by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker (Moon) about an astronaut...
Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and Emily Beecham will star for Mikael Håfström in psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot which is scheduled to commence production in Hungary on December 1.
The Astral Pictures production in association with Bluestone Entertainment and Hungarian investment fund Széchenyi Funds Ltd is being sold by WME Independent and will film at Korda Studios and locations in and around Budapest.
Tomer Capone and David Morrissey round out the key cast on the story based on a screenplay by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker (Moon) about an astronaut...
- 11/23/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Casey Affleck has lined up his next lead role.
The Oscar-winning star of Manchester By The Sea – recently seen in The World to Come and Our Friend — will appear alongside Tony and Emmy winner Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, John Wick) in the psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot, being directed by Mikael Håfström (Outside the Wire, Escape Plan, The Rite, 1408).
From a screenplay by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon), Slingshot will tell the story of an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. Fast-rising British actress Emily Beecham (Cruella, The Pursuit of Love), Tomer Capone (Fauda, The Boys) and ...
The Oscar-winning star of Manchester By The Sea – recently seen in The World to Come and Our Friend — will appear alongside Tony and Emmy winner Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, John Wick) in the psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot, being directed by Mikael Håfström (Outside the Wire, Escape Plan, The Rite, 1408).
From a screenplay by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon), Slingshot will tell the story of an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. Fast-rising British actress Emily Beecham (Cruella, The Pursuit of Love), Tomer Capone (Fauda, The Boys) and ...
- 11/23/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Casey Affleck has lined up his next lead role.
The Oscar-winning star of Manchester By The Sea – recently seen in The World to Come and Our Friend — will appear alongside Tony and Emmy winner Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, John Wick) in the psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot, being directed by Mikael Håfström (Outside the Wire, Escape Plan, The Rite, 1408).
From a screenplay by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon), Slingshot will tell the story of an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. Fast-rising British actress Emily Beecham (Cruella, The Pursuit of Love), Tomer Capone (Fauda, The Boys) and ...
The Oscar-winning star of Manchester By The Sea – recently seen in The World to Come and Our Friend — will appear alongside Tony and Emmy winner Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, John Wick) in the psychological sci-fi thriller Slingshot, being directed by Mikael Håfström (Outside the Wire, Escape Plan, The Rite, 1408).
From a screenplay by R. Scott Adams (Donner Pass) and Nathan Parker (Moon), Slingshot will tell the story of an astronaut struggling to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. Fast-rising British actress Emily Beecham (Cruella, The Pursuit of Love), Tomer Capone (Fauda, The Boys) and ...
- 11/23/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Innovative and acclaimed British director Alan Parker, died Friday, July 31, after a lengthy, but as yet undisclosed illness, according to Variety. He was 76.
Parker was nominated for two Best Director Oscars. One of those films was 1988’s Mississippi Burning, which highly dramatized the investigation of three murdered civil rights activists in 1964. The films starred Willem Dafoe and Gene Hackman, with the latter being nominated for Best Actor. Parker’s first Oscar nomination though came for the 1978 drama Midnight Express, another film based on true events. Oliver Stone won his first Oscar for the screenplay, which focused on Billy Hayes, who escaped a Turkish prison after being convicted of trying to smuggle hashish out of the country. Giorgio Moroder also won his first Oscar for composing the music. It was Parker’s second feature, and it was vastly different from his debut.
Alan Parker had a special connection with music. He...
Parker was nominated for two Best Director Oscars. One of those films was 1988’s Mississippi Burning, which highly dramatized the investigation of three murdered civil rights activists in 1964. The films starred Willem Dafoe and Gene Hackman, with the latter being nominated for Best Actor. Parker’s first Oscar nomination though came for the 1978 drama Midnight Express, another film based on true events. Oliver Stone won his first Oscar for the screenplay, which focused on Billy Hayes, who escaped a Turkish prison after being convicted of trying to smuggle hashish out of the country. Giorgio Moroder also won his first Oscar for composing the music. It was Parker’s second feature, and it was vastly different from his debut.
Alan Parker had a special connection with music. He...
- 7/31/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Titan Books and Liberty Films have announced the publication of "Making Moon" to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Duncan Jones' Moon’s initial release, as well as the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Director Duncan Jones’ feature film debut, Moon won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, along with numerous film critic and film festival awards. Moon was also nominated for the BAFTA for Best British Film and the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film in 2009.
Directed by Duncan Jones, and written by Nathan Parker from a story by Jones, Moon is a 2009 science fiction drama following Sam Bell (Oscar®-winner Sam Rockwell), a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solit...
Director Duncan Jones’ feature film debut, Moon won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, along with numerous film critic and film festival awards. Moon was also nominated for the BAFTA for Best British Film and the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film in 2009.
Directed by Duncan Jones, and written by Nathan Parker from a story by Jones, Moon is a 2009 science fiction drama following Sam Bell (Oscar®-winner Sam Rockwell), a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solit...
- 3/14/2019
- QuietEarth.us
Stars: Thomas Mann, Percy Hynes White, John Ralston, Christine Horne, Nicola Peltz | Written by Nathan Parker | Directed by Anthony Scott Burns
Our House, which is based on the 2010 film Ghost From the Machine, which also screened at Fantasia back in the day, tells the story of Ethan (Thomas Mann), who is left dealing with enormous guilt caring for his younger siblings after his parents are killed in a car accident. Quitting a promising future in technology; by day he juggles the responsibilities of raising two kids; by night, he tinkers in the garage on an invention he hopes will change the world: a machine that can generate wireless electricity. After several attempts with an electro-magnetic device, he finally breaches the wall between the living and the dead. But gets more than he bargained for, however, when the device awakens the dead souls that haunt the house. As Ethan and his...
Our House, which is based on the 2010 film Ghost From the Machine, which also screened at Fantasia back in the day, tells the story of Ethan (Thomas Mann), who is left dealing with enormous guilt caring for his younger siblings after his parents are killed in a car accident. Quitting a promising future in technology; by day he juggles the responsibilities of raising two kids; by night, he tinkers in the garage on an invention he hopes will change the world: a machine that can generate wireless electricity. After several attempts with an electro-magnetic device, he finally breaches the wall between the living and the dead. But gets more than he bargained for, however, when the device awakens the dead souls that haunt the house. As Ethan and his...
- 8/20/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Anthony Scott Burns’ latest film “Our House” certainly took the scenic route from concept to screen. The Canadian horror movie—making its World Premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in advance of its multi-platform release via IFC Midnight—is a remake of a U.S. indie from 2010, “Ghost in the Machine” (also known as “Phasma Ex Machina”). Burns’ and writer Nathan Parker (“Moon”) refashioned the sci-fi concept into something a little more domesticated and spooky, in addition to pumping up the production values.
Continue reading ‘Our House’ Is Beholden To Horror Clichés But Sadly Lacks Any Real Scares [Fantasia Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Our House’ Is Beholden To Horror Clichés But Sadly Lacks Any Real Scares [Fantasia Review] at The Playlist.
- 8/1/2018
- by Bradley Warren
- The Playlist
While I adore escapism horror just as much as the next fan, there’s something to be said for this wave of introspective genre films we’ve been enjoying as of late, with Scott Anthony Burns’ Our House being another strong entry for what’s already been an incredible year of character-based storytelling. Fans may remember Burns’ “Father’s Day” segment from the horror anthology Holidays, and with Our House, his first full-blown feature film endeavor, the up-and-coming director demonstrates a great sense of filmic confidence, and even manages to conjure up a few surprises to boot.
Our House is centered on Ethan (Thomas Mann), a college student working on a breakthrough science project that turns electromagnetic energy into usable electricity—or so he thinks. Ethan’s passion project is put on hold after his parents die suddenly, forcing him to return home to care for his younger siblings, Matt...
Our House is centered on Ethan (Thomas Mann), a college student working on a breakthrough science project that turns electromagnetic energy into usable electricity—or so he thinks. Ethan’s passion project is put on hold after his parents die suddenly, forcing him to return home to care for his younger siblings, Matt...
- 7/26/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
An illustration of how bigger often isn’t better when it comes to remakes, “Our House” applies a coat a professional polish to Matt Osterman’s no-budget 2010 regional indie “Phasma Ex Machina” (aka “Ghost in the Machine”) that wipes the personality clean off this supernatural tale about messing with forces beyond one’s control. The story basics remain, involving a machine that summons spirits both wanted and unwanted to a grieving family. But what this still modest yet considerably slicker upgrade gains in surface gloss and FX, it loses in psychological intensity and suspension of disbelief — qualities the prior film’s hand-made auspices heightened.
In their place, we get what now feels like a very ordinary if competent haunted-horror story about a nuclear family that’s bound to look rather pedestrian in the immediate wake of “Hereditary.” However, there’s reason to suspect first-time feature helmer Anthony Scott Burns and...
In their place, we get what now feels like a very ordinary if competent haunted-horror story about a nuclear family that’s bound to look rather pedestrian in the immediate wake of “Hereditary.” However, there’s reason to suspect first-time feature helmer Anthony Scott Burns and...
- 7/25/2018
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Jules Daly, who spent 17 of her 28 years at Rsa Films as president of the film, TV and commercials production company started by Ridley and Tony Scott, is transitioning into an independent producing deal with sister company Scott Free Productions. Daly launches her own banner, Big Red Films, with seven feature film projects.
Rsa, which is approaching 50 years in business with tons of commercials including Scott’s famed 1984 Apple spot, will now be run by company veteran David Mitchell. Mitchell has produced high-profile commercials with Jake Scott and many other directors including Michael Mann, Jordan Scott, Terence Neale, Samuel Bayer, Chris Cunningham and Ridley and Tony Scott. He has been elevated to Rsa managing director.
While much of running Rsa consisted of managing thousands of commercials shot by emerging director clients in locales all over the world, Daly also produced films that included the Joe Carnahan-directed The Grey, The...
Rsa, which is approaching 50 years in business with tons of commercials including Scott’s famed 1984 Apple spot, will now be run by company veteran David Mitchell. Mitchell has produced high-profile commercials with Jake Scott and many other directors including Michael Mann, Jordan Scott, Terence Neale, Samuel Bayer, Chris Cunningham and Ridley and Tony Scott. He has been elevated to Rsa managing director.
While much of running Rsa consisted of managing thousands of commercials shot by emerging director clients in locales all over the world, Daly also produced films that included the Joe Carnahan-directed The Grey, The...
- 6/7/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
IFC Midnight has just acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Moon-screenwriter Nathan Parker’s new supernatural suspense thriller Our House. The film marks the feature debut of director Anthony Scott Burns and stars Thomas Mann (Kong: Skull Island), Nicola Peltz (“Bates Motel”), and Percy Hynes White. Xyz will be selling international rights and screening the film in […]
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- 2/3/2018
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
After co-starring in Amityville: The Awakening, Thomas Mann will play a character experiencing a different type of haunted activity in Our House, a new supernatural thriller that's been acquired for Us distribution by IFC Midnight, with a release slated for late this summer:
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA (February 1, 2018) – It was announced today that IFC Midnight is acquiring the U.S. distribution rights for the supernatural suspense thriller Our House, starring Thomas Mann, Nicola Peltz and Percy Hynes White, and directed by Anthony Scott Burns in his feature film debut. Our House was written by Moon scribe Nathan Parker and was produced by Propero Pictures, Resolute Films, Senator Film Produktion and Xyz Films. Producers include Lee Kim, Martin Katz, Ulf Israel and Karen Wookey, and executive producers are John Davis of Davis Entertainment, Nick Spicer of Xyz Films, and Kyle Franke, Derek Dauchy, Noah Segal, Adrian Love, David Kehrl and Reik Moller.
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA (February 1, 2018) – It was announced today that IFC Midnight is acquiring the U.S. distribution rights for the supernatural suspense thriller Our House, starring Thomas Mann, Nicola Peltz and Percy Hynes White, and directed by Anthony Scott Burns in his feature film debut. Our House was written by Moon scribe Nathan Parker and was produced by Propero Pictures, Resolute Films, Senator Film Produktion and Xyz Films. Producers include Lee Kim, Martin Katz, Ulf Israel and Karen Wookey, and executive producers are John Davis of Davis Entertainment, Nick Spicer of Xyz Films, and Kyle Franke, Derek Dauchy, Noah Segal, Adrian Love, David Kehrl and Reik Moller.
- 2/1/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Exclusive: IFC Midnight has taken U.S. rights to supernatural suspense thriller Our House, and is planning a late summer domestic release. Thomas Mann, Nicola Peltz and Percy Hynes White star in director Anthony Scott Burns’ feature debut that’s penned by Moon scribe Nathan Parker. Xyz Films is handling international sales and will screen the movie at the Efm in Berlin later this month. The story focuses on a young genius who accidentally invents a device that amplifies…...
- 2/1/2018
- Deadline
Exclusive: Rungano Nyoni wraps Zambia-set satire; Embrace Of The Serpent’s David Gallego is DoP.
Principal photography has wrapped on satire I Am Not A Witch, the debut feature from Welsh-Zambian filmmaker Rungano Nyoni, who was previously BAFTA-nominated for short Mwansa The Great.
The present day African satire about beliefs in witchcraft, revolves around a nine year old girl, Shula, who is accused of being a witch. Shula is the first child to be taken to a travelling witch camp, where she is tethered to a spool with a ribbon. She is told that should she cut the ribbon and attempt to escape, she will be cursed and transformed into a goat.
Forced to decide whether to accept her fate as a witch, Shula ignites a rebellion within the camp.
The film shot for six weeks in Zambia’s capital Lusaka and the rural areas around it, and features a cast of non-professional actors, led by nine...
Principal photography has wrapped on satire I Am Not A Witch, the debut feature from Welsh-Zambian filmmaker Rungano Nyoni, who was previously BAFTA-nominated for short Mwansa The Great.
The present day African satire about beliefs in witchcraft, revolves around a nine year old girl, Shula, who is accused of being a witch. Shula is the first child to be taken to a travelling witch camp, where she is tethered to a spool with a ribbon. She is told that should she cut the ribbon and attempt to escape, she will be cursed and transformed into a goat.
Forced to decide whether to accept her fate as a witch, Shula ignites a rebellion within the camp.
The film shot for six weeks in Zambia’s capital Lusaka and the rural areas around it, and features a cast of non-professional actors, led by nine...
- 11/14/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Rungano Nyoni wraps Zambia-set satire; Embrace Of The Serpent’s David Gallego is DoP.
Principal photography has wrapped on satire I Am Not A Witch, the debut feature from Welsh-Zambian filmmaker Rungano Nyoni, who was previously BAFTA-nominated for short Mwansa The Great.
The present day African satire about beliefs in witchcraft, revolves around a nine year old girl, Shula, who is accused of being a witch. Shula is the first child to be taken to a travelling witch camp, where she is tethered to a spool with a ribbon. She is told that should she cut the ribbon and attempt to escape, she will be cursed and transformed into a goat.
Forced to decide whether to accept her fate as a witch, Shula ignites a rebellion within the camp.
The film shot for six weeks in Zambia’s capital Lusaka and the rural areas around it, and features a cast of non-professional actors, led by nine...
Principal photography has wrapped on satire I Am Not A Witch, the debut feature from Welsh-Zambian filmmaker Rungano Nyoni, who was previously BAFTA-nominated for short Mwansa The Great.
The present day African satire about beliefs in witchcraft, revolves around a nine year old girl, Shula, who is accused of being a witch. Shula is the first child to be taken to a travelling witch camp, where she is tethered to a spool with a ribbon. She is told that should she cut the ribbon and attempt to escape, she will be cursed and transformed into a goat.
Forced to decide whether to accept her fate as a witch, Shula ignites a rebellion within the camp.
The film shot for six weeks in Zambia’s capital Lusaka and the rural areas around it, and features a cast of non-professional actors, led by nine...
- 11/14/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Equals A24/Scott Free Productions Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, Shockya Grade: C Director: Drake Doremus Written by: Nathan Parker, story by Drake Doremus Cast: Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult, Guy Pearce, Bel Powley, Jacki Weaver, Scott Lawrence, Toby Huss, Kate Lyn Sheil, David Selby Screened at: Dolby 24, NYC, 7/6/16 Opens: July 15, 2016 Some Americans seem so unproductive particularly in high-wage areas that demand 14 hours daily of an individual’s time, that our society should be thinking about how to make people do more in less time. Thanks to the folks who made the movie “Equals” (director Drake Doremus’s 2010 comedy “Douchbag” hardly prepares us for a rigid drama like this [ Read More ]
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The post Equals Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 8/2/2016
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
[Editor’s Note: The new movie “Equals” presented an interesting challenge for costume designer Alana Morshead, who alongside co-designer Abby O’Sullivan, had to capture what clothing would look like in a world where humans had freed themselves of emotions. While the movie does take place in the future, director Drake Doremus didn’t want a technology-driven dystopia like we are used to seeing in theaters and was reaching for something quite different. We asked Morshead to take us through her process of creating the characters’ uniforms and what inspired their unique style.]
Read More: ‘Equals’ Trailer – Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult Dystopian Love Story Gets a New Preview
Before reading the “Equals” script, director Drake Doremus described to me the futuristic love story he was creating with writer Nathan Parker. He described it as an emotionless utopia, where feelings have been eradicated leading to no love, hate or war. There is a disease some have called Switched on Syndrome, or Sos, where you can begin to feel emotions like lovers Nia (Kristen Stewart) and Silas (Nicholas Hoult).
Having only his words to imagine this world, my mind began spinning on who these people were and what they might look like. After reading the script, I was completely drawn to how meticulous and precise the characters are. Everything they do and everything they own has a function, a reason for its existence. The character’s apartments have only what they need. The food...
Read More: ‘Equals’ Trailer – Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult Dystopian Love Story Gets a New Preview
Before reading the “Equals” script, director Drake Doremus described to me the futuristic love story he was creating with writer Nathan Parker. He described it as an emotionless utopia, where feelings have been eradicated leading to no love, hate or war. There is a disease some have called Switched on Syndrome, or Sos, where you can begin to feel emotions like lovers Nia (Kristen Stewart) and Silas (Nicholas Hoult).
Having only his words to imagine this world, my mind began spinning on who these people were and what they might look like. After reading the script, I was completely drawn to how meticulous and precise the characters are. Everything they do and everything they own has a function, a reason for its existence. The character’s apartments have only what they need. The food...
- 7/15/2016
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
So here's the thing: Early Internet buzz kept calling this sci-fi parable a sterile, sexless drag in which everyone looks the same and wears the same clothes. Wrong. Actually, Equals is very sexy, mostly because there isn't much of it and yet you feel two people so longing to have it. Nia (Kristen Stewart) and Silas (Nicholas Hoult) are two work drones who live in solitary cubicles, get up every day, dress all in white and labor in some kind of futuristic collective called the Collective. Everyone is equal in...
- 7/14/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Slowly but surely, Kristen Stewart has been becoming one of our most interesting young actresses. At the same time, filmmaker Drake Doremus has been crafting some under the radar yet memorable work, namely with Like Crazy and Breathe In. Now, they’ve come together for Equals, a science fiction romance opening this weekend that’s really quite interesting. I saw the movie back at the Tribeca Film Festival and found it very compelling, especially for Stewart’s turn, as well as in regards to Doremus as an evolving director. Stewart also has Woody Allen’s new film Cafe Society hitting this week, and I’ll continue my praise of that one in a few days, but today I’m focused on Doremus’ project with her. The flick is in some ways a sci-fi/dystopian take on Romeo and Juliet. It follows Silas (Nicholas Hoult) as he navigates a supposed “utopia...
- 7/12/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
In director Drake Doremus’ fifth feature Equals, written by Moon screenwriter Nathan Parker, humanity lives in an “emotionless utopia” in which passionate feelings are weeded out at the genetic level in order to foster a stable, war-free society. Into this comes Silas (Nicholas Hoult) and Nia (Kristen Stewart), two people who fall in love after they regain their feelings thanks to a mysterious disease, resulting in conflict between them and society. The film, which…...
- 5/28/2016
- Deadline
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