“If you’re up for the roller coaster ride, come take it,” Darren Aronofsky has said in countless interviews for his new movie, “mother!” While you’d be forgiven for thinking this is just another director hyping up his own work, Aronofsky isn’t messing around. The director’s new film is truly the most audacious, insane, and Wtf studio release of 2017. Anyone buying a ticket because of star Jennifer Lawrence or because they think they’re in store for a home invasion thriller will certainly be baffled. Even if the plot has been spoiled for you, you’ll still come out utterly shellshocked.
Read More:‘mother!’ Review: Darren Aronofsky’s Audacious and Rich Cinematic Allegory Is His Most Daring Film Yet
“mother!” stars Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem as a married couple whose lives spiral into madness when their home is invaded by many uninvited guests. Ed Harris and...
Read More:‘mother!’ Review: Darren Aronofsky’s Audacious and Rich Cinematic Allegory Is His Most Daring Film Yet
“mother!” stars Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem as a married couple whose lives spiral into madness when their home is invaded by many uninvited guests. Ed Harris and...
- 9/15/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
2017-06-01T07:55:29-07:00Original 'Wonder Woman' Pilot Was Gloriously Terrible
Holy hell, what was that?
The first attempt in 1967 to bring the character of Wonder Woman to life was a disaster.
It's so bad, it is almost a work of art. And with Gal Gadot's critically praised Wonder Woman opening this weekend, an unearthed clip by Heat Vision of that Mad Men-era short is worth taking a cringing look at.
Never making it to air, but floating around the Internet, Wonder Woman: Who's Afraid of Diana Prince? featured Ellie Wood Walker as the lead and Maudie Prickett as the heroine's mother.
Read the rest of this article at The Hollywood Reporter.
The original Wonder Woman TV series starred Lynda Carter.
Holy hell, what was that?
The first attempt in 1967 to bring the character of Wonder Woman to life was a disaster.
It's so bad, it is almost a work of art. And with Gal Gadot's critically praised Wonder Woman opening this weekend, an unearthed clip by Heat Vision of that Mad Men-era short is worth taking a cringing look at.
Never making it to air, but floating around the Internet, Wonder Woman: Who's Afraid of Diana Prince? featured Ellie Wood Walker as the lead and Maudie Prickett as the heroine's mother.
Read the rest of this article at The Hollywood Reporter.
The original Wonder Woman TV series starred Lynda Carter.
- 6/1/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Disney Studios is looking to lure James Bond director Sam Mendes into helming their live-action adaptation of Pinocchio. Mendes is a great director and this would be a very different kind of film project for him to take on, which is why I hope it all works out. I think he would do a fantastic job adapting the story of Pinocchio for the big screen.
Pinocchio is one of my favorite Disney animated films. Not only is it one of the most beautifully hand-drawn animated films ever made, the story is the stuff horrific nightmares are made of! Holy Hell! That scene where Lampy turns into a jackass scared the living shit out of me when I was a kid! It made me never want to do anything bad! It was horrific! That's going to be interesting to see in live-action.
Mendes directing the film isn't set in stone yet,...
Pinocchio is one of my favorite Disney animated films. Not only is it one of the most beautifully hand-drawn animated films ever made, the story is the stuff horrific nightmares are made of! Holy Hell! That scene where Lampy turns into a jackass scared the living shit out of me when I was a kid! It made me never want to do anything bad! It was horrific! That's going to be interesting to see in live-action.
Mendes directing the film isn't set in stone yet,...
- 5/23/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Yikes!
An attendee at Sunday night’s Cubs-Red Sox baseball game proposed to his date on the Fenway Park scoreboard — but he didn’t exactly get the answer he was looking for.
According to spectators, the couple appeared on the screen, but there was no hug and the camera quickly cut away after he popped the question.
Talk about awkward…
Video of the couple arguing underneath a neon beer sign quickly went viral, picking up over 2,000 likes on social media.
This guy just proposed at Fenway on camera. She said no. Now they are arguing. That poor camera man pic.
An attendee at Sunday night’s Cubs-Red Sox baseball game proposed to his date on the Fenway Park scoreboard — but he didn’t exactly get the answer he was looking for.
According to spectators, the couple appeared on the screen, but there was no hug and the camera quickly cut away after he popped the question.
Talk about awkward…
Video of the couple arguing underneath a neon beer sign quickly went viral, picking up over 2,000 likes on social media.
This guy just proposed at Fenway on camera. She said no. Now they are arguing. That poor camera man pic.
- 5/1/2017
- by Rose Minutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
Holy hell! Have you ever seen a trailer for a movie and then immediately say to yourself, "Yeah, that's a movie for me." That's exactly how I feel about Ana Lily Amipour's The Bad Batch. There's a crazy amount of style and flare going on here, and the music that looms in the background of this bizarre, drug-addled trip of a trailer is giving me a case of the grooves,... Read More...
- 4/13/2017
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
We talk success, exploding heads, and the horror of humanity with Director Ted Geoghegan.The splatter art of ‘We Are Still Here’ is Museum Ready
Welcome to the sixth episode of the Shallow Pocket Project, a series where Film School Rejects and the folks at In The Mouth of Dorkness team up to chat with independent filmmakers about working outside the system on a budget. Check out our last chat with Mattie Do (Director of ‘Chanthaly’ and ‘Dearest Sister’). Special thanks on this episode to Darren Smith.
Today, we chat with Ted Geoghegan. In 2015, after more than a dozen years in the business, he directed his first feature length film We Are Still Here. There’s a flick that goes up to 11. Holy hell! Next out for him will be Mohawk, which is a War of 1812 period piece centered on a Mohawk woman and her two lovers forced to do battle with a squad of American...
Welcome to the sixth episode of the Shallow Pocket Project, a series where Film School Rejects and the folks at In The Mouth of Dorkness team up to chat with independent filmmakers about working outside the system on a budget. Check out our last chat with Mattie Do (Director of ‘Chanthaly’ and ‘Dearest Sister’). Special thanks on this episode to Darren Smith.
Today, we chat with Ted Geoghegan. In 2015, after more than a dozen years in the business, he directed his first feature length film We Are Still Here. There’s a flick that goes up to 11. Holy hell! Next out for him will be Mohawk, which is a War of 1812 period piece centered on a Mohawk woman and her two lovers forced to do battle with a squad of American...
- 3/23/2017
- by William Dass
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Catherine Pearson Feb 22, 2017
Documentary fans are well served by these 11 great documentary series and features, currently available on Netflix UK...
In recent years, even months, Netflix has upped its game. No longer just a site to instantly stream an old title you might have once picked up in Blockbuster, it's become a hub of quality new and original film and television and this is by no means limited to its vast selection of fiction.
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With the scope of possibility in visual effects and the boundlessness of imagination there are very few places we cannot explore in fiction nowadays… that is unless we explore stories that are stranger than fiction. There is a tangible thirst for the real; the overwhelming response to recent Netflix documentary Making A Murderer in the news and social media, as just one example, exposes the desire for and...
Documentary fans are well served by these 11 great documentary series and features, currently available on Netflix UK...
In recent years, even months, Netflix has upped its game. No longer just a site to instantly stream an old title you might have once picked up in Blockbuster, it's become a hub of quality new and original film and television and this is by no means limited to its vast selection of fiction.
See related The world of the Peaky Blinders
With the scope of possibility in visual effects and the boundlessness of imagination there are very few places we cannot explore in fiction nowadays… that is unless we explore stories that are stranger than fiction. There is a tangible thirst for the real; the overwhelming response to recent Netflix documentary Making A Murderer in the news and social media, as just one example, exposes the desire for and...
- 2/19/2017
- Den of Geek
Critics seem to agree: Netflix’s “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” is a successful reboot, although it has its flaws. Entertainment Weekly’s Jeff Jensen wrote that the four-part revival is a “better, bolder, more fulfilling capper to a beloved series that finished just-okay back in 2007,” while IndieWire’s Ben Traver’s described the series as “clearly made with love.” “Holy hell, does it ever deliver,” wrote TV Line’s Michael Ausiello. Also Read: Why Ryan Gosling Bombed His 'Gilmore Girls' Audition However, some critics note that the focus on nostalgia sets the series back a bit.
- 11/16/2016
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The Stars Hollow musical goes on about 2 minutes too long.
And that’s pretty much my sole criticism of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.
I’ve seen all four 90-minute episodes of Netflix’s revival (which begins streaming on Friday, Nov. 25) and I’m here to assure you — one Gilmore acolyte to another — that it delivers. Holy hell, does it ever deliver.
VideosLauren Graham and Alexis Bledel Contemplate a Second Gilmore Revival
Save for the aforementioned, somewhat bloated Stars Hollow: The Musical interlude in the third chapter, “Summer,” series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and executive producer Daniel Palladino have given this grateful,...
And that’s pretty much my sole criticism of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.
I’ve seen all four 90-minute episodes of Netflix’s revival (which begins streaming on Friday, Nov. 25) and I’m here to assure you — one Gilmore acolyte to another — that it delivers. Holy hell, does it ever deliver.
VideosLauren Graham and Alexis Bledel Contemplate a Second Gilmore Revival
Save for the aforementioned, somewhat bloated Stars Hollow: The Musical interlude in the third chapter, “Summer,” series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and executive producer Daniel Palladino have given this grateful,...
- 11/16/2016
- TVLine.com
LuciDan.
It's all about being yourself on Lucifer Season 2 Episode 7 as Lucifer teams up with Dan, and Maze finally finds the job of her dreams.
I'm not sure how I feel about the case of the week. Are we supposed to care about Chloe's dad? It was important to Chloe and by extension became important to Dan and Lucifer. Still, it's hard to get attached to something we've barely been exposed to.
However, the case provided a great way for Dan and Lucifer to bond, something we'd never thought we'd see. And the way Lucifer went about it was pretty hilarious.
I'm going to learn how to douche.
Lucifer Permalink: I'm going to learn how to douche. Added: November 08, 2016
After his fiasco with Dr. Martin, it makes sense that Lucifer would want to try to feel "normal," because her reaction to his true form really made him feel bad about himself.
It's all about being yourself on Lucifer Season 2 Episode 7 as Lucifer teams up with Dan, and Maze finally finds the job of her dreams.
I'm not sure how I feel about the case of the week. Are we supposed to care about Chloe's dad? It was important to Chloe and by extension became important to Dan and Lucifer. Still, it's hard to get attached to something we've barely been exposed to.
However, the case provided a great way for Dan and Lucifer to bond, something we'd never thought we'd see. And the way Lucifer went about it was pretty hilarious.
I'm going to learn how to douche.
Lucifer Permalink: I'm going to learn how to douche. Added: November 08, 2016
After his fiasco with Dr. Martin, it makes sense that Lucifer would want to try to feel "normal," because her reaction to his true form really made him feel bad about himself.
- 11/8/2016
- by Lisa Babick
- TVfanatic
XXX: Return Of Xander Cage finds the titular hero (Vin Diesel) supposedly dead after an incident, although he "secretly" returns to action for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson). I'm guessing Ice Cube is going to sit this one out, although you can get a glimpse of the new cast of characters with a whopping number of 12 character posters! Holy hell! Time to... Read More...
- 10/31/2016
- by Sean Wist
- JoBlo.com
A total of 145 feature documentaries were submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for the 89th Academy Awards.
Out of those films the members of the Academy’s documentary branch will select a shortlist of 15 features that will be announced in December, and the five nominations will be announced on January 24.
Read More: Documentary, Now: Three Rock Stars Who Run the Fast-Changing Non-Fiction World
Among the titles included in the list are Ava DuVernay’s “13th,” the Sundance Documentary Grand Jury Prize winner “Weiner” by Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg, Raoul Peck’s Toronto Film Festival Audience Award winner “I Am Not Your Negro,” the visually stunning “Voyage of Time: The Imax Experience” by Terrence Malik and Otto Bell’s “The Eagle Huntress.”
Read More: Oscars 2017: 10 Documentary Shorts Vie for Nominations
This year Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees’ film “Amy” about British singer Amy Winehouse...
Out of those films the members of the Academy’s documentary branch will select a shortlist of 15 features that will be announced in December, and the five nominations will be announced on January 24.
Read More: Documentary, Now: Three Rock Stars Who Run the Fast-Changing Non-Fiction World
Among the titles included in the list are Ava DuVernay’s “13th,” the Sundance Documentary Grand Jury Prize winner “Weiner” by Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg, Raoul Peck’s Toronto Film Festival Audience Award winner “I Am Not Your Negro,” the visually stunning “Voyage of Time: The Imax Experience” by Terrence Malik and Otto Bell’s “The Eagle Huntress.”
Read More: Oscars 2017: 10 Documentary Shorts Vie for Nominations
This year Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees’ film “Amy” about British singer Amy Winehouse...
- 10/29/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Live in Los Angeles and want a little Mick Taylor in your life? Pop TV presents a two-episode screening of the Wolf Creek series at this year's Screamfest on Wednesday, October 19th. Also: Redwood details, trailer, and poster, a new trailer for The Similars, Blood in the Snow 2016 lineup revealed, and A Haunting at Silver Falls II production news.
Wolf Creek Screamfest Screening Details: Press Release: "Pop and Screamfest invite horror fans across Los Angeles out for a night of mayhem and murder with Wolf Creek’s infamous crazed killer Mick Taylor (John Jarratt) at Screamfest 2016 on Wednesday, October 19th. Get your free tickets here while supplies last. More details below!
What: A special two-episode screening of Pop’s television event and primetime limited series “WolfCreek.” A pre-screening reception will include specialty cocktails, fan photos, and trivia hosted by journalist (Blumhouse.com, ComingSoon.net) and author (Curious Goods: Behind the...
Wolf Creek Screamfest Screening Details: Press Release: "Pop and Screamfest invite horror fans across Los Angeles out for a night of mayhem and murder with Wolf Creek’s infamous crazed killer Mick Taylor (John Jarratt) at Screamfest 2016 on Wednesday, October 19th. Get your free tickets here while supplies last. More details below!
What: A special two-episode screening of Pop’s television event and primetime limited series “WolfCreek.” A pre-screening reception will include specialty cocktails, fan photos, and trivia hosted by journalist (Blumhouse.com, ComingSoon.net) and author (Curious Goods: Behind the...
- 10/19/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
CNN Films’ debut of Sundance docu Holy Hell was No. 1 in its timeslot with 384K in the news demo – a 20% jump for the cable news network compared to the prior four Thursdays in the slot. CNN edged out Fnc’s 370k and MSNBC’s 357k in the demo. In its CNN debut last night, Holy Hell clocked 1.03M total viewers. Fnc led with 2M and MSNBC logged 1.6M. The documentary about life inside Buddhafield, the cult-like commune that originated in the 1980s in West Hollywood, is…...
- 9/2/2016
- Deadline TV
The summer has arrived — at least if you’re going by Hollywood’s calendar. Our comprehensive preview for all four months will give you a hint as to what we most anticipate — but, for a more in-depth look, today we have our first monthly feature of the season. It should be noted that theatrical re-releases of the Jean-Luc Godard classic Band of Outsiders and Eiichi Yamamoto‘s animation, Belladonna of Sadness, both arriving on May 6th, as well as Fritz Lang‘s Destiny (on May 20th), are essential.
Getting to the new features, perhaps our most-anticipated studio release of the entire summer arrives, along with some of our festival favorites from the last year. To those lamenting the lack of superhero films: we figured it was best not to waste the space, as they are certainly already on your radar if you’re planning to buy a ticket. Check out...
Getting to the new features, perhaps our most-anticipated studio release of the entire summer arrives, along with some of our festival favorites from the last year. To those lamenting the lack of superhero films: we figured it was best not to waste the space, as they are certainly already on your radar if you’re planning to buy a ticket. Check out...
- 5/2/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Andrew Herwitz heads to the Toronto festival this week with sales rights on Aida’s Secret and The Peacekeeper.
Aida’s Secret (pictured) from Shaul and Alon Schwarz is set to receive its world premiere at Hot Docs and recounts the story of their uncle’s search for the family from which he was separated at the age of three.
The film draws on in-depth research, archival material, interviews and verité footage. The Film Sales Company holds worldwide rights excluding German-speaking territories, French TV, and Israel.
Herwitz represents worldwide rights to James Demo’s The Peacekeeper, which centres on Padraig O’Malley, who has brokered peace in war-torn regions for 30 years but whose personal life is full of turmoil.
Demo follows O’Malley over the course of five years as he goes from war zone to war zone, only to return to an empty apartment and a past scarred by addiction.
The two new...
Aida’s Secret (pictured) from Shaul and Alon Schwarz is set to receive its world premiere at Hot Docs and recounts the story of their uncle’s search for the family from which he was separated at the age of three.
The film draws on in-depth research, archival material, interviews and verité footage. The Film Sales Company holds worldwide rights excluding German-speaking territories, French TV, and Israel.
Herwitz represents worldwide rights to James Demo’s The Peacekeeper, which centres on Padraig O’Malley, who has brokered peace in war-torn regions for 30 years but whose personal life is full of turmoil.
Demo follows O’Malley over the course of five years as he goes from war zone to war zone, only to return to an empty apartment and a past scarred by addiction.
The two new...
- 4/25/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Before we dive in to this week’s revoltin’ reviews, I’d like to call attention to a fright flick exploding (quite literally) onto yer TV screens from those diabolical dudes atNecrostorm titled The Mildew From Planet Xonader! Now I worked on this flick, and I am damn proud of the outcome, so I really want to give ya taste of what the whole shebang is all about!
Some of you more astute creeps may remember I’ve talked about this film here before, but now I’ve had the chance to lay my putrid peepers on it, and I can assure you it’s an ultra-gory good time (and not just because my alter-ego provides some vicious voices for the goings-on).
The story goes a lil’ somethin’ like this: deep within the bowels of a top-secret research facility, scientists have been conducting experiments with a rapid-spread mildew capable of...
Some of you more astute creeps may remember I’ve talked about this film here before, but now I’ve had the chance to lay my putrid peepers on it, and I can assure you it’s an ultra-gory good time (and not just because my alter-ego provides some vicious voices for the goings-on).
The story goes a lil’ somethin’ like this: deep within the bowels of a top-secret research facility, scientists have been conducting experiments with a rapid-spread mildew capable of...
- 3/17/2016
- by DanielXIII
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Ever since the first movie in this Marvel Cinematic Universe, 2008.s Iron Man, the studio has been moving mountains to bring all of its top heroes together. In a few weeks, though, everything will be torn apart. "Divided We Fall" has been the mantra of Captain America: Civil War, and from the looks of this new trailer, Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans) are taking a tumble, and bringing their teammates down with them. Watch the new trailer for Civil War now: Holy hell, it's Spider-man!!!!!!! At the tail end of the new trailer, Marvel finally unveils its first look at Tom Holland in his Spider-Man costume. The wall-crawler steals Cap's shield, webs his hands together, and poses with his shield. It's a Brilliant introduction to the character, and the sight of him holding Cap's shield will send shivers down any Marvel fan's spine! Directed by...
- 3/10/2016
- cinemablend.com
Following its recent premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Jim Hosking’s The Greasy Strangler has been acquired for North American distribution by FilmRise, with a theatrical release planned for this fall:
Press Release: New York – Film and television distributor FilmRise announced today that it has acquired the exclusive North American distribution rights for the Sundance sensation “The Greasy Strangler.” The film will play as a “Festival Favorite” in the SXSW Film Festival later this month and will receive a theatrical release in fall 2016. FilmRise will collaborate with Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas in a multi-market theatrical partnership to release the film, a coproduction from SpectreVision, Drafthouse, Rook Films and Timpson Films.
Picked up by the distributor following its raucous world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, “The Greasy Strangler” follows Ronnie, a man who runs a disco walking tour along with his browbeat son, Brayden. When an alluring woman comes to take the tour,...
Press Release: New York – Film and television distributor FilmRise announced today that it has acquired the exclusive North American distribution rights for the Sundance sensation “The Greasy Strangler.” The film will play as a “Festival Favorite” in the SXSW Film Festival later this month and will receive a theatrical release in fall 2016. FilmRise will collaborate with Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas in a multi-market theatrical partnership to release the film, a coproduction from SpectreVision, Drafthouse, Rook Films and Timpson Films.
Picked up by the distributor following its raucous world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, “The Greasy Strangler” follows Ronnie, a man who runs a disco walking tour along with his browbeat son, Brayden. When an alluring woman comes to take the tour,...
- 3/9/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
HBO
Holy hell. The brand new trailer for season 6 of Game Of Thrones has just landed, and it is quite a thing of beauty.
After leaving fans teetering horribly on a knife edge since the Night’s Watch and Olly the devil child dealt supposedly fatal blows to Jon Snow at the end of season 5, the new teaser launches by opening fresh wounds and reiterating that he’s definitely dead. Maybe.
There’s also huge hints at the impending vengeance of the Lannisters (and their fearsome new warrior), their clash with the fanatical Sparrows, Daenery’s captivity, Arya’s new-found blindness, the aftermath of Snow’s death and rather intriguingly, the suggestion of a huge return for Brann Stark. To say it’s going to be a busy season is something of an understatement.
Watch the full Red Band below…
Inevitably there are significant questions here, but the biggest focus...
Holy hell. The brand new trailer for season 6 of Game Of Thrones has just landed, and it is quite a thing of beauty.
After leaving fans teetering horribly on a knife edge since the Night’s Watch and Olly the devil child dealt supposedly fatal blows to Jon Snow at the end of season 5, the new teaser launches by opening fresh wounds and reiterating that he’s definitely dead. Maybe.
There’s also huge hints at the impending vengeance of the Lannisters (and their fearsome new warrior), their clash with the fanatical Sparrows, Daenery’s captivity, Arya’s new-found blindness, the aftermath of Snow’s death and rather intriguingly, the suggestion of a huge return for Brann Stark. To say it’s going to be a busy season is something of an understatement.
Watch the full Red Band below…
Inevitably there are significant questions here, but the biggest focus...
- 3/8/2016
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Chicago – One of the best points that Layne Marie Williams – co-founder/director of “The Women’s Film Festival” (Twff) of Philadelphia – made in her interview with HollywoodChicago.com, was that even though the festival was developed to showcase the works of women filmmakers, it plays to an audience of everybody. This is how badass creators come together, and this is the second year of The Women’s Film Festival, unspooling on Friday, March 11th, and running through Sunday, March 13th, 2016.
Layne Marie Williams was just out of University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – and was working as a professional stage actress – when she decided to co-found a women’s film festival. Twff launched last year, and Williams continues to help facilitate it, even though she moved to Chicago nine months ago.
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the University of the Arts
Photo credit: TheWomensFilmFestival.org
Williams spoke to HollywoodChicago.com recently about Twff,...
Layne Marie Williams was just out of University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – and was working as a professional stage actress – when she decided to co-found a women’s film festival. Twff launched last year, and Williams continues to help facilitate it, even though she moved to Chicago nine months ago.
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the University of the Arts
Photo credit: TheWomensFilmFestival.org
Williams spoke to HollywoodChicago.com recently about Twff,...
- 3/7/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Hey there, reader! It’s me! Matt Donato! Safe, sound, and definitely not tied up while Deadpool hijacks his…I mean…My computer! Wait. Let’s just delete that part – and why am I typing in a steady stream of conscious? We’ll figure that out later. For now, delete. Why aren’t you working. You stupid little keyboard minion, I will unleash Holy Hell If You Don’T Unstick Yourself From This Chimichanga Sauce That Was Definitely Here Already. Well, I guess I can’t delete anything. Better be on my A+ journalism game. Can’t be that hard…because I’m Matt Donato, and live glued to a keyboard!
I’m here to tell you why Deadpool is the grooviest, most ass-kicking, henchman-decapitating explosion of orgasmic Awesomeness that’d excite even a stone-cold bastard like Old Man Logan. Sweet, crotchety, oh-so-handsomely-rugged…Keep It Together Deadpool. Think unsexy thoughts.
I’m here to tell you why Deadpool is the grooviest, most ass-kicking, henchman-decapitating explosion of orgasmic Awesomeness that’d excite even a stone-cold bastard like Old Man Logan. Sweet, crotchety, oh-so-handsomely-rugged…Keep It Together Deadpool. Think unsexy thoughts.
- 2/18/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Holy hell, you guys! This is it! This signifies that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is really underway. Posted on his Instagram, Chris Pratt is holding in his hand Star-Lord's beloved Walkman, and inside is Awesome Mix Vol. 2! I loved the first movie, and the soundtrack truly was a character in and of itself. So I cannot wait to hear what's on this tape. I'm sure it'll set the pace, mood, and even story with inspired choices from James Gunn. Anything you're hoping for? I'll just throw this out there: David Bowie's, "Heroes".
Feels good to be back in action on Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2!!! I can't even tell you how excited I am. Ok I'll try. I'm ecstatic. I'm bursting with joy. I'm overwhelmed by feelings of enthusiasm, joy, gratitude, conviviality, camaraderie, elation, exhilaration. I just used an online thesaurus for these words. I suggest trying that.
Feels good to be back in action on Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2!!! I can't even tell you how excited I am. Ok I'll try. I'm ecstatic. I'm bursting with joy. I'm overwhelmed by feelings of enthusiasm, joy, gratitude, conviviality, camaraderie, elation, exhilaration. I just used an online thesaurus for these words. I suggest trying that.
- 2/3/2016
- by Drew Lawrence
- GeekTyrant
All the news, reviews and interviews coming out of Park City.News
The Birth of a Nation
What were the buzz titles of 2016?
‘The Birth Of A Nation’, ‘Sonita’ rule Sundance awards
Sundance buyers wait to see if numbers add up
Six major deals signed in Park City
Fox Searchlight in record $17.5m deal for ‘Birth Of A Nation’
The Orchard snaps up ‘Wilderpeople’
Sundance unveils shorts winners
‘Indignation’, ‘Equity’ find Us homes
Amazon strikes $10m deal for ‘Manchester By The Sea’
Sundance director lambasts Chilean film support
Partners unite on ‘Under The Shadow’
Spc takes world on Frank Zappa doc
Mongrel International boards ‘Little Men’
Brainstorm Media sparks to ‘Resilience’
Buyers circle hot ‘Manchester’
Robert Redford addresses diversity
Curzon Artificial Eye acquires Whit Stillman’s ‘Love & Friendship’
‘Embrace Of The Serpent’ wins Sloan prize
Netflix acquires ‘Audrie & Daisy’
Magnolia takes ‘Lo And Behold’
Paramount Home Media in talks for ‘The Intervention’
Sundance Channel acquires five festival...
The Birth of a Nation
What were the buzz titles of 2016?
‘The Birth Of A Nation’, ‘Sonita’ rule Sundance awards
Sundance buyers wait to see if numbers add up
Six major deals signed in Park City
Fox Searchlight in record $17.5m deal for ‘Birth Of A Nation’
The Orchard snaps up ‘Wilderpeople’
Sundance unveils shorts winners
‘Indignation’, ‘Equity’ find Us homes
Amazon strikes $10m deal for ‘Manchester By The Sea’
Sundance director lambasts Chilean film support
Partners unite on ‘Under The Shadow’
Spc takes world on Frank Zappa doc
Mongrel International boards ‘Little Men’
Brainstorm Media sparks to ‘Resilience’
Buyers circle hot ‘Manchester’
Robert Redford addresses diversity
Curzon Artificial Eye acquires Whit Stillman’s ‘Love & Friendship’
‘Embrace Of The Serpent’ wins Sloan prize
Netflix acquires ‘Audrie & Daisy’
Magnolia takes ‘Lo And Behold’
Paramount Home Media in talks for ‘The Intervention’
Sundance Channel acquires five festival...
- 2/1/2016
- ScreenDaily
Will Allen spent over 20 years inside a cult and was filming things the entire time. Now he wants to tell his story. It’s a good one, filled with drama and craziness and tragedy — everything one could hope for from a movie about a cult. In the same manner as the fun 2012 documentary The Source Family, he even tells this tale solely through the voices of people who were on the inside. But maybe they needed someone else to put all this together. Despite its worthy plot and the wealth of great footage with which it had to work, Holy Hell is a mess.
Allen was a member of Buddhafield, a spiritual society (consisting of 150-some devotees at its peak) based in West Hollywood, and then Austin, between 1985 and the mid-2000s. As is usually the case with cults, the former members of the group featured in this doc all...
Allen was a member of Buddhafield, a spiritual society (consisting of 150-some devotees at its peak) based in West Hollywood, and then Austin, between 1985 and the mid-2000s. As is usually the case with cults, the former members of the group featured in this doc all...
- 1/27/2016
- by Daniel Schindel
- The Film Stage
Unlike some other media outlets who are blasphemously drawing up “most anticipated” Sundance lists that come across as a simple rehash of the entire feature film line-up, over here, Nicholas Bell and I pare down this shared enthusiasm in what are individual must see top five lists. The catch: select five films from five sections. In the decade I’ve been coming down here, the U.S Dramatic Comp section was the sure-fire bet for treasures, the Premieres section offered heavyweights and misfires while you had to look elsewhere for the gems. Last year’s Next was where all the riches were at. James White, Entertainment, Tangerine , Nasty Baby, and the upcoming Take Me to the River reminded me why the Next section has become a robust category in itself but surprisingly it might be the Premieres program (half a dozen offerings I could easily see in Cannes) is poised to get the major attention.
- 1/21/2016
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
As Sundance and Slamdance prepare to kick off this week some insiders have predicted there could be a surge of activity from digital platforms besides Netflix and Amazon Studios.
The latter two are expected to be active – and indeed have already taken a few Park City titles off the table – yet there is talk of other well-capitalised companies mulling over a splashy entry into the acquisitions arena.
The Sundance Film Festival runs from January 21-31.
Nimble digital platforms challenge traditional buyers
Faced with sharp digital rivals unencumbered by the need to spend on costly P&A and plugged into transactional data that enables them to target audiences with forensic precision, theatrical buyers will need to be on their toes.
The distribution landscape is crowded and unforgiving, yet creative marketing campaigns can pave the way to success.
Among others, A24 did it with Ex Machina and Fox Searchlight reaped rewards with its 2015 Sundance pick-up Brooklyn, earning Oscar nods...
The latter two are expected to be active – and indeed have already taken a few Park City titles off the table – yet there is talk of other well-capitalised companies mulling over a splashy entry into the acquisitions arena.
The Sundance Film Festival runs from January 21-31.
Nimble digital platforms challenge traditional buyers
Faced with sharp digital rivals unencumbered by the need to spend on costly P&A and plugged into transactional data that enables them to target audiences with forensic precision, theatrical buyers will need to be on their toes.
The distribution landscape is crowded and unforgiving, yet creative marketing campaigns can pave the way to success.
Among others, A24 did it with Ex Machina and Fox Searchlight reaped rewards with its 2015 Sundance pick-up Brooklyn, earning Oscar nods...
- 1/18/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
As Sundance and Slamdance prepare to kick off this week some insiders have predicted there could be a surge of activity from digital platforms besides Netflix and Amazon Studios.
The latter two are expected to be active – and indeed have already taken a few Park City titles off the table – yet there is talk of other well-capitalised companies mulling over a splashy entry into the acquisitions arena. The Sundance Film Festival runs from January 21-31.
Nimble digital platforms challenge traditional buyers
Faced with sharp digital rivals unencumbered by the need to spend on costly P&A and plugged into transactional data that enables them to target audiences with forensic precision, theatrical buyers will need to be on their toes.
The distribution landscape is crowded and unforgiving, yet creative marketing campaigns can pave the way to success.
Among others, A24 did it with Ex Machina and Fox Searchlight reaped rewards with its 2015 Sundance pick-up Brooklyn, earning Oscar nods...
The latter two are expected to be active – and indeed have already taken a few Park City titles off the table – yet there is talk of other well-capitalised companies mulling over a splashy entry into the acquisitions arena. The Sundance Film Festival runs from January 21-31.
Nimble digital platforms challenge traditional buyers
Faced with sharp digital rivals unencumbered by the need to spend on costly P&A and plugged into transactional data that enables them to target audiences with forensic precision, theatrical buyers will need to be on their toes.
The distribution landscape is crowded and unforgiving, yet creative marketing campaigns can pave the way to success.
Among others, A24 did it with Ex Machina and Fox Searchlight reaped rewards with its 2015 Sundance pick-up Brooklyn, earning Oscar nods...
- 1/18/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Andrew Herwitz has picked up four world premieres for his Sundance slate and added a fifth title from Main Street neighbour Slamdance.
The line-up includes Will Allen’s Us Documentary Competition entry Holy Hell (pictured), about a California cult that features footage shot by the director over the course of years while serving as the group’s videographer. Holy Hell premieres on January 25.
How To Tell You’re A Douchebag comes from first-time filmmaker Tahir Jetter about a relationship blogger in Brooklyn who meets his match. The Next entry’s world premiere is set for January 25.
Us Dramatic Competition entry Spa Night by Andrew Ahn premieres on January 24 and centres on a Koreatown family in Los Angeles.
Heidi Brandenburg and Matthew Orzel’s When Two Worlds Collide premieres in World Cinema Documentary Competition on January 22.
The story centres on Peruvian president Alan Garcia’s attempts to extract oil and minerals from untouched Amazonian land and his...
The line-up includes Will Allen’s Us Documentary Competition entry Holy Hell (pictured), about a California cult that features footage shot by the director over the course of years while serving as the group’s videographer. Holy Hell premieres on January 25.
How To Tell You’re A Douchebag comes from first-time filmmaker Tahir Jetter about a relationship blogger in Brooklyn who meets his match. The Next entry’s world premiere is set for January 25.
Us Dramatic Competition entry Spa Night by Andrew Ahn premieres on January 24 and centres on a Koreatown family in Los Angeles.
Heidi Brandenburg and Matthew Orzel’s When Two Worlds Collide premieres in World Cinema Documentary Competition on January 22.
The story centres on Peruvian president Alan Garcia’s attempts to extract oil and minerals from untouched Amazonian land and his...
- 1/15/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
I’m not sure if it’s because I had the opportunity to see and watch more this year, but to me, 2015 seems like it was such an exceptional year for genre films across the board. Once again, indie horror gave us a bevy of incredible films from a variety of subgenres, and even studio films seemed to step things up this year as well (a trend I do hope continues). Here’s a look at some of my favorite genre offerings from this year:
Turbo Kid: One of two movies in 2015 that left me with a huge, goofy-ass grin on my face from start to finish was Turbo Kid, the wickedly fun post-apocalyptic story of a young hero, an evil warlord, a quirky sidekick and her gnome stick. From its synth score to its unforgettable characters to its over-the-top gore to its ginormous, genre-loving heart, Turbo Kid is...
Turbo Kid: One of two movies in 2015 that left me with a huge, goofy-ass grin on my face from start to finish was Turbo Kid, the wickedly fun post-apocalyptic story of a young hero, an evil warlord, a quirky sidekick and her gnome stick. From its synth score to its unforgettable characters to its over-the-top gore to its ginormous, genre-loving heart, Turbo Kid is...
- 12/29/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Stars: Ryan Laplante, Alysa King, Michael Rawley, Luke Laplante, Shane Patrick McClurg, Rachel Ann Little, Reece Presley, Austin Schaefer | Written and Directed by Ryan Laplante
Taking its cues from the gloriously over the top madness of Hobo With a Shotgun and the early films of Troma, Holy Hell is the debut feature from writer/director/star Ryan Laplante – and judging by this movie he is one sick, twisted and hilariously funny individual!
Holy Hell is a comedic take on the classic revenge movies of the 80s and tells the story of Father Augustus Bane, a priest who lived by the word of god – so much so that he doesn’t interfere when, during a visit to a family in his parish, a gang a sickos attack and kill them all… Pushed too far by the atrocities he has witnessed, Father Bane somehow survives his injuries and, plagued by guilt, he...
Taking its cues from the gloriously over the top madness of Hobo With a Shotgun and the early films of Troma, Holy Hell is the debut feature from writer/director/star Ryan Laplante – and judging by this movie he is one sick, twisted and hilariously funny individual!
Holy Hell is a comedic take on the classic revenge movies of the 80s and tells the story of Father Augustus Bane, a priest who lived by the word of god – so much so that he doesn’t interfere when, during a visit to a family in his parish, a gang a sickos attack and kill them all… Pushed too far by the atrocities he has witnessed, Father Bane somehow survives his injuries and, plagued by guilt, he...
- 3/25/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Production has completed on Canada’s latest and wildest genre film, Holy Hell – a collaboration between first time writer and director Ryan Laplante, veteran sound designer George Flores (Antisocial, Septic Man, The Collapsed, Monster Brawl), composer Adrian Ellis (The Scarehouse, Out With Dad) and scream queen Alysa King (Berkshire County).
In the vein of recent horror/comedies like Machete and Hobo with a Shotgun, Holy Hell is a modern take on classic action, horror and exploitation film tropes. And best of all? The goal of Laplante’s movie is to break through every limit set by film, taste and reasonable societal behavior: all with anarchic glee! Check out the trailer below:
Holy Hell is the over-the-top, outrageous, sexually-deviant, blood-drenched story of Father Augustus Bane: a priest pushed too far who begins praying to a revolver and hunting down the gangsters who killed his parishioners.
In the vein of recent horror/comedies like Machete and Hobo with a Shotgun, Holy Hell is a modern take on classic action, horror and exploitation film tropes. And best of all? The goal of Laplante’s movie is to break through every limit set by film, taste and reasonable societal behavior: all with anarchic glee! Check out the trailer below:
Holy Hell is the over-the-top, outrageous, sexually-deviant, blood-drenched story of Father Augustus Bane: a priest pushed too far who begins praying to a revolver and hunting down the gangsters who killed his parishioners.
- 2/12/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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