For the planned April 16 release of unofficial “Braveheart” follow-up “Robert the Bruce,” Screen Media had everything lined up perfectly. Angus Macfadyen, who plays the Scottish independence-crusader Robert I in both films, recorded a promo that would appear before a Fathom Events 25th anniversary screening of “Braveheart” in March, encouraging dedicated fans to head to one of 600 theaters for the Fathom screening of the new film. And it tapped the American-Scottish Foundation for a grassroots campaign to reach more of the film’s core constituency amid the 700th anniversary of Robert’s Declaration of Arbroath and the start of the Highland games season.
That finely tuned-day-and-date strategy all fell apart when the coronavirus pandemic led virtually all American theaters to close their doors. At first blush, the crisis could have spelled disaster for the film’s future, given the daunting prospect of trying to reassemble all of those pieces amid so much uncertainty.
That finely tuned-day-and-date strategy all fell apart when the coronavirus pandemic led virtually all American theaters to close their doors. At first blush, the crisis could have spelled disaster for the film’s future, given the daunting prospect of trying to reassemble all of those pieces amid so much uncertainty.
- 4/8/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Every time a new mental-health therapy arrives, it’s propelled by the ideology — and the testimonials — of a religion. Sigmund Freud’s descriptions of psychoanalysis all point to the miracle-cure mythology of the moment when a patient, at long last, touches the nerve of his or her suppressed trauma and is liberated from it. In the ’70s, primal-scream therapy, built around the notion that your body (and not just your mind) was clutching tight to the pain of the past, claimed to be the only therapy cathartic enough to wrench you away from that pain. A decade later, the Prozac revolution sold serotonin reuptake inhibitors as mood stabilizers that could slice through depression like a laser.
And as the glowing promise of what psychotropic drugs can do has gradually grown dimmer, other remedies have stepped in. One of the most intriguing — it’s been around for decades but is still...
And as the glowing promise of what psychotropic drugs can do has gradually grown dimmer, other remedies have stepped in. One of the most intriguing — it’s been around for decades but is still...
- 3/21/2020
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
"What is the best way to love yourself?" There's nothing better that nature itself to help us venture down a path to betterment. Dosed is a documentary drama about the power of psychedelic mushrooms. After years of prescription medications failed her, a suicidal woman, Adrianne, turns to underground healers to try and overcome her depression and opioid addiction with illegal psychedelic meds like magic mushrooms and iboga. "Adrianne's first dose of psilocybin mushrooms catapulted her into an unexpected world of healing where plant medicines are redefining our understanding of mental health and addiction." There have been a few other docs like this recently, including one about kratom, and plenty about marijuana, attempting to teach us the truth about these entirely natural, organic healing methods. This also seems like it would make a great double feature with the Fantastic Fungi doc about the wonderful world of mushrooms. Give it a try.
- 2/14/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Abramorama has set its spring release schedule with the acquisition of three documentaries in the music and mind, body, spirit space, plus the global re-release of the distrib’s 2017 doc Long Strange Trip: The Untold Story of the Grateful Dead.
Among music fare, Abramorama has taken North American rights to A Dog Called Money about British singer-songwriter Pj Harvey which will open on March 18 for a two-week run at the Film Forum in New York with additional markets to follow.
In addition Abramorama has taken North American rights and global rights management for Rob Beemer’s The Mindfulness Movement executive produced by Deepak Chopra and Jewel, and Tyler Chandler’s documentary about the opioid crisis Dosed.
Abramorama CEO Richard Abramowitz said, “These four films are all quite different, yet they have in common a fundamental humanity in pursuit of beauty, peace and justice. We feel privileged to be able...
Among music fare, Abramorama has taken North American rights to A Dog Called Money about British singer-songwriter Pj Harvey which will open on March 18 for a two-week run at the Film Forum in New York with additional markets to follow.
In addition Abramorama has taken North American rights and global rights management for Rob Beemer’s The Mindfulness Movement executive produced by Deepak Chopra and Jewel, and Tyler Chandler’s documentary about the opioid crisis Dosed.
Abramorama CEO Richard Abramowitz said, “These four films are all quite different, yet they have in common a fundamental humanity in pursuit of beauty, peace and justice. We feel privileged to be able...
- 1/27/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In the world of baseball Reggie Jackson is known as “Mr. October” since he was usually a part of the big Fall event: the World Series. Perhaps Mark Wahlberg could earn the nickname of “Mr. January”. A year ago this month he starred in the “B-movie” action/thriller Contraband (he had a Summer flick coming up, Ted, which proved to be quite the blockbuster). The modest Contraband had a better chance at the box office early in the year before the Summer onslaught of blockbusters. This ear Mr. W has a few higher profile flicks starting with Pain And Gain in a few months. But lete’s talk about the current movie, Broken City. It too is an action/thriller with a healthy dose of political intruige tossed in. Oh, and there’s a couple Oscar winning actors sharing the screen with “Mr. January”. In the world of baseball Reggie Jackson is known as “Mr.
- 1/28/2013
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I love documentaries. Next to martial arts flicks and monster movies, they’re my favorite form of cinematic entertainment. Not surprisingly, the more disturbing the subject matter, the better. Much to the horror of my co-workers at the time, I watched director Robinson Devor’s 2007 documentary “Zoo”, a film that explores the sexual relationship that sometimes exists between a man and his horse. I find films that deal with the dark side of the human condition, particularly when they’re true. It’s pretty safe to say that I’m kind of a sick individual. Enter producer Tyler Chandler and director Daryl Stoneage’s “Donkey Love”, a motion picture that explores the little-known Colombian tradition which encourages young men to have sex with donkeys. You know, to get them ready for the “real thing”. Here the problem: Sometimes the guys prefer to the companionship of donkeys over their wives. Yikes.
- 6/15/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
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