A white-knuckle thrill ride directed by horror maestro George A. Romero, Monkey Shines features a top-notch cast including Jason Beige, Kate McNeill, John Pankow, Joyce Van Patten, Stephen Root, Stanley Tucci and Janine Turner as well as cutting edge 80s practical effects from Tom Savini, Greg Nicotero and Everett Burrell.
When college athlete Alan Mann is left wheelchair bound after a tragic accident, his world contracts into one of soul crushing depression and impotent rage. Abandoned by his girlfriend and left in the hands of an unsympathetic nurse who cares more about her pet parrot than her patient, Alan’s wretched life is changed for the better when he is gifted a capuchin monkey named Ella. Ella is trained to help Alan with day-to-day tasks, in essence replacing his paralysed limbs. But when Ella starts feeding off Alan’s darker impulses and revenge-filled dreams, things start to become deadly for those around him.
When college athlete Alan Mann is left wheelchair bound after a tragic accident, his world contracts into one of soul crushing depression and impotent rage. Abandoned by his girlfriend and left in the hands of an unsympathetic nurse who cares more about her pet parrot than her patient, Alan’s wretched life is changed for the better when he is gifted a capuchin monkey named Ella. Ella is trained to help Alan with day-to-day tasks, in essence replacing his paralysed limbs. But when Ella starts feeding off Alan’s darker impulses and revenge-filled dreams, things start to become deadly for those around him.
- 2/7/2024
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
Salma Hayek is remembering her late Grown Ups co-star Alec Musser after news of the actor’s death at the age of 50.
Hayek took to social media to share the memorable scene in which Musser appears in to pay tribute to the actor.
“In loving memory of Alec Musser. He was so kind professional and absolutely hilarious,” Hayek shared on Instagram. “His early departure breaks my heart. I feel so blessed that I got to meet him. My sincere condolences to his family and loved ones for this great loss.”
In the 2010 comedy co-written by Adam Sandler and Fred Wold, Musser played the role credited as Water Park Stud. The scene included Hayek, Maya Rudolph, Maria Bello and Joyce Van Patten at a water park. As the guys take the kids to a water slide, the ladies stay back to enjoy some downtime. They soon see a buff man looking...
Hayek took to social media to share the memorable scene in which Musser appears in to pay tribute to the actor.
“In loving memory of Alec Musser. He was so kind professional and absolutely hilarious,” Hayek shared on Instagram. “His early departure breaks my heart. I feel so blessed that I got to meet him. My sincere condolences to his family and loved ones for this great loss.”
In the 2010 comedy co-written by Adam Sandler and Fred Wold, Musser played the role credited as Water Park Stud. The scene included Hayek, Maya Rudolph, Maria Bello and Joyce Van Patten at a water park. As the guys take the kids to a water slide, the ladies stay back to enjoy some downtime. They soon see a buff man looking...
- 1/15/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated: Alec Musser, an actor known for “All My Children” and the 2010 comedy film “Grown Ups,” died Saturday in Del Mar, Calif. He was 50.
The San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that Musser died of suicide after a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
His fiancée Paige Press confirmed his death on Saturday via Instagram stories.
“Rip to the love of my life. I will never stop loving you,” Press wrote. “My heart is so broken.”
Musser played Del Henry on the ABC soap opera “All My Children” between 2005 and 2007, appearing in a total of 43 episodes. He was awarded the role after winning the second season of the SOAPnet original series “I Wanna Be a Soap Star.”
Musser also appeared in “Grown Ups,” starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David Spade. He portrayed the water park patron in a memorable scene from the comedy movie, which included Salma Hayek,...
The San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that Musser died of suicide after a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
His fiancée Paige Press confirmed his death on Saturday via Instagram stories.
“Rip to the love of my life. I will never stop loving you,” Press wrote. “My heart is so broken.”
Musser played Del Henry on the ABC soap opera “All My Children” between 2005 and 2007, appearing in a total of 43 episodes. He was awarded the role after winning the second season of the SOAPnet original series “I Wanna Be a Soap Star.”
Musser also appeared in “Grown Ups,” starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David Spade. He portrayed the water park patron in a memorable scene from the comedy movie, which included Salma Hayek,...
- 1/14/2024
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Adam Sandler has taken to social media to express his condolences following the loss of Alec Musser.
Musser appeared in the 2010 film Grown Ups, which Sandler co-wrote with Fred Wold and produced alongside Jack Giarraputo.
“I loved this guy. Cannot believe he is gone. Such a wonderful, funny good man. Thinking of him and his family and sending all my love. A true great sweetheart of a person,” Sandler wrote on Instagram with a still of Musser in the film.
Musser played the role credited as Water Park Stud in one of the memorable scenes from the film, which included Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph, Maria Bello and Joyce Van Patten. As the guys take the kids to a water slide, the ladies stay back to enjoy some downtime. They soon see a buff man looking their way and starts walking towards them.
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Musser appeared in the 2010 film Grown Ups, which Sandler co-wrote with Fred Wold and produced alongside Jack Giarraputo.
“I loved this guy. Cannot believe he is gone. Such a wonderful, funny good man. Thinking of him and his family and sending all my love. A true great sweetheart of a person,” Sandler wrote on Instagram with a still of Musser in the film.
Musser played the role credited as Water Park Stud in one of the memorable scenes from the film, which included Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph, Maria Bello and Joyce Van Patten. As the guys take the kids to a water slide, the ladies stay back to enjoy some downtime. They soon see a buff man looking their way and starts walking towards them.
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- 1/14/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
A new episode of the Best Horror Movie You Never Saw video series has just been released, and with this one we’re looking back at one of the more overlooked entries in the filmography of the late, great George A. Romero. The movie is the 1988 release Monkey Shines (watch it Here), and you can hear all about it in the video embedded above!
Written and directed by Romero, Monkey Shines is based on a novel by Michael Stewart. The film has the following synopsis: What starts as an innocent attempt to have a specially trained monkey help a paralyzed man get a new lease on life turns into a hell of unleashed rage. Monkey Shines, is a chilling look at how one man’s inner fury is telepathically channeled through his beloved monkey which carries out his most devious thoughts.
Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten,...
Written and directed by Romero, Monkey Shines is based on a novel by Michael Stewart. The film has the following synopsis: What starts as an innocent attempt to have a specially trained monkey help a paralyzed man get a new lease on life turns into a hell of unleashed rage. Monkey Shines, is a chilling look at how one man’s inner fury is telepathically channeled through his beloved monkey which carries out his most devious thoughts.
Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Royana Black, who appeared on Broadway in Brighton Beach Memoirs and starred as the title character on the short-lived sitcom Raising Miranda, has died. She was 47.
Black died July 14 in Los Angeles after a battle with acute myeloid leukemia, her family announced.
When she was 10, Black joined the cast of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs in 1983 to portray Laurie, the younger cousin of Eugene (Matthew Broderick) and daughter of Blanche (Joyce Van Patten) who has heart problems.
In 1988, she starred as the daughter of a single dad (James Naughton) on Raising Miranda, but the CBS sitcom ...
Black died July 14 in Los Angeles after a battle with acute myeloid leukemia, her family announced.
When she was 10, Black joined the cast of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs in 1983 to portray Laurie, the younger cousin of Eugene (Matthew Broderick) and daughter of Blanche (Joyce Van Patten) who has heart problems.
In 1988, she starred as the daughter of a single dad (James Naughton) on Raising Miranda, but the CBS sitcom ...
- 7/27/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
During a year in which the world finds itself increasingly in the throes of totalitarianism and corruption, when institutions, traditions and good old common sense seems to be crumbling before our very eyes, when the world itself appears to be catching fire, a spirit of thanksgiving may be one that is hard to come by. But there are reasons to give thanks even in light of those realities, ones even directly to those realities, and I encourage you to seek out those reasons, be as grateful as is warranted, and find ways to express that gratitude. In other words, don’t let the bastards get you down.
In the world of the movies, there was the usual degree of lousy movies, some franchise-related, of course, but some that were pretty shitty of their own accord. And at the same time, there were lots of reasons to justify gratitude. Here are...
In the world of the movies, there was the usual degree of lousy movies, some franchise-related, of course, but some that were pretty shitty of their own accord. And at the same time, there were lots of reasons to justify gratitude. Here are...
- 11/25/2019
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
Since the multiplex this weekend will be dominated by a zany superhero and the aggressive reanimated deceased, those seeking slice of life cinema filled with folks similar to your neighbors and family might have to do some searching. It may take some time unless your local “arthouse” or “indie” theatre is running this intimate character study. What makes the film extra engaging is the cast of veteran actors (including an Oscar winner) headed by the great Mary Kay Place, who has bounced from comedy to drama in her 45 years of TV and movie roles. Now Ms. Place lends her considerable talents to the title role of Diane.
The title character, when we meet her, is well into her “golden years”, but this widow appears to have very little time to herself (what rockin’ chair). Taking up a good chunk of her day is her hospital visits with cousin Donna (Deidre...
The title character, when we meet her, is well into her “golden years”, but this widow appears to have very little time to herself (what rockin’ chair). Taking up a good chunk of her day is her hospital visits with cousin Donna (Deidre...
- 4/5/2019
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Diane IFC Films Reviewed by Tami Smith, Film Reviewer for Shockya Grade: B+ Director: Kent Jones Screenwriter: Kent Jones Cast: Mary Kay Place, Jake Lacy, Deirdre O’Connell, Andrea Martin, Estelle Parsons Phyllis Somerville, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Glynnis O’Connor, Joyce Van Patten, Release Date: March 29, 2019 The subject matter of Diane is not exactly a cheerful […]
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- 3/27/2019
- by Tami Smith
- ShockYa
Mary Kay Place is an underrated actress. She’s the sort of character actress who pops up in things and makes them better, but rarely has the focus on herself. Place does her job and does it well, which is an essential skill in cinema. This week, however, she finally gets a showcase all to herself, as Diane finally comes to theaters. Having first screened last year on the festival circuit, including at the Tribeca Film Festival, it now hits screens. The flick itself is solid, but Place is above and beyond. She easily puts forward one of the best performances by anyone, actor or actress, so far in 2019. The movie is a character study/independent drama, focusing on the title character of Diane (Place), a woman who puts everyone ahead of herself. She spends her days helping others as best she can, with the most of her attention focused...
- 3/27/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Diane director/screenwriter Kent Jones on his terrific cast: "I'm working on a movie with Andrea Martin? That woman is a genius. So is Mary Kay, obviously. You know, Joyce Van Patten, I just watched Mikey and Nicky before I made the movie." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
In the final instalment of my conversation with Kent Jones on Diane, which stars Mary Kay Place and is executive produced by Martin Scorsese, we discussed the casting by Jodi Angstreich of Joyce Van Patten, Andrea Martin, Deirdre O'Connell, Estelle Parsons, Barbara Andres, and Phyllis Somerville in meaningful roles, watching Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky before filming, the soundtrack that includes Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, John Cage, Right Said Fred, the Peppermint Trolley Company, and what is or is not a MacGuffin.
Kent Jones: "Mary Kay and I talked about what she would move to and that would be the Leon Russell song.
In the final instalment of my conversation with Kent Jones on Diane, which stars Mary Kay Place and is executive produced by Martin Scorsese, we discussed the casting by Jodi Angstreich of Joyce Van Patten, Andrea Martin, Deirdre O'Connell, Estelle Parsons, Barbara Andres, and Phyllis Somerville in meaningful roles, watching Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky before filming, the soundtrack that includes Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, John Cage, Right Said Fred, the Peppermint Trolley Company, and what is or is not a MacGuffin.
Kent Jones: "Mary Kay and I talked about what she would move to and that would be the Leon Russell song.
- 3/12/2019
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
1981: Another World's Cecile announced she had married Jamie.
1987: One Life to Live's Tina went over a waterfall to her "death" in Argentina.
1987: Another World's Donna & Michael married.
2007: Ashley Abbott arrived on The Bold and the Beautiful."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1953: On Love of Life, nine-year-old Ben "Beanie" Harper (Dennis Parnell) and his roommate planned to escape from the boarding school.
1970: On Dark Shadows, Carolyn Stoddard (Nancy Barrett) told Jeb Hawkes (Christopher Pennock) she could not go through with the wedding.
1987: One Life to Live's Tina went over a waterfall to her "death" in Argentina.
1987: Another World's Donna & Michael married.
2007: Ashley Abbott arrived on The Bold and the Beautiful."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1953: On Love of Life, nine-year-old Ben "Beanie" Harper (Dennis Parnell) and his roommate planned to escape from the boarding school.
1970: On Dark Shadows, Carolyn Stoddard (Nancy Barrett) told Jeb Hawkes (Christopher Pennock) she could not go through with the wedding.
- 3/9/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
After crafting a number of compelling film history-related documentaries (not to mention heading up the New York Film Festival), writer-director Kent Jones made his narrative feature with the tender character study Diane. Executive produced by Martin Scorsese and starring Mary Kay Place, the story of a woman questioning her life picked up the top prize at Tribeca Film Festival (among other places), and will now arrive in March via IFC Films.
John Fink said in his review, ‘The narrative directorial debut of film scholar, curator, and documentary filmmaker Kent Jones elicits an awful lot of anticipation. Often, first features contain raw emotions and boundless pent-up ideas often toned down in future efforts. Diane, written and directed by Jones–known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, along with his previous theatrical feature which aimed to recapture the spirit of Hitchcock/Truffaut’s conversations by engaging with the best filmmakers working in...
John Fink said in his review, ‘The narrative directorial debut of film scholar, curator, and documentary filmmaker Kent Jones elicits an awful lot of anticipation. Often, first features contain raw emotions and boundless pent-up ideas often toned down in future efforts. Diane, written and directed by Jones–known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, along with his previous theatrical feature which aimed to recapture the spirit of Hitchcock/Truffaut’s conversations by engaging with the best filmmakers working in...
- 2/15/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
"I just want to now for once and for all: do you forgive me or not?" IFC Films has unveiled the trailer for an indie drama titled Diane, the feature directorial debut of doc filmmaker + cinephile Kent Jones. This premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and stopped by the Locarno, Deauville, Vancouver, Chicago, Denver, and St. Louis Film Festivals last year. Diane, played by Mary Kay Place, fills her days helping others and desperately attempting to bond with her drug-addict son. As these pieces of her existence begin to fade, she finds herself confronting memories she'd sooner forget than face. Featuring a supporting cast including Jake Lacy, Andrea Martin, Estelle Parsons, Deirdre O'Connell, Joyce Van Patten, Phyllis Gallagher, Glynnis O'Connor, and Paul McIsaac. This is an impressive trailer, throwing some creative twists into the usual format. Worth a look. Here's the first official Us trailer (+ poster) for Kent Jones' ...
- 2/15/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Diane, you need some peace.” And how. Here’s the first trailer for Diane, starring Mary Kay Place as a selfless but tortured soul trying to cope with a life of curveballs. Martin Scorsese executive produced the film from first-time writer-director Kent Jones, which won Best Narrative Feature and two other prizes at Tribeca last year.
Here’s the logline: For Diane, who lives alone in western Massachusetts, everyone else comes first. Generous but with little patience for self-pity, she spends her days checking in on sick friends, volunteering at her local soup kitchen and trying valiantly to save her troubled, drug-addicted adult son (Jake Lacy) from himself. But beneath her relentless routine of self-sacrifice, Diane is fighting a desperate internal battle, haunted by a past she can’t forget and which threatens to tear her increasingly chaotic world apart.
The cast also includes Estelle Parsons, Andrea Martin, Deirdre O’Connell,...
Here’s the logline: For Diane, who lives alone in western Massachusetts, everyone else comes first. Generous but with little patience for self-pity, she spends her days checking in on sick friends, volunteering at her local soup kitchen and trying valiantly to save her troubled, drug-addicted adult son (Jake Lacy) from himself. But beneath her relentless routine of self-sacrifice, Diane is fighting a desperate internal battle, haunted by a past she can’t forget and which threatens to tear her increasingly chaotic world apart.
The cast also includes Estelle Parsons, Andrea Martin, Deirdre O’Connell,...
- 2/14/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Every year, critics summarize the year in cinema with top 10 lists, but they’re not the only members of the film community paying attention to the art form all year long. From programmers to publicists, sales agents, and distributors, many of the hardworking influencers behind the scenes are passionate movie buffs tracking the highlights of the year both for work and their personal enjoyment.
So while IndieWire has already provided its own rundowns of the best of 2018, this annual tradition provides an opportunity for the indie film community we cover throughout the year to weigh in. Here’s what they had to say.
Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director and Co-Head, Tiff
“Roma” d. Alfonso Cuaron “The Favourite” d. Yorgos Lanthimos “Widows” d. Steve McQueen “Leave No Trace” d. Debra Granik “If Beale Street Could Talk” d. Barry Jenkins “You Were Never Really Here” d. Lynne Ramsay “Black Panther” d. Ryan Coogler “Burning” d.
So while IndieWire has already provided its own rundowns of the best of 2018, this annual tradition provides an opportunity for the indie film community we cover throughout the year to weigh in. Here’s what they had to say.
Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director and Co-Head, Tiff
“Roma” d. Alfonso Cuaron “The Favourite” d. Yorgos Lanthimos “Widows” d. Steve McQueen “Leave No Trace” d. Debra Granik “If Beale Street Could Talk” d. Barry Jenkins “You Were Never Really Here” d. Lynne Ramsay “Black Panther” d. Ryan Coogler “Burning” d.
- 12/24/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
The 17th Marrakech International Film Festival (Nov 30 – Dec 08) has set a jury comprising Suspiria star Dakota Johnson, Indian actress Ileana D’Cruz (Barfi!), Lebanese filmmaker and visual artist Joana Hadjithomas (I Want To See), Brit director Lynne Ramsay (We Need To Talk About Kevin), Moroccan director Tala Hadid (House In The Fields), French director Laurent Cantet (The Class), German actor Daniel Brühl (Rush) and Mexican director Michel Franco (April’s Daughter). As previously revealed, director James Gray will serve as jury president.
A total of 80 films will unspool at the festival, with Julian Schnabel’s Van Gogh biopic At Eternity’s Gate among gala screenings and also the festival’s opener. Other galas include Roma, Green Book and Capernaum while special screenings include Wildlife, Her Smell and Birds Of Passage. The official competition, galas and special screenings are listed below.
The festival will also feature tributes to Robert DeNiro, Robin Wright,...
A total of 80 films will unspool at the festival, with Julian Schnabel’s Van Gogh biopic At Eternity’s Gate among gala screenings and also the festival’s opener. Other galas include Roma, Green Book and Capernaum while special screenings include Wildlife, Her Smell and Birds Of Passage. The official competition, galas and special screenings are listed below.
The festival will also feature tributes to Robert DeNiro, Robin Wright,...
- 11/19/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Distributor plans early 2019 theatrical launch.
IFC Films has acquired Us rights to Diane, which receives its international premiere this week in Locarno and features Martin Scorsese as executive producer.
Mary Kay Place stars in the drama about a family-oriented woman in western Massachusetts who watches her life pass by.
The cast also features Andrea Martin, Estelle Parsons, Deirdre O’Connell, Joyce Van Patten, Phyllis Sommerville, Glynnis O’Connor, and Paul McIsaac. Kent Jones directed from his screenplay.
Diane premiere in Tribeca earlier in the year where it won Best Narrative Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography awards.
IFC is aiming...
IFC Films has acquired Us rights to Diane, which receives its international premiere this week in Locarno and features Martin Scorsese as executive producer.
Mary Kay Place stars in the drama about a family-oriented woman in western Massachusetts who watches her life pass by.
The cast also features Andrea Martin, Estelle Parsons, Deirdre O’Connell, Joyce Van Patten, Phyllis Sommerville, Glynnis O’Connor, and Paul McIsaac. Kent Jones directed from his screenplay.
Diane premiere in Tribeca earlier in the year where it won Best Narrative Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography awards.
IFC is aiming...
- 8/2/2018
- by Jenn Sherman
- ScreenDaily
IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to Kent Jones’ Diane, the Martin Scorsese-exec produced drama starring Mary Kay Place. IFC’s announcement comes as the film makes its international premiere at the Locarno Film Festival this week.
Diane won the Best Narrative Film prize at this year’s Tribeca Film Fest, along with Best Screenplay and Cinematography. IFC plans a theatrical release in early 2019.
“For me, IFC Films has always been a kind of gold standard in film distribution,” said Jones (Hitchcock/Truffaut). “Over the years, as the business has changed in so many ways and on so many levels, they’ve stayed true to the art of cinema: in other words, they buy movies not because they think they’re ‘distributable’ but because they believe in them. I’m so proud that they will be the ones to bring Diane out into the world.”
The film’s synopsis: Diane (Place), whose life,...
Diane won the Best Narrative Film prize at this year’s Tribeca Film Fest, along with Best Screenplay and Cinematography. IFC plans a theatrical release in early 2019.
“For me, IFC Films has always been a kind of gold standard in film distribution,” said Jones (Hitchcock/Truffaut). “Over the years, as the business has changed in so many ways and on so many levels, they’ve stayed true to the art of cinema: in other words, they buy movies not because they think they’re ‘distributable’ but because they believe in them. I’m so proud that they will be the ones to bring Diane out into the world.”
The film’s synopsis: Diane (Place), whose life,...
- 8/2/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
IFC Films has acquired U.S. rights to “Diane,” an acclaimed indie drama from New York Film Festival director Kent Jones.
The film features a bravura turn by Mary Kay Place (“The Big Chill”) as a woman struggling to help her drug-addicted son while dealing with a simmering guilt that stems from an old transgression. It was executive produced by no less a cinematic light than Martin Scorsese. “Diane” debuted at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, where it earned the top prize for best narrative film and picked up screenplay and cinematography awards.
In a rave review, Variety’s Owen Gleiberman praised Place’s performance and called the film “haunting.”
“It’s a tender, wrenching, and beautifully made movie, and part of what’s revelatory about it is that it’s a story of boomers who are confronting the ravages of old age, yet they’re doing it with...
The film features a bravura turn by Mary Kay Place (“The Big Chill”) as a woman struggling to help her drug-addicted son while dealing with a simmering guilt that stems from an old transgression. It was executive produced by no less a cinematic light than Martin Scorsese. “Diane” debuted at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, where it earned the top prize for best narrative film and picked up screenplay and cinematography awards.
In a rave review, Variety’s Owen Gleiberman praised Place’s performance and called the film “haunting.”
“It’s a tender, wrenching, and beautifully made movie, and part of what’s revelatory about it is that it’s a story of boomers who are confronting the ravages of old age, yet they’re doing it with...
- 8/2/2018
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
IFC has picked up the U.S. rights to Diane, director Kent Jones' first narrative feature that stars Mary Kay Place and debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Place plays a selfless widow burdened by guilt, with Jake Lacy in the role of her drug-addicted son. The ensemble cast also includes Andrea Martin, Estelle Parsons, Deirdre O'Connell, Joyce Van Patten, Phyllis Sommerville, Glynnis O'Connor and Paul McIsaac.
IFC plans to release the film in theaters in early 2019. Before that, Diane will screen at Locarno as the Tribeca title continues on the festival circuit. "[Diane] is a moving portrait and ...
Place plays a selfless widow burdened by guilt, with Jake Lacy in the role of her drug-addicted son. The ensemble cast also includes Andrea Martin, Estelle Parsons, Deirdre O'Connell, Joyce Van Patten, Phyllis Sommerville, Glynnis O'Connor and Paul McIsaac.
IFC plans to release the film in theaters in early 2019. Before that, Diane will screen at Locarno as the Tribeca title continues on the festival circuit. "[Diane] is a moving portrait and ...
IFC has picked up the U.S. rights to Diane, director Kent Jones' first narrative feature that stars Mary Kay Place and debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Place plays a selfless widow burdened by guilt, with Jake Lacy in the role of her drug-addicted son. The ensemble cast also includes Andrea Martin, Estelle Parsons, Deirdre O'Connell, Joyce Van Patten, Phyllis Sommerville, Glynnis O'Connor and Paul McIsaac.
IFC plans to release the film in theaters in early 2019. Before that, Diane will screen at Locarno as the Tribeca title continues on the festival circuit. "[Diane] is a moving portrait and ...
Place plays a selfless widow burdened by guilt, with Jake Lacy in the role of her drug-addicted son. The ensemble cast also includes Andrea Martin, Estelle Parsons, Deirdre O'Connell, Joyce Van Patten, Phyllis Sommerville, Glynnis O'Connor and Paul McIsaac.
IFC plans to release the film in theaters in early 2019. Before that, Diane will screen at Locarno as the Tribeca title continues on the festival circuit. "[Diane] is a moving portrait and ...
Kent Jones accepts Tribeca Film Festival Founders Award from Jane Rosenthal, Fiona Carter (At&T), and Robert De Niro Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
In the second instalment of my conversation with Diane director/screenwriter Kent Jones, he connects filmmakers Claire Denis, Olivier Assayas, David Fincher, Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, a scene from Martin Scorsese's Gangs Of New York between Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio, and his Diane team of Carisa Kelly and Debbie De Villa.
Diane, starring Mary Kay Place with a terrific supporting cast including Jake Lacy, Joyce Van Patten, Andrea Martin, Deirdre O'Connell, Estelle Parsons, Barbara Andres, Phyllis Somerville and Charles Weldon, will be having having its International Première in competition at the Locarno International Film Festival on August 3.
Kent Jones with Gone Girl director David Fincher at the 52nd New York Film Festival Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
At this year's Tribeca Film Festival, Diane was the big winner,...
In the second instalment of my conversation with Diane director/screenwriter Kent Jones, he connects filmmakers Claire Denis, Olivier Assayas, David Fincher, Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, a scene from Martin Scorsese's Gangs Of New York between Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio, and his Diane team of Carisa Kelly and Debbie De Villa.
Diane, starring Mary Kay Place with a terrific supporting cast including Jake Lacy, Joyce Van Patten, Andrea Martin, Deirdre O'Connell, Estelle Parsons, Barbara Andres, Phyllis Somerville and Charles Weldon, will be having having its International Première in competition at the Locarno International Film Festival on August 3.
Kent Jones with Gone Girl director David Fincher at the 52nd New York Film Festival Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
At this year's Tribeca Film Festival, Diane was the big winner,...
- 7/30/2018
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Monkey Shines finds George A. Romero in the somewhat unusual position of adapting someone else’s work. Brought onto the project after the dissolution of his partnership with producer Richard P. Rubinstein, Romero claims this was the only time he ever adapted someone else’s work besides Stephen King (though I’m unsure how The Crazies and Two Evil Eyes figure into his estimation). Perhaps it’s this circumstance that results in Monkey Shines being considered one of Romero’s lesser works. As the writer and director known for inventing the modern zombie and injecting strong sociopolitical messages into independent horror cinema, tackling what looks to be a scientific thriller à la Michael Crichton for his first major studio-backed film seems beneath his talents. Yet, I can’t imagine anyone else directing this film and achieving similarly successful results.
Monkey Shines tells the story of Allan Mann (Jason Beghe), an...
Monkey Shines tells the story of Allan Mann (Jason Beghe), an...
- 7/29/2018
- by Nolan McBride
- DailyDead
Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal announced Diane as the winner of the Best Us Narrative Feature of the Tribeca Film Festival Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Hitchcock/Truffaut director Kent Jones's first feature Diane, executive produced by Martin Scorsese, with Mary Kay Place in the title role, took home three Tribeca Film Festival Awards, including Best Cinematography by Wyatt Garfield. The film has a terrific supporting cast including Jake Lacy, Joyce Van Patten, Andrea Martin, Deirdre O'Connell, Estelle Parsons, Barbara Andres, Phyllis Somerville, and Charles Weldon.
At The Roxy, Kent talked with me about his costume designer Carisa Kelly, Richard Bruno's work for Raging Bull, and the fact that costume design is just as much what Wendy Chuck does for Tom McCarthy's Spotlight and Alexander Payne's films as what Milena Canonero did for Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon. Kent spoke about the difference between growing up in...
Hitchcock/Truffaut director Kent Jones's first feature Diane, executive produced by Martin Scorsese, with Mary Kay Place in the title role, took home three Tribeca Film Festival Awards, including Best Cinematography by Wyatt Garfield. The film has a terrific supporting cast including Jake Lacy, Joyce Van Patten, Andrea Martin, Deirdre O'Connell, Estelle Parsons, Barbara Andres, Phyllis Somerville, and Charles Weldon.
At The Roxy, Kent talked with me about his costume designer Carisa Kelly, Richard Bruno's work for Raging Bull, and the fact that costume design is just as much what Wendy Chuck does for Tom McCarthy's Spotlight and Alexander Payne's films as what Milena Canonero did for Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon. Kent spoke about the difference between growing up in...
- 4/28/2018
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Laemmle’s Royal Theatre in Los Angeles will be presenting a 50th anniversary screening of Hy Averback’s 1968 film I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! The 92-minute film, which stars the late, great Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young, and Joyce Van Patten, will be screened on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 7:30 pm.
Please Note: At press time, Actress Leigh Taylor-Young is scheduled to appear in person for a discussion about the film following the screening.
From the press release:
Part of our Anniversary Classics series. For details, visit: laemmle.com/ac.
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
50th Anniversary Screening
Followed by Q&A with Actress Leigh Taylor-Young
Wednesday, April 25, at 7:30 Pm at the Royal Theatre
Laemmle Theatres and the Anniversary Classics Series present a 50th anniversary screening of the hit Peter Sellers comedy from 1968, 'I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!' The Establishment meets the counterculture...
Please Note: At press time, Actress Leigh Taylor-Young is scheduled to appear in person for a discussion about the film following the screening.
From the press release:
Part of our Anniversary Classics series. For details, visit: laemmle.com/ac.
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
50th Anniversary Screening
Followed by Q&A with Actress Leigh Taylor-Young
Wednesday, April 25, at 7:30 Pm at the Royal Theatre
Laemmle Theatres and the Anniversary Classics Series present a 50th anniversary screening of the hit Peter Sellers comedy from 1968, 'I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!' The Establishment meets the counterculture...
- 4/23/2018
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
1981: Another World's Cecile announced she had married Jamie.
1987: One Life to Live's Tina went over a waterfall to her "death"
in Argentina. 1987: Another World's Donna & Michael married.
2007: Ashley Abbott arrived on The Bold and the Beautiful."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."
― Machiavelli
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1953: On Love of Life, nine-year-old Ben "Beanie" Harper (Dennis Parnell) and...
1987: One Life to Live's Tina went over a waterfall to her "death"
in Argentina. 1987: Another World's Donna & Michael married.
2007: Ashley Abbott arrived on The Bold and the Beautiful."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."
― Machiavelli
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1953: On Love of Life, nine-year-old Ben "Beanie" Harper (Dennis Parnell) and...
- 3/9/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
The 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival has revealed its feature film lineup, including its closing night offering — Liz Garbus’ documentary series “The Fourth Estate,” which follows The New York Times’ coverage of the Trump administration’s first year — and a Centerpiece Gala featuring Drake Doremus’ sci-fi romance “Zoe.” As was previously announced, the spring fest will open with the Gilda Radner documentary “Love, Gilda.”
Standout titles include Desiree Akhavan’s Sundance winner “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” Sebastian Lelio’s “Disobedience,” Marianna Palka’s latest “Egg,” Karen Gillam’s directorial debut “The Party’s Just Beginning,” and many more.
The 2018 feature film program includes 96 films from 103 filmmakers. Of the 96 films, 46% of them are directed by women, the highest percentage in the Festival’s history. The lineup includes 75 World Premieres, 5 International Premieres, 9 North American Premieres, 3 U.S. Premieres, and 4 New York Premieres from 27 countries.
“We are proud to present a lineup...
Standout titles include Desiree Akhavan’s Sundance winner “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” Sebastian Lelio’s “Disobedience,” Marianna Palka’s latest “Egg,” Karen Gillam’s directorial debut “The Party’s Just Beginning,” and many more.
The 2018 feature film program includes 96 films from 103 filmmakers. Of the 96 films, 46% of them are directed by women, the highest percentage in the Festival’s history. The lineup includes 75 World Premieres, 5 International Premieres, 9 North American Premieres, 3 U.S. Premieres, and 4 New York Premieres from 27 countries.
“We are proud to present a lineup...
- 3/7/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
After announcing the opening night film, Lisa D’Apolito’s documentary Love, Gilda, the complete lineup for the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival has been unveiling. Along with festival favorites, including Disobedience, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, and Daughter of Mine, there’s a number of anticipated world premieres: The Seagull, starring Annette Bening and Saoirse Ronan, Kent Jones’ drama Diane, the documentary McQueen, Miguel Arteta’s Duck Butter, Ondi Timoner’s Mapplethorpe, the Ethan Hawke-led Stockholm, and more. The centerpiece of the festival will be Drake Doremus’ Zoe, starring Léa Seydoux, and closing night is Liz Garbus’ documentary The Fourth Estate.
“In a year that has reminded us more often of our divisions than our connections, this Festival’s program embraces film’s unique power to overcome differences – that connecting with stories not our own is the road into our deeply programmed human capacity for empathy and understanding,” said Cara Cusumano,...
“In a year that has reminded us more often of our divisions than our connections, this Festival’s program embraces film’s unique power to overcome differences – that connecting with stories not our own is the road into our deeply programmed human capacity for empathy and understanding,” said Cara Cusumano,...
- 3/7/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The already-incredible line-up for the 2016 New York Film Festival just got even more promising. Ang Lee‘s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk will hold its world premiere at the festival on October 14th, the NY Times confirmed today. The adaptation of Ben Fountain‘s Iraq War novel, with a script by Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire), follows a teenage soldier who survives a battle in Iraq and then is brought home for a victory lap before returning.
Lee has shot the film at 120 frames per second in 4K and native 3D, giving it unprecedented clarity for a feature film, which also means the screening will be held in a relatively small 300-seat theater at AMC Lincoln Square, one of the few with the technology to present it that way. While it’s expected that this Lincoln Square theater will play the film when it arrives in theaters, it may be...
Lee has shot the film at 120 frames per second in 4K and native 3D, giving it unprecedented clarity for a feature film, which also means the screening will be held in a relatively small 300-seat theater at AMC Lincoln Square, one of the few with the technology to present it that way. While it’s expected that this Lincoln Square theater will play the film when it arrives in theaters, it may be...
- 8/22/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Peter Friedman, Keilly McQuail, Naian Gonzalez Norvind, Robbie Collier Sublett, Joyce Van Patten and Mare Winningham are featured in the LCT3Lincoln Center Theater world premiere of Her Requiem, by Greg Pierce, directed by Kate Whoriskey. Her Requiem is currently in previews for a February 22nd openingand will run for six weeks only through Sunday, March 20 at the Claire Tow Theater 150 West 65 Street. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below...
- 2/12/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Update, 7:30 A.M.: Sarah Steele also stars in the world premiere of Karam’s The Humans, slated to begin performances September 30 at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s off-Broadway mainstage, the Laura Pels Theatre. Directed by Tony winner Joe Mantello, the play’s cast also includes Cassie Beck, Reed Birney, Jayne Houdyshell, Greg Keller and Joyce Van Patten. Steele is repped by Gersh and Global Creative-Station3. Exclusive: The Way Way Back star Liam James is reteaming…...
- 7/9/2015
- Deadline
Dick Van Patten, best known to TV audiences as the man who lorded over the abundant Eight Is Enough brood, died on Tuesday due to complications from diabetes. He was 86.
Having started out on Broadway at age 7, Van Patten began his TV acting career in 1949, on the Maxwell House and Post Cereal-sponsored CBS dramedy Mama. From there, his credits included (but by no means were limited to) the NBC sitcom The Partners (as Sgt. Nelson Higgenbottom), multiple installments of Love, American Style, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, the Mel Brooks-produced spoof When Things Were Rotten (as Friar Tuck...
Having started out on Broadway at age 7, Van Patten began his TV acting career in 1949, on the Maxwell House and Post Cereal-sponsored CBS dramedy Mama. From there, his credits included (but by no means were limited to) the NBC sitcom The Partners (as Sgt. Nelson Higgenbottom), multiple installments of Love, American Style, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, the Mel Brooks-produced spoof When Things Were Rotten (as Friar Tuck...
- 6/23/2015
- TVLine.com
Dick Van Patten, who played the family patriarch on the ABC series Eight Is Enough, has died, his publicist Jeff Ballard confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 86. The soft-spoken actor died Tuesday morning at Saint John's Hospital in Santa Monica due to complications from diabetes. "He was the kindest man you could ever meet in life. A loving family man. They don't make them like him anymore," Ballard said in a statement. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Pat, a former June Taylor Dancer; sons Nels, Jimmy and Vincent, sister Joyce Van Patten and niece Talia Balsam,
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- 6/23/2015
- by Duane Byrge, Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From Mvd, Sneak Peek footage from "The Best Of The Danny Kaye Show", available on DVD October 7, 2014, including six uncut episodes of the Emmy-winning 1963-1967 variety series:
"...Danny Kaye was at the height of his popularity when 'The Danny Kaye Show' debuted on CBS in the fall of 1963. A pair of Broadway hits 'Lady In the Dark' and 'Let's Face It' plus a succession of popular feature films including 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', 'The Inspector General', 'Knock On Wood', 'Up In Arms', 'The Court Jester', 'Hans Christian Andersen' and 'White Christmas' made Danny Kaye one of the most beloved stars of his day..."
In this collection Danny sings with Ella Fitzgerald, Nana Mouskouri and Harry Belafonte. He sings and dances with Liza Minnelli and Gene Kelly, and deftly clowns his way through comedy sketches with Art Carney, Rod Serling,...
"...Danny Kaye was at the height of his popularity when 'The Danny Kaye Show' debuted on CBS in the fall of 1963. A pair of Broadway hits 'Lady In the Dark' and 'Let's Face It' plus a succession of popular feature films including 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', 'The Inspector General', 'Knock On Wood', 'Up In Arms', 'The Court Jester', 'Hans Christian Andersen' and 'White Christmas' made Danny Kaye one of the most beloved stars of his day..."
In this collection Danny sings with Ella Fitzgerald, Nana Mouskouri and Harry Belafonte. He sings and dances with Liza Minnelli and Gene Kelly, and deftly clowns his way through comedy sketches with Art Carney, Rod Serling,...
- 9/24/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
If the El Rey Network has been off your radar since "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series" ended its first season, you may want to remedy that situation as they're running a "Romero-thon" saluting the Godfather of Zombies during the upcoming 4th of July weekend.
It all begins Saturday, July 5th, at 9:00 pm, and the following films will be shown:
Knightriders (1981) - 9:00 pm, July 5th
A medieval reenactment troupe find it increasingly difficult to keep their family-like group together with pressure from local law enforcement, interest from entertainment agents, and a growing sense of delusional from their leader. Starring Ed Harris, Gary Lahti, Tom Savini, Amy Ingersoll, and Patricia Tallman.
Monkey Shines (1988) - 12:00 midnight, July 6th
A quadriplegic man has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master. Starring Jason Beghe, John Pankow,...
It all begins Saturday, July 5th, at 9:00 pm, and the following films will be shown:
Knightriders (1981) - 9:00 pm, July 5th
A medieval reenactment troupe find it increasingly difficult to keep their family-like group together with pressure from local law enforcement, interest from entertainment agents, and a growing sense of delusional from their leader. Starring Ed Harris, Gary Lahti, Tom Savini, Amy Ingersoll, and Patricia Tallman.
Monkey Shines (1988) - 12:00 midnight, July 6th
A quadriplegic man has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master. Starring Jason Beghe, John Pankow,...
- 7/3/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Chicago – Watching Philip Seymour Hoffman perform, now that he has passed on, is a bittersweet reminder of his ability and power to embody his deeply felt characters. He does it again in one of his last roles, adding his special brand of acting to the messy story within the gritty noir drama, “God’s Pocket.”
Rating: 3.0/5.0
The film is directed and co-written by John Slattery (who portrays Roger Sterling on TV’s “Mad Men”), and is based on a 1983 novel by Peter Dexter. The director has an eye towards recreating the dark depression of the dying industrial landscape in America during the late 1970s/early ‘80s. The story is full of union thugs, small time hoods, abused wives and the frustrated working class, but as a whole they are not stitched together with any proper authority. Although there are many obvious holes in both the story and characters, the film...
Rating: 3.0/5.0
The film is directed and co-written by John Slattery (who portrays Roger Sterling on TV’s “Mad Men”), and is based on a 1983 novel by Peter Dexter. The director has an eye towards recreating the dark depression of the dying industrial landscape in America during the late 1970s/early ‘80s. The story is full of union thugs, small time hoods, abused wives and the frustrated working class, but as a whole they are not stitched together with any proper authority. Although there are many obvious holes in both the story and characters, the film...
- 5/20/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Pocket Full of Sunshine: Slattery’s Debut Weak in the Knees
The devil’s not in all the details he should be of God’s Pocket, the directorial debut of actor John Slattery, most known for his presence on the series Mad Men. An adaptation of a 1983 novel by Pete Dexter, author of the novels that would spawn the unfairly shamed pulp of The Paperboy (2012) and Paris Trout (1991), this blue collar binge, tinged with a smeary myopic hue of sickly greens and faded palettes, plays like a sometimes comical visit to an outer ring of hell. Receiving mixed reviews after its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who portrays the lead protagonist, inevitably renews the rather moribund anticipation of the film. Unfortunate as that may be, it’s an enjoyable performance from the late Mr. Hoffman, even though the film isn’t quite effective as it could be.
The devil’s not in all the details he should be of God’s Pocket, the directorial debut of actor John Slattery, most known for his presence on the series Mad Men. An adaptation of a 1983 novel by Pete Dexter, author of the novels that would spawn the unfairly shamed pulp of The Paperboy (2012) and Paris Trout (1991), this blue collar binge, tinged with a smeary myopic hue of sickly greens and faded palettes, plays like a sometimes comical visit to an outer ring of hell. Receiving mixed reviews after its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who portrays the lead protagonist, inevitably renews the rather moribund anticipation of the film. Unfortunate as that may be, it’s an enjoyable performance from the late Mr. Hoffman, even though the film isn’t quite effective as it could be.
- 5/9/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Christina Hendricks Finds A Good Fit In God’S Pocket
By
Alex Simon
Since evolving from featured player to cultural icon on AMC’s landmark series Mad Men, Christina Hendricks has become not only a major star, but an indelible part of the New Golden Age of Television, with her turn as ladder-climbing corporate sex bomb Joan Holloway. Over the past seven seasons, Hendricks took what could have been another cheesecake turn and made it very much her own, evolving Joan into a thinking man’s sex symbol, never missing an opportunity to show that there’s a serious engine that purrs underneath Joan’s enviable chassis.
With Mad Men winding down its final season, Christina Hendricks joins forces with series co-star John Slattery (who plays her boss, and former love interest, Roger Sterling) in his feature directing debut, God’s Pocket, adapted from the novel by Pete Dexter. Set...
By
Alex Simon
Since evolving from featured player to cultural icon on AMC’s landmark series Mad Men, Christina Hendricks has become not only a major star, but an indelible part of the New Golden Age of Television, with her turn as ladder-climbing corporate sex bomb Joan Holloway. Over the past seven seasons, Hendricks took what could have been another cheesecake turn and made it very much her own, evolving Joan into a thinking man’s sex symbol, never missing an opportunity to show that there’s a serious engine that purrs underneath Joan’s enviable chassis.
With Mad Men winding down its final season, Christina Hendricks joins forces with series co-star John Slattery (who plays her boss, and former love interest, Roger Sterling) in his feature directing debut, God’s Pocket, adapted from the novel by Pete Dexter. Set...
- 5/9/2014
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Cue those patriotic trumpets! CBS is developing an update of Love, American Style, the anthology series that originally aired as part of ABC’s Friday night lineup in the ’70s.
Deadline reports that the project will veer away from the show’s original format, which worked from 1969 to 1974. Instead, the new script from Jana Sinyor (Being Erica) and Aaron Martin (The Best Years) will follow four different couples who are connected through their complicated relationships. This is only a script deal; the network still has to order it to pilot before even considering it for its fall 2014 lineup.There have...
Deadline reports that the project will veer away from the show’s original format, which worked from 1969 to 1974. Instead, the new script from Jana Sinyor (Being Erica) and Aaron Martin (The Best Years) will follow four different couples who are connected through their complicated relationships. This is only a script deal; the network still has to order it to pilot before even considering it for its fall 2014 lineup.There have...
- 8/26/2013
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
We here at ComicMix celebrate all manner of pop culture from today’s obvious hits to the arcane wonders of yesteryear. every now and then we get a notice about something that seems just outside our realm of interest but there’s a thing or two that grabs us. Something like an unaired pilot to the legendary Dr. Kildare series is one of those things. Not only that, but the series gave us Richard Chamberlain as a star (long before he was resurrected for Leverage). The show not only boasted an impressive guest cast, as noted below but it featured some of the best writers working in television including a pre-Star Trek Gene Roddenberry. So, here’s the press release for those who remember and remain interested:
Warner Archive Collection continues to unveil some of the finest series in television history with its release this week of Dr. Kildare: The First Complete Season.
Warner Archive Collection continues to unveil some of the finest series in television history with its release this week of Dr. Kildare: The First Complete Season.
- 4/18/2013
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Chicago – Hot on the heels of the wondrous 10 Most Overlooked Films of 2012 and the illustrious first look at The 10 Best Films of 2012 comes “The 10 Best Films of 2012, Part Two,” as rendered by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com.
The best films of 2012 are a mixed bag, but there was incredible experiences in all of them, brought forth from a mix of old veterans, new voices and even debut filmmakers. There is less of the end-of-the-world theme of 2011 as if the end is near, let’s have a celebration. It continues to amaze me, now in my fifth year as a professional film critic, that the creative landscape continues to astound the senses and deliver the goods.
Of course there are several films that could have occupied the 10th spot on the list. They include the 2011 stragglers – “We Have a Pope” and “Footnote.” The notable documentaries – “The Central Park Five,” “Ai WeiWei: Never Sorry” and “Samsara.
The best films of 2012 are a mixed bag, but there was incredible experiences in all of them, brought forth from a mix of old veterans, new voices and even debut filmmakers. There is less of the end-of-the-world theme of 2011 as if the end is near, let’s have a celebration. It continues to amaze me, now in my fifth year as a professional film critic, that the creative landscape continues to astound the senses and deliver the goods.
Of course there are several films that could have occupied the 10th spot on the list. They include the 2011 stragglers – “We Have a Pope” and “Footnote.” The notable documentaries – “The Central Park Five,” “Ai WeiWei: Never Sorry” and “Samsara.
- 12/27/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
There’s something slightly off-kilter about This Must Be The Place – and it’s not just the heavy mascara that the film’s star Sean Penn wears throughout as Cheyenne, a former glam-rock superstar turned Nazi hunter. This Must Be The Place is not an easy movie to categorize. Is it a road movie, a revenge tale, an allegory, a vision quest? Undeniably it’s an original; an enjoyably quirky comedy-drama that never really goes anywhere but is an absorbing journey nonetheless.
At 50, Cheyenne still dresses ‘Goth’ and lives in a mansion in Dublin off his royalties with his supportive wife of 34 years (Frances Mcdormand). He moves haltingly, as if lost and seems to be suffering from depression. The death of his father, with whom he wasn’t on speaking terms, brings him home to New York where he discovers that the old man had an obsession: to seek revenge...
At 50, Cheyenne still dresses ‘Goth’ and lives in a mansion in Dublin off his royalties with his supportive wife of 34 years (Frances Mcdormand). He moves haltingly, as if lost and seems to be suffering from depression. The death of his father, with whom he wasn’t on speaking terms, brings him home to New York where he discovers that the old man had an obsession: to seek revenge...
- 11/21/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – Sean Penn picks his roles carefully, and famously said he didn’t know what the story meant in “Tree of Life.” His attachment to “This Must Be the Place” continues the vague journey through movieland, as he plays a bizarre and aging rock star whose life is about to get interesting.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
This movie doesn’t make a lot of sense – at a lot of points – but it does push the envelope as far as deconstructing narrative and opening up some scenic vistas. It is a reminder of Michelangelo Antonioni’s “The Passenger,” and somehow manages to be as vague as that famously soft storyline. Penn’s performance is exasperating, it’s bothersome from beginning to nearly the end, but damn if he doesn’t reel us in…again. His attention to character is stunning, the ticks and turns of his older rock star persona has many bad decisions,...
Rating: 3.5/5.0
This movie doesn’t make a lot of sense – at a lot of points – but it does push the envelope as far as deconstructing narrative and opening up some scenic vistas. It is a reminder of Michelangelo Antonioni’s “The Passenger,” and somehow manages to be as vague as that famously soft storyline. Penn’s performance is exasperating, it’s bothersome from beginning to nearly the end, but damn if he doesn’t reel us in…again. His attention to character is stunning, the ticks and turns of his older rock star persona has many bad decisions,...
- 11/18/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
But I Guess I’m Already There: Why is Sorrentino’s Strange, Offbeat English Language Debut…?
The promising combination of Italian master Paolo Sorrentino’s English language debut toplined by American acting icon Sean Penn as an aging Goth musician turned Nazi hunter seems too deliriously good to be true. And, as a cohesively entertaining film, that’s mostly true. One only has to look at the film’s marketing campaign to see how buzz about the film has been ratcheted solely by use of Penn’s costume inspiring visage, resembling a plucked scarecrow recycled for one too many harvests. This is the blessing and the curse of Sorrentino’s bizarre exercise, This Must Be The Place, thus named after the Talking Heads tune, a film that manages to give us a humorous and amusing performance from Penn, who dominates every frame, but resists blending successfully with the rest of the narrative.
The promising combination of Italian master Paolo Sorrentino’s English language debut toplined by American acting icon Sean Penn as an aging Goth musician turned Nazi hunter seems too deliriously good to be true. And, as a cohesively entertaining film, that’s mostly true. One only has to look at the film’s marketing campaign to see how buzz about the film has been ratcheted solely by use of Penn’s costume inspiring visage, resembling a plucked scarecrow recycled for one too many harvests. This is the blessing and the curse of Sorrentino’s bizarre exercise, This Must Be The Place, thus named after the Talking Heads tune, a film that manages to give us a humorous and amusing performance from Penn, who dominates every frame, but resists blending successfully with the rest of the narrative.
- 10/31/2012
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Perch
Ashley Jones ("True Blood") has been cast in Charles Haines' indie family drama "Angel's Perch." J.T. Arbogast penned the script which focuses on a young man returning home to care for his grandmother when she is afflicted by Alzheimer's.
Jones will play a childhood friend who is not afraid to make him confront his past and move on. Ally Walker, Joyce Van Patten and Elizabeth Hower will also star and shooting kicks off next week in West Virginia. [Source: Variety]
The Wilderness of James
Isabelle Fuhrman ("The Hunger Games," "Orphan") will replace Chloe Moretz in Michael Johnson's indie coming of age tale "The Wilderness Of James". Shooting is scheduled to begin next month
The story follows a young boy dealing with absence of his father. Moretz had to drop out due to her shooting commitments on "Kick Ass 2: Balls to the Wall". [Source: Deadline]
August: Osage County
Ewan McGregor has joined the...
Ashley Jones ("True Blood") has been cast in Charles Haines' indie family drama "Angel's Perch." J.T. Arbogast penned the script which focuses on a young man returning home to care for his grandmother when she is afflicted by Alzheimer's.
Jones will play a childhood friend who is not afraid to make him confront his past and move on. Ally Walker, Joyce Van Patten and Elizabeth Hower will also star and shooting kicks off next week in West Virginia. [Source: Variety]
The Wilderness of James
Isabelle Fuhrman ("The Hunger Games," "Orphan") will replace Chloe Moretz in Michael Johnson's indie coming of age tale "The Wilderness Of James". Shooting is scheduled to begin next month
The story follows a young boy dealing with absence of his father. Moretz had to drop out due to her shooting commitments on "Kick Ass 2: Balls to the Wall". [Source: Deadline]
August: Osage County
Ewan McGregor has joined the...
- 9/14/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
After not only appearing in Friends with Kids, Man on a Ledge and the upcoming Alex Cross, the prolific Edward Burns has already churned out another feature. His next family drama, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, is set to premiere at Tiff and has just announced acquisition today.
Tribeca Film have picked up the film, which stars The Brothers McMullen leads Connie Britton and Michael McGlone. The distributor plans to get the film out on VOD late-November following success of Burns’ last feature on the format, Newlyweds. Check out the first stills above and below, along with a synopsis for the film also starring Kerry Bishé, Heather Burns, Brian D’Arcy James, Marsha Dietlein Bennett, Dara Coleman, Noah Emmerich, Caitlin FitzGerald, Anita Gillette, Tom Guiry, Ed Lauter, Malachy McCourt, Daniella Pineda, Nick Sandow, John Solo, Joyce Van Patten and Burns himself.
Synopsis:
With The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, Burns returns to the working-class,...
Tribeca Film have picked up the film, which stars The Brothers McMullen leads Connie Britton and Michael McGlone. The distributor plans to get the film out on VOD late-November following success of Burns’ last feature on the format, Newlyweds. Check out the first stills above and below, along with a synopsis for the film also starring Kerry Bishé, Heather Burns, Brian D’Arcy James, Marsha Dietlein Bennett, Dara Coleman, Noah Emmerich, Caitlin FitzGerald, Anita Gillette, Tom Guiry, Ed Lauter, Malachy McCourt, Daniella Pineda, Nick Sandow, John Solo, Joyce Van Patten and Burns himself.
Synopsis:
With The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, Burns returns to the working-class,...
- 9/5/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Tony Award-Nominated Smash star Brian d'Arcy James will star in a closed developmental reading of playwrightcomposer Asa Somers' new rock musical, Something As Big As This, July 2. The star-studded cast includes Emma Hunton Rent, Spring Awakening, Jenn Colella Urban Cowboy, High Fidelity, Preston Sadleir Next to Normal, Kingsley Leggs Sister Act, Color Purple, Benjamin Schrader Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, Wayne Duvall Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, O Brother, Where Art Thou, F. Michael Haynie Carrie, Dogfight, Jared Zirilli Lysistrata Jones, Wicked, Dennis Holland The Music Man, Elyse Knight, Naama Potok and Broadway and screen veteran Joyce van Patten.
- 7/2/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tony Award-Nominated Smash star Brian d'Arcy James will star in a closed developmental reading of playwrightcomposer Asa Somers' new rock musical, Something As Big As This, July 2. The star-studded cast includes Emma Hunton Rent, Spring Awakening, Jenn Colella Urban Cowboy, High Fidelity, Preston Sadleir Next to Normal, Kingsley Leggs Sister Act, Color Purple, Benjamin Schrader Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, Wayne Duvall Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, O Brother, Where Art Thou, F. Michael Haynie Carrie, Dogfight, Jared Zirilli Lysistrata Jones, Wicked, Dennis Holland The Music Man, Elyse Knight, Naama Potok and Broadway and screen veteran Joyce van Patten.
- 6/20/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Guys, I swear I don’t care about baseball. I know I threw A League of Their Own at you last week, and I even made a case for America’s National Pastime as some sort of A&W-flavored throwback treat. But while we’re still lingering in May, I have one more curve ball to hurl: The Bad News Bears is a wicked, hilarious movie worth the vast space in our brains we reserve for nostalgia. And get this? It has a special gay appeal that I’ll get to in a bit.
The movie centers on a bunch of ragtag, nearly worthless kids who, with their cantankerous coach Morris Buttermaker (Walter Matthau), become competent baseball players with a chance to win a Little League title. I say it’s a worthy candidate for “Best Movie Ever” because it’s rowdy, real, and a sailormouthed examination of sporting pettiness.
The movie centers on a bunch of ragtag, nearly worthless kids who, with their cantankerous coach Morris Buttermaker (Walter Matthau), become competent baseball players with a chance to win a Little League title. I say it’s a worthy candidate for “Best Movie Ever” because it’s rowdy, real, and a sailormouthed examination of sporting pettiness.
- 5/30/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
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