Vibrant cameo performances by two of our most engaging young actors—Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Ritter—along with one film legend—Tippi Hedren—transform this modest comedy into something special. Hungover from a night of partying, Jillian (Jess Weixler), who's just dropped out of college, reluctantly agrees to fill in for a friend at her job running a dilapidated ice cream truck. This is Los Angeles, so there are weirdos aplenty walking up to Jillian's window, most of whom she chases off with withering (but funny) sarcasm. Making their feature debuts, director Jay Gammill and screenwriter Jim Beggarly wait too long to reveal the hurts that have made Jillian so brittle, yet Weixler subtly suggests that Jillian regrets her every word. She's alluring, which is why tw...
- 6/6/2013
- Village Voice
If you’ve somehow avoided the charms of actress Jess Weixler thus far, this first trailer for Jay Gammill‘s Free Samples may grate on your nerves. Who is this flighty chick fucking up something as simple as giving out free samples of ice cream from a truck? Who is this young lass breaking Jesse Eisenberg‘s heart? Who drops out of law school to be a loser? Why should I care? You should care precisely because it’s Weixler who is playing shiftless leading lady Jillian as said law-school-drop-out-ice-cream-loser and she is nothing short of consistently wonderful throughout her myriad indie roles. From The Lie to Peter and Vandy to Teeth (yup, that’s her!), Weixler is the best thing about every film she’s ever starred in, so if she’s headlining a lo-fi outing about ice cream shilling and deferred dreams, we’re sold. No wonder Eisenberg wants to get into “the good stuff...
- 4/30/2013
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
What could be better than ice cream? How about free ice cream? Or how about an exclusive trailer from the indie film "Free Samples"?
"Free Samples" tells the story of Jillian (Jess Weixler) who, after dropping out of law school, spends one eventful day handing out some tasty teases for soft-serve ice cream.
The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg as the guy Jillian can't remember from the night before but who is determined to go on a date with her.
Check out the full poster after the jump!
"Free Samples" also stars Halley Feiffer, Jason Ritter and Tippi Hedren. It was written by Jim Beggarly and directed by Jay Gammill, featuring original music by Say Hi.
You can visit the "Free Samples" official Facebook page here.
"Free Samples" will be available onDemand and for digital download starting on May 21 and in theaters on May 31.
"Free Samples" tells the story of Jillian (Jess Weixler) who, after dropping out of law school, spends one eventful day handing out some tasty teases for soft-serve ice cream.
The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg as the guy Jillian can't remember from the night before but who is determined to go on a date with her.
Check out the full poster after the jump!
"Free Samples" also stars Halley Feiffer, Jason Ritter and Tippi Hedren. It was written by Jim Beggarly and directed by Jay Gammill, featuring original music by Say Hi.
You can visit the "Free Samples" official Facebook page here.
"Free Samples" will be available onDemand and for digital download starting on May 21 and in theaters on May 31.
- 4/8/2013
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Movies Blog
Red Sea Media has assembled a robust slate in the last few months, including two new projects that the sales company has acquired worldwide sales rights for. Red Sea will be introducing the projects at the upcoming Afm, which feature A-listers and rising stars such as Jesse Eisenberg, Michael McKean, Jason Ritter, and Jess Weixler. Red Sea has acquired the offbeat romantic comedy Free Samples , which marks the feature film debut of director Jay Gammill. Written by Jim Beggarly (.The Kitchen.), and produced by Eben Kostbar and Joseph McKelheer for Film Harvest, the film tells the story of a law-school dropout who fills in as a server at her friend.s ice cream truck, doling out free samples to locals and oddball friends alike, including a man courting her who she barely remembers...
- 10/30/2012
- Comingsoon.net
While most of Austin, Texas is currently busy gearing up for Fantastic Fest (including our own Fantastic Fest Death Squad), we’d be remiss to not mention that another one of Atx’s homegrown film festivals, the concisely-named Austin Film Festival, has just released their lineup. And it’s a real beauty! The festival, kicking off in just under a month, will open with David Chase’s Not Fade Away and will also include screenings of such buzzed-about titles as Flight, Silver Linings Playbook, The Sessions, Quartet, and The Sapphires. The festival has yet to announce their Closing Night Film, but with such an already-strong lineup, it should be a doozy. After the break, take a look at the current feature-length lineup for the 2012 Austin Film Festival and Conference, including listings for their comedy and documentary sections. Marquee Screenings: Not Fade Away – David Chase (Writer/Director); David Chase in attendance Flight – John Gatins (Writer), Robert Zemeckis (Director...
- 9/19/2012
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Following our looks at actors, actresses, screenwriters and directors to watch in recent months, when the time came to put together a list of cinematographers (as we did two years ago), we went in with an open mind. But what was interesting is realizing, after the fact, that in an era where 35mm film is allegedly being phased out, that all five have done perhaps their most distinctive work on old-fashioned celluloid, rather than digital.
All have worked in digital of course, at least in the commercial world, and some have done hugely impressive work on new formats. But most of our five are fierce advocates for good 'ol 35mm, and it's another sign that the death knell shouldn't be rung for the old ways just yet. As long as there are talented DoPs like the ones below, and on the following pages, working closely with filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson,...
All have worked in digital of course, at least in the commercial world, and some have done hugely impressive work on new formats. But most of our five are fierce advocates for good 'ol 35mm, and it's another sign that the death knell shouldn't be rung for the old ways just yet. As long as there are talented DoPs like the ones below, and on the following pages, working closely with filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson,...
- 6/26/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Interview With Jason Ritter On Free Samples [Tribeca Film Festival]
The desire to control every personal relationship and learning to trust those who offer genuine friendship are daily struggles people often face as young adults. Once people can learn to make reasonable expectations for their relationships, they'll realize they can find their way in the world. Such is the case with the lead character Jillian in the new comedy-drama Free Samples, directed by first-time filmmaker Jay Gammill.
Thanks for reading We Got This Covered...
The desire to control every personal relationship and learning to trust those who offer genuine friendship are daily struggles people often face as young adults. Once people can learn to make reasonable expectations for their relationships, they'll realize they can find their way in the world. Such is the case with the lead character Jillian in the new comedy-drama Free Samples, directed by first-time filmmaker Jay Gammill.
Thanks for reading We Got This Covered...
- 5/2/2012
- by Karen Benardello
- We Got This Covered
Free Samples, directed by Jay Gammill, feels like a short film stretched out in to feature length, to only a mild degree of success. Starring indie darling Jess Weixler as Jillian, the film serves as a chamber movie of sorts, if a desolate parking lot can be a chamber. We open with Jillian on another drunken night, bullshitting with friend Nancy (Halley Feiffer), Nancy’s dumbbell boyfriend Wally (Jason Ritter) and a charming stranger they call Tex (Jesse Eisenberg).
Cut to the morning after. Jillian wakes up naked and hungover in Nancy’s apartment, only to find out her friend needs a big favor: sub for her in handing out free samples of a new ice cream-esque type of dessert all day. Without much of a choice, Jillian concedes.
And so goes the remaining 70 minutes of the brief, 80-minute film. Jillian sits, and stands, in a truck handing out free...
Cut to the morning after. Jillian wakes up naked and hungover in Nancy’s apartment, only to find out her friend needs a big favor: sub for her in handing out free samples of a new ice cream-esque type of dessert all day. Without much of a choice, Jillian concedes.
And so goes the remaining 70 minutes of the brief, 80-minute film. Jillian sits, and stands, in a truck handing out free...
- 4/27/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Following up on last week's preview of the Tribeca Film Festival (site), this'll be the entry that'll carry us through to Sunday. Introducing Slant's package of reviews, Ed Gonzalez argues that Tribeca "has blossomed from a celebration of the Big Apple as a filmmaking center into a great facilitator and promoter of international film and video culture." The Los Angeles Times' Steven Zeitchik agrees that it's "a prime venue to discover international films." More packages and lists: Smithsonian Magazine's Daniel Eagan ("What to See"), indieWIRE ("12 New Films We're Excited For"), Filmmaker's Scott Macaulay ("25 Films I'm Looking Forward To"), Movies.com ("20 Most Anticipated Movies"), Time's Lily Rothman ("Top 15 Chatter-Worthy Films"), Time Out New York and Twitch ("Top 15 Picks").
Having previewed "30-odd films" for the Voice, Eric Hynes recommends 14, and Take This Waltz is one of them: "Sarah Polley's follow-up to her moving directorial debut, Away From Her, is a modern...
Having previewed "30-odd films" for the Voice, Eric Hynes recommends 14, and Take This Waltz is one of them: "Sarah Polley's follow-up to her moving directorial debut, Away From Her, is a modern...
- 4/25/2012
- MUBI
Even the tiniest indie movies can get big publicity at a film festival like the Tribeca Film Festival. Over the weekend, reporters from outlets large and small congregated in the hallways on the 12th floor of the Manhattan hotel where the stars and director of “Free Samples” were doing interviews and photo sessions. The film, a slight indie comedy directed by first-timer Jay Gammill, stars Jess Wexler, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Halley Feiffer and Tippi Hedren. It had its world premiere at Tribeca over the weekend and will screen again later this week. Ritter,...
- 4/25/2012
- by Leah Rozen
- The Wrap
A first feature is an intimidating task no matter what, but for Jay Gammill, the odds were in his favor in a lot of ways. Gammill.s film Free Samples stars Jess Weixler as Jillian, a recent law school dropout who.s drowning her sorrows in alcohol and letting anyone and everyone feel the wrath of her sour attitude. When her best friend suckers her into manning her ice cream truck for the day, Jess hands out some free samples, but not without giving every costumer a hard time. However, as the day progresses, not only does Jess encounter people she actually thinks deserve her respect, like Tippi Hedren.s former Hollywood starlet, Betty, but comes to some personal revelations as well. Not only was Gammill fortunate enough to find a writer he was totally in tune with, but he landed Weixler as his lead as well as Hedren, Jason...
- 4/23/2012
- cinemablend.com
For some reason, independent movies, especially the current wave of mumblecore with its earthy existentialism and waxy photographic quality, have the reputation of somehow being more “real” or “honest” than movies in the mainstream. Because these smaller movies arrive at some emotional truth more directly, they don’t have to dodge movie stars or CGI monsters. But watching a movie like USC grad Jay Gammill's “Free Samples,” which proudly wears its indieness on its sleeve like a badge of honor (when it’s really more of a disfiguring war wound), all you get are feelings of artificiality. It’s so phony and forced and cloying and cute that you wonder how anyone could misdiagnose a movie like this as being more representative of the human experience than, say, something with werewolves or Tom Cruise.
The initial red flag gets raised when the actual plot (as much as there is...
The initial red flag gets raised when the actual plot (as much as there is...
- 4/22/2012
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
With the Cannes Film Festival dominating the headlines earlier today, let's not forget that right now in New York City the Tribeca Film Festival is in full swing, offering cinephiles a host of movies making their premieres and beginning their journey through the fest circuit and eventually into theaters. And one of those films is "Free Samples," the feature debut by Jay Gammill starring Jess Weixler and Jesse Eisenberg, with an appearance from the legendary Tippi Hedren.
Taking place over the course of one day, the film tells the story of Jillian, a Stanford dropout who wakes up hungover from a night at the bar with friends and is quickly enjoined by her friend Nancy to cover her shift at an ice cream truck. Reluctantly agreeing to do the favor, Jillian spends the day engaging with the variety of oddball customers who arrive for a promotional free sample (hence the title) being given away,...
Taking place over the course of one day, the film tells the story of Jillian, a Stanford dropout who wakes up hungover from a night at the bar with friends and is quickly enjoined by her friend Nancy to cover her shift at an ice cream truck. Reluctantly agreeing to do the favor, Jillian spends the day engaging with the variety of oddball customers who arrive for a promotional free sample (hence the title) being given away,...
- 4/19/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Watching the trailer for Jay Gammill’s new comedy Free Samples, one can almost hear the ghost of Clerks‘ Dante Hicks echoing in the distance – complaining, “I’m not even supposed to be here today.” The latest in a long line of dead-end job dramedies, Free Samples follows slacker twenty-something Jillian (Jess Wexler) as she fills in for her friend handing out free samples all day from inside an ice cream truck. Premiering this week in Tribeca’s Spotlight section, Gammill’s film aligns an impressive ensemble of indie notables, including Wexler, Jesse Eisenberg, and Jason Ritter.
Filmmaker: Can you talk a bit about Free Samples‘ gensis? How did you first get involved with the project? And what was the collaborative process like with writer Jim Beggarly?
Gammill: Jim Beggarly the idea of Free Samples in the spring of 2008 soon after we’d met and knew we wanted to work together.
Filmmaker: Can you talk a bit about Free Samples‘ gensis? How did you first get involved with the project? And what was the collaborative process like with writer Jim Beggarly?
Gammill: Jim Beggarly the idea of Free Samples in the spring of 2008 soon after we’d met and knew we wanted to work together.
- 4/19/2012
- by Dan Schoenbrun
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
This year's Tribeca Film Festival carries one of its strongest line-ups in years. In addition to films from Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Sundance and Berlin circuit, there's also a wealth of U.S. premieres or lesser-known festival movies in the line-up that look just as promising this time around; after a relatively weak SXSW, it looks like the East Coast is getting some of the good stuff.
Below, you'll find 15 films that seem among the most intriguing Tribeca has to offer this year. Of course, we can't speak for their quality as yet, but they certainly look promising at this point at time. And for the record, we haven't included the high-profile opening and closing films -- "The Five-Year Engagement" and "The Avengers" -- partly because they're getting more than enough attention elsewhere, and partly because we've already seen both (although can't review them just yet -- keep your eyes peeled...
Below, you'll find 15 films that seem among the most intriguing Tribeca has to offer this year. Of course, we can't speak for their quality as yet, but they certainly look promising at this point at time. And for the record, we haven't included the high-profile opening and closing films -- "The Five-Year Engagement" and "The Avengers" -- partly because they're getting more than enough attention elsewhere, and partly because we've already seen both (although can't review them just yet -- keep your eyes peeled...
- 4/16/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Among the notable premieres at this year's Tribeca Film Fest is the Jay Gammill-directed Free Samples, which stars Jess Weixler (Teeth) as a slacker covering a day-long shift at her friend's ice-cream truck. Still hung-over from the night before and jonesing for a cup of coffee that never comes, Weixler has to deal with a host of quirky customers, including a persistent Jesse Eisenberg, who met Weixler during her debauched night and now hopes to ask her out for an actual date. In this exclusive clip, Eisenberg tries to pitch Weixler on a Mexican restaurant, but she's not quite having it. Free Samples will have its world premiere on April 20 ... and Jesse, if your woo-pitching comes to naught, call Vulture: We'd be happy to treat you to some margaritas.
- 4/12/2012
- by Kyle Buchanan
- Vulture
Tribeca: Tell us a little about Free Samples. How would you describe the movie in your own words? Jay Gammill: Free Samples is a film about finding yourself. I think we've all experienced times when our idea of what our life should look like is at odds with what it actually is, but eventually life intervenes, and so this film is about the journey through the wayward moments. It confronts that journey front and center, and through Jillian, the main character, it pokes some fun at it. Everyone makes choices in life, be they good or bad, and those moments of decision are the ones that matter. I think this film really says that this happens to everyone. Tribeca: Every Generation Y-er can relate to Free Samples. Was it the fact that Jim Beggarly's script addressed a much-shared experience that drew you to the project? Jay Gammill: Well,...
- 4/1/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
The San Francisco International Film Festival unveiled the lineup and program for its 55th edition yesterday, 174 films in all, from 45 countries. Sfiff's not a festival that places much emphasis on premieres, but one that it is touting is The Fourth Dimension, a collection of three shorts by Harmony Korine, Alexsei Fedorchenko (Silent Souls) and Jan Kwiecinski, screening April 20 and four days later at the Tribeca Film Festival (Sfiff runs from April 19 through May 3, Tribeca from April 18 through 29).
The Hollywood Reporter debuted the trailer on Monday; and, for Sfiff, Cheryl Eddy fills us in: "Created under a 'manifesto' whose directives would make Lars von Trier shudder, this three-part film might look on paper like an exercise in forced hipness…. Working under orders tall, whimsical (according to the manifesto, a stuffed animal must make an appearance no matter what) and surreal, Korine's Lotus Community Workshop drops Val Kilmer in an alternate-universe existence...
The Hollywood Reporter debuted the trailer on Monday; and, for Sfiff, Cheryl Eddy fills us in: "Created under a 'manifesto' whose directives would make Lars von Trier shudder, this three-part film might look on paper like an exercise in forced hipness…. Working under orders tall, whimsical (according to the manifesto, a stuffed animal must make an appearance no matter what) and surreal, Korine's Lotus Community Workshop drops Val Kilmer in an alternate-universe existence...
- 3/28/2012
- MUBI
The 11th Tribeca Film Festival is only a few weeks away, and will feature plenty of indie movies vying for audience attention and studio distribution, so credit newcomer director Jay Gammill and Film Market for getting the word out early on their quirky comedy "Free Samples." The film stars Jess Weixler — known most notably for staging a war on penises in Mitchell Lichtenstein's 2007 horror-comedy "Teeth" — as a Stanford law-school dropout who gets stuck working in an ice cream truck for a day and is distracted by every goofy weirdo in town while she tries to figure out what to do with her life. Among those distractions is Jason Ritter (who also worked with Weixler in the 2009 romantic drama "Peter and Vandy") and Jesse Eisenberg, who could be Weixler's love interest in the movie (or could just appear in a handful of scenes).
Seeing Eisenberg as the earnest romantic isn't completely new,...
Seeing Eisenberg as the earnest romantic isn't completely new,...
- 3/28/2012
- by Ryan Gowland
- The Playlist
Since breaking out in Zombieland and especially The Social Network, I’ve been impressed with Jesse Eisenberg‘s career choices. He’s been able to balance low-budget indies like Predisposed and Free Samples, for which we have a trailer today, along with more mainstream dramas and comedies like 30 Minutes or Less or Woody Allen‘s next film.
Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival, Eisenberg co-stars in Jay Gammill‘s Free Samples, a dramedy which sees Teeth star Jess Weixler as the lead. The story looks like your basic quirky indie project, following a lead character who learns about herself thanks to a cast of colorful characters. Thankfully the ensemble is strong with Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Matt Walsh and more, making it one to seek out at the festival. Check out the trailer and poster below via THR.
Synopsis:
Jillian is having a bad day. She’s got a raging hangover, she...
Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival, Eisenberg co-stars in Jay Gammill‘s Free Samples, a dramedy which sees Teeth star Jess Weixler as the lead. The story looks like your basic quirky indie project, following a lead character who learns about herself thanks to a cast of colorful characters. Thankfully the ensemble is strong with Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Matt Walsh and more, making it one to seek out at the festival. Check out the trailer and poster below via THR.
Synopsis:
Jillian is having a bad day. She’s got a raging hangover, she...
- 3/27/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Upcoming indie comedy-drama Free Samples isn’t a film I knew much about beyond the name until just watching the trailer a moment ago. Having done that, I’m now already hoping it’ll get picked up for distribution soon.
The film is making its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival next month, and with a cast including Jess Weixler (Teeth*) in the lead, supported by Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland) and Jason Ritter (Parenthood), I’m really hoping it will turn out as good as this trailer looks.
“Jillian is having a bad day. She’s got a raging hangover, she’s starting to think dropping out of Stanford Law to become an artist wasn’t the best career move, and things are weird with her faraway fiancé. Can spending the day parked in an ice cream truck doling out samples—and a good dose of sass—to oddball Angelenos shake...
The film is making its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival next month, and with a cast including Jess Weixler (Teeth*) in the lead, supported by Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland) and Jason Ritter (Parenthood), I’m really hoping it will turn out as good as this trailer looks.
“Jillian is having a bad day. She’s got a raging hangover, she’s starting to think dropping out of Stanford Law to become an artist wasn’t the best career move, and things are weird with her faraway fiancé. Can spending the day parked in an ice cream truck doling out samples—and a good dose of sass—to oddball Angelenos shake...
- 3/27/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jason Ritter, Jess Weixler, Jesse Eisenberg and Halley Feiffer star in the comedy Free Samples, which will have its world premiere Friday, April 20, at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Written by Jim Beggarly and directed by Jay Gammill, the Spotlight feature follows a law school dropout with a terrible hangover as she interacts with the people of Los Angeles over one long day from inside an ice cream truck. Story: Neil Labute's Short Film 'Bff' to Have Its World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival THR here exclusively hosts the film's trailer (below) and one sheet. The film was produced by Film Harvest's Joseph
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- 3/23/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
2012 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Film Selections
For Spotlight And Cinemania Sections And Special Screenings
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Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival Lineup Also Revealed
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival lineup. The 11th edition of the Festival will take place from April 18 to April 29 in New York City.
The Spotlight section screens 34 films, 22 narratives and 12 documentaries that demonstrate the breadth of films at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nineteen films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival. The Cinemania section offers a largely international assortment of seven thrilling narrative films.
.The Spotlight program is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight. We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that...
For Spotlight And Cinemania Sections And Special Screenings
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Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival Lineup Also Revealed
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival lineup. The 11th edition of the Festival will take place from April 18 to April 29 in New York City.
The Spotlight section screens 34 films, 22 narratives and 12 documentaries that demonstrate the breadth of films at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nineteen films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival. The Cinemania section offers a largely international assortment of seven thrilling narrative films.
.The Spotlight program is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight. We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that...
- 3/8/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A new big batch of films have been added to the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival line-up, and while there aren't a lot of big premieres in the bunch, there's a lot to catch up with for those of you (and us) who didn't attend Tiff 2011, Sundance 2012, etc. etc.
Highlights for us include Sarah Polley's sophomore directorial effort "Take This Waltz," starring Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams, Julie Delpy's "2 Days In New York," starring herself and Chris Rock in a sequel to "2 Days in Paris," Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's "Chicken With Plums," their directorial follow-up to the very excellent 2007 animated film "Persepolis," Lynn Shelton's "Your Sister's Sister" starring Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt and Mark Duplass, and "Lola Versus," Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister Jones' follow-up to the celebrated 2009 micro-budgeted indie "Breaking Upwards" starring Lister Jones herself alongside Greta Gerwig, Joel Kinnaman (AMC's "The Killing," the new "RoboCop"), Bill Pullman,...
Highlights for us include Sarah Polley's sophomore directorial effort "Take This Waltz," starring Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams, Julie Delpy's "2 Days In New York," starring herself and Chris Rock in a sequel to "2 Days in Paris," Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's "Chicken With Plums," their directorial follow-up to the very excellent 2007 animated film "Persepolis," Lynn Shelton's "Your Sister's Sister" starring Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt and Mark Duplass, and "Lola Versus," Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister Jones' follow-up to the celebrated 2009 micro-budgeted indie "Breaking Upwards" starring Lister Jones herself alongside Greta Gerwig, Joel Kinnaman (AMC's "The Killing," the new "RoboCop"), Bill Pullman,...
- 3/8/2012
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Tribeca 2012 Announces Final Line-Up Including ’2 Days,’ ‘Take This Waltz,’ ‘Sleepless Night’ & More
After an initial unveiling earlier this week, Tribeca Film Festival 2012 have announced the rest of their feature film line-up and it is a surprisingly strong one. We’ve got lots of great films that have premiered at previous fests.
There is July Delpy‘s 2 Days In New York (our Sundance review here), Sarah Polley‘s Take This Waltz (our Vancouver review here), the awesome action thriller Sleepless Night (our Tiff review here), as well as one of my favorites from Toronto, Chicken with Plums (our Tiff review here), from the Persepolis directors. We’ve also got premieres of Jenna Fischer‘s Mechanical Man and Chris Colfer‘s Struck by Lightning, as well as docs by Billy Corben, Morgan Spurlock and Keanu Reeves‘ filmmaking doc Side by Side. Check them all out below.
Spotlight Section
2 Days in New York, directed and written by Julie Delpy. (France) – New York Premiere, Narrative. This...
There is July Delpy‘s 2 Days In New York (our Sundance review here), Sarah Polley‘s Take This Waltz (our Vancouver review here), the awesome action thriller Sleepless Night (our Tiff review here), as well as one of my favorites from Toronto, Chicken with Plums (our Tiff review here), from the Persepolis directors. We’ve also got premieres of Jenna Fischer‘s Mechanical Man and Chris Colfer‘s Struck by Lightning, as well as docs by Billy Corben, Morgan Spurlock and Keanu Reeves‘ filmmaking doc Side by Side. Check them all out below.
Spotlight Section
2 Days in New York, directed and written by Julie Delpy. (France) – New York Premiere, Narrative. This...
- 3/8/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
HollywoodNews.com: The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival lineup. The 11th edition of the Festival will take place from April 18 to April 29 in New York City.
The Spotlight section screens 34 films, 22 narratives and 12 documentaries that demonstrate the breadth of films at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nineteen films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival. The Cinemania section offers a largely international assortment of seven thrilling narrative films.
‘The Spotlight program is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight. We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that showcase stellar performances and insightful writing, and documentaries that challenge and inform their audiences,’ said Frédéric Boyer, newly appointed Artistic...
The Spotlight section screens 34 films, 22 narratives and 12 documentaries that demonstrate the breadth of films at the Tribeca Film Festival. Nineteen films in the selection will have their world premieres at the Festival. The Cinemania section offers a largely international assortment of seven thrilling narrative films.
‘The Spotlight program is a wonderful encapsulation of the originality and diversity of filmmaking that Tribeca seeks to highlight. We have films from emerging filmmakers as well as seasoned veterans, narratives that showcase stellar performances and insightful writing, and documentaries that challenge and inform their audiences,’ said Frédéric Boyer, newly appointed Artistic...
- 3/8/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Tribeca Film Festival announced its Spotlight and Cinemania programs today, including Morgan Spurlock’s latest documentary, Mansome, period drama Cheerful Weather for the Wedding with Like Crazy’s Felicity Jones (right), and Struck By Lightning, written by Glee’s Chris Colfer. “It was important that we head into Tribeca’s second decade highlighting projects that were attuned to the pulse of our cultural climate,” said director of programming Genna Terranova, in a release. “That said, both consciousness and levity play a prominent role in this year’s selection. We are also eager to introduce audiences to a group of...
- 3/8/2012
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Sometime late this month (or at the beginning of the month of December) the Sundance Film Festival will start unveiling the line-up for their 2012 edition. In an effort to give our readers a heads up on what we'll most likely be seeing at the fest, I've put together yet another predictions list. Caution: I cast a wide circle with a total of 80 predix so I'm bound to get some wrong, but as I've proven in prior years, I'm spot on with at least half the titles you'll find here. One of the most common questions I receive is: how do I know what'll be at the fest and where do I get my information? The answer: I've been going there seven years straight, been privileged to share professional relationships with those in the indie and foreign film sphere, but unless you're one of the programmers led by John Cooper, then...
- 11/21/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
#20. Free Samples - Jay Gammill An item we could easily see in the U.S Dramatic Comp, Jay Gammill's quirky dramedy comes equipped with familiar Park City faces Jess Weixler, Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Ritter (Jesse and Jason co-starred in The Education of Charlie Banks - see pic above, legend Tippi Hedren and on the tech side had cinematographer Reed Morano (Frozen River, Little Birds). Gist: Scripted by Jim Beggarly, Weixler stars a a law school drop-out who fills in as a server as a friend's food truck, where she doles out free samples of ice cream. The job tests her patience, and while she figures out what to do with her life, she finds herself being courted by a young man (Eisenberg) whom she barely remembers from the night before. Producers: Eben Kostbar and Joseph McKelheer (The Hammer)(Ioncinema.com Preview Page // IMDb Link) ...
- 11/9/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Jesse Eisenberg ("The Social Network") has signed up for the comedy/drama "Free Samples" according to The Wrap.
The story follows a law-school dropout (Jess Weixler) who takes a job handing out free ice cream samples from her friend's food truck. Eisenberg plays a guy who starts courting her, although her character met him the night before and doesn't remember him.
Jason Ritter, Tippi Hedren, Hallie Pfieffer, Jocelin Donahue and Matt Walsh also star. Jay Gammill directs from a script by Jim Beggarly, and shooting is currently under way in Los Angeles.
The story follows a law-school dropout (Jess Weixler) who takes a job handing out free ice cream samples from her friend's food truck. Eisenberg plays a guy who starts courting her, although her character met him the night before and doesn't remember him.
Jason Ritter, Tippi Hedren, Hallie Pfieffer, Jocelin Donahue and Matt Walsh also star. Jay Gammill directs from a script by Jim Beggarly, and shooting is currently under way in Los Angeles.
- 12/13/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Jesse Eisenberg has joined the cast of Free Samples, an indie comedy-drama from director Jay Gammill. Eisenberg has been impressing for some time now. He made a name for himself playing awkward but loveable losers in the likes of The Squid and the Whale, Zombieland, and Adventureland. He stepped up his game for David Fincher's The Social Network, bringing vulnerability, loneliness and passive-aggression to the role of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Next up, he seems to be slipping back into his comfort zone for Free Samples. Jess...
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- 12/11/2010
- by Matt Maytum
- TotalFilm
Briefly: You've got to appreciate a move like this. Jesse Eisenberg is enjoying justified praise for his work in The Social Network, and will very likely score an Oscar nomination in the deal. So what does he do to follow up the film? He signs on to a small-ish indie dramedy called Free Samples. The film features Jess Weixler (Teeth) as "a law school drop-out who fills in as a server as a friend's food truck, where she doles out free samples of ice cream. The job tests her patience, and while she figures out what to do with her life, she finds herself being courted by a young man (Eisenberg) whom she barely remembers from the night before." The film is in production now. Jay Gammill (Hello, My Name is Charlie) directs from a script by Jim Beggarly, and Jason Ritter (who was in The Education of Charlie Banks with Eisenberg), Tippi Hedren,...
- 12/10/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Jesse Eisenberg must be sitting pretty cozy right now that his role in "The Social Network" garnered so much attention to the point of where people think he'll be nominated for an Oscar. Regardless of whether or not it comes true, he's found his next role in an independent drama called "Free Samples." He'll be co-starring alongside Jess Weixler with a cast that includes Jason Ritter, Hallie Pfeiffer, Tippi Hedren, Keir O'Donnell, Matt Walsh and Jocelyn Donahue. "Free Samples," directed by Jay Gammill, is written by Jim Beggarly. The story has Weixler as a law school drop-out who fills in as a server at a friend's food truck, where she doles out free samples of ice cream. The job tests her patience, and while she figures out what to do with her life, she finds herself being courted by a young man (Eisenberg) whom she barely remembers from the night before.
- 12/10/2010
- LRMonline.com
Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) has signed on to star in forthcoming indie comedy Free Samples.
Eisenberg joins a host of lesser known actors, including Tippi Hedren, Hallie Pfeiffer, Keir O’Donnell, Jocelyn Donahue and Matt Walsh.
Free Samples follows a law school drop-out who fills in as a server as a friend’s food truck, where she doles out free samples of ice cream. The job tests her patience, and while she figures out what to do with her life, she finds herself being courted by a young man (Eisenberg) whom she barely remembers from the night before.
The film will be directed by Jay Gammill from a script penned by Jim Beggarly.
ThePlaylist reported this story.
Eisenberg joins a host of lesser known actors, including Tippi Hedren, Hallie Pfeiffer, Keir O’Donnell, Jocelyn Donahue and Matt Walsh.
Free Samples follows a law school drop-out who fills in as a server as a friend’s food truck, where she doles out free samples of ice cream. The job tests her patience, and while she figures out what to do with her life, she finds herself being courted by a young man (Eisenberg) whom she barely remembers from the night before.
The film will be directed by Jay Gammill from a script penned by Jim Beggarly.
ThePlaylist reported this story.
- 12/10/2010
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
So what do you do to follow up a career best and likely to be Oscar nominated performance? If your name is Jesse Eisenberg, you keep it real by joining an indie comedy. The actor who has been earning incredible buzz for his outstanding performance in David Fincher's "The Social Network," has joined "Free Samples" from director Jay Gammill, making his feature debut. Written by Jim Beggarly, the film follows "a law school drop-out who fills in as a server as a friend's food truck, where she doles out free samples of ice cream. The job tests her patience, and…...
- 12/10/2010
- The Playlist
Filed under: Trailers and Clips, Movie News, Cinematical
- Marvel have released the first official poster for 'Thor,' which hits theaters May 2011. You can check out the poster in full at the bottom of this post, but also check back at Cinematical this evening when the first 'Thor' trailer is expected to hit.
- DreamWorks Animation have carved out a March 2013 spot for the very intriguing project 'Me and My Shadow,' a film about the rogue shadow of "the world's most boring human" that will blend CGI and hand-drawn animation much in the same way 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' blended live-action with hand-drawn animation.
- "Inspired" (if you can call it that) by the E-Trade commercials featuring a talking baby, Fox is currently shaping together an untitled comedy about babies that escape daycare and presumably get up to all kinds of 'Baby's Day Out' hilarity.
- Marvel have released the first official poster for 'Thor,' which hits theaters May 2011. You can check out the poster in full at the bottom of this post, but also check back at Cinematical this evening when the first 'Thor' trailer is expected to hit.
- DreamWorks Animation have carved out a March 2013 spot for the very intriguing project 'Me and My Shadow,' a film about the rogue shadow of "the world's most boring human" that will blend CGI and hand-drawn animation much in the same way 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' blended live-action with hand-drawn animation.
- "Inspired" (if you can call it that) by the E-Trade commercials featuring a talking baby, Fox is currently shaping together an untitled comedy about babies that escape daycare and presumably get up to all kinds of 'Baby's Day Out' hilarity.
- 12/10/2010
- by Peter Hall
- Moviefone
Filed under: Trailers and Clips, Movie News, Cinematical
- Marvel have released the first official poster for 'Thor,' which hits theaters May 2011. You can check out the poster in full at the bottom of this post, but also check back at Cinematical this evening when the first 'Thor' trailer is expected to hit.
- DreamWorks Animation have carved out a March 2013 spot for the very intriguing project 'Me and My Shadow,' a film about the rogue shadow of "the world's most boring human" that will blend CGI and hand-drawn animation much in the same way 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' blended live-action with hand-drawn animation.
- "Inspired" (if you can call it that) by the E-Trade commercials featuring a talking baby, Fox is currently shaping together an untitled comedy about babies that escape daycare and presumably get up to all kinds of 'Baby's Day Out' hilarity.
- Marvel have released the first official poster for 'Thor,' which hits theaters May 2011. You can check out the poster in full at the bottom of this post, but also check back at Cinematical this evening when the first 'Thor' trailer is expected to hit.
- DreamWorks Animation have carved out a March 2013 spot for the very intriguing project 'Me and My Shadow,' a film about the rogue shadow of "the world's most boring human" that will blend CGI and hand-drawn animation much in the same way 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' blended live-action with hand-drawn animation.
- "Inspired" (if you can call it that) by the E-Trade commercials featuring a talking baby, Fox is currently shaping together an untitled comedy about babies that escape daycare and presumably get up to all kinds of 'Baby's Day Out' hilarity.
- 12/10/2010
- by Peter Hall
- Cinematical
If you guys were the inventors of Casting Tidbits, you'd have invented Casting Tidbits. First up, The Wrap reports Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) will co-star with Jess Weixler (Teeth) in the indie Free Samples from director Jay Gammill. The story follows a law school drop-out (Weixler) who fills in as a server on a friend's food truck, where she doles out free samples of ice cream. As she's stuck there figuring out what to do with her life, she finds herself being courted by a young man (Eisenberg) whom she barely remembers from the night before. Jason Ritter ("The Event") and Keir O'Donnell (Wedding Crashers) also star in the film. Second, Deadline reports a shirtless mannequin Taylor Lautner (The Twilight Saga) is attached to lead the previously announced adaptation of Catherin Fisher's young adult series Incarceron. The first book in the series is being adapted by much ...
- 12/10/2010
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Jesse Eisenberg might have put one foot in mainstream films such as The Social Network and upcoming animated film Rio, but the actor's other foot is firmly planted in indie world roles as Roger Dodger, The Squid and the Whale and Adventureland. The actor has penciled in a quickie before the holidays called Free Samples, and will appear alongside with Jess Weixler, Jason Ritter, Tippi Hedren, Hallie Pfeiffer, Keir O'Donnell, Jocelyn Donahue and Matt Walsh in a dramedy directed by Jay Gammill. Film Harvest's McKelheer and Eben Kostbar are producing. Gist: Scripted by Jim Beggarly, Weixler stars a a law school drop-out who fills in as a server as a friend's food truck, where she doles out free samples of ice cream. The job tests her patience, and while she figures out what to do with her life, she finds herself being courted by a young man (Eisenberg) whom...
- 12/10/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
I think it’s all but a sure bet Jesse Eisenberg is getting an Oscar nomination for The Social Network, but he’s not just going to sit back and rest on his laurels; not when there are movies to be made people! The Wrap has reported that Eisenberg has officially signed on to the indie comedy Free Samples directed by Jay Gammill. Others casted include mumblecore favorite Jess Weixler, Jason Ritter, Keir O’Donnell, Tippi Hedren, Hallie Pfeiffer, Matt Walsh, and Jocelyn Donahue.
Free Samples stars Weixler as a woman who becomes a server on a food truck after dropping out of law school. Dealing with her dead end job and no idea of what to do for her future, a young man (Eisenberg) begins to court her. Insert indie quirkiness here, rinse, and repeat.
Honestly, it sounds like another generic indie comedy and after sitting through some painful ones,...
Free Samples stars Weixler as a woman who becomes a server on a food truck after dropping out of law school. Dealing with her dead end job and no idea of what to do for her future, a young man (Eisenberg) begins to court her. Insert indie quirkiness here, rinse, and repeat.
Honestly, it sounds like another generic indie comedy and after sitting through some painful ones,...
- 12/10/2010
- by Jonathan Sullivan
- The Film Stage
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