Severin Films Goes Goth On June 4th With Danza MacAbra Volume 3: The Spanish Gothic Collection: "Coming June 4th! Danza MacAbra Volume 3: The Spanish Gothic Collection is the latest in our acclaimed series of Gothic Horror Blu-ray box sets and the first to focus on Spain’s tradition of Gothic Horror, which – particularly during the Franco dictatorship – was characterized by daring concepts, lush visuals, extreme sexuality, and a startling aestheic all its own. These four classic shockers from the 1970s represent the genre at its most audacious: In Necrophagous, the debut feature by writer/director Miguel Madrid, a fractured family in a crumbling castle conceals a grisly graveyard secret. The anthology film Cake Of Blood – never previously available outside of Spain – presents a quartet of supernatural tales by four young filmmakers. Hammer Films director John Gilling brings his inimitable style to the occult thriller in Cross Of The Devil.
- 5/15/2024
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Pierce Brosnan is set to play a legendary werewolf hunter in Wolfland, an upcoming horror-thriller from his son, Sean Brosnan. Written by Brosnan the Younger and Matt D'Elia the premise is a famliar one. In this epic odyssey, a young teenager’s sister is viciously attacked and shows signs of a transformation, he leaves his small village in search of a legendary werewolf hunter who can reverse the gruesome curse. When he finds the “legend”, Devlin, slumped against a bar and in no mood for ghost stories, Delvin takes the kid’s money and agrees to hunt down this phantom monster, only to find themselves in a deadly whirlwind of carnage. Brosnan the Younger is also quoted as saying that he believes the werewolf transformations...
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- 5/15/2024
- Screen Anarchy
Sean Brosnan, son of Pierce Brosnan and the late Cassandra Harris, didn’t cast his father in his 2016 feature directorial debut My Father Die (although Pierce was a producer on that film), but he did just cast the former James Bond in a prominent role in his second feature, the werewolf thriller Wolfland. Thanks to Sean, it sounds like we’re going to get see Pierce Brosnan battle a werewolf!
Scripted by Sean Brosnan and Matt D’Elia, Wolfland is described as being an “epic odyssey.” When a young teenager’s sister is viciously attacked and shows signs of a transformation, he leaves his small village in search of a legendary werewolf hunter who can reverse the gruesome curse. When he finds the “legend”, Devlin, slumped against a bar and in no mood for ghost stories, Devlin takes the kid’s money and agrees to hunt down this phantom monster, only...
Scripted by Sean Brosnan and Matt D’Elia, Wolfland is described as being an “epic odyssey.” When a young teenager’s sister is viciously attacked and shows signs of a transformation, he leaves his small village in search of a legendary werewolf hunter who can reverse the gruesome curse. When he finds the “legend”, Devlin, slumped against a bar and in no mood for ghost stories, Devlin takes the kid’s money and agrees to hunt down this phantom monster, only...
- 5/15/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Described as an “epic odyssey,” the upcoming werewolf thriller Wolfland is being directed by Sean Brosnan, and Sean’s movie star dad Pierce Brosnan has signed on to star this week.
Variety reports that Wolfland will feature “creature and design effects” from Imaginarium Studios, the company founded by Andy Serkis.
The film “follows a young teenager who, when his sister is viciously attacked and showing signs of a transformation, leaves his small village in search of a legendary werewolf hunter who can reverse the gruesome curse. When he finds the “legend,” Devlin, slumped against a bar and in no mood for ghost stories, Delvin takes the kid’s money and agrees to hunt down this phantom monster, only to find themselves in a deadly whirlwind of carnage.”
Sean Brosnan (My Father Die) co-wrote the screenplay with Matt D’Elia.
“I’m excited to be working with Pierce on a film that...
Variety reports that Wolfland will feature “creature and design effects” from Imaginarium Studios, the company founded by Andy Serkis.
The film “follows a young teenager who, when his sister is viciously attacked and showing signs of a transformation, leaves his small village in search of a legendary werewolf hunter who can reverse the gruesome curse. When he finds the “legend,” Devlin, slumped against a bar and in no mood for ghost stories, Delvin takes the kid’s money and agrees to hunt down this phantom monster, only to find themselves in a deadly whirlwind of carnage.”
Sean Brosnan (My Father Die) co-wrote the screenplay with Matt D’Elia.
“I’m excited to be working with Pierce on a film that...
- 5/15/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Bond legend Pierce Brosnan has lined up a new project, and this time it’s being directed by his own son.
Thriller “Wolfland” marks the second feature from actor-turned-filmmaker Sean Brosnan (“My Father Die”), working from a script he co-wrote with Matt D’Elia.
The film is being produced by Marcus Warren for Light Sound Frequency and Christian Moore for The Consortium, with Imaginarium Studios, founded by Andy Serkis, providing creature design and effects. The Exchange is executive producing and handling worldwide sales at the Marché du Film in Cannes, with the shoot expected to start later this year in the U.K.
Described as an “epic odyssey,” “Wolfland” follows a young teenager who, when his sister is viciously attacked and showing signs of a transformation, leaves his small village in search of a legendary werewolf hunter who can reverse the gruesome curse. When he finds the “legend,” Devlin, slumped against...
Thriller “Wolfland” marks the second feature from actor-turned-filmmaker Sean Brosnan (“My Father Die”), working from a script he co-wrote with Matt D’Elia.
The film is being produced by Marcus Warren for Light Sound Frequency and Christian Moore for The Consortium, with Imaginarium Studios, founded by Andy Serkis, providing creature design and effects. The Exchange is executive producing and handling worldwide sales at the Marché du Film in Cannes, with the shoot expected to start later this year in the U.K.
Described as an “epic odyssey,” “Wolfland” follows a young teenager who, when his sister is viciously attacked and showing signs of a transformation, leaves his small village in search of a legendary werewolf hunter who can reverse the gruesome curse. When he finds the “legend,” Devlin, slumped against...
- 5/15/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Eleven years after making his feature writing and directing debut with the comedy American Animal (a film he also starred in), Matt D’Elia is ready to make his second feature – and this time he’s making a “genre-bending relationship horror thriller” called A Void. Variety reports that Aya Cash (The Boys) has signed on to star in the film alongside Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project) and Alison Pill (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World).
Set to begin filming next year, A Void will tell the story of
troubled lovers Sarah and Nick, lifelong urbanites and intellectuals, who move from the city to the country to start a new chapter. As their repressed traumas become more evident, so too do the cracks in their relationship. These problems are only compounded when they encounter a mysterious anomaly on their property: An inexplicable black void that, according to all laws of physics, shouldn...
Set to begin filming next year, A Void will tell the story of
troubled lovers Sarah and Nick, lifelong urbanites and intellectuals, who move from the city to the country to start a new chapter. As their repressed traumas become more evident, so too do the cracks in their relationship. These problems are only compounded when they encounter a mysterious anomaly on their property: An inexplicable black void that, according to all laws of physics, shouldn...
- 10/27/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Visit Films will represent worldwide rights on the genre-bending relationship horror-thriller “A Void,” the latest feature from ”American Animal” director and star Matt D’Elia.
The film will be presented to buyers at next week’s American Film Market, and begin production in 2023.
“A Void” centers on troubled lovers Sarah and Nick, lifelong urbanites and intellectuals, who move from the city to the country to start a new chapter. As their repressed traumas become more evident, so too do the cracks in their relationship. These problems are only compounded when they encounter a mysterious anomaly on their property: An inexplicable black void that, according to all laws of physics, shouldn’t and can’t exist — and yet, there it is.
As Sarah and Nick attempt to understand what they’ve stumbled upon, bizarre and terrifying events begin to take place, both in their dreams and in their waking lives.
“A Void” is written by D’Elia.
The film will be presented to buyers at next week’s American Film Market, and begin production in 2023.
“A Void” centers on troubled lovers Sarah and Nick, lifelong urbanites and intellectuals, who move from the city to the country to start a new chapter. As their repressed traumas become more evident, so too do the cracks in their relationship. These problems are only compounded when they encounter a mysterious anomaly on their property: An inexplicable black void that, according to all laws of physics, shouldn’t and can’t exist — and yet, there it is.
As Sarah and Nick attempt to understand what they’ve stumbled upon, bizarre and terrifying events begin to take place, both in their dreams and in their waking lives.
“A Void” is written by D’Elia.
- 10/26/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
‘Please Baby Please’ Trailer: Karl Glusman and Andrea Riseborough Turn Heads in Gay Musical Fantasia
One of the wildest, campiest, least apologetic films of the 2022 festival season is “Please Baby Please.” Amanda Kramer’s 1950s-set LGBT musical thriller tells the story of a straight-passing married couple who begin questioning their conceptions of gender, sexuality, and monogamy after witnessing a murder and becoming involved with a greaser gang known as the Young Gents. The movie premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival and was soon acquired by Music Box Films, who is giving it a theatrical release later this year.
“There are many things we love about this film, including Andrea Riseborough’s fierce and fearless performance,” said Music Box Films’ Brian Andreotti. “Director Amanda Kramer’s bold mise en scene and stylized 1950s iconography combine to give adventurous audiences a highly entertaining musing on gender roles and desire that is both timely and timeless,”
“Please Baby Please” is directed by Amanda Kramer, working from a script...
“There are many things we love about this film, including Andrea Riseborough’s fierce and fearless performance,” said Music Box Films’ Brian Andreotti. “Director Amanda Kramer’s bold mise en scene and stylized 1950s iconography combine to give adventurous audiences a highly entertaining musing on gender roles and desire that is both timely and timeless,”
“Please Baby Please” is directed by Amanda Kramer, working from a script...
- 9/15/2022
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Ryan Simpkins (Fear Street 2 & 3), Karim Saleh (Transparent), Jake Choi (Single Parents), Matt D’Elia (American Animal), Jake Sidney Cohen (Homecoming), Cole Escola (At Home with Amy Sedaris, Search Party), Jaz Sinclair (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Paper Towns) Dana Ashbrook (Twin Peaks), and Mary Lynn Rajskub (24) have joined the cast of feature Please Baby Please.
Starring are Andrea Riseborough, Demi Moore, Harry Melling and Karl Glusman. Amanda Kramer is directing from a script by Kramer and Noel David Taylor.
The film follows newlyweds Suze and Arthur who, after witnessing a murder in the gritty streets of a surreal 1950s Manhattan, become the dangerous obsession of a greaser gang that awakens a sleeping quandary about the couple’s sexual identity.
Principal photography commenced last week in Butte, Montana.
Please Baby Please is the first project from Rivulet Media, which recently launched as a publicly traded company with Mike Witherill and Arizona...
Starring are Andrea Riseborough, Demi Moore, Harry Melling and Karl Glusman. Amanda Kramer is directing from a script by Kramer and Noel David Taylor.
The film follows newlyweds Suze and Arthur who, after witnessing a murder in the gritty streets of a surreal 1950s Manhattan, become the dangerous obsession of a greaser gang that awakens a sleeping quandary about the couple’s sexual identity.
Principal photography commenced last week in Butte, Montana.
Please Baby Please is the first project from Rivulet Media, which recently launched as a publicly traded company with Mike Witherill and Arizona...
- 11/9/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Untitled Hugh Hefner Biopic
David Dobkin is reportedly in talks to direct a Hugh Hefner biopic at Warner Bros. Pictures. Peter Morgan ("Rush") is scripting the project which was previously setup at Universal with Brett Ratner attached.
The story will reportedly be set sometime in the 1970s, well after Hef founded Playboy magazine in 1953. [Source: Variety]
Pox Americana
"Mesrine" director Jean-Francois Richet has been set to direct "Pox Americana" for Code Entertainment. Frank John Hughes' script made the Top Ten of the just-published 2013 Black List.
The story follows an Army officer and an Indian scout in the New Mexico Territory in the 1850s who are sent by the U.S. President to lead a special ops team to assassinate the head of the Navajo nation. Filming begins next year. [Source: Deadline]
How To Be Single
Christian Ditter ("Love, Rosie") is in negotiations to direct the ensemble comedy "How to Be Single" at New Line.
David Dobkin is reportedly in talks to direct a Hugh Hefner biopic at Warner Bros. Pictures. Peter Morgan ("Rush") is scripting the project which was previously setup at Universal with Brett Ratner attached.
The story will reportedly be set sometime in the 1970s, well after Hef founded Playboy magazine in 1953. [Source: Variety]
Pox Americana
"Mesrine" director Jean-Francois Richet has been set to direct "Pox Americana" for Code Entertainment. Frank John Hughes' script made the Top Ten of the just-published 2013 Black List.
The story follows an Army officer and an Indian scout in the New Mexico Territory in the 1850s who are sent by the U.S. President to lead a special ops team to assassinate the head of the Navajo nation. Filming begins next year. [Source: Deadline]
How To Be Single
Christian Ditter ("Love, Rosie") is in negotiations to direct the ensemble comedy "How to Be Single" at New Line.
- 12/19/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Angela Sarafyan is on top of her game and playing the field. In the last couple of years, the young Armenian-American actress has dipped her toe in TV (costarring with Colin Hanks on the short-lived Fox series "The Good Guys") and big-budget tentpoles (she's Tia in "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2"). She's currently filming James Gray's "Low Life," in which she plays Marion Cotillard's sister.
In the new indie "American Animal," Sarafyan is Angela, a friend of Jimmy's (writer-director Matt D'Elia) who, along with Jimmy's roommate and her friend (also named Angela), becomes sucked into a madcap world of pop culture and personal torture. It's part comedy, part drama and like nothing you'd expect.
Sarafyan talked to us at last year's SXSW about the innovative process of working on "American Animal," along with details on why shooting a "Twilight" movie isn't that different then a tiny, micro-budget indie.
In the new indie "American Animal," Sarafyan is Angela, a friend of Jimmy's (writer-director Matt D'Elia) who, along with Jimmy's roommate and her friend (also named Angela), becomes sucked into a madcap world of pop culture and personal torture. It's part comedy, part drama and like nothing you'd expect.
Sarafyan talked to us at last year's SXSW about the innovative process of working on "American Animal," along with details on why shooting a "Twilight" movie isn't that different then a tiny, micro-budget indie.
- 5/18/2012
- by Matt Patches
- NextMovie
Why He's On Our Radar: Nyu Tisch graduate Matt D'Elia caused a stir at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival with his debut feature "American Animal," a dark and completely nutty comedy he wrote, directed, produced, edited and stars in. The film didn't go on to win any awards as the festival, but it was met with some of the most passionate reviews to come out of the event. Slant Magazine called D'Elia's vision "original, gutsy, and uncompromising"; The Wall Street Journal said "American Animal" is "personal filmmaking with ambition to burn"; while HitFix said the film "deserves to launch D'Elia as a filmmaker of note." See what all the fuss is about when it hits select theaters this Friday. "American Animal" centers on Jimmy (D'Elia), a terminally ill and extremely eccentric young man, who wakes up one morning and decides that he is 'happy' and no longer sick. To celebrate he invites two female.
- 5/17/2012
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
Here's what I wrote when I saw the film "American Animal" at SXSW about a year ago: Take "American Animal," for example, a film by Matt D'Elia. I am shocked that the film is not the culmination of a long-running stage production that someone decided to adapt for film, because that's what it feels like. It is a relatively intimate affair, with only four actors and one main set, and it has that sort of ebb and flow rhythm that is common to stage productions. Jimmy (D'Elia) and James (Brendan Fletcher) live together, and their primary activity seems to be avoiding...
- 5/10/2012
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Prepare to be weirded out (in a good way). Microbudget dark comedy "American Animal" premiered at last year's SXSW and garnered some great notices, many of them noting how odd the whole affair is. Now thanks to the recently released theatrical trailer, we see why. The comedy -- written, directed by and starring Matt D'Elia -- centers on an eccentric and terminally ill young man who goes mental when he catches wind that his best friend and roommate is leaving for a new job in the morning. D'Elia plays the titular loon. Rounding out his cast: Brendan Fletcher (HBO's "The Pacific"), Mircea Monroe (Showtime's "Episodes") and Angela Sarafyan ("The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II"). Screen Media Films opens the film on May 18.
- 4/10/2012
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
Screen Media has announced its acquisition of the Us theatrical and home entertainment rights to Matt D'Elia's "American Animal." The film - which debuted at SXSW Film Festival & Conference last year - will be released theatrically in March. Full press release below. New York (NY) (January 5, 2012) - Screen Media, one of the leading American distributors of independent films, announced today it has acquired U.S. distribution rights to American Animal, a film that premiered in competition at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival & Conference written, directed by and starring Matt D'Elia. A wild and personal existential comedy, American Animal centers on an eccentric and terminally ill young man who descends into madness when he finds out that his best friend and roommate is leaving for a new job in the morning. D'Elia, a graduate of Nyu's film program, also stars in the film which was shot on a microbudget in his downtown Los Angeles.
- 1/6/2012
- Indiewire
Director: Matt D'Elia Writer: Matt D'Elia Starring: Matt D'Elia, Brendan Fletcher, Mircea Monroe, Angela Sarafyan I give Matt D'Elia a tremendous amount of credit for the sheer audacity to make American Animal, his debut feature. American Animal is an incredibly confident film that its sure to elicit strong responses from its audience. It is utterly impossible to watch American Animal without having some kind of opinion about it: you will either see D'Elia as a novel genius or he will drive you absolutely bat-shit crazy. I can state with utmost confidence, that American Animal's chief protagonist (or antagonist) Jimmy (Matt D'Elia) will certainly make a long-lasting impression on you. Jimmy is a spastic ball of uncontrollable energy and anxiety, as if his blood has been replaced in perpetuity by a potent cocktail of speed and LSD (to which he often adds marijuana). Jimmy's manic personality could be tied to...
- 5/22/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
I can’t say I understand the trailer for Matt D'Elia’s American Animal but then confusion doesn’t always equate to suckage and watching the trailer for the film, which is scheduled to have it’s world premiere at SXSW next week, I couldn’t help but think that this could be weirdly funny.
D’Elia’s dark comedy is about a guy named Jimmy who is terminally ill and shares an apartment with his friend James. Jimmy is kind of eccentric “bordering on plain old crazy” and he wakes up one morning having made the decision that he is happy and no longer sick. The two share a day with a couple of chicks drinking, drugging and having sex and all seems fine with the world until James announces that he’s leaving to start a new job. At this point Jimmy kind of loses his marbles.
The...
D’Elia’s dark comedy is about a guy named Jimmy who is terminally ill and shares an apartment with his friend James. Jimmy is kind of eccentric “bordering on plain old crazy” and he wakes up one morning having made the decision that he is happy and no longer sick. The two share a day with a couple of chicks drinking, drugging and having sex and all seems fine with the world until James announces that he’s leaving to start a new job. At this point Jimmy kind of loses his marbles.
The...
- 3/9/2011
- QuietEarth.us
indieWIRE is again profiling filmmakers taking part in the SXSW Film Festival's Narrative and Documentary Competitions and Emerging Visions sections with nearly two dozen filmmakers providing responses. Today’s three profiles include Jarred Alterman's "Convento" (Emerging Visions), "Fightville" by Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein (Documentary Competition) and director Matt D'Elia's "American Animal" (Narrative Competition). Soon after the SXSW unveiled its 2011 SXSW lineup, indieWIRE invited directors with films in the Narrative, ...
- 3/9/2011
- indieWIRE - People
indieWIRE is again profiling filmmakers taking part in the SXSW Film Festival's Narrative and Documentary Competitions and Emerging Visions sections with nearly two dozen filmmakers providing responses. Today’s three profiles include Jarred Alterman's "Convento" (Emerging Visions), "Fightville" by Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein (Documentary Competition) and director Matt D'Elia's "American Animal" (Narrative Competition). Soon after the SXSW unveiled its 2011 SXSW lineup, indieWIRE invited directors with films in the Narrative, ...
- 3/9/2011
- Indiewire
indieWIRE is again profiling filmmakers taking part in the SXSW Film Festival's Narrative and Documentary Competitions and Emerging Visions sections with nearly two dozen filmmakers providing responses. Today’s three profiles include Jarred Alterman's "Convento" (Emerging Visions), "Fightville" by Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein (Documentary Competition) and director Matt D'Elia's "American Animal" (Narrative Competition). Soon after the SXSW unveiled its 2011 SXSW lineup, indieWIRE invited directors with films in the Narrative, ...
- 3/9/2011
- Indiewire
indieWIRE is again profiling filmmakers taking part in the SXSW Film Festival's Narrative and Documentary Competitions and Emerging Visions sections with nearly two dozen filmmakers providing responses. Today’s three profiles include Jarred Alterman's "Convento" (Emerging Visions), "Fightville" by Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein (Documentary Competition) and director Matt D'Elia's "American Animal" (Narrative Competition). Soon after the SXSW unveiled its 2011 SXSW lineup, indieWIRE invited directors with films in the Narrative, ...
- 3/9/2011
- indieWIRE - People
Filed under: Trailers and Clips, Movie News, Video, SXSW Film Festival, Cinematical
Cinematical is happy to premiere the following quirky, 'All That Jazz'-inspired clip for the upcoming SXSW feature 'American Animal.'
Written, directed and starring Matt D'Elia, and featuring the likes of Brendan Fletcher ('Tideland'), Mircea Monroe ('Finding Bliss') and Angela Sarafyan ('The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'), the film focuses on a terminally ill man (D'Elia) who arbitrarily decides one day that he is happy. In this clip, he wakes up and imbibes a long series of pills before his "happy" showtime.
Matt D'Elia provided Cinematical with the following introduction to the clip featured below: "Opening clip of Matt D'Elia's American Animal, in which we meet lead character Jimmy -- terminally ill, borderline crazy -- and watch him wake up and go through his theatrical morning routine."
Check out the plot...
Cinematical is happy to premiere the following quirky, 'All That Jazz'-inspired clip for the upcoming SXSW feature 'American Animal.'
Written, directed and starring Matt D'Elia, and featuring the likes of Brendan Fletcher ('Tideland'), Mircea Monroe ('Finding Bliss') and Angela Sarafyan ('The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'), the film focuses on a terminally ill man (D'Elia) who arbitrarily decides one day that he is happy. In this clip, he wakes up and imbibes a long series of pills before his "happy" showtime.
Matt D'Elia provided Cinematical with the following introduction to the clip featured below: "Opening clip of Matt D'Elia's American Animal, in which we meet lead character Jimmy -- terminally ill, borderline crazy -- and watch him wake up and go through his theatrical morning routine."
Check out the plot...
- 3/8/2011
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Moviefone
Filed under: Trailers and Clips, Movie News, Video, SXSW Film Festival, Cinematical
Cinematical is happy to premiere the following quirky, 'All That Jazz'-inspired clip for the upcoming SXSW feature 'American Animal.'
Written, directed and starring Matt D'Elia, and featuring the likes of Brendan Fletcher ('Tideland'), Mircea Monroe ('Finding Bliss') and Angela Sarafyan ('The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'), the film focuses on a terminally ill man (D'Elia) who arbitrarily decides one day that he is happy. In this clip, he wakes up and imbibes a long series of pills before his "happy" showtime.
Matt D'Elia provided Cinematical with the following introduction to the clip featured below: "Opening clip of Matt D'Elia's American Animal, in which we meet lead character Jimmy -- terminally ill, borderline crazy -- and watch him wake up and go through his theatrical morning routine."
Check out the plot...
Cinematical is happy to premiere the following quirky, 'All That Jazz'-inspired clip for the upcoming SXSW feature 'American Animal.'
Written, directed and starring Matt D'Elia, and featuring the likes of Brendan Fletcher ('Tideland'), Mircea Monroe ('Finding Bliss') and Angela Sarafyan ('The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'), the film focuses on a terminally ill man (D'Elia) who arbitrarily decides one day that he is happy. In this clip, he wakes up and imbibes a long series of pills before his "happy" showtime.
Matt D'Elia provided Cinematical with the following introduction to the clip featured below: "Opening clip of Matt D'Elia's American Animal, in which we meet lead character Jimmy -- terminally ill, borderline crazy -- and watch him wake up and go through his theatrical morning routine."
Check out the plot...
- 3/8/2011
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Eight films competing in feature category at Austin gathering include story of one man and his boat and film set in an La flat
With its focus on new and up-and-coming film-makers, Austin's SXSW is perhaps the least ostentatious of culture festivals. Perhaps there's something in the Texas water, for the newly announced competition lineup also features a number of movies that adopt a "less is more" approach.
Of the eight films that will vie for the top prize in the narrative feature section, Chris Eyre's A Year in Mooring is about a man (Josh Lucas) and his boat, Terry McMahon's Charlie Casanova takes place mostly in a bar and hotel, and Matt D'Elia's American Animal is a two-hander set in a Los Angeles flat shared by a terminally ill eccentric and his room-mate.
Other films to screen in competition will include Aimee Lagos's 96 Minutes, Janet Grillo's Fly Away,...
With its focus on new and up-and-coming film-makers, Austin's SXSW is perhaps the least ostentatious of culture festivals. Perhaps there's something in the Texas water, for the newly announced competition lineup also features a number of movies that adopt a "less is more" approach.
Of the eight films that will vie for the top prize in the narrative feature section, Chris Eyre's A Year in Mooring is about a man (Josh Lucas) and his boat, Terry McMahon's Charlie Casanova takes place mostly in a bar and hotel, and Matt D'Elia's American Animal is a two-hander set in a Los Angeles flat shared by a terminally ill eccentric and his room-mate.
Other films to screen in competition will include Aimee Lagos's 96 Minutes, Janet Grillo's Fly Away,...
- 2/3/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
The South by Southwest Film Festival has announced their features lineup for the 2011’s Festival, which will take place March 11th to the 19th in Austin Texas. Read the full press release after the jump. SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers. The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week. “This is the most exciting moment for us. After a fantastic festival of discovery in 2010, we can finally unveil the line up for this year’s event,” says Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson. “SXSW prides itself on taking chances, sifting for...
- 2/2/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
The Austin, Texas-based South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival has set its lineup. From March 11-19, 130 films will screen, including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 Us premieres. Festival director Janet Pierson already announced that Source Code opens the festival, and the Mel Gibson-starrer The Beaver and the documentary Conan O'Brien Can't Stop is on the docket. Additions to the slate include a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood. Here's the list of films: Narrative Feature Competition (all world premieres) 96 Minutes Director & Writer: Aimée Lagos. Four young lives. One night. One terrifying event. Cast: Brittany Snow, Evan Ross, Christian Serratos, J. Michael Trautmann, and David Oyelowo. A Year in Mooring Director: Chris Eyre, Writer: Peter Vanderwall. This quiet cinematic journey tells a of tale grief, solace and peace. Cast: Josh Lucas, Ayelet Zurer, James Cromwell, Jon Tenney, Taylor Nichols. American Animal Director & Writer: Matt D'Elia.
- 2/2/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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