Robert Rodriguez will direct “Escape From New York,” 20th Century Fox’s remake of John Carpenter’s 1981 film, Deadline reports. Fox won a bidding war for rights to the project in 2015. Studiocanal owned the rights to the original, which was released by Avco Embassy.
Read More: Watch: Robert Rodriguez’ 1991 Short ‘Bedhead’ Displays Director’s Early Genius
Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman’s The Picture Company will produce. “Luther” writer Neil Cross is writing the script. Carpenter will executive produce the project. Fox aims to breathe new life into the property, with the intention of launching a franchise.
Rodriguez just finished working with Fox on “Alita: Battle Angel,” an action-adventure film based on Yukito Kishiro’s manga graphic novels. The script for the film was written by James Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis. Set in the 26th century, the story follows a female cyborg who’s rescued from the scrap heap by a scientist.
Read More: Watch: Robert Rodriguez’ 1991 Short ‘Bedhead’ Displays Director’s Early Genius
Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman’s The Picture Company will produce. “Luther” writer Neil Cross is writing the script. Carpenter will executive produce the project. Fox aims to breathe new life into the property, with the intention of launching a franchise.
Rodriguez just finished working with Fox on “Alita: Battle Angel,” an action-adventure film based on Yukito Kishiro’s manga graphic novels. The script for the film was written by James Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis. Set in the 26th century, the story follows a female cyborg who’s rescued from the scrap heap by a scientist.
- 3/25/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
“You make a wish and then you make a special offering.”
Just in time for Halloween, it’s time to get witchy with a biting new film from budding horror maestros Paul Gandersman and Peter Hall and their burgeoning Dead Kids Club franchise. Their latest offering, a short entitled “Givertaker,” recently debuted at Fantastic Fest, and now the duo are making it available in full online to anyone looking for a nice twist on an old story.
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“Givertaker” introduces a familiar scenario — a talented teen witch uses her powers to take out her enemies — and then flips the entire thing on its head. Sarah (Nell Kessler, in her debut role) is a pissed off teenage conjurer who endeavors to do something super-relatable: Smote the mean girls at her local high school who spread...
Just in time for Halloween, it’s time to get witchy with a biting new film from budding horror maestros Paul Gandersman and Peter Hall and their burgeoning Dead Kids Club franchise. Their latest offering, a short entitled “Givertaker,” recently debuted at Fantastic Fest, and now the duo are making it available in full online to anyone looking for a nice twist on an old story.
Read More: Spike Jonze Unleashes a Totally Wild Margaret Qualley in Quirky New Kenzo Short Film – Watch
“Givertaker” introduces a familiar scenario — a talented teen witch uses her powers to take out her enemies — and then flips the entire thing on its head. Sarah (Nell Kessler, in her debut role) is a pissed off teenage conjurer who endeavors to do something super-relatable: Smote the mean girls at her local high school who spread...
- 10/12/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Before she was a three-time Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize winner, as well as an Oscar winner, Andrea Arnold was captivated with depicting reckless behavior and the subsequent consequences, as proven by her debut short film, “Milk.” With a shoestring cast and a ten-minute runtime, “Milk” cuts straight to the core without wasting a breath.
Read More: Review: ‘American Honey’ Proves Andrea Arnold is One of the Best Working Filmmakers and Finds a Breakout Star in Sasha Lane
Following a miscarriage, Hetty (Lynda Steadman) decides not to attend the funeral for her child, despite her husband’s (Stephen McGann) pleading. After wandering around town, she meets Martin (Lee Oakes), and together they embark on an impulsive, drunk joyride in his car. Unconventional and uncompromising, Arnold’s debut short packs the emotional wallop critics audiences have come to admire in her work.
“Milk” was followed by two more short films, “Dog” and “Wasp,...
Read More: Review: ‘American Honey’ Proves Andrea Arnold is One of the Best Working Filmmakers and Finds a Breakout Star in Sasha Lane
Following a miscarriage, Hetty (Lynda Steadman) decides not to attend the funeral for her child, despite her husband’s (Stephen McGann) pleading. After wandering around town, she meets Martin (Lee Oakes), and together they embark on an impulsive, drunk joyride in his car. Unconventional and uncompromising, Arnold’s debut short packs the emotional wallop critics audiences have come to admire in her work.
“Milk” was followed by two more short films, “Dog” and “Wasp,...
- 10/7/2016
- by Mark Burger
- Indiewire
Earlier this year, filmmaker Aaron Aites passed away after a long battle with cancer, leaving behind both an enviable and exciting body of work — in addition to his films like “Until the Light Takes Us” and “99% – The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film,” he was also the lead singer of the band Iran — and his partner in both life and work, fellow filmmaker Audrey Ewell. At the time of his death, Aites and Ewell were working on a new film, a sci-fi-tinged short starring Mackenzie Davis and fellow filmmaker Shane Carruth entitled “Memory Box.”
Read More: ‘Memory Box’ Exclusive Clip: Mackenzie Davis And Shane Carruth Star In Sci-Fi Short Film About Memory Recreation
The film — which Aites and Ewell were originally imagining as the proof of concept for a full feature — follows a young mother (Davis, who continues to excel at every role put in front of her) who works at...
Read More: ‘Memory Box’ Exclusive Clip: Mackenzie Davis And Shane Carruth Star In Sci-Fi Short Film About Memory Recreation
The film — which Aites and Ewell were originally imagining as the proof of concept for a full feature — follows a young mother (Davis, who continues to excel at every role put in front of her) who works at...
- 9/30/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
From “Spy Kids” to “Sin City,” filmmaker Robert Rodriguez is known for his all-encompassing production method and aesthetically flamboyant style, traits that only the most seasoned of directors hope to gain after decades of work. But Robert Rodriguez’ 1991 short film “Bedhead” proves he’s had the same flair since day one.
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Starring Rodriguez’ younger siblings, “Bedhead” follows a young girl named Rebecca and her ongoing squabbles with her rowdy older brother, David, and his unruly bedhead. After receiving telekinetic powers following a slight head injury, Rebecca vows to end David’s bedhead once and for all. Another bump to the head makes her a “straight-thinking kid again,” and she promises to never abuse use her newfound powers again (but the dazed and wary David remains unconvinced.)
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Read More: ‘My Best Friend’s Birthday’: Watch Quentin Tarantino’s First Film — or What’s Left of It
Starring Rodriguez’ younger siblings, “Bedhead” follows a young girl named Rebecca and her ongoing squabbles with her rowdy older brother, David, and his unruly bedhead. After receiving telekinetic powers following a slight head injury, Rebecca vows to end David’s bedhead once and for all. Another bump to the head makes her a “straight-thinking kid again,” and she promises to never abuse use her newfound powers again (but the dazed and wary David remains unconvinced.)
Read More: Christopher Nolan...
- 9/28/2016
- by Mark Burger
- Indiewire
“American Fringe: A New Look at American Independent Cinema” will officially launch this November as part of the Festival d’Automne. This new film series, which will take place from November 25 to November 27, will screen eight recent American independent feature films that collectively and individually capture the irreverence and innovation that have always been at the heart of that movement.
Produced by The Arts Arena, a Parisian nonprofit initiative in the visual arts, performing arts, film and issues of culture and society, the organization has just announced the lineup.
Read More: Parisian Arts Initiative Launching ‘American Fringe’ Film Series in 2016
Organized and selected by Richard Peña, Director Emeritus of the New York Film Festival, and Alessia Palanti, the duo know that recently there has been an enormous growth in the number of indie films and documentaries created. With “American Fringe” they hope to celebrate a slew of works that still...
Produced by The Arts Arena, a Parisian nonprofit initiative in the visual arts, performing arts, film and issues of culture and society, the organization has just announced the lineup.
Read More: Parisian Arts Initiative Launching ‘American Fringe’ Film Series in 2016
Organized and selected by Richard Peña, Director Emeritus of the New York Film Festival, and Alessia Palanti, the duo know that recently there has been an enormous growth in the number of indie films and documentaries created. With “American Fringe” they hope to celebrate a slew of works that still...
- 9/27/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Recognized as one of the most important female restauranteurs, Ella Brennan’s life story is making its way to the big screen in “Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table.” Directed by Oscar-nominated director Leslie Iwerks, the documentary will have its world premiere at the New Orleans Film Festival on October 14, but before its grand debut, IndieWire has your first look at the doc in the trailer and poster below.
Narrated by Patricia Clarkson, the film is the behind the scenes story of Brennan, one of America’s foremost restaurateurs whose life work has cemented New Orleans as a star on the nation’s culinary map. At the age of 18 she went to work at her brother’s bar on Bourbon Street and soon because the pioneer of the modern American food movement.
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The documentary also features friends and industry...
Narrated by Patricia Clarkson, the film is the behind the scenes story of Brennan, one of America’s foremost restaurateurs whose life work has cemented New Orleans as a star on the nation’s culinary map. At the age of 18 she went to work at her brother’s bar on Bourbon Street and soon because the pioneer of the modern American food movement.
Read More: ‘She Started It’ Trailer: Documentary Aims To Bolster Female Entrepreneurship
The documentary also features friends and industry...
- 9/27/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Between the 28 April and 5 May, El Mariachi himself Carlos Gallardo will be running a series of one day masterclasses across the UK to “inspire the young filmmakers.” To coincide with these events HeyUGuys had the privilege to speak with the iconic actor and producer. Talking with Gallardo, his voice beats with a passionate rhythm, of someone whose passion for cinema and filmmaking has only matured with age.
When we caught up with him he spoke about discovering his cinematic and creative inspiration, his collaborative relationship with Robert Rodriguez, the challenges faced and conquered, and offered us an insight into what he hopes to share with the aspiring filmmakers attending his masterclasses.
Why a creative career? Was there that one inspirational moment?
It all started when I was six years old in Acapulco, Mexico. We were a couple of kids who were left with a nanny when our parents went out.
When we caught up with him he spoke about discovering his cinematic and creative inspiration, his collaborative relationship with Robert Rodriguez, the challenges faced and conquered, and offered us an insight into what he hopes to share with the aspiring filmmakers attending his masterclasses.
Why a creative career? Was there that one inspirational moment?
It all started when I was six years old in Acapulco, Mexico. We were a couple of kids who were left with a nanny when our parents went out.
- 4/28/2014
- by Paul Risker
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Today’s film is the 1991 short Bedhead. The film marks the debut work of filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, who directed, and co-wrote the film with Bryant Delafosse, as well as acting as cinematographer and editor, among other jobs. Rodriguez soon broke into feature films with El Mariachi, and has gone on to a career that has included films such as From Dusk Till Dawn, Sin City, and one half of the Grindhouse feature, titled Planet Terror. His newest film, titled Machete Kills, opens in wide release in American theatres this weekend.
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- 10/13/2013
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
This is another edition of Short Starts, where we present a weekly short film(s) from the start of a filmmaker or actor’s career. It’s a sad day for Robert Rodriguez. His latest movie, Machete Kills, is a dud at the box office with his lowest wide-release opening of all time. Yes, even lower than Shorts. But if the Machete sequel is neither good nor popular, that doesn’t mean we can’t spend this weekend enjoying Rodriguez’s other work. Specifically, let’s go back to the beginning and check out his first film. No, not El Mariachi. Before even that landmark low-budget breakout, he made an 8-minute short while a student at the University of Texas called Bedhead. Made in 1990 with an $800 budget and employing his siblings as the cast and other relatives as the crew, Rodriguez co-wrote the script with brother David (also the title character) and friend Bryant Delafosse. He...
- 10/13/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
By Charles Ramírez Berg
Robert Rodriguez never expected anyone to see El Mariachi.
He made it for $7,000 and hoped to sell it to the Spanish-language video market for $15,000. It didn't matter if nobody saw it, what mattered was getting the money to make Part 2. Then he'd repeat the process and finish the Mariachi Trilogy. "Those three films," he says now, "were going to be my film school, because the only way you learn to make movies is to make movies."
But his plan failed because El Mariachi was too good. He took it to La, and showed it to a Spanish-language video company, which was slow to respond. While waiting, he decided to drop off a VHS copy of his nine-minute student film, Bedhead, which contained the two-minute trailer for El Mariachi, at ICM (International Creative Management), one of the world's largest talent agencies. He just walked in off the...
Robert Rodriguez never expected anyone to see El Mariachi.
He made it for $7,000 and hoped to sell it to the Spanish-language video market for $15,000. It didn't matter if nobody saw it, what mattered was getting the money to make Part 2. Then he'd repeat the process and finish the Mariachi Trilogy. "Those three films," he says now, "were going to be my film school, because the only way you learn to make movies is to make movies."
But his plan failed because El Mariachi was too good. He took it to La, and showed it to a Spanish-language video company, which was slow to respond. While waiting, he decided to drop off a VHS copy of his nine-minute student film, Bedhead, which contained the two-minute trailer for El Mariachi, at ICM (International Creative Management), one of the world's largest talent agencies. He just walked in off the...
- 9/4/2012
- by Contributors
- Slackerwood
This is the moment when I begrudgingly admit that, despite the fact that Michael Bay is a complete and total dick, he's really good at what he sets out to do; that is, Bay is the King of the Vaingloriously Mindless Action Movie. True, this is an honor akin to being crowned King of the Dipshits, but he wears the title well. When one thinks of movie explosions, Bay immediately springs to mind because he's grown so notorious for his "Boom!" factor (not to mention that allegedly tiny penis of his as well) in movies such as Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon Bad Boys II, Pearl Harbor, and that damn Tranformers franchise. Essentially, the man gets paid to do this all day long:
Still, it's not really fair to give Bay all of the credit for blowing shit up, so without further adieu, here's a seriously random list of fellow...
Still, it's not really fair to give Bay all of the credit for blowing shit up, so without further adieu, here's a seriously random list of fellow...
- 6/29/2011
- by Agent Bedhead
While I don't possess nearly the expertise of Tk or Prisco when it comes to comic books and their all-important mythologies, I'm hoping that this limitation won't prevent a discussion of dreamcasting within several comic-book adaptations that'll never happen. None of these titles are likely to appeal to a mainstream audience; in fact, many would likely meet the same fate as Watchmen, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, and Jonah Hex as far as cinematic interpretations are concerned. So, let's assume these movies are fanboy pipe dreams. Dreamcasting these roles is a make-believe effort based upon make-believe universes, correct?
Work with me here and consider these casting choices for live-action adaptations.
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (Ava): Under ordinary circumstances, the first Sin City movie has always been ripe for a sequel. The original movie grossed $74 million domestically with another $84 million overseas (on a relatively modest $40 budget...
Work with me here and consider these casting choices for live-action adaptations.
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (Ava): Under ordinary circumstances, the first Sin City movie has always been ripe for a sequel. The original movie grossed $74 million domestically with another $84 million overseas (on a relatively modest $40 budget...
- 2/19/2011
- by Agent Bedhead
Positive Buzzwords: Six-pack abs, young
Negative Buzzwords: Wooden, unknown quantity
The Case: After the last few windier-than-necessary assessments, I'm pleased to discuss an actor that requires very little in the way of thought or word count. In fact, this guy is only 18 years old and hasn't done all that much to deserve his lofty status or level of universal name recognition. Sure, he's an attractive chap and possesses abdominal muscles that would make the Greek gods weep. But if one removes the Twilight movies from consideration, Taylor Lautner's resumé is best summarized as one of the titular characters in a shitty Robert Rodriguez kiddie movie, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3D (where the performances mattered even less than the crappy special effects), and as one of the ensemble cast members of Valentine's Day, during which he mugged "like a brain-dead Bambi dumb enough to get caught in a fog light.
Negative Buzzwords: Wooden, unknown quantity
The Case: After the last few windier-than-necessary assessments, I'm pleased to discuss an actor that requires very little in the way of thought or word count. In fact, this guy is only 18 years old and hasn't done all that much to deserve his lofty status or level of universal name recognition. Sure, he's an attractive chap and possesses abdominal muscles that would make the Greek gods weep. But if one removes the Twilight movies from consideration, Taylor Lautner's resumé is best summarized as one of the titular characters in a shitty Robert Rodriguez kiddie movie, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3D (where the performances mattered even less than the crappy special effects), and as one of the ensemble cast members of Valentine's Day, during which he mugged "like a brain-dead Bambi dumb enough to get caught in a fog light.
- 7/2/2010
- by Agent Bedhead
Musician Bob Schneider and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez were two local legends destined to cross paths in Austin, the chilled-out city they love to call home. Naturally, when they finally did, a breezy, fast and loose music video was the result. For "40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet)," the first single off Schneider's latest album "Lovely Creatures," Rodriguez took a weekend off from his wild post-production schedules on "Predators" and "Machete," called up actress Kat Dennings ("Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," "Shorts") and took to the streets to film it.
Although reuniting the two on the phone proved more difficult -- I spoke to each of them separately when a conference call was thwarted -- thanks to the magic of editing, it's as if we were all there at the same time talking about how cool Austin is, how Schneider's music became Rodriguez's personal soundtrack on "Predators" and why Rodriguez would have...
Although reuniting the two on the phone proved more difficult -- I spoke to each of them separately when a conference call was thwarted -- thanks to the magic of editing, it's as if we were all there at the same time talking about how cool Austin is, how Schneider's music became Rodriguez's personal soundtrack on "Predators" and why Rodriguez would have...
- 5/5/2010
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
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