Two wee boys are wandering through the wilds of Colorado's Quinlan County. They're running away, equipped with essential supplies like beef jerky and a wallet hidden from pickpockets. Hidden in a stretch of trees they find the eponymous automobile, the distinctive outline of a Ford Crown Victoria. The car is the brown of the Sheriff's department, the same brown as half the beads on the back-preserving seat cover, of the glass of the beer bottle left on its bonnet. The same brown as the dried branches and bark of trees in this middle of nowhere, the same earthy richness as tarpaulin, as uniform trousers, as dried blood. Lighter browns too, as yet unseen. Cigarette filters. Brown paper around a liquor bottle. A bag of quicklime. Kevin Bacon's moustache.
Travis (James Freedson-Jackson) and Harrison (Hays Wellford). It was a début role for Jackson, he's not done much since. Wellford would go.
Travis (James Freedson-Jackson) and Harrison (Hays Wellford). It was a début role for Jackson, he's not done much since. Wellford would go.
- 1/13/2023
- by Andrew Robertson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
"The Breakfast Club meets Waiting for Godot..." Now that's a funky pitch. But sounds good, kind of? Check out the official trailer for an indie comedy titled 18 to Party, the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Jeff Roda. This originally premiered at the Big Apple Film Festival last year, and also played at the Florida Film Festival this year. It's set in 1984 and takes place outside a small-town nightclub, where a group of 8th graders gather, grappling with a spate of recent suicides, UFO sightings, their absentee parents, and each other. Described by the festival as "a spot-on love letter to Gen X, awkward teenagers, and the transcendent power of friendship." The film stars Alivia Clark, Tanner Flood, Oliver GIfford, James Freedson-Jackson, Nolan Lyons, Sam McCarthy, Ivy Miller, Taylor Richardson, and Erich Schuett. It looks like classical indie filmmaking in a good way - no-budget project with a clever script about a time long gone.
- 9/25/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Sundance Film Festival has gone through many changes in its 35 years, evolving from Robert Redford’s experimental incubator for independent filmmaking to the most influential festival event in the country. The 2019 edition is no exception: With Kim Yutani taking over as director of programming following the departure of longtime programming head Trevor Groth, much of the independent film community expects a lineup that reflects the shift in vision. Of course, Yutani still reports to Sundance veteran John Cooper, the festival’s director, and some Sundance movies will always be safe bets.
IndieWire’s annual Sundance wish list reflects much of the intel making the rounds, as well as some educated guesswork, based on various projects that have been submitted or seem likely to submit ahead of the festival’s deadlines. Last year’s hefty wish list included many films that make the cut, so take this overview seriously — but...
IndieWire’s annual Sundance wish list reflects much of the intel making the rounds, as well as some educated guesswork, based on various projects that have been submitted or seem likely to submit ahead of the festival’s deadlines. Last year’s hefty wish list included many films that make the cut, so take this overview seriously — but...
- 11/16/2018
- by Eric Kohn, Kate Erbland, David Ehrlich, Zack Sharf, Christian Blauvelt, Chris O'Falt, Tambay Obenson, Michael Nordine, Steve Greene and Jude Dry
- Indiewire
As Timothée Chalamet fever sweeps the country, and “Call Me By Your Name” envelops audiences in the golden hue of Italian summer romance, the future of queer cinema looks bright indeed. Beyond our Adonis-adorned Oscar contender, 2017 delivered an array of satisfying gay storylines; including the breathtaking French epic “Bpm (Beats Per Minute),” the underrated Billie Jean King biopic “Battle of the Sexes,” and Sebastian Lelio’s bittersweet romance “A Fantastic Woman.”
Gone are the days when queer cinephiles counted their lucky stars for one gay-related film a year, a trend that films like “Moonlight” and “Carol” seem to have nipped in the bud once and for all.
Read More:The 10 Best Lgbtq Films of 2017, From ‘Call Me by Your Name’ to ‘Bpm’
As 2018 begins with “Call Me By Your Name” braced to earn a few Oscar nominations, the month of January alone saw three queer-related indies open in theaters. Though all saw limited releases,...
Gone are the days when queer cinephiles counted their lucky stars for one gay-related film a year, a trend that films like “Moonlight” and “Carol” seem to have nipped in the bud once and for all.
Read More:The 10 Best Lgbtq Films of 2017, From ‘Call Me by Your Name’ to ‘Bpm’
As 2018 begins with “Call Me By Your Name” braced to earn a few Oscar nominations, the month of January alone saw three queer-related indies open in theaters. Though all saw limited releases,...
- 1/18/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Sneak Peek footage, plus images from "The Strange Ones", directed by Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein, starring Alex Pettyfer, James Freedson-Jackson, Emily Althaus, Gene Jones, Owen Campbell and Tobias Campbell, opening January 5, 2018:
"...mysterious events surround two brothers as they travel across America.
"On the surface, everything seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to dark and complex truths..."
Cast also includes Marin Ireland, Will Blomker and Olivia Wang.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Strange Ones"...
"...mysterious events surround two brothers as they travel across America.
"On the surface, everything seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to dark and complex truths..."
Cast also includes Marin Ireland, Will Blomker and Olivia Wang.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Strange Ones"...
- 1/4/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
As you make your way through the best films of 2017, January not only brings wide releases of two of our top picks–Phantom Thread and Call Me by Your Name—but a handful of worthwhile 2018 titles as well. The month is also defined by Sundance Film Festival 2018, where an early look at some of the year’s finest films will debut, and we’ll be there once again to cover.
Matinees to See: Django (1/5), The Insult (1/12), Vazante (1/12), The Polka King (1/12), The Final Year (1/19), Mom & Dad (1/19)
10. Blame (Quinn Shephard; Jan. 5)
Synopsis: A substitute drama teacher at a suburban high school develops a taboo relationship with an unstable student, sparking a trail of jealous sabotage from the student’s peers.
Trailer
Why You Should See It: Written, directed, edited, and starring 22-year-old Quinn Shephard, Blame premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last spring. We said in our review, “It’s an impressive debut...
Matinees to See: Django (1/5), The Insult (1/12), Vazante (1/12), The Polka King (1/12), The Final Year (1/19), Mom & Dad (1/19)
10. Blame (Quinn Shephard; Jan. 5)
Synopsis: A substitute drama teacher at a suburban high school develops a taboo relationship with an unstable student, sparking a trail of jealous sabotage from the student’s peers.
Trailer
Why You Should See It: Written, directed, edited, and starring 22-year-old Quinn Shephard, Blame premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last spring. We said in our review, “It’s an impressive debut...
- 1/3/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
“The things inside your head, they’re only as real as you want them to be. If you want, you can just decide they’re not real.” Early on in “The Strange Ones,” Nick (Alex Pettyfer) tells this to his younger travel buddy Sam (James Freedson-Jackson), before seemingly making a coffee mug disappear. On its surface, the film is about two brothers heading out on a camping trip, but it quickly becomes apparent that not everything is as it seems, from the pair’s names to their endgame (to the existence of their coffee mugs). The film’s co-directors, Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein, may be relatively new to audiences (“The Strange Ones” is their feature-length debut; in fact, it’s an expansion upon their own 2011 short, based on real-life true-crime stories), but movie buffs will recognize flashes of their cinematic inspirations throughout. The film may be intentionally vague, but...
- 12/13/2017
- by Indiewire Staff
- Indiewire
Alex Pettyfer has never struck me as a serious actor. His resume, which includes mediocre turns in movies where he's the lead but far from the most interesting person on screen, hasn't suggested much beyond a pretty face though a turn with Steven Soderbergh in Magic Mike looked promising, his performance was somewhat lost among a gluttony of other, more memorable performances.
When Pettyfer emerged in a mysterious trailer for Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein's The Strange Ones, I wasn't sure what to think but one this is certain: with his latest film, Pettyfer suggests that there may be more to him than just a pretty face.
Pettyfer and James Freedson-Jackson star as Nick and Sam respectively, companions - though everyone assumes the pair are brothers - on a [Continued ...]...
When Pettyfer emerged in a mysterious trailer for Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein's The Strange Ones, I wasn't sure what to think but one this is certain: with his latest film, Pettyfer suggests that there may be more to him than just a pretty face.
Pettyfer and James Freedson-Jackson star as Nick and Sam respectively, companions - though everyone assumes the pair are brothers - on a [Continued ...]...
- 12/8/2017
- QuietEarth.us
Directed by, Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff, The Strange Ones debuted earlier this year at SXSW and tells the tale of two brothers who make their way across the wild.
- 11/8/2017
- by Jazz Tangcay
- AwardsDaily.com
"Remember - it's not real... It's all in your head." Vertical Entertainment has debuted a full-length official trailer for an indie crime thriller titled The Strange Ones, to follow-up the teaser from a few weeks ago. This mysterious thriller from directors Christopher Radcliff & Lauren Wolkstein first premiered at the SXSW Film Festival earlier this year. The story follows two travelers as they make their way across a remote American landscape, with odd things happening. This stars Alex Pettyfer, James Freedson-Jackson, Emily Althaus, Tobias Campbell, Owen Campbell, and Gene Jones. The film won a Special Jury prize at SXSW for the Breakthrough Performance of James Freedson-Jackson. The more they show us, the more intrigued I am by this, there's something else going on and I can't help but say I'm curious to find out. Here's the official trailer for Christopher Radcliff & Lauren Wolkstein's The Strange Ones, on YouTube: You can...
- 11/2/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
One of the more enigmatic, visually striking short films I’ve seen at Sundance was Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff’s The Strange Ones back in 2011. Six years later, the duo have returned with their feature-length expansion. Premiering at SXSW Film Festival, where star James Freedson-Jackson was awarded Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Performance, it’ll now get a release in just a few months and the first trailer has landed.
“Despite its overall narrative obliqueness, scene to scene The Strange Ones proves to be an engaging, well-made film masking the absurdity of its various levels and alternative realities,” we said in our review. “Well-acted by lead James Freedson-Jackson, the film takes its subject matter more seriously than it takes its plot.”
See the teaser and poster below.
Mysterious events surround two travelers (James Freedson-Jackson and Alex Pettyfer) as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal,...
“Despite its overall narrative obliqueness, scene to scene The Strange Ones proves to be an engaging, well-made film masking the absurdity of its various levels and alternative realities,” we said in our review. “Well-acted by lead James Freedson-Jackson, the film takes its subject matter more seriously than it takes its plot.”
See the teaser and poster below.
Mysterious events surround two travelers (James Freedson-Jackson and Alex Pettyfer) as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal,...
- 10/24/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
One of the movies out of SXSW which has intrigued me the most is The Strange Ones. The full length adaptation of writer/director Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein's short film of the same name, the full length adaptation expands on the central idea of their short: a man and a boy traveling to an unnamed place with trouble following them wherever they go.
The feature stars James Freedson-Jackson, one of the boys who made his debut with Cop Car a few years ago, and Alex Pettyfer of Magic Mike fame taking on a decidedly different role.
This time around the Nick and Sam are brothers, or posing as brothers, on a road trip where things are constantly going wrong for people and places they come into contact with.
If the trailer is any indic [Continued ...]...
The feature stars James Freedson-Jackson, one of the boys who made his debut with Cop Car a few years ago, and Alex Pettyfer of Magic Mike fame taking on a decidedly different role.
This time around the Nick and Sam are brothers, or posing as brothers, on a road trip where things are constantly going wrong for people and places they come into contact with.
If the trailer is any indic [Continued ...]...
- 10/23/2017
- QuietEarth.us
"Remember - it's all in your head. It's not real..." Vertical Entertainment has unveiled the first teaser trailer for an indie crime thriller titled The Strange Ones, from young directors Christopher Radcliff & Lauren Wolkstein, which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival earlier this year. The story follows two travelers as they make their way across a remote American landscape, with mysterious things happening. This stars Alex Pettyfer, James Freedson-Jackson, Emily Althaus, Tobias Campbell, Owen Campbell, and Gene Jones. The film won a Special Jury prize at SXSW for the Breakthrough Performance of James Freedson-Jackson. This looks like pretty much every other "strange America" film about people lost in the wilderness, getting into all kinds of trouble. I can't even tell what this is about, but the trailer is cool at least. Here's the teaser trailer for Christopher Radcliff & Lauren Wolkstein's The Strange Ones, on YouTube: Mysterious events surround two...
- 10/23/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Hitting the open road has long been one the great American pastimes, but in Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff‘s “The Strange Ones,” it’s the setting for some crackling tension. And today we have the exclusive trailer for the film.
Starring Alex Pettyfer, James Freedson-Jackson (who won Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Performance at this year’s SXSW Film Festival), Emily Althaus, and Gene Jones, the story follows two people traveling across the country, but the facade of normalcy hides something darker.
Continue reading ‘The Strange Ones’ Trailer: A Road Trip Unfolds With Escalating Tension [Exclusive] at The Playlist.
Starring Alex Pettyfer, James Freedson-Jackson (who won Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Performance at this year’s SXSW Film Festival), Emily Althaus, and Gene Jones, the story follows two people traveling across the country, but the facade of normalcy hides something darker.
Continue reading ‘The Strange Ones’ Trailer: A Road Trip Unfolds With Escalating Tension [Exclusive] at The Playlist.
- 10/20/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Business as usual for festival unfolding on famous Paris avenue hit by two terror attacks in recent weeks.
Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff’s thriller The Strange Ones has scooped the top prize at the sixth edition of France’s Us-focused Champs-Elysées Film Festival, which wan June 15-22.
The feature, starring Alex Pettyfer and James Freedson-Jackson as two brothers on a mysterious trip into the wilderness, premiered at SXSW earlier this year.
The American Independent Jury Prize comes with a €10,000 cash award for the French distributor of the film but, as it has yet to be acquired for France, the...
Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff’s thriller The Strange Ones has scooped the top prize at the sixth edition of France’s Us-focused Champs-Elysées Film Festival, which wan June 15-22.
The feature, starring Alex Pettyfer and James Freedson-Jackson as two brothers on a mysterious trip into the wilderness, premiered at SXSW earlier this year.
The American Independent Jury Prize comes with a €10,000 cash award for the French distributor of the film but, as it has yet to be acquired for France, the...
- 6/23/2017
- ScreenDaily
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to “The Little Stranger,” excluding the U.K., France and Switzerland, where it will be distributed by Pathé. Academy Award nominee Lenny Abrahamson (“Room”) will direct the film, a chilling ghost story, which will begin production in the U.K. this summer for release in 2018. “The Little Stranger” will star Academy Award nominee Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter. Lucinda Coxon, who wrote the screenplay adaptation of Focus’ “The Danish Girl,” has adapted “The Little Stranger” from Sarah Waters’ acclaimed 2009 novel of the same name.
In a remote English village after the close of World War II, a local practitioner, Dr. Faraday (Gleeson), is called to the...
– Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to “The Little Stranger,” excluding the U.K., France and Switzerland, where it will be distributed by Pathé. Academy Award nominee Lenny Abrahamson (“Room”) will direct the film, a chilling ghost story, which will begin production in the U.K. this summer for release in 2018. “The Little Stranger” will star Academy Award nominee Charlotte Rampling, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter. Lucinda Coxon, who wrote the screenplay adaptation of Focus’ “The Danish Girl,” has adapted “The Little Stranger” from Sarah Waters’ acclaimed 2009 novel of the same name.
In a remote English village after the close of World War II, a local practitioner, Dr. Faraday (Gleeson), is called to the...
- 5/26/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Vertical Entertainment and DirecTV have acquired North American rights to Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff’s The Strange Ones, starring Alex Pettyfer, James Freedson-Jackson, Emily Althaus and Gene Jones.
Written by Radcliff, the film revolves around two travelers making their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets.
Cinetic is handling international sales at Cannes.
The film made its world premiere in March at the SXSW Film Festival where it was awarded the special jury recognition for breakthrough...
Written by Radcliff, the film revolves around two travelers making their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets.
Cinetic is handling international sales at Cannes.
The film made its world premiere in March at the SXSW Film Festival where it was awarded the special jury recognition for breakthrough...
- 5/20/2017
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Strange Ones is a maddening, yet exceptionally-directed debut feature from acclaimed short filmmaking duo Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff, adapted from their 2011 short the film of the same name. Opening with a series of images, The Strange Ones never gives away the story, allowing us to wonder with two guys whom seem to be brothers, Nick (Alex Pettyfer), the protective older one, and Jeremiah (James Freedson-Jackson), the younger one. Running from a burning house revealed to us quickly in the film’s evocative opening sequence, they soon find themselves in a motel where desk clerk Kelly (Emily Althaus) offers to let them stay for free off-season. Nick, it would appear, has been providing additional compensation to Kelly, although looks can be incredibly deceiving as Jeremiah berates Kelly for trusting Nick, claiming him to be cruel, violent, and gay in a chilling monologue.
Nick seemingly holds special supernatural powers, telling...
Nick seemingly holds special supernatural powers, telling...
- 5/4/2017
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
He starred opposite Kevin Bacon's sinister sheriff in Jon Watts' Cop Car, performed alongside Bruno Mars at the 2014 Super Bowl Halftime Show, and played the young version of Kilgrave on Jessica Jones. To follow up on his memorable roles thus far in his career, James Freedson-Jackson can next be seen in the new movie The Strange Ones, which recently made its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival, and we had a chance to catch up with the ambitious actor for our latest Q&A feature to discuss working with Bacon and Bruno, his role as Sam in The Strange Ones, and more.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, James! What attracted you to playing the role of Sam in your new movie, The Strange Ones?
James Freedson-Jackson: The script Chris and Lauren had come up with was completely unique to me while reading it.
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us, James! What attracted you to playing the role of Sam in your new movie, The Strange Ones?
James Freedson-Jackson: The script Chris and Lauren had come up with was completely unique to me while reading it.
- 3/28/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
‘The Strange Ones’ Tells a Masterful and Unforgettable Tale of Innocence LostLauren Wolsktein and Christopher Radcliff’s haunting tone poem goes places few films dare to go.
Perhaps no film at SXSW this year will leave audiences in a darker mental place than The Strange Ones, an expansion of the acclaimed 2011 short of the same name. The striking directorial debut of both Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff, previously known for their incredible short films, continues their pattern of taking severe trauma and deconstructing it in deeply complex and cinematic ways. With the subject matter of films like Mysterious Skin and the subdued, nature-heavy craft of recent works like Krisha, the film rises above most indie features of its kind that tackle child abuse and accomplishes something far more sophisticated and sinister.
The film’s titular “strange ones” are young Sam (played to perfection by James Freedson-Jackson, a star in the making who recently won the fest’s...
Perhaps no film at SXSW this year will leave audiences in a darker mental place than The Strange Ones, an expansion of the acclaimed 2011 short of the same name. The striking directorial debut of both Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff, previously known for their incredible short films, continues their pattern of taking severe trauma and deconstructing it in deeply complex and cinematic ways. With the subject matter of films like Mysterious Skin and the subdued, nature-heavy craft of recent works like Krisha, the film rises above most indie features of its kind that tackle child abuse and accomplishes something far more sophisticated and sinister.
The film’s titular “strange ones” are young Sam (played to perfection by James Freedson-Jackson, a star in the making who recently won the fest’s...
- 3/19/2017
- by Fernando Andrés
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
At a packed Paramount Theater this evening, the SXSW Film Festival, now at the halfway mark, handed out their big film awards. The fest’s two big competition jury prizes went to director Ana Asensio’s “Most Beautiful Island” (Best Narrative Feature) and directors Jairus McLeary and Gethin Aldous’s “The Work” (Best Narrative Feature).
Read More: Terrence Malick Makes a Rare Appearance at SXSW 2017 and Digs Deep On His Process
Asensio, a Spanish actress and filmmaker living in New York, shot her film in super 16mm. It tells the story of undocumented female immigrants struggling to start a life in New York. It is a feature film debut for Asensio, who also stars and wrote the screenplay. “Island” is being billed as a dramatic thriller and was produced by the New York horror master Larry Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix.
The Doc Prize winner, “The Work,” is an intense...
Read More: Terrence Malick Makes a Rare Appearance at SXSW 2017 and Digs Deep On His Process
Asensio, a Spanish actress and filmmaker living in New York, shot her film in super 16mm. It tells the story of undocumented female immigrants struggling to start a life in New York. It is a feature film debut for Asensio, who also stars and wrote the screenplay. “Island” is being billed as a dramatic thriller and was produced by the New York horror master Larry Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix.
The Doc Prize winner, “The Work,” is an intense...
- 3/15/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Festival brass on Tuesday evening announced jury and special award winners out of Austin, Texas.
Ana Asensio’s Most Beautiful Island prevailed in the SXSW narrative feature competition, while special jury recognition for breakthrough performance wet to James Freedson-Jackson from The Strange Ones.
The cast of A Bad Idea Gone Wrong earned best ensemble honours.
Top documentary honours went to Jairus McLeary and Gethin Aldous for The Work.
The inaugural SXSW Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award in honour of a filmmaker “whose work strives to be wholly its own, without regard for norms or desire to conform” went to Assholes by Peter Vack.
In the shorts categories Forever Now won narrative shorts, while the documentary prize went to Little Potato, the Midnight Shorts prize to The Suplex Duplex Complex, and the animated shorts prize to Wednesday With Goddard.
Click here for the full list of winners. Audience award winners will be unveiled on March 18.
Ana Asensio’s Most Beautiful Island prevailed in the SXSW narrative feature competition, while special jury recognition for breakthrough performance wet to James Freedson-Jackson from The Strange Ones.
The cast of A Bad Idea Gone Wrong earned best ensemble honours.
Top documentary honours went to Jairus McLeary and Gethin Aldous for The Work.
The inaugural SXSW Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award in honour of a filmmaker “whose work strives to be wholly its own, without regard for norms or desire to conform” went to Assholes by Peter Vack.
In the shorts categories Forever Now won narrative shorts, while the documentary prize went to Little Potato, the Midnight Shorts prize to The Suplex Duplex Complex, and the animated shorts prize to Wednesday With Goddard.
Click here for the full list of winners. Audience award winners will be unveiled on March 18.
- 3/14/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Expanded from their 2011 short, Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff’s The Strange Ones starts with a house fire. A young boy (James Freedson-Jackson) stands paralyzed in front of it, and next we see him on the road with someone (claiming to be?) his older brother (Alex Pettyfer). Over the course of a long, strange road trip, we slowly put together some (but definitely not all) the pieces of a story of sexual assault and two people on the run from the law. Motels, diners and farms are among the upstate New York locations. The impressively assured, enticingly semi-enigmatic film had its premiere Saturday morning […]...
- 3/14/2017
- by Vadim Rizov
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Terrence Malick Meets Andrei Tarkovsky in Atmospheric Thriller ‘The Strange Ones’ — SXSW 2017 Review
For a good 45 minutes, “The Strange Ones” is a bracing, unpredictable movie, building its disquieting suspense around unknown relationships and invisible threats. Eventually, the feature-length debut of co-directors Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein reveals all its cards, and the full picture of this brief tone poem doesn’t match the level of engagement generated early on. But its atmospheric sophistication holds strong throughout, channeling a wonder for the natural world reminiscent of Terrence Malick with an air of existential dread straight out of Andrei Tarkovsky. The result is a strong indication of filmmakers in command of their material, and eager to keep viewers guessing throughout.
See MoreThe 2017 IndieWire SXSW Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During the Festival
The minimalist setup opens with a pair of siblings on the run. Buff hunter Nick (Alex Pettyfer) drives through a rural landscape with his apparent younger brother Sam (relative newcomer James Freedson-Jackson,...
See MoreThe 2017 IndieWire SXSW Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During the Festival
The minimalist setup opens with a pair of siblings on the run. Buff hunter Nick (Alex Pettyfer) drives through a rural landscape with his apparent younger brother Sam (relative newcomer James Freedson-Jackson,...
- 3/11/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Exclusive: The competition kicks off today at SXSW as the festival gets underway officially in Austin. One of the pics in the Narrative Feature Competition section is The Strange Ones, which will be making its world premiere Saturday morning at the Stateside Theatre. Lauren Wolkstein and Christopher Radcliff co-directed the mystery thriller, which stars Alex Pettyfer and James Freedson-Jackson as brothers surrounded by mysterious events as they make their way across a…...
- 3/10/2017
- Deadline
Brace yourself. The annual multi-pronged South By Southwest Conferences and Festivals — SXSW, of course — is hitting Austin, Texas later this week for days and days of fresh film offerings (and music and interactive stuff, too, but we can only do so much here). With it comes the promise of a brand new season of festival-going, along with a slew of films to get excited about finally checking out (and, because it’s Austin, lots of tasty barbecue to enjoy).
From SXSW regulars like Bob Byington and Joe Swanberg to rising stars like Nanfu Wang and Laura Terruso to marquee names like Terrence Malick and Edgar Wright — and just about everything in between — this year’s SXSW Film Festival is offering up its most robust slate yet. We’ve picked out a baker’s dozen of worthy new features to add to your SXSW schedule.
Check out 13 new films from this...
From SXSW regulars like Bob Byington and Joe Swanberg to rising stars like Nanfu Wang and Laura Terruso to marquee names like Terrence Malick and Edgar Wright — and just about everything in between — this year’s SXSW Film Festival is offering up its most robust slate yet. We’ve picked out a baker’s dozen of worthy new features to add to your SXSW schedule.
Check out 13 new films from this...
- 3/8/2017
- by Chris O'Falt, David Ehrlich, Eric Kohn, Jude Dry, Kate Erbland and Steve Greene
- Indiewire
After drawing attention to the festival’s annual Gaming Awards, organizers behind the South by Southwest Film Festival have posted the full, comprehensive lineup, revealing that the likes of Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver and Free Fire, the riotous ensemble thriller from Ben Wheatley, are among those films that will screen for critics and attendees.
Per SXSW 2017‘s website, this year’s showcase will host “84 World Premieres, 11 North American Premieres, and 6 Us Premieres. First-time filmmakers account for 51 films, continuing our tradition of unearthing the emergent talent of tomorrow.” British auteur Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Sightseers, A Field in England) is a regular of the Texas festival, and will be rubbing shoulders with other favorites including Michael Winterbottom, Nacho Vigalondo, Michael Showalter.
SXSW 2017 begins on March 10th in Austin, Texas and you can get up to speed on everything the festival has to offer down below.
Narrative Feature Competition
A Bad Idea Gone Wrong...
Per SXSW 2017‘s website, this year’s showcase will host “84 World Premieres, 11 North American Premieres, and 6 Us Premieres. First-time filmmakers account for 51 films, continuing our tradition of unearthing the emergent talent of tomorrow.” British auteur Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Sightseers, A Field in England) is a regular of the Texas festival, and will be rubbing shoulders with other favorites including Michael Winterbottom, Nacho Vigalondo, Michael Showalter.
SXSW 2017 begins on March 10th in Austin, Texas and you can get up to speed on everything the festival has to offer down below.
Narrative Feature Competition
A Bad Idea Gone Wrong...
- 1/31/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
With Sundance behind us, the next major American festival is waiting in the wings. The SXSW Film Festival lineup has landed, and there’s a lot to dig through.
Read More: SXSW 2017 Episodic Lineup to Include ‘Dear White People,’ ‘American Gods’
Unlike Sundance, which attracts a lot of industry attention around a handful of high-profile titles, SXSW is more about discovery. As usual, there are a lot of compelling possibilities in the program, from the newcomers in its competition sections through the more peculiar and surprising offerings in the Visions section. IndieWire got a few tips from SXSW Film director Janet Pierson and extracted these promising possibilities.
Small Stories, Big Steps
The festival’s narrative feature competition is often the place where filmmakers on their first or second feature get a sudden boost. It was there that Lena Dunham’s “Tiny Furniture” and Destin Cretton’s “Short Term 12” both took off.
Read More: SXSW 2017 Episodic Lineup to Include ‘Dear White People,’ ‘American Gods’
Unlike Sundance, which attracts a lot of industry attention around a handful of high-profile titles, SXSW is more about discovery. As usual, there are a lot of compelling possibilities in the program, from the newcomers in its competition sections through the more peculiar and surprising offerings in the Visions section. IndieWire got a few tips from SXSW Film director Janet Pierson and extracted these promising possibilities.
Small Stories, Big Steps
The festival’s narrative feature competition is often the place where filmmakers on their first or second feature get a sudden boost. It was there that Lena Dunham’s “Tiny Furniture” and Destin Cretton’s “Short Term 12” both took off.
- 1/31/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Stars: Kevin Bacon, James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Wellford, Camryn Manheim, Shea Whigham, Sean Hartley, Kyra Sedgwick, Loi Nguyen, Chuck Kull, Thomas Coates | Written by Jon Watts, Christopher D. Ford | Directed by Jon Watts
What would you do if you found a Cop Car in the middle of nowhere still with the keys in it? If your answer is to stay away the hell away from it, then you have some common sense. The problem with kids on an adventure though is that common sense is never fun and rarely the answer.
When Travis (James Freedson-Jackson) and Harrison (Hays Wellford) run away from home, their adventures land them in trouble when they find a seemingly abandoned Cop Car with the keys still in the ignition. Driving off, it’s not long before Sheriff Kretzer (Kevin Bacon) returns to the same spot to find his car gone. What began as an adventure for...
What would you do if you found a Cop Car in the middle of nowhere still with the keys in it? If your answer is to stay away the hell away from it, then you have some common sense. The problem with kids on an adventure though is that common sense is never fun and rarely the answer.
When Travis (James Freedson-Jackson) and Harrison (Hays Wellford) run away from home, their adventures land them in trouble when they find a seemingly abandoned Cop Car with the keys still in the ignition. Driving off, it’s not long before Sheriff Kretzer (Kevin Bacon) returns to the same spot to find his car gone. What began as an adventure for...
- 10/29/2015
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Sneak Peek footage from director John Watt's gripping action thriller "Cop Car", from Park Pictures features and Dark Arts Films, starring the film's executive producer Kevin Bacon, plus memorable performances from 11-year old actors James Freedson-Jackson and Hays Wellford, now available on Blu-ray and DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada and End Cue:
"...two boys get more than they bargained for when they steal a police cruiser to go for a fun joy ride...
"...but are instead thrown into a world of terror, as the car's owner, a small town sheriff (Bacon)...
"...tracks them down in a rage..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Cop Car"...
"...two boys get more than they bargained for when they steal a police cruiser to go for a fun joy ride...
"...but are instead thrown into a world of terror, as the car's owner, a small town sheriff (Bacon)...
"...tracks them down in a rage..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Cop Car"...
- 10/11/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
We chatted to Spider-Man reboot director Jon Watts about his previous film, Cop Car, and his comic book inspirations…
Jon Watts’ next job is no secret – he’ll be directing the Tom Holland-starring Spider-Man reboot, for Marvel Studios and Sony. They signed him up off the strength of his last film – his second feature, Cop Car.
Cop Car is something of a hybrid between a road comedy and a crime thriller, where Kevin Bacon stars as a crooked cop on the hunt for the two young runaways that have taken a joyride in his eponymous vehicle.
Ahead of Cop Car’s disc release in the UK (and it's available on demand now), we chatted to Jon Watts on the phone about the film, his directorial debut (the underrated 2014 horror flick, Clown) and the comic book inspirations behind his next project…
So, we’re here to talk about Cop Car – which you wrote and directed.
Jon Watts’ next job is no secret – he’ll be directing the Tom Holland-starring Spider-Man reboot, for Marvel Studios and Sony. They signed him up off the strength of his last film – his second feature, Cop Car.
Cop Car is something of a hybrid between a road comedy and a crime thriller, where Kevin Bacon stars as a crooked cop on the hunt for the two young runaways that have taken a joyride in his eponymous vehicle.
Ahead of Cop Car’s disc release in the UK (and it's available on demand now), we chatted to Jon Watts on the phone about the film, his directorial debut (the underrated 2014 horror flick, Clown) and the comic book inspirations behind his next project…
So, we’re here to talk about Cop Car – which you wrote and directed.
- 10/3/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
We're heading into Oscar season, which means cinema, for the most part, is going to be Very Serious over the next few months. But if you need a break, and want to fry your brain with something fun, fast and thrilling, well we've got a few copies of "Cop Car" for some lucky readers to throw into their Blu-ray player. Jon Watts, who will be directing the next Spider-Man movie for Marvel, helms this gritty little picture starring Kevin Bacon, James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Wellford, Shea Wigham, and Camryn Manheim about a pair of 10-year-olds who find an abandoned cop car in a field and take it for a dangerous joyride. Things only get worse from there when the small-town sheriff goes looking for his missing car—together with the illicit cargo he left in the trunk—and the kids find themselves at the center of a deadly game of cat...
- 9/28/2015
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Spanish horror film Para Elisa (For Elisa) will arrive on DVD and VOD on September 1st. But, the DVD-palooza doesn't stop there. Also in this round-up: Honeyspider and Cop Car DVD release details and Howl-o-Scream 2015 details.
Para Elisa: Press Release: "A job at a magnificent house owned by a famous musician seems too good to be true – and it is – in the tension-filled horror film Para Elisa. The acclaimed new Spanish film comes to DVD and VOD on September 1, 2015, from Dark Sky Films.
Desperate for some post-graduation cash, party girl Ana (Ona Casamiquela, Eva) answers a babysitting ad. She arrives for an interview at the elegant home of Diamantina (Luisa Gavasa, Flesh Memories), a former child prodigy pianist who is now an eccentric old woman who collects antique toys and dolls. Ana is disturbed by Diamantina’s odd behavior and horrified to discover that her child, Elisa (Ana Turpin,...
Para Elisa: Press Release: "A job at a magnificent house owned by a famous musician seems too good to be true – and it is – in the tension-filled horror film Para Elisa. The acclaimed new Spanish film comes to DVD and VOD on September 1, 2015, from Dark Sky Films.
Desperate for some post-graduation cash, party girl Ana (Ona Casamiquela, Eva) answers a babysitting ad. She arrives for an interview at the elegant home of Diamantina (Luisa Gavasa, Flesh Memories), a former child prodigy pianist who is now an eccentric old woman who collects antique toys and dolls. Ana is disturbed by Diamantina’s odd behavior and horrified to discover that her child, Elisa (Ana Turpin,...
- 8/14/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The amount of information a director gives an audience about a film's characters is tricky. You don't want to over explain, resulting in a film that feels clunky and too reliant on exposition. But you also don't want to hold back too much, leaving the audience without an entry point to then empathize with the characters' conflicts. Sparseness can be admirable, giving us only the barest essentials of "need to know" information, but simply giving us a character and a basic personality trait is not enough. Cop Car steps over the line of getting to know the characters one too many times, often feeling like the people in the story are pieces to a puzzle, not real people. However, the patient, assured pacing and delicate tension-building almost makes up for that misstep. Travis (James Freedson-Jackson) and Harrison (Hays Wellford) are a couple of ten-year olds running away from home. Though,...
- 8/10/2015
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
A corrupt small-town sheriff is on the hunt for two runaway kids who took his car on a joy ride in Cop Car, an unnervingly funny thriller now available on Digital HD and On Demand, and debuting on Blu-ray and DVD on September 29, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Starring Golden Globe-winner Kevin Bacon (Footloose, Mystic River) and directed by Jon Watts (the upcoming Untitled Spiderman Reboot), Cop Car is “A midnight movie blast!” according to Russ Fischer of Slashfilm.
When a pair of 10-year-olds find an abandoned cop car in a field and take it for a joyride, it seems like they could kill themselves at any moment. But things only get worse when the small-town sheriff goes looking for his missing car—and the illicit cargo he left in the trunk—and the kids find themselves at the center of a deadly game of cat and mouse they don’t understand.
Starring Golden Globe-winner Kevin Bacon (Footloose, Mystic River) and directed by Jon Watts (the upcoming Untitled Spiderman Reboot), Cop Car is “A midnight movie blast!” according to Russ Fischer of Slashfilm.
When a pair of 10-year-olds find an abandoned cop car in a field and take it for a joyride, it seems like they could kill themselves at any moment. But things only get worse when the small-town sheriff goes looking for his missing car—and the illicit cargo he left in the trunk—and the kids find themselves at the center of a deadly game of cat and mouse they don’t understand.
- 8/10/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Marvel and Sony made headlines recently when they tapped little-known helmer Jon Watts to direct the next Spider-Man movie, so it’s unfortunately inevitable that the bulk of attention afforded to Watts’ sophomore feature, indie thriller Cop Car (his first was under-the-radar horror Clown), will take the form of one simple question: what did the studios see in the director that they didn’t in more accomplished contenders like Warm Bodies‘ Jonathan Levine?
We may never know for certain what specifically landed Watts the gig, but Cop Car‘s killer opening scene is a pretty strong bet. Marvel and Sony have stated their intentions to skew young with this wall-crawler, imparting the incredible emotional stakes of teen life without turning the pic into a world-in-peril superhero movie. And in a single scene in Cop Car, Watt astutely captures that heady feeling of youth we can all remember: of being young,...
We may never know for certain what specifically landed Watts the gig, but Cop Car‘s killer opening scene is a pretty strong bet. Marvel and Sony have stated their intentions to skew young with this wall-crawler, imparting the incredible emotional stakes of teen life without turning the pic into a world-in-peril superhero movie. And in a single scene in Cop Car, Watt astutely captures that heady feeling of youth we can all remember: of being young,...
- 8/9/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Expectations can be a real drag sometimes.
Take director Jon Watts for example. Earlier this year, the up and coming filmmaker not only saw his debut film make waves at the Sundance Film Festival, but also, much like filmmakers like Josh Trank and Colin Trevorrow, earned his ticket to the franchise film big leagues by being attached to the pending reboot of the Spider-Man series. Being attached to one of cinema’s biggest film franchises before your debut film even hits the public eye? What type of debut are we dealing with here?
A mighty fine one, actually.
Watts marks his debut with Cop Car, a fantastically titled blend of B-movie premise that, in practice, blends Spielbergian youth and optimism with a hard boiled twist. Introducing us to two young boys who have recently run away, Cop Car stars Hays Wellford and James Freedson-Jackson and puts them through the ringer.
Take director Jon Watts for example. Earlier this year, the up and coming filmmaker not only saw his debut film make waves at the Sundance Film Festival, but also, much like filmmakers like Josh Trank and Colin Trevorrow, earned his ticket to the franchise film big leagues by being attached to the pending reboot of the Spider-Man series. Being attached to one of cinema’s biggest film franchises before your debut film even hits the public eye? What type of debut are we dealing with here?
A mighty fine one, actually.
Watts marks his debut with Cop Car, a fantastically titled blend of B-movie premise that, in practice, blends Spielbergian youth and optimism with a hard boiled twist. Introducing us to two young boys who have recently run away, Cop Car stars Hays Wellford and James Freedson-Jackson and puts them through the ringer.
- 8/7/2015
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Across a landscape of rolling hills dotted with mooing cows and a gently swaying breeze and far from the strip mall suburbia of a mid-sized Colorado town, a pair of young boys head out in search of adventure, practicing their swear words for later use. “Damn!” one of them announces. “Damn,” the quieter one nervously replies. “Goddamn!” “Goddamn.” They steadily work their way up to “fuck” after an amusing meander into the many permutations of the word “ass,” headed up by the loud-mouthed Travis (James Freedson-Jackson), and that’s when Harrison (Hays Wellford) finally balks. Breaking up their utterances, two would-be-runaways find an abandoned cop car. The plot for Jon Watts’s “Cop Car” sounds like midnight movie fare: two (mostly) good-hearted boys run away from home, find a cop car in the middle of nowhere, and proceed to take it on a joyride. But while the first act of...
- 8/6/2015
- by Kate Erbland
- The Playlist
Sometimes a film's premise just sells itself. Two mischievous boys stumble upon an abandoned cop car and decide to take it for a joyride. It turns out the cop car belongs to an officer on the wrong side of the law who will stop at nothing to retrieve his cruiser and protect the secrets inside. Now get this, the cop is played by Kevin Bacon. Sold! It brings great pleasure to report that Jon Watts' simply named Cop Car delivers on the premise in spades. With two fantastic performances by young boys Hays Wellford and James Freedson-Jackson, a strong supporting turn by Shea Whigham, and every bit of awesomeness you could hope for from a mustachioed Kevin Bacon, Cop Car is destined for video rental...
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- 8/6/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Riding in Cars with Cops: Watts’ Thriller Offers Low Yield Excitement
Jon Watts continues in the B-grade vein showcased in his 2014 Eli Roth starring debut, Clown (which wasn’t released in theaters stateside). Starring a couple notable genre stalwarts and featuring a pair of surprisingly varied child characters eliciting the film’s greatest moments of tension thanks entirely to their naiveté, Cop Car reaches its dramatic simmer early on only to evaporate well before its inevitable finale. Though this scenario could have easily played for over-the-top kicks, especially with signature star Kevin Bacon in the villainous lead, Watts and his co-scribe Christopher D. Ford stick to the straight and narrow bits, and the film feels like it would have been a cheapie, knock-off noir from several decades past, a vehicle headlined by someone like Lee J. Cobb.
Travis (James Freedson-Jackson) and Harrison (Hays Wellford) travel across an isolated field, exchanging a litany of cuss words.
Jon Watts continues in the B-grade vein showcased in his 2014 Eli Roth starring debut, Clown (which wasn’t released in theaters stateside). Starring a couple notable genre stalwarts and featuring a pair of surprisingly varied child characters eliciting the film’s greatest moments of tension thanks entirely to their naiveté, Cop Car reaches its dramatic simmer early on only to evaporate well before its inevitable finale. Though this scenario could have easily played for over-the-top kicks, especially with signature star Kevin Bacon in the villainous lead, Watts and his co-scribe Christopher D. Ford stick to the straight and narrow bits, and the film feels like it would have been a cheapie, knock-off noir from several decades past, a vehicle headlined by someone like Lee J. Cobb.
Travis (James Freedson-Jackson) and Harrison (Hays Wellford) travel across an isolated field, exchanging a litany of cuss words.
- 8/5/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Cop Car star Kevin Bacon has a bone to pick with you, Hollywood. Male actors are rarely given the opportunity to be gratuitously naked, and it’s not fair.
But that’s all going to change now with the #FreeTheBacon movement.
Find out how you can help in this funny video and join the movement.
(Mashable)
Kevin Bacon (The Following, HBO’s Taking Chance, Mystic River) stars in director Jon Watts’ delightful throwback thriller Cop Car.
When two good-natured but rebellious young boys (James Freedson-Jackson and Hays Wellford) stumble across an abandoned cop car hidden in a secluded glade they decide to take it for a quick joyride. Their bad decision unleashes the ire of the county sheriff (Bacon) and leads to brutal consequences.
The film also stars Shea Whigham, James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Welford and Camryn Manheim.
Cop Car opens in theatres August 7, 2015 and On Demand and Digital HD August...
But that’s all going to change now with the #FreeTheBacon movement.
Find out how you can help in this funny video and join the movement.
(Mashable)
Kevin Bacon (The Following, HBO’s Taking Chance, Mystic River) stars in director Jon Watts’ delightful throwback thriller Cop Car.
When two good-natured but rebellious young boys (James Freedson-Jackson and Hays Wellford) stumble across an abandoned cop car hidden in a secluded glade they decide to take it for a quick joyride. Their bad decision unleashes the ire of the county sheriff (Bacon) and leads to brutal consequences.
The film also stars Shea Whigham, James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Welford and Camryn Manheim.
Cop Car opens in theatres August 7, 2015 and On Demand and Digital HD August...
- 8/4/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"Cop Car" (August 7)(Film Page) Director: Jon Watts Cast: Kevin Bacon, James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Wellford, Camryn Manheim, Shea Whigham Criticwire Average: B- Why is it a "Must See"? Ever since it was announced that Jon Watts would be tackling Marvel and Sony's "Spider-Man" reboot, all eyes have turned to the writer-director's debut indie, "Cop Car," which premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival. The road thriller finds Kevin Bacon in predator mode after two young boys stumble across his abandoned cop car in a secluded glade and take it for a joy ride. The deadly cat-and-mouse game that follows moves at a tightly wound pace, thanks to editing by Megan Brooks and Andrew Hasse, and it's especially involving anytime the focus shifts on the two boys. The story manages to create a formidable sense of threat from its very first scenes, and what the kids find in the...
- 8/3/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The third annual Sundance Nextfest kicked off Sunday evening with a screening of “Cop Car” at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in conjunction with Cinespia. The thriller debuted at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in the Next selection and has become a buzzed about title because its director, Jon Watts, has been chosen to helm the next incarnation of the “Spider-Man” franchise. We’re not exactly sure what Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures saw in Watts’ helming of “Cop Car,” but that’s a topic for another day. Set in the outskirts of a small Colorado town, the movie begins with two young kids making their way across a wide-open field in search of anything, something to entertain them. Travis (James Freedson-Jackson) and Harrison (Hays Wellford) talk about how they are running away from home, but it sounds more like bluster than anything else. To their surprise, they soon come across what...
- 8/3/2015
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Cop Car
Written by Jon Watts, Christopher D. Ford
Directed by Jon Watts
U.S.A., 2015
For children, the world is their oyster. The sense of discovery and the thrill of adventure are found around every corner. Their imaginations run wild, making the experience of growing up exciting in a way that is long lost on jaded, cynical grownups. It goes without saying that the thrill ride that is human life from infancy to about 12 years old is also paved with risk. For every sense of wonderment that comes with the recklessness of youth, there is the potential of pain suffered by making mistakes. That is, after all, what the process of growing up is all about, learning through doing the right and wrong things. In Jon Watts’ Cop Car, both protagonists are incredibly young boys that let their excitement get the better of them and learn all too quickly...
Written by Jon Watts, Christopher D. Ford
Directed by Jon Watts
U.S.A., 2015
For children, the world is their oyster. The sense of discovery and the thrill of adventure are found around every corner. Their imaginations run wild, making the experience of growing up exciting in a way that is long lost on jaded, cynical grownups. It goes without saying that the thrill ride that is human life from infancy to about 12 years old is also paved with risk. For every sense of wonderment that comes with the recklessness of youth, there is the potential of pain suffered by making mistakes. That is, after all, what the process of growing up is all about, learning through doing the right and wrong things. In Jon Watts’ Cop Car, both protagonists are incredibly young boys that let their excitement get the better of them and learn all too quickly...
- 7/30/2015
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Considered the world’s largest genre film festival and running over three weeks long, Fantasia is celebrating its 19th edition this year and the lineup is pretty incredible. This year’s fest runs July 14 through August 4 and will see over 130 feature films including more than 20 world premieres. Legendary filmmaker Sion Sono is delivering three new movies with Tag, Love & Peace, and Shinjuku Swan, meanwhile Tales of Halloween and A Christmas Horror Story are bringing horror anthologies back to the big screen. In addition, the festival will offer up the Montreal premiere of Marvel’s highly anticipated Ant-Man, the world premiere of Israeli horror flick Jeruzalem, the world premiere of Assassination Classroom and the first Canadian screening of the Canadian/Kiwi festival hit Turbo Kid. The festival is rounded out with screenings of Big Match, Crumbs, Deathgasm, The Demolisher, Experimenter, Cooties, We Are Still Here, The Editor, Cub, He Never Died,...
- 7/26/2015
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Musicians Sky Ferriera, Sharon Van Etten and dee-jays Neon Indian and Toro Y Moi are now part of the expanding Sundance Film Festival family. Sundance’s Next Fest (August 7th to the 9th) kicks off early on August 2nd, with a showing of Jon Watt’s Cop Car — the filmmaker made the industry news headlines this week when he signed onto direct the new Spiderman. Now in its third year, the fest which intertwines filmmakers and musicians or surprise mentors of the arts is comprised of films from the ’15 edition of the festival with only a pair of Next titles being re-programmed in Rick Alverson’s Entertainment and Michael J. Larnell’s
Cronies. Our Nicholas Bell will be covering the event for the site. Here’s the full lineup:
Sunday, August 2, 8:30 p.m. – Sundance Next Fest Kick Off Event
Cinespia at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Cop Car / U.S.
Cronies. Our Nicholas Bell will be covering the event for the site. Here’s the full lineup:
Sunday, August 2, 8:30 p.m. – Sundance Next Fest Kick Off Event
Cinespia at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Cop Car / U.S.
- 6/24/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Read More: Sundance Review: Kevin Bacon Takes on Troublemaking Kids in Entertaining 'Cop Car' As the mustache makes clear, Kevin Bacon is in creepy predator mode for writer-director Jon Watts' "Cop Car." The road thriller premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and co-stars James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Wellford, Camryn Manheim and Shea Whigham. The official synopsis reads: "When two rebellious young boys stumble across an abandoned cop car hidden in a secluded glade, they decide to take it for a joyride. When the small town sheriff (Kevin Bacon) goes looking for his missing car, the boys find themselves in the center of a deadly game of cat and mouse, and the only way out is to go as fast as their cop car can take them." Focus World will release "Cop Car" in select theaters on August 7. The film will be available On Demand and...
- 6/9/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Focus World just unveiled the trailer for the upcoming "Cop Car" thriller, starring Kevin Bacon, James Freedson-Jackson and Hays Wellford. Check it out below. Plot: Two good-natured, but rebellious young boys (Freedson-Jackson, Wellford) stumble across an abandoned cop car hidden in a secluded glade, and decide to take it for a quick joyride. Their bad decision unleashes the ire of the county sheriff (Bacon) and leads to brutal consequences. The new movie already premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It will next be released in select theaters on August 7th and then be available on VOD on August 14th. Trailer:...
- 5/28/2015
- WorstPreviews.com
Hulu's supernatural series, Deadbeat, which stars Tyler Labine as a stoned slacker who can communicate with the dead, has been renewed for a third season. Also in this round-up: Stung's release date and the trailer for the Kevin Bacon-starring Cop Car.
Deadbeat: Press Release (via TV By the Numbers) -- "Santa Monica, CA – May 26, 2015 – Hulu announced today that the Hulu Original series Deadbeat has been renewed for a third season with a 13-episode order. Produced by Lionsgate Television, the series is co-created by Cody Heller and Brett Konner (Wilfred, The Inbetweeners) and executive produced by showrunner Dan Lagana. Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Sarah Esberg from Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment are producers on the show.
The half-hour comedyseries stars Tyler Labine (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Reaper) as Kevin Pacalioglu, a hapless but gifted mediumwho will go to any lengths to help New York’s ghosts settle their unfinished business.
Deadbeat: Press Release (via TV By the Numbers) -- "Santa Monica, CA – May 26, 2015 – Hulu announced today that the Hulu Original series Deadbeat has been renewed for a third season with a 13-episode order. Produced by Lionsgate Television, the series is co-created by Cody Heller and Brett Konner (Wilfred, The Inbetweeners) and executive produced by showrunner Dan Lagana. Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Sarah Esberg from Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment are producers on the show.
The half-hour comedyseries stars Tyler Labine (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Reaper) as Kevin Pacalioglu, a hapless but gifted mediumwho will go to any lengths to help New York’s ghosts settle their unfinished business.
- 5/27/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In the first official trailer for the Jon Watts thriller “Cop Car” starring Kevin Bacon, it becomes clear that Bacon’s character will do anything to get what he wants, even if it’s at a deadly price. Two boys (James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Wellford) find an abandoned police car in a secluded glade, and take it for a joy ride that eventually turns into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, and Bacon’s character, a corrupt sheriff, aims to get his car back at all costs. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, and co-stars Shea Whigham and Camryn Manheim.
- 5/27/2015
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
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