Director-writer-producer-star Kevin Costner’s two-part Western opus “Horizon: An American Saga” will bookend the summer. Part one hits theaters on June 28, followed by part two on August 12. On Friday, Warner Bros. released a new trailer that shows off the films’ sprawling and impressive ensemble cast.
Here’s the list of who is in these movies: Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Owen Crow Shoe, Tatanka Means, Ella Hunt, Tim Guinee, Danny Huston, Colin Cunningham, Scott Haze, Tom Payne, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Will Patton, Georgia MacPhail, Douglas Smith, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jamie Campbell Bower, Alejandro Edda, Wasé Winyan Chief, Michael Anganaro, Angus Macfadyen, Jon Beavers, Alex Nibley, Kathleen Quinlan, Etienne Kellici, Amos Jason Charging Cloud, Bodhi Okuma Linton, Gregory Cruz, James Russo, Jeff Fahey, David O’Hara, Chris Conner, Leroy M. Silva, Bernardo Velasco, Tom Everett, Glynn Turman, and Giovanni Ribisi.
“Stranger Things” star Campbell Bower is heavily featured, delivering...
Here’s the list of who is in these movies: Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Owen Crow Shoe, Tatanka Means, Ella Hunt, Tim Guinee, Danny Huston, Colin Cunningham, Scott Haze, Tom Payne, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Will Patton, Georgia MacPhail, Douglas Smith, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jamie Campbell Bower, Alejandro Edda, Wasé Winyan Chief, Michael Anganaro, Angus Macfadyen, Jon Beavers, Alex Nibley, Kathleen Quinlan, Etienne Kellici, Amos Jason Charging Cloud, Bodhi Okuma Linton, Gregory Cruz, James Russo, Jeff Fahey, David O’Hara, Chris Conner, Leroy M. Silva, Bernardo Velasco, Tom Everett, Glynn Turman, and Giovanni Ribisi.
“Stranger Things” star Campbell Bower is heavily featured, delivering...
- 5/17/2024
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
Warner Bros. Pictures has released the new trailer and character posters for New Line Cinema’s Horizon: An American Saga, directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Costner. Horizon: An American Saga is a multi-faceted chronicle covering the Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West.
A story of Americana and patriotism too big for one film, this true cinematic event also stars Costner, who co-wrote the script with Jon Baird (The Explorers Guild) and produces through his Territory Pictures.
Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute two films in the saga this summer – the first on June 28, 2024, followed quickly by the second on August 16, 2024. The first film is rated R for violence, some nudity, and sexuality.
In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won — and lost — through the blood, sweat, and tears of many.
A story of Americana and patriotism too big for one film, this true cinematic event also stars Costner, who co-wrote the script with Jon Baird (The Explorers Guild) and produces through his Territory Pictures.
Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute two films in the saga this summer – the first on June 28, 2024, followed quickly by the second on August 16, 2024. The first film is rated R for violence, some nudity, and sexuality.
In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won — and lost — through the blood, sweat, and tears of many.
- 5/17/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Kevin Costner‘s two-part western epic passion project is just over the horizon. The first part of Horizon: An American Saga premieres next month and Warner Bros. has just released the new official second trailer for the film. The Yellowstone actor has returned to the director’s seat for the first time in over twenty years for these films. Costner began work on this story in 1988 and he has more movies planned. The main character that he invented for this film in 1988 was so important to him that he even named his son, Hayes, after him. He hopes the movies can be a big franchise and that years from now, people can binge-watch hours of Horizon in theaters.
In addition to directing and starring in the two-film saga, Kevin Costner also produced the project and co-wrote the script alongside Jon Baird. “In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns,...
In addition to directing and starring in the two-film saga, Kevin Costner also produced the project and co-wrote the script alongside Jon Baird. “In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns,...
- 5/17/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
We’re big champions of physical media here at JoBlo, and despite ongoing claims that it will soon be going the way of the Dodo, we’ve yet to see its demise. Kevin Costner is also a big fan of physical media, and when asked by Deadline about the supposed “death of the DVD,” he was quick to jump to its defence.
“Death of the what? DVD is not dead, at all,” Kevin Costner said. “That’s what they’d have you believe. Maybe it’s not making the same amount of money, but just try to go ask for that from the studio. They won’t give that up. A lot of people that like my movies, they can’t get to a theater, and they’re waiting for that moment. You can’t make your film for the opening weekend. You have to make it for its life.
“Death of the what? DVD is not dead, at all,” Kevin Costner said. “That’s what they’d have you believe. Maybe it’s not making the same amount of money, but just try to go ask for that from the studio. They won’t give that up. A lot of people that like my movies, they can’t get to a theater, and they’re waiting for that moment. You can’t make your film for the opening weekend. You have to make it for its life.
- 5/13/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Hold onto your horses, folks! Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga is riding into CinemaCon 2024 to share the latest about the Yellowstone and Dances With Wolves star’s Western epic. On Monday, we learned the first part of Horizon: An American Saga, which will debut at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19. Still, attendees moseying into CinemaCon got a new look at the sprawling drama of how settlers won the West.
During the Warner Bros. panel, Costner addressed the CinemaCon crowd, saying the movie is a bit about the promise of America. The idea was that if you were mean enough, tough enough, you could take what you wanted, but in the process, you stepped on people who had been here for 1000 years. But the film does not pass judgment, and that story, to him, was drama.
Speaking about making the movie, Costner said he likes “Journey” movies. He...
During the Warner Bros. panel, Costner addressed the CinemaCon crowd, saying the movie is a bit about the promise of America. The idea was that if you were mean enough, tough enough, you could take what you wanted, but in the process, you stepped on people who had been here for 1000 years. But the film does not pass judgment, and that story, to him, was drama.
Speaking about making the movie, Costner said he likes “Journey” movies. He...
- 4/10/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Kevin Costner is hoping a few years from now, moviegoers will have the opportunity to binge four Horizon movies in theaters.
“Maybe a year and a half, two years from now, they will come (to theaters) for 12 hours,” he told the assembled crowd of theater owners Tuesday at CinemaCon, where he teased his two-part Horizon films.
So far, only two of his planned four films have been made, he acknowledged, but he has two more scripts ready to go, should the risky film project he helped finance be successful.
“When I think about the promise of America, there was a promise out here, if you could go. If you were tough enough, if you were mean enough, if you were resourceful enough, if you were lucky enough, you could take what you wanted in America,” Costner said of the appeal of the American West. “That promise meant that we step...
“Maybe a year and a half, two years from now, they will come (to theaters) for 12 hours,” he told the assembled crowd of theater owners Tuesday at CinemaCon, where he teased his two-part Horizon films.
So far, only two of his planned four films have been made, he acknowledged, but he has two more scripts ready to go, should the risky film project he helped finance be successful.
“When I think about the promise of America, there was a promise out here, if you could go. If you were tough enough, if you were mean enough, if you were resourceful enough, if you were lucky enough, you could take what you wanted in America,” Costner said of the appeal of the American West. “That promise meant that we step...
- 4/10/2024
- by Chris Gardner and Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kevin Costner has stepped behind the camera for the first time in over twenty years for Horizon: An American Saga, a Western epic that looks… well, epic. It was announced today that Horizon will debut at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19th, with Costner and the cast in attendance.
“I’d like to thank the Festival de Cannes for including my film Horizon, An American Saga in this year’s selection,” Costner said in a statement. “It’s been 20 years since I’ve had the pleasure of being on the Croisette. I’ve been waiting for the right time to return and I’m proud to say that this time has come. Horizon, An American Saga is a story that began 35 years ago, and I can’t think of a better place than Cannes to reveal to the world the result of such a wonderful adventure. The French have...
“I’d like to thank the Festival de Cannes for including my film Horizon, An American Saga in this year’s selection,” Costner said in a statement. “It’s been 20 years since I’ve had the pleasure of being on the Croisette. I’ve been waiting for the right time to return and I’m proud to say that this time has come. Horizon, An American Saga is a story that began 35 years ago, and I can’t think of a better place than Cannes to reveal to the world the result of such a wonderful adventure. The French have...
- 4/8/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Kevin Costner will debut the first part of Horizon: An American Saga as a world premiere Out of Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
The series will screen Sunday, May 19, on the Croisette, with Costner and the show’s cast scheduled to be in attendance. The Warner Bros/New Line Civil War epic hits theaters in two parts this summer, on June 28 and August 16.
“I’d like to thank the Festival de Cannes for including my film Horizon: An American Saga in this year’s selection,” said Costner. “It’s been 20 years since I’ve had the pleasure of being on the Croisette. I’ve been waiting for the right time to return and I’m proud to say that this time has come. Horizon: An American Saga is a story that began 35 years ago, and I can’t think of a better place than Cannes to reveal...
The series will screen Sunday, May 19, on the Croisette, with Costner and the show’s cast scheduled to be in attendance. The Warner Bros/New Line Civil War epic hits theaters in two parts this summer, on June 28 and August 16.
“I’d like to thank the Festival de Cannes for including my film Horizon: An American Saga in this year’s selection,” said Costner. “It’s been 20 years since I’ve had the pleasure of being on the Croisette. I’ve been waiting for the right time to return and I’m proud to say that this time has come. Horizon: An American Saga is a story that began 35 years ago, and I can’t think of a better place than Cannes to reveal...
- 4/8/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Kevin Costner’s hugely ambitious western saga arrives this summer: here’s the new trailer, but no UK release yet.
Regular readers of this site may be already aware just how much I’m looking forward to the most ambitious Kevin Costner project in years. It’s Horizon: An American Saga, a series of four films that Costner is part-funding. Just as with his last directorial effort, the brilliant 2003 western Open Range, he’s independently funded the movie, and brought in distributors afterwards.
In the US, it’s New Line Cinema – and thus Warner Bros – that’s going to be releasing the first two films, both of which are coming out this summer. The first lands in June, the second lands in August, and both are getting US cinema releases.
As far as I’ve been able to ascertain, and heck I’ve been looking, there’s been no deal...
Regular readers of this site may be already aware just how much I’m looking forward to the most ambitious Kevin Costner project in years. It’s Horizon: An American Saga, a series of four films that Costner is part-funding. Just as with his last directorial effort, the brilliant 2003 western Open Range, he’s independently funded the movie, and brought in distributors afterwards.
In the US, it’s New Line Cinema – and thus Warner Bros – that’s going to be releasing the first two films, both of which are coming out this summer. The first lands in June, the second lands in August, and both are getting US cinema releases.
As far as I’ve been able to ascertain, and heck I’ve been looking, there’s been no deal...
- 2/27/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Kevin Costner on Monday shared on socials a first trailer for Horizon, the two-part Western epic that played a role in his growing frustrations with his Yellowstone experience.
Before the WGA strike began last May, Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan had completed scripts for the back half of the show’s fifth season that did not include Costner, whose alleged demands had been widely reported. Per the industry-insider newsletter Puck, Costner’s reps later expressed his desire to return for Season 5B and possibly more.
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- 2/26/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Part one of “Horizon: An American Saga,” the multi-film Western epic that Kevin Costner left “Yellowstone” to make, will hit theaters on June 28, with part two to follow on August 16. Warner Bros. released a trailer for the two-part film on Monday.
The trailer promises a sprawling, colorful, violent Western film about Manifest Destiny. It’s about the settling of the titular town during the years of the Civil War, as the American frontier pushes westward and settlers come into conflict with the people indigenous to the land. “There’s no army on this Earth that are going to stop those wagons coming,” a Union Army officer played by Costner’s “Yellowstone” co-star Danny Huston warns in something like the trailer’s thesis statement.
Costner wrote the script for “Horizon” with Jon Baird, produces with Howard Kaplan and Mark Gillard, directs, and stars. It’s his first time directing a film since 2003’s “Open Range,...
The trailer promises a sprawling, colorful, violent Western film about Manifest Destiny. It’s about the settling of the titular town during the years of the Civil War, as the American frontier pushes westward and settlers come into conflict with the people indigenous to the land. “There’s no army on this Earth that are going to stop those wagons coming,” a Union Army officer played by Costner’s “Yellowstone” co-star Danny Huston warns in something like the trailer’s thesis statement.
Costner wrote the script for “Horizon” with Jon Baird, produces with Howard Kaplan and Mark Gillard, directs, and stars. It’s his first time directing a film since 2003’s “Open Range,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
Oscar winner Kevin Costner returns to the director’s chair with Warner Bros Pictures’ Horizon: An American Saga four-part film series. The Western epic just debuted its first trailer and released the first batch of official photos from chapter one of Costner’s Civil War tale.
“In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many,” reads Warner Bros Pictures’ synopsis. “Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.”
In addition to Costner, the cast includes Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington,...
“In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many,” reads Warner Bros Pictures’ synopsis. “Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.”
In addition to Costner, the cast includes Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Academy Award-winning visionary filmmaker Kevin Costner directs New Line Cinema’s vast “Horizon: An American Saga” Chapters One and Two, a multi-faceted chronicle covering the Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West. A story of America too big for one film, this true cinematic event also stars Costner, who co-writes with Jon Baird (“The Explorers Guild”) and produces through his Territory Pictures.
In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, “Horizon: An American Saga” explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s films will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, “Horizon: An American Saga” explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s films will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
- 2/26/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Kevin Costner’s long-awaited passion project “Horizon: An American Saga” is finally hitting theaters in two chapters.
Costner writes, directs, produces, and stars in the feature set across the entire Civil War. The “Yellowstone” actor wrote the script with Jon Baird, who makes his screenwriting debut.
The official description for “Horizon” reads: “In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won — and lost— through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Kevin Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.”
(Yes, the italics were part of the official press release,...
Costner writes, directs, produces, and stars in the feature set across the entire Civil War. The “Yellowstone” actor wrote the script with Jon Baird, who makes his screenwriting debut.
The official description for “Horizon” reads: “In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won — and lost— through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Kevin Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.”
(Yes, the italics were part of the official press release,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Sorting through America’s history is a Herculean task. Humans built the nation with blood, sweat, and tears, watering the soil with memory, pain, and perseverance. Today, Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga trailer explores the settlement of America’s Western frontier from the Indigenous groups who blessed the land to those who occupied it by force. Horizon will be Kevin Costner‘s first time directing a movie since Open Range in 2003. He also busted out his directing chops for The Postman and Dances with Wolves, the latter of which earned him an Academy Award for Best Director.
Kevin Costner’s Horizon will “span 15 years in the settlement of America’s Western frontier, and focus on both the settlers as well as the Indigenous groups that first occupied the land.”
Here’s the official synopsis for Horizon: An American Saga courtesy of Warner Bros.:
“In the great tradition of Warner Bros.
Kevin Costner’s Horizon will “span 15 years in the settlement of America’s Western frontier, and focus on both the settlers as well as the Indigenous groups that first occupied the land.”
Here’s the official synopsis for Horizon: An American Saga courtesy of Warner Bros.:
“In the great tradition of Warner Bros.
- 2/26/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Moviegoers learned that "the saw is family" when Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III was released in theaters back in 1990. Now, over a quarter of a century later, Warner Archive announced that the third entry in Tobe Hooper's seminal horror franchise will finally be coming to Blu-ray in the Us.
On a slideshow (see below) posted to Twitter, Warner Archive revealed that Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III will be released on Blu-ray sometime in 2018. A specific release date and special features have yet to be announced, but we'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are revealed. In the meantime, for those unfamiliar with the third entry in the Texas Chainsaw franchise, we have the official synopsis (via Blu-ray.com) and trailer below.
"A pair of college students driving coast to coast are lured off the main highway and onto a deserted Texas road.
On a slideshow (see below) posted to Twitter, Warner Archive revealed that Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III will be released on Blu-ray sometime in 2018. A specific release date and special features have yet to be announced, but we'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are revealed. In the meantime, for those unfamiliar with the third entry in the Texas Chainsaw franchise, we have the official synopsis (via Blu-ray.com) and trailer below.
"A pair of college students driving coast to coast are lured off the main highway and onto a deserted Texas road.
- 12/14/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Two-time Emmy-nominated actor Tituss Burgess will join Tom Everett Scoot in John Asher's upcoming road trip comedy I Hate Kids. Production is set to get underway next month. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star will take on the role of 'The Amazing Fabular' in the project.
- 6/30/2017
- by TV News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The fourth Diary Of A Wimpy Kid movie arrives in the UK this weekend. Well, we liked it...
Where possible, I try and write a review of a film without having seen anyone else’s opinions of it first. I’ve got plenty of time afterwards to assess just how wrong I am in the eyes of the world.
Last weekend, then, rather than attend a press show, I took my children of varying ages (which tends to be how children work) to the new Wimpy Kid film, The Long Haul. I’ve enjoyed the first three, and particular applaud the quite brilliantly cast company of young performers. But young performers grow old and so, five years after Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 3, The Long Haul arrives with the same director (David Bowery), author Jeff Kinney still heavily involved, but a totally new cast.
I was expecting something akin to a reboot,...
Where possible, I try and write a review of a film without having seen anyone else’s opinions of it first. I’ve got plenty of time afterwards to assess just how wrong I am in the eyes of the world.
Last weekend, then, rather than attend a press show, I took my children of varying ages (which tends to be how children work) to the new Wimpy Kid film, The Long Haul. I’ve enjoyed the first three, and particular applaud the quite brilliantly cast company of young performers. But young performers grow old and so, five years after Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 3, The Long Haul arrives with the same director (David Bowery), author Jeff Kinney still heavily involved, but a totally new cast.
I was expecting something akin to a reboot,...
- 5/25/2017
- Den of Geek
Here I go again! An upcoming production of the Abba musical “Mamma Mia!” is currently seeking nonunion actors for leading roles, including that iconic mother-daughter duo. We also have three more awesome and eclectic gigs. Check them out below! “Mamma Mia!” Nonunion PERFORMERSThe Fireside Theatre seeks nonunion actors for eight leading roles in their upcoming production of “Mamma Mia!” The musical, which opened on Broadway in 2001 and shuttered just last year, will begin rehearsals Dec. 7 in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The musical is slated for a Dec. 29–Feb. 26, 2017 run, also in Fort Atkinson. “Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul”Upcoming feature film, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul,” is currently casting background talent. The flick, which stars Alicia Silverstone and Tom Everett, will shoot Sept. 27 as well as Oct. 18–19 in Atlanta, Georgia. “F-150”“F-150,” a feature film, is casting several actors for supporting roles. The project will...
- 9/22/2016
- backstage.com
Today’s Backstage casting roundup includes opportunities ranging from a hit CW series to an upcoming Shakespeare production. In other words, we have something for everyone! Check it out below! “The Originals”The CW series “The Originals” currently seeks experienced dancers, aged 18–55, for background roles. Talent “will be paired up and will be taught a simple tango style dance,” and will be needed for production Sept. 19–21 in Conyers, Georgia. “The Comedy Of Errors”Union actors are sought for several roles in an upcoming production of William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors.” The piece, which will be staged by Hartford Stage Company, is set to begin rehearsals Dec. 19, with a run slated for Jan. 20–Feb. 5, 2017 in Hartford, Connecticut. “Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul”The upcoming feature film, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul,” is casting child and adult talent for background roles. Seeking male actors,...
- 9/15/2016
- backstage.com
Recently, CBS delivered the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Criminal Minds" episode 9 of season 11. The episode is entitled, "Internal Affairs," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting stuff take place as an underground internet drug syndicate becomes the main focus of the Bau team in their latest investigation, and more. In the new, 9th episode press release: When The Bau Looks Into The Disappearances Of DEA Agents, An Underground Internet Drug Syndicate Becomes The Investigation's Focus, On "Criminal Minds," Wednesday, Dec. 2. Press release number 2: After two undercover DEA agents are murdered and a third goes missing, the Bau will join the Nsa to investigate whether an underground Internet drug syndicate is involved. Also, Hotch will hope the team's work with the Nsa brings them closer to finding the "Dirty Dozen" hitmen ring. Guest stars feature: Andrew Borba (Tony Axelrod), Richie Stephens (Jacob Dufour...
- 11/18/2015
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
I generally pay as much attention to the broadcast network development season as I do to the baseball draft. Though the shows that actually survive development are much closer to airing chronologically than most baseball draftees are to the majors, the winnowing process is just as brutal in both cases. On average, a given network will hear 3-400 pitches a year, order scripts for 60-70 of them, make 8-12 pilots and put roughly between a half dozen and a dozen of them on the air. So I’ve usually found development not worth worrying about until shows are actually ordered to series and scheduled. That said, it’s been tough to ignore this fall’s development season, where it seems like every day for the past few weeks, my Twitter feed has blown up a few times an afternoon with news of a familiar movie or TV property being adapted...
- 10/30/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Recently, CBS served up the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "NCIS" episode 20 of season 11. The episode is entitled, "Page Not Found," and it sounds like things will very intriguing as Tim's girlfriend, Delilah hits up the NCIS team for help, and more. In the new,20th episode press release: McGee's girlfriend, Delilah, will turn to the NCIS team after finding new evidence in a controversial case her bosses closed. Press release number 2: After returning to her job at the Department of Defense, McGee’s girlfriend ,Delilah, is going to find a break in a controversial case, prompting her to turn to the NCIS team for help. In the meantime, McGee will talk to Dinozzo about whether he should ask Delilah to move in. Margo Harshman is going to guest star as Delilah Fielding, McGee’s girlfriend. Other guest stars will feature: Margo Harshman (Delilah Fielding), Manoel Felciano...
- 4/1/2014
- by Derek
- OnTheFlix
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 31 Oct 2013 - 07:01
We train our sights on the year 1996, and the 25 underappreciated films it has to offer...
Independence Day managed to revive both the alien invasion movie and the disaster flick in 1996, and just about every other mainstream picture released that year lived in its saucer-shaped shadow.
Yet beyond the aerial battles of Independence Day, the flying cows in Twister, and the high-wire antics of Tom Cruise in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible, there sat an entire library of lesser-known and underappreciated movies.
As part of our attempts to highlight the unsung greats of the 90s, here's our selection of 25 such films from 1996 - the year chess champion Garry Kasparov lost to the might of the computer Deep Blue, and the year comedy star Jim Carrey starred in an unexpectedly dark tale of obsession...
25. The Cable Guy
We can't sit here and...
We train our sights on the year 1996, and the 25 underappreciated films it has to offer...
Independence Day managed to revive both the alien invasion movie and the disaster flick in 1996, and just about every other mainstream picture released that year lived in its saucer-shaped shadow.
Yet beyond the aerial battles of Independence Day, the flying cows in Twister, and the high-wire antics of Tom Cruise in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible, there sat an entire library of lesser-known and underappreciated movies.
As part of our attempts to highlight the unsung greats of the 90s, here's our selection of 25 such films from 1996 - the year chess champion Garry Kasparov lost to the might of the computer Deep Blue, and the year comedy star Jim Carrey starred in an unexpectedly dark tale of obsession...
25. The Cable Guy
We can't sit here and...
- 10/30/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
The Porlandia finale explains how locals deal with a power outage.
I presume that torch is made from locally-sourced materials.
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In talking with The Hollywood Reporter, Ryan Murphy said that if Glee gets a fifth season, the show would be "very different." While he avoided getting specific, he said he will probably have a large chunk of the cast staying in the same location.
The end is near for the gang at West Beverly Hills as TVLine revealed that 90210 will end this season. Ratings have been so bad this season the only debate about 90210's future was if it would end this season or if it would get a farewell season like Gossip Girl did.
However, our main reason for suffering through Adrianna's storylines has already found his next role, as Zap2it reports that Trevor Donovan has joined the ABC Family comedy Melissa & Joey as the boy who...
I presume that torch is made from locally-sourced materials.
News
In talking with The Hollywood Reporter, Ryan Murphy said that if Glee gets a fifth season, the show would be "very different." While he avoided getting specific, he said he will probably have a large chunk of the cast staying in the same location.
The end is near for the gang at West Beverly Hills as TVLine revealed that 90210 will end this season. Ratings have been so bad this season the only debate about 90210's future was if it would end this season or if it would get a farewell season like Gossip Girl did.
However, our main reason for suffering through Adrianna's storylines has already found his next role, as Zap2it reports that Trevor Donovan has joined the ABC Family comedy Melissa & Joey as the boy who...
- 3/1/2013
- by LyleMasaki
- The Backlot
“I got the habit of drinking Lysol in Gainesville in ’49. You ever been to Florida? I never saw the beach.” Cresus (Lincoln Kilpatrick) tells this to Burke (Viggo Mortensen) in a rather sad confession of a lifer. The two are recently assigned cellmates at a newly reopened penitentiary, which looks like a set from an Aip film starring Vincent Price in the 1960’s.
The American directing debut of Renny Harlin tells the story of a prison haunted by the ghost of an executed inmate. This ghost however is as much of the psychological as it is the external; the men in this prison are haunted by their own past, present, and the horrors of the future.
Produced by Charles Band for Empire Pictures in the late 1980’s, Prison is one of the studio’s smartest films. C. Courtney Joyner contributes a surprisingly deep screenplay for a supernatural horror film. The large ensemble cast,...
The American directing debut of Renny Harlin tells the story of a prison haunted by the ghost of an executed inmate. This ghost however is as much of the psychological as it is the external; the men in this prison are haunted by their own past, present, and the horrors of the future.
Produced by Charles Band for Empire Pictures in the late 1980’s, Prison is one of the studio’s smartest films. C. Courtney Joyner contributes a surprisingly deep screenplay for a supernatural horror film. The large ensemble cast,...
- 2/26/2013
- by Derek Botelho
- DailyDead
Just to be up front with you faithful readers, Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III is my favorite of the series for both personal and sentimental reasons. While I watched the first two entries in the series countless times on VHS, the 3rd one was the first that I got to see on the big screen. And not only that, but because I was about 15 at the time, I had to wait several hours outside the theater and beg an older couple to pretend to be my legal guardians so I could get in. Thankfully, someone took pity on me and let me come in with them. And after it was over, I wasn’t aware of the tremendous production problems that delayed it from a November 1989 release date to January 1990. I didn’t know about the massive battle with the MPAA to get the film down to an R rating.
- 12/31/2012
- by Rob Galluzzo
- FEARnet
In a very short period of time, Scream Factory has become the number one company to watch for cult horror releases. They have new titles planned every month and, in February, we’ll see the release of TerrorVision, The Video Dead, and Prison. We covered the initial announcement and we’re back with details on the presentation, bonus features, and cover artwork:
“Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a journey filled with thrills, chills and 80s high-camp spills when Prison (starring Viggo Mortensen in an early career role) and a double feature presentation of Terrorvision and The Video Dead debut on home entertainment shelves everywhere on February 19, 2013. Prison Collector’s Edition and Terrorvision/ The Video Dead Double Feature are presented in Two Blu-ray + DVD combo packs. Each boasts original theatrical key art, anamorphic widescreen movie presentation and exciting bonus content.
Available for the first time on Blu-ray and DVD,...
“Scream Factory™ invites loyal fans and collectors to embark on a journey filled with thrills, chills and 80s high-camp spills when Prison (starring Viggo Mortensen in an early career role) and a double feature presentation of Terrorvision and The Video Dead debut on home entertainment shelves everywhere on February 19, 2013. Prison Collector’s Edition and Terrorvision/ The Video Dead Double Feature are presented in Two Blu-ray + DVD combo packs. Each boasts original theatrical key art, anamorphic widescreen movie presentation and exciting bonus content.
Available for the first time on Blu-ray and DVD,...
- 11/20/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Scream Factory have announced, via their Facebook page, the extras on the upcoming collector’s edition Blu-ray & DVD combos of Prison and the double feature Bd & DVD combo pairing of Terrorvision and The Video Dead – both of which are coming soon on February 19th 2013.
Prison:
Commentary with Director Renny Harlin Hard Time: The Making of “Prison” – An all-new retrospective with Director Renny Harlin, Producer Irwin Yablans, Screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner, Actor Tom Everett, Stunt Coordinator Kane Hodder, Special Makeup Effects Creator John Carl Buechler, Executive Producer Charles Band, Composer Richard Band, Production Designer Philip Duffin, and Production Assistant Patrick Denver U.S. Theatrical Trailer, Poster & Still Gallery and Original First-Draft Screenplay (Pdf format)
Terrorvision:
Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Ted Nicolaou and Stars Diane Franklin and Jon Gries Monsters on Demand: The Making of “Terrorvision” – An all-new retrospective with Writer/Director Ted Nicolaou, Stars Gerrit Graham, Mary Woronov,...
Prison:
Commentary with Director Renny Harlin Hard Time: The Making of “Prison” – An all-new retrospective with Director Renny Harlin, Producer Irwin Yablans, Screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner, Actor Tom Everett, Stunt Coordinator Kane Hodder, Special Makeup Effects Creator John Carl Buechler, Executive Producer Charles Band, Composer Richard Band, Production Designer Philip Duffin, and Production Assistant Patrick Denver U.S. Theatrical Trailer, Poster & Still Gallery and Original First-Draft Screenplay (Pdf format)
Terrorvision:
Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Ted Nicolaou and Stars Diane Franklin and Jon Gries Monsters on Demand: The Making of “Terrorvision” – An all-new retrospective with Writer/Director Ted Nicolaou, Stars Gerrit Graham, Mary Woronov,...
- 11/20/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Over the last couple of days The Scream Factory's Facebook page has been revealing the artwork for their upcoming Blu-rays of The Nest and Deadly Blessing. In addition, today being Friday, they also announced another new release for us to look forward to: 1988's Prison.
Prison was directed by Renny Harlin and stars Viggo Mortensen, Chelsea Field, Lane Smith, Kane Hodder, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, and Tom Everett. Look for it sometime in 2013.
Prison Synopsis:
After Charles Forsythe (was sent to the electric chair for a crime he didn't commit, he forever haunts the prison where he was executed. Flash forward several years when the prison is reopened, under the control of its new warden Eaton Sharpe, a former security guard who framed Charlie. When prisoners are ordered to break down the wall to the execution room, they unknowingly release the angry spirit of Charles Forsyth, a powerful being distributing his murderous rage to all,...
Prison was directed by Renny Harlin and stars Viggo Mortensen, Chelsea Field, Lane Smith, Kane Hodder, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, and Tom Everett. Look for it sometime in 2013.
Prison Synopsis:
After Charles Forsythe (was sent to the electric chair for a crime he didn't commit, he forever haunts the prison where he was executed. Flash forward several years when the prison is reopened, under the control of its new warden Eaton Sharpe, a former security guard who framed Charlie. When prisoners are ordered to break down the wall to the execution room, they unknowingly release the angry spirit of Charles Forsyth, a powerful being distributing his murderous rage to all,...
- 9/22/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Flight
John Goodman has joined the cast of Robert Zemeckis' "Flight" starring Denzel Washington as an airline pilot who averts a plane crash.
Goodman will play a friend of the pilot who helps him come to terms with his problems. Goodman is currently shooting the Ben Affleck-directed "Argo". [Source: Deadline]
One Shot
Robert Duvall is reuniting with Tom Cruise on Christopher McQuarrie's adaptation of Lee Child's novel "One Shot" at Paramount Pictures and Skydance.
Tom Cruise plays former military police officer Jack Reacher who investigates the case of a sniper accused of murdering five people at a mall. Duvall will have a small, but pivotal role. [Source: Variety]
Us & Them
Tom Everett Scott is set to play Marisa Tomei’s husband in the Andy Fickman-directed comedy "Us & Them" at 20th Century Fox and Walden Media. Shooting kicks off this month in Atlanta.
Billy Crystal and Bette Midler play grandparents...
John Goodman has joined the cast of Robert Zemeckis' "Flight" starring Denzel Washington as an airline pilot who averts a plane crash.
Goodman will play a friend of the pilot who helps him come to terms with his problems. Goodman is currently shooting the Ben Affleck-directed "Argo". [Source: Deadline]
One Shot
Robert Duvall is reuniting with Tom Cruise on Christopher McQuarrie's adaptation of Lee Child's novel "One Shot" at Paramount Pictures and Skydance.
Tom Cruise plays former military police officer Jack Reacher who investigates the case of a sniper accused of murdering five people at a mall. Duvall will have a small, but pivotal role. [Source: Variety]
Us & Them
Tom Everett Scott is set to play Marisa Tomei’s husband in the Andy Fickman-directed comedy "Us & Them" at 20th Century Fox and Walden Media. Shooting kicks off this month in Atlanta.
Billy Crystal and Bette Midler play grandparents...
- 9/28/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Fabulous Films have announced the long-awaited DVD release of Street Hawk, the classic 80s television show about one man and his motorcycle, on March 22nd 2010.
Broadcast by ABC in the mid 80’s, this series quickly became a massive hit. Jesse Mach, an ex-motorcycle cop injured in the line of duty and now a police trouble shooter, has been recruited for a top secret government mission: to ride Street Hawk, an all-terrain attack motorcycle designed to fight urban crime, capable of incredible speeds of up to 300 mph and immense firepower. Only one man, Norman Tuttle, knows Jesse Mach’s true identity. The Man, The Machine: Street Hawk.
The series stars Rex Smith, Richard Venture, Joe Regalbuto, Jeannie Wilson; with a musical theme composed by Tangerine Dream and produced by Christopher Franke. Series guest stars included: George Clooney, Christopher Lloyd, Dennis Franz, Tom Everett and more!
The series will be released as a 4-disc set,...
Broadcast by ABC in the mid 80’s, this series quickly became a massive hit. Jesse Mach, an ex-motorcycle cop injured in the line of duty and now a police trouble shooter, has been recruited for a top secret government mission: to ride Street Hawk, an all-terrain attack motorcycle designed to fight urban crime, capable of incredible speeds of up to 300 mph and immense firepower. Only one man, Norman Tuttle, knows Jesse Mach’s true identity. The Man, The Machine: Street Hawk.
The series stars Rex Smith, Richard Venture, Joe Regalbuto, Jeannie Wilson; with a musical theme composed by Tangerine Dream and produced by Christopher Franke. Series guest stars included: George Clooney, Christopher Lloyd, Dennis Franz, Tom Everett and more!
The series will be released as a 4-disc set,...
- 3/9/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
As the decade winds down, vampires have finally begun to reclaim their monster movie throne back from the zombies who ruled for most of the Aughts. When will it ever be the lycanthropes turn? I suppose it doesn't help that werewolves aren't as metaphor-flexible as erotic bloodsuckers or mindless hungry drones. To complicate matters, the metaphors those wolves are arguably best suited for are the ones they almost never touch on (puberty and/or menstrual cycles) since they're usually about adult men. The other rich thematic playground they inhabit, that of mankind conquered by his beastly urges, they have to share with all the other monsters. They're a stepchild monster.
But what can you do? As we wait for The Wolf Man to arrive (February 12th, 2010), I thought we'd celebrate the sexy beasts during the full moon each month.
Julie Delpy as "Serafine" in An American Werewolf in Paris
Embarrassing...
But what can you do? As we wait for The Wolf Man to arrive (February 12th, 2010), I thought we'd celebrate the sexy beasts during the full moon each month.
Julie Delpy as "Serafine" in An American Werewolf in Paris
Embarrassing...
- 9/4/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
TNT is in negotiations to pick up drama pilots Grace and Heartland to series, while opting not to bring back paramedic drama Saved for a second season, sources said.
Like TNT's hit cop drama The Closer, which stars Kyra Sedgwick, both Grace and Heartland boast big-name leads.
Oscar winner Holly Hunter toplines Grace, playing a jaded Oklahoma City police detective who is visited by an irascible angel and offered an opportunity to redeem her life.
Treat Williams stars as a surgeon in the medical drama Heartland, which is set in the high-stakes world of heart transplant surgery.
Heartland, from Warner Horizon TV, is eyed as a companion for Closer.
While TNT brass are said to have been pleased with the ratings performance of Saved, sources said they are hoping for a better retention of Closer's sizable lead-in with Heartland than the 55% achieved by the Tom Everett Scott-starring EMT drama.
As for the Fox TV Studios-produced Grace, it is said to be considered a strong self-starter, a candidate to air in the 10 p.m.
Like TNT's hit cop drama The Closer, which stars Kyra Sedgwick, both Grace and Heartland boast big-name leads.
Oscar winner Holly Hunter toplines Grace, playing a jaded Oklahoma City police detective who is visited by an irascible angel and offered an opportunity to redeem her life.
Treat Williams stars as a surgeon in the medical drama Heartland, which is set in the high-stakes world of heart transplant surgery.
Heartland, from Warner Horizon TV, is eyed as a companion for Closer.
While TNT brass are said to have been pleased with the ratings performance of Saved, sources said they are hoping for a better retention of Closer's sizable lead-in with Heartland than the 55% achieved by the Tom Everett Scott-starring EMT drama.
As for the Fox TV Studios-produced Grace, it is said to be considered a strong self-starter, a candidate to air in the 10 p.m.
- 12/13/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Excessively moody and mired in muddy storytelling overall, writer-director Eric Drilling's feature debut is based on his play of the same name about two brothers caught in the stormy aftermath of patricide, committed by the eldest against their violent sire.
"River Red" stars Tom Everett Scott ("An American Werewolf in Paris") as insecure, repressed Dave Holden, a New Hampshire guy going nowhere who becomes a killer and masked bandit to protect his younger Brother Tom (David Moscow). But starting with the shaky performances, Drilling's downer drama is not memorably involving, and boxoffice potential for the Castle Hill limited release is light.
Scott is appropriately sweaty and nervous, with an unruly crop of hair and twitchy body -- he might have made a good Norman Bates. His character is able to instantly concoct a plan to have minor Tom serve the time for Dave's impulsive fatal stabbing of their punching pop (Denis O'Hare).
But after that fateful event, given a "second chance," Dave is apparently rendered dumb by his guilt and paranoia. While Tom has a bumpy ride in the pokey, Dave hits the sauce and holds up gas stations to pay off a stack of bills left by Dad. He has enough cash to also date a nice girl (Cara Buono), who doesn't suspect he's turning into his own worse nightmare.
Tom gets the picture soon enough when he's released (after years?) and sees what a cold, self-destructive thing Dave has become. Meanwhile, it's hard to believe Dave could get away with his cover story of a rich relative leaving a large inheritance.
While it strives to be a probing character study, "River Red" is all but swamped by Drilling's fudging on details, while the filmmaker relies far too much on Johnny Hickman's oppressive score to underline every portentous moment and simmering emotion.
RIVER RED
Castle Hill
Drilling Films in association with
Miller Entertainment and Frontier Films
Writer-director: Eric Drilling
Producers: Eric Drilling, Stephen Schlueter, Avram Ludwig, Tom Everett Scott, Tischa Gomez
Executive producers: David Miller, Gary Kauffman
Director of photography: Stephen Schlueter
Production designer: Roshelle Berliner
Editor: Paul Streicher
Costume designer: Cindy Evans
Music: Johnny Hickman
Casting: Gabriella Leff
Color/stereo
Cast:
Dave Holden: Tom Everett Scott
Tom Holden: David Moscow
Rachel: Cara Buono
Father: Denis O'Hare
Billy: David Lowery
Frankie: Michael Kelly
Judge Perkins: Leo Burmester
Running time -- 104 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
"River Red" stars Tom Everett Scott ("An American Werewolf in Paris") as insecure, repressed Dave Holden, a New Hampshire guy going nowhere who becomes a killer and masked bandit to protect his younger Brother Tom (David Moscow). But starting with the shaky performances, Drilling's downer drama is not memorably involving, and boxoffice potential for the Castle Hill limited release is light.
Scott is appropriately sweaty and nervous, with an unruly crop of hair and twitchy body -- he might have made a good Norman Bates. His character is able to instantly concoct a plan to have minor Tom serve the time for Dave's impulsive fatal stabbing of their punching pop (Denis O'Hare).
But after that fateful event, given a "second chance," Dave is apparently rendered dumb by his guilt and paranoia. While Tom has a bumpy ride in the pokey, Dave hits the sauce and holds up gas stations to pay off a stack of bills left by Dad. He has enough cash to also date a nice girl (Cara Buono), who doesn't suspect he's turning into his own worse nightmare.
Tom gets the picture soon enough when he's released (after years?) and sees what a cold, self-destructive thing Dave has become. Meanwhile, it's hard to believe Dave could get away with his cover story of a rich relative leaving a large inheritance.
While it strives to be a probing character study, "River Red" is all but swamped by Drilling's fudging on details, while the filmmaker relies far too much on Johnny Hickman's oppressive score to underline every portentous moment and simmering emotion.
RIVER RED
Castle Hill
Drilling Films in association with
Miller Entertainment and Frontier Films
Writer-director: Eric Drilling
Producers: Eric Drilling, Stephen Schlueter, Avram Ludwig, Tom Everett Scott, Tischa Gomez
Executive producers: David Miller, Gary Kauffman
Director of photography: Stephen Schlueter
Production designer: Roshelle Berliner
Editor: Paul Streicher
Costume designer: Cindy Evans
Music: Johnny Hickman
Casting: Gabriella Leff
Color/stereo
Cast:
Dave Holden: Tom Everett Scott
Tom Holden: David Moscow
Rachel: Cara Buono
Father: Denis O'Hare
Billy: David Lowery
Frankie: Michael Kelly
Judge Perkins: Leo Burmester
Running time -- 104 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 11/23/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Returning home to live with one's parents is a potential nightmare for most ambitious adults, but the protagonist in Carl Franklin's new film is obligated because her mother has cancer and her busy, important dad needs help. In fact, he needs a lot more, starting with forgiveness -- or at least tolerance -- for his philandering ways and cold, detached persona, even in the face of tragedy.
Universal's prestigious release starring Oscar winners Meryl Streep and William Hurt, with Renee Zellweger playing the lead, needs a lot of help too. But critical reception for Franklin's subdued adaptation of Anna Quindlen's novel is not likely to be true-blue, and audiences are unlikely to support "One True Thing" beyond an initial flurry of interest in major markets. Women in the mood for a good weeper may boost boxoffice and ancillary-market returns over time.
A full-out, nose-blowing, hanky-soaking experience it will be for some, while others will remain unmoved -- though the sight of Zellweger scrunching her face in sadness is nearly impossible to watch without a sympathetic whimper or two. A fairly routine family drama elevated to Hollywood event by the presence of Streep and Hurt, "One True Thing" seems bucking to become the all-time "Mom's dying" movie.
Unfortunately, there's a distracting, ultimately pointless framing device, with the duplicitous Ellen Gulden (Zellweger) snookering a district attorney (James Eckhouse) about her family dynamics. Franklin and screenwriter Karen Croner keep secret why Ellen's under the law's gaze but have no trouble letting us know that her mother's expiration is a bit of a mystery.
Several times, the film returns to the gentle grilling of Ellen to fill narrative holes, but one is never engaged by the gambit. Taking place in the late 1980s, the story flashes back to a surprise party for professor and intellectual George (Hurt), engineered by full-of-cheer, slightly daffy Kate (Streep).
Streep's mom is strong in the ways of a woman who has raised kids and sent them into the world, joined social clubs and kept a happy face during the long, winding road of marriage to a driven, demanding mate who cheats on her with his younger, no-doubt-boneheaded students. Who wouldn't be sympathetic to her plight, despite her occasional blowups and denial?
Ellen's brother Brian Tom Everett Scott) is not integrated much into the scenario and basically serves to show again what a rotten dad George is. Brian is flunking out of Harvard and has no professorial ambitions -- what a jerk George is to expect his species to multiply. But hot-shot New York magazine journalist Ellen's tenuous hold on a career is even more a generic distraction, starting with hard-to-please George giving her the same cliched advice he has given all those adoring pupils for decades.
Filling out the overlong movie are sundry subplots and atmospheric disturbances. But when cancer treatments start and Kate goes downhill fast, the movie goes for all the fleeting mom-and-daughter moments with a vengeance.
Nothing special visually and a bit too cloying for the usually more rugged Franklin, "True" is admirably earnest but hardly an important addition to his resume.
ONE TRUE THING
Universal Pictures
A Monarch Pictures/Upland production
A Carl Franklin film
Credits: Director: Carl Franklin; Screenwriter: Karen Croner; Producers: Jesse Beaton, Harry Ufland; Executive producers: William W. Wilson III, Leslie Morgan; Director of photography: Declan Quinn; Production designer: Paul Peters; Editor: Carole Kravetz; Costume designer: Donna Zakowska; Music: Cliff Eidelman; Casting: Rick Pagano. Cast: Kate Gulden: Meryl Streep; Ellen Gulden: Renee Zellweger; George Gulden: William Hurt; Brian Gulden: Tom Everett Scott; Jules: Lauren Graham; Jordan Belzer: Nicky Katt; District Attorney: James Eckhouse; Mr. Tweedy: Patrick Breen. MPAA rating: R. Color/stereo. Running time -- 127 minutes...
Universal's prestigious release starring Oscar winners Meryl Streep and William Hurt, with Renee Zellweger playing the lead, needs a lot of help too. But critical reception for Franklin's subdued adaptation of Anna Quindlen's novel is not likely to be true-blue, and audiences are unlikely to support "One True Thing" beyond an initial flurry of interest in major markets. Women in the mood for a good weeper may boost boxoffice and ancillary-market returns over time.
A full-out, nose-blowing, hanky-soaking experience it will be for some, while others will remain unmoved -- though the sight of Zellweger scrunching her face in sadness is nearly impossible to watch without a sympathetic whimper or two. A fairly routine family drama elevated to Hollywood event by the presence of Streep and Hurt, "One True Thing" seems bucking to become the all-time "Mom's dying" movie.
Unfortunately, there's a distracting, ultimately pointless framing device, with the duplicitous Ellen Gulden (Zellweger) snookering a district attorney (James Eckhouse) about her family dynamics. Franklin and screenwriter Karen Croner keep secret why Ellen's under the law's gaze but have no trouble letting us know that her mother's expiration is a bit of a mystery.
Several times, the film returns to the gentle grilling of Ellen to fill narrative holes, but one is never engaged by the gambit. Taking place in the late 1980s, the story flashes back to a surprise party for professor and intellectual George (Hurt), engineered by full-of-cheer, slightly daffy Kate (Streep).
Streep's mom is strong in the ways of a woman who has raised kids and sent them into the world, joined social clubs and kept a happy face during the long, winding road of marriage to a driven, demanding mate who cheats on her with his younger, no-doubt-boneheaded students. Who wouldn't be sympathetic to her plight, despite her occasional blowups and denial?
Ellen's brother Brian Tom Everett Scott) is not integrated much into the scenario and basically serves to show again what a rotten dad George is. Brian is flunking out of Harvard and has no professorial ambitions -- what a jerk George is to expect his species to multiply. But hot-shot New York magazine journalist Ellen's tenuous hold on a career is even more a generic distraction, starting with hard-to-please George giving her the same cliched advice he has given all those adoring pupils for decades.
Filling out the overlong movie are sundry subplots and atmospheric disturbances. But when cancer treatments start and Kate goes downhill fast, the movie goes for all the fleeting mom-and-daughter moments with a vengeance.
Nothing special visually and a bit too cloying for the usually more rugged Franklin, "True" is admirably earnest but hardly an important addition to his resume.
ONE TRUE THING
Universal Pictures
A Monarch Pictures/Upland production
A Carl Franklin film
Credits: Director: Carl Franklin; Screenwriter: Karen Croner; Producers: Jesse Beaton, Harry Ufland; Executive producers: William W. Wilson III, Leslie Morgan; Director of photography: Declan Quinn; Production designer: Paul Peters; Editor: Carole Kravetz; Costume designer: Donna Zakowska; Music: Cliff Eidelman; Casting: Rick Pagano. Cast: Kate Gulden: Meryl Streep; Ellen Gulden: Renee Zellweger; George Gulden: William Hurt; Brian Gulden: Tom Everett Scott; Jules: Lauren Graham; Jordan Belzer: Nicky Katt; District Attorney: James Eckhouse; Mr. Tweedy: Patrick Breen. MPAA rating: R. Color/stereo. Running time -- 127 minutes...
Like a promising student who never quite delivers on their potential, "Dead Man on Campus" had the makings of a quirky college comedy going for something a little different than the usual sophomoric approach.
Despite the intent, it doesn't make the grade. Episodic and unevenly paced, the comedy stalls every time it threatens to gain momentum, boosted by colorful character turns.
While its back-to-school timing is understandable, its core audience will likely be too preoccupied getting its own dorms in order to pay much attention to the MTV Films/Paramount collaboration.
Tom Everett Scott ("That Thing You Do!") is Josh, an earnest freshman attending ivy-covered Daleman College on a scholarship. Unfortunately, his roommate is Cooper (Mark-Paul Gosselaar of "Saved by the Bell"), a party-all-the-time rich kid who proves a bad influence.
As Josh's baptism by bong water results in plummeting grades with semester's end rapidly approaching, the pair turn to the renowned "Dead Man's Clause" as a last, desperate resort.
Qualifying as the stuff urban legends are made of, the clause apparently awards a 4.0 grade-point average to a student whose roommate dies -- provided, of course, that said student didn't cause the death.
With little time to waste, Josh and Cooper break into the mental health clinic to steal files of potential victims to recruit as roommates. But things turn out more complicated than they seem.
Working from a script by Mike White and Michael Traeger, frequent MTV director Alan Cohn eschews the loud, obvious route for something more subtle and Laid Back. The problem is, while that might have worked in a small-screen format, the direction and material scream for forward momentum here.
The cast is fine, with Scott playing Tom Hanks to Gosselaar's Michael Keaton, but things only really come alive with a trio of scene-stealing turns from their potential victims: Randy Pearlstein as clinically paranoid Buckley, Corey Page as faux-depressive Morrissey clone Matt and, particularly, Lochlyn Munro as dangerously gonzo Cliff.
Technically, "Dead Man on Campus" receives high marks. There's definitely an MTV-style look, thanks to cinematographer John Thomas ("Barcelona") and Carol Winstead Wood's spare, unfussy production design.
The audio end is even more satisfying -- from the jittery score by Devo-tee Mark Mothersbaugh and college radio-ready tunes by the likes of Blur, Supergrass and Propellerheads to a Dust Brothers-Marilyn Manson cover of David Bowie's "Golden Years" and '60s supermodel Twiggy's take on "I Only Want to Be With You".
DEAD MAN ON CAMPUS
Paramount
in association with MTV Films
A Pacific Western production
Director: Alan Cohn
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd
Screenwriters: Michael Traeger and Mike White
Story: Anthony Abrams & Adam Larson Broder
Executive producers: David Gale and Van Toffler
Director of photography: John Thomas
Production designer: Carol Winstead Wood
Editor: Debra Chiate
Costume designer: Kathleen Detoro
Score: Mark Mothersbaugh
Music supervisors: Peter Afterman and Amy Finnerty
Color/stereo
Cast:
Josh: Tom Everett Scott
Cooper: Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Rachel: Poppy Montgomery
Cliff: Lochlyn Munro
Buckley: Randy Pearlstein
Matt: Corey Page
Running time -- 89 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
Despite the intent, it doesn't make the grade. Episodic and unevenly paced, the comedy stalls every time it threatens to gain momentum, boosted by colorful character turns.
While its back-to-school timing is understandable, its core audience will likely be too preoccupied getting its own dorms in order to pay much attention to the MTV Films/Paramount collaboration.
Tom Everett Scott ("That Thing You Do!") is Josh, an earnest freshman attending ivy-covered Daleman College on a scholarship. Unfortunately, his roommate is Cooper (Mark-Paul Gosselaar of "Saved by the Bell"), a party-all-the-time rich kid who proves a bad influence.
As Josh's baptism by bong water results in plummeting grades with semester's end rapidly approaching, the pair turn to the renowned "Dead Man's Clause" as a last, desperate resort.
Qualifying as the stuff urban legends are made of, the clause apparently awards a 4.0 grade-point average to a student whose roommate dies -- provided, of course, that said student didn't cause the death.
With little time to waste, Josh and Cooper break into the mental health clinic to steal files of potential victims to recruit as roommates. But things turn out more complicated than they seem.
Working from a script by Mike White and Michael Traeger, frequent MTV director Alan Cohn eschews the loud, obvious route for something more subtle and Laid Back. The problem is, while that might have worked in a small-screen format, the direction and material scream for forward momentum here.
The cast is fine, with Scott playing Tom Hanks to Gosselaar's Michael Keaton, but things only really come alive with a trio of scene-stealing turns from their potential victims: Randy Pearlstein as clinically paranoid Buckley, Corey Page as faux-depressive Morrissey clone Matt and, particularly, Lochlyn Munro as dangerously gonzo Cliff.
Technically, "Dead Man on Campus" receives high marks. There's definitely an MTV-style look, thanks to cinematographer John Thomas ("Barcelona") and Carol Winstead Wood's spare, unfussy production design.
The audio end is even more satisfying -- from the jittery score by Devo-tee Mark Mothersbaugh and college radio-ready tunes by the likes of Blur, Supergrass and Propellerheads to a Dust Brothers-Marilyn Manson cover of David Bowie's "Golden Years" and '60s supermodel Twiggy's take on "I Only Want to Be With You".
DEAD MAN ON CAMPUS
Paramount
in association with MTV Films
A Pacific Western production
Director: Alan Cohn
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd
Screenwriters: Michael Traeger and Mike White
Story: Anthony Abrams & Adam Larson Broder
Executive producers: David Gale and Van Toffler
Director of photography: John Thomas
Production designer: Carol Winstead Wood
Editor: Debra Chiate
Costume designer: Kathleen Detoro
Score: Mark Mothersbaugh
Music supervisors: Peter Afterman and Amy Finnerty
Color/stereo
Cast:
Josh: Tom Everett Scott
Cooper: Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Rachel: Poppy Montgomery
Cliff: Lochlyn Munro
Buckley: Randy Pearlstein
Matt: Corey Page
Running time -- 89 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 8/21/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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