Netflix has released the first trailer for Orson Welles’ “The Other Side of the Wind,” a film that was 40 years in the making and will finally premiere at Venice Film Festival this weekend.
Welles began filming the project in 1970 with cast members John Huston, Peter Bogdanovich, Susan Strasberg and Oja Kodar. Financial issues arose, and the production stretched for years and was ultimately never completed or released.
More than a thousand reels of film negatives were stored in a Paris vault until March 2017, when producers Frank Marshall (who served as Welles’s production manager during his initial shooting) and Filip Jan Rymsza pushed forward to complete the film.
Also Read: Will Netflix Finally Finish Orson Welles' Last Film?
“The Other Side of the Wind” tells the story of director J.J. “Jake” Hannaford (Huston), who heads back to Los Angeles after years of self-exile in Europe to complete his comeback movie.
Welles began filming the project in 1970 with cast members John Huston, Peter Bogdanovich, Susan Strasberg and Oja Kodar. Financial issues arose, and the production stretched for years and was ultimately never completed or released.
More than a thousand reels of film negatives were stored in a Paris vault until March 2017, when producers Frank Marshall (who served as Welles’s production manager during his initial shooting) and Filip Jan Rymsza pushed forward to complete the film.
Also Read: Will Netflix Finally Finish Orson Welles' Last Film?
“The Other Side of the Wind” tells the story of director J.J. “Jake” Hannaford (Huston), who heads back to Los Angeles after years of self-exile in Europe to complete his comeback movie.
- 8/29/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
On the heels of Orson Welles’ 100th birthday, producer Joseph Infantolino has acquired the film rights to Josh Karp’s book “Orson Welles’s Last Movie: The Making of The Other Side of the Wind,” it was announced Friday. Just published by St. Martin’s Press, an adaptation of the book runs in the current issue of Vanity Fair. Deeply researched and vibrantly told, “Orson Welles’s Last Movie” is the incredible true story of how Welles filmed “The Other Side of the Wind” for six years in the New Hollywood of the 1970s as he struggled against increasingly bizarre and escalating personal and professional.
- 5/8/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Virgil Films has closed a Us deal in Toronto on the horror tale Foreclosure starring Michael Imperioli from The Sopranos.
Virgil plans a theatrical and VoD release in the first quarter of 2014 in what will be its third release of a film by writer-director Richard Ledes following Fred Won’t Move Out and The Caller, which both starred Elliott Gould.
Foreclosure is set against the fall-out from the financial crisis as a man and his son and father-in-law travel through a landscape of vacant properties in Queens, New York, to the house of a recently deceased relative.
At the house they discover a disturbing photograph in the basement that kicks off a horrifying series of events.
Virgil Films president Joseph Amodei brokered the deal with Josh Braun of Submarine Entertainment. Ged Dickersin serves as producer and Joseph Infantolino is the executive producer.
Virgil plans a theatrical and VoD release in the first quarter of 2014 in what will be its third release of a film by writer-director Richard Ledes following Fred Won’t Move Out and The Caller, which both starred Elliott Gould.
Foreclosure is set against the fall-out from the financial crisis as a man and his son and father-in-law travel through a landscape of vacant properties in Queens, New York, to the house of a recently deceased relative.
At the house they discover a disturbing photograph in the basement that kicks off a horrifying series of events.
Virgil Films president Joseph Amodei brokered the deal with Josh Braun of Submarine Entertainment. Ged Dickersin serves as producer and Joseph Infantolino is the executive producer.
- 9/10/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Virgil Films acquired the U.S. rights to Foreclosure, a Richard Ledes-directed horror film that stars Michael Imperioli, best known for his work in mob sagas The Sopranos and Goodfellas. This is the third distribution arrangement between Virgil Films and writer-director Ledes, following Fred Won’t Move Out and The Caller, which both starred Elliott Gould. Submarine’s Josh Braun made the deal with Virgil president Joseph Amodei. They’ll put it out VOD early next year. Ged Dickersin is producer and Joseph Infantolino is exec producer. Related: Toronto: Virgil Acquires Bloodworth Thomason’s ‘Bridegroom’ Imperioli plays a man who takes his father-in-law and son to Queens to to the house of a recently deceased relative. The neighborhood has been decimated by foreclosures, but they try to get a fresh start in the house. Then stuff starts happening. Spencer List, Bill Raymond, Wendell Peirce, Meital Dohan, Matt Servitto and David Costabile also star.
- 9/10/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Film Movement is the latest specialty distributor to cut a deal with theatrical-on-demand web platform Tugg to make some of its catalog available for screenings in local theaters at audiences’ request. Fifteen new and library art-house titles, including Chanoch Ze’evi’s “Hitler’s Children,” Dusty Bias’s “Prairie Love” and Joseph Infantolino’s “Helena From the Wedding,” are available on Tugg as of Tuesday. Also part of the slate are “Amador,” “Arranged,” “Before Your Eyes,” “Foreign Letters,” “Free Men,” “Lucky,” “Papirosen,” “Queen of Hearts,” “Seven Minutes in Heaven,” “Teddy Bear,” “The Day I Saw Your Heart” and “The Dynamiter.” Read More: Tugg Pacts With Tla Releasing to Bring Lgbt Films to Local Theaters on Demand “We are absolutely thrilled to...
- 10/23/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
"The Man From Nowhere" (2010)
Directed by Lee Jeong-beom
Released by Well Go USA
Matt Singer said there's a sequence in this Korean revenge thriller that has "already taken up permanent residence in the Movie Hall of Fame section of my brain," so what more do you need? "Mother" star Won Bin stars as the man who is framed by local gangsters and seeks to retrieve the young girl he lives next door to after she's been kidnapped.
"Abducted" (2011)
Directed by Jon Bonnell
Released by Brain Damage Films
Originally called "Match.Dead," this 2009 thriller details the perils of online dating when a teen girl (Kathleen Benner) arranges a date with a man she soon learns is a psychopath (James Ray). Alan Smithee is the credited screenwriter on IMDb, so one might not want to go in with high expectations.
"Babysitters Beware" (2011)
Directed by Douglas Horn
Released by Phase 4 Films
If you're the...
Directed by Lee Jeong-beom
Released by Well Go USA
Matt Singer said there's a sequence in this Korean revenge thriller that has "already taken up permanent residence in the Movie Hall of Fame section of my brain," so what more do you need? "Mother" star Won Bin stars as the man who is framed by local gangsters and seeks to retrieve the young girl he lives next door to after she's been kidnapped.
"Abducted" (2011)
Directed by Jon Bonnell
Released by Brain Damage Films
Originally called "Match.Dead," this 2009 thriller details the perils of online dating when a teen girl (Kathleen Benner) arranges a date with a man she soon learns is a psychopath (James Ray). Alan Smithee is the credited screenwriter on IMDb, so one might not want to go in with high expectations.
"Babysitters Beware" (2011)
Directed by Douglas Horn
Released by Phase 4 Films
If you're the...
- 3/5/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
When a bunch of young people head for a cabin on a snowy night in a rural area, what comes to mind? A horror movie? Of course. "Helena from the Wedding," which was filmed with a hand-held camera by Stephen Kazmierski over just twelve days in the upstate New York in the towns of Walton and Hancock rather than in Slovakia or Transylvania, is a horror film, but not that kind. It's about the horror of relationships and the terror of growing not old, but smack into middle age when the expectations, the joys, the fantasies of youth are seen as fleeting and fraudulent. The honeymoon is over long before men and women turn past their mid-thirties, the typical age of the lads and lasses in Joseph Infantolino's movie. One fellow even declares that the literal honeymoon is history after a year.
- 12/29/2010
- Arizona Reporter
This interview was originally published during indieWIRE's coverage of this year's SXSW. "Helena from the Wedding" opens in New York this Friday, November 12. The film marks producer Josh Infantolino's feature directorial debut. He reveals to indieWIRE how his marriage inspired him to write the script, and dishes on his inspirations. "Helena from the Wedding" is writer/director Joseph Infantolino's first feature film. Shot mostly in sequence in and around a ...
- 11/11/2010
- Indiewire
This interview was originally published during indieWIRE's coverage of this year's SXSW. "Helena from the Wedding" opens in New York this Friday, November 12. The film marks producer Josh Infantolino's feature directorial debut. He reveals to indieWIRE how his marriage inspired him to write the script, and dishes on his inspirations. "Helena from the Wedding" is writer/director Joseph Infantolino's first feature film. Shot mostly in sequence in and around a ...
- 11/11/2010
- indieWIRE - People
Film Movement announced that they've acquired Joseph Infantolino’s dramedy Helena from the Wedding. The film, which features Gillian Jacobs (Clark Gregg's Choke), Melanie Lynskey (Heavenly Creatures, Up in the Air) and Dominic Fumusa (James DeMonaco's Little New York), will receive a limited theatrical release starting November 12th followed by the usual VOD premiere and DVD club release the following month. Part of this year's SXSW Film Festival, this is the portrait of marriage and anxiety in the late blooming professional class revolves around one dark night of the soul of Alex Javal (Lee Tergesen), who is feeling so out of sorts that he fails to appreciate his new wife, Alice (Melanie Lynskey), and the new life she represents and enables. The story takes place over the course of a weekend long New Year’s Eve party that the Javals host for their closest friends and one unexpected guest,...
- 8/4/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Film Movement announced that they've acquired Joseph Infantolino’s dramedy Helena from the Wedding. The film, which features Gillian Jacobs (Clark Gregg's Choke), Melanie Lynskey (Heavenly Creatures, Up in the Air) and Dominic Fumusa (James DeMonaco's Little New York), will receive a limited theatrical release starting November 12th followed by the usual VOD premiere and DVD club release the following month. Part of this year's SXSW Film Festival, this is the portrait of marriage and anxiety in the late blooming professional class revolves around one dark night of the soul of Alex Javal (Lee Tergesen), who is feeling so out of sorts that he fails to appreciate his new wife, Alice (Melanie Lynskey), and the new life she represents and enables. The story takes place over the course of a weekend long New Year’s Eve party that the Javals host for their closest friends and one unexpected guest,...
- 8/4/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
The North American film distribution company Film Movement has announced that it has acquired Joseph Infantolino's SXSW fav "Helena from the Wedding." The film portrays a New Year's Eve party hosted by two newlyweds for their closest friends, a party that is disrupted when a friend brings a surprise guest, Helena. "Helena" stars Gillian Jacobs (NBC's "Community," "Choke"), Melanie Linskey ("Up in the Air"), and Dominic Fumusa ("Nurse Jackie"). The film ...
- 8/4/2010
- Indiewire
The film, Helena From The Wedding, is writer/director Joseph Infantolino’s feature film debut. It stars Lee Tergensen, Paul Fitzgerald, Gillian Jacobs (from NBC’s Community) and the always incredible Melanie Lynskey.
I got a chance to talk to Joseph and stars Lee and Paul at this years SXSW.
Both Lee and Paul have resumes a mile long. You’ve seen Lee in everything from Point Break, Waynes World to HBO’s Oz and Generation Kill. Paul has been a guest star on shows like The Mentalist, Fringe and Medium.
The film is about newlyweds (Lee and Melanie Lynskey) as they begin to question their relationship at the same time they host their friends in a remote cabin over New Year’s weekend.
For a first time director, Joseph has done a remarkable job. The acting is so natural that it looks like someone from the cast shot it...
I got a chance to talk to Joseph and stars Lee and Paul at this years SXSW.
Both Lee and Paul have resumes a mile long. You’ve seen Lee in everything from Point Break, Waynes World to HBO’s Oz and Generation Kill. Paul has been a guest star on shows like The Mentalist, Fringe and Medium.
The film is about newlyweds (Lee and Melanie Lynskey) as they begin to question their relationship at the same time they host their friends in a remote cabin over New Year’s weekend.
For a first time director, Joseph has done a remarkable job. The acting is so natural that it looks like someone from the cast shot it...
- 4/15/2010
- by Lance Carter
- DailyActorMedia
Rating: 9/10
Director, Writer: Joseph Infantolino
Cast: Lee Tergesen, Melanie Lynskey, Paul Fitzgerald, Dominic Fumusa, Dagmara Dominczyk
I’m going to try to say this without coming off completely hokey, but I’d like to consider myself a sensitive soul. I study English Literature, read Shakespeare, have a cat, and can be seen crying at commercials. Despite this wonderful feature of my personality (I promise I’m cool), I always like to maintain a critical distance while watching films I’m reviewing so I can fully appreciate what’s on the screen, and analyze everything it’s trying to say. But every once in a while, there comes a film that completely sweeps me off my feet and makes me dive head first into its plot and characters. Helena From The Wedding is one of those films.
Read more on SXSW 2010 Review: Helena From The Wedding…...
Director, Writer: Joseph Infantolino
Cast: Lee Tergesen, Melanie Lynskey, Paul Fitzgerald, Dominic Fumusa, Dagmara Dominczyk
I’m going to try to say this without coming off completely hokey, but I’d like to consider myself a sensitive soul. I study English Literature, read Shakespeare, have a cat, and can be seen crying at commercials. Despite this wonderful feature of my personality (I promise I’m cool), I always like to maintain a critical distance while watching films I’m reviewing so I can fully appreciate what’s on the screen, and analyze everything it’s trying to say. But every once in a while, there comes a film that completely sweeps me off my feet and makes me dive head first into its plot and characters. Helena From The Wedding is one of those films.
Read more on SXSW 2010 Review: Helena From The Wedding…...
- 3/31/2010
- by Lauren Lester
- GordonandtheWhale
Director: Joseph Infantolino Writer: Joseph Infantolino Starring: Lee Tergesen, Melanie Lynskey, Gillian Jacobs, Dagmara Dominczyk, Paul Fitzgerald, Dominic Fumusa, Jessica Hecht, Corey Stoll Alice (Melanie Lynskey) and Alex (Lee Turgesen) have invited a few of their closest friends to a snowy upstate New York cabin to celebrate New Year’s Eve with them. Even before their friends arrive, Alice and Alex seem to be forcing a facade of perfection upon their relationship. When Don (Dominic Fumusa) and his wife Lynn (Jessica Hecht) arrive, we quickly realize that Alice and Alex are not the only couple experiencing some trouble. Actually, Don and Lynn are the most outwardly dysfunctional of the couples. Lynn, an incessant nag, always expecting Don to pick up wine and cigarettes at her beckoning call; and Don just goes along with it all. The other couple – Eve (Dagmara Dominczyk) and Steven (Corey Stoll) – is also on the rocks.
- 3/29/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Austin, Texas -- Distribution deals were never the point of the SXSW Film Festival, and that's still true at its 17th edition, which began this weekend.
But for filmmakers, actors, independent film aficionados and yes, sales executives, it's a laid-back Lone Star love-in.
"Audiences are more relaxed here," says Ron Yerxa, who with Albert Berger executive produced Jacob Hatley's "Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm," which held its world premiere Saturday afternoon. "Screenings at the Alamo Draft House have almost a party atmosphere, which is what I always thought festival screenings should be."
Wedged as it is between Sundance and Tribeca, SXSW has continued to grow and draw a wider spectrum of North American and world premieres. (The sublime mid-March Texas weather may have something to do with that.) Though this has contributed to greater attendance, the festival remains a less pressurized destination for...
But for filmmakers, actors, independent film aficionados and yes, sales executives, it's a laid-back Lone Star love-in.
"Audiences are more relaxed here," says Ron Yerxa, who with Albert Berger executive produced Jacob Hatley's "Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm," which held its world premiere Saturday afternoon. "Screenings at the Alamo Draft House have almost a party atmosphere, which is what I always thought festival screenings should be."
Wedged as it is between Sundance and Tribeca, SXSW has continued to grow and draw a wider spectrum of North American and world premieres. (The sublime mid-March Texas weather may have something to do with that.) Though this has contributed to greater attendance, the festival remains a less pressurized destination for...
- 3/14/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Earlier last month I posted some photos and information on Helena From The Wedding, which is making its world premiere at SXSW in just a few days. Written and directed by Joseph Infantolino, Hftw follows Alex (Lee Tergesen), a man who can’t hold down a steady job. To his hesitation, Alex and his new bride Alice (Melanie Lynskey) host a New Year’s Eve party in a cabin on the mountains for some of his pals, who all happen to be successful people. But when guest Helena (Gillian Jacobs) shows up, things – and love – get complicated.
Read more on SXSW 2010: Trailer and screening dates/times for Helena From The Wedding…...
Read more on SXSW 2010: Trailer and screening dates/times for Helena From The Wedding…...
- 3/11/2010
- by Chase Whale
- GordonandtheWhale
In his feature film debut, Joseph Infantolino draws on his own experiences of love and everything that comes along with it. "Helena from the Wedding," an entry in the Narrative Competition, is a film made on Infantolino's own terms. "Having recently experienced a spectacular career failure, the last thing playwright Alex Javal (Lee Tergesen) wants to do is host a weekend long New Year's Eve party for his successful friends at ...
- 3/10/2010
- indieWIRE - People
In his feature film debut, Joseph Infantolino draws on his own experiences of love and everything that comes along with it. "Helena from the Wedding," an entry in the Narrative Competition, is a film made on Infantolino's own terms. "Having recently experienced a spectacular career failure, the last thing playwright Alex Javal (Lee Tergesen) wants to do is host a weekend long New Year's Eve party for his successful friends at ...
- 3/10/2010
- Indiewire
In his feature film debut, Joseph Infantolino draws on his own experiences of love and everything that comes along with it. "Helena from the Wedding," an entry in the Narrative Competition, is a film made on Infantolino's own terms. "Having recently experienced a spectacular career failure, the last thing playwright Alex Javal (Lee Tergesen) wants to do is host a weekend long New Year's Eve party for his successful friends at ...
- 3/10/2010
- indieWIRE - People
Yesterday, writer/director Joseph Infantolino emailed me to talk about his first feature length film, Helena From The Wedding, which features one of the most underused actresses of our time, Melanie Lynskey. The reason why Joe emailed me information about his film is because it’s making its world premiere debut at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, which Gatw is no doubt attending. A little background on Joe, he wrote/directed Jimmy Blue which was one of the official selections at the 2006 New York Film Festival. Joe also was a producer on David Schwimmer’s directorial debut, Run, Fatboy, Run, and Jim McKay’s Our Song.
Read more on SXSW 2010: First look at Helena From The Wedding…...
Read more on SXSW 2010: First look at Helena From The Wedding…...
- 2/13/2010
- by Chase Whale
- GordonandtheWhale
The South by Southwest Film Festival announced its 2010 feature line-up Wednesday night, and I couldn’t be more excited. The nine day event starts March 12, 2010 here in Austin, Texas, and I’ll be covering as much as I can from start to finish. Though, if it’s anything like last year, I’ll be asleep on my feet by the end of it.
The 2010 list includes 119 films (55 world premieres), but here are a few notables: The previously announced Kick-Ass will start the festivities. Elektra Luxx, the sequel to the underseen comedy Women in Trouble, starring Carla Gugino, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and too many more to name. Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass in which Edward Norton plays identical twins. A documentary titled People vs. George Lucas that I will be seeing. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs. Plus the “SNL” spin-off movie MacGruber in its world premiere, possibly before the MacGyver creator shuts it down.
The 2010 list includes 119 films (55 world premieres), but here are a few notables: The previously announced Kick-Ass will start the festivities. Elektra Luxx, the sequel to the underseen comedy Women in Trouble, starring Carla Gugino, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and too many more to name. Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass in which Edward Norton plays identical twins. A documentary titled People vs. George Lucas that I will be seeing. Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs. Plus the “SNL” spin-off movie MacGruber in its world premiere, possibly before the MacGyver creator shuts it down.
- 2/4/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Less than a week worth of recovering from the Sundance Film Festival, and we are already looking forward to our next, big film fest coverage. That would be the South by Southwest Film Festival held annually in Austin, Texas. Last year, Scott and I brought you all kinds of coverage from the Lone Star State, and this year doesn’t look to be much different.
With that, the announcement came last night of the feature films that will be playing at the SXSW Film Festival. Previous announcement were already made about films like Cold Weather, Electra Luxx, Hubble 3D, Lemmy, Saturday Night, and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights making their debut. Kick-ass was recently announced as the opening night film, as well.
Among the other films being presented this year are some Sundance darlings, a few, highly anticipated premieres, and MacGruber.
Check out the full list...
With that, the announcement came last night of the feature films that will be playing at the SXSW Film Festival. Previous announcement were already made about films like Cold Weather, Electra Luxx, Hubble 3D, Lemmy, Saturday Night, and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights making their debut. Kick-ass was recently announced as the opening night film, as well.
Among the other films being presented this year are some Sundance darlings, a few, highly anticipated premieres, and MacGruber.
Check out the full list...
- 2/4/2010
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I was so excited at seeing the SXSW line up last night that I completely forgot to post it and started searching the interwebs for cool content to go with it. Oops. Yes, I wish I was there but alas, it wasn’t mean to be (though don’t despair. We’ll be bringing you wicked awesome coverage).
But enough rambling, you want to know what’s all playing. Well, for a start there’s the much anticipated McGruber (trailer), the Duplass’ semi-mainstream comedy Cyrus, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs (trailer, review), Daniel Stamm’s horror flick Cotton and that’s on top of the previously announced titles which include Electra Luxx (Carla Gugino as a pregnant porn star? Bring. It. On.) and Kick-Ass (trailer). That’s already a great line-up but dear me, some of the other titles are pretty awesome too.
There’s Clay Liford scifi drama Earthling (trailer...
But enough rambling, you want to know what’s all playing. Well, for a start there’s the much anticipated McGruber (trailer), the Duplass’ semi-mainstream comedy Cyrus, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs (trailer, review), Daniel Stamm’s horror flick Cotton and that’s on top of the previously announced titles which include Electra Luxx (Carla Gugino as a pregnant porn star? Bring. It. On.) and Kick-Ass (trailer). That’s already a great line-up but dear me, some of the other titles are pretty awesome too.
There’s Clay Liford scifi drama Earthling (trailer...
- 2/4/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Late yesterday the SXSW Fim Festival, which runs from March 12-20 in Austin, TX, announced the full lineup of films that will be screening at this year’s event. And baby, it’s quite a list. Mixing big name films with intimate indie gems, the sheer number of films and the vast array of talented filmmakers is sure to be a hit with attendees and critics alike.
This lineup includes premieres of studio films such as Universal’s MacGruber, Lionsgate’s teen superhero actioneer Kick-Ass and smaller films like Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart and Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine. With so many films to watch, it will be very difficult to find time to seem them all during the events nine days. But hell, we’re going to try.
For more on...
This lineup includes premieres of studio films such as Universal’s MacGruber, Lionsgate’s teen superhero actioneer Kick-Ass and smaller films like Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart and Steven Soderbergh’s And Everything Is Going Fine. With so many films to watch, it will be very difficult to find time to seem them all during the events nine days. But hell, we’re going to try.
For more on...
- 2/4/2010
- by Chris Ullrich
- The Flickcast
This review was written for the festival screening of "Run, Fat Boy, Run".Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO -- In his filmmaking debut, actor David Schwimmer heads across the Atlantic but sticks close to the familiar territory of rom-com convention. The result holds few surprises but is crowd-pleasing, and despite lacking marquee stars could do well with the date-night mainstream.
The pic benefits from a loveable-loser turn by Simon Pegg, but the "Shaun of the Dead" star's presence may also lead to disappointment for those familiar with his work. Fans of "Shaun" and "Hot Fuzz" may arrive expecting the co-writer of those self-aware comedies to bring some of his genre-savvy meta-humor to the romantic comedy. Pegg shares writing credit here, but evidently was brought in simply to add local color, not to lampoon a genre that could use a sharp-witted poke in the eye.
Pegg is Dennis, whose biggest wrong turn in life (and there's been competition) was leaving fiancee Libby (Thandie Newton) at the altar even though she was carrying his child. Five years later, he shares parenting duties, lives in the basement of an Indian widower, and secretly hopes to win back Libby's heart.
Good luck to him, now that Libby has met Whit (Hank Azaria), who's rich, American, good-looking, and even (until the inevitable flaws emerge) an all-around swell guy. Dennis's reconciliation hopes, which seem not to have been on the front burner until Whit's arrival, now rest on his proving to Libby that he's capable of change -- that is, on his response to her familiar-sounding complaint, "you've never finished anything in your life." Whit's about to run a marathon, so Dennis's path is clear.
The ensuing training/disappointment/triumph arc follows all the familiar beats, with a diverting turn by Dylan Moran (the prig in "Shaun") as the best friend who bets his savings on Dennis and thus must become his coach, despite being just as lazy as Dennis is. Pegg is really the reason to show up -- he and Newton have little chemistry, but she's lovely and he's funny, which suffices.
In place of the absurdist pop-culture humor he's known for, Pegg is given some physical gags (like a gross-out bit involving a pus-filled blister) and left to fill in the gaps with personality. The movie gets some help from fresh pop tunes on the soundtrack, though the score itself tends to be (like the button-pushing flashbacks, motivational dialogue, and climactic revelations) fairly on-the-nose. Lack of inventiveness aside, the picture offers fewer opportunities for eye-rolling than many of its peers, and bodes well for Pegg's prospects in roles outside the niche he has carved with director/co-writer Edgar Wright -- not that fans will want to see him stray far from that partnership.
RUN, Fat Boy, RUN
Picturehouse
Material Entertainment
Credits:
Director: David Schwimmer
Writers: Michael Ian Black, Simon Pegg
Producers: Robert Jones, Sarah Curtis
Executive producers: Joseph Infantolino, Alexa L. Fogel, Nigel Green, Camela Galano, Rolf Mittweg, Martha Coleman
Director of photography: Richard Greatrex
Production designer: Sophie Becher
Music: Alex Wurman
Costume designer: Annie Hardinge
Editor: Michael Parker
Cast:
Dennis: Simon Pegg
Libby: Thandie Newton
Whit: Hank Azaria
Gordon: Dylan Moran
Mr. Ghoshdashtidar: Harish Patel
Jake: Matthew Fenton
Maya: India de Beaufort
Running time -- 99 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
TORONTO -- In his filmmaking debut, actor David Schwimmer heads across the Atlantic but sticks close to the familiar territory of rom-com convention. The result holds few surprises but is crowd-pleasing, and despite lacking marquee stars could do well with the date-night mainstream.
The pic benefits from a loveable-loser turn by Simon Pegg, but the "Shaun of the Dead" star's presence may also lead to disappointment for those familiar with his work. Fans of "Shaun" and "Hot Fuzz" may arrive expecting the co-writer of those self-aware comedies to bring some of his genre-savvy meta-humor to the romantic comedy. Pegg shares writing credit here, but evidently was brought in simply to add local color, not to lampoon a genre that could use a sharp-witted poke in the eye.
Pegg is Dennis, whose biggest wrong turn in life (and there's been competition) was leaving fiancee Libby (Thandie Newton) at the altar even though she was carrying his child. Five years later, he shares parenting duties, lives in the basement of an Indian widower, and secretly hopes to win back Libby's heart.
Good luck to him, now that Libby has met Whit (Hank Azaria), who's rich, American, good-looking, and even (until the inevitable flaws emerge) an all-around swell guy. Dennis's reconciliation hopes, which seem not to have been on the front burner until Whit's arrival, now rest on his proving to Libby that he's capable of change -- that is, on his response to her familiar-sounding complaint, "you've never finished anything in your life." Whit's about to run a marathon, so Dennis's path is clear.
The ensuing training/disappointment/triumph arc follows all the familiar beats, with a diverting turn by Dylan Moran (the prig in "Shaun") as the best friend who bets his savings on Dennis and thus must become his coach, despite being just as lazy as Dennis is. Pegg is really the reason to show up -- he and Newton have little chemistry, but she's lovely and he's funny, which suffices.
In place of the absurdist pop-culture humor he's known for, Pegg is given some physical gags (like a gross-out bit involving a pus-filled blister) and left to fill in the gaps with personality. The movie gets some help from fresh pop tunes on the soundtrack, though the score itself tends to be (like the button-pushing flashbacks, motivational dialogue, and climactic revelations) fairly on-the-nose. Lack of inventiveness aside, the picture offers fewer opportunities for eye-rolling than many of its peers, and bodes well for Pegg's prospects in roles outside the niche he has carved with director/co-writer Edgar Wright -- not that fans will want to see him stray far from that partnership.
RUN, Fat Boy, RUN
Picturehouse
Material Entertainment
Credits:
Director: David Schwimmer
Writers: Michael Ian Black, Simon Pegg
Producers: Robert Jones, Sarah Curtis
Executive producers: Joseph Infantolino, Alexa L. Fogel, Nigel Green, Camela Galano, Rolf Mittweg, Martha Coleman
Director of photography: Richard Greatrex
Production designer: Sophie Becher
Music: Alex Wurman
Costume designer: Annie Hardinge
Editor: Michael Parker
Cast:
Dennis: Simon Pegg
Libby: Thandie Newton
Whit: Hank Azaria
Gordon: Dylan Moran
Mr. Ghoshdashtidar: Harish Patel
Jake: Matthew Fenton
Maya: India de Beaufort
Running time -- 99 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 9/11/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO -- In his filmmaking debut, actor David Schwimmer heads across the Atlantic but sticks close to the familiar territory of rom-com convention. The result holds few surprises but is crowd-pleasing, and despite lacking marquee stars could do well with the date-night mainstream.
The pic benefits from a loveable-loser turn by Simon Pegg, but the Shaun of the Dead star's presence may also lead to disappointment for those familiar with his work. Fans of Shaun and Hot Fuzz may arrive expecting the co-writer of those self-aware comedies to bring some of his genre-savvy meta-humor to the romantic comedy. Pegg shares writing credit here, but evidently was brought in simply to add local color, not to lampoon a genre that could use a sharp-witted poke in the eye.
Pegg is Dennis, whose biggest wrong turn in life (and there's been competition) was leaving fiancee Libby (Thandie Newton) at the altar even though she was carrying his child. Five years later, he shares parenting duties, lives in the basement of an Indian widower, and secretly hopes to win back Libby's heart.
Good luck to him, now that Libby has met Whit (Hank Azaria), who's rich, American, good-looking, and even (until the inevitable flaws emerge) an all-around swell guy. Dennis's reconciliation hopes, which seem not to have been on the front burner until Whit's arrival, now rest on his proving to Libby that he's capable of change -- that is, on his response to her familiar-sounding complaint, "you've never finished anything in your life." Whit's about to run a marathon, so Dennis's path is clear.
The ensuing training/disappointment/triumph arc follows all the familiar beats, with a diverting turn by Dylan Moran (the prig in Shaun) as the best friend who bets his savings on Dennis and thus must become his coach, despite being just as lazy as Dennis is. Pegg is really the reason to show up -- he and Newton have little chemistry, but she's lovely and he's funny, which suffices.
In place of the absurdist pop-culture humor he's known for, Pegg is given some physical gags (like a gross-out bit involving a pus-filled blister) and left to fill in the gaps with personality. The movie gets some help from fresh pop tunes on the soundtrack, though the score itself tends to be (like the button-pushing flashbacks, motivational dialogue, and climactic revelations) fairly on-the-nose. Lack of inventiveness aside, the picture offers fewer opportunities for eye-rolling than many of its peers, and bodes well for Pegg's prospects in roles outside the niche he has carved with director/co-writer Edgar Wright -- not that fans will want to see him stray far from that partnership.
RUN, Fat Boy, RUN
Picturehouse
Material Entertainment
Credits:
Director: David Schwimmer
Writers: Michael Ian Black, Simon Pegg
Producers: Robert Jones, Sarah Curtis
Executive producers: Joseph Infantolino, Alexa L. Fogel, Nigel Green, Camela Galano, Rolf Mittweg, Martha Coleman
Director of photography: Richard Greatrex
Production designer: Sophie Becher
Music: Alex Wurman
Costume designer: Annie Hardinge
Editor: Michael Parker
Cast:
Dennis: Simon Pegg
Libby: Thandie Newton
Whit: Hank Azaria
Gordon: Dylan Moran
Mr. Ghoshdashtidar: Harish Patel
Jake: Matthew Fenton
Maya: India de Beaufort
Running time -- 99 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
TORONTO -- In his filmmaking debut, actor David Schwimmer heads across the Atlantic but sticks close to the familiar territory of rom-com convention. The result holds few surprises but is crowd-pleasing, and despite lacking marquee stars could do well with the date-night mainstream.
The pic benefits from a loveable-loser turn by Simon Pegg, but the Shaun of the Dead star's presence may also lead to disappointment for those familiar with his work. Fans of Shaun and Hot Fuzz may arrive expecting the co-writer of those self-aware comedies to bring some of his genre-savvy meta-humor to the romantic comedy. Pegg shares writing credit here, but evidently was brought in simply to add local color, not to lampoon a genre that could use a sharp-witted poke in the eye.
Pegg is Dennis, whose biggest wrong turn in life (and there's been competition) was leaving fiancee Libby (Thandie Newton) at the altar even though she was carrying his child. Five years later, he shares parenting duties, lives in the basement of an Indian widower, and secretly hopes to win back Libby's heart.
Good luck to him, now that Libby has met Whit (Hank Azaria), who's rich, American, good-looking, and even (until the inevitable flaws emerge) an all-around swell guy. Dennis's reconciliation hopes, which seem not to have been on the front burner until Whit's arrival, now rest on his proving to Libby that he's capable of change -- that is, on his response to her familiar-sounding complaint, "you've never finished anything in your life." Whit's about to run a marathon, so Dennis's path is clear.
The ensuing training/disappointment/triumph arc follows all the familiar beats, with a diverting turn by Dylan Moran (the prig in Shaun) as the best friend who bets his savings on Dennis and thus must become his coach, despite being just as lazy as Dennis is. Pegg is really the reason to show up -- he and Newton have little chemistry, but she's lovely and he's funny, which suffices.
In place of the absurdist pop-culture humor he's known for, Pegg is given some physical gags (like a gross-out bit involving a pus-filled blister) and left to fill in the gaps with personality. The movie gets some help from fresh pop tunes on the soundtrack, though the score itself tends to be (like the button-pushing flashbacks, motivational dialogue, and climactic revelations) fairly on-the-nose. Lack of inventiveness aside, the picture offers fewer opportunities for eye-rolling than many of its peers, and bodes well for Pegg's prospects in roles outside the niche he has carved with director/co-writer Edgar Wright -- not that fans will want to see him stray far from that partnership.
RUN, Fat Boy, RUN
Picturehouse
Material Entertainment
Credits:
Director: David Schwimmer
Writers: Michael Ian Black, Simon Pegg
Producers: Robert Jones, Sarah Curtis
Executive producers: Joseph Infantolino, Alexa L. Fogel, Nigel Green, Camela Galano, Rolf Mittweg, Martha Coleman
Director of photography: Richard Greatrex
Production designer: Sophie Becher
Music: Alex Wurman
Costume designer: Annie Hardinge
Editor: Michael Parker
Cast:
Dennis: Simon Pegg
Libby: Thandie Newton
Whit: Hank Azaria
Gordon: Dylan Moran
Mr. Ghoshdashtidar: Harish Patel
Jake: Matthew Fenton
Maya: India de Beaufort
Running time -- 99 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 9/11/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Schwimmer is moving from Friends to the director's chair. The actor is set to helm the indie feature Run, Fat Boy, Run for Gold Circle Films. Penned by actor-scribe Michael Ian Black, the project centers on a charming but oblivious overweight guy who leaves his fiancee on their wedding day only to discover years later that he really loves her. To win her back, he must finish the New York marathon while making her realize that her new handsome, wealthy fiance is the wrong guy for her. Beech Films' Alexa Fogel and Joseph Infantolino will produce along with Gold Circle topper Paul Brooks. The filmmakers are currently on the search for the lead actor with production planned to start in the spring in New York City.
- 8/27/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Schwimmer is moving from Friends to the director's chair. The actor is set to helm the indie feature Run, Fat Boy, Run for Gold Circle Films. Penned by actor-scribe Michael Ian Black, the project centers on a charming but oblivious overweight guy who leaves his fiancee on their wedding day only to discover years later that he really loves her. To win her back, he must finish the New York marathon while making her realize that her new handsome, wealthy fiance is the wrong guy for her. Beech Films' Alexa Fogel and Joseph Infantolino will produce along with Gold Circle topper Paul Brooks. The filmmakers are currently on the search for the lead actor with production planned to start in the spring in New York City.
- 8/27/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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